She was married into this Wen family in her previous life!
"It turns out that our old lady and the old lady of the Wen family are classmates. They have a very good relationship. They even wanted to marry our aunt to the Wen family. The marriage was already under discussion. But something went wrong and the marriage was not included. But
The two families still had contact, but after the old man of the Wen family and our old man passed away, they stopped moving around a lot."
Then he pointed to the account book again, "Now it's only the third festival of the year and there's still some business going on."
Qiao Yuyan nodded lightly, with a calm expression on her face, and arranged the gifts to be sent to the Wen family according to previous years.
This is the first section that Qiao Yuyan has encountered since she took charge of the Zhongfu. Only when she became a master did she realize that there are many things going on here.
The movements of each house and government should not only follow the rules of previous years, but also depend on whether anything happens in each house during this period.
You can't just send a bunch of colorful things to someone's house when they just have a special day!
There are also those who have given birth to children and those who have married brides, which will be a little different from previous years.
There is also a Dragon Boat Festival rule up and down the house. The maids and servants each have to buy a new suit. The materials are different according to different levels. Those on a higher level, such as first- and second-class maids in each house, also have rewards.
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The rice dumplings distributed everywhere also need to be purchased and prepared in the kitchen.
In each master's house, mugwort, calamus and five bats are also needed.
If there are people close to you coming around, it is necessary to clean up the banquet, so you have to communicate with other people, so as not to waste time.
Some farm shops have agreed to deliver things and account books during three festivals a year, and they also have to arrange for people to contact them.
With such a complicated and busy schedule, there is no time to think about anything else. When the people sent by the Xu family come over, the Dragon Boat Festival will only be two days away.
The Xu family is also here to give holiday gifts. Logically speaking, the Qiao family should give them to the Xu family first, but the Xu family has always been more proactive and always sends people over early, and then brings the gifts back with them.
This time, Grandma Li, who was in front of the Xu family's grandmother, came in person and brought two women, about seventeen or eighteen years old.
When a daughter-in-law from a wealthy family is pregnant, her parents' family will often arrange for two suitable mothers-in-law to come and take care of her. On the one hand, it shows that they value their daughter, and on the other hand, the mother feels at ease.
But the two sent by Xu were too young, so Qiao Yuyan turned her head to look at them.
He has a long face and gentle eyebrows. When he speaks, there is always a faint smile at the corner of his mouth, which makes people feel good.
The other one was the complete opposite, with a serious expression and an unsmiling look, but there was an arrogance between her eyebrows and eyes that was not seen in ordinary maids.
Mother Li introduced her to Qiao Yuyan with a smile, pointing to the one with the long face first, "This is Ziyuan, it's for the girl. She has been an accountant and director since she was a child, and she can also help the girl. This is the girl Chanyi."
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As he said this, he winked at Qiao Yuyan, and no further introduction was needed. Qiao Yuyan quickly smiled and took them to the Furong Pavilion.
Zi Yuan was gentle and kind-hearted, and she was very generous. Although she was in a strange environment, she was not embarrassed at all. She walked beside Qiao Yuyan and took an opportunity to say to her: "This slave is sent here by Mr. Wen."
If you are following a girl, if she has anything to do, just send her slaves."
Qiao Yuyan was surprised for a moment before she reacted, and then she laughed dumbly and said, "Uncle Wen is the safest choice."
The relationship between Wen Tingyuan and the Xu family is unknown to outsiders. It would not be a good idea for him to send a maid to Qiao Yuyan in a big way. If he sends it here with his grandmother's people, it will not be conspicuous.
After all, when Qiao Yuyan came to Qiao's house before, her grandmother also brought her a dozen maids.
In addition to these two people, the Xu family naturally also sent a lot of things. Just the nourishing medicines alone filled two carts, including ginseng, cinnamon, bird's nest, and Ganoderma lucidum for free.
Mother Li accepted the order again, prepared gifts for the old lady and her second wife, and went to see her with Qiao Yuyan.
The old lady seemed to have some issues with the Xu family's grandmother, and her face was indifferent to the arrival of Mother Li. However, Mother Li seemed to have expected it, and the smile on her face did not change at all, and then she went to the second room to present Yao's gift.
Mrs. Xu had not seen Mrs. Li for many years. She held her hand and talked in detail for most of the day. She also mentioned that Mrs. Xu was concerned about the fetus in her belly, so she introduced Chanyi to her.
"Our old lady said that after all, my aunt has not been pregnant for many years. Now she should be more cautious about this pregnancy. She can't come over, so she specially called Chanyi. Even though she is young, she does everything properly."
Mrs. Xu's eyes turned red, and Aunt Li continued: "The old lady said that taking care of yourself is the greatest filial piety to her. If she has a chance, she will come to the capital to see you! Come to the capital.
It would be nice to give her a hug for her grandson when the time comes."
Qiao Yuyan watched Xu's cry from the side, and she vaguely understood in her heart that she had lived in the Xu family for many years, and she also vaguely knew that the Xu family's grandmother was not very satisfied with her mother as a daughter. She didn't know the specific situation, but Xu's mood at this time,
I can somewhat understand it.
Nanny Li then took out the gifts that the Xu family's grandmother had specially given to mother and daughter in private. What she gave to Xu was a mutton-fat jade statue of Guanyin more than one foot high, an jade Kang screen, and a lot of materials.
The statue of Avalokitesvara is made of exquisite jade and exquisite carving. The master looked down at all living beings with a compassionate face. At a glance, he knew that it was not an extraordinary thing. It was probably something with a price but no market.
The emerald Kang screen is made of a whole piece of jade, and is carved with a picture of koi carp playing with lotus. What is rare is that the koi carp is actually a natural red and white color. It is not only ingenious in design, but also vivid.
What was given to Qiao Yuyan were two boxes of gems, one box of rubies and one box of tourmalines.
Mother Li smiled and said: "The old lady knows that the girl has big ideas and many thoughts, so she said that she would give you a ready-made head and face. She was afraid that you wouldn't like it and would end up paying the price, so she asked for this to be given to her. What kind of look does the girl like?
Call."
The Xu family's grandmother had always been extremely doting on Qiao Yuyan, something that probably even the Xu family's cousins didn't have, and her heart felt a little sour for a moment.
When Mother Li was about to go back, she loaded two carts full of things and went back. She happened to meet Yao's maid coming over to talk.
It turned out that Ms. Yao received a letter from the Yao family, saying that her nephew wanted Najib and asked her to go back to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. Upon hearing this, Qiao Yuyan sent the gift to the Yao family directly to the second room, so that he could take it with him.
Yao checked it out and found that the amount was 20% more than in previous years. Feeling a little satisfied, he suddenly asked: "Then the Xu family members have gone back?"
"We're back. When I went to answer the eldest daughter's question, I happened to see the eldest daughter asking someone to carry the gifts to the Xu family and leaving!"
"Oh? Then have you seen how much the eldest girl sent to the Xu family?"