Jiang Shuyun looked at the two house deeds and thought his wife was amazing.
"Honey, you're so quick! You bought it already?"
"Yes, both shops are quite nice and I like them. However, I won't be buying any property anytime soon."
"What's wrong? Are you out of money?"
Jiang Shuyun was unaware of his family's financial situation. He handed over all the money he earned to An, and then used the money to ask for more.
Therefore, he really had no idea how much money his family had in total, how much had been spent, or how much was left.
"That's not the case. There are still more than 10,000 taels left. It's just that there are many places where we need money in the future, so we can only spend and not earn."
The farm needs to be built, and once it's finished, we need to buy piglets, lambs, and chicks. We also need to pay everyone a monthly salary...
"We need to have some spare money on hand, just in case. However, we'll have some income once the watermelons and cantaloupes in the county town are sold, and we can also earn some money from selling the wheat on the farm."
After thinking about it, Mu Yi'an concluded that an economic crisis was not likely to occur in the near future.
"Should I also try to find a way to increase my income?"
Jiang Shuyun felt a little embarrassed that all the work was being done on Yi'an alone, since he didn't earn enough.
"No need. Focus your energy on teaching; that's your battlefield. This is ancient times, where social status is very important."
If you want to make quick money, we're not entirely without options. Although I've never done business in my past life, I'm sure I have some ideas.
But there's no need for that. Our children will also be taking the imperial examinations in the future, so we can't get too involved in business just to make money.
"Money? Enough is enough. Besides, our family's wealth is quite good; not rich, but not poor either."
Mu Yi'an didn't want to earn money just for the sake of earning money; it was too tiring. In her past life, she had been desperately trying to earn money, but she had no other choice.
Just want to live an easy life.
Jiang Shuyun was a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations), so their social status was not low.
Since there's no political infighting and not much conflict of interest, there won't be much trouble. Just raise your child peacefully and happily, live a stable life, why bother with anything else?
Mu Yi'an was easygoing, and Jiang Shuyun wasn't one to dwell on things. The couple quickly let it go and went about their business.
Around mid-June, Uncle Li and Steward Wei returned.
"Madam, Uncle Li and Steward Wei have returned."
Wei Yunduo came in to ask for instructions, and Mu Yi'an quickly told Yunduo to take the person to the reception room.
"Madam, the matter is settled. Here are the watermelons and cantaloupes, and the money from selling the grain."
Uncle Li had been carrying his money in his pocket the whole way, and he was very worried that something might happen.
Aunt Fang took it, and Mu Yi'an looked at the account book that Jiang Shuhe and the others had kept, and saw that they had made progress.
"Sister Fang, here is the account book. You and Sister Wei can check it."
Mu Yi'an handed the matter over to Sister Fang and Sister Wei, as she still needed to find out what was happening in the county town.
"Uncle Li, Steward Wei, please have a seat. You must be tired from your journey. How was the trip to the village in the county? And how is the farm? Is everything alright?"
"Reporting to Madam, everything went smoothly. It's just that one of the sows had a difficult birth, and the piglets all suffocated, but the sow herself was fine."
Uncle Li briefly explained the situation on the estate; Steward Jiang and Steward Wang were very responsible. The vegetable shops in the county town were doing well; the estate's produce was basically all sold out.
"Uncle Li, would you like to stay at home or go to the estate in the future?"
Mu Yi'an checked it one last time so that she could make arrangements later.
“Madam, I still want to go back to the estate. I’m in good health and can work for a few more years. I love farming.”
Uncle Li had already made up his mind: his son was the head housekeeper, his daughter-in-law was in charge of the kitchen, his eldest grandson was with his grandfather, and the two younger ones also had things to do, so he couldn't be idle either.
"Okay, Uncle Li, please take good care of yourself. You can direct them to do the work in the fields."
Mu Yi'an respected Uncle Li's ideas, did what she liked, and was in a good mood.
"Manager Wei, please take good care of things on the estate from now on. Manager Li is currently leading a team to build a breeding farm; please replace him with someone else. From now on, you will be in charge of all external affairs on the estate."
"Understood, madam, I will do my best."
Manager Wei has been staying at the estate for a while and has learned a lot from Uncle Li. The joy of harvesting from the fields is truly addictive.
"Madam, the accounts are all correct."
Fang's wife and Wei's wife have already checked the accounts, and every item matches up.
"Sister Fang, send the account books to Accountant Song, and send these silver notes as well. From now on, when Manager Wei and his men need money for their estate, they can get it directly from Accountant Song."
Mu Yi'an has had this accounting office set up for a long time, but it hasn't really been used yet. Now, it's time to gradually streamline things and let everyone do their job.
"I'll go right away."
Sister Fang took the account book and banknotes to the outer courtyard to find Accountant Song. Mu Yi'an had set up an accounting office in the outer courtyard.
"Sister-in-law Fang, Madam said that these bank notes and account books are kept in the accounting office?"
"Yes, from now on, Madam will have you keep good accounts for the estate's expenses and income."
Needless to say, Accountant Song knew that he finally had something to do, and he felt at ease.
"I will do well."
After giving her instructions, Sister Fang left, as Madam had other matters to attend to.
In the reception room, Mu Yi'an and Uncle Li finished their conversation.
"Uncle Li, Steward Wei, you two should rest for a couple of days before going to the estate."
"Thank you, ma'am."
Uncle Li and Steward Wei left because it was hot and they smelled bad.
If I weren't afraid of losing the banknotes, I would have washed up before replying.
Wei Guan had gone to the gatehouse to check on his father beforehand, and his mother had already said a few words to him, and everything seemed fine.
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