Madam Qu's brows twisted into a "river". After a while, she maintained her judgment and shook her head. "That's not the case. The disaster will not affect the wife and children, and the girls will not be slaughtered. This is the rule. Even if the king of heaven comes, we have to do this. It's okay for our family to raise Master Qiao's daughter, but these trivial matters should not distract Erlang and ruin his study time."
Madam Qu's voice sounded as if she had made a decision.
Chen Laowu didn't say anything, waiting for her to speak.
"Since the Qingcheng Mountain Court has been disbanded, what's the point of Erlang staying there? Tell Erlang to come back as soon as possible." Old Madam Qu said in a deep voice.
Chen Laowu responded respectfully.
Wherever Chen Jianfang is, it has little impact on people.
It would be better to put him in Xuancheng Prefecture.
It was just right that Chen Jianfang could be used as an excuse to stir up the conflict between the first wife's family, Duan and Qu - didn't they just have a fight over this matter?
Besides, it would be easier for him to do whatever he wanted to Jing County after Chen Jianfang left. Otherwise, he would be afraid of Chen Jianfang being there and would be afraid that he would get stubborn and say something bad in front of Qu.
Chen Laowu said, "Then why don't we ask Erlang to come back before the New Year? It's also fine after the New Year. We have to go back to our hometown to celebrate the New Year anyway, so we can just bring him back when we come back."
Madam Qu shook her head, "Ask him to come back immediately. If he comes back, why would he have to go back home this year?"
Chen Laowu pretended to be stunned, "Afu is still in Jing County!"
Madam Qu was stunned for a moment. "He's here, so just give him two hundred taels of silver and tell him to eat well. When I was busy as a child, didn't he celebrate the New Year by himself? He's grown up, does he still have to celebrate the New Year with his own mother?"
Chen Laowu smiled and said "yes", then asked, "Then can we continue to raise the daughter of the Qiao family?"
Madam Qu thought for a moment and said, "We will continue to raise him. We have accepted this hot potato even if we don't want to. If we throw it away now, people will say that the Chen family is cold and mean, which will damage Yu Erlang's reputation."
Chen Laowu said again, "Yes, then my brother will send two maids and a woman from the inner courtyard to Jing County to take care of Miss Qiao. Miss Qiao's monthly salary will be the same as that of the girls at home. The money for daily needs will come from our family, but it will be Sister Jin's account. Do you think this is okay?"
Although Jin Jie'er was the one who started this matter, this favor must be owed by the Qiao family to the Chen family, and Jin Jie'er must not have anything to do with it.
Seeing that Chen Laowu understood what she meant, Madam Qu looked at him amiably and said, "That makes sense. I'll do as you say."
Chen Laowu accepted the order and cast his eyes on the untouched dishes on the table, feeling a little guilty. "It's also my fault that I had to tell you during the meal. It's just that I saw Jin Jie'er relying on her own ideas in Jing County and completely disregarding the interests of the Chen family. I was a little anxious..."
Madam Qu's brows were still tightly knitted. Because of long-term knitting, there were deep marks between her brows. "Jin Jie'er is good at doing things, but her mother is dead. She is too wild and dares to do everything she should and shouldn't do. Shouldn't you at least tell the host family about taking in the girl from the Qiao family?"
Home...
Chen Laowu suppressed the urge to raise his brows.
What is the host family?
Hiring!
I give you money and you do the work, we are called the host and the boss!
After Chen Laowu figured out the role of the little bitch in Madam Qu's mind, he spoke with a stronger touch of tentativeness, "Yes, Jin Jie'er is a girl with her own way of doing things. Maybe it's because capable people have bad tempers. In Jing County, she is the only one who has the final say. After a long time, I don't know whether the shop in Jing County is named 'Chen' or 'He'."
Madam Qu narrowed her eyes and asked, "Old Boss, are you also going to listen to Sister Jin?"
Chen Laowu smiled and said, "After all, the old boss is old, and sometimes he is not as energetic as before. In addition, Jin Jie'er is very strong, so the old boss will try to avoid her edge."
Strong?
Madam Qu doesn't think being strong is a disadvantage.
If you want to achieve something as a woman in this world, you must be strong, or thousands of men will bully you and bully you.
Madam Qu pondered for a while and said, "In a shop, it is best if the accountant is on the same page with the owner. Now that Jin Jie'er has quit the job of accountant and become the second owner, we have to find an accountant who is on the same page with us."
At all times, money and people are the most important.
It's not that I'm on guard against Jin Jie'er, but I just want to have some supervision and set some bottom lines.
Just like she sent Jin Jie'er to hunt down Lao Liu and Manager Zhu, no one should be in power at any time.
Old Madam Qu went through the candidates in her mind. The annual accountant of the mulberry paper workshop in the east of the city was suitable and was quite loyal to the Chen family. The last bad thing was that he had been defeated by Xianjin. With this important identity here, how could he intimidate Xianjin?
Madam Qu asked Chen Laowu, "Do you have a candidate?"
have.
Why not?
Just waiting for you to ask this question!
He wants to pick peaches, but he doesn't want anyone to interfere. How can he pick these peaches?!
Chen Laowu lowered his head and thought for a while, then said, "Your sister-in-law's maternal family has an uncle who used to be a scholar, but later failed to pass the imperial examination, so he has been a student. My father-in-law used money to send him to Qinghe Town to work as a minor official. If you need him, you can call him back and send him to Jing County to work as an accountant."
Chen Laowu spread his hands in embarrassment, "You said we should be of one mind, so that's all I can think of. It's better to be a relative of the accountant. If the family's followers go there, they will still be suppressed and punished by Jin Jie'er."
Madam Qu nodded thoughtfully.
That's the truth.
"Then let him do it." Madam Qu emphasized, "I'm not asking him to discipline Jin Jie'er, I'm asking him to teach her a lesson and not get too carried away."
Chen Laowu nodded repeatedly, "That's right! No matter how good a person is, if you don't tighten her skin in time, she will become loose and flabby!"
Solve several things at once.
Jilang is coming back again.
This is a big deal.
Madam Qu brought the topic back to Chen Jianfang, "...We still need to hire a teacher. There are less than two years left, and once the mourning period is over, Erlang will immediately take the stage - if Master Qiao falls, Qiao Hui will have no future either, and Erlang will be the top pick in Xuancheng Prefecture. Send someone to ask Prefect Xiong if he can recommend a teacher with real talent and knowledge. The best would be a retired Jinshi, and at the very least, he should be a senior Juren. Money and tuition are not a problem, as long as he is suitable for Erlang's condition, you can ask any price."
Chen Laowu nodded repeatedly.
After leaving the corridor, the long-servant Lu Er approached him cautiously, "Fifth Master, how is it?"
Chen Laowu walked forward with his hands behind his back, smiling, "How are you, little guy?"
Nothing has ever failed him as long as he has control over his sister-in-law.
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