Chapter One Thousand and Thirty-Seven

Because there are more accounts involved, even if Erfu and Shilan and Shiqing are audited together, it still takes five days to thoroughly calculate clearly, and it takes five days to find that the problem is more serious is the management of the purchasing and shop industry that deals with more money, which is mainly manifested in the greed for ink and the loss of public fat and private, and the most serious loss and waste is the small kitchen of each courtyard.

This did not please Erf.

The practice of purchasing and shop industry management to damage the public and private interests has always been a big problem in the house, Erfu can't control it, Wulanala can't control it, and the fourth master can't control it, and wants to put an end to this kind of thing, it's basically whimsical, but when the problem is found, Erfu can't think of it as nothing happens, although he is not deaf or dumb, he doesn't want to be a familyman, but if the people below do too much, he should still think of killing chickens and monkeys, and give the people below a warning.

In the end, she chose Xiao Jiangzi, who had been taught many times.

First, because Xiao Jiangzi has not been in charge of the purchase of the needlework room for a short time, and she has not much to do with other people in the purchase, so she doesn't have to worry about involving a series of people, making a mess that can't be cleaned up, and letting others see her jokes about Chang Fujin, who is in charge of feeding.

The second is because Xiao Jiangzi has been taught repeatedly.

For this kind of master who remembers to eat and fight, and is greedy for money and does not want to die, Erfu does not need to be too soft-hearted.

Let's talk about the waste problem of the small kitchens in each courtyard, which makes Erfu a little crying and laughing, the share of the ladies in each courtyard in the house is appropriately reduced with reference to the share of the concubines and ladies of all grades in the palace, that is, these women eat with open stomachs, and a meal of seven plates and eight bowls of pomp and circumstance is enough for them to toss, and there will also be a waste problem, because the delicacies that the masters of each courtyard can't eat are shared by the servants and miscellaneous servants who serve below, and the mansions of other clansmen and dignitaries are also arranged in this way.

But this kind of arrangement has a waste problem in the Fourth Master's Mansion.

Because the fourth master advocates frugality, the most avoid waste and extravagance, even with these women in the backyard are all thrifty in each province, a meal is two meat, two vegetables and four small dishes, and there are more economical, one dish and one meal will be coaxed, but the small kitchen in each courtyard in the large kitchen to receive the share, but it is unchanged, and there is no master to speak, the small kitchen received these ingredients, and did not dare to secretly open a small stove, come and go, these ingredients that could not be made into dishes and sent to the master's table, they were all contributed to hòu The swill bucket in the mouth of the mén.

As a result, the expenses of the public middle school are not small, the ladies of the houses do not eat, and the servants below have no chance to satisfy their hunger.

"These women know that they are wasting all that good stuff by doing all that superficial work. In this regard, Erfu could only sigh and give up, because she could not suddenly reduce the share of the ladies of the houses in order to save some money, that would be a plain offense, but she also made up her mind to give these women a good lesson when she got up early tomorrow, so that they would not do such wasteful things.

Thinking like this, she put together the account book with Zhu outlining the problems in her hand, pushed it to Shilan, and explained that she would record the details of those problematic expenses separately according to the practice of each month, and then she got up unhurriedly, beat her sore and weak waist, walked to the east time, and sat on the Luohan bed to drink tea and enjoy the quiet.

As for Shiqing and Yujie, they have already gone to the side to ask the housekeeper to cross the courtyard according to her instructions.

About half an hour later, Erfu, who had been relieved of fatigue, went to the inner room to change into a more formal embroidered peony pattern flag costume, and wore the golden phoenix step shake and precious jewelry that were rarely worn by hairpins, and appeared in the hall in a graceful and luxurious manner.

The main courtyard, because it is the residence of the Fujin Dynasty, is a little more spacious than the courtyards, and the hall is even more gorgeous.

She sat dignified and gracefully on the throne on the high platform at the top, looking down at the pumpkin-shaped satin soft pillows embroidered with luan patterns in her hands, and below her was a group of servants who stood bowing their heads and bowing their heads headed by the housekeepers and grandmothers.

The atmosphere in the room was solemn and secretive, but no fool took the initiative to break the silence of the room.

After holding a stick of incense like this, Erfu seemed to have just come back to her senses and took a sip of the hot tea offered by Shilan, and then slammed the tea bowl heavily on the corner table at her side, letting the tea splash and wet the satin tablecloth with dark red gold thread embroidered peony patterns on the corner table.

