When Qiao Yuyan came back, she went to He Fangzhai first and waited for their new snacks before coming back.
The old lady likes sweet food, but Mrs. Xu likes salty food. Qiao Yuyan divided the food into two boxes and went to Ninghe Hall first. After seeing the old lady, she rested and then went to Furong Hall.
It happened that Qiao Weisheng and Mrs. Xu were talking in the room.
Seeing her coming, the two of them seemed to be quite uncomfortable.
Qiao Yuyan took a quick look and saw that the dressing table seemed a little messy. Looking at her father's eyebrows, there seemed to be something wrong.
After trying to figure out the key, I almost laughed out loud. I held it in for a while, then coughed twice to cover it up, but I couldn't sit still.
"Mom, you still have to walk around more on weekdays. I see that the sun is getting low now, so why not go for a walk in the garden with your father? My daughter will go and check the account books first."
After saying that, he almost ran away. Behind him, he heard Qiao Weisheng's dissatisfied voice, "I told you not to mess around. Look, Sister Yan saw it. This... isn't this nonsense!"
Xu's voice was full of laughter, "I've wiped it clean for you, and you won't be able to tell. Didn't you just say that I'm pretty good at painting?"
Qiao Yuyan took a few deep breaths, and her steps became faster and faster, as if someone was chasing her behind her.
After walking all the way to Qingxidai, I took a few breaths.
Qixi asked in confusion: "Girl, why are you running away in such a hurry? I didn't hear that I had something important to come back to!"
Yuan Bao on the side poked his head out and asked, "Girl, just now... have you painted your eyebrows?"
Seeing her cautious look, Qiao Yuyan quickly said sternly: "Don't talk nonsense to others!"
It’s not that you’re not allowed to talk nonsense, it’s that you’re not allowed to talk nonsense to others.
There was nothing she could do! She really had no idea that her father, who was so serious and serious, and her mother, who was always gentle and generous, could have such fun in the boudoir.
When other people draw eyebrows, it's the husband who draws them on his wife. They... well, it's just nonsense.
Thinking of the suspicious blush on Qiao Weisheng's face just now, Qiao Yuyan couldn't help but laugh while leaning on the table.
With this smile, the two maids below knew that Yuan Bao had read it correctly, and they couldn't help but laugh too.
The master and the servant laughed for a long time before stopping. Qiao Yuyan then ordered them not to say anything outside. The two of them nodded repeatedly.
Yesterday, I heard that the two of them had a quarrel the night before, but as a daughter, it was hard for her to get involved in what was going on in her parents' room, so she was still a little worried.
Now the two of them were left at home, and they reconciled again in the blink of an eye, just like children.
However, it seems that the relationship between Qiao Weisheng and Xu is indeed not bad, and the care between husband and wife is clearly genuine.
Then she couldn't even understand how they could accommodate Aunt Pei.
Pinlan came in with a cup of tea and said with a smile: "Girl, are you happy watching the dragon boat today?"
Qiao Yuyan nodded with a smile and said, "Neither you nor Zi Yuan went out. I brought you He Fangzhai's snacks. You and Grandma Wang will share a portion later."
Then he asked: "Where is Ziyuan?"
She had only been here two days, and Qiao Yuyan was a little worried that she wouldn't adapt to this place, and since Wen Tingyuan was the one who found her, she was more and more concerned about the two points.
"Today, while the girl is out, I'm reading the account books in the house!"
"It's the holiday today, why are you still busy? Tell her to take a rest."
Qiao Yuyan was indeed a little dizzy when she was dealing with the Qiao family's external account books some time ago, but she didn't want Zi Yuan to sort them out right away.
Just as I was talking about her! A woman in an eggplant-colored short coat stepped over the threshold and came in, holding a stack of thick books in her hand. "Don't worry, girl, I've already eaten the rice dumplings."
As Zi Yuan spoke, she put the things in her hands on the desk by the window, "Girl, you have a good holiday today. I will not bother you with such troublesome things. I will talk to you about this tomorrow."
Case."
Qiao Yuyan's eyebrows jumped, she pointed at the thick book and said in surprise: "You've finished reading it now?"
Seeing her surprised look, Zi Yuan pursed her lips and smiled, "I have been using an abacus since I could eat. Naturally, I look faster than others."
This is too fast!
Qiao Yuyan thought of what Wen Tingyuan said today, the word "can", this is really can!
"Don't wait for tomorrow. Anyway, I don't have anything to do at the moment. Just talk to me! It's good that I have some confidence in my heart."
Zi Yuan thought for a while, then nodded and said, "That's fine."
After saying that, he served Qiao Yuyan and sat down at the table. Pinlan took the other maids out of the house, leaving only Qiao Yuyan to serve her.
"Look, girl, this is a new booklet I made. I made a general ledger based on the classification of our farm shop."
Zi Yuan took out a new booklet and Qiao Yuyan flipped through it and got the general idea.
Different labels are affixed on it, and each industry is clearly classified. How many fields are there, what is grown on weekdays, who manages it, and what is the value of the things handed over over the years.
The same is true for a shop, who is the shopkeeper, how many years he has been in office, and how successful he has been over the years.
Then the corresponding booklet is at the bottom, which is clear at a glance.
"Girl, look at this," Zi Yuan pulled out a raw silk shop's account book and handed it to her, "This is newly delivered before the festival."
Qiao Yuyan looked at it carefully for a long time and then looked at her doubtfully.
"Girl, looking at it this way, there seems to be no problem, but what if we calculate this account from back to front?"
As she said that, she started making up her abacus in front of Qiao Yuyan, flipping the numbers and writing them down one number after another. From January to March, there was a clear difference of four to five hundred taels.
"this……"
Zi Yuan put the account book aside and said, "There are two or three other shops that have also experienced this situation."
She didn't say much, but Qiao Yuyan heard it.
If a shop is like this, it can be said that there is something wrong with the shopkeeper of that shop and he came up with such a way to enrich himself.
However, the same situation occurred in two or three more shops and the same method was used. This is not a simple coincidence.
Or they are secretly discussing and colluding with each other.
Or it's because of the instructions from people above.
Secret collusion can almost be ruled out. They are all independent shops. It is enough for one person to do it secretly. Do you want more people to know about it? Are you afraid that the boss will not discover it?
The law does not punish the public and does not care about two or three.
Looking at those shops, they are clearly the ones with the best profits among all the shops.
And this shouldn't be the first time such a thing happened. Before that, it was Mrs. Xu who was in charge of the house. Could it be that Mrs. Xu was the one?
It's possible for anyone, but her mother would never do it. Xu's dowry is enough for her mother and daughter to have enough food and clothing for a lifetime. Even if they give birth to a boy and a half girl, there will be no problem at all.