Guan Kaihui has long heard of He Xiu, but he just wants to have a deep and comprehensive understanding, after all, this person wants to accompany his beloved daughter for a lifetime, and what he hears from the outside is far less real than what he sees, this is Guan Kaihui's behavior standard for becoming the richest man in Qiman Town.

"Cough, Brother He, we will be a family in the future, what does Master He mean, I think you also know, I will do my best to assist you in the next days!"

He Xiu turned around when he heard this, and said respectfully: "No, no, no, He Xiu still obeys Brother Qiao's arrangement." ”

Qiao Shenming helped He Xiu up, and said in his heart: "Hey, Brother He, don't shirk, I know the master's personality best, in his eyes, he used to pay the most attention to the son and the young lady, and now with your brother He, I hope you don't live up to the master's hard work." ”

There was a contradiction in He Xiu's heart, he didn't know how to continue, a smile appeared on his face, Qiao Shenming saw him smiling and silent, so he continued: "This is the second exam question left by the master for you, if you refuse, He'er will be carried away by someone else's sedan chair." ”

He Xiu bit his heart and said angrily: "Okay, for the sake of He'er, I, He Xiu, let go and take it!"

"That's right," Qiao Shenming led He Xiu to the account room, and moved the table-high ledger to the desk in three times: "This is the details of all the Guan family's trading expenses and income in the past half a year, if you want to understand the Guan Mansion thoroughly, this is the most direct way." ”

The contradiction in He Xiu's heart deepened a step further, and he said in a panic: "Brother Qiao, is it appropriate for He Xiu to look at these?"

"Yes, just like you and He'er!" Qiao Shenming climbed on top of the other desk and looked down at the books: "Brother He, these account books will be stored and sealed after sunset, you have to hurry up." ”

He Xiu swallowed a mouthful of saliva, never expecting that he would be able to witness the flow of money from the richest man in Qiman Town, and on the other hand, he was sure that Guan Kaihui had completely regarded him as a family member.

Cheering up, rolling up his sleeves and polishing his eyes, He Xiu opened the first account book and saw that it was 30,000 taels of silver used to buy Chang's grain storage the day before yesterday, and a total of 100,000 deniers of grain were purchased.

couldn't help but gasp, He Xiuxin said that the Chang family has been selling the stored grain at home for a week, and after removing these, there are still 100,000 deniers, it seems that the Chang family's business is underestimated by themselves.

Then opened the second book, He Xiu saw the details of the income from the sale of wood, and he knew that the place where the cypress forest grew was called Bailing Mountain.

Then seeing the flow of funds and income of a series of merchant cooperation projects such as the Guan family, the Chang family, and the Zhou family, He Xiu read all the account books unconsciously.

"Finished?"

He Xiu shook his neck, stretched out his sleepy arms, and saw Qiao Shenming looking at him in surprise: "Brother Qiao, why are you looking at me like this?"

Qiao Shenming raised his eyes and looked out the window, the sun was in full bloom, and he asked again in surprise, "It's over?"

"It's over. ”

Qiao Shenming watched He Xiu answer so easily, and sent two question marks in a row: "Brother He has finished reading it?"

"Is there a difference?"

"Of course there is a difference, dare to ask Brother He how many of these accounts have you recorded?"

"Almost, what's wrong Brother Qiao, do you have a foreign object in your mouth?"

Qiao Shenming lifted his chin with his hand: "Brother He, I, Qiao Shenming, know what it means to have mountains outside the mountains and people outside the people today." ”

Being lifted by Qiao Shenming like this, He Xiu immediately understood, grabbed his head and smiled, probably this is the talent of long talk in people's mouths.

"Steward Qiao, Chang Jiachang is here!"

Just as Qiao Shenming was amazed at He Xiu's talent, a report came from the family outside the door, and after locking the account room, the two of them walked to the visitor hall.

"Steward Qiao, I don't know if Uncle Guan is here?"

Chang An bowed to Qiao Shenming and asked, his eyes drifted over He Xiu's body, He Xiu stood straight with his back hand, Qiao Shenming also said: "The master is going to the field, and it will take a month to return, I don't know what is important to the son?"

After Qiao Shenming invited Chang An to sit down, he stood behind him and instructed He Xiu to sit in front of him with his eyes.

Chang An's eyes rolled, and he didn't know why, and asked, "Oh, then now the Guan family is the master of Steward Qiao?"

"Now all matters of the Guan family are decided by He Gongzi for the time being, if Chang Gongzi has something to discuss, please make a decision with He Gongzi. Qiao Shenming was clear in his words, his attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, and he replied with the details of etiquette in place.

Suddenly, Chang An raised his eyebrows, glanced at He Xiu with a different look, and then said, "It's really gratifying to see that Brother He has taken over Steward Qiao's errand for a few days." ”

"Chang Gongzi, you misunderstood, how can Qiao Shenming's errand match He Gongzi's talent, He Gongzi is now our master's quasi-son-in-law, and he has full authority to act as the master's decision!"

With a bang, Chang An stood up, staggered his legs and feet, took a step forward, and his triangular eyes were stretched to the maximum: "Chang An is really envious of Brother He, since this is the case, then I will tell you the truth, a few days ago, my Chang family sold you all the food, I want to take it all back now, and ask Brother He to do it!"

Hearing this, He Xiu's face did not change, he sat down on the main chair, straightened his long clothes forward, his expression was solemn, and said in a deep voice: "Oh? What does Chang Gongzi mean by this? I will buy back the grain at a clear price from the Guanfu, how can I abandon it with your words?"

