Crossing the famine, I am a poor fish, and my descendants have to work hard

The family had a lively housewarming dinner together at noon.

Zhao Yuanlan and his friends went back in the afternoon.

After all, Yue Hongmian is still pregnant and needs more rest.

"Xiao Hui, tell the kitchen to prepare a few banquets tonight. The shop owners and the person in charge of the Zhuangzi workshop will come over in the evening."

From now on, when you want to file accounts, just ask the shopkeeper to come to the mansion to register.

This way Qian Xiaohui doesn’t have to run back and forth.

"Okay, mother."

In the afternoon, the shop owners and people from the workshops all came over.

"Meet the Madam, Master, and Madam."

"Well, come to the mansion every month to report your expenses. From now on, you will be living in the mansion in the capital."

"Yes, ma'am."

"Well, let's pay the bill!"

Zhao Yuanzhen listened to the accounts receivable from various shops and checked the account books, and found that this year's turnover had indeed increased a lot.

There are now 10 shops in the capital, with a total turnover of 72.8 taels of silver.

Among them, the beauty shop gave the Queen a share of more than 4 yuan.

The monthly turnover is nearly 70 yuan, and the annual turnover is more than 1000 million yuan.

In winter, turnover is higher because of fruit and canned fruit.

The fresh food shop has good business every day because the ingredients are particularly good. The sales of Tremella are especially fast, with a daily turnover of several thousand taels.

The medicinal food has also gained a reputation, and dozens of casseroles can be ordered tomorrow.

The heads of each workshop also reported on production, including how much was produced each month, the efficiency, etc.

Zhao Yuanzhen gave them full affirmation and high praise.

Everyone was flattered by the praise. The lady was too good at praising people. How could they be so good?

We had dinner at Chengyuan. There were three tables in total and the dishes were very rich.

After dinner, Zhuangzi stayed in the mansion temporarily and would go back tomorrow. The shop owners could stay if they were willing, and go back to their shops if they were not willing.

Qian Xiaohui had already handed over the total sales revenue of these nine months, more than 9 million, to Zhao Yuanzhen.

I have to go find Butler Xiao tomorrow to calculate the share of the glass.

She also had to prepare a small gift for Butler Xiao, so she looked through the mall.

I searched for a long time but couldn't find anything satisfactory.

Finally, I chose a large pot of money tree, which was made by wrapping copper wire.

The craftsmanship is absolutely impeccable. The whole money tree is a very big pot, and the crown is also beautiful.

I selected it, bought it, put it in the room, and will take it over tomorrow.

Everyone is staying in Chengyuan tonight. Zhao Yuanzhen’s master bedroom is very large, and the items inside are arranged elegantly and beautifully.

She chose four nice maids as her own maids.

Names given: Baoqin, Siqi, Cuimo, and Ruhua.

The four of them lived in the annex next to Zhao Yuanzhen's master bedroom.

Responsible for Zhao Yuanzhen's daily life and various matters in the main courtyard.

Among them, Baoqin was the head maid, responsible for managing the affairs of her yard.

I gave the four maids loyalty pills, so I wasn't worried that they would have any unfaithful thoughts.

I have to find a chance to hold a meeting for all the servants tomorrow.

Some rules still need to be established.

The layout of the rooms in Chengyuan is similar to that in the village. After all, they are all arranged according to the same reference.

The courtyard in Chengyuan is much bigger.

Her yard is 5 acres in size. Apart from the house, the other public areas are more than 3 acres, which requires a lot of people to take care of.

After getting up early and having breakfast, Zhao Yuanzhen asked Qian Xiaohui and the others to bring the booklets over for a meeting with the servants.

"You have been in our house for some time, and because I have been busy, I have never told you the rules of this house. Today I will explain it to you.

1. When working in the mansion, do more and talk less. Do not discuss the master's affairs, and do not talk about the mansion's affairs outside at will.

2. You are not allowed to form cliques or factions privately, and you are not allowed to fight privately.

3. Do your best to complete everything your master tells you to do. If you encounter any difficulties, you can tell them directly and don't just give up.

9. Each person will receive a monthly stipend of coins of silver, and three days of rest. You need to ask for leave in advance. Each quarter, you will receive a set of inner and outer clothes, two sets of winter clothes, one set of thin cotton clothes, one set of thick cotton clothes, two quilts, one thick and one thin, and personal items. I like cleanliness and hygiene. Personal toiletries have been distributed to you. You must wash your face, brush your teeth, and take a bath. You must also wash and change your clothes frequently.

5. Don't have any thoughts that you shouldn't have. The young masters in the family will only have one mistress and will never take a concubine. Anyone with any bad thoughts will be sold directly to a brothel.

If anyone wants to get married, you can come to me or the young mistress and tell her, and I will let you get married.

You are the servants of our mansion. Your words and deeds represent the quality of the mansion. You should strictly demand your words and deeds and not cause trouble outside.

Have you written them all down?"

"Madam, I've made a note of it."

"Well, let's go, and those from Qingfengyuan will stay."

"Yes, ma'am."

Everyone else had left, leaving only a few people from Qingfengyuan.

