Chapter Forty-Eight: Pulling the Basket with Mud

Before Lin Yaoyue spit out the final huge amount of money that Shopkeeper Luo had made in Xuanlin Yuxing in October, and obtained the final huge amount of money from shoddy, Shopkeeper Luo was already like ashes and sat on the ground of Songshoutang.

I only heard the old lady in the hall shouting angrily, "I didn't expect that my dignified town of the Great General's Mansion would allow such evil slaves to live to this day, and come and pull the shopkeeper Luo out and beat fifty boards."

Hit me hard, hard. ”

When the shopkeeper Luo heard this, he couldn't help but jump up, and shouted at the old lady Lin in the hall, "Old lady, I am also the shopkeeper of Xuanlin Yuxing, not a casual low-level miscellaneous servant in the mansion of the general of Zhenguo, you treat me like this, I don't accept it!"

I saw that Mrs. Lin heard what the shopkeeper Luo said, on the old skin, the nasolabial folds could be seen moving slightly, and slowly there was a sneer, the laughter was like a biting north wind in a cold night, piercing straight into people's hearts.

"Shopkeeper Luo, I really forgot.

Forget that you were cold back then, and the deed of sale you signed is still here in the old body, do you think you can fly out of this day of the Lin family?" Old Madam Lin read every word in her mouth extremely slowly at this time, and every word was tingling with a chill. She knew that when managing the shop, the capable shopkeeper would more or less leave a little oil and water for herself, so she turned a blind eye, but she dared to covet so much silver taels from their Lin family in just one month.

Old Madam Lin could really think of Xuanlin Yuxing at this time, and I am afraid that the inside and outside of Xuanlin Yuxing have been emptied by Shopkeeper Luo. Could the side lady Fang who was directly in charge of Xuanlin Yuxing know about it? Thinking about this, Old Lady Lin was even more angry. When the old Linggong left behind the jade line was about to become a laughing stock in the eyes of the world, it was eaten up by family thieves and foreign thieves, and the foundation of decades of hard work was about to be destroyed.

Old Madam Lin couldn't help but pick up the faucet crutch on the side and hit the shopkeeper Luo heavily.

"Miss, Miss", Shopkeeper Luo saw Lin Yaoyue standing aside at this time, and hurriedly crawled over. If before the half-pillar incense, he still had contempt and derogatory connotations for Lin Yaoyue, then at this time, Lin Yaoyue's majesty in his heart was close to that of Old Madam Lin.

"Miss, the little one doesn't dare, the little one doesn't dare, beg the eldest lady to let the old lady let the slave live. As he spoke, Shopkeeper Luo kept kowtowing in front of Lin Yaoyue.

Lin Yaoyue gently glanced at the shopkeeper Luo who was kneeling on the ground and crying bitterly with her eyes, and then swept Lin Yaofang's voice looking at her, and finally spoke,

"Grandmother, Shopkeeper Luo can be greedy for such a big silver tael of our Lin family, and he must be able to fill this hole. According to his granddaughter's view, he asked the shopkeeper Luo to take out the silver money in his account and the gold, silver and jade at home, as well as classical calligraphy and paintings. Let's see how much is still missing, if it is not too much, let the shopkeeper Luo make meritorious service and make up for the loss. If he were to be killed like this, the loss of silver and reputation would not be something he could afford to repay with his life. ”

Hearing what Lin Yaoyue said, Old Madam Lin's anger really dropped a little. Indeed, killing the shopkeeper Luo now will make Xuanlin Yuxing fall into a passive situation. Six female corpses were found in the jade mine on the outskirts of Beijing, and the shopkeeper of the jade store for many years was killed in Kyoto, and the Lin family's Xuanlin Yuxing couldn't turn over at all.

"What do you say?"

