Peach Blossom at the Bottom of the Fan

Chapter 121 Auditing
Looking back, sure enough, it was shopkeeper Huang who was standing on the side of the road talking to someone.

Gu Sixiao hurriedly asked the driver to stop, although he didn't see him at the shop, but since he saw him, he might as well greet him here.

Just waiting for her to get off the car, shopkeeper Huang and the man had already turned to the restaurant.

After a little hesitation, Gu Sixiao called the coachman to drive the carriage over, "We've already arrived in Qingshui County, so let's go to the shop after dinner."

"Little lady, isn't the shop going to be closed at that time?" Xiaodie asked, seeing that Gu Sixiao didn't respond, she immediately shut up.

When you enter the restaurant, you don't need Gu Sixiao to speak, just ask the waiter, "Did the two officials who came in just now go upstairs? Ah, from a distance, they seem to be relatives of our family..."

Smiling and handing a handful of money to the guy, Xiaodie said calmly: "I won't go over to say hello, you just arrange us in the private room next to those two officials."

Gu Sixiao turned her head and glanced at Xiaodie, thinking that Xiaodie was indeed clever, she knew the arrangements before she said anything.

It seemed that she really guessed that she didn't want to greet shopkeeper Huang, but wanted to observe quietly from the sidelines.

Although I don't know the man who talked to shopkeeper Huang, but I'm new to the noble place and I still plan to check the accounts, so it's good to listen more.

The guy got the money, heard that Xiaodie arranged for the coachman to have dinner downstairs, and cheerfully took the two of them to the private room on the second floor.

Sure enough, they were arranged next door to Shopkeeper Huang, and Gu Sixiao just sat down when he heard Shopkeeper Huang laughing next door.

"Mr. Hai, it's rare that you came back a few days earlier this time. Don't be polite to your brother. You must let him do things a few more times. Lan Guige, that Miss Meier has been waiting for you to come back to serve her. Redemption!"

"Ah..." Xiaodie hurriedly covered her mouth, looked at Gu Sixiao with a guilty conscience, and was relieved when she saw that she didn't say a word.

"This shopkeeper Huang seems to be an honest person, why is he like this!" She muttered in a low voice, and then peeked at Gu Sixiao again after she finished speaking.

Gu Sixiao didn't bother to look at her, she wasn't Xue Wanying, let alone about the brothel, she knew everything about it, so naturally she wouldn't pretend to be shy.

She listened attentively, but she didn't speak, even when the guy smiled and came over, she only signaled Xiaodie to order, but she listened attentively.

"What kind of redemption! It's not that you don't know that tigress in my family. If I bring a little beauty back, I won't eat me alive! Brother Huang, let's play for fun. This woman is the one at home. important."

Shopkeeper Huang laughed straight, "Master Hai, I'm not afraid of your jokes. The yellow-faced woman in my younger brother's family is also very powerful, so I dare not take a concubine easily, so I raised a little star outside. I think Brother Hai can do it too." Learn from my younger brother, and keep that Miss Meier outside—well, it’s better for my younger brother to help Brother Hai redeem that Meier, buy a house, and raise her here in Qingshui County.”

Hai Da official was silent for a moment, then he smiled and said: "Brother Huang, as the saying goes, there is no need to be courteous, if you have to rape or steal, I, Hai Da, am a rough man, and I don't know how to beat around the bush. If you have anything to do, let's just say ,Not so polite."

"Hey, Big Brother Hai, I really want to do something for Big Brother, but I have no other ideas. In fact, the two of us have known each other for many years. Don't you know who I am? Don't say anything else, Big Brother Come to Qingshui a few times, let Xue Ji buy more high-quality gemstones from you, and I am already grateful to my eldest brother."

Hearing this, Gu Sixiao understood a little bit.

It turned out that this Hai Daguan was a sea merchant. Judging from this, I'm afraid that most of Xue Ji's gemstones were bought from him. No wonder Shopkeeper Huang is so courteous.

With a smile, Hai Daguan said indifferently: "Who doesn't want to do more in this business! But brother Huang also knows that although the sea business is good, I am not the only one who has the final say. As for me, it is just It’s impossible for a steward to really say he’s in charge.”

"Brother Hai is too humble. This is not the first time we have dealt with each other. You have the final say this time, Brother Hai!"

"You don't know that. My boss did not care about things earlier, but now that there is a new boss, things are hard to say."

"New owner? Isn't Master Hu now..."

"Bah—"

After being drank by Hai Daguan, shopkeeper Huang quickly covered his mouth, "I'm sorry, my brother is too reckless..."

Hai Daguan snorted, and said in a low voice: "There are some things that can't be said, especially those big people in Beijing, it's not something we small people can talk about."

"Actually, if you don't say it, who doesn't know what it is?" Shopkeeper Huang laughed twice, and lowered his voice: "Aren't the sea boats that come and go are all big shots? Not just our side, Quancheng, Haitian Isn't it the same in the other side of the city? This big business can only be done by big people. We small people are just drinking some soup."

Hai Daguan laughed, but didn't make a sound.

The shopkeeper Huang said again: "To be honest, Brother Hai, you are the only one who can talk easily, so the younger brother dares to be so close, like that manager Mo, I heard that he has also added a big boss there, which seems to be one of the few in Beijing." ——It is said that he is a son of a phoenix and a grandson of a dragon, so precious!"

