In fact, Lishu is in power, and there is no doubt from everyone as imagined, because she is originally a clan woman, and delaying and advancing management has no effect. Even, some people think you have the ability because you manage it in advance.

But don't expect to have power, everyone listens to you, just like the emperor who ascended to the throne and claimed to be alone. If you are really in power, you can't believe what the people around you say, and everything they say and do has a purpose.

If you can manage a family of three, you may not be able to manage a family of hundreds of people, and if you can manage a family of hundreds of people, you may not be able to manage the homes of tens of thousands of people. Therefore, many people see that although Lishu can take care of the small family of the sect, they may not be convinced that she can manage the huge Zheng family.

Lishu took over the clan affairs from the second wife Gu at the beginning, and she did not train people immediately, but first read the account books over the years. She has never fought uncertain battles, and she has sorted out the similarities and differences between her actions from the time of Mrs. Zheng and the period of Mrs. Gu Yi.

At this time, she refused to be contacted, and Zhulan was outside to support the situation, she no longer had the shyness and good talk of her early years, and she was the most appropriate to implement what Lishu said.

Ordinary small things, Zhulan can be supported.

But when it comes to big things, you still have to come in and ask Lishu's opinion, for example, there is one here: "Grandma, there are three teachers in the family school, and a total of 16 people's monthly salaries have not been sent, and they know that they are in charge of the grandmother's house, so let people ask when they will send it?" It's a month late this year. ”

Lishu thought it was funny: "It's been a month late, why did you come to me again?" Let's go and ask Mrs. Gu Yi what's going on? ”

Zhulan was soon ordered to go to Mrs. Gu Yi, but Mrs. Gu Yi said: "I was sick last month, where do I remember this, and if the account is not paid, it should be paid, so let your grandmother send it again." ”

Although Zhu Lan had already known about Mrs. Gu Yi's greed in advance, now that she said this, she was also shocked by her cheekiness. Obviously, she didn't pay the monthly salary, so she must have lost the money, and now she actually asked her grandmother to pay for it. But she is not Lishu, no matter how much power she has, she has to be polite to the wives of these clans, so Zhulan has no choice but to go back.

Seeing the back of this girl going back, Yang breathed a sigh of relief, all the handovers were completed yesterday, who cares about you?

After Zhulan came back, Lishu had no choice but to sigh: "I had to pay the silver first, and in the future, Mr.'s monthly salary must be paid according to the due period." ”

"That's what you recognize?" Zhu Lan was a little incredulous, this was not like Lishu's temper.

Lishu said: "Even if I have some omissions, I calculated, the teacher in our clan will pay one stone of rice per month, and give ten taels of silver per year, a total of sixteen, that is, three hundred and ten taels, and sixteen stones of rice grain." Especially the rice noodles are sent first, since the silver is issued on a monthly basis, except for two months of Mu Xiu, a month is one tael, then now it is thirty-one taels of silver, sixteen stone rice. Let's do this first, if I make a fuss for such a little money, I'm right, but others will think I'm careful. ”

Here, Lishu quickly wrote a note, gave the right cards, and asked Zhulan to go to the account office to pay the silver, and the money and grain were all sent down before it got dark, and the rice and noodles were all new rice.

The teachers in these clans are all the children of the Zheng clan in Xingyang, and most of the children are the children of the Zheng family. It was Zheng Hao who sent these over, Zheng Hao is the son of the sect, and Zheng Hao heard Lishu mention it when the couple were dining together at noon.

"She dug a hole for you, and you really jumped off?" Zheng Hao looked like he couldn't wait for Lishu to make a fuss.

Lishu waved her hand: "It's nothing, check, how to check?" I haven't finished reading my account books yet, which means that I have no evidence, and I have to tear her up for a long time. I see that this Yang's mental trick is not right, and the fox tail will always be exposed, so why should I bother with this little money now. ”

In fact, she talked to Zheng Hao about things at home: "You know, as long as I'm not greedy for ink, to be honest, your family's sacrificial field is more than enough to use it for whether it is the moon or the anointing of fire silver for the master of the school, or for helping the old and weak women and children in your clan, as well as your family temple." The reason why I don't think it's enough is probably too greedy. ”

For example, the Zheng family has other children to attach to the school, and these people have to be handed over, and these bundles are for those tutors.

