The carriage and horse stopped at the main gate of the Wei Mansion, and Yuan Yue and Aunt Zheng had been waiting at the door for a long time. Yuan Xi jumped out of the car and grabbed Yuan Yue's hand: "Second sister, the weather is so cold, why are you waiting for it?"

Aunt Zheng stood aside, with a rare sense of obedience, and said with a smile: "Yue'er said that the third miss came back early today, and I don't believe it yet." Miss Three, are you busy with work in the store these days? It's cold in the store, don't sit all the time, stand up and walk more, otherwise you will get frostbitten. ”

It's rare for Aunt Zheng to have such intimate words, and she still has a bit of a conscience when she thinks about it. Yuan Xi said "I know", took out a silver ticket of fifty taels from his purse and quietly stuffed it to Aunt Zheng: "This is for the fourth sister, she is alone outside, and she has money by her side, so her life will be a little better." ”

Aunt Zheng wanted to say something to thank her, but she took the money with trembling hands, and she couldn't help but start sobbing, and she couldn't say a complete sentence. Yuan Yue grabbed Yuan Hee's arm and held Yuan Hee's hand tightly.

"Yo Yo Yo, isn't this the third sister?"

Cheng Zhen shook in from the door with his hands behind his back, and there was a faint smell of wine on his body. Aunt Zheng called out the second young master with a smile, but Cheng Zhen glanced at her lightly and did not speak. Aunt Zheng suddenly felt a little embarrassed, after all, she was Cheng Zhen's elder, and she really shouldn't have been treated like this in terms of etiquette.

The corners of Yuan Xi's lips hooked, and he grabbed Yuan Yue and said, "Second sister, aunt, let's go in, grandmother is still waiting for us to eat." ”

Seeing that Yuan Xi didn't even glance at himself, Cheng Zhen felt bored, snorted angrily, and walked towards the old lady's room.

Yuan Jie was not there, and Aunt Zheng couldn't raise her interest, but she just warmly surrounded Yuan Yue, the old lady, and Wei Dongshu. Cheng Zhen and Yuan Xi had cold faces, and there was nothing to say at the dinner table. You Shi and Yuan Jia were surprisingly quiet, and after eating, they sat down for a while and went back. In the end, only Aunt Yu, Cheng Yong, and Yuan Xi Yuanyue were still sitting with the old lady.

This is probably the most depressing New Year's dinner. The atmosphere was so embarrassing that Won-hee was still thinking about it until the next day when he sat in the back hall of Xiyin Hall.

In fact, why didn't she want her family to be happy? In her previous life, in order to maintain her apparent prosperity, she gave in again and again, but later she ended up with nothing. Before dying, Yuan Jia was still full of resentment for her accusation of crying blood, and Yuan Xi didn't understand until she died, what did she get by enduring it all her life? This time, she didn't want to back down anymore, since it was useless to back down, it was better to take the initiative.

Just thinking about it, Li Lin walked past with a fluttering wooden box in both hands, and the seal of Xi Yintang was tightly pasted on the wooden box.

"What is this?" Yuan Xi asked casually, which scared Li Lin's feet and almost fell.

"It's the guest who came to redeem it, and that's what he deserves. ”

Yuan Xi tossed his hand on the box, and the box didn't even make the slightest sound, like an orange in ruin—there was no dry goods.

"What's in there?"

"Yes...... It is a box of folded "Diamond Sutra" when the guest is a guest, so it is very light. ”

The Diamond Sutra is not cotton, how can it be so light, the box is upside down as if it is empty. Yuan Xi took the opportunity to move the box from Li Lin's hand: "Open it." ”

"Open, the owner, our pawnshop doesn't have such rules. Li Lin suddenly panicked, and reached out to cover the string of keys around his waist, as if he was clutching a piece of life-saving dry food.

"Don't talk nonsense, open it quickly. Won-hee couldn't help but tear up the seal on the box.

The things that the guests drop in the pawn shop are all sealed by the guests with their own eyes, and then they see the seals and unlocks with their own eyes to ensure that no one has touched the goods inside. Once the box has been opened before the guests arrive, the pawn shop's credibility is gone.

Li Lin shook his head and took two steps back: "Owner, this box can't be opened, once it is opened, our reputation of Xi Yintang will be ruined." ”

Yuan Xi glanced at him: "I tore this seal, is there still a lock?" Couldn't help but say, Yuan Xi snatched the key from Li Lin's hand and unscrewed the lock with his hands and feet.

As expected, the box was empty!

The key hurt in the palm of his hand, and Yuan Xi slowly bit his lip: "Cabinet Li, where is the thing here?"

Li Lin's face suddenly turned pale.

Liu Tianbao lifted the curtain in a panic: "Li Lin, your kid is dead, the guests are still waiting!" As soon as he lowered his head and saw the empty box, he was suddenly stupid.

"Li Lin, don't make such jokes, you kid, there should be something in here, right?" Liu Tianbao turned the box upside down and looked at it several times: "Owner, now the guests are outside the door, where is this thing?"

The nails at the bottom of the box had a shiny silver sheen, and at first glance it was a new nail. This box was pried open from the bottom, something was taken, and then re-nailed! Wonxi only felt a buzz in her head, her pawnshop had just opened, and her reputation was very weak, and she couldn't afford to make such a joke. Once the credibility is lost, don't think about opening this store again, then it will follow the hearts of the clan elders and the You family.

