The beauty of the Hou family and the king's plan

By the time Shen Baozhao hurried to Changchun Restaurant, the sun was setting.

Mei Qianhe thoughtfully arranged for someone to wait at the door, and when she saw Shen Baozhao getting off the carriage, she led the way for her.

Changchun Restaurant is shaped like the Chinese character "澳". The waiter led Shen Baozhao to a private room, made a gesture to invite him in, and then left.

Bixiao knocked on the door three times but received no response. It was not until the fourth time that he heard a low and slightly hoarse voice: "Come in."

This was the first time Xiao Yuanhuai met Shen Baozhao alone since his rebirth.

He thought about it for a long time, but still didn't dare to meet her in his true face. Fortunately, he could still disguise himself as Mei Qianhe, so he could find an excuse, oh no, find a serious matter to meet her.

When I heard footsteps outside the door, my whole body became stiff as if I had been hit by acupuncture points. When there was a knock on the door, my throat was so dry that I could hardly make a sound.

He straightened his body, calmed himself down, and then answered.

I looked up and saw that the person was wearing a light yellow Pipa-breasted top and a bean green silk pleated satin skirt with dark patterns. It made me feel like I was bathed in spring breeze and my eyes were brightened.

When Xiao Yuanhuai rescued Bao Zhao in her previous life, she was already nearly 20 years old and had suffered a lot.

However, the girl he saw in this life was just a girl of marriageable age, just like the tender buds on the branches in spring, graceful and elegant, like a willow swaying in the wind.

When Shen Baozhao entered the private room, he saw the back of Xiao Yuanhuai dressed as Mei Qianhe. It seemed familiar and familiar.

She didn't like this feeling.

Fortunately, the person turned around and saw Mei Qianhe's face. Shen Baozhao was sure that she had never come into contact with the other person before.

"Please take a seat, Miss Shen." Mei Qianhe handed Bao Zhao a cup of tea.

Bao Zhao took it and smelled it, and he knew it was Junshan Meiye. He thought, could this person have asked about his preferences?

"I am sorry for inviting you this time. I really have something important to tell you." After saying that, Mei Qianhe pushed a stack of account books in front of Shen Baozhao.

Bao Zhao was not in a hurry to open it. He just didn't know what Mei Qianhe was keeping secret and looked at him intently.

Seeing that she was staring at him, Xiao Yuanhuai felt a little shy. He put his fist to his nose and coughed twice to ease the embarrassment.

Then he said, "Ms. Shen, you can take a look at the income and expenditure of the shop in the past two days. Although it is profitable, there are many tricks. It is obvious that everyone in the shop is taking advantage of the situation."

Shen Baozhao only picked up the book in front of him and read it carefully. He put it down in less than half an incense stick of time.

He nodded and said, "Indeed. Although this situation exists in every store to some extent, it is allowed within a certain range."

"But apparently, the rats in the shop are bigger, too big to be tolerated."

Seeing that Bao Zhao confirmed his opinion, Xiao Yuanhuai continued, "The emperor rewarded Master Shen Er because of these shops.

But if we continue to let these people control the shop and reduce the profits, I am afraid that the higher-ups will be unhappy if they find out."

Shen Baozhao didn't care who was in charge of the shop. She had very few staff and had no time or energy to manage it.

The managers of the shop had all been replaced by the first wife, Wang's men, in the past ten years.

So when he said this, Shen Baozhao did not hesitate: "The Ministry of Revenue can make the decision on its own. Those who are diligent and honest will stay, while those who are lazy and steal money will be driven away."

Xiao Yuanhuai also agreed, but raised a question: "It is easy to drive them away, but even the Ministry of Revenue does not have that many people to manage the shop."

The Lady of Nanhua County owns more than ten shops of various sizes.

Shen Baozhao looked indifferent and did not respond, waiting for the other party to continue.

Xiao Yuanhuai saw that the atmosphere had cooled down again, and his expression tensed up. He didn't know why he, who was so decisive and capable of making plans, would be so humble in front of Shen Baozhao.

"That day in the Earl's Mansion, Fourth Miss Shen cleverly came up with a way to investigate the shop. I just want to ask, Fourth Miss Shen, what good ideas do you have for changing the manager?"

After Shen Baozhao heard this, he first asked: "How many people can the Ministry of Revenue have?"

"Two of them, and both are experienced managers. They hold honorary positions in the Ministry of Revenue, and are generally only used for checking accounts." Xiao Yuanhuai replied.

Shen Baozhao said carefully: "Two people are enough. First, put up a notice at the door of the shop to recruit a manager and a long-term worker. Let the two shopkeepers of the Ministry of Revenue come to check. Since it is an urgent recruitment, the salary can be increased by 20%."

"Make a schedule and rotate the shopkeepers every month. After each rotation, which is almost a year, we will evaluate which shopkeeper has the highest profit in the store."

"You can list the rankings, and give rewards to the top three. You can also use similar rewards and punishments for farmhands and servants."

"What do you think, Master Mei?" Shen Baozhao raised his eyebrows and looked at him quietly.

Xiao Yuanhuai no longer had the initial reservedness, and only praised gently: "Miss Shen's method is excellent."

Shen Baozhao ignored him and just stood up to stack the account books.

Seeing that she was sorting out the account books, Xiao Yuanhuai wanted to help, so he stood up and hurriedly sorted out the account books.

But he accidentally touched her hand, and in an instant he pulled it back as if he had been electrocuted.

Shen Baozhao felt the man's slender fingers, and the cool knuckles touched each other. She stopped her hand uncomfortably, bowed slightly, and hurried out the door.

Xiao Yuanhuai stood there in a daze, looking at her leaving back, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.

Just now, when he was bending slightly over the edge of the table to tidy up the account books, he smelled the faint gardenia scent on her body.

A long-lost, familiar taste that makes him addicted.

He thought that he would never let go in this life. He stood by the window, watching the sunset falling bit by bit.

Just like his heart was sinking little by little.

On the other side, Shen Baozhao hurriedly left the private room, and Bixiao had been waiting at the door. To avoid suspicion, the door of the private room was always open.

But Bixiao saw Shen Baozhao's cheeks were slightly red and he looked a little uncomfortable. He only heard the normal conversation between the two and there was nothing wrong. So Bixiao was puzzled.

But she didn't ask much, just thinking that maybe Baozhao had been too busy these days.

The two men walked out of the Changchun Restaurant, but before getting on the carriage, they saw from afar a group of children beating up a man on the street corner.

Shen Baozhao didn't want to pay any attention to it, but he saw that there was a child among the group of people beating people whose profile looked like Li Xiaoshan.

Then he led Bixiao over. As expected, when he got closer, he saw that it was indeed Li Xiaoshan.

Li Xiaoshan was still directing the other kids to beat up the person on the ground when Shen Baozhao grabbed him by the collar.

Li Xiaoshan felt a chill on his back and was about to curse when he saw that it was Shen Baozhao.

She was so flustered that she couldn't even speak clearly: "Xiaoxiao...Sister, I didn't skip school."

It turned out that he was afraid that Bao Zhao would misunderstand that he was skipping class to fight.

The children all stopped and looked at Shen Baozhao vigilantly.

Only then did Shen Baozhao see clearly that they were beating an adult man.

The clothes he was wearing were made of expensive materials, not something that ordinary people could afford. But he was handsome, but his eyes were dull.

It was obvious at first glance that he was not a normal person, and Shen Baozhao thought that these kids were bullying him.

Just as he was about to give him a lecture, he saw a man who looked like a supervisor hurried over with a group of servants in the distance.

"Catch all these kids for me." the man shouted.