Chapter 014: The housekeeper ran away with the money

The housekeeper who came to the Hou Mansion for less than a month actually stole the money and ran away?

It's really a house leak and it rains overnight, how can Sui Yu have a "miserable" word? He's simply possessed by a god of decay!

Feng Ran raised his forehead and said anxiously: "What about the aquatic? Where are the others? ”

Guo Lin slapped his two big mouths, "Shui Sheng was knocked unconscious by that turtle grandson and stuffed into the top cabinet of the West House of the Robe Building!" He pointed to the back of his body and said anxiously: "Madame is staying in the house, and the subordinates will take someone to kill him at home!" ”

After finishing speaking, Guo Lin bypassed Feng Ran and led the generals to leave the house quickly.

Feng Ran looked back at those angry generals, and expected that they would return in vain. Since Sun Xiang dared to do this, he had already made a careful plan.

Feng Ran immediately broke into the robe building, only to see that the aquatic life was surrounded by a few young people on the main seat circle chair. He had messy hair in a disheveled bun and visible scars on his face and neck.

"Shengwang, Rongwang, you two hurry down to appease the crowd. Don't chew your tongue casually, especially don't talk nonsense in front of the Hou Ye! "Feng Ran sent Xiao Mi to do things for the first time, and his momentum was still a little weak, but fortunately, they all complied.

Scattering the people around the aquatic life, Feng Ran walked in front of him. I saw that Shui Sheng's eyes were dull, his body was slightly stiff, and after seeing Feng Ran for a long time, he suddenly jumped up and knelt on the ground, and only said the word "madam" and cried non-stop.

"Brother Shui, don't be like this. Get up and explain what happened, and let's all think about it together. ”

"Madam......" Shui Sheng groped for the set of keys on his waist, and calmed down a little before explaining.

It turned out that because of checking the roster on the house, the opportunity to receive the monthly order yesterday was delayed. Sun Xiang pretended to be upset, and as soon as the sky was bright today, he came to the east ear room of Baxiazhou to ask for an aquatic life.

The total amount listed by Sun Xiang for Shui Sheng was thirty or forty taels of silver less than in any previous month, and the details were still very detailed, which caused Shui Sheng's trust in him to increase a few points. So the water took out a hundred taels of silver, and two silver tickets, for a total of four hundred taels of silver.

"There aren't so many broken silver and scattered copper coins in the house, I originally wanted to send Rongwang and them to follow Sun Xiang to the money village outside the house to exchange some back." Shui Sheng lowered his head reproachfully, "Na Cheng wanted him to say that he had something to say to me, so I followed him to the west room of Pao Ze Building." ”

Shui Sheng is a reassuring person, and it is really unexpected to capsize in the gutter today.

Feng Ran beckoned the people below and asked them to help Shui Sheng pour hot tea.

Shui Sheng held the hot tea in his hand, and there was a tinkling between the tray and the body, and he never took a sip.

"When I had entered, he took advantage of my unpreparedness and knocked me unconscious with a stick he had prepared, and shoved me into the top cabinet. When I woke up again, the grandson had already run away with the money. ”

"Four hundred taels are all swept away? The silver ticket is still easy to say, how is the hundred taels of silver hidden? walked out of the Hou Mansion with such a swagger, and no one stepped forward to ask a few questions? Feng Ran wondered and asked abruptly.

"Blame me for this. I saw that he was only wearing single clothes every day, so I kindly had a big deal with him. I was worried that he didn't have much confidence in the Hou Mansion, thinking that our Jiansheng Hou Mansion was really poor. ”

Feng Ran finally understood that Sun Xiang was wearing a big coat, and hid the cash silver in his clothes, and if he didn't step forward to take a closer look, who could see that there was something inside?

Sun Xiang was calm and calm, and he talked to Rongwang and them very seriously. Rong Wang thought that I had explained something important about the surname Sun, so he didn't stop it. It was just a cup of tea, and now I think that the grandson has been planning for a long time. ”

"Where does Sun Xiang's family live? Do you have a wife and children? What is the reputation of the neighborhood? ”

"Before hiring him into the mansion, I had sent someone to investigate, and I really didn't recruit him because there was no problem."

