Daily life of the mistress

Chapter 20: Vigorous and Resolute

There were many people waiting in the small flower hall.

    As usual, several housekeepers and maids in the mansion came to Lu Lingjun to report on household affairs. Aunt Qiu sat next to her crying.

    While listening to the crying, Lu Lingjun calculated the accounts on an abacus.

    Her fingertips paused, stopping in front of an account book.

    "One hundred taels to build a wall?"

    "Yes, Madam, it's still calculated according to the price of repairing this wall before."

    Lu Lingjun was even more shocked. She waved to Aunt Qiu beside her and told her to stop crying. "Has this wall been repaired before?"

    Today she received a report from the housekeeper that a wall on the west side of the house had collapsed.

    The housekeeper came to report to her about the wall repair.

    Originally, all these matters were reported to Qin. Now that Qin is recuperating, all matters that are not extremely important will be handled by Lu Lingjun.

    She could tell at a glance that there was something fishy about the wall repair.

    "To answer Madam Young, it rained heavily three months ago and it was damaged. It cost one hundred taels to repair it."

    Upon hearing this, Lu Lingjun said, "Bring me the person who was in charge of repairing the wall last time, along with the original account book!"

    "yes!"

    After the grandmother left, Lu Lingjun instructed Shuanghong, "Go to the west and take a look at the broken wall, and bring back a few broken bricks."

    "yes!"

    Soon, the head nanny brought over the manager and account book who was responsible for repairing the wall.

    The steward's surname was Cui, and he was a servant in the mansion. His parents used to serve the old marquis, but now they live in the farm in their old age. He was in charge of the purchasing business in the mansion, and everyone in the mansion called him "Cui Da".

    Cui Da came over with a smile on his face, and when he saw Lu Lingyun, he flattered her, "Good luck to the young madam, and may the young madam be blessed with good health."

    "Don't try to be sweet-talking, Mr. Cui. Let me ask you, were you responsible for repairing the west wall three months ago?" Lu Lingjun asked softly.

    Lu Lingjun's voice was very gentle and he seemed easy to talk to.

    In addition, she had been in the mansion for almost a month, and she had always been good-tempered. Even when the girl in the prince's room danced in front of her, she never punished her at all. She just asked Cui Da to relax his vigilance, "It's me, Madam, don't worry, I will definitely repair the wall this time to satisfy you."

    Lu Lingjun continued to speak softly, "Let me see the account book for the last wall repair."

    Cui Da handed over an account book without noticing.

    Lu Lingyun flipped through the sloppy writing on it and read, "Blue and white bricks cost five cents a piece, and you bought ten thousand of them?"

    "Yes, Madam, you may not know that blue and white bricks are the best bricks, strong and durable."

    "I hired ten workers, the work period is one month, and the wages are thirty taels?"