Glory all the way

Chapter 193 Counting
After taking a nap and getting up, Bai Yingluo called Liu Ying and the others over, and asked jokingly, "What did someone say?"

It's a way to assign errands at noon.

Bai Yingluo didn't really take care of the house, but, seeing old lady Bai and Mrs. Xue a lot, Bai Yingluo used to think about what it would be like to be a housekeeper in the future.

After thinking about it, Bai Yingluo combined the management of the family with the management of the shops at hand.

Therefore, according to what I said to Tao Jianming before, there is no doubt about employing people. Since I have entrusted others with the errands, I should believe that they can do a good job and let them develop their greatest potential.

Nowadays, the errands in Zhuangyuan's mansion are not so complicated, and Bai Yingluo is not willing to complicate the simple things, so there is the scene in the morning.

Now, all the more than 100 people in the mansion have been recorded. When they were in the Marquis Mansion, where they worked as errands, or in which Zhuangzi, and how many years they worked as errands, Bai Yingluo told Liusu and Liuying After registering, according to Bai Yingluo's statement, at the end of each year, the amount of rewards will be distributed according to each person's performance throughout the year.

When listening to Bai Yingluo's words, some of the servants were pleasantly surprised, some were stunned, and some thought to themselves, but no one raised any objection.

At this moment, Bai Yingluo was worried that someone was saying something behind her back.

Liu Ying replied with a smile: "Madam, how can it be so fast? Besides, even if they have any thoughts in their hearts, they will not say it so blatantly, so that the slaves can hear it and pass it on to Madam."

Thinking about it, it was true, but she was impatient, Bai Yingluo smiled, and did not mention the matter of noon again.

After drinking a cup of tea, thinking that it would be several hours before Du Xuan went to the Yamen, Bai Yingluo became a little bored.

The errands that Du Xuan took were idle errands, basically compiling books, and he was a newcomer, so he would not be needed for the first one or two months. Colleagues are familiar.

However, Du Xuan was recognized by the old man of Jing'an Hou Mansion with his poor status. After being the number one scholar in high school, he married a beautiful woman. In the end, he was awarded a marriage by the Holy Lord and rewarded the mansion. Lu Dingran has been on the rise all the way, therefore, as soon as he joined the job, many people came to make friends with him. Yesterday, the first day he went to the Hanlin Academy, someone invited him to a banquet at night, and he came back when it was dark.

Thinking that it would not be too early to come back today, Bai Yingluo lay down for a while, then sat up and told Chen Xiang: "Go, let's go and count my dowry."

Before getting married, in addition to the things that old lady Bai and Mrs. Xue promised in front of everyone, old lady Bai also secretly gave Bai Yingluo a box.

It was early in the morning that old lady Bai went to Lanxin Pavilion to give it to Bai Yingluo before she got up to wash up.

The grandparent and grandson expressed their parting feelings full of reluctance, Bai Yingluo didn't know what was in the box, but at this moment, Bai Yingluo remembered it.

In the small courtyard on the left side of Yixin Garden, Du Xuan jokingly said that it was used as a bedroom for the child, but the child was still missing, so Bai Yingluo ordered her dowry to be taken in.

It took nearly two hours for the master and servants to roughly count the dowry, and when they came out of the wing room, even Bai Yingluo, who hadn't done much work, was quite out of breath.

In the end, only the box that old lady Bai gave her was left.

The box was opened, and after only a few glances, Bai Yingluo's complexion became solemn from the anticipation at the beginning.

Seeing the end, Bai Yingluo burst into tears, and the hand holding the booklet trembled slightly.

"Little... madam, what's the matter with you?"

The old lady Bai has always loved Bai Yingluo, and she would not even say harsh words to Bai Yingluo on weekdays, but now seeing Bai Yingluo crying with pear blossoms in the rain, Chen Xiang and the others felt uneasy.

"Prepare the car, I'm going back."

Crying uncontrollably, Bai Yingluo put the booklet in her hand back into the box, then turned her head and ordered Tassel to take the box to Jing'an Hou Mansion.

After freshening up, the steward of the outer court came back and said that the chariots and horses were ready.

Bai Yingluo ordered Chen Xiang and Xiu Niang to stay in Zhuangyuan Mansion, and went out with Tassel and Liu Ying. In the carriage, seeing the bundle that Tassel was holding, Bai Yingluo's eye circles couldn't help but turn red.

In Qing'an Hall, the old lady Bai had just woke up from her afternoon nap, and she was still a little confused. When she heard that Bai Yingluo had arrived, the old lady's face immediately changed.

"Isn't it because you had a fight with my uncle?"

The old lady Bai looked at Mother Zhao with some anxiety and asked.

There was some hesitation on her face, but Mother Zhao comforted the old lady Bai, "Old lady, the uncle's obedience to the young lady, even you said that the old man might not be able to do it when he was young, it must not be between the young couple. thing."

The old lady Bai curled her lips in displeasure, "This man, before he got it, his mouth seemed to be smeared with honey, and his legs and feet were diligent, so he won't cherish it if he got it. If Du Xuan dares to make Sister Luo feel wronged, I will Hit him with a cane."

Mrs. Bai's words immediately made Zhao's mother laugh.

