They would definitely be able to find out something through their hands. As for Zhenbei Hou's face, he didn't give them any favor, so naturally there was no need to worry about him.
Cheng Xue stood up slowly, pointed at the dirt and muddy ground, and said:
"The four of you clear out the land first, and then I'll settle the accounts with you. Tiandong, take someone to search their room, and be sure to find all the account books and deed papers."
"Yes." Tiandong took the order and went out, and saw Li Hui cupping his hands and calling out "Master".
Li Hui nodded as if nothing happened, and when he saw Tongpan, Tongzhi and others behind him, he pretended to be surprised and said:
"Why are you still following me? Go back and rest. You will still be busy tomorrow. Remember to put the things I want on the desk tomorrow. I am the most annoying person who is not punctual, so what do you want?
If you cheat, hurry up and do it so that I can't notice it, otherwise it will be difficult for you and I will be upset when I see it."
"..."
"..."
"..."
Cheng Xue, who was standing at the door, saw the dull expressions on everyone's faces and quickly lowered his head. This guy started teasing people again. It was really uncomfortable to hold back his laughter. When he got back, he must tell him not to be naughty when she was around.
"Didn't someone tell you not to wait for me? Why didn't you listen? If you change places, you can't sleep without me?"
Li Hui's voice came from above her head, and Cheng Xue felt half of her body numb. Then she looked up and saw that she was completely blocked by him, and couldn't help but glare at him.
You dare to say anything, don’t you want to lose face?
"What are you talking about? You didn't see me busy?"
"Yes, yes, my wife said yes, I was wrong."
Li Hui's attitude of admitting his mistake was very familiar to her.
I remember when the two of them went to buy a house in the county, he also acted like this. Since he wanted to show his "pride", she followed his wish.
"As long as you know you're wrong, why don't you go back to your room with me to rest? You know that I'm afraid of the cold at night, but you still have to go out and do business. Can government affairs be completed in one day?"
"I'm so busy. My wife is right. I'll be careful in the future and never do it again."
As Li Hui spoke, he hugged her and left. As for those who knew him, they should be invisible.
Returning to the main house, I saw Li Yue squatting in the outer room, adding firewood to the stoves in the east and west rooms, and hurriedly stepped forward.
"Dad, let's do it."
"No need dad..."
Before Li Tian could finish his words, Li Hui had already forcefully taken the firewood over.
Cheng Xue went over to help her daughter up and asked:
"How are Tiantian and Sidan doing? Are they still hot?"
"It's not hot anymore." Li Yue shook his head, "They both asked me to carry them to the West Room. Mom is tired all day and half the night, so I'll have a good rest later. By the way, Mom, the window frame is leaking air. I'll find someone to reinstall it tomorrow.
Touch the window, otherwise the windproof cotton curtain won’t hold up.”
"Okay, Mom has written it down and someone will do it tomorrow. You can rest early."
Li Yue nodded and returned to the house. Cheng Xue walked to the outside window. Although the windproof cotton curtain was hung, she could still feel the coolness.
"Daughter-in-law, come here and wash up."
Cheng Xue came over with an "Oh", lowered her voice and said:
"The house needs to be tidied up now, otherwise it will snow heavily in a while and the house will easily collapse."
"It's just a matter of simple cleaning. The Zhenbei Hou Mansion will be renovated in the spring. The government office and the back house are located there. The palace has already given the order."
There is no such thing as "women are not allowed to participate in politics" on Li Hui's side, not to mention that he understands his women and all the advice he gives is for the benefit of the people.
The entire northern government office has been in disrepair for a long time and has long been unable to be reused. The Marquis of Zhenbei was transferred back to Beijing so that he could start work as soon as the new commander-in-chief of the northern army arrived.
Right now, he just needs to get rid of the minions in the government office.
Cheng Xue lay in his arms, listening to his next plan, nodded in appreciation and said:
"Sure, then you go to the front and show off your skills. Don't worry about the back of the house. I will ask Baizhu to deliver food to you at noon. You must remember to eat on time."
"Don't worry, I won't stay up late, I'm henpecked."
Cheng Xue felt helpless at his teasing, and stretched out her hand to lightly punch his chest. The next second, the quilt was placed on her head, and she was pressed down. She spent the whole night charming...
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After breakfast the next day, Li Hui took Yan Yixin to the government office to work. When he first arrived, there were not many people available. It happened that Yan Yixin was a scholar, so he happened to be practicing with him. In the future, when he would have to take charge of his own scientific examination,
Nor will it be suppressed.
Cheng Xue looked at the deed paper and account books sent by Tiandong. The inn in Ningguyang County had an account book every eight years. The small government office had seven account books in three years. He casually flipped through a few pages and took office.
The governor doesn't live here, but the monthly expenses for the back house are high, and he also has to pay debts every month.
He really didn't dare to look at the final amount owed, so Tiandong ignorantly raised his hands and saluted, saying:
"Madam, the back house currently owes 800 taels of silver to the grain depot in Fucheng. Dexi came over early in the morning and told me that the entire Beijing Prefecture owes Zhanzhou 300,000 taels of silver. The governor of Zhanzhou is the nephew of the Marquis of Zhenbei."
Hearing such an answer, Cheng Xue not only sneered and shook her head. She knew that being the Marquis of Zhenbei was definitely not an ordinary person, but she was really surprised to give them such a big "gift" before leaving.
"Does the master know this news?"
"Go back to Madam, I already know." Tiandong replied, "I sent Gastrodia to Yahang before breakfast. In the past six months, there has been no one to sell there. The entire Yahang is idle, and we have to pay them wages every month.
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Cheng Xue nodded slowly, understanding his mood at the moment. Having been with Li Hui for so long, it was understandable that he felt sorry for his master.
"Don't worry, your master is not a fool. These difficulties are only temporary and he can solve them. Keep an eye on those Ge Tao guys yourself. If they don't work hard, they will be sent directly to the north to repair the defense line. We won't be able to support them in the back house.
Idle people."
"Yes, I will do it now."
Tian Dong went out and Cheng Xue came to the west room. Li Yue and others were cutting paper and preparing to paste the windows.
It is not easy to do this work on a cold day. You have to wait for the sun to shine at noon to do it, and you have to endure cold hands.
Thinking of this, Cheng Xue became angry and wanted to strip Ge Tao and others naked and let them stand in the courtyard to freeze. In the house where he lived, the window cracks and windows were clearly covered with paper, but other houses were directly covered with it, what the hell!
Li Heng took Shunxi and Shuangxi together and started wiping the windows with the mud. They specially mixed Sichuan peppercorns into the mud. This stuff, like peppercorns, is not easy to find in the north. Yuniang specially prepared it for them. They brought a total of
It weighed more than 500 kilograms, and I was afraid that the house here would not be good. When flipping the lid, it would be better to grind the peppercorns into powder and blend it into the mud.
The child did not pretend to be sick. Li Huai and Li Tian worked together after they recovered from their illness, and did not shy away.
Cheng Xue was very worried, especially with such sensible children.
"Bai Wei, go tell Bai Shao to stew the meat tonight."
"Yes, ma'am."
Bai Wei bowed and went out, while Cheng Xue continued to apply paste on the clear paper. As for the few account books placed on the kang table in the east room, she gave up completely.
Eight hundred taels, where can she turn money into to fill the hole? It is impossible to use her own money, she has no obligation.