The old housekeeper on the side was anxious when he heard this, "How is it possible?" Lao Li, where can you do such a thing, me and the two children are definitely not people who eat inside and outside! Don't confess our sins indiscriminately because of scruples, the lady will definitely give us justice! ”

"Don't talk nonsense, I did it, and I didn't say it had anything to do with you! We don't have a dime to do with each other! I usually drink alcohol, but do you really treat you as a buddy? Do you believe drunk words? ”

Lao Li looked at the anxious old housekeeper with annoyance, at this stall, the old housekeeper listened to Lao Li's words, but his face was stunned, and after a while, he said angrily: "It doesn't matter if you treat me as a buddy, I know best whether you are a good person or not!" ”

"Lao Tzu is not a good person! Shut up and stop talking......"

"Papapa-" Xiao Chen clapped his palms and got up and said, "It's a good brother and son to have a deep relationship, and I'm still watching you act!" It's clearly an accomplice, old housekeeper, can you bear the guilt of all of you alone? ”

The old housekeeper was speechless, glared at Lao Li beside him with hatred, and then let out a long sigh.

Xiao Chen's unforgiving: "Hmph, Nian'er, why don't you quickly pull these things down from inside and out?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the old lady and Chu Nian at the top looked sideways, the old lady couldn't get used to Xiao Chen, and glared at her fiercely, although there was no hostility in Chu Nian's eyes, the stronger the intention of exploration, Xiao Chen was used to being stared at like this, and at this moment she could be regarded as finding the real scapegoat, that is, she was not afraid of heaven and earth, and her waist was straightened up more and more.

But seeing Chu Nian said calmly: "Madam, don't worry, Uncle Li, if this money is really stolen by you, for the sake of you working for the Chu family for so many years, we can let you go, but we will never hire you, but you have to hand over the thousand taels of silver, otherwise, I will definitely not let you go." ”

Lao Li's face was a little ugly, and even the old housekeeper knelt on the ground with a "poof", "Lady, Lao Li is definitely not such a person, I am afraid that there is another hidden secret, the lady must be clear, and it is absolutely impossible to let Lao Li be wronged in vain!" What's more, don't let the thief get away with it, if the lady doesn't talk about the thief arrested this time, with this thousand taels of silver, there will be the next one thousand taels, how many thousand taels of our Chu family is enough for the thief to squander! ”

The old housekeeper was also in a hurry, and the words alluded to Xiao Chen's family, but before Xiao Chen opened his mouth to refute, Lao Li, who was kneeling beside the old housekeeper, hurriedly said: "Lady, there are no other thieves, the thief who stole the silver is my Lao Li, the housekeeper is old and confused, don't pay attention to what he said, Lao Li and I are a ghost, but the money, Lao Li can't get it, I am willing to be punished by the lady!" ”

When these words fell, the hall fell silent again, the people in this room or the master all knew Lao Li as a person, and now he actually admitted this crime himself, which is inevitably unacceptable, this stall is a burst of whispers coming out, but they seem to be in their throats, and what they are talking about is always very unreal.

Xiao Chen's face on the side became more and more proud, and after a while, she sat down confidently, took a sip of Xiao Chunxin's freshly brewed tea on the side, and looked calm.

But on the top, Chu Nian's eyes were dense.

There was no need for Lao Li to look up, he could feel those cold eyes follow him, and after a while, those red lips opened lightly, "Uncle Li, are you kind and deceitful to my Chu family?" One thousand taels is not a small amount. ”

Chu Nian was angry, no one in the house dared to speak, there was silence all around, and countless pairs of eyes fell on Lao Li's body, which made Lao Li ashamed, but stubbornly stalked his neck, "Lady, this thousand taels, Lao Li I will spend it if I take it, if you think Lao Li's cheap life is worth this thousand taels, you will take it, Lao Li, I am not afraid of death, I am afraid of spitting out the thousand taels again, Lao Li, I am not very old, even if I want to work to repay this thousand taels, I am afraid that the remaining days will be doubled." ”

Lao Li is reasonable, and others at this stall haven't thought that he can come up with this thousand taels of silver, and he has already thought about what to use to pay off his debts.

Chu Nian, who was the first, looked at the stubborn old man in front of him with a crying and laughing in his heart, and pretended to have a gloomy face, and his aura was so great that the people around him had to kneel to the ground, but Lao Li still held his neck and refused to bow his head.

In fact, he didn't dare, if he lowered his head now, wouldn't he let the lady see that he was lying? That exposed Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen was annoyed and angry, what would happen to his baby granddaughter, no one knows yet!

In the end, it is the mind of the superiors, these servants of them, as long as the other party looks at each other, it is enough to ask for the cheap life of these lowest-level ants.

The plain-clothed woman with full aura above stood up suddenly, and her watery eyes narrowed dangerously, making people can't help but feel a trace of inexplicable jealousy in their hearts, and even such a feeling; If anyone dared to gasp for breath at this moment, the woman's slender hand would immediately pinch that person's neck.

