Marrying a powerful eunuch three times

Xia An's ears turned red when she heard this, and she spat, "Pah, pah, pah... Sister Chunxi is full of nonsense. She talks nonsense about prostitutes and actors without any sense."

Su Rutang deliberately frowned.

"If you keep talking nonsense, I will tear your mouths apart."

"She is now Concubine Song, and also half a master. In the future, she will definitely be the apple of your eye. You have to respect her. Do you hear me?"

Chunxi and Xia An looked at each other.

She knelt down quickly and said, "I know I was wrong."

Aunt Ru felt uncomfortable, "In my opinion, Second Madam is too kind-hearted, Miss Chunxi is right.

Let me teach that shameless bitch a lesson later."

Aunt Zhao and the others all felt uncomfortable.

The mistress is kind.

They live a comfortable life.

The newcomer said that a concubine is almost like a concubine, but she is not easy to get along with. There will be chaos in the future.

Su Rutang was too lazy to talk to them and waved his hand to let them go back.

She went in and took a nap before getting up.

Zhou Qiongyu was looking at the account book in the next room. The more she looked, the more frightened she became. The Zhou family had such a huge annual expenditure, but they were actually spending more than they earned.

If she didn't find a way to save money, she would be laughed at by those who flatter the powerful and look down on the weak in the future.

In the eyes of the aristocratic families, the Zhou family is not even worthy of being a follower.

She pursed her lips.

After careful calculation, Su Rutang had a lot of dowry. When she got married, she would have to coax her mother to give it all to her.

Then he thought about how Su Rutang had contributed so much to the mansion.

I feel angry...

This is all her money.

Thinking of this, Zhou Qiongyu sat down under the window, holding a brush in his hand and began to calculate carefully with an abacus.

The porch outside the house.

There were two second-class maids sitting there waiting.

Whispering quietly:

"Wu'er. I heard that the eldest and second grandmothers are angry."

"The eldest lady has always been kind, and the second lady respects her for being a young widow. The quarrels they had were limited." Wu'er was a second-class maid in Chuitang Courtyard. She was nimble and clever.

Qiu Wen shook her head.

"I heard from the courtyard outside that the grandmother was angry because the profits from the farm and the shop were turned over to the public."

"The grandma's monthly allowance is twenty taels of silver, and she is a chaste and virtuous woman who doesn't need to dress up. She has endless money, and I think she is a small wealthy woman." Wu'er's voice was inevitably a little loud with envy.

"The annual revenue is at least 600 to 700 taels of silver. Over the years, it's at least 3,000 to 4,000 taels of silver."

Zhou Qiongyu inside pricked up his ears.

Her mother must have saved a lot of dowry for her, right?

Qiu Wen snorted coldly:

"The reason why the eldest grandmother was angry was that she was in a difficult situation and had no money. I heard that she gave all her money to her brothers from her mother's family."

Wu Er covered her mouth and exclaimed:

"That drunkard and gambler?"

"It's a pity that our Second Madam will eventually run out of dowry. If this continues, the marriage between the eldest daughter and the gentlemen will be laughed at."

Qiu Wen said quietly:

"I just overheard it. Don't talk nonsense. Be careful not to let others hear it."

"Our second grandmother has a hard life." Wu'er nodded.

"My dear sister, who can I tell? Others will laugh at our second grandmother for being silly. When the eldest daughter gets married, give her less dowry."

"Gentlemen, it doesn't matter where you save a little. We can't cut off the bird's nests in each room. I heard that the maids around the old lady eat better than the ladies of small families."

What else do the two have to say.

Suddenly a sharp voice:

"What are you two talking about? Be careful not to let the older girl hear it."

Wu Er begged for mercy:

"Sister Xia An, I dare not do it. The Second Madam is still sleeping, and the eldest lady is probably in her yard now."

"Hush. Second Madam felt sorry for the eldest daughter because no one taught her, so she asked her to learn how to be a housekeeper."

"Second Madam is so thoughtful. All the ladies should learn how to manage the household."

There was an instant silence outside.

Zhou Qiongyu, who was sitting on the chair, had a flushed face. That uncle, who was a jerk, reeked of alcohol.

He looked at her with squinting eyes and said she had a good figure.

More graceful than her mother, this is not something an uncle should say.

She felt a chill.

Try to calm yourself down.

Staring at the account book seemed like he could stare a hole in it.

When Su Rutang came in, he noticed something different about Zhou Qiongyu.

She glanced at Xia An indifferently, and seeing that he bowed slightly, she knew that he must have said something.

Soft smile:

"Sister Yu."

Zhou Qiongyu came back to her senses and felt a lump in her nose.

