What the sister-in-law said was correct, and Du Jingyi thought it made sense.
At least, the most important thing is that the Yunjin Courtyard can no longer be the main center of the Duke's Mansion, otherwise they would feel cowardly.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. I will tell Butler He and Madam Dou when I get back. If there is nothing else to do these days, ask them to come and help. Other things are not a big deal, but we need to have enough manpower. Otherwise, such a big mansion will be so empty and it will be scary to live in it."
"You're right!"
In just a few words, the two sisters-in-law arranged all the major and minor matters in the mansion. Although the Duke's Mansion was in a dilapidated state, its foundation was still good, so it would not be too difficult to turn it around.
After explaining everything, Gu Shaoyu's side was also handled properly.
Given Shang Yukuan's current situation, it was impossible for him to write a letter of divorce, so he wrote it himself. After writing it, he pressed his father's finger on it, and then asked someone to send the letter of divorce to the Ministry of Justice for filing.
At this point, no matter how the Wei family will be sentenced to death, it is the Wei family’s business and has nothing to do with the Duke’s Mansion.
There were four people coming here and two people returning.
The couple both sat in the carriage, listening to the still bustling streets outside, and felt somewhat empty in their hearts.
"With the departure of Sister-in-law and Ping'er, there will be fewer people in our general's mansion. Fortunately, there are a few children here, otherwise it would be quite lonely for us to live alone."
"Don't worry, the four boys are still young now. When they grow up to be seven or eight years old and make trouble, if you bother them, I'm afraid they may even overturn the roof of the general's mansion."
Hearing this, Du Jingyi laughed rarely, and then heard the hawking from the wonton stall outside. Her eyes lit up, and she took Gu Shaoyu's hand and said.
"I haven't eaten outside since I came back. General, do you want to have a bowl of wontons with me before going back?"
Although she was already a mother of four children, Du Jingyi's coquettish look was still so adorable. Gu Shaoyu scratched her nose lightly, then took her hand and got off the carriage together.
Liu Ji’s wonton stall is still as busy as ever.
Although their cooking skills had been learned by Danruo, it was rare for them to taste a bowl of food cooked outside, so the couple were very satisfied.
After eating a bowl of hot wontons, I felt relaxed.
Yingtao handed Du Jingyi a handkerchief to wipe her mouth, and then took out something that looked like a sugar pill and gave it to her, which made Gu Shaoyu feel a little strange.
"What's this?"
"General, would you like to try it? Dan Ruo's refreshing pills, if you put one in your mouth, it will dissolve in a short while. Even if you eat something with a strong smell, it can cover up a lot of it."
Gu Shaoyu had never heard of it, so he was very curious. He took one and tasted it. It was indeed good, so he asked a question.
"Madam, don't you plan to sell one or two of these good things?"
"How can you say that the general understands me? This thing was made by Danruo not long ago. Now I am planning to sell it through the Du family and the Han family's shops. However, the price is not cheap, so I am afraid that only wealthy families can afford it."
"In that case, then raise the price a bit and rip them off. They have plenty of money anyway and won't care about this. Instead, they will think the price is high."
The couple had a thorough understanding of the thoughts of these wealthy people.
After eating the wontons, they got up and returned to the general's mansion. After their carriages had left for a while, the people at the Liu's wonton stall breathed a sigh of relief.
"Have you heard? The former prince was hacked to death by General Gu. I heard that his head was even cut off. It is incredible that such a person would accompany the lady to eat wontons. It is really...really..."
"What is it really?"
"It really is Hanba worshiping Yaksha. It must be a ghost."
Hearing this, everyone laughed along, but during the national mourning period, no one dared to be too unrestrained, so they just laughed it off and didn't take it too seriously.
Life or death has nothing to do with the common people. As long as the people in power can allow them to live a comfortable and stable life, they don't care about power struggles.
When they returned to the general's mansion, the couple saw Butler He as soon as they entered the door.
So Du Jingyi stopped him and gave instructions.
"My sister-in-law is very short of manpower. Steward He, please find the maid we used in the past and carefully select a group of people to send over. The money should be paid from the account of the General's Mansion. Tell my sister-in-law that this is my gift to them to congratulate them for regaining the management of the Duke's Mansion. You are not allowed to refuse it."
"Yes, ma'am."
Du Jingyi could roughly figure out how much money his sister-in-law had after a little calculation. He had just arranged Ping'er's engagement two days ago and sent the betrothal gifts, so she probably didn't have much money left now.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
When she first arrived at the Duke's Mansion, she naturally had to give her some face. Now she was trying her best to arrange everything that could be arranged, so that they could breathe a sigh of relief.
Then he spoke to Butler He.
"Go tell Madam Dou to send the bricklayers over as well. I don't know how the East Garden is doing. If there's any shortage, ask him to report the balance and we'll fill it up from here. As for other places in the Duke's Mansion, let my sister-in-law discuss the changes with him. If there are too many changes, ask him to report a lower price. It's still the same old rule. We'll fill the shortage."
"Yes, ma'am."
Du Jingyi had arranged the two most expensive aspects, manpower and repairs.
Gu Shaoyu was listening nearby and couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth and spoke.
"Madam is indeed arrogant. If this were an ordinary family, the sisters-in-law would have been scheming against each other. But you are so good. You have solved so many problems for your sister-in-law, and you don't even take credit for it. I really want to publicize your achievements so that everyone in the world will know how magnanimous my wife is!"
Du Jingyi refused to accept the compliment, so he responded jokingly.
"Even a tyrant needs money in his hands. I made a lot of money last year, thanks to the general, so it's only right for me to give some to help my sister-in-law, right?"
Hearing this, Gu Shaoyu was a little confused.
"What's the meaning?"
"I calculated last year's harvest, and the profit from Cezhou accounted for 30%. Uncle Han said he wanted to thank me for helping his family win the title of Royal Merchant, and he also sent a lot of good things to me. It was another unexpected fortune, so all in all, even after all the expenses, I still made a small profit."
I see.
Gu Shaoyu didn't understand the dealings and tricks in the business world, so he just took whatever his wife said as the truth. These things were obtained legitimately, so no one would say anything if they knew about it, so he was happy too.