Chapter 10: Concubines are married to be used

After hearing this, Mudan's eyes lit up and she became lively again.

"Yes, ma'am."

It seemed like she was glowing when she was pampered by Lu Yunyang.

Jiang Jiu waved his hand after he finished speaking: "Alright, Mudan stay here, you all go down and discuss how to start."

The concubines all went back.

Jiang Jiu left Mudan alone and gave her orders in a tone as if she were the manager.

"The eldest lady has divided the family and taken away all the slaves and servants. Have you finished the new flower list I asked you to make this morning?"

Mudan took out a booklet from her bosom and said, "Madam, everything is ready. It's all here."

Jiang Jiu opened it and browsed it carefully.

"We need to increase income and reduce expenditure. The Lu family's monthly salary is too high, and I can't afford it. Except for the housekeeper Fu Bo, who gets two taels of silver per month, the maid gets five hundred yuan per month, and the servant gets six hundred yuan per month."

Jiang Jiu handed the household account book to Mudan and said, "This is the amount of your monthly salary. If you want to stay, stay. If you don't want to stay, leave."

"At the end, see how many maids and servants will stay?"

Mudan nodded and replied: "Okay, I'll go tell them later."

Jiang Jiu continued, "There are not many people in our house, so we don't need too many people to serve us. We can just leave two servants in the outer courtyard for Uncle Fu to use."

"The old man and his wife's room remain unchanged, but the young master and I have

"Two maids are needed, and a maid for rough work will be enough."

Mudan agreed again. Jiang Jiu thought about it and didn't seem to have anything else to say. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Madame Qian, please go with Miss Mudan and take care of these things."

When Jiang Jiu gave the instructions, Lu Yunyang was completely confused.

"You, what do you mean? Send all the servants away?"

Jiang Jiu spread his hands and said, "What else can I do? There are only a few dozen taels of silver left in the account book. I and all your concubines have to support them. We can't afford it."

Lu Yunyang was even more confused: "You and all the concubines? What did you do to Mudan and the others?"

Jiang Jiu blinked his innocent eyes and smiled: "Of course, we are making the best use of them, letting them use their expertise and make money."

Lu Yunyang jumped up from his chair angrily.

"I married them to live with me and enjoy life. You want them to make money? How can they do that?"

Jiang Jiu looked at Lu Yunyang who was getting more and more excited, then slowly picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"You want them to enjoy the good life with you? Have they enjoyed it? Yesterday, Mudan's private savings were emptied. Will it be Haitang's turn tomorrow?"

Lu Yunyang choked, as if he had been hit by a club, and was unable to speak.

Jiang Jiu: "Who says they can't? They all have their own specialties, and if they are done well, they can all be a profitable skill."

"If they don't know, I can teach them. Concubines are for use. Otherwise, you can earn money to support them."

If Lu Yunyang knew how to make money, he wouldn't have to worry so much.

I originally went back to find out how Jiang Jiu was going to earn three thousand taels, but I didn't expect that the people he was driving were actually his eight concubines.

Suppressing the rage in his heart, Lu Yunyang laughed in anger.

"Even so, they don't make much every month."

They thought Jiang Jiu was deliberately making things difficult for them, but they didn't expect that Jiang Jiu actually set goals and plans.

"Not necessarily. Their original monthly salary was two taels. As long as they earn four taels, they can pay two taels for public use and keep two taels for themselves."

Lu Yunyang has always believed that women are just accessories and never thought about letting them make money, so he is very skeptical.

"They have to give you the money they earn. What rewards are there for the extra money?"

Just now Jiang Jiu told his concubines that if they had more, he would reward them, and if they had less, he would sell them.

Lu Yunyang was curious about what the reward was.

Jiang Jiu glanced at him indifferently but did not answer, and continued.

"As for the expenses of the mansion and other things, we have to rely on the fields and shops. However, it seems that the business of the shops is not making much money, so we have to reduce the staff."

Lu Yunyang felt that he didn't quite understand what was said, and was confused. He was so angry that he stood up and threw his sleeves.

"All right, go ahead and do what you want. I want to see how you can come up with three thousand taels of silver."

Jiang Jiu also snorted coldly, not showing any weakness: "Just wait and see, sir. As long as I can gather three thousand taels, you should not regret it."

Lu Yunyang looked at Jiang Jiu deeply and squeezed out four words from between his teeth: "I will never regret it."

After saying this, Lu Yunyang turned away.

As soon as I walked into the garden in the yard, I saw Laurel and Peony discussing something.

"If we manage this bamboo garden and these flower beds well, we can sell the bamboo shoots and flowers. But I wonder if you will let me sell these precious flowers?"

"Why do you care what the young master does? No matter how many flowers there are at home, he won't even look at them. It's better to sell them and make some money. We can barely afford to eat, and the young master only cares about the women outside and not us."

"Ahem." Lu Yunyang coughed lightly, startling the two people who were talking in private.

Shaoyao was startled and pulled Yuegui's sleeve, and the two of them hurried to apologize to Lu Yunyang.

"Sir, don't be angry. It was Madam's idea. There's nothing we can do..."

Lu Yunyang saw the grievance in their guilty eyes, and he felt even more aggrieved.

"I treat you well on weekdays, how can you side with her?"

Shaoyao Gan smiled and said, "Sir, she is your wife, husband and wife are one, if you support her, you will be supporting you. Besides, whether we can serve you in the future depends on your wife's arrangement."

Lu Yunyang's peach blossom eyes narrowed: "What do you mean?"

Yuegui was holding Lu Yunyang's arm on the other side and smiled sweetly.

"Madam has arranged for us to serve the young master three days a month. If we earn more money, we can arrange two more times."

Lu Yunyang counted on his fingers, eight concubines, thirty times eight is twenty-four, and a month is thirty days. This pace will tire him to death.

He understood it instantly. No wonder he asked Jiang Jiu what the reward was just now, but Jiang Jiu didn't tell him. It turned out that after all this time, the reward was his.

"What if I don't come back?"

Shaoyao pouted and said coquettishly: "I think about you every day, how can you not come back every day? If you don't come back one day, just postpone it. Anyway, when the day comes, I will wait for you in Madam's room. Even if you only come back for an hour, I can serve you well."

Lu Yunyang supported Jiang Jiu, and in order to let his concubine make money, he even gave up the main room. He really didn't want a man for the sake of money.

Go, go, go. Lu Yunyang left angrily.

In the afternoon, Xia Zhi was reporting the situation of the two stores to Jiang Jiuhui.

Lu Ming, the servant beside Lu Yunyang, ran back from outside in a hurry.

"My dear old lady, this is bad. The young master has been detained by the casino and they want us to use money to redeem him."

When Master Lu Liu heard this, he got angry: "What? He went to gamble again? Why didn't you stop him? Our family is not what it used to be. We don't have any money anymore."

When Lu Chen heard this, her head buzzed and she asked anxiously, "How much money do you owe?"

The servant cautiously extended a finger.

Mrs. Lu Chen patted her chest and said, "It's not bad. I only have one hundred taels. Go and ask the young lady to give me some money. If I don't have any money today, I'll have to buy some jewelry."

She didn't say whose jewel she was.

Jiang Jiu didn't give his son any money yesterday, and he might not give any money today. But he still has several concubines, and who knows, one of them might soften her heart and give some money.

Unexpectedly, the servant shook his head helplessly: "Madam, it's not one hundred taels."

Lu Chen exclaimed: "How much is that?"

"One thousand taels."