Rebirth of a wishful life

Chapter 40

Neither this nor that, Mrs. Shen and Shen Ruyi looked at Nanny Lu and Nanny Song eagerly, waiting for the two of them to make up their minds.But the solution can't be thought of in a short while, the two nuns frowned and thought hard, Madam Shen and Shen Ruyi didn't dare to disturb them.

After waiting for a long time, Mrs. Shen simply took out the account book and prepared to read it.Nanny Lu saw the account book at a glance, and suddenly squinted at Nanny Song: "Sister Song, tell me, can we kill two birds with one stone?"

Nanny Song followed Nanny Lu's gaze to see the ledger, and raised her eyebrows slightly: "You mean..."

"This kitchen has been the most tricky place since ancient times. Now, we are first solving the lunch problem of the wife, and second is helping the wife to build up her reputation. If this is done well, it will kill three birds with one stone."

Nanny Lu said with a smile, Nanny Song stroked her chin, looked at Mrs. Shen and Ruyi Shen, a little hesitant in her heart, because the time was too short, when she and Nanny Lu gave advice to Mrs. Shen and Ruyi Shen, they would first Emphasis on external performance.

You can't learn real methods, you have to learn to pretend.Therefore, Madam Shen's external performance can be used to bluff people. Whether it is dealing with a favored aunt, a high-ranking old lady, or a sister-in-law with malicious intentions, Madam Shen can get good comments.But if he played with real swords and guns, it would be a bit daunting.

"Sister Song, there's nothing you can do about it. Zhuangzi's place is small, and the wife and the girl have all the skills, and they can't use them in that kind of place." Nanny Lu said with a smile: "But this Hou's mansion is different. It can be said that now is the best time. If it succeeds, the road we have to take in the future will be much wider and smoother. If it fails, our wife has just returned to Beijing and stayed in Zhuangzi for ten years. In [-], I just returned to Beijing and took over the errands in the mansion, and something went wrong, isn't that normal?"

Nanny Song gritted her teeth and nodded vigorously: "It is said that this opportunity is right now, so let's start to think of a way?"

"How about we make a big one?" Shen Ruyi suggested with a smile on the side: "Mother Zhao's skill is enough to be a chef, why don't we just take down the big kitchen?"

Mrs. Shen was a little hesitant: "I'm afraid it's not appropriate. We can establish a reputation, but we may not be able to win the big kitchen. Whether it is the chef or the buyer, the big kitchen is the old lady's confidant. This has something to do with that. , that and this are in-laws, one after another, Zhao Mama came from outside the house, even if he can sit in the position of the chef, I am afraid that he will not be able to restrain the people in the kitchen. Can Madam Zhao cook alone?"

"Mother, who said that mother Zhao is going to be the food for the first household? Let's take the opportunity to separate the second and third households, can't we?" Shen Ruyi said with a smile: "We only give them monthly allowances every month. , What they want to eat, they send people to buy ingredients to make it."

Mrs. Shen smiled and rubbed Shen Ruyi's head: "I said you were smart just now, but in a blink of an eye, I went back. The old lady didn't ask me to be the housekeeper to separate the second and third rooms. Let the second and third bedrooms have three meals a day with her, so wouldn't my monthly bill be given to her for nothing?"

"Besides, we also said before that if it is divided like that, I have to figure out the ledger first. There are so many ledgers, and I can't sort out anything in a short time." Mrs. Shen said with a smile: "Let's I have to go step by step, don't be too anxious, now, first solve my lunch problem, and then, let's slowly gather up the things in this mansion, one day, our mother and son will talk in this mansion The most useful person."

Shen Ruyi stared at Mrs. Shen with wide eyes. She never expected Mrs. Shen to say such a thing. Mrs. Shen is not always...

"Mother, are you okay?" Mrs. Shen was a little surprised. Mrs. Shen shook her head with a smile, and pinched Shen Ruyi's cheek. child?A daughter can protect herself, and she can protect her daughter.

"Now it's about the kitchen. Mother Zhao can't be the chef for the time being. There are six cooks in the kitchen. One is the chef, one is good at making soup, one is good at making dim sum, one is good at cooking, and the other two can do everything. It’s doing okay, which one do we want to replace?”

Nanny Chen asked from the side, although she didn't help Mrs. Shen these days, she secretly inquired about many things.Unlike Nanny Lu and Nanny Song, Nanny Chen had been in the Hou Mansion for many years, and she also had a few nodding acquaintances who could speak a few words back then.

Zhao mama can do everything, and she is a very good all-round cook. Of course, because of Shen Ruyi, Zhao mama put a lot of effort into dim sum, and this one is more prominent.

"Who in the house likes snacks more?" Mrs. Shen asked after thinking for a while. The old lady is getting old and pays attention to her health, so soup is indispensable every day.After only two days of coming back, Mrs. Shen noticed this problem while serving the old lady's meals, so it is definitely not possible to replace this.

The head chef can't be changed, so he can only change from other aspects. It is difficult to change if he is good at cooking, because he eats three meals a day and eats a lot of dishes. The people in the Hou Mansion are basically used to it. Unless it's someone with excellent cooking skills, it won't please anyone.

