Longevity begins with a dog

Chapter 5 The third master has someone outside!
The study room was very empty, not filled with gold, silver and jewels as Xu Chong imagined.

Facing the door are desks and chairs, and on the left against the wall are two overcrowded bookshelves.

"That's it?? Are you so shameless..."

Xu Chong was greatly disappointed, stepped into the room in disbelief, and took the booklet from the shelf.

"In the third year of Guanghe, Wuzhou was covered with red land for three thousand miles overnight. '

This is the content of the opening chapter, and the details of the time, place, scope, number of victims, etc. of the disaster are recorded later.

"It's the third master's handwriting. Why is he recording this when he has nothing to do?"

Xu Chong frowned and changed the book.

"In the 33rd year of Guanghe, the Wei flood rose, and Yuzhou disappeared..."

Next one.

"In the 11th year of Fengning, thousands of fires fell from the sky, the earth dragon turned over, and the capital was destroyed..."

'The 39th year of Fengning...'

'Wankang six years...'

Two quarters of an hour passed, and Xu Chong read more than forty books, all of which were records of this kind.

"Why is the third master interested in this kind of thing?"

Xu Chong was puzzled, and completely lost interest in the booklets on the bookshelf.

At this moment, Lao Li's voice came from the door.

"Master, all the ledgers have been fetched, do you want to read them now?"

"Well, let's move in."

Xu Chong nodded.

"Yes Yes."

Old Li was sweating all over his face. In order to please Xu Chong, his new master, he insisted on not asking anyone to help him with his tall account books.

"That... young master."

After finishing all this work, Lao Li wiped his sweat and hesitated to speak, looking very anxious, "When the old servant just counted, he found that most of the jewels and soft belongings were inexplicably missing..."

"Ok?"

Xu Chong's face darkened: "Someone's hands and feet are not clean?"

"No no no."

Lao Li quickly waved his hand, "If there are thieves who stole the belongings, they must run away in a hurry, but there are not a few people in the house, and the old servant has also tried it."

"what do you mean?"

Xu Chong raised his eyebrows.

"It should be the master..."

Lao Li glanced at Xu Chong while talking, but didn't say a word.

The meaning is obvious, Mr. Xu moved away before his death.

"How much is the missing part worth?"

"About 3000 taels."

"How much are the remaining property and cash in total?"

"Probably, about 500 taels."

"Is that so..."

Xu Chong pondered for a moment, then waved his hand: "I know what's in my mind, you can go down."

Old Li bowed and retreated.

Having found the existence of aura, these extraneous things are relatively less important.

As long as the house deeds, shop deeds, etc. are still there, the Xu Mansion will have a steady stream of money flowing in, even if they don't go to fish the common people like the third master, they still don't have to worry about food and clothing.

Xu Chong began to look through the ledger.

"On May 180th of the [-]th year of Yongtai, Yipinxiang Rouge Shop in Dongshi collected [-] taels of cash in cash for rent, and Haokelai Winery gave out bonuses of [-] taels of cash in cash. The Liu family in the south of the city respected a pair of Ruyi..."

"On June [-]th of the tenth year of Yongtai, Dongshi..."

'July of the tenth year of Yongtai...'

After spending an hour, Xu Chong became dizzy and finally read all the recorded parts.

Apart from learning about the income of Xu's mansion, he didn't find anything.

It can be said that it is extremely clean, except for rent collection and dividends, it is a legitimate business.

Occasionally, some businessmen give gifts, which can be regarded as a little edge.

"The third master is very cautious. Illegal activities are not accounted for?"

Xu Chong rubbed his temples, and after resting for a while, he looked at the account payment again.

On May 290th of the tenth year of Yongtai, the master entertained colleagues from the county government and took [-] taels of cash. '

On June 400th of the tenth year of Yongtai, the master went out to visit friends, and took [-] taels of cash and a pair of auspicious dragon jade pendants. '

'July of the tenth year of Yongtai...'

Another hour later, Xu Chong was completely speechless.

According to the account book, after so many years, if the family has a large amount of money, most of it will be taken away by the third master on the same day.

Either entertain colleagues, or go to the bar to listen to music.

And when you go out to visit friends, it is understandable for you to bring antiques and curios, but why bring a few hundred taels of silver?

This friend, is he serious?

Combined with the sudden loss of more than half of the jewelry and belongings, Xu Chong instinctively came up with an idea.

Third Master has someone outside.

As soon as this idea appeared, Xu Chong was convinced.

Otherwise, such a large overhead cannot be explained at all.

The so-called banquets and listening to music, in a small county, how much can it cost?
Maybe there are illegitimate children.

"No wonder in the original body's memory, I have never seen the third master have the idea of ​​coaxing, the relationship is not alone."

Xu Chong rubbed his neck, suddenly felt that the original body was really pitiful.

When he crossed over, he was hung on the beam of the house.

In other words, the original body committed suicide by hanging himself.

Don't guess the reason, sandwiched between the common people and the third master, one side is loyal and the other is filial piety, it is difficult to have both.

Thinking about it now, it's really not worth it.

However, he didn't have the idea of ​​asking the mistress to take back the property.

They have already seized the son of the third master, and it would be too much to bully his outer room.

After leaving the study, Xu Chong thought about it and locked the door again.

Although I didn't discover any secrets, what if there were any.

Soon it was time for dinner.

In Nuo Da's dining hall, the table was covered with more than a dozen delicious dishes, which made Xu Chong swallow his mouth water.

This is a feast that he can't even imagine after crossing.

While admonishing Lao Li not to be too extravagant, Xu Chong ate until his belly swelled.

Lao Li bowed beside him and reported the affairs of the family.

The two maidservants of the third master both chose to take the money and leave, and they didn't ask for much. The deed of sale plus 20 taels was within an acceptable range.

In addition, the mourning hall of the third master was also built.

All the partners who had business dealings with the Xu Mansion sent gifts of condolence, filling up the empty treasury again.

Xu Chong understood this after thinking about it for a while.

The common people are afraid of dog officials, and the powerful are afraid of honest officials. This has been true since ancient times.

But "I" can't rub the sand in my eyes, and without a proper name, those businessmen dare not even give gifts.

Condolences to the third master right now is the only chance to make a good impression on me.

"Order, I don't care what Xu Youan did in the past, and I can't care."

Xu Chong put down the bowl and chopsticks, and said in a deep voice: "But from now on, everyone clean up for me, and don't forget what my history is about."

"Yes, sir, don't worry."

The feeling of not being angry and arrogant made Lao Li change his name naturally.

To be honest, he even felt that the pressure of serving Xu Chong was far greater than serving Xu Youan.

My heart skipped a beat at every turn.

At this time, the concierge came to report that Wang Hezhi, the instructor of the county school, had arrived.

"The master is here? Please go to the front hall quickly, and I will serve you with good tea."

Xu Chong didn't care about the discomfort, he got up immediately to change clothes.

After getting along for three months, he already respected Wang Jiaoyu from the bottom of his heart.

Part of it is because Wang Jiaoyu is upright but not pedantic, and he has a sense of unity of knowledge and action.

The other part is that Wang Jiaoyu's status is very detached, whether it is the county magistrate or the third master, they all give him face.

Don't know why.

Soon, Xu Chong, who had changed into brocade, saw Wang Jiaoyu pacing back and forth in the front hall, looking restless.

A little old man with white beard and hair.

"The student is late, please forgive me, master."

Xu Chong smiled and approached.

The little old man raised his head, his expression was angry, and he grabbed Xu Chong's ear.

"You are confused!"

(End of this chapter)