Caosui knew that Leng Yi was exchanging iron money at that time, and said: "Old lady, casinos are also a business, if we don't do it, others will do it......"

"I don't care if others do it or not, we people in the Leng family can't do it!" Leng Changbei said angrily: "I must say this!" ”

Cao Sui didn't dare to say any more.

After reading the shops, Leng Changbei and they returned home.

Leng Yi had already come back from dispersal, and was talking to Zhuo Qiaoniang in the main hall. Seeing Leng Changbei coming back with a gloomy face, he knew that something was wrong, so he hurriedly greeted him and said with a smile: "Grandpa, are you back?" Thank you for your hard work, please take a seat. - Make tea for the old lady! ”

Cao Sui hurriedly agreed and ran to make tea.

Leng Changbei just nodded, sat down slowly, looked at Leng Yi, and said: "Grandpa is a straight surname, he won't beat around the bush, just now, we looked at all your shops, nothing else, it's just Qinglou, I won't say it, it's just this casino, I think it's inappropriate, what reason, I don't say that you should also know, you are a university questioner, and you are an official of the imperial court, you know more than me." I just want to make one request: close the casino! We don't care if others can't open it, we can't hurt others! Do you listen to me? ”

Leng Yi was stunned for a moment, and glanced at the grass ears that came up with the tea cup. Cao Sui smiled apologetically, put the tea cup on the coffee table next to Leng Changbei, and said with a smile: "Old lady, please drink tea." - This casino is very profitable, and it makes ...... every day."

"It's just a mountain of gold! We can't open it either! Leng Changbei blew his beard and stood up, "You haven't seen those people who gamble indiscriminately and lose their families, I've seen a lot in my life!" Come on! You are reluctant to make money in this casino business, I am not reluctant, you want to open, I can't control it, I will go back, out of sight and out of mind! - Leng Fu, pack your things, let's go! ”

Leng Fu hurriedly agreed with a bitter face, and gave Leng Yi a look.

Leng Yi was about to speak, but Zhuo Qiaoniang had already rushed to get up and stopped Leng Changbei, and said with a smile: "Grandpa, everything is easy to discuss, how can you talk about leaving." You sit down quickly, and the officials didn't say they wouldn't listen to you! ”

Leng Changbei stood and turned around, looking at Leng Yi: "That's right, if you don't listen to grandpa, close this casino!" ――I'm talking about shutting down, not selling! Okay, in a word, hurry up! ”

Leng Fu hurriedly said: "Grandpa, such a big casino is worth the old money, if it's not good, it's okay to sell it!" If it's closed, you'll lose all your money! ”

"You know!" Leng Changbei said angrily: "Selling to others, isn't that the same harm?" You can't harm people in our hands! Your grandfather was poor all his life, but he lived hard and hungry! Never do those things that hurt people! ”

Leng Fu said: "That's it, such a big business, just don't want it, didn't the big brother lose to death!" ”

"That's right, I know, so I don't force him, I'll go! Can't I go! As he spoke, he was about to go out.

Leng Yi got up and said, "Grandpa, your surname is too anxious, I haven't spoken yet." ”

Zhuo Qiaoniang was also busy holding Leng Changbei's hand and said, "Yes, old lady, the officials didn't speak, you are in such a hurry." ”

Leng Changbei turned around: "That's good, you say." ”

Leng Yi's mind is like electricity, he already has an idea, he bought this casino, mainly to replace the iron money, now, since the old man taboos this, just give him a face, sell him a good one, this face is given, in the future, the old man will recognize himself in his heart, and if there is anything to show his feet in the future, there is no need to worry too much about it. The deal is worth it.

At that moment, Leng Yi smiled and said, "Grandpa is the head of the family, of course you have the final say!" If you say it's closed, it's a mountain of gold, and you don't want it! Listen to Grandpa! The casino was closed and converted into a warehouse, but our rice store was a granary. ”

Everyone looked at Leng Yi in surprise, only Leng Changbei smiled, stroked his beard and said, "Okay!" In the end, he is still a good grandson of grandpa! Good. ”

Cao Sui said in a low voice: "Brother-in-law, this casino is really profitable. ”

Leng Yi said: "No matter how much money you make, you won't open it!" Grandpa said well, you have to make money innocently, and you can't make money that hurts people! ”

Leng Changbei clapped his hands and said, "That's it!" Or are you sensible! understands the truth and is not blocked by money. ”

Leng Yi said to Cao Sui: "You immediately go and order to completely close the casino and turn it into a granary." All the gambling equipment was burned on the street, and all the guys who were willing to stay as granary guys stayed, and those who were unwilling to give severance pay were disbanded. That's it! ”

Cao Sui hurriedly agreed, turned around and walked out quickly.

