"Madam, I'm sorry to bother you to come here so early in the morning. Aunt Luo said with a smile: "The concubine body is also helpless, this thorough investigation of the accounts is really a meticulous job, and the concubine body is too difficult to do." You see, these are all accounts that have been found out, and the concubine can't match it. ”

"Which account doesn't match?" Cheng looked sideways, it was the account books of several shops.

The huge expenses of the Marquis of Zhongsu Mansion are as high as a hill in the account book alone. On weekdays, the mileage of these accounts is also to ask a few big girls to help, the same sorting, first on the Zhuangzi, then the shops, and finally to the daily expenses of the Hou Mansion, which can be described as very complicated, Aunt Luo has only been in charge of the house for a few days, and she wants to figure out these accounts, which is simply a fool's dream.

Don't look at Aunt Fang Rui's expert appearance, but compared to the home she is in charge of and the Zhongsu Marquis Mansion, it is really a small thing, and she can't figure it out for a while.

In this regard, Cheng Shi understood very much, and he didn't think much about it, and looked down.

When Qu Yingying saw her take the bait, she smiled lightly at Aunt Luo and nodded, signaling that she could start the next step.

Aunt Luo cleared her throat and said with a smile: "Madam, look, the accounts of these shops in July this year. opened at the entrance of the West Street, all the entries listed, the total number should be eight thousand nine hundred and seventy-two taels of silver, and the fraction is not counted on it. However, on the books, there are only 8,100 taels of silver; not only this shop, but also this money village at the north gate, the principal of July is 827,641 taels of silver, according to the income of our Fu Ji, one of the thousand shares is taken, and the profit deducted from the silver should be 827 taels of silver; among the pawned items, someone mortgaged a jade belt for 80 taels of silver, and was bought for 100 taels of silver. I asked the shopkeeper, and he said that the jade belt would sell for at least two hundred taels of silver. There are several ...... of this kind of thing every month."

This has already been said obviously, Cheng is an expert in settling accounts, and there is no reason for such a mistake.

Cheng's hand suddenly stopped, she raised her head, and frowned slightly: "What does Aunt Luo mean by this?"

"It's nothing, ma'am, the accounts don't match, and I'm in a hurry. Aunt Luo hurriedly smiled: "You give an explanation, the concubine also has an explanation for the Hou Ye, right?"

"Do you suspect that I am deducting it?" Cheng's eyes widened in disbelief, and a hint of anger flashed in his eyes.

Since she was a daughter, her parents have taught her to be upright, and after following Fu Xingjian, she is also doing her best for this family, just to repay Fu Xingjian's kindness for saving her, in her heart, the Fu family is her only foothold, she never wanted to deduct money, in the end, she is useless!

Aunt Luo saw that Cheng was angry, and explained more enthusiastically: "Don't be angry, madam, it's just a matter of a few words, and there's nothing unpleasant." ”

The more she said this, the more Cheng vomited to death, and she was so angry that her face turned pale and she couldn't say a word.

Cheng didn't speak, and Aunt Luo became more proud, and said with a smile: "For such a big thing, Madame should think about it." Okay, I'll go and invite Master Hou over?"

"Why are you inviting your uncle over?" Qu Yingying asked a little stupidly.

Aunt Luo glanced at Cheng: "If I don't understand what Mrs. said, Master Hou is an expert, he will naturally understand, and he won't wronged Mrs." ”

Cheng was even more angry in his heart, and couldn't help but sneer: "You go and please, if you have anything to say, it's not bad to wait for the Hou Ye to ask me in person." ”

Aunt Luo and Aunt Fangrui glanced at each other, showing a look of joy, and Aunt Luo hurriedly asked Huizhu to invite Fu Xingjian.

At the beginning of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Fu Xingjian happened to be at home today, and soon followed Huizhu to Qu Luochun.

As soon as he entered Qu Luochun, he raised his eyes and saw Cheng sitting there, blinking in disbelief. After the events of that day, thinking about it carefully, he knew that he had been fooled, and he could trust Cheng's character, but he lost his mind when he got involved with Aunt Fangrui, and after thinking about it, he felt quite sorry for Cheng. Knowing that Cheng went to Fu Rongyue's courtyard, he was somewhat settled in his heart, and he couldn't pull his son to persuade him, and when he suddenly saw Cheng, he inevitably felt a little happy in his heart, and said softly: "You're back, it's good." ”

These words succeeded in making the three women's faces sink.

Aunt Luo bit her lower lip secretly, it was still like this, it had been like this for so many years, no matter how hard she tried, as long as Cheng was there, she could steal her limelight everywhere!

Aunt Fang Rui couldn't help but snort coldly in her heart, the eldest brother just misses the old love, if it weren't for Su Juan's face, would this Cheng family be so liked by the eldest brother? It's okay, when this matter is understood, I will go to the door to unravel the truth!

Thinking about Cheng's face at that time, Aunt Fang Rui wanted to laugh a little, and she couldn't wait......

The other one with a bad face was Cheng.

When Cheng heard this, he remembered his determination to treat himself at that time, remembered his determination to Su Juan, and already knew in his heart that the person in front of him was unkind, and when he heard him say such things at this time, he remembered that he was Fu Rongmin's father, and it was really not worth it for his daughter and son!

