MTL - The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor

Chapter 1105: Adding another store

Early the next morning, Mo Qingze went to work in the Yamen. Zhen'er and Yun Zhao returned to the school with large and small bags of food. Mo Yan also returned to his home in Liuyang Village with his two younger sisters.

Although the home is much more comfortable than the Zhuangyuan Mansion, there are still many things to do. Mo Yan took a short rest and then went to the study to calculate the income and expenditure accounts for this quarter.

Halfway through the calculation, Tang Xin came in with a thick account book and a wooden box: "Sister Yan Yan, Manager Zhao came yesterday and brought Zhuangzi's accounts and money for this season."

Mo Yan raised her head, rubbed her swollen forehead, pointed to the chair opposite and motioned for Tang Xin to sit down: "Have you seen the account book, right? Please tell me the general situation."

"Yes, I've already read it." Tang Xin sat down obediently, turned to the last page of the ledger, and reported the income breakdown first: "Two hundred acres of rice, totaling 213,600 kilograms. , 774 taels of silver; 20 acres of watermelon (watermelon), totaling 119,200 jins, with an income of 232 taels and 65 Wen; 30 acres of peanuts, totaling Twelve thousand three hundred and eighty kilograms, income of seventy-eight taels and sixty cents... The total income from various items is three thousand eighty-seven taels and thirty-two cents, excluding the expenses of hired labor, damage to farm tools, etc. The net income was three thousand two hundred sixty-seven taels and fifty-nine cents."

After clearly reading out the final statistical results one by one, Tang Xin licked her dry lips and placed the account book in front of Mo Yan: "There are almost no problems with the accounts, and the amount of money is also correct."

Zhao Dafu's accounts were not so clear and clear. It obviously took a lot of effort for Tang Xin to report them clearly according to categories. Mo Yan looked at the tiredness in Tang Xin's eyes and knew that she didn't get a good rest last night because of this account. She frowned and said, "You stayed up late again last night, didn't you? This account book won't run away. Take your time reading it." That’s it, don’t stay up late in the future.”

Tang Xin felt a little embarrassed: "Looking at it, I forgot the time. It won't happen like this next time."

"You girl, don't fool me. If I find you staying up late again, you will never touch this account book again."

Mo Yan didn’t know how many times she had heard similar words, but this girl would never go to bed to rest until she finished her tasks for the day.

Tang Xin suddenly became anxious and said quickly: "Sister Yan Yan, I promise this is the last time. There is really no next time."

She's not good at embroidery or cooking, but she's just a little talented at keeping accounts. Now she's completely in love with keeping accounts. If she's not allowed to do it, what can she do? Woolen cloth?

Seeing that she had frightened people, Mo Yan's face became brighter: "Remember what you said today, otherwise I will keep my word." After nearly two years of testing, she knew exactly what kind of person Tang Xin was. . Not only is she careful and meticulous, but she is also very patient. I have never seen her get upset when looking at accounts. If she continues to train her, she will be a good helper in the future.

"Yeah, yeah, I'll keep it in mind." Tang Xin responded hurriedly, feeling so touched by this concern that she wanted to cry.

Mo Yan was finally satisfied. She stared at Tang Xin for a long time and suddenly said, "I'm going to let you take care of the rice shop and replace Grandpa Li with taking care of the winery. Do you have any objections?"

At the moment, the winery is in need of a trusted person to take care of it, and the right person can't be found for a while. After all, Tang Xin is still young and has many shortcomings. Even if she wants to reuse her, she can't take care of such a big wine all at once. Zhuang left it to her to take care of, and temporarily asked her to take care of the rice shop in exchange for Grandpa Li. This was also a matter of careful consideration.

“Sister Yan, what did you say?” Tang Xin’s eyes widened in disbelief, never expecting that Mo Yan would have such an arrangement.

Mo Yan was amused by her frightened look, and repeated what she had just said carefully, and then encouraged: "The affairs in the shop are not difficult, and you have no problem with accounting. I believe you Can take good care of the shop."

Tang Xinzhi looked at Mo Yan blankly, feeling like he was dreaming. After she was bought by the Mo family and officially became a member of the Mo family, she adjusted her position: she was a slave bought by the Mo family. If the Mo family wanted her to live, she would live. If the Mo family wanted her to die, she would. Just die.

