In Qianshoutang, the old lady sighed, it turned out that because Xu Wen was intercepted and killed by Li Huzi that day, many of the children of the Xu family around him suffered heavy casualties, and the family members came to make a big noise in the past few days, and the Wang family left for Shandong again, and it was the old lady who paid a large amount of gold and silver from house to house in order to calm the people.

Liu accompanied him and comforted him in a low voice, and Xiao said to the three daughters-in-law standing at the bottom: "Our family didn't have any savings in the first place, and thanks to the dowry brought by Qiaoqiao in the past few years, Hao'er will make money again." But how much has happened in the past year? How many big things have you done? The most disadvantaged place is that most of the industries are in the south, and now they can only rely on Beiping, this year I am afraid that they will not get in or out, and then they have to prepare for the family affairs of Song'er and Hongye and other girls, anyway, there are too many places to spend money in the future. ”

With a sigh of relief, Xiao said again: "There are many dead and wounded, and there is a war outside, so it is inevitable that the hearts of the family in the clan will fluctuate and the housekeeping will be relaxed. ”

Liu watched coldly from the sidelines, and secretly said that the second sister-in-law was completely cultivated, and she became the wife of the Xu family, and the sister-in-law was completely out of power, even if the family reunion in the future could not shake the status of the second sister-in-law.

Zhu Qiaoqiao said: "What do you think the daughters-in-law have to know when they are young? I still ask the old lady and the four adults to teach a lesson. ”

Seeing this, the old lady said: "If you encounter difficulties, you two wives will consider it again, and you can also talk about Ning Xue, don't be like a gourd." ”

Mu Ningxue smiled and nodded, and then said: "Sister-in-law is shrewd and capable, everyone is convinced, and the charter is still the same." The child thinks that first of all, the treasury money and grain must be strictly guarded, and it has recently been found out that the eldest brother has privately borrowed gold and silver, and this heavy interest exploitation must be eliminated. In addition, there are many subordinates who handle money only know how to fatten themselves, and do not know how to take care of them, and those who are found out will be severely punished no matter what their status.

The amount of silver deposited in the treasury and the amount of silver that should be paid each year, and the amount of grain that is purchased in each village can be converted into a certain amount of silver, and the whole can be calculated. If there is a surplus, the shop will earn interest to make up for the shortfall of daily use. ”

Liu was surprised and couldn't help but secretly envy the third child for being blessed to marry a good wife, and said in his heart, could it be that the old lady and the second sister-in-law intended to ask the third daughter-in-law to come out and take power? That Qiaoqiao must be angry to death.

Seeing Zhu Qiaoqiao smiled and said: "The storage of foreign silver coins is all handed over to Ning Xue to be in charge, and the rest of the trivial matters are not good for her to worry about." ”

The old lady suddenly nodded knowingly and smiled: "Ning Xue's first thing now is to pass on the ancestry, and the rest of the things will be handed over to your two sisters-in-law, you and Xuanqing will both sit." ”

Mu Ningxue smiled embarrassedly, took Wang Xuanqing's hand and walked to the side and sat down.

Zhu Qiaoqiao shook his spirit and said: "Family matters have been discussed with my two sisters many times recently, and the number of family members will be clarified from tomorrow." Arrangements should be made for who should be kept and who should be released. Take the Li family as an example, the Li Qiu brothers have all become military attachés, and it is time for the whole family to set up their own doors, which means that the family will be reduced by more than half, which will inevitably affect the number of maids and daughters serving in each room, and I hope the whole family can understand. ”

Xiao said: "There are many people in the old lady's house to serve, from luxury to frugality, except for the existing subordinates are not allowed to buy the population, now it is too luxurious." ”

Zhu Qiaoqiao continued: "Xuanqing is responsible for strictly prohibiting the portal. The third aunt didn't dare to ask, but she could open a single door, but the inner house was not allowed to let men in privately at any time, which was a family rule. I think that now the road is closed and there is a shortage of materials, and the family has a lot of production. It is necessary to assign a special manager, and the interest can also be used to help the monthly fee of each room. However, Hao'er didn't agree with this, thinking that special care would make the family not harmonious, so she took care of each room by herself. When thinking about a tea and a meal, it is not easy to come by. ”

The old lady said happily: "Very good, you should live frugally." The number of servants in my room has been halved, and whoever lacks one will be sent. It is not permissible to send family members who do not want to leave home to do nothing. Try to make everyone have errands, if nothing else, a monthly money can straighten the waist and not be idle. ”

Zhu Qiaoqiao said: "The deputy housekeeper Xu Yong turned into the chief housekeeper, Zhu Xiao, Wang Gui Mufu, and the three of them all know how to abide by the law, and they all do the housekeeper to guard the door to assist the lord in entertaining. The inner house should be purchased and purchased by a special person, and the account will be settled on ten days, and the end of the month will be disbursed; The family members of the house are counted with rations, vegetable money, oil tea, etc., and how much firewood is counted every month, and they are allowed to pay for themselves. The expenses of the girls and mothers in each room are in the separate cases of each room, and the meals are paid by the small kitchen to the large kitchen. ”

The old lady and the Xiao family nodded frequently when they heard it, and the Liu family secretly said that the name was well deserved, and the maids and daughters-in-law in the house listened quietly.

