Chapter 9 Concubines are not for sale, they are used to make money

Lu Yunyang did not return from his wedding night.

In Hua Man Lou, after being fed ginseng soup, Miss Nishang felt much better and fell into a deep sleep.

There were low voices coming from the room.

"Master, your family has been divided. What are you going to do with the money in the future?"

"The new woman said she could earn me three thousand taels. You follow her secretly. I want to see how she gets something for nothing."

"Master, we have indeed incurred a lot of expenses in the past few years. Since Mr. Yuan passed away, we have not had anyone who can make money."

Lu Yunyang was also worried: "Is there any news about the descendants of the Jiang family?"

"After entering the capital, there is no clue. I wonder if I am looking in the wrong direction. Is it possible that the descendant of the Jiang family is a woman?"

Lu Yunyang put his hands behind his back and looked out the window with deep eyes.

"Let's check again. Back then, the Jiang family owned half of Jiangnan's wealth. Now, only the descendants of the Jiang family can get this money. Then, we won't have to worry about money anymore."

"Yes, Master."

The next day, early in the morning, just when Jiang Jiu thought that Lu Yunyang might not come back to accompany her to worship the ancestors, Lu Yunyang actually came back.

Jiang Jiu accompanied him back to the Lu family's old house and met old lady Lu. Jiang Jiu gained a lot from this trip.

The Lu family has many elders, and the gifts they gave for the meeting were generous. However, on the way back, Jiang Jiu was wary of Lu Yunyang as if he was guarding against a thief.

This made Lu Yunyang very unhappy.

"What are you talking about? Do you think I'm really so useless as to spend my bride's dowry?"

Jiang Jiu responded bluntly: "It's not impossible. You asked me to give you money yesterday."

Lu Yunyang was annoyed: "Isn't it an emergency?"

Jiang Jiu snorted coldly: "Is your matter not urgent?"

Lu Yunyang snorted angrily, walked away quickly, and left Jiang Jiu, who was going back with him, behind.

Aunt Qian couldn't help but persuade her, "Young lady, why do you have to worry so much? We are all family, and he is your husband after all."

Lu Yunyang returned to his yard angrily, and the eighth concubine was already waiting in the yard.

Lu Yunyang remembered that it was Mudan who gave him one hundred taels of silver when he was anxious yesterday. As soon as he returned to the yard today, Lu Yunyang went straight to Mudan.

He held her little hand and showed deep affection.

"Peony, it was only in times of trouble that I realized that you are the one who loves me the most."

If it were in the past, Mudan would have leaned gently and tenderly in Lu Yunyang's arms, feeling extremely proud.

As a concubine, isn't the most important thing to win the man's love?

But now, Mudan pulled her hand away awkwardly, and her smile was extremely fake.

It was not until she saw Jiang Jiu coming back that she brought all the concubines to pay their respects to the mistress.

"Peony has met the Madam."

"Haitang, I've met the Madam."

"Peony, I've met the Madam..."

Winter plum, laurel...

The eight concubines only respected Jiang Jiu and left Lu Yunyang aside.

This really pissed off Lu Yunyang. He stamped his feet and yelled, "I am your man. In this family... I still have the final say..."

Mudan smartly stepped forward to help Jiang Jiu.

Haitang, Shaoyao and others also followed Jiang Jiu into the main room attentively.

The younger Dongmei fell behind and complained to Lu Yunyang in a low voice.

"Sir, of course you have the final say in this family, but our indenture is in the hands of Madam..."

Lu Yunyang stiffened his neck and said, "So what? I don't think he would dare to sell you off..."

Dongmei smiled and Yuegui pouted.

"But she can take advantage of the time when the master is not at home to deal with us..."

Lu Yunyang's expression froze, and then he realized that the eight concubines had all run to Jiang Jiu's side.

Indeed, it was impossible for him as a man to stay at home all the time, and the back house and middle-aged husband of the family were both in Jiang Jiu's hands.

A man who knows the current affairs is a hero, and his eight concubines are all heroes...

Lu Yunyang didn't expect that Jiang Jiu would win back his concubine in just one day.

Looking at the eight concubines offering tea to Jiang Jiu one by one, Lu Yunyang narrowed his peach blossom eyes again and again.

"Okay, I want to see how you treat my beloved women..."

Jiang Jiu did not target these eight concubines. He drank the tea they offered him one by one, which was considered as accepting them.

Jiang Jiu watched the eight concubines serve tea, and they all stood there obediently without leaving. They lowered their eyes and played with the rings on their fingers.

"Don't stand, sit down. We are both women, so I won't make things difficult for you. Just say whatever you want to say."

Mudan and the sisters below looked at each other and stood up.

"Madam, although I am your concubine, I am actually your maid. Mudan will follow your lead and obey your orders."

Haitang and the others all said in unison: "We will follow Madam's lead and obey her orders."

Lu Yunyang sat on another main seat and raised his eyebrows. When did these eight concubines become so united?

If he remembered correctly, half a month ago, Haitang and Yuegui had a quarrel because of him and were jealous of each other.

Looking at Jiang Jiu again, he nodded slightly and smiled with satisfaction.

"Very good, it's good that you have thought it through. Here are some rules I have set for you. Please listen to them first. After I finish speaking, if you have any opinions, feel free to raise them."

For a moment, all the voices in the room were heard, and everyone looked at Jiang Jiu quietly, just like the scene of a Monday morning meeting in the company.

Jiang Jiu cleared his throat and said, "As everyone knows, our family is no longer wealthy. Adhering to the idea of ​​saving money and increasing revenue, we will start with increasing revenue."

"Yesterday I asked all the sisters about your respective strengths. Today, I will briefly talk about them here. If the sisters have any opinions, we can discuss them later."

Jiang Jiu nodded to Nanny Qian, and Nanny Qian took out a handbag from her arms.

"Miss Yuegui is good at embroidery. She can teach the maids the craft, or she can make her own embroidery and sell it in the shop."

"Miss Haitang is good at making cakes, and she can also sell the cakes she makes."

"Miss Peony is good at gardening. She can manage the bamboo garden and flower garden..."

The eight concubines each have their own strengths and they all play to their own strengths.

After Nanny Qian finished reading the list, Mudan lowered her head because she realized that she couldn't embroider, cook, or grow vegetables or do gardening. She didn't have any strengths at all.

Jiang Jiu looked at her deeply and continued.

"I have already told you yesterday that we do not support idle people in our house. Since you all have your own jobs, you should adapt to the new environment for half a month. From next month onwards, you will not receive monthly salary. You can earn money from your own jobs and split the bill with me 50-50."

"We rank according to performance every month. If you make more money, I will give you a reward. If you rank at the bottom, then sorry, but if you rank at the bottom for three consecutive months... I will not keep you."

Although the concubines below were worried, they were still eager to try.

"I can do it. My embroidery is good and can be sold at a good price."

"I can do it, but it takes a long time. The bamboo shoots in the bamboo garden can be sold for money, and there are also bamboos, which should be enough."

"I can do that too. The ladies in the mansion used to like the snacks I made the most. They will definitely sell well."

Only Peony kept her head down. She seemed calm, but she was actually very nervous.

At this time, Jiang Jiu said, "Let's give it a try. I heard that Mudan can read the account book, so I'll leave the account bookkeeping in the mansion to you."