The wind and snow outside, the cold wind was not too big, but it touched the window lattice of this teahouse, and people sitting by the window could feel a slight coldness.

Gu Jin and Lu Guitang didn't talk for too long, and after discussing the matter of the Gui family's peace, Lu Guitang said something very unorthodoxically.

Gu Jin always listened lightly, but Shang Guyuan covered his face with the folding fan in his hand several times.

Until the pot of tea on the table was cold, Gu Jin had the intention of leaving, and he went out today to inspect the shop, and the shopkeeper of the teahouse was still watching downstairs, and it would teach people to be suspicious after a long time.

Although Lu Guitang had the heart to talk to her for a while, he also knew the stakes, so he didn't stay, and sent the girl out of the door of Ju Hua's elegant room, and Yun Qian had already turned around and waited at the door.

Gu Jinshi took it just right, and when he went downstairs, he listened to the shopkeeper's greetings, and then went out of the gate of a pot of heaven.

The snowflakes outside had already drifted down, Fan Yong was looking forward to the carriage, and when he saw Gu Jin's master and servant come out, his face was overjoyed, and he hurriedly took out an oil-paper umbrella from the carriage and sent it up.

Gu Jin stretched out her hand and touched the cold snowflakes, the last time it snowed, she was under house arrest by the He family, but this time she really felt it, the snowflakes in Bianliang City were as pure and white as ten years ago, only a little colder.

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The snow fell for a long time, and it was raised for two or three days, and Bianliang City was covered with thick white.

The red plum of the first stubble is just right to welcome the snow, and a red plum is exposed under a cluster of new white, and the snow and frost have become the most tenacious posture in winter, and because the year is approaching, it has added a lot of joyful atmosphere.

Gu Jin was going to check the shop in person, but Gu Haomian persuaded him to return to the evening window pavilion on the grounds that his eldest sister was not in good health, and the young man rode a horse and ran for two days, and there was only one small restaurant in the shop outside, and the back kitchen of the small restaurant was a little dilapidated, so Gu Jin allocated money to repair it.

As soon as this money came out, Gu Jin's life of reading the account books for half a month was over.

The frost and snow outside the house did not stop, and the girl closed the last ledger and lazily supported the account book that was half a foot high.

Yun Qian and Peihuan were playing in the snow in the yard, Xu was tired of playing and came into the house, they were cold and cold, they were afraid to bring cold air to Gu Jin and waited at the door for a while, even so, there was still some frost and snow that woke up the girl with slightly squinted eyes.

The girl opened her eyes slightly, and she didn't know who she looked like in that lazy state.

She saw that there were still water droplets on Peihuan's hair, thinking that she had lost to Yun Qian during a snowball fight, so she couldn't help but smile gently, and instructed her: "Go and wipe the water from your hair, so as not to get cold, help me go to Ruihexuan by the way, and tell my brother that I want to check the loopholes in the account today and ask him if he has to come over." ”

Peihuan nodded hurriedly, this girl has many benefits in addition to being diligent, such as never asking the reason for what Gu Jin ordered, just obeying the order to do it.

Gu Jin felt that the six dollars a month were worth spent.

After Peihuan left, Yun Qian went to add some charcoal, not that she was too talkative, but she just thought that Gu Jin had just read the account book in the morning, and it would be better if she took a break.

"Why is Miss so anxious to check this account, the snow is falling heavily, it's a good weather to catch up on sleep."

Gu Jin couldn't help but feel a warmth when she heard this, and she smiled: "Yuchuan will be back in a few days, and I will go to shush the cold to ask for warmth, and it is better to check the accounts earlier, after all, it can involve a lot of people." ”

In these days, Gu Jin found out a lot of deficits on the books, not only the food and clothing in the house, but also the taxes on the shops outside, most of them were where the housekeeper came to ask for some silver and claimed to buy something, or the master ordered his subordinates to take money to buy something, and then there will be a loophole in this month's silver, and there will be a loophole in the money taken out, but the things that come back and the money recovered do not match.

Or when the maid was given a monthly reward of silver, many accounts were taken over in one lump sum, but the total amount was not correct. Then there is the lack of money in the tax bill handed in by the shop, and the short payment of the harvest in the village.

In short, it's less money, and there are a thousand taels in five years!

Gu Jing must investigate, and will not tolerate adultery.

In the past two days, the court has rested, Gu Haomian is idle at home and has nothing to do, Peihuan was studying chess when he went to look for him, and when he heard Peihuan's words, he passed without saying a word.

Immediately afterwards, the housekeepers and mothers-in-law of each courtyard were all called by Gu Jin to the Evening Window Pavilion, and among these people, Mrs. Liu beside the He family and Gu Jiangyuan's two concubines in the concubine room alarmed the He family and Gu Xiang by the way, as well as Gu Jiangyuan who was listening to the refreshments in Yuntang.

Now the evening window pavilion is completely lively, except for Mrs. Gu in the house, the masters are all here.

Gu Jin's house is small, and he can't accommodate so many Buddhas, so the family went to the front hall to discuss at Gu Haomian's suggestion, and now, the financial affairs in the backyard have been completely moved to the surface.

The snow outside almost obscured people's vision, and several housekeepers were busy urging their subordinates to add firewood to sweep the yard, and they were suddenly called over by Gu Jin, and they didn't know what it was for.

Seeing that the lord's mother, young master, and several aunts are here, shouldn't it be the end of the year to give some reward?

The mothers-in-law couldn't help but smile when they thought of this, and they laughed very happily.

In the main hall, Gu Jiangyuan and He sat at the top, and the left head was Gu Haomian, Gu Jin and Gu Xiang, Gu Xiang was very unhappy, in the past, the family sat together with Gu Xiang at the top, but now because Gu Jin got the power of the family and fell to the bottom.

Besides, on his right hand sat Gu Jiangyuan's two concubines, one surnamed Yu and the other surnamed Chen. Neither of them is favored, and there is nothing to do under their knees, they were all sent in by relatives when they were young, the two have no family background, and they are not people who love to compete for favor and charm the monarch, they were only targeted by the He family for some days when they were young, and then the relatives were estranged, and the two were almost forgotten.

He heard that Gu Jin was going to check the accounts, but he didn't know what this matter had to do with the Yu family's Chen family, even though the identities of the two groups of people were now different, He was still very unhappy to see the two of them.

He couldn't help but snort coldly, "It's all five or six years old, and I don't know what you want to check on a whim, what other mistakes can I make in the affairs of the house after so many years?" Or do you think it's your two aunts who stole food and clothing? ”

In a word, Gu Jin, Yu's family, and He's family all brought water.

Yu and He are not bold people, listening to He's number, they started to be submissive again, He looked proud in his heart, but turned his head and darkened his face.

The second lady was drinking tea, as if she hadn't heard her at all!

Gu Jiangyuan was too lazy to listen to the woman's sharp words, and spoke straightforwardly: "Jin'er, everyone who should be invited over and called here today, let's start." ”