However, when she arrived at Mo's house, she found that no one here treated her as a slave, and no one ordered her to do this or that. Not only that, she could eat enough every day, wear good clothes that she had never worn before, and no one beat her. , scolding her for having endless work to do.

Compared with the home that was without warmth, this place is more like a home. Every time she thought about it, she kept rejoicing for her decisiveness. If she hadn't mustered up the courage to go to Mo's house for help, she would have been sold to that place long ago and lived a life worse than death. She might have become a slave. The loess disappeared quietly between heaven and earth.

 She has learned so many things in the past few years in the Mo family that she can no longer leave here and doesn't want to leave. She has not forgotten her duty, and knows very well that she cannot take the Mo family's kindness as stupidity, otherwise, everything she has now will be lost at any time.

She just wants to do good things and repay the Mo family's kindness. As long as the Mo family needs her, she will do whatever they ask her to do. However, she never thought that the Mo family would leave such a profitable rice shop to her to take care of.

This feeling was as if she was used to using her own efforts in exchange for food, clothing and clothing, and planned to keep doing so, but suddenly a large piece of fat fell in front of her from the sky, making her suddenly realize that she actually had greater value. . This discovery undoubtedly inspired her!

Tang Xin took a few deep breaths and met Mo Yan's encouraging gaze. She stood up and said solemnly: "Sister Yan Yan, I will take good care of the rice shop and will never let you down."

Seeing her being so decisive, Mo Yan felt a little satisfied and encouraged: "Don't put too much pressure on yourself, just do your best in everything! During this period, you first go to Mipu to get familiar with Grandpa Li. If there is any If you don’t understand, ask Grandpa Li directly for advice. Don’t hide it. When you are sure that you can take over Mipu, I will transfer Grandpa Li back.”

This girl has experienced too many setbacks and tribulations, and her temperament is tougher than her peers. Facts have proved that she was not wrong about the person.

Tang Xin nodded repeatedly and said gratefully, "Sister Yan Yan, I understand."

The matter was settled like this. The next day, Mo Yan took Tang Xin to Mipu and chatted with Li Zhong alone in the small room for a long time. When Li Zhong came out, he began to patiently teach Li Yan how to manage the shop.

Although the affairs of Mipu are very messy, it is not difficult to take care of it seriously. Putting Li Zhong, the former big shopkeeper, here is really overkill.

 At present, Mo Yan has handed over the more important winery to Li Zhong. This is a sign of respect for Li Zhong, and Li Zhong knows it very well. Originally, he had adapted to life in Mipu and enjoyed it, but now the Mojia Winery needed him even more. He would not let himself be comfortable and cling to Mipu.

Li Zhong taught very carefully, and Tang Xin studied hard. Within a few days, the two officially completed the handover, and the shopkeeper of Mipu became Tang Xin, who was less than fourteen years old.

Originally, except for Li Zhong, who had been staying in the rice shop, Tietou and Wang Fattou, who had just gotten married and were not yet fathers, took turns going home. At least one person stayed in the shop with Li Zhong every day to prevent anyone from breaking into the door and stealing. When the shop encounters other threats, it can try to avoid losses.

Now the shopkeeper is Tang Xin. She is a woman, and the rice shop has only one sleeping room, so it becomes inconvenient. The three seasons of spring, summer, and autumn were fine. After closing the shop, they could still go back to Liuyang Village with Tietou or Wang Fattou. However, in winter, it gets dark very late and dark very early. It is very inconvenient for them to go back and forth every day. .

If it is rainy or snowy and it is not convenient to come back, the three of them can only stay in the shop to prevent the roof from leaking and damaging the food.

Mo Yan discovered this problem after a hint from Tang Xin, so he planned to rent a separate room for Tang Xin in the city. As a result, Li Zhong gave her an idea and asked her to find an opportunity to buy the cloth shop next door.

It turns out that the owner of Buzhuang is a foreigner who has worked hard in the capital for decades before he bought such a small rice shop. It's a pity that he has only one daughter in middle age and no son to inherit his family business. Now his daughter has long been married, and he and his wife are old. They are no longer able to run the business of the cloth shop, so they want to sell the shop. Lost, took the money back to his hometown to retire.

