Chapter 74: Welcoming the New Year
It's almost the New Year, the two uncles and the Yang family are so busy that they fly, even the old lady needs to meet the housekeeper's mother-in-law, and her dowry still needs to be taken care of, although most of them are worried about the sons outside, but the account book also needs to be seen.
Zilan saw that the old lady was not in good spirits and couldn't be too tired, so she pulled Shuhui to help one or two, and read the account book to the old lady, which was much easier to hear than to see.
"Hey, wait a minute, grandmother, why is this account income and expenditure not right, why do you always lose money, you lose money every year, can this business still be done?"
Zilan read the account book and noticed that something was wrong, this was obviously stolen by the people underneath and cheated.
The old lady smiled and nodded, "Then what do you think is going on, it doesn't matter if you say it boldly." ”
Zilan knew that this was her grandmother teaching the examination school, so she pondered for a while and said, "I think that business is not good for one aspect, but the people below must be cheating."
If you want to prove this, you have to check him, is there a private house outside the room? One person can't do anything, and no one can run around the second manager of the accounting room. Definitely have a share. ”
"Obediently, there is really such a person, our family rules are strict, how can there be such a thing. But if he does this, he is not afraid of finding out, can my grandfather tolerate such a person? And doesn't my dad check it out often? ”
Shuhui tilted her head and thought.
Zilan was reminded by Shuhui, and her expression became more and more serious, "It's impossible for the eldest uncle not to see it, there must be other reasons, what made him choose to be silent." ”
She thought intently, this kind of slave who steals money and treats the master's family as a fool must not be tolerated, she can think of whether her grandfather and uncle can't think of it, it is absolutely impossible.
She looked at the old lady and carefully noticed that she was smiling at the corner of her mouth, looking confident, and suddenly a word popped into her mind.
"Traitor."
Zilan shouted, the boss with both eyes, pointed to the account book with his finger, and said in an affirmative tone: "This chief steward must have voted for another family, this family is definitely not bad in terms of power, at least it will not be much worse than our family, so I let the eldest uncle scruple and deal with it more carefully." ”
Shuhui's eyes widened, if this is the case, it will be a bit too much, she can't react for a while, but she understands that this minion has betrayed our family and gone to other powerful people as backers.
The old lady smiled and nodded with satisfaction, "Yes, you have brains, you can analyze so many things just by looking at the ledger, and it's not bad at your age."
You're roughly right, but it's not slightly worse than our family, but it's comparable, and keep this back-up thing first, your grandfather and your uncle have already found out, just waiting for the right opportunity, trying to kill two birds with one stone. ”
Shuhui suddenly looked at Zilan with a very admiring look, "Sister, you are so smart, this is all for you to guess correctly." ”
Zilan sneered, "What's the matter, I'm just following the vine, I can see the things, can it be said that the elders can't see it for a few years, it's not as good as me?"
How is that possible, since it is impossible to say that there must be something here, can a minion be more powerful than his uncle?
What happened when it was disposed of? If you don't dispose of it, it means that you must have a backer, and it must be someone outside who makes the uncle have scruples, and if you think about it along this line of thought, it will make sense. ”
Shuhui pondered for a moment, and also thought that what Zilan said was right.
"That's right, he voted for our political enemy, and now all he has to do is to hold on to the handle, and even the opponent has to fight together.
Otherwise, next time it will not be stealing money, but coming to the house to kill people. I also let you have a number in your heart, don't feel that there is a clear situation outside, and the enemy will not let you and me go.
Don't be soft-hearted, it will only hurt your own family. ”
"Yes."
Zilan and Shuhui nodded together, their faces serious.
This is also the first time that they have tentatively discovered and exposed some dark sides, and if they can't find it, they may teach it later, but if they find it, they will tell the truth.
Let them know that as a young lady, you can't be too arrogant, you must understand that the outside world is very cruel.
The old lady was very satisfied with the good results, closed her eyes slightly, Zilan glanced at Shuhui and then began to read the account book.
In this way, she helped the old lady read the account book, and she was busy until the end of the year, and she finished her work, Zilan really learned a lot of things, which is completely different from the way modern people do things.
The old lady did not shy away from them when she saw the housekeeper's mother-in-law, let them listen and learn by the side, and when the people left, they would be examined.
Broken and crushed to teach which clever and loyal, which one has a flower in his heart and always wants to shake his wit, which is greedy and cheap, timid but very strong, can open one eye and close one eye, will be explained in detail.
If these things are not taught by the elders, even if there is a grandmother, they will not be able to learn the essence, and the vision of the superior and the slave is also two completely different mentalities.
Zilan has benefited a lot, and is very grateful that she is not blindly arrogant, and those things that are learned in modern times may not all be applicable to ancient times, and it is right to learn more things.
After getting Kong Shuhui, she said: "Xuan'er doesn't show up all day long, and she learns the rules, especially if she doesn't come to say hello to her grandmother at this time, she can't learn a lot of things, no wonder her grandmother doesn't like her."
It's just feeding something to your mouth, and you have to open your mouth to continue. ”
Zilan also nodded, understanding the difficulty of orphan girls, but the more this happens, the more you have to work hard and make your life better. Please be filial to the old man, and you can always hear a sentence or two of useful things, which is not your own.
In the past, when she was learning perfumery, no one explained, she tried her best to tie up with the master, serve tea and pour water, just to stay by her side and not be kicked out, so that she could be very satisfied at a glance, and this is how she learned it little by little.
Like Xuan'er, no one will like it even in the company.
Zilan smiled, "Everyone has their own ideas, she doesn't want to play with us, maybe she thinks she can't talk to us, and she doesn't have to be reluctant, can the cow still hold her head if she doesn't drink water." ”
"You're right. Are you going to spice up in the afternoon? ”
"Well, I want to make perfumes, by the way, I made two incense sticks before, if you go back to your grandfather's house and help me give them to my two sisters, it will be my New Year gift to them."
Zilan has always corresponded with the Ma family sisters, giving each other small gifts and gadgets, and the relationship is still very good. The Chinese New Year is approaching, and she prepared a hand-made incense play for her good friend in advance.
"Good sister, what about mine, you can't forget me, I want both."
Shuhui leaned on her shoulder and coquettishly, domineering and asked for the only one.
"Okay, just tell me what you want, I can't do it for you."
"Hee-hee! I knew my sister was the best for me. ”
Shuhui smiled happily.
Zilan asked people to go to the library and get two incense sticks and put them in the box, called Spring Letter in the Snow, there are several types of this incense, and the recipe is different and the taste is different.