Feng Ran put his hand on his cheek and smiled lightly: "Guo Lin is mostly fruitless. Or, he fled with his wife and children; Or, he is a charlatan, and he has already come out of his shell. ”

"Impossible!" The aquatic life could not accept this argument.

Feng Ran secretly summed up, how can there be so many thousands of miles to send people's heads? What do you think about farming experience? No matter how stupid Sun Xiang's soy sauce is, he has to leave himself a way to get out, right? She can understand that this plot is not cool, it is all pits, and it is dedicated to Sui Yu for 500 years!

Feng Ran didn't want to argue too much on this issue, thought about it, and said, "Do you want to tell Master Hou about this, and when Guo Lin comes back, you can get an idea." It is definitely impossible to hide it, it depends on whether it is said early or late. My rags were carried out, and it was estimated that there would be a hundred and eighty taels of silver, and they would be sent down for emergency purposes first. If you say that you have a monthly example today, you can't lose your trust in others. ”

"It's my fault that this decision can't be made, how can I let my wife bear it for me? I've been with Hou Ye for so long, and I have two pieces of money on me. ”

Feng Ran raised his hand, "You have to keep it first, if the Hou Mansion really can't open the pot on the day, it's not too late for you to take it out." Has Brother Shui recovered from it? After relieving yourself, you still have to take care of the aftermath. Sun Xiang should buy a lesson in this matter, how can people who come from unknown sources believe it so easily? ”

"Madame's lesson is that the little one knows that he is wrong."

Feng Ran got up and was about to go back to the front yard, and when he saw that the carbon fire in this hall had burned out, he couldn't help but feel a sour feeling in his heart.

"Shui Sheng, let's go report to the official. If the county yaken is willing to make efforts to find it, he may be able to find Sun Xiang's shadow and recover the silver. Otherwise, it's really a dumb loss. ”

"Master Hou is the Marquis of Jiansheng, and he will report to the official for a few hundred silver, but I am afraid that he will not will." Shui Sheng said helplessly, "It's all my fault, and it's made the Hou Mansion worse at this juncture." ”

Feng Ran didn't say anything more, thinking that if he missed today, even if he reported to the official, it would be useless.

Jinxian is far away from the capital, and the control of the imperial court is weak, and there are many fugitives, stateless, three religions and nine streams, and even the adjacent Dongye and Nanlu further south.

If Sun Xiang escapes from Jinxian overnight, he will be looking for a needle in a haystack in the future.

When he returned to Baxiazhou, Feng Ran didn't want to get close to Dongzheng Fang for the first time, and he always wanted to look over there, but at this moment, he felt that the person trapped inside was a little pitiful.

Guo Lin didn't return for a long time, but the little man who helped Feng Ran with things came back first.

The silver placed on the couch was less than a hundred taels, and Feng Ran grabbed five taels of silver and sent it to the deacon Xiaoqi, "You take this, go out and share it with a few people who are helping me do things today." ”

"Madam, how can we be rewarded for our work for the master's house? We can't take this money. ”

"This ...... Even if it's a monthly case for this month. Feng Ran put a finger to his lips, "Be quiet, don't shirk, don't let the Hou Ye hear." ”

The deacon still didn't dare to accept it, Feng Ran flicked his long sleeves, "Take it and go, it's a good wine to drink tonight." ”

Xiao Yu bowed his waist and retreated. Feng Ran ordered Yun'er and Rui'er to step forward and said, "Let's leave ten taels of silver, and you can send the rest to the backyard robe." ”

"Madame!" Yun'er gritted her teeth and said, "You handed over all this bit of money, how will you live next month, next month?" ”

Feng Ran didn't think about it, according to the current situation of the Marquis of Sheng's Mansion, I am afraid that it will be difficult to maintain it for even two months. But what can she change by pinching these dozens of taels of silver? Instead of watching the Houfu tree fall and scatter, it is better to take it out and help a little bit.

