The palm-long gold abacus rotates between the slender fingers, the golden light shimmering in the cold sunlight of the winter moon is also cold, and the small beads of 'fine' to the small ones jump up and down under the mobilization of the slightly calloused fingertips, which has an indescribable pleasing to the eye.

'Hua' Jiu squinted slightly, thinking for the first time that the original abacus could also be dialed, so beautiful and charming, and then her gaze unconsciously moved to Mr. Xi's white and slightly blue face.

At this moment, Mr. Xi pursed his lips, he stared at Duan without blinking, the expressionless look was like a glacier, and finally, his right index finger was a little abacus gold bead, and the bead snapped down, and the corners of his mouth curled up a little, "Fifth lady, I owe forty-eight twenty-three copper and eight wen last month, thirty-two taels last month, and ...... last month."

Fifth Lady Duan's face changed instantly, her lips pursed, and she looked at Old Lady Xi with an uneasy look, "Master, I ......"

Old Lady Xi's white beard trembled, and he waved the dragon's head crutch, and he wanted to hit someone angrily, but the cane did not fall in the end, "Mr. Xi, what is the content of the account?" ”

Mr. Xi slowly and methodically put the abacus gold beads back into place, half-hanging his eyelids, and his eyeliner was narrow and long, "Last month, Duan Fulin Zhuang owed credit, and the fifth lady was a guarantee, and last month, ......"

Before Mr. Xi's words were finished, Duan immediately knelt on the ground with a puff and climbed a few steps forward towards Old Lady Xi, "Master, the daughter-in-law didn't mean it, the daughter-in-law asked the mother-in-law to make up for the silver two......"

Old lady Xi's face was pale, and he stomped heavily on the ground with both hands and the head of his cane, "Okay, okay, the silk village in Xifu has become your own mother's house, you can take it if you want, you can take it on credit if you want, and you can guarantee it?" Is this because I'm dead? ”

Everyone else quickly lowered their heads in silence, only Duan Shi knelt on the ground, his body trembled, and he didn't dare to let out of his breath.

"Mother? Grandfather, if you want to punish Hua Yue, you can punish Hua Yue, and my mother can't help it. "At this time, Xi Huayue, who heard that there was an accident in the mourning hall, rushed over, he was locked in the room by the Duan clan before and was not allowed to go out, and seeing that it was difficult to end today, the clever little maid 'girl' quietly released him.

"Grandfather, mother is also confused for a while, since ancient times, there are father's debts to repay by the son, and the mother's fault can naturally be repaid by the son, so, grandfather, you can spare your mother, she is a woman, where can she stand it." Xi Huayue was supported by the maidservant 'girl', and there was a 'tide' red on her clear face, but her expression was a little 'excited', and he walked very slowly, but very firmly.

Old Lady Xi's eyes widened, his white beard trembled, and he viciously glanced at the few maidservants who were following Xi Huayue, "Who asked you to notify the eldest prince to come over, if he has anything, it is not enough to kill a few of you with a cane!" ”

The meaning in those words is hidden that there is a fear of 'revealing' it, which is the old lady's most favored Xi Huayue among the juniors.

'Hua' Jiu's slightly upturned 'lips' tapped sharply, and the curvature of the hook had a mocking meaning, and her pale 'colored' eyes swept around Duan's face, and saw a faint resentful dark light in the corners of her eyes flickering away.

"In the first half of the year, a total of two hundred and twelve twenty-nine wen and seven dollars." Mr. Xi's faint voice came, and he rubbed the corner of the golden abacus and spoke carelessly.

The words fell, the old lady Xi almost vomited blood without being angry, you must know that the profit of the silk village in Xifu for half a year is only about five or six hundred silver, and it can only reach more than seven hundred taels when it is better, but this alone Duan's mother's family owes half of the credit, even if the whole family is in a hurry to make new clothes to wear, and they can't use so much cloth brocade at all, so where are the more than two hundred taels of silk and satin cloth used, it is worth playing, you know, Xifu saw the face of the in-laws, and Duan Fu went to his own shop to buy things at a low price.

"Check, Mr. Xi found out the direction of these satin cloths. The fifth daughter-in-law is limited to three days and you must fill in the credit no matter what method you use, and as for you, you will be dealt with according to the family law to set an example. "Although the old lady Xi is a lot older, she is still vigorous and resolute in doing things, and there is no ambiguity at all, saying that one is one, and saying two is two.

"Grandfather......" Xi Huayue still wanted to say something, but even he felt faceless, but looking at his poor mother kneeling on the ground, he felt helpless.

Hearing this call, Old Lady Xi glanced at Xi Huayue coldly, and blocked all his unspoken words, "Take the eldest prince back to the hospital." ”

Then he helped the old lady Xi up, and there was a smile on her wrinkled face, "Xi Qi's little daughter-in-law and Mr. Xi, come with me." ”

Before the words were finished, the old lady led the old lady Xi on crutches, and she didn't want to be helped, so she went to the main house, but she didn't look at Xi Zixiao's body from beginning to end, and she didn't care if it was damaged.

Mr. Xi put the abacus in his sleeve, and slowly looked around all the other people present, before Shi Shiran followed behind Mrs. Xi, and did not say that he stepped forward to help him, only half a step behind, showing the difference in identity.

