Quick wear: She has turned over the big guys from all walks of life

Chapter 1386 Famine and Natural Disaster 544
Mingyi finally understood why her family was anxious about her marriage. Firstly, in terms of her reputation, if she was engaged, at least her reputation would not be blemish-free; secondly, Zhou Ting, the prince of Zhou, was indeed an excellent stock. If she missed him, she would never find such an excellent man again given her family background.

She understood the concerns of her family members.

Living in a feudal dynasty, the people in her family were quite open-minded. They allowed her to run around outside when she was young and did not confine her to the house as a girl who could not go out of the house.

After fooling her brother, she returned to the yard and read a book calmly. This time, she was not reading a Confucian book, but a Mohist book. This book was found among the books that Zhou Ting had sent her before, but she had never read it before.

In the past, there were so many books, but I didn’t read them because I wasn’t very interested; now, reading them is a good way to kill time.

"Master, Aunt Zhao is back."

Chunmei quietly entered the small study, bowed and greeted the guests before speaking.

Mingyi raised her eyelids and looked outside the pearl curtain. A maid dressed in dark brocade walked in, stood outside the pearl curtain and knelt to greet her.

"This servant greets the master."

"Madame Zhao is back. Come over here quickly. No need to be polite."

"Slave, thank you, Master."

Madam Zhao stood up, drew aside the beaded curtain, and walked into the small study. She looked at her with a smile on her face, her eyes full of tears. She bowed and said, "Master, you have grown up. I am ashamed that I was not able to serve you."

"Madame Zhao, please stand up." Seeing Madame Zhao stand up and lag behind, she continued, "Thanks to you for helping me take care of my business and the farm in the city these years, I can work peacefully outside. It's all thanks to you."

"It's all my duty. I dare not take credit for it."

Mingyi smiled slightly and said, "It's your credit, so it's yours."

"Thank you, Master."

"Madam Zhao, did you bring the account book with you this time?"

Madam Zhao nodded and took a bag from her shoulder. The color of the bag was somewhat similar to what she was wearing, but it was different when you looked closely.

"Master, the account book is here, please take a look."

Chunmei stepped forward to take the bundle, opened it, and found five account books inside. She took them out and placed them on the small table next to Mingyi.

Mingyi waved her hand casually and asked them to sit down; then, her eyes fell on the account books, and she picked them up and flipped through them one by one. After determining the order, she looked at last year's and this year's accounts first.

There were seven account books in total, four of which recorded the accounts of the store in the city, and three recorded the accounts of the three farms she bought later.

She was looking at the store's account books.

Open the account book and look through it carefully one by one; the account is done very carefully, which is different from the modern bookkeeping method. It is not clear enough, but the account is transparent. Even if it seems to take some time, there will be no problem in the end.

The income and expenditure, as well as the store's tax issues are transparent.

It took half an hour to finish looking through the store's account books, and then the account books of the three farms.

Chunmei and Madam Zhao waited quietly for her to finish reading, and then Madam Zhao spoke, "Master, after you left, the business in the store gradually turned to a stable income. In the first year after you left, the income was about 100 taels of silver per month. Later, refugees came one after another, including some from the Central Plains clans, and the business was better and gradually increased. According to the accounts as of last month, the highest income was 500 taels, and the lowest was more than 200 taels."

"I've saved a lot over the years, just waiting for you to come back and check the accounts." After saying that, she stood up, took out a stack of banknotes from her bosom and handed it to her, "Master, please take a look." "Chunmei, please give me some advice." Mingyi did not take over. Since she planned to train Chunmei, some things should be left to her.

Nanny Zhao smiled and handed it to Chunmei.

Chunmei counted the money carefully and responsibly, and put the banknotes next to the account book, "Master, the total is 18,700 taels."

This includes the income from three farms and the net profit of the shop.

"Not bad." Mingyi looked at the account book and had a clear idea of ​​the net profit of the silver money. "Madame Zhao did a great job. Chunmei, give Madame Zhao fifty taels."

Madam Zhao stood up to express her gratitude, "Thank you very much for the reward, Master. However, I don't need this money, Master, please keep it for me."

She will follow her master for the rest of her life and will not need this money as retirement money. Her master will take care of her and Rong Mama throughout their lives.

"Just take it. Fifty taels is a little less. Use it to buy whatever you want. Madam Rong is helping me manage the workshop business in Fucheng, so you won't be able to see each other for the time being. I'll transfer Madam Rong back after the staff in Fucheng is trained." The workshop business has only been in operation for a few years, and there is currently no one to take over.

The person who takes over the workshop business must be trustworthy, and must be principled and organized in his or her work and this must be cultivated from a young age.

"I listen to my master. Sister Rong must be very happy in Fucheng. She can serve you and do things for you." Aunt Zhao couldn't help but feel a little envious.

"Madame Rong is indeed very happy every day in Fucheng, and she is happy even when she is busy. Does Madame Zhao miss Madame Rong?"

Madam Zhao shook her head. "Of course I would. Sister Rong and I have worked together for a long time and we know each other well. I understand that your matter is the most important. Sister Rong can help you in Fucheng. I am happy for her. I feel at ease knowing that Sister Rong is here to serve you."

They had worked together for a long time and had a certain understanding of each other; she would only be worried if someone else was around her master.

Sister Yourong is with her master, so she is not worried that anyone might have second thoughts about her master.

The fact is, when Rong Mama is busy, she is rarely seen all day.

Mingyi didn't tell anyone about this. She had her teacher, Chunmei, and people who were sent there later by her side.

"Madame Rong did help a lot in Fucheng. The business of the workshop was complicated. At the beginning, the staff were recruited temporarily, which required her to worry more. Over the years, I only visited the workshop regularly, and Madame Rong took care of everything else."

"That's right. You are the master, and Sister Rong should do this." Madam Zhao nodded with a smile.

Mingyi was in a good mood and told her a lot about Madam Rong's life in Fucheng. Of course, she didn't touch on Madam Rong's private matters; she only said what needed to be said, which made people feel comfortable listening to it.

Nanny Zhao has been with the princess for many years. Although she is not a close servant, she has a sense of boundaries and propriety.

"Master is so kind. Sister Rong is enjoying herself by your side."

That's not the case.

Mingyi chuckled, "Madame Rong is very busy in Fucheng, but she doesn't have much to enjoy."

"It's a blessing to be with you. You have a gentle and kind temperament, and you are very good to us servants. Sister Rong is very happy to be with you. What's more, Sister Rong and I are not very old and can still work. While we can still work, we will do more work for you. When you are old and can't work anymore, we will not be able to share your worries." There was envy in Zhao Ma's words, but also a heart of tolerance.

It is a good thing that as you grow older, your mind becomes more open.