Bondage

Since seeing his elder brother, Song Wan felt confident, so he didn't think about Jiang Xingjian's thoughts.

And now that she's in charge, she's very busy all day long.

After greeting the old lady early in the morning, she met the woman in charge of the mansion.

"You guys have worked hard, and I will come when my grandma changes her clothes."

Heng Wu served tea and prepared some snacks, those women only looked at Song Wan carefully once, that was the day when Chu Chu handed over.Now three or five days have passed, and Song Wan has not done anything, and everyone feels that although she comes from a famous family, but she is still young, it is inevitable that they will feel a little contemptuous of her.

Seeing that Heng Wu respected them very much, and thinking of Song Wansu's benevolence and docility, the awe that he had before was a little less.

Girls in their teens have never managed a family before, so they have to rely on them now.

Several people exchanged glances, with a bit of relief on their faces.

When Song Wan came out, he saw that the crowd was eating and drinking so lively.She said softly: "It's a bit late, please wait a long time."

"Where is the eldest grandma, you are busy with your affairs, and the old ladies should wait."

The woman was still chewing on the snack when she spoke, Song Wan glanced at it and smiled.

"I've been busy these few days, so I haven't been able to discuss the situation in the mansion with you in detail. It's my fault that Fang was free today."

Song Wan motioned for the woman who got up to sit down, while she herself sat on the main seat. Heng Zhi brought the brewed magnolia tea to her hand, and brought over a thick stack of account books.

Everyone couldn't help laughing when they saw that she was in such a good posture.

How can being the wife of the head of the house have enough momentum?If she acted properly, they wouldn't be able to say that they would look at her with respect and respect.If you are soft-hearted and incompetent, you have to look forward to the past.

They are all old people in the Hou Mansion, and they have had children for generations, which is not something a new daughter-in-law can handle.

Jiang Fu's daughter-in-law is in charge of the inner house, so she spoke first: "Grandma is busy with things, I must have explained something by calling the wives today, but now that everyone is here, I would like to ask grandma to give you instructions."

Song Wan laughed and said: "It's not a big deal, but Madam also knows that the Hou's Mansion is not the same as it used to be, and now there are more expenditures and less income, so I want to reduce some unnecessary expenses."

"Grandma is right, our house is really not what it used to be."

Jiang Fu's family saw that Song Wan smiled lightly, and changed the subject: "It's just that our mansion is the home of a duke, and there must be rules and regulations. If we lose face of the duke's mansion because of frugality, wouldn't we lose our dignity? "

No matter the cost of clothing or travel equipment, there are strict regulations in the family of the princes of the royal family, but none of the men who are not from the whole family are outstanding, and they will not make a fuss about daily expenses.If it really comes to a time when you can't even maintain your dignity, outsiders will only think that the Hou Mansion is about to collapse and die.

This is tantamount to telling the world that the family will not be a family, and those in-laws who are closely related to the Hou's Mansion, as well as allies who are intertwined in the court, will have an impact on the attitude of the Hou's Mansion.

How could Song Wan not understand such a simple truth?

She smiled at Jiang Fu's daughter-in-law and said, "Mummy is too worried, that's not what I said."

Jiang Fu's daughter-in-law smiled awkwardly, but Song Wan didn't make things difficult for her.

"Nowadays is not the same as in the past. Although daily expenses cannot be saved, some expenses should be reduced."

Opening an account book casually, Song Wan pointed to the entry on it and said: "The small kitchens in each prefecture prepare the same things every day, for example, the mother's Jiangxiangyuan and the old lady's Fuhetang both prepare milk every day, but The old lady has always disliked the smell of milk."

"My mother's Tonglan courtyard prepares Wuchang fish every day. Although this fish is delicious, as far as I know, my uncle and I don't like it, and we don't usually see this dish."

The woman who was in charge of purchasing the kitchen in the inner house hurriedly stood up and said, "I don't know, madam. Although you may not see it on the table on weekdays, if the masters suddenly want to eat it, it is necessary to have it in the kitchen. Therefore, some things may not be useful every day. , but it is indispensable.”

"Nothing is missing."

Song Wan's tone is still warm: "From today, the purchase of Fuhetang Jiangxiang Courtyard and the small kitchen in Lan Courtyard will be uniformly planned by the big kitchen in the mansion. If the master wants to eat, he will notify the big kitchen one day in advance. Just pick according to the list."

"Grandma, this..."

As soon as she opened her mouth, she took away the conveniences of the old lady and wife in the mansion and her own courtyard, how dare other courtyards in the mansion go past them?

This is obviously picking the biggest repression as a raft, how dare they say anything as servants?

After the old woman retreated resentfully, her heart was bleeding with pain.

Song Wan didn't care about those things, he glanced at the menus and purchase lists of various hospitals in the past, and did a rough calculation, and he could save as much as seven or eighty taels a day.

"The snacks in the uncle's room are also cancelled."

The woman in charge of Yulingzhai looked embarrassed: "This... I'm afraid it's wrong to cancel the snacks after the small kitchens in the courtyards have no food preparation."

"The uncle and the second master have already reached the crown, and they are rarely in the mansion during the daytime. Who is it for the snacks on the [-]th day of the month?"

Song Wan took out the account books of the various courts, and canceled all kinds of unnecessary expenses such as odds and ends.

Those women didn't pay much attention to her before, but now one or two of them understand that she is not easy to fool.After all, the old lady and his wife never paid attention to those inconspicuous expenses in the past.

But thinking about it now, such a small amount adds up, which is not a small sum.Although it cannot solve the urgent need, thrift can reduce a lot of burdens in the long run.

There are those clever women who are already in awe, but there are also those who are deprived of benefits and are dissatisfied.

Heng Zhi raised her eyes to scan the crowd, then looked down at Song Wan's black eyes, feeling distressed.

Her young lady stayed up for several days, just looking through these account books over and over again, checking and comparing each item from the one or two taels of silver, and after several days, she selected those items that could save a few cents. For a few days, I haven't seen the uncle come to the main courtyard to have a personal word with the young lady.

Hengzhi is not worth it for Song Wan, and secretly blames Jiang Xingjian for being cold-hearted.

"These are the only things that need to be changed in the old regulations in the mansion."

"Grandma has no other orders?"

Song Wan said: "There are still some things."

The complexions of the women turned dark again, but they only dared to mutter a few words in their hearts.

"From Liu Shun's family, from Lin Lianggao's family, and Zhang Changsheng's wife..."

"Hey, the old lady is here."

Three women in silk clothes came out and said tremblingly, "What orders does Grandma have?"

"I don't dare to obey the order, but I found some problems with the accounts in the past few days, so I thought about saying it together today."

Song Wan found out a few receipts from the government, and the government regulations reported in the past few months and handed them to a few people.

"In February this year, I applied for [-] pieces of blue silk to exchange for the carriages of the gentlemen in the mansion. Last month, I applied for [-] pieces of eight-tuan brocade to repair the soap cover. The color was not written on the receipt. I let the vanilla go through the warehouse for a long time. On the other side, there are twelve plums missing."

Song Wan smiled slightly: "In the palace regulations, Uncle Hou uses green covers, green curtains, and green curtains for chariots, and the plum-green ones do not conform to the palace regulations."

Lin Lianggao's daughter-in-law fell to her knees with a plop.