Transmigrated as A Farm Girl Making Her Family Rich-Chapter 293 - 256 Owning a Home of One’s Own_3

Li Zhijun and his brother had only attended a private school for a few years, recognizing a few characters, and they could manage some basic record-keeping and accounting for planting activities.

They didn’t need to calculate any of the accounts for the two estates themselves.

Li Zhijun soon realized that his sister-in-law’s sister was very skilled; she could help his sister and brother-in-law manage the accounts, a method of bookkeeping that he and his brother had initially not understood at all.

Originally, the notes they took were a mess, but later... the youngest niece from the Ye family provided training for the two brothers.

The brothers were surprised and delighted to learn more, yet puzzled about where this little girl had acquired such skills.

She mastered Qin, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting and knew so much—knowing this made the brothers, the uncles of such a genius from the Ye family, feel honored!

Of course, they benefited greatly, not only learning the skill of accounting but also some methods of managing people.

These were methods they had never heard of before, and they quickly saw effective results when they implemented them!

They could please the employees at the estate and simultaneously inspire them to work diligently and hope for more rewards.

The brothers were endlessly energetic and also reaped benefits themselves, receiving rewards at both the end and the beginning of the year.

In the past, their father’s birthday was celebrated by inviting a few tables of close friends and family.

Now it was different—not only did friends and family come, but also respected villagers and some more distant relatives showed up voluntarily.

With so many relatives visiting, they had to hold a big banquet, initially overwhelmed, they could only hastily order food from some restaurants in town.

Li Zhijun, of course, knew that the reason so many relatives and respected individuals came to celebrate his father’s birthday was that he and his brother were housekeepers, and people had requests of them.

Moreover, at the place he managed, relatives like his eldest brother-in-law also came to work occasionally or even took part-time jobs, like his eldest sister.

Their family had become a bit wealthier because of this income.

Managing a group of relatives was tricky, but they all signed contracts, and regardless of their familial ties, underperformers had to be dismissed.

With such rules, no one felt resentful; instead, they worked energetically every day, delighted to receive both awards and salaries.

With this system in place, those who felt their salaries and awards were not as substantial as others also became motivated, striving to win the top prizes.

Li Zhijun, working for his brother-in-law and now earning money, dressed much better than before—especially since his parents had his mother’s loving support, he was never short of clothes for any season.

Li Zhijun, now much better dressed, appeared significantly more spirited than before, and even though one could still tell at a glance that he was a worker, didn’t this attire fit a rich man in the countryside? Hongji often dressed more casually when working.

As an owner of a wood factory and a master carver who taught many apprentices, Hongji never gave up his original profession.

Having two estates, Hongji felt carving at the factory suited him better.

His eldest and second uncles had been managing the operations at the estates for the past two years, and he knew he couldn’t do a better job than them even if he stayed there.

However, he couldn’t let go of the carving aspect and hand it over to someone else.

The factory had hired apprentices and master carvers, but because the carved products were so valuable, he couldn’t trust anyone else to oversee the quality.

He always had a significant stake in the factory, not just earning a salary from carving but also receiving an annual share of the profits—it wasn’t a small amount of money, and a mistake in the carving could cause substantial losses.

Most importantly, he had to cover for his daughter who designed some of the carved products. He kept this secret closely, not willing to trust it with anyone else.

The Zhong family members stayed in the estate for a day, enjoying the scenery and observing the simplicity and vitality of the village, and before preparing to leave, they received gifts from the Ye family for their journey back to the city.

Mr. and Mrs. Mo also came, bringing letters for them.

When the Zhong family’s workers saw this couple, they seemed healthier than they had been two months earlier, indicating that they were living well.

"Housekeeper Zhong, how are my parents, sister, eldest brother, sister-in-law, and nephews doing?" ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com

Confronted with the Lady’s inquiry, this worker of the Zhong family, who had actually watched Mrs. Mo grow up, was relieved to see her doing well.

"Yes, everyone is doing well—Old Master and Madam are healthy. Knowing that you are well has made them very happy. Young Madam misses you, the youngest master is over three months old now, and Elder Young Master, Young Master, and Second Lady are all well."

Hearing directly from the worker that her family was doing well made Mrs. Mo think of her relatives and tear up; she wiped her eyes with a handkerchief.

"I am a unfilial daughter for being so far from them and not being able to attend to them regularly."

"Lady, now that you are doing well, everyone is reassured. It’s natural for a married daughter to live away; please don’t be too sad. As long as you are well, everyone else will be too."