CHAPTER-6

　　Ruan Zhi looked at Gu Qingci's expression carefully, without any reluctance.

　　I thought it would take some time and means to control the Gu family, but I didn't expect Gu Qingci to hand over the power of housekeeper.

　　"The servants must use my people. I don't know how to use the original Gu family." Ruan Zhi stared at Gu Qingci and said.

　　"Of course!" Gu Qingci nodded without hesitation.

　　"Okay. There are not many people in my yard, and we need to bring in more people from the pawnshop." Ruan Zhi said again.

　　"I have asked Aunt Zhang to call the pawnbrokers. When they come, Madam will select some people and teach them. Together with Madam's people, we will replace Aunt Zhang's family." Gu Qingci hurriedly said in a flattering manner.

　　Gu Qingci originally wanted to train his own people by asking Aunt Zhang to call the pawnbrokers. Aunt Zhang was too annoying, so Gu Qingci didn't want to use them. Now Ruan Zhi said that she was also short of people, and she wanted to use her people, so she let Ruan Zhi "recruit" herself, and Gu Qingci was happy and free.

　　Lianrui said that Gu Qingci asked the pawnbrokers to buy maids for Huanniang, and now Gu Qingci actually asked her to choose people.

　　Don't you have any idea of ​​planting your own people? !

　　In other words, Gu Qingci completely handed the Gu family to her, and he didn't care about anything?

　　Ruan Zhi looked at Gu Qingci, and really didn't know what she was thinking.

　　Every time it would be beyond Ruan Zhi's expectations. He

　　actually gave her such a large authority, and didn't want to control or restrict her at all.

　　Ruan Zhi didn't think Gu Qingci had any good intentions, maybe he was brewing some big conspiracy.

　　Or maybe, there was a huge hole in the Gu family that needed her to fill.

　　Ruan Zhi was not afraid, so she might as well take advantage of the situation and control the entire Gu family first.

　　"Then start with the kitchen and check and verify the accounts." Ruan Zhi relaxed her body and said.

　　"Madam, I brought the kitchen purchase account book, you take a look." Gu Qingci quickly gave the account book to Ruan Zhi.

　　The Gu family has declined, but it used to be a wealthy family, and some rules and regulations are still retained.

　　There are people in each "position".

　　The purchase account book is also written neatly, and it is a formal account book.

　　Ruan Zhi read the account book that Gu Qingci couldn't understand at all, and her eyes were focused.

　　Gu Qingci stared at Ruan Zhi with wide eyes, and stars flashed in his eyes.

　　As expected of the domineering female protagonist, she is amazing.

　　"This is just the account book for one month, and the calculation is correct. However, there are a few places where the accounts may be fake and real, and there are also real accounts that are fake, which need to be verified specifically." Ruan Zhi said and looked up at Gu Qingci.

　　"Madam, you are so amazing. You can actually do mental arithmetic! You know the result so quickly." Gu Qingci said with an admiring tone.

　　"..." Ruan Zhi looked at Gu Qingci and didn't say anything. Does

　　this person know what he is doing?

　　As a Chiwu, he looked at a Chang'e with such an unreserved look and praised her.

　　Not like a Chiwu, but like a flatterer.

　　"Then what should we do next? I can't check the things in the account book with you, I don't remember them." Gu Qingci asked a little worriedly.

　　"This account book is not enough. If they really embezzled, there must be physical evidence, and we have to find it to prove it." Ruan Zhi said.

　　"What should we do next? Madam, I will do it if you order me." Gu Qingci said.

　　Fully support Ruan Zhi.

　　Seeing Gu Qingci's positive look, Ruan Zhi pressed her temple.

　　"Wait a minute, don't alert the enemy, wait until someone is here before you do it. Give the food box to Lianrong first, and let her distribute the food to the people in the yard." Ruan Zhi said slowly. "

　　Madam, don't you want to eat a little? Just eat a little, don't let what happened just now disturb your appetite. Skipping breakfast is not good for your health." Gu Qingci leaned down and said, with a delicate tone, as if he was acting coquettishly.

　　Gu Qingci was afraid that Ruan Zhi was still angry, and she would be even more angry if she didn't eat and got hungry.

　　This is very detrimental to happy "work".

　　Ruan Zhi looked up at Gu Qingci, who seemed to really want her to have breakfast.

