The Buddhist lady travels through ancient times to live a leisurely life

Fu Ronghua felt quite nervous when he received the job assigned by Yun Xi.

She really didn't want to compete for power with her sister-in-law.

When she was still waiting to be married, her father mentioned Princess Yongning more than once at home, talking about her contributions to the country, and told her and her sister that they could learn from Princess Yongning, that girls could have their own ideas, and not be too restricted to the harem, which would limit their thinking and make them easily get stuck in a dead end. Only when one's horizons are broadened can one's thinking be open-minded.

“Some rights don’t necessarily have to be held in your own hands.”

This is what her father said to her and her sister.

When her mother passed away, she was only twelve years old. There was no female elder in the family to teach her. She always thought that her father did not understand the affairs of the rear house, so she had to figure it out on her own, while also teaching her younger brothers and sisters.

But her father told her that there was no difference between the rear house and the imperial court, it all depends on what you want.

Some people want power and enjoy the feeling of being in control of the overall situation and the fate of others, while others just want to live a better life.

What you want is different, so the strategies you adopt are naturally different.

My father wanted a peaceful and prosperous world. He didn’t care about power, he only cared about whether the country was good. In other words, he worked hard to get promoted in order to make the country better. This was his original intention.

He always lamented that he was born in a good time, and most of his colleagues thought the same way, so they could work together, seek common ground while reserving differences, just to govern the country well.

Their father told them to think clearly about what they wanted.

She wants a stable life.

Therefore, before getting married, she was mentally prepared to follow her sister-in-law's arrangements. She also knew that as long as she didn't do anything naughty, her sister-in-law wouldn't treat her harshly.

How come part of the housekeeping power was given to her all of a sudden?

"Sister-in-law, I just got married and I don't know anything..."

Yun Xi smiled and said, "This is just a matter between you and Second Uncle. I'll leave it to you to take care of. This way you can do things more smoothly. I have limited energy and there will always be times when I can't take care of things. It would be better if you take care of it yourself."

Before Mu Xuan got married, it was okay for her to call him by his first name, but now that he was married, she had to change the way she addressed him. She had to follow Ah Yan and Le Zai and call Mu Xuan Second Uncle.

As for Fu Ronghua's statement, it must not be taken seriously. How could a young lady who could control the backyard of the right prime minister know nothing?

Fu Ronghua did not refuse again. Her sister-in-law must know her well, and it would seem hypocritical to refuse again.

When he returned to his courtyard and talked about this with Mu Xuan, Mu Xuan smiled and said, "Just go ahead and don't think too much. When dealing with sister-in-law, try to keep things simple and don't make it complicated."

Fu Ronghua: “?”

Mu Xuan: "Sister-in-law likes to do things as simply as possible. Keeping things simple is her first principle. She will save trouble if possible. She absolutely does not want to put in any extra effort."

Seeing that his wife was interested, Mu Xuan simply told her: "In the past, my eldest sister-in-law didn't take charge of the household expenses at all. It was my mother who was in charge of it. Later, my mother coaxed and deceived her into taking charge of the household expenses. Then she made rules. Each courtyard should take care of its own affairs. If the master didn't want to take care of it, she would send a steward to take charge of the affairs."

"Is Madam Qian in charge of Mother's courtyard?"

"Yes. Ayan's courtyard is managed by his maid. Let me tell you, even my sister-in-law's courtyard is not managed by her, but by her maid Chunyu. My sister-in-law is only responsible for the overall supervision. At the end of each year, a budget for the next year is drawn up, and the approximate amount of money needed for the year is listed, including daily expenses, social activities, and other places where money needs to be spent. A total is calculated, and once my sister-in-law approves it, the money is directly given to each courtyard, and there is no need to go to the accountant for further spending."

"What if there are unexpected situations?"

"If there are any extra expenses, go to the account office to withdraw money. These are all in accordance with the rules, and at the end of the year, sister-in-law can check the accounts. Each person in charge has his or her own seal, and if there is a problem in any link, just find the person in charge. Sister-in-law is probably the most worry-free mistress in the world."

Fu Ronghua quickly opened the "account books" that Yun Xi had given her. The first one was the "Compilation of Management System of Duke Dingguo's Mansion", which detailed the process and operation guide for handling things. The second one was the accounts of Muxuan Courtyard in the past.

"It seems that my sister-in-law asked me to make a budget based on this."

Her father was right. What’s the difference between this and a government office?

Mu Xuan smiled and said, "It should be. After making the budget, we will increase it by 10% as flexible funds. This is what my sister-in-law said clearly. She said that since the family has been well managed in the past two years and the income is not bad, there is no reason for everyone to live a stingy life. Spend what you should spend, buy what you should buy, and reward what you should reward, as long as it is not too outrageous."

"What's too outrageous?"

"For example, if you want to buy a mountain of gold, that's definitely not possible."

Fu Ronghua burst out laughing. Who would do such an outrageous thing?

Mu Xuan said: "It's pretty much the same. It's not outrageous to my sister-in-law. I said she has no bottom line, but she firmly denied it and only admitted that her bottom line is set relatively low and others can't easily touch it."

Fu Ronghua smiled sincerely.

It was obvious that she would have a good time in Duke Dingguo's Mansion.

She said, "I don't know how things are done in the government, but my sister-in-law's way of doing things can be copied to the government, right?"

"It's being moved. Ever since she came up with this system, my brother has been using it to improve the rules and regulations of the Ministry of War. We are also optimizing the system at the Ministry of Industry. The emperor said that the Ministry of Revenue is actually the most suitable for this, so we are conducting a trial first and testing the poison for the Ministry of Revenue."