That is to say, in addition to the monthly salary of the school master, there is also the bundle of attached disciples, so Mrs. Gu Yi used to have many attached disciples, so she did not pay the monthly salary, but this monthly money was spent again, so it is clear who is greedy for these three hundred taels.

"Also, I have a plan, this is the Zheng family, not all cats and dogs can come. Those children who don't learn and don't know how to fight dogs and chickens all day long, and if they go to Fireworks Willow Lane, these people can be expelled. Lishu said to Zheng Hao that she knew that Zheng Hao was very disappointed in ethnology.

Zheng Hao nodded: "Now that the old man is old, although Lao Ji has ambitions for thousands of miles, he has been at the border all these years, and he has to take care of his body and is impatient with mundane affairs." In this way, I also manage the family studies, and also share the worries of the family and the family. ”

Lishu applauded: "So, that's why I sent the moon money happily." ”

In fact, Lishu also wants to be a husband and wife, otherwise only Lishu is busy alone, Zheng Hao is idle, and if she comes and goes first, something will likely happen.

This is because the rice, flour, grain and monthly rice were successfully distributed, and the teachers found that the rice sent this time was not old rice, but new rice. When Mrs. Gu Yi was there, all the rice here was old, and some of it was moldy, and these teachers were very pleased.

The teacher's monthly salary was spent so quickly, and Lishu didn't even bother Mrs. Gu Yi, and Mrs. Gu Yi breathed a sigh of relief. She thinks that Lishu is very likely to be strong on the outside, and she is not as strong as she imagined, but at the same time, she is at ease.

People always have a fluke mentality like this, Lishu is still in the stage of understanding the clan affairs, so she seems to be very talkative, and even she is looking for a famous talented girl in the clan to teach the little girls in the clan to read.

There are a lot of girls in the clan, and Lishu said bluntly that she also uses the clan property to train women, and the binding of the female school teacher is also ten taels a year, one stone of silver a month.

In this way, counting Sister Xiang, who has just left her head, there are a total of ten girls, the eldest group is taught by Zheng Lu, the sister-in-law of the widowed grandmother Gui, and the smaller group of Lishu is handed over to the Tan family.

Grandma Gui's family is in difficulty, and she has a widowed sister-in-law to support, which is the so-called dislike of poverty. In fact, Grandma Gui also felt sorry for her sister-in-law, otherwise, she would not have taken the widowed sister-in-law home, nor did she send it to the family temple. But as time went by, life at home was not easy, and it was inevitable that there would be dislikes.

Now that she has this moon and rice noodles, Zheng Lu is very grateful, and the Tan family doesn't care about the family, and the Ning Xiang in the room on weekdays is honest, she has nothing to do, seeing that Lishu asked her to be a female school teacher, and such a high moon salary, and being able to be a teacher, there is something to do, Tan agreed to come down in a hurry.

But Lishu also has one: "We are set up for the women of the Zheng family, we want the women of the Zheng family to go out, and others know that it is a clear courtesy." Therefore, there is a rule, if there are people who are attached to the school outside, they must look at their words and deeds, and they can't tarnish their reputation for a few taels of bunch. Of course, if they send bundles, they will also be handed over to the clan to serve as anointing silver, and the tutor is not allowed to collect it privately. ”

Tan said in his heart, there are a few people outside who can let women come out to study, and she herself is also a family student. Those who have money invite Xixi to their own homes, and those who have no money even drown their daughters, where is this spare money, and some families are pedantic, even if they have money, they may not be willing to spend it on their daughters.

Therefore, she responded quickly: "Please rest assured, sister-in-law, I can't do these things of stealing chickens and dogs." ”

When Zheng Lu came back from her in-law's house, she brought back half of the dowry, and her brother and sister-in-law and nephews had a hard time, and they used it almost. Now she thanked Lishu for finding an errand, and she was just teaching the girls in the clan, which was already very good, where did she dare to accept other people's respects in private.

Seeing her alone, Lishu smiled again: "Just hand over the bundle of silver, and take the rest of the bundle of gifts like dried meat yourself." ”

Before she could clarify all the account books, Lishu had been contributing money to build a women's school in the clan first. He also asked people to build the houses that were about to collapse in the clan, and for the clansmen who had no children and no daughters, they went to visit them in person, and earned all their reputation.