Yuan Xi already understood a little in his heart: "Where did you go?"

Liu Tianbao grabbed Li Lin's shirt and pulled him to the container: "Are you blocked? Let me ask you what is in the box?!"

Yuan Xi was annoyed by Liu Tianbao's quarrel, and shouted: "Stop arguing! Liu Tianbao, you go and find me two yamen servants right now." ”

Liu Tianbao let go of Li Lin: "The owner, this kind of thing, looking for an errand will make a big trouble, if you can't find out, the consequences are not as simple as losing money." It's better to quietly discuss with the guests, pay some money, and suppress the matter. The signboard of our store is very important!"

Yuan Xi quietly lifted the curtain and glanced at it, and in the lobby, Wang He was still talking kind words to appease the guests who were waiting to pick up the goods. The guest seemed to be in a hurry, and kept shouting and shouting, as if he had the taste of a bluff. Yuan Xi thought about it for a while, and became more sure of his suspicions: "Do as I say, call two messengers, and say that the guest stole something." ”

"Stealing...... Stealing something?" Liu Tianbao also lifted the curtain and took a look, the guest was still making trouble.

"Stealing something?" Li Lin also asked weakly.

"Don't go yet!" Won-hee commanded sharply.

Liu Tianbao gritted his teeth and ran away from the back door. Li Lin leaned against the pillar, his face was very ugly: "The owner ......"

Yuan Xi pointed at Li Lin hatefully: "I'll deal with your problem later." ”

Liu Tianbao's legs and feet are fast, his mouth is sharp, and he has already led two messengers into Xiyin Hall with half a cup of tea, and without saying a word, he first took a two-finger-thick iron chain to lock the guest firmly, and took it away.

Yuan Xi clapped his hands: "Close the door!"

Wang He hurriedly got on the door panel, and stood in a row with Ruan Er, Li Lin, and Liu Tianbao. Yuan Xi sat down slowly, stretched out his hand and clicked on the box: "Cabinet Li, don't you explain and explain?"

Li Lin panted weakly and shook his head: "I don't know, it's me who didn't do a good job, the owner will punish if he wants to, and I will bear it." ”

"You keep the key to the container alone, and you can't punish anyone else. It's just that I don't understand, did I give you a tael less than the silver for the New Year's holiday? Why did you do this to me?" Yuan Xi flipped the bottom of the box and knocked on the nail that was shining with silver light.

The other three were all old people in the store, and at a glance they knew that the box had been pried open. But Li Lin has been in the store for some years, and he has never made any mistakes, and he is honest, so Liu Tianbao did not suspect him: "The owner, I am afraid that he has been robbed, and Li Lin cannot be blamed, as the saying goes: If you are not afraid of thieves, you are afraid of thieves, and if thieves want to steal, you can't prevent them." ”

Yuan Xi sneered and said, "Treasurer Li, are you right about your brothers? Even they lied to them, and they are still interceding for you." ”

Ruan Er was stunned: "Dongjia, what do you mean by this? Are you saying that the thing was stolen by Li Lin?"

Wang He also said: "The owner, this can't be, Li Lin has been in the store for so many years, and he has never been moved by any gold and silver, it won't be he who stole it, I, Wang He, dare to pat my chest and promise." ”

Li Lin was forced by Yuan Xi's cold gaze and had nowhere to hide, so he could only lower his head and resist: "Dongjia, I accidentally lost the thing, I am responsible, but if you want to frame me for stealing it, I, Li Lin, will never admit it." ”

Yuan Xi gently tapped the bottom of the box with his fingertips: "I didn't say that you stole it." What I'm saying is: you take the thing. ”

"Isn't this the same?" Liu Tianbao quietly glanced at Yuan Xi and muttered in a low voice.

"It should be said that the box was deliberately emptied, and then taken outside to show the guests, I guessed correctly, right?" Yuan Xi's eyes flashed, and he waved his hand to push the empty box to the ground: "You want all the customers in the store to see that Xi Yintang lost the customer's goods, what you want to smash is my Xi Yintang's signboard, I said it to your heart, right?"

Li Lin chuckled in his heart, and his face was feverish.

"After being a treasurer for so many years, I can't handle the weight in my hands? I didn't react at all when I held the empty box, and I took it out in a daze. Then there is only one possibility – deliberately. Yuan Xi bit the last three words very hard, almost with a bit of gnashing of teeth.

"For the sake of our master and servant, can you please tell me, who asked you to do it?" Yuan Xi's half-joking and half-expectant look looked at Li Lin very uncomfortable.

Li Lin licked his lips and did not speak.

Yuan Xi sighed: "Forget it, don't say it." There are only a few people who have been married to me, and they can find out with their fingers. ”

"Then you still ask?" Li Lin looked at Yuan Xi with disdain.

At this time, I don't ask for mercy, I just want to die. Yuan Xi looked at Li Lin proudly: "Even if you kill someone in the vegetable market, you have to make the charge clear, I asked myself if I have treated you badly, and I have not even reprimanded you, what kind of sweetness can make you self-destruct your future and do such a despicable deed? ”

Li Lin gritted his teeth and shivered all over his body. flew up and kicked the empty box on the ground aside, glared at Yuan Xi fiercely, and said, "Because you are the goddaughter of the dog official Lan Chengjie, is this reason enough?"