bestfiction Chapter 87 No Butler
Chapter 87 No Butler
After reviewing the accounts, Wen Yuxia shook her head slightly, put the silver Lu Zhigang handed over into her handbag, and then, using the handbag as cover, put the silver into her spatial storage.
The greenhouse vegetables are sold exclusively to Zuixianlou Restaurant, and the person in charge is Lu Zhigang. Manager Du keeps detailed records of the quantity sold and the amount of money earned each time.
The account books Lu Zhigang showed her were kept by Manager Du. Sigh, he wanted to promote Lu Zhigang to manager, but his work skills were lacking.
Manager Du kept the accounts for the greenhouse vegetables, while Wen Yunhong kept the records for the New Year's gifts and return gifts. Wen Yuxia waved her hand dismissively, dismissing Lu Zhigang, and then called out towards the kitchen, "Aunt Lu, come here for a moment."
"Miss, is there anything I can do for you?" Old Mrs. Lu asked somewhat reservedly.
"Aunt Lu, have you kept good records of our expenses for the past six months?" The household money was in Old Mrs. Lu's hands, and Wen Yuxia, who hadn't been home for six months, wanted to know about the family's finances.
Old Mrs. Lu's face flushed red. "Miss, I manage everything at home and outside by myself. Sometimes I'm so busy that I forget to keep the accounts..."
Granny Lu genuinely didn't want to manage the household anymore. For the past six months, she'd occasionally forgotten to keep accounts, and the couple had recently calculated that they'd incurred significant financial losses. Now, she simply wanted to hand over the management of the household back to Wen Yuxia.
Wen Yuxia flipped through Granny Lu's small account book, and seeing the dates written intermittently, she couldn't help but chuckle.
"Aunt Lu, you bought ten bundles of firewood in half a year. Do you rarely cook? You buy meat three times a month. Do you usually eat vegetarian food? You bought a total of 1 eggs. I told you to boil an egg for Hong'er and the others every morning. Have you forgotten?"
Granny Lu chuckled and said, "Miss, I didn't keep track of how many bundles of firewood we bought. We probably bought meat more than three times, but I might have forgotten to keep track of it. We boiled eggs every morning, sometimes four, sometimes eleven... Miss, how much silver do you have left? I'll go back and get it for you."
As Wen Yuxia calculated, she flipped through the small account book. Reaching the last page, she found that the family's expenses for half a year amounted to only twenty taels of silver, including the monthly allowance for Lu Zhigang's family of four. Wen Yuxia was speechless.
"Aunt Lu, your monthly salary is 3 coins, and Uncle Lu and the others each receive 5 coins, right?"
Lu Zhigang's family of four received 1.8 taels of silver per month, which would amount to 10.08 taels of silver for half a year. The remaining 9.2 taels of silver covered all of the family's expenses for those six months.
"Yes, the monthly allowance is recorded in the accounts," Granny Lu said nervously, afraid that Wen Yuxia would accuse her of embezzling public funds.
"Aunt Lu, please bring me the rest of the silver!"
"Okay," Granny Lu trotted to the front yard, took the remaining silver from her room, and quickly returned to Wen Yuxia's place.
Two hundred-tael silver notes, five ten-tael silver ingots, and some silver coins and copper coins.
Wen Yuxia reached out and picked up two silver notes and four ten-tael silver ingots, then said to Granny Lu, "Aunt Lu, you can take the rest back!"
Since her cousins from Xinghua Village moved in, their monthly expenses have been at least ten taels of silver. Granny Lu forgot to keep accounts, and Wen Yuxia didn't want to take advantage of her.
The cousins from Xinghua Village stayed in the county town for two months, and then they would come to the county town every ten days, staying for three days each time before returning to Xinghua Village.
Rice and vegetables for the household don't need to be bought; fifty taels of silver every six months should be enough for household expenses. Add to that the monthly allowance for Lu Zhigang's family of four.
Wen Yuxia redrew a bill detailing sixty taels of silver spent over six months and archived it in her spatial storage.
"Thank you, Miss, you are wise," Granny Lu said gratefully as she took the money she had given as compensation and headed towards the front yard. Her two sons' wives' savings were saved, and she needed to have a good talk with the old man.
Fu Bao was overjoyed to see Wen Yuxia when she returned from the academy. "Sister Wen, I'm going back to the capital in a couple of days. If you don't come back soon, you won't see me again!"
Fu Bao's mother, Li Xiuwan, spent several years quietly and secretly purging Fu Bao's uncle's and aunt's families. Now she has sent a letter to Li Wancai, instructing him to send someone to escort Fu Bao back to the capital.
Fu Bao wanted to see Wen Yuxia before leaving. Originally, Wen Yunhong planned to take Fu Bao to the horse farm to find Wen Yuxia tomorrow, but unexpectedly, Wen Yuxia returned home today.
Wen Yuxia said with a faint smile, "Fu Bao, congratulations! The troublemakers in the family have all been dealt with. You can go back to the capital to reunite with your parents."
"Sister Wen, Fu Bao doesn't want to leave you. Will you and Brother Hong come to the capital with me?" Fu Bao looked at Wen Yuxia expectantly.
She would go to the capital sooner or later, but not now. Wen Yuxia said softly, "Fu Bao, I still have things to do at the horse farm. After I'm done, I'll take Xiao Qi to the capital to see you."
"Fu Bao, don't forget to take me to eat all the delicious food in the capital. Save up a lot of money when we get back, so my sister and I can come find you," said Wen Yunhong, who had lived with Fu Bao for several years and had now also become a foodie.
"Hehe, my mother is very rich. You've come to the capital, so you don't need to worry about anything. My mother will take care of everything," Fu Bao said smugly. With his mother around, why would he need to use his own money to treat people to meals?
"Your mother is so good,"
"Yes, yes, my mother is the most beautiful, kindest, and richest mother in the world!"
"I'm so envious!"
"Brother Hong, I'll give you half of Mother."
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The two of them jokingly praised Fu Bao's mother, and in the end, Fu Bao even generously suggested that Li Xiuwan could be Wen Yunhong's mother.
The days spent together were always joyful. Wen Yuxia had dinner with the group, inquired about Wen Yunhong, Wen Yunhai, and Wen Yunqing's situation at the academy, and then returned to her room to prepare gifts for Fu Bao to take back to Beijing.
"Nan Yi, these are for Fu Bao. Give them to him when he leaves. Keep an eye on Wen Yunhai and the others' physical training."
"Yes, miss."
"Also, your monthly allowance for the past four years totaled four taels and eight taels of silver, which I have already given to your father. Master Gu and Nan Er and the others have moved into the horse farm. When it's time to change shifts, go directly to the horse farm..."
Like the four from the north, Nan Yi and his companions took turns coming to the county town for duty. When they weren't in the county town, they practiced martial arts and studied at Lingyuan Manor.
Hearing from Wen Yuxia that he could work at the horse farm when he wasn't on duty in the county, Nan Yi was very excited. The horse farm had no shortage of horses, and being close to the source, he could learn to ride.
Nan Yi clasped his hands in a respectful greeting and said loudly, "Miss, rest assured, I will definitely help Young Master Fu Bao load the gifts onto the carriage when he leaves, and I will keep a record of every expense in the household."
With no one else available, Wen Yuxia could only temporarily have her fellow disciples from Nan Yi take on the role of housekeepers. Whoever was on duty in the county town would be responsible for managing the household finances.