43, Lai Lingxiang, where the silver goes

"Don't worry, master, I still remember, I'll come back tomorrow and report back to you. Mama Grey jumped twice and promised to arrive.

"I'm okay too. The little ghost also hurriedly said.

"Okay, you guys do your own thing here, if there is any change in your body, ask Bai Xiao, it can guide you what to do. Wait for me to come out and let you out of Mama Gray. Saying that, Wuge stood up, waved his hand with a few of them, and flew over the Lingquan River to cultivate the Ten Thousand Beasts Decisive Exercise Method.

When I came to the exercise room, I saw the small book sitting on top of the Imperial Beast Duel.

"Xiaoshu, can I understand that the birds speak because of the inheritance of the hundred birds and the phoenix?" she said, guessing.

"Yes, no song. Xiao Shu's voice appeared in his mind, "Your bloodline has been activated by five percent, and you can go to the bloodline to stimulate the secret realm trial, which will help you better use the inherited skills." ”

"Well, okay, but Xiaoshu, how long will that trial take, will it be a few days outside?" Wuge remembered that bloodline awakening, if he didn't go out and say something, what if he thought she was missing?

"Normally, it takes three months in the secret realm, well, you have a bunch of things to deal with now, and you don't have time to test the secret realm. Xiaoshu said with some disappointment.

"I know that my current strength is not high, although I can't go to the secret realm, but I will come here to cultivate when I have time. Wuge expressed his position, and he also understood that Xiaoshu was for his own good.

"Well, I can't interfere too much in the things outside, especially those that have nothing to do with the Divine Beast Space, but I can tell you that you're in the right direction. Xiaoshu said, indirectly proving Wuge's guess.

"Thank you, if you don't meet the requirements, then needless to say, things outside will be resolved sooner or later, it's just a matter of time, plus with the help of Little Gray, it's already much better. Wuge said sincerely, thanking Xiaoshu for everything he has done for himself.

After a few days, by the end of November, all the people in the mansion had been rectified, and all the eyeliner buried by the Chu family had been cleared, except for the front yard and the study, there were some people loyal to Fu Chenghai in the entire mansion, and the others were all people from the Chu family, and it could also be said that they were all people who acted according to the orders of the Chu family, after all, their wages were distributed by the Chu family.

Mama Lai asked Fu Chenghai for advice, and some of the old people in the house stayed without any major problems, and almost all the newcomers were changed, especially the janitors and the stewards of the various courtyards, all of whom were newly selected.

The subordinates of the Fu Mansion were replaced, and the lady of the Mansion was demoted to a cheap concubine, and these news spread all over Yanzhou within two days, and everyone focused on the Fu Mansion, waiting to see the excitement.

There are also some people who thought that there would be any movement in the Bian family, but they didn't say anything, and they still talked about next year's marriage, which was about continuing to recognize this marriage.

Fu Chenghai has no opinion on this, and it can be said that he has foreseen it a long time ago, and the wife of the Bian family wishes that Bian Youcai would marry a wife who has no backers and is not favored.

Besides, Mama Lai found that there would be a lot of money in the account book every year, and the expenses in the house were not right, so she took the account books on both sides to find Fu Chenghai.

There was just a snowfall last night, and the newcomers all cleaned the snow on the road seriously, and there was no stealing and slippery, and they all saluted and greeted Mama Lai who passed by.

After inquiring about Fu Chenghai's return home, Mama Lai went to the study in the front yard.

Fu Gu, Fu Mai stood at the door, the tip of his nose was red.

"I have something to ask to see my master, and I'm tired of reporting it. Mama Lai clutched her collar to prevent the cold wind from penetrating in.

After a while, Fu Gu came out, followed by Lai Steward.

"Why are you here, I was about to send someone to find you?" Lai Chengye asked, and then let the person in.

"There is a problem with the account book handed over by the Chu family, and so is the purchase in the house, so I will come over and ask for instructions, what are you looking for me to do? What's wrong?" asked Mama Lai as she walked towards the inner warm pavilion.

"Hey, it's not Ling Xiang yet, the master means to ask you. Steward Lai sighed, frowning worriedly, and there were a few more wrinkles on his face.

"Come in and talk. Fu Chenghai heard their conversation and spoke.

The inner room was warm, and he sat on a warm couch in a thin shirt, with a reddish charcoal stove in the middle, steaming teacups, and a stack of snacks on the coffee table.

Mama Lai came in to ask Fu Chenghai for peace, but was stopped by him.

Lai Chengye sat on the other side of the warm couch, with a small coffee table in the middle, and Lai Mama sat on the chair with her husband's hands hanging down on the cotton cushions, and put the ledger in her hands on her legs.

"You tell your daughter-in-law," Fu Chenghai said to the person sitting next to him, and then picked up the teacup and drank the tea slowly, thinking that the tea sent by his daughter was delicious, and after drinking it, these teas could only be used to quench her thirst, why didn't her daughter come to deliver tea today, and she wanted to go and see it at night.

Mama Lai looked at her husband worriedly and motioned for him to hurry up and say what happened to Ling Xiang.

