Zhong Xuanlan asked Wang Xuannian to go back to the backyard to manage and do New Year's affairs.

She returned to the study of the Quiet Courtyard and had just sat down.

I heard the door of the study ring: "Knock knock." ”

"Please come in."

Zhong Xuanlan glanced faintly at Zhong You who walked in, and saw that he was holding more than a dozen account books in his hand, and asked with a slight frown, "What's the matter?" ”

Zhong You put the account book on the table and responded: "The Xu family didn't pay the silver taels from the auction yesterday, and the Liu family asked us to go to the Xu family to get it." Those items provided by the imperial court received ten million taels of silver. Today, the Wang family, the Lu family, and the An family donated three million taels to the imperial court. ”

Zhong Xuanlan knocked on the table, thought for a while, hooked the corners of his lips and sneered, and ordered: "Go to the Liu family tomorrow to get money, as much as you can, and donate the rest to the imperial court." ”

When Zhong You heard this, he evoked a wicked smile and said, "Let the Liu family pull with the Xu family and lead out the people behind the Xu family?" ”

Zhong Xuanlan narrowed his eyes and said, "Last time, I wanted to visit the Xu family at night but was stopped by my father, and now I just take this opportunity to investigate." Let the people in the dark pavilion disappear for a while, let the people who listen to the wind building move, if there is no useful news coming, I don't mind changing the landlord. ”

"Yes." Zhong You commanded.

Zhong Xuanlan looked at Zhong You and asked, "Anything else?" ”

Zhong You shook his head slightly and hurriedly retreated.

Zhong Xuanlan took out the letter sent by Xia Zhi and quickly skimmed through it.

His eyes were slightly cold, and his heart was slightly angry, this father and son were really capable!

put down the letter, while thinking about what Zhong Tinghao and they encountered, while grinding ink.

In a short time, the ink was ready.

picked up a brush and wrote on the blank letterhead: "Zhong Zuo personally opened it, let my father and my brother be confined to the Zhong family's old house for three months." No shop in the ancient city of Anzhou allowed them to withdraw silver taels at will. Whoever pursues them, kill. ”

After writing and drying, I put it in an envelope before I started to deal with the affairs of the end of the year.

……

On the other side, Wang Xuannian was sitting in the hall of the backyard listening to the spring solstice report on the affairs of the Zhong family's house.

"Childe, at the end of the year, the chief steward will be rewarded with ten taels of silver, and the second steward will be eight taels of silver. The first-class person is six taels of silver, the second-class person is five taels of silver, and the third-class person is three taels of silver. The chief steward of the house is me and Uncle Zhong, and there are three people in the second steward, one in charge of the kitchen, one in charge of the comprador, and one in charge of the warehouse...... If you need to prepare five hundred taels for the New Year's silver naked, according to the needs of previous years. ”

It took about a stick of incense for the spring solstice to say that the silver reward at the end of the year was appreciated, and then began to talk about the punishment of Zhongfu.

"According to the rules of Zhongfu, there are rewards and punishments. Whoever makes a mistake in a year will not be rewarded with silver. ”

Wang Xuannian asked, "Are these also under my control?" ”

Chun Zhi nodded and said, "Childe, now the keys to the treasury and the account room, the account books in the house, the roster and the pair of cards are all in Childe's hands." ”

Wang Xuannian followed Chunzhi's gaze, glanced at the roster, account book, key and pair of cards on the tray, and asked, "Sister Chunzhi, these are just prepared according to previous years." Did his father also check the accounts in previous years? ”

Seeing the serious expression of the child, Chun Zhi was very happy, and finally someone helped this year.

smiled and said, "Yes." ”

But just turn a page or two and throw the job to her.

Wang Xuannian nodded slightly, and now that he heard this, he had a big head before he could deal with it.

I couldn't help but sigh: "Dad is really hard!" ”

Chun Zhi had a smile on his face, forget it, let the master leave a good impression in the heart of the son.

Wang Xuannian asked, "When will this be rewarded?" ”

Chun Zhi responded: "After worshipping the ancestors, first give the clan a silver nude for the New Year, and reward after the feast." Zhongfu worships the ancestors on the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, but there should be fewer people this year. ”

Wang Xuannian nodded slightly and asked, "Can the offerings be prepared?" ”

Chun Zhi shook his head slightly and said, "The Zhong family ancestral hall is in charge of Uncle Zhong. ”

Wang Xuannian understood, and asked again: "What I need to do is to deal with the general ledger and entertain the guests who come to the door, right?" ”

Chun Zhi looked at Wang Xuannian's expression and wanted to say yes.

