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

Chapter 69 Greed
It is true that the handsome, heroic and noble Zhu Yue was very kind to her, but that kindness was directed at the original Miss Liu Xuejiang, and she always felt that she deserved it.

But the little mute was different.

The little mute was her friend. When they met, they were both down and out and ordinary.

The little mute didn't know Miss Liu Xuejiang, he only knew her as a little widow from time-travel - cowardly and timid, and very stingy about money; Kuhaha worked hard like an old dog, for fear that one day Starve to death and freeze to death.

But how can this be?

Qin Liu's complicated background was like a mountain weighing her down. She still had many troubles of her own, so how could she have the energy to think about it?
Qin Liu drove away the inappropriate thoughts in his heart and forced himself to fall asleep.

The most important thing is to live and live well. Everything else must be put aside later.

Besides, Dayan Khan's biological son, how dare she have any evil intentions?
……

Early the next morning, Qin Liu got up early and made breakfast. After serving the family, he went to the Jiang Xuezhai Inn across the street.

She specially wore large and old-fashioned coarse cloth clothes, and a hat on her head to cover her face, trying to be as inconspicuous as possible.

She didn't go from room to room, but went directly to the warehouse.The warehouse is relatively large, and there is also a desk set up specifically for her to calculate accounts and make plans.

Ma Yue was originally in the front hall of the inn. When he saw Qin Liu coming, he kept running over to ask her what her orders were.

Qin Liu smiled and just said that he wanted to come over and take a look.She said half-jokingly: "Sister Feng said that I don't do anything all day long, so I have to contribute, right?"

Ma Yue's expression changed, he nodded and left in a panic.Before leaving the house, he turned around and said through gritted teeth: "Sister-in-law Li, Sister Feng is talking nonsense. Don't believe her."

Qin Liu waved his hand indifferently: "It's okay."

However, Ma Yue left and returned, seriously promising as if he had made up his mind: "Sister-in-law Li, don't worry, I will not be greedy for a penny in this inn. The accounts will be clear and I will not disappoint your expectations."

Qin Liu looked up at Ma Yue in surprise: "Why do you say this? It's not like I don't believe you."

Ma Yue simply pulled up a chair and sat down, lowered his head and was silent for a while before saying: "Last night, Sister Feng said that I could collect the money from the inn myself and only pay half of the bill to you... To be honest, I thought about it. In the middle of the night, it’s not that I haven’t been moved...but, but..."

Ma Yue didn't say anything, but Qin Liu looked at him meaningfully, crossed his arms on his chest, and leaned back on the chair.

Ma Yue was a little panicked when he saw this, and quickly expressed his determination: "Sister-in-law Li, it's my fault for being greedy, please punish me!"

Qin Liu smiled faintly: "Ma Yue, how should I punish you?"

Ma Yue said with shame and sincerity: "No matter what the punishment is, I will be punished!"

The smile on Qin Liu's face slowly faded, and he said expressionlessly: "Okay. Go and call your brother, your mother and your sister. Let's have a meeting at Yanzi Building tonight to settle this matter. .”

Qin Liu was not in the mood to stay at the inn anymore and hurried back home.

The little mute was taking the children to practice archery in the yard, and smiled at her when she came back.

Qin Liu felt much better, went to find paper and pen, and started to calculate the accounts.

She spent 20 taels of silver to buy the land and more than 40 taels of silver to build the inn, totaling 60 taels of silver.Since the Ma family coveted the profit of the store, she could simply sell it to the Ma family at cost.

Now she finally knows what "the benefits of rice and the hatred of rice" mean. She let the Ma family participate in the management and profit sharing of her inn without spending a penny, but they ended up trying to take her money?

Qin Liu was so angry that he was shaking all over, but at the same time he calmly realized his problem.Fully decentralizing power without providing corresponding supervision means will be a huge loss if someone betrays it.

This is not the first time she has suffered such a loss.

Ma Yue was such a simple young man, but he thought about it all night under the temptation of interests.

Sister Ma Feng used to be such a cheerful little girl, but now when she failed in love, she actually made a stupid move to seduce Ma Yue into corruption.

If she and the Ma family are going to part ways after all, she would prefer that the long-term pain is worse than the short-term pain, and she would like to make the cut earlier, and still maintain the harmonious relationship in appearance.

She gave the Ma family most of the day to think about it, and hoped that they could show sincerity and ultimately maintain good neighborly relations.

Qin Liu even thought about it. Once the matter of the horses on the grassland was settled, she would take her family to Guannai and live in the south, away from this cold and poor frontier place.I guess it would be no problem for Zhu Yue to send someone to escort her.

It would be good for everyone if the inn could be handed over to the Ma family.

Qin Liuyin thought about it uncertainly for a long time, until the little mute came to remind her that it was time to make lunch, she hurriedly put away the pen and paper in her hand and went to the kitchen.

The little mute and his two children also went into the kitchen to help.

Erlang and Dalang had a great time playing around the rice bucket in the corner of the kitchen, burying their little hands in the rice and laughing.

The little mute talked a lot more: "The beef you cook is very good, better than on the grassland."

Qin Liu felt much better: "The beef jerky on your grassland is very good. It is said that Genghis Khan sent a large army to the west and fought all the way to Europe. The soldiers immediately hung dried meat on one side and mare's milk on the other. Horses The fermented milk becomes kumiss..."

The little mute said while beating eggs into the bowl: "Only the bravest warriors can eat beef jerky. Ordinary herdsmen cannot afford jerky."

Qin Liu was surprised: "Then what do they eat?"

"In summer, they almost only drink milk. In winter, when there is no milk, they boil millet in water and make it very thin. They can only drink it instead of eating it. Everyone drinks one or two cups in the morning and stops eating all day long; They only eat a little meat and drink some broth in the evening. If there are cattle, horses and sheep that die of old age or illness, they will all be made into dried meat. In this way, in winter, when the herds have no milk, they will eat dried meat and millet porridge.

Only nobles often eat meat. Ordinary herdsmen can't eat meat until the Chinese New Year. Several families kill a sheep together, and each family gets a little meat. "

"how about you?"

"When I was a child and lived with my parents, I had meat to eat every day. After I went to Huoshii at the age of six, I stayed in the homes of ordinary herdsmen and ate and drank like them every day."

Qin Liu felt sour in his heart, as if he saw the young mute living a miserable life without enough to eat every day.

"No wonder you are so thin. Then eat more now to make up for what you lacked when you were a child."

The little mute smiled, took the chopsticks handed over by Qin Liu, and cracked the eggs according to the method taught by Qin Liu: "It's not always so miserable. My sister is Huo Si's wife after all. When Huo Si went to war, she She would come to see me and sometimes bring some delicious food. She also secretly arranged for me a powerful master to come and guide me once a month, saying that the son of Queen Manduhai should not be a waste."

(End of this chapter)