Fortunate Wife

Shopkeeper Zhu's legs were so frightened by Li Yan's words of "enhancing his own pocket" that he instinctively fell to his knees. However, he quickly came to his senses, got up and pointed at Li Yan and yelled:

"Don't you want to spout blood. I have been a shopkeeper for more than 20 years. How have I ever done such a low-level thing? Not to mention filling my own pocket, even if the business is in a downturn, I often pay money to make up for it, otherwise , this shop has been closed long ago, and it can last until today.”

Li Yan smiled lightly when he heard the words, "Since that's the case, the goods should all be there? Excluding the one thousand and eighty you sold, I'll send someone to check with you for the rest. Zhi"

As he spoke, Li Yan called Steward Long who was waiting outside.

Butler Long came in.

Li Yan ordered, "Steward Long, did you hear what you said just now? Now, I order you to personally bring two people, together with shopkeeper Zhu, to inspect the remaining 25,000 silver goods .”

"Yes." Butler Long responded, and then looked at Shopkeeper Zhu with a pale face, "Shopkeeper Zhu, let's go."

"Go? Where are you going?" Shopkeeper Zhu asked stupidly while wiping his sweat.

Steward Long frowned, "Master Li ordered me to go inspect the goods with you just now. Fall"

"Inspect the goods?" Shopkeeper Zhu's mind was buzzing. How could there be a piece of satin in the shop now? In the past few years, the business has been sluggish, so he only bought very little goods, and it is the royal business. , he couldn't reap any benefits, so he did it lazily.

Until half a month ago, when they learned that the shop was going to be returned to Shangguan's house, the old shopkeepers gathered together to make a calculation.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The Shangguan family is different now. There are only two young ladies left, and a few rough guys who grew up in the mud in the countryside. They can't read a single word.

Therefore, they banded together and tried to force them to give up the shop by imposing pressure invisibly on the grounds that the business was in a downturn and a large amount of money would be needed to re-operate.

At that time, they wanted to buy these shops from Shangguan's family with the least amount of money.

From now on, these shops will completely follow their surnames.

Who would have thought that at such a time they would go to inspect the goods?

Shopkeeper Zhu broke his head and couldn't come up with more than 20,000 silver in goods. He stomped his feet in a hurry and shouted, "The goods are gone, burned, and burned up all in one fire."

Li Yan raised his eyes slightly, and said 'oh', as if he didn't expect this to happen, he sighed lightly, and said, "The gauze satin with more than 20,000 silver was set on fire? What a pity."

"Hmph," it's all burned up, how can you test it?

Shopkeeper Zhu looked at Li Yan almost viciously.

Li Yan's expression remained unchanged, and he only said, "However, even if there is a fire, there should be some movement. Shopkeeper Zhu, tell me, when and where did it burn, and why did the fire start?"

"..." Shopkeeper Zhu was stunned, unable to speak again, and he hesitated for a long time before saying, "Last winter, the sky was dry and everything was dry, and the fire was lit in the middle of the night. Who knows why, anyway, the next morning , When we came to see it, the cargo had been burned to ashes."

"Where?" Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at the fat man coldly.

If he could still sincerely repent when the first lie was exposed, he could still spare him two points, but he actually deceived and deceived him again and again, really thinking his brother is a fool?

Shopkeeper Zhu said casually, "It's in the warehouse on the back street to the west."

"Okay." Li Yan nodded and ordered, "Steward Long, take someone to the government to investigate. Last winter, there was a fire in the west back street."

"Yes." Steward Long replied, turned around and was about to leave.

Shopkeeper Zhu hurriedly stopped him, "Wait, we didn't even report the fire last year."

"Why?" Li Yan asked in a deep voice.

Shopkeeper Zhu turned his face and said, "I was so scared and confused at the time, I forgot."

"I think you're an asshole!" Li Yan sternly grabbed the two account books on the table and threw them directly at Shopkeeper Zhu's. The corner of the book happened to hit his eyes, and in an instant, the corners of Shopkeeper Zhu's eyes turned red .

Before he could argue, Li Yan got up, pointed at the shopkeeper Zhu, and said sharply, "The warehouse caught fire in the middle of the night, and the goods worth more than 20,000 silver were burned up. Even if you don't report the case and investigate the cause, won't the government people hold it accountable?" ? Don’t forget, last winter, this shop was owned by the royal family. You made such a big mistake, and no one asked?”

Shopkeeper Zhu lowered his head and just rubbed his eyes with his hands, without any energy left to refute.

