Since Hua Wuying left, Izuku has been thinking about this matter. Shen Yu is handsome and upright, suave, has a good family background, values love and righteousness, and has good skills, Yun Xiangrong likes him, which is understandable.

Can...... Did she really want to mention this to Shen Yu? How did she get this open?

Theoretically, as the wife of the Marquis of Lixin, she naturally hopes that the mansion will be harmonious and prosperous, especially after a series of disasters in the second, third, and fourth rooms, the dead and the gone, and the Yunfu has been deserted for more than a little bit. It would indeed be great if he could take this opportunity to ease the relationship with the second room and suppress the resentment in Hua Wuying's heart.

However, what Yun Xiangrong likes is Shen Yu...... Izumi was really unwilling to force him in his selfish heart, and he was even more unwilling to use him to achieve the future peace of Yunfu.

Putting aside each other's identities and statuses, there are already too many people who ask themselves what they owe Shen Yu. His life-saving grace, his affection, his letting go, he is now staying in Fangzhou...... Shen Yu even single-handedly facilitated his encounter with Yun Ci......

Such a man, she already owes him, and she is destined to be unable to repay him in this life, how can she ask him to marry another woman? Izuku only felt that he was struggling and suffering in his heart.

Fortunately, at the end of March of another year, it was time for the Yun family's managers in various industries to come to report again, which also slightly diverted the attention of the government. It's just that there are fewer stewards than in previous years this time - stewards from all over Beixi have never come.

yes! The Yun clan ended Beixi's business, and from then on, each branch took over and found its own way out, and those stewards naturally did not need to use it.

"In previous years, it was lively and lively, but this year there are fewer people, but I am not used to it." Mrs. Tai sighed: "Yunfu is getting more and more deserted. ”

Izumi didn't know how to reply, so she had to acquiesce. The house is indeed getting more and more deserted, and the second-room female football team does not leave the house, as if invisible; Yun Muge, who is only thirteen years old in the third room; The four-room Cold Wave Garden was also vacant...... Only Zhiyanxuan is still lively, at least there is the son of Yuncheng.

"This year, only Nanxi's steward will report the accounts, and the business volume is not too large, you go to the council hall with me to review the accounts, and I also want to hear your opinion." Mrs. Tai's words pulled back Chu Xiu's thoughts in a timely manner: "You have presided over Zhongfeng for so long, and you have read those accounts for a few days, so you should go to see the world and practice your courage." ”

"Mrs. Tai......" was greatly surprised.

"It's called 'Mother'!" Mrs. Tai lowered her face and rebuked her: "How many times have you said it, why can't you remember!" ”

Izumi was ashamed, and respectfully called "mother" before refusing again: "I'm a new widow, I'm afraid it's inappropriate to show up." ”

"What's wrong? Do you think the Yun family's mistress only needs to take care of the house's affairs? Mrs. Tai snorted coldly: "You are too petty." ”

Isn't the Yun family's mistress Mrs. Tai? Izumi was even more surprised when he heard this: "What do you mean ......?"

Mrs. Tai was still pinching the shelf, but her tone softened: "I'm old, and I've been a housewife for so many years, and I'm tired for a long time." Now that you have become a climate, I am also very relieved to look at it, this time you go with me to audit the accounts, if you can suppress the scene, I will hand over the position of the master mother to you. ”

"How can this be done?" Izuku hurriedly refused again.

"Why not? Do you want me to have a handful of old bones, and I am still tired to death and life every day? I am already a person who has stepped into the coffin with one foot, if I don't hand over the power, if I lose my breath one day, won't the Yun clan have no successor? Mrs. Tai strung the Buddhist beads on the case in her hand, and then smiled: "You don't have confidence all day long, but I see that you are also very stable in your work, and it is appropriate to dispose of the second and third rooms, I have confidence in you." ”

That's kind of ...... Is it encouraged? Izumi was a little flattered and opened her mouth, not knowing what to say more.

Seeing this, Mrs. Tai waved her hand and motioned for Xiu to help herself up: "Don't say anything, just follow me to the council hall." If you don't want to show your face, sit behind the tent. I have everything for me. ”

Izumi didn't dare to refuse anymore, so he could only help Mrs. Tai and go all the way to the council hall.

At this moment, the huge council hall was already crowded with people. Izuku couldn't help but think of the first time he came here, when Yun Feng took the wrong account book, and he led him to ask Danxin for verification, so he secretly glanced at the meeting hall. At that time, when I looked at it from the outside, I only felt that the scale was incredible, but now that it was full of people, I didn't feel that it was too big.

Maybe she is now well-informed, and she is no longer the prostitute in the drunken flower building in the past, let alone the maid who knows nothing in Zhiyan Xuan.

Accompanied by the voice of the housekeeper Yun Zhong: "Mrs. Tai has arrived, Mrs. has arrived." The door of the council hall slowly opened, and there was a lot of squirming inside, presumably moving their chairs to get up. Izumi walked slowly into the council hall with Mrs. Tai in her arms, not squinting along the way, only feeling that this scene was extremely solemn.

"I've seen Mrs., I've seen Mrs. The uniform greeting sounded, causing a reverberation in the hall, which made people feel sorry for no reason.

Mrs. Tai sat on the main seat of the Danqi in the council hall, and at her suggestion, she sat in the curtain behind her, and dimly could only see more than 100 people outside, and this was only the local and industrial stewards of Nanxi.

"You are tired on the road, sit down." Mrs. Tai's voice was flat and majestic, and everyone thanked them in unison, and sat down again.

"The accounts submitted from all over the country, the old man has seen it, and he has praised what should be praised, and he has also reprimanded what should be reprimanded. This year is the first time that Mrs. Hou has come to audit the accounts, and you will listen to what she says. If there is anything wrong, the old body will interject two more words. ”

Mrs. Tai's above words put all the problems on Chuxiu, which made her feel a big headache. But a headache is a headache, and the burden that should be taken on must still be taken, and you can't always stay silent......