The location of Buzhuang is good and the area is not too small. In addition, the owner of Buzhuang wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to make a lot of pension money, so he set the price very high. The shop was not as big as a rice shop, but he shouted four or five The high price of one hundred taels was a full thousand taels higher than the value of the rice shop.

Those who were originally interested in the project gave up because they thought it was not worth it. The owner of the cloth store is not in a hurry to sell, and he refuses to lower the price. Even now, several months have passed, and the shop still has not been sold.

  Mo Yan was very moved after hearing about it. Although the area of ​​the rice shop is not small, it sells too many things. In addition to grain, eggs, vegetables, wild animals, etc. will also be sold together. When the first batch of wine and fruit wine are brewed, she originally planned to set up a special counter. Specializes in selling these wines.

It's a pity that there is no room for a wine rack in the rice shop. The cloth shop next door is now for sale. If it can be bought, it will not only solve the problem of placing the wine rack, but also solve the problem of Tang Xin's accommodation.

Mo Yan had already decided to buy the shop, so she asked: "Grandpa Li, I plan to buy this shop. How much money do you think is appropriate?"

 “Three thousand two hundred taels!”

Li Zhong thought for a moment and came up with a price that the owner of Buzhuang could accept and they would not suffer a big loss. According to the market price, that cloth shop could last for three thousand taels, and three thousand two hundred taels was the limit, no more.

Mo Yan nodded, and the price was similar to her estimate: "Okay, it's only three thousand two hundred taels. I have to ask Grandpa Li to talk to the boss of the cloth store about this matter."

Li Zhong smiled and said: "Although I have a good relationship with that old boy, he may not make concessions. However, if Yan Yatou allows me to bring a jar of wine, I would like to see it for the sake of the jar of wine. , maybe he will agree."

There were several jars of wine in the rice shop before, but few people paid attention to it for several months. Unexpectedly, the owner of the cloth shop spent five taels of silver on a whim to buy a pound of wine and took it back the next day. , bought all the remaining wine.

It was precisely because of a few jars of wine that the relationship between Li Zhong and the owner of Buzhuang became much closer. Later, most of the wine in the rice shop was bought by him. It is said that drinking a few jars of wine healed the cold leg he suffered in his early years.

Although not many people believed this, the owner of the cloth shop was so convinced that he gave up all those strong old wines and only loved Mo's wine.

 Mo Yan was immediately happy when she heard it. She may not have other things, but she does have plenty of wine. Even for wine produced in space, if a five-pound jar can cost one thousand three hundred taels of silver, it is quite a bargain.

"Okay, let's not talk about one altar, but give him two altars and three altars."

“Haha, I’m afraid this old boy will be very happy!” Li Zhong clapped his hands and laughed: “I will talk to him about old times tomorrow.”

This purchase went even smoother than Mo Yan imagined. Li Zhong brought two jars of high-vintage space wine to Buzhuang. As soon as he opened the jars, the owner of Buzhuang took the jars and lids away.

After careful tasting, the owner of the wine shop scolded Li Zhong for hiding the real good wine and selling him low-quality wine at a high price.

In response to this, Li Zhong cried out loudly and treated the two jars of high-vintage wine he had brought with him as century-old wines that had been stored in the cellar for five generations. He was reluctant to drink them himself, so how could he be willing to sell them to others.

The owner of Buzhuang had drank not only 100 jins but also 50 jins of wine. He was very aware of the difference between these two bottles of wine and the wines he had bought before. He did not doubt Li Zhong's words. He just took it as a century-old cellar and immediately treasured it. The seal was ready, and he said he wanted to take it back to his hometown and taste it slowly.

 Once you have coaxed the owner of the cloth shop, the next thing will be much easier. The owner of the cloth shop was happy and agreed to sell the shop for 3,200 taels. However, the Mo family had to buy the more than 850 pieces of cloth of various colors accumulated in the cloth shop at the original price. Otherwise, he would have to wait for these cloths. Only when the store is sold out will they be willing to give up the shop.

Mo Yan was even more generous, and without even bargaining, he took out four thousand taels of silver with a wave of his hand and bought the cloth shop together with 600 pieces of cloth.

