Gu Cheng waved his hand, the man stopped talking, his eyes fell on Gu Mingzhu for a short time, and he quickly moved away, and finally retreated.

As soon as he left, Gu Cheng smiled at Gu Mingzhu and said, "Why don't you rest?" ”

Gu Mingzhu stepped forward and grabbed him affectionately, and said, "Second uncle, who is he?" ”

Gu Chengdao: "This is the second shopkeeper of the store, responsible for the business of Xiangbei and several nearby states and counties. ”

The two of them walked under the corridor, and Gu Mingzhu said: "Second uncle, my father asked me to come to Xiangbei this time because of the successive losses in Xiangbei's business in recent years, can the second uncle tell me about the specific matters." ”

When it came to Xiangbei business, Gu Cheng couldn't help but sigh and said: "I'm ashamed to say that my eldest brother handed over the Xiangbei business to me to take care of, but I was not good at business, and I lost money for three consecutive years. The Gu family has a total of 11 shops in Kyushu, involving restaurants, cloth, rouge gouache, etc., with huge account flows, but there are losses in different situations, especially the cloth shops in Licheng and Pingjing, which lost a total of more than 2 million silver last year. ”

Gu Mingzhu said: "I have read the account book sent back by the second uncle, and there is nothing wrong with the account, but now I hear the second uncle say this, this matter is a little strange, I don't know who the manager of the account is?" ”

Gu Chengdao: "The general ledger is Qian Sanji, I have to inspect shops around the country every day, Qian San has good ability, and has a lot of insights into the art of doing business, so I will bring him up and be my right and left hand." ”

"But that guy just now?"

Gu Chengdao: "Exactly." ”

Gu Mingzhu pondered.

Yue Yan stepped forward and whispered, "Miss." ”

Gu Mingzhu looked sideways.

Yue Yan said: "More than two million silver, if it is not that the hands and feet of the people below are not clean, then there is a problem with Qian San." ”

Gu Cheng heard her words, but since it was the person Gu Mingzhu brought with him, he naturally wouldn't be suspicious, and explained: "Qian San has been with me for many years, he is not this kind of person. ”

Gu Mingzhu nodded and said: "The second uncle trusts him, and the second uncle believes in the second uncle, then it is possible that the hands and feet of the people below are not clean, since my father asked me to come, tomorrow I will go to the eleven shops in Kyushu to understand the situation." ”

Gu Mingzhu was smart when she was a child, let her check, Gu Cheng's heart was gloomy and relaxed, and said: "You girl, you have been dyed in the shop since you were a child, and the eldest brother has praised you for your intelligence, and I can also breathe a sigh of relief if you help the second uncle." ”

Gu Mingzhu smiled, and the two talked about trivial matters at home.

Night.

There is a large temperature difference between day and night in the north, and Xiangbei is close to the Meishui, and the wind at night is biting cold.

It's rare to see the moon in the north.

Gu Mingzhu sat in the rocking chair and looked at the white moon in the night sky through the window.

The moon in the northwest turned out to be like this.

Gu Mingzhu in the recliner shook gently, and the wooden chair made a slight noise in the silence.

As soon as Yue Yan entered the door, she couldn't help but pause.

A beam of moonlight entered the room and was reflected on the ground, Gu Mingzhu's right hand was raised slightly, as if it was touching.

It's so bleak.

This thought flashed through Yueyan's heart, and she didn't understand how a sixteen-year-old person could have a desolation that had read all the vicissitudes of life.

She coughed lightly, and when she looked again, Gu Mingzhu had already withdrawn her hand.

