Chapter 159: Invitation

Sister Zhen stood in front of Eleven Niang with a smile on her face, with two red clouds on her fair cheeks. Although her voice was calm when she spoke, her excited expression could not be concealed: she made silk flowers and tied them to the holly tree with green silk thread, and also took photos of them.

The styles of silk flowers have different fragrances. At first glance, I thought that the Empress of Hundred Flowers had descended to earth and made all the flowers in their house bloom overnight. As she spoke, she pursed her lips and smiled.

It was Sister Hui's idea. Eleven Niang wrapped a peeled orange in a handkerchief and handed it to her. It must not have been made overnight. It should have been made at ordinary times and tied up temporarily when guests came.

Sister Zhen nodded, took the orange and thanked Eleven Niang in a low voice. She divided the orange into two parts and gave one to Eleven Niang to eat: "However, it is not as beautiful as the flowers at our house." She also whispered: "Moreover,

Their family is not as big as ours, and they live in a very crowded place. Several aunts live in the east wing of the upper room.

Eleven Niang laughed.

It is the nature of women to like these gossips

Marquis Lin has six sons, and they all live together, so it must be very crowded. She smiled and asked, doesn’t their family have a greenhouse?

Sister Zhen shook her head: I didn't see the greenhouse.

Otherwise, you can ask the conservator to pick some flowers and send them over. Eleven Niang said with a smile, I’m afraid they would be rarer than the gold and silver ones you send me.

Sister Zhen was very happy to hear this: I think so too. I am going to come back to discuss it with my mother.

Eleven Niang said with a smile: You can do what I can do. You don’t need to consult me ​​in the future. Just make your own decisions.

Sister Zhen was startled: How can this be done?

What's wrong? Eleven Niang said with a smile, you are the eldest lady of our family. What's wrong?

Sister Zhen listened silently, looked at Eleven Niang and smiled shyly: I

Eleven Niang hoped that she would be more confident in herself, so she shook her hand and emphasized again: Whatever I can do, you can do too.

The corners of Sister Zhen's eyes were slightly wet, thinking of Eleven Niang telling her not to shed tears casually, she blinked her eyes and endured it again. She smiled and asked Eleven Niang: Did it go well for Mom when she went to Third Aunt's place?

Eleven Niang felt warm in her heart.

Sister Zhen is also thinking about herself.

Grandma personally led me over and introduced me to the mothers in charge. She treated Sister Zhen as a friend and chatted with her. Everyone saw this attitude and was naturally very friendly to me. However, I thought that I was always a newcomer, so it was best to treat her as a friend.

No matter what happens, I will follow your third aunt hand to hand, heel to toe, and see how your third aunt handles it. Even if the mother in charge comes to ask me, I will not express my position. I only say that I have asked your third aunt.

Only then can you decide. In this way, you can maintain the dignity of your third aunt, and you will not say the wrong thing or do the wrong thing because you don't understand the rules of the family. You know, those in power are most afraid of changing orders overnight. Even if they are wrong, in order to maintain their position

The dignity of the author must be kept wrong. But this kind of mistake also has limitations. For example, if it will cause serious consequences, then it has to be changed. In order to avoid this situation, the best way is not to be careless.

make a decision

She told Sister Zhen her thoughts and practices in detail.

This will be good for her when she marries into her husband's family and faces an unfamiliar environment.

Sister Zhen listened very carefully.

In fact, the best way is to look at the account books. All the income and expenses of the family are recorded in the accounts. If you want to know the rules of the family, you can know them all by checking the accounts. For example, if you know the income of the family from

Where it comes from, you can know how your family’s money should be spent. If you know where your family’s money has gone, you can know how your family’s money should be spent.

After hearing this, Sister Zhen murmured: Doesn’t the outer courtyard allocate money to the inner courtyard every year? Why do we still need to know how the family should spend money?

Seeing that she had listened to what she said, Eleven Niang was very happy and explained to her: For example, if a large part of the family's income comes from Zhuangzi, you have to consider that the annual income is not good and it is impossible to have it every year.

For the same input, part of it must be saved, and only part of it can be used.

Sister Zhen immediately understood: that is to say, we have to ignore the worst years and the best years, and only look at the normal income.

Eleven Niang couldn't help but nodded secretly after hearing this.

Sister Zhen deserves to have Wen's genes, and this kind of accounting problem will be revealed at a glance.

She nodded: This is exactly the reason.

After receiving Eleven Niang's affirmation, Sister Zhen became more courageous and said: If you know where all the money at home has gone, you can do things as usual.

Eleven Niang watched her draw inferences and encouraged her with a smile: Yes, yes, yes. If a maid who is used to being a personal servant gets married, it is customary to reward her in whatever way she wants. If something goes wrong.

The rules are, firstly, because the servants are dissatisfied, and secondly, because future generations don’t know what to do. At this time, it’s best to check the account book. According to the rules, no one can say anything.

Sister Zhen nodded and said thoughtfully: If you like it very much, you can reward it privately, but you can't break the rules and spend it from the account.

Eleven Niang couldn't help but sigh slightly and touched her head.

Sister Zhen is really talented

Do you know how to make an abacus?

Sister Zhen's face turned pale after hearing this.

