Li Man quickly concealed his emotions and pulled Shangguan Xue to get up, "Little lazy cat, get up and eat something, we'll set off in a while." “

"Where?" Shangguan Xue was still confused, and the scene of her childhood in her dream was vivid, but after waking up, her heart was very empty.

Li Man gently scratched her nose, "Go back to my sister's house, hurry up, get dressed." Plant"

Bringing the clothes on the bedside table to her, Li Man turned to pack her luggage.

Thinking that she had to hurry, Shangguan Xue didn't dare to slack off, got up hurriedly, and followed her sister to pack up her things, and then bought some dry food and took it to eat on the road.

The carriage of the Li family left the inn, but there was no movement on Yan Jin's side, and the man in black did not dare to come out easily based on the anger of his master last night.

Therefore, after the Li family left, Yan Jin has been sitting on the old monk as if he had to meditate on the bed.

On the contrary, Shangguan Xue, who was sitting in the carriage, felt like grass growing in her heart, and kept worrying.

Why didn't you see Yanjin in the morning? Did he go first, or did he still sleep at the inn? Where was he going, did he deliberately chase them here, or did he really just happen to pass by?

Where was he going next, did he know they had already set off?

She was tormented by all kinds of problems for a long time, and she wanted to talk to her sister, but there was a brother-in-law Li Shu who was more pestering than her in the car, and she had no chance to interject at all.

In the end, she choked on these questions and stopped talking.

Without Yanjin here, the family travels safely and steadily, and there is no major event.

However, in the capital at that time, in the hospitality hall of Shangguan Mansion, the atmosphere was very depressing and dignified.

The shopkeepers of the five shops made an appointment early in the morning and came to the door together to ask the master to make an idea whether the shop should continue to open or close.

If the door is closed, it will be easy to do, take out the money, first settle the deficit, settle the accounts, and then pay the arrears of the men, and then they can break up and leave.

If you want to continue to open, you have to come up with money, not only to close the deficit first, but also to prepare a large amount of silver for business turnover.

In the past three days, not only the Li brothers were busy settling accounts, but the five shopkeepers also gathered together and calculated carefully.

Just waited for Li Yan and Li Hua to appear, put the accounts of the two plans in front of them, and then, the old god was sitting and drinking tea, completely looking like he didn't take the country brothers in his eyes.

Sui Bo sat on the main seat and looked at these five old things, they used to be favored by the Shangguan family, but now, relying on the defeat of the Shangguan family, to bully the juniors of the Shangguan family, it is really shameless.

His face, which had been burned by fire, became more and more hideous.

Because of this, those old shopkeepers wanted to ridicule the Li brothers presumptuously, but because of his face, they all shut up, and they didn't bother to find this uncomfortable, but they were waiting for the Li brothers' reply.

Li Yan was illiterate, so he had to read it out one by one, and then he could complete the general plan in his mind from memory.

The two books they brought took about half an hour, Li Yan understood them all, the corners of his lips were slightly hooked, but the smile did not reach the bottom of his eyes.

"Okay, no? We've been waiting for a long time, what to do, you give an answer. Seeing Li Hua close the account book, there was a white fat shopkeeper with the most temper, who said to Li Yan impatiently.

Li Yan didn't raise his head, only took a cup of tea in his hand and handed it to Li Hua, "Fourth brother, after reading this for a long time, your mouth is dry, right?" Drink some water first. ”

"Hmm." Li Hua took it and took a big sip, his breath finally eased a little, and his face was not as ugly as before.

"Second brother." Putting down the cup, he looked at Li Yan worriedly.

These people are too dark, they didn't say anything about fake accounts before, and they even opened their mouths now?

Li Yan himself took a sip of tea, and then waved his hand at Li Hua, "Fourth brother, don't be impatient." ”

"Hmm." No matter what happens, these people must not be allowed to succeed today, Li Hua also nodded at the second brother.

"Hey, what are you two muttering? Something to say in front of all of us. Do you take this money? "It's the white fat shopkeeper again, this time it's good, just stand up, put your hands on your hips, and be completely impatient.

