Traveling through time as a peasant girl to turn things around

Ye Heng asked the steward to exchange the silver for gold, bring it back, and put it in the main hall. The steward personally handed the gold jewelry box to Ye Heng.

The employees had three days off before the Lunar New Year. They cleaned the shop and Zhang Baohua handed out their pay, saying, "One hundred taels of silver per person as a reward for your hard work and overtime, along with your wages." Seeing the generous payout, the employees smiled happily. Zhang Baohua also smiled. "Eat well and rest well at home during the Lunar New Year holidays." "Yes." The money was packed up. Zhang Baohua said, "Send them all home. Come to our house this afternoon to pick up your gifts. It's a Lunar New Year treat!" "Okay!" Everyone happily went home. Zhang Baohua was last, checking the shop. Guoguo came to help. "Second Aunt, is there anything else you need to do?" "I have a small portion of vegetables I'm thinking of taking home for myself." Guoguo checked the shelves. "Okay." They went upstairs. Guoguo looked down and said, "There's not much left. Let's put it in the warehouse." Zhang Baohua nodded, "I thought so too." The two of them set to work. Soon everything was in the warehouse. The vegetables were loaded onto the cart, and the shop was locked. They returned home. The vegetables were unloaded into the kitchen, and the fruit was sold.

All the employees in the mansion lined up in the afternoon. Guoguo said, "Everyone has been busy this year. You have all worked hard. The rewards and wages have been distributed. I won't say much now. I will distribute some food. Everyone goes back to celebrate the New Year. There is a lot of work to do at home. My second aunt will distribute things. Whoever's name is called, come forward to receive it. If there are family members coming, please help them. If there are no family members, someone will deliver it to their homes."

Zhang Baohua started naming people to give out benefits. Ye Heng watched from the side. He thought the guards in the palace should also get something, so he said to Guo Guo, "Okay. It's too late today, let's do it tomorrow." Ye Heng: "Okay. You decide."

Zhang Baohua outlined the distribution: five pounds of pork and five pounds of mutton per person, two pounds of candy, a bag of rice, and a bag of flour. It took nearly two hours to finish the distribution. Ye Heng said to the guards, "The guards at the palace will distribute it tomorrow." The guards wiped their tears with joy and said, "We finally have some benefits!" Guoguo smiled.

He said, "You will be given new clothes." "Oh, that's great." The guards were looking forward to new clothes!

That night, Ye Heng and Guo Guo went to a deserted area and released a large number of cattle, sheep, and pigs. Ye Heng said to the sky, "The secret guards killed these animals." "Yes, master," Ye Heng arranged for someone to come. "Remember to clean it up." In the middle of the night, the meat was taken to the backyard of the Chai Mansion.

The two of them took a shower and went to rest. Guoguo had been wanting to ask for a long time, "Where do the secret guards live?" "They all live in the palace. You don't have to worry about them." "Let them eat well." Ye Heng: "Yeah, the food is good. They have lived a much better life in recent years. You don't have to worry about them."

"I just feel a little sorry for them, they have no parents." Ye Heng sighed, "The people in our house and the housekeeper treat them very well." Guo Guo hummed and said nothing more. Ye Heng looked at Guo Guo, "If you can't sleep, let's do some exercise...."

The next day, the guards received new clothes and rice and flour to eat. Some of them had homes, but most did not, so they stayed in the mansion. Those without homes did not want food, only new clothes.

There was a large amount of leftover meat, so Ye Heng had some of it sent to the kitchen, and Guoguo kept some of it in the space.

After a free afternoon, Ye Heng gave the jewelry box to Minmin and Yangyang. The two sisters jumped for joy. Guoguo: "You guys can play here. I have something else to do."

Guoguo went to the main hall by herself. Guoguo saw that all the family members were there, so she said to everyone, "Our family has made a lot of money this year, and we have been busy all year." Guoguo smiled, "Hehe, I haven't calculated how much money our family has, and I don't know. I will give you some today to spend. If anyone needs money for something, just tell me and I will give it to them. It's just that I don't know how much I can get. These boxes are all gold, one million taels of gold per family. Two boxes for each family, find a way to get it yourself." Chai Zhen said, "It's not easy to store so much money!" Guoguo waved her hand, "Find a way yourself, keep some money with you, in fact, I don't have much left from the money our family earns, I used it all for the Great Yan Kingdom, otherwise I would have given it to the emperor. Only when the country is rich can the family live well! But don't worry, even if you spend it all, we still have industries, and we can still make money next year, so we are not short of money!! Hahaha! Let me tell you, one share for great-grandfather, one share for grandparents, one share for eldest uncle, second uncle, third uncle, and my father's family I'll put the rest away and save it for everyone." Chai Zhen: "Who can spend so much money? Guoguo will keep my share. You know, Xiahua still has a shop. It's enough money to spend. Everyone else can keep it for their own use."