"I think everyone is speculating why I called you all to the main courtyard, in fact, there is nothing serious, it's just that there are some evil slaves in our house who eat inside and out, and damage the public and private interests. She raised an eyebrow and looked around at the servant who was bowing down, and smiled and said.

And as soon as her voice fell, Zhao Dezhu appeared with Xiao Jiangzi, who was still struggling and screaming.

Seeing this, Erfu stood up from the throne with a smile on the corner of his mouth, slowly came to his side and stood still, raised his hand to point at Xiao Jiangzi, who was still struggling, and said in a soft voice: "This person is the new person in the needlework room who buys Xiao Jiangzi."

It is estimated that there are many people below who know him, and he is also a good young man with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, but his heart and eyes are dark, and he dares to offer a high price of more than 20 taels of silver for just eight feet of Hangzhou silk, which is to fool Ben Fujin and you stewards as fools, although Ben Fujin is kind-hearted, but he can't tolerate this kind of person with a black heart to serve in the house.

Zhao Dezhu, I'm handing him over to you for disposal today, and I must let him spit out all the money that shouldn't be taken. After speaking, she beckoned the servants who were standing with their heads down, and followed Zhao Dezhu and Xiao Jiangzi to the porch in front of the hall.

In the courtyard in front of the hall, all kinds of horrific torture instruments have already been placed, including iron chains with blood stains, soldering irons that burn with a fizzing sound, nail boards that shimmer with cold light, and the most common long benches and boards more than three inches wide.

In order to be able to better play the role of killing one and setting an example, before these servants came over, Erfu specially explained that Zhao Dezhu and the torture mother had learned how to use these torture tools, and also explained that Zhao Dezhu would use these torture tools on Xiao Jiangzi.

Erfu patiently waited for the stewards and servants and servants to find a good place to stand, and sat indifferently on the official hat chair that Shilan had moved out, waving his hand, signaling that Zhao Dezhu could start his performance.

In the blink of an eye, the courtyard in front of the hall was filled with the sound of wind and wailing.

Some of the shallow little palace maids couldn't bear to look away, even those old ladies were a little pale, only Erfu sat on the official hat chair, unhurriedly sipping the fragrant tea offered by Shilan, looking at the scene in front of the hall with a light smile, and beckoned everyone present to take a closer look: "You big guys also take a good look."

Some of you are small candidates who entered the palace and worked hard for half a lifetime to get to the role of steward, and there are poor people who cut off their heirs when they can't survive at home...... It doesn't matter what your background is, but it's not easy to get to where you are today, so I hope you can cherish everything you have in your hands.

I am a kind-hearted and soft-hearted person, you should be a good errand, no matter who it is, no matter where you come from, I will not treat you badly.

But if someone thinks I'm a bully, they play with me this set of tricks that violate the yang and yin, and damage the public and private, I am also ruthless, and the better ones will be sent to the Department of Punishment of the Internal Affairs Department to do coolies, whether you can live or not, it depends on each of you's ability, no matter how miserable it is, it will be the same as the little Jiangzi in front of you, and you will be punished, and you will be killed with a robe and a cane directly in front of everyone, and you will die a disgraceful death. ”

As she spoke, she didn't forget to tell Zhao Dezhu to pour the ginseng soup boiled in the small kitchen behind her into Xiao Jiangzi.

Bowls of bitter ginseng soup poured down like white water, it was definitely not that Erfu had too much money to spend, she was afraid that Xiao Jiangzi would not be able to survive the punishment, and she was also afraid that a plate that was not salty or light would not be able to scare the greed in the hearts of these people, only by letting these people see with their own eyes how Xiao Jiangzi suffered, how life was worse than death, can they be restrained.

As for Xiao Jiangzi, his hardships were not in vain.

When Zhao Dezhu arrested Xiao Jiangzi before, Erfu saw him in the wing, and Erfu promised him that as long as he finished the play, he would no longer pursue him for harming the public and private interests before. greedy for the fault of the Mo Gongzhong, he will also give him a deed and let him leave freely, so don't look at Xiao Jiangzi crying and screaming miserably now, but there is hope in his heart, and it is precisely because of this that he can cooperate with Zhao Dezhu to obediently drink the ginseng soup that gave him life, and continue to suffer among various torture instruments, otherwise he would have chosen to bite his tongue and commit suicide if he was afraid of death and hardship.

For a full hour, Xiao Jiangzi, who was covered in bruises, was dragged to Erfu and the stewards everywhere.

"The prescription prescribed by the imperial doctor is really useful, and it actually allowed him to survive this whole set of punishments.

