Covered with snow, Penglai.

Penglai Island, far from the mainland, is like a brilliant pearl surrounded by royal blue brocade.

On the frozen shore, a large ship is loading and unloading cargo.

Liu Mian was holding a few pieces of Caihou paper and was counting the goods.

"Miss has already counted it, so why do you need to check it repeatedly?" The maid who followed her reminded softly: "It's cold, so let's go back to the house early and rest." ”

"If you don't check and understand, you will feel uneasy when you go back to the house to bake the fire." Liu Mian said: "Only check once or if there is an omission, check a few more times, in order to be able to trust Mrs." ”

Leaning on the shore was a merchant ship under Dong Zheng.

Before the big ship went ashore, the goods had already been counted, and Liu Mian came to count them, but Zhen Mi fulfilled her wish to do something.

was bent on doing something for Penglai, but Liu Mian did not underestimate this matter.

When the merchant ship docked, she came to inspect it herself.

After the count, she refused to go back, but carefully reviewed it.

Dong Zheng, who arranged for everyone to unload the goods, has received the news.

Knowing that Liu Mian was here, it was just arranged by Zhen Mi at will, and Dong Zheng didn't care about it at first.

After checking it several times, she hadn't left yet, and Dong Zheng couldn't help but be puzzled.

Walking over to greet Liu Mian, he bowed his hand and asked, "Dare to ask Miss, is there anything wrong?" ”

In return, Liu Mian said: "At first, there was nothing wrong with the inspection, but after repeated inspections, it was found that more than ten boxes of goods did not match the truth. ”

Dong Zheng personally checked the goods, Liu Mian said that it was not in line with the truth, and he hurriedly asked: "What's wrong?" ”

In front of more than a dozen boxes, Liu Mian said: "On the manifest, the boxes are full of iron. ”

"It's iron!" Dong Zheng nodded.

Liu Mian smiled slightly, pressed his hands on a box, and pushed hard.

The box moved forward a few points.

Stopping the push, she asked Dong Zheng: "The iron is heavy. With such a box, how can I, a woman, push it? ”

Dong Zheng's face suddenly turned ugly, and he hurriedly ordered the two unloading men: "Open the box!" ”

Two men stepped forward and inserted the drill into the wooden box and pried it open.

The top layer of the box was neatly stacked with iron.

"Get the iron away!" Dong Zheng commanded.

A few men hugged the iron with all hands and feet.

Only two or three layers were carried away, and all that remained in the box was a piece of wood.

"After many years of business, you dare to cheat with someone!" Dong Zheng snorted coldly at first. Then he bowed his hand to Liu Mian and said: "Fortunately, Miss is as careful as a hair, otherwise someone would have been deceived!" ”

He bowed back, and Liu Mian just smiled lightly.

She didn't believe that Dong Zheng didn't know that the goods were missing.

After many years of business, how can you be careless in purchasing goods?

The news of the adulteration of the goods soon reached Zhen Mi's ears.

Zhen Mi just smiled faintly and didn't say anything.

Seeing her laughing, Nian'er asked, "Why is Mrs. still laughing when the goods are missing?" ”

Zhen Mi said: "Miss Liu is too serious, I'm afraid that she has offended Dong Gong." ”

"Offending Dong Gong?" Nian'er was confused: "Didn't Dong Gong say that he was also deceived?" ”

"How could you be negligent after many years of business?"

"Madame is ......"

Zhen Mi nodded slowly: "Business in the world." Dong Gong needs a lot of dots. From time to time, you have to spend time drinking with people, if you don't have copper coins, how can you get things done? ”

"If you want to do something, you should tell your wife ......"

"It's hard to account for the cost of dotting, and if you report it every time, Dong Gong doesn't have to go out of the island." Zhen Mi said: "There are many missing goods, and I already know it. ”

Zhen Mi said this, Nian'er didn't understand it too much.

She always felt that it was most appropriate to calculate the accounts one by one.

