Jin Yi changed into a garcinia yellow chrysanthemum Turui pattern carved silk brocade clothes, sat on the warm kang in the main hall to drink tea, a few small Lishui purple hairpin flowers on the side of the bun, shining with bright brilliance.

Luo Wuxiang stepped into the hall with his waist crossed, without raising his head, and knelt down on his knees and knocked his head three times. I didn't get up after knocking, so I crawled and knelt on the ground and hung my head and waited.

Jin Yi slowly put the tea cup on the kang table, and sat with her eyes down, that is, she did not move or squeak.

Luo Wuxiang's body crawling on the ground was also not moving.

After a while, Jin Yi spoke softly, her tone soft, "Shopkeeper Luo, sit down and talk." ”

Only then did Luo Wuxiang get up, respectfully salute again, and Fang raised his head.

As soon as he saw Jin Yi's face, the calmness on his previous face was swept away, and his eyes widened.

Jin Yi didn't see it, and commanded lightly, "Sit down." ”

Luo Wuxiang woke up like a dream, wiped the cold sweat on his head, sat sideways on the chair at the bottom, calmed down, and said, "The eldest lady forgives the sin, the little one...... It's really that the eldest lady and the lady are too similar, and the little one can't react for a while. Please forgive the eldest lady......" said, his voice was a little choked.

"Shopkeeper Luo doesn't have to be outside. I came to you just to ask about my mother's property back then. Jin Yi's face was still calm, and her tone was light.

Luo Wuxiang saw Qin Jinyi, who looked very similar to his wife today, and the depression and unwillingness in his heart in the past few years seemed to have finally found a mouth, and he was a little excited. He relented for a moment and spoke:

"Originally, I was a guy in Mrs. Mixing's shop, but later I was promoted by Mrs. and became a shopkeeper. A few years later, I think my wife saw that I was still diligent, so she made me the chief treasurer. …… After the death of the lady, someone from the house came and said that the lady would take over the property from the house in the future. ”

He said, a little hesitant, "Originally, Mrs. had never asked about these shops in the house. But since the lady is gone, it should also be managed by the government. Who knew that the man asked me to make a book of all the shops, and said that I should inform the chief shopkeeper of Jiangnan Silk Zhuangzi and ask them to make a book too, waiting for them to collect it. When I saw that this was not right, I asked, but the man only said that the government would sell the wife's property and no longer operate it. ”

"Miss, I felt that this was wrong at the time." Luo Wuxiang suddenly looked up at Jin Yi, "Although Madame is gone, these things will be left to the eldest lady in the future." The property of the families in Jianye City, if it were not for poor management, there would never be a reason to resell. These shops of ours are all profitable, and every year these in Jianye alone add up, and there are more than 20,000 taels handed over to the wife. ”

He pressed his feelings, and said: "So I asked a few more words, and the man listened, and without saying a word, he called someone to arrest me, saying that I was just a shopkeeper, and that things were from the house, and that it was up to the house whether I sold them or not, and said that I was not guilty of negligence in the account, and I was afraid of being responsible." …… In the end, I had three days to finish the booklet, otherwise I would report it to the official and say that I had taken the owner's account for nothing. ”

With that, his face turned red, and he desperately held back the tears in his eyes. In the past few years, he has been slandered a lot, and his heart has always been resentful. And the whole city did not want to see him, saying that he was a treacherous man who kept the accounts of the proprietor for himself.

Seeing him like this, Jin Yi didn't open his mouth to persuade him, but just asked lightly: "You said that someone from the house came to look for you, did you recognize that person before?" ”

"I don't recognize it!" Luo Wuxiang was a little stunned for a while, and hurriedly said: "He is holding the waist card in the house, and the contract documents of the shop are also in his hand." ”

Jin Yi nodded, it was not bad as she expected, she thought about it and said, "You don't recognize that person?" Do you know the Cai family who does rice in the city? Is that person from the Cai family? ”

"The Cai family? The Cai family of Qingfeng Rice Line? I know that the younger one was working in Mrs. Fengyuan's rice shop at that time, and I was familiar with the rice shop in the city. …… That person was definitely not from the Cai family. Luo Wuxiang said with great certainty.

Some doubts flashed in Jin Yi's heart, the deed was taken by the Xu family, she had expected this, if it wasn't for the Xu family to find her mother's family to help her resell it, could it be that the Qin Mansion sold it? Although the Xu family is the main feeder, after all, she is a woman in the inner house, and it is impossible for her to take care of all the properties in the public school. If the owner of the house sold his mother's property, where did Xu's private house come from? No matter how bold she is, it is impossible for her to transfer so much.

Is it Qin Zhili? Sold his original property privately and transferred it to the stepfamily? Jin Yi couldn't believe it, it was not an exaggeration for Qingrong Hou to say that he was ruthless and ruthless, but if he was greedy for money, it was not like it. If he is a person who cares about fame and fortune, he will not only be idle at home, and make some calligraphy and paintings, antiques, and wine with others every day, and he will not have a tender girl like a rhombus.

Jin Yiqian's eyebrows furrowed deeply, puzzled.

Luo Wuxiang looked at her expression and said on the side: "Later, I heard that those industries were not taken over by one person, and many of them were sold scattered one by one. This should mean not doing it. The same is true of the silk Zhuangzi in Jiangnan. There are only a few production fields in the suburbs, and I heard that they have not been sold, and they still pay rent and grain to the government every year. ”

Jin Yi nodded, put this aside for the time being, and asked him in a gentle tone, "Are you still willing to do things for me?" "This person's demeanor does not seem to be a hypocrisy. If he is really a great traitor who hides the truth and does not report it, how can he be corrupted for so many years? Thinking of his dedication to his mother, I was quite grateful to him in my heart, and I had some good feelings for this person's loyalty.

Luo Wuxiang didn't expect that the eldest lady would be willing to use him after she returned, and after listening to Jinyi's question, he was so excited that he didn't know what to say, but he knelt down again, kowtowed heavily, and said: "The eldest lady can trust me Luo Wuxiang, and I am willing to be a cow and a horse for the eldest lady." ”

Jin Yi smiled slightly, motioned to Qian Mo to help him up, and said, "You are a person that my mother trusted before, and I will not doubt you." Now I don't have much property in the city, no bigger than my mother's business used to be. If you wish, I will arrange for you to take care of a shop. ”

Luo Wuxiang said yes with a stack, and then he was summoned by Qian Mo to take him down.

Jin Yi said to Qian Mo: "You tell Uncle Cheng, let him take care of our rice shop." In the future, it will be more convenient for him to come to the house. ”

Jin went down according to the orders, packed up all the things, and prepared to return home tomorrow.