Why wasn't she born to Su Rutang?

A surge of hatred welled up in her heart. She hated Su Rutang for being so noble, which made her look even more like a wild duck.

"After looking at the account books for the past two days, what do you want to say?"

Su Rutang sat next to him.

Chunxi brought over the tea. "This is the maple dew tea I brewed early this morning. It's just delicious now. Second Madam, please try the flavor."

Su Rutang took it and opened the lid of the tea.

He just took a sip and put it down.

“It tastes just right.”

"Mother, our family can't afford to rely on father's meager salary and the shop. I thought, how about increasing income and reducing expenditure?"

Su Rutang nodded approvingly.

"You, a young lady, came up with a plan right away. You are just as good as your aunt's eldest sister."

"You are young and don't understand open source."

"How about we talk about how to save money?"

Zhou Qiongyu couldn't think of a good way to increase revenue, and all he thought of were ways to cut costs.

"Brother Qing's annual tuition, snacks, paper, ink, brushes and inkstones cost over a thousand taels.

Each household has received their monthly allowance, but in my opinion, they are not going to school to learn and gain knowledge.

You are here to make money, so you might as well skip this one."

Su Rutang smiled and nodded:

"Although this item is not much, it is still a year's expense for a small official. I wanted to waive it, but the old lady felt sorry for her grandson's hard work in studying."

Pause, slow down:

"We have a large Zhou family, and your uncle's family is coming back too, so there will be even more people studying in the future."

Zhou Qiongyu was shocked when she heard this.

She raised her head firmly, "Mother. You believe in my method."

"Of course I believe you. You are young, so it doesn't matter if you make mistakes."

Su Rutang spoke gently, "Ask me if you have any questions. I'll let you take these account books back with you. If you encounter any trouble, just look for Chunxi."

"Thank you, mother."

Zhou Qiongyu was encouraged and very excited.

"Mom, I heard that bird's nest is hard to buy outside nowadays."

Su Rutang nodded slightly.

"The comprador said it was hard to buy. I heard that Johor suffered a natural disaster last year, and the price of bird's nest in Beijing has increased a lot."

“Then my daughter dares to give a suggestion, in addition to sending a bowl of bird’s nest to the old lady’s room every two days.

How about using Tremella fuciformis instead of the rest? I heard there is not much difference in taste. "

Su Rutang said gently:

"That's great. If you have any other ways to save money, implement them all. It will be a good opportunity to show everyone that our eldest daughter is no weaker than other girls."

"Then my daughter said it."

Su Rutang encouraged with a smile, "Don't worry, I'll take care of everything."

"Each of the concubines has two taels of hair oil and powder every month, which is originally bought by the compradors in the outer courtyard and given to the maids in each courtyard.

But the concubines each received two taels of silver as monthly allowance, and these two taels of silver were always used to buy hair oils and powder.”

"I think it would be better not to ask the comprador to buy this item in the future, and let them buy it with their own monthly salary."

Su Rutang nodded after hearing this.

"That's a good idea, but the widows and unemployed women at Grandma's place are all given 20 taels of silver.

Other concubines raise brothers and sisters, and they only need two taels of silver..."

Chunxi on the side whispered:

"Lady Pian was angry with our grandmother yesterday. She couldn't spend all the twenty taels of silver, and gave it all to Duo Hun Chong to drink, drink and gamble."

Su Rutang was slightly angry.

"Don't pollute Sister Yu's ears."

"Yes."

Zhou Qiongyu was deeply moved and felt ashamed of her previous resentment towards Su Rutang.

I want to do something.

"Mother, let me handle this matter. Don't give me twenty taels of silver for the time being from my aunt. Just give me ten taels of silver."

Chunxi smiled gratefully:

"Thank you very much, young lady. Our second wife has been working hard for the family, but she has no one to help her. Fortunately, young lady is smart and courageous."

Zhou Qiongyu was very happy to receive the praise.

After saying a few words, she went back to her room with the account book.

Want to make a big splash.

After she leaves.

Su Rutang asked Chunxi to bring the account book of her private property, and she had to plan her own business.

Do more planning in the next few years.

It was not until it got dark that Chunxi asked her to have her meal.

"Aunt Ru and the others are unhappy, so they sent people to keep an eye on Aunt Song." Chunxi talked about the gossip he heard.

Su Rutang leaned on the cushion in a daze.

The Great Zhou always married new wives at night, and only concubines and second marriages were held during the day. So, Su Rutang and Zhou Chengru's wedding was also during the day.

"Tell Dongxiang to watch her mouth and stop talking nonsense."

Early the next morning.

For example, the aunts came to pay their respects.