After he and his mother-in-law separated, he built a house and stocked a warehouse full of grain and

Wang Guifen suddenly realized!

Shui Qing was right. Her father-in-law did such a good job and worked so hard for the village, but there were also people who said unpleasant things behind his back.

No matter how good she is, can she still be better than her father-in-law?

What's more, she is still a woman, so someone will definitely use her status as a woman to make trouble!

She hurriedly asked: "Shui Qing, my mind is like a mess right now. Do you have a suitable candidate?"

Shui Qing smiled and analyzed: "As the head of a village, the helpers you choose should not be too old. The young ones will not be tired from home and can be diligent in running errands;

You also need to be smart, as you will have to deal with officials and businessmen later on, being smart can save you a lot of trouble;

I think Fan Xiaoliu, Wu Goucheng, and Zhang Xiaowu are all good. "

The main thing is that Sister-in-law Guifen is not too old. If her helpers are about the same age, they may not necessarily be under her control, but young boys are much easier to manage;

Fan Xiaoliu is smart and steady, suitable for dealing with the outside world; Wu Goucheng and Zhang Xiaoxiao are suitable for running errands in the village.

When Wang Guifen heard about these three candidates, she thought about it carefully and realized that Shui Qing's choice was really good.

Especially Zhang Puppy. Although Zhang Bald is not a good person, he is a very hard-working puppy. Who in the village doesn’t know that? Besides, with the puppy here, no one would say that all the candidates to run the village come from wealthy families.

"Okay, then it's just the three of them. Shui Qing, I have something else I'd like to ask for your opinion on. I've been thinking about it for so long and don't know how to solve it."

"You said."

Wang Guifen sorted out her messy thoughts and tried to speak as concisely as possible: "Our village official had just started to save more than ten taels of silver. At that time, he said that I would host the village banquet and keep the money. Later, when Magistrate Wu went through it, he turned over it several times at once. The amount was over a hundred taels, and a lot of expenses were spent on village banquets, adding ink to the library, building repairs, building walls, etc.;

But after the medicinal materials are harvested, each household in the village adds money according to their population. As public expenses, do you know how much it is? "

Shui Qing raised his eyebrows slightly, knowing that this number must be very large.

The old village chief's family has the most mountains, forests and fields, and is also the most diligent. It was among the first people to grow medicinal materials. It can be said that apart from his own family, the Ding family, and the Hu family, the old village chief is the richest.

Wang Guifen is in charge of the family's finances and has seen large sums of money. If it were small, she would not be so worried.

Wang Guifen did not let Shui Qing answer, but said directly: "Now there are a full one thousand seven hundred taels! I feel panicked every day with so much money in my hands. Besides, you also know that I am illiterate and can't keep accounts. What will happen next?" If anyone questions me, I can’t prove my innocence.”

She was terrified, fearing that she would make a mistake in any note. If she accidentally embezzled the public's money, how could she have the face to see others?

Shui Qing wanted to sigh. Others loved managing money, and it was best if it could be put into their own pockets, but Sister-in-law Guifen's managing money only put pressure on herself!

But it's really good that she realizes the risks of managing money.

When you ask her, you are asking the right person. Managing the village's money is equivalent to the company's finances. She has experience.

"Xiao Liu, Gou Sheng, and Xiao Xiao are all literate and can do arithmetic. You pick two, one is responsible for recording the details of the money received, and the other is responsible for recording the money paid out. The money is still kept with you, and every time the money is paid out, go from you;

The three of you will reconcile the accounts once at the end of the month, once every quarter, and again at the end of the year. There will basically be no mistakes. If anyone questions in the future, the accounts will be clear;

Also, it is not a good thing to have too much money in the account. It should be used more. For example, village banquets can be held more to increase the cohesion of the villagers;

The main road connecting the village to the outside can also be repaired, widened and smoothed, making it easier for horse-drawn carriages and donkey carts to travel back and forth;

You can also purchase weapons, hold activities and competitions, etc. It is enough to ensure that the public deposits are between five and seven or eight hundred taels every year. Any extra can be used for village affairs. "

Wang Guifen was stunned for a while after hearing this, and it took a long time to come back to her senses.

God, she had been worried about something for so long, and she didn't know how to deal with it even if she thought about it. She didn't expect Shui Qing to be able to tell one, two, three on the spot!

It even solved the problem of excessive bank deposits.

Yes, it’s useless to keep too much. Improving your life is the real thing.

She looked at Shui Qing and sighed sincerely: "Shui Qing, I finally understand why my father-in-law and my biological father all want you to be the village chief. There is a huge gap between you and me."

Shui Qing also sincerely replied: "I'm not good at it. I'm very utilitarian and don't have the awareness to sacrifice myself for others. If I can't do this, you are the most suitable person."

She has a very clear understanding of herself. She can't afford to be too early if she has no profit. She can work hard for her family and the people she cares about, but not for others.

Just as Wang Guifen was about to retort, she heard crying coming from the front of the village.

The sound was sharp and harsh, sometimes high and sometimes low, intermittent, mixed with inaudible wails.

"Is this a funeral? Who is missing?" Wang Guifen suddenly stood up and asked nervously.

Shui Qing also stood up and carefully identified the source of the sound, having a vague guess in his mind.

The two of them didn't care about anything else and ran towards where the noise came from.

After a while, the man on duty rang the gong, and the sound spread throughout the village. People from every household ran out of their houses in panic and gathered at the entrance of the village.

·

The dilapidated house was filled with filth.

Even Wang Guifen couldn't help but cover her nose.

In the room, Fan Qian was lying on the black quilt with a stiff body, and Sun Jinhua in the corner was screaming. Outside the room, Fan Dazhu, two pillars and three pillars were crying sadly, while Zhang Chunhua was howling and crying.

Wang Guifen and Shui Qing took a look to understand the situation and exited into the yard.

People from the village have been coming over one after another to see if they need help with Fan Qian's funeral.

Shui Qing was mentally prepared for Fan Qian's death. Fan Qian must have suffered a minor stroke that night four years ago. With a lack of medical treatment and careful care, it was unexpected that he could still live for four years.

It's just that the quality of life in these four years of living has not been great.

As the saying goes, there is no filial son before a long-term illness. Fan Qian did not need to be ill for a long time. From the beginning, the three eldest sons gave up their jobs very quickly!

It was all supported by the four pillars. After marrying Zhang Chunhua, he was not a kind-hearted and kind-hearted person. He relied on the four pillars until a year ago when the four pillars saw that his three brothers would rather sell their fields than work honestly to earn money. They became cruel. Ruthless separated her family and moved to a new village.

After being hungry and full, Fan Qian carried it for more than a year. It must be said that he has tenacious vitality, but the heart-wrenching cries now sound a bit hypocritical to everyone.

Wang Guifen glanced at the few people in the room who were just crying but never mentioned how to deal with the funeral, and whispered to Shuiqing: "I'm afraid the boss and his wife can't count on them;

The second and third pillars are not married, so even if they have money, they probably won't use it to help their father handle funeral matters. They still have to wait for the fourth pillar to come over and ask for his opinion. "

When Si Zhu split up the family, it was the same as Fan Jinshuiqing and the others. The father and mother counted for one share. Fan Dazhu and Zhang Chunhua had to support the old couple in order to get their share from their parents-in-law.

If Fan Qian and Sun Jinhua had followed Si Zhu, life would have been much easier, but life with her eldest son's family was worse than that of an animal. I don't know if they regret it when they think of the past...