Chapter Twenty-Nine: Go to the Accounts
Xiuxiu is the first time to see Miss Fawei, although she is a little scared, but she feels relieved in her heart, she bullied Miss like that before, and now she is finally going to fight back.
Chi Wan walked up to Tilt Embroidery, saw her head down and looked scared, and sneered: "What do you think, Tilt Embroidery." ”
Tilt embroidery knelt directly on the ground, and said tremblingly: "It's the county master, the slave must recognize who is the master of the slave." ”
"Mama Dong, since you are in charge of this courtyard, I believe that you are not like other people, and you can't recognize your identity." Chi Wan spoke softly behind Mama Dong.
The tone was even more inviolable and majestic, making people feel oppressive.
Mama Dong immediately knelt on the ground and said respectfully: "Yes, the old slave understands." ”
"Well, from today onwards, the person who takes care of the county lord's diet and daily life will be able to let Xiuxiu, Mama Dong will tidy up the courtyard, and you will be responsible for the rough work in Jinxiu, as for the embroidery, you will be sent by the county lord, and the county lord will do whatever you want, do you hear?"
The three of them were frightened and whispered, "Yes." ”
"Let's get out." Chi Wan flicked her sleeves.
The three of them hurriedly walked out, afraid that they were saying something wrong and would be punished by the county lord.
Xiuxiu asked, "Miss, just ......"
"Jinxiu was sent by the eldest lady to spy on me, in this case, I can be ashamed of my kindness to the eldest lady." Ji Wan explained, looking at the three people in the courtyard.
"Where's the embroidery?"
"The embroidery should be newly bought, and she still has calluses on her hands, so it seems that she has done a lot of rough work before."
Xiuxiu understood, there was indeed a newly bought girl before.
"Let's go, let's have breakfast." Chi Wan hasn't forgotten her father's words last night, if she goes late, I'm afraid the eldest lady will definitely have another explanation.
Chi Wan changed into a newly made dress, and looked at Zhu Hai, so she chose one casually and put it on her head.
Xiuxiu was puzzled, why don't you wear so many good-looking ones, just wear one, it's a bit too simple.
Chi Wan doesn't like to have so many decorations on her hair, it's still very heavy, and it's the most suitable for plain and elegant.
As soon as Chi Fangrui sat down, he saw Chi Wan coming slowly.
looked at a pale cyan dress, with a cyan glass hairpin on her head, lightly sweeping her eyebrows, her thin lips were red without dotting, and her whole body exuded a light and elegant atmosphere.
The lotus flower that makes people feel muddy and unstained, and the eyes are bright.
"Father, mother." Chi Wan saluted and called the eldest lady and Chi Fangrui.
Chi Fangrui nodded, very satisfied.
Chi Xia and Chi Mei were very jealous when they saw her temperament, obviously they were from the countryside, but they had such a temperament, completely overpowering them.
They are like rouge fans, but they have become her foils.
"Wan'er is here, she slept well yesterday, and I believe she must have slept unsteadily when she changed places." The eldest lady said worriedly.
Ji Wan sneered in her heart, knowing what she was referring to.
"Thank you mother for your concern, naturally who is comfortable. Compared to the previous place, it is simply a world of difference. ”
When the eldest lady heard this, her face instantly became a little stiff.
Ji Wan was very grateful for her appearance.
"Alright, let's eat." Chi Fangrui is not a fool, how could he not hear the meaning of his wife's words.
Chi Wan looked at the food on the table, and a sneer appeared at the corner of her mouth, this is really a different treatment, all she ate before was leftovers.
Seeing that she didn't move her chopsticks, Chi Mei thought that she hadn't seen so many delicious foods, and said with a smile: "Second sister, hurry up and eat, I know that you have suffered before and have not eaten, but don't worry about it in the future, come, eat this." ”
Chi Mei kindly sandwiched a bite of meat for her.
Ji Wan stared, but she didn't move her chopsticks.
When the second aunt saw her daughter like this, she naturally knew what her intentions were, "Yes, county lord, you should eat more." ”
Only then did Chi Wan realize that there were two more people on the table.
They were all faces she hadn't seen before.
Chi Fangrui saw the confusion in her eyes and said, "These two are your second aunt and your third aunt." They had been praying in the temple before, and they only came back yesterday. ”
Chi Wan nodded lightly, she understood, turned her head sideways and looked at Chi Mei's mother, she looked a little charming, although she was older, her figure was still charming.
The third aunt is dressed plainly, although her appearance is not as beautiful as the second aunt, she is also a beauty, with a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, and she can see that she is a happy and quiet person
Chi Wan ate quietly, but Chi Meijia's dishes didn't move.
The eldest lady turned her eyes to look at Chi Wan, and said with a simple look, "Wan'er, didn't I send you jewelry?" Why don't you wear it out? ”
"yes, my sisters want to see it too." Chi Xia echoed.
The jealousy in her eyes flashed, the previous jewelry was custom-made by her, but her father gave it to her, how could she not be angry.
Chi Wanwan smiled, "Wan'er doesn't like those prosperous things, so she collects them, her father's intentions, and her daughter's heart." ”
Chi Fangrui nodded, the more he looked at it, the more satisfied he felt, this was his daughter, remembering how much he had done back then, and he had hurt such a sensible daughter.
