Chapter 030: Better Reputation
Chapter 030: Better Reputation
About the dowry list?
The two maids looked at each other, neither of them could figure out what the mistress wanted to do, but they still stood up as instructed. Seeing this, Su Jin also stood up: "That's great, let's go and take a look together."
Want to see it in person?
The two were even more surprised.
In the past, the eldest lady would not care about these things at all. Firstly, the dowry was indeed a lot, enough for the eldest lady to eat and drink for a lifetime. Secondly, the eldest lady's mind was all on taking care of Miss Lin, and she really never cared about her own dowry.
But now that the lady had spoken, Jin Chuan could only support Su Jin and go to the private vault to check.
As soon as the door of the private vault was opened, Su Jin was so shocked by what he saw that he wanted to shout, "Oh my god!"
She had never seen so much gold when she visited a gold shop in her previous life!
There were many things in the huge private storehouse. There were countless gold plates and dishes, and the gold cups, gold pots, and gold belts were even more eye-catching. The dressing table was full of gold jewelry inlaid with all kinds of gorgeous and precious gems. The carvings of these utensils were so ingenious that they were much better than those mass-produced by machines in gold shops.
In addition to various gold jewelry, there are also various jade articles and jade ornaments. Although Su Jin does not understand jade, he can still tell the quality of these jades. They are full of water and transparent, and they are all priceless good things at first glance.
Then they opened the big boxes one after another, and inside were all kinds of fine silks. Su Jin didn't even need to touch them, just a glance to know that these satins were of the best quality. As she walked along the way, the more she looked, the more frightened she became.
I am so rich!
I can't even suppress the smile lines on my lips. Why are you still fighting in the house when you are so rich? I want to lie down with this pile of dowry!
The smile on Su Jin's face grew brighter. Jin Chuan and Yu Chuan looked at each other and felt even more confused about what the lady was thinking.
These dowries originally belong to the lady, so what is there to be happy about?
"Oh, by the way, let me see the deeds and accounts of the farm and the shop... ahem..."
Su Jin was happy, but her body was not strong enough. She coughed non-stop when she was a little tired. Jin Chuan felt sorry for her and could not help but persuade her: "Madam, please wait until tomorrow. It's getting late today. You should rest early."
The original body had a bad temper and was always angry, and she damaged her body because of herself. Although her husband Gu Changqing did not feel sorry for her, Jinchuan and Yuchuan still felt sorry for her.
Now I have to hold on to check the dowry. There is so much dowry that I can’t even finish looking at it.
Su Jin waved her hand: "It's okay, just finish reading it first."
I felt relieved after seeing her, hahaha!
The maids had no choice but to bring over all the accounts, house deeds, and land deeds. There were three big boxes in total, one box of house deeds and land deeds, and two boxes of accounts.
The lights in Liuting Pavilion where Su Jin was staying were on all night.
The two maids, Jinchuan and Yuchuan, were busy in and out, helping Su Jin to check on everything all night.
The original body was born in a scholarly family. She was of a straightforward character and did not know how to beat around the bush. She had a bad relationship with both her mother-in-law and her husband, so it was impossible for her to get benefits from either of them. Su Jin received nothing except a monthly salary of twenty taels.
Thirty taels a month may seem like a lot, but for someone at Su Jin's level, this amount of money is not enough to reward servants, plus daily snacks, rouge and powder, etc.
Therefore, Su Jin could only use her own money to support herself. Even in the ancient times, not all wealthy families were supported by their husband's family. There were many people like Su Jin who were wealthy wives but still had to use their dowry to support themselves.
All I can say is that relying on men is unreliable no matter what era it is. Women can either rely on their parents' family or on themselves.
After checking the income from the shop and the farm, Su Jin felt relieved.
The original body did not know how to run a business, and the revenue from the farm and shop she owned was not high. Although it was meager, the advantage was that the quantity was large, and it could provide her with one or two hundred taels of silver a month to splurge.
Su Jin closed the account book with satisfaction and thought, this is enough.
"Yuchuan, you have calculated well. Take the money from me today and give each person in the yard a hundred yuan as a reward to celebrate Xuan Ge'er's progress. Also, pick some fabrics from my warehouse to buy spring clothes for the three children."
The weather is getting warmer, and it's time to take off your winter clothes.
Su Jin noticed that the clothes her children were wearing were not the latest styles, but Lin Wanhui's son was wearing a brand new robe.
Upon hearing this, Yuchuan quickly expressed her gratitude: "Thank you for the reward, madam."
"Um."
Su Jin nodded calmly. She had plenty of money anyway.
Yuchuan's action is just like her personality. She works quickly and efficiently and quickly gets everything done.
Soon, all the servants in Liuting Pavilion came to the corridor and kowtowed to their mistress.
"Thank you for the reward, madam!"
She was the one who gave the money, so naturally these people came to thank her.
Looking at the respectful people outside the door, Su Jin smiled and said, "From now on, if you do well, I will reward you. If you do not do well, I will not punish you. However, you have to leave my Liuting Pavilion and go to work somewhere else. Do you understand?"
The maids and servants all nodded, "I understand, Madam."
Although all the people in Liuting Pavilion are her own people, this is said for outsiders to hear. After all, she is now in charge of Gu Changqing's courtyard, and Gu Changqing's courtyard is not just Liuting Pavilion, but also the courtyards of these concubines and children.
After dismissing the servants, the news of her reward quickly spread throughout the rear house.
When the servants heard about this, they were naturally jealous and envious, and they just hated why their master was not the eldest lady.
"Look, the lady is really different now. She never gave me any reward before. She would beat or scold me if I was not satisfied with her!"
"Yes, it is different from before. I always feel that she is getting more and more powerful as the mistress. And that old lady Liu, relying on her own share of the allowance, doesn't care about anyone. This time she offended the mistress, and the old lady directly kicked her out of the house!"
"The Madam said that if we do well, there will be rewards. Do you think if we get closer to the Madam, we can also..."
Su Jin's reputation in the Marquis' Mansion was also quietly improving.
Lin Wanhui spent so many years to make Su Jin bear the stigma of being domineering and jealous, but in the end, Su Jin only took one month to clear his name.
I can only say that some people’s methods are indeed not good enough.
At this time, Lin Wanhui, who had been hiding in Luoxuexuan, also heard the servants whispering. She was so angry that she smashed the teacup in her hand.
"This cheap servant has no sense of propriety. He only treats whoever pays more with a nice face. Ugh!"
Mother Li advised, "Young lady, the Madam can only be so arrogant now. When Yun'er marries the daughter of the Shangshu Mansion, won't the Madam's face be trampled under our feet?"
When this matter was brought up, Lin Wanhui finally smiled. She pulled out the handkerchief left by Chen Xinlian and said proudly, "This matter needs my husband to step in..."