"Hehe, Brother He misunderstood, we are willing to take it back at twice the price, and please Brother He don't refuse!" Chang An took a sip of tea and said slowly.

"Please forgive He Xiu for being rude, and take the liberty of asking, why did Chang Gongzi do this?" He Xiu's mind searched vigorously for the records in the ledger, and then asked.

Chang An drank all the cups of tea: "To be honest, my father originally thought that the grain in the spare warehouse was sufficient, but unexpectedly, when he went to check the spare storage warehouse the day before yesterday, he found that tens of thousands of deniers of grain had become moldy and inedible, so he entrusted me to come to buy it back, and asked Brother He to sell the grain back for the sake of my Chang family's generosity." ”

He Xiu's heart swayed, and he wanted to turn around and ask Qiao Shenming, but Chang An stared at him deadly, and he was afraid that he would look down on him, so he simply made a decision: "Okay, according to what Chang Gongzi said, I will send someone to retrieve it tomorrow." ”

"I don't think there will be any need for tomorrow, the Chang family's fleet is now waiting outside the mansion, and the silver and Chang'an are also ready, and Brother He is invited to open a warehouse and count the goods." ”

He Xiu saw Chang An's palms clenched together, as if the 100,000 denier grain was in urgent need, and he regretted it for a while, he shouldn't have agreed so abruptly, but the words had already been spoken, so there was a reason to take it back, so he instructed Qiao Shenming: "Please ask Steward Qiao to arrange detailed matters and supervise them on the spot." ”

Qiao Shenming flashed out quickly when he heard this, and replied respectfully towards He Xiu, which made his heart warm up, and he said in his heart, it turns out that this is what it is like to be a master.

After Chang An watched Qiao Shenming walk out, his face showed the same expression as before, and his eyebrows were very jealous: "Brother He is so blessed, he can climb the high branch of the Guan family, I sincerely admire it." ”

He Xiu let go of his tense nerves and said lazily: "Hey, Master Guan takes a fancy to He Xiu's character, and hereby asks me to temporarily take charge of the affairs of the mansion, I feel deeply heavy." ”

"I advise Brother He not to be happy too early, I Chang'an and He'er have no guesses, they have grown up together since childhood, I know her temperament very well, Brother He be careful, haha. Chang An lowered his eyebrows and squeezed out a sentence from between his mouths.

He Xiu looked up to the sky and laughed: "I don't bother you Chang Gongzi about this, I have already made a covenant with He'er, and we will be with you until you grow old in this life, and you will never die." ”

"Haha, didn't Uncle Guan tell you that He'er had already made a marriage contract with Guo Zhenxing of that Guo Mansion?" Haha......" Chang An's sinister smile overshadowed He Xiu's laughter.

He Xiu's heart seemed to be hit by a hammer, and a buzz appeared in his mind, and Chang An's sneer became more and more presumptuous: "Brother He, what's wrong with you? Sad? Desperate? Feel like being toyed with......?"

"Hahahaha!"

He Xiu suddenly let out a long laugh, Chang An was dumbfounded, and tilted his head to look at him: "Brother He, why are you laughing like this?"

"I laugh at him Guo Zhenxing pitiful!"

He Xiu stopped laughing suddenly, looked at the sky, took out a sentence, and then looked up to the sky and smiled.

Chang An asked again: "Why is Brother He's laughing?"

"I laugh at you for being more pitiful than he is!"

"You ......" Chang An threw down his sleeves and dilated his nostrils: "Okay, you He Xiu, I know that you are now in the Xuanshi stage, but you don't want to be happy that he is early, just by virtue of his Guo Zhenxing's status in Qiman Town, can you rob others?" Hmph, in my opinion, you are more pitiful than me!"

He Xiu turned his back to fight, and spat out a sentence from his mouth: "You can go!"

Chang An twisted his long sleeves together, and walked away angrily with his backhand, He Xiu suddenly held on to the corner of the table beside him, with mixed feelings in his heart, thinking of Chang An's stinging words just now, and crushed the corner of the table.

At night, Guan Zhihe had dinner with him at the same table, watched him sullen, put a lobster into his bowl, and whispered: "Brother He Xiu, are you not feeling well?"

He Xiu shook his head and didn't answer, his eyes were fixed on the food plate, and Guan Zhihe said, "Is the food unappetizing?"

He Xiu stuffed the lobster into his mouth, swallowed it directly without chewing, and then pulled the white rice chop into his stomach and turned to leave.

Guan Zhihe blinked her eyes, pursed her thin lips, put down the dishes and chopsticks to catch up.

The dead lake in the backyard reflected everything in the Guan Mansion on the water, but there was no shadow of He Xiu, he sat cross-legged on the ground, looked at the ripples on the water surface with a confused look, sighed, put a piece of grass to his mouth, and lay flat on the ground.

The sound of slight footsteps came, accompanied by a delicate laughter: "Brother He Xiu, why did you come here?" ”

Guan Zhihe also learned from He Xiu to hold a piece of grass to his mouth and snuggle it into his arm, He Xiu never looked at her: "He'er, why did you choose to be with me, a poor boy, in the first place?"

Guan Zhihe blinked his eyes, looked at the sky, and said tenderly: "Because Brother He Xiu's heart is as bright as this night sky!"

The corners of He Xiu's mouth pulled out a wry smile: "Do you think we are a good match?"

Guan Zhihe said affectionately: "There is no more suitable couple in this world than us!"