Fortunate Wife

Shopkeeper Luo expressed his loyalty, and immediately got the approval of several other people, "Yes, Master Li, we will do what you said you want us to do. We are all our own people. If we are involved in the government, we will lose it." The face of the government."

Hearing what they said, Li Yan smiled, "It's true, but now, if your accounts are all fake, you will naturally have to send them to the government for investigation, but if it's true, it's easy to say... ...."

"It's true, it's true." Shopkeeper Luo seemed to hear the voice of his words, and echoed again and again.

"But if it's true, these accounts are really unclear. So many shortfalls, my master can't fill it up with a single sentence?" Li Yan said carelessly, fiddled with the lid of the cup.

"Master Li, don't worry, we will make up for it." Shopkeeper Luo hurriedly spoke on behalf of everyone.

Several other people were also startled, looking at shopkeeper Luo, especially shopkeeper Zhu, those red and swollen fish eyes almost popped out.

they fill? Do you know how much silver there is?

"What are you all watching me do? If you don't want to, you can tell Mr. Li yourself. Anyway, I am willing. Don't talk about anything else, just talk about those years. If it weren't for Mr. Shangguan's cultivation, you and I and others would have Is it the day today? Now that the master’s family has been rehabilitated, it’s a good time for me to serve.” Shopkeeper Luo’s righteousness said, and then bowed to Li Yan again, saying, “Don’t worry, Mr. Li, the boss I will handle the account myself."

"How to deal with it?" Li Yan asked.

Shopkeeper Luo's eyebrows twitched, he looked at Li Yan, and said cautiously, "The business of the small shop is slow, and the monthly payment for the workers and the payment for the goods a few months ago are all borne by me alone. Qian Yinzi. After clearing up these accounts, I will hand over this shop to you, Mr. Li, for your disposal, how about it?"

Shopkeeper Song looked at the situation, and quickly said, "The business of my tea shop has been sluggish, but the losses are not much. I also paid for the six thousand silver. I promise, there will be no debt disputes in the future. .”

The others also spoke out immediately, and even shopkeeper Zhu made up his mind like cutting flesh, saying that the shortfall of fifty thousand silver was caused by his stupidity and incompetence, and he was willing to make up for it.

However, after Li Yan listened to all of them, his brows were still unfurled, as if he was dissatisfied.

Li Hua couldn't figure out what the second brother was thinking. It stands to reason that everyone is willing to deal with these fake accounts. Returning the clean shop has already achieved its goal.

But second brother...

Suddenly, with a flash of inspiration, Li Hua guessed what the second brother was going to do, and couldn't help but sweat for him. He looked at Li Yan nervously.

"Second brother. I have something to tell you. Shall we go to the back room?"

"Later." Li Yan glanced at him and gave him a comforting look. Then, looking at the five old foxes kneeling in the hall, he smiled slightly, "What are you doing? Get up and talk."

"Don't dare dare." Everyone said again and again.

Li Yan told Butler Long, "Help them up quickly. They are all old people from the Shangguan family. They have worked for the Shangguan family for decades. It stands to reason that it is not easy to keep this property to this day."

Several old shopkeepers stood up, all blushing because of Li Yan's words, and they were ashamed.

However, Li Yan didn't realize it. He just took the account book they handed over in the morning and looked at it pretendingly.

That's right, he couldn't read the words on it, but he had his own way of keeping accounts.

Therefore, after Li Hua read those accounts, he memorized them in his mind, and then marked each account book with a pen, so as to know who owned the accounts.

After reading it again, he put down the account book again, and sighed, "You should also know the current situation of the Shangguan Mansion. Even if you hand over the shop, it's hard to say whether it can operate normally."

When the old shopkeepers heard this, their hearts skipped a beat.

Li Yan glanced at them deeply, and continued, "So, I have to trouble you all, and you must support this shop. After all, you were cultivated by the Shangguan family. If you don't help in this kind of predicament, Who else can the Shangguan family rely on?"

"Us?" Shopkeeper Luo felt distressed, but still nodded in response, "What Master Li said is that this is what we should do."

"Well, shopkeeper Luo is kind and righteous. I thank the Shangguan family here." Li Yan said, and handed the account book to Li Hua. "Fourth brother, return these to them."

"En." Li Hua sent the account books they handed over in the morning to their respective hands.

After a few people got it, they were like a hot potato, and they were no longer as relaxed as when they came.

"My fourth brother and I have read these accounts carefully, and they are very good. I think you have put a lot of effort into it, especially in terms of the normal operation of the shop, you have done a good job. My fourth brother and I We also discussed it, and felt that there is no need for us to think about it, you just need to follow what you wrote above." Li Yan said gently.