"Shopkeeper Zhu's, right?" Li Yan put down the cup, lifted his eyes, and glanced at it coldly.

Just this glance made the shopkeeper Zhu's heart sink suddenly, and the whole person was stunned, how could this young man's eyes be so powerful? As if you could see through his heart at a glance?

That kind of shocking look is much more powerful than his old fritters who have been in the business for decades.

"Yes, it's me." The white fat body of the shopkeeper Zhu leaned against the table, about a person who was fat and afraid of heat, and he didn't sweat after sitting for a long time, and this would go down his face, neck, and body, and surging out together.

Li Yan looked at him lightly, "Is there something urgent about Shopkeeper Zhu?" It's so impatient, why don't you go first? ”

"Go first?" That's not possible, he's still waiting for the silver to break up.

He looked at the other four on the side, all of them looked calm and calm, and snorted coldly in his heart, obviously they were all the same as him, waiting for money, and now they were all pretending.

He didn't do this anymore, he sat down, and he snorted angrily, "Don't worry, when your brothers have discussed it, when will it be said, I'll wait here." ”

After saying that, he grabbed the teacup and took a long sip of tea viciously.

that

A few of them glanced at him, and couldn't help but be disappointed, Zhu Laosan, who had always been known for his firecracker sticker character, was easily made out of temper by the young man of the Li family, which was not good news.

However, the big guys are not in a hurry.

Young people are young people after all, and they haven't given up their hair, so what tricks can they play? What's more, if you don't know how to read big characters, you have to ask others to read the accounts to listen, such a pedantic is not enough to be afraid of.

"Guys, what about you?" Li Yan cleaned up the shopkeeper Zhu, and then asked the other four.

The four of them were much calmer, and only nodded and said, "I'm not in a hurry, you discuss it slowly, after all, this is a big deal, and it would be appropriate to wait for the two young ladies to come back to discuss this matter." ”

Li Yan smiled lightly, "Since we are not in a hurry, well, let's settle all these accounts one by one today." ”

The beautiful eyes suddenly looked at the shopkeeper Zhu, and his voice paused, and said, "Let's start with the shopkeeper Zhu." ”

Shopkeeper Zhu was fanning the wind with his hand, and when he heard this, he immediately said, "Okay, okay, then let's start first." ”

Li Yan glanced at Li Hua, "Fourth brother, go, bring the account book of the shopkeeper Zhu first." ”

"Hmm." Li Hua got up, walked to the cubicle inside, picked out the books that had already been classified, and took out the books of the shopkeeper Zhu.

Shopkeeper Zhu was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Those accounts, I just gave you in the account book, there is a specific number, you can take a look, and then tell me directly, do you want to continue to do it, what are you going to do with these things?" ”

"There's no hurry." Li Yan raised his hand, signaling him to be calm for a while, and then said to Li Hua, "Read the accounts of the silk shop of the shopkeeper Zhu for the past year." ”

"Hmm." Li Hua stood in the hall, holding the account book that was returned later, and was about to read it, Li Yan said again, "The most important thing is that the names are not clear, you have to ask the shopkeeper Zhu." ”

"Okay." Li Hua nodded, glanced at the shopkeeper Zhu with a faint gaze, and then began to read, "At the beginning of May last year, more than 12,000 taels of makeup, brocade, Jiuxia satin, crepe, etc. were purchased, and at the beginning of July, good saro satin was entered, totaling 15,000 taels. Dare to ask the shopkeeper Zhu, what is the number of makeup, brocade, Jiuxia satin, crepe, etc. in early May? How much does it cost? How do I get the purchase cost of 12,000 taels? ”

After listening to the shopkeeper Zhu, the sweat on his forehead became more, and he had a white and fat face, and hummed, "How do you remember last year's events, isn't it all clearly written in the account book?" ”

