Chapter 27 Seize the day and night

In the afternoon of the same day, Hong Mansion collapsed.

The so-called reverse seat refers to a house facing south and north facing the main house, located at the southernmost end of Hong Mansion.

Because its doors and windows face north and the lighting is not good, it is used as a residence for servants.

As the head of the servants, the housekeeper naturally has his own small courtyard located here.

At this time, Qiude, who was wearing a goatee, was sitting in the hall with the door ajar and was settling accounts.

These two days are the time when monthly payments are distributed. As the top executor, he has made a lot of money as usual.

Therefore, the more the jade beads on the abacus beat, the more beautiful the smile on Qiude's face became, as if he could hear the jingle of gold and silver falling into bags in the quiet hall.

Halfway through the accounting, a servant suddenly came in and reported in a low voice that the eldest son, Master Hong Fan, had come to collect the monthly accounts in person.

Qiude frowned when he heard this and suppressed his smile.

As the head of the Hong Mansion, he has always been thoughtful and thoughtful, and has long been prepared for Hong Fan to enter the Guantong Realm.

"The housekeeper is a close confidant of the eldest lady. He should know what my life has been like these past two years."

After he finished speaking, he stepped forward, opened the courtyard door, and held out his hand to see off the guests.

Hong Fan shook his head and took two steps forward to Qiu De.

"Then Master Fan still has something to ask me for?"

"What's the matter? But what can the servants do wrong?"

To be honest, if he had taken the ninety taels by himself, he would just pay it back now.

In the dark room, Hong Fan raised his hands - his skin was fair, but his palms and fists were covered with thick calluses.

Of course, if Aunt Liu came today, she would only get a cloth bag worth three taels of silver.

Hong Fan shook his head and looked back at Qiu De's face.

But how could he recognize it?

There is a saying in the past life that there are two most difficult things in the world.

"If you really want to make things bigger, asking a certain servant who doesn't have a brighter future than Master Fan is nothing more than a loss of face."

"no."

"Now that you have seen my hands again, it must not be difficult to imagine how I earned this penetrating realm with my blood and sweat."

"Why are you here, Master Fan? Is it because Ajie didn't send you the monthly chart just now?"

The first is to put your thoughts into other people's heads, and the second is to put other people's money into your own pocket.

Opening the drawer, Qiu De took out a cloth bag containing five taels of silver and handed it to the boy, asking him to deliver it to Hong Fan.

"Master Fan, please don't joke!"

But how can the miser Qiude fill the hole for others?

As soon as he made these heart-wrenching remarks, he wanted to bring out what was going on behind the scenes.

Hong Fan's hand behind his back flashed, and he was holding the cloth bag containing five taels of silver.

Just say a polite word for kindness, thinking that the other person is probably coming to say thank you - the so-called courtesy is to treat each other with respect.

Hong Fan didn't have a fit, he just took a deep look at Qiu De, briefly held his hands in his hands, and strode out.

"Two and a half years have been wasted, it's all gone, that's all..."

But he didn't expect that Hong Fan actually nodded in agreement: "I really have something to ask the butler."

He didn't think it would be that easy.

"But if my unearned ninety taels of monthly income were not borrowed by others, could it be that I asked the housekeeper to enrich his own pockets?"

"But now, I only seize the day!"

"Two and a half years, thirty months, three taels a month, didn't you borrow ninety taels from me?"

He repeated it in a low voice. Although he was confused, he still tried his best to put on a smile on his face.

After Qiu De said something, he looked at Hong Fan without giving in.

he asked softly.

Qiude's face darkened, he glanced at the accountant sitting in the corner of the Mingtang, and signaled to get out quickly.

"It's been delivered. Please be kind to the housekeeper. I've also received it."

Qiude sneered.

Three taels of them are for this month, and the rest are gifts from him as the steward.

"Ninety taels of silver, do I owe you?"

Hong Fan looked serious and looked straight at him.

"Master Fan, I am not the only one who is responsible for the monthly routine. We can't even bring this matter to the table!"

"I beg the housekeeper, is this valuable?"

"Young Master Fan doesn't have to act like a slave to oppress me."

Qiude's face turned cold.

It's never easy to pay, let alone from the pockets of a miser like Qiude?

The battle with Jiang Youde did bring Hong Fan some fame and frightened some young men.

"What the steward said makes sense."

"Don't mention this again!"

But the latter didn't respond and just gradually suppressed his smile.

"It's not fair to beg someone here, but the push palace pills should be distributed fairly. Master Fan doesn't get low-quality pills every month. If the children of the clan know about it, isn't there any criticism?"

"If every uterine-inferior pill I had gotten in the past two years had been of the highest quality, I would never have come here today."

But Qiude really heard something outstanding from it.

But can this kind of thing without accounts be traced back to the past?

Is it possible that you, Hong Fan, can find an excuse to get into trouble with the clan steward just like you did with Jiang Youde?

"Master Fan, please come back."

"How can I joke about such a large sum of money after borrowing it for so long?"

"But from a large perspective, the elixirs that each person receives should be of average quality. Why do we need to use monthly pills to exchange for them?"

Not to mention the monthly payment of a few hundred copper coins, but the withheld portion was not all taken by Qiude alone.

It was Hong Fan who selected Jiang Youde the day before yesterday.

"If someone borrows money from you, you must have an IOU!"

Qiude was stunned for a moment and asked.

As a housekeeper, he certainly knows that once his children enter the penetrating realm, regardless of their origin, they will have a place in the Hong Mansion.

There were only two people in the room at this time, so Qiude let go of his words.

Hong Fan's words sounded calm and gentle.

Qiude stood up and asked with a smile.

Hong Fan nodded.

Coming in with the sunshine was a handsome young man.

"This courtyard is not a place to catch the autumn wind!"

Qiude was silent for a moment.

"Hong Fan came here to ask the housekeeper whether the ninety taels of silver he owed me before will come back today?"

Hong Fan took back his hand and continued: "Of course I know whether the quality of Tui Gong Pills is good or bad."

Qiude, who was most annoyed by other people's noise during the reckoning, was about to scold him when he saw the ajar door being pushed open by one hand.

"There is indeed no IOU."

"Hands up?"

"Don't chase after the past. Master Fan, why don't you show your noble hand and make it convenient for others and yourself!"

Hong Fan replied, obviously being questioned, but a smile appeared on his face.

As soon as these words came out, Qiude immediately realized what the other party was saying.

"It's ridiculous. You can ask for money without any IOU?"

These words were unexpected, leaving Qiude stunned on the spot.

But not long after the boy left, heavy footsteps sounded at the door again.

But it is far from enough to rectify the source and trace the past.

After the people left, he carefully closed the door and turned around to speak.

Qiude choked for a moment, but finally hardened his face.

It should be noted that there are hundreds of people in Hong Mansion's Penetration Realm, but he is the only one who has this great steward!

"Mr. Fan is right about what he said, but he is a bit clueless."

Those who seek to be superior must have the courage to do so, and those who seek to be inferior must show their ability.

Qiu De's stubbornness is nothing more than treating him as a fledgling kid who lacks means and cannot calculate the pros and cons.

But it doesn't matter.

Hong Fan will soon help him figure out the pros and cons.
Chapter completed!