From the ashes: Return of the General

Chapter 160 Mei Gang
"Well, let's go down. I'll have the shopkeepers of all the shops come over in three days. I want to check the accounts." The Mei family has made great achievements in battle. The emperor has rewarded tens of thousands of acres of fertile land alone, and the Huangzhuang has even rewarded three. It is impossible to account. Shang Wuyin still has to rely on the money she and her father sent back to survive.Therefore, there must be tricks in it, and someone must be enriching their own pockets.

Shangguan Xinrou was the first, and there must be a second and a third. There are many people who fish in troubled waters and take the opportunity to slaughter sheep. She must find out all these moths.

Thinking of the Huangzhuang that was bestowed by the emperor, Mei Xin remembered that there was also a Tangquan Villa, which was specially used to recuperate her great-grandfather's body.

Military generals have more or less old injuries on their bodies for many years of fighting. They don't feel it when they are young, but they will suffer when they are old.One year before her great-grandfather died in battle, he returned to Beijing for the New Year. Emperor Huiwen found out about his old illness, and immediately bestowed Tangquan Villa on it.

That year, the mountains were covered by heavy snow and there was no war in Liangzhou. Her great-grandfather soaked in the hot springs for a whole winter, not only healed up a lot of old diseases, but even his body was much better.Emperor Huiwen was very happy when he knew it, and immediately ordered people to expand it, and dug several ponds of different sizes in the villa.

Tangquan hot spring bath is very rare and very useful, but it's a pity that her great-grandfather was going to guard Liangzhou, so he was too busy to return to Beijing.Later her grandfather also went to take a bath, but his duties could not stay in the capital for a long time, so usually only the female relatives in this mansion went to take a bath occasionally.

In her previous life, she went to Tangquan Villa once. The place is big and the scenery is good. In winter, the plum blossoms in the garden are even more refreshing and fragrant.Such a good place has been empty and wasteful. She is short of money and plans to open it to the public after renovation.

Although Mei Zhongkai was ignorant of general affairs and had never done business, he knew what auditing was all about. Guessing that Mei Xin must have gotten some news or knew something, he asked: "Is it only checking the shops? Check it out too?"

Mei Xin would like to check but it will take time, and there are quite a lot of shops under the name of Prince Liang's Mansion, so she might not be able to check them all within a day or two.After thinking about it carefully, she replied calmly, "Let's talk about it after checking the store's accounts first. Second Aunt has finished picking, so you can go back first."

Hearing the sound, he turned his head and saw that his mother was leading his younger sister away, Mei Zhongkai nodded to indicate that he knew it, and immediately chased after her.

Soon, the people in each room were selected, and Nanny Song led a few young girls over.Standing side by side in a row, Nanny Song took the lead in bowing her knees and said: "Miss Qi, everyone has been selected, please have a look at it!"

After finishing speaking, she turned around and stood aside, Nanny Song winked at the woman standing on the far left.

The woman understood that the woman took a step forward, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "My servant Cattail has seen Missy, please greet Missy, Hello Missy!"

The cattail is neither short nor thin, and has an oval face, which is very round and cute.With clear eyes and a charming smile, she looks like a child of a good family.

I don't know how old she is, Mei Xin asked: "Waiting, how old is it?"

Li Dio smiled and Luo Luo Da Fang Cattail reported truthfully: "Back to Miss, this servant is fifteen this year."

A clean smile makes people feel good. Mei Xin said lightly: "Cattail is a good medicine to stop bleeding and remove blood stasis. From now on, you can follow Luoqiu."

Luo Qiu is her personal servant girl, so it is natural to follow her to serve her personally. After hearing this, Yun Luo immediately wrote Qing Zhixie's first-class maid in the roster.

Cattail knew who Luoqiu was, and also knew that she followed Mei Xin on weekdays. He was very happy to hear it at first, and saluted again: "Your servant obeys, I will definitely learn from Sister Luoqiu, and I will also follow you." Sisters get along well."

