Song Ning looked at the middle-aged man in his early forties, white and chubby.

The man was a little unconfident, and he laughed for a while before he spoke.

"My lord, I'm not sure about my business, but I'm not convinced, and I have no place to reason."

"So I want to ask you, you, if you can't do it, it's okay, just because I didn't ask."

"After all, I don't know if it's true or false what I suspect."

Song Ning bowed: "Let's take a look." ”

"That's right. At the beginning of April, my brother had a way to get the Neigong silk and cotton silk woven in Suzhou, and he had an embroidery lady in his hand, so he discussed with me and wanted to open an embroidery workshop. ”

"As soon as I heard about the things woven in Suzhou, I thought I could do it. So as soon as we discussed, I threw three thousand taels of silver into him, and he opened an embroidery workshop. Because I have my own business, I don't care about the business dealings of his embroidery workshop, but when it comes to the end of the year, when the dividends are distributed, the cost is cut out, and the net profit is four or six. Three years later, we'll pay another fifty-five cents. ”

"I think they are all brothers, and he is very sincere in dividing the money like this, so he signed the deed, but when the money is divided at the end of this year, not only will I not receive a penny, but I will also lose money in the account, and he will ask me to add more than 100 taels."

"My lord, the more I think about this, the more uncomfortable I become, I haven't had a good year."

The people around him had strange expressions on their faces and whispered.

Song Ning looked at him and asked back, "Your surname?" ”

"In Xia Xiaoling, my family lives on Hubu Street, and my ancestors are all in the salt industry, so they have saved some money. After coming to me, my brother and I split up, and I shared some money, and although I had a lot of money, I wouldn't lose three thousand taels to go out and listen to it. ”

Song Ning said: "Xiao Dongjia, the two of them are doing business in partnership, and it is normal to have losses and gains. ”

"What's more, the embroidery workshop that opened in April and May last year is not making money by the end of the year, right?"

The shipment cycle of a pair of embroidery products is very long, so it is indeed normal for Song Ning not to make money.

There were also people around who chimed in, saying: "Xiao Dongjia, what Lord Song said is right, you and Su Qiang's embroidery workshop has only been open for seven months, how can you make money?" ”

"Su Qiang is also an honest man, and it would be a bit unkind for you to arrange him in front of Lord Song now."

The embroidery workshop that Xiao Ling said is to the east of Chaofeng Street, and it is enough to enter the alley after two intersections, and everyone knows this area.

"I'm also in business, can I still not understand this truth?" Xiao Ling glared at a few people who spoke, "You don't understand anything, so it's enough to come up and accuse me?" ”

Those few people were said to be unhappy, but because Song Ning was there, they didn't dare to argue.

Song Ning motioned for Xiao Ling to make his words clear.

"My lord, I suspect there is something wrong with his accounts." Xiao Ling said, "I found him two big lists, a few interstitial screens in Qingzhou and Dongchang, eight floor screens, and a double-sided embroidery of Baoying, all of which were delivered on the twentieth day of the lunar month, and nearly 1,000 taels of silver were settled at the checkout." ”

"He still has a few good deals, plus some bits and pieces of handkerchiefs, wedding clothes and other work, how can he not lose money in seven months, right?"

Song Ning and Song Yuanshi glanced at each other, and she said: "There is quite a lot of business, and the payment has been settled, and the cost of seven months is so high?" ”

Song Yuanshi was still immersed in the shock that she had just judged others to be reconciled, he really didn't expect that Song Ning would be so decisive, which made him very surprised, and he was impressed by her in terms of her ability to do things.

It's not arbitrary or fast-tongued, she is reasonable, well-organized, and finishes this matter, even if someone thinks that the punishment is heavy, she can't say half a word.

Moreover, she stood there, quite with the majesty of an official, which was very different.

"What do you think?" Song Ning pushed him.

Song Yuanshi came back to his senses and said, "What are you going to do?" ”

Song Ning asked him, "Do you know how to calculate?" ”

Song Yuanshi nodded.

"What about proficiency?"

Song Yuanshi replied: "Very good. ”

"That's going to be easy." Song Ning looked at Xiao Ling, "Since you are so worried, it is better to go and get the account book and hand it over to the official to check." ”

Xiao Ling was shocked: "My lord, you, you want to check the accounts here?" ”

"Since you think there is a problem with the account, I think this account must be checked. If it's just that you are suspicious, then you apologize to your brother and compensate for it, and the business cooperation will last for a long time in the future, and mutual trust is important. ”

"If there is a problem, whether to tear up the accounts or reorganize, it is also necessary to make a decision immediately, so as to avoid the business from growing and the dispute deeper."

"How, to check or not to check? After it is outdated, the official will have to collect the case fee if it is accepted again. ”

Xiao Ling clenched his fists, thinking about whether to take the account book, once he took it, there would be a crack in his relationship with his brother.

