Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Chapter 1077 Your father isn't biased
As soon as Liu got home and returned to her room, she immediately took off her jewelry, changed out of her clothes from the day she went out, and wiped her face. She felt much more comfortable.

With a satisfied sigh, she heard her daughter-in-law sweetly call out "Mother!" She called out, "Come in!" and then her daughter-in-law came in carrying a tea tray.

"Mom, my dad and Liu Lang took the baby to the back garden to find my eldest brother and his two sons. They said they would be back before dark and asked me to tell you."

"I heard it a long time ago. Your father didn't say he was going to go find your eldest brother and his two sons." Liu Shi chuckled and urged her old daughter-in-law to sit down.

Zhou Banxia wasn't surprised that her mother-in-law had overheard earlier. After all, it was a warm day, the windows were open, and her father-in-law's voice wasn't quiet. She smiled, handed him a teacup, and sat down.

"I also know that before you came in, you must have told the maid to tell your sister-in-law that your father went to the back garden to look for the child. You always think about everything so carefully, aren't you tired?"

"What's there to be tired about? It's just a matter of a few words. Drink up, Mom, it's not too hot, it's just the right temperature. Besides, that's what my dad meant, I didn't lie to my sister-in-law, and my dad isn't biased."

"Hahaha..." Your father isn't biased! Liu Shi suppressed a laugh and took a sip of tea, no, a sip of honey water, "Mother didn't drink much fruit wine."

Your uncle always pretends to be a good person; don't offer him any fruit wine. That jar of fruit wine has already turned sour. Luckily, only Qilang from their eldest son's branch of the family is still getting married.

Zhou Banxia, ​​who owns a collection of fruit wines in her estate and has a large stock of various other fruit wines at home, had no intention of discussing the issue of the inferior fruit wines purchased by her husband's family.

It's not that she's stingy.

It's Gu Yangwen, that guy, he's so annoying.

They have money to put on a show, but they don't pay back their debts.

"Qilang's engagement is probably coming soon, and someone has already started to make a move. Today, Wan Niang's mother said she wanted to act as a matchmaker for Qilang and even guaranteed that her husband's niece would be a good match for him."

I didn't listen carefully before going to find you. My second cousin's wife was very thoughtful, considering Qi Lang's feelings, and tried to get Wan Niang's mother to say which branch of the family the girl belonged to, and whether she was literate or not.

Liu felt she didn't understand why her daughter-in-law didn't listen to her much.

The main house is like a quagmire; whoever gets close to it is doomed. And it's even more frightening that Silang's mother-in-law is the matchmaker for Qilang and her husband's niece.

If it were Tiger Girl, she wouldn't leave. She would definitely want to hear what Fourth Brother's mother-in-law had to say before she was willing to go. Only Third Sister would do that.

Don't be too clever.

First, there was the matter of the Fourth Brother's mother-in-law interfering in the eldest son's shop, which made her hated by many. And she even acted as a matchmaker for the Seventh Brother.

If you keep listening, Si Lang's mother-in-law might even say that San Ya would think this marriage is a good one, and that it's not like she can't do it.

The women from the Tian family are best at changing their minds faster than turning the pages of a book, and they always blame others for everything, claiming they are just outspoken and completely innocent!
Not to mention.

Is that so?

"Sanlang's wife is afraid that Wan Niang's mother will help Wan Niang. She thinks that Qilang is still so young, and they will have to wait until Qilang is an adult before they can get married."

In four or five years, when the new bride enters the family, she will be an old wife. If she is still afraid that the new bride and the fourth son's wife will gang up on her, then she is really not using her brain.

Of the four brothers, only the third brother can earn money. But the third brother isn't as filial as your father, so there's nothing to be afraid of. Your aunt isn't as smart as your grandmother.

She should be more careful; instead of focusing on Qilang's marriage, she should be wary of Dalang and his wife. Enough about them, I should take this opportunity to go back and rest for a while.

Zhou Banxia nodded, "That's fine. Mother, you should lie down for a while too. The day after tomorrow is the big day. Even if the eldest son's family doesn't bother you, your third aunt will come looking for you."

