Li Jinshu followed Wu's mother into the second lady's inner room.

"Auntie, I want Jinyu not to have to go to the academy in the future." Li Jinshu saw the second lady's straight to the point.

"How can this work!" The second lady said, "This is not good, the manly husband will enter the temple as an official in the imperial examination in the future, if he doesn't study, how will he be good in the future!" ”

Li Jinshu insisted: "Yu'er doesn't like to read, he has a stupid brain, and he is not a material for reading, he can't memorize a single article that other children can memorize, since he doesn't like to read, if he doesn't read, can't our Li family afford to raise a person!" ”

When the second lady heard this, she hurriedly said: "What is this, of course our Li family can afford to raise him, not to mention not studying, even if he doesn't do anything, our Li family can also support him for a lifetime!" ”

Saying that, she grieved again: "Alas, blame me, your mother left early, the eldest brother was busy with government affairs when he was there, and then he said that he also left, I, as an aunt, should have taken care of you carefully and supervised Yu'er's schoolwork, but my heart is always ruthless, always thinking about following Yu'er's wishes, he will play more if he wants to, and he will have time to read again in the future, but he has never thought about coming and going, but he doesn't like reading more and more." It's all my fault, if the eldest brother and sister-in-law know about it, they will definitely blame me for delaying Yu'er. ”

With that, he wiped the invisible tears from the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief.

Li Jinshu thought of the self-loathing uneasiness in Li Jinyu's eyes, and then looked at the hypocrisy of the second lady in front of him, he was very disgusted in his heart, and he was impatient to accompany her to act again, so he just said coldly: "That's it, Yu'er doesn't have to go to school in the future, and the master doesn't have to see you in the future." Later, Yu'er went to my yard, and I taught him to read and write. ”

Seeing Li Jinshu's cold expression, the second lady couldn't act with embarrassment for a while, so she could only cough twice to relieve it, and said, "Since that's the case, then okay." If you need anything, just ......"

Li Jinshu got the answer he wanted, and he didn't want to look at the second lady's motherly appearance anymore, so without waiting for her to finish speaking, he saluted straight and walked out of the house.

The second lady was a little stunned: "What's wrong with this Jin book today?" ”

Mother Wu next to her said: "It's just that I'm still angry after quarreling with the little master, and Mrs. doesn't have to worry about her little child." ”

The second lady beckoned the maid on the side to rub her shoulders: "It's too, it's just a yellow-haired girl, what else?" I also have to teach Yu'er in person, hum, ridiculous, I am a girl with no ability, and I can teach to recognize words, if you want to compare with my Cheng'er, it is a heaven and an earth! ”

Mother Wu smiled and brought a cup of tea to the second lady: "What Mrs. said is true!" Young Master Cheng is working hard in his studies, and even the master of the Egret Academy is boasting! In the future, if our family's property is not passed on to Young Master Cheng, can it still be given to this young master of jade, Mrs. will wait for Young Master Cheng's family to officiate! ”

The second lady smiled with satisfaction.

Li Jinshu, who returned to the courtyard, beckoned Lu Calyx and said: "In the future, Jinyu will come over often, you arrange to go to the market to buy some good pen, ink, paper and inkstone, especially rice paper, prepare more, and then see what books such a big child reads, and buy them together." ”

"Yes, miss." Green Calyx answered, but did not do it immediately as before, but hesitated.

"What's wrong?" Li Jinshu asked.

"Miss, we don't have any money in our room."

Li Jinshu looked at her in surprise.

"Miss, in the past few months, the government has seriously reduced its expenditures, and the second lady said that she will not pay any daily expenses, and she will find a way to solve it in her own room, and even the meals on weekdays have been reduced to one dish and one meal, and there are no snacks and fruits."

"Although I said so, the second and third rooms have always had some savings, and this is not bad, and we don't have much money in the house, and the money when the master was there has long been confiscated into family property, and the remaining little bit has been subsidized in the past few months, but I hate a few slaves who are even more deceitful at this time, and even the basic expenses and materials are not given to us, and the slaves and maids have asked them to reason several times, but they have deduced that each room is the same, and they ignore me at all."

"Miss, now there is not much silver left in our room, and the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone on the market have always been expensive, not to mention books and books, our money is not enough at all."

After the green calyx finished speaking, Li Jinshu smiled: "I thought it was a big deal, wasn't it just some money, the car reward I brought back from the palace, I picked a few things at random and sold them." ”

Speaking of rewards, the green calyx was even more angry and said: "Miss, your rewards, just came back by the second lady let people put away, the slave maid went to get it a few days ago, but said that the royal things should be properly kept, not even let the slave and maid see it, they were driven out, the slave maid wanted to see what was going on, so he stayed on the edge of the warehouse and secretly watched, guess what, in the afternoon of the same day, I saw the second lady's mother Wu go to the library to take a pair of amphora glass pots and go, the pot is clearly your reward, At that time, when the slave and maid were in the inventory, they saw it clearly. ”

The more Lu Calyx spoke, the more excited she became: "Miss, don't you see the meals in the courtyard of the second room in the kitchen every day, not to mention that it has not decreased at all, but it is more abundant than before, I heard that the eldest lady has bird's nest every day to nourish her beauty." There are also those maids, not to mention those who wear gold and silver, and they have bought eight or nine new maids, and they have all entered the courtyard of the second room. If it is said that there is a shortage of money in the house, then where does the money come from in these two rooms, it is clearly misappropriation of your things. ”

Li Jinshu frowned, these two ladies are not so shameless as this, right?

