Yi Xin as a concubine

"Why?" This time Zhou Zhuang's voice was full of disbelief.

"I asked you to manage this small piece of land, but you are quite ambitious. You are new here, you have no connections, and you want to buy land and hire people everywhere. If it weren't for the fact that the order that Manager Qian received was to buy land to grow crops, and he had spent a lot of money and people to build connections in all aspects in the past two years, and he had noticed your actions and arranged everything for you, you thought you could do it so smoothly with your reckless ability."

Xin Baoer hadn't spoken such a long speech for a long time. After she finished speaking, she picked up the teacup and drank a large glass of water in small sips to quench her thirst.

Her tone was not actually harsh. On the contrary, she just used the calmest tone to tell a fact that Zhouzhuang did not know.

Zhou Zhuang was struck by lightning after hearing this. It turned out that the capital he was so proud of was actually given to him by what he thought was his rival. He felt that he had become the good-for-nothing who was chased and ridiculed by everyone after he fell into poverty.

At that moment, the handsome middle-aged man who was originally full of vigor and vitality suddenly became listless, and his straight back bent.

Just when he didn't know what to say to defend himself, Xin Baoer said calmly: "Okay, get up. You are old now, why are you so listless?"

Seeing that his legs seemed to be too weak to get up, Xin Baoer motioned Wei Yu to go over and help. There were so many people watching outside, and he was a prestigious leader after all. Considering that he did his job well, she gave him a light punishment and a stern warning to make him remember it.

Xin Baoer was not actually that angry. Zhouzhuang was a man of high spirits, quick-witted and daring to think and act. It was just that his previous status as a young master made him somewhat lacking in worldly ways. In the past, others had to do things according to his mood, but now he took things for granted when dealing with others and did not understand why little devils were so difficult to deal with.

"Considering that you have managed Xiaomu Village well and have not caused any irreversible consequences, the punishment will be lighter this time. I will just deduct your three-month bonus and you won't be promoted for half a year. Are you convinced?" Xin Baoer said lightly.

Zhou Zhuang first breathed a sigh of relief and nodded repeatedly in gratitude. But then, when he heard that his bonus would be deducted, he immediately looked constipated, as if he had lost 100 million.

In fact, although Xin Baoer's punishment seems light, it actually directly cuts off the other party's economic lifeline. Working under Xin Baoer, as long as you are promoted to a manager, no matter how big or small the position is, you will not only get a fixed salary, but dividends, and the monthly dividends are the big part.

Three months' bonuses were gone just like that, and the thought of it made him feel painful, but his cocky tail had just been severely suppressed, and he dared not express any dissatisfaction.

He was about to kneel down to thank him, but was stopped by the quick-witted Wei Yu. He then bent down and said, "Thank you, Master."

"Since you are convinced, then take it out." Xin Baoer said leisurely again.

Zhou Zhuang was stunned and asked in confusion: "Take, take what?"

"You're pretending to be ignorant even though you know the truth, Baoer? I think you should give him a beating. He'll behave himself then." Wei Yu snorted coldly.

Zhou Zhuang was frightened when he heard Wei Yu's words. He forced out a smile that was uglier than crying and said, "I really don't know. Please tell me, Master."

Xin Baoer was almost amused by his cowardly look, and gave him this grace in a good mood, and continued: "Ledger."

"Ledger?" Zhou Zhuang repeated unconsciously. His mind was racing. He was confused at the moment and couldn't figure it out for a moment.

Wei Yu clenched his fists, looked cold, and glared at Zhou Zhuang in a warning manner.

This ferocious look frightened everyone else, but it made Zhou Zhuang sober up.

"Ledger? Yes, ledger."

After Zhou Zhuang finished speaking, he ran out. When Wei Yu was about to catch up with the adults, he ran back quickly with a pile of books in his arms.

Putting down the things in his arms, Zhou Zhuang smiled a little foolishly, pointed at the books scattered on the table, and said guiltily: "It's all here, a little messy, and... I haven't had time to sort it out yet."

Xin Baoer picked up a book at random and flipped through it. She remembered that it was a mess, with sticks and hammers everywhere. It was really unbearable to read.

