【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

After choosing Master Qin, Yun Xi asked Dong Zhu to visit him on her behalf with gifts. It was not that she was too proud to go, but being beaten out would be the least of her worries if she went to someone else's house while wearing mourning clothes.

As for the gift, Yun Xi learned about Master Qin in detail and spent a long time choosing it.

Master Qin came from the Qin family in the capital. Her father was Qin Liangshan, the highest official of the Censorate of Zhao State, a third-rank official and one of the powerful figures in Zhao State.

Yun Xi guessed that Master Qin had seen many precious things, so how could she give a gift that was original?

Seeing that this cunning host had actually spent two or three days agonizing over a gift, the system gloated, "Host, when giving gifts, you have to cater to the person's preferences. Doesn't she like playing polo? I have a full set of protective gear here, including a helmet, elbow and knee pads, arm guards, wrist guards, waist guards, ankle guards, gloves, single-row bandages, finger guards, and shoulder guards. They're made of lightweight and sturdy materials."

Yun Xi's eyes lit up, "Tongzi, you actually have such a function? Do I need to pay for it?"

Is the host tempted? The system said proudly, "Of course, I have many functions. This protective gear can be exchanged with others. The other party wants one or two taels of gold."

"It's so cheap. Please buy me five sets, just in case I need them in the future." Yun Xi grinned. It was so cheap that she paid and placed the order immediately.

"Okay, five sets, that's five sets. This stuff is truly rare, and it seems to be a new type of interstellar material. We only have twenty sets in stock." The system took the money and worked diligently. "I'll give you one set. The rest will be placed in the system space for now. When you have a space disk, you can transfer it there. The space disk is only for you to use."

Yun Xi has a lot of things she wants to ask, she can ask them later, the important things are important.

Seeing a set of protective gear on the ground, still in its packaging, Yun Xi unpacked them all, asked the system to handle the outer packaging, and carefully placed the protective gear into a rosewood box. She called Dong Zhu to give her some instructions before letting her go find Master Qin.

Dong Zhu was dumbfounded. In order to invite a teacher, the old lady actually took out her most precious treasure. Was it worth it?

It was not her turn to comment on her master's decision. She carefully held the box and asked the groom to go out with her to do some work.

Yun Xi felt that the plan would definitely work out, but Dong Zhu was unsure. After waiting for a while at the Qin family's gatehouse, he was led into the largest courtyard in the backyard. This house looked even more magnificent than the Qi family's. There was a new scene at every step in the courtyard. Various flowers and trees, as well as streams and lakes that appeared from time to time, complemented each other. It was definitely the work of a master.

Why is there so much water in this stream? It must be because there's plenty of groundwater. Aren't there mosquitoes?

Dong Zhu muttered to herself, but upon seeing Master Qin, she was extremely respectful. She bowed before explaining her purpose. "Greetings, Master Qin. I am here on the orders of the old lady to invite you to the Qi Mansion to teach the five young ladies."

Master Qin was an outgoing and cheerful person. He asked the servant to take the gift and looked at Dong Zhu with amusement, "Doesn't your old lady think I'm too unconventional? Isn't she afraid that I'll teach Miss Qi to be unorthodox?"

Dong Zhu swallowed nervously and replied, "My old lady said that Master Qin is a man of great talent and wisdom. He is open-minded, courageous and resourceful. If the young ladies can learn even a little bit from him, it would be a blessing."

"Hahaha, your old lady is interesting. Well, I've been bored lately, so I'll take this job. Go back and tell the old lady that I'll be teaching the young ladies starting tomorrow afternoon."

Master Qin laughed with his teeth showing, which surprised Dong Zhu. Wasn't it normal to smile without showing teeth?

"Yes, I will go back and give you a reply."

Dong Zhu returned to the Qi Mansion and was unaware of Master Qin's amazement and admiration for the gift. She only said, "Old Madam, although Master Qin agreed, I don't think he's someone who values ​​rules."

"Rules are for others to see. Master Qin doesn't need to do it for others to see now. Just do whatever feels comfortable to you." Yun Xi drank a cup of tea and continued to look at the public account book.

After an inventory, there were no major problems with the public accounts, but there were many minor ones. There were currently 120,000 taels of silver in the account, plus an income of more than 3,000 taels of silver every month. It was a lot of money, which reminded her of "Dream of Red Mansions". Fengjie worried about money every day, not only because the Jia family had high expenses, but also because the men in the Jia family earned less and spent more.

It seems that we must increase revenue and reduce expenditure.

Yun Xi took the brush and wrote and drew. She first drew the appearance of cotton, from seedling to mature, and drew it all out. She was going to ask the merchants to find some and buy it back, although she could buy it through the system...

The Qi family only does silk business. They have three large farms outside the South City, specializing in silkworm breeding and weaving. There are three silk shops in the South City and five shops in the nearby cities, selling cloth and some ready-made clothes. Every year, Qi Xian has to go to the nearby villages to collect silk and linen, otherwise there will not be enough to sell.

Yun Xi recently discovered that there was no cotton in Zhao State. It was outrageous. She thought the clothes she wore were made of cotton, but it turned out to be just high-quality linen.

Therefore, cotton and cotton cloth are huge business opportunities.

The blueprints were handed over to the housekeeper Qi, while Yun Xi continued to count the accounts. With the arrival of a new month, it was time to pay the servants. There were fifty servants in the backyard, five hired cooks in the front yard, fifteen servants and five guards. This money was necessary expenditure and was put aside. It was almost fifty taels, including wages and rewards. She had to save money and absolutely could not exceed this amount.

The money for making clothes is also a necessary expense, which costs fifty taels a month. As for why it is so cheap, it is because merchants cannot wear silk, and high-quality linen is not valuable.

Fifty taels of silver a month is enough for kitchen purchases and the food for three horses. Apart from some bird's nests, other food for mourning is not worth much. The horses are old and eat little, and good horses are not available to merchants.

Are there any other expenses? Oh, Master Qin's salary is fifty taels a month. It's expensive, but worth it.

The Ninth Master also asked Master Qin to teach him. Speaking of the Ninth Master, Yun Xi suddenly thought of the Tenth Master. "By the way, is the Tenth Master studying at the Du Family Academy? How much is the tuition per month?"

Dong Zhu recalled, "The Tenth Young Master is seven years old this year and has been attending the Du Family Academy for three years. The Tenth Young Master and the Little Young Master are both studying there, and each receives a monthly tuition of five taels of silver."

"The children's tuition and writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstone are a big expense. By the way, we should give everyone some monthly allowance. From now on, the legitimate daughters will get two taels of silver each month, and the concubines and illegitimate daughters will get one tael of silver each month. It's another expense. We spend money like water."

Yun Xi made an income and expenditure table. Her monthly income was between three thousand and three thousand five hundred taels, and her fixed expenditure was three hundred taels. Fortunately, there was always a surplus every month.

"Dongzhu, let me see the list given by matchmaker Li. I will go to see them the day after tomorrow." Yun Xi had a plan in mind. Seeing the eldest son and the concubines' daughters was one thing, and recognizing the original owner's biological daughter would be done at the same time. In the future, the fourth young master would become the fifth young master born out of wedlock.