Dressed as a widow, raising cubs, farming and building infrastructure in Ming Dynasty

Chapter 63

Qin Liu had a long, sweet sleep and never dreamed again.

Here, this big Kang is her home!
Early the next morning, Ma Yue sent Qin Liu the account books of the inn and restaurants.

Qin Liu looked at the messy account books and his forehead twitched.

This account is just a running account, which is simple and easy to understand, but there are so many miscellaneous items that it makes people's scalp numb when looking at it.Buying grass, buying meat, buying rice, buying beans, buying peanuts, etc. are all recorded on it.

Qin Liu didn't care about accounting, but spent more time with his two children.Especially Dalang, who is now six years old and almost seven years old. It is a critical moment for learning knowledge and enlightenment. She wants to see if the child's learning has deteriorated during her absence this month.

Dalang has practiced calligraphy every day, but his arithmetic is still too bad.

When Qin Liu saw him writing "6" after "6 plus 11", his heart collapsed.

That's right, what she taught Dalang was Arabic numerals.

She broke off a bunch of small wooden sticks and asked Dalang to count six first, and Dalang finished it easily.

She asked Dalang to count six more, and Dalang continued to complete successfully.

She pushed the two piles of small wooden sticks together and asked Dalang: "Count again, how many are there in total?"

Dalang counted them once, his eyes flashed and he said loudly: "Twelve!"

She smiled and touched Da Lang's head: "Da Lang is great! Look again, seven small wooden sticks plus seven small wooden sticks, how many are there in total?"

Dalang counted the sticks very seriously.

She looked at Erlang again. Erlang was having a great time slashing here and there with a small wooden sword. Of course, he cut Qin Liu the most times.Fortunately, Qin Liu was wearing the original coarse clothes today. If he had bought those exquisite clothes in Xuanfu, they would have been ruined by now.

Qin Liu was helpless.This wooden sword was made by the little mute, and I don’t know where the little mute is now.

Qin Liu took the energetic Erlang to play in the mud in the shade of the backyard.It was already late May, a time when the weather was hot and the sun was scorching.

Erlang poked around in the mud with his small wooden sword. When he felt it was not enough, he threw the wooden sword aside, stuck out his little buttocks, and started to liven up the mud with his hands.

Soon his face and body were covered with mud.

Qin Liu didn't mind either. He sat on a small bench and watched Erlang play, enjoying the quiet time.

"You just let your children play with this?"

The sudden male voice startled Qin Liu.

She turned her head and found a man wearing a hat and black clothes standing in the shade of the east house.

She squinted her eyes and tried her best to look down at the man's face under the hat.

The man came closer, revealing a handsome face with three-dimensional features under his hat.

as predicted!

Why did Zhu Yue chase him here?

Qin Liu smiled awkwardly: "Master Zhu, why do you have time to come here? This is so far away..."

Zhu Yue put his hands behind his back and said very leisurely: "I have something to tell you in person."

Qin Liu listened with his ears pricked up.

"The horse trade has alarmed the higher-ups. There will be many people going to Xuanfu in the capital recently. Remember, try not to go out or show your face. If necessary,"

Zhu Yue paused and his voice became a little deeper: "Go and stay on the grassland for a while."

After saying that, he looked at Qin Liu seriously.

Qin Liu felt a bitter taste in his mouth - was his identity so taboo?
This Zhu Yue has been riding horses day and night to bring him back to Xuanfu from the grassland. It has only been a few days, and he wants to go to the grassland to stay for a while?
Isn't this a waste of effort?
She nodded, went to pick up Erlang who was still struggling in the mud, and said to Zhu Yue: "If I leave, please help Mr. Zhu take care of my family."

Erlang was having fun when he was suddenly interrupted. He waved his hands and kicked his legs to resist, grunting and going to play in the mud on the ground.

Qin Liu was hit by his muddy little hand, and his face was covered in mud, and his hair was also stained a lot.Qin Liu didn't care about this and just looked at Zhu Yue seriously.

Zhu Yue was amused by Erlang's naughtiness.

He stretched out his hand and pinched Erlang's chubby face, smiling lightly: "Okay."

After that, he looked carefully at Erlang's face, as if he wanted to find something inside.

Qin Liu hurriedly asked about the whereabouts of the little mute: "Where is my buddy now? Should Master Zhu let him go?"

"I can't let it go."

Qin Liu was shocked: "Why?"

Could it be that the little mute was injured? !
"He ran away on the grassland. I don't know where he is now. However, it would be a good thing if he comes back. I would feel more relieved if you have a master by your side."

What this means is that the little mute is the son of Dayan Khan, a serious prairie prince, and he is not his bodyguard...

However, Qin Liu did not argue with Zhu Yue about this. Now that the little mute's whereabouts were unknown, she was a little worried.

"Uncle Lou and the others are back?"

Zhu Yue said calmly: "He took you to the grassland without authorization and put you in danger. He still needs to implement the horse affairs on the grassland to make up for his fault. He will not be able to come back for the time being."

Qin Liu was stunned for a moment, it turned out that Old Man Lou was so bold!

It seems that Zhu Yue was unaware of his trip to the grassland at first.

Somehow, she suddenly felt that Zhu Yue was much more friendly.

Zhu Yue looked her up and down and said, "Why aren't you wearing new clothes?"

Qin Liu smiled awkwardly: "It takes too much time to dress up with a child. I'm afraid it will get dirty." She looked at the mud marks on her body that Erlang had made.

"Just do it after you get it dirty."

It will cost money to do it again!
Qin Liu said nothing.

Zhu Yue didn't stay long and left quickly, seemingly in a hurry.

Qin Liu looked at the thick layer of dust on the hem of his clothes and the color of his boots that were obscured by the dust, and knew that he was coming on horseback.

It’s 150 miles to get here from Xuanfu, and it’s actually quite hard to ride a horse all the way there.

Just for these few words, he made a trip by himself. He had just experienced a day and night emergency march a while ago. This Zhu Yue is really a tough guy!
Qin Liu asked Erlang to continue playing in the mud, but he thought about the recent things that needed to be dealt with urgently.

She had to sort out the advantages and disadvantages of the inn as soon as possible and get the inn business on the right track as quickly as possible.

After putting the children to bed at night, Qin Liu stayed up all night to sort out the accounts of the inn and restaurants.

The restaurant's overall profit dropped significantly, earning only one to two hundred and four hundred cents.

The inn was quite profitable, earning a total of 97 taels of silver.

Because the service staff are mostly street kids found nearby, they only provide food and lodging without any wages, so the profit is quite high, 60 taels.

This profit is much worse than when Yanzilou was at its peak.

Qin Liu lowered his head and pondered.

It's summer now, and there are a lot of people passing by, so their store has just opened and the occupancy rate is pretty good.

It's just that the main income is from hotels, and the catering income is less than one-tenth, which makes Qin Liu a little regretful.

According to her plan, food is the most important thing for the people, and catering income should be more.

(End of this chapter)