Zhu Qiaoqiao said again: "Needless to say, he has two masters and Hao'er Song'er when they are at home. Now that Hu'er is growing up, he has to send someone to serve, and Jiang'er He'er is not enough to study and practice martial arts for two taels a month, so it has to be increased to fifteen taels of silver. The monthly rules of Cuiliu and other sisters must also be added as appropriate, and the sesame oil offerings in the temple outside should be waived, and there are also some details, subject to the judgment of the elders. ”

The old lady kept nodding her head and said with a smile: "Since you have already made a plan, Mrs. Yuming will be in the future, you don't need to bother me anymore, you can sit and enjoy Qingfu." ”

Liu couldn't help but be full of joy, Xu Hu was a concubine born to her husband and a concubine when he was in office, he was only two years old this year, Xu Jiang and Xu He are also concubines, and when it comes to spending money, it is naturally better not to have to pay for it yourself.

At this time, Aunt Xiao led Du Qianqian in from outside, and the old lady saw that Qianqian, who was one year older, had not changed much, but became more and more slender and good-looking, wearing a lotus-colored long skirt, green silk armor, and a sleeping rabbit, dressed up delicately and lovely.

Aunt Xiao stepped forward and said, "Say hello to the old lady." Turning around to salute the Xiao family, the Liu family and the others, Du Qianqian also asked for peace one by one.

The old lady said: "The girl looks very clever, and the pink and white sweetness is really gratifying. After speaking, Du Qianqian got on the kang and took her little hand to ask this and that, Yuelan took a snack and tea.

Xiao's heart moved, and he said to Liu: "What do you think of Qian's girl?" Is it good to ration Song'er? ”

The Liu family was unhappy at first, how could Aunt Xiao's family be worthy of her son? However, Xu Song's earlier actions made the reputation in Beiping Mansion extremely poor, and it was impossible to climb to the lord of the palace, and the Du family was a well-known scholarly family, Du Qianqian was good-looking, and she was deeply loved by Xu Hao and his wife, and it was much better to know the roots than to marry a daughter-in-law who did not know her nature.

Xiao Shi looked at Liu Shi and smiled, and immediately told Aunt Xiao about it, Aunt Xiao heard for a long time that Xu Song's prodigal son would not change his money, so she readily agreed without thinking too much.

In the evening, Mu Ningxue mentioned this matter to Xu Hao, and Xu Hao said: "When Xu Song comes back to contact, I have to ask people Qianqian's own opinions, don't blindly marry dumb and make a pair of resentful couples." ”

Mu Ningxue smiled and said: "I know that you are sure that the elders are not allowed to say it to you, and you are not disturbing the family affairs." ”

Xu Hao was stunned, hugged his wife and said viciously: "I can't be the master of others, so I will give birth to my own son and daughter to be the master." ”

Mu Ningxue fell on the couch with a sigh of surprise, and while dodging her husband's wolf kiss, she smiled coquettishly: "Remember what you said, you are not allowed to regret it in the future." ”

"What's wrong with repentance? I'm the father, and all the final interpretation rights belong to me. Xu Hao buried his head in his wife's perfect chest.

Mu Ningxue gasped and said cautiously: "Lai Pi! Not today, it's a menstrual affair. ”

Xu Hao stopped his movements when he heard this, hugged Mu Ningxue tightly in his arms with his backhand, and said, "Let it be, hard work will always blossom one day." ”

Mu Ningxue said pitifully: "What if?" ”

"Nothing if." Xu Hao stretched out his hand to cover his wife's red lips, "Whether there is or not, everything has its own certainty, don't force it." ”

That night, Xu Hao and his wife whispered and slept together very late. The next day, Xu Hao took his own soldiers to the military camp outside the city, Mu Yi was training the soldiers, because more than 100 captains were transferred from the Shenji Battalion as the backbone, and the training queue was moving around very quickly.

Xu Hao looked at Mu Yi, who was calm and unsmiling, and said to Mu Hui: "You and Hongye should also be engaged, I want to marry Mu Yi with Luzhu." ”

Mu Hui shook his head and said, "Wait a minute, God knows if he will die on the battlefield tomorrow, and he can't affect others." ”

Xu Hao smiled bitterly: "After the Battle of Beiping, I have realized that the battlefield is ruthless, you and Mu Yi and Xu Song are not married, you really shouldn't go to the battlefield." ”

Mu Hui sneered: "You don't even have a descendant? As the only son in the family, it stands to reason that he can't lead troops to fight, life and death are life, wealth is in the sky, and he cares about his mother. ”

Xu Hao said: "This year, the envoys of the Korean state encountered a strong wind and a ship sank, which shows the importance of surveying the hydrological wind direction. ”

"There are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, who knows when God will be angry?" Mu Hui was a little unimpressed.

Xu Hao said in a deep voice: "No matter how much preparation work has been done, there is no big mistake in acting carefully, I would rather give up the plan to intercept and harass Liaodong than let you give your lives in vain." ”

Dusty in the distance, Li Qiu rode a fast horse and shouted, "The prince has sent troops." ”

In mid-March, Li Jinglong swore to go north in the Dezhou Mansion, known as a million-strong army, and the generals on the imperial court side were all gearing up to express their shame.

Zhu Di received the news and sent multiple scouts to find out the exact information and convened the generals to discuss the matter of sending troops.

This time Li Jinglong acted very cautiously, after three months of careful planning, he first ordered Wu Jie to stay in Zhending, and sent Guo Ying to lead 10,000 people to Baoding, hundreds of thousands of troops left unhurriedly, and 50,000 pioneers went to the designated place separately to confuse the Yan army.

Yang Wen led 80,000 people out of Shanhaiguan to respond, preparing to besiege Yongping City again, making the Yan army suffer from the enemy. (To be continued......)