MTL - Wei and Jin Cooks-Chapter 784 Zheng Mingzhu
Chapter 784 Zheng Mingzhu
The manager of purchasing has to ask the Jiang family to help him buy things, and he also needs to get the goods from the Jiang family. He also knows that the Jiang family is doing business at the General's Mansion at a loss, and he has some grievances, so he dare not make the relationship deadlocked.
It's rare that the younger brother of the Jiang family has someone he likes. He is naturally willing to help. What makes him more difficult is that Zheng Mingzhu used to be the general's concubine and had to be spoiled.
Brother Jiang put a money bag into his hand, and said in a low voice: "The general has thirty or forty concubines, and each of them takes a turn for a month every day, not to mention this is a concubine who was punished as a slave. There are one or two hundred servants in the mansion bought by us, right? I heard that there are nearly a thousand servants in the mansion now."
The manager of purchasing said: "It's not nearly a thousand, but there are already more than a thousand people."
There are more than a thousand people, all serving Gou Xi, so it is tiring to buy stewards and housekeepers. Every day when you open your eyes, the General's Mansion is spending money.
Jiang Clan Brother: "There are more than a thousand people, who cares if there are few people?"
The manager of procurement hesitated, shook his head and said: "No, the general is very strict, although this is the mansion where he lives, but it is the rule in the army. According to the rules, once you offend, you will be whipped at least, and dealt with by military law if you are more serious."
That's right, Gou Xi's housekeeper is also very strict and harsh like Guan Jun. The little girls and girls who were bought have never experienced such a thing, so they were killed a lot, and those who stayed were all scared to death. Be daring and follow the rules.
The steps taken by the maidservants were as if they were measured with a ruler, no more, no less, just that long.
Gou Xi felt that even if the people he had used were dead and buried, they must not be redeemed, otherwise, they could still be given to his subordinate officials and generals.
Since their parents and family members have sold them, it will be considered repayment of their kindness, and if they go back, wouldn’t they be willing to degenerate?
He Gouxi's people must not be so self-sufficient and degrading.
So there are no slaves in the General's Mansion who can redeem themselves, let alone the concubines of the General's Mansion.
Brother Jiang took out another money bag and stuffed it into the hands of the purchasing manager, and said in a low voice, "You can't redeem it, but you have to carry it out when you die. Zheng Mingzhu used to be a daughter of a thousand gold, and she had a sudden change and worked hard." After one year of primary school, it is normal to have a sudden illness and go away.”
He showed a pitiful expression and said: "Please help me, brother. I have met her once, and I only have her in my heart. If I don't get her, I'm afraid I will die."
The manager of purchasing was shaken by his numbness, touched the two purses stuffed into his hands, and after a moment of sawing saws in his heart, he still gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, but this matter has to be hidden, the day after tomorrow is the big ceremony, the general's mansion Deyan, I will go back now, and I will get someone out for you in the early morning, and you send someone to wait at the mass grave."
Jiang’s brother’s eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he asked, “Is there enough time for one night?”
"Tonight is the most suitable time. Starting at noon tomorrow, martial law will be enforced when entering and exiting the General's Mansion. Even if it's unlucky for a dead person, you can only temporarily bury the body in the mansion and throw it out after the ceremony."
There are people who want to kill Zhao Hanzhang, let alone Gou Xi, there are only a lot of people who want to kill him in the world.
Of course, looking at the power in his hands, there are not many officials in the same dynasty, but apart from them, there are many Huns, Jiehu, and even Xianbei who want to kill Gou Xi and attack Yuncheng;
There is another group of people, that is, those who feel that the emperor has been wronged and want to make things right. They not only want to kill Gou Xi, but also Zhao Hanzhang. They think that it is powerful officials like them who control the government. chaos.
Zhao Hanzhang had been assassinated before, except for one time when Gou Chun shot him coldly on the battlefield, the rest of the assassinations came from this group of people.
In fact, they were right to a certain extent, but the emperor did not have enough power to control the court, so Zhao Hanzhang did not agree with them, and she was the one who was assassinated, let alone agree with them.
Gou Xi has encountered many assassinations, which is one of the reasons and excuses why he has been hiding in the general's mansion, eating, drinking and having fun.
The purchasing manager returned to the mansion with two money bags in his arms. Now the mansion is still brightly lit and very lively.
Today, many officials and generals have arrived in the capital, and the general hosted a banquet in the garden to entertain them.
Many officials came to Beijing, they didn't go to the palace to meet the emperor at all, they came to see Gou Xi first, so they were left behind.
The garden is singing and dancing, and the servants are walking around in an orderly manner. They want to get dishes from the kitchen to replace the cold ones at the banquet, and they also go to the wine cellar to hold wine...
The purchasing manager made an excuse to go to the kitchen to count the ingredients consumed today in order to prepare for the next two days. He arrived at the kitchen unimpeded. He stayed in the kitchen for a while before turning to the yard behind the kitchen.
The kitchen is less busy here, but it is still busy. All the dishes and dishes in the mansion, whether they are used by the master or the servants, are all sent here to be cleaned.
Zheng Mingzhu washes the dishes here.
She washes the servants' dishes.
There are more than 1,500 servants and guards in the mansion. They eat in batches and rotate in shifts, so there are always a lot of dishes here, and the servants who clean them have to work in shifts.
She squatted on the ground and washed the dandy, then dragged it to the ditch to pour the water away, got up and walked to the well to fetch water, and by the light by the well, the purchasing manager saw that her face was numb.
The manager of purchasing snorted secretly, thinking that she was very lucky, after all this happened, there were still people thinking about her.
He stepped forward, and immediately a steward greeted him.
The manager of purchasing said: "There will only be a lot of guests in the house in the next few days, so there must be enough bowls and dishes. Go and count the bowls and dishes worn out in the past two days. The style and quantity must be accurate. I will buy more tomorrow." .”
The steward responded immediately and went to check the account books.
Broken bowls and dishes must be recorded in the register, and some expensive bowls and dishes will be paid with their lives if they are broken, so no one dares to fool them.
As soon as he left, the purchasing manager paced to Zheng Mingzhu's side, knelt down to look at the dishes she was washing, and whispered as he approached her: "Try to faint, I'll send you out tonight, if someone redeems you, there is only one chance." once."
After finishing speaking, the purchasing manager got up and wandered around.
Zheng Mingzhu's face was pale, and the hand holding the bowl was so hard that the small gap on the tile bowl pierced into her flesh, and traces of blood oozed from her wrinkled fingers, which slowly fainted in the water.
Is this real, or calculated?
Zheng Mingzhu only took three breaths to make a decision. She put down the bowl in her hand and stood up, picked up the wooden barrel beside her and walked towards the well.
The one who is drawing water from the well is the big maid who often bullies her.
Seeing Zheng Mingzhu approaching with a bucket, she was displeased, and instead of pouring out the water after pumping it up, she bumped her hard, "You don't follow the rules, you just fetched water, and then came forward again Come on, you still think you are a wife, this well is for you to use?"
Zheng Mingzhu stared at her expressionlessly. After being hit, the wooden barrel in her hand fell. She leaned back and fell directly to the ground with a bang.
(end of this chapter)
