The cannon fodder original wife's bad story

Chapter 564

Lin Shan smiled and shook his head, "Of course not."

Wenxi Villa got its name because of the warm spring water flowing out of the mountain. But the terrain is steep and the fruit trees are planted in a remote place, so it is very difficult to go up and down.

"There are men in the village who want to pick them, but unfortunately they can't get across a mountain stream."

Linxi smiled and said, "Brother Linshan has special skills, so it won't be difficult for him to go back and forth." The village also wanted to build a suspended wooden plank, but a child from a family in the village became curious and daringly fell off the wooden plank when crossing it, and died.

From then on, Pei Hai strictly prohibited the servants and boys in the villa from crossing the mountain stream to pick fruits privately.

If these highly skilled guards near the mountains and streams do not go, the fruits will be left to rot on the branches and no one will be allowed to pick them privately.

Qingfang's face was full of surprise. "If I tell the young lady about it, she will definitely like it very much."

"No!"

Lin Shan hurriedly stopped Qing Fang and said, "Don't tell the young lady, otherwise she will think about going to the villa again. Now the thief is still on the run, so you'd better stay in the mansion as much as possible."

Qingfang stuck out her tongue, "That's true!"

She hastily promised that she would not tell the young lady about it, and then carried the food box to another area where the servants lived. She ate the melon by the stream, feeling very satisfied, and asked, "Who else do you want to deliver it to?"

Qingfang pointed to a row of houses not far away and said, "Young Madam said to send some to Liu Erge's kid and Bie Ge'er."

Hearing this, Linxi shook his head and said, "Young Madam is really generous. Brother Liu has mentioned this many times. His son had an acute illness, and it was the Young Madam who gave him money and hired a doctor to cure him."

Linshan waved his hand and told Qingfang to go and come back quickly.

In the next three to five days, Song Guanzhou started working non-stop. She was busy and serious while working, and she didn't like to laugh. She also asked Rendong to share the daily chores of Shaohua Garden. "You have to help with these account books. The list left by Uncle Jin is not complete. I have to review and classify it again. This task is more tedious and complicated than cleaning up the books left by my father. You and I can't afford to be distracted."

Honeysuckle nodded, "I will definitely do my best."

Song Guanzhou sighed, "Call my cousin over for dinner later." Rendong shed a tear of sympathy for Xu Lingbai, who was still catching up on his sleep in Rongfu Garden, but was also quite curious, "My cousin is going to be an official in the future. Are these account books useful to you?"

"That's natural."

Song Guanzhou did not hesitate to add a few more words, "If he becomes the magistrate of a county in the future, and does not have a clear understanding of these accounts, then it will definitely be a mess, and in the long run, it will definitely sow disaster."

The livelihood of the people in a county depends on accounting.

From small things like population counts and livestock inventory to big things like tax collection and grain and money transactions, how can you understand anything if you don't keep accounts?

"Madam, I would like to ask, what position will my cousin get in the spring?"

Position?

Song Guanzhou shook his head. "I'm not really sure. He made it to the third list, so I thought he could be a county magistrate or a chief clerk."

If I want to be a county magistrate, I'm afraid I'll have to use some connections.

Song Guanzhou had never mentioned this matter to Pei An and Qin Qingdong, but both of them said it tactfully at the same time, asking her to rest assured.

Since this is the case, she doesn't worry about it.

But no matter what kind of relationship she relied on or how good a job she could get, she still subconsciously hoped that Xu Lingbai would go further away. If she was lucky enough not to defeat the reborn Jin Fuyun and could not resist the fate of killing her, then Xu Lingbai's brothers and sisters who were farther away should not be implicated by her.

At noon, Xu Lingbai and his sister were invited to Shaohua Garden.

As soon as Xu Lingqiao entered the room, she felt strange. In the past, the place under the flower stand was Song Guanzhou's favorite place to stay. Now it was empty, and there was no Honeysuckle to greet him. Instead, Lotus came running over and said, "My cousin, my cousin, the food is ready. We are waiting for you two."

"Where is your young lady?"

Lotus led the way and pointed to a room on the west side of the courtyard. "Young Madam and Sister Honeysuckle are still cleaning up the account books."

"So anxious?"

Song Guanzhou poked his head out when he heard the voice. She was wearing a long gray cloth apron and her hair was braided into a long braid that dragged behind her. She tied her sleeves at her shoulders and looked simple and neat.

"Cousin, cousin, you are finally here."

Honeysuckle was dressed in almost the same way, following behind Song Guanzhou and walking towards the two of them. Xu Lingqiao took a few steps forward and said, "With so many people coming, it will take more than one day to finish. You can't tire yourself out."

Song Guanzhou smiled, "Of course not. It's better to have something to do than to be bored all day." She leaned over and looked at Xu Lingbai, "Cousin, I'll let you relax for half a day today. After lunch, come and help me."

Xu Lingbai bowed in response.

"I went to Brother Hua's house for a drink yesterday and stayed up all night. I was delayed this morning, otherwise I should have come early in the morning."

Pei Hua was hosting a banquet and originally wanted to invite Pei An and his wife.

But Pei An? Not to mention that he was on duty late, Song Guanzhou and Xiao Jin had to travel today, so a few days ago they started counting and checking the account books one by one, and they hadn't finished until yesterday.

Xiao Jin had met Song Guanzhou from a distance before. He only remembered that his cousin's wife was very beautiful, but he never thought that she was also good at mathematics.

When he delivered the account book, he was still thinking about the difficulty of checking the accounts and that the Fourth Young Master's wife might not be able to do it.

When the two of them were taking inventory, Xiao Jin finally saw the insider's tricks. First, Song Guanzhou's verification was so clear and strict that Xiao Jin was impressed.

The list they brought was given to the eldest and fifth sons for review. After Xiao Du finished reading it, he nodded in praise, but when it was Xiao Cang's turn, he frowned.

"Uncle Jin, is it that simple?"

Before Xiao Jin could report, Xiao Du said for him, "The people below are doing the accounting this way. What else can you do if you want your second uncle?"

Xiao Cang shook his head repeatedly.

“Second Uncle, I’m not saying that you did a bad job, but when we get to Guanzhou, the account will definitely not be good.”

Xiao Jin patted his chest and said, "It's nothing. I led the team to sort it out. I have a good idea in mind. No matter how detailed the Fourth Young Master's wife asks, I can answer one or two questions."

Only when he really got in front of Song Guanzhou did Xiao Jin feel cold sweat pouring down his face.

What kind of business is this? When did it start and end? What’s the name of the person in charge? And how is the business going now?

Just this basic information made Xiao Jin feel overwhelmed.

Originally scheduled to set off the next day, Xiao Jin stayed for two more days. He got up early at dawn to report for duty at Shaohua Garden, had lunch with Song Guanzhou, drank a cup of tea after lunch, and then went back to work. As for the night, he stayed up until midnight.

Within two days, the transfer was roughly completed. Xiao Jin was convinced and said goodbye to Song Guanzhou and his wife. "I will leave first. The fourth young master and the young lady must come to Jiangzhou when they have time. I am very familiar with several good places in Jiangzhou."

In response to Song Guanzhou's instructions, Honeysuckle prepared various gifts.

Most of them were purchased from outside, and with Qi Yueniang returning the gifts on behalf of the mansion, three full carts were brought back.

As soon as he got on the carriage, Xiao Jin bent down and cried out in pain, "This young lady... is too capable!"

Almost killed him——