The head of the Mu family

Chapter 56 Keeping His Promise: Sending Xiao Qianyan to the Academy

Mu Huaisheng called Pingbo his nephew and added another lock to the top.

Turning to the butler with a serious expression, he said:

"If there's a problem with the accounts, you can resolve it right here in person. I won't say a word about it to anyone else."

But if I've said I'll audit the accounts, I want the most accurate accounts.

They agreed on the time when the group would arrive the next day, and then went back and told the lady.

The noblewoman blinked her beautiful big eyes and said:

"Shishu, you should also change into men's clothing tomorrow and go with Huaisheng to help."

The next day, both parties unlocked the door together, and Mu Huaisheng came to a conclusion:

Miss Shishu is a genius too!

As someone with a junior accountant certificate, I'm far behind them.

At noon, I invited the two geniuses, the accountant, the steward, and Pingbo's nephew to a nearby teahouse for a simple meal, which cost three taels of silver!

There are no cheap teahouses in this area!

When they left that day, the first round of auditing had already been completed.

We've already picked out the problematic ones, and we'll go through them again tomorrow and check everything once more.

The person who had the certificate only checked the accounts for about half a year.

Mu Huaisheng sighed:

Don't try to outdo geniuses!

The following afternoon, while the sun was still high in the sky, the problematic accounts had already been sorted out.

The total is about 1,200 taels.

He then asked the steward to take it back to the Vice Minister for his review, and they agreed to go and complete the contract and transfer of indenture the next day.

The next morning, Shi Shu and Xiao Qianyan went together again.

Upon arriving at the yamen in charge, Mu Huaisheng gave the remaining two thousand taels to the Vice Minister.

The Vice Minister then gave the deficit of 1,200 taels to Mu Huaisheng.

All contracts were re-stamped and handed over to Mu Huaisheng.

Mu Huaisheng signed and affixed his seal, then took his copy with him.

At the door, Mu Huaisheng bid farewell to the Vice Minister:

"Thank you, sir. I am just being a gentleman after making a mistake. Please allow me to say a few words."

I have some medical knowledge. If you really have a persistent cough that lasts morning and evening, and in severe cases you even have difficulty breathing...

You should see a doctor as soon as possible. I also have a folk remedy that you might want to try.

I usually eat one pear in the morning and one in the evening.

Soaking white radish in honey for twelve hours, and then eating a small bowl of it before bed can also help.

"Truly a promising young man, yet you exhibit these symptoms. Thank you, farewell!"

"Take care, sir/madam~"

After finishing his business, Mu Huaisheng gave Pingbo's nephew two hundred taels of silver.

He gave Shishu and Xiaoqianyan twenty taels each, but they refused to accept it no matter what. If he gave them more, they would give him a dirty look.

Mu Huaisheng thought that there would be a chance to make it up later.

Mu Huaisheng was going to the shop, and Shishu said she had nothing else to do, so she would accompany him.

Xiao Qianyan was perfectly fine.

My nephew Pingbo gets a cut from selling his house, but this guy gets much more than that, so of course I have to go with him.

Along the way, we first looked at the basic information provided by the Vice Minister's Office.

Once they arrived at the shop, they called everyone over. Everyone had met the new owner and had heard from the accountant about how capable the new owner was over the past few days.

Moreover, the indenture is now in the hands of the new owner.

The shop is currently almost completely out of stock.

When the Vice Minister saw that things were not going well, the shop began to dump its stock; otherwise, the goods alone would have cost more than 10,000 taels.

Mu Huaisheng then began to have a headache. Not having goods was not terrible; not having money to buy them was terrible!

Originally, with the New Year's red envelopes and the remaining balance, there was still a little over a thousand taels, but they returned a deficit of twelve hundred taels.

All told, it's over two thousand four hundred taels; that's definitely not enough for the jewelry store's inventory.

Mu Huaisheng was secretly annoyed:

Hastily!

Mu Huaisheng looked at the goods in the store and found that almost all of them were of ordinary quality.

Then there's the accounting manager, who earns six taels of silver per month.