Lao Li also felt this inexplicable pressure, his eyes were red, but he still gritted his teeth and did not make a sound, and when he lowered his eyes, he saw the pair of clean white embroidered shoes, the shoes were embroidered with lifelike pear blossoms, as if when the little feet moved, there would be pure petals falling from the shoes.

However, there is an inexplicable cold, which is clear in early summer, but people can't help but shiver.

"Mother, mother, I'm not afraid of ...... old Li"

"Uncle Li, do you think that if you really want to pay this thousand taels of silver and the losses caused before and after, your family will come to my Chu family as a rough servant, and how many generations will be able to repay it?"

Chu Nian's emotionless voice came from above, and almost all the people in the audience widened their eyes, only Mei Xiang's face was unwavering, and now only she could understand what Chu Nian was thinking in his heart, and this stall was hoping that Lao Li could understand the meaning of Chu Nian's words earlier.

Lao Li is not a fool, in comparison, it is better to say that he has been in charge of the account room for so many years, and he has lived in a deep house for a long time, he is used to intrigue, and he is more shrewd than ordinary people, Chu Nian's voice fell, Lao Li's face suddenly turned pale, and the old man, who was used to being arrogant and domineering on weekdays, almost cried at this moment.

"Lady, if you don't peel Lao Li's old bones and cramp, it will hurt your family!"

Lao Li's wail spread almost throughout the entire Chu family, and the old lady at the top couldn't help but be moved, but at this moment she didn't want to intercede for Lao Li, after all, it was a thousand taels of silver, and if you put it outside, you can buy two Chu family mansions, and for Lao Li, don't say it's a thousand taels of silver, his monthly money is only two taels of silver every month, and the rough subordinates are only one or two per month, how many lifetimes can this be repaid a thousand taels?

Chu Nian turned his head and glanced at Mei Xiang vaguely, Mei Xiang took advantage of everyone's attention to Lao Li and secretly left.

"Then why don't Uncle Li have any other way to repay the money? With all due respect, your life is useless to me, either return the thousand taels, or move your family to my Chu family to be a rough subordinate for the rest of my life, do you know your charge of bullying, if I send you to the official, it is not only a matter of your life. ”

Lao Li was at a loss here, and the old housekeeper on the side looked even more worried, so he hurriedly said: "Lady, lady, this money is definitely not stolen by Lao Li, lady, you have a few more days, let the old man and I personally investigate this matter, and I will definitely find evidence to show the lady, Lao Li has many children, several mouths waiting to be fed, he must not have another accident, lady!" You just look at us old men who have been doing cattle and horses in the Chu family for so many years......"

Before the old housekeeper finished speaking, his sleeve was suddenly pulled, and he came back to his senses before he felt a fleeting meaning to Lao Li, the old brother and son have been drinking friends for a lifetime, and have worked together for a lifetime, this look is enough to explain everything.

Although I didn't see the specific meaning of Lao Li, but knowing that the matter had settled, the old housekeeper was suddenly overjoyed, so he held his mouth and didn't say more, Chu Nian at the top still looked at Lao Li condescendingly: "I can see that you have been working in the Chu family for so many years to give you a few days of grace, so let's do it, I will give you three days, within three days, if you don't return the 1,000 taels of silver, then don't blame me for not talking about the past." ”

Hearing this, Lao Li and the old housekeeper and others cooperated and kowtowed, "Thank you for your kindness!" ”

Chu Nian waved his sleeves, "That's it, go down, Uncle Li, I will send someone to keep an eye on you the whole time, if you make any other moves, don't blame my subordinates for being merciless." ”

The old men were very grateful, Chu Nian invited a few small servants to follow the old men and walked away, and the people saw that things had eased up, so they dispersed, but they also talked about this matter with relish.

At this point, Xiao Chen was not happy, only to see her raise her eyes and look at Chu Nian sitting on the main seat, raised her eyebrows and said, "Nian'er, is this matter not handled properly?" Wouldn't it be a blessing to be forgiven for such crimes by saying goodbye to the past? Then when every subordinate goes to our treasury to steal something, how can it be? ”

The old lady frowned, glanced at Chu Nian with a complicated face, obviously did not agree with Chu Nian's handling method, but did not say anything.

Seeing Chu Nian looking sideways at Xiao Chen, the corners of his mouth hooked up a meaningful smile, and then said: "If Lao Li is really killed today, then we will lose the thousand taels or lose them, it is better to let Lao Li raise the thousand taels, at least we have no loss, right?" As for Lao Li after taking out the 1,000 taels, thinking of the past feelings, we can't force people to a dead end, if it is spread out, won't it make people say that our Chu family is ruthless? ”

This sentence blocked Xiao Chen's mouth, she secretly snorted coldly, then got up and said: "That's it, you can deal with it as you want, but this thief is caught, next time don't push any black pot on me, the tea on my body hasn't dried yet, it's a little cold, I'll go back and change my clothes first." ”

After saying that, she glared at Mei Xiang who was standing beside Chu Nian unscrupulously, and then walked away with a pace.