Chapter 10 Disaster
"Don't even mention Mrs. Liu. I have no way to make a living if I leave the Marquis' Mansion. It
would be better for me to go with Mrs. Liu to save trouble." "That's right. I'm already this old. Where can I find a job?"
"We have the strength, but we have nowhere to use it..."
The servants complained, and took advantage of Mrs. Liu's death to shout out their resentment.
They were doing a good job in the Marquis' Mansion, but suddenly a useless Madam Jin came to take charge of the household. Not only did she reduce the expenses of the mansion, but she also wanted to send them away from the Marquis' Mansion. It was simply confusing.
Although Shen Changze was a brave and combative general, he was helpless in dealing with the chores of the backyard. He looked at Shen's mother, but Shen's mother turned her head away.
He understood that only Jiang Shu could solve this problem at the moment.
"Madam." Shen Changze looked at Jiang Shu for help.
Jiang Shu pursed her lips and looked at the crowd of servants, and asked in a deep voice: "You really don't want to leave the Marquis' Mansion?"
"Madam, please make the decision for us." Everyone knelt down and kowtowed, placing their only hope on Jiang Shu.
Jiang Shu was in a dilemma, and her eyebrows were tightly knitted.
If they were left, it would not only slap Cheng Jinchu in the face, but also make the Marquis' Mansion unable to make ends meet. But if they were forcibly dismissed, the body of Mrs. Liu would be placed in front of them.
It was really a headache to be unable to dismiss them or keep them.
After thinking seriously for a moment, Jiang Shu suddenly had an idea.
She walked a few steps to Shen Changze and Cheng Jinchu, and said in a low voice: "The Marquis told me before that he wanted to open a winery. Brewing wine and selling miscellaneous goods all require manpower. How about transferring some people from the mansion and paying them according to their work?"
Hearing this, Shen Changze's eyes lit up: "This idea is very good."
He did not ask Cheng Jinchu if he agreed or not, because there was no other choice at the moment.
After the discussion, Jiang Shu clenched her hands and said to the people who were looking forward to it: "The Marquis is kind and Madam Jin is kind-hearted. In order to let everyone have a place to go and a job to support their families, they decided to open a winery. Anyone who can brew wine, understand wine, or do business can ask to work in the winery and be paid according to their work."
"If we go to the winery, will we still be members of the Marquis' Mansion?" Someone raised a concern.
There is a big difference between the wine shop partners and the servants of the Marquis' Mansion.
Ordinary workers only get paid, and their birth, aging, illness and death have nothing to do with the master. Although the servants of the Marquis' Mansion are controlled by the Marquis' Mansion, they can also be protected by the Marquis' Mansion.
It is good to lean on a big tree for shade, and no one wants to lose the Marquis' Mansion as a backer.
"Since we are in the Marquis' Mansion,
we are all managed by Madam Jin, just like the servants in the mansion." Jiang Shu reminded them who the master was, and at the same time, she also picked herself clean. Since she handed over the power of the family to Cheng Jinchu, she didn't want to intervene again. If Shen Changze hadn't begged tonight, she wouldn't care.
"Thank you, Madam, thank you, Marquis, thank you, Madam Jin." The servants were half happy and half worried.
They were happy to be able to stay in the Marquis' Mansion, but they were worried about having to make a living under Cheng Jinchu.
After solving the problem of whether to stay or go, Jiang Shu ordered people to bury Granny Liu properly, and she would pay for all the expenses.
"Thank you, Madam." Granny Zhang, who was on good terms with Granny Liu, thanked her with red eyes.
"Shu'er is still good at managing the household." Shen's mother patted Jiang Shu's hand and breathed a sigh of relief.
After this incident, she relied on Jiang Shu even more, and felt from the bottom of her heart that the Marquis' Mansion could not do without Jiang Shu.
"It's all because of my mother and grandmother's good teaching over the years." Jiang Shu was humble and polite, and did not take any credit for it.
Shen's mother was very satisfied to hear this, and she held Jiang Shu's hand and chatted while walking.