"Young Master is young and has just started his career. You should behave yourself and not have any inappropriate thoughts. You should respect yourself and be more self-respecting. If you meet someone you want to marry, the mansion will arrange a marriage for you. Do you understand?"

"Yes, I understand, ma'am."

"Well, let's go down."

"Xiao Hui, if you have time, pick an honest woman and send her to Xin Shu's courtyard. She can be the head of the courtyard and calm these people down."

"Okay, Mom, don't worry, I'll go find one later."

"Well, it's best if you know the rules."

"Yeah, okay, I know mom."

After a while, Zhao Yuanzhen went to Butler Xiao's place.

After moving, it's much closer. I can get there in a short stroll. It's just two streets away.

"Hello, Butler Xiao. This is a gift for you."

He handed the large potted plant to Butler Xiao.

"Hello, Madam Zhang. You are back. You even brought me a gift. Thank you, Madam Zhang."

Looking at such a large pot of golden thread flowers, Butler Xiao's eyes narrowed with a smile.

"Well, I'm back. I've been busy moving recently, so I finally have time to come see you."

"You've moved? It's closer now."

Butler Xiao knew that His Majesty had bestowed the former Prime Minister's house on Zhao Yuanzhen, and it had finally been renovated and moved in.

"Yes, I just came here for a stroll. Here is the account book of the beauty parlor, please take a look."

"Okay, then take a look at the account book of this glass shop."

Both of them were checking the account book.

The share of the glass shop's profits in nine months was more than 9 million, and the Queen's more than 400 was also given to Butler Xiao.

He went back happily with the silver note.

She now has 4.289 million.

There were 4728.7 million taels of silver notes, 2799.4 million taels of silver in cash, more than 5 taels of gold, and a box of gold leaves.

She needs almost 5 million points to buy everything she needs.

After buying things, you have to squeeze out all the value of the system before you can clear and destroy the system.

It would be enough for her to exchange all the silver, but she wanted to keep it and couldn't exchange it all.

There are still many things that require the system, so I can't touch it for the time being. When the time comes and the points are still not enough, I'll think about using the money again.

I have almost finished all the things that need to be done in the capital, but there are still some trivial matters.

I have to go to the farm again to leave seeds for crops that will be planted in the rice fields next season.

There were still 6 kilograms of cotton planted last year. Zhao Yuanzhen packed half of it and left the rest for use in the farm.

The rapeseed oil was almost used up after a year, and the excess was sold.

Let's also grow rapeseed.

He kept the seeds in the warehouse, inspected the workshop, and then returned to the village.

I have been very busy since I came back this time and haven’t gone to see Sun Zhang and Zhang Sandao yet.

He took 20 kilograms of cotton, two pieces of fine cotton cloth, 10 kilograms of white sugar, 10 kilograms of brown sugar, 5 kilograms of milk, 5 kilograms of fine salt, 5 kilograms of beef, and 5 kilograms of mutton.

She discovered that the old lady received a salary every month, and with the money from Zhang Sandao, she had three taels of silver a month, but she was reluctant to spend it and saved it all.

This time when I go to see her, I might as well bring her some food and daily necessities.

She went there at noon. Zhang Sandao and Sun Zhangshi had just finished work and were eating at home.

"Dad, Mom, Big Brother, and Big Sister-in-law are having dinner, so I came to see them. I've been too busy lately and haven't had time to come over."

"I know you're busy. It's okay. Just sit down and have some food. It's just that there's nothing good to eat."

Sun Zhang stood up and greeted her.

"No need, mother. I'm done eating. I just came to see you two. You guys eat first. There's no rush. I'll go to the main room and wait for you."

"Okay, go ahead. Old man, go get him a glass of water."

Sun Zhang ordered Wu Erping.

"Oh, okay, Mom, I'll go right away."

She saw that the pile of things her sister-in-law was holding were all good things.

Wu Erping immediately stood up and poured her some water.

"Thank you, sister-in-law. You can go eat. I'll just wait here for a while."

"Okay, sit down and drink some water!"

Wu Erping went back in a hurry to eat.

Zhao Yuanzhen put the things on the table in the main room. Fortunately, the meat was in the basket and wrapped in large leaves, so it was not afraid of being greasy.

After a while, Sun Zhangshi, Zhang Sandao and Wu Erping came over after finishing their meal.

"Mom, how are you and my dad doing lately? Let me take your pulse."

I haven't shown my body to them yet.

"We are both in good health. Can you take my pulse now?"

"Well, I learned it recently. Come, put your hands on the table and I'll show you."

Zhao Yuanzhen took Sun Zhang's pulse and found nothing serious, just that her body felt a little weak and had little nutrition.

I took Zhang Sandao's pulse again and it was almost the same, as was the old man.

"Mom, you and my dad are both in good health. Nothing serious, just a little bit deficient. Eat good food. I'll ask Xinnian to bring you two pounds of milk every day. You can boil it and drink it. I've also brought you some brown sugar. Drink a cup of it every day and eat more eggs. Don't we have chickens at home? Don't sell the eggs. Eat them yourself."

"Your father and I can eat whatever we want, as long as we are full. It's okay."

Sun Zhang felt that the life Zhao Yuanzhen was talking about was too luxurious. Who could eat eggs every day, not to mention milk?

She knew that the thing cost several taels of silver per pound.