Yue Yan approached and said, "Miss, I just came back from the second master, and I took a cursory look at several accounts in Xiangbei, which are consistent with those on the general ledger. ”

Gu Mingzhu said: "I can't see the eyebrows in the account book, it seems that the problem is in the shop." ”

Yue Yan said: "At present, either someone has created a seamless fake account book, or Xiangbei's business is really not good. ”

Gu Mingzhu chuckled: "If Xiangbei's business was not good, my father would not have expanded the Gu family's business to this place, and the cost and profit of the cloth shop, no one in the industry knows, there must be someone doing something here." ”

Yue Yan agreed with her, nodded, and said, "In that case, let's go to the shop tomorrow to take a look." ”

While talking, Chun'er entered with a plate and said, "Miss, I made ginger tea, although it is spring, the weather in Kyushu is still cold, Miss don't be sick when she first arrives." ”

Chun'er brought a bowl to Yueyan and brought ginger tea to Gu Mingzhu's side: "Miss, drink it while it's hot." ”

Gu Mingzhu smelled a little spicy, and said, "Didn't you put it?" ”

When Chun'er saw her lying down, she simply squatted down, blew on her, and said, "Didn't Miss say that she had a toothache yesterday, so I put a spoonful of honey, and Miss endured some of it." ”

After speaking, a spoonful was sent to Gu Mingzhu's mouth.

Gu Mingzhu smiled helplessly: "You are trying to force me to feed me." That being said, I bowed my head and drank.

Chun'er said: "Chun'er is wronged, when you first arrive in this cold place, it's always right to be careful." After speaking, he sent it again.

Gu Mingzhu drank a few sips in a row, she didn't like the taste of ginger, no matter how much Chun'er coaxed her, she didn't want to drink it again, Chun'er had to give up.

Yue Yan looked at the master and servant, smiled gently, and drank the ginger tea in his hand.

Early the next morning, Gu Mingzhu took Yueyan and Yang Jiu, and Gu Cheng personally took a few people to see the two shops in Xiangbei City, and everything was normal.

Gu Mingzhu mentioned that he wanted to go to other counties to have a look, but Gu Cheng was unable to accompany him, so he sent a reliable servant to lead the way.

The four of them left Xiangbei City and rushed to Pingjing County at noon.

The reason why I came to Pingjing County is because this is where the Gu family's loss-making cloth shop is located.

The carriage drove through a bustling neighborhood and soon stopped in front of a shop.

The plaque of Gu's cloth hung high above, and there was a long queue at the door of the shop.

Yue Yan said suspiciously: "It seems that the business is very good, how can it lose money?" ”

Gu Mingzhu was also puzzled, and said, "Yang Jiu, you take Yueyan to take a look." ”

"Yes." The two followed the line and formed a long line.

Gu Mingzhu found a teahouse that looked good and sat down, took off the hat that shaded the sun, asked for a pot of tea, and looked out of the window on the second floor, just in time for the situation of Gu's cloth shop.

Gu Mingzhu hadn't eaten much in the past few days, her mouth was panicked, she touched her body, didn't find a copper coin, took out a silver ingot, called Xiao Er, and said, "The rest go buy me a string of sugar gourds, don't look for it." ”

Xiao Er stared at the white silver, his eyes were straight, and he hurriedly said, "Miss, wait a minute, I'll buy the little one for you." ”

Gu Mingzhu dragged his cheeks and waited, Xiao Er quickly went and returned, bought two strings of sugar gourds, and brought two packs of snacks, and said, "Miss try Pingjing's reunion cake, this is Pingjing's food, and many outsiders come to buy it." ”

Gu Mingzhu's eyes were a little curious: "How did you tell that I was from an outsider?" ”

Xiao Er said with a smile: "Miss is from a big family at first glance, and she is wearing a cloud brocade unique to the south. ”

Gu Mingzhu understood after a little thought. Although Yunjin is an excellent cloth, Kyushu belongs to the north, and by the Meishui River, the weather is cold, Yunjin is breathable, and it is not suitable for the north in spring.

Gu Mingzhu looked at the railing, tapped his fingers on the table, and said casually: "It's so lively outside, Xiao Er, whose business is this so good?" Her tone was casual and gentle, like a girl's curiosity.

Xiao Er followed her gaze, sighed, and said, "This is Gu's cloth, and his family's cloth is one of the best in Pingjing County." ”

Gu Mingzhu suddenly realized and smiled: "It turned out to be Gu's cloth, no wonder the business is so good." ”