Mr. Xiang teases her husband every day

Chapter 122 The Rules

He said he wanted to establish rules, but since the second day was New Year's Eve, Xiang Yuan didn't want to spoil everyone's fun too much. Besides, the owner of Xiang's house in Chuiliu Lane is his elder brother Xiang Li. Going to war, there is no guarantee that Xiang Li has no idea.So Xiang Yuan just summoned Li's servants first, gathered them in the courtyard, and Niu Er began to read the code of conduct for Xiang's servants that he drove out overnight.

Niu Er has been by Xiang Yuan's side for these years, he is no longer the unscrupulous idler he was at the beginning, and he is smooth and quick-witted, so he is quite valuable to Xiang Yuan.On the contrary, Song Da is a bit dull because of his straightforward personality, so he seldom does anything to show his face in front of people.

Seeing Niu Er's high-spirited representative master admonishing his servants, Song Da felt infinitely sad.Unexpectedly, not only was he not as good as that kid Xiaodou, but he was also not as good as the bastard Niu Er who came in halfway.But after a few years of work, this guy has become the No. 1 around the master, with not only many things in his hands, but also some important things.But Song is so big that he doesn't have any jealousy, he knows what he is capable of, his personality is not pleasing, he can't speak, he is clumsy, that is to say, the master doesn't despise him, and he still treats him as a person around him With, he was already very grateful.

The servants who were restless because Xiang Yuan's family returned to Weeping Willow Lane, at this time, listening to the sonorous and powerful voices of the attendants of the second master of the Xiang family, all of them shrank obediently, listened carefully, memorized carefully, and tried to perform well. I'm afraid that the second master will feel that he doesn't care to throw him out.You know, if you can work in the Xiang family's house now, you will be treated very politely if you go out.All of this is because of the second master of the Xiang family. I heard from people that the second master is the only one who has been an official and reached the second rank in so many years, and he is also a rich land of fish and rice like Hejian Mansion. Tsk tsk, the second rank is big members!If there is no accident, it is really the biggest official they can meet in their life.

After Niu Er had finished training, he called one of them who was in charge into the hall.There were only Xiang Yuan and Zhao Shen in the hall, and Li felt that she didn't have to worry about her son when he was at home, and ignored these trivial matters, so he was very relieved to be the old lady.

Ah Ting, as the most useful mother in charge of Mrs. Li, stood at the front, followed by four housekeepers with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes.Xiang Yuan took a sip of tea, and spoke in a calm voice, and commented on the performance of his servants in the past few days when he was home, especially yesterday when Xiang Anwei sneaked into Xiang Li's concubine's room with Xiang Anjue and almost broke into the room. If there is a catastrophe, focus on it.

"No matter how you did things before, I hope that after the rules are established, you, as stewards, can take the lead to do a good job and restrain the servants under your own management, as if you dare not stop the young master's obvious mischievous behavior. I hope this is the last time .For those who celebrate the Chinese New Year, there will be no punitive measures to spoil everyone's happiness. I hope you can do your own thing and do things with all your heart."

Ah Ting stood at the bottom, peeking at Xiang Yuanfeng's handsome side face, hearing his faint but majestic voice in his ears, and couldn't help thinking about the fact that Mrs. Li wanted to send her to the second master.

At that time, she had her own heart, and felt that the second master was just a scholar, had no other skills, and had little hope of passing the exam, and the Xiang family's family background was obviously not good, so she was very unhappy, and tried every means to avoid any possibility of getting married with the second master. Situations where you are alone and something happens.When she was old enough, relying on Li Shi's kindness, she only said a few words, and Li Shi let her go out to marry and have children.Afterwards, life was difficult, and she had the cheek to beg to come to Li Shi again, but she was still accepted by Li Shi and became the No.1 in front of her.It's just that no matter how decent the mother in charge is, it's better to be a female family member of an official.If she had known that the second master had such good luck, she had followed Li Shi's wishes back then, and now, no matter how bad she is, she can still climb into the concubine's room, right?

After thinking wildly for a while, he suddenly raised his face, Ah Ting glanced at Zhao Zhengjun, and it happened that Zhao Zhengjun also looked over, obviously it was a sight without any meaning, Ah Ting was inexplicably guilty, and hurriedly concentrated on listening to the second master's words, and then Dare to think east and west.

