Glory all the way

Chapter 136
No longer came in with a red face, and when a group of shopkeepers went out, they all looked frightened and apprehensive, especially shopkeeper Hu Da, who was a little stooped compared to when he first entered the door.

The old lady Bai's expression was a bit serious, until the old lady Bai came in, she didn't ease up in the slightest. Bai Yingluo knew that her grandmother was unhappy, so she didn't talk about the things in the shop, and obediently served the old lady Bai and the old lady for lunch. Quietly exited the main room.

"Miss, you are amazing."

Standing behind Bai Yingluo all the time, Liusu and Liuying have already admired their young lady to the point of throwing themselves into the ground.

Ever since the old lady Bai sent someone to bring the two thick stacks of ledgers, Bai Yingluo has changed her disposition of reading travel notes and unofficial histories in the past, whenever she has free time, she will hold the ledgers and read them, sitting for several hours.

No one has ever taught Bai Yingluo about managing accounts, but now she can see such a problem that is not easy to be noticed by others, which has to be admired.

But only Bai Yingluo knew that these were what she had learned during the past few years with Master Yao. Thinking of this, Bai Yingluo had to thank Bai Yingyun, if she didn't dislike her so much and didn't like learning, And where did he spend so much time obsessing over Master Yao, and learned so many things that he thought he would never use?
Later, when she had nothing to do on weekdays, she would follow Xueshi, and Xueshi would give advice to Bai Yingluo.

After Bai Yingping got married, Bai Yingluo served the Marquis of Jing'an and the Xue family carefully in everything, embroidered a handkerchief every now and then to make a pair of shoes and sent them to them. Bai Yingluo is well-behaved, and Bai Yingluo deliberately flatters her. Over the past year, Bai Yingluo has learned a lot about housekeepers and directors from Mrs. Xue.

How to be royal, how to manage the accounts, how to take care of the trivial matters in the house, and how to classify them, Bai Yingluo pondered back and forth in her heart, only thinking that she would be useful in the future.

And now, it really works.

These days, although Bai Yingluo's reading of the two stacks of account books is rough, she has spared no effort to calculate the income and expenditure of several major items several times. Amazing effect.

After returning to the Lanxin Pavilion and lying down on the warm soft couch, a faint joy appeared on Bai Yingluo's face, and the satisfaction was beyond words.

After taking a nap and returning to Qing'an Hall, old lady Bai's complexion improved a lot. Presumably, old lady Bai had already analyzed the pros and cons, and coaxed old lady Bai to comfort her.

"Sister Luo, come here..."

Calling lovingly, the old lady Bai beckoned, pulled Bai Yingluo to sit by her hand, looked back at the old lady Bai, then sighed and said: "People often say that children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and it is true at all. .”

The old lady Bai nodded with a smile, and patted his wife's hand comfortingly. The old lady Bai withdrew her gaze, turned her head to look at Bai Yingluo, and said, "Before, grandma was always worried. You don't know that you can only take care of these things in the shop. To clear things up, many times, grandma blamed herself secretly, she should have taught you this earlier. Now, grandma can finally rest assured that you are a good boy, even if grandma goes now, she can give your parents an explanation .”

"grandmother……"

His complexion changed slightly, Bai Yingluo called out loudly, and threw herself into the old lady Bai's arms with admiration, "Grandmother, you are not allowed to say such things after Chinese New Year. You promised Luo'er that you will live a long life, it depends Let Luo'er live a good life in the future and honor her grandparents well."

"Good, good, good..."

Seeing tears welling up in Bai Yingluo's eyes, the old lady Bai said three good times in succession, and patted her on the back softly.

Seeing the grandparents and grandson getting sentimental again, the old man Bai smiled and jokingly said: "I know, I'm checking the shop, I don't know, I thought I was marrying my granddaughter, you guys, haha..."

"Grandfather, you..."

There were two blushes on her cheeks instantly, Bai Yingluo sat up straight, she didn't get up to run or stay, she simply buried her head in the old lady Bai's arms and remained silent.

It was rare for her beloved granddaughter to show such a shy little girl's attitude. The old lady Bai turned her head and smiled at the old man Bai, her face full of relief.

After talking for a while, it was passed around that several storekeepers had exchanged conversations. Bai Yingluo quickly stood up and sat down in her original seat.

The door curtain was raised, and headed by shopkeeper Hu Da, a group of shopkeepers entered the room and saluted respectfully.

This time, facing Bai Yingluo again, even the shopkeeper Hu Da bowed down and bowed his hands to salute, which was quite different from the pretentiousness at noon.

Although it was the old lady Bai's dowry, the presence of the old lady Bai still had a certain power of deterrence. The shopkeepers became more cautious when they answered the questions. It was all carefully thought through.

Everyone replied, and the old lady Bai spoke, and the shopkeepers filed out of the main room. When they walked out, some people raised their sleeves to wipe their sweat.

Shopkeeper Hu stayed at the end, apparently to make a final summary.

"Old man, old lady, Miss Six..."

