"That's mostly, it's the two of them who are afraid of their masters," Qin Yunxiang only glanced at Aunt Liu, who was kneeling on the ground, "Or, it was the two aunts who threatened them, and they didn't dare." ”

"Why is my sister in a hurry to argue for these two people?" Qin Yunuan smiled lightly and said to Mama Qiao, "You said that the two aunts forced you to buy inferior goods, so what else is there besides this charcoal?" Can you open a bill? ”

Mama Qiao was stunned for a moment, rubbed her fingers on the apron around her waist and said, "Slave maid...... The slave forgot that our Qin family and the merchants who purchased the goods are all regular customers, and if it is not necessary, they are generally settled on March 1. ”

"That's strange," Qin Yunuan smiled faintly with a veil, "Mother Fang Cai said that it is common sense to remember to make a backup for this bookkeeping, the two aunts are housekeepers for the first time, and they are inexperienced, so they don't keep accounts, but you also said that you have been in charge of the Qin family's procurement for eight years, don't you even know the common sense that you must open a good bill for the purchase of goods?" ”

When Aunt Liu heard this, she straightened up even more and said sharply: "It must be that you, the mother-in-law, were greedy for money for a while, and temporarily changed the inferior charcoal to get oil and water from it." ”

Qin Zhen was stunned immediately, he slowly fell his eyes on this somewhat panicked Mama Qiao, it was actually her side of the story, plus now, without documents and account books, it is really difficult to cure the sins of Aunt Liu and Aunt Chang. But because of a pot of inferior charcoal, such a big fire was ignited, not to mention the flowers and candles in his cave room, and it was also burned to the account room, if he was not punished, it would be difficult for him to get off the stage.

It is not appropriate to make judgments before the matter is clear, and now Qin Zhen can be described as eight points ugly, and it is very difficult to do.

"Since both sides can't tell clearly," Qin Yunuan raised his eyebrows and said, "It's better to invite the boss in the shop directly, and you will know the truth or falsehood." ”

Dou Qing'e covered her mouth and smiled: "It's really unfortunate, I heard that Boss Yuan went home for the funeral two days ago, I'm afraid there is no one for two or three months, and I can't come back, it's a pity." "No one testifies, then Aunt Liu and Aunt Chang must be punished.

Su Chenghai suddenly said softly: "Uncle really thinks it's a pity?" ”

Qin Yunuan and Dou Qing'e looked back at Su Chenghai at the same time, but there was faith in one eye and hesitation in the other.

Dou Qing'e didn't speak, but her eyes already showed everything, she estimated that Yuan Dao should have arrived in his hometown in southern Fujian now, 108,000 miles away from the capital, and the silver she gave him was enough for him to open another grocery store.

"Actually, my aunt doesn't have to feel pity," Su Chenghai seemed to casually tangle his cuffs and said, "Because my nephew met Boss Yuan on the first floor a few days ago, and I happened to make an appointment with Boss Yuan to come to the house today, and now, it should have arrived." ”

After waiting for half a pillar of incense, what everyone was waiting for was not a living, moving Boss Yuan, but a thin letter.

"The porter said that Boss Yuan seemed to be in a hurry, and after leaving this letter in a hurry, he drove away with the carriage, and he couldn't keep it."

Dou Qing'e couldn't help but lean forward, and the gentle and calm demeanor that she had maintained was mixed with a hint of helplessness, and she argued weakly: "I haven't seen the real person, how can I be sure of the real Boss Yuan?" ”

"There is a seal on the letter," Su Chenghai slowly picked up a cup of tea and leaned back against the Huanghuali wood armchair, "If my uncle doesn't believe it, she can take this seal to Boss Yuan's shop for inspection." ”

Dou Qing'e still looked kind: "How can I not believe it, I have always been relieved that you do things." But secretly, the nails had been deeply pinched into the tiger's mouth, and a crescent moon mark was printed, she looked up at Qin Qian, who was frowning at the letter, but the more she looked at it, the more wrong her face became, surprised, angry, and suddenly realized, all kinds of emotions were piled up on his face, as if she was about to explode.

"You say, you thief mother-in-law," Qin Zhi pointed to Mama Qiao who was kneeling on the ground, "You have been in my Qin family for so many years, and you have been responsible for purchasing for so many years, how much silver have you embezzled?" ”

Things are going in exactly the opposite direction to what Dou Qing'e expected.

"Father, what did the letter say that made my father so angry?" Qin Yunuan's question was even more like kicking Dou Qing'e hard.

"This is not a letter," Qin Zhen squinted his eyes and looked at Mama Qiao, who was trembling on the ground, "This is an account submitted by Boss Yuan, which clearly records that this thief and his wife agreed with him to write first-class good goods in the documents, but in fact, what was delivered was the residual goods that could not be sold in the store, and these two people colluded with them to make profits secretly. ”

"Oh, it turned out that this thief was a thief and a thief shouting to catch a thief," Qin Yuwan immediately took over the conversation and talked about inviting her mother, "I deliberately pushed it on my mother, it was really ill-intentioned, father, Yuwan felt that such a person must not stay in the Qin family anymore." ”

Mama Qiao hurriedly kowtowed, she did this kind of thing of using her power to make money out of it, but she never signed any accounts with Boss Yuan, all of this was a verbal agreement, carried out in secret, not to mention, she did everything, not Mrs. knew about it, and shared it with her.

