"Girl, I'm in charge of purchasing the maids and servants. There have been a lot of vacancies in the house in the past two days, especially the women everywhere have been sent away, and they won't be able to fill them for a while.
There are so many people, so in the past two days, people everywhere have been busy asking for important information."
"But I don't have a head and six arms. I really don't have an idea. I'd like to ask the girl to help me come up with a charter!" Qiao Yuyan has just finished recognizing the person here, and has not yet remembered the face in detail. It's a middle-aged man with a short stature.
Then he came to ask her for advice with a look of embarrassment on his face.
As soon as he opened his mouth, several more male and female stewards came forward.
This means that there are a lot of people missing in the garden, and no one even cleans the lotus leaves in the pond.
The one who said that many of the people who were chopping and washing vegetables in the kitchen have been dismissed. Now everyone is in a hurry at every meal, and the wrong dishes even happen to be served.
The other one said that it was almost the Dragon Boat Festival and all kinds of bags were not ready yet, but everyone had more work to do due to lack of manpower and could not find time to do it.
There was a lot of noise in the yard for a while. After the few people complained individually, they pulled the person in front of them who was in charge of purchasing the maids to comment, and they sympathized with the others.
Those who were not involved at the back also stood aside and made their own comments. With so many people present, few of them stopped talking.
Several people among them kept their eyes on the young master above, and saw Qiao Yuyan sitting on the Taishi chair above.
Wearing bright red clothes, he was sitting upright, without any screen or anything in front of him. He just looked at the crowd with no expression on his face, and he didn't know if he was frightened or not.
Therefore, some people sneered in their hearts, thinking that now the uncle has started to lose his mind and has lost his plans. It is ridiculous that a little girl who has not even had haircut should take care of the internal affairs of such a large family property.
Not to mention that this eldest lady has no fingers in the spring water, I'm afraid she won't even recognize her husband, so how can she discipline her servants?
What's more, her bad temper is well-known. It's strange that such a person can convince everyone when she manages so many families.
Grandma Wang stood next to Qiao Yuyan, her face was livid, and she wanted to scold her, but Qiao Yuyan gently held her back, and then gave her a look. She swallowed her words and stepped back.
Qiao Yuyan took the tea that Qixi brought over from the side and took a few sips slowly. Suddenly she remembered something and pointed at Yuan Bao and ran away.
Then there was no other action. He looked at the people below as if he were watching a play. He really didn't do anything, not even a word. For a moment, there was something unfathomable.
This flower hall was originally the outer courtyard of Furong Garden, and was only separated by a wall from the inner courtyard where the Xu family lived. Naturally, everything that happened here was clearly known inside.
Aunt Pei was playing chess with Mr. Xu, and Qiao Yuning on the side was obediently holding a small embroidered handkerchief.
Hearing the commotion outside, Aunt Pei couldn't help but frowned and said worriedly: "These stewards in our house have always bullied the weak and feared the strong. This is my first time as a director, so don't let them bully you!"
Mrs. Xu was actually worried in her heart. They said she knew her son better than her mother, but she had no idea about her daughter at all.
But when she and her husband were together last night, her husband specifically warned her not to interfere with her daughter's housekeeping. Otherwise, Qiao Yuyan would not be able to establish her authority and her actions would inevitably be constrained. She was even more afraid that she would feel that he did not trust her.
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Mrs. Xu also agreed with her husband's point of view, so she decided not to pay attention to outside things.
It's just that the noise has been going on for so long and there is no intention to stop, so the idea is a little shaken.
As a young girl, how can she compete with those impure stewards? She must not suffer a secret loss.
Aunt Pei seemed to notice her hesitation, so she put down the chess piece in her hand and said: "In the final analysis, this time things are too radical. These stewards are all old people. No matter who they were in the past, they were all
He is a serious master in the house, who dares to disobey? Even if he doesn't accept it, he doesn't dare to show it, but the eldest girl is a child after all, and they may feel uncomfortable having a child take charge of her."
Because of the rumors of the past few days, Qiao Weisheng was really angry. Those who spread random rumors were punished, and many people were directly betrayed. Although this time, the entire Qiao Mansion was much more disciplined.
But it also led to the mess everywhere now.
Seeing Mr. Xu nodding, she added: "If you ask me, the wife should take care of the eldest daughter for a few days and then slowly let her go. Which family doesn't do this? I'm a grown man.
The official may be good at it, but we take things in the inner house too simply."
Qiao Yuning was also beside her and said worriedly: "Although the protection between men and women in our dynasty is not very strict, and it's okay to meet each other on a regular basis, it is still a bit uncomfortable for the eldest sister to appear in public like this! If it gets out accidentally, I'm afraid...
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After saying this, he seemed to realize that he had made a mistake, "Look at me, what are you talking about? Daddy has just punished everyone in the house, how can anyone dare to talk nonsense outside!"
Mrs. Xu then looked at her lovingly and said, "How come you are so honest-minded? When a person opens his mouth, it's just a matter of touching his lips. Although my uncle's actions had a considerable deterrent effect, those people are not
I dare to say whatever I want, but how can I say this kind of thing accurately?"
As he said that, he became more and more worried about the situation outside, so he simply got up and said, "I'd better go out and take a look!"
It happened that Aunt Liu came in from outside and quickly came over with a smile and helped her sit back, "The elder girl knew that the wife would be worried, so she specially sent a little maid here to tell the wife to rest as much as possible and don't worry about the future.
The matter is indeed as expected."
Aunt Pei frowned, then returned to normal, with a gentle smile still on her face, "It seems that the eldest girl is very confident, so let's just trust the child! Let's see how she handles it."
Qiao Yuyan actually didn't deal with it at all, and just kept sitting on the chair, her posture was still as upright, but on the table beside her, there was a plate of melon seeds, which were very delicious at the moment.
After the people below them talked for a long time and realized that something was wrong, and the young master above him gradually stopped talking without talking to him, Qiao Yuyan threw the melon seeds in his hand back into the dry goods plate, "Hey! Is this all discussed?"
Her voice was not loud, and there was even a hint of smile in her tone, but with her pair of phoenix eyes that were slightly narrow but not smiling at all, everyone below them felt a little afraid in their hearts for some unknown reason.
And her words also made the people below not dare to pick up the fight. How could they pick up the fight? Doesn't it mean that they didn't take Qiao Yuyan above them seriously and were discussing on their own?