Yang Lin's pace was very fast, Yang Yao, who was short and had short legs, followed behind breathlessly.

When the Yang Mansion was glorious, the mansion was very large, and an area was opened up for the bookkeeper, the housekeeper and the miscellaneous people, and some houses were built separately, which was on the side of the gate of the Yang Mansion. With this move alone, Yang Mansion is the only one in Jinhua Mansion, and the scale of the Mansion ranks first in Jinhua Mansion, which is not much inferior to the Governor's Mansion of Zhejiang.

Now in this area, except for the two families of the housekeeper and the bookkeeper, and some other household miscellaneous servants, there are not many people left, and there is no longer the prosperity of the past, there are no lights on in large and small rooms, and the entourage is no longer in constant contact, at this moment, it is deserted.

The scenery of the past, Yang Lin imagined, although he couldn't feel the scene of the people moving at that time, but the size of the courtyard of the subordinates, he still had a deep understanding, and after walking for so long, he had not yet reached the housekeeper and the bookkeeper.

The old butler and the bookkeeper were the few old men left in the old days, loyal slaves. From the old lady Yang to the miscellaneous servant Bai Ding, no one regarded them as the subordinates of the Yang Mansion, and they were all treated with courtesy.

At the same time, although one of the two families grew up watching Yang Lin's father, and the other grew up with Yang Lin's father, there is a huge age difference, as few old people in the house, the two families live next to each other and get along very well.

The two old men usually treat Yang Lin like their respective grandsons and sons, far better than him, and love him very much. In the past few days, Yang Lin has a deep feeling that the two old men come to visit him almost every day.

While the two were walking, Yang Yao told the "amnesiac" young master everything he knew about the two families, without missing the slightest.

It was already slightly dark, but now there is no light at all, walking on the dark aisle, looking at the two bright houses in the distance, and asking, "Yang Yao, is the old housekeeper and the bookkeeper in front of you?" ”

"Well, yes, young master."

Pick up your pace and move forward quickly.

"Old man, it's time to eat, hurry up and get ready, wash your hands."

"Well, okay, old woman, why don't you just have a meal? Do you need to babble? ”

"Hey, old man~, you said that on the day of the little master's coming-of-age ceremony, let's give something no, after all, we watched that child grow up, just like our own grandson~"

An old man with silver hair was about to say something, but when he saw his wife looking at him stunned, she looked surprised, very puzzled and strange, and chuckled: "Old woman, what's wrong, it's a bit abnormal?" ”

The silver-haired old man was the housekeeper, and when he saw that his wife did not answer, he pointed his finger behind him and muttered, "Old man, who are coming?" Am I dazzled? ”

Turning his head, he saw a young man accompanied by a small servant, looking at him with a smile, not Yang Lin and Yang Yao, or who.

"Grandma housekeeper, you are not dazzled, it is Lin'er, your young master is not a grandson who is better than a grandson." Yang Lin said with a smile on his face.

The two old men hurriedly came to Yang Lin and said kindly: "Little master, come in, have you eaten?" ”

"No, I'm going to see you guys, I forgot to eat dinner~"

"It's just right, the old man and I are just about to eat, as long as the little master doesn't dislike it, let's eat together and add two pairs of dishes and chopsticks~"

"How so? I love the food cooked by the housekeeper's grandmother, how can I dislike it? ”

A mouthful of grandmothers, the old lady couldn't close her mouth, smiled all over her face, and said: "Don't be stunned, sit down~ Sit down, you drink two cups with the old man first, be happy, I'll go get two more appetizers~" The old woman walked to the back kitchen.

At the same time, the housekeeper stood up again and said, "The little young master is here, how can you not inform the kid in the accounting room?" I'm going to call him over, take two sips together, and congratulate the little master on his coming-of-age ceremony in advance! ”

Yang Lin immediately stopped and said, "Grandpa housekeeper, you don't have to go, let Yang Yao go, anyway, Uncle Ledger is next door, and Yang Lin can't get lost." ”

There was no need to tell him any more, Yang Yao immediately slipped away.

At this time, the housekeeper said: "Little master, you have also grown up, you can no longer call me grandfather housekeeper like you did when you were a child, and call the bookkeeper boy the bookkeeper uncle, otherwise others will listen to it, and they should talk about it again." ”

"Hehe, grandfather housekeeper, it's a problem with this call, and it can't be changed! What's more, if it weren't for you and your uncle in the bookkeeper, the family would have been unknown for a long time, where would it be today? That's what you should be called! ”

While he was talking, Yang Yao and Mr. Bookkeeper had already arrived, and there was a woman and a little girl, each with vegetables in their hands, or wine, and ingredients for cooking.

Needless to say, except for Yang Yao, the three of them are the bookkeeper's family.