There is a gap between the contrasts, Mrs. Gu Yi claims to be a generation of patriarchs, but in fact she wants to make money, so everything is to make money, and she is very powerful, thinking that she is covering the sky with one hand, anyway, her account books are impeccable, and ordinary people can't find the mistakes and omissions.

But Lishu is not greedy for money at all, the difference between a thousand taels of boiled cabbage and a plate of boiled cabbage for ten cents is not too big for her. She has a charcoal fire in winter and ice in summer, so it is enough to be fed and clothed.

Because of this, she can also use the money from the sacrificial field.

Then there is the Zheng family temple, especially where there are many female Taoist aunts, she invited famous doctors to choose talented Taoist temples among them, and teach them to be familiar with grass and medical science, so that women can be relieved.

Zheng Hao didn't understand this.

Lishu smiled and said, "Let me tell you, since ancient times, women have been very ashamed to see a doctor, especially since there are more male doctors than female doctors. Most of the so-called doctors are also barefoot doctors or traveling doctors, sometimes they are crooked and cured, but most of the time they are quacks. The Zheng family raises these people, they can't look directly at them, and they have to really help some people, otherwise what's the use of reciting those scriptures every day. If you don't do things that really save people, can you save people by reciting a few words casually? ”

"Makes sense." Zheng Hao admires Lishu very much, because she is very measured and has good thoughts.

Lishu raised her chin: "What about you, how is it?" ”

Zheng Hao raised his forehead: "There are many snakes, insects, rats and ants. ”

Lishu encouraged him: "You also have to have thunder means, don't speak lightly, these half-sized children are the worst, naughty and disobedient." ”

"Yes, some rich kids are very bad, I will definitely clean them up." Zheng Hao also pursed his lips and had a lot of ideas.

Zheng family's study is indeed not as good as a year, even Zheng Ze is official retired to become a tutor, his level is there, but he is also quite greedy. It's no wonder that he has a grandmother like the sixth old lady, and it will cost him fourteen taels to come to a rich child, and then there is a small stove for others in private and another sum of silver, which is enough to make a profit.

But Zheng Hao came over, first called all the candidates, and tested them in the classroom.

Most of these candidates were eleven or thirteen years old, and some of the younger ones were about eight or nine years old, and they looked up at Zheng Hao. Zheng Hao flicked the exam paper, and then said in a deep voice: "The clan supports everyone to study, not to let you play here. I am here to warn you today that the Zheng family is about to change. Those who are good in the test have anointing fire silver, enter the inner house to study, and add two more dishes to each meal. In the middle house and the lower house, if you get the top 10 in the exam, you can also get the anointing fire silver, as for those who have despicable conduct, poor learning, and often arrive late and leave early, they will be ordered to drop out. ”

The students were in mourning, but everyone didn't dare to say anything in the face of this unsmiling Bachelor Zheng, because there were two nine-foot-tall men standing behind him.

These two are Rongfei Rongda specially seconded by Zheng Hao to Lishu, they are majestic and majestic when they look at them, where do these white-cut chicken-like students dare to make a mistake in front of Rongfei Rongda, and even Zheng Hao is a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and he is powerful, which also makes them afraid.

Shu Shi has already sent his nephew Shu Zhaozhong to study through the relationship of Mrs. Guyi, this child's family background is average, after coming to the Zheng family, but he was infected with the habit of wealth and wealth, others went to the Qinglou, he also squandered it, and now he has not learned much in his stomach, anyway, he is messing around.

I only heard the person next to me say to Shu Zhaozhong: "It's over, it's over, I finally came in because of the relationship, if the test is too bad, the family will definitely scold me to death." ”

Shu Zhaozhong glanced at him, he recognized this person, like himself, he was also the in-law of the Zheng family.

It is a great honor to be able to come to the Zheng family to study, not to mention the Zheng family's thousand-year-old family, it is said that there are many people in the Zheng family now, and there are many officials in the Zheng family, and there are many meritorious supervisors, which are different from other places.

Shu Zhaozhong looked at his slender body, first scolded the rabbit master in his heart, and then said: "Your family is not ordinary, your family is a relative of Mrs. Rong Yi, and the relationship between you and Yang Lan is not ordinary, you can definitely stay." ”

This Yang Lan is the nephew of Mrs. Gu Yi, and the Hongnong Yang family is also a famous family, but it is good for Longyang, and Mrs. Rong Yi has a good relationship with the clan, so Shu Zhaozhong is very jealous and thinks that he is worried in vain.

