Chapter 4: Plan early
As soon as Liu Yunxiang returned home, he went to the accounting room and took away all the money on the account.
Returning to Yilanxuan, she asked Jinyan to call a handyman named Zhang Qi from the outer courtyard.
Zhang Qi was good at martial arts, could read and write, and could settle accounts. His father was a civil servant. He took part in the imperial examinations every time, but failed every time. As a result, he went crazy. In order to treat his father, his mother gave him, the oldest in the family, to death.
Sold to the Hou Mansion.
In her last life, she accidentally discovered such a talent and stayed with her ever since.
Not long after, Jin Yan led Zhang Qi in.
He is tall, but very thin, with dark complexion. He wears a coarse shorts and a patch on his chest.
Liu Yunxiang's eyes felt a little astringent when he saw his old friend.
"Zhang Qi, what do you do in the outer courtyard?"
Zhang Qi said honestly: "Fix things, feed horses, plant flowers and grass, do carpentry, everything."
Liu Yunxiang suddenly remembered that Zhang Qi seemed to have told her that he had practiced eighteen kinds of skills in the outer courtyard of the Hou Mansion.
"Do you want to do something for me?"
Zhang Qi scratched her head, "You are so stupid, I wonder what you can do for the third lady?"
Liu Yunxiang smiled, he was not stupid, he was very smart when doing business.
"Here are three thousand taels of silver. You can use it to build a courtyard. It needs to be in Shengjing, and it needs to be more secluded. This courtyard is used to store grain. It needs to be larger, with more rooms, and the roof must not leak.
If there is any money left, you can buy grain and store it in this courtyard." As he said that, Liu Yunxiang pushed a wooden box to Zhang Qi.
There are both cash and banknotes here, which is all the money on the books of the Hou Mansion.
Zhang Qi's eyes widened and she couldn't believe that Liu Yunxiang gave him so much money.
"Third Madam, do you believe me?"
"letter."
Liu Yunxiang patted the box and said, "These three thousand taels are not much. If you follow me from now on, you can earn much more than this."
Zhang Qi pondered for a moment, "I do know a courtyard that has been abandoned for several years. It is very hidden and the price is cheap, but people have died."
"I'm not afraid of dying, but I'm afraid of being in trouble with the government."
"No, that family member committed suicide and no one reported it to the authorities."
Liu Yunxiang nodded, "Then you go ahead and do it."
Zhang Qi picked up the wooden box, walked a few steps, then looked back at Liu Yunxiang, "Madam, can I ask, why me?"
Liu Yunxiang smiled, "You have been in the house not long ago, and you know whose food you are eating right now."
Zhang Qi understood, "I only do things for my wife."
"good."
After seeing Zhang Qi off, Jin Yan returned to the house and saw Liu Yunxiang staring blankly at the peach tree outside the window.
"Madam, why did you buy a yard to store food?"
My wife already has a grain and oil store under her name, and food can be bought at any time, so there is no need to save too much.
"We are about to have a famine in Shengjing." Liu Yunxiang looked back and said.
"ah?"
Liu Yunxiang made a hissing gesture to Jin Yan, "This matter is confidential and must not be mentioned to others."
Jin Yan nodded hurriedly, "I will keep it for you without telling anyone."
Seeing that it was getting late, Jin Yan was a little worried, "Madam, you really don't want to go to Orchid Garden. Mr. Yan is so moody. If he comes back to embarrass you, I'm afraid..."
I'm afraid my life is not saved.
Liu Yunxiang shook his head, "I won't go. He has a new love and won't think of me."
At this time in the previous life, she remembered that Yan Mu only doted on Yuan Qingyue. She went to Orchid Garden several times but saw no one. It was not until three months later, when he went on an expedition that he remembered her.
By then she had aborted the child, and he found out about it and almost strangled her to death.
She also said that when he comes back, she must let her have another baby and never think of breaking up with him for the rest of her life.
Chapter completed!