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

Although I am reluctant, I have run out of materials.

A few of them quickly packed up and prepared to go home.

They came with two horse-drawn carriages in the morning. Wu Erping asked Zhang Qingshan to go first and transfer the house deed to Zhang Zihu's name.

This is the result of discussion among the whole family.

After all, this was a gift from Zhao Yuanzhen out of respect for Zhang Zihu, and most of the favor was borne by Zhang Zihu.

So, let's transfer the house to his name.

However, the whole family has equal rights to live in this house, and we cannot have any different ideas just because the name is Zhang Zihu's.

A few people went to take a look at the house first.

I haven't come to see the house since I got it.

According to the address of the house, I arrived in front of the house.

Look at the three doors in front, the main door, and the left and right side doors.

They are all made of thick solid wood covered with a little iron sheet, and the vermilion door is majestic and imposing.

Wu Erping couldn't help but go forward and touch it.

This will be her home from now on.

I felt a little excited and a little sad at the same time.

The two daughters-in-law also helped Wu Erping walk inside.

The whole house covers more than 30 acres. It is very large.

Divided into front yard and back yard.

Several people looked around the entire house carefully.

Finally, the courtyard was also allocated.

The yard picked out the best one and gave it to Zhang Sandao and the other two to keep.

Next was Zhang Zihu’s choice.

Zhang Zihu also chose a yard that was not too remote but had good lighting and layout.

Then Zhang Qingshan and Wu Erping chose.

The remaining two were given to the two sons and their daughters-in-law.

After allocating the yard and asking them to clean it, Wu Erping and Zhang Qingshan went to find Zhao Yuanzhen to buy servants.

After arriving at Nancheng Garden, the servant informed Zhao Yuanzhen that Wu Erping and others were going to buy servants and asked her to go with them.

Zhao Yuanzhen said she understood and would go there right away.

She also finished lunch and was preparing for a nap.

After changing clothes, I went straight to the front hall.

"Brother, sister-in-law, I'm ready. Shall we set off now?"

"Okay, let's go. We still have a lot of things to prepare at home."

Wu Erping now feels that there is not enough time and there are many things waiting for her.

Afterwards, Zhao Yuanzhen rode a horse and took Wu Erping and the others in a carriage to the dental clinic she was familiar with.

"Hello, Mrs. Zhang. You are here. What are we buying this time?"

"It's not me who wants to buy it, it's my eldest brother and his wife who want to buy it."

Zhao Yuanzhen pointed at Zhang Qingshan and Wu Erping beside them!

"Hey, sir and madam, what would you like to buy?"

Although Wu Erping is carefree and used to being rough, she still feels a little embarrassed and shy at this moment.

"Well... we want to buy a few servants, maids, and old women."

These are all what Zhao Yuanzhen mentioned before.

"Okay, wait a moment, I'll take someone there right away."

After tea was served, the dental agent went downstairs to take the person away.

"The second brother's family, how many do you want to choose?"

Wu Erping still felt uneasy. She had always been a member of the lowest class of working people, and now she was suddenly going to be the master of her own affairs. She felt uncomfortable no matter how she thought about it!

"Sister-in-law, let's have six servants first, four bookboys, one for each of the boys in the family, two maids, one for each of the sisters in the family, six maids for the housekeeping, four cooks, and one maid for each courtyard to clean the house. That's enough."

Wu Erping felt so distressed when she heard the amount Zhao Yuanzhen revealed. How much silver did that cost?

But Wu Erping also understood that Zhang Zihu's mansion was so big that it was beyond the ability of just a few of them to clean it up.

Besides, I have to buy some for Zhang Zihu to show off!

It wouldn't be good if a colleague or someone came to the house and there was no servant at all.

I gritted my teeth and bought it as Zhao Yuanzhen said.

The first person the broker brought up was the servant.

Wu Erping and Zhang Qingshan jumped and bought six with strong bodies.

The servant picked out four that could be read and bought.

The maidservant picked those who were not very pretty but were smart. She bought 7 of them, and the last one to go was the cook and the maid.

There were a total of 27 servants, and they spent 128 taels of silver.

He paid the money with great pain, took the indentures of each person, and asked the broker to send the person to his house.

When they arrived at the mansion, Zhao Yuanzhen taught Wu Erping some simple techniques to control servants, so that she knew how to manage them.

Wu Erping remembered it very carefully.

These are all bought with money, so we need to learn how to manage them and make the best use of them.

They all arrived at the mansion and waited for a while before the things they had bought were delivered.

Wu Erping followed Zhao Yuanzhen's instructions and first held a meeting to establish his authority for everyone.

State your own rules.

The main point is just one: work more, work more, and work more.

You don’t buy them for free!

Four servants were responsible for guarding the gate, divided into day and night shifts.

The remaining two were responsible for the carriage and horses.

The maids also had their own courtyards and kitchens to be responsible for.

They haven't moved in yet, they are cleaning and tidying up the mansion first.

They brought the ingredients for hot and sour noodles and spicy hot pot this morning.

You can make it right in your kitchen today.

The two daughters-in-law have already gone to make it.

Wu Erping saw that it was still early and could still transport another wave of things over.

He took two servants and two horse-drawn carriages to the village to move house and belongings.

First, deliver the luggage and belongings that the few people will need.

Because I want to set up a stall.

The eldest son and his wife, and the youngest son and his wife are all living in the mansion temporarily.

