Dominate the ancient academy

Mrs. Wei was standing outside Ruyi Courtyard. After listening to the maid's message, she adjusted her expression and then walked into the courtyard with a worried look on her face.

Since her two sons got married, Ye Xue Ning assigned the affairs of the house to her daughters-in-law, and Zhu Wenxiu was in charge of the kitchen.

Seeing Mrs. Wei, Zhou Wenxiu knew that she was the kitchen maid, so she immediately asked her to sit down. Looking at Mrs. Wei's bitter expression, she asked gently, "Is there anything wrong with the kitchen?"

Mrs. Wei said carefully, "Something happened. I shouldn't have said anything, but I was worried about disturbing the masters' meals, so I dared to come here."

Zhou Wenxiu frowned: "If there is anything wrong, just tell me. The kitchen is related to the food in the mansion. It is the entrance, and no matter how small the matter is, it cannot be neglected."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wei spoke up: "Well, it's like this. I don't know why today, my cousin suddenly broke into the kitchen, didn't say what he was doing, and directly drove us out. There were only a few people left cutting and washing vegetables. I saw a fire outside, and I didn't know what to do."

After looking at the eldest young mistress's expression, Mrs. Wei continued, "Young Master Biao is from the countryside anyway, and doesn't understand the rules of our general's mansion. If you kick me out, what will happen to Young Master Sun's snacks?"

Seeing Zhou Wenxiu's eyes widened, Mrs. Wei said, "It's already noon, the child can't go hungry, Master Sun will want to have some snacks later, and I'm worried about letting Master Sun eat the food that Master made without this old servant watching over him."

Zhou Wenxiu couldn't believe it since the old woman said that the young master came from the countryside. He came from the countryside, where is the countryside? That was her mother-in-law's family home. How could a kitchen maid look down on him? Why was she worried about the young master? He didn't understand the rules of the general's mansion. How could she not know the rules of the general's mansion?

Don't say that the young master is my sister. Even if he is the young master, he is still the master of the general's mansion. What's wrong with using the kitchen? What's more, my sister is the real master of the general's mansion. Let alone using the kitchen, even if she burned the kitchen, what's the big deal?

Zhou Wenxiu stood up suddenly: "Come here, take this servant away and give him twenty slaps on the face. When the cousin comes to our house, he is the master. Are you worried about a servant like you? The general's mansion has always been kind to servants, but I didn't expect that you, a rude servant, would be punished. This is against the rules of the general's mansion. I don't even know these rules, but you know them well. Take him out and slap him on the face immediately!"

If I don't punish her severely this time, my sister will not be bullied by anyone in the mansion in the future. This time I will tell everyone in the mansion that my cousin is the real master of the mansion and no one can neglect him.

Mrs. Wei was dumbfounded. Shouldn't she go find her cousin?

After coming to his senses, he quickly knelt down and shouted, "Madam, please forgive me. I will never dare to do it again. Please spare my life."

The old woman who came in looked at Zhou Wenxiu hesitantly, and Zhou Wenxiu shouted, "Drag him away!"

"Madam, please sit down and have a cup of tea to calm down." The maid quickly handed over a cup of tea.

Zhou Wenxiu took the tea, looked at the maid in the room and said sternly: "My cousin is my mother-in-law's legitimate family member. When you come to the mansion, you are the master of the mansion. If anyone dares to neglect him, pack up your things and get out of the general's mansion. My general's mansion will not tolerate servants who bully the master."

The maids and old women in the room lowered their heads, and the room became even quieter.

After hearing the mother-in-law's report, Ye Xue Ning also laughed angrily and said lightly: "Wen Xiu is good in every way, but her temper is too kind. The rules of our house need to be reorganized."

After a moment's silence, he continued, "Send someone to Wufangzhai to buy some cakes and send them to each room, and also see what the young master is doing."

Zhao Yiyi was also angry when she heard the news: "Some of the servants in our mansion should have been rectified long ago. The young master is not only the nephew of the mother-in-law, but also came from Qinglian Village. The sister-in-law also lives in Qinglian Village. Who are these servants looking down on?"

She hated the twists and turns in these people's minds the most. When she first returned to Kyoto, because her father was a military commander, those noble ladies laughed at her, saying that she was rude and illiterate. Later, she got married, her mother-in-law was kind, her sisters-in-law were kind, and her husband loved her. Who wouldn't envy her when she went out? Especially those people who laughed at her at the beginning, who are still fighting wits and courage with her husband's concubines in the harem? How could she have an easy time?

She felt that her current life was enviable. First, it was because she had good vision and found a good husband for herself, but the most important thing was that her mother-in-law had set a good example. She knew that she was not very smart, and her mother also said that her mother-in-law and sister-in-law were all good, and asked her to listen more to her mother-in-law and sister-in-law. Sure enough, even if her husband was not at home, she was well protected by her mother-in-law and sister-in-law.

Now that her mother-in-law's nephew has come, it's her chance to show off. Not only will she not have any snacks for lunch, she wouldn't say anything even if she didn't have dinner. What's more, she believes that her mother-in-law won't let her go hungry.

Look, the snacks from Wufangzhai have been delivered, so they won’t go hungry.

Shu Xiaoxiao was unaware of these disputes. She saw that there was strength in numbers. After the lard was cooked, all that was left was the ash. However, Shu Xiaoxiao looked at the kitchen that was occupied by everyone and was worried that it would delay her dinner. There were only two meals a day here, and she would feel embarrassed if it was delayed. Fortunately, all that was left was lye water, which was easy to deal with. She didn't need to use the kitchen, so the rest could be left in her yard.

Housekeeper Lin naturally received the news about the mansion, but it didn't affect him at all and he still helped Shu Xiaoxiao. What about the young master at home? It can't be a big deal.

After hearing the young lady's instructions, he directly transported the things into Huichun Garden.

Hearing that Shu Xiaoxiao had returned to the yard, Ye Xuening brought people to the yard. Looking at the bustling scene in the yard, she smiled slightly. It seemed that her daughter was still quite energetic.

"This lard is enough, don't worry about it, Yuan Zhen just put the lard in the room."

"Master, isn't lard kept in the kitchen?" Rice mixed with lard is delicious.

"Lard is not for eating. I have other uses for it. Move it to another room first. I can't use it now."

Looking at the boiled alkaline water, Shu Xiaoxiao sighed. This was a big project. There were no modern instruments now, so she could only filter it with gauze.

"Uncle Lin, find some gauze and some... clean jars, and filter out this water."

"Don't worry, young master. We have gauze and jars in our house. Does young master need anything else?" Butler Lin asked cheerfully.

The lye water will not be used until at least tomorrow, and the lard is also ready. All that’s left is spending it, but it is naturally best to use essential oils to make soap.

And since there is no time to deliver the soap, I can just make some essential oils. It is a token of my thoughtfulness at least. Besides, it is very important to get along well with my two sisters-in-law while living in the mansion.

This essential oil here is like modern perfume, and I believe no woman can refuse it.