Chapter 247 248. Account Reconciliation
Jin Qianqian couldn't help but feel secretly thankful that her senior had followed her here at that time.
If a person is in this dynasty surrounded by enemies on all sides, she would doubt whether she could survive even if she had space.
"How long will you be gone this time?" Jin Qianqian grabbed his hand, feeling reluctant.
"I don't know for now, but I will come back as soon as possible," Gu Wenheng was unwilling to leave Jin Qianqian at this time. He stroked Jin Qianqian's belly, which had not yet bulged, "I have to trouble you during this period, my wife, and let our son read more books."
Comparing the differences between men and women in this dynasty, the two of them were more looking forward to a fat boy in the belly, so they kept calling her a son, as if this was already an accompli.
Jin Qianqian, "I don't want to read those obscure ancient texts. Can Tang and Song poems be used?"
In fact, those things were too demanding on her brain cells, and she didn't have the patience to read them word by word.
"...Of course you can," Gu Wenheng is now implementing all the rules and regulations in the prenatal education books.
But usually he would review the old and learn the new, and he would read the books on the imperial examination again, "otherwise I'm afraid someone would fall asleep while reading!"
Jin Qianqian touched her nose and pursed her lips, feeling aggrieved. "This sleepyhead came to my door, and I couldn't resist him."
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Jin Qianqian looked at Hu Dong seriously, "Do you know what you are talking about?"
Hu Dong knelt upright in front of Jin Qianqian and said, "Madam, I am willing to sign this indenture and swear to be loyal to you until death."
Jin Qianqian asked Qingmei to help the man up, "I remember you said before that if you don't want to be a slave, your master and I won't force you to do it. You don't have to do this."
"But I feel uneasy. Without this contract, I'm afraid I won't be able to bear the burden." Hu Dong's young face was full of seriousness.
Jin Qianqian, "The master and I believe in you."
"But I don't believe in myself," Hu Dong said with a stern face. Such a large sum of money passed through his hands every day. He could still resist the temptation now, but what about one year, three years, five years, or ten years later?
He has his own principles in life. Even if he doesn't want to sell himself into slavery, he doesn't want to end up with a corrupt character and ruin his life.
After much thought, Xiao Dongzi made this decision. Besides, it was not impossible to redeem himself by selling himself as a slave. He believed that given the character of the master and his mistress, they would still fulfill his wish.
"Is someone down there talking nonsense?" Jin Qianqian said with a serious face. After all, there are underworld forces everywhere.
Hu Dong shook his head. Although some people were nagging behind his back, it didn't bother him at all. "If Madam doesn't sign this contract with me, please take back this soap shop."
"You are just a young boy, and you are threatening me." Jin Qianqian was so angry that she laughed, "You think you are not capable enough, so you are making excuses for yourself!"
Hu Dong shook his head and said, "Please help me, Madam."
Jin Qianqian knew that this boy was getting stubborn. "Forget it. I'll sign this contract with you, but as long as you are willing, you can regain your freedom at any time. This is my promise to you."
Hu Dong's eyes were red. He was able to transform from a little beggar in despair to a shopkeeper who made a fortune and no one dared to look down on him, all because of the trust of the master and his mistress.
But the more this happened, the more he wanted to reassure both sides.
Seeing Jin Qianqian signed the contract, he knelt down again and kowtowed seriously, "Master."
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Just looking at last month's income, Jin Qianqian somewhat understood why Xiao Dongzi did this.
It's just a small shop, but it has tens of thousands of taels of silver. No wonder he is afraid that he can't hold back and will be tempted.
"Has the accounts on the farm not been sorted out yet?" Jin Qianqian had to admit that although Qingzhu and Qinglan were excellent in counting and accounting, they were still far behind Xiaodongzi, who had to manage two shops at the same time.
Jin Qianqian sighed. They were still short of manpower and they couldn't let a teenager always take the lead.
"Qinglan and the others should be done with their calculations soon. Do you want to go and urge them?" Qingmei had just finished speaking when Qingzhu walked in with the account book.
"Madam, this is the account of the farm. I have already calculated the item of soy products separately." She respectfully placed the account book on the table and stood quietly by the side waiting.
Jin Qianqian casually flipped through it and took a look. She knew that although the two sisters were not so fast at calculating the accounts, they had to calculate them several times. "I didn't expect that the bean products would cost several thousand taels of silver. Remember to settle the accounts we paid before and send the balance to them."
The brothers of the Gu family are illiterate, let alone counting and doing accounts, so they can only temporarily hand over the accounts to Qingzhu and Qinglan.
Comparing the cost, Jin Qianqian was a little shocked. It turned out that the unique business was easy to do. After deducting the several hundred taels of beans, the brothers could be considered to have turned their fortunes around and become small wealthy men.
"Forget it, let the butler go and invite them over first, and then you can confront them again."
"Yes," Qingzhu looked at Jin Qianqian hesitantly, and finally mustered up the courage to say, "Madam, the head of the village wants to ask me something. Why is the delivery of chili peppers in our village limited? Are the rest dried?"
Jin Qianqian naturally has her own ideas, but she won't explain them, "Just let them do it!
Go down and tell them that those dried chilies will be of great use to me in the future, so let them work hard and they won’t lose out when the time comes.”
Qingzhu responded in a low voice, and waited for a few more questions before leaving.
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The Gu brothers arrived very quickly. Jin Qianqian had just finished her breakfast when the doorman came to report.
"Have the brothers had their meals?" Jin Qianqian saw that there was still frost on their bodies and knew that they must have set off before daybreak.
Gu Yuanjin smiled and nodded, "We ate before dawn. Yesterday, I heard my sister-in-law send someone to inform us. We brothers were so excited that we didn't sleep all night."
After working so hard for so long, anyone would be excited to finally see some real money.
Jin Qianqian could naturally understand their mentality, so she didn't waste any time and placed the account book that Qinglan had sent over in front of them.
Tell them carefully how much extra they spent and how much income they had.
Although Jin Qianqian spoke slowly and carefully, the brothers felt a little numb when they looked at the piles of words above. These words recognized them, but they did not recognize these words.
Jin Qianqian also discovered this dilemma, but the topic still needed to be discussed, so she could only bite the bullet and try to make it as easy to understand as possible.
"So we have earned more than four thousand taels in total in these two months?" Gu Yuanshui asked again in disbelief.
Jin Qianqian nodded confidently, "All these accounts are recorded here. If you are worried, you can ask someone to come and check it out."
(End of this chapter)
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