My younger sister insisted on marrying me and made me the Marquis' wife.

Chapter 489 Lend Me Money
"The hostage house is an abandoned house. It is said that the family that lived there before committed a crime and were executed, so everyone thought it was unlucky. It just so happened that Yelu the hostage had no place to live, so the Ministry of Revenue used it as the hostage house. The people around them were not closely connected with them, and they only heard the shouting and fighting, but did not dare to come out to see. When a fire broke out, they came out to put out the fire for fear of being affected. When the Ministry of Works handed over the house, in order to meet the deadline, the garden inside was not built, and the Yelu family did not know how to tidy it up. There were dead branches and leaves everywhere, and it was burned to ashes. There was a big fire last night, and there was a layer of black ash inside. It will cost a lot of money to clean it up now."

The red leaves were gesticulating, as if they were there in person last night.

Cui Ming just laughed.

Qin Yuan said: "You inquired very carefully."

Hongye was proud in her heart but said modestly, "No, no, I just heard it while chatting with Butler Cao and Butler Han."

"There are still sixteen."

Cui Ming added slowly.

Qin Yuan couldn't help but laugh.

Hongye simply said openly, "Yes, there are also Sixteen. I just happened to see them coming back. They were all covered in dirt. Sixteen even got one of his eyebrows burned off while trying to put out the fire. Miss, don't you have some good medicine? Send some to them."

Qin Yuan laughed and said, "This is incredible. I have something good that you don't know about. You can just send it to me. What else are you saying to me?"

Hongye said, "If you take it without telling me, wouldn't that make you a thief?"

Qin Yuan said, "They just came back now. They have been busy all night. Is the food ready in the kitchen? Don't go to bed hungry."

Hongye said, "I have arranged everything. The Marquis is in great spirits. He even went to the front yard to watch Miss Seven practice martial arts before reporting for duty. He was afraid of disturbing you, so he changed his clothes in the study."

Qin Yuan nodded.

It was another busy morning. After dealing with daily affairs, Cai's mother and others stayed but did not talk about business. Qin Yuan asked, "Moms, do you have anything to say?"

Mother Cai smiled and said, "I want to nominate someone to be the chief accountant, but... I am a little worried."

"worry about what?"

Mother Cai was embarrassed: "That man is somewhat related to me."

"Recommend the virtuous regardless of personal relationship. Besides, there will be rewards for recommending people, but if you don't do well, you will also be punished."

As soon as Qin Yuan said this, Mother Cai made up her mind.

"The people in this mansion have served here for many years. They are related to each other in some way. The person I want to recommend has excellent character. I am not afraid of being implicated by him."

Hearing this, Qin Yuan's eyebrows raised slightly, and she had roughly guessed who Mother Cai was going to recommend.

"Tell me what you think. Whether you have the ability to manage accounts can be known by taking a test, but everyone can see your character."

Madam Cai smiled and said, "Now that Madam has said that, I dare to speak out. That man used to be in charge of the accounts under Sun the Accountant. He is a down-to-earth person and we have all seen it. His family has been following the master to the battlefield to manage money and grain for generations. He did not go because of his poor health since he was a child. He only came out to work in the mansion after he recovered in recent years. This man has always been hardworking and never quarrels with others. His brother lost his sister-in-law and left the children behind, and now he is the one who supports his nephews and nieces."

Qin Yuan smiled and asked, "Is this person's surname Wan?"

Mother Cai was pleasantly surprised and said, "It turns out that the master also knows him."

Qin Yuan said: "Someone recommended it to me."

Mother Cai said happily, "It shows that everyone thinks he is good. I said he can't be wrong, and I don't say that just because he is my relative."

Qin Yuan said thoughtfully, "That's right. You guys recommended me for the good of the Marquisate. If it's not up to the mark, it will cause trouble for others."

Mother Cai nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, yes, yes, that's what I mean." Then several people came to nominate candidates. Accountant Wan was mentioned several times. There was also an accountant named Cui and another named Jiang.

Qin Yuan wrote down everything and asked these people why they recommended him. After understanding clearly, he said: "I have written down everything you said. They all have their merits. As for whether they are qualified, we will have to wait until they are tested to determine."

Everyone felt that their opinions were recognized by Qin Yuan, and said with a smile: "Of course, we are just suggesting it, and the master needs to make a decision after a comprehensive assessment."

Some were curious and asked privately: "I don't know how Madam tests you."

"Perhaps it was the old accountant that the Marquis had invited to look after the accounts?"

"Maybe it's a topic or something."

Hongmian passed by and snorted when she heard this, saying, "What do you know? Madam is very capable. Of course, she tested us personally."

An old man who was not used to her behavior sneered and said, "Although Miss Hongmian is someone Madam has been promoting recently, you should still be tactful when speaking. Madam is still young, and it would take at least a dozen years for her to be able to manage the accounting affairs. Besides, does Madam know how to calculate with an abacus? Even if she does, she won't compete with the accountant."

Hong Mian angrily stretched out her hand and said, "Then do you dare to slap your hands and swear? If the Madam personally examines it, your monthly salary will be mine."

"Then what if you lose?"

"My monthly salary is yours!"

A peacemaker said, "Alright, alright, she's just a little girl, her hair hasn't even grown out yet, how dare you do that."

Then he said to Hongmian: "Madam, you are so noble, how can you compete with the accountant in counting and abacus? You should calm down."

Hongmian would not appreciate it.

"Just tell me if you dare to gamble. Madam is the daughter of the Lord Jijiu and is very knowledgeable."

"Just bet!"

The two of them high-fived each other as an oath.

Hong Mian smiled happily and said, "Mother Wang, Madam sympathizes with our hard work and will give us double the monthly salary this month. Don't forget it."

Mother Wang also smiled and said, "Don't cry when the time comes."

"I am afraid that you will forget things easily. If you forget, everyone will bear witness to our deeds. I am willing to give you seven cents of the money to treat you to a drink."

Hongmian immediately asked everyone to bear witness.

Everyone was already happy when they heard her say that they would receive double the monthly salary this month, and they were even happier when they heard that they could also get a chance to eat at the banquet. Everyone wanted to watch the fun and started to instigate Mother Wang.

Mother Wang also said, "How can I lose the battle? Anyway, I am just offering flowers to the Buddha. I am willing to take 70% of the money to treat everyone to a drink."

Hongye heard this and ran back to Qin Yuan and said, "This is incredible. Hongmian, this little bitch, got lucky."

The sighing continues.

Such a good opportunity to make a fortune was taken away by Hongmian.

Cui Ming said, "I have an idea. Go and tell her. Madam hasn't even said she would double the monthly salary for everyone yet, but she has spread the news. Logically, she should be punished. You should at least get half of the money she won."

Qin Yuan couldn't help but complain, "I'm still sitting here, it shows that you have less things to do and you are so idle that you have to borrow my money to make money."