The daughter of the splendid good fortune is respected

Chapter 367 Where did the money go (3)
The old lady Xiao frowned, "Second daughter-in-law, do you need to spend so much?"

"Old lady, be prepared."

Mrs. Xiao asked Mrs. Tan again, "Boss daughter-in-law, how much cash do you have in the house?"

Tan's lips trembled and he refused to speak.

Mrs. Xie looked at Mrs. Tan with a half-smile, "Sister-in-