GBP Chapter 167 Find an accountant!
Chapter 167 Find an accountant!
Jiang Yuwei cleaned up the house for the fool, and then said worriedly:
"Silly boy, you will live in the inner room from now on. You should be alert when you go to bed at night and listen to the noises inside and outside the room. I will bring Xiao Hei to keep you company tomorrow, okay?"
The fool nodded while eating:
"Then don't forget to feed Xiao Hei tonight."
Jiang Yuwei smiled and said:
"Don't worry, Xiao Hei, you won't starve. I've made your bed, put your toiletries in the room, and put the cooking utensils under the corridor outside the yard. You can find them yourself."
Jiang Yuwei pointed at the things in the corridor and continued:
"I bought you some food. If you can't wait for me to bring you food, you can cook something for yourself tomorrow morning. But there is one thing, you have to put out the fire in the stove after cooking. The well is right here, you can draw water yourself."
The fool waved his hands impatiently and said:
"I know. It's getting dark. Go quickly, go quickly."
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei could only helplessly remind him:
"Then you must remember to lock the door at night."
After saying that, Jiang Yuwei looked at the fool worriedly again, then went out and locked the door of the shop from the outside, got on the ox cart and went to Ningjia Village. This time she was going back to the village alone, so naturally she couldn't wait until dark to leave, she had to get back before it was completely dark.
Jiang Yuwei thought that everything in the shop had been arranged and it was time to open the shop. However, the accountant had not been hired yet. She might as well go to the head of the village and ask if there was a suitable candidate in the village. It would be better to find someone who knows the accountant well for the position.
Thinking this way, Jiang Yuwei drove the ox cart directly to the village head's house. As soon as Jiang Yuwei got off the cart, she saw the village head feeding pigs in the yard and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him:
"Li Zheng, are you busy?"
The village head turned around and saw that it was Jiang Yuwei. He happily put down the pig food, walked out of the pigsty, and smiled at Jiang Yuwei:
"Yuwei, I heard from Ning Qiu that your family has been busy with work these days. How come you have time to come here today?"
Jiang Yuwei smiled and handed the snack in her hand to the head of the village and said:
"Well, I came here today to ask the head of the village for help. You know that our shop is about to open, but we haven't found a bookkeeper yet. I don't think it would be safe to let someone else do this kind of work, so why not ask the head of the village if there is anyone suitable in our village?"
The village head took the snacks handed over by Jiang Yuwei and said with a smile:
"Yuwei, don't bring anything with you next time. As for the accountant, I have a candidate for him."
Jiang Yuwei had a clue after hearing this, and asked quickly:
"Li Zheng, please stop keeping me in suspense and tell me who this candidate is."
The village head laughed and said:
"Of course it's Uncle Ning Wu. Even though he's a bullock cart driver now, he used to be an accountant for wealthy families."
Jiang Yuwei thought for a moment and then said:
"I never thought that Uncle Ning Wu was actually an accountant. But, why did that family not hire Uncle Ning Wu anymore? Do you know the reason?"
The governor thought for a while and then said:
"It seems that because that family fell into decline, they sent all the servants back home. Uncle Ning Wu was already quite old when he came back, so he simply stayed in the village and didn't go out to travel again. However, he has a very good character. We live in the same village, so we can rest assured."
Jiang Yuwei nodded and smiled:
"Yes, I have some friendship with Uncle Ning Wu. I will go to his house and ask him if he is willing to work as an accountant in my shop. Thank you for your suggestion, Li Zheng."
After saying that, Jiang Yuwei hurried out, got on the ox cart, and hurried to Uncle Ning's house.
As soon as Jiang Yuwei entered the door, she saw Uncle Ning Wu and Aunt Ning Wu sitting in the yard eating dinner, and hurriedly said with a smile:
"Uncle Ning Wu, I have something I want to discuss with you these days."
Seeing this, Aunt Ning Wu hurriedly stood up and pulled Jiang Yuwei into the yard, took a stool for her to sit down and said with a smile:
"Yuwei, you look so anxious. Have you eaten yet? If not, please have something to eat at my house."
Jiang Yuwei smiled and waved her hands:
"I've eaten, Aunt Ning Wu, don't worry, just eat your food, I'll just say a few words and then I'll leave."
Uncle Ning smiled and nodded:
"Yuwei, just tell me what you want to say."
Jiang Yuwei looked at Uncle Ning Wu and said:
"Uncle Ning Wu, I just came back from the village head's visit. I heard from him that you used to be an accountant."
Uncle Ning recalled for a moment, then smiled and nodded:
"Oh, it's all in the past. If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten about it. It's a good thing the head of the village still remembers it."
Jiang Yuwei sat up straight and said with a smile:
"Uncle Ning, I came here today to ask you to be the accountant in our shop. Don't be so quick to refuse. It won't affect your family's business of driving a bullock cart. You can take people to the town in the morning and bring them back to the village in the evening. Anyway, our shop has a backyard that can accommodate a bullock cart. Not only will it not affect your business of driving a cart, but I will also give you an extra fifty copper coins a month. What do you think?"
Aunt Ning Wu heard this and nodded happily:
"Okay, okay, why not? It will give us another way to earn money, and our family will be better off."
Uncle Ning waved his hand hesitantly and said:
"I've left this job for more than ten years. I'm afraid I won't be able to do it well and will cause trouble for your shop."
Jiang Yuwei smiled and said:
"Uncle Ning, you just need to collect money and keep accounts in the shop. What can it delay? Are you going to tell me that you can't even tell the difference between copper coins and silver, or that you don't know how to use abacus beads?"
Uncle Ning Wu still frowned after hearing this and said:
"Yuwei, I know you have something good in mind for me, but I haven't done accounting work for a long time, and I'm really afraid that I won't be able to do it well!"
Aunt Ning Wu saw this and said anxiously:
"Old man, please stop talking about these nonsense. Yu Wei thought of you first when she had such a good thing. You can't just reject her. Besides, it's just a matter of settling accounts. If you go back to your old business, you will definitely succeed. If you are not good at it, you will be able to do it in a few days. Don't you think so, Yu Wei?"
Jiang Yuwei smiled and nodded and said to Uncle Ning Wu:
"Uncle Ning, just do it with confidence. If you let me hand over the accounting work to someone else, I really don't feel at ease, but with you here, I am absolutely at ease. Don't refuse. I just opened the shop these few days and there are not many customers. You can practice first. Besides, these things are engraved in my mind and will not be unfamiliar."
Seeing Jiang Yuwei's sincerity, Uncle Ning gritted his teeth and agreed:
"Okay, Yuwei, I agree to this. I will do as you say. I will take people there in the morning and bring them back in the evening. The shop will definitely not be delayed for you. I can't give up my job as a bullock cart driver. After all, our villagers rely on my bullock cart to go into the city."