After some rectification by Xiang Yuan, the rules on Li's side have obviously improved, and the servants are orderly and perform their duties, and no one dares to steal, play tricks or take advantage of the opportunity to avoid trouble.When it was time for the reunion dinner, Xiang Li brought his family over, and was carefully served by his servants from beginning to end, without a trace of the situation. It seemed that something had changed here.After observing carefully for a while in the dark, I slowly realized that when encountering such a big festival in the past, not to mention that all the servants of the Xiang family were like headless chickens, they would also be a little at a loss, and there were no troubles in big things, but mistakes in small things.Every year he has to deal with several accidents caused by lack of thoughtfulness and failure to take care of him. A good festival is always a bit of a disappointment.He also tried to change it, but the servants changed a few batches, but the result was still the same. When encountering major incidents, the family would be in a hurry and messy, which was really annoying.

But this year is completely different. Several stewards lead the servants to perform their duties, and there are people to take care of them everywhere, especially small things, such as candles, tea, cups, bowls and chopsticks. All entry and exit are recorded.The servants were all in high spirits, with quick hands and feet, as if they were masters.

Xiang Li asked someone to inquire secretly, and knowing that it was all because of the rules Xiang Yuan had set up in the morning, he immediately felt very complicated.

I think he is wholeheartedly trying to restore the glory of the Xiang family's ancestors, he is busy, thinking that saving the family's fortune and expanding the facade of the house is the grandeur of the family. I don't want to look at it like this today, Xiang Yuan is just setting up rules casually. He has been confused by it before The problem is solved easily, and this is really a feeling in my heart.

However, although Xiang Li felt that his face was dull, he had experienced the Chunmei incident last time, and he had so many years of self-cultivation in business, which didn't make him have any other thoughts about Xiang Yuan. On the contrary, he accepted it calmly. Then he took the initiative to ask if he could apply this rule to him as well.

Because of this, Xiang Yuan really looked at Xiang Li with admiration.He was scruples about Xiang Li before, and he didn't want him to meddle in his housework by relying on the government officials as soon as he came back, and he was suspected of seizing power, so he didn't take the initiative to help him manage his servants, but he didn't want Xiang Li to bring it up. Looking at his expression, he is very sincere and sincere, not hypocritical, so he puts his heart down and discusses with him sincerely how to manage the servants and cultivate everyone's style.

Hearing these words, Xiang Li felt suddenly enlightened. He clenched his fists and sighed: "Before, I had a simple idea. I thought that as long as the family background was thicker, I would be close to the big family, but I didn't want the management of the house to be disadvantageous." , the rules of the servants are not strict, in the eyes of outsiders, he is just a poor family who suddenly became rich, and he is looked down upon for no reason."

"Muzi don't need to underestimate yourself too much. The ancestors of our Xiang family had a glorious past. With this background, and Congzi is now rising step by step. As long as you two brothers work together to manage well and manage carefully, you will be able to return to your ancestors in a hundred years. Glory."

Mrs. Li listened to it for a long while, but now she couldn't hold it back, and couldn't help thinking about it with a little complacency.

Xiang Li smiled and glanced at Mrs. Li, then at Xiang Yuan, bowed his head in silence for a while, and said, "Don't worry, Congzi, I will only do business according to my duties, and I will not have any other involvement. It is not easy for you to be an official, brother I can't help you with anything else, if I can't hold you back, I definitely won't."

Xiang Yuan turned his head and looked at Xiang Li carefully, seeing his tone of voice firm and his eyes clear, he couldn't help showing a sincere smile.

"You don't need to be too cautious. With my identity, you are destined to be flattered everywhere in Lizhong County. It's not a big deal if things don't exceed the bottom line. Hiding from the back is hard to defend against, there is no reason to guard against thieves all day long. But if something happens, we brothers will face it together!"

Xiang Li said a few good words in a nasal voice, and seeing him like this, Li breathed a sigh of relief and felt a little relieved.In the past few years, as Xiang Li's business grew bigger and bigger, and the Xiang family's house also expanded, the family moved back to Chuiliu Lane to live, and the relationship between her and Da'er has eased a lot.Xiang Li no longer complained that she was partial to Congzi, and he was more attentive to his two grandchildren than before.Apart from the stalemate with Feng Niang, there is no sign of relaxation, and there is nothing unsatisfactory.