Eleven Niang immediately realized that Sister Zhen was a little taboo about her origin. This must be related to the way the Xu family looked at Aunt Wen. But she thought this was not a good sign.

People need to face themselves, rather than avoid them

I want to find someone to tell me how to make an abacus. Do you want to learn from it? She asked Sister Zhen with a smile.

Sister Zhen hesitated for a moment: My second aunt told me how to do mental arithmetic and asked me to practice it.

Eleven Niang was a little surprised when she heard this. Then she thought about it, and it was more in line with the second lady's style of maintaining a noble and elegant posture.

She didn't want to affect Sister Zhen and embarrass Sister Zhen because of their conflicting ideas. She immediately smiled and said: That's not bad either.

Sister Zhen breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this and said: Second aunt also said that in a family like ours, it is okay for women to do small businesses for fun, but it is best not to get involved in larger businesses. It is much more convenient for us to do business than others, so as not to

Arouse the jealousy of merchants and cause unnecessary trouble.

This is also very reasonable.

As long as people like Yongping Hou spread the word that they want to do business, they can start without capital, or even invest in stocks. But there is never anything for nothing in this world. If you make other people's money, you have to spend it.

exchange for corresponding things

Eleven Niang said with a smile: No wonder the second lady wants to open a fragrance shop with the fifth lady.

Sister Zhen shook her head when she heard this: the second aunt did not open the fragrant dew shop with the fifth aunt. It was the fifth aunt who opened the fragrant dew shop and asked the second aunt for the recipe. The second aunt gave the fragrant dew recipe to the fifth aunt.

Later, the fifth aunt said that the business of Xianglu Shop was very good, and she wanted to give two shares to the second aunt, but the second aunt did not ask for it.

Eleven Niang was stunned.

I didn't expect Sister Zhen to know about this. Then I thought about it, the second lady is equivalent to her teacher, and the two of them must be together often, so it is not surprising to know these things.

Sister Zhen smiled: Third aunt told you this, right?

Why is there such a saying?

Eleven Niang smiled calmly at Sister Zhen and said: No. I also wanted to open a fragrant dew shop before, but later I found out that the only two shops in Yanjing were owned by the Fifth Madam, and I heard that I did it together with the Second Madam.

, I stopped thinking about it.

Sister Zhen heard this and said: Once, the third aunt came to me specifically to ask for information. I told her, but she didn't believe it. I thought it was her who said it, but I really don't know the recipe for Xianglu.

Mainly because I didn't pay attention to this before. After saying that, I looked at her uneasily.

Of course, no one would pay attention to this unless they are caring.

Eleven Niang said hurriedly: I also have the recipe for making fragrant dew, but I have never made it before. Since our family already has two fragrant dew shops, how can our own people take advantage of our own family members? Of course it is.

We can no longer think about it in this regard.

Sister Zhen breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and then, as if she wanted to make up for something, she said: How about I talk to my second aunt and ask her to tell you how to make incense. The incense made by my second aunt is very famous.

The most famous Yipin incense from Ciyuan Temple once received the guidance of the second aunt, and the formula was improved. Now it is selling well.

Eleven Niang didn't want Sister Zhen to beg for help for her own affairs. She smiled quickly and said: "Look at me, I don't have time to do business. The main reason is that when I got married last time, I gave two bottles of fragrant dew as a gift. I looked very...

I liked it, so I thought of making my own fragrance. I also thought that since I liked it, other people must also like it. I thought of opening a shop.

Sister Zhen nodded and said with a smile: How about waiting until spring and I will help you make fragrant dew at home. If it doesn't work, then ask your second aunt.

Eleven Niang said vaguely: I am so busy now. If I think of it, I may not be able to do it. Let’s talk about it then.

Sister Zhen was right when she thought about it. She asked Eleven Niang about the Chinese New Year: Do you want my help?

That's fine, let's learn how to manage the house together.

Okay, Eleventh Mother is very welcome. Let's look at the account book together and summarize some things. Then we will have an idea. When you meet in the future, you can also compare it with what you have at home.

Sister Zhen's face turned slightly red as she listened.

Eleven Niang covered her sleeves and smiled.

A little maid ran in: Lord Marquis is back

Eleven Niang was stunned.

I hurriedly got up and looked at the bell, which was still a quarter before noon.

Why are you back at this time?

She confessed to Sister Zhen and hurriedly went out.

As soon as he raised the curtain and walked out the door, he saw Xu Lingyi striding across the yard towards the main house.

He looked a little tired, but his expression was as calm as usual, making it impossible to guess his true emotions.

The Eleventh Lady of the Marquis bent her knees to salute him, and Sister Zhen who followed her also knelt down.

Xu Lingyi was slightly surprised to see Sister Zhen.

Eleven Niang hurriedly smiled and explained: Sister Zhen is getting older, and I want her to help me with some needlework. Madam Tai asked her to move to our place temporarily. After the fifth brother and sister are settled there, I am going to

Find a place for her to move in the back garden. This matter was decided in a hurry, without consulting the Marquis.

Before she could finish speaking, Xu Lingyi waved her hand: You can make decisions on these matters. Looking at Sister Zhen, his eyes showed a bit of hesitation, as if he had something to say and didn't know what to say. After hesitating for a moment, he went straight

Entered the house.
Chapter completed!