Red makeup against the world

Chapter 116
Sangzi was taken aback, and said, "I just came back, what is he doing here?"

Xu Wanzhen thought for a while, and had a rough guess in her heart.When Xu Le'an went to return the carriage, he must have heard some news from Du Caizhi, and said, "Let him in."

Sang Zi opened the curtain, Xu Le'an replied respectfully: "I have met the eldest lady, and the villain has something to report." After saying that, he glanced at Sang Zi.

Xu Wanzhen nodded, Sangzi understood, and went to the door to guard the door.

"Miss, Cuixiu is the personal servant girl of the second miss of the Tu family, and Du Caizhi's own sister. This matter was instigated by Miss Tu and instigated by Miss Tu. Ask Cuixiu to pass on a message to Du Caizhi on the horse. The intention is to let us go out today with no horses to use, and to show you off, Miss." Xu Le'an explained the ins and outs of the matter clearly in a few words.

Holding a cup of hot tea in her hand, Xu Wanzhen said slowly: "It seems that although I didn't mean it, I still obstructed the eyes of others. If that's the case, I don't have to be polite. Then Du Caizhi spoke so clearly, but what are the conditions? "

"Because of this morning's incident, Cuixiu was injured and fainted by the second Miss Tu. Du Caizhi felt sorry for her, and wanted to ask Miss to replace Cuixiu with 'Wenhanju'." Xu Le'an said: "He said, if You can do it, from now on only the young miss will follow suit."

"Did he say which yard he wanted to go to?"

"It didn't say that."

The fragrance of tea is refreshing, and the warm heat spreads into the palm, helping Xu Wanzhen to think.Du Caizhi is undoubtedly useful, but Cuixiu is Tu Manzhen's personal servant girl, a slave girl who grew up with her.

If it's a little maid, I believe that if she speaks, Lin will be willing to do it.But to beg for the eldest maid in the cousin's house, it is a bit shameless.Don't say that they are still relatives of direct relatives, even if they have good friends, they can't do this.There is no rush for this matter, it must be discussed in the long run.

Xu Wanzhen said: "Go and reply to Du Caizhi, I will accept this matter, but it will take a while, so don't come in a hurry."

"The villain understands and told him about it. He also understands the difficulties." Xu Le'an replied.

Today's dinner was still late, but fortunately Xu Wanzhen had already made preparations, and on the way back, she ordered Xu Le'an to buy enough food and wine, without delaying the meal at all.

After dinner, Xu Wanzhen invited the cook Feng Xing's family to come and ask questions.

"Miss, the stove, ceiling, bellows and other muddy water in the kitchen have been repaired, and there is still a shortage of pots, pans, chopping boards and other cooking utensils that need to be purchased."

Xu Wanzhen frowned, and said: "These purchases should be started in advance today. Why did you come here? I didn't ask you to come, when do you plan to come to see me?"

Feng Xing's family dare not say anything. When they were in Suzhou, Xu Dayou's family was in charge of the kitchen.Mrs. Xu was sympathetic and asked Xu Da's family to visit the old house in Suzhou.She can cook authentic Jiangnan cuisine, so she was chosen to go to Beijing as a dish.

However, she had never been in charge, and although she knew what to do, she didn't dare to disturb her when she saw that the masters were all going out early in the morning.She was a bit timid, and wanted to postpone the discussion until tomorrow, but unexpectedly, she was called by the eldest lady for questioning.

Seeing her like this, Xu Wanzhen said coldly: "If you are put in charge of the kitchen, you have to take this responsibility. If the kitchen is not good, there will be no hot food in the yard. Don't you understand the reason?"

Feng Xingjia buried his face even lower, and said in a low voice: "Miss, I know I was wrong."

"You will be fined for one month, and you will be in charge of the kitchen affairs for the time being. If you dare not take responsibility, someone else will." Xu Wanzhen said: "Sangzi, give her the right card, and go to Biluo to pay 50 taels of silver. .Tomorrow morning, go shopping."

"Miss, don't worry, the servant knows." After being reprimanded, Feng Xing's family woke up and said.

Xu Wan said in a serious tone: "The matter of Qingzhuyuan is not big or small, you need to return to me in time. The kitchen is your business, don't be afraid to take responsibility, even if you make a mistake, I have a chance to make up for it. But if you lie , don't blame me for not remembering old love!"

Only then did Feng Xing's family know the disposition of the eldest lady, and hurriedly said: "Slaves, please remember."

Seeing that she was able to listen in, Xu Wanzhen calmed down and said, "If I'm not here, look for Sangzi or Yulu, but don't let grandma worry about it. I'll give you one last day, the day after tomorrow at the latest, and we'll have homemade meals .”

After dealing with Feng Xing's family, Xu Wanzhen couldn't help but feel a little headache.She needs to make up her mind on every big and small matter right now.

In her previous life, how had she handled so many affairs at the same time?Piano practice day after day is boring, monotonous and repetitive.The biggest worry is whether the audience is satisfied with the performance.I only need to talk about the daily chores at home, and the housekeeper will arrange them properly.For personal concerts, there are also assistants arranged by parents to take care of matters such as venues, tickets, guests, and so on.

Recalling the past, Xu Wanzhen couldn't help but smile wryly, she turned out to be so useless.In the Gaomang Dynasty, it was really not easy to be a woman from a wealthy family.Female red culinary skills are the basic skills, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are the icing on the cake, and the master is the most important thing.

But to manage an inner house well involves all aspects, not just doing things well.Human relations, the face of each house, and the mentality of servants and servants must be carefully considered so that no one can make mistakes.The first two things are fine, but the latter involves personnel management, which is undoubtedly a huge challenge for Xu Wanzhen who has never managed people in her two lifetimes.

Seeing her frowning and thinking, Sangzi knew her habit, went down lightly and made a pot of hot tea, poured a cup and put it in her palm, while he quietly stood beside her.

It was getting dark, and Sangzi turned on the lamp.Madam Zheng came to prepare a bath for Xu Wanzhen, saw her contemplating, and after signaling to Sangzi, she left by herself.

After a long time, Xu Wanzhen woke up from her contemplation and said, "Bring a pen and paper."

Sangzi brought her usual quill pen and rice paper, and Xu Wanzhen listed the things she had just thought about on the paper in order of "light, heavy, slow, and urgent".

The thinking just now reminded her of a lecture she heard in modern times about how to control the allocation of time, which can be used in combination with the current situation.

Xu Wanzhen picked up the pen and scribbled down four major items on the paper: important matters, urgent matters, important and urgent matters, and matters that can be dealt with quickly.

In each of these major items, write the corresponding transactions respectively.With such a stroke, I suddenly felt that the current mess became much clearer.

[-]. The most important thing: rescue the whereabouts of my father, brother and Cuixiu.

[-]. Urgent matters: open the kitchen by itself, dispose of the painting fan, pay tribute to the two ladies of the Tu family, and increase manpower everywhere.

[-]. Important and urgent matters: visit the princess and find out the secrets of the case.

[-]. Things that can be dealt with quickly: Improve the furnishings of each room in Qingzhuyuan and change the use of the rooms.

After finishing writing this page, Xu Wanzhen nodded in satisfaction and said with a smile: "Sangzi, this page is a treasure, please take good care of it."

"A piece of paper, why is it a treasure?" Sangzi asked curiously.

Grandma Zheng heard it outside, and said, "What is so miraculous about the baby? The old man also came to palm the eye."

(End of this chapter)