Fangfang was breastfeeding her child. When Hua Yue said this, he quickly shook his head: "Sister Yue'er, how is this possible? This sachet was given to you by adults."
Bei Mingxue on the side interjected: "Fangfang, just take it. Ma Xiaoquan never cares about what he gives away. How you want to deal with it is all your business..." After that, Bei Mingxue tore off the ruby necklace Ma Xiaoquan gave her, took out the hanging ruby alone, and held it in her hand to look at it.
Hua Yue chuckled, nodded and said, "Indeed, Ma Xiaoquan will be here soon, I'll just tell him."
Just as he was talking, Ma Xiaoquan came and saw Hua Yue holding the sachet he gave in her left hand and the pearl for Tong'er in her right hand, and asked, "What are you doing?"
Hua Yue said: "I thought about it, why not put this pearl in a sachet and give it to the children together, how festive..."
Ma Xiaoquan laughed and said, "I gave the things to you. You can handle them yourself. I won't ask any questions or take care of them."
When Bei Mingxue heard this, she quickly said to Fangfang: "Na na na, you heard it, Ma Xiaoquan is such a person." As she said this, she shook the ruby in her hand proudly.
Ma Xiaoquan saw the ruby in Bei Mingxue's hand, his face darkened, and asked: "Little girl Bei Ming, where is the necklace I gave you?"
"Yeah?" Bei Mingxue chuckled, shaking the ruby in his hand, "I want this, and I don't want the others. You said you don't care about the things you gave us."
Ma Xiaoquan was speechless for a while, this Bei Mingxue was simply a little devil.
"Okay~" Ma Xiaoquan spread his hands, "I still say the same thing, I gave it to you, you can use it yourself."
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The next day, Zhao Dabaoshi came to visit unexpectedly and said that there was something wrong with some of the treasures sold to Ma Xiaoquan yesterday.
Zhao Dadaoshi was very smart. He thought that if he wanted to ask Ma Xiaoquan for pearls alone, Ma Xiaoquan would definitely be suspicious. But if there was something wrong with all the treasures, even if Ma Xiaoquan wanted to ask, he couldn't figure out how to ask.
Sure enough, after hearing what Zhao Dadaoshi said, Ma Xiaoquan asked with some confusion: "Aren't they just some treasures? What's the problem? I thought you gave me the gem yesterday?"
Zhao Dabaoshi smiled bitterly and said hehe: "No, no, it's just a small problem, so I thought I'd take it back first and compare it again. Hey, the main reason is that the accounts don't match up, so I ask for your forgiveness, Mr. Deacon."
Ma Xiaoquan smiled bitterly and shook his head. Among the treasures he bought, the ones that were relatively well preserved were the pair of gold bracelets in Fangfang's hands. The remaining ruby necklace that Bei Mingxue held had been used by her. After it was opened, the sachet Hua Yue took was also opened and Tong'er's pearls were put in.
"Well...well..." Ma Xiaoquan scratched his head, "Zhao Dabaoshi, it's not me making things difficult for you. This ruby necklace has been dismantled, and the sachet has also been dismantled. If you keep it intact, it will be the pair of gold bracelets..."
"Then...where are the pearls..." Zhao said in a dignified manner.
"Oh~" Ma Xiaoquan patted his forehead, "Yes, there is also a pearl. Oops, the pearl was put into the sachet, so..."
Zhao Dabaoshi was about to say that it doesn't matter if he puts it in the sachet, he just needs to bring the sachet, but then he reacted and pretended to smile bitterly: "This...the accounts don't match up. This is terrible." What should I do? If the shopkeeper asks me more, my money will be in jeopardy. Mr. Deacon, you must help me."
Ma Xiaoquan didn't know that there was deceit in Zhao Dadaoshi's words, so he nodded and said: "Okay, it doesn't matter. I'll let them bring the rest to you. You can check the accounts and give it to me."
Zhao Dabaoshi was secretly happy, but on the surface he pretended to be grateful and thanked Ma Xiaoquan repeatedly.
Ma Xiaoquan waved his hand, indicating that he didn't mind, and ordered his servants to find some female relatives to pick up the treasures bought yesterday.
After the time of burning incense passed, the servant came back with a pair of bracelets in embarrassment.
Zhao Dabaoshi also saw the bracelet and said: "Sir, why are there only bracelets..."
Ma Xiaoquan looked at the servant, who explained: "Sir, the young master refused to let go of the sachet, so the younger one didn't dare to take it for fear that the young master would cry. Mrs. Yue also said so, so I didn't take the sachet.
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"Oh~~That's it~" Ma Xiaoquan turned to look at Zhao Dabaoshi, "Well then, don't force it about the sachet and pearls. You really can't do it right. I can give you a proof. You guys
I also know the shopkeeper, I just want to say hello to him."
After Zhao Dada heard this, he dared not continue to ask for it, and quickly waved his hand: "Then no, no, that's it, that's it."
Ma Xiaoquan said oh, took the gold bracelet from the servant, and handed it to Zhao Dada.
Zhao Dabaoshi took the gold bracelet with some guilt, thanked him several times, and left in a hurry.
Not long after Zhao Dabaoshi left, Hua Yue and Fangfang came out holding Tong'er.
"Why did Zhao Dadaoshi suddenly come to ask for the treasures sold yesterday? What happened?"
Ma Xiaoquan replied casually: "There is something wrong with the accounts. I have to go back and check the accounts before sending them back."
Huayue narrowed her eyes slightly and shook her head: "Isn't that right? I took a closer look yesterday and found that the division of labor of each clerk in Chenji Pawn Shop was very clear, especially the two two-hand and three-hand ones yesterday.
Shi, they all seem to be very cautious people, and when they open the warehouse, they need the keys in everyone's hands to open them together..."
Ma Xiaoquan dragged his chin and nodded: "You said that, I really have an impression. It seems that they are not the kind of careless people, and if the accounts are wrong, they should be wrong in three ways, Yue'er
, based on your experience in running your family business, how likely is it that such a mistake will happen?"
Hua Yue shook his head: "It's impossible, unless those three people are all sticks."
"You mean... Zhao Dadaoshi came suddenly. Maybe he encountered something else?"
"It's possible..."
Ma Xiaoquan squinted his eyes and reached out to look for it. A subordinate came over and leaned down.
"Go and investigate~"
"Yes~"
...
An hour later, his subordinates came back and reported that after your Excellency left yesterday, another person came to Chenji Bank, and it seemed that Zhao Dadaoshi personally greeted him.
"Who with such a high status deserves Zhao Dadaoshi to welcome him personally?"
The servant replied: "It is said that he is a Hanlin scholar from Zhuozhou named Feng Quan."