"Bah, brag about the surname Mo!" Hai Daguan suddenly became angry, and said with a cold snort: "Let me tell you, our master is really a big shot, except for the Son of Heaven, there is no one who is higher than him. "

Shopkeeper Huang was taken aback, "You, you mean..."

"Hush..." Hai Daguan missed the topic and said, "Don't say, don't say, I just tell you that our big boss will send people to Jinan Mansion for a walk in the next few months. By then, Hmph, the surname is Mo..."

Although he could hear intermittently and not all clearly, but at this moment Gu Sixiao was covering his chest.

Except for the Son of Heaven, no one is higher than him? !Isn't it just the prince?The one who is going to visit Jinan Mansion - is the younger brother of the Crown Princess, the eldest son Lin Mo Niang is going to marry? !
The more she thought about it, the more she felt it was right. It wasn't really right.

She had also heard of the fact that maritime merchants made money earlier, but she never expected that this profitable business was actually in the hands of officials and aristocratic families, and even the crown prince had a hand in it.

It is said that money touches people's hearts, and it is true.

Even the future emperor can compete with the people for profit, so what else can't happen?

Feeling gloomy in my heart, I listened again, but only heard some gossip, which was nothing more than shopkeeper Huang's words to make friends with Hai Daguan.

The gold building opened by the Xue family, this gemstone from overseas is an indispensable raw material.It's just that Gu Sixiao doesn't have a deep research on gemstones, and he only thinks that the gemstones he saw at Xue's house before are considered top-grade, but he doesn't think that they are just inferior ones that were sold halfway.

She couldn't hear the news she wanted to hear. After dinner, Gu Sixiao wanted to leave first, but she didn't want the shopkeeper Huang next door to get up to see off the guests. She couldn't just go out like this, so she had to wait in the private room.

Hearing the voices from outside gradually die down, she stood up, and was about to take Xiaodie to leave, but she didn't want someone to push the door in, so as soon as she entered, she said with a smile: "Which relative of mine is drinking here?"

Gu Sixiao was a little ashamed when he stopped.

That guy is such a jerk, he took their bounty and even informed shopkeeper Huang.

But at this time, she couldn't avoid it, so she could only smile and nod, "Boss Huang, we meet again."

Seeing the person clearly, shopkeeper Huang couldn't help frowning, "Miss Gu? Why are you here?"

"What? Didn't you hear about shopkeeper Huang?" Gu Sixiao pretended to be surprised, "I learned business from my second sister, and she told me to go to various shops to see how the shopkeepers do business. Yes, how does the accountant do the accounts—I thought she had already negotiated with the shopkeepers!"

"Young master didn't say anything about it..." Shopkeeper Huang stared at Gu Sixiao suspiciously.

Gu Sixiao was very calm, "I took my sister's handwritten letter, and I was in the car outside, and I gave it to the shopkeeper. What a coincidence, I also said that the shopkeeper invited friends to dinner, so it's not easy to go in and say hello, for fear of disturbing To your interest, it so happened that the shopkeeper came in by himself."

Taking it lightly, Gu Sixiao didn't mention her eavesdropping at all.

Shopkeeper Huang squinted at her for a while, but it was really hard to ask her.

"I think it's getting late. I can't do anything today. How about this? I'll go to the shop tomorrow, and I'll ask Shopkeeper Huang to teach me a lot." Without saying anything else, Gu Sixiao just said Self-servingly, she made an appointment for her to go to the shop early in the morning.

Shopkeeper Huang was not easy to refuse, so he sent Gu Sixiao out with a smile, and specially asked the long follower to take Gu Sixiao and others to the inn to rest.

The long follower was also clever, although he couldn't strike up a conversation with Gu Sixiao, he kept chatting with the driver, asking questions, asking about this and that.

Fortunately, the coachman only knew that he wanted to send Gu Sixiao to Qingshui, and he didn't know anything else. He was anxious to be asked, and complained: "What do you have to ask the little lady, why do you ask me?"

In a word, after closing the mouth of the long follower, it stopped.

Gu Sixiao could hear clearly in the car, and she also got a score for the audit.

Don't look at Shopkeeper Huang's polite words, but he is definitely not an easy person to get along with. Last time he was the first one to stand up against the "trade-in".

Going to check the accounts tomorrow must be all kinds of troubles, but since I'm here, I can't just return empty-handed like this.

Knowing it well, Gu Sixiao was ready when she arrived at the shop the next day.

Sure enough, when he arrived at the shop, shopkeeper Huang avoided seeing him. The manager in the shop only said that shopkeeper Huang had something to do at home and was not in the shop.

Although she is the daughter of the owner, but the manager is not around, it is really difficult to let her into the account room.

Gu Sixiao didn't care too much, "It doesn't matter if the shopkeeper Huang is not around, I'm here to study, so I'll just help out at the shop."

She learned a lot from the gold shop in Jinan Prefecture, and the gold shop in Qingshui County was nothing more than that, and she got started quickly.Let those new and old customers think that the shop has invited a new guy!

"Old Zhang, when did you invite female staff in your store? That's right, there are not many female customers here to buy jewelry! However, there are so many boys, and a young girl suddenly came, but it's hard to manage... ..." The shopkeeper of the shop next door watched happily.

But Guanshi Zhang was suffering and couldn't tell. He laughed face to face, and sent someone to complain behind his back.

(End of this chapter)