After dinner, the children returned to their respective yards, took an early rest and did not move around again.
Cheng Xue took Ginkgo and Bai Wei for the last inspection in the front yard.
In fact, she is not needed for this job at all, but she is just thinking about things when she is idle, so it is better to be busy. A large convoy has been arranged, and Youzheng is arriving at the front door. For the materials that Li Hui brought back from the Ministry of Household Affairs, Wen Tian went with the convoy in the afternoon
Let's go north first. That batch of things is very important and nothing should go wrong on the way. So Cheng Xue arranged for Yongxi, Chengxi, and Tianma to follow them as a precaution.
They don't have to worry about the cost of transporting supplies. It's all paid by the government, including the family.
Needless to say, the Liangyan Dynasty still provided very good welfare benefits to officials dispatched abroad. Food, accommodation, and accommodation at the inn were all taken care of, and things such as hiring a fleet of vehicles were also reimbursed.
"Madam, do we need to send two people to follow this batch of things?" Bai Shao asked.
Hearing this, Cheng Xue looked at the few boxes and cages left, shook her head and said:
"Four of them have already left. There's no need to follow them. There's nothing valuable."
Just as he was talking, Tiandong came in from outside, bowed his hands and said:
"Madam, Manager Zhang from Main Street is here."
The two stewards on the main street and the north of the city are both named Zhang. Because they are brothers, one is called "big" and the other is "little".
"What's the matter with him?"
"I said I was reimbursing you, and Mr. Xiao specifically told me before he left," Tiandong replied.
Cheng Xue raised her eyebrows slightly and smiled at Bai Guo, who immediately went to the concierge to take someone with her.
It was too late, so we didn’t go to the main house, so we met in the living room in the front yard.
Manager Zhang Da came in with the box in his arms, put it down and got to the point:
"Second boss, before the eldest boss leaves, please tell me that when you leave, the store's accounts will be completed. This is your share of all the income from the five stores as of noon today. Please
You click."
She had seen Li Hui do summarization. It was not a job that could be completed in a day or two. He could summarize all the accounts in one afternoon. It was inseparable from the accounting gentlemen behind him.
She opened the box politely. There were account books on the top and banknotes on the bottom. She picked it up and flipped through it briefly. All the accounts were clear and very clear. She knew that housewives were very profitable, but to be able to make such a profit was really beyond her expectation.
Outside.
"The second boss, before the eldest boss left, he asked the villain to take 10% of the money he could get before the Mid-Autumn Festival and send cotton clothes and food to the north. The villain has already found a cloth shop and a fleet of vehicles in the city.
, guaranteed to be sent to the north before winter."
Cheng Xue read the last number, put down the account book, frowned and asked:
"How much do you know about the North?"
"Going back to Erdong's house, I don't know much about the Northern Territory. I only know that it is the only city in our country that is built next to the Northern Territory's defense line. And..."
"No, wait a minute. The northern city is next to the defense line? Are you sure?" Cheng Xue was shocked.
In her impression, the capitals of various states are in the middle of the territory, such as Liaodong Prefecture, Guangyuan Prefecture, etc.
Manager Zhang Da was also a little shocked when he heard this. After all, the woman in front of him was from Liaodong, and Liaodong borders the northern border. She shouldn't be unaware.
"Yes, the second boss heard you right. It is on the northern edge of Liangyan Station, close to Beiqi Mojia. It is said that the northern city is not big, not as big as Hongyang County, which is thirty miles away from the capital.
The population is small, and there are mountains and forests there, and there is not much arable land, so it is the poorest place in the Liang and Yan Dynasties."
Good guy, even though she had prepared herself mentally early, she still didn’t expect the result to be so shocking.
Poverty, little arable land, coupled with climate problems, Li Hui's start in hell mode this time!
No, there should be more, this guy has reservations.
Cheng Xue took a sip of tea and said calmly:
"What do you think of Dingbeihou?"
Manager Zhang pursed his lips tightly and spoke after a long time:
"Although I grew up in the Xiao family, I don't know much about the big families in the capital. I only know that Dingbei Hou once supported the emperor's registration and that Concubine Xian in the palace was his eldest daughter."
Seeing that he didn't say anything further, Cheng Xue continued to ask:
"What else?"
"No." Manager Zhang shook his head, obviously unwilling to talk anymore, "Second boss, it's getting late and it's not convenient for me to stay in the house anymore. What do you think of the accounts?"
"It's all settled, there's no problem." Cheng Xue said as she took the seal from Bai Wei and buckled it.
Since they don't want to talk about it, it's not easy for her to ask. Everything will have to wait until they go to the northern border to discuss everything. After all, no matter how much she asks now, it's all just talk on paper and has no effect at all.
Bai Shao sent the person away, Cheng Xue counted the banknotes and let out a long sigh of relief.
Have money, food, and don't panic.
This is only the first half of the year. When the stove house opens again in the second half of the year, the money you will receive will be even more. By then, you will buy several houses and farmland in the capital, and prepare enough for Li Yue's dowry first.
When the time came, the convoy took all the boxes away. Cheng Xue waited for the last box to be carried away before returning to the hospital. She would sleep until she woke up naturally tomorrow before rushing on.
With so many capable people here, plus food and accommodation at the inn, as long as she doesn't encounter bandits, there should be no problem. Even after some mental training, her random thoughts still kept her from sleeping.
At the end of Haishi, the door of the house was quietly pushed open. You knew without asking that it must be Li Hui.
"Don't be so cautious, I didn't sleep."
Li Hui was slightly startled when he heard this, and then asked as he walked:
"Why are you still up so late? Can't you sleep without me?"
Cheng Xue wanted to say "thick-skinned", but she swallowed the words again.
"Well, I can't sleep without you. Where are Mr. Pang and him? Are they gone?"
"Let's go. The old man will see us off at the city gate tomorrow morning."
While talking, Cheng Xue took off her shoes and got on the kang. Smelling the scent of soap beans, Cheng Xue knew that he had already taken a bath.
"Drinking?"
"After a few drinks, the palace jade wine tastes quite good."
Cheng Xue urged him to lie down quickly and told her what Manager Zhang had told her about in the northern city.
"...Since you knew that Fucheng was on the border defense line, why didn't you tell me? I look so surprised today, not to mention how embarrassing it is. Zhang Da looks like a fool."
After finishing speaking, I didn’t hear Li Hui’s voice for a long time, not only urging:
"Talking to you, are you asleep?"
"No." Li Hui replied, "I thought you knew, so I didn't say anything. Wanghe Village had talked about this for a while, but you have no memory?"
Cheng Xue recalled carefully again, then shook her head and said:
"Not really."
"Forget it if you don't. It doesn't matter whether we go there or not. You must be more careful when you first go there and try not to go out all the time. Even when Bai Shao and the others go out, they have to let Shunxi and Wenxi follow them. There are quite a lot of people over there.
Messy."
"What kind of chaos? Is it related to the troops stationed in the North?"
When Li Hui heard this, he reached out and pinched her cheek in the dark.
"You're lucky that you're a girl, otherwise I wouldn't be able to fight you. Go to sleep now, and I'll be on my way tomorrow. I'll tell you when we get there."