first princess

Chapter 206
"Lingxi, you are the hope of our Shui family. The future glory of the Shui family depends entirely on you. You must take care of the prince! Of course, as a father, I believe that no normal man in the world can resist you." beauty."

Those scenes are vivid in my mind, as if it happened yesterday, but just now, the father who loved her like his life hit her!How ironic...

In the Fushou Hospital, the old lady was sitting on the kang and eating bird's nest. Dr. Hu's medical skills are very good. After acupuncture and moxibustion for the old lady a few times, her body has improved a lot. Now she can walk on the ground and speak more fluently.

Mama Wang took the bowl from the old lady's hand, and saw that she couldn't even drink the soup. She couldn't help but wondered, the old lady hadn't had such a good appetite for a long time: "I heard that the third aunt brought news that Nianfeng is also knowledgeable. That's a lot of words!"

The old lady nodded, not showing any joy.Mama Wang said again: "My great aunt gave birth to a pair of twins. It was said that they were born prematurely and were weak. Now they are fine. They can eat and sleep, just like ordinary babies!"

The old lady gave a faint "hmm", but she was not very happy.Ms. Wang was puzzled, there were only a few good things related to the Shangshu Mansion, this is neither that, what is the old lady laughing about?
Ms. Wang was holding the bowl and was about to leave, but she caught a glimpse of a bright red wedding invitation on the coffee table, and her heart moved. Could it be... is the old lady happy about the marriage of the second young lady? , what is there to celebrate in marrying a businessman?

While thinking about it, a servant girl's report came from outside the door: "Old Madam, Second Miss, please see me! I'm crying so hard!"

Mama Wang moved her eyelids thoughtfully, and said with a smile: "My maidservant went to welcome Second Young Lady in!"

The old lady waved her hand: "No need, tell her to go back and say I'm resting." In her mouth, she sang a little song.

Madam Wang responded with a strong body: "Yes, this servant understands." After walking a few steps, she suddenly turned around and said, "Old lady, it's time for fresh fruits to grow in the village this season. Will you give them to my aunt this year?"

The old lady's eyes turned cold, she thought for a while, and said: "Well, give it away, my brother and sister have nothing to do in our house, so you choose a batch of fresh fruits and send them to express your heart. "

Ms. Wang bowed and withdrew, telling the old lady what she said truthfully. Shui Lingxi was so angry that she turned around and rushed out of the yard, walking towards the gate!

In the quiet courtyard, Shui Linglong was sorting out Xia Tian's accounts with Leng Youru. Leng Youru picked up a booklet and read: "One manager, ten taels a month; two deputy shopkeepers, six taels a month; the front office clerk Six, two liang of monthly money; ten rough clerks, one liang of monthly money; How much?"

Shui Linglong tapped the abacus quickly, Leng Youru finished speaking, she replied: "45 taels and 250 Wen."

Leng Youru picked up a pen to comment, flipped through the benefit column, and murmured, "It doesn't seem like you're earning much, it's 500 taels in spring, why isn't there any increase in summer?"

Shui Linglong asked: "Mother Concubine, do you want to send someone to check in the shop?".

Leng Youru frowned slightly: "Is there a wage increase? Can you live with such a little money?"

Shui Linglong said in a warm voice: "Mother and Concubine, outside, a catty of flour costs three cents, an egg costs one penny, and a catty of pork fifteen cents. This is the market price, and the price will be halved at night. They only need to go later to buy the next day's food." Although the ingredients are not very fresh, they can be much cheaper, which is how poor people live their lives."

Shui Linglong has no bodhisattva heart, and does not engage in any charity. This is the status quo of the exploiting class and the exploited class. She is powerless to change it. Unless the whole society is changed, Mu Xiuyu Lin Feng will destroy it. Obviously, it will definitely become the enemy of all merchants.And Leng Youru has 50 taels of silver for a bowl of blood swallow, 100 taels of silver for a hairpin, and a gold ingot for a set of clothes. Of course, she doesn't understand how these poor people live.

Leng Youru raised her index finger, said "Oh" speciously, and picked up another account book: "It's an antique shop." The two began to liquidate. Tight, "I actually lost it." Not long after, she was relieved, "Forget it, it's just an antique shop, at worst, I can take some money from my private house."

Shui Linglong can't laugh or cry, Leng Youru's private money is comparable to a small treasury, the exact amount is impossible to estimate.But looking at Leng Youru's habitual language, it can be seen that she has used her own money to supplement the losses of certain shops for so many years. She has good intentions, but in fact it can be avoided.

Leng Youru took a sip of tea, glanced at another stack of account books out of the corner of her eye: "There are also those in Zhuangzi."

At this moment, Cen'er opened the curtain and came in: "Young Master sent Biao Young Master back. Today Biao Young Master left school, and Young Master went to pick him up."

Leng Youru rubbed her temples: "Please come in for a cup of tea, uncle."

After a while, Mu Hua took Brother Hao's hand and walked into the Ming Hall. It seemed that they got along well.The two saluted Leng Youru, Brother Hao turned to salute Shui Linglong, Shui Linglong smiled, and greeted Mu Hua again.

"Cen'er, take your cousin to wash your hands and face, eat some fruit after washing, and then go to the study to paint red." Leng Youru gave an order, and Cen'er stretched out his hand to pull Brother Hao. Clean room, this made everyone slightly surprised.

A maid stepped forward and brought tea to Mu Hua. Mu Hua took it, glanced at the mountain of account books, and asked modestly and politely, "Did I come at the wrong time?"

Leng Youru smiled faintly: "No, just sit down for a while, it will be over soon."

"Okay." Mu Hua agreed and started drinking tea.

Leng Youru opened the first Zhuangzi's account book, and read: "One chief steward, eight taels of monthly money; eight deputy stewards, five taels of monthly money; ten mothers, twenty taels of monthly money; ten servants and maids each. Name, eight hundred cash per month, eight servants, five hundred cash per month; three doorkeeper mothers, five hundred cash per month, how much is the salary in August?"

"89 taels and five hundred wen."

Shui Linglong was startled, and looked at Mu Hua, does this guy want to be so evil?Faster than her abacus?
Leng Youru was also slightly taken aback, but it wasn't the same surprise as Shui Linglong's. Her eyelids moved and she turned a page: "Ten rent costs 50 taels, oranges sell for 40 taels and 720 taels, and sugar cane sells for 30 taels." Two and 410 three cash, and the purchase of farming tools costs nine taels and 680 nine cash, how much is your income this month?"

"Without income, I lost 23 taels and 54 wen."

Shui Linglong also came up with this answer after knocking the last bead.Shui Linglong and Leng Youru looked at Mu Hua at the same time again, Mu Hua felt embarrassed and scratched his head embarrassingly: "I'm sorry, I...I couldn't hold back."

Leng Youru didn't speak, neither did Shui Linglong.Next, Leng Youru reported a few more pages of Zhuangzi's accounts, and Shui Linglong noticed that Mu Hua's lips moved slightly following Leng Youru's report, and his expression was extremely serious during the whole process. After Ru reported, his mouth didn't move, which meant that he had finished the calculation in his heart.Businessmen are used to dealing with numbers, but those are just for the sake of proper management. Unlike Mu Hua, he seems to be born with an irresistible enthusiasm for numbers. Look, he is looking at Leng Youru's unfinished account books, his eyes widened. In the light of greed, it's not that they want to be greedy for the money in it, but simply want to figure out the accounts in it one by one.Leng Youru also noticed Mu Hua's strangeness, and pushed the account book forward: "You do the calculations for me."

Mu Hua's twinkling eyes overflowed with a strong light. He got up and walked to the table, carefully picked up the ledger, and flipped through it page by page. It was a thick book, at least hundreds of entries. , but he did it in one go, closed the account book and picked up another one, this time there was a pause for about three seconds, Shui Linglong guessed that he was digesting the contents of the previous one.After that, one book after another, after only two quarters of an hour, he read the ten account books, and then told the monthly money, profit and loss of the ten Zhuangzi one by one.

Shui Linglong and Leng Youru were dumbfounded, this can no longer be described by a photographic memory, he seems to have divided his head into ten parts, and each part contained the details of a Zhuangzi, down to how many maids there were and how many catties he sold. Gu Zi... and Leng Youru was so surprised that she didn't write down it.

Mu Hua glanced at the two of them: "Why don't I write it down?"

"Must!" Shui Linglong and Leng Youru said in unison!

Mu Hua wrote the accounts just calculated at the end of the account book one by one, and said while writing: "Actually, this kind of planting without scale and plan will not produce much benefit. Zhuangzi can be divided into two types. One is to plant by yourself. In that case, it is best for a Zhuangzi to specialize in one crop; the other is to rent to nearby farmers, so you don’t have to worry too much about what they grow, but it is best to send corresponding agricultural experts to guide them on a regular basis. Farmers cultivate, the income of the farmers is high, and the rent in the Zhuangzi can also be high.”

Leng Youru handed him the account book of the silk and satin shop just now: "What about this one?"

Mu Hua read it carefully, and said: "It's hard to say, I have to go to the shop to see whether the quality of the goods is not enough, or the attitude of everyone is not enough. Of course, the surrounding geographical environment is also very important. He knows the situation in the capital very well."

Shui Linglong remembered that Mu Hua seemed to be visiting on business today, so she smiled gently and said, "Are you here to see the concubine mother for business?"

Mu Hua nodded slightly: "Well, I want to tell my concubine that I plan to go to Ling'er's shop to find out about the situation."

Leng Youru looked normal and said: "It should be, if you don't come, I'm about to send someone to send you the pair of cards. Every yard has its own pair of cards, don't mix them, you take it."

Mu Hua got up: "Thank you, mother concubine." Glancing at the small study behind the gauze cupboard, he could vaguely see the figure of his son holding a pen and drawing red, and the thought of moving out of the house was stuck in his throat.

In the small study, Brother Hao looked up at Cen'er and rubbed his belly.Cen'er glanced at the hourglass on the wall, and said sternly, "It's almost time for dinner, cakes are not allowed, how about, my servant will bring you two pieces of honeydew melon?"

Brother Hao nodded obediently!Cen'er patted his head contentedly, you brat, you've finally become acquainted!As soon as Cen'er left, Brother Hao poked his head out to look around, making sure no one noticed him, and then quietly crossed the bright hall with his sleeves covered, and ran to Leng Youru's bedroom.

When I opened the door, I was greeted by a scent, very light and pleasant smell.Brother Hao sniffed, then habitually raised his sleeve to wipe it off. As soon as he touched the tip of his nose, he recalled that he was pressed to take a bath in the morning, frowned, and let it go.The exquisite furnishings in the room made him feel as if he was in heaven. What he stepped on was not the cold hard floor, but soft clouds. Therefore, he was very careful with every step he took, whether he was worried about being discovered, or fearing The bricks and tiles that destroyed heaven are unknown.

When he finally arrived at the magnificent bedside, he stretched out his small hand and touched the silky smooth surface of the bed, his eyes revealed a touch of surprise, and he smelled it next to it, the surprise in his eyes turned into longing.He wanted to take off his shoes and roll around a few times, but when he saw that he was actually dressed cleanly, a wave of inferiority slowly spread in his eyes, as if this was an extremely sacred place, and his presence could only make it full of dirt.

Taking a step back, he planned to leave.It was only when I walked to the screen that I suddenly remembered my purpose!He walked back to the bed, took out a small bamboo tube from his wide sleeve, lifted a corner of the quilt, and poured the contents of the bamboo tube into it...

(End of this chapter)