"Husband...... Madame, you want to ....... Mama Qiao's head trembled into her shoulders, her mouth was full of yellow teeth and snot, and the people who watched it were very disgusting, her eyes were full of tears, but she didn't dare to say more under the hint of Dou Qing'e's eyes.

"It's not just that you can't keep it," Qin Yunuan's eyes flashed an eerie cold light for the first time, "I also have to find out all the wealth of this grandmother's family, which ones come from this unclean transaction, and they should all be handed over." ”

"That's right," Qin Zhen nodded, agreeing, he is not stingy with these silvers, this is a matter of family style, and it is also a matter of his face as the head of the family, "Steward Xie, this matter is left to you, as for this thief with unclean hands and feet, he will first deal with it according to the family law, fifty sticks, not a single stick is missing." ”

Steward Xie is the old housekeeper who has been busy before, he is also the old man next to Qin Qian, and Qin Zhen has always been very relieved of him.

"As for the affairs of the account room in the future," Qin Zhen made a long pause, his eyes fell on Aunt Liu and Aunt Chang, and he turned around again, looking at Dou Qing'e on the side, "Let's leave it to Qing'e's wife to take care of it." ”

Dou Qing'e put her mind at ease, but she still deliberately excused herself, knowing that she was the only one who was expected to be, so she saluted and took over the power to re-manage the housekeeper.

"It's just that the concubine promised to worship the Buddha for a month, and now it hasn't expired, I'm afraid it's ......." Dou Qing'e paused and paused to speak.

Qin Yunuan was greeted by Dou Qing'e's rather scrupulous eyes, she raised her eyes, and before she could speak, Su Chenghai on the side answered faintly: "Today, the Queen Mother is the assistant of the Sixth Palace, but she is still sincere to the Buddha and recites scriptures every day, so according to her nephew's humble opinion, the housekeeper may not be able to worship the Buddha." ”

This remark is in Qin Qian's arms, because he is the one who let Dou Qing'e worship the Buddha behind closed doors, and it is also he who makes Dou Qing'e take charge of the family again, Su Chenghai's seemingly nosy words made him more and more confident: "That's right, so in the future, Qing'e's wife will be even more tired." ”

I'm not afraid of tiredness, I'm afraid that the trivial matters of the Qin family have nothing to do with her, for Dou Qing'e, losing the power of the housekeeper is the most terrible.

"Naturally, the concubine must do her best." Dou Qing'e hurriedly got up and blessed her body, today she deliberately didn't pull up all her long hair, firstly, to make it look like she was in a hurry, and secondly, Qin Zhen once said that her favorite thing is her long black and bright hair, she moved two steps closer, and wanted to ask Qin Zhi where she was going to go back to rest, to be honest, the location of Cuixuan Courtyard can be described as unique, and her purpose is to leave Qin Zhi in Cuixuan Courtyard.

Unexpectedly, before he could speak, Qin Zhen turned his head and asked Li Mengming, "Are you tired?" Didn't Madame just say that a new yard had been cleaned up and that she could move there immediately. ”

Dou Qing'e was stunned for a moment, and then echoed: "Yes, although the newly cleaned up Furong Courtyard is smaller, it has all the furnishings and everything, and you can live in it immediately." ”

"Hibiscus Temple?" Qin Zhen seemed to be a little dissatisfied.

Qin Yunuan looked up at Dou Qing'e, it seemed that she hadn't seen her for half a month, her Taoism was a lot more profound, Furong Courtyard was an extremely taboo place in the Qin family, Qin Yunuan was only more than nine years old at that time, I only remember that there was an aunt surnamed He in the house at that time, gentle and moving, she had been living in Furong Courtyard under the pretext of illness, closed doors, and then died quietly, and the next day, it was discovered by everyone, Qin Zhen also sealed Furong Courtyard, saying that it was sick and depressed in this place for a long time, which was unlucky.

"Mother, Furong Temple, isn't it inappropriate?" Qin Yunuan responded lightly, "Aunt Li just entered the door, it should be the time to be happy, mother won't think that Furong Courtyard is too unlucky?" Although Qin Yunuan didn't know what Dou Qing'e's idea was, how could there be a weasel to give a New Year's greeting to the chicken, and his heart was bad.

Qin Zhen's face was stiff, and his demeanor was not as natural as Fang Cai: "There are so many courtyards in the mansion, why did you choose that courtyard alone?" ”

Dou Qing'e was not in a hurry at all: "Master, the arrangement of the concubine has also been considered a lot, first, Furong Courtyard is close to Shunchang Courtyard; Second, in addition to the fact that Furong Courtyard has not been inhabited for a long time, everything else is available, and Sister Li can live directly in the past, this is the third," Dou Qing'e continued, "The concubine knows that the master has always been obsessed with Sister He, what a wonderful person Sister He is, since Sister He went, the master has never really laughed happily, and it is rare to see Sister Li today to make the master smile, and the concubine body is also pleased with Sister He's inspiration in the sky." ”

At this time, the sky was already bright, and Steward Xie had already recorded the loss and name of the burning in the Begonia Courtyard on the account, and gave it to Qin Qian, this time the loss was not small, and the Begonia Courtyard could not be repaired for a month or two, but it was a courtyard, Qin Zhi seemed to be moved, and he asked himself that his love for Li Mengming would not be less than that of He Lian, besides, the Begonia Courtyard would be repaired after two months, and he could move over again.

"Just do as you say," Qin Zhi rubbed the corners of his sour eyes, "It's not too early, everyone has dispersed." ”