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Chapter 44 Clearing the Portal
Huo Zhirou's pretty face was icy cold, and her whole body exuded a chill of three feet, making no one dare to get close to her.

Chunxiao stood behind Huo Zhirou, seeing her young lady's appearance like this since she came back, she was very worried. Since the last serious illness, the young lady rarely had a smile on her face. Now that such a big event happened to the Huo family, The lady was carrying it alone, which really made her feel distressed.

A voice came from behind, Chun Xiao looked back and saw that it was Steward Cao, and immediately said to Huo Zhirou: "Miss, Steward Cao is here!"

When Huo Zhirou heard Chun Xiao's words, she responded lightly, and turned around, only to see Steward Cao saluting towards her.

"Uncle Cao, get up and call you over. I have something to do. Tomorrow I plan to go to the store and get rid of some people who eat inside and outside!" Huo Zhirou's face showed a chilling coldness, which made Steward Cao tremble a little.

"Miss, are there big problems with those books?" Steward Cao asked in shock.

"Big, not so big! Hehe, if you don't deal with it, the Huo family will become the Luo family!" Huo Zhirou sneered.

Steward Cao took a deep breath, hearing Huo Zhirou's words, it was evident how serious the matter was, "Tomorrow the little one will go with Miss!"

"No! You stay at home, just give me more people. Look at my father and that woman tomorrow, and don't let my father take a step out of the door!" Huo Zhirou's stern face was full of coercion, making him Although Steward Cao was worried, he surrendered involuntarily.

"I understand, I will arrange more staff for you! By the way, miss, the young master has sent a letter!" Cao Butler took out Huo Jiancheng's family letter from his arms.

When Huo Zhirou heard Steward Cao's words, the stern look on her face disappeared instantly. She took Huo Jiancheng's letter and glanced at ten lines. After reading it, a joyful expression appeared on her face, and she said, "Brother will return in a few days. Mansion, that's great!"

Butler Cao's eyes lit up, "Miss, is there something good for the young master to return home?"

Huo Zhirou nodded, and said with a light smile: "My brother said that he was favored by Mr. Cai, and Mr. Cai said that studying is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. Mr. Cai plans to take his elder brother on a study tour before the imperial examination. Before the study tour, he came back to see Look at me!"

Steward Cao also smiled happily when he heard Huo Zhirou's words, "This is a good thing, I will immediately order the people below to clean up the young master's yard."

"En!" Huo Zhirou nodded, "Uncle Cao, go down!"

"Yes!" Steward Cao stepped back respectfully.

The next day, Huo Zhirou woke up early and was very energetic. Guanshi Cao prepared a carriage for her to go out and a lot of servants to accompany her to deal with those villains who didn't feed themselves!
"Miss!" Seeing Huo Zhirou's appearance, Manager Huang of the rice shop store was stunned for a moment, and saluted Huo Zhirou fearfully.

Some time ago, Huo Zhirou took away the store's account book. At that time, he was worried that Huo Zhirou would find the tricks in the account book, but after a few days, Huo Zhirou didn't call him, so he gradually let go of his vigilance, but he didn't expect that , this morning, Huo Zhirou unexpectedly appeared in the store.

Huo Zhirou looked at the people queuing up to buy rice, and smiled coldly. Among all the shops in the Huo family, the rice shop was the least profitable, and even operated at a loss for several months. Now she came to the shop in person to see There are also many people who come to Huojia rice shop to buy rice. It seems that this manager Huang is dishonest!
"Boss Huang, how's the business going?" Huo Zhirou asked in a faint voice, hiding her dissatisfaction.

Hearing Huo Zhirou's words, Manager Huang laughed a few times, and said, "The business has been pretty good recently, and I guess I've earned a lot of money this month."

"Oh?" Huo Zhirou raised his brows when he heard Guanshi Huang's words, and said, "That is to say, the shop didn't make much money in the past?"

"Uh, sometimes, Miss, if you don't go out at home, you don't know. There was a drought last year, and the younger ones couldn't get rice. Alas, there is no rice, and business is naturally not good. This master knows." Huang Guanshi After being stunned for a moment by Huo Zhirou's rhetorical question, he quickly found a good excuse and immediately explained to Huo Zhirou.

Hearing this explanation, Huo Zhirou's calm eyes were full of anger. This guy is really clever, no wonder Luo Xingwei's most capable assistant, he usually listens to Luo Xingwei's words, and among all the shops, he is the most greedy for money The most important thing is this rice shop, regardless of whether the money ended up in Luo Xingwei's hands, or a small part was also corrupted by the manager Huang in front of her, today she must run this guy!
"I will inherit the Huo family in the future. My father is not in good health recently. I have started to deal with the business of the Huo family. I don't understand some things. I just came here today. I want to ask Guanshi Huang about some things." Huo Zhirou concealed Overwhelmed by her dissatisfaction, he said frankly.

When Guanshi Huang heard Huo Zhirou said that he wanted to ask him something, he grinned a few times, "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, I don't know what do you want to ask the young lady?"

Huo Zhirou looked at the people queuing up to buy rice. During the time she was talking with Guanshi Huang, there were not many left. She had a plan in her mind and asked, "How many guys are there in the rice shop now?"

Such a simple question stunned Guanshi Huang. He thought that Huo Zhirou was going to ask him such a difficult question, but it turned out to be this. Although Guanshi Huang was confused, he still replied honestly: "Except for the small ones, there are still many There are three guys."

three?Huo Zhirou glanced around and saw that the three shop assistants happened to be inside the shop at this time, nodded and said: "After the rice from these people is sold out, the door will be closed for a while, I have something to talk to the four of you Say!"

