I brought five birds to eat and drink with my girlfriends in ancient times

next day

"Young Madam, Miss, the old lady wants you to go to the Charity Hall."

Chunhong, a maid from Ci'ai Hall, came to deliver the message.

"Chunhong, is there something the old lady wants us to come over for?"

"Replying to Madam, I don't know. The old lady didn't say."

"Okay! Let's change our clothes and go over. You go back first!"

Watching Chunhong walk away, Chen Bianbian fell into deep thought. Why did the old lady come to ask her to come over? In her impression, the old lady rarely asked her to come over, and rarely set rules for her.

Could it be that there was something wrong with the fire that burned Shangguan Ning's study yesterday? Thinking of this, Chen Bianbian's heart tightened.

Shangguan Yue patted Chen Bianbian's hand. "Don't worry, it'll be fine."

Shangguan Yue believed Xiaobai and the others. No one could know that the culprits of the fire were just a few years old children and a few birds, so she shouldn't feel guilty.

"Xiaoman, did you receive any news today? Didn't you go to the big kitchen?" Shangguan Yue asked.

"My dear Miss, I don't know. Most of the food is cooked in our small kitchen now, so we don't go to the big kitchen every day. After the young lady became the housekeeper, someone sent fresh meat and vegetables every day."

"I know. When Chunfen comes back, let's see how the maids and guards are arranged. And now let's arrange the carriage!"

"Yes, my lady, I will go now."

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Tzu Oi Tong

"Lan'er! Grandma is relieved to see that you are not affected by the rumors. Grandma knows that you are not that kind of person. I have also notified Yan'er to check and see who is so mean.

Last night, Ning'er's study caught fire for unknown reasons. Lan'er, you are in charge of the household affairs now, so please give instructions to everyone to be careful about fire prevention."

Listening to what the old lady said, Chen Bianbian's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that this old lady was doubting her?

"Thank you for your trust, Grandmother. I believe that you can find out everything and clear my name. I will give good instructions and will not allow the servants to slack off."

"Okay, how are the affairs of the mansion going? If you don't understand, you can ask grandma. Look, your granddaughter-in-law comes and goes, so there's no need to be so formal with grandma. Also, have you hired a teacher for Yue'er?"

"Thank you, Grandma. Lan'er is almost there! The Master has many who want to come, so we have to screen them."

Chen Bianbian breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he wasn't doubting her.

"Great-grandmother, when Yue'er has learned well, the first gift will be given to you. But before you accept the gift, give Yue'er a small gift first."

Shangguan Yue pulled the old lady and acted like a spoiled child. In her previous life, she looked very much loved by the elderly and liked by children. She changed her appearance and body to see if she would be eaten.

"Okay, okay, then what gift does Yue'er want from great-grandmother?"

"Yue'er wants a hug from Great-grandmother. Yue'er hasn't hugged Great-grandmother for a long time. Great-grandmother looks kind and gentle, like a bodhisattva in heaven. Yue'er wants to hug you when she sees you."

"Hahaha! You little rascal, you are really my great-grandmother's sweetheart. Come here and let me hug you."

The old lady felt a little guilty. She was old and didn't have many years left to live. The general's family was now glorious, but there were not many descendants. The eldest wife had no legitimate son so far. She would not be able to face the old man in the future.

Seeing her great-granddaughter in her arms, who turned out to be so adorable, she felt a little guilty. She had indeed missed many opportunities to accompany her.

The second young lady, Cui'er, has been very weak since birth. She cannot stand the wind and gets sick every two or three days. Shurou doesn't dare to let her out. Her great-grandmother hasn't seen her for more than a year. She can't even remember what she looks like. It's unknown whether the girl can live to adulthood.

Yue'er is such a beautiful girl. If she is well raised, she will be able to find a good family to help her younger brothers in the future and be a help.

Thinking of her great-grandson, the old lady's eager eyes were fixed on Li Junlan's belly. If Yan'er could have a legitimate son, she would be able to die with her eyes closed.