"The granddaughter hopes to invite the concubine Fang, and let the concubine and the shopkeeper Luo reconcile the accounts first, after all, no one can know better than the concubine who has been supervising Xuanlin Yuxing. It also prevents this cunning and treacherous little guy in front of him, making accounts indiscriminately, and polluting your grandmother's holy hearing and holy talent. ”

As soon as Lin Yaoyue's words fell, Lin Yaofang couldn't help but feel angry, she pointed at Lin Yaoyue and said, "You, you are so vicious, why do you still want to pull my mother in, what does this matter have to do with my mother." ”

But Lin Yaoyue couldn't help but feel a little funny when she heard this, if it wasn't for the fact that she wanted to pull her mother Fang into the water, why would she go to the life of Paul, a villain who has no faith and no sincerity, under the anger of her grandmother.

Lin Yaofang was still shouting here, she didn't know that long before she and Lin Yaoyue entered the main hall and knew that Xuanlin Yuxing had an accident, her mother Fang had already been punished by Mrs. Lin and went to the ancestral hall to punish kneeling.

How could Old Madam Lin not think that such a big thing had happened to Yuxing, without the connivance and protection of the Fang Clan, and even hiding from the world, how could it reach the point of being out of control. Now it seems that there is a reason for this excessive indulgence, but I don't know how much silver the Fang clan has taken from it.

Old Madam Lin couldn't help but sigh in her heart at this time, in the past, the Fang family still looked like a simple housekeeper. Now it seems that the words that he has scolded Li over the years are all 'snapping' mouths, and they have been withdrawn back to his old face.

Old Madam Lin couldn't help glaring at Lin Yaofang, who was still restless, and said to Lin Yaoyue in the hall, "Since that's the case, it will be according to what you said." If our Lin family's jade line can be redeemed this time, grandmother will not break her word, and from now on, she will let you and your mother be the masters of 'Xuanlin Yuxing'. ”

Lin Yaofang couldn't help but be stunned, the glory of her mother and herself pressing on the Li family and daughter over the years is about to pass?

First of all, the housekeeper's matter was fought over, although it has not yet been completely decided. But my grandmother is biased towards Lin Ruzhen, not towards herself. Judging from the situation of Xuanlin Yuxing today, even grandmother will not be able to resist Lin Yaoyue sooner or later. Could it be that the luxurious life that he and his mother have been secretly living is coming to an end today?

Lin Yaofang is unwilling, she is really unwilling. She couldn't help but step forward and pushed Lin Yaoyue, the 'culprit', "You cheap girl, why are you, why are you?"

Lin Yaoyue just gently pushed away Lin Yaofang's hand that stepped forward with teeth and claws, but pushed Lin Yaofang to the ground with a push. Lin Yaoyue was as calm as jade, and there was no trace of waves. Her voice was cold and piercing, "Second sister, you have no rules again." Could it be that because my mother has always exercised the real power of the family, our Lin family and our general's mansion don't have any rules at all?"

Lin Yaoyue looked at Lin Yaofang with an indignant look on her face, approached her and whispered, "The second sister and my mother pushed me down the lotus pond, and they did something to the carriage I entered the palace, do you really think that I have been kept in the dark?"

When Lin Yaofang heard this, she couldn't help but completely collapse to the ground.

She thought that Lin Yaoyue hadn't arrested these things and accused their mother and daughter of designing the death of their daughter-in-law, and these things would have passed. didn't expect that Lin Yaoyue was going to be on their mother and daughter little by little. Thinking of this, Lin Yaofang couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat all over her body.

In the hall, Mrs. Lin also spoke, "Calligraphy and painting, you go and invite the Lin family's family motto and let the second lady copy it a hundred times." When will she finish copying, and when will she be allowed to eat again. Otherwise, she will be left to starve to death in the ancestral hall of the Lin family. Old Madam Lin's voice was stern, and there was no room for negotiation.

"Yes, old lady. The calligraphy and painting responded obediently.

Lin Yaofang was a little shocked by what Lin Yaoyue said just now, and even her mother Fang Shi stepped into Songshoutang, she was a little blind.

Fang Shi saw that her daughter was taken down by the calligraphy and painting next to the old lady and Mama Chang, and she couldn't help but be a little flustered, she hugged her daughter, "Fang'er, what's wrong with you, you tell your mother, what's wrong with you?"