But if you don't take it, as Lord Song said, the business will be bigger and the dispute will be deeper.

"Thank you, sir, I'll go and bring him with the accounts, and you wait for me for a quarter of an hour."

Song Ning bowed: "Go." ”

Xiao Ling went to get the accounts.

Song Ning put his hand on Lu Miaomiao's shoulder and said in a low voice: "Go to the teahouse opposite to buy two pots of tea and take four cups." ”

Lu Miaomiao should have gone to Guangming Building to buy tea.

The onlookers took the time to ask Song Ning in a gossipy manner: "My lord, this kind of thing is not simple, it is not ruled out that there is no problem with the accounts, but there is really a problem." ”

"If the other party's means are so superb, then it can be regarded as Xiao Ling's bad luck, and this official has also tried his best." Song Ning said.

Everyone laughed.

Upstairs opposite, Zhao Yi was holding herbal tea, his eyes fell on the table opposite, his eyes squinted slightly, as if the light was too dazzling.

Autumn also squinted slightly.

Fu Yu couldn't stand it, so he turned around and said, "Why are you squinting too?" ”

Qiu said: "The window is too open, and I cry in the wind." ”

"Why is he squinting?" Fu Yu asked.

Qiu looked at Zhao Yi and followed Zhao Yi's line of sight: "I don't know, I'm not a worm in my stomach." ”

"I think you are, you guess one."

Yan Feng didn't want to listen to the two of them, and his eyes were half-closed to recuperate, after all, he was a little tired from his farsightedness, which had been concentrating.

Qiu was forced to lie on the window and look at the other side, and saw that Lord Song didn't know what to say to Song Yuanshi, the two heads staggered one after the other, communicating in a low voice, Song Yuanshi smiled, looking particularly handsome.

"Isn't Song Yuanshi a little too good-looking?" Autumn said.

Fu Yu was stunned: "Song Yuan is good-looking, what does it have to do with the squinting of his eyes?" ”

"You don't understand." Qiu changed the herbal tea in Zhao Yi's hand to a hot one, and whispered, "Song Yuanshi is a little girl, and he has been taking care of Lord Song's daily life. ”

It focused on strengthening the tone of the little guy this time.

Zhao Yi glanced at Qiu Qian, took a sip of hot tea, and said with a smile: "Have you grown taller recently?" ”

Autumn didn't know how to ask back.

So a concise rhetorical question.

"Huh?"

That's a bit of a faux pas.

But Zhao Yi was very generous, and did not pursue him, but said: "I see that you are open, and you are taller and your appearance is better." ”

Like a person.

As he spoke, he continued to watch the excitement with a comfortable face.

Qiu puffed out his cheeks and retreated to Fu Yu's side.

Fu Yu smiled and trembled.

Autumn is twenty-three this year.

Downstairs, the person who went to get the account book came back, and he brought someone with him, who should be his partner Su Qiang.

The two of them hugged the account book and came this way while arguing.

"Do you think you can find out about this?" Zhao Yi asked.

"No, if Su Qiang really fakes, the account books are not easy to check, and there is not enough time."

"I think so." Qiu stretched his neck one after another and said, "Lord Song looks quite confident. ”

Zhao Yi looked at it for a long time and said, "You two bet, the loser turns out the land in the backyard and plants flowers." ”

Qiu and Fu Yu looked at each other with a look of horror...... How do you feel deceived?

Downstairs, Song Ning looked at the sixteen account books, and she asked, "This is Su Qiang?" ”

Su Qiang has dark skin and is also very thin.

He said angrily: "Yes, all the ledgers of the embroidery workshop are here." ”

"A total of sixteen books, two books per month, the first month is my own bookkeeping, so it's a bit messy, and the back is invited to Mr. Bookkeeper."

"I have to make accounts at a loss, I didn't expect that the reason why Brother Xiao didn't say a word when he read the accounts a few years ago was because he didn't believe me." Su Qiang said coldly, "You and my brother, if you really don't trust me, you can tell me, and I will check the accounts for you one by one." ”

"I didn't expect that you would let others check my accounts directly in front of the public today."

Xiao Ling was very embarrassed, they were arguing all the way, he felt sorry for his brother, but when things got to this point, he wanted to retract and say that he wouldn't check, it would seem that he was too sloppy.

"Don't be angry, it's good for you and me in the future to find out. It's a misunderstanding, I'll pay you for it. ”

"In the future, I will never doubt you in the business of you and me."

Su Qiang snorted coldly and did not speak.

People gathered around and craned their necks to look.

"Let's get started." Song Ning and the shopkeeper of Guangming Building said, "Lend me an abacus, a piece of paper and a charcoal pen." ”

The shopkeeper smiled and went back to get something.

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Watching the live broadcast, I hesitated, I didn't rush what I wanted, and I didn't have a chance to pay the deposit, hum!