Therefore, you can only choose from the remaining three.

"Of the remaining three, the one who is good at making dim sum is Wang Momo, and the one who likes to eat dim sum the most in the house is the third girl." The third girl, Shen Jiamei, is the eldest daughter of the second room.The old lady is very eccentric, and she wished that Lord Shen would give the entire Hou Mansion to Third Lord Shen.However, he will never ignore Master Shen Er.When Shen Ruyi was not in the Hou Mansion, Shen Jiamei was the only concubine girl in the Hou Mansion.

Coupled with her young age and sweet mouth, she is simply the most favored in the Hou Mansion.Even though Shen Yunrou is Lord Hou's biological daughter, she couldn't even snatch Shen Jiamei from her.

"Replace this Nanny Wang." Mrs. Shen said these words almost without thinking too much: "The girl in the second room likes to eat dim sum, and my family's Ruyi also likes to eat dim sum. The Hou's mansion is not from the second room."

Shen Ruyi was stunned for a moment, smiled, hugged Mrs. Shen's arm and nodded vigorously: "Yes, I also like snacks. The third girl in the second bedroom even snatched away the second sister's foster mother. Let's replace her with a snack." There's nothing wrong with the cook."

After confirming the candidate, it is time to inquire about this Nanny Wang. Madam Shen and the others want to ensure that the first blow is hit, so naturally they have to inquire deeply.

"Mother Chen, I'll leave it to you to inquire about the news." Mrs. Shen turned her head slightly, looked at Mother Chen and said, Mother Chen nodded, thought for a while and then added: "Madam, actually, to inquire about the news For this matter, there is someone more suitable than me."

Mrs. Shen was a little puzzled. Nanny Chen glanced at Shen Ruyi. Shen Ruyi was a little confused. Do you want her to do it herself?
On the contrary, Mrs. Shen reacted more quickly: "You mean Nanny Liu?"

Nanny Chen nodded: "I inquired about it yesterday, and Nanny Liu is doing very badly now. The whole family has no jobs, so they can only earn some money by washing clothes for the respectable mothers and maids in the mansion. People in the slums are inferior."

More than half of the people in the mansion are born in the family, and they have been servants of the Hou Mansion for generations, and a small half are bought and signed a death contract.If you don’t have an errand, you don’t even have a monthly payment. Even so, you can’t go outside to make a living.

Therefore, if all servants want to live a better life and have a richer life, they can only climb up desperately.

Shen Ruyi still didn't understand, Mrs. Shen didn't intend to hide it from Shen Ruyi, she gave some instructions to Nanny Chen, and let Nanny Lu and Nanny Song go out to do some errands, then put her arms around Shen Ruyi and said softly: "Liu Nanny is your nanny, back then Master Hou said he would send us both to Zhuangzi..."

Before Mrs. Shen could finish speaking, Shen Ruyi asked first: "Mother Liu didn't want to go, so she tried to stay?"

But, why didn't Nanny Liu look for her in the last life?By the way, in her previous life, she was not picked up by Lord Shen in person in an open and honest manner, but when she reached Jiji, Lord Shen just sent a servant to bring the two of them back, maybe at that time Well, Mother Liu has already found out what happened, so she didn't contact her.

Mrs. Shen was silent for a while, and nodded slightly: "Not only Liu Mama, but also the servants in the main courtyard are unwilling to follow us, only the dowry maid I brought and Madam Chen are willing to follow us, even the people around you are willing to follow us. Spring flowers and spring leaves, I also found it for you after we arrived at Zhuangzi."

Shen Ruyi smiled and put her arms around Mrs. Shen: "Mother, maybe Liu Nanny is regretting it now, it doesn't matter if she doesn't regret it, Chen Nanny will definitely find a way to make her regret it, so you don't have to worry, just now Lu Nanny Didn't I say that the most important thing for you right now is to look at the account book? I have to go to the second sister first, now we need Aunt Wang, I have to win over Shen Yunrou. "

Mrs. Shen nodded with a smile: "Go now, but don't be wronged, if Shen Yunrou treats you...don't hide it, even though I need Aunt Wang now, Aunt Wang dare not talk to me openly. Right."

"I know, mother, don't you understand? I'm not the kind to hold back when I suffer a disadvantage. I have my own way to deal with it." Shen Ruyi said with a smile, got up and got off the soft couch, and left it to Mrs. Shen Li, then turned and went out.

After returning to his yard, he sent Xia Bing to invite someone: "Let's just say that I have something interesting here. I brought it back from the Daming Mansion. I invite my second sister to come and play with it. If the second sister doesn't want to come, then forget it. But, Remember to let Aunt Wang know that you have been there."

Xia Bing nodded hurriedly, she was smart, and bounced all the way to Aunt Wang's yard, and called a third-class maid at the door: "Our girl wants to invite the second girl to play, which yard does the second girl live in? We just came back from the Daming Mansion, and we can’t even remember the yards in the mansion, I got lost several times yesterday, and there are too many yards in the Hou Mansion.”

The little girl looked at Xia Bing with contempt, the little girl from the countryside has never seen such a rich man, it's so rare!
(End of this chapter)