With a sweet mouth, a smile, and a cute talk, Mei Xin nodded and said, "Well, next!"

The voice fell, and the woman standing next to her in blue clothes stood up, took a step forward and saluted, "Your servant Zhiruo has seen the eldest lady!"

With a melon-seeded face and pointed chin, willow-leaf eyebrows, and a small cherry mouth, she is a beauty.Mei Xin heard that her accent seemed to be from the Jiangnan area, so she said, "How old are you, have you ever read?"

Zhiruo lowered her eyebrows and lowered her head, and said: "As far as Missy is concerned, this servant is sixteen this year. After studying for three years, she can play the pipa."

The sound of the piano is elegant, and the pipa is considered unworthy by the aristocratic families because most of them are used by singers.Therefore, many ladies of great families generally learn to play the piano, but very few play the pipa.

Mei Xin has practiced martial arts since she was a child and stayed in the military camp all the year round. She has never learned piano, chess, calligraphy, or painting. However, she has no prejudice against pipa: "Would you like to change your name?"

Perhaps it was because she stayed in the military camp all year round, she didn't like the name Zhiruo, she was weak, not good, not good!

Zhiruo was taken aback for a moment and then said, "Please give me your name, Miss!"

"How about osmanthus?" Seeing the osmanthus hairpin on her hair, Mei Xin thinks it looks good, and this name is not used by many people, so it just suits her.

Osmanthus osmanthus was originally her mother's favorite, and Zhiruo was overjoyed when she heard it, and saluted with blessings: "Osmanthus osmanthus, thank you for your name!"

Seeing that she really likes her reaction, Mei Xin said: "I have studied and can play the pipa, so let's follow Luoqiu with Cattail from now on. Two maidservants are enough for the first time, and the remaining four nuns will look at the arrangement. "

After finishing speaking, she stood up, and Mei Xin led Luo Qiu away.

Nanny Song obeyed, two of the remaining four girls became second-class maids of Qing Zhixie, and two became third-class maids.

After a while, Mei Xin came to the study in the front yard. The study belonged to Mei Zhannan, and it was also the study of the Liang kings of all dynasties. It has not been used for a long time.In the morning, Sanniang brought someone to clean it, and wiped all the books on the bookshelf, and arranged them in different categories.

There are military books, annals of history, laws, travel notes, four books and five classics, and maps, all of which are arranged in three rows. The bookshelves are long and high and directly occupy three walls.I never knew that Dad loved to read, so Mei Xin wandered around the study and said, "It's well cleaned up, and I'll be here to deal with business from now on. The study is an important place, let Yunying send a few more people to guard it, and there will be no me in the future." order no one to come or go."

Although she is pregnant, she still has an official title, and she has already reported to the Ministry of War. After the reward is awarded, she will have a idle job even if she can't return to Liangzhou.Therefore, it must be a study room. The backyard is not convenient for Yunying and the others to come and go, so they have to deal with things in the front yard.

Luo Qiu didn't say anything before Yunying came in, saluted and said, "Leader General Mei Gang has arrived."

Hearing the sound and sitting down at the desk, Mei Xin answered the wrong question and said, "Xiao Anzi, have they arrived yet?"

"Here we are, waiting in the side hall now!" Thinking that Su Yu'an had nothing urgent to do, Yunying asked him to wait in the side hall and report to Mei Xin after seeing Mei Gang.

Deciding to rebuild the Tangquan Villa and also asked Su Yu'an to help him check the accounts, Mei Xin ordered: "Please come here with the little six sons. In addition, bring over the things Mei Zhong wrote. He has been in the mansion for many years, it is impossible not to know Liang How many properties are there under the name of the palace. And the accountant in the palace, bring him here from the dungeon."

　The chapter name is repeated, it should be Chapter 160, it cannot be changed, I will write Chapter 160 directly in the next chapter.

　　
　
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