After reconciliation, Hou Ye chased his wife to the crematorium

Chapter 46 Settlement
Ji Moyan lay on the bed without sleep all night.

The person next to him seemed to be waking up, Ji Moyan closed his eyes and pretended not to wake up.But the ears couldn't help but pay attention to the man's every move.

He seemed to turn his body sideways, exhaling soft air from his nose and blowing on Ji Moyan's side hair, itching.He seemed to stare at her for a long time, then sighed, afraid of waking her up, and got out of bed lightly.

The footsteps gradually faded away, and with a "squeak", the door was slowly opened, and then, there was the sound of closing the door.

Ji Moyan suddenly opened her eyes, looking at the empty but still warm bed beside her, a drop of tear fell down.

What is that sigh?Ji Moyan seemed to understand.

……

It will be the Mid-Autumn Festival in a few days, and all the things that should be bought have been done according to the previous practice, but everything is right, except this account, no matter how you calculate it, it is not right.

The cost of buying things this year is more than double that of previous years. Even if the price rises, it won't increase so much, right?
No matter how embarrassed Ji Moyan was to trouble Gu Man, Ji Moyan had no choice but to trouble her.

Looking at the expenses recorded in the ledger of the Hou Mansion, Gu Man frowned, the reimbursements made by the servants were obviously indiscriminate!Is a box of mooncakes as expensive as twelve taels?Is it covered with gold?A piece of new clothes for the concubines costs 100 taels?Is this gold trimmed?Still gold stitched?Even the most precious brocade is only worth more than 100 taels. According to the rules of concubines, how can they afford such expensive clothes?

Because Ji Moyan doesn't understand these things, do you think she is a fool?

Gu Man's face is getting darker and darker. Although it's none of her business to spend Cheng Mo's money, it's not okay to bully Ji Moyan in front of her!In the book, Ji Moyan made Gu Man complain most about being ignorant and kind, but being kind is innocent, she still likes Ji Moyan very much.

These servants saw that Ji Moyan didn't know how to be a housekeeper, so they falsified their prices and frantically fished for oil and water. She wouldn't let them do their best to fish for oil and water in front of Ji Moyan. And just sit back and watch, and must deal with these dishonest guys before he leaves the Hou Mansion.

Gu Man told Ji Moyan that she suspected that people were falsely reporting prices, and Ji Moyan frowned, and called Lan'er over: "Lan'er! Give all the buyers, Mother Wang, Mother Zhao, and others I'm calling! I want to interrogate them! If I don't show my power, I'm really a sick cat!"

Gu Man looked at Ji Moyan very appreciatively, it seems that Ji Moyan also has some temper.

However, Gu Man stopped Lan'er, who was about to leave, and said to Ji Moyan: "Yan'er, since they dare to make money, they are naturally not afraid of you checking the accounts. If you call them here now, you won't let them If you admit your mistakes, they will bite you back and say that you have wronged others indiscriminately, and by then, you will have no prestige in this Hou Mansion!"

Ji Moyan frowned, and said anxiously: "Then what should I do? I can't just let them hide like this, can I?"

Gu Man shook her head, "If they have no way to quibble, we have to produce real evidence! The place of purchase is written on this list, let's go there in person and see how much these things sell for! Wait for us Now that we have found the exact evidence, let's see how they quibble!"

Ji Moyan nodded, agreeing with Gu Man's opinion very much.

Both of them are activists, Dang even changed into the clothes worn by servants, and pretended to be the servants of the master's house to buy things.

The first thing I went to was the outrageously expensive tailor shop.

There are many people on the street to buy things needed for the Mid-Autumn Festival. There are various shops selling melons, fruits, snacks and lanterns of all kinds on the street.

The clothing store that the two of Gu Man were looking for was located in the most prosperous area of ​​the capital, called Xu Ji Clothing Store.

Gu Man and Ji Moyan walked in, pretending to pick at random.