Fu Xingjian sat down next to Cheng, turned his head and wanted to talk to her, but saw that Cheng's complexion was light, his face was facing the sky, he was a little haggard, and he didn't want to take care of himself, so he suddenly felt embarrassed and couldn't open his mouth. Naturally, Aunt Luo became a target, and he asked with some reproach: "Good duan, why did you call me over?" Madame is back, why don't you go to the main courtyard to visit, but let her come to your yard?"

Aunt Luo suppressed the dissatisfaction in her heart, and replied with a smile: "Look at what Master Hou said, if it's okay, how can the concubine invite Mrs. to come back?"

"You don't have to go around these many bends, Master Hou is here, what accounts do you have that you can't match, hurry up and ask." "During the period of time that Cheng left the Fu family, he was quite bored with these people when he recalled the old things.

She was afraid that Fu Rongmin would not go back after school, Fu Rongmin would be worried, anxious, and not in a good tone.

"Accounts, what accounts?" Fu Xingjian was stunned by this, his eyes swept slightly, and he saw that there were many accounts piled up in the room, he picked up a book and flipped through it, a little confused: "These accounts have been liquidated, and the cinnabar has been marked, what's the problem?"

Aunt Luo said what she had just said to Cheng.

When Fu Xingjian heard this, he slapped the account book on the table heavily, and his face turned pale: "Madame has been in charge of the family for so many years, and I can trust her as a person, how can you allow you to spread rumors and slander her!"

Aunt Luo was scolded a few times, but the expression on her face was just a pause, and then she smiled: "What Master Hou taught me is that no, the concubine quickly asked Mrs. to come back to check, for fear of being sorry for her." ”

After that, she turned her head to look at Cheng again, with a look of grievance: "Ouch, madam, you see, it's obviously something that can be explained clearly in two or three sentences, and it's not really empty-hearted, you just don't want to speak." No, Hou Ye thought that the concubine was troublesome, and the concubine was ...... Hey!"

Fu Xingjian was determined that it was impossible for the Cheng family to do this, and looking at Aunt Luo's description, it didn't look like she was making it up.

Suspicious in his heart, Fu Xingjian was somewhat difficult to decide, the Fu family's money was the basis for him to carry out all the battles, he had always taken it very seriously, and he hated the Bai family at the beginning, and it was precisely because the Bai family tried to break his foundation. He trusted the Cheng family, and after the Bai family left the Fu family, he handed over the part of the accounts that the Bai family had originally taken over to the Cheng family, but he didn't expect such a thing to happen.

He looked at Cheng, he wanted to say something, he wanted to ask, and he was afraid that if he misunderstood Cheng's this time, she would never come back.

Cheng Shi looked at him and sneered in his heart, in the end, he didn't believe in himself.

So far, it's good to make it clear, and there will be nothing to do with it in the future!

"Aunt Luo just said that the two accounts in July, the West Street Kou Fu Ji family, the total number should be 8,972 taels of silver, and there are only 8,100 taels of silver on the books. Cheng said, picked out a copy from the September account book, checked it carefully, and then said: "You see, the silver was settled in September." ”

Fu Xingjian breathed a sigh of relief and nodded secretly.

Aunt Luo's face was a little ugly, but she still continued: "There is also August, and this item is not clearly written as a deadline, why is it less?"

"Although this is not the end of the deadline in August, it is clearly written as a budget account. Cheng pointed to a triangle marked with cinnabar on the entry.

In the Fu family's ledger, different accounts will be marked with some eye-catching marks, such as the closing of the period, which will be dotted at the end of the bar, the budget is the target triangle, and the balance account is made of black ink to make a triangle to show the difference.

She answered in an orderly manner, which made Aunt Luo a little at a loss, she looked at Qu Yingying, Qu Yingying smiled slightly, pointed at her with her eyes, and asked her to check the account books of the money bank.

Aunt Luo was stunned for a moment, and then understood Qu Yingying's intentions.

Other Cheng clans can explain it, she just look at this one, how can she explain it!

"Madame is right, sure enough, only a veteran like Madame can sort out these account books in an orderly manner, and the concubine body can't. I checked these, and I was already dizzy. Aunt Luo glanced at Fu Xingjian timidly: "Master Hou scolded the concubine, it's all because the concubine is not in good health." ”

Fu Xingjian sighed: "You, you are careless. ”

I only heard Aunt Luo say again: "Madame is an expert in sorting out accounts, and if the concubine doesn't understand something, she just needs to ask for advice." Madam, this money bank at the north gate, although the number is correct in the ledger. But what the concubine wants to ask for advice is not this, but ...... Is it reasonable for someone to mortgage a jade belt for 80 taels of silver and be bought for 100 taels of silver?"

It was the first time Fu Xingjian had heard of such a thing, he picked up the account book and looked at it, and found that it was indeed the case, and his heart sank.

He has been in the officialdom for a long time, and there are some things about the Ming Plank Road and the secret Chen Cang, he knows what is going on at a glance, and his face is not good-looking on the spot.