The mistress of the Hou family went crazy after doting on concubines and killing their wives.

Chapter 27 Catching pigtails
As for general affairs, it is a piece of cake for her.

The Xie Mansion of Marquis of Jin Wen is not only a big hole, but also a waste of money. You fight for it and fight openly and secretly. She spent all her money and calculated carefully to build up the Marquis of Jin Wen Mansion.

Except for rarely showing up in person to deal with powerful people, he is very familiar with general affairs and profitable business.

Mr. Lu has four sons in total. Mr. Hou and the fourth son are the sons of Mrs. Lu, while the second and third sons are the sons of concubines.

When his mother, Qin, was still alive, although the general affairs of the Hou Mansion were taken care of by her mother, she only used her own money to supplement the Hou Mansion, and everything had to be reported to Mrs. Lu.

Except for the long house and the fourth house, the other two houses are living very hard.

After Lu Wan returned to Yuyi Pavilion, all the courtyards came to receive their rewards in a lively manner. The servants from the second and third bedrooms also came. On weekdays, there was basically nothing to gain from these two bedrooms.

After receiving Zhiruo's instructions, the big kitchen bought five pigs, thirty chickens and thirty fishes. The servants were all very happy.

"The eldest lady is as kind-hearted as the madam." It was Shuyu's mother who spoke.

"No, all the young masters in the capital want to marry our eldest daughter, so the Xie family got this blessing."

"Blessing? The eldest girl is going to marry a dead man, Prince Xie? When you enter the door, you will be surprised by the lack of family, and you will have no hope for the rest of your life."

"Isn't it the cousin's fault? How can anyone steal a cousin's husband before the wedding?"

"Who says it's not the case? It's not enough for mother and son to eat and drink together, they also have to harm others."

"The eldest girl is so good-tempered that she just gave up her husband to someone else."

Xi Yan was very angry after hearing this. She opened the curtain and came in. She looked at the eldest girl who was drinking tea quietly. She felt particularly sorry for the eldest girl, but she didn't dare to speak for fear of making the eldest girl sad.

The little girl was so angry that even Lu Wan, who lowered her head, could feel it. Helpless, she put down her tea cup and asked, "Have all the houses received the gifts?"

"Except for those from Liulicuan and the third young master's room who didn't come to pick them up, all the other courtyards came."

"Since Liulicuan doesn't want it, let's give it to Jinxiu Pavilion."

Lu Wan turned to ask, "Who will serve Brother Ning?"

Lu Xiuning was the son of her eldest son, and ranked third among the young masters of the Lu family.

Xiyan thought for a while, "There was a servant before, but he was sent out not long ago. Now, it seems that there is no one dedicated to serve him."

There is no one to serve the dignified young master of the Marquis Mansion?
Lu Wan frowned slightly, thinking of a handsome young man with a shy temperament.

"You pack two taels of silver and bring another five hundred dollars over there. Find a boy to take to the clan school and hand it over to him in person."

"Yes." Xi Yan turned around and went, handing Liulicuan's red envelope to the maids of Jinxiu Pavilion and letting them divide it among themselves, which made them extremely happy.

They were so angry that they stamped their feet in anger at Liulicuan's Xiangzhi, but the cousin wouldn't let them take it, and she wouldn't let them eat the extra meals from the big kitchen.

That’s all meat!

"Girl, I've brought all the account books." Aunt Zhao came in with a maid and two large books.

Lu Wan sat cross-legged on the sofa by the window. The small charcoal stove on the coffee table was warming the teapot and put down the empty teacup.

He smiled and said, "Thank you, Grandma Zhao. Sit down and have a cup of tea."

"Hurry up and put it on the coffee table, big girl."

Aunt Zhao saw that none of the maids in the room were there. She diligently went up to the pot and filled it with tea for Lu Wan. She then took an empty cup from the tea tray and poured herself a cup.

"Thank you, Miss, for the tea." He sat down on the soft couch with a smile.

It happened that Shuyu came in and saw him, so he quickly came up and said, "Mother Zhao, how can you sit here? Get up quickly."

Aunt Zhao was excited, her buttocks just bounced up, and she quickly reacted and glared at Shuyu, "What are you yelling for? There are no rules. It was the eldest girl who asked me to sit."

Shuyu saw her fat butt and wanted to sit on it, so he grabbed her hard and said, "You are an old man in the house. Don't you know that the master gave me a place to sit on? How dare you sit on it? How dare you sit on it? Why do you still take the master's hand?" Teacup?"