"Don't talk nonsense when you go out." Seeing Nian'er's face at a loss. Zhen Mi said: "It's not a bad thing that Miss Liu is aware of it, at least Dong Gong's deduction in the future." There will be some convergence. However, this matter can only be known to you and me, and must not be told to others! ”

"The slave knows!" Nian'er responded, and then asked, "Madame, don't you ignore it?" ”

"If you don't pay attention, they'll look for me."

After finding out that the goods were different, Liu Mian returned to the room to carefully check the manifest she handled.

The more she looked at it, the more she felt that something was wrong.

Iron is heavy. It was packed in a large box, and three or five strong men carried it without moving.

A mere woman can push the box, and the absence is visible.

What's even more strange is that there is no abnormality in the whole ship's cargo, but only more than a dozen boxes of iron and iron have gone wrong......

felt the need to inform Zhen Mi. Liu Mian put away the bill of goods and left the residence.

When she arrived at Zhen Mi's residence, Nian'er greeted her.

"Miss Liu is really here!" Nian'er bowed and said, "Miss Zhen has been waiting for a long time. ”

"Madame has been waiting for a long time?" Liu Mian was stunned.

"Exactly!" Nian'er responded and said to her, "Please Miss Liu come in and speak." ”

After thanking Nian'er, Liu Mian entered the house.

The brazier was lit in the room, and before he entered the house, Liu Mian smelled the elegant fragrance in the room.

Zhen Mi did not burn spices, and it is impossible to have a flower and plant smokehouse in winter.

The fragrance actually comes from Zhen Mi!

Sitting by the brazier, seeing Liu Mian entering, Zhen Mi said, "Miss Liu, please sit down and talk!" ”

"Madame seems to have expected the slave family to come?" After thanking Zhen Mi, Liu Mian sat opposite her.

"It's cold outside, young lady, warm your hands."

Yiyan put his hand on the brazier and roasted, Liu Mian said, "Madame, do you know that there is less iron?" ”

"How much is missing?"

"Thirteen boxes of ......"

"FCL?"

"It's not ......"

"It's just thirteen boxes of iron, Miss Liu doesn't have to mind."

The accounts are unclear, and the goods are discrewed, and it is clear that Dong Zheng is making trouble.

Zhen Mi ignored it, as if she didn't notice it.

Her attitude made Liu Mian very puzzled.

"Dong Gong asks to see!" The voice of a maid was heard outside the door.

"Please!"

Dong Zheng entered the house.

Seeing that Liu Mian was also there, Dong Zheng showed a touch of embarrassment.

"What's the matter with Dong Gong?" Zhen Mi asked.

"It's just for the lack of iron."

"It's only thirteen boxes missing." Zhen Mi said: "In the procurement of iron, it is inevitable that there will be some negligence in the procurement of iron, dry roads, waterways, and sea transportation. I'm talking to Miss Liu about this. ”

Dong Zheng was speechless.

From Zhen Mi's words, he heard some tastes.

"Miss Liu also abides by her duty when she inspects the goods." Zhen Mi said: "Dong Gong is more collaborative!" ”

Dong Zheng responded.

Looking at Liu Mian, Zhen Mi said: "It is not easy for Dong Gong to exchange goods, and some losses on the way should be deserved. Miss Liu will check in the future, if there is not much difference, there is no need to inform, just report a loss! ”

When she came to Penglai, although she didn't have much contact with Zhen Mi, Liu Mian could see that she didn't only have good looks.

The iron was missing, and Zhen Mi didn't mean to pursue it at all, but reminded her to report some wear and tear during the inspection.

It seems that she did a bad job in this matter......

Zhen Mi didn't mean to pursue it, Dong Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and left.

Already ignoring her intentions, Liu Mian also got up and said goodbye.

Seeing Liu Mian's back, Zhen Mi always had a faint smile on the corner of her mouth. (To be continued.) )