Huo Zhirou's words immediately made Guanshi Huang feel more and more uneasy. He closed the door and asked, why did his right eye jump suddenly?

Guanshi Huang felt reluctant now, he didn't know what Huo Zhirou wanted to do, but the anxiety in his heart made him try to change Huo Zhirou's plan.

Manager Huang smiled dryly at Huo Zhirou, and said, "Miss, the business is doing so well now, if you close the door, what will you do if someone comes to buy rice? Just ask me if you have anything to do, there is no need to close the door." business?"

Hearing Huang Guanshi's objection, Huo Zhirou lowered her pretty face and said in a displeased voice: "Are you the master or am I the master? If I say close the door, then close the door. It's not your money that will be lost. What are you in a hurry for?"

Huo Zhirou's words immediately made the people who bought rice look at her curiously. After two people looked at each other, they turned and left. This rice shop is not the only one in Jincheng.

"Steward, no... No one buys rice anymore." The man obviously heard Huo Zhirou's words, and he was a little at a loss when he saw that the people who bought rice left all of a sudden, did he want to listen to this young lady? Words, close the door?
Guanshi Huang was reprimanded by Huo Zhirou, and his complexion was extremely bad. It was the first time he was scolded by a woman so much that he lost all face. He wanted to get angry, but the woman in front of him was the eldest lady of the Huo family. However, Guanshi still said to his buddy, "Close the door!"

After the rice shop was closed and the door was closed, besides Guanshi Huang and his three buddies, there were also Huo Zhirou, Chun Xiao, and Huo Zhirou who had brought five strong servants inside the rice shop.

There were ten people in total, which immediately made the small rice shop a bit crowded. Huo Zhirou glanced at the apprehensive shopkeeper Huang and the other three shopkeepers, sat down, and asked aloud: "You four, are you Is the Huo family a slave?"

As soon as Huo Zhirou finished speaking, Guanshi Huang was taken aback?Household slave?He himself is not a domestic slave, he joined the rice shop as a manager through Jiang Guqiu's introduction, Luo Xing gradually let go of his guard because he saw that he was loyal to him, and his real master was Jiang Guqiu, not just him, As well as the other two guys in the shop, they were all brought here by him.

The three people glanced at each other with puzzled faces, and one of them said out loud: "Returning to the eldest lady, the villain is a domestic slave of the Huo family, and the villain's mother is Zhang Li, the cook in the kitchen."

"Miss, Aunt Zhang's servant knows her. She is quite an honest person. The servant also heard from Aunt Zhang that she has a son who works as a clerk in the Huo family's shop. I didn't expect it to be him." Hearing the clerk's words, Chunxiao said, After looking at him for a while, she whispered in Huo Zhirou's ear.

When Huo Zhirou heard Chun Xiao's words, she nodded, and then looked at the other three stewards and buddies with ugly faces. She smiled slightly at the corner of her mouth, but when she looked carefully, she found that Huo Zhirou's smile didn't catch her eyes. Household slave of the family!"

When Guanshi Huang heard Huo Zhirou's laughter, his palms broke out in sweat. He didn't know why. At this moment, he was a little nervous. After imposing calmness, he explained to Huo Zhirou: "At the beginning, the young one was appreciated by the master. Let the young one I became the steward of the rice shop, and at that time the younger one found out that there were two clerks in the rice shop who were lazy and did not work, so the younger one dismissed them. I don’t know what you mean when you mention the slaves? Some don't understand?"

"I don't understand!" Huo Zhirou put away the smile on his face, and asked in a cold voice: "Guard Huang has entered the Huo's shop, don't you know the rules of the Huo's shop, people who want to work in the Huo's shop , must be a domestic slave of the Huo family or a person who has signed a contract of sale!"

Huo Zhirou's words immediately made Guanshi Huang's eyes shrink, with a look of astonishment, the people who work in the Huo family must be servants of the Huo family!No one has ever told him this rule, how is it possible?At the beginning, he fired those two guys, and he didn't say that they were servants of the Huo family. This young lady of the Huo family obviously cheated him!
Thinking of this, Guanshi Huang also showed dissatisfaction on his face, and said angrily to Huo Zhirou: "Miss, I have done so many things for the Huo family these years, and I am loyal to the Huo family. I have never listened to you." I said that the people in the shop must be servants of the Huo family, Zhang Tonghe, do you think the Huo family really has this rule?"

Zhang Tonghe in Guanshi Huang's words is the only guy in the store who is a slave of the Huo family. He heard Guanshi Huang's questioning and looked at Huo Zhirou with an expressionless face in front of him. He already had a plan in his heart. He said to Guanshi Huang: "Steward, it is true that the Huo family has this rule!"

Guanshi Huang stared at him angrily when he heard that the guy who had always been obedient to him said something that would embarrass him.

Huo Zhirou looked at this honest and loyal fellow with interest in his eyes, and couldn't tell that this guy could stay in the rice shop for so long. This guy showed that he looked honest, but in fact he was very bright in his heart. Situation guy.

Huo Zhirou continued to cast his eyes on Guanshi Huang, put away the banter in his eyes, and snorted coldly, his voice still did not fluctuate, but it made Guanshi Huang's heart pounding, "Guard Huang, it seems that my master is in your care In my eyes, he is just a passer-by with no prestige at all, you would rather ask a fellow than believe me, huh?"

(End of this chapter)