"If it's written clearly, do I still need to ask you?" Li Hua turned back with a cold face, and asked again, "This is just one thing, and second, isn't the business of the silk village sluggish?" Things have never been sold, why is there such a large amount of goods at one time? In addition, 12,000 were purchased at the beginning of May, and another 15,000 were purchased in July. Did you sell your May goods, or what did you do with them? ”

"Me?" The shopkeeper Zhu wiped his sweat with his sleeve, and seemed to be annoyed and angry because of Li Hua's repeated questioning, "In May last year, I did buy a lot of goods, but who knows, these goods are not adaptable, and they sell very well in the south of the Yangtze River, and they can't be sold at all when they arrive in the capital." But I can't help but open this store, I have no choice, I have to buy a batch of new goods. You don't know, I ran to the south by myself, in July, there was a big flood in the south of the Yangtze River, I almost didn't fall into the water and drowned, and it was easy to pick up a life, which you all know. ”

As he spoke, Shopkeeper Zhu's eyes looked at the other four, obviously seeking support.

The other four nodded again and again, "Speaking of which, we all know about this, that time of purchase, there was no silver in the treasury of the shopkeeper Zhu, and he also sent five thousand silver to me." said that when the new goods came back, they would pay it back immediately after making money, but there is no shadow yet. ”

"That's enough, your account will be settled later." Li Hua didn't want to see them playing double reeds, so he asked the shopkeeper Zhu directly, "What about the new goods that cost 15,000 in July?" How are you selling? ”

"Hey." Shopkeeper Zhu patted his head and sighed in annoyance, "Most of the things in that boatload have been blistered, the quality has been damaged, and it is worthless to come back." ”

"That's a low price?" Li Hua asked.

"Oh, I sold some of it, and I guess there are bookkeepers on it." Shopkeeper Zhu said vaguely.

"Indeed, there is an account, and a total of eighteen hundred pieces of silver were sold." Li Hua muttered.

Shopkeeper Zhu sighed, "Hey, business is difficult to do, it's hard to do, I'm ashamed to be a master of Shangguan." ”

"You are indeed ashamed of Master Shangguan." Li Hua stared at him coldly and said, "As an old man who has been in the business for more than 20 years, I don't even know what goods can be sold and what can't be sold, and how to develop your strengths and avoid weaknesses. “

"Cough-" Li Yan was quietly listening to the conversation between his younger brother and the surnamed Zhu, but he couldn't help but laugh out loud when Li Hua came up with such a hurtful sentence, which was really surprising, and he couldn't hold back his laughter.

"You?" Shopkeeper Zhu's angry face trembled.

Li Hua glared at him without showing weakness, he has always rarely quarreled with people, let alone scolded, but this surnamed Zhu is really too deceitful.

The rest of the accounts are also fake, but although the accounts are fake, at least they have taken a lot of thought.

But this surnamed Zhu only makes people feel that he has drawn an account book perfunctorily at will, and the accounts are also filled in casually, and he has not even written down the goods, quantity, and price, but only wrote a general ledger.

Fool their brother into the country.

"Two mistakes in a row, resulting in the loss of more than 20,000 taels of silver in the silk village, resulting in poor capital turnover of the shop, and now facing bankruptcy, Zhu shopkeeper

and you are fully responsible. Li Hua said politely.

Shopkeeper Zhu was depressed, and he couldn't imagine that this little thing that looked like a girl could speak sharply and aggressively.

He said angrily, "Yes, I'm responsible, I don't have the ability, so the store suffers losses, so Lao Tzu won't do it, right?" ”

As he spoke, he got up angrily and was about to leave.

"Stop." Li Yan snorted coldly, and immediately there were stewards with ten young people, each with wooden sticks in their hands, blocking the door.

The surnamed Zhu was stunned, turned around angrily, and asked Li Yan, "What's the matter?" Do you still want to tie up the ticket? Lao Tzu can't be patient, can't do this shopkeeper, Lao Tzu doesn't dare to do it? ”

"Nope." Li Yan coolly dropped a sentence, "Before I don't do it, the shopkeeper Zhu has to settle the accounts before leaving." “

"What do you mean?" The fat face of the shopkeeper Zhu sank, and he looked like he was about to beat someone with a wave of his hand.