But Lin Yaofang still didn't react.

Fang couldn't help but rush into Songshoutang, wanting to reason with the old lady, but found that she used to be a close aunt, but at this time she was a different face, and at this time she screamed as if they were enemies between each other,

"Fang Clan, you don't kneel down quickly. You indulge in evil slaves to confuse the real with falsehood, cut corners, ruin the reputation of my Lin family's jade store for a hundred years, and covet the silver taels operated by my Lin family's 'Xuanlin Jade Company'. Now, Shuqin, you will take Mrs. Fang to my small courtyard in Songshoutang, take strict care of her, let her clear all the accounts little by little, and never allow her to have the slightest contact with the outside world. ”

"Yes, old lady", Shuqin took the order very quickly.

The hall was silent.

......

When everything settled, Lin Yaoyue took Zheng Jiang on the way back to Qinxiangju.

"Miss, Miss" The person who looked like a little girl leaned out of the flowers and trees was whispering to Lin Yaoyue. And Lin Yaoyue saw him and smiled slightly, "Brother Shi, what are you hiding here for, don't come out soon, the mud has stained your new jacket." Lin Yaoyue had a smile in her eyes.

Zheng Shishi was a little embarrassed in an instant, looked at Zheng Jiang who was following Lin Yaoyue, hurriedly patted the ash and mud on his body, stepped forward and said, "Dad, I didn't embarrass you." ”

Zheng Jiang looked at his smart and capable son, and couldn't help but smile, but he said with a straight face, "Today's things are all because the eldest lady knows how to make good use of people and makes the best use of her talents, so you have a place to use." Don't be complacent, just follow the eldest lady. ”

"Yes, Dad", the stone instantly wilted, but he also knew that his father was right, if it wasn't for the eldest lady to carry him, he would have arranged himself into the Xuanlin Jade Store. This very happy show doesn't have its own share yet. was not praised by his father, but after he went back, in the hearts of other miscellaneous servants who were oppressed by the shopkeeper Luo, he was a hero.

Lin Yaoyue looked at the father and son with a smile, and couldn't help but say, "Uncle Zheng, the evidence you saw today that poked at the sore spot of the shopkeeper Luo is all the credit of Brother Shi. When you go back, you must reward him greatly. ”

The stone scratched the back of his head a little embarrassed after listening to the eldest lady's words. And Zheng Jiang couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and touched the back of his son's head, "Yes, the eldest lady is right, I'll add an elbow to this child when I go back." ”

When Zheng Shishi heard his father's words, he couldn't help grinning.

Lin Yaoyue couldn't help but smile at the corner of her lips. The shoddy pickled things that he had just punctured in Luo's shopkeeper were not pushed out of the pile of account books given by the old lady. Even if you have the skillful and superb ability to read the accounts, the records in those ledgers may not be able to show these problems.

Not everything needs to be done yourself. As the little master of the General's Mansion, it is more important for him to know how to make the best use of his talents and make good use of others. Shi Shi has been in Xuanlin Jade Store for a long time, and he is also very talented in managing shops. Today, I just reported the words of the stone in the past, and after thinking about it, I just summed it up. Now, what is more important is how to clean up this big mess that Shopkeeper Luo and Fang Clan poked out.

Zheng Jiang felt a touch of worry suddenly floating between Lin Yaoyue's eyebrows, and couldn't help but open his mouth and say, "Miss, this time I went to the jade mine, and it was dangerous for you to go to your daughter's house. Let the old slave accompany you. ”

Lin Yaoyue looked at Zheng Jiang's worried expression, and couldn't help but smile and said, "Uncle Zheng, you don't have to worry about me, you are now the acting head of the General's Mansion, how can you accompany Yue'er to the jade mine." If you are still worried, just let Brother Shi go to Yushan County to pick up Ying Yue'er first. ”

Zheng Jiang looked at Lin Yaoyue's determined expression, and finally couldn't resist the meaning of the eldest lady. But he is really worried, on the way to save the 'Xuanlin Yuxing', I don't know what kind of twists and turns and dangers will be waiting for the eldest lady?