"You, what did you say?" The man stammered.

Zheng Hao stood up and cut a glance with his hand: "If there is a noise, drive it out directly, and you are not allowed to take the test again." ”

Originally, Zheng Hao's temperament was actually a bit like Mrs. Zheng, and he liked to consider the cause and effect of doing things, but after being with Lishu, he found that his temper had deteriorated. Ahem, it can't be said that it has become worse, but it is very courageous to change some things, anyway, it is better to do it than not to do it well.

As soon as the bell rang, Zheng Hao personally invigilated the exam and reviewed it on the spot.

The examination room was nervously examining, Lishu was still looking at the old account books, it was not so easy to find the clue of the account books for decades, but she was not discouraged.

Lamei brought chrysanthemum wolfberry tea over: "Grandma, the tea you asked for has been delivered." ”

Lishu took a few sips of tea and rested her eyes.

"I heard that Uncle is going to take the exam for those students of the Ethnic Studies?" Lishu asked.

Tingxue smiled: "Exactly, in order to prevent them from cheating, our uncle has to test it himself." ”

Lishu sighed: "The girls cherish the opportunity to read, there are few nonsense, and a grandmother also told me that except for the extremely squeamish little girl, everyone reads early." These boys have had a home to provide for them since they were young, but they don't cherish them. ”

Tan is indeed very happy, her previous life was to compete for favor, maintain decency, save more money, and only when she goes out can her status be reflected. Now, she is a female gentleman, and she has a lot of fun teaching children every day.

Children are very straightforward, they sometimes cry unreasonably, but maybe a piece of candy will make them quiet down, and call you Mr. Tan every day.

Every time they read obediently, Tan felt extremely happy.

Even Zheng Qing felt that she had changed a lot: "Aren't you afraid of the children making noise?" ”

"Fortunately, they listen to what I say every time, and my sister-in-law also gives me a monthly salary and gives me Lumi, what should I do?" Tan was very afraid that Zheng Qing would ask her not to do it.

Even because of her recent teaching, she suddenly lost any hatred for the Wang family.

Speaking of which, she is much more pitiful than herself, even if she is rich, it is enough for her to meet someone like the sixth old lady, and Zheng Ze, she listened to her sister-in-law, saying that Zheng Ze accepted a lot of money from rich children, and made the clan study a miasma.

What about all kinds of calculations, in the end, it is still filial piety to the mother-in-law, Zheng Ze was originally a good official, but I heard that he was also dismissed from the official at home, and he couldn't recover at all, where the superior evaluation was not good, and the selected officials were also very poor, and the life of the Wang family was probably not better than marrying the same merchant family.

Zheng Qing said with a smile: "The eldest brother also asked me to manage the clan, saying that let me do the 'Qing' character in my name, and I have no fame, I envy you, and my sister-in-law directly let you take office." ”

Tan looked at her husband, she knew that Zheng Qing's body was now back to normal, and he also had a six-grade idle official grace, but he was always a big man, and it was not good to have nothing to do.

It's good to be in charge of ethnology, but ......

She worried: "I heard that the clan is smoky, don't be angry." Those people are very difficult to serve, and I think my eldest brother is angry. ”

Zheng Qing smiled playfully: "My eldest brother is a person who does big things, let me deal with those small things, it just so happens that I have nothing to do, we are brothers who fight tigers, and go into battle as father and son soldiers." The eldest brother and sister-in-law are so good to us, and we should repay them one by one. ”

Tan knows her husband very well, don't look at people who say that he is a sick man, but when it comes to the mind, it is not comparable to ordinary people. But she thought that Zheng Qing should also come out, firstly, to fight the light, and secondly, to help the eldest brother and sister-in-law, since she entered the door, the eldest brother and sister-in-law have been very good to their husband and wife anyway.

When lunch was finished, there were pens flying in the examination room, and the pen was like a god, which made Zheng Hao slightly satisfied. But more often than not, I want to peek, or scratch my ears and cheeks.

There is a student in green shirts, the green shirts on his body are almost washed and white, but he is the first to hand in the papers.

Zheng Hao looked at his knowledge, but it was a good word, and then looked at his article, although it was immature, it was also rare.

