In the early morning, Liu Yunqing asked Lian'er to go to the kitchen to get breakfast, and then went to Xia Jingyao's bedroom. Seeing Liu Yunqing come in, Xia Jingyao, who was already awake, quickly closed his eyes. After knowing what Liu Yunqing did for him, Xia Jingyao didn't know how to face Liu Yunqing. To Xia Jingyao now, Liu Yunqing is a complete stranger. Xia Jingyao always felt uncomfortable because he treated Liu Yunqing with that attitude yesterday.
Liu Yunqing came to Xia Jingyao's bed and reached out to touch Xia Jingyao's face. "Suddenly I realized that you are best when you are asleep. I finally waited for you to wake up. But when you woke up, you treated me like that. Do you know how sad I am? Yesterday, I was so angry that I wanted to leave Hou If I hadn't given you all the money to buy medicine, I would be on my way to the imperial capital now. You are going to make me mad, do you know? In order to get back at you, I have decided to stay in the Hou Mansion. , I also want to take over the business of the Hou Mansion, and wait until I make a lot of money in the Hou Mansion before I leave. I originally wanted to make you angry, but seeing how you are now, I feel a little reluctant to let you go. I'm going to boil some medicine for you. I hope you will hurry up. Get well." After Liu Yunqing finished speaking, he took Lian'er out.
When Liu Yunqing went out, Xia Jingyao opened his eyes. At this time, He Wu walked in.
"Sir, you're awake. My wife is making some medicine for you. You should have your breakfast first." Seeing Xia Jingyao wake up, He Wu brought the porridge over. Xia Jingyao sat up, took the porridge and started eating it.
"Let her do whatever she wants. In addition, send someone to protect her secretly to prevent her from being harmed." Xia Jingyao ordered after finishing the porridge.
"Is the young master talking about madam?" He Wu asked uncertainly. Xia Jingyao did not answer directly, but just glanced at He Wu.
"I understand. Young Master, this is the letter I just received this morning." He Wu took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Xia Jingyao.
Xia Jingyao opened the letter and read it quickly. After reading it, he packed the letter and handed it to He Wu.
"Zhao Tan is coming to Fuchang County and has someone clean up a yard." Xia Jingyao said calmly.
"Yes, young master." He Wu agreed and left.
Liu Yunqing cooked the medicine and did not deliver it in person. Instead, she asked Lian'er to deliver it, and she went to see Butler He.
"I've met Madam." Butler He saw Liu Yunqing and saluted respectfully.
"Steward He, Yunqing wants to know about the business of the Hou Mansion and see if there is anything he can do to help." Liu Yunqing said directly without beating around the bush.
"Madam, please sit down. I will go and bring the accounts to Madam for review, and at the same time tell Madam about the business of the Marquis Mansion." Butler He said as he walked to the cabinet next to him and took out a thick stack of account books.
"Thank you, Butler He." Liu Yunqing took the account book but did not open it immediately, waiting for Butler He's introduction.
"Madam, the Hou Mansion does not have a lot of business. It mainly deals in medicinal materials, cloth, and restaurants. This booklet records the location, scale, and operating conditions of all businesses. Here are the accounts for the past six months. If more time is needed, The villain can order someone to go to the imperial capital to pick it up. If Madam has any questions about the accounts, she can ask the villain at any time. This is the seal, and the business of the Hou Mansion is officially handed over to Madam." Butler He took out a booklet and a Give the seal to Liu Yunqing.
"Steward He, it's not appropriate to give this seal to Yun Qing." Liu Yunqing took the book but did not accept the seal.
"Madam, I am not very proficient in business. It is only because I am loyal to the Xia family that I was entrusted with important tasks. It is most appropriate to hand it over to Madam now. I believe that with Madam's ability If you are smart, you will definitely be able to make your business better and better. Madam looked at it slowly, and the villain went to work first. "Butler He pushed the seal in front of Liu Yunqing, stood up, bowed to Liu Yunqing, and left the room.
