novelaction Chapter 399 Sending Away Beggars
Chapter 399 Sending Away Beggars
Su Qingwan walked beside Jiang, and as soon as she entered the room, she saw Liu staring at her mother, her eyes full of envy and jealousy, and of course, strong hatred.
She curled the corners of her lips slightly, knowing that Liu was unwilling to give in. She must be thinking that everything her mother wore on her head and on her body today should belong to her.
It's just a pity that from now on Liu can only continue to watch her mother wearing silks and satins and eating delicious food.
Thinking of this, Su Qingwan's eyes slowly swept over Liu's dress. Although it was not newly made, it was also top-quality clothes compared to ordinary people. If Liu hadn't come over today, she wouldn't have remembered it. Now she remembered that such good clothes were not worthy for them to wear.
"How come sister-in-law has time to come to my place today?" Jiang asked with a smile.
She wouldn't normally come to my place, I don't know why she came this time.
Liu put away her jealousy. She had something important to say today, so she immediately said, "It's like this. Some people left the mansion a few days ago. Although it can save a little bit of expenses, it is really inconvenient for the old lady and our first and second wives."
"Especially the old lady. She is old and only has Madam Xu to serve her. She is simply unable to take care of her. Logically, I, as the eldest sister-in-law, should not come here to say these things, but we have waited for two or three days and have not seen the Marquis's Mansion assign servants, so I came here to mention it."
"Third sister-in-law, some money really can't be saved. If something bad happens to the old lady, you will be the one who will be blamed in the end!"
After Liu finished speaking, she looked at Jiang with a smile. She didn't believe that Jiang could ignore the old lady and directly say that she would no longer marry a servant. If she dared to say it, she would immediately go out and spread the word that the third lady of the Marquis's Mansion abused the old lady. Then she would see whether Su Zhiru would still want his official reputation.
Jiang didn't expect that Liu came here because of this matter. She looked at Su Qingwan. Qingwan had said before that this matter would be left to her to handle.
"Aunt, actually my mother has already made proper arrangements for this matter, she's just still in the process of selecting the people." Su Qingwan said with a chuckle.
"Oh? What's the arrangement? Buying new maids and servants from outside?" Liu was relieved when she heard what Su Qingwan said.
There are new servants in the Marquis's Mansion, and it's fine if the main house wants a few of them to go over and do the rough work.
"How can we buy servants from outside? My aunt knows that the Marquis's Mansion is running out of money right now, and we just bought some charcoal, so how can we have the spare money to buy servants? In fact, it is my mother who is kind-hearted and decided to select a few capable maids from Helin Court to serve at Rong'an Hall. We cannot let Grandmother Kang be unhappy because of such a small matter."
Su Qingwan said slowly that she had thought about this matter a long time ago, but she was waiting for an opportunity to send the person to Rong'an Hall. Before, she thought that it would be the old Kang who came to ask for a solution, or the young Kang who came to make a request, but she didn't expect that the person who came was Liu.
But it was good this way. No matter who came, those maids and servants could enter Rong'an Hall safely and have a good discussion. No, it should be "serving" Old Kang. And because the person who came to bring up this matter was Liu, if Old Kang was dissatisfied in the future, she would also be dissatisfied with Liu.
Liu looked at Su Qingwan in astonishment. Did she mean to transfer people from Helin Court to the old lady's place? Instead of buying from outside, what should she do with her first wife's house? She would be left with no one to do the rough work.
Who will pour out the nightshade? Who will clean up the swill? Who will clean the toilet? Who will wash the clothes? There are so many chores!
However, Liu didn't dare to ask Su Qingwan to send a few servants to her, and could only say dryly: "Haha! That's good! As long as it can make the old lady live comfortably."
Liu couldn't sit still any longer and hurriedly said goodbye and left.
"Shanhu, pack some snacks and ask my aunt to take them back and try them. These are sent from the palace, and they are tributes! My aunt must have never eaten them." Su Qingwan said.
Shanhu took out the food box. Liu didn't want it, but remembering her daughter's instructions, she had to let Nanny Zhou take it.
As soon as they left, Jiang said to Su Qingwan, "Qingwan, are you really planning to select a few people from Helin Court?"
Su Qingwan nodded immediately and said with a smile: "Yes, there is only so much money in the Marquis's public account, why bother to hire anyone! But it is indeed as my aunt said, we cannot let Grandmother Kang be without someone to serve her, so it would be best if we arrange a few people to take care of her."
"In that case, you have to select some people to take charge." Jiang said casually.
"Okay! I know."
The mother and daughter chatted and returned to the small study.
But after Liu walked a distance away from Helin Courtyard, she started to curse: "What a black-hearted little bitch! Did you hear the last words she said?"
"She asked me to take some crappy snacks back home and said I had never eaten them before. Who wants this box of snacks? Is she sending away beggars?"
Liu was extremely angry. She suffered a great humiliation in Helin Courtyard today. She, the wife of the first wife in the marquis's mansion, was actually treated like a beggar. The mother and daughter of the third wife deserved to die!
As soon as Yun Rou becomes the princess, she will treat the mother and daughter of the third room to death with a hundred times more snacks.
Nanny Zhou swallowed her saliva. She took advantage of Liu's inattention to open the lid of the food box and take a look. The snacks inside were very delicate and looked delicious.
They haven't had snacks since the old prince came to make trouble. When she didn't see these things before, she didn't want to eat them so much, but when she saw them this time, she couldn't help it.
So although she agreed with Liu's words, she did not object to Su Qingwan's use of snacks to entertain them. Of course, it would be even better if the snacks could be exchanged for silver. In this way, it was no wonder that the Second Madam went to Helin Courtyard every day. The food alone was enough for her to make a trip.
Soon after Liu left, Su Qingwan brought more than ten people and followed her to Rong'an Hall.
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In Rong'an Hall, old Mrs. Kang was sitting on the bed with a depressed look on her face. It was already this late, but Aunt Xu hadn't come yet, and no one knew where she had gone to be busy.
Wasn't it just some rough work for her? Actually, she didn't do anything, just poured out the night scent and washed a few clothes. Could it be that Aunt Xu had run away like the servants before?
But it's impossible!
Aunt Xu's indenture contract is in my hands, where can she run?
Thinking of this, old Kang felt much more at ease.
In the backyard, Aunt Xu was dozing off in front of a wooden basin. She was wrapped in a thick cotton robe, basking in the winter sun, and sleeping very comfortably.
The gate of Rong'an Hall was unguarded, so Su Qingwan led people directly in and walked all the way to old Kang's house.
"Grandma Kang, I've brought someone over for you." Su Qingwan led the four Vajras into the house with a smile on her face.
Old Mrs. Kang was very happy to hear what Su Qingwan said. She thought that Mrs. Jiang was afraid that she would make a scene, so she sent a new servant over. But when she saw the person behind Su Qingwan, her face turned pale instantly.