Chapter 242 Wang: Why don’t you give money?


    The weather became colder and there was a faint New Year atmosphere. Xin''an no longer spent a small life in Qiushiyuan every day. Wang took her to deal with matters of the New Year Festival every day. The two discussed the gifts for two or three days, and there were various purchases and money raising. A large amount of silver was spent every day. Wang lamented that the money was difficult to make, but it was too easy.


    Xin''an is looking through the account books of previous years. The old marquis has been fighting for many years and the emperor has given countless rewards. In addition to the gold, silver and jade belonging to the old lady''s collection, there are also some industries in the mansion, including more than 30 shops, three farms and two other courtyards, and the income is acceptable.


    "I think the income of the shop in the mansion is pretty good, and the years have been good in the past two years. The harvest in the mansion is enough for food and food in the mansion. My father''s salary is also quite good. Why is it a bit too short of money?"


    If her father hadn''t been able to support her 100,000 taels per year, the Hou''s Mansion would have been not affordable.


    Wang was embarrassed to talk about the grandparents of Tang Gang and Tang Rong and his son in front of Xin''an, and said, "In addition to taking care of those veterans, your grandfather also left some soldiers to support, not to mention that your father often needs banquets, so the expenses are more."


    The father and son didn''t have enough to treat guests. The money spent on food and drink in a year was a big sum. Not to mention the need to give gifts, this was a huge expense.


    If she whispers twice, she would say that she is a woman''s knowledge and does not understand the difficulties of external affairs.


    Xin An actually knew it well, so Tang Gang would not say it. Tang Rong spent a lot of money on the banquet. In order to maintain the nobleness of his noble family, all the food, clothing and consumption were good. He also liked jade. You should know that jade can be more expensive than gold.


    "It''s shocking that my elder brother has arrived at the Ministry of Rites and has not received a few salary."


    "How much money did your husband spend in the Northern Yajun?"


    In the past, Tang Mo liked to compare with Tang Rong, and his food, clothing and consumption were comparable. In fact, he was a bit imitating Tang Rong. Now he has completely returned to his original appearance, and he does not care about food and drink. He does not wear beautiful jade on his body, which is much more refreshing, so he naturally costs less.


    Wang said, "I have discussed with your father. Starting next year, in addition to the routine monthly money, the mansion will allocate you a sum of silver every year. Your elder brother is 5,000 taels, and you are 2,000 taels. After taking the money, you can no longer find the account to pay for private accounts. If you can''t use it all, it''s your own. If you don''t have enough money, the mansion will not care about it."


    "In addition, we will give you two shops, operate them on your own, and bear the profits and losses at your own risk."


    Tang Rong won’t be able to withdraw endlessly from the account.


    Xin An felt it was very reasonable. She didn''t care if she was less than three thousand taels. As long as Tang Rong didn''t eat more, he would find Tao Yiran without money, and then the dog bites the dog, tsk.


    "Mrs. Second Young Master, Manager Fang is here."


    Xin An said ''um'', said to Wang, then got up and went to her small side hall. Fang Da said that the grocery store was about to open. "Yesterday, the Xu family''s cargo ship arrived in the capital and brought half of the cargo, which could be opened in three days."


    Xin''an said that he would visit the day of opening. The grocery store is different from the medicinal food shop, so there is no need to invite any guests, which saves a lot of trouble.


    Fang Da also said that the grocery store will definitely be busy for a while, "The Medicinal Food Shop is stable. I want to invite a reliable manager to take charge of the Medicinal Food Shop. I wonder what the young lady wants?"


    "We will have more than these two places in the future. We should ask someone to help you."


    Xin''an said that Wang Jin and his son were not good at these things, "Are you planning to ask for someone from Huaijiang or have you already chosen someone?"


    “There is one.”


    Fang Da said that he had an old friend, surnamed Qian, "This person is slick and had been fooled by the government. Later, he was guilty of the government and he lost his place to go. He did some small business in the past two years and his life was still acceptable." Xin An was willing to give Fang Da this face, "As long as he is upright, loyal, and capable, he will take the person to the second son and let him see it. If he thinks it is good, he will stay."


    "The documents must be signed, and the rest of Uncle Fang can do it by himself."


    Fang Da nodded with a smile, picked up the teacup sideways and took a sip, and said something that made him embarrassed, that is, Tang Gang eats nothing.


    "From the opening of the house to the present, the marquis often brings people to eat, sometimes three or five, sometimes seven or eight, and the prince will occasionally come with him. He has to choose the best food, but the meal money is only mentioned in the account."


    "Now I even said that I would leave him a private room for the medicinal restaurant so that he could entertain guests at any time. I was not sure what to do, so I could only ask the young lady for instructions."


    This matter was not unusual at first. Many businessmen would book private rooms in familiar restaurants for a long time, mainly for convenience. Tang Gang could understand this need, but he did not say he had to pay, which was equivalent to having a private room for him for free regardless of whether he came or not. This would not delay the business.


    Xin An knew that Tang Gang was not very particular, but he didn''t expect that he was so inappropriate. Did he regard her medicinal food shop as the property of the Hou Mansion?


    "You can leave a private room and not book for external purposes. The second young master will occasionally need it. It is easy to arrange it when it encounters important things. I can''t give you a definite answer for the rest. I will ask you to tell you if there is a charter in the future."


    Fang Da said: "I didn''t think of this even if the second young lady didn''t say it. She should indeed reserve a private room and be calm when encountering things."


    The two of them said a few more words before leaving. As soon as he left, Xin''an returned to Wang and continued to look through the account book. Wang said, "If you have something to do, go and do it. It doesn''t matter here."


    Xin An shook his head, "It''s not a big deal. There is one thing that the manager Fang, Uncle Fang, can''t make up his mind to ask me."


    Wang saw her hesitation, "But what''s wrong?"


    Xin An told the matter a little embarrassedly, and then said, "We are naturally happy when my father and elder brother chose to go to the medicinal meal shop for the banquet. We also took the guests for us. There is no need for the family to withdraw money. I originally left a private room for my husband. If I left one for my father, I would go to two."


    "My mother knows that business is good at the end of the year, and there is always a time when the private rooms of the Medicinal Food House are not unavailable. In order to open this Medicinal Food House, we invested a lot of money and pointed to the cold days to make a return."


    "I thought that since I had left one, my husband and father would share it. The main reason is that my husband is busy on weekdays and doesn''t have much time to invite a banquet."


    Wang had something to understand, and he was even more despised Tang Gang. He took advantage of his daughter-in-law''s property and did not pay for his meals. He would be embarrassed to say it out.


    Also, why should I go to her daughter-in-law’s place to do business for Tang Rong, and why should I not pay for money! !


    "You haven''t figured out the rules in the mansion. Your father would keep the manager in his account when he was having dinner outside. He would come to the mansion to find the account to settle the account on the first day of every month."


    Xin An was even more embarrassed, "It was just a few meals to treat my father to eat, so why did he really ask my father to pay for it?"


    Wang said, "If you open the door and do business, you must act like a business. Your father is not the kind of person who likes to take advantage of it. You don''t have to tell your father about this. He just keeps the account and gets it when it''s time to get it."