　　"No need, I asked Nanny Qin to go out to buy food. The guards don't let people in Xiuyi Garden go out, and they have to spend money to go out. You can tell me directly if you want money, without taking such a big detour." Ruan Zhi was not moved by Gu Qingci, but looked at Gu Qingci and said slowly.

　　Gu Qingci broke out in a cold sweat when he heard what Ruan Zhi said.

　　Well, another trap of the original owner.

　　In the plot, the original owner sealed Ruan Zhi in the Gu family and did not communicate with the outside world, relying on a few strong guards.

　　Now Ruan Zhi can't just sit there and wait for death, and has already spent money to let Qin Pozi go out.

　　"Madam, I didn't ask them to do it. I won't let them stop the people from Xiuyi Garden anymore. In the future, the guards will be the ones you choose. I will dismiss those guards." Gu Qingci said quickly to fill this hole.

　　"It's not as simple as dismissing those guards, and they are hired by the Gu family's housekeeper. If you dismiss the guards first, the Gu family's housekeeper may notice it, and if you hide some of the greedy silver, you may not find evidence." Ruan Zhi glanced at the obedient Gu Qingci and said.

　　"...I will listen to you, Madam!" Gu Qingci said immediately.

　　The Gu family's housekeeper is none other than Zhang Pozi's man.

　　Ruan Zhi waved her hand after she finished speaking, and Gu Qingci quickly took the food box out.

　　Lian Rong and others outside were so hungry that they didn't know what Gu Qingci was doing inside. They wanted to go in but were hindered by Ruan Zhi's majesty.

　　Seeing Gu Qingci come out, she was a little excited.

　　"Who is Lianrong?" Gu Qingci looked at the maids outside. How could she know who Lianrong was? She

　　had just come here with Lianrong, but Lianrong did not introduce herself.

　　Lianrong, who was about to cry to Gu Qingci, said: "..."

　　"Master, she is Lianrong." A maid reminded Gu Qingci.

　　"Oh, so you are Miss Lianrong. Please distribute the food in the lunch box to everyone." Gu Qingci put the lunch box on the table in front of Lianrong and said.

　　Before Lianrong could say anything, Gu Qingci turned and went into Ruan Zhi's room again.

　　"What are you in a hurry for, my wife? You are not going to the academy today? Didn't you say that the Tongshi exam is coming soon?" Ruan Zhi was a little surprised to see Gu Qingci come in to discuss with her again, and she looked more anxious than her.

　　"Academy?" Gu Qingci blinked and remembered that the original owner was still a student!

　　Specifically, he was a Tongsheng, preparing for the Xiucai exam.

　　As a Chiwu, he could not only marry a wife, but also pass the imperial examination and become an official in the court.

　　Thinking of going to school to study, Gu Qingci had a headache.

　　In this era, there was no distinction between liberal arts and science, and the Xiucai exam was all liberal arts questions.

　　She felt overwhelmed looking at the account books, classical Chinese, traditional Chinese characters, writing articles, composing poems, etc., taking out each one, just thinking about it, her brain cramped a little.

　　"Let's take it easy on the academy, and sort out the things at home so that you can focus on studying." Gu Qingci scratched his hair and said.

　　Seeing that Gu Qingci was not in a hurry to go to the academy, Ruan Zhi didn't ask any more questions.

　　She turned to ask about the situation of the Gu family.

　　"How many servants does the Gu family have now? Where are the indentures? How many are dead and how many are alive?"

　　"How many people are there in Mrs. Zhang's family? How many are in the Gu family and how many are in the shops and farms outside?"

　　"To ensure that no one escapes, someone needs to guard the door. Does the Gu family have a small door and how many people are needed to guard it?"

　　After Ruan Zhi asked Gu Qingci a few questions, Gu Qingci was confused. She didn't know!

　　Gu Qingci's understanding of the Gu family was limited to a few lines of plot introduction.

　　She had no idea about such detailed things.

　　I didn't expect that just checking the Gu family would require so much information.

　　"Don't worry about Xiuyiyuan. Check the Gu family and then discuss it." Ruan Zhi looked at Gu Qingci's clear eyes, confused face, and the appearance of not knowing anything about the Gu family, and she was speechless.

　　It's really useless except for his face.