How could Chen Bianbian not feel the old lady's bright gaze? Her belly was almost stared out of a hole. To give birth to a son, you need a man! Can she give birth to a son alone?

Bah! What are you thinking? Whoever wants to give birth to a son for his family can do so.

"Sister, Zhang Shurou is out. Her reason is to go to Huguo Temple to pray for blessings every month."

Shangguan Yue heard Xiao Lan's voice and quickly responded to Xiao Lan in her heart, asking them to follow her closely and inform her in time if they found anything.

"Great-grandmother, why don't you see my aunt and second sister?"

"Your aunt has gone to the Huguo Temple to pray. Your second sister has a heart disease and should not move around too much. If you want to see her, go see her! Great-grandmother is also tired, you two should go back first!"

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Leaving the Charity Hall

"Bianbian, that Zhang Shurou has set out to pray again."

"For safety reasons, you can only call me mom from now on. After all, I am indeed your mother. Humph, humph! Xiao San goes out to pray for blessings for two or three days every month. I can tell with my nose that there is a big problem."

Chen Bianbian proudly performed the eyebrow-raising dance towards Shangguan Yue.

"Look at Xiaolan and the others. Since you like them so much, I can only do this, Empress Empress Empress Empress Empress Empress Empress..."

“Good boy good boy good boy good boy good boy…hahaha…”

"Hahaha! I'm done laughing, let's go shopping!"

……

"The shops you got from your dowry are still not enough. We need to buy a few more shops with better locations and bigger ones. But your current savings are not enough to buy two such shops.

If there are shops in the General's Mansion with good locations, we can use them to do other businesses, or improve the existing businesses. If they are too monotonous, they will not attract people.

You see, this rouge shop has too few varieties, and the cloth patterns in the cloth shop are too monotonous. We'd better open a dyeing workshop ourselves."

"Xiao Yue, I've been confused by the accounts of the General's Mansion recently. It's been six or seven years, and a lot of things don't match up over time. But in the past three or four years, the silver income has been getting less and less every year.

I think it's abnormal, because with more goods purchased, it's impossible for the profit to be less than before. Who do you think this rat is?

The old lady is impossible. She is almost dead. Money is useless to her. Even if the shopkeeper is greedy, he dare not be greedy for so much. I think the mistress is the most likely one. What do you think?"

Chen Bianbian just wants to be a freeloader and doesn't want to be a housekeeper at all, but the prerequisite for being a freeloader is to have money! So he can't not work, he has to make enough money to be a freeloader with peace of mind!

"We still need to check the accounts clearly and not rush into anything. I looked at the small farm that Chunfen bought last year. The farm is not very big, just over two acres, and is suitable for a small dyeing workshop. We can use tie-dyeing and folding techniques to make various patterns, animals and colors.

The cloth here is all solid color and is embroidered, which is too time-consuming and it is impossible for ordinary people to embroider by themselves. Tie-dyed cloth is not only used to make clothes, but also quilts, bed sheets, handkerchiefs, etc., which are simpler and more beautiful.

As for rouge, people here only have one kind of red paper, which is used for rouge and lip paper. It is too monotonous. We should add more colors, such as pink and orange.

There should be more colors of lipsticks so they can be used in pairs. The lip paper you are using is too dry, so you still need to use lipstick."

Watching Shangguan Yue talking a lot, Chen Bianbian's pupils glowed with golden light, and he pushed Chunfen, who was following behind him, towards Shangguan Yue.

"Spring Equinox is for you. She loves making money, and you have ideas. You two are a perfect match. I'll just be responsible for putting money in my pocket."

"You want to be lazy? That's not possible. I'm so young, how can you bear to let me work so hard?" Shangguan Yue teased Chen Bianbian.

"Madam, although the eldest daughter is very smart, she is still young and growing up. She can't be too tired. Just let me do anything."

Chunfen feels a little sorry for the eldest lady. She is such a young child. How can she be left to do everything? Doesn’t the young lady feel sorry for her at all?