"It's nothing, it's better to be cooked than to be cooked, and besides, Cao Guan actually has a charter for doing things." Li Qingyou said with a smile: "If there is a new manager, everything has to be familiar and adapted from the beginning, it is better to keep him." ”

"Aren't you afraid that this kind of person is unreliable?" Patriarch Li continued.

He has his little abacus, his nephew is a child, and his family is in a difficult situation, if Steward Cao leaves, this position may be given to his nephew.

"No, it's not profitable, it's not early, Steward Cao is just greedy for money, as long as he takes care of this aspect more strictly." Li Qingyou said with a smile: "Besides, he is a member of the Shen family, even if he leaves the Shen family, he will send other people over, and it is not our turn to arrange people ourselves." ”

Li Qingyou glanced at Patriarch Li meaningfully, and the latter was shocked in his heart, knowing that she had seen it.

"I don't mean anything else, it's not ......" Patriarch Li touched his nose, looking a little embarrassed.

"I know, but the patriarch can ask your nephew to come over to assist Cao Steward, work for a while to see if he can adapt, and then talk about everything in the future." Li Qingyou did not seal the words.

Cao Guan has to guard against things, and the people of the Li family can't be trusted, this kind of mutual containment situation is the safest.

Patriarch Li was overjoyed, originally he didn't really think that he could win the position of Steward Cao, but he just wanted to fight for it, and now he is very satisfied with being able to make a position.

"Then there is still the question of hiring workers in the future to build walls and houses...... Patriarch Li said as he said and felt that he seemed to have asked for too much, and said with a smile: "I am also entrusted by others to be loyal to people, although I am the patriarch, but I must also think about the clan, otherwise the clansmen will not listen to me." ”

This is a disguised reminder to Li Qingyou that the reason why this matter was successful just now still depends on the Li clan, otherwise it would not be easy to do it on her own.

In addition, including getting a copy of the account books of the stone field, and some things to inquire about Cao's stewardship were all done by him, if it weren't for him, it would not be easy for Li Qingyou to do these things.

Li Qingyou hooked the corners of his mouth, this Li patriarch was too anxious, "It's still early to hire workers, and the wall of this courtyard hasn't been built yet, you go to Steward Cao about this, the two of you will discuss it, and give me the list of personnel when it's finalized." ”

Patriarch Li sat still, obviously not too satisfied with this arrangement.

"If you want to hurry, you can't reach it, take your time in everything, don't be in a hurry." Li Qingyou said with a smile: "After all, we are all members of the Li family, and I will naturally take care of more if I can take care of it, but the issue of this candidate needs to be carefully considered by the patriarch, and it can't be everyone." ”

Li Qingyou's words changed, "After all, the patriarch is a person with great ambitions, don't be pulled back by some people, lest I can't help even if I have the heart to help, right?" ”

This even beating is also to tell Patriarch Li not to be too greedy, don't think that she wants to rely on the Li clan to blackmail her, and he, Patriarch Li, is not a selfless person who wholeheartedly works for the well-being of the clan.

He has his purpose and intentions.

Xiucai's fame can be regarded as stepping into the threshold of literati, this position is actually quite embarrassing, and it belongs to the kind that can't go up or down.

If you want to be an official of the imperial court, you are not qualified, and you must at least be a lifter, and you have to give heavy gifts to have a way.

So he didn't dare to think about it one level higher.

However, he was unwilling to retreat to the civilian class, and he couldn't look down on him as a yamen official, so he could only move up one level on the existing basis in combination with reality, that is, Lizheng.

After all, the patriarch is only in charge of the affairs of the Li family, but Li Zheng is in charge of the surrounding ten miles and eight townships, which is also a great advance in his "career".

However, the Li family has a shallow foundation in the local area, and it has only been brought here in the past ten years, and it cannot be compared with those natives who are born and entrenched, and there are no acquaintances at the yamen.

Patriarch Li set his eyes on Li Qingyou, no matter what she said, she was able to enter the yamen several times and retreat, and she could also take the door of the Shen family to build a ranch, which showed her value.

This is also the reason why he is willing to help Li Qingyou with all his might, and he also wants to take advantage of Li Qingyou's east wind to sit in the right position.

Now that Li Qingyou has spoken, Patriarch Li thought about it, and nodded after weighing the pros and cons in his heart, "So be it." ”

Watching Patriarch Li go out, Li Qingyou breathed a sigh of relief, dealing with people is the most tiring, and you have to calculate people's hearts all the time, otherwise you don't know which step is planted in the hands of the villain.

Sometimes it may even be that it doesn't even say a word.

Fortunately, the "endurance and humiliation" of these days was not in vain, and Li Qingyou, who was relaxed all over, only felt comfortable and wanted to sleep well.

It's a pity that there are only a few chairs here, not even a simple bed, and when the ranch is built, Zhao Xiaoshan has to make a reclining chair, so that he can take a nap during his lunch break.

There was a knock on the door of the hut again, Li Qingyou was dozing, thinking that Liu Xiaosan had come in, and he closed his eyes and said, "Help me pour a glass of water." ”

The people who came in didn't squeak, and soon the sound of water sounded, and soon a glass of water was brought to Li Qingyou, and an old female voice said, "Aunt Li...... Public...... Landlord. ”

Li Qingyou wanted to laugh when she heard this nondescript title, and when she opened her eyes, she saw that it was a strange old woman.

"Who are you?" Li Qingyou was stunned.

The old woman introduced herself as Liu Xiaosan's mother, "We have always had to be taken care of by you, I don't want to go, I always want to invite your family to dinner, this little three said that you are not idle, I will take a look at it and kowtow to you." ”

As he spoke, he knelt down.

This frightened Li Qingyou.

"Don't, don't." Li Qingyou was frightened when she was drowsy, and suddenly jumped up from the chair and hid to the side, and hurriedly helped Xiao Sanniang up, "You get up quickly, this can't be done." ”

Fortunately, Xiao Sanniang didn't insist, and Li Qingyou helped her to sit on the chair next to her.

Compared with Liu Xiaosan's clumsy mouth and clumsy cheeks, his mother may have talked too much, bent down and reached out to take a bamboo basket from behind the chair, and Li Qingyou saw that she also brought something.

"There is nothing good about the Zhuang family, a few days ago, the eldest and second of our family picked up some wild duck eggs, and I pickled them, totaling eighty percent of you have not eaten, eat a fresh." Xiao Sanniang then took out the wild vegetables inside, "And these, I dug them all by myself, this mother-in-law Ding don't look at the bitterness, defeat the fire, it's good to eat......"

Li Qingyou has lived two lives but has no experience in receiving gifts, in her previous life, she was just a programmer ape, no one gave her gifts, not to mention in this life, it would be good if she didn't give gifts to others.

So it's going to be cold and a little overwhelming.

The next moment, however, she was even more overwhelmed.

"Alas, it stands to reason that these things can't be handled, and I know it, but I really can't take it out." Xiao Sanniang was just fine, and began to wipe her tears as she spoke......