Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 67

"Officer, although the colored hairpin looks better, you are inferior to Cuichan in other aspects. Cuichan entered the Sheng family since she was a child, but she was trained by her concubine grandmother."

After Hua Lan finished speaking, she felt that Yuan Wenshao didn't understand the old lady, so she deliberately explained: "My concubine's grandmother came from the Yongyi Hou Mansion, and all the servants trained by her are not bad."

Yuan Wenshao suddenly heard the words, except for Xiaotao, the most powerful maid beside Minglan in the play, the other two were given by the old lady.

Xiaotao is stupid, her only advantage is loyalty.

The other two arranged by the old lady are not only loyal, but also very capable.

However, Yuan Wenshao did not agree immediately, but said: "I will ask Zhang An later and see what he thinks."

The couple chatted on the bed for a long time. Yuan Wenshao felt a little hungry and said, "Madam, let's get up and eat."

Only then did Hua Lan realize that the two of them stayed in the room all morning after receiving the imperial edict.

"It's over, it's over, this servant doesn't know how to laugh at my concubine." Hua Lan complained, "All the officials blame you, when there is no day, just...just..."

"Okay, okay." Yuan Wenshao hugged her and comforted her: "Who in the house dares to laugh at you, the head of the house? If they dare to laugh at you, they will sell them all."

"Of course they don't dare to laugh openly, but how can you know what people think in their hearts? Besides, you can't be too strict in running a family, giving both kindness and power. Besides, the reputation will not be good if it spreads. An officer is still a general, so what? Don’t you even understand this?" Hua Lan said.

"Okay, okay, it's my husband's fault. I'll get dressed first and go out, and call someone to help you get dressed."

Yuan Wenshao got out of bed, found his clothes, put them on, opened the door and went out.

As soon as I went out, I saw the colorful hairpin standing at the door.

"Why are you here?" Yuan Wenshao frowned slightly.

"Returning to the lord, the servant girl thinks that if the lord and the eldest lady have any orders, they will wait outside the door." Caizan saluted.

Yuan Wenshao said indifferently: "Would you like to go outside without permission in the future to understand?"

He understood Caizan's thoughts after a little thought.

Originally, he thought about betrotting her to Zhang An, but now he has given up on this idea.

"Yes, servant understands." Caizan said with a pale face.

"Go get someone to come in and help the eldest lady take a bath." Yuan Wenshao ordered.

"Yes." Caizan agreed and left after taking orders.

After lunch, Yuan Wenshao told Hua Lan and went to Earl Zhongqin's mansion.

According to the rules, the imperial decree had to be enshrined in the ancestral hall, and he had to send the imperial decree to worship it.

After a hundred years from Yuan Weichang, Uncle Zhongyong's lineage will be able to set up a small ancestral hall alone, and then there will be no such trouble.

After Yuan Wenshao went out, Hua Lan said, "Cui Chan, go and tell Mama Qian and Mama Zhou to summon all the servants in the family to the courtyard of the main hall of the middle courtyard. I'll be there in a while."

"Yes." Cui Chan replied.

After Cui Chan left, Hua Lan looked at the colorful hairpin by her side, and said calmly: "I heard that you have been standing by the door of the inner room this morning?"

A flash of panic flashed in Caihan's eyes when she heard this, and she quickly came to Hua Lan, knelt down, and said, "Madam, I am worried that there is no one around to serve you, so I stayed at the door and listened."

Hua Lan nodded lightly and said: "It's commendable to be loyal. But hasn't Mother Liu taught you? As a servant, in addition to being loyal, you must also be obedient."

"Madam, I know I was wrong." Caihan admitted her mistake.

Hua Lan tapped the table lightly with his fingers, and after a moment of silence, he said, "This is the first and last time. You were given to me by my mother. Looking at my mother's face, I will give you another chance. If you do it again next time , don't blame me."

"Yes, yes, the servant will never dare again." Caizan said hastily when she heard that Hua Lan didn't pursue it.

As Hua Lan's personal maid, everyone in the house must give her face.

If Hua Lan pursues it, there is no need to punish her, just send her to do other things, and her life in the mansion will be very difficult in the future.

"Get up." Hua Lan said calmly.

After waiting for a while, Cuichan came back and reported that all the servants were waiting in the yard in front of the main hall of the middle courtyard, so Hualan went to the middle courtyard.

At the entrance of the main hall of the middle courtyard, a stool and a desk have already been set up, with snacks and tea on them.

After Hualan sat down, he looked at the more than 50 servants standing neatly in the courtyard, and said, "I just entered the door, and I called everyone over today, just to get to know each other. I'm in charge of all things in the house. Let me introduce myself. .”

"I've met the eldest lady. The maidservant's name is Chunyue, and she is the maid in charge of the middle court." A seventeen or eighteen-year-old maid came out and saluted.

Hua Lan looked at it carefully and nodded.

"I've seen the eldest lady, the servant is in charge of the kitchen shopping."

"I've seen the eldest lady, the servant is responsible for taking care of the garden."

……

"I've met the eldest lady, but the younger one is in charge of the outer court." Yan Zhengping finally came out and said.

After Hua Lan and everyone finished their introduction, they frowned slightly.

Generally, the housekeepers in the back house are old maids, but in Uncle Zhongyong's mansion, they are all young maids.

This is not impossible, but for things like shopping out of the house, it is best for an old woman to do it.

After all, if something happens to young maids who go shopping, it will affect the reputation of Uncle Zhongyong's residence.

However, Uncle Zhongyong's mansion has just been established, and the servants in the mansion are all rewarded by the Jiaofang Secretary, and they are not very old.

There are only mothers in the mansion, Mother Zhou and Mother Qian.

It is inappropriate for these two people to go shopping.

This is the difference in background. Generally, a large family has a set of mechanisms for cultivating servants that have been passed down for several generations.

Uncle Zhongyong's Mansion is still far behind in this regard.

Hua Lan didn't have any good ideas for a while, and said: "I just came in, and I don't know much about your abilities. For the time being, it will be as usual. If you find that it is not suitable later, you will change it."

After Hua Lan finished speaking, he asked Cuichan and Caihan to give rewards to the servants, each of them one tael of silver.

"Thank you, Ma'am, for the reward."

No matter what, Hualan did not go to war and even received a reward of one or two silver for free. Most of the servants were very grateful.

"Okay, you all go back and do what you need to do," Hua Lan said.

"Yes."

The servants responded, bowed and retreated.

"Mother Qian, who is in charge of the house's accountant?" Hua Lan asked.

"Back to the eldest lady, no one can take care of it at all. The lord has no choice but to let the old lady take care of it." Mother Qian said.

Hua Lan rubbed her brows, feeling a bit of a headache, the accountant is very important, not only to manage financial inflows and outflows, but also to review the income of some properties in the house, in case the management below is falsifying.

"Ma'am, how can the old woman take care of the accounts? These days, the old woman is suffering from a headache. Ma'am, I should find someone to take over." Qian's mother said.

"Don't worry, Mother Qian. Mr. Accountant has to find someone he can trust. I'll discuss it with him when the official comes back. Now, show me the accounts of the government's treasury first."

In order to prevent Mama Qian from overthinking, Hua Lan explained that it wasn't that she didn't trust her, but that she needed to know what things were in the mansion and the income and expenditure situation.

"Accounts? What accounts? The old lady can't read, so how can she know what the accounts are." Qian's mother said blankly.

Hualan: "..."

Hualan had no choice but to ask Mother Qian to take her to the warehouse first.

(End of this chapter)