Two more days passed. This morning, Yue Zhongyao still got up early.
He walked around the courtyard wall of Qiao Mingjin's house several times, waiting until Yun Jin and He opened the door, and then went to greet them.
He glanced inside through the crack in the door, then lowered his head and pulled Yun Jin to the side, muttering.
Yun Jin was a little surprised after hearing this.
Because Yue Zhongyao was asking for leave from him, saying that he was going to the city for two days.
It is said that Yue Zhongyao was not a worker in the workshop, and in his eyes he was still a bit lazy and refused to leave. No one had ever arranged work for him. He always found work for himself. If there was no work, he would give it to others everywhere.
Give me a hand.
During this period, as soon as the door of the workshop opened every morning during this period, he walked in more actively than anyone else. He was also the last person to leave after work every day.
Since he returned from his job, he has not been seen doing any serious work in the village. In the first few days, his mother Wu was scolding him outside the workshop for several days, but Yue Zhongyao still went his own way and came on time every day.
Workshop report.
Their in-laws' family has less than ten acres of land in total. Now that the rice is heading, there is no need for the whole family to go to the fields. Usually there is no loss if a field is missing him.
And since he has been back for so long, I haven't seen him go to his own land, and he runs to the workshop every day. It seems that he is going to take root in Xiahe Village.
Looking at his seriousness, anyone with a discerning eye would know at a glance that he was guarding his wife and daughter.
What did he say just now that he was going to the city? And he was going to be there for two days?
Yun Jin looked at him several times suspiciously, but she didn't ask what he was doing in the city.
He, Yue Zhongyao, was originally just a person who was not even considered a non-staff person. When a serious person came to say hello to him, what else could he do?
Yun Jin nodded towards him, opened his mouth, and found that there was nothing to tell him. Then he looked at him and turned around to leave.
"What is this going to do?"
When Yue Zhongyao took Yun Jin aside to talk, Mrs. He did not leave first. Instead, she just waited for her husband from a distance. As soon as Yue Zhongyao left, she came up and walked to the workshop with her husband.
"I don't know. I just said I'm going to the city for two days."
"What are you doing in town?"
"How could I know that?"
"Do you think he really wants to continue working in the workshop? Did Jinniang say how much salary he will be paid?"
"Didn't say."
…
The two of them walked to the workshop as they talked.
And Yue Zhongyao went home, packed a simple baggage, put it on his body, and went out...
After Qiao Mingjin got up in the morning, she made breakfast for her two children, washed their clothes, cleaned the courtyard, and then went into the study.
When Zhou Yanqing came back, he brought several more shop tents to her. In addition to checking the accounts, she still had to make the inner tents.
These days, the government collects various taxes from merchants, and often allocates various fees to merchants under clever names.
Fortunately, the government and the public have been Qingming in the past two years. Firstly, there is no war to fight. Secondly, the weather is good and there are no droughts or floods anywhere. It is necessary to build canals and dig ditches, so the merchants are finally relieved.
However, there are also the sorrows of the Taiping Year.
Such as the longevity of the emperor and the empress, the birthday of the queen mother, the marriage of the prince and the princess, etc. As a businessman, you always have to pay some gifts. It is good to meet an honest local official. If the local official is ruthless in collecting money, this businessman will be like
It looked like he had been skinned. There were also several cuts of flesh that were bloody.
Fortunately, the Zhou family still has the team from Beijing to help them manage their affairs. The first and second leaders in Qingchuan County also gave up three points to the Zhou family, a local snake. Otherwise, they would earn more and pay more. Maybe they can earn more in a year.
Yes, it’s not enough to offer.
Looking at these account books of the Zhou family, a lot of money was spent on various things this year.
For Qingchuan City alone, a large amount of money has to be paid to the government every year, and it not only has to deal with the county magistrate, but also the county magistrate, the county captain, the bookkeeper, the clerk, the clerk and the rest of the following.
Everything is taken care of properly.
This costs a lot every year.
This Qingchuan City is still the territory of the Zhou family. Shops in other places will only cost more money.
No wonder businesses always have to keep internal accounts and external accounts. If there is no external account to deal with those who are exploiting outside, I am afraid that after a year of hard work, it will just be making wedding dresses for others.
Although Zhou Yanqing told all shops to make an internal ledger, the workload seems to be quite a lot. Fortunately, Qiao Mingjin is good at doing internal ledgers.
After all, she came from a major. After all, she has been around for so many years and practiced for so many years. Not only has she integrated Chinese and Western skills, but she has also learned about ancient and modern times. She will have to keep the internal accounts she made for those who want to look at them.
Sweeping a handful of tears of sympathy.
At the end of the year, not only did the shop not make much money, but it also had to pay a lot of capital. How can a person who only eats a lot of food have the nerve to be ruthless?
Zhou Yanqing was particularly satisfied with the account books made by Qiao Mingjin. He sent over accounts from more stores. In addition, to prevent accidents, he dug out all the old accounts, giving her time to make all the inner accounts.