After a while, a clerk Xiao Er came over.Xiao Er's eyes were very vicious, and he saw that the clothes on Gu Man and Ji Moyan were of good quality, and they must be servants of a wealthy family, so he approached very courteously and asked, "Which family are the two young brothers from? ? But what needs to be done?"

Gu Man looked at the waiter in the shop. The waiter was in his early 20s, with a decent appearance, and a smiling face that made people feel very friendly.Gu Man smiled at Xiaoer, and replied in a rough voice, "We belong to Zhang Yuan's family in the east of the city. Isn't it going to be the Mid-Autumn Festival? The master wants to buy some new clothes for the wives and young masters at home. Do you have ready-made ones at your house? Okay?"

This Zhang Yuanwai in the east of the city was the owner of Lan'er's previous work. Because the member was lustful, the man in his 50s married more than 20 wives and concubines, but the old pervert was still not satisfied. Lan'er, who was cleaning the yard, wanted to accept her as the No. 20 ninth concubine.But Mrs. Yuanwai is not a good person, Lan'er can always see concubines being bullied by Mrs. Yuanwai for various reasons.

Lan Er was very scared, just when she heard that the Hou Mansion was also recruiting people, so she deliberately made a mistake in front of the eldest lady, and the eldest lady learned that Lan Er was favored by her master, she hated her so much, but what happened She couldn't find her fault all the time, and today it can be regarded as being delivered to her door. She wished to drive Lan'er out of the house quickly, so Lan'er escaped from the clutches of that old pervert.

Xiaoer thought for a while, and it seemed that there really was a member named Zhang, so he smiled and said: "Of course! You two came to me at the right time, my family's ready-made clothes, but the most honorable Lord Hou Everyone from the government came to our house to formulate it!"

Gu Man turned her head and glanced at Ji Moyan, and there was nothing wrong with it.

"Oh? In that case, it must be true! My family has a large population and needs a lot of clothes and materials. I just don't know what the price is for the little brother?"

Xiao Er thought for a while, then smiled and said, "Then how many sets are you going to buy in your house?"

Gu Man said: "There are only twenty or so concubines in my family, and the descendants are Xinwang, and there are about a dozen children. Throughout the year, winter clothes, spring clothes, summer clothes, autumn clothes..." Gu Man stopped her counting hands and looked at her with a smile. Xiaoer, "If your price is fair, I can go back and report to the staff."

Xiaoer was very excited when he heard this, and said mysteriously: "You two brothers, this is a big deal for you. I also have a deal here and I want to talk to you two. I wonder if you two are interested?"

Gu Man turned her head and smiled at Ji Moyan, there is a door!

The two nodded, and the little girl reached out and pointed to the back door, "Then let's go to the back!"

The two followed Xiaoer to the backyard of the clothing store.Xiao Er placed the two of them in the lobby of the backyard, sent a maid to bring two cups of tea, and said: "Two brothers, please take it slowly. I will go to our shopkeeper to talk to you two in a while!"

Gu Man and Ji Moyan nodded, and Xiao Er walked out with a smile.

Ji Moyan couldn't wait to whisper: "Sister, there is indeed something tricky!"

Gu Man nodded.

After about a cup of tea, a capable man in his 50s or [-]s came in. He had a long and thin face and a thin body, but he looked very energetic.

Gu Man knew that they must have gone to find out if there was such a family as Zhang Yuanwai.

Seeing Gu Man and Ji Moyan, the man called out kindly: "You two nephews have been waiting for a long time!"

nephew?This person will climb relatives.

Gu Man and Ji Moyan smiled awkwardly.

The man is Xu Fu, the owner of Xu Ji Clothing Store.

Xu Fu sat in the upper seat with a smile and said kindly: "I heard from our visitors that you two are working hard for the master, and I have a good deal here. I wonder if you two are interested in hearing about it?"

(End of this chapter)