Li's side was brightly lit and noisy, compared to Xiang Li's house, it was much quieter.Although many lanterns were lit and red candles were lit in every house, without the master's house, the servants became lazy.Erniang was holding the young lady in her arms to play with jujubes on the kang, and she poked her head out of the door from time to time.It was almost past Shen Shi, but there was no sign of food.

After another cup of tea, Mother Hu came back with a heavy food box sweating profusely. As soon as she entered the door, she said to Erniang with a smile on her face: "Erniang, have you been waiting for a long time? Hey, this Good things happened when I went back to my mother. When I went there, I happened to meet Zhao Zhengjun in the kitchen. When he saw me, he heard that Erniang hadn’t eaten yet, so he scolded those old guys in the kitchen and hurried to call them Pretend some warm stuff so you can eat it. Er Niang, come over and have a look, they are all good things."

While talking, Mother Hu opened the food box and took out all the dishes and put them on the table.Erniang took a closer look, and sure enough it was all good news.Moreover, what is even more grateful is that there are several bowls of big dishes in it, all of which are good for breastfeeding.

Seeing Erniang staring at the bowls of big dishes, Mama Hu said cheerfully, "These dishes were specially ordered by Zhao Zhengjun, and our wife was there too, but I heard that she didn't even say a word, and she even specially ordered that Mr. Good thing, don't put too much salt in these dishes, and make them lighter."

Erniang's eyes were slightly red, she took out her handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes as a cover-up, and said with a smile: "Madam and Zhengjun are kind-hearted, and it's a big festival, so mother doesn't have to worry about it, just the two of us here, let's have a good time happy."

Hu's mother hurriedly agreed, and sent the little girls in the yard to eat by themselves before going out, and then went back to the house to wash their hands, and then sat down next to Erniang's lower half.

Erniang looked at the delicious food on the table, and couldn't help but think of the scene at home before entering the house.At the beginning, she was thinking about eating more meat for the festival, looking forward to cutting new clothes and wearing new shoes during the festival, but when all these came true, she was not as happy as she had hoped at the beginning.

No matter how well fed and clothed she is now, she is nothing more than a concubine. On the reunion festival, when others get together happily, she can only nest in her own yard and eat with her servants.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but think of what her brother said during the day.

The second maiden's maiden name was He, He Dagui relied on his own sister to enter Xiang's house, and would brazenly come to the house every festival.Xiang Li thought that Erniang had followed him at a young age, and they all turned a blind eye to follow him.He Dagui took advantage of it, but he really regarded himself as a serious relative of the Xiang family.

This time when I came to the door on New Year's Eve, I brought my own sesame oil. When I saw Erniang, I rubbed my hands and smiled and said, "Sister, the second master of the Xiang family is back? Do you want to recommend it to brother?"

Erniang was immediately annoyed by these words, and sneered again and again: "Recommendation? What kind of status does my brother think of me? The second master is a dignified second-rank official, a high-ranking official appointed by the court, and I am a concubine who says I can see you." of?"

He Dagui was beaten back by Er Niang, he was unwilling, and muttered: "Fortunately, you are also brought in by my uncle, and now you are being pampered, and besides, I see that my uncle is very fond of our little lady, so there are many full moon wines." Lively? All the people who come here are dignified and dignified. If the little lady is favored, don't you have more face in front of the uncle? It's just to help my brother, so what? Brother's life is easy, don't you have something to rely on in this house? You have to think clearly, your natal family is the root of your foothold, and there is a reason why you should help your natal family if you don't wait."

"Now you know you are my elder brother? How could you disregard my wishes and promise me out privately? No matter how good it is to be a concubine, how can you be decent as a straight lady? The whole family only knows that they sold me It’s worth the money, and everyone doesn’t think about me.”

He Dagui's head grew dizzy from Erniang crying so much, he hurriedly faltered a few words and then slipped away, never daring to mention Xiang Yuan again.

Being made such a fuss by his brother, Erniang was in a bad mood all day long.After eating a table full of delicious dishes, he finally got rid of the gloomy mood.

It's just that my brother has been acting more and more out of tune recently, shouldn't I mention it to the master and wife?I heard that the Second Master is not a man who can rub the sand in his eyes. If he knows that his brother is doing things in the name of the Second Master, he will not be kind.

Er Niang hesitated.