September 23rd, five days away from Tian An’s wedding.
After dinner that day, Tian An called Xiaokang, Xiaoqi, and Yunxu to her yard.
After the three of them arrived, Tian An took out four land deeds from a small box beside him.
There was one placed in front of Xiaokang and Xiaoqi, and two placed in front of Yunxu.
Seeing them pick up the deeds, Tian An pointed at them and explained one by one: "The one in Xiaokang's hand is the deed to the noodle shop in front of Songshan College. The one in Xiaoqi's hand and the two in Yunxu's hand are the deeds to the snack shops I opened on various streets in Beijing.
Yuntian didn't come today, so Yunxu will keep his title deeds for him temporarily. I have changed all the deeds to your names.
After my sister gets married, she won't be able to come back to see you often, so these stores will be left to you to manage from now on.
The store owner and servants are all carefully selected by my sister. You only need to visit the store occasionally and check the account books regularly to ensure the stable operation of the store.
However, from now on, all expenses of the mansion will be borne by you yourselves, and you can discuss the specific distribution among yourselves."
The three of them were about to say that they didn't want Tian An's shop, but when they heard her say that they would have to pay for the mansion's expenses in the future, they fell silent. They really didn't have the confidence to refuse at the moment.
After a moment of silence with his head down, Xiaokang looked up and said, "Sister, consider this as a loan from you. I will definitely return it to you with interest later."
Tian An smiled and subconsciously wanted to reach out and touch his head, but then she thought that he was older now and that it would be inappropriate to do so, so she withdrew her hand. "What are you going to return? This is included in the wife's capital and dowry that I gave you. If you don't manage it well and squander it all, don't blame me for not caring about you when the time comes!"
"I won't squander it all!" Xiaokang's eyes were slightly red, and he turned his head away awkwardly.
Seeing him like this, she couldn't help but rub his head and said, "Okay, it's just a few blocks away. You can come and see me anytime you miss me."
After saying that, she took out the deeds to the Wounded Soldiers Village and the farm she had bought with the help of the prince when she first arrived in the capital and placed them in front of Xiaokang.
"These two farms are also left to you. They are registered under Xiaokang's name. But considering that you are still young, I will temporarily keep the deeds for you. When you turn fifteen or get married, I will give them to you for safekeeping."
Then she looked at Xiaoqi and Yunxu, "I haven't forgotten about the things you two have with Yuntian. I'll give them to you when you get married."
What Tian An didn't say was that in addition to the farm, she also planned to prepare a house for them. After all, they called her sister, so she would never treat them unfairly.
After Xiaokang and the other two left, Tian An picked up a box beside him, which contained the title deed of Huanyanfang and the 10% profit contract of Liulichang.
She originally wanted to leave it to Tian Mingwu, but after thinking about it, she decided not to give it to him. Given his adoptive father's temper, he wouldn't accept it even if she gave it to him.
Well, just let her keep it for now! Save the money from the store for him and give it to him when he needs it urgently in the future.
On September 24th, Tian An summoned the managers of various departments in the mansion and formally handed over the important task of housekeeper of the mansion to Yun Xu temporarily.
Tian Mingwu is a military general and has to go out on official business from time to time. He is often not at home. Xiaokang and Xiaoqi are busy studying, and the household chores will greatly distract their attention. Yuntian is also studying at Hope College. In the entire mansion, only Yunxu, the second lady, can take on this important responsibility.
Yun Xu didn't expect that she was just a sister he met halfway. Tian An not only gave her the shop, but also handed over the housekeepership of the general's mansion to her.
She was stunned for a moment, then reacted and was about to refuse, "Sister, Yunxu can only read and write? How can she manage such a large mansion? You should let someone else take care of it!"
She was truly panicked! Just a few months ago, she was a little beggar who only knew how to beg on the street, and now she was told that she would be in charge of such a huge mansion. Who could understand?
Tian An knew her worries, so he took her hand and introduced Chunxi, Mangzhong, Deng Shuang, A Bing and others to her, saying, "You are my sister, and your future husband's family will definitely not be bad. Sooner or later, you have to learn how to be a housekeeper.
Chunxi and the others are the elders in the mansion. After I get married, they will help you get started as soon as possible.
If you are really unsure, you can come to the Duke's Mansion and ask me.
When your brother Weizhen gets married in the future, you can hand over the responsibility of managing the household to your future sister-in-law and start thinking about your own life.
I believe that with these years of experience as a housekeeper, you will be able to thrive in any mansion you enter in the future."
Yunxu looked at Chunxi and the others who were smiling, and felt less panicky.
Although she is young, she has experienced so many things since she was a child, and she is a person who hangs around in the market, so she knows a lot of things. In fact, she is not as simple as she seems.
She guessed that Tian An must have made arrangements in the mansion long ago, so even without her presence, this huge mansion would not be in chaos.
The reason why I went to such lengths is probably to train her, for the sake of her younger sister!
She could feel that this sister really treated her and her siblings sincerely. Yunxu was very grateful for Tian An's good intentions.
After expressing his sincere gratitude, he generously took the account books and warehouse keys.
She secretly made up her mind that just for Tian An's trust today, she would guard this mansion well until the real mistress of the mansion appeared.
After taking over the responsibility of housekeeper, Yunxu studied harder. She used to learn only ten words a day, but now she forced herself to double that. She also took the initiative to go to the accounting office and ask the accountant to teach her how to use an abacus.
Tian An will be leaving the mansion soon, and by then the mansion will be completely handed over to her. Regardless of anything else, at least she has to be able to understand the account books handed over by the accountant!
Early in the morning on the 25th, Tian An was awakened by the chirping sounds in the yard.
As soon as I lifted the quilt and stood up, Xiangtao rushed in from the door and jumped into my arms.
"Miss, Xiangtao misses you so much!"
Tian An patted her back, lifted her off him, and said, "Well, I thought you were expanding, and then you became rounder again."
"Hahaha..." The room was suddenly filled with laughter.
Originally, Qingning, Xiyou, Qiancheng, Zhiluo and other second-class maids did not dare to laugh at Xiangtao, the first-class maid.
But this girl is a community veteran just like Zhiluo, and she became familiar with everyone when she was outside just now.
Everyone knew her temper, so they dared to joke with her without any scruples.
Xiang Tao didn't mind being around, and protested with a pout, "Miss, are you complaining about Xiang Tao being fat? But Madam Xiao said I'm blessed, and that girls should be plump and round to be pleasing."
Tian An stood up and sat in front of the dressing table, letting Xiang Tao come over to wash her face. She squinted her eyes comfortably and said, "Hmm! It's really adorable. Not to mention, these chubby little hands make washing my face even more comfortable."
The others tried to hold back their laughter, but Xiangtao didn't care. As long as it made the young lady feel comfortable, then that was good.
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