Old lady Li said, "I'll take some of my share, one hundred taels will be enough, Ping'an, you go get it, find a small box to put it in." Chai Ping'an: "Why should we spend it, this is gold!" Old lady Li: "It's for emergency use." Guoguo said, "Grandpa, just go find a box to put it in." Chai Ping'an: "Okay." Ye Heng came, carrying many boxes, boxes that one person could move, and said, "I'll send smaller boxes to everyone. Pack them yourselves, Guoguo can take them all." Zhang Baohua: "Guoguo, second aunt took one thousand taels from me to prepare the betrothal gift for the child." Guoguo: "It's too little, take more, take ten thousand taels of gold, this is too little, everyone should take at least ten thousand taels of gold." Jiahe said: "Uncle also earns money at home and can't spend it." Guoguo: "Uncle, please keep some gold at home to protect the house. You must take it." Jiahe: "Okay. It will be a betrothal gift for the child." He stood up and packed the gold. "I've never seen gold in my life. Wang Min, come and see! Broaden your horizons." Guoguo pulled Wang Min to see it. "Auntie, take a look. Spend as much as you want, don't save. We're not short of money." "Guoguo, Auntie thanks you for making our family live a good life. I'll listen to you and Jiahe and take ten thousand taels. Just as you said, to protect the village." Guoguo: "Isn't that right? Second uncle, third uncle, come and get it." Jiale: "I'm the poorest. I've only spent money." Guoguo jokingly said, "Third uncle, you still say you don't have money to spend?" Jiale chuckled, "I have money to spend, I have money to spend." He sold salt and coal, and his annual earnings would last him a lifetime. The fourth brother hadn't returned yet, and Li Ru was there. Old Lady Li said, "Li Ru, go and pretend. Let the children see." Li Ru: "Okay." Xia Hua whispered, "Grandpa, get some gold for Yan'er." Chai Zhen: "Xia Xia, later... Guoguo has everything ready. Don't panic." Xia Hua didn't dare say anything else. Ye Heng had good ears and heard it all. She packed up the gold herself, ten thousand taels, and brought it to Chai Zhen, saying, "Grandpa, I'll take it to your room." Chai Zhen said, "Okay." Old Lady Li said, "Dad, take some more. Yan'er's almost done with it." Chai Zhen said, "That's enough. Will she be short of money in the future?" Old Lady Li said, "That's right. Yan'er is the richest person." Xia Hua thought so too! Most of the money earned by the Chai family went to the emperor. Xia Hua came to her senses! Ye Heng personally delivered the gold to Chai Zhen's room.

Several people took it away, and Guoguo put the rest into the space. Ye Heng took out some silver notes, one for each family, and one for ten thousand taels of silver. "The whole family has worked hard for a year, and the silver notes are easy to get. It's not too much, ten thousand taels for each family. Don't think it's too little. As I said, whoever wants to do something can ask Guoguo for money. She is our family's money box." Guoguo smiled: "That's right. Our family's money is kept here with Guoguo, and I will take care of it for everyone to spend." Hahaha! Everyone in the room laughed. Jia He: "The family has made a lot of money. I didn't share it with everyone." Chai Zhen: "You keep it and keep it safe." He thought that all eggs should not be put in one basket. It's not that Guoguo is unsafe. He just thinks that every grandson has money and will have a better life. Chai Zhen said again, "Jia Le, don't divide the money in your hand, just take it. Jia Xing, you should keep the money in the shop you manage well. If there is too much, give it to Guo Guo for safekeeping." Jia Xing: "Yes, grandpa is right, I have nowhere to put it." Chai Zhen said again: "If you say that the money is small, the fourth brother earns the least. His salary is small. But whoever has it will have it. We are a family, the fourth brother has a share, and he should give his." Ye Heng: "Grandpa is right. I don't give it to you because I want you to manage the money yourself. Keep it, but the accounts must be clear!" Guo Guo also said: "Yes, your own accounts must be clear. Our family will not split up. If we split up, it will be a problem. So the accounts must be clear." Jia He: "Of course." Jia Le also said: "Yes." Jia Xing: "Yes." Guo Guo: "Hey, I just don't know how much money there is! Wait until Second Uncle checks the accounts that day and tell Guo Guo how much money I should have here!" Jia Xing! "No, no, I won't count. It's too tiring! We just count whatever we have at home. As long as we have enough to eat and drink, that's enough. We're still doing business and making money. As long as we don't starve to death, that's enough." Hahahaha! Everyone in the room laughed. Guoguo: "That's because there's too much money to count!" Yeheng: "Indeed, if you ask me how much money I have, I don't know either."

Huangbao came in and said, "Stupid Daddy, Huangbao knows how much money he has!" Jiaxing said, "Huangbao, tell your uncle how you figured it out!" Huangbao said, "I have a dedicated finance department that manages the money! Every single expense and income is recorded in detail." Expenditure, income, and surplus. Yeheng pondered: financial management, Minmin's job. Yeheng said, "Indeed, with so many factories, a dedicated finance department is needed to manage it."

Huangbao: "Don't look down on me because I'm small. I have a lot of money and hundreds of millions in assets!" Guoguo said proudly: "Huangbao! You are mother's fortune-bringing boy! Bobo, kiss!" Huangbao shyly leaned against his mother.

Jiaxing pondered, "That's one way, but we need more people to manage the money." Huangbao: "They only keep the accounts, and the money is in their own hands." Jiaxing thought it through, "Yes, that's the truth. I'll take my time!" Yeheng: "Yes. That's what the Ministry of Revenue does. The Ministry of Revenue holds some of the money, but most of it is in the hands of the emperor. The Finance Department keeps the accounts, not the money."

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Chai Zhen: "The New Year is almost here, let's get busy." After saying that, he went back to rest.