"Steward Dragon, hold him down." Li Yan commanded in a deep voice.

The steward immediately ordered two young and strong young men to step forward and set up the shopkeeper Zhu.

Shopkeeper Zhu shouted angrily, "You little lady raised, what kind of thing are you?" It's just a wild man found outside the eldest lady, and he really dares to take himself as a character, and he doesn't pee and take pictures, so you are also worthy of being the master, when Lao Tzu did things for the Shangguan family, you don't know which mother's stomach is turning tendons. ”

"Shopkeeper Zhu, don't scold." The other four, some of whom rose up to persuade him.

There are also those who persuade Li Yan, "Master Li, Zhu Laosan is just a rough man, don't worry about him." ”

"Yes, if he wants to leave, let him go, and if you leave him, will this shop not be opened?"

"Shut up." After watching it for a long time, he was almost confused by Uncle Sui, and then slammed a teacup on the ground, and the cold momentum finally frightened these people.

The other four shopkeepers sat down obediently, and Zhu Laosan didn't dare to blow up his hair, so he just muttered unconvinced, "Why are you arresting people?" You say I'm not doing well, and you're not allowed to stop doing it? ”

Li Yan calmed down, "I said, settle the accounts clearly before I don't do it." After you know it, if you don't have anything to do, you can naturally go. ”

"Aren't all the accounts clearly written? How else to calculate? As soon as the shopkeeper Zhu raised his head, he looked at Li Yan's bottomless eyes, and suddenly his heart became empty, and he was secretly annoyed that he had underestimated these two little beasts, and he shouldn't have made up an account book carelessly to fool around.

"Fourth brother, come on." The specific accounts are all recorded in the book, and Li Hua has to read them out.

Li Hua nodded, picked up the account book handed over by Shopkeeper Zhu this morning to ask for silver, and said, "Shopkeeper Zhu, this is what you sent this morning, it is written on it, the previous loss of the silk village is not counted, only this year, there is a loss of more than 50,000 taels, if you close the door and do not do it, you have to pay 50,000 silver to fill these deficits first, but?" ”

"This? Yes, there should be so many. Shopkeeper Zhu's mouth was a little unfavorable.

When the other four heard this, they were all stunned, they never expected that this lion surnamed Zhu opened his mouth and asked for so much, and the Shangguan family was in such a situation, where could he take so much silver?

What an idiot, their goal is the shop itself, not the money.

Now, I lost the watermelon and picked up the sesame seeds.

"Really?" Li Hua snorted coldly, "Then let's settle the accounts carefully." Last year you bought two batches of goods, the two batches I just read, for a total of 27,000 silver. ”

"That's right, the goods haven't been sold, aren't they all lost?" The shopkeeper Zhu said depressedly.

"Okay." Li Hua nodded, "The goods can't be sold, let's leave it alone for the time being, you hand over the 27,000 taels of goods first, and then we'll count the rest." ”

"What?" When Shopkeeper Zhu heard this, he was dumbfounded.

Looking at his expression, Li Hua sneered in his heart, this stupid fat man, do you think everyone else is as stupid as him?

Oh no, he's too good to treat everyone else like a fool.

"Didn't you hear me?" Li Yan said coldly, "Hand over these two batches of goods first." “

"This? This, the goods are gone. Shopkeeper Zhu blinked his fish eyes and said stunned.

"Why not?" Li Yan raised his eyebrows.

Shopkeeper Zhu stammered, and he couldn't think of a suitable excuse for a while, because he hadn't bought so many goods at all.

Where can I find the goods now?

"Huh?" He didn't say anything, Li Yan's eyes were cold, his expression was displeased, and he suddenly said sharply, "Shopkeeper Zhu, aren't these goods filled by you?" ”

Shopkeeper Zhu's frightened legs and stomach weakened, and he knelt down.

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