This investigation is a full two days. Gu Mengping not only borrowed the Fengyang brothers to check the accounts, but also invited Yu Sihe to explore the details of Shopkeeper Zhang and Wu's account room outside.

Three days later, Gu Mengping invited the shopkeeper Zhang over again, and he also invited Wu Accounts Room.

After the two of them sat down, Gu Mengping unfolded the paper and said: "In August of the eleventh year of Jianwu, the shopkeeper Zhang said that there was a large amount of white paper loss, but I compared the purchase price and selling price of white paper over the years, and found that the whereabouts of the goods were unknown for a total of 43 taels and 99 yuan, and there were more than 20 taels of unclear accounts. In September, you went to the silver building to exchange the silver for gold, saying that you were going to buy the goods, and took advantage of the difference in price here to deduct nearly ten taels of silver. The corners of Gu Mengping's lips curled slightly, as if he was smiling.

How much profit can Mengmo Studio make in a year? It is also worth embezzling by these people. Over the years, they had paid less than fifty taels of silver a year. About half of the silver was taken away by Lao An to help the orphaned family, and the remaining twenty or thirty taels of silver were the family's expenses for the whole year.

"Young Master, you can't say that." Shopkeeper Zhang was suddenly anxious, and there was no longer a smile on his white and chubby face, "Last year, the pen, ink and paper used up by Da Lang alone was not a small amount, and Da Lang paid five taels of silver in April, saying that it was Cheng Yi for a return trip to a scholar from afar." These expenditures are not written in the accounts, because the eldest lady also knows. ”

The implication is that Gu Mengping is settling accounts indiscriminately.

"Oh?" Gu Mengping raised his eyebrows, "So, I wronged the shopkeeper Zhang?" ”

"That's nature." Wu said softly.

"It's weird, shopkeeper Zhang said that the father paid five taels of silver, why in April, the father only paid two taels?" Gu Mengping laughed.

Standing next to the storm, he took out the original ledger and the general ledger in question and handed them to them.

"It can't be!" Shopkeeper Zhang's face turned pale, he didn't think that the eldest lady would still have a general ledger......

Wu stood up suddenly, his face cloudy.

"I checked the books of the last few years, and found that whenever my father went to collect pen, ink and paper, you would make false statements. My mother and grandmother thought that it was not easy for you to run a business, and you didn't see a little money. It's just a gift for you! But I didn't expect that greed was not enough to swallow elephants, and you actually came up with the idea of making a deficit. Gu Mengping sneered.

"But I don't know where this loss came from? Where does emptiness come from? Shopkeeper Zhang, your carriage is worth a hundred taels, and according to your annual silver, you can only afford it if you work for ten years without eating or drinking. ”

"Wu Accounting, I heard that you took a concubine in Beimen Hutong and bought her a house worth twenty taels. A few days ago, you bought a red gold inlaid with precious stones worth ten taels of silver in the Ho Ji Silver Building. Your annual silver is only five taels a year, dare to ask your concubine how many taels of silver will she spend in a month? ”

The faces of Shopkeeper Zhang and Ledger Wu finally changed.

"Shopkeeper Zhang, I heard that your youngest son is discussing his marriage, and he is talking about the daughter of Jia Dianshi, the official of the government, and I heard that Jia Dianshi wants a set of shops as a dowry for his daughter...... But I don't know if my Gu family's shop fits Jia Dianshi's eyes? ”

Shopkeeper Zhang took two steps back, and at this time he felt that the person in front of him was not a twelve-year-old boy at all, but a middle-aged man with majesty and inviolability.

"I ...... You...... Nonsense...... "Shopkeeper Zhang spoke incoherently, and fine sweat broke out on his forehead.

"But do you want me to ask Jia Dianshi to confront you?" Gu Mengping's voice was calm, but it made Shopkeeper Zhang break out in a cold sweat.

This is the information that Yu Sihe probed, Yu Sihe can't do anything else, but he is a good hand at probing information. It was only two days before I cleaned the bottom of the shopkeeper Zhang and Wu's account room.