Izuku cleared her throat and carefully recalled her calculations when she looked at the accounts with Mrs. Tai two days ago. She was already weak, but now she has been forced to grow up, but she is not much worse than the position of "Yun's housewife". If you want to talk to everyone politely, I am afraid that you will be pinched as a soft persimmon.

When dealing with Beixi's business, she had issued a red warrant, which caused a controversy. At present, it is better to have another dose of fierce medicine, at least so that the managers of various places and industries cannot underestimate her.

Thinking like this, Izuku decided to take this opportunity to "Liwei", so he deliberately lowered his voice and said through the curtain: "Your accounts, the concubine has been carefully read under the guidance of Mrs. Tai, but there are still a few puzzles, I want to ask you for advice." ”

As soon as these words came out, although the stewards in the hall did not answer, they were all relieved. What's more, some people have sneered in their hearts, only saying that this "Mrs. Chuxiu" is a woman with shallow knowledge, and now she has to "consult" them.

Unexpectedly, this kind of thinking did not last long, but everyone saw the means of "overcoming rigidity with softness".

"The steward of 'Xiangyun Timber Shop' is here?" Izuku said lightly.

A middle-aged steward who was about forty years old obeyed the order and got up: "Xiangyun Timber Xing Wang Xu has seen Mrs. Chuxiu. ”

"The king is in charge, the concubine is not talented, in previous years, under the guidance of the Hou Ye, I have seen the accounts of the timber shop, the first two years were barely even balanced, but last year the whole year has been unable to make ends meet, I don't know what the reason is?" Izuku asked.

The steward called "Wang Xu" bowed down and said lightly: "Last year, because of the war in Beixi, we had a large area of mountains and forests that were implicated in the war and destroyed in one fell swoop, so we suffered heavy losses. ”

"Really?" Out of Xiu asked rhetorically.

Wang Xu got goosebumps from the fluttering word "yes", and sighed in his heart: "The villain doesn't dare to deceive Mrs." ”

"To do business, pay attention to the art of management. According to Steward Wang, we have a large area of mountains and forests in Beixi that have been destroyed by war, so the timber on the market should be in short supply. If the king knows how to do business, he should raise the price of timber in a timely manner to keep the cost, and if the price is raised properly, the loss will never be so heavy. ”

When Wang Xu heard this, he was immediately unconvinced: "Madame stands tall, you don't know the hardships of the next business." ”

"Indeed, the concubine did not know the afflictions of the king's steward. The concubine only knew that Nanxi Qian's timber business was on par with the Yun family in previous years, but this year it was forty percent higher than the Yun family. Is this Qian's management? Or is the king steward unskilled? Izumi said it calmly, but these words had made everyone present break out in a cold sweat.

Before Wang Xu could answer, Chu Xiu had already continued: "Beixi is at war, why didn't the mountains and forests of other families burn, but burned the mountains and forests of the Yun family?" If other people's mountains and forests are also burned, then why can Qian's business go up, but we go all the way down? If it was true that only the Yun family's mountains and forests were burned, could the concubine think that the king was not only mismanaged, but also unable to keep even the most basic property of the Yun family? ”

"Madame!" This series of three questions made Wang Xu speechless, and he stumbled for a long time, he could only plead guilty: "The villain is not capable enough, I hope Mrs. will forgive me." ”

"Since Steward Wang admits that he is incompetent, please hand over the timber shop." The final word.

As soon as these words came out, not only Wang Xu and the people present, but even Mrs. Tai was slightly surprised, and couldn't help but tilt her head slightly to look at Xiu behind her.

As if she had expected this situation, her palms were sweating. But she still clasped her hands in front of her, trying to keep her voice steady and calm: "The concubine is cold and hard, and she doesn't value human affection more than Mrs. Tai. Today, unlike in the past, Yun's industry in Beixi has been completely abandoned, so Nanxi's industry is particularly important. In the past, you were in charge of things casually, deducting some deductions, and filling your own pockets, and the Yun family could pretend not to know, but from now on, the Yun family will never raise idlers again! ”

Through the light curtain, Wang Xu seemed to feel Chuxiu's gaze fall on him, as well as her words: "Xiangyun Timber Company used to be able to barely maintain its income and expenditure, but every year it costs a lot of money to maintain labor and shops, and it also fills Wang's own belly. Please ask Steward Wang to hand over the shops and storefronts in various places within a month, and we will hand them over to the Qian family. ”

"To the Qian family?" Wang Xu exclaimed urgently: "Madam! If we give up our timber business to the Qian family, he will be dominant in this industry in the future! ”

"If you are big, you are big. Isn't the Yun clan dominant in rice, silk, and transportation? To do business, we must talk about harmony and wealth, and we must also talk about being willing to bow to the wind. Giving up the timber business, we have the money to turn around, and the Qian family has also expanded the scale, which is a win-win situation. ”

Chuxiu paused, took a sip of tea and moistened his throat: "If you want to be dominant in business, and even suppress your peers for this, you will only lose everything." There are many things to be done slowly, and people should not be too greedy. ”

The last words of Mrs. Izumi were heard in the ears of many stewards, and they only felt that they meant something.

Sure enough, everyone heard the white-clothed figure behind the light curtain and spoke again: "You stewards have done their best for the Yun family, and the Yun family will not treat everyone badly." On weekdays, the money of Xiaodong and Xiaoxi, you can fill your pockets. However, the size of your private appetite also depends on whether you have the ability to make money. ”

"Nian Zai Wang's steward is old, and he is also an old man of the Yun family, so you can resign yourself."