She said to the green calyx, "Let's go, go and see." ”

Li Jinshu's reward was placed in the back room warehouse in the mansion, and a separate area was set up to facilitate future checks.

Li Jinshu walked to the door of the warehouse in the back room with the green calyx, the old woman guarding the warehouse was an old man in the house, but she was lazy to eat, and now she was leaning against the pillar, hiding in the shade and dozing.

Green Calyx stepped forward to wake her up and said, "Our young lady wants to take a look at the materials in the long room and take us in to have a look." ”

The dozing mother-in-law was woken up, saw the green calyx in front of her, and was just about to wave her hand to drive people away, but when she looked back, she saw Li Jinshu behind her, and immediately got up in spirit, and stepped forward and said: "The second lady is here in person, what do you have to say, let the old woman do it, why bother to come and run in person on this hot day." ”

Li Jin said: "I'll come and see what the palace has given me." ”

When the old woman heard this, panic flashed in her eyes: "It's unfortunate that the second lady came today, this mother Zhou, who was in charge of the office recently, came to count the materials in the house, and specially emphasized that no one can enter the warehouse before the inventory is completed, so as not to mess up the accounts." Otherwise, Second Miss, will you come back in a few days? ”

Green Calyx said: "This is so strange, our young lady wants to come and see her own things, but she has to be bound by one of your slaves, don't say that we will come and see, and we will not mess up the accounts, even if we really toss things and mess up the accounts, you only have to sort it out again, can you still complain about the master and refuse the master?" ”

The old woman smiled and said: "Don't dare, don't dare, the old slave doesn't mean this, it's just that Miss really can't get in today, I let Zhou's mother take away the key, you wait a few days, wait for a few days when the old slave's key comes back, and then ask Miss to come over." ”

Li Jinshu looked at her coldly and asked, "Did Mother Zhou take the key to this warehouse, or did she send it to the second lady's room?" ”

The old woman didn't think that Li Jinshu would ask such a straightforward question, she was stunned for a moment, and stammered a little at a loss: "When, of course, of course, it was taken away by Mother Wu, ah no, Mother Zhou, Mother Zhou." ”

"Then the jade bracelet in your hand was also given by Mother Zhou?"

The old woman hurriedly hid the bracelet behind her: "The old slave can't understand the words of the second miss, the key is indeed not there today, it is better for the young lady to come back another day." ”

Although the old woman was flustered, she still blocked in front of the library door, in her opinion, this young lady of the long house who has no power, no power, no father and no mother, even if she is suspicious, what can she do, she just doesn't hand over the key, how else can she interrogate the other slaves in the house to find clues? Everyone in this house is a human spirit, and the slaves and maids are also protecting each other, not to mention that this is still the meaning of the master above, who is not long-sighted will tell her the truth.

Thinking of this, the old woman was even more fearless, and her hand in front of Li Jinshu was raised up and said, "Second Miss, there is really no key, please go back." ”

Li Jinshu looked at the lock on the door and said loudly: "Come on, smash it open for me!" ”

Li Jinshu's reaction was completely unexpected by the old woman, she felt that as a young lady in the house, she would maintain her usual style of acting as a young lady, that is, to say a few words, at most to stomp away angrily, and then just cry and cry softly, find a way to get the favor of the old lady or the second lady, and then take back her own belongings.

I never thought that these two young ladies would do nothing, and they would smash the door lock directly when they came up, where is this young lady's style of acting, and the village girl in the mountains and wilderness of the market will act so rampage.

Can't let her go in and see inside, the old woman was really a little panicked, she blocked the door of the warehouse and shouted: "Second Miss, you can't do this!" This is the Li family's warehouse, you can't break in directly like this! ”

The old woman prayed in her heart, and the little maid or maid outside heard her shout and hurried to inform the second lady, otherwise once the second lady really opened the warehouse, no matter what, she would be punished, and if she didn't do well, she would be sold.

Thinking of this old woman, she panicked even more, she blocked the door with her body, thinking that if the second lady didn't come, she would resolutely not get out of the way, Li Jinshu, a weak lady in the house, would not be able to do it like a village girl.

As soon as the old woman thought of this, a huge pain suddenly hit her toes.

Li Jinshu took away the foot that was stomping on the mother-in-law's toes, watched the mother-in-law squat down unconsciously because of the pain, covered her toes with her hands and shrunk into a ball, she raised her legs and kicked towards the mother-in-law's side, and the mother-in-law lost her balance with an "ah" and rolled to the side.

Li Jinshu waved his hand to the green calyx: "Smash it open!" ”

"Yes! Miss! The green calyx picked up a big stone under the root of the courtyard and smashed it with a clatter.

After a few hits, the lock opened.

The sound of smashing the lock attracted all the surrounding maids, and everyone secretly watched from afar.

Li Jinshu pushed open the door of the warehouse and walked in.

What catches your eye is rows of shelves, there are many shelves, but there are few things, only a few items are still on the shelves.

The green calyx was dumbfounded, she hurriedly ran to the innermost, looked around, and then ran out and asked the mother-in-law: "Where are the things?" Stuff! Where's our lady's stuff?! ”