Cheng Jinchu, who was walking behind, felt uncomfortable as if a fire was boiling oil when he looked at Jiang Shu's back. From
beginning to end, Jiang Shu had never said anything wrong about her, but the attitude of everyone had already shown everything, enough to make her ashamed and angry.
What happened tonight made her realize that she couldn't hold the hearts of the people in the mansion, nor the heart of Shen's mother. The only person she could hold was Shen Changze.
"Husband." Cheng Jinchu turned her head and threw herself into Shen Changze's arms, sobbing softly.
Shen Changze held her in his arms to comfort her, but his eyes followed Jiang Shu away. He reluctantly took his eyes away until Jiang Shu's figure disappeared into the night.
"Husband, am I so useless that I can't do even the smallest things well?" Cheng Jinchu sobbed and blamed herself, crying heartbrokenly.
Shen Changze patiently soothed her softly, "It's not your fault. You have never dealt with the affairs of the inner house. In the future, ask your mother and Jiang Shu for advice, and you won't make mistakes again."
Cheng Jinchu didn't say anything, but sobbed hard, grabbing Shen Changze's clothes and not letting go.
Shen Changze had no choice but to carry her back to Suoyun Courtyard.
After such a thing happened, he no longer had any romantic thoughts, so he simply stayed in Suoyun Courtyard to coax Cheng Jinchu.
As for Jiang Shu, he would thank her another day.
Thinking of this, Shen Changze felt at ease and fell asleep with Cheng Jinchu in his arms.
"Madam, it's so late, I'm afraid the marquis won't come." Chu Yu replaced a new candle and reminded Jiang Shu not to wait.
Jiang Shu looked up at the crescent moon that was almost at the zenith, and asked Tan Yu to close the window.
"The Marquis is really too much. He didn't even say thank you after asking Madam for help."
"If I had known this, Madam, I shouldn't have cared and let them quarrel with Madam Jin."
Tan Yu grumbled indignantly.
Chu Yu glared at her with a reproachful look: "You shut up when you can't speak, and you think Madam is not quarreling enough."
"I feel sorry for Madam." Tan Yu pouted aggrievedly, and tears fell from her eyes in anger.
Seeing her like this, Chu Yu couldn't scold her anymore, after all, what she said was right.
Jiang Shu, who was originally a little depressed, was relieved by Tan Yu's quarrel.
"Okay, don't be angry, there are still many days to come." Jiang Shu handed a handkerchief to Tan Yu to wipe her tears.
Tan Yu took it and pouted, "Madam is too soft-hearted and too kind."
Jiang Shu shook his head and said in detail, "Let alone human life, as long as we are in the Marquis' Mansion, we will all prosper and suffer together. If I stand by and watch, if something really goes wrong, it will be bad for my reputation if it gets out."
"Besides, if this causes people with ulterior motives to feel resentment and evil intentions, it will sow unexpected disasters and the gain will be irreparable."
Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes, and it is better to offend a gentleman than a villain.
"Madam has her own considerations when doing things. Now you understand." Chu Yu poked Tan Yu's wooden head, telling her to worry less.
"Don't poke my head, it will make me stupid." Tan Yu snorted unconvinced. х|
"With your brain, how can it be more stupid?"
"Who are you talking about? You are stupid..."
Seeing the two people arguing, Jiang Shu suddenly felt that with them accompanying him, it didn't seem so important whether Shen Changze came or not.
The next day, Jiang Shu asked Chu Yu to send a bag of silver to the steward as funeral expenses for Liu Pozi.
After Chu Yu came back, he told Jiang Shu: "The Marquis took Madam Jin and Miss Shaoye out of the mansion."
Jiang Shu was checking the account book of the dowry shop. Hearing this, his hand on the abacus paused for a moment, and said in a light tone: "We should go find a wine shop." With
so many people to feed in the mansion, Cheng Jinchu must be very anxious.
Although she had not touched a penny of the mansion in these years, she knew
exactly how much money was in the treasury. She wanted to see how capable Cheng Jinchu was.