Liu Yunqing sat here for a whole day. She first read the booklet carefully, then read the accounts one by one, and recorded something from time to time. Liu Yunqing watched very carefully, and it was late at night before he knew it.
"Miss, you haven't slept yet. You'd better continue tomorrow. You haven't had a good rest while taking care of Mr. Hou these days and nights. Don't exhaust yourself." Lian'er opened her hazy sleepy eyes and saw that Liu Yunqing was still watching. She had already woken up from her sleep.
"Well, let's go back and take the account book." Liu Yunqing stretched and felt a little tired.
Early the next morning, Lian'er came to help Liu Yunqing get up, only to find that Liu Yunqing was already looking at the account book.
"Lian'er, you go and deliver breakfast to the Marquis later, and then fry the medicine. Today, I don't have time to pass by. I have to read the remaining account books today." Hearing Lian'er come in, Liu Yunqing didn't even look up. The bearer ordered.
"Yes, miss." Lian'er agreed and stepped out.
Liu Yunqing sat there for another day, and it was not until late at night that he read all the accounts. In the next few days, Liu Yunqing focused all his thoughts on business. She visited all the businesses in Fuchang County. Based on the actual situation in the store and the problems found in the ledger, corresponding reforms were made. In just a few days, Liu Yunqing was recognized by shopkeepers. Liu Yunqing lived a very fulfilling life every day. She was busy from morning to night, and she was almost nowhere to be seen in the Hou Mansion during the day.
"Madam, the batch of cloth we ordered before was not delivered on time. Now the next shop is in urgent need of delivery. If we cannot deliver the goods on time, we will suffer serious losses." Liu Yunqing visited the cloth store that day, and the shopkeeper reported with a sad face.
"When will the delivery be delivered? If I transfer goods from other stores, will it be in time?" Liu Yunqing asked.
"It's too late. It has to be delivered the day after tomorrow. Besides, other stores don't have so much inventory." The shopkeeper has already contacted him.
"Then buy it from someone else at a high price. No matter what, you must deliver it on time. The most important thing in doing business is reputation. You must not let the reputation accumulated over the years be destroyed in one day." Liu Yunqing made a prompt decision. Instead of paying liquidated damages, it is better to buy at a high price.
An hour later, the man who went out to buy came back without even a piece of cloth.
"Madam, it's bad, all the cloth we need has been bought first, and we haven't bought a single piece." The clerk shouted as soon as he entered the door.
"Madam, what should we do now?" The shopkeeper heard the waiter's shout and looked at Liu Yunqing anxiously.
"Did we offend someone?" Liu Yunqing asked, looking at the shopkeeper. This was obviously intentional, but the ultimate purpose is still unknown.
"Madam, we have always done business properly and have not offended anyone." The shopkeeper thought about it carefully and was very sure that he had not offended anyone.
"Then just wait. Since someone is deliberately targeting us, there must be a motive. Let's just wait and see." Knowing that someone was targeting us, Liu Yunqing felt relieved.
Early the next morning, Liu Yunqing was having breakfast when Butler He walked in.
"Madam, shopkeeper Li sent someone to deliver the invitation. He said it was delivered to the store by someone from Dongsheng Buzhuang." Butler He took out an invitation, and Lian'er stepped forward to take it and handed it to Liu Yunqing. Liu Yunqing opened the invitation, looked at it, and then put it aside.
"It seems that Tu Qiongdiao has met. Go and reply and make the appointment on time." Liu Yunqing smiled, which was obviously what she expected.
Liu Yunqing took Lian'er to the appointed teahouse a quarter of an hour early. Liu Yunqing came to the second floor and found a table by the window to sit down.
"Miss, look downstairs, there's such a big battle, it's almost the same as when the Marquis came before." Lian'er suddenly looked downstairs and said.
Liu Yunqing looked downstairs and saw two carriages passing by slowly, with soldiers guarding them on both sides.