With Erniu getting married, Sanniu will be soon too. Third Aunt will definitely be restless and want to come to you for advice again. I'll be right back. Wait until I return before you get up, okay, Mother?

"I know, I know." Liu hurriedly waved her hand, signaling her old daughter-in-law to go out quickly. "I'm not seventy or eighty years old, I don't need you to help me onto the bed."

Zhou Banxia chuckled, "I'm not afraid you'll just coax me again and not rest for long after I leave. Okay, okay, I won't say anything more, I'm really leaving now."

After leaving the main courtyard and returning to the west courtyard, she didn't even go to her room to lie down. Mai Qing was still in the council hall, using an abacus to take stock of the total amount of grain stored in each area. Of course, she wasn't taking stock of the total amount of grain stored in the southern estate; that had already been taken stock of before she decided to hand it over to her uncle.

The current settlement involves the total amount of grain stored in the workshops and granaries here, as well as in various villages in the Zhili region. It's not difficult, but it's complicated, involves a lot of work, and requires meticulous attention.

Mai Qing is meticulous, and it's obvious from the order of the ledgers on the table that this inventory has been checked several times.

really!

the third time!
Zhou Banxia immediately gave Mai Qing an approving smile, telling her to finish the finishing work and put down the abacus before reporting back.

At the same time, she first looked through the various grain storage data of several local granaries that Mai Qing had compiled after taking stock.

Overall, I didn't waste any money last year.

Paying summer and autumn taxes in silver instead of grain is the best policy.

The only drawback is that while the refined grains are fine, the proportion of sweet potatoes and potatoes in the whole grains is too low.

This wasn't something that wasn't considered beforehand. Like soybeans, the raw material for vermicelli is sweet potatoes and potatoes, so it would be strange if the inventory was still excessive.

Fortunately, since the vermicelli processed in Zhoujiacun and the estates of Zhengdingfu sold well, the purchase volume of sweet potatoes and potatoes has increased significantly, just like soybeans. Moreover, a lot of them were planted this spring.

Even though there was little rain during the winter and the wheat harvest season was approaching, sweet potatoes and potatoes are drought-resistant, so the harvest shouldn't be too bad.

If all else fails, there are still corn and sorghum in the unregistered grain reserves, enough to feed 3,000 people for two or three years, so there's no need to import grain from outside.

He picked up his brush and dipped it in ink.

Draw circles.

"Of the grain stored in these three estates, 20% of the coarse grains will be kept in each estate, and the rest will be transferred to the large estates in the suburbs of Beijing before the wheat is stored in the granary this year."

Then, taking Zhoujia Village as the center, each of the villages in the surrounding areas of Fucheng, Dingzhou, and Zhengdingfu should retain 20% of the coarse grains, leaving the fine grains untouched, and the remainder should be transferred to Zhoujia Village.

Yes, look here. This is our largest estate in the prefectural city, but it also has the least amount of grain stored. The grain stored in this estate will not be used.

I want to remind you that, apart from the fact that the stored grain does not need to be moved, the small dock behind this estate will be completed in another half month.

Next, besides our own goods going in and out by water, we'll need outsiders to borrow the dock, and we'll also need to send people to act as accountants.

I don't know if Uncle Changqing has chosen a candidate yet; I haven't heard him mention it. Just like with this grain reserve relocation, remember to inform Uncle Changqing about this as well.

"Huh? You want to transfer someone over there to be an accountant?"

"Yes."

"Miss, I don't want to go."

“I won’t transfer you there. I can’t do without you. Even if you wanted to go, being an accountant there would mean dealing with men, and I still wouldn’t let you go.”

Mai Qing breathed a sigh of relief.

"What? You want to go out and stand on your own for me again? You'll have to wait until you're married, when the young couple are together—"

"Second Madam!"

"Aren't you going to call me 'Miss' anymore?" Seeing Mai Qing blush and stomp her feet, Zhou Banxia didn't tease her anymore. "Alright, let's tidy up here and go find Uncle Changqing."