The curtain was lifted, and Bai Yingluo entered the room with red eyes. As soon as she saw the old lady, she threw herself into her arms with tears, "Grandmother..."

"Oh, don't cry, don't cry, what's the matter?"

Caressing Bai Yingluo's back and coaxing her, the old lady Bai felt uncomfortable like a needle prick in her heart, and then saw Liusu put the bundle in her arms on the small table beside her, square and square It looked like a box, and the old lady Bai immediately realized, "Silly girl, grandma gave it to you, you just put it away, what is this for?"

"Grandmother, Luo'er knows that you love me, but you can't give Luo'er all the body you have reserved for your retirement, Luo'er don't want it, don't..."

Talking in confusion, Bai Yingluo raised her sleeves to wipe away her tears without any image. Seeing her like this, the old lady Bai felt more and more sad in her heart.

"This is your thing. Now, your second aunt and fourth uncle and four aunts have schemed to take away a lot. You already have a little less. Why don't you want it? What a fool..."

It turned out that the account books and bills contained in the box were the property that the second bedroom and the third bedroom should get that day, the old master Bai and the old lady Bai said in front of the whole family that they would keep the [-]% for their own retirement.

The old lady Bai smiled, raised her head and ordered Qiuwen Qiuyue to fetch water to clean Bai Yingluo's face.

Bai Yingluo's eye circles and the tip of her nose were red, she looked pitiful, like an abandoned kitten.

Pulling old lady Bai's sleeve, Bai Yingluo shook her head, "Grandmother, I don't want it, you and grandpa keep it as pension money. The ones you and my aunt gave me, and the ones my uncle gave me, are from shopkeeper Tao. Help me take care of it, enough for us to be rich and safe for a lifetime. Besides, there is Du Xuan, he is not the one who spends the dowry of his granddaughter, he has just received an errand, and in the future, he will definitely be able to let him I live a good life, I don’t want these things.”

What Bai Yingluo said was as good as gold and iron, but the old lady Bai gouged out her finger sullenly, "Who am I for you? I gave it to my great-grandson and great-granddaughter. Take out her mother's dowry and return it to me." Those who are not enough to look at, how can I save myself for them in the future? Count on Du Xuan, but now I can’t count on it. My ancestors said that relying on the sky and the earth is worse than relying on yourself. I don’t expect your shops to generate much money. I don't expect Du Xuan to earn you a lot of money, these are the things I left for my great-grandson and great-granddaughter, so hurry up and put them away."

Seeing that her grandmother didn't seem to be joking, Bai Yingluo knew that her repeated refusals had annoyed her, so she dared not refuse any more.

After talking coquettishly and foolishly for a while, the old lady Bai's complexion softened, and Bai Yingluo let go of her courage to play with her grandmother.

When dinner was approaching, Old Master Bai came back from outside.

Knowing that Bai Yingluo came back to return the things, the old master Bai gave this ignorant granddaughter an angry look, and even reached out and slapped her on the head, "I gave you the things that others have spent all their time thinking about." Has it become a dislike?"

"grandfather……"

With a protracted voice, Bai Yingluo cuddled up behind Old Master Bai and kneaded his neck. A string of nice words came out of her mouth. After a while, Old Master Bai and Old Lady Bai were moved by her. I was so happy.

On the side, Mother Zhao and Qiuwen Qiuyue laughed secretly when they saw it.

Bai Yingluo had only been married for a few days, and the old lady Bai didn't even enjoy eating well. Occasionally, when she got up early, she would ask Qiu Wen, "Is Miss Six awake? Tell her to accompany me for a walk in the backyard." Yingluo was married, and the old lady's face was a little lonely, which made Zhao's mother feel unbearable.

Now, seeing the grandparents and grandchildren cuddling together, and the long-lost laughter in Qing'an Hall, a tear suddenly appeared in Mother Zhao's eyes, afraid of being seen, she turned her back and wiped it away.

After joking and joking for a while, the old lady Bai asked Bai Yingluo with concern, "Ask your aunt to send two cooks over to cook the same meals as in the house? If you are not used to eating, remember to ask Liusu to bring a message back. Grandma will ask your eldest aunt to change it for you."

I was afraid that when I went to Zhuangyuan's mansion, I would not be used to the food and food. Now, my grandmother asked my aunt to send several servants and cooks. If this continues, no matter how virtuous Mrs. Xue is. I'm afraid I'm going to get pimples in my heart.

Bai Yingluo quickly responded to all the soft words, and even said how safe and quick the servants were, which made the old lady Bai feel at ease.

The old lady Bai breathed a sigh of relief, and waved her hand to let Bai Yingluo go back to the mansion, "There are only you and my uncle in the Zhuangyuan mansion, so I won't keep you for dinner, otherwise he will be alone, I won't bear it, go back quickly Bar."

At this time, Du Xuan might have come out of the Hanlin Academy and went to socialize with his colleagues.

Thinking this way in her heart, she was afraid that her grandfather would lose her cautious attitude as soon as Du Xuanfu got the errand, so Bai Yingluo didn't say anything, and obediently agreed, and went back with Tassel and Liuying.

After returning to Yixinyuan, Chen Xiang greeted her with a serious complexion, "Ma'am, Nanny Chang is back, and she brought a message from Concubine Hui."

(End of this chapter)