"Is this your accounting level?" This time it was Xin Baoer's turn to be surprised. She thought that Manager Lin would not be so unreliable as to find someone who couldn't even keep accounts to be the manager.

"No, no, master. I bought some of them on short notice, and they are of mixed quality. My account is a little rough, so I wanted to sort it out before showing it to you. This is not..."

It’s nothing, he was too embarrassed to say it, and he hesitated for a while, with a look of grievance that was inconsistent with his age.

Xin Baoer sighed inwardly, feeling that she had paid off the fine.

"Xian'er, take a look and see how long it will take to sort it out." Xin Baoer was tired and pushed the account book to her chief financial officer.

Zhao Xian walked forward and flipped through a few books and found that they were indeed not from one person, and each one was worse than the previous one. He couldn't help but frown.

"It's too sloppy. A quick glance at it shows that there are many mistakes and omissions. I don't know if it was intentional or due to lack of ability."

"No way, the accountants I picked are all honest and loyal..." Zhou Zhuang still wanted to save his dignity, but under the stares of four or five pairs of eyes, his voice became smaller and smaller, and he became less and less confident.

"Xian'er, please work hard these few days and try to sort out a number."

"Cousin Chu, Second Brother, you go ahead and contact Shopkeeper Qian to check his land and output and record a total."

"Ayu, contact Chunqiu and ask him to transfer some people over."

"I need to stay here for a few more days to sort things out. Otherwise, it will be difficult to deal with any problems in the future."

Xin Baoer gave several orders in succession and arranged all the people. Then she looked at Zhou Zhuang, who was looking listless, and said, "I'll help you clean up the mess this time. If there's a next time, I'll find another job."

What else can Zhou Zhuang say? He really didn't do well this time. At the beginning, he just wanted to get two more pieces of land so that he could grow more crops. But he didn't know that the land was too easy to get. Then he became arrogant, and he took one piece of land after another, and it was out of control.

There was too much land, many people bought it, and there were also temporary workers hired, all of which needed to be managed, but his level was not high enough and there was a shortage of manpower. He didn't want to tell his superiors easily for fear that someone would come and share his credit, so he kept it a secret.

But he never expected that his little thoughts had already been seen through by others.

This situation is not what he wanted, but it was caused by him, and he must take responsibility.

"Master, don't worry, this is the last time, there will definitely be no next time." His attitude was very sincere.

Xin Baoer nodded, "Okay, we are all tired from the journey, get us something to eat, and follow the local customs, just give us something casual."

"Yes, I'll give the order right away." After saying this, he left in a hurry.

The group stayed there like this.

The small village is quiet most of the time, and Xin Baoer likes this atmosphere very much. If the weather wasn't getting colder, she would like to plant a few acres of vegetables by herself and realize her little dream of self-sufficiency.

Three days later, after Zhao Xian handed the sorted account book to Xin Baoer, he turned around and went back to his room to sleep without saying a word.

Xin Baoer knew that she was exhausted these days, so she didn't care about her. She just asked Zhouzhuang to find someone to take good care of her, and then she took her people to inspect everywhere.

Zhou Zhuang was indeed a capable man. He had fenced off six plots of land in total, of varying sizes, but all with good yields. After some inspection, the results were better than Xin Baoer had expected.

The six plots of land were built into six farms, five of which were indeed incompetent in management, as they were all ordinary herdsmen and could do the work, while the others were willing but unable to do so. However, the grain stored in the warehouses was real and no one pocketed the grain.

The manager of the remaining area was a sweet-faced but bitter-hearted person. He deliberately kept a sloppy account and not only enriched himself, he even started speculating and secretly engaged in grain trading.

Fortunately, although he was bold, the partner he found was a cautious person. The quantity he resold each time was not large and the autumn harvest time was still short, otherwise it would have been a huge loss.

Zhou Zhuang, who came along to investigate, was so angry when he learned that his grain had been sold secretly and the money had not yet gone into his pocket that he almost beat to death the seemingly honest manager.

Xin Baoer decisively and severely punished the manager in front of everyone, which could be regarded as killing the chicken to scare the monkey.

After an inventory, the grain reserves were still relatively impressive, which made Wei Yu look at Zhou Zhuang with a little more kindness.