Chapter 155 Renovation of the General's Mansion
Song Qingci looked at the old lady's face and felt like regretting his decision immediately.
But the old lady didn't give her the chance and quickly changed the subject.
"Tell grandma in detail what happened in Xiaowangzhuang."
Song Qingci only then remembered that he had been busy catching mice in the general's mansion. He had not yet properly explained the matter of Xiaowangzhuang to the old lady.
She picked out some things to say and told the old lady again. She did not reveal a single word about the secret cave that disappeared into the gold cave.
That was too exciting, so it would be better not to pollute the old lady's ears. And if I said that, the incident involving hundreds of people would inevitably be implicated.
Although this incident has apparently passed, the subsequent impact is still continuing to ferment, so it is better not to touch it easily, so as to avoid causing more trouble for no reason.
"Did you catch Xu Chun as well?" Although it was a question, the old lady's tone was very firm. She could see the girl's style of doing things. If she didn't make a move, it would be fine. But once she did, it would be steady, accurate and ruthless.
Xiaowangzhuang has become so rotten, there is no way she would allow a family like that to continue to go unpunished.
"Yes." Song Qingci nodded, "Not only Xu Chun's family, but also their subordinates were all caught. Moreover, my granddaughter-in-law has dealt with most of them." As for how they were dealt with, Song Qingci did not explain it clearly, but smart people would basically understand it after hearing it.
"Okay. Now that they've been caught, you can do whatever you want with them. You're the head of the general's mansion now, and you have the final say in everything in the mansion. You can do whatever you want, and you don't have to come back to me individually." The old lady directly gave Song Qingci the highest authority.
"Grandma trusts me so much?!" This surprised Song Qingci. This power was given just like that?!
"Don't employ people you doubt, and don't doubt people you employ." When you delegate power, you must do it thoroughly so that no resentment will arise.
The old lady has been following this principle for many years. Otherwise, she wouldn't have completely ignored how the Lou family managed the family.
"Okay, then the granddaughter-in-law will not be polite." "It has already come to this, what else can she do.
Alas, it is really not good for people to be too capable. Song Qingci now feels a little disgusted with his own abilities.
The Versailles man was talking about her. If the captain saw her in her current state, he would probably give her a slap in the face.
When Lou heard that the old lady wanted Song Qingci to be the head of the family, she directly asked Xia He to deliver all the seals, cards and related things to Chixiaoyuan.
Not only was he not the slightest bit reluctant, he even looked relieved.
It's as if the power of being the head of the family is a hot potato.
The matter of Butler Shan did not cause a particularly big impact in the General's Mansion. After all, it was a family scandal. There was no point in spreading it everywhere. They tried their best to suppress it.
Song Qingci only said that because housekeeper Shan was old and had done the wrong job, he was sent to a farm in the countryside to retire.
As for the people under Butler Shan, not many people cared about them. They were just dismissed with some random excuse without causing any commotion.
Although there were fewer people in the general's mansion, Song Qingci was not in a hurry to add more people. Now was the time for handover, and adding more people would make things even more chaotic.
She divided up all the work that had been done by those people before.
For example, among the previous gatekeepers, apart from those who had accidents like Bao Er, there were still nineteen people left.
Previously, there were two shifts, and each shift had to guard for six hours.
In addition to guarding the gatehouse, these people also have to patrol between the various doors. It's okay for one or two days, but after a long time, people will be very tired.
Song Qingci now transferred some servants from other courtyards to do odd jobs, bringing together 30 people, and then divided them into three shifts, each responsible for four hours.
The patrols at each gate were also cancelled, and this task was assigned to the guards in the general's mansion.
Not only is the eight-hour work system strictly implemented, but there is no need to do repetitive work.
As for the purchases in the mansion, a set of accounting and cashiering plans were also made. The money and accounts were separated, and an old nanny was transferred from the old lady to supervise. The three parties cooperated with each other and supervised each other.
The previous corruption and embezzlement have been eliminated to the greatest extent possible.
Of course, no measure is absolute, and regular inventory checks will be required in the future.
"Madam, the girl named Yao Niang wants to see you." Yin Xing came to Song Qingci and replied.
Ever since her young mistress took over the reins of the family, Chixiao Courtyard has become visibly busy. Not only the young mistress, but also the servants like them are the same.
Especially Yinping, besides the matters concerning Chixiao Courtyard, she also has to come to her for matters concerning other courtyards in the mansion.
Yinping is almost becoming the chief steward.
However, everyone still called her Miss Yinping. If the housekeeper didn't take care of the household, they would just say it silently in their hearts at most. They didn't dare to say it openly.
After all, this housekeeper was sent away because of a mistake. It's better not to get into trouble.
As for herself, Yin Xing felt that she should just follow the young lady closely.
The young lady has very little to do. She just needs to eat and drink well every day. She is not particularly busy. She can even take a nap with the lady when she takes a nap.
But now, there are more and more things that require her to help run errands.
It's only been a month, and Yin Xing not only feels that her young mistress has become thinner due to fatigue, but her own legs have also become thinner due to running around.
Song Qingci was busy sorting out the past accounts in the general's mansion. For a moment, he didn't hear what Yin Xing was saying.
The accounts of the General's Mansion were all previously recorded in accordance with the ancient written accounting method.
Just read a few pages and the hypnotic effect is comparable to melatonin.
Therefore, Song Qingci wanted to solve the problem once and for all. She didn't want to torture her eyes and brain all the time.
She wanted to make all the accounts in the general's mansion into modern style and use Arabic letters to record accounts, so that it would be more and more convenient in the future.
Because she is the only one who understands it, she has to do it herself. She can only hand it over to Yinping and the others after she has sorted out all the things.
Otherwise, it would be more troublesome if she taught while doing, which would greatly reduce her work efficiency.
Seeing that the young lady ignored her, Yin Xing called out again, "Young lady?"
The volume was a little higher than before.
"Ah! What's going on?" Song Qingci was startled by the sudden increase in volume.
The one I just wrote was stained by the dripping ink. Song Qingci picked it up and put it aside. This one has been smudged, and I have to copy it again later. It's really annoying.
This simply adds to the already heavy workload.