Shuyu was so angry that he reached out to grab the tea cup, turned around and stuffed it on the shelf.

This cup is useless.

Aunt Zhao can't keep her face off, even when Shuyu's mother works under her, Xiao Nizi dares to humiliate her in public. Little bitch, let’s see if my aunt doesn’t treat you!

Shuyu came over with a kicking stick. Aunt Zhao looked at Lu Wan looking through the account books, raised her foot and kicked the kicking stick away, and deliberately kicked Shuyu in the stomach.

Shuyu bent over holding his stomach, pinching his face, but he quickly stood up straight, and as if nothing was wrong, he picked up his feet again and placed them at the feet of Aunt Zhao, holding back his anger and said, "Aunt Zhao, please sit down. .”

Aunt Zhao's face was dark, and it was impossible to kick Lu Wan again in front of her.

I had no choice but to sit down holding my breath.

Lu Wan put aside her anger at Aunt Zhao and asked Shuyu, "Why are you back?"

"Sister Zhiruo said that she and Sister Mingxiao are enough. I'm afraid you have no one to help you." Shuyu's face was a little pale, and he pressed his stomach with one hand. It must have hurt from being kicked.

Lu Wan nodded, "Sit down."

Shuyu shook his head, "I'm fine, slave."

Lu Wan turned to look at Aunt Zhao, "Aunt Zhao is a distant relative of my grandmother's natal family, right?"

Aunt Zhao straightened her back and said, "Yes. The old lady took pity on me and gave me a job, otherwise our life would be difficult."

Lu Wan looked at Aunt Zhao, who was well-built and dressed in gold and silver, and asked with a smile, "There are four rooms in the Lu Mansion. Including all the aunts, young masters and ladies, there are almost twenty masters. The expenses are high, the money allocated is small, and the housekeeping is not enough." Good job, right?"

"That's right, you have to spend money everywhere, so you have to plan carefully." Aunt Zhao looked proud.

In the entire Lu Mansion, apart from Nanny Wu, she is the most beautiful person.

Everyone must please her, otherwise, they will get nothing they want.

"Miss, do you understand? There are many categories." Aunt Zhao probed her head.

"I haven't studied accounting, so I can't understand it." Lu Wan said shyly.

Aunt Zhao's attitude suddenly became scornful, "I'm just telling you, how can a little girl understand this? The general affairs are troublesome. There are at least three hundred items of various expenses. Without five or six years of experience, it's like reading a book from heaven. . Older girls don’t need to check so carefully, just look at it and know what the account books look like. Even if you have a small family, you can’t run a family, and it’s useless to learn it.”

Xi Yan was so angry that she dared to say this in front of an older girl.

But Aunt Zhao is the most proud one in the house, so she doesn't dare to directly contradict her.

Lu Wan had a calm look on her face, "Then I'll have to ask Aunt Zhao to give me some guidance. Xiyan, bring a plate of snacks to Aunt Zhao."

Xi Yan glared at Nanny Zhao, who was stunned, and had no choice but to go get some snacks.

Lu Wancai was too lazy to look at the miscellaneous items. She only picked out the accounts she was concerned about.

"Hey, Aunt Zhao, what is this?"

Aunt Zhao came closer and said, "This is the daily entry and exit account for the kitchen. Some are chickens and ducks we raise ourselves, and the others are sent in from outside. The ones outside are all monthly payments."

Xi Yan came in with some snacks, and Aunt Zhao took them. She held the plate and ate while talking, causing the snack foam to fly everywhere.

Xi Yan was so angry that she waved her handkerchief and blocked Lu Wan's face.

"What about this?" Lu Wan motioned for her to get out of the way.

Aunt Zhao pushed her big fat butt towards Xi Yan, squeezing her away, and moved closer with a smile, "This is the expenses for the rouge and gouache jewelry for the ladies of each house. They usually buy them once a month..."

Lu Wan endured her nausea, slightly moved her face away, her expression unchanged, and asked several questions in a series, deliberately asking very detailed questions.

This question will reveal that the accounts are confusing and full of loopholes.

Aunt Zhao's scalp was numb when she was asked, and her face began to look impatient. Then she just gave a name without bothering to explain in detail.

Lu Wan didn't care at all about her attitude and pointed at one place, "This is so strange. It comes in and out so frequently. Could it be that there is something being bought and sold at the same time?"

"This is usury." Nanny Zhao blurted out, immediately realizing something was wrong and became alert.

The little girl's movie is waiting for her here.

(End of this chapter)