newbobooks Chapter 208 Finally there is a chance to repay!
Chapter 208 Finally there is a chance to repay!
Each of them, who usually wears gold and silver, is also the top maidservant serving the master's grandmother.
But there are very few private properties.
In the past few months, I have heard my fourth grandmother muttering every day, saying that women should always hold money in their hands, and that money is a woman's courage and support.
The maids have learned from their parents and now they no longer buy random things after receiving their monthly allowance, nor do they give money to the family.
Each person has a box and a lock.
Keep all the monthly allowance and rewards and put them in a box.
In just a few months, the maids' boxes were almost full.
The girls then felt extremely regretful. If they had known that they would be so happy looking at the box of money every day after saving money, what had they done?
Not to mention that Fourth Grandma would check her private collection whenever she had nothing to do, even they would open the box every now and then to feel it out!
I opened the private warehouse, and inside were two rows of sturdy cabinets against the wall, with boxes placed one by one under the cabinets.
These are the dowries that have just been brought in, and they will be registered in the next few days.
Lu Zhenzhen walked around the warehouse, her mouth almost crooked with smile.
Turning around, I saw Haitang and Jasmine reconciling the accounts, while Ruixiang and Dingxiang were registering them. Ruixiang read out one item from the dowry list, and Dingxiang would find it, look it over, and then register it in the book.
After looking for a while, Lu Zhenzhen finally discovered a big problem.
Haitang and the others' method of registering the dowry book is really too time-consuming and troublesome.
And it's also very confusing.
For example, if a piece of cloth was recorded in the account, they had to rely on Haitang and the others' memory to find out where it was.
If you're unlucky, you'll have to find several boxes.
Lu Zhenzhen slapped her head. She had a small dowry before and didn’t think it was inconvenient at all.
Nowadays, the dowry is too much, and this method has too many disadvantages and cannot be used.
Any modern registration and classification method would be much more convenient.
After thinking for a while, Lu Zhenzhen took a pen and paper and wrote and drew on the paper while thinking.
After struggling for half a day, I finally came up with a rough plan.
First, the warehouse should be divided into several major areas, such as those for storing gold and silver jewelry, clothing materials, medicinal materials, antiques, calligraphy and paintings.
Each category must be separated.
Each category is further divided according to the order of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches Jia, Yi, Bing, and Ding.
Then put labels on the boxes or shelves where each category of items is stored.
Make a general catalogue, indicating which category is stored where and what labels are attached.
Just flip through this booklet and you will see everything clearly.
In addition, every item in the dowry must be registered and recorded on a form, which should indicate when it was put into the warehouse, its origin, and when and why it was taken out of the warehouse. Everyone who handles it must sign and seal it.
In this way, the origin and development of each thing will be clear.
In order to avoid omissions, a small check is conducted every month and a thorough inspection is conducted every year.
After Lu Zhenzhen finished drawing the table, she explained it one by one to the four girls, including Haitang and Dingxiang.
At first, Haitang and the others were a little confused, but the more they listened, the brighter their eyes became.
Although this is a little troublesome at the beginning, once they are organized according to this method, they can save a lot of effort.
Moreover, there are procedures for coming and going, so if there is any mistake, it can be seen at a glance.
Several girls looked at Lu Zhenzhen with admiration. They didn't expect that their fourth grandmother was so powerful.
Just to prepare the dowry, I thought about it casually and came up with such a great idea.
Several girls and Lu Zhenzhen wandered around the warehouse for half a day and finally divided the warehouse into different areas.
We are still short of a few shelves. Just tell the warehouse.
Just send a little maid to find Sun.
As for other things, let's not move them for now. Wait until the shelves are moved in, and then prepare the various registration books. Then we can slowly count and register them. There is no rush.
Haitang and the others couldn't wait any longer, so they took some paper and cut and bound the booklets themselves, intending to give it a try first.
You know what, these girls are very clever and skillful. They used Lu Zhenzhen's scribbles to draw a picture and in a few seconds, they actually made an account book.
He cut the account book into a square shape, slightly larger than the previous one, then took a silk thread, dipped it in ink, and gently flicked it on the account book a few times.
The grids on the account book are drawn horizontally and vertically.
Then pick up the pen and write down the category, name, incoming quantity, time, reason for incoming goods, outgoing time, outgoing quantity, reason, person in charge, etc. according to what Lu Zhenzhen said.
Just write the words "Jewelry Category A" on the cover, and you have a simple inventory record.
Haitang tried to fill in the first entry first: two red gold shrimp-whisker pearl bracelets, dated July 18th, Year of the Si—
Haitang wrote every stroke carefully, and the other older girls also held their breath and watched attentively.
Only Lu Zhenzhen was lying on the couch, occasionally reading the storybook.
No one noticed that Fu Zhiyi came in from outside.
He was stunned when he saw this scene, then slowed down and walked over.
He only took a casual glance, and his eyes froze: "What is this?"
Haitang was startled, her hands trembled, and the next word was wasted.
Several maids sighed regretfully.
Haitang quickly put down her pen, stood up, and stood respectfully aside.
"This is the dowry registration book that Grandma just came up with this afternoon. A few of us servants made one and planned to try filling it out first."
Fu Zhiyi stretched out his hand, and Haitang hurriedly handed the booklet to him.
Fu Zhiyi flipped through the cover and then looked at the first page. The more he read, the more he felt that this registration method was ingenious.
He waved his hand, signaling the girls to go out.
After the little girl fetched some water, he washed his hands.
Then he took the account book and sat down next to Lu Zhenzhen, holding her in his arms and kissing her twice to ease the pain of missing her after not seeing her for half a day.
Then he slowly asked, "Have you been busy with this all afternoon?"
Lu Zhenzhen rolled her eyes at him and pointed at her lips, which were still red and swollen. "Look at what you've done! How can I go out and see people like this? I told you to be gentle, but you wouldn't listen—"
Fu Zhiyi smiled, looking like he was wrong, but he would never change.
Meeting Lu Zhenzhen's accusing eyes, he touched his nose guiltily and changed the subject: "Did you come up with this booklet? From what I can see, even though there are only a few boxes, whether it's for registering dowry or something else, it looks very clear at a glance."
Lu Zhenzhen thought to herself, "Of course not! This is the fruit of the hard work of countless accountants in later generations, so it must be amazing."
He raised his head and said, "That's right, I'm awesome!"
Fu Zhiyi suppressed a smile and nodded: "My Zhenzhen is the most powerful in the world!"
Lu Zhenzhen chuckled.
She couldn't help but complain again, "I just wanted to take inventory of my dowry. The registration book is so confusing and gives me a headache. I was thinking about how to make a simple and clear account book so that I can understand it at a glance, so I came up with this thing! Does it look okay?"
Fu Zhiyi's mind raced, "This is incredible! This accounting method is not only unheard of in our household's accounting office, but probably not even in my uncle's Ministry of Revenue."
This word awakened the dreamer.
Lu Zhenzhen's eyes lit up. She had always felt embarrassed about taking the Lan family's dowry.
Now is my chance to repay you!