Light Dance Jiajing

Meng'er was not idle in the Wang family. She set her sights on the accountant. Why did she set her sights on the accountant? It happened that one day Meng'er was in Lady Wang's room and met the housekeeper and the accountant who came to Lady Wang to report accounts. Lady Wang was such a shrewd and meticulous person, and the accountant she found was also very capable. He calculated the expenses, expenditures, disbursements and surpluses of the mansion one by one clearly, and even the several shops outside were clearly organized. Meng'er's eyes lit up when she heard it. She said goodbye to Lady Wang and chased after the accountant.

The status of this accountant in his fifties in the Wang family is not even higher than that of the general manager. The old man looked at Mrs. Fu Fu in a friendly manner, and only when he occasionally squinted his eyes did he reveal a shrewdness that was inconsistent with his appearance. Meng'er chased after the old man. She was anxious. There were so many people in the family. Every day, they spent more than they earned. The valuable items she brought from the palace had long been scattered. She had to make money, but she didn't know how to do business. She couldn't do it in modern times, let alone the Ming Dynasty. This month, she walked on the street and paid attention everywhere to find some way to make money, but she had no idea.

The old man was very busy and didn't want to bother with Meng'er, but he was still very polite, "Haha, Miss is a lady from a wealthy family, don't let her smell like money."

Meng'er was smiling. She had made up her mind to learn how to do business, so she didn't act pretentiously and said directly, "Money stinks, so does money. Who can resist money? Don't you agree?"

The old gentleman looked at Meng'er with a somewhat strange look. He had only heard that Meng'er was Lady Wang's niece. Could it be that the family was so poor? Even if they were short of money, young ladies would not go out in public to open a shop and do accounts. In the Ming Dynasty, the status of merchants was not much better than that of actors. Isn't this young lady afraid that her reputation will be ruined and she won't be able to get married in the future? The old gentleman pondered for a moment, thinking that the young lady was still young, and that she might give up on the idea in a few days, so he might as well send her away first. So the old gentleman nodded seriously and said, "If the young lady insists on learning, I will agree to it, but doing business is not easy. First of all, you must know how to use the abacus. The young lady should go and learn it first." As he said that, he threw a thread-bound booklet to Meng'er. Meng'er opened it and saw that every sentence was abacus formulas. She had learned abacus in math class in her previous life, but she had almost forgotten it. She flipped through it roughly and found that there was really no difference. She asked, "It's okay if you memorize this book?" The old gentleman nodded, "Come to me again after you memorize and practice it well."

Mei'er gritted her teeth, it's just an abacus, what's the difficulty? Mei'er paced outside, flipping through the book and reciting the abacus formulas. At this time, Wang Wei found her here, and saw Mei'er mumbling to herself, so he asked her what she was mumbling. Mei'er flashed the booklet in front of Wang Wei and said, "I'm learning to use an abacus." Wang Wei looked at her suspiciously and asked, "Why are you learning this?" Mei'er said confidently, "To make money. How can I do business and do accounting without this?"

Wang Wei sneered and said, "Why are you learning this? If you need money, come to me."

Seeing that he looked rich and powerful, Meng'er curled her lips and said, "I know you have money, but did you earn it? You still have to ask your family for money. You are still young, so you can spend it, but you can't be so righteous. When you grow up, you will become a parasite. Your family has helped us a lot. My mother and I can't just ask for money when we don't have money. Even if your family doesn't care, if I have the ability, it is better to rely on myself than on others. I still have to find some long-term plans."

Wang Wei thought it was ridiculous. "What can a girl like you do? Even if you don't care about your status, you should think of other ways. Don't you know that businessmen are no different from untouchables? Even if you are doing business, you shouldn't show your face in public. Just send someone to do it."

Meng'er stared at Wang Wei. Seeing that he was speaking in a serious tone, she felt that they were talking at cross purposes and there was really a huge generation gap. The young masters brought up in feudal society were really unreasonable. She did not argue with him and just thought about what kind of business she could do. Meng'er had no experience and no money, so she could not figure it out even if she racked her brains. As she pondered all the way, she suddenly remembered that the old gentleman in the Wang family's account office had been managing the business for the Wang family for many years and must know a lot. Why not learn from him? Wouldn't it be more efficient? With this thought, she made up her mind. She did not wander around in the following days and concentrated on following the old gentleman to manage the account office.

Wang Wei was very surprised by his mother's attitude. She actually let Meng'er do whatever she wanted. Later, he thought about it and had some wrong ideas. Could it be that his mother intended for him to marry Meng'er? As the mistress of the house, she had to take care of all the big and small things in the house, and she had to hold the financial power in her hands. Was she trying to train Meng'er from a young age? Wang Wei pondered and felt a little bit of joy in his heart. From then on, whenever he had time, he would accompany Meng'er to work in the account office.

Meng'er couldn't always live in Wang's house, so one day she told Wang Wei that it was time for her to go back. Wang Wei thought that Meng'er loved shopping, but she had been working as a handyman in the accounting office for some time. He didn't know when she would be able to come out again, so he invited Meng'er to go for a walk on the street. Meng'er now has a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder. When she goes to a shop, she doesn't just look at which product is good, but she goes in and asks where it is made and how much profit it has. If she meets someone who is honest, she will say a few words, but she will ignore those who are cunning.

In the streets of this era, every storefront was run as a small workshop. Ren Mian'er racked her brains but could not think of any way for a useless little girl like her to make money in this era. The Wang family's business was mostly on land. The landlord class was good, as they could make a steady profit by collecting rent every year. The rest were mostly silk and cloth businesses, which also required capital. Mian'er was penniless and could not replicate the Wang family's experience. She had to take care of the cold palace, so she could not afford to be short of money. It was not good for her to always ask Mrs. Wang for money. After thinking it over, she was still at a loss. Mian'er could not help but sigh.

"You seem to be worried all the way. Is there anything you can't tell me?" Wang Wei had noticed that Meng'er seemed to be worried.

Meng'er glanced at Wang Wei. In her heart, she had already accepted Wang Wei as her brother. He was also one of the few people in the world she could trust. Even when facing her mother, she hid her worries very well. She didn't want her mother to worry, but she was willing to tell Wang Wei that this world always needs someone to listen to your worries, and Wang Wei was the person she was willing to confide in.

Wang Wei didn't know that Meng'er was worried about so many things, including Concubine Kang's anxiety, Zaihou's future, her difficult livelihood, and many trivial matters, but the only thing she was not worried about was herself. Wang Wei suddenly felt sorry for her. She should have been a carefree princess with fine clothes and delicious food, but she had to shoulder the burden of the family so early. Even when she encountered great changes, she never complained. An ordinary woman would probably cry all day long.