Chapter 118 - 117 Can We Talk About It?
Hongzhi looked at the ink stick Ye Xinyan handed over and was startled. Was she asking him to grind ink for Liu Qing? Hongzhi had only ever ground ink for the Sixth Master and it seemed he had never served anyone else in this regard.
Hongzhi was just stunned for a moment but soon thought that it indeed wouldn’t be fitting for Miss Ye of the Ye Family to attend to the ink for the manager. He quickly took it over and started grinding with water in the ink stone.
When Ye Xinyan pushed the paper and brushes forward, Liu Qing gave her another look, admitting that his handwriting was not fit for others to see, and speaking frankly about it. The woman’s behavior and manner were actually quite generous. However, he still doubted whether such a village woman had the ability to manage affairs.
Ye Xinyan said, "Let’s first establish the initial operation of the cattle farm. The little woman thought it over simply yesterday and will now tell Manager Liu, who should record it. If you think something is inappropriate, we can discuss and amend it."
Being a manager and drafting regulations wasn’t a simple matter, and Liu Qing didn’t believe Ye Xinyan could come up with a plan that was worth looking at. He was even less inclined to quibble with a country woman. As such, he didn’t express any objections to what Ye Xinyan said, took up the brush, and got ready to write a draft void of any real substance. Once he transcribed the woman’s instructions, he could point out the unsuitable parts later, and that would make things easier. It was just a bit more effort and ink used, but it would save a lot of talking, which Liu Qing thought was worth it.
Next, Ye Xinyan detailed the content she had thought over yesterday.
Liu Qing, who had planned to go through the motions, grew more astonished as he wrote and glanced up at the young woman several times, then focused his mind and wrote with greater care.
What sort of village woman under twenty was this? Even an experienced manager in charge of livestock would have thought of and achieved no more than this.