Mr. Mo and the madam were still not aware of much, perhaps Zhong Xingwang had ntioned the previous house-buying matter, assuming they were relatives.
His students and their family had co to the Capital City, originally to et their future in-laws, and in the process of buying a house to have a foothold in the city, they serendipitously acquired a shop and an estate.
Then during the process of purchase, they discovered they were actually benefiting from relatives and friends of relatives.
Mr. Mo and his wife listened and felt very emotional, as they had struggled for years and only managed to have a small house in the Capital City.
They did not have the courage, nor did they have enough silver taels, to buy a big house.
Nor were they as lucky to co across such bargains.
Mr. Mo had initially hesitated, reluctantly agreeing to co over to help, but at this mont, seeing the large house,
And then building their students up, especially under Li Zhihao’s request for a separate eting, they finally gained the confidence to take on the job.
Li Zhihao, currently acting as the Grand Steward, managed businesses and the estate that originally had accountants, but now with so many more assets, they needed a Chief Accountant to handle them.
Initially, they planned to let the youngest son learn accounting and then follow him.
But now, faced with the many dangers of the Capital City, how could they let the young son always follow him, leaving early and returning late?
They placed the young son in Mr. Mo’s charge to learn accounting knowledge, and also to have the teacher assign howork, so he could get an education similar to that of an academy.
Li Zhihao did not send his young son to an academy, as the good ones in the Capital City required high fees, and at the lesser ones, the son might learn bad habits from others.
With Mr. Mo coming to work, it was the right opportunity to have his son taken care of.
Ye Shiqi understood that entrusting the affairs of the Capital City to her Young Uncle must have put a great deal of pressure on him.
The elder sisters at ho, if faced with the circumstance of many visitors calling on them together,
Could only entrust it again to the brothers-in-law and the teachers to deal with the guests.
It was impossible not to be on guard against so people visiting for the skincare perfu.
Ye Shiqi was aware that at ho, in the past few days, the skincare perfu she gifted to others, initially considered inferior products, not worth accepting, had led to doorstep visits with people wanting the formula and more of the skincare perfu.
She arranged for all such requests to be declined, which might have offended many influential figures.
She had secretly accepted donations from Prince 13’s team, which had beco a focal point for everyone, and maybe the Old Emperor and other Princes’ teams were thinking of ways to deal with them.
In the past couple of days, Ye Shiqi had thought a lot. In her absence, if the elder sisters encountered these situations, without her, they might face greater danger.
In the end, she decided to make more of the skincare perfu at night.
It was not for selling, but in the case of those who pressured them with their status to demand the skincare perfu, they had no choice but to give it away.
It wasn’t an act of surrender to the elite, but a ans to ensure they could live peacefully in the Capital City.
Ye Shiqi then gave each of her elder sisters a small bottle of Space Water, telling them not to let anyone know unless it was absolutely necessary, as it might save lives, being able to counteract poison.
Ye Luoqi, as the eldest sister in the family, with the youngest leaving on a journey in a day or two, helped prepare luggage with her sisters.
She also received a visit from her fiancé’s family and under the accompanint of her other sisters, managed the housekeeper’s duties comfortably.
Prior to her mother’s involvent, it had always been the youngest sister at ho who took the initiative, managing everything the housekeeper did; she would soon beco a married woman and after marriage would have to manage her own household affairs.
It was ti to start learning from here, and the other sisters were also learning alongside her.
Living here is not the sa as being in the countryside; there are too many affairs to manage.
Besides managing the household affairs, one may also need to review the account books and preside over so of the family’s business dealings.
Ye i Qi was already over fifteen years old, and her elder sister had been betrothed, but she herself had not yet been engaged. At the previous banquet of many wealthy elites, it was unclear whether they were joking or genuinely intending to play matchmaker.
Facing such suggestions to introduce eligible bachelors from within one’s own family mbers,
Ye i Qi could only treat it as a joke in the absence of her mother, when a noble lady or young lady would speak such words.
If soone truly had intentions, they wouldn’t discuss such matters with a girl but rather with the family elders.
Ye i Qi also didn’t wish for others to casually discuss the rits of potential suitors. From the gazes of the ladies and madams at that banquet, she saw pride—where was the sincerity?
Her own elder sister, though married to an average wealthy family, was indeed acquainted with them for a long ti and loved each other genuinely.
Ye i Qi, too, hoped to find soone who truly loved her, rather than being thrust blindly into a marriage on account of the other party’s wealth and status.
Given their current status, if those n truly fancied her, it might not be a blessing but perhaps they sought a concubine.
Ye Xinqi was already over thirteen. After the elder sister’s engagent, it would soon be the turn of the Second Sister, and then her own.
Being lined up in this way, she would soon face an uncertain marriage which she wasn’t very fond of.
In the countryside, they always thought their family had beco wealthy and could not marry a poor farr.
After arriving in the Capital City, however, they felt so humble; in the face of so many elites, it seed as though they were rely farr girls, whose status was lower.
And then, the family found themselves in danger, facing the unknown future; she wandered, helplessly uniting with her sisters to face it all.
If the youngest sister could boldly support a household, how could she, as the elder sister, show weakness?
The three sisters were preparing for the youngest sister’s journey, while also accepting the things she had prepared for them.
So thoughtfully planned, fearing that in the coming months they might encounter danger, might et those who had received the skincare perfu and then desired more.
Those who had not yet received the skincare perfu might use their noble status to oppress them.
That night, Ye Shiqi, who was ready for her journey the next day, joined her sisters for a reunion dinner.
Li Zhihao also brought the workers he had brought from the countryside to the Capital City, and they set up tents in the yard to have their al.
The old housekeeper also organized a feast for the guards escorting the caravan the next day.
In the yard, sentries were vigilant against spies from all sides who might strike that very night.
Throughout their dining and drinking, they never ntioned the next day’s journey.
Gou Dan, Ye Jiaxing, his brothers, and their fathers preferred working here, with better wages and living facilities than in the countryside.
In this place, they didn’t regret leaving their hotown for a mont.
When the old housekeeper returned to their countryside, he brought back letters from their families, encouraging them to work hard.
Ye Jiaxing received a letter from a brother back ho, regretting not having co with him.
Receiving their mother’s letter, ensuring them of her well-being, she encouraged them to work hard, hoping to join them in the Capital City soon.
He knew that his mother missed him and his father. Initially reluctant to move to the Capital City, she now entertained the possibility, hoping to reunite with them in Jin Capital and take care of the two of them.
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