Wu Erping was busy and brought two carts of bedding, clothes, toiletries, etc.

She was too tired tonight, and she and Zhang Qingshan were also staying in the mansion.

The next morning, there was no need to get up early and travel.

Several people got up at around five o'clock and went directly to the place where they set up the stall yesterday.

Just like yesterday, put things in place first.

Wu Erping shouted and several people responded.

I prepared a lot today, more than 200 copies.

But it sold out surprisingly fast.

By around 1 o'clock, they were all sold out.

After selling everything, a few people packed up their stalls and went home, continuing to move back to the village.

If something was not available at home, Wu Erping would go buy it.

I set up the stall in the morning and moved in the afternoon. It took me almost half a month to finish everything.

In the past half month, they earned more than 30 taels of silver by selling hot and sour noodles and crumb cakes.

After a few people discussed it, they decided that this deal could be done.

They should open another one over there in West City.

Just do it.

Wu Erping took Zhang Qingshan and Zhou Hong to set up a stall in a new place.

Zhang Xinyu, Zheng Shuang'er and a servant girl from their family continued to set up the stall here.

This way, you can earn double every day.

On the first day of setting up the double stall, the effect was very good and all the 200 noodles brought out were sold.

The whole family was extremely happy.

Now that’s good, I can finally make more money.

Their moving party was scheduled for the day after tomorrow, a dinner party, because they had to set up the stall in the morning and at noon.

Not many people were invited to the moving banquet, just a few senior people in the village, the village chief, and Zhao Yuanzhen.

There are only two tables in total.

Zhao Yuanzhen gave 10 rolls of silk fabric as a gift.

There are various colors.

When Wu Erping saw this, she smiled so much that her facial expressions disappeared.

This sister-in-law is very generous.

This would cost several hundred taels of silver!

Everyone else in the village gave gifts, more or less.

They are all one or two taels.

Although she couldn't compare with Zhao Yuanzhen, Wu Erping was still extremely happy.

After the moving banquet, Wu Erping and her friends continued to set up stalls on both sides.

In this way, I can earn more than 100 taels of silver a month.

The whole family was extremely happy.

I thought I would rent a shop after the New Year and when it gets warmer in spring.

In spring, Zhao Yuanzhen would collect some wild vegetables and herbs in the village, and Wu Erping would go back to the village to get busy.

The stalls require a lot of people, and once we have a shop, we will free up some manpower.

Zhao Yuanzhen went to the hot and sour noodle stall twice.

I took a look and saw that business was very good.

Just manage it well.

It is entirely possible to maintain a mansion and servants in the capital.

You can even save a lot of money.

It’s already the end of December and the Chinese New Year is coming soon.

I haven't celebrated the New Year at home for many years.

I spent the first two years of my escape together and spent the New Year at home. After that, I traveled all over the world and was unable to spend a good New Year with my family.

Fortunately, there is nothing to do this year, so I can spend a good New Year at home.

The atmosphere of the New Year is also very strong in the mansion this year. This year, the madam will celebrate the New Year in the mansion.

Preparations for the New Year begin as soon as the twelfth lunar month begins.

Zhang Qingyan has returned from Xiaoshan County.

After staying with Zhao Yuanzhen for a few days, I returned to the village.

She thought that Zhang Qingshan and Wu Erping were too busy running the stall to take care of the old man and the old woman, so she had to go back and take care of them.

But she did not live in Zhang Qingshan's yard, but in Zhao Yuanzhen's house in the village.

She discussed it with Zhao Yuanzhen, and Zhao Yuanzhen agreed.

Anyway, there was originally a room for Zhang Qingyan in the village house.

I asked Zhang Qingyan to come to Chengyuan to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

Zhang Qingyan nodded in agreement.

She will not go to her eldest sister-in-law's house to celebrate the New Year, she still likes her second sister-in-law more.

Although I hate my sister-in-law's previous attitude and the things she did.

But after Zhang Qingyan came back, she still found an opportunity to go to Zhang Zihu's house. After all, Zhang Zihu called her "aunt".

Now that Zhang Zihu has passed the imperial examination and moved, she, as his aunt, has to express her gratitude.

Therefore, he gave Zhang Zihu 50 taels of silver and two sets of silk clothes with very fine workmanship and beautiful styles.

Wu Erping was thick-skinned and took Zhang Qingyan's hand to thank her affectionately.

Zhang Qingyan accepted it numbly.

After she returned to the village, besides taking care of the two elderly people, she also made clothes.

She had made several sets in Xiaoshan County before, but she didn't have the sizes for the grandchildren of her second sister-in-law, so she didn't make any. Now that she came back and saw a few of the little ones, she had the sizes.

A new set of clothes should also be made for everyone for the New Year.

It is also a token of her love as an old lady.

At the end of the year, the farm would slaughter cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, ducks, geese, etc.

They were all cleaned up and sent to Chengyuan, ready to be eaten during the New Year.

The busiest things at the end of the year are settling various bills and dealing with personal relationships.

The accounts were fine. After the shopkeeper reported it, Zhao Yuanzhen handed the account book to Accountant Zhao, who would naturally review and look up the accounts.

The difficult part is dealing with human relationships.

At least I have to spend more time preparing gifts.

Especially since the system has disappeared again and the mall is temporarily unavailable.

Zhao Yuanzhen tried to call the system several times almost every day, but the system seemed to be really dead and there was no response.