Chapter 359: Worthy of the Ancestors

Zhou Shuren made a mental note of the dental office debt and said with a flattering smile, "I would not change my wife even if I lost my head."

Zhulan, ".......even if you become a ghost, take me with you!"

Zhou Shuren laughed and said, "Yes, I won't let you go even if I become a ghost."

Zhulan, "........"

If you don’t know, you might wonder how much debt she owes Zhou Shuren!

Zhou Shuren pressed Zhulan's shoulders and said, "Don't get angry over insignificant people. It's not worth it. I'll deal with them when I'm done with my work."

Zhulan sighed, "I'm not really angry, I'm just frustrated that mistresses were legal in ancient times. By the way, I've already told Li that we don't have concubines in our family. You should talk to your sons, and don't tell me that you can take concubines when you don't have sons at a certain age. I can't stand it."

She doesn't care about other people's families, but she has the final say in her own family. She has never seen two women coexisting in peace, and she doesn't want to have to settle a lawsuit in the future.

Zhu Lan thought for a moment and said, "Anyway, don't try this on me while I'm alive. When I die, the Zhou family can do whatever they want."

Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. She and Zhou Shuren were cheap elders. They had done enough for the Zhou family when they were alive. After they die, the descendants of the Zhou family will have to fend for themselves. At least they can leave a way out for the Zhou family in the future. She and Zhou Shuren are not only worthy of their original selves, but also worthy of the Zhou family's cheap ancestors.

Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

If Zhulan hadn't told him, he really wouldn't have paid attention to this aspect. For the sake of peace at home and to prevent Zhulan from worrying too much, it is indeed necessary to establish rules.

In the eldest room, Li happily washed up and sat on the kang, fiddling with her money. Her mother had given her a lot of money recently, and she gave her all the remaining money. Her savings had increased a lot.

Boss Zhou was depressed. Li was so frightened in the morning, but why did she ignore him in the evening? "You don't have anything to say to me?"

Li counted the money with satisfaction and asked, "What?"

Boss Zhou, ".......the maid's matter."

Li looked at the head of the family, "Do you have any idea?"

After saying that, Li looked at the head of the family's legs. No matter how thick the legs were, they still had to be broken.

Boss Zhou felt his legs getting a little cold and shook his head, "No, I swear."

Li said, "I don't believe you if you swear, but I believe what mother said. Mother said that there is no such thing as taking concubines in our family. If anyone dares to take a concubine, mother will ask father to break his legs. Oh, and force him out of the house."

Boss Zhou, "........"

Mom is indeed the cruelest person. It seems that she is angry today, and Boss Zhou feels happy. He deserves it. The pawnshop will wait for dad to settle the score!

The next morning, there were more servants in the house. Although Zhulan did not make arrangements for the Ding and Wan families, housekeeper Ding also arranged work for the two families. Housekeeper Ding's wife Liu Ya had been guarding the door of the main house early in the morning.

Liuya's daughter-in-law brought hot water over, and Zhulan finally felt like a wife. She didn't even have to comb her hair herself, as Liuya's hair-combing skills were really good.

Zhulan looked at her blurry image in the bronze mirror. She was very satisfied with her hair bun, which was exactly the one she liked. They only met a few times yesterday, but Liuya had already memorized her preferences. Every servant should not be underestimated.

However, Zhou Shuren would not let anyone touch his hair, and it was still Zhulan who combed his hair.

A few days ago, the second son of the Ma family was the one who cleaned the yard when it rained, but this February, three newly bought servants were asked to clean it.

In the kitchen, housekeeper Ding asked the eldest daughter-in-law Lixia to prepare breakfast. Xinghua brought three little girls to help, so Li didn't have to do it in the morning.

As the gatekeeper, Steward Ding arranged for his second son to look after the place, while his eldest son followed Steward Ding.

For breakfast, we had steamed cabbage and sausage buns, rice porridge, fried bacon, and some pickled vegetables made by Li.

The Zhou family doesn't like being served, so Zhulan asked Liuya to take her second daughter-in-law Mangzhong away.

Zhulan took a bite of the bun and her eyes lit up. "Butler Ding said that our eldest daughter-in-law Lixia is good at cooking and doesn't add water. Her cooking skills are indeed good."

Zhou Shuren nodded in agreement, "It's indeed good."

Li didn't have to cook and had to eat ready-made food, so she was still a little uncomfortable. "Mom, what should I do in the future?"

Without the job of cooking, what else could she do? Li felt a strong sense of crisis.

Zhulan did not make any arrangements for the Ding and Wan families yesterday. Firstly, there was no rush, and secondly, she wanted to test housekeeper Ding. Housekeeper Ding did not disappoint her.

Zhulan knew what everyone was thinking in the morning. "I'll make the arrangements after dinner. Let's eat first."

The whole family got up very early today, all according to the time Zhou Shuren was going to the yamen. Zhou Shuren didn't have breakfast yesterday, and Zhulan didn't say a word. The eldest couple scared themselves, and today they got up before dawn.

Zhou Shuren went to the government office and caught the train in February. Butler Ding did not dare to make any arrangements because the Ma family were the first batch of servants and he was afraid that he might not be able to handle them well.

Zhulan waited until February came back, and asked housekeeper Ding to call all the servants over and made arrangements for them, "The eldest son of the Ding family, Guyu, will be in charge of the outside affairs from now on, and the two daughters-in-law of the Ding family, Lixia and Mangzhong, will be in charge of the kitchen."

Zhulan paused and continued to name names, "Xinghua will be in charge of needlework in the future. You will teach the three little girls first. Eryue will take the three servants to be responsible for cleaning the yard and raising horses. Lichun, the eldest child of Eryue's family, will follow the master in the future. Wanjiu of the Wan family will be responsible for driving the carriage for the master in the future. My wife, Jianhua, will follow the first wife, Li, as a maid."

Zhulan was talking as she watched the servants' reactions. Ma Eryue and Xinghua were surprised, as they both had people to look after and had some power in their hands. The Wan family was disappointed. Zhulan thought that she could only blame herself for not performing after being given the opportunity.

Zhulan continued to make arrangements, "The eldest daughter of the Wan family will follow the young lady on the day of Dashu, and will follow Master Sun Mingteng on the day of Xiaoshu. The youngest son of the Ding family, Xiazhi, will follow Butler Ding to run errands. Do you understand?"

The servants said in unison: "Understood."

Zhulan pressed Li and said, "All matters in the kitchen are managed by the eldest wife, sewing is managed by the young lady, and the accounting is managed by the second son of the Ma family."

Chang Lian also did some good things. He taught Yu Shui how to read. Zhulan specially tested him and found out that this boy was the smartest among the Ma family and had a talent for arithmetic. Zhulan specially asked the eldest son to teach arithmetic so that he could be an accountant in the future. Relatively speaking, Zhulan trusted the Ma family more.

Zhulan's head started to hurt again when she thought about the accounting office. She had to separate the household from everything under her name, and she also had to separate some of the money. There were still a lot of things waiting for her to deal with.

Eryue and Xinghua, the couple from the Ma family, were really happy. The fact that they were in charge of the money was enough to prove the trust of the master. Although they had guessed it, the mistress didn't say anything, so they were still worried.

After Zhulan assigned the people, she signaled for everyone to disperse. After the servants left, Zhulan and Xuehan said, "Tomorrow we will clean up the yard next door for you to live in. You can live there with Jingchen and Dashu."

Xue Han said, "Mother, why did you arrange for Dashu to be my maid?"

(End of this chapter)