She now holds the Spatial Spirit Spring in her hand, and after this winter, who will reclaim the large wasteland behind the mansion? Don't you have to rely on the people in the house? It's better for these people to know the bottom line than to go out and look for someone when the time comes.

It's only been a few months, everyone is very strong, and you can endure it again!

Feng Ran said two high-sounding reasons and sent Yun'er to take the money. She stood alone under the window, looking out at the deep courtyard, and felt that no matter where she was, she had to make herself stronger.

After a day of chaos, the monthly money from the Hou Mansion was finally distributed, and Guo Lin also came back with his brothers. A few people were afraid that they would be discovered by Sui Yu, so they stayed in the backyard of the robe, and sent Shengwang to the front yard to invite Feng Ran to discuss together.

Yun'er opened the cotton door curtain for Feng Ran, and saw that several people in the room had solemn faces.

"Brother Jin is by the side of Master Hou?" Feng Ran looked at everyone and asked.

"If you go away, I'm afraid that Hou Ye will be suspicious." Shui Sheng and Guo Lin got up and saluted Feng Ran, and led Feng Ran to sit on the top.

Feng Ran sat down and asked, "Sun Xiang ran away?" ”

Guo Lin slammed his fist on the table next to him, "His family went to the empty house, and then asked the neighbors to find out that their family was rented three rooms, and they only lived there for a few months, and even his name was fake, and he didn't have the surname Sun at all." ”

"Did you ask anywhere else but their home? Who introduced him to the Jiansheng Marquis Mansion in the first place? ”

Guo Lin and Shui Sheng immediately lowered their heads, Sun Xiang was found by the two of them outside.

"If you have come to me for counsel, do not hide anything from me. I am asking this question not to hold anyone responsible, but to get to the bottom of what happened. Feng Ran gave them a reassuring pill.

Guo Lin and Shui Sheng looked at each other, and Guo Lin said angrily: "I have been to the county government twice for Hou Ye before, and I have dealt with Miao Jianqi of the county several times. We are new to Jinxian and are not familiar with where in Jinxian County, as soon as Hou Ye asked us to find Mr. Housekeeper, we thought of asking Miao Zhixian to help. When that day passed, there were a few helpers around Miao Zhixian. ”

"We thought that since we were wandering around the county, we would do things safely. So I chose one of them and asked him to help find them. looked back and forth for several times, and finally settled on that Sun Xiang. The more Guo Lin said, the more he regretted it.

"Have you been to that helper?"

"I looked for it, but he didn't say that he was also deceived. He also asked us to go to the county government to sue him, and he was willing to go to prison to atone for his crimes. ”

"Isn't that a scoundrel?"

"In the past, the Hou Mansion really didn't look down on these silvers. Just the moment...... For a few hundred taels of silver to make a fuss in Jinxian County, what can Hou Ye's face do? ”

"That's how the splash provoked you, right?" Feng Ran sneered and guessed: "Does it mean that your Jiansheng Marquis Mansion has a great business, and you are still short of these hundreds of taels of silver?" For such a little money, it is not him who is ashamed, but us? ”

Guo Lin nodded, and the man with strong blood was stunned and humiliated.

"General Guo, I and Jin Sheng are five taels of silver a month, and the rest of the generals are three taels a month. Mrs. is a quota of twenty taels a month, and Sister Yun is two taels a month. The little girls and girls at the bottom range from one or two to one penny. Shui Sheng carefully counted the accounts, "We have no support for the time being, and today we will distribute it to everyone below, and we will have a total of less than four hundred taels of silver." ”

"Among them, there are more than eighty taels sent by the lady." Guo Lin deliberately emphasized.

"Just give me a word of accuracy, how long can we last?"

"If you don't buy cotton clothes and charcoal fire, you can last for three months, and if you buy them all, you can last for two months."

Suddenly, a cold wind blew in from the door, and everyone looked back, but saw Jin Sheng pushing Sui Yu, who had not stepped out of the main room for a long time, and walked in.

Feng Ran's eyes flickered, only to feel that it was a roaring leopard that walked in, or the kind with its beak and fangs ready to roar.