Chapter 34 The Secret of the Peace Hall Liu Ming decided to go to the state capital to meet the treasurer of the Ping An Hall on the second day. Although there are many accounts of these medical halls and pharmacies in Liufu, they are not complicated, and it took one night to figure them out. However, only this peace hall seems to be a little mysterious, the account books are not handed over, and no one appears, looking like he is still holding a pipa and half covering his face.

The ugly daughter-in-law always comes to see her in-laws. This time, there was such a big incident in Liufu, and the shopkeeper of the Peace Hall did not come, which seemed a little strange.

Liu Ming asked people to prepare cars and horses, and after a few days of bumps, they arrived at the state capital.

At this time, the sky was slightly bright, the air was slightly cool, and Liu Ming's carriage drove on the wide official road of the state capital, making a slight squeak.

Liu Ming couldn't help but feel a little hungry because he got up on the fifth watch and hurried, so he asked the coachman to drive to the morning market to go shopping.

The size of the morning market in the state capital is much larger than that of Fei County. At this time, Fei County was still quiet, but the streets of the state capital were already bustling. The oil cake shop, which has been ringing since the fifth watch, came from the sound of dough remaking very clearly. Each morning shop also hung up a signboard with the word "food" to welcome pedestrians who got up early and were busy making a living.

For a time, the fragrance of hemp balls, fried dough sticks, and meat buns permeated the street, and the aroma was overflowing.

Liu Ming went to the morning market to sit down, ordered a drawer of crab roe soup dumplings, and brought a bowl of small wontons, sprinkled with chopped green onions, dried shrimp, and seaweed, and ate it hot, feeling warm in his stomach, and dispelling the cold air of the early morning.

After eating, the sky also cooled down, and Liu Ming knew that as a "mother-in-law", he should meet the "ugly daughter-in-law".

This Ping'an Hall is located in the most prosperous neighborhood of the state capital. People come and go, traders gather, and cars and horses are endless.

Liu Ming was taken aback when he arrived at the Ping'an Hall, this Ping'an Hall, compared with several other medicine halls, was much more magnificent. The courtyard of the four entrances, the pink walls and tiles, the vermilion lacquer copper door, the eaves and arches of the corridor are all decorated with glazed tiles, and there are two stone lions at the door, looking at the passers-by majestically.

Although it is true that the medical hall pharmacy was built in the state capital, it was also too extravagant. Those who don't know think it's the prefect's mansion.

Liu Ming thought to himself, since the uncle invested so much, he must want to recover the cost as soon as possible. However, he stopped at the door for a while, but found that the business of this peace hall was a little deserted.

He lifted his placket and slowly walked into the front hall. I found something unusual, in the front hall of Nuoda, there were only two guys playing that level, and the two of them were throwing dice and pressing, and they were having a lot of fun, even if Liu Ming came in, he didn't notice it.

He looked around again, and saw that there were only two lonely cabinets of 100 eyes where the medicinal herbs were stored, and not even a single wall was covered. The doctor's seat was also empty, and the table was covered with a layer of dust, as if no one had come for a long time.

The two guys saw Liu Ming coming in, but they didn't put down the sieve in their hands, and raised their eyelids and said, "What kind of medicine do you want to grab?" See for yourself......"

"Guizhi is twenty wen a penny, and Bai Zhi is forty wen a penny...... Why are the medicines on your side so expensive? Liu Ming frowned.

The two guys were playing just like that, muttering to themselves, "Do you want to buy it." ”

Liu Ming felt a wave of anger in his heart, he didn't know how expensive firewood and rice were if he didn't belong to his family. Liufu spent so much money to build such a luxurious pharmacy, but the operation was a mess, and it was obvious that the shopkeeper of this Ping'an Hall didn't know how to plan it.

"Two ...... Borrow a little and say a word. Liu Ming said.

"What's the matter? I didn't see it busy. The two men reluctantly got up from the table and said impatiently.

"I said......" Liu Ming began, "you two...... Not to use it tomorrow. ”

"You ......" The two guys were stunned for a moment.

"As a shop guy in Liufu, you know how to eat, drink and play all day long, who told you to do this?" Liu Ming sneered.

When the two guys saw Liu Ming say this, they knew that it must be someone from the master's family. They are in the peace hall of this state capital, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and they have never seen the people of the Liu family. Unexpectedly, I had bad luck today and ran into it directly.

"Excuse me, who are you?" The tone of the two guys had become extremely respectful.

"Hurry up, tell your shopkeeper to come out!" Liu Ming was too lazy to talk to these two guys.

"Hey!" The fellow was now very nimble, and immediately turned and trotted into the inner hall.

After a while, a thin and shrewd man in his early fifties walked out. His hair was meticulously combed, and he was dressed in a green robe and washed neatly.

When the man saw Liu Ming, his eyes showed a little surprise, and he smiled respectfully and said, "Liu Gongzi is here, and he really misses the distance." The little Xu Hu is the shopkeeper here. He looked at the anger that appeared slightly on Liu Ming's face, and then looked at the two guys around him, and immediately understood the situation.

He flew up and kicked directly at a guy, scolding in his mouth: "You two dogs, don't look at the shop well, play Guan Pu here!" ”

The two guys were directly kicked to the ground by the shopkeeper Xu, and they were crawling on the ground.