Leng Changbei nodded again and again with satisfaction, stroked his beard and said, "Okay!" That's it! ”

Leng Fu looked at Leng Yi dumbfounded, and after a while, he smacked his tongue and said, "Brother, such a big business, you said that it would be closed if it was closed, and you didn't feel distressed?" ”

"If you don't make that hurtful money, what's so distressing!" Leng Yi smiled: "My business is actually our Leng family's business, grandpa is the head of the family, of course you have to listen to grandpa, besides, what grandpa said is also very reasonable!" I have to listen to it even more. ”

Leng Yi's words were very useful to the cold long monument, and he smiled: "Grandpa is the head of the family, that's right, but let's make it clear, these businesses belong to your husband and wife, not the entire Leng family, and no one else has a share!" This can't be messed up. None of them can expect to pay a penny from you! ”

Leng Yi smiled: "Family, what do you do so clearly?" ”

"No!" Leng Changbei waved his hand, "My brother still settles accounts, what you give them is your kindness, this business is your hard work, don't be blushing." - Especially you, Leng Fu, if you dare to mess with your brother's business, grandpa will break your legs! Do you hear that? ”

"I heard that," Leng Fu hurriedly agreed.

Leng Changbei glared at Leng Fu fiercely again, as a warning, and then changed his smiling face and said to Leng Yi: "Grandpa has also seen your business before, it is very good, and grandpa will not do business, but it is still okay to help you take care of it." Tell me, how do you want grandpa to help you? ”

Leng Yi invited the old man to come, just to make a sycophant. smiled at the moment: "Grandpa, you are too modest, you are a shrewd person, and you are very upright, and you are the most suitable for business." After all, I am from the imperial court, and it is inconvenient for me to come forward, so I have carte blanche to entrust my grandfather to help take care of it. ”

Leng Changbei was even more happy that his eyes narrowed into a slit, and he stroked his beard and said: "Okay, you can be busy with your official business with peace of mind, and on the business side, grandpa will help you keep an eye on it, and let those rabbit cubs swallow up the money in private." However, grandpa is also capable of this, those accounts or something, grandpa can't understand it, let's let your daughter-in-law take care of it, anyway, there are grass ears to help. They know better than I do. ”

Zhuo Qiaoniang and Cao Sui hurriedly said a few words of humility and asked Leng Changbei to take care of the account, but Leng Changbei just refused, so he was not reluctant.

Leng Fu sat next to Leng Changbei, pulled Leng Changbei's sleeve, pulled it a few times, and glanced at Leng Yi. Leng Changbei was in a good mood, knowing what he was going to say, he stroked his beard and was about to tell Leng Yi to let him give a woman in the Qinglou to Leng Fu as his daughter-in-law, Cao Sui Bingxue was smart, and immediately preemptively said: "Brother-in-law, I was drunk in the shade of flowers before, and when the second master saw those girls, he remembered that he was still single, so he said that he wanted to find a daughter-in-law inside." ”

Leng Yi and Zhuo Qiaoniang looked at each other and smiled. Zhuo Qiaoniang said: "Second brother, don't worry, your marriage, your eldest brother will remember it, so I will ask the media to tell you to kiss." ”

Leng Fu said: "No need, sister-in-law, it's good to be a girl who is drunk with flowers!" ”

Zhuo Qiaoniang was a little embarrassed, and said in a low voice: "No matter how good it is, it is also a woman in the Qinglou, your eldest brother is now also the general judgment of the first house, and there is also the gold belt given by the emperor, you are his own brother, no matter what, you have to give him face, if you marry a woman in the Qinglou, it will be good to say that it is not good." ”

Leng Yi also said: "Second brother, what your sister-in-law said is right. Qinglou girl, it's really not for you. ”

"It's okay......" Leng Fu said with a big grin, not paying attention to being hit on the head by the old lady Leng Changbei next to him, and quickly turned his head to look at it: "Grandpa, what are you beating me again?" ”

"You ignorant little rabbit, don't help your eldest brother earn face, and you still want to be embarrassed?"

"Grandpa, didn't you say ...... before"

"Say what?" Leng Changbei gave him another look, and said: "Don't say anything, there is your brother and sister-in-law here, and you are a big official of the imperial court, and now there are so many properties, do you still have to worry about his brother's marriage?" ”

Leng Fu rubbed his head, sighed aggrievedly, and didn't dare to say any more.

Leng Changbei glanced at Cao Sui gratefully, if Cao Sui hadn't said it first, if he said it himself, it would not look good on his face if he had been refuted, if he had relied on it, it would have been a black thing on Leng Yi's face, and he couldn't bear it, he hadn't thought about it so much before, but now that he heard it, he felt that it was really the case. So I'm very grateful to Caosui, thinking that this girl is really good, clever and can do things.

