Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 1235 - 389: Adding Another Shop

Chapter 1235: Chapter 389: Adding Another Shop

The next morning, Mo Qingze went to the Government Office to work, and Zhenzhen, accompanied by Yun Zhao, returned to the school with bags of food, while Mo Yan also returned home to Liu Yang Village with her two sisters.

Even though her home was much more comfortable than Scholar Mansion, there were more chores to attend to. After resting for a moment, Mo Yan went to the study to check the accounts for this quarter’s income and expenses.

Midway through the process, Tang Xin came in with a thick account book and a wooden box, "Sister Yanyan, Zhao Steward visited yesterday and brought over the accounts and silver from the estate for this quarter."

Mo Yan lifted her head and rubbed her slightly swollen forehead, then gestured to the chair opposite her, indicating for Tang Xin to sit down, "You’ve looked at the account book, haven’t you? Tell me the general situation."

"Yes, I’ve already looked through it." Tang Xin obediently sat down, flipping the account book open to the last page, and began reporting the earnings for each category, "Two hundred mu of rice, totaling 213,600 jin, which amounts to 774 liang and 6 qian of silver; twenty mu of watermelon, totaling 119,200 jin, with an income of 230 liang, 6 qian, and an extra 65 wen; thirty mu of peanuts, totaling 12,380 jin, with an income of 78 liang, 3 qian, and 60 wen... The total revenue amounts to 3,187 liang, 7 qian, and 32 wen. After deducting expenses for hiring labor, farm equipment depreciation, etc., the net income comes to 3,267 liang, 6 qian, and 59 wen."

After clearly stating the final results, Tang Xin licked her somewhat dry lips and placed the account book in front of Mo Yan, "There’s almost no issue with the accounts, and the amount of silver tallies up as well."

Zhao Dafu’s accounts were not this clear and straightforward. Tang Xin must have put in quite the effort to be able to clearly report them by category. Mo Yan saw the fatigue in Tang Xin’s eyes and knew that she hadn’t rested well the night before because of this account book. Mo Yan frowned and said, "You stayed up late again last night, didn’t you? The account book won’t grow legs and run away; you should go through it slowly. From now on, you are not allowed to stay up late."

Tang Xin felt somewhat embarrassed, "I lost track of time while looking at it. It won’t happen again."

"Don’t try to fool me. If I find out you’ve stayed up late again, I won’t let you touch the account books ever again."

Mo Yan had heard such words countless times before, but she knew Tang Xin had a habit of not resting until she finished all of her tasks for the day.

Suddenly feeling anxious, Tang Xin hurriedly said, "Sister Yanyan, I promise this is the last time, there really won’t be a next time."

Her embroidery skills were lacking, and her cooking was not up to par either. The only area where she had some talent was in keeping and managing accounts, and she had grown to love this work. If she wasn’t allowed to do this anymore, what else could she do?

Seeing that she had convinced her, Mo Yan’s expression softened, "Remember what you said today because I mean what I say." After nearly two years of testing, she knew very well what kind of person Tang Xin was. Not only was she serious and meticulous, but she also had immense patience. Mo Yan had never seen her become confused or frustrated while managing accounts. If she continued to be nurtured, she would undoubtedly become a valuable assistant in the future.

"Yes, yes, I’ll keep it in my heart," Tang Xin hastily agreed, touched to the verge of tears by Mo Yan’s concern.

Finally satisfied, Mo Yan looked at Tang Xin for a long while and suddenly said, "I’m planning to have you manage the rice shop and bring Grandfather Li back to manage the winery. Do you have any objections?"

Currently, the winery was in need of a trustworthy person to manage it, and it was difficult to find the right person at short notice. As Tang Xin was still young and had many shortcomings, even though Mo Yan wanted to rely on her, it wasn’t feasible to entrust her with the entire winery right away. Temporarily having her manage the rice shop and bringing Grandfather Li back had been a decision made after careful consideration.

"Sis-Sister Yan, what... what did you say?" Tang Xin’s eyes widened in disbelief, unable to comprehend that Mo Yan had made such arrangements.

Mo Yan was amused by her shocked expression and repeated what she had just said carefully, then encouraged her, "The affairs of the shop are not difficult, and you don’t have any problems with accounts. I believe you can manage the shop well."

Tang Xin stared blankly at Mo Yan, feeling as if she were in a dream. After she was bought by the Mo Family and officially became a part of the household, she had firmly positioned herself: she was a servant purchased by the Mo Family—they commanded her to live, so she lived; they ordered her to die, so she would have to die.

Yet after arriving at the Mo Family, she found that no one treated her as a servant or ordered her about. Moreover, she ate to her heart’s content every day, wore clothes she never dreamt of wearing before, and nobody beat or scolded her. There was always plenty of work to do.