A craftsman earns five taels of silver a month, while a sweeper earns six hundred coins a month.

There's a man at the entrance who greets guests and directs the carriages; he charges five hundred coins.

There are also three hostesses, each worth five hundred coins. Mu Huaisheng plans to give the shopkeeper, technicians, and sales staff a cut.

The waitress takes a cut of every hundred coins, the shopkeeper takes a cut of every five hundred coins, and the chef takes a cut of every one thousand coins.

After checking the people, they seemed fine. When it comes to working, whoever pays the salary is the best boss.

After reading it, Mu Huaisheng left.

I still have my regular job, I'll try to figure something out when I have some free time tomorrow.

I've been so busy these past few days that I haven't had time to attend to my own work. It's really neglectful of my duties!

He sent Xiao Qianyan back with a worried look on his face, and then returned to the Marquis's residence with Shishu.

First, focus on doing your job well. You definitely need to go to the Imperial Medical Academy; a good learning environment is very important.

Mu Huaisheng came up with an idea and followed the imperial physician into the inner palace.

He helped people carry their boxes while secretly admiring the headdresses of the empresses.

Make some changes to the drawing and have the store redesign the outdated style.

That way, we can exchange some more gold for it, which should last us a while.

The key is that she can't get into the inner palace; asking other imperial physicians to help her remember things definitely won't work.

They're all people who risk their lives for their jobs. Doctor Lan might be able to do it, but none of the concubines in the normal harem would ask him to take their pulse!

Mu Huaisheng was annoyed: That useless Doctor Lan!

Oh my god~ I need a jewelry designer.

After taking the pulses of several people in the Marquis's residence and revising the seasonal medicinal diet plan, I wanted to read for a while, but I couldn't concentrate on my studies.

Please tell Pingbo to tell Director Ruan that he will continue to come here and give me a ride as usual.

I also gave Pingbo twenty taels of silver as a thank you for his help.

Pingbo refused, saying:

“My nephew made a lot of money from this deal, and he has already given it to his family.”

Mu Huaisheng suddenly remembered:

Oh, and there's also the matter of Xiao Qianyan going to the academy; we'll have to ask the wealthy lady for help with that~

Children should repay kindness, but parents should not.

Go and talk to the lady right away.

The noblewoman immediately said that, apart from the Imperial Academy, the two best academies in Yedu were Luming Academy and Huai Ren Academy. She was indeed the daughter of the Grand Tutor.

He then asked the noblewoman if she could ask the household to help introduce her to someone.

Because in those days, school started every spring, the noblewoman immediately called for Uncle An, and Uncle An took care of the matter the next day.

Mu Huaisheng immediately paid the tuition and food fees for the second half of the year, and prepared clothes, writing brushes and ink for Qianyan.

Focusing on one thing doesn't have to be the best, but it absolutely can't be worse than most others.

He took the things and went to find the Cui siblings, explaining his purpose.

As the siblings looked at the carefully chosen clothes and writing implements, tears welled up in Wanxing's eyes.

"Clothes make the man, and a saddle makes the horse." Outsiders always respect fine clothes before respecting people.

At home, it doesn't matter if we wear tattered clothes.

Since we have the ability, it's better to establish ourselves in the outside world.

Xiao Qianyan, as mature as ever, said nothing and walked forward to hug Huaisheng.

Huai Sheng hugged the child back, thought for a moment, and then instructed:

"Once you're at the academy, you can't bully others!"

But more importantly, you must never let others bully you.

Who cares about the Heavenly King or the Emperor? If I'm bullied, I'll retaliate. If the disparity in strength is too great, I'll run and tell the Master.

If they tell you to call your family, don't be afraid!

I'll go with your sister; I'm really good at arguing!

The siblings, who had just been deeply moved, couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing these words.

"Okay, don't worry~"

"If you need anything, just tell me during your time off. I'll have Uncle Dong keep pen and ink readily available."

When it's time to change clothes for the season, I always ask Uncle Dong to prepare them in advance.

During my time off, I just take it directly from the shop.