　　Ruan Zhi knew all this information, and asking was just to test Gu Qingci.

　　"I'll check it now." Gu Qingci said, feeling a little embarrassed when he met Ruan Zhi's eyes.

　　When Gu Qingci was about to leave, Granny Qin came back with a food box.

　　Granny Qin bowed to Gu Qingci and walked in, slightly out of breath.

　　"Nurse, you don't have to rush so much, sit down and rest." Ruan Zhi saw Granny Qin and said.

　　"I'm afraid Madam is hungry, the food is still hot, Madam, eat while it's hot." Granny Qin put the food box on the table next to Ruan Zhi.

　　"Azhi, Zhenhu has been in a shop not far from Gu's house these days. I found him as soon as I went out. I told him, and he has already done it. He said that it will take a while to find that person, but it's easy to find someone who knows kung fu. There are three escorts and two rough maids in the shop. They are all ready. See how you use them." Granny Qin watched Gu Qingci go out and whispered to Ruan Zhi.

　　Hearing that Granny Qin successfully found the person, Ruan Zhi breathed a sigh of relief. With

　　someone you trust around you, you will be more confident.

　　Ruan Zhi said a few more words to Mrs. Qin, and Mrs. Qin went out again.

　　Outside, Gu Qingci ran into Dongxue who came to look for her. It turned out that Mrs. Zhang had returned.

　　Gu Qingci simply went to meet Mrs. Zhang first, and asked Dongxue about some things about the Gu family on the way.

　　Soon Gu Qingci saw Mrs. Zhang.

　　"Master, I met Huanniang. This is what Huanniang asked me to bring to you. She embroidered it by herself. Huanniang has been thinking about you a lot these days." Mrs. Zhang saw Gu Qingci smiling, and first stuffed a purse into Gu Qingci, and then whispered.

　　"...Thank you, Aunt Zhang." Gu Qingci didn't want it, but thinking of Ruan Zhi's words about not alerting the enemy, he still accepted it and put it casually in his sleeve pocket.

　　"Aunt Zhang, didn't you go out to call the human broker? Where is the person?" Gu Qingci looked around. "

　　No need to trouble you, Master. Huanniang has already picked a maid to take back. The broker said she wants five taels of silver and will come to collect the money tomorrow." Aunt Zhang had a smile on her face.

　　Gu Qingci's forehead twitched.

　　OK, really good.

　　What kind of a cunning servant is this, so self-willed!

　　Since she didn't refute it yesterday, it was taken as the truth!

　　If you want her to give you money, no way.

　　She doesn't want to be a sucker.

　　"Madam Zhang, summer is coming, and I want to make a summer dress for each servant in the house. Madam Zhang's family has worked hard and made great contributions, so each person can make two sets. Please calculate how many people are needed and how much silver it will cost, so that I can ask Madam for money and invite people from the embroidery workshop." Gu Qingci thought of what Ruan Zhi said, and said to Mrs. Zhang, feeling that it was a bit difficult to maintain her acting skills in front of Mrs. Zhang's face.

　　"There are twelve servants in the family, not counting those from Xiuyiyuan. In addition to the head of the family, the old slave also has a son, daughter-in-law, and a little grandson..." When Gu Qingci mentioned it, Mrs. Zhang said immediately, and the wrinkles on her face were much more smiling.

　　Gu Qingci secretly took note of what Mrs. Zhang said.

　　After getting a few words from Mrs. Zhang to make sure everyone in the Gu family knew everything, Gu Qingci walked around the Gu family again to understand the situation.

　　Xue Sanniang was a little scared by the dream that Gu Qingci told her. After burning paper money, she copied Buddhist scriptures in the room and would not come out to make trouble for the time being.

　　Gu Qingci walked around and wanted to find Ruan Zhi to report the situation. Dongxue asked Gu Qingci to have lunch.

　　"Did the madam send food?" Gu Qingci asked.

　　"Yes." Dongxue said.

　　Gu Qingci was a little hungry and went to eat first.

　　I have been told not to send bad food again.

　　I still have to endure it before firing those people.

　　Gu Qingci was mentally prepared but still found it unpalatable.

　　Lunch was a little richer than breakfast, but the dishes were tasteless like boiled water. The meat was not fishy, ​​and there was too much salt. The noodles seemed to be boiled in the water used to wash the pot.

