Chapter 228, Taking Over the Kitchen
After the spring, Daohua was very busy, busy with classes and busy inspecting the various villages. At the same time, Mrs. Li also gave her a task, which was to learn how to manage the kitchen.
"Mom, why did you let me manage the kitchen?"
Daohua was somewhat reluctant and wanted to turn down the job, but there was no way. She had too much to learn every day: book knowledge, calligraphy practice, needlework, playing the piano and burning incense. She also had to get up in the morning to practice whipping, and she also had to find time to manage the farm and shop.
It can be said that he gets up earlier than the chicken, sleeps later than the dog, and is even more of a social animal than a social animal.
It's because the rewards are quite gratifying, otherwise she would have wanted to quit.
Where is the life of a parasite?
Madam Li rolled her eyes at her and said, "What's too early? Mother even thinks it's too late. After August, you'll be twelve. It's time for you to learn how to be a housekeeper and entertain guests."
When Daohua heard the age, she immediately felt overwhelmed.
In modern times, at the age of twelve, a girl would just start junior high school, but people in ancient times had already started preparing for getting married.
Mrs. Li ignored her daughter's sullen expression and continued, "Don't you love cooking? It's a good idea to start by managing the kitchen. That way, you'll be able to get the hang of it."
"After you are familiar with the kitchen, you can take over the sewing room."
Daohua interrupted quickly: "Mom, when did we have a sewing room?"
Madam Li rolled her eyes at her daughter again and said, "You just focus on your farm and shops and don't pay attention to the family affairs."
After saying that, he paused and then explained patiently.
"We have more opportunities to go out and visit guests these days. Your father is the governor of a state after all, so he can't be embarrassed by his attire. Plus, we have more and more servants at home, so changing clothes every season is a huge expense. Now that we have a sewing room, we don't have to go out to buy clothes, which can save us a lot of money."
"Although our family now has an additional source of income, we can't be extravagant. In two years, you will all be older, and there will be even more places to spend money."
Rice Flower nodded.
Her mother is really good at managing the household and can think of many things in advance.
Madam Li patted Daohua's head and said, "We women can only be more relaxed when we are young girls. But if we are too relaxed, we will have to make up for the suffering we have endured when we go to our husband's family."
"Mom knows you're busy with schoolwork, but if you work harder now, you'll have more time to relax when you get to live with your in-laws. At home, if you encounter something you don't understand, you can still ask me. But when you get to live with your in-laws, even if your mother-in-law is sensible, you shouldn't go and ask her about everything."
"Think about it yourself. Should you learn it at home, or wait until you get married?"
Daohua said depressedly, "Mom, I'll just learn it."
Managing the household is something every wife must be able to do. Concubines have it easy, they don't have to do anything, but they have to depend on others to live. Not only can they not control their own destiny, but even the children they give birth to are inferior to others.
There is always a price to pay for everything.
If you enjoy comfort, you must pay a corresponding price.
Madam Li smiled and swiftly took the personnel register and purchase account book from Pingtong and placed them directly in Daohua's hands. "Take them back and familiarize yourself with them. If you don't understand or are unclear about anything, just ask me directly."
Daohua nodded, resigned herself to her fate, and left with the two booklets.
Rice Flower Pavilion.
Daohua was standing under the eaves playing with the parrot, while in the yard stood the kitchen manager Ren Pozi and the purchasing manager Fang Gui.
The two had been there for a while. There were chairs in the yard and some refreshments were prepared. Wang Man'er offered to sit down, but neither of them dared. They stood respectfully and looked at the rice flowers carefully.
Big girl.
To be honest, although she is a girl, none of the servants in the Yan family dare to underestimate her.
If for no other reason, no one dared to mess with the eldest girl because she dared to challenge the master to his face.
Furthermore, the eldest daughter is indeed very capable. If there is any problem in the mansion, she is the one who helps the lady. The lady is in control of the situation, and the eldest daughter is responsible for filling in the gaps.
The Yan family held several banquets, and every time the guests left with a smile.
Just from this point, we can see that the eldest girl is a meticulous and thoughtful person.
Now that the eldest daughter is in charge of the kitchen, they have to serve her well.
Looking at the two people standing in the yard instead of sitting, Daohua was speechless.
To be honest, she really didn't think about giving the two of them a warning or anything like that.
There is no other reason. Most of the food the Yan family eats comes from their own farm. Even if they want to embezzle, they probably won’t find any opportunity.
She teased the bird simply because she didn't know what to say and wanted to ease her embarrassment, but the two of them insisted on standing there, which made her helpless.
Daohua put the parrot down and walked over to sit down: "You sit down too."
At this time, Ren Pozi and Fang Guicai dared to sit down, but both of them only sat a little forward with their backs straight.
Rice flower: “.”
Does she have the style of a domineering female CEO?
Look at the appearance of these two people, if you don’t know, you would think she is very fierce!
"Mom asked me to take charge of the kitchen. Although I go there often, I don't know a lot of things. Please tell me about the situation there."
Daohua paused and looked at Fang Gui: "Why do you look familiar to me?"
Wang Man'er immediately smiled and replied, "Miss, you must think that Fang Caiban looks like Madam Fang!"
Daohua's face showed sudden realization: "Yes, she is just like the housekeeper beside my mother."
Fang Gui immediately smiled and said, "To answer the young lady's question, Madam Fang is my sister. We are somewhat similar."
"Oh," Daohua nodded, "No wonder." Then she looked at Mrs. Ren, "There's a girl called Ren Xiaogu at the gatehouse. Is she related to you?"
Mrs. Ren immediately replied, "Miss, that's my son."
Daohua nodded again, picked up the teacup, lowered her eyes and started drinking.
Unknowingly, the Yan family, which had a simple staff, began to move towards more complicated relationships.
As the number of servants in the house gradually increases, it will definitely become more and more difficult to manage the house.
No wonder my mother has been clamoring to find a capable wife for my eldest brother. I guess she has taken this aspect into consideration.
It is not an easy task to manage a family with complicated relationships from top to bottom.
Now she understood Mrs. Li's motherly love. She let her take over the kitchen so early, probably because she was afraid that she would not be able to gain a foothold in her husband's family in the future.
When Mrs. Ren and Fang Gui saw that Daohua suddenly stopped talking, they felt a sudden tightness in their hearts. They recalled what they had just said and realized that there was nothing wrong with it.
But after a moment, Daohua put down her teacup and said, "The rules in the kitchen should still follow what my mother set. However, I have to add two more."
"First, from now on, no matter which room or person orders something in the kitchen, it must be recorded." She wanted to see the expenses of each room.
"Secondly, the data we purchased previously wasn't detailed enough. I'll make a form later, and you can fill it out later based on the form I provide."
Today's purchasing ledgers only record the quantity and amount, without the source or contact information, which can easily lead to corruption and false reporting of amounts during purchasing.
Both Mrs. Ren and Fang Gui responded respectfully, but they felt a little bitter in their hearts.
Although the eldest girl seemed to have done nothing when she came up, she cut off their hidden benefits.
Ren Pozi was in charge of the kitchen. She didn't dare take the good things, but when each room was about to eat, she would make some extra, more or less, and either use it to bribe the maids under her or take it home secretly.
Nowadays, everything you eat and drink has to be registered, so there is little room for maneuver.
The same was true for Fang Gui. He didn't dare to be too greedy, but it was common for him to raise the price of some purchased items by a few cents. Now that the purchase account book has been changed, given the young lady's shrewdness, he had to be careful.
(End of this chapter)
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