At this moment, the porter ran in and said urgently: "Master, Yamen Song Zhu is coming soon." Say there is something urgent. ”

Leng Yi nodded and said, "Let him in." ”

When Leng Changbei and the others heard that he had business, they all avoided going back to the house. Leng Yi was the only one in the lobby.

After a while, Deputy Song hurriedly came in and arched his hand: "Report to the eldest master, the yamen distributed disaster relief food, something happened." ”

The relief food allocated by the imperial court for disaster relief has been distributed one after another these days. Suddenly hearing that there was no problem, Leng Yi was startled, and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Food is much shorter."

"What?" Leng Yi was taken aback, "How much shorter?" ”

"Six thousand stones!" Song Zhutou said: "Just now, the grain in the granary ran to say that they had finished distributing the disaster relief food today, but there were still 6,000 stones in the account book. So it's time to report me. ”

The shortage of disaster relief food is not an ordinary thing, Leng Yi also knew the seriousness of the matter, and he didn't even bother to change his official robe, so he took Song Zhutou to the Yamen warehouse.

Si Cang was in a cold sweat at the door of the granary, and when he saw Leng Yi coming, he hurriedly greeted him and arched to the ground: "Master Tongju, it's not good, I don't know how the disaster relief grain is missing, and it's 6,000 stone short out of thin air!" ”

"What the hell is going on?"

Si Cang said: "The grain in the granary is almost empty, but we still have 6,000 stones in our account. ”

Leng Yi said: "In other words, there are six thousand stones less food?" ”

"Yes."

"Did you count the food when it was time to get it?"

"If we have counted it, not only do we have to order, but the people who transport grain to the imperial court must also order it personally, and they must be the right number for both times, this will not be wrong."

Leng Yi groaned: "So, this grain was only lost in the warehouse of our yamen? ”

"Yes!"

"Did you find any clues?"

"No, after we found out that there was a shortage of food, we immediately reported it to Song Zhutou, and then we waited here."

"Let's go, let's take a look."

Leng Yi led everyone to the granary. It was really empty inside, and several in a row were like this, and when it came to the last one, there were dozens of bags of grain piled up in the corner. Si Cang said in a low voice: "We just put the grain here, and found that the quantity was obviously insufficient, so we reported it." ”

Leng Yi looked at all corners of the entire warehouse, but found no damage. Turning around and walking to the door of the warehouse, he found a copper lock hanging from the door. Asked, "Is the door of the granary usually locked?" ”

Si Cang hurriedly replied, "Yes, it's all locked." ”

Leng Yi carefully observed his copper lock. In ancient times, this kind of copper lock, the knot structure is very simple, and it can be said that it is to prevent the gentleman from the villain. However, if you don't understand it, you still can't open it.

He looked closely at the copper lock, and found no signs of damage. However, because this kind of lock is still relatively easy to open, there is no trace of destruction, which does not mean that it has not been opened by outsiders.

In this way, it is possible that outsiders have infiltrated and stolen, and of course it may be internal thieves. It's hard to jump to conclusions just yet. He came out of the storehouse and walked around the whole granary wall, and near the innermost part he saw a large hole under the wall, very fresh, apparently freshly dug. Moreover, the silt on the ground has not been cleaned up, and there are some residues, leaving traces of drag on it.

The granary's sicang looked at each other with the two bookkeepers, especially the sicang, who was already in a cold sweat on his forehead, and stomped his feet and said, "What about the guard!" Call the guards to me right away! ”

Those who followed hurried to call the guards of the granary. Si Cang pointed to the hole and said, "What's going on?" ”

Several guards were also dumbfounded, and one said with a bitter face: "When I was patrolling yesterday, I didn't find this hole." ”

Leng Yi said: "What did you have to go on patrol yesterday?" ”

"About two watches."

"Who's in charge of patrolling after that?"

Si Cang explained with a smile: "Master, according to the regulations, there is no need to patrol after nightfall, in the end, it is the yamen, and no thief will dare to steal." ”

Leng Yi pointed to the hole and said, "Then what do you say?" ”

"This ......, damn it, - how did you do that? Who told you not to patrol at night? So much grain has been stolen from the granary, and you are responsible for paying for it! ”

Several guards knelt down and kowtowed and begged for mercy, so much food, they couldn't afford to pay even if they smashed the pot and sold iron.

Leng Yi said: "Let me ask you, where did you live last night?" ”

The guards pointed to the house at the gate: "Just at the door, looking at the gate." ”

The gate is at least a few hundred steps away, and it's hard to hear from here and there. Leng Yi squatted down to take a closer look at the hole, the walls of this granary were all made of green bricks, and the hole, which was slightly larger than a person, was revealed after the green bricks were removed.

(To be continued)