Li Yan looked at him and sneered, "Business is not good, and you have to take care of ten guys, what are they doing in the store? Also, in a year, the store has been renovated twice, are you full?"

"Well, I also want to decorate the shop better and make it more attractive." Shopkeeper Zhu said a little weakly.

"Does that attract people?" Li Yan's eyes turned cold, "I think it's all in your own pocket."

"Don't dare." Shopkeeper Zhu was startled, and denied it flatly, "I dare to swear to God, I never..."

"That's enough!" Li Yan interrupted him in a cold voice, and mocked, "A person who tells a lot of lies, if he keeps talking, it's just a waste of time. Manager Long, take two people and send him to the government."

"Yes." Steward Long and two servants immediately escorted shopkeeper Zhu.

Shopkeeper Zhu's body was a little weak, and he said in a trembling voice, "Why did you send me to the government, what law did I break?"

"These accounts of yours,

I can't explain it clearly, and I have no other choice, so I have to ask the official to make the decision and investigate it carefully. "Li Yan said.

"Let's go." Steward Long winked, and the two servants immediately dragged Shopkeeper Zhu out.

"Ah, don't." Shopkeeper Zhu kept calling.

The other four shopkeepers couldn't hold back anymore, they were afraid that the surname Zhu would be sent to the government, and they were not strict with their mouths for a while, and confessed their conspiracy.

Someone stood up and stopped him immediately.

"Master Li, let's sit down and talk slowly about this account. The shopkeeper Zhu has a bad mind and is confused. It is possible to forget it for a while. Let's all sit down, calmly, and help him think about it. that is."

"Zhu Laosan, why don't you apologize to Mr. Li quickly, and make Mr. Li angry by talking carelessly."

In the hall, among the four shopkeepers, some pulled Long to take care of things and refused to let him take people with him, and some tried to persuade Li Yan to calm down.

Li Yan said nothing, but stared at Zhu Laosan with an unpredictable expression.

After being persuaded in the ears of the four shopkeepers and weighing the pros and cons, Zhu Laosan drooped his head, threw himself on the ground and knelt down, weeping and saying.

"Master Li, I'm a fool, I shouldn't be playing tricks in front of you. I confess, these accounts are fake, they were written indiscriminately before, and the shortfall of 50,000 silver is also because I want to blackmail you. Damn it, I beg Master Li to spare me this time because I have worked in Shangguan's house for many years."

"Fake?" Li Yan's eyes were a little cold, but he didn't pursue Zhu Laosan, but looked at the other four, "What about yours?"

The four people's hearts trembled, and they quickly got up and replied, "Ours are all true."

"Really?" Li Yan curled his lips slightly, and glanced at Li Hua, "Fourth brother, take out the account book of shopkeeper Luo."

"Yeah." Li Hua turned around and went into the room and took out the basic account book.

Before he could read it, Li Yan said directly, "Master Luo, I remember that in your porcelain shop, there was a piece of 4,600 taels of silver in September last year whose source was not clearly stated. Can you explain to me that the money spent Where have you been?"

Shopkeeper Luo was startled, his account was indeed true, but he had manipulated the truth, but it was not easy for people to notice.

The 4,600 years of silver did not belong to September, but the three months of July, August, and September. He obtained it through some tricks. It was proposed in such a way.

Since he can find out the four thousand and six dark silver, what else?

Shopkeeper Luo didn't dare to think about it, for fear that Li Yan would get annoyed and send him to the official. Once he entered the official lobby, it would not be a matter of money.

So, after weighing it, shopkeeper Luo felt that he had fallen, and knelt down on the ground, and said dejectedly, "Damn the little one, Mr. Li is wise, and accept the punishment for the little one."

Even shopkeeper Luo, who has always been shrewd, bowed his head, and the other three were stunned, looking at each other, at a loss.

Li Yan didn't speak, just stared at the three.

Shopkeeper Luo persuaded, "Okay, don't hold on anymore, Mr. Li must have found out about you."

Those three hesitated, and slowly knelt down on the ground.

Li Hua was finally relieved when he saw them resigned, but unexpectedly, Li Yan took a sip of tea slowly, and then said, "Making false accounts and deceiving the master, do you know what crime you have committed?"

Everyone was startled and hurriedly begged for mercy, "My little ones are blinded by lard and confused, please forgive Master Li."

Li Yan glanced at them, and said casually, "My master is just an illiterate vulgar person, so I can't convict the official. However, if your accounts are all false, I really can't forgive you. "

"Master Li, tell me what you want to do, and the little ones will do it." Shopkeeper Luo heard something in Li Yan's words, and said quickly.