Although there is a lot of fabric, the Mo family supports hundreds of people, and this amount of stuff will be used up in less than three years. Buying it cheap now will save you from spending more money in the future, so it is cheap for both sides.

The owner of the cloth shop received the money and went to the Yamen with Mo Yan that day to transfer the ownership of the cloth shop to Mo Yan's name. The next day, I packed up lightly with my wife and two jars of wine, and embarked on the return journey.

Mo Yan was not slow in his actions. The day after he got the shop, he asked someone to transport more than 800 pieces of cloth stored in the cloth village to his home. He also had someone cut a door in the wall to connect with the rice shop. After five or six days of painting and decorating, the house had a completely new look. Tang Xin moved in after the house dried.

　　The business at the shop came to an end, and Zhao Mu and the others sealed the jars of all the fruits. But then they became even busier. In addition to fertilizing the crops, which would be used for the fruit trees next year, they also had to build houses to welcome another group of brothers and more than 20 children who had been rescued from the textile mill.

 This year, there is obviously a shortage of manpower in the orchard, and at least 100 more people are needed. All the fields on Zhuangzi have been recovered, and they also require a large number of manpower to cultivate them. In addition to the more than 100 acres of paddy fields in the lowlands, Mo Yan also plans to hand them over to the retired soldiers. She made a rough calculation and found that about three hundred and fifty people were needed.

The field on Zhuangzi has also started construction at the same time. It is relatively stable there and it is enough to build houses for two hundred people. On the other hand, more construction is needed in Liuyang Village, and more people will definitely be added in the future.

Mo Yan left everything to Zhao Dafu, Zhao Mu and others, and there were not many things that required personal responsibility. By the time she had arranged all the things she needed to do, more than half a month had passed and the cold September had entered.

On this day, Mo Yan got up very early. After moving several baskets of fruits that had been stored in the basement to the carriage, she said to Li Zhong: "Grandpa Li, I want to go to the Shen family to visit Sister Lan. I may not be able to make it back today." , just keep an eye on things at home. If something happens to Zhao Mu and the others, you can handle it as you decide. If you can't decide, just wait until I come back to handle it."

Li Zhong said: "Girl Yan, you can go without worry, I'm watching!"

Mo Yan was not worried about Li Zhong. She nodded to him and drove Xiao Hei away.

 The carriage drove onto the road. Mo Yan entered the carriage, replaced several baskets of fruits with the freshest ones, and released an eagle that can travel thousands of miles a day.

"I feel sorry for you to stay at Lao Shen's house these days. You can come back at any time when Sister Lan gives birth to the baby safely." Mo Yan touched the eagle's head and took out a plate of fresh chicken slices and fed it to it: "If something happens to Sister Lan, you must tell me as soon as possible."

 “Ji—” the eagle responded, lowering its head and taking big mouthfuls of meat.

This eagle flies extremely fast, reaching a speed of more than 400 miles per hour. It is only 150 miles from Liuyang Village to Old Shen's house, and it can fly back in less than two seconds.

 Mo Yan left the eagle with Liu Tinglan just in case. If something happened, she would know about it immediately. Furthermore, it would be much easier for the two of them to communicate.

The eagle finished eating the meat slices and was unwilling to stay in the space. It asked Mo Yan to open the car door and jumped on Xiao Hei's back. It barked intermittently, as if it was talking to Xiao Hei.

Xiao Hei neighed lowly in response from time to time, and the horse and the eagle were chatting enthusiastically.

Mo Yan didn’t understand, so he simply entered the space and asked Xue Tuanzi to form a human body model, and practiced the nine Du Shi needles on the model.

Du's Nine Needles is too profound. After learning it for so long, Mo Yan still can't reach the level of curing diseases and people. However, in the eyes of Dr. Du, she is already very good. Now she cannot perform acupuncture on patients, but she lacks experience.

At this time, Liu Tinglan, who had spent more than half a month living comfortably in the old Shen family, encountered a very distressing thing: Lu Zhu, who was driven to the Shen family's ancestral home, broke into the Shen family two days ago in a state of dejection, and in full view of everyone I knelt down for her...

 (End of this chapter)