Rebirth as Hou Menfu

Chapter 54

The shopkeepers of the six shops and the three Zhuangzi stewards came over early the next morning. Qi Haoming asked them to wait in the yard. After breakfast with Yingxiu, he accompanied her to Mrs. Hou's place to greet her, and then left from Nanyang. Scattered in the small garden of the Hou Mansion and returned to the Tingfeng Courtyard, the sun was very hot in the middle of the summer.

Yingxiu pushed the wheelchair into the yard, saw the shopkeepers standing profusely, and told Baoqin who was waiting at the side, "Go and ask Ping'er to prepare some tea, it's such a hot day, heat stroke It won't be good."

Qi Haoming waved his hand and asked Zhuo Ye to bring over the account books, and stacked them thickly on the table in the yard. From the time they were handed over to Butler Zhao to the present, there were at least seven or eight years of account books, some of which were broken and lost pages.

"I would like to invite shopkeepers to come here today, mainly to tell everyone that the account of this shop will be handed over to Tingfengyuan every month for the second grandma, Zhuo Ye, go and invite shopkeeper Zhao to come here. Before that, I still have some questions to ask." Ask him for advice." Qi Haoming waved Zhuo Ye to find Steward Zhao, while he sat under the eaves, as if he didn't see the few people standing under the scorching sun.

After so many years, only two of Mrs. Zhong's dowry stewards are still there, and more than half of the people in Zhuangzi and the shop have been replaced by Housekeeper Zhao. At a glance, the rest are just fakes.

Baoqin brought up the tea, and several stewards held cups and didn't know whether to drink it, Qi Haoming took out a book and flipped through it casually, "Shopkeeper Wang, why did the people in this cloth workshop start six years ago? The material of yours has been changed, and the price is much more expensive than before?"

Shopkeeper Wang, who was named, came out of it, wiped the sweat off his cheeks and said, "Second young master, the original one's material is not good, and a customer came to our place to talk about it, so I changed it, and the price is higher than before. It's a bit more expensive."

"It stands to reason that the price is a bit more expensive. When the things are ready, the money you make should only be a lot more, but the money you handed over five years ago was less than half. Could it be that the goods are all in the warehouse, but the account book says Yes, but they are all sold out, shopkeeper Wang, or is there something wrong with your account book?"

"It may also be that there is a mistake in the account book, Second Young Master, I am not the one who keeps the accounts in this shop." The shopkeeper Wang followed Qi Haoming's words, and hurriedly pushed the matter of keeping the accounts to others. Towards the door, Housekeeper Zhao followed Zhuo Ye in. Seeing the ostentation in the courtyard, he felt a little guilty, didn't all the account books be handed in? Could it be that the second young master still wants to turn over old accounts?

"Steward Zhao, you have heard the words of shopkeeper Wang. He is not the one who keeps the accounts, and he is not the one who reconciles the accounts. Then how did the cloth shop hand in the accounts every month? Could it be that even the housekeeper Zhao didn't look at it again? The shop my father gave you." Qi Haoming looked at Butler Zhao, pointing to the ledger on that table.

"Second young master, it's actually like this. As you know, the mansion is busy with many things, and the Hou manor trusts the younger ones. Madam also has a lot of shops to take care of. I can't tell the difference between two. When the young master's shop books are handed in, I just take a rough look and know that if you are not losing money, you are making money. The people here should give them some kindness, otherwise they won't do their best." The last part of the sentence Zhao The butler spoke close to Qi Haoming, his eyes flickering.

"That's why I don't know how many Steward Zhao are missing from the shop every year. Nanyang Marquis Mansion has a lot of people going in and out, but Steward Zhao can't even tell the difference. It seems that he is getting old and unable to do what he wants." Qi Haoming said coldly Looking at him, "Since that's the case, I don't mind introducing two younger and more capable stewards with my father. Butler Zhao's monopoly of power is not authentic."

Steward Zhao, who had his head down, looked at him in surprise. The second young master has always been calm about things. Why did he glance at Yingxiu at the side, and suddenly understood that this was to set rules for them in front of the second grandma. .

"Second young master, I have to show you the account books for this shop every year, so that's no problem. There are many books in a year, even if there are a few more people, you can't see them. " Steward Zhao took a sneak peek at Yingxiu and saw her smiling gently. This second grandma shouldn't be a great master, no wonder the second young master wants to come forward in person.

"Steward Zhao, since you can't see the bottom clearly, how do you calculate your annual income?" Yingxiu suddenly spoke, her voice was soft but irresistible.

"Could it be that Housekeeper Zhao thought that Master Hou had a lot to do and just looked around casually, and Xianggong didn't care about it at the time, so he just fooled around. I heard that two shops here have been moved and changed locations. Butler Zhao, do you know where they are? "Yingxiu looked at Housekeeper Zhao, took a bowl of heat-dispelling soup from Baoqin, and scooped it up for Qi Haoming to drink.