"Alright, alright." Liu Ming didn't bother to pay attention to this bitter plan, "You kicked everyone, and no one came to the store." ”

When the shopkeeper Xu heard this, he immediately stopped, pointed to the two people on the ground and scolded: "It's your luck, our Liu Gongzi is merciful, why don't you kowtow to Liu Gongzi to apologize?" ”

The two guys immediately knelt down, and their heads slammed: "Childe has a lot, and the small one has made amends to you......"

"Young Master Liu, please inside, please inside." Shopkeeper Xu said with a smile.

When I arrived at the inner hall, I took a seat to make tea.

Shopkeeper Xu picked up the teacup and said with a smile: "Son, please...... Freshly picked Mao Feng. ”

Liu Ming took a sip of tea and said lightly: "This tea is not bad, it seems that the life of the shopkeeper Xu is quite comfortable." If there is such a big thing happening to this willow, I won't go to see it, and I have to come over in person. ”

"Little boy......" Shopkeeper Xu said with a smile, "Xu doesn't know how to lift, and he has made amends to his son." It should only be that there is a medicinal herb business for the state government officials in this pharmacy that needs to be taken care of, and I can't get out of it for a while. As the old saying goes, the ministers of the territory have the responsibility of guarding the territory, and even if the emperor is paraded, he does not dare to go to other places to pick up the driver. I'm just a last resort......"

Liu Ming saw that this shopkeeper Xu was talking, neither humble nor arrogant, not revealing a drop of water, and he looked extremely level, and he felt surprised in his heart. He blew the heat rising and floating in the teacup: "Since you want to have a business, it's no problem." It's just that I watched this medicine hall snubbed, and it seems that Shopkeeper Xu has spent so much effort, and he hasn't seen it well. ”

"Childe......" Shopkeeper Xu sneered, "Our peace hall is opened in the state capital, and it is to keep an eye on the dignitaries and nobles doing business." As long as there is a business of the state government, it is okay not to do the ordinary small business of three melons and two dates. ”

"That's fine...... Give me the account book to read, and let me see the results of your shopkeeper Xu. Liu Ming said.

When the shopkeeper Xu heard that he wanted to read the account books, his expression was a little unnatural, his eyes rolled, and he smiled: "It's not urgent to check the accounts." It is difficult for Liu Gongzi to get this state capital, so I will take Liu Gongzi out for a walk, so as to fulfill the friendship of this landlord. Let's go to the flower boat in the afternoon to drink, and then go to enjoy the moon in the evening.

"No need...... Liu Ming waved his hand, "Shopkeeper Xu, I'm here to check the accounts." Hurry up and get the books out. He vaguely felt that this shopkeeper Xu was not too easy to deal with.

"Good, good. You wait. Seeing that Liu Ming insisted on checking, Shopkeeper Xu had to turn around and report a stack of account books and put them in front of Liu Ming.

Liu Ming didn't talk nonsense, took out a copy directly, and began to flip through and check. However, after flipping through a few pages, he found it strange. He raised his head and asked, "Shopkeeper Xu, why are the accounts so simple and general in this account book, such as the daily clearing book, the purchase book, and the sales book?" ”

"And this miscellaneous book, why is it so expensive?"

"This ledger is not clear, huh?"

Liu Ming asked questions one by one. Although the account books of this Ping'an Hall are generally profitable every month, there are many doubts, as if they were pieced together.

Moreover, the names of those medicinal materials, the purchase price and the bid price are quite strange.

It's kind of like ......

Liu Ming's heart sank, a bit like this Ping'an Hall was dealing in other goods, but it was reflected in the name of medicinal materials......

Thinking of this, he said with a serious expression: "Shopkeeper Xu, you have to explain it to me!" ”

"What explanation would you like to hear?" Shopkeeper Xu still looked calm.

"What kind of medicinal herb business are you doing here?" Liu Ming pointed to one of them and said, "It's completely a donkey's lips and a horse's mouth!" ”

"See for yourself!" He threw the account book in front of the other party.

Liu Ming stood up, anger growing on his face. He was already quite dissatisfied with this shopkeeper Xu. All kinds of uncooperative behaviors in the past gave him the heart to dismiss the other party.

Liufu was in an eventful time, and Liu Ming had hoped to stabilize this period. For these old shopkeepers who have been following the house for a long time, he also tries to appease them. As long as there is no major fault, he is not willing to replace.

However, this shopkeeper Xu is really a little uncooperative. If such an atmosphere spreads to other shopkeepers, it will be difficult for my father to manage these shopkeepers in the future.

At this time, Liu Ming had the heart of killing chickens and monkeys, and wanted to replace this shopkeeper.

"I'll give you another chance, Shopkeeper Xu, if you can't explain it to me clearly, let me go!" Liu Ming's gaze struck Shopkeeper Xu like cold electricity.

Shopkeeper Xu lowered his head, his face was pale, and he didn't say a word, as if he was resisting.

The two of them just stood in the inner hall, confronting each other.

The entire medical hall was silent, and the two guys in the front hall had already learned Liu Ming's fierce style, and they had already learned to hide outside.

Only a light breeze lifted the curtain from time to time, making a slight whirring sound.

"Little Master Liu...... Why be so anxious? ”

Suddenly, a deep voice came from the inner hall.

Liu Ming's pupils shrank, his heart trembled suddenly, and his body couldn't help but take a few steps back.

He looked at the man who came out of the hall a little sluggishly and confusedly, and reluctantly greeted:

Yang ...... Lord Yang? ”