Chapter 74 Wang Xifeng's Bitterness
Wang Xifeng laughed and said, "Look, that's why they say girls tend to be outward-looking. This girl Yun is not from our Jia family, but she has already started to be oriented towards the Jia family..."
Before Wang Xifeng could finish her words, Xiangyun rushed over and blocked her mouth, "You little girl Feng, you really can't say anything nice. Which one of your Jia family's..."
"Fourth Miss, Xiao Que'er, come up and help us. We must show Feng girl how powerful we are today!"
The two little maids came forward and scratched her left and right until Wang Xifeng begged for mercy!
"Hmph, Feng girl, I have helpers. If you want to say something, be careful or I won't let you off!"
Wang Xifeng curled her lips in disdain, "Today I have something important to do, Second Madam won't bother with you! But since you said so, the layout of this courtyard will be handed over to you, Yun girl. If anything goes wrong, Second Madam will settle the score with you!"
Afterwards, everyone walked around the room again!
This main house facing north has five rooms, and the side rooms on the left and right are also quite large.
Finally, after everyone discussed it, the first room on the right side of the middle hall was occupied by the maid who took care of the family, and the one at the far east was Jia Cong's inner room.
There are two rooms to the west of the hall, one is a small hall and the other is a study. Overall, the layout is not much different from the original courtyard.
The east and west side rooms also have their own uses.
Afterwards, everyone was assigned tasks!
Baochai and Xiaoque'er decorated Jia Cong's inner room, Daiyu and Qingwen decorated the study, and the main hall was managed by Yingchun, Tanchun and Xiangling. Little Xichun also asked for a job, which was to select suitable scrolls and distribute them to each room.
Li Wan was the general manager. No matter where something was arranged, she would not stop until she had checked it. Wang Xifeng was responsible for the furnishings in the house, etc.
Now Jia Cong’s status is different, so the furnishings in the house must naturally be rich and exquisite. It is impossible to put a few things there casually, which would really bring shame to the Jia family.
In addition, all the slightly damaged window frames and door panels were listed one by one, and the master carpenter personally inspected them and replaced them with new ones. Including the corridors and stone slabs in the courtyard, many of them also needed to be replaced.
The group of people walked around for half a day before they had a rough idea. Next, they would naturally ask the master carpenter to come in and do the renovation. After everything was ready, the women would come in and make the arrangements. It was also a good time for the women to think about it carefully.
In the following days, the renovation project of Chenwuyuan became almost the most important thing for all the sisters in the Jia family.
The three sisters wanted to get close to Jia Cong, so they naturally put all their efforts into it. Daiyu and Baochai both wanted to suppress the others, so they naturally thought about it day and night, fearing that there was something wrong. On the contrary, Xiangyun, after only two days, had a servant bring back a good weapon rack from the Shi family, and then she let the sheep go, and played in the yard with a few little girls all day long.
Wang Xifeng was still busy every day. What made her most angry was that her unreliable man had gone to Ping'an Prefecture again for some unknown reason!
In the past two years, Jia Lian had gone to Ping'an Prefecture every year, and would stay there for three or two months. She had asked him about it, but Jia Lian only said that it was the master's order, but he did not tell her in detail.
In a flash, more than two months passed.
In Wang Xifeng's courtyard, she was leaning on a small step. Ping'er brought her a cup of tea, then half-knelt down to take off her shoes and socks and began to massage her gently.
Considering this huge mansion, there are hundreds of people and countless things to do every day. In addition, the shops outside have to report accounts every month. It is really not something that anyone can do to be the butler.
Take Wang Xifeng for example. She was responsible for the food, clothing and expenses of the masters in each courtyard, and the distribution of affairs for hundreds of maids, old women and servants. When she finally had a chance to eat, she had to serve the old lady or the two ladies. In addition to taking care of the elders, she also had to take care of the group of aunts. She didn't even have the right to sit down! There were at least dozens of people who reported various things to her every day.
Just like this, at the end of the day, my feet were so swollen that they were almost unrecognizable.
"Your second wife is the only capable person in this mansion. I wonder if your health gets ruined in the future and no one will care about you!" Ping'er complained, but she was so heartbroken that she was about to cry.
Although the two were master and servant, they were real sisters. They ate and lived together at home, and the same was true in the Jia Mansion! It is no exaggeration to say that even Jia Lian, the husband, was far less close to Ping'er.
"I have our Ping'er Bodhisattva who loves me, so who do I need?" Wang Xifeng teased, then sighed, "You said that in our mansion, the old lady doesn't care about worldly things, but she is still noble. She has to be careful about her food, clothing and daily expenses! The first wife is in the east courtyard and doesn't care about anything in the mansion. The second wife eats vegetarian food and chants Buddhist scriptures, and the eldest sister-in-law is a gourd with a sawed mouth. If your second wife doesn't take care of it, who can you rely on?"
"Besides, your Second Master Lian has such a bad temper. If I don't keep him under control, will our whole family be left to starve?"
"Do you think I don't want to have a capable man to support me, and I and the old lady spend all day in bed having fun? But seeing that there is no man to rely on at home, no matter what, I can only hold on like this."
"You know what's been going on in the mansion these past few years. I've been offending this and that all day long, but I only look powerful on the surface. Who cares how much I've suffered?"
As she spoke, Wang Xifeng, who was such a strong woman, actually cried out of grievance! They all said she was a hero among women, but after all, she was still a woman, right?
Ping'er stood up and wiped Wang Xifeng's tears with a handkerchief. "How could Ping'er not know Second Madam's hardship? However, after all, her body is her own, Second Madam should take good care of it. Fortunately, Third Master is now able to set up his own household and will soon return. Although Second Madam was not close to Third Master before, she has been taking care of not only Shi En and the maids in Third Master's room, but also Chenwu Courtyard. I think Third Master will remember Second Madam's contribution."
"When the time comes, with the Third Master helping the Second Madam, no one in the mansion will dare to neglect her!"
"Let's not talk about other things. Just look at Molan coming to our room. How many of those filthy old women dare to talk nonsense in front of grandma?"
"Hmph, how can a sister-in-law rely on the power of her brother-in-law!" Wang Xifeng rolled her eyes at Ping'er. However, despite saying so, Wang Xifeng felt a little hot. Just think about it, a great general commanding tens of thousands of troops is backing her up. Not to mention the servants in the mansion, even in this capital city, she, Wang Xifeng, can hold her head higher.
The next morning, Wang Xifeng got up early, assigned tasks to all the maids who had come, and then went around the rooms. Just as she was about to take a rest, she heard a noise outside the courtyard.
"Ping'er, go and see who is the unruly person who is making such a fuss in the mansion! Just have someone take it away for me..."
Ping'er turned and left, and ran back happily a moment later, "Grandma, there's a message from the front yard, saying that the Third Master will be arriving in the capital today."