"Student Xu Heng asked the champion to approve it."

"Your handwriting is neat, your words are substantial, and you will come directly to read in September this year."

Xu Heng was ecstatic, he didn't have any money, he was Zheng Ze's original nephew, the Xu family had already fallen, and Zheng Ze had married early. Shu Yu was still quietly given by Zheng Ze for him, and he was afraid that the current Wang family would know, so Xu Heng was very sensible and never asked for anything. When he saw Zheng Hao today, he only felt that he was worthy of being the world-famous Zheng Zhuangyuan, with a dignified appearance, fairness, profound knowledge, and a very high level of questions.

But he is shy and sour, and he looks poor and sour, he is a loner when he studies in the Zheng family, and his popularity is not good, and he is even much inferior to those calm brocade robe sons in the Zheng family, but he didn't expect to be recorded.

Everyone saw that Xu Heng and other poor sours had been recorded, and some of the Zheng children also got up to hand in the papers, Zheng Hao glanced at the article, and the writing was good, and he asked again: "Which room are you from?" ”

"My nephew is Zheng Miao, who is in the fifth room and six in the house."

"Good, good, personable, elegant writing, you have also been admitted." Zheng Hao said with a smile.

Zheng Miao is also relieved, he is a child of the Zheng family, although his parents died early, he was raised in his uncle's house, and there is no shortage of food, clothing, housing and transportation, and his uncle is still a provincial school politician. But there are many sons in the fifth room, and he doesn't know when it's his turn?

These children of the Han family saw the appearance of their children of the scholar clan, but they didn't know that they also had their own troubles, he actually heard that the Zongfang family was coming back from the academy a year ago, and he could get a few comments from Zheng Zhuangyuan, which was better than other masters. And it is also the step of entering the body, what is Qingyun Road, here is Qingyun Road.

Zheng Hao also intends to cultivate the children of the Zheng family, and he wishes that there are as many young talents as possible for young talents like Zheng Miao.

But there are also businessmen and young masters from wealthy families outside, who wrote bullshit articles, and was reprimanded by Zheng Hao on the spot and dropped out of school.

Zheng Hao said: "Fourth brother Ze, the ancestors of the family said that the imperial examination is the only way out for poor students. How can such disciples who don't learn and disturb the Zheng family stay? He sympathized with Zheng Ze because of his grandmother's extravagance, and kept making money to support his grandmother, so that his own clothes were still white, but the sixth old lady was covered in high-quality silk and satin, and bird's nest was used as mouthwash. But just because you're stupid, everyone has to make way for you.

Zheng Ze sighed for a long time, because he drove this person away, but he had to return it if he shot two hundred taels, where did he return the money? I have long given the money to my grandmother.

Seeing this, Zheng Hao hardened his heart and ignored Zheng Ze.

After a while, he reviewed it and asked Shu's nephew Shu Zhaozhong to leave in court, compared to the previous student who silently wiped away tears. Shu Zhaozhong knelt on the ground and began to beg bitterly: "Please don't drive me home, my grandparents have passed away a long time ago, and the family is just an old house, and it leaks every time it rains......

Shu Zhaozhong's rhetoric made an honest tutor say: "Uncle Hao, this so-called education is classless, since this student surnamed Shu is so poor and so studious, it is better to be admitted to my disciple and train well in the future." ”

Zheng Hao condensed and said: "Third brother, you see that his eyes are blue and black, his fingers are calloused, and he is a person who both gambles and likes to visit Qinglou. "Judging who is good at gambling and looking at fingers, it was Lishu who told him, of course, he also touched the bottom before coming.

"After this person was collected for debts, he ran to our Zheng family, and others didn't dare to come over again because they were afraid of my Zheng family."

Shu Zhaozhong didn't expect Zheng Hao to understand so clearly, and he cried again and said to the gentleman who had just spoken for him: "Old gentleman, my father is a good gambler, and he didn't take me to get it, but the student has changed his past, and the student has kowtowed to you." The Buddha said, put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha immediately, please take me in one by one. ”

This Shu Zhaozhong was also ruthless to himself, and he really started to kowtow, and his head was bleeding.

Everyone sympathized with the weak, and they couldn't help but feel that Zheng Hao was a little unkind, and suddenly, everyone looked at Zheng Hao with pleading eyes, hoping that he could leave a favor outside the law. ：，，