However, several shopkeeper Luo were dumbfounded when they heard the words.

"This, is this asking me to spend one hundred thousand silver to open the silk shop?" Shopkeeper Zhu looked at the number on it, and was so angry that he wanted to tear up the account book.

Did he write it himself? Isn't this digging a hole and burying yourself?

"Yeah." Li Yan said calmly, "One hundred thousand silver is all you need, and shopkeeper Zhu shouldn't try to raise so much money."

Shopkeeper Zhu's old blood welled up in his throat.

The same is true for several others,

Although there are not as many as Shopkeeper Zhu's, all of them are in the amount of 50,000 taels.

"By the way, this account book has been sent to you. After three days, you can bring the bank notes and go directly to my master to settle the account. Considering that you are old and afraid that you will not be able to do what you want, so you will not be allowed to do the work Yes, after the money is handed over, I will arrange other things to be done by others." Li Yan said.

This is tantamount to kicking them all out of the shop.

How can there be such a cheap thing in the world, let them pay, and then kick them out?

"Master Li, I'm afraid this matter is wrong. Seventy to eighty thousand silver, let us take it out in three days, how is it possible?" Shopkeeper Luo was also a little angry at this time. From the beginning to the end, he was submissive, but he didn't Thinking of how shameless this little bastard, Li Yan, actually put up his master's score in front of him, and actually blackmailed them?

"Yeah, it's impossible. We can't get this amount of money." Shopkeeper Zhu quickly agreed. You must know that once he agreed to take the money, he would get the most money.

"Can't get it out?" Li Yan's eyes froze, and he murmured, "This is going to be difficult."

Shopkeeper Luo also replied, only looking at Li Yan, as if to see, if they really don't take it, what can he do to them?

Meet the officer? Even if those fake accounts are shown to the government, so what? There is no need for them to spend tens of thousands of silver to redeem people, right?

Li Yan said unhurriedly, "A month ago, the Shangguan Mansion was rehabilitated, and the emperor returned all the existing family property of the Shangguan Mansion, including these few shops in your hands. Now, these shops have become a mess. Not only can it not be opened, but it even needs to be filled with a huge amount of silver. My Shangguan’s family really can’t afford it. It just so happens that you don’t want to do it anymore. Why don’t I write a letter tomorrow, asking the emperor to take back these shops, my Shangguan The family is sorry."

"You?" Shopkeeper Luo froze for a moment, then looked at the others.

"No, it's best to ask the emperor to have a look at these accounts, and return them to the Shangguan family after losing these holes. The emperor is benevolent. I'm afraid that if he knows the result of the matter, what will happen?" Li Yan said again.

"Master Li." As soon as he finished speaking, shopkeeper Luo fell to his knees with a thud, touching his forehead to the ground, and said regretfully, "We made a mistake, Master Li, please forgive me."

The others also knew that if this matter alarmed the emperor, it would not be a matter of asking for money, but it would be a matter of death.

They all prostrated themselves on the ground without saying a word.

"Okay, after talking for a long time, my master is also tired. You poked these holes. It's not too much to ask you to fill them up now. Three days later, take the money to write off the account. If you can't get the money, my master I will ask the emperor to decide."

Li Yan got up slowly, and said to Li Hua, "Fourth brother, keep these account books away, don't lose them."

"En." Li Hua picked up the account books on the table and sent them back to the back room.

Li Yan looked at the few people still kneeling in the hall, and said coolly, "Steward Long, see off the guests."

"Several, please." Steward Long brought a few servants and almost dragged these limp old guys out.

After they all left, Li Yan said to Uncle Sui, "Uncle Sui, you've been sitting here for a long time, you've worked hard, let's go, I'll accompany you for a drink."

"You." Uncle Sui raised his head, stared at him with deep eyes, and sighed, "You are really a master with long teeth, not only sent them away, but also dared to steal their money?"

"No, Uncle Sui, you've wronged me for your old words. These accounts were originally written by them, and I didn't touch them at all. Besides, such a small amount of money is nothing more than a drop in the bucket to them." Li Yan said, Then they pushed Sui Bo's wheelchair and went out together.

Uncle Sui snorted, "Aren't you afraid that the eldest lady will not follow her when she comes back? After all, they are all old men from Shangguan's family, so they should be respectable?"

"Prestige is for people, not everything is worthy. Man'er is my wife, so she naturally listens to me. Don't worry about this uncle." Li Yan said with a smile.

Uncle Sui turned his head and glanced at him, then shook his head helplessly, but he liked him very much.

Back then, if His Highness had been a little more ruthless, he probably would not have put himself in such a situation.