"We can't see our girl!" Aunt Li was also anxious. This time she directly called her boss "girl", which showed that she knew that her real master was Yu Zhuqing.
"We girls like to be quiet by nature. Most of the time we are not in the house and go to quiet places to worship our biological fathers and mothers. Sometimes when we are in the house, we don't want to see people. We just like to eat fast and chant Buddha's name, and completely ignore such secular things."
Aunt Li was helpless, "I once wanted to secretly meet the girl when I was paying bills, but I couldn't see her at all and was discovered and kicked out."
"No one has seen it? Did you girls say anything?"
"Yes, our current deputy shopkeeper and one of our later bookkeepers have all met the girl one after another and got her approval. They said that if they continue to stay, if they keep losing money, then
So I bought the embroidery shop." Aunt Li shrugged and lowered her head.
Yu Xijiao frowned slightly. She originally thought it was someone who said this. This so-called deputy shopkeeper sounded like he had a special relationship with Mr. Qian, but now there was actually another accountant, which made her think more.
meeting.
Suddenly something clicked in my mind: "Is this account room the original account room in Xiuzhuang?"
"No, the girl got it from a store elsewhere... she is considered to be the old man of the girl's biological mother." Aunt Li said.
After hearing what Aunt Li said, Yu Xijiao already understood, and asked the so-called deputy: "What's the last name of the person who handles the affairs of the buying and selling shop? What's the relationship between him and Mrs. Xuanpinghou?"
"The surname is Ning. I heard that he is Mrs. Xuanpinghou's distant cousin. I don't know the details, but Mrs. Xuanpinghou trusts him very much. He has always stepped forward to resolve everything." Aunt Li said bluntly, compared to Ning
Aunt Li liked the girl in front of her more than the buyer the shopkeeper was looking for.
Although he is a little younger, he looks generous and generous in his words and deeds. He is also generous to others, but he is not the kind of good old man who is blindly generous. If there is such a boss, he will be helpful to the entire embroidery shop.
benefit.
"I just took a look. There are not many clerks. They all know what they are doing. They should all be old clerks in the embroidery shop?" Yu Xijiao asked thoughtfully.
The waiters who were leading the way, working at the counter, and walking through the embroidery shop all behaved in a well-mannered manner, not like novices, and their faces and work were all excellent.
Aunt Li knew what she was asking, and said with a wry smile: "At first, a large group of people came, including the clerks from the previous store, the accountant and the shopkeeper. Later, I saw it was a mess, so I asked these clerks to go back, but they refused to go back.
, I just made a fuss there, saying it was the girl's will. I had no choice but to discuss with the later accountants and shopkeepers, and finally decided to let them go back, but they had to be paid every month. This was a vacant position.
There are also reasons for me."
When Aunt Li said this, she lowered her head sadly. Although she knew it was unreasonable, those people held tight because it was the big girl's will. Even if they were left behind, they would not work to get paid, and would even disturb the normal life of the embroidery village.
Order, disturbing the guests, the embroidery shop must be dominated by women.
In fact, half of the waiters here are women, which is different from shops in other places.
Sensing Aunt Li's depressed mood, Yu Xijiao understood what she meant after a moment's thought, and her face became softer: "Is anyone here to buy the embroidery shop?"
Aunt Li wiped her face carelessly, suppressed the sadness in her heart, and nodded: "Yes, there was a businessman who came here earlier. He said he was a businessman from outside the capital. He wanted to establish himself in the capital. He came to Xiuzhuang to see it and he liked it.
, but then... Shopkeeper Ning said that Madam Xuan Pinghou was busy and asked her to wait."
Busy? During this period, Qian was in trouble one after another and couldn't even leave the house. Aunt Xi beside her was able to act on her own before, but now she can't.
He tapped his soft fingers gently on the table and suddenly looked at Yu Zhuqing.
Yu Zhuqing was stunned for a moment, but he immediately reacted and put his hand on the edge of the curtain hat. After a pause, he slowly took off the curtain hat.
Caiyun, who was standing behind her with her head lowered, hurriedly stepped forward to take the curtain hat and put it aside.
"Aunt... girl... big girl?" After seeing her face clearly under the curtain, Aunt Li exclaimed. After being stunned, her eyes immediately turned red.
She never thought that the person sitting quietly wearing a curtain hat just now would be her eldest daughter, and tears came to her eyes.
He took two steps forward and knelt down in front of Yu Zhuqing with a plop: "Miss... this subordinate..."
As early as when Aunt Li got married, her mistress had burned her bond of sale, and she was no longer a servant.
"Aunt Li, it's all my fault." Yu Zhuqing stood up and reached out to help Aunt Li up. Her eyes couldn't help but turn red. This matter was really her fault. With her words at the time, she thought she had taken care of her loyalty.
old man, but he didn’t expect that how many of the so-called old men could hold on in Qian’s hands.
After all, it was because I was too ignorant that I chilled the hearts of truly loyal people.