But that's fine, I don't want the place where I live to be stained with blood, you let people go to find a broken mat, wrap him up and throw him out of the city, if he can get through, it is his own luck, if he can't survive, then he don't blame me for being ruthless, who let him make a mistake by himself, leading the monthly money in the house without thinking of repaying it, and actually doing something that harms the public and private interests!" Erfu handed the tea bowl in his hand to Shilan to hold, smiled and leaned over to stare at Xiao Jiangzi, who had only one breath left, and commanded in a low voice full of compassion.

If Erf's face was full of hideousness at this time, maybe the stewards standing behind him would not be so afraid, but it was Erfu's face full of compassion and compassion, but he opened his mouth and recited the twilight curtain of the twilight curtain, and the ooh and the wine were thrown into the cricket and the >

No matter what the other housekeepers thought in their hearts, the housekeeper Mama Du, who had never put Erfu in her eyes, sighed with emotion and said secretly: It seems that none of the masters in this house are easy to get along with!

Xiao Jiangzi is the righteous son of Mama Du.

She has been in charge of the purchase stall since the head of the Wulanala clan, and has accumulated a lot of silver money, but it is still difficult to change the greedy nature, and Erfu has always been very gentle and kind, so she does not take Erfu in her eyes, although Erfu has repeatedly emphasized the duty of being a slave, she is still doing her own thing, and even arranged Xiao Jiangzi, who had been planted in Erfu's hands, to the needlework room to manage the purchase, and even Liu Niangzi found her head to complain, but it was also regarded as if nothing happened.

But now she is really trembling and cold, so before Zhao Dezhu dragged Xiao Jiangzi away, and before Erfu could fall on her head, she took the lead in kneeling on the ground and pleading guilty.

"Mama is an old man in the house, and he should understand that our house does not allow servants to marry in private, but you have nothing to rely on when you are old, and it is human nature to want to adopt an adopted son to support the elderly. After killing chickens and monkeys, Erfu didn't want to show her cold face anymore, so she personally helped Mama Du, who was kneeling on the ground, and comforted her.

At the same time, he also threw a sweet jujube to everyone present, and set the rules for the elderly in the house: "Just take this opportunity, I will also say it in my head, so as to save someone from repeating your mistakes, the people who can appear here to hear the trial today should be the old people in the house, and they must all know that the fourth master has a Zhuangzi in the northern suburbs of the capital."

In the past, it was a place for the house to place erroneous women, although it was a little desolate, but there was also a three-entry courtyard with a width of five rooms, and there were servants serving in it, and I would arrange someone to clean up this courtyard later, and refer to the palace people who trusted in front of me to take care of it, and this courtyard will be the place where these old and homeless servants and miscellaneous servants in our house are raised.

Comparing hearts to hearts, everyone will be old, and not to mention that everyone present is a poor person who has broken off contact with the family, but after all, most people have a weak relationship with the family, and no one will deduct the share of the Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing, so you don't have to worry about not leaving a big private money, and the future will not be easy. After speaking, she said a few words of forgiveness, so that the big guys don't have to worry about their previous mistakes, and from now on, they will not be blamed in the past, and it all depends on the future performance of these people, and everyone will disperse.

Returning to the upper room in the back to rest, Erfu took a deep breath and asked about Xiao Jiangzi's situation.

Don't look at what she said, but in her heart she still can't get over that hurdle, she really can't do anything that costs people's lives at every turn, it seems that Zhao Dezhu dragged Xiao Jiangzi out with a roll mat and threw it away, but in fact, he arranged for a doctor with advanced medical skills to wait outside, as long as he left the scope of the Fourth Master's Mansion, he would immediately carry Xiao Jiangzi who could not be tortured over for treatment.

But even so, she was afraid of accidents.

After getting the answer that Xiao Jiangzi had been taken back by the doctor to recuperate, she put her heart in her throat, and then she fell to the ground, and instructed Zhao Dezhu: "Explain that the doctor does not use medicine, and he must cure Xiao Jiangzi's body, which is also the condition I promised him." ”

"Master, you are too kind-hearted, and if you want the slave to say, you are already extra kind to leave him alive. Zhao Dezhu said with some righteous indignation.

"He made a mistake, but he didn't deserve to die in the end, not to mention that I have already made him suffer a lot today, and I have already sent him out of the house, so forget about this matter, there is really no need to take his life!"

After speaking, Erfu smiled bitterly and waved his hand to send Zhao Dezhu away.