Time passed quickly and it was the twelfth month. Nanny Jian, the former external affairs manager of Ziwei Courtyard, was sent to a farm outside to recuperate after accidentally breaking her leg while getting up at night due to her old age.
The manager of foreign affairs has great authority, especially she is also responsible for some purchasing matters.
With the New Year approaching, the Ren family's shopping for New Year goods and other matters were naturally handled by the eldest wife. However, it was inevitable that it would be inconvenient to buy something in Ziwei Courtyard. Normally, the Ren family had not yet split up, so most of the items needed by each branch could be obtained from the public treasury. However, there were still some things that required personal purchase.
For example, today the third master suddenly felt that the pomegranate bonsai in his yard were tacky and wanted to replace them with Osmanthus fragrans. If he was angry and wanted to change them, they had to be changed immediately, so the people in Ziwei Courtyard had to go find a few pots of Osmanthus fragrans.
For example, when the third master was painting that day, he suddenly remembered the poem "The bamboo cage is wet with rain and the bayberries are just beginning to fall. The millet grows in the cold and the crane's head is full of red wine. Everyone thinks it is as sweet as honey, but who knows that it is slightly sour." This means that the people in Ziwei Courtyard have to look for bayberries for him everywhere.
This kind of emergency is very common in Ziweiyuan, especially as the New Year approaches, there will be more situations.
The third master is picky and has high demands, which is known to everyone in the Ren family.
But the Third Master was generous! As long as you could get what he wanted right away, he didn't care how much it cost.
Add to that the private purchases of clothing, jewelry, needlework, and other things that other masters and maids in the courtyard might need... Being in charge of external affairs is very lucrative. Of course, you also need some connections and connections to be competent.
As a result, the maids in Ziwei Courtyard began to feel anxious.
The only senior nanny that Third Madam Li can use now is Nanny Zhou. The rest who can be used are a few senior maids. Nanny Zhou has a lot of things to do as the year is coming to an end, so the person in charge of external affairs will eventually have to be selected from the old women and wives in the courtyard.
Sure enough, the next day I heard the master spread the news that he would select one of the second-class maids in Ziwei Courtyard to temporarily take over the position of foreign affairs maid.
The second-class maids in Ziwei Courtyard immediately began to try every possible means to get information. Most of these maids had nephews and nephews working in the outer courtyards. If they could take this assignment and use it to gain face in front of the Third Master, it would be the best thing.
The original son of Nanny Jian had done several errands for the Third Master. Finally, the Third Master thought that he was smart and capable, so he kept him by his side as a personal attendant, who would accompany him when he went out.
Even Nanny Zhu in Ren Yaoqi's room went to Ren Yaoqi in a roundabout way to inquire about the news.
"What's the matter? Ma'am, you don't want to serve in my room anymore and want to find another way out?" Ren Yaoqi held his chin with one hand and glanced at Ma'am Zhu with a smile.
"No, no, I'm helping Madam Guan in the backyard to find out." Madam Zhu had no other relatives in the Ren Mansion, but Madam Guan had a nephew who lived in the group room in the outer courtyard. He didn't have a proper job, just waiting for the mansion to assign him some minor errands. Madam Guan promised Madam Zhu some money to help her find out.
Ren Yaoqi thought for a moment and said, "I think I heard Aunt Zhou mention it once or twice. It was Aunt Wei from the tea room and Sister Niu who was in charge of the key to our courtyard gate."
Upon hearing this, Nanny Zhu's eyes rolled, and she immediately told Nanny Guan the news. She also presented this matter as a happy event to Nanny Wei and Sister Niu, hoping to use this opportunity to do them a favor.
In less than a day, all the maids in Ziwei Courtyard knew that either Nanny Wei or Sister Niu would take over the position of manager of external affairs.
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