"Big girl." Aunt Li could no longer hold back her tears and wiped them hard with her sleeve.
"Aunt Li, this is my third sister. This time she came with me to check on the embroidery shop. Several shops are losing money, and now the last two are about to die." Yu Zhuqing said bitterly, "This is all
It was my fault."
"I've met the third girl." Aunt Li breathed a sigh of relief knowing that the person in front of her was the third girl from the Xuanping Hou Mansion. Fortunately, she was not the second girl.
"Aunt Li is so polite. Please forgive me for concealing my mistake just now." Yu Xi smiled sweetly.
"I don't dare," Aunt Li said hurriedly.
"Sister, do you still have the land deeds for these two families?" Yu Xijiao turned to Yu Zhuqing.
"Before... Madam sent Grandma Xi over to tell her that the two shops were not working and that they were suffering huge losses. She also asked me to look at the account books. I looked at it... it was indeed not working well, so I agreed with Madam and gave all the land deeds to Madam.
, agreed to buy a shop and give part of the money to the old people who still stay in the shop as their severance pay."
Yu Zhuqingdao.
"Already given? When?" Yu Xijiao asked.
"It was still when I left the capital." Yu Zhuqing thought for a while and answered.
I left the capital during the Chinese New Year. Do I still have the land title after such a long time?
"Aunt Li, what was the character of the cashier you used before? How is your relationship with the current cashiers?" Yu Xijiao thought for a moment and asked.
"The accountant... is not bad. He is kind and has a good relationship with the accountants." Aunt Li hesitated and said, looking a little reluctant.
"The accounts handed over now were all done by him alone?" Yu Xijiao asked in a different way.
"Three people made it together. The three accounting gentlemen discussed it and made it." Aunt Li said. "What is the difference between the account book made by one person before and the account book made by three people now?
"Yu Xijiao continued to ask.
This time Aunt Li thought for a little longer, and after a while she said: "This subordinate doesn't understand it very well, but I think it's similar. It's just that at least it was profitable at that time, but it gradually stopped working."
"Were there many profits at that time?"
"It's not a lot, but it's much better than now. At least there's some savings." Aunt Li lowered her head sadly, "Girl, my subordinates are incompetent and didn't run the store well. If the profits were more, it might not be like this.
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"Aunt Li, it's not your fault, it's all my fault." Yu Zhuqing sighed, "If I hadn't made the wrong decision, I wouldn't have dragged down several good shops."
"Big girl..." Aunt Li looked at Yu Zhuqing excitedly, and her originally disappointed heart responded again.
"Aunt Li, you don't need to make it public about our visit today. As for the purchase and sale of the store, you don't have to respond. We'll put this matter on hold for now. If shopkeeper Ning must buy it, you can ask him to go to the house to find his wife.
Just say it's Madam's wish to postpone the sale or purchase."
After asking so many questions, Yu Xijiao already had concerns in her heart.
"Okay...okay!" Aunt Li said repeatedly.
"Mingyue, please stay and have a few words with Aunt Li later." Yu Xijiao ordered. Since she decided to delay first, she naturally had to let people see "people coming from the Xuanping Hou Mansion."
After discussing it, Yu Xijiao and Yu Zhuqing put on their curtain hats and set off, leaving Mingyue alone behind.
A few people got on the carriage first, and soon Mingyue also left the store and got on the carriage. The group turned to another shop. This one sold groceries. It was in a busy market, the street was neither big nor small, but the flow of customers was quite large.
There are a lot of them, and I see people coming in and out from time to time, so the business should be pretty good.
The two people did not get off the carriage, but sat on it.
When the carriage passed the store door, Yu Zhuqing put down the curtain in her hand, frowning, feeling very uneasy.
Yu Xijiao also put down her side, looked at Yu Zhuqing, and suddenly asked: "Sister, what do you think we should do now?"
There are some things that the eldest sister has to take care of herself.
"I think...the account book I saw is wrong." Yu Qingzhu hesitated and said hesitantly.
"Why did the eldest sister say that? What did the eldest sister find when she was checking the accounts?" Yu Xijiao asked curiously. The two of them were checking the accounts these days, including the accounts of these two stores. Aunt Zhou found these two stores in particular.
The family's account book was sent over.
Except for these two shops, the account books of other shops are still in the hands of Qian. Yu Ruiwen only said that he would let Aunt Zhou help Qian manage the affairs of the house. Qian would not let go of these shops.
However, Qian did not keep any of the account books of these two families and threw them out early.
"I... didn't find anything. It looked fine. There were just a few more people, but that was my fault. But... I remembered what I saw before. There weren't so many people at that time. The books were profitable, but not
"More, if we really talk about it..." When Yu Zhuqing said this, he looked at Yu Xijiao uncertainly, and Yu Xijiao gave her an encouraging smile.
Yu Zhuqing felt a little more at ease, and then continued: "If it's true, if these extra heads are removed, the current profits may be better."