However, thinking of the matter at hand, he said: "Tomorrow's son also needs to entertain the shopkeeper, and prepare a congratulatory note and New Year's gift for them to go home for the New Year." The post must be from the hands of the master of the Zhong family, and the New Year's gift is personally selected by the master of the Zhong family, which is the style of the Zhong family, and his gratitude to his subordinates. ”

Wang Xuannian asked with some apprehension: "How much do you want to write?" ”

Chun Zhi smiled and said, "Not much, only about fifty." ”

Wang Xuannian felt a little embarrassed, after all, tomorrow will be twenty-eight. asked: "How did my father-in-law write in previous years, but there is a left?" ”

Chun Zhi shook his head slightly, and said, "The young master makes a bet with the master, whoever loses will write." It's all good, there's nothing left. ”

Wang Xuannian frowned slightly and said, "Sister Chunzhi, then why didn't you report this matter earlier?" ”

Chun Zhi looked at Wang Xuannian with an innocent face, with a joke in his eyes, and said with a smile: "Childe, I want to talk about it, but aren't you very busy these two days?" ”

Wang Xuannian touched his nose, a little embarrassed and helpless, and said, "I'm going to write now, by the way, what kind of New Year's gift did my father-in-law give in previous years?" ”

Spring Solstice said: "The prey on the village, dried meat, dried fruit......"

Saying that, Chun Zhi seemed to remember something, and said: "I almost forgot, Childe, the third head of the Zhuangtou of the former Grange is still waiting in the side hall." ”

Wang Xuannian glanced at the hourglass, half an hour had passed, his eyes looked at Chunzhi fiercely, and said, "Don't do it again next time." ”

Chun Zhi was slightly stunned, and after a moment, he bent down and saluted: "Yes." ”

Wang Xuannian instructed: "Let Wang Zhuangtou come in and reply." ”

The spring solstice received the order and went to the side hall to invite Wang San.

After a while, Wang San followed Chunzhi and walked in.

Wang Xuannian saw the person who came and said, "Let Wang Zhuang wait for a long time." ”

Wang San said worriedly: "Son-in-law is busy, it's okay for the little old man to wait a little longer." ”

Saying that, he bowed to Wang Xuannian and said, "Little Lao'er asks for peace to the son, and the son is blessed with gold." ”

Here, the spring solstice presented Wang San's gifts and accounts to Wang Xuannian.

Wang Xuannian took the post, unfolded it, and wrote: Reminiscing about the past, Wang San knocked on the uncle of the country, the prince of the county, the big boss, the son of Wanfu Jin'an, the New Year's great blessing, all the best, wealth and health, and the wealth is rolling.

put down the post and asked, "Wang Zhuangtou hasn't seen him for many days, is his body fine?" ”

"Thank you for your concern, the little old man has recovered."

Wang Xuannian nodded, picked up the accounts and browsed: dried game, dried fruits, wine, live poultry...... A total of 5,000 taels of silver were converted. Filial piety: a pair of live deer, a pair of live sheep, six pairs of live golden pheasants, and three pairs of hares.

Frowning slightly, he asked, "Is this year's harvest bad?" There are also greens in the greenhouse, why is there a thousand taels of silver less than in previous years? ”

Wang San responded: "It's always snowing these days, and those greens don't grow. ”

Wang Xuannian squinted slightly and looked at Wang San for a while, and said, "Wang Zhuangtou, the Zhong family's business rules are not decorations. ”

Wang San was silent, and looked at Wang Xuannian with a little fluttering eyes.

After a long time, with a "click", Wang San was startled by Wang Xuannian's action of putting the teacup.

Wang Xuannian looked at Wang San and said: "Wang San, for the sake of you who have been taking care of the Zhong family for many years, this son will give you a chance, as long as you tell the truth, this son will deal with it as appropriate." ”

Wang San was a little uneasy in his heart, and said calmly: "Childe, the little old man is not lying, if the son doesn't believe it, you can ask Lu Yuan." ”

If you want to know how Xuan Nian Liwei and who Lu Yuan is, please see the next breakdown.