　　"Dongxue, are the dishes usually boiled like water? Is today considered rich or not?" Gu Qingci asked after looking at Dongxue.

　　"The master has always had a light taste. Today, there are three meat dishes, which is considered rich." Dong Xue swallowed and said with some doubt.

　　Gu Qingci did not ask, suspecting that the original owner had no sense of taste.

　　After finishing the meal with difficulty, Gu Qingci rushed to Ruan Zhi.

　　Ruan Zhi was having lunch, and Gu Qingci smelled the fragrance before he entered the room.

　　After entering, he saw the food on Ruan Zhi's table, and his saliva could not help but secrete. There were

　　several kinds of beautiful and exquisite pastries, and three small pieces were placed in each plate.

　　Steaming small wontons with small shrimps and seaweed oil, and a dish of thinly sliced ​​beef, with a dipping sauce next to it, and you can see the crystal dumplings with shrimp fillings, and white almond cheese sprinkled with osmanthus...

　　The portion is not large, and each one is exquisite.

　　And there are main dishes, side dishes, desserts and so on.

　　It turns out that there are delicious foods in this world, woo woo woo!

　　I just had a terrible meal, and my stomach is not actually hungry, but I am greedy.

　　"Lianrui, I'm full. You can share the rest of the food." Ruan Zhi ate a few mouthfuls, put down her chopsticks and said to Lianrui.

　　Gu Qingci watched Lianrui take away the remaining food, and her heart was bleeding.

　　Her life was not as good as the little maid in Ruan Zhi's yard!

　　"What's the matter with my wife? Have you found out?" Ruan Zhi looked at Gu Qingci and asked.

　　Gu Qingci calmed down and reported his findings to Ruan Zhi.

　　"Madame Zhang didn't bring the human pawnbroker, how about we go to the pawnbroker in the afternoon?" Gu Qingci said to Ruan Zhi after reporting.

　　"Not for the time being, I have found someone. Since my wife said that she wanted to make summer clothes, please send someone to tell the people from the embroidery workshop to come to take measurements and tailor clothes, and let the servants in the mansion go to Tingzhutang. My people should be here soon, please go to the front yard to meet them and bring them in. I have told Madam Qin about the matter, and my master just needs to pick up the people to Tingzhutang." Ruan Zhi said, looking at Gu Qingci with a little more surprise.

　　What Gu Qingci said was almost the same as what she knew. He really did investigate and even knew how to use the clothing-making business to count people.

　　Gu Qingci felt the coldness in Ruan Zhiping's calm eyes and couldn't help shivering.

　　Facts have proved that the survival sense that Gu Qingci has cultivated in the end times is still useful.

　　Gu Qingci went out and told Dongxue to call people.

　　She went to the front yard to pick them up.

　　They were picked up.

　　There were six people, including Mrs. Qin.

　　Among these six people, three of them were tall and strong men who were martial artists. Each of them held a man with his hands tied together and his mouth was stuffed.

　　"Master, these guards are so bold to bully the master and insult the lady. I'm going out to ask for five taels of silver. They are no different from robbers. I will report them to the authorities and punish them." Mrs. Qin said when she saw Gu Qingci coming forward.

　　"Okay, I'll report to the authorities later. The lady is waiting for you in Tingzhu Hall. Just leave one person to guard." Gu Qingci said with a clear cough. It was

　　too fierce.

　　If she hadn't been quick-eyed and quick-handed, and had "surrendered" early, she might be the one tied up now.

　　The few people who had originally seen Gu Qingci and thought they saw a savior widened their eyes and sobbed.

　　If they were convicted of robbery, they would go to jail, and words would be engraved on their faces.

　　"Gu Qingci" asked them to guard the door and not let the people from Xiuyi Garden go out casually, and he did not ask them to extort money.

　　As long as Gu Qingci, the head of the family, testified and stood on the side of Xiuyi Garden, they would be finished.

　　Several people sobbed and begged for mercy, but Gu Qingci ignored them and took the other five people to Tingzhu Hall.

　　There were already many people in Tingzhu Hall waiting to be measured.

　　Gu Qingci counted silently when he went in, and it was enough.

　　"Close the door." A cold voice sounded. It was Ruan Zhi who spoke behind the screen.

　　The two people beside Qin Po immediately went to close the door of Tingzhu Hall.