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So Qiao Mingjin immersed herself in a pile of account books every day, and she made the beads in the abacus crackle. After hearing this, Mingqi and Wan'er said that it sounded better than playing the piano.
Early that morning, Qiao Mingjin was still playing tricks on her, while the two children were playing tricks on themselves.
But when Wan'er arrived at the workshop, she didn't see Yue Zhongyao.
After looking inside and outside the workshop, no one was seen. Later, when Yun Jin said that Yue Zhongyao had been away for the past two days, the little guy's face dropped.
The little thing became even more afraid of Mrs. Wu after seeing Mrs. Wu smashing her house to pieces that day. She seemed to vaguely understand that her grandma didn't want her father to get close to her and her mother.
The little thing started to move away from her father.
It's just that the other children all have fathers, and they play in a group in front of the workshop every day. When work is over, when they see the workers filing out of the workshop, the other children will call out to their father repeatedly, and then run towards them. Then they look at them.
When their father picks them up or takes them home together, the little thing feels envious.
Why can't her father go home with her and her mother?
Ever since Yue Zhongyao arrived at the workshop every day, Wan'er felt like her heart was about to fly.
But she was afraid that her grandma would destroy their home again if she saw them getting close to each other. She just looked at her father from a distance, occasionally smiled at her father, and saw her father calling her, which made her heart happy.
It’s just that her father is not here today. He has not even said a word to Wan’er...
The little thing was a little listless, and when other children asked her to play with her, she had no interest. She squatted beside her and watched a group of children playing for a long time, and then returned home sadly.
"Wan'er? What's going on? Are you unhappy? Why don't you play with other children?"
Qiao Mingjin glanced at her daughter who was leaning on the door frame and looking at her, and then combed her head in the account book.
"It's hot. I don't want to play."
"Then stay at home. See what Auntie is doing. Go to the warehouse to get some snacks. Then go write big characters with Auntie."
It took a long time before I heard the little thing reply: "Okay."
Qiao Mingjin felt that her daughter deserved to be a little weak. She was about to ask if she had suffered from heatstroke.
Then he raised his eyes and looked at the door, only to find that his daughter had turned around and left.
After thinking about it, he ignored her and buried his head in it again.
Let’s talk about Zhou Yanqing’s side.
I originally planned to go out early, but the day is getting hotter and hotter. If I don't go out early, I will be baked on the road during the hottest time, which is not an easy task.
Little did she know that as soon as she stepped out of the courtyard, she was stopped by Mother Lin sent by the old lady of the house.
"Why did mom hear that Feng Yuan is coming?"
Zhou Yanqing looked surprised. What happened to Mother Lin?
Mother Lin was married to the old lady, and she was the first-class confidant of the old lady. Not to mention the servants in the house, even the masters and ladies in the house all respected her. Anyone who met her would disrespectfully shout ""
Mother"?
Zhou Yanqing raised his head and looked at the sky. At this time, the sky was showing the white color of fish belly. It was so early.
"Why can't this old slave come and see our Sixth Master?"
Mother Lin was filled with emotion when she looked at the Sixth Young Master she had raised single-handedly.
The old lady has raised this old boy in her hands since she was a child. She is really afraid of melting it when she holds it in her mouth. She is also afraid of dropping it when she holds it in her hand. As expected, both parents love her.
"Look what mom said, how dare you come to see me? It's my turn to see you."
Mother Lin has never married since she accompanied the old lady to get married. After she was twenty years old, she married herself. She has been accompanying the old lady in the main courtyard and helping her take care of the young ladies in the house. In the future,
He also had a share in providing for Mother Lin in her old age.
"Master Liu is very busy these days. The old lady said that she hasn't seen Master Six for a long time. She will go out before dawn and won't come back until the lights are lit. The old lady said she would wait for Master Liu to accompany her.
She has a hard time eating a meal."
Zhou Yanqing was a little embarrassed by what Lin's mother said.
He said: "I have been really busy during this period, and I have neglected my mother. I hope Mother Lin can help me say a few nice words in front of my mother, so that I can forgive the old lady. So I went with Mother Lin to pay my respects to my mother. I don't know.
Has the old lady had breakfast?"
After hearing Zhou Yanqing's words, Mother Lin grinned.
He said happily: "Not yet. This is why I asked the old slave to come over and invite Mr. Liu. The old lady ordered the small kitchen in the main courtyard to make the lotus seed soup and spring rolls that Mr. Liu likes to eat last night."
"Really? Then I want to have a hard time with my mother."
Zhou Yanqing looked a little happy and followed Mother Lin to the main courtyard.
"Mom, where are you? My son misses you so much."
Before reaching the main room, Zhou Yanqing raised her voice and started croaking.
The old lady heard this in the room and raised the corners of her mouth. She could clearly see a few more wrinkles on her face.
"Bad boy, where did you miss me? If I didn't send someone to invite you, you wouldn't have come. Fortunately, the one I sent was Mother Lin. If the little girl went, I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to call the Sixth Master of Zhou Mansion.
.Next time, I’m afraid I’ll have to bring the sedan to invite you.”
The old lady sat on the official chair and scolded Zhou Yanqing. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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