The next day when Xin Yi got up, there was no sign of Fu Jiuqu. The bedding and mats in the room were all neatly arranged, and no one could see that the couple slept in separate beds.

Xin Yi sat in silence for a moment, then got up to take care of the house.

This huge mansion is divided into two parts.

The front part is where the offices are, the Zhizhou Yamen, and all the major political institutions are concentrated here. The back part is the residence of the Zhizhou adults. Waterside pavilions, gardens, pavilions and rockeries, and exquisite houses, the area is not small, and they need to be cleaned and tidied up.

Big project.

It had been some time since the previous magistrate had resigned, and the official affairs of Yangzhou Prefecture were represented by General Magistrate Ge Yong.

This mansion has been empty for a long time. The servants of the former magistrate were either dismissed or left with the previous magistrate. Now, except for the entourage brought by Fu Jiuqu and Xin Yi from Bianjing, the people working in the mansion are all Ge.

Mr. and Mrs. Yong arranged to come over and do menial chores.

The house had actually been cleaned before Fu Jiuqu moved in, but Xin Yi was worried about it, so yesterday he had told him to clean it inside and out again.

Therefore, when she went out, there were girls and boys working everywhere.

It's not easy to be a housewife, especially in a big house with so many people.

In the past, in the eldest princess's mansion, there were all the old people that the eldest princess was accustomed to. She only had to talk, and she couldn't worry too much.

But things are different now. It is impossible to fully trust the servants arranged by Ge Yong, and it is difficult to get rid of them. This is a dilemma.

Xin Yi took the roster and looked through it. He found two older stewards from Bianjing's entourage, called them to meet him, explained them, and asked them to be responsible for the allocation of these personnel.

Except for her and the children's rooms, those people should be divided equally among the various courtyards.

When her husband and Zhang Dalang came to pick her up at noon, Xin Yi asked them to help hire some more capable servants in Yangzhou City and fill them in to work in the mansion.

The beloved man agreed and drove Xinyi to Wenjin Bridge in a donkey cart.

It is not far from the Yangzhou government office, has a dense population and developed commerce.

The shop is located in a conspicuous position at the end of the bridge. Each shop occupies three squares. The bottom shop is spacious and spacious. There are two floors of attic above. The width and depth are very suitable. What Xin Yi likes most is that there is a backyard behind the shop.

It is a row of back rooms facing the water. Not only can shops be opened, but also personnel accommodation can be provided.

The beloved man looked at her expression and looked at Zhang Dalang.

"I guess my sister will take a liking to it at first glance."

The arrogant person is on one side, and she knows how to look at faces better than a husband.

"If you think it's suitable for me, I will invite my boss to come to Yahangli. You can meet, have tea, and talk to each other face to face..."

The charlatan is just a man in the middle, and he can't decide on many things. He sincerely wants to rent a shop, so he has to meet the landlord so that he can talk to him.

Xin Yi responded, "Thank you."

The tooth servant happily sent the message, and Xin Yi, accompanied by his husband and Zhang Dalang, went to the tooth shop to wait.

About two minutes later, an old man in a gray cloth robe hurried over on a donkey, brought a boy with him, and entered the house with a smile on his face. He kept bowing his hands and saluting, which was very kind.

Xin Yi went out today wearing a curtain hat and veil, so no one knew that she was the wife of the new magistrate.

Just as Zhang Dalang said, the old man was indeed easy to talk to. After bargaining for a while, the rent was reduced by another hundred taels.

Xin Yi had done his homework before coming, and roughly knew the rental price of the Yangzhou shop. After weighing it, he settled on it.

Unexpectedly, when signing the lease document, the old man hesitated to tell her.

"I have something to tell my wife first, so that we don't have to quarrel with each other after the documents are signed..."

Xin Yi smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Zhen, please speak."

The old man glanced at Yao Yao and said softly: "You are foreigners, so you may not know me well. In fact, in Yangzhou, I have a nickname, called Zhen Bancai, and he runs a coffin shop..."