Standing up, shopkeeper Hu Da called out in a deep voice, watching them one by one, seeing the three nodding their heads, and reporting to Bai Yingluo: "Now, the property under Miss Six's name includes 61 shops and a farm of 5 mu. , 1 mu for the upper class, [-] mu for the middle class and [-] mu for the lower class. Together, the annual income is about [-] taels. The small hands will keep [-] taels for turnover, and the rest will be paid at the end of the year. Submit it from time to time, and if there is anything that cannot be turned around on weekdays, I will report it separately and ask the master to show me. The general situation is like this, I wonder if Miss Six has anything else to ask?"

Bai Yingluo looked sideways at old lady Bai and shook her head.

"Since that's the case, let's do it first."

The old lady Bai sent a message, thought for a while and said: "Other shopkeepers, go back separately. You stay in the mansion for a few more days. If Miss Six doesn't understand, she can summon you at any time. Starting next year, all matters If you want to ask for instructions, report to her directly. If she is undecided, she will come to me or someone else, but once it is conveyed to you, her words are the orders you must follow, absolutely There is no doubt about it. You have to convey these few words to the shops and farms everywhere, if I hear that someone is bullying the master and ignores her, shopkeeper Hu should know the fate."

Seeming to have aged a lot in an instant, shopkeeper Hu Da fell to his knees tremblingly, kowtowed three times, and made promises one after another. After the old lady Bai spoke again, he got up and left Qing'an hall, from beginning to end They didn't dare to look up at Bai Yingluo again.

After the old lady Bai got up and went out, Bai Yingluo breathed a sigh of relief. She leaned against the old lady Bai, exaggeratedly talking about her nervousness at noon, and mentioned what she had said, but the shopkeepers were silent. At that time, Bai Yingluo patted her chest, and said with a look of fear: "Grandma, you don't know, although I did the math several times and was sure that I was right, at that moment, my heart almost jumped out of my mouth. I came out. I was afraid that I made a mistake. They thought I was playing a big ax in front of Lu Ban's door, and they would ignore me more and more in the future. Fortunately, fortunately..."

With a doting smile, the old lady Bai stretched out her hand and tapped the tip of Bai Yingluo's nose, and said jokingly, "Little girl, you're used to pretending to be a fool, and seeing you sitting there and talking so serious, even grandma was frightened by you." Well. Unexpectedly, you also have guilty conscience. "

Bai Yingluo shrank her neck, stuck out her tongue and laughed playfully.

After dinner, taking advantage of the wind not blowing, Bai Yingluo helped old master Bai and old lady Bai to the backyard for a walk, and then returned to Lanxin Pavilion, it was almost Xu time.

After taking a bath, Bai Yingluo sat behind the desk and flipped through the account books again.

From time to time, she would draw up a pen and do calculations, going back and forth several times, but what she got was the same answer. In Bai Yingluo's heart, there was an answer ready to come out.

"Miss, is there something inappropriate?"

Picking up the wick to brighten up the candle, Chen Xiang asked with concern.

Bai Yingluo put down her pen, tapped the few pages of paper on the table lightly with her fingers, and said softly: "I calculated it several times, and among them, 8000 taels of silver disappeared. I was wondering who did it. .”

"Eight... 8000 taels..."

After making a sound, she realized that her voice was too loud. Chen Xiang covered her mouth, then slowly released it, and looked at Bai Yingluo in shock, her face full of disbelief.

Bai Yingluo nodded, leaned back in the chair and lay down comfortably, and said slowly: "Just wait, there will always be someone who can't stand it first."

For three days in a row, the shopkeepers who had been sent all over the place years ago, and the stewards of the farm came one after another to greet the new masters, and they each embarked on their way back.

I heard that the second and fourth bedrooms are so busy these days that they don't even have time to go to the banquet. Now they are smiling and satisfied every day. It can be seen that they are very happy with the things that fell into their hands.

For Bai Yingluo's branch, all the shopkeepers have almost left, but the shopkeeper Hu Da has not come to ask for resignation for a long time, and even the old lady Bai asked twice with concern.

The 17th day of the first lunar month is full of lanterns, and the [-]th year of Jiayuan has come to an end.

In the early morning of the second day, Bai Yingluo was still thinking about whether it was time for Master Yao to come back, Liuying lifted the curtain and came in and replied, "Miss, shopkeeper Hu, please see me."

coming.

After muttering a sentence in her heart, Bai Yingluo looked up at Liu Ying and nodded, "Please come in, Shopkeeper Hu."

In a short time, shopkeeper Hu followed Liu Ying into the door, bent down to give Bai Yingluo a big gift, without raising his head, shopkeeper Hu said in a weak voice: "This old slave is here to ask Miss Six to resign. However, instead of leaving the Hou Mansion to go to the shop to ask for resignation, it is to ask the young lady to choose another skill to take care of the property in her hands. The old slave has been with the old lady for more than 40 years. It is the old lady’s great love for the old slave that the apprentice has become the big shopkeeper. Now, the old slave is over 60 years old, and his old eyes are dim. I am afraid that he will not be able to do much in the future. I hope the lady will understand.”

First he mentioned his grandmother, and then he mentioned his own age. The shopkeeper Hu Da relied on the old to sell the old, and this was an argument with Bai Yingluo.

(End of this chapter)