"Come a few people, take care of it, and temporarily set up the mourning hall outside to guard." Although it is said that the 'flower' nine only entered the 'door', but when he commanded the subordinates, few dared to complain, everyone saw the battle just now, and the Duan family's 'sex' was very clear to them, and he was a very restless lord who jumped up and down and was very restless, and he wanted to be planted here today.

It is said that it is planted in the hands of Mr. Xi, it is better to say that it is in the hands of Mrs. Xi Qi, after all, for so many years, if Mr. Xi has a trembling heart to 'dew' something out, it is not said a long time ago, but it is only after the seventh young lady enters the house, there is a move, and everyone with a discerning eye knows that it is Mr. Xi who is protecting the seventh young lady, so the cognition of 'flower' nine in his heart instantly raised a height, after all, no one knows whether he has a handle in the hands of Mr. Xi, who is in charge of the account room of the Xi Mansion, it is right to be careful.

It is the study of the main house on the old lady's side, but 'Hua' Jiu came in for the first time.

As soon as she entered the 'door', she smelled a faint scent of 'flower' sandalwood, and the refreshing and peaceful sandalwood fragrance was mixed with a little fresh mint 'flower' seeds, and burning it had a good refreshing effect.

'Flower' nine's sight habit of 'sex' shuttle patrol, and finally found a bottle of lotus 'flower' porous incense burner in the corner of the study into the 'door', the hole on the stove, is slowly wafting out a few wisps of faint green smoke, the smoke is clear, condensed into a bud or blooming lotus 'flower' shape above the stove, and finally there is a wind blowing, only to disperse.

Before coming to the study, the old lady Xi instructed the maid 'girl' to take the old lady Xi to sit in the courtyard, but he felt that the incense in this place was not very suitable for the old lady, so he was very careful not to let her in.

"The seventh granddaughter-in-law', the 'woman', has only been in the 'door' for two or three days, and something like this has happened, how do you want me to believe that you can stay in the Xi family for five years?" As soon as 'Hua' Jiucai stepped into the 'door', she heard the old lady's rebuke, she raised her eyes, and saw the old lady with a solemn face, extremely 'gloomy' appearance.

However, she was not afraid.

Ying Yingfu gave a salute, and 'Hua' Jiu pulled the broken hair from her ears and temples, and then said shallowly, "Then the granddaughter-in-law doesn't know, how to be a grandfather to be trusted?" ”

The corners of the nine 'lips' of the 'flower' were hooked a little, and the pale 'colored' pupils were filled with a light that flowed like mercury, and the little face with the size of a palm became more and more cold as snow, and the eyes she looked at the old lady Xi were even more interested.

is so harsh to come up, and what is the question of believing or not believing, it is nothing more than trying to button this big hat on her head, so as to 'force' her into a passive situation, and then let God pinch her.

However, the old lady's eyes sank, and he didn't say anything, but instead transferred the realization to Mr. Xi. As soon as Mr. Xi entered the 'door', he only leaned against the corner, dialing the golden abacus, and was lazy.

"Mr. Xi, how many years have you been in my Xi family?" Old lady Xi stroked her white beard and asked about it instead.

Seeing that Mr. Xi didn't think about it, he didn't even calculate this problem without dialing the abacus, "Six years and ten months." ”

The old lady nodded, and her expression was a little farther away, "It's been six years, that day the old man saw that you were down, and he had great ambitions, and he was even more talented in settling accounts, so he 'handed over' the accounts of the Xifu and the Xijia shops to be taken care of by you, you are also smart and diligent, and you really didn't disappoint the old man, and now you have twenty-three or four, right?" ”

At this moment, the sharp-eyed eyes of 'Hua' found that Mr. Xi's half-drooping eyes were a little darker, and he glanced at her very vaguely from the corner of his eye, not knowing why, "Three out of twenty." ”

"Also, you've worked hard for your family all these years, you are so old, you haven't even come to the family in a hurry, but this thing is the old man did not do it right, in this way, how about the old man pointing you to a 'door' family?" Although the old lady Xi was asking for opinions when she said this, and she was smiling on her face, there was no room for negotiation and relaxation.

The hand that dialed the plate paused, and then Mr. Xi raised his eyes and looked at the old lady Xi fixedly, with no expression on his face, but after a while, his 'lips' were raised, and a strange smile appeared on his face that had always had a rare expression, "But it's up to the old lady to decide." ”

Hearing this answer, Old Lady Xi nodded with satisfaction, and her face, which had been 'gloomy' just now, finally eased a little, "You originally had no surname, and I gave you the surname of the Xi family, so I treated you as my own grandson, so you can agree with me to be your master, the old man is very pleased." ”

'Hua' Jiu sank her slender body into the shadow of 'yin', the plain white face was half-bright and half-dark, as if she was walking on the edge of white and black, the corners of her mouth hooked, and the 'lips' were pure as ice 'flowers' The smile bloomed in the cold ice water, illusory and ethereal.

She naturally wanted to know what Old Lady Xi wanted to plot against her in addition to wooing Mr. Xi in such an action.