Just now, Yazi only introduced that the old man's surname was Zhen, his name was Zhen Kegong, and he lived in Liuxiang, Xicheng, Yangzhou, but he didn't say anything else.

Xin Yi glanced at him and smiled awkwardly: "Mr. Zhen is a cheerful person. I'm afraid you might have a bad feeling. If you ask me, the coffin shop has moved to the other end of Liu Lane a long time ago. No relationship, no relationship...

"

No wonder!

It turns out that a coffin shop once opened here.

Xin Yi understood clearly and felt that this old man was a frank person, so he decisively negotiated the price again, and the price was reduced by fifty taels. The document was signed, and he got the concierge key on the spot and gave it to Zhang Dalang and his beloved.

Go and do it.

The most important thing about being a manager is to be lazy as long as you can. It is not advisable to do everything yourself. When you find the right person, you must trust it completely. Let others handle the things that can be handed over. This is Xinyi's purpose.

As soon as she returned to the house, two stewards came up to report. Xin Yi's vision of people was once again confirmed. The stewards took the time while she was away to take care of everything in the house in order.

Xin Yi nodded with satisfaction, rewarded them with money, and divided the work between the two of them - the one named Yan was in charge of foreign affairs, and the one named He was in charge of internal affairs.

The two stewards went down happily. Xin Yi looked at the room full of girls and made some arrangements.

Bai Zhi and Zi Yuan have been taking care of the three little ones, one is responsible for the two older ones, and the other is responsible for San Nian's residence. Xing Yuan and Tao Yu were the people Jiu Ge had placed beside her before, and they were almost always together, so Xin Yi couldn't make arrangements for them.

affairs, so he left the private chores in the back house to Xiang Ling.

Xiang Ling just wanted to be an ordinary female cook and was not willing to take care of so many things. But I heard from Xin Yi that Cheng Cang's family is also a big house and there is a big family. If you don't learn to be a housekeeper, you will suffer a loss when you marry someone.

Blushing, he responded.

The matter between her and Cheng Cang has finally come to an end.

On the way to Yangzhou, Xin Yi noticed that the girl Xiang Ling was attracted to Cheng Cang.

Cheng Cang is also a kind person. Xin Yi asked him about it and found out if he had changed his mind. He immediately said that as long as Miss Xiangling's family agreed, he would immediately write a letter back to Beijing and ask the family to arrange a marriage proposal for Zhang's family...

The two sides of Xin and Yi worked together to make this great matchmaker, but the boat was too long and inconvenient, so there was no chance for them to formally finalize it.

So on the third day after Xin Yi settled down, he asked Xiang Ling to cook some dishes, invited Cheng Cang over, and had the two of them bump heads face to face.

Xin Yi did not inform Fu Jiuqu of these matters.

Fu Jiuqu had been busy for days. Apart from helping his three children find teachers for lessons, he did not interfere with any other chores, and Xin Yi did not bother to disturb him.

As soon as he arrived in Yangzhou, Fu Jiuqu had to passively assume the role of governor of the state. He would leave early and return late every day. Sometimes he would be busy until midnight before returning to his back house to rest.

For at least three to five days, Xin Yi didn't even see his figure.

When he came back too late, he didn't want to disturb Xin Yi in the room, so he asked the girl to clean up the second room and sleep here.

The days pass by in such a busy way...

For half a month, the two rarely met each other, and each had his own busy schedule.

Fu Jiuqu was busy getting acquainted with his new role, while Xin Yi also had to deal with visits from the wives of officials and wealthy gentry from Yangzhou Prefecture while planning the opening of the medical clinic.

In this era, in addition to taking care of the house, the wives of the housekeepers also tried every means to contribute to their husband's career. Although Xinyi was able to push and refuse all the gifts, the daily nagging of these people was unavoidable.

Half a month later, she finally got tired of it and asked Zhou Daozi to write a prescription. From then on, she thanked her for being sick and finally became clean...

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