The wife of a woman collecting herbs cannot be bullied

Chapter 143

Originally agreed with the stewards, every morning at 8 o'clock, I went to a courtyard near the flower corridor to the east of the Erzhong courtyard to listen to the stewards' affairs, and by the way, adjudicate the affairs of the mansion, but it was already past 7 o'clock.

Shi Chuying and Chu Xu ate some breakfast in a hurry, Chu Xu got up and gave Shi Chuying a fist, and said with a smile, "I'm tired today!" Head yard went.

Shi Chuying took a few maids for a walk on the road paved with blue bricks, looking at the bleak flowers and trees on both sides, thinking in her heart, no matter what, when the weather warms up, the plants in this mansion must be replaced. One stubble.

The whole winter has been so long, her eyes are bald and gray, and her eyes are really uncomfortable.

It's no wonder, she's used to staying in Moyun Mountain, and looking elsewhere, isn't she lacking in vitality? !

A group of people walked through a green-painted flower corridor and came to the large courtyard behind the office.The original wall here has been completely demolished, and it has become a sparse and open area. Except for the cross green brick road, some low flowering trees have been planted in other places, flower sheds have been built and wisterias have been planted, but the weather is not right at this time. , are just bare branches.

Originally, the dividing wall between the east and west roads and the middle road was also demolished behind the office, so that the left and right cross-yards close to the flower corridor in the office are actually connected to the flower corridor to form a wide area, and only built in their respective courtyards. The hanging flower door.

Shi Chuying walked into the Hanging Flower Gate, and the servants and maids who were in charge of the courtyard had already lined up in front of the gate to greet her, and when they saw Madam, they all saluted and greeted her.

The daughter-in-law who was in charge was still young, so she asked An Mo and saw that Madam was in good spirits, she quickly smiled and said, "I wonder if Madam is free? Our yard doesn't have a name yet, and it takes a long time to describe it before others know which yard it is. Madam, please give me a name if you are free."

Shi Chuying looked around when she heard the words, nodded and said: "It makes sense, everything here is good, but one disadvantage is that there is a beautiful scenery in front of you, but it is blocked by a stone wall, look at it again. No, and it's still the wall of my own house, it couldn't be worse.

Remember what I said, when the weather is warmer, the walls of the east and west courtyards are torn down and replaced with fences.This is also better than flower corridors and flower shelves that complement each other.If so, the one on the east side is called 'Chaochexuan', and the one on the west side is called 'Zhengyangzhai'."

The stewards of the East and West Yards quickly wrote it down, and it was good to report it later and have someone write a plaque.

Entering the yard, there are still three main rooms facing south, with a small side building on the east side and a row of side rooms on the east and west sides. The whitewashed walls on the south side have not been inverted, making the yard more open and bright.

Because of the small number of masters in their mansion, the mansion is very spacious. It is not as tense as other houses and yards, and there is not enough room for them to live in. Therefore, they did not build those many houses in a fit of stitches, but left a lot of empty space. People feel relaxed and relaxed.

Shi Chuying asked again: "Who are taking care of this place?"

The daughter-in-law in charge quickly replied: "In addition to the servants and maids, there are Miss Yumai and a woman Zhang who are responsible for daily cleaning and taking care of things."

Shi Chuying nodded. She originally brought a lot of manpower, but it is really hard to divide them into such a mansion. Therefore, in addition to the work in front of her, the fifteen maids are also each leading a yard work. , Only go to the main room when you need it.Finally, it can be supported for the time being.

In the past two days, Aunt Yue and Shi Chuying were discussing whether to buy some little girls to do some basic work, so that they could do the job after training.Shi Chuying is still thinking about this...

The story is far away, the three main rooms of Chao Chexuan have been arranged according to two bright and one dark, except for the warm pavilion in the inner room, the remaining two rooms have been opened up, the outer room is used as a place for the stewards to wait for the reply, and the main hall is in the middle .

Facing the front of the main hall is a four-fold screen with gold-painted four-season flowers on a black background. In front of the screen is a three-dimensional screen treasure couch of the same style, complete with brocade mattresses, pillows, and cushions.In the main hall, there were already a dozen men and women standing in line, waiting for the stewards.

Shi Chuying looked around for a while and sat on the couch, the girl quickly served the fragrant tea, but Shi Chuying didn't drink the tea, she glanced at the crowd and said directly: "Anything that has something to do, I will clear it up once, wait Let me judge, don't talk about one thing several times. So, you all think about it, and then speak when you understand it. If you don't understand it, go back and think it over before coming back tomorrow."

The stewards at the bottom were all self-proclaimed, most likely they had followed Shi Chuying, but no one dared to challenge her patience, now they didn't panic after hearing the 'threats', they bowed their heads and thought for a while, They all stood still.

"Well, that's good. Now that we've made up our minds, let's start with the banquet."

A steward's daughter-in-law stood up and replied: "Your maidservant is the steward of the West Flower Hall. Today, the general is going to entertain guests here. There are eight people in total. We have set a banquet at noon, and now I'm going to use Curry's schedule with my wife." Items, Madam, please show me." As he said, he bowed and handed over a brochure.

Yuzhu went down to pick it up, then turned back and handed it to Shi Chuying.

This was also Shi Chuying's first official banquet as the general's wife, and Shi Chuying still attached great importance to it.

She looked carefully and saw the layout of the Western Flower Hall listed above, what kind of screens to use, what kind of tables and chairs to use, what kind of utensils to use, what kind of flowers and plants to decorate with, and so on. "

She thinks it is generally good, but, "Should the eight people sit around a table or share meals?"

The daughter-in-law who was in charge was worried, when she heard the first question, she got excited, and quickly replied: "Wai, sit around." The whole person stuttered nervously.

Shi Chuying said to herself, I don't eat people, so why be so nervous?

She asked again: "There must be three West Flower Halls, where are the banquets placed?"

"Returning to Madam, the three rooms of the West Flower Hall have been connected, and there is a small warm pavilion separated from the south. There are open halls everywhere else, and the banquet is placed in the middle of the open hall."

"Well, that's true. Since this is the case, the [-]-fold screen is a bit smaller, and it would be better to replace it with a [-]-fold screen. The door should naturally be kept out of the wind, and the side facing the warm pavilion should also block the view to some extent. This Let's change it."

The daughter-in-law quickly wrote it down.

(End of this chapter)