"You dare to give the shop to Jia Dianshi, but I'm afraid that Jia Dianshi won't dare to accept it......" Gu Mengping's tone was light, with a teasing smile on the corner of his mouth.

Yesterday, after inquiring about these things, he wrote a letter to Jiang Sixian's wife, Kong, and made the ins and outs of the future clear. Kong has always treated him like a parent, and after hearing this, he was angry and called Jia Dianshi to inquire.

Jia Dianshi was so frightened that he couldn't possess his body, and said that there was no such thing, saying that his daughter had been promised to someone else and would get married next year, and he had definitely not engaged any family affairs with the shopkeeper of Young Master Meng Ping's family. Jia Dianshi is not stupid, although Jiang Sixian is going to leave after another year, but the Gu family is a big family in Suiping, if they find trouble for themselves, they won't even have a place to cry.

It's no wonder that he didn't inquire clearly in advance, and he didn't know that Mengmo Zhai was the property of the outer three rooms, and he didn't know that this shop could be related to Suiping Gu's and Jiang Sixian......

With a 'plop', Shopkeeper Zhang collapsed to the ground.

"My grandmother has already told me that the past will not be investigated, only last year's accounts. The two of you think about it, whether to make up the deficit or not, if you don't make up the deficit, I will send you to see Jiang Taishou, and then we will see you in the lobby. ”

"Big young master, don't report to the official! I would like to make up for the shortfall. Wu's face was as frightened as dust.

Between him and the shopkeeper, he is the least greedy. And Gu Mengping also said just now that he only needs to make up for the deficit of the previous year, and it will only be a dozen taels of silver. Why bother to go to the official for these dozen taels of silver?

Lao An is a kind-hearted person and has an excellent reputation, if this matter spreads, he will be finished in the future.

Gu Mengping nodded, and then looked at Shopkeeper Zhang.

Big drops of sweat dripped from the forehead of the shopkeeper Zhang, gritted his teeth, and said, "I am willing to make up for a year's shortfall!" ”

"Okay, then let's sign and draw!" Gu Mengping took out two pieces of paper and wrote down the deficits that the shopkeeper and the Wu account room each needed to make up.

With this piece of paper, wouldn't his future be in Gu Mengping's hands? Shopkeeper Zhang clenched his hands and resisted. But the Wu account room beside him did not hesitate at all, and quickly drew a charge.

After hesitating, the shopkeeper Zhang finally drew a charge and signed.

"If you don't know, you can't do it unless you do." Gu Mengping ended today's conversation with this sentence.

Walking out of the street door of the outer three rooms, the shopkeeper Zhang lost his soul, like a mourner.

"No, I have to go find Jia Dianshi!" He muttered to himself, and then walked to the carriage.

Wu looked at him, then at the closed street door, and was a little farther away from the shopkeeper. Shopkeeper Zhang has Jia Dianshi as a backer, but he doesn't have it, why should he offend the little young master for Shopkeeper Zhang?

If they want to fight, let them fight, but they are still far away.

Wu Shufang thought as he walked out of Liangbang Alley with his sleeves folded.

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"Brother, why did you let these two moths go?" Jiamu helped Lao Anren out of the inner room, only gritting his teeth in anger.

Gu Mengping first stood up and helped Lao Anren to sit down, and then spoke, "Grandmother has been kind all her life, is it just for a few dozen taels of silver to ruin their family?" It's easy not to let them go, just hand over a letter to the government. Although they covet our family's money, they will not sin to death. If you see an official, you are afraid that exile from a prison flail is indispensable. It's just that in this way, do you want your grandmother's reputation for decades? Others will say that we don't care about favors for the sake of money. ”

When Lao Anren heard this, his face turned slightly pale, and he nodded again and again.

"However, it is too cheap for them to only make up for a year's shortfall." Jiamu hated the authentic.

"Cheap?" Gu Mengping laughed in a low voice, and a cool smile appeared on the corner of his lips.

A touch of warm winter sun slanted into the east room through the window lattice, and in the light, it was full of dancing dust, which leaked into him into a faint round halo.

At this moment, in Jia Mu's eyes, Gu Mengping became unfathomable.

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