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Chang Pu staggered and almost fell off the chair.

"What are you talking about, Zhuangzi is taken out?" Chang Pu's hands trembled, "Our Chang family relies on these two Zhuangzis for food, who is so bold as to take Zhuangzi out."

Shopkeeper Bai folded his hands, lowered his head and dared not speak.

Chang Kuan was also shocked, he never thought that Mrs. Pei was dizzy and did such a careless thing.

More than ten years ago, the Chang family earned three Zhuangzi by relying on the famous embroidery workshop. The old lady made it very clear at the time that the embroidery workshop was entirely dependent on the Han family.

The three Zhuangzi who earned one Changkuan and two Changpu.

It was these three Zhuangzi who made the Chang brothers and the two families have no worries about food and clothing.

Chang Kuan and Jiang Shi are sensible people, and they always remember Han Shi's love.

Although the evidence is conclusive that it was Mrs. Han who poisoned the old lady, Chang Kuan and Mrs. Jiang still have doubts in their hearts.

This is also the reason why Chang Luoyun went to the capital and Chang Kuan asked Jiang to send money.

And now, Mrs. Pei actually pawned Zhuangzi, didn't she ruin the Chang family's job?From now on, with the little salary in Qingpu, how can we support the Chang family?
Chang Pu was too angry to speak. He supported the table with one hand, and pointed at Shopkeeper Bai tremblingly with the other hand, "Why didn't you tell me."

Shopkeeper Bai felt more and more aggrieved. He was also told by the kitchen staff a few days ago that there was no food, and asked him to think of a way.

He just went to Zhuangzi for a while, and originally thought that he would send some old grains from Zhuangzi to deal with it as he did in previous years, but he didn't know that Zhuangzi changed his appearance when he got there.

The crops in the field are growing well, and the mulberry trees on the mountain are also lush and green, but the manager has changed.After asking, I found out that Zhuangzi had pawned it all.

Shopkeeper Bai was dumbfounded for a moment.When he came back in a daze, he didn't dare to tell the old man that there was no extra money at home, so he had no choice but to borrow some food from the old man's house to plug the loophole, and wait until Mrs. Pei came back to find a solution.

How do you know?The old man came over directly.

Seeing that Chang Pu was very angry, Chang Kuan was afraid that something would happen to him, so he quickly comforted him: "Qingpu, don't worry, fortunately, this Zhuangzi has been pawned, not sold.

The urgent thing at the moment is to find out where the Zhuangzi was pawned, and see if he can raise money to redeem it first. "

Chang Kuan was also anxious for his younger brother, and he was about to collect new food. What did the Pei family really do!
Chang Pu is in a good mood, you go and find out, who did the Pei family pawn Zhuangzi to?Where did the pawn money go?

The housekeeper promised to go out.Chang Pu thought of something again, "Wait a minute, go get the account books from home first, and tell me one by one here."

Butler Bai stretched out his sleeves and wiped his forehead, his already crooked back collapsed a bit.

Looking at Chang Pu's gloomy face, Chang Kuan didn't know what to say.

The two brothers had their own concerns, and the room was so quiet that a needle could be heard.

Butler Bai quickly walked in with a stack of ledgers.He bent over and put the account book on the table, "Master, this is the account of Mrs. Pei's housekeeping. Are they all here?"

Chang Pu took a copy casually, flipped through a few pages, then threw it on the table, and said to Butler Bai: "Come and tell me, just talk about the balance."

Chang Pu didn't worry about it. In the past, when Mrs. Chang and Mrs. Han were around, they took care of the house, and he just said what he wanted to use and buy.

He is also relieved of being the butler of Mrs. Pei in the back, but Mrs. Pei sometimes complains about having no money, and he just feels upset and doesn't like to listen to it.

He didn't ask much about how to deal with it later.

The butler is a matter of the inner house, so what does he have to do with him?He is also happy to be the hands-off shopkeeper, trying to be clean.

Now that the housekeeper reported a sum of money, he was just shocked to hear, "Have you not had a balance in the past few years?"

The butler is also very ashamed, whoever does not want the owner to make a lot of money and have more than enough every year.

But since the Pei family has been in charge, the Chang family has spent more than their income every year, and this year, it is indeed stretched.

If Mrs. Pei hadn't come back after going to Lin, he was ready to resign from housekeeping and save a fortune for the Chang family.

With such a few accounts, you can't make ends meet, so why do you need a housekeeper?

"That is to say, this year's consumption can only be relied on by Zhuangzi? The rest of the place can't afford the extra?" Chang Pu's face became more and more ugly. Is there no way out for such a big family?
".Yes."

Chang Pu closed his eyes, "Where's the warehouse? What else?"

Chang Pu remembered that the old lady and Mrs. Han bought a lot of things back then, but if they couldn't do it, they pawned some so that they could redeem Zhuangzi.

"There are not many things left in the warehouse."

Chang Pu was furious, "You take the key, I'll go and have a look."

Seeing that Chang Pu was really angry, Chang Kuan was a little worried.But the warehouse is a secret place in the family after all, so he couldn't go with it, so he waited in the study.

The housekeeper took Chang Pu to the warehouse. Along the way, the flowers and trees were not pruned, and some branches escaped onto the road, blocking the road.

The butler held the branch with his hand and let Chang Pu pass.

"Aren't these yards managed by anyone?" Chang Pu's tone was weak, and he didn't even want to say anything.

"Originally, each yard was assigned someone to take care of it, but because some people were reduced some time ago, now there are only two mothers who take care of the yard. It's a bit overwhelming."

Chang Pu sighed, and his steps became heavier.

He once went to the warehouse once, when the family wanted to expand the yard, he and Mrs. Han went to count the money.

He remembered that the warehouse was full at that time, and the antique racks on both sides of the wall were full of various kinds of porcelain.

But now, the antique rack against the wall is empty except for two dusty bottles.

"She's going to prodigal, it's in vain that I trust her so much." Chang Pu felt sad, walked to the corner staggeringly, opened a box, and couldn't believe it, "She took out so many things? "

The housekeeper murmured: "After the famous embroidery workshop is closed, the Chang family has no more income except for the two Zhuangzi.

In the past few years, Mrs. Pei has used the things in the warehouse to resist. "

Chang Pu supported the box and stood up slowly, "I know, I have been in charge of the house for so many years."

He raised his voice, "Steward Bai, go tell Chang'an that he go to Lindu today and bring Mrs. Pei back for me.

I really want to ask her, she ruined this family like this, how is she going to live in the future?
Or in order to save a fortune, even she was cut off? "

Butler Bai shivered.

"What are you still doing in a daze? Why don't you go quickly?" Chang Pu snapped.

Butler Bai turned around and walked away quickly.

Chang Pu squatted on the ground, holding his head, deeply regretful, "Mother, it's all my fault that I didn't listen to you, mother.

Back then, I shouldn't have brought Mrs. Pei in, she was going to defeat my Chang family.

Mother, the son is wrong, you punish the son! "