Madam Jiang and Fourth Lady Jiang looked at each other, and then Fourth Lady Jiang asked, “Did you misunderstand? They said that the Han family has no candidate for engagement.”
Jiang He said nothing, that’s because the person he loved had married someone else.
Even though she didn’t say anything, her expression exposed something. Fourth Lady Jiang patted her sister’s head and said, “Seventh lady, if you don’t want to, your family won’t force you, but don’t be too demanding. This is not a good thing.”
Jiang He was a little unconvinced, “Just because I was born in the Jiang family, is it too much to ask for someone who shares the same mind as me?”
Fourth Lady Jiang was gagged by her words for a moment.
Madam Jiang said, “If they have someone in their heart, forget it. After all, our Seventh Lady is a daughter of the Jiang family. Can’t she find a good family?”
Fourth Lady Jiang could only nod.
On the second day, Yin Mingyu appeared in front of Madam Xie in the West Courtyard in high spirits, looking very eager to learn.
She had acted like so before, but Madam Xie did not really believe it. She remained indifferent and directly asked someone to add a desk for Yin Mingyu in the study.
Yin Mingyu was very well-behaved. When she saw the maid bringing over two stacks of account books, her pupils just dilated but her expression remained very good.
Madam Xie smiled and said, “This is the account book of our farm in the suburbs of Beijing. You can calculate it first. After you finish calculating these, I will teach someone to give you the account book of the shop.”
Yin Mingyu looked at the account book on the desk and asked tentatively, “Mother, how much is the account book of the shop?”
Madam Xie pointed to the two piles of account books on her desk and said, “They are almost the same.”
Yin Mingyu calculated that if she finished the calculation in more than a month before the New Year, it would only be one or two books a day, which was not a lot.
If she could calculate it in advance and then slowly hand it over to Madam Xie, it would be relatively easy.
Just when she was thinking about it, Madam Xie said, “In half a month, the account books will be sent over from the old house in Yangzhou.”
Yin Mingyu: “……”
Madam Xie didn’t wait for her to ask, and said with a smile: “Yangzhou is the foundation of our family, and the family property is no less than our current property.”
Yin Mingyu kept smiling, “Mother, the Xie family…… is sure prosperous~”
Madam Xie was not proud, and said calmly: “The expenses of each place are naturally not small. Before the New Year, we have to give out rewards to each place. There are also ways to give rewards. I will tell you slowly when the time comes.”
It’s not just about giving gifts, there are also interpersonal relationships with each family. During the New Year holidays, gifts must be given and returned everywhere, and the size of the gifts are differentiated according to the relationship between the relatives.
They also have to entertain relatives and friends, and the Xie family regularly gives out porridge and does charity work for seven consecutive days at the end of the year.
Not only these seven days, the Xie family also specially placed tablets of their ancestors in the temple. There are seven days of rituals at the end of the year, and there are also sacrificial activities in the first month of the year.
In addition, Old Madam Xie and Madam Xie will also go to the palace to pay respects to the emperor before the New Year…
Once they review the process, it will take a while to finish. In short, there are a lot of things to do before the end of the year.
As expected, people should not be too arrogant, or they will suffer retribution in this life.
Yin Mingyu listened with a wooden face. She felt tired, but her mind had already started to sort out how to find more free time in such a busy schedule.
The most important thing is, responsibilities are clearly delimited.
Yin Mingyu asked, “Mother, do I just need to settle the accounts?”=
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