"Little master, old housekeeper, I'm here."

"Madam, you go to the kitchen to help out, take the child~" The bookkeeper said to his wife and daughter again.

"Uncle housekeeper, let the little sister stay, eat together, it's all a family, don't shy away from anything." Yang Lin said

"Yes, butler boy, just let Xiao Nizi stay, it's enough to have an old woman and your daughter-in-law in the kitchen! The little master has already spoken, so don't worry. The butler persuaded.

In the end, the little girl stayed, the same age as the current Yang Lin, about sixteen years old, the age of adulthood. While eating, he secretly looked at Yang Lin from time to time.

After pushing the cups and changing the lamps for a while, and having enough wine and food, there were only Yang Lin, Yang Yao, the housekeeper and the bookkeeper at the dinner table.

After the leftovers and the dishes were cleaned up, the housekeeper spoke first and asked, "Little master, is there something wrong with you coming so late today?" ”

Seeing that the housekeeper was on the topic, Yang Lin did not hesitate and said directly: "Grandpa housekeeper, uncle of the bookkeeper, you also know that in two days it will be my coming-of-age ceremony, and then I will take over the business of the house." ”

The housekeeper and the bookkeeper nodded at the same time, and said in agreement: "Yes, little master, what's wrong?" Is something wrong? ”

"Grandpa housekeeper, uncle bookkeeper, the day I took over the family's business, I didn't want to use those people in the clan anymore, I couldn't trust them!"

"Yes, that's how it should be, they have been greedy for ink and silver all these years, and they have turned in less and less money, and they have become less and less attentive to you and the old lady. In Jinhua Mansion, I only know the business of the Yang family, but I don't know that these industries belong to our Yang Mansion! The bookkeeper interjected indignantly.

"That's why I did it, and I didn't want to use them anymore. But my mother, she, insisted that I continue to use those people of the clan and have a good relationship with them, but I really didn't want to, and I had no choice but to come to you and discuss. Yang Lin said.

"What's going on? The old lady didn't know the character of those people, how could she speak for them? Isn't this raising tigers for trouble, seeking skin with tigers? The bookkeeper said puzzled.

"Who's to say no, and I don't understand why my mother has to insist on doing this, why do I have to do this?"

At this time, the old butler, who had been silent and listened quietly to the two of them, spoke

"Little master, Madame has her considerations when she says this."

The three of them looked at the old man at the same time, all of them with puzzled and begging faces.

The old housekeeper looked at Yang Lin and asked, "Little Master, after you took over the business, you didn't need those people in the clan, have you ever thought about the results and the series of reactions it brings?" ”

"The result? A series of reactions? Yang Lin muttered, thinking about these two sentences.

A flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he suddenly said: "Grandpa housekeeper, what do you mean~~"

The old housekeeper interrupted Yang Lin's next words and said, "Little master, let's go to the back room and say, it's inconvenient here~"

"Yang Yao, you are guarding here, don't let people get close, no one can do it!" The old butler said again.

Then, the old housekeeper led Yang Lin and Mr. Ledger into the inner room, and Yang Yao guarded in the outer room.

After the three of them sat down, Yang Lin eagerly said again: "Grandpa housekeeper, do you mean that my mother does not disagree with my approach, but is worried, worried that after I take over the business and really turn those people away, they will jump over the wall and do things that are not good for me?" ”

The old butler nodded approvingly, adding, "Not only that, even if you take over the business, once you exclude them, there will be a situation out of control. ”

"Little young master, have you ever thought that those people have been in business for so many years, and how many guys in those shops are loyal to the Yang Mansion and obey your drive?"

Yang Lin's body was shocked, and at this time, the bookkeeper said again: "When the old housekeeper said this, I also remembered, every time I went to check the accounts or something, those people were all pushing back, and no one was on my side." ”

Yang Lin thought in his heart, yes, how many of the guys in those shops are on his side, once he moves the people in the clan, those business shops that have been cultivated for many years, how many people in the guys will not do it, picking on the son, he was shocked in his heart, and cold sweat broke out on his back.

At this moment, Yang Lin really understood his mother's worries and concerns, and secretly said that his idea was too simple, thinking that as long as he had the help of the prefect Hong Antong, he could solve it, but he didn't know that he was still too reckless.

Knowing the consequences, he asked, "Grandpa housekeeper, uncle bookkeeper, do you have any good ways to avoid such a thing without using those people in the clan?" ”

The two shook their heads at the same time, the old butler's eyes suddenly lit up, and so did the bookkeeper, the two looked at each other and said together: "It can't be avoided, but there is a remedy, as long as it can be done, we are not afraid of the consequences of not using those people!"

Yang Lin, who was originally disappointed, suddenly became excited, his eyes were shining, and he asked urgently:

"What remedy?!"