After a meal, they went to their respective houses, and when Chi Wan came back, she saw Jinxiu working there, and at the time of the meal, the jade hands were already scarred, and Tilt Xiu was sitting at the door, a little distracted. I didn't get up until I saw Ji Wan come back.
"Do you know how to grow flowers?"
Tilting embroidery was a little puzzled, but still nodded obediently.
Chi Wan nodded with satisfaction, "You go and start planting flowers at the door, and you will be responsible for planting those flowers, do you know?" I can plant whatever I want you to plant. ”
Tilt embroidery obediently agreed, go to plant flowers.
Mama Dong is also cleaning up the yard and sitting on her own business.
The yard is also a bit small, and the three of them have almost cleaned up.
Before Ji Wan could enter the house, she suddenly remembered something. Turn around and leave.
Xiuxiu followed behind and asked, "Where is Miss going?" ”
"You'll know when you get there."
Chi Wan was just suspecting that that set of jewelry should be very valuable, and the jewelry that Chi Xia carries every day is basically not the same, and with such a big expense in the house, how could the eldest lady buy so much jewelry for Chi Xia, there must be something wrong with it.
Chi Wan came to the courtyard of the account room, which was basically closed during the day, and it would only be opened in the last few days, because the monthly silver had to be distributed
The housekeeper saw Chi Wan's figure and stepped forward to salute, "County Lord." ”
Chi Wan nodded, looked at the door locked, frowned, and asked the housekeeper in a deep voice, "Why is the door locked?" ”
"Back to the county lord, the room has the head of the mansion and the silver taels, and it will only be opened when the silver taels are issued."
A hint of cunning flashed in Chi Wan's eyes, the corners of her mouth were slightly hooked, and she said, "Open the door." ”
"County Lord,. I'm afraid no, the key is only with Madame. ”
"Ma'am? What do you do as a housekeeper, isn't that why you should have the keys to each courtyard? Ji Wan said coldly.
Completely disregarding his face.
The butler looked embarrassed, kneeling on the ground and still not moving.
"The county lord don't embarrass the minions, without the order of the eldest lady, the minions really don't dare to open it." The butler knelt on the ground and was about to kowtow.
Ji Wan sneered, and didn't mean to let him go at all.
"Really? Naturally, you have to listen to what your mother says, but can't you listen to what the county lord says? Hurry up and open it for the county lord. ”
The sweat on the housekeeper's anxious face remained, and looking at Chi Wan's frosty face, he still obediently took out the key.
If you really ask about it, you will say that it was made by the county lord.
Seeing that the housekeeper took out the key, he obediently opened the door.
Chi Wan walked in and looked at the box on the ground, believing that it was moon silver, and the table next to it was full of account books, clearly recording the expenses of each month.
Chi Wan's eyes narrowed slightly, and she strode over, just about to look through the account book but was stopped by the housekeeper, with a frightened look: "County Lord, don't do it, these are the things of the eldest lady, if you move, the eldest lady will be angry and the slave." ”
Chi Wan didn't seem to hear it, she still picked up the account book, looked through it carefully, and said lightly: "Don't you plan to push it all on my head?" What else can't be done. ”
The butler's face froze, and he obediently shut up and stood aside.
Xiuxiu showed admiration, Miss is really amazing, and she settled this housekeeper in three or two sentences.
Ji Wan opened the account book, how to see how wrong it was.
She calculated that for a period of time the cost was thirty taels a day, but in the later period it was fifty taels of silver a day.
Even the lowest is twenty-one days.
Shangshu Mansion is so big, not to mention other expenses, I'm afraid it's not enough to even buy vegetables.
That's more than that's on the table this morning.
Then there is only one explanation, that is, she deducted the money, or she made false accounts.
When the housekeeper saw that her face was getting darker and darker, he knew that something was wrong.
Chi Wan picked up the account book of the previous month, walked up to the housekeeper, and said, "Butler, you are really a good housekeeper, don't you talk about this matter, you don't know anything about it?" ”
The housekeeper was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "County Lord, I really don't care about the minion's affairs, when the moon silver is issued, the minions can't intervene at all." ”
Chi Wan raised her eyebrows, and the corners of her mouth hooked up a smug smile: "Then how do you know that there is a problem with this account?" I haven't said anything about the ledger? ”
The housekeeper was stunned for an instant, and looked at Chi Wan with frightened eyes.
When Chi Wan was about to leave, she looked at the housekeeper and said, "Butler, you are a smart person, you know what to say and what not to say." ”
The butler's eyes widened, what does this mean?
"Whether this matter has anything to do with you remains to be investigated, if it really has nothing to do with you, this county lord will naturally not frame you at will, as for the result, it depends on your attitude." After saying that, he turned around and left.
Ignore the butler who is kneeling on the ground.
It's useless to embarrass a housekeeper, doesn't the eldest lady want her to stay, and fulfill her now.
Chi Wan didn't go to find Chi Fangrui, but went back to the room directly, now what she has to do is to investigate the authenticity of this ledger, if she goes to her father, she will definitely not be able to cure the eldest lady's crime with this ledger, and then she will be startled.