Steward Lai sighed sadly again, "Children are all debts, the last time I sent a message to the farm was Ling Xiang, and she sent it in your name." ”

"How come?" Mama Lai was shocked in her heart, and understood the reason for her husband's sorrow, the big girl was an accomplice by doing this, she really shouldn't have let her go to the Chu family to be a big girl.

"I looked for her a few days ago and asked her why she did this, but she didn't want to say it until the Chu family was demoted to a cheap concubine, and she said, saying that it was all for the master. Lai Chengye's face turned red at the end, embarrassed.

Mama Lai never thought that this would be the reason, she looked at her husband and the master, and suddenly understood, although the master is in his thirties, he is elegant and handsome, not old at all, and the whole house is the best-looking person, and the big girl is taking a fancy to the master.

No wonder a few years ago, she said that she didn't want to start showing her the object, and she went to the Chu family to be a maid, which turned out to be the idea.

I want her to leave the palace at the age of 25, and give birth to Lai Lingxiang at the age of 27, the couple really love her, she is five years older than her husband, he doesn't dislike himself, and he doesn't say that he wants another son, they treat her as a baby, plus her husband's status in the Fu family is not low, Lai Lingxiang's life can be said to be better than that of ordinary young ladies, but what about her, she actually raised her heart crookedly, what kind of person is the master, how can it be that she can think about it.

Lai Chengye also looks like he hates iron but not steel, others may not know about the matter between the master and the Chu family, but he knows very well that it is impossible to find another one for such a lonely person, if he had known his daughter's thoughts, he would have married her early and cut off her thoughts, so that there would be no follow-up.

Mama Lai had no idea for a while, and she didn't know what to do, especially Ling Xiang who also helped kill the eldest lady. But she couldn't do it while she watched her only daughter being punished.

"Although she is your daughter, but she is the accomplice of the Chu clan to kill my Wuge, I can't spare her easily. Looking at the anxious looks of the two, Fu Chenghai put down the teacup and spoke.

The two looked up at Fu Chenghai, although there was unbearability and urgency on their faces, they did not open their mouths to plead.

"However, when she is still young, you can find someone to marry her off. As soon as the conversation changed, the two looked at Fu Chenghai in surprise, they didn't expect him to spare Ling Xiang so easily.

"Thank you, sir. The husband and wife hurriedly stood up and wanted to kowtow to Fu Chenghai.

"Okay, if it weren't for Brother Lai, your child, I wouldn't have let go of anyone so easily. And there is no next time. Fu Chenghai stopped the two of them and said very sternly. If Lai Chengye hadn't followed him for so long, he wouldn't have let go of this matter easily.

"No, not again. Mama Lai hurriedly promised that she would educate the child well when she went back, marry her a little farther, and she would be 16 after the New Year, and she would not be young.

"Let's talk about the ledger. Fu Chenghai sat down again and said to Mama Lai.

Mama Lai calmed down her excitement and put the problematic ledger on the tea table.

"I checked the previous account books here, and found that since the year when the Chu family took over, there has been an income of about 2,000 taels every year, and the income on the account book does not match the actual warehousing account book. ”

"And this is an account book purchased by the kitchen in the house, and it is obvious that the expenditure on meat is wrong. Mama Lai pointed to another ledger and said.

"What's wrong?" Fu Chenghai picked it up and looked at it.

"The quantity is too large, and the price is more expensive than the average stall. I asked the kitchen manager, and although we consume meat every day, it is definitely not as much as recorded in the account book. Mama Lai said solemnly.

"The ledger records a hundred hens a day, and five taels of silver. In fact, the daily consumption of hens is only about 10, which is still eaten by the next people, and the kitchen receives 10 chickens a day. This good hen is generally between 15 and 20 copper, even if you buy a hundred, it will only cost two taels of silver, but this Cai steward gives five taels, and the house does not eat so many chickens. I calculated that it would be less than 400 taels of silver in a year, but what Steward Cai recorded was 2,000 taels. ”

Fu Chenghai calculated, indeed, where did the 1,600 taels of silver in the middle go, and he was greedy by Cai Guanshi.

"Master, I found a problem, adding up to the extra money spent on all the meat purchased by Steward Cai is almost exactly two thousand taels. Mama Lai spoke again.

Fu Chenghai looked at Mama Lai, "You mean that the two thousand taels that the Chu clan was greedy for went out from here?"

Mama Lai nodded, and then said, "There are some other industry records that are not balanced with the actual storage, and they can be topped by the Chu family's shops and Zhuangzi." ”

"Chengye, you go to interrogate the Chu family and Steward Cai, you must find out these and see if they are really related? And why did Steward Cai buy meat from Daliangshan, and whether it was also related to the Chu family. Fu Chenghai said to Lai Guan Shi.

"Master, you suspect that the Chu clan is related to that group of bandits, this is unlikely, she has never been out of Yanzhou. "Steward Lai didn't believe it, how could a weak woman have anything to do with bandits.

"I also guess that if it doesn't close, then ask her where the two thousand taels of silver a year go. ”

"By the way, is there any news from Li Si?" Fu Chenghai suddenly remembered someone.