She simply pushed the account book in front of Xu Xi: "Forget all this for me."

Xu Xi made a visual inspection and found that there were only a dozen account books, and he agreed very simply: "Okay, I'll finish it in half an hour." Then he asked, "Is it in time?"

The ancient characters are written in large letters, and a dozen account books may seem like a lot, but in fact they don’t contain much content.

"It's too late. Don't be in a hurry. Take your time." The eldest lady stood up, feeling refreshed and said, "I'm going to see your grandmother."

Xu Xi said it would take half an hour, but in fact it didn't take her at all. In only three-quarters of an hour, she settled the account.

After calculating these, she looked at the Zhao family's property written in the general ledger by the eldest lady, and found that the Zhao family owned 200 hectares of land, which were scattered in several counties around the capital. In addition, there were shops.

Six shops - the account books of these six shops were what she just counted.

Apart from these properties and shops, the Zhao family has no other property in their accounts.

One hectare equals fifteen acres, and two hundred hectares equals three thousand acres of field, which seems to be quite a lot. However, in ancient times, extensive planting and poor harvests meant that the field yield was not high and the value created was not great. The six shops were engaged in the grain and rice business, and what they sold was

The food produced in one's own fields is a good business and the income is average.

For ordinary people, with such a family foundation, they can live a very good life.

But the Suiping family was a noble family. In order to support the appearance, the family kept many slaves. Not only did each master have to pay monthly money, he also had to make clothes and jewelry every quarter.

Xu Xi spent the remaining quarter of an hour roughly calculating an account for the uncle's house, and couldn't help but click his tongue.

The monthly amount of silver distributed every month is four to five hundred taels. This does not include the daily necessities of so many people in the house and the seasonal purchases of clothing. The masters also spend money on making clothes and making jewelry, as well as the money they need from time to time.

The expenses of banquets and the exchange of favors throughout the year.

After settling the accounts like this, Xu Xi felt bald for the eldest lady: she couldn't make ends meet.

At this time, Xu Xi couldn't help but feel happy that the uncle's family was about to be separated.

After the families were divided, the only owners of the big house were the old lady, Zhao Yuanxun and his wife, her, and Zhao Jingtai. The number of servants to support was also reduced by more than half. Although half or more of the land and shops had to be allocated to the second and third bedrooms,

But you don’t have to be so generous, you can live within your means and live a good life.

Weddings and funerals are the most expensive ones. The second wife has four children, all about the same age, and it takes two or three years for them to get married. Whether they marry or not, it will cost a lot of money. This is not over yet, Zhao Yuanliang also

You also have to get a wife. This requires money from the eldest lady.

Zhao Yuanliang, Zhao Jingli, and Zhao Jing'an's father and son paid their betrothal gifts to their wives, but the dowry brought in by their wives belonged to their family. This meant that a large sum of money was taken out, and there was no way to make any money; not to mention Zhao Ruyu

and Zhao Rurui’s dowry.

After the family is divided, the eldest wife doesn't need to worry about these things, otherwise it will really make me worry to death.

At this time, the eldest lady also came back and asked Xu Xi, "How did it go?"

"It's all done." Xu Xi pushed the account book to her, "The total has been calculated as well. I made a booklet in which the monthly and annual income of each shop is listed. When we separate, you can take out the total booklet.

Just go."

After saying that, she reported the account she had just calculated to the eldest lady and asked, "Mom, is this true?"

The eldest lady and Aunt Zhou originally expected Xu Xi to settle accounts, but they were full of surprises as they settled the accounts so quickly. When they heard her report, they looked at Xu Xi as if they were looking at rare jewels.

"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?" Xu Xi couldn't help but touch her face. Could it be that she got ink on her face?

"She is indeed my daughter." The eldest lady sighed with regret on her face.

"Your eldest brother was originally the heir apparent, so he needs to know the situation in the mansion. Even if he marries a wife in the future and leaves the palace to his wife to take care of, he still needs to know the general situation in the mansion."

The eldest lady sighed: "I also taught him how to calculate accounts, and I also taught him how to calculate the expenses of the house. But your eldest brother has been doing calculations for several days, and he is dizzy and still has a confused account. Ask him about various expenses,

He was either confused or reported wrong numbers, which were quite wrong. It gave me a headache."

Xu Xi's face was full of sympathy - Zhao Jingli must be a poor mathematician. In addition, the level of mathematics in this era was not high, the government's training for him was still focused on martial arts rather than literature, and the government's accounts were so trivial, it was really difficult for him.

"It's not like you." The eldest lady said with a look of relief that "I am smart", "You just have to be good at calculations. That's because you are born smart. The most rare thing is that you still have an overall view of the situation in your heart. I just ask you to calculate an account book. You

I can figure out the situation in the house clearly. I know better now what a sensible person is and what a confused person is."

Xu Xi blushed.

Can this be the same?

Zhao Jingli was just a child in ancient times. All he saw and heard was this one-third of an acre of land, and he didn't even have many books to read.

She is a modern person. In modern times, regardless of the elderly or children, with a computer in hand, you can know the world's affairs and give advice on the country. Just bring a teenage child over and they will play games, how to build infrastructure and how to develop.

I can tell you everything about cities and countries in a clear and logical manner, and you will always have a kingdom in your heart.

Besides, her mental age is even older than that of Zhao Jingli.

"Mom, how do you plan to separate the family?" She quickly changed the subject.

The eldest lady was worried about this matter. When Xu Xi asked, her eyes suddenly lit up.

Her daughter is very talented and intelligent. You can tell by listening to her analysis of the situation in the house just now, not to mention that she discovered all the conspiracies of the Wei family.

"How do you think the family should be separated?" she asked.

"When a wealthy family separates, are there any rules?" Xu Xi first asked about the rules.

"There are no certain rules for this." The eldest lady sighed, "If there is an old man, the eldest son supports the old man, and if he has a title, he will get at least half of the property, and the rest will be divided among the other brothers. But there are also those who are mean and domineering, the eldest son.

Those who take the lion's share only give a little to their concubine brothers; others are generous and share it equally with their brothers, but those who share equally with their brothers are all brothers."

All in all, it's a mess.

Separating a family hurts money and feelings the most.

After hearing this, Xu Xi shook his head: "In that case, you should listen to your grandmother and father."

The eldest lady sighed: "It's okay for your father. He doesn't care much about money. It's more or less okay. He doesn't want to be accused of mistreating his brothers. But your grandmother doesn't want to. The Zhao family can have such a family background from generation to generation.
Chapter completed!