The man beside her seemed to be waking up. Ji Moyan closed her eyes and pretended not to wake up. However, her ears could not help but follow the man's every move.
He seemed to turn his body sideways, exhaling soft air from his nose and blowing on the hair on the side of Ji Moyan, tickling. He seemed to stare at her for a long time, and then sighed, fearing to wake her up, and moved his hands gently
My feet got out of bed.
The footsteps gradually faded away, and with a "squeak", the door was slowly opened, and then there was the sound of closing.
Ji Moyan suddenly opened her eyes, looked at the empty but still warm bed quilt beside her, and a tear fell down.
What was that sigh? Ji Moyan seemed to understand.
…
It will be the Mid-Autumn Festival in a few days, and everything that needs to be purchased has been purchased according to the previous practice. However, everything is correct, but this account is not correct no matter how you calculate it.
The cost of buying things this year is more than double that of previous years. Even if prices rise again, they won’t rise so much, right?
The anxious Ji Moyan had no choice but to trouble Gu Man no matter how embarrassed she was.
Looking at the expenses of the Hou Mansion recorded in the ledger, Gu Man frowned. The servants' reimbursements were obviously random! Is a box of mooncakes as expensive as ten taels? Is it filled with gold? New clothes for the concubines.
One piece costs one hundred taels? Is it inlaid with gold? Or is it sewn with gold thread? Even the most precious Yun brocade only costs more than one hundred taels. According to the status of concubines, how can they afford such expensive clothes?
Because Ji Moyan doesn't understand this, do you think she is a fool?
Gu Man's face became darker and darker. Although it was none of her business to spend Cheng Mo's money, it was not okay to bully Ji Moyan in front of her! The thing about Ji Moyan in the book that made Gu Man complain the most was that she was helpless.
Nao is kind, but kindness is innocent. She still likes Ji Moyan very much.
Each of these servants saw that Ji Moyan didn't know how to manage the house, so they began to think about falsely reporting prices and making money for money. She would not let them fish for money in front of Ji Moyan.
But just sit back and watch, and must deal with these dishonest guys before leaving the Hou Mansion.
Gu Man told Ji Moyan about her suspicion that people were falsely reporting prices. Ji Moyan also frowned and called Lan'er over: "Lan'er! Give Aunt Wang, Aunt Zhao and others who have purchased the goods."
I'll call them over! I want to interrogate them! If you don't show off your power, you'll think I'm a sick cat!"
Gu Man looked at Ji Moyan with great appreciation. It seemed that Ji Moyan also had some temper.
However, Gu Man stopped Lan'er who was about to leave and said to Ji Moyan: "Yan'er, since they dare to get this profit and water, they are naturally not afraid of you checking the accounts. If you call them here now, you will not let them
If you admit your mistake, they will bite you back and say that you wrongfully accused people, and then you will have no prestige in this house!"
Ji Moyan frowned and said anxiously: "Then what should I do? We can't just let them hide away like this, right?"
Gu Man shook her head, "If we want them to have no way to argue, we have to come up with real evidence! The purchase address is written on this list. Let's go there in person and see how much these things are sold for! Wait for us
We’ve found definite evidence, let’s see how they make excuses when the time comes!”
Ji Moyan nodded, fully agreeing with Gu Man's opinion.
Both of them were action men, so they changed into servant clothes and pretended to be servants of their master purchasing things.
The first thing I went to was that ridiculously expensive clothing store.
There are many people on the street to buy things needed for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Shops selling fruits, snacks and various lanterns can be seen everywhere.
The clothing store Gu Man and his wife are looking for is located in the most prosperous area among the shops in the capital, called Xuji Garment Store.
Gu Man and Ji Moyan walked in and pretended to pick at random.
After a while, a waiter came over. The waiter's eyes were very sharp. He saw at a glance that the clothes on Gu Man and Ji Moyan were of good quality. They must be servants of a wealthy family, so he stepped forward very attentively and asked.
: "Whose guests are you two young brothers? But what do I need to buy?"
Gu Man looked at the waiter in the store. The waiter was in his early twenties and had a decent appearance. His smiling face made people look very friendly. Gu Man smiled at the waiter and replied in a rough voice, "We are
I am from Zhang Yuan’s family who has just moved to the east of the city. I am not familiar with the place. Isn’t it the Mid-Autumn Festival? The master wants to buy some new clothes for the ladies and mistresses at home. I wonder if you have any ready-made clothes? Okay.
of?"
Zhang Yuanwai in the east of the city was made up by Gu Man, but there are rich families living in the east, ranging from 50 to 100. The four surnames of Zhang, Wang, Li, and Zhao are said to be the most populous. You can find them no matter what.
Someone named Zhang?
The waiter thought for a while and found that there really was a member named Zhang, so he smiled and said: "Of course! You two came to my place at the right time, little brother. Our ready-made clothes are even the most noble ones.
Everyone from the government came to our house to make plans!"
Gu Man turned back and glanced at Ji Moyan, she was right.
"Oh? That must be true! My family has a large population and needs a lot of clothing materials. I wonder if there are any discounts here, little brother?"
The waiter thought for a while and said with a smile: "How many sets are you planning to buy for your house?"
Gu Man said: "My family has more than twenty concubines, and the descendants are prosperous, and there are about ten children. All year round, winter clothes, spring clothes, summer clothes, autumn clothes..." Gu Man stopped thinking and looked at him with a smile.
Waiter, "If you can get it cheaper, I can go back and report it to the staff."
The waiter was very excited after hearing this and said mysteriously: "Brothers, this is a big deal. I also have a deal here that I want to discuss with you. I wonder if you are interested?"
Gu Man turned around and looked at Ji Moyan and smiled, there is a way!
The two nodded, and the waiter stretched out his hand and pointed to the back door, "Then let's invite you from behind!"
The two of them followed the waiter to the backyard of the clothing store. The waiter placed the two in the lobby of the backyard, sent the maid to bring them two cups of tea, and said: "Brothers, please take your time. I will go there in a moment."
Let our shopkeeper come and talk to you two!"
Gu Man and Ji Moyan nodded, and the waiter walked out with a smile.
Ji Moyan couldn't wait to whisper: "Sister, there is indeed something fishy!"
Gu Man nodded.
Not long after, a capable man of about forty or fifty years old walked in. The man had a slender face and a thin body, but he looked very energetic.
After seeing Gu Man and Ji Moyan, he called out kindly: "You two nephews have been waiting for a long time!"
Nephew? This guy is really good at making relatives.
Gu Man and Ji Moyan smiled awkwardly.
The man is Xu Fu, the owner of Xu Ji's clothing store.
Xu Fu sat in the seat and said with a smile: "I heard from our visitors that you two are doing business for the master's family and want to make it cheaper. But I have better business here. I wonder if you two are interested.