After sending off the housekeeper, Su Hengyu took Ziyun and quickly checked into the renovated rooms.

Seeing that the hour was still early, Su Hengyu first asked Ziyun to take a few servants to prepare today's lunch, while she herself pulled Qiao Meng to continue to understand the situation in Zhuangzi.

Mrs. Hou's Wang family did not take care of the Zhuangzi, so the thirty tenants on the estate today grow basic crops such as wheat and beans.

There was originally an orchard in Zhuangzi, but in the past, the fruit trees here had a serious illness, and the stewards at that time did not know how to govern, and the Wang family was too lazy to take care of these things, so they simply let people cut down all the fruit trees, and no new things have been planted so far.

Qiao Meng is a smart man, after he learned that Zhuangzi had changed masters, he immediately chose to surrender to Su Hengyu.

So at this moment, Su Hengyu was holding the account book he had specially offered, calculating the income one by one.

After reading the account book, Su Hengyu couldn't help but rub his eyebrows. This ledger has gone through several owners before and after, and now it seems to be a bad book.

Not to mention how much the previous stewards had embezzled, just saying that their method of doing accounts was enough to give Su Hengyu a headache.

She deliberately pointed out a few unreasonable things to Qiao Meng, and after seeing Qiao Meng's suddenly changing face, Su Hengyu did not choose to deal with him on the spot, but asked him to call all the people in Zhuangzi who could take care of things in front of her.

After the thirteen people stood in front of Su Hengyu with obvious panic, she threw out the account book and said in the uneasy eyes of everyone:

"Today is my first time in Zhuangzi, and it is also the first time I have come into contact with the accounts here. I know a lot of people have done something with this ledger, but that's all in the past. In the past, I was not the master here, and you were not my subordinates, so I am willing to let you go in the past. ”

In the crowd, there was a faint voice of relief.

"However, from today on, I have taken over this Zhuangzi, and if someone does not follow my rules and does things under my nose, then I can't blame you for clearing you out of Zhuangzi."

Su Hengyu knocked down a few words, and the people present more or less showed a look of fear.

They thought that this new master was just a little girl who had not yet married, and that she had spent the first twelve years in a rural farmhouse, so it should not be too difficult to deal with.

Unexpectedly, this was a successful one, and as soon as he came, he grabbed their handle and suppressed their arrogance.

And everyone saw it, and the new master had their deeds of sale in his hand. Obviously, Madame Hou had handed them over to the eldest lady. If they really do something against the Lord, this eldest lady will probably sell them directly!

At this moment, the servants who were still hiding some careful thoughts instantly dispelled those thoughts, just looking at what the eldest lady did today, you know that this new master is probably a person who can't rub sand in his eyes.

After dealing with the account book, Su Hengyu briefly told everyone about the recording method of the new account book. Today's accounts look very messy, and it's not easy to check them at the end of the month.

She proposed to keep accounts in the form of forms, and fill out every account clearly. Inevitably these people couldn't understand it, Su Hengyu also drew a table and showed it to them.

Just took the form and looked at it a few times, and the carelessness on Qiao Meng's face immediately turned into surprise.

He hurriedly said: "I don't know where the master learned the method, I see that this method is used to keep accounts, the master is really smart!" ”

When the rest of the people heard this, they immediately rushed in and stared at the so-called form. Looking at it this way, everyone had to admit that Qiao Meng's words just now were really not wrong.

Those who are literate will be able to see the benefits of this form at a glance.

If they kept their accounts in this way, it would be much clearer than they had been before.

"Since everyone has no problem with this method, let's do as I say. If there is anything you don't understand, you can write all the questions in a booklet, and then Steward Qiao Meng will find a time to give it to me, and I will reply to them one by one at that time. ”

Su Hengyu's body is not healthy enough now, and she needs to recuperate, so she shouldn't be too tired.

And she has thought about it, such a big grange, it will definitely not be possible for her to manage it alone, and she needs to cultivate more henchmen to do things for herself.

So far, these stewards are quite obedient, and as for their abilities, we can only see how they are later.

However, this person named Qiao Meng can pay more attention, if he has the ability and loyalty, then continue to let him be the chief steward of the manor.

Su Hengyu said: "Oh yes, I heard that there was originally an orchard on our Zhuangzi, and now that I live here, I have to replant the orchard." Now it is winter, and the orchard can be renovated a little, and as for what fruit to plant in the future, I have to go out and inquire about it. ”

Qiao Meng responded to this errand repeatedly, this was the first thing he was arranged to worship under the new master's door, and he had to do his best to do it.

Having said that, Su Hengyu wanted to order less than half of the things.

But Ziyun had already knocked on the door and invited her to dinner.

When the stewards heard this, they said goodbye one after another, Su Hengyu wanted to stay with them for lunch, but thinking that they had only met for the first time today, and his previous attitude was quite cold, he didn't embarrass them and let them leave first.

"Miss, our Zhuangzi is big, but the output in it is a little less. There are not many dishes to eat at this time, but fortunately there is a river in Zhuangzi, and I caught a fish in it and added some pickled cabbage from the chef to stew. Ziyun led Su Hengyu to the dinner table, while telling her about the newly discovered interesting things.

"The cook doesn't seem to be talkative, but she is very neat in her work, and her skills are good. I smelled the fish stew she made and almost drooled. ”

Su Hengyu listened with a smile, and didn't forget to tell her to leave a dish for herself.

Originally, she wanted Ziyun to eat with her, but Ziyun refused, saying that she didn't want to forget her humility.

Su Hengyu saw that she couldn't persuade her, so she gave up.

There were actually few dishes for this meal, and when Su Hengyu was served, the cook who was waiting on the side was very nervous, for fear that she would not meet the taste of the new master and be kicked out of the manor.

Fortunately, her worries were all superfluous, and that fish stew alone had already made Su Hengyu very satisfied.

However, after listening to Ziyun's words, Su Hengyu had some other thoughts.

It's the depths of winter, and there are no vegetables to eat in Zhuangzi in winter, but maybe you can try greenhouse planting. I just don't know how many taels of silver it took to build a winter greenhouse in ancient times.

She silently included this matter in the plan for the future construction of Zhuangzi, but so far, the things in this plan have not even been achieved at the beginning.

Su Hengyu sighed silently in his heart, there is a long way to go!