Women dressed as men: powerful officials

The account book was written by Xu Wenxian. Every item is very clear and not complicated.

When Xu Wenxian first came to Beijing, he borrowed a lot of money from every household, and then the royal family rewarded him with 30,000 gold.

Xu Wenxian did not refuse and immediately ordered the people to put it into the warehouse. This was the compensation from the royal family to the Xu family.

As for Xu Wenxian's private treasury, most of them were gifts given by various families at previous banquets, which were also registered one by one. Some of them had been repaid, while some had not.

In addition to this, there are the profits from the shops that Xu Wenxian has taken back during his return to Beijing. Among them, Qingpingfang has the largest harvest. There are also some large and small shops that bring a lot of income to the mansion every day.

The mansion also has a fixed amount of money spent every month, which is for the charity hall behind.

Xu Yuan made a rough estimate. There was a lot of money on the books, but it couldn't sustain much expenditure. After all, the house bought for Zhang Yue cost a lot of money, plus the construction and so on... there would be many places where money would be spent in the future.

Xu Yuan had an idea in his mind, and then he saw another account book.

Nanny Yi said, "These are the shops that have not been taken back yet. When the Xu family fell into trouble and their property was ransacked, many of their shops were taken back, but the master's mother still had a lot of shops that were not affected. It's just that there was no one in the Xu family, so they were occupied by others. Some were bought by others, and some were occupied by force. The master has taken back some of them these days, and the others are here."

Xu Yuan looked at the shops one by one and his eyes stopped at the first shop.

Keep the humble bookstore.

Most of the mistresses of noble families have their own shops and farms to maintain the high expenses of the mansion.

The Xu residence was no exception, except that the Xu family was raided and many of the shops were occupied. The few shops that Xu Wenxian wanted back were all occupied. The ones that were left were sold by the servants who took advantage of the fact that their masters were in trouble.

Shouzhuo Bookstore is one of them, and its current owner is Qi Chengen.

Xu Yuan narrowed his eyes and said, "My father remembered these shops, which means he still has some thoughts in his heart. Nanny Yi, tomorrow you can go and contact the owners of these shops for me and tell them that the Xu family wants to buy back the shops. It's okay to drive up the price. A friend of mine gave me three restaurants and shops. If you don't have enough money, go and withdraw it first. As for the Shouzhu Bookstore, I will go there myself tomorrow."

Money does not come with strong winds.

Buying these shops now may make Xu's family a little tight on finances, but money makes money and there will always be a day when the investment will pay off.

What's more, Xu Yuan also noticed that the shops written by Xu Wenxian had good daily revenue, and it wouldn't take long before they could make up for the deficit in Xu's house.

"Yes."

Xu Yuan had a plan in mind, and Nanny Yi didn't ask any more questions.

"Besides that, I remember there are guest rooms in the southeast. I'll have to trouble Madam Yi to find some maids and servants to clean up the guest rooms in the near future. If someone from the Song family comes, we must not lose courtesy."

"Old slave, I took note of it."

After Xu Yuan finished speaking, he held his forehead and thought for a while, then asked, "By the way, what are the manufacturers of head ornaments and jewelry in the capital? I want to go and have a look tomorrow."

Gongzi Qin and Chen Shan are both from Beiyao, and Beiyao will decide their marriage, but Gongzi Qin has taken care of her for a long time, and as a girl too, Xuyuan also wants to give her her blessing.

"As for jewelry, Suiyuxuan is naturally the best. Miss, do you want to buy some?"

"Pick a gift and give it to someone." He made the wish concisely.

"The one that's sent to Suiyuxuan must be the right one. If you're not in a hurry, I'll go with you to choose later tomorrow."

Xu Yuan didn't know what kind of women's headdress was popular in the capital recently, so he didn't refuse.

After saying this, Xu Yuan discussed other things with Nanny Yi throughout the afternoon. By the time Nanny Yi finished speaking, it was already dark.

After Xu Yuan finished his meal, he buried himself in the account book and did not fall into a deep sleep until late at night.

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The Xu family did not have the custom of greeting each other in the morning, so after waking up in the morning, Xu Yuan had breakfast and went out.

However, she went not to Shouzhu Bookstore, but to Wuji Restaurant.

We didn't have to wait long at Wu Ji Restaurant before Wu Shiming arrived.

The first thing I said when I saw Xuyuan was: "Xuyuan, congratulations."

The news of the Emperor's marriage granting spread throughout the capital in less than half a day.

When Wu Shiming went out today, he found that many families had prepared gifts and were ready to visit the Xu family.

The Xu family is already famous, and now Xu Yuan is marrying Bei Yao. Although many people are jealous and think that Xu Yuan is not worthy of Bei Yao, no one dares to say anything.

She is the future imperial consort, maybe even the crown princess, and will be the mother of the country in the future.

Wu Shiming's blessing is sincere.

In his opinion, what Xuyuan married was not power, but happiness.

"Thank you." Xuyuan replied.

The two of them went upstairs, while Huamei stayed downstairs.

After sitting down, Wu Shiming asked, "You came here today, aren't you asking me about the Jiaqing Marquis' Mansion? That matter has been investigated, but it's not so fast, so don't be impatient."

Although the Jiaqing Marquisate has fallen into decline, it is still a marquisate after all, so it would naturally be more troublesome to inquire about it.

"That's not the case. I came here to ask you how many people you want."

Xu Yuan said, "I am now in charge of the Xu family's accounts. Although there are managers in the shops under them, I am not confident in using them. Besides, I need an accountant. After thinking about it, I can only trouble you with this matter."

When it comes to hiring people, Xu Yuan is determined to trust people and never hire them again.

There will be more and more of these things happening later, so make a wish with someone you can trust from the beginning.

"That's easy. I have many capable people in other restaurants."

After Wu Shiming finished speaking, he thought of someone and immediately said, "Speaking of this, I remembered someone. I have a cloth shop and there is a female teacher who is very good at accounting. She is also a very nice person. She is a woman, so it is most suitable for her to follow you."

Wu Shiming thought about it and decided to do it right away, and immediately asked someone to go to the shop to find someone.

"In that case, thank you very much." Xu Yuan said politely.

Wu Shiming waved his hand, not caring much: "I've said it before, there's no need to be so polite between you and me. Your wedding date can be set. When the time comes, I'll give you ten shops as your dowry. How about that?"

"That's enough, no need." Xu Yuan shook his head.

She had already thought about it. When she had enough money in the future, she would return all the shops that Wu Shiming had given her.

When it comes to strategy, she is good at it.

But she is really not good at doing business.

As the two were talking, there was a sudden commotion outside the window. Wu Shiming reacted very quickly and immediately opened the window to look out. After taking a look, he turned back and said, "Xuyuan, come here quickly."

If it wasn't something important, Wu Shiming wouldn't have called her.

Thinking of this, Xu Yuan immediately got up and went over.

With just one glance, her face darkened.

The person downstairs was none other than Shen Yichuan.