After meeting his brother, Song Wan felt a little more confident and stopped wondering about Jiang Xingjian's thoughts.
And now that she is in charge of Zhongfu, she is extremely busy all day long.
After greeting the old lady in the morning, the housekeeper came to ask for her instructions.
"Thank you for your hard work. My grandma will come when she changes her clothes."
Heng Wu served tea and prepared snacks. Those women only took a close look at Song Wan once, which was the day when Chuchu handed over. Now three or five days have passed and Song Wan has not taken any action. Everyone feels that although she comes from a famous family, she is still young after all, so they inevitably feel a little contempt.
Seeing that Heng Wu respected them again, and remembering that Song Wan had always been kind and gentle, the awe that had aroused before faded slightly.
Teenage girls have never managed a house before, so now they have to rely on them more.
Several people exchanged glances, with relaxed and proud expressions on their faces.
When Song Wan came out, he saw everyone eating and drinking in a lively manner. She said softly: "I'm a little late. I'm sorry for the long wait."
"Grandma, you are busy with things, so the old ladies should wait."
The woman was still chewing snacks when she spoke. Song Wan glanced at her and her smile did not diminish.
"I've been busy these past few days and haven't been able to discuss the situation in the mansion with you in detail. It's my fault that I have the time today."
Song Wan motioned for the mother-in-law to sit down, while he sat on the main seat. Heng Zhi brought the brewed magnolia tea and placed it in her hand, and then brought a thick stack of account books over.
Everyone couldn't help but laugh when they saw that she was so arrogant.
How can being the wife of a housekeeper be accomplished without enough momentum? If she behaves properly, they won't look down upon her with respect. If you are soft-hearted and incompetent, you will have to be as obedient as in the past.
They are all old people in the Hou family, and their families have had children for generations, which is not something that a new daughter-in-law can handle.
Jiang Fu's wife was in charge of the inner house, so she spoke first: "Grandma is busy with things. Since I summoned the mothers-in-law today, I must have some explanations. Now that everyone is here, please give me some instructions."
Song Wan smiled and said: "It's not a big deal, but I also know that the Hou Mansion is no longer what it used to be, with more income and more income than before, so I want to reduce some unnecessary expenses."
"Grandma is right, our house is indeed not what it used to be."
Seeing Song Wan, the Jiang Fuji family members smiled lightly and changed the subject: "It's just that our Marquis Mansion is the home of a prince after all, and we must have due rules and regulations. If we lose the face of the Marquis Mansion because of frugality, wouldn't it be disrespectful? "
The royal prince's family has strict regulations on the cost of clothing and travel equipment. No male from the entire clan is outstanding, and they will not make a fuss about daily expenses. If it comes to the point where he can no longer even maintain his dignity, outsiders will only think that the mansion of the Hou Mansion is about to collapse and he is on his deathbed.
How could Song Wan not understand such a simple truth?
She looked at Jiang Fu's wife with a smile and said, "Mom is too worried, that's not what I said."
Jiang Fu's wife smiled coquettishly, and Song Wan did not make things difficult for her.
“Today is no different than in the past. Although daily expenses cannot be frugal, there are some items that should be reduced.”
Opening an account book at random, Song Wan pointed to the entry above and said: "The small kitchens in each house have the same things every day. For example, the mother's Jiangxiangyuan and the old lady's Fuhetang both have milk. But The old lady never likes the smell of milk."
"My mother prepares Wuchang fish in the Tonglan courtyard every day. Although this fish is delicious, as far as I know, neither I nor my uncle like it, and this dish is not commonly seen."
The woman in charge of purchasing in the kitchen of the inner house hurriedly stood up and said: "Madam, I don't know, although you may not see it on the table on weekdays, but if the masters suddenly want to eat it, the kitchen will not do it. Therefore, some things may not be used every day. , but it is indispensable.”
"Nothing is missing."
Song Wan's tone was still gentle: "From today on, the purchase of the small kitchens of Fuhetang Jiangxiangyuan and Lanyuan Courtyard will be made by the main kitchen of the mansion. If the master wants to eat something, he will notify the big kitchen one day in advance. Just pick according to the list."
"Grandma, this..."
As soon as she opened her mouth, she took away the conveniences of the old lady and her wife in the mansion and her own courtyard. How could other courtyards in the mansion dare to go past them?
This was obviously the one with the biggest head who was chosen to be the raft. How could they dare and how could they say anything as servants?
The woman backed away angrily, her heart hurting and bleeding.
Song Wan didn't care about that. He glanced at the menus and shopping lists of various hospitals in the past, and after a rough calculation, he could save as much as seventy or eighty taels in one day.
"The snacks and snacks in the uncle's and second uncle's rooms have also been cancelled."
The mother-in-law in charge of Yu Lingzhai looked embarrassed: "This... I'm afraid it would be inappropriate to cancel the snacks when the small kitchens in each hospital have no food to prepare."
"My eldest brother and my second uncle are both grown up, and they are rarely in the house during the day. Who are these snacks for during the twelve days of the month?"
The woman didn't say anything, and Song Wan took out the account books of each hospital and canceled all kinds of trivial and unnecessary expenditures.
Those women didn't take her seriously before, but now one or two of them understand that she is not easy to fool. After all, the old lady and my wife had never noticed those inconspicuous expenses in the past.
But now that I think about it, it’s not a small amount of money to add up to a lot. Although it cannot solve the urgent need, being frugal can reduce a lot of burdens in the long run.
There are women who are smart and awe-inspiring, but there are also those who are dissatisfied because they have been short-changed.
Heng Zhi raised her eyes to scan the crowd, then lowered her head to look at the black and blue eyes of Song Wan, feeling heartbroken.
Her lady stayed awake for several days in order to look through these account books over and over again, checking and comparing the items from the one, two, and two taels of silver. After several days, she could select those items that could save a few cents, but she was busy. I haven't seen the uncle come to the main courtyard for a few days to say a word of respect to the young lady.
Hengzhi was not worth it to save Song, and secretly complained that Jiang Xingjian was cold-hearted.
"These are the only things that need to be changed from the old rules in the mansion."
"Grandma, do you have any other instructions?"
Song Wan said: "There are still some things."
The faces of the women became darker again, but they only dared to mutter a few words in their hearts.
"Liu Shun's family, Lin Lianggao's family, and Zhang Changsheng's wife..."
"Hey, the old lady is here."
Three women wearing silk clothes came out and said tremblingly: "What are your orders, grandma?"
"I didn't dare to take the order seriously. I just found some problems with the accounts in the past few days, so I thought I'd tell them today."
Song Wan found a few tickets for collecting tickets from the government, as well as the government regulations reported in the past few months, and handed them to a few people.
"In February this year, I applied for 30 pieces of green silk to repair the carriage of the man in the mansion. Last month, I applied for 12 pieces of eight-cup brocade to repair the soap cover. The color was not written on the ticket. I let the vanilla turn over for a long time. In the warehouse, there are twelve plum greens missing."
Song Wan smiled slightly: "The regulations in the palace require Uncle Hou to use a green cover, green drapery, and green curtains on his chariot. This plum green one does not comply with the palace regulations."
Lin Lianggao's wife heard this and knelt down with a thud.
