The accounts in ancient times weren't like in modern times where the system could calculate the answers. Every account had to be looked at and calculated by oneself.
Moreover, it was written in big letters. When Shi Sheng finished reading, he felt dizzy and nauseous.
Shi Sheng picked out the problematic accounts and said to Qiu Shui, "Change the managers of these shops."
"Huh?" Qiu Shui was confused. She flipped through the accounts, "Miss, the managers of these shops are all old. Is there a problem?"
When Ruan Xiaoyang was unwilling to learn, Qiu Shui was forced to learn by her father. She was the one who looked through the accounts and didn't see any problems.
Shi Sheng pointed at a few places where the accounts were falsified.
Qiu Shui didn't understand at first, but after reading a few times, she understood. Her expression turned ugly, "How can they do this? We give them the best treatment. They've been working for the Ruan family for a long time …"
"It's because they're old that they dare to do this."
Ruan Xiaoyang was young and a girl, so these people dared to do this.
"Miss, I'll go now." Qiu Shui took the accounts and went out.
They dared to deceive their superiors and think that their Miss was easy to bully.
The news of these shopkeepers spread quickly. Some people who wanted to make a fortune didn't dare to have any ideas after this incident.
The Miss left behind by the Ruan family wasn't easy to fool.
After dealing with the Ruan family, Shi Sheng had time to pay attention to the female lead.
"Are we still collecting the rent from Bai He Village?" Shi Sheng called Qiu Shui over to ask.
Qiu Shui nodded, "Not yet … They made a big fuss before, so we collected the rent from the neighboring village. However, I heard that there were bandits in Baihe Village and all the food was stolen. I'm afraid we can't collect much. Miss, why are you suddenly asking about this? "
Shi Sheng waved his hand, "Let's go. Follow me to show off."
"Huh?" Qiu Shui didn't understand the word "show off". She looked at Shi Sheng in confusion. What was Miss talking about?
"Collecting rent." Shi Sheng changed his words.
"Let the subordinates do this. How can you go?" Qiu Shui disagreed. The village was dirty and messy. It wasn't a place for Miss to go.
Most importantly, Miss was an unmarried girl, how could she show her face in public?
"It's boring to stay at home. Let's go and have a look." Shi Sheng's tone was indifferent, but no one could refute him.
Qiu Shui looked at Shi Sheng in confusion. Why did Miss become so strange?
She opened her mouth, wanting to persuade Shi Sheng, but her gaze suddenly met with Shi Sheng's eyes. His eyes were as clear as before, but there was less fluctuation in them.
It was a calmness that she had never seen before. It did not contain the slightest bit of emotion. The coldness that spread out from the depths of his eyes made people's hearts turn cold.
Qiu Shui was stunned. What happened to Young Miss?
…
White River Village was quite a distance away from White River County. The carriage swayed for half the morning before they finally arrived at White River Village.
Shi Sheng alighted from the carriage. There were farmlands by the roadside, and some tenants were harvesting rice.
As soon as Shi Sheng's carriage appeared, those people noticed it.
There was a sign of the Ruan residence hanging on the carriage. Of course, they knew that it was someone from the Ruan residence and was most likely here to collect rent. However, when they saw Shi Sheng alighting from the carriage in silk and satin, some of their expressions changed.
"Isn't this the other day …"
"Why did she alight from the Ruan residence's carriage?"
Ruan Xiao Yang had never been to White River Village. The tenants here only knew her name, but had never seen her before.
The last time she came to White River Village, she did not report her name.
That day, when Ruan Xiao Yang was caught by the bandits, some of the tenants saw it. Now that they saw her alighting from the Ruan residence's carriage, how could they not be surprised?
The Ruan residence was their boss.
The village chief of White River Village heard the news and rushed over. When he saw the previous rent collector standing beside Shi Sheng, he thought for a moment and roughly knew who this person was.
"Boss?" The village chief called out tentatively.
"You're the village chief?" Qiu Shui asked on behalf of Shi Sheng. "Gather everyone in your village. Our Miss is here to collect rent."
He was not there on the day the bandits robbed, so he did not know what was going on. Now that he heard Qiu Shui's words, he only felt troubled. "This …"
He looked at the villagers behind him and rubbed his hands. "Boss, it's not that we don't want to pay. This time, the bandits from Heifeng Stockade came down to rob us. Other than what we have in the fields, we don't have any food at home. Can you slow down and let us finish the winter …"
Qiu Shui looked at the village chief. "The Ruan family won't be so ruthless. We also know your difficulties, but you still have to pay some."
There were so many tenants in the surrounding villages. If those people heard that the people of White River Village did not pay the rent, wouldn't they make a scene?
When Old Master Ruan was still around, he was very tolerant of these tenants. If they could not pay this year, they could pay next year. However, it was not like they did not pay at all.
There were rules in every profession. Once the rules were broken, it would cause a collapse.
The village chief said in pain, "There's really no other way this year. The villagers only have this little bit of food left in the fields. It's hard to say if we can even survive the winter. Boss, please do us a favor and be kind. We'll definitely make up for it next year."
Qiu Shui could not make up her mind. She looked at Shi Sheng. "Miss, what do you think?"
"Previously, you said that you wanted to reduce the rent?" Shi Sheng glanced at the village chief.
The village chief's heart skipped a beat. He said with a bitter face, "Boss, the harvest is getting worse year by year. We also have no other choice. After paying the rent, there's not much left."
Shi Sheng's lips curled up. "But from what I know, the other families' rent is higher than ours."
The Ruan family only took 40%, while the others took 50%. It was a whole 10% less.
The village chief wiped the cold sweat on his forehead. He did not know how to answer. He could not help but blame the female lead in his heart. If the boss did not rent the land to them, what would they do?
"Ruan Xiao Yang!"
A delicate voice came from the ridge of the field. The female lead, who was wearing coarse hemp clothes, came up from the field. Her calves were still stained with mud. She looked a little pathetic.
Of course, Qiu Shui recognized Su'Er. She had caused trouble for her Miss a few times before. Miss was kind and did not argue with her, but Su'Er still took advantage of her and acted as if she was the most reasonable.
"Su'Er, what do you want?" Qiu Shui blocked in front of Shi Sheng. "Is Miss's name something you can call?"
"Isn't a name for people to call?" Su'Er said righteously. "Ruan Xiao Yang, what are you doing here again?"
Su'Er knew that the original owner had been captured by bandits, but she did not report it to the officials or the Ruan family.
In Su'Er's heart, she felt that it was good that someone taught Ruan Xiao Yang a lesson for exploiting people like her.
She did not expect her to come back in one piece.
"Collecting rent, of course." Shi Sheng's eyes curved into a smile. "Isn't that obvious?"
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Shi Sheng: Farming, farming, you actually want I to farm!!!
Little Fairy: Beautiful scenery, how beautiful.
Shi Sheng: Haha.
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