"Second Mistress is saying that I fabricated this account book. I, Zhao Ruhai, worked desperately for the Nanyang Hou Mansion. What Second Mistress said is that I don't care!" Madam, she is also desperately trying to get money, Yingxiu smiles even more, "Butler Zhao is joking, butler Zhao is so busy, he must not be able to take care of so much, how can the people below cheat you, you are alone Inexperienced."

This Zhao Ruhai is the steward Xu brought in when he married in. He has climbed extremely fast these years, and there is also Xu's connivance. Even if they knew how he swallowed the thin noodles, they would make it clear that they were too busy to take care of it, and they didn't know how the people at the bottom could fool them.

And no matter how much has been swallowed up in these years, Steward Zhao is a person who can't be moved. If you are in the Hou's mansion, you will be stumbled. It's hard for a villain, and Qi Haoming doesn't have time to spend on him, as long as he clears the relationship , the people below are easy to change.

Butler Zhao rolled his eyes when he heard that Yingxiu gave him the steps. He glanced at those stewards and his heart ached. It's worth it."

"Baoqin, bring me that box of wild ginseng and give it to Housekeeper Zhao to mend his body. If you really have worked hard, it will be a big loss for my Nanyang Hou Mansion." Yingxiu looked at him with a smile that was not a smile, and turned around. The head said to Qi Haoming, "Master, since many people are busy with the housekeeper Zhao, we won't keep him any longer."

Qi Haoming nodded, and Zhao Ruhai hugged the box of wild ginseng as if he was holding a heavy weight, his hands were shaking violently, and when he saw that he could leave, he quickly left Tingfeng Courtyard.

When the shopkeepers in the yard saw Steward Zhao leaving, some of them finally showed anxiety on their faces, not to mention the shopkeeper Wang, who was the first to be caught. The thing is, it's not that the second young master Qi doesn't care about anything, but now he left them and left, he ran fast!
"Since shopkeeper Wang said that there is a mistake in this account book, then shopkeeper Wang, you should go back and check the account book carefully. After checking how much is wrong, make up for the wrong money. The account book has been handed over to the government for investigation, and the accountant there will make it clear to you, Shopkeeper Wang." Qi Haoming threw the cloth shop in front of Shopkeeper Wang, looked at the others and said, "Treasurer Wang here It’s the account book that’s wrong, and the rest, do you want to take it back and have a look?”

"Let's take it back and have a look, and then take it back and have a look." The rest of the shopkeepers all came up and carried the ledger back. Xiu also felt a little hot, so Zhuo Ye sent them out, pushed Qi Haoming into the house, and Baoqin had already put the ice basin away.

"How about I ask my aunt to bring over the deeds of Qingbi's family, Qingbi's elder brother and second brother are still honest people." Yingxiu knew that these managers could not be dismissed overnight, the matter of the shop She and Qi Haoming still don't know each other, but if the relationship between the managers has been with them for many years, if they withdraw for a while, no one can find anyone to take over.

"Alright, I asked my fourth brother to help me find a few management assistants. I will arrange to go to the shop first, and see how much money they make up." Sending it to the government is also a scare. This matter has become a big deal and Ting Feng The hospital's low-key style does not match, butler Zhao will definitely not expose this to Mrs. Hou Ye. It is because he is not good at handling things, but he will lose Xu's face by talking about it, and it is too late to hide it.

In the early morning of the next day, Manager Zhao personally delivered a small box to the door, saying that the account books were not clear before, so he went back and recalculated, only to find that there was a loophole, and then filled up the rest of the money, everyone knew it well Ming opened the box, which was full of silver bars, took out the upper layer, and there were some silver notes at the bottom.

"This manager Zhao is also a good man." Yingxiu handed over all the money to Qingbi and put it on the account. He has swallowed more than this in these years. Qi Haoming looked at the account book that was sent with the money and said with a smile, " If he doesn't know how to be a man, out of the three stewards in the mansion, why is it that his family has the most land outside?"

In the prince's mansion, as long as there are capable stewards, their family property alone can scare others. Not to mention the few lucrative jobs blocked by housekeeper Zhao, not to mention that he got it himself, and Madam Hou also donates a lot every year. How could it be possible that Mrs. Xu didn't know anything about her mistress, she just turned a blind eye.

In a few days, the shopkeepers in those shops sent over the account books and money that had been settled, and Yingxiu ordered it clearly in front of them, "I don't think the bookkeeping in this shop is disciplined, even the accounts are settled. If you don’t know, I’ll decide to find a few stewards for you, and if they don’t do well, just come here and tell me, and I’ll change them for you.”

The shopkeepers complained endlessly in their hearts, not to mention a large sum of money, and had to be supervised, but they had to smile on their faces and thank the second grandma for being considerate of them, waiting for the manager to come to the door.

After solving the matter of the shop, when Yingxiu went to pay her respects in a few days, she found that Madam Hou looked at her with a hint of ambiguity in her eyes. review.

Five days later, Qi Haosheng, who had been away from home for more than a month, came back. This was the first time Yingxiu saw him after nearly two months of marrying into the Nanyang Houfu.

(End of this chapter)