The Three Kingdoms: Home Travel

"Are you kidding me?!"

Jiang Zhe repeated the sentence over and over as he took the basin of water from Xiu'er.

"Pfft." Xiu'er watched Jiang Zhe washing his face dejectedly with bags under his eyes, and said softly, "When Mr. Sun told my husband it would be Chenshi (7 to 9 in the morning), didn't he agree immediately?"

"How would I know..."

How would I know what Chenshi (辰时) is? Goodness... I'm guessing it's only a little past six? The sun hasn't even set yet, how annoying!

"Hehe!" Xiu'er came over and straightened Jiang Zhe's clothes, saying softly, "Mr. Sun left us some millet, and Xiu'er cooked some porridge. Husband, have some before you go..."

Millet porridge...

Jiang Zhe stared at the bowl in his hand, his mind replaying the delicacies of later generations. He sighed inwardly, "Forget it, the more I think about it, the more depressed I become."

Xiuer came out of the kitchen carrying a small bowl. Jiang Zhe took one look and exclaimed, "Oh dear, pickled vegetables..."

Seeing Xiuer drinking with relish, Jiang Zhe smacked his lips and started drinking along with the pickled vegetables.

"Then...then I'll go..." Jiang Zhe stood outside the door looking at Xiu'er.

"kindness……"

"..." Jiang Zhe looked at Xiu'er for a long time, scratched his head and walked out. When he reached the door, he turned around and walked back in.

"Huh? Did my husband leave something behind?"

"Um..." Jiang Zhe hesitated for a moment, "Don't you have anything to say?"

"..." Xiu'er looked at Jiang Zhe with her delicate eyes, tilted her head and thought for a moment, then shook her head. "Xiu'er has nothing to say. Oh, husband... you have to work hard (she originally wanted to say work hard, but it didn't sound right)."

"That's it?" Jiang Zhe frowned, looking at Xiu'er with utter frustration. "I told you this is my first time working in this era, you should at least give me some encouragement. You're supposed to be my girlfriend... oh, my fiancée..."

Jiang Zhe felt somewhat unwilling to turn away, so he took a few steps closer, hugged Xiu'er, and pressed his lips to her red lips.

"Ah... um..."

After a long while, Jiang Zhe looked at Xiu'er, whose body was trembling slightly and who was half-lying in his arms, and chuckled, "That's more like it, at least give me some encouragement... If you won't give it to me, then I'll just take it myself..."

With a slightly embarrassed look, Xiu'er rolled her eyes at Jiang Zhe and said hesitantly, "Husband, hurry up, it'll be troublesome if you miss work..."

"That's right, I need to make a good impression on my first day at work..." Jiang Zhe suddenly realized and strode out.

"Husband, please be careful on your journey..."

"Okay!"

Watching Jiang Zhe's figure disappear, Xiu'er shook her head with a smile, her fingers gently tracing her red lips, and the blush on her face became even more vibrant.

"That bad guy..."

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The Chen residence!

Jiang Zhe asked several people in Xuzhou before he found this place.

This is it. Jiang Zhe looked at the two big characters on the plaque, feeling a little uneasy. He had work experience, but he had no experience working in ancient times. What should he do?

Looking at the two burly men dressed as servants outside the mansion gate, Jiang Zhe felt a little uneasy. How was he supposed to get in?

"Uphold righteousness!"

"Huh?" It took Jiang Zhe a while to realize that Shouyi was calling him. He turned around and saw that the person standing in front of the door was Sun Mao.

"Brother..."

"Brother, why are you standing here instead of going inside?" Sun Mao was puzzled. The time was almost up and there was still no sign of Jiang Zhe. When he came out to check, he found his little brother standing foolishly outside the gate.

"Why are you still standing here, brother? I've already spoken to the servants. Just give them your name and they won't stop you." Sun Mao pulled Jiang Zhe inside. "By the way, brother, let me greet you first. Well, I won't hide it from you, I know you're quite capable, but since you've just entered the Chen residence, there are some important matters to discuss..."

"Hehe." Jiang Zhe chuckled to himself, thinking that it would be better if you didn't make me do anything, as long as you paid me my salary on time every month!

"Then, what are Shouyi's duties?"

Seeing that Jiang Zhe was so easy to talk to, Sun Mao immediately felt relieved. "I've already informed the family head about your matter, and he takes it very seriously. However..." He smiled and continued, "Your current responsibility is to review the account books of all the Chen family's shops and settle accounts monthly..."

There's a probationary period? If I do well, I'll get promoted? Jiang Zhe was a little surprised; this thing appeared so early?

"The Chen family's head accountant resigned last month. Including Shouyi, there are still three accountants. However, I have the highest hopes for you, brother. The position of head accountant will most likely fall to you..."

"Head accountant? How much is his monthly salary?"

"Hmm?" Sun Mao's expression froze. Didn't he know that the head accountant was in charge of managing finances, and naturally, the more money he made... As long as he didn't go too far, even the head of the family wouldn't interfere... Now you're asking me how much my monthly salary is?

"Monthly salary...eight strings of cash..." Sun Mao stammered out a number.

"Eight thousand..." Jiang Zhe nodded. "Could you please take me to the accounting office, brother?"

"Okay..." Sun Mao looked at Jiang Zhe for a long time, a strange feeling rising in his heart. His younger brother was different from ordinary people...

"This is the accounting office," Sun Mao said to Jiang Zhe, pointing to a spot.

"Thank you, brother. I'll go in first." Jiang Zhe thanked Sun Mao and entered a room. Hmm, the furnishings were quite nice. There were some calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls, but Jiang Zhe was too lazy to look at what they were. Three tables were placed side by side, and each table had a complete set of writing brushes, ink, paper (he couldn't exactly write on bamboo slips), an inkstone, and a dark green teacup...

"The treatment is pretty good," Jiang Zhe thought, twitching his lips. He chose a table that seemed to have been unused for a long time.

Sitting on the stool (…), I randomly flipped open an account book, and at first glance, I was overwhelmed. What is all this?!

"...On September 3rd, purchased some sea salt, costing 150 strings of cash...some..." Jiang Zhe shook his head and continued reading, "On September 6th, sold some Shu brocade to the Cao family, earning over 200 strings of cash...profit of over 30 strings of cash..."

This is called an account book...

Each buy and sell transaction is represented by a number, but who knows how much that is? So unprofessional!

Jiang Zhe shook his head and picked up another ledger.

"Huh?" Jiang Zhe was somewhat surprised.

"On September 2nd, the South Gate Grain Shop purchased 100 shi of rice at the market price of 4 guan, costing 400 guan... On September 20th, the South Gate Grain Shop purchased 150 shi of rice at the market price of 4 guan and 200 wen, costing 630 guan..."

"Grain prices have started to rise..." Jiang Zhe sighed. It seems that chaos is not far away.

But why is the Chen family buying so much grain? A quick glance at the ledgers revealed no record of grain being sold, meaning the Chen family has accumulated countless millet grains.

Could it be...

Wait, Xuzhou City, the Chen family?

Could it be the Chen family of Chen Gui and Chen Deng? In the game, Chen Deng is a genius with an intelligence of over 80, and his father Chen Gui is even more remarkable, with an intelligence of nearly 90. Could it be that they foresaw the coming chaos and stockpiled food in advance?

Yes, Jiang Zhe had read many historical novels. In chaotic times, money didn't make you the boss, nor did soldiers; the boss was the one with food! Without food, no matter how many soldiers you had, it was useless. Conversely, if you had food, you could easily recruit a group of soldiers in those chaotic times…

Xuzhou... Xuzhou...

The Yellow Turban Rebellion should not have had a significant impact on Xuzhou. Even Beihai was only besieged. Therefore, the current person in charge (Jiang Zhe did not know that it was called a governor) should be Tao Qian.

Thankfully, living inside Xuzhou City is much safer than living outside. Relieved, Jiang Zhe paced back and forth in the room a few times, his suspicious gaze fixed on the account book again.

The Chen family didn't buy so much grain just to make a huge profit... or perhaps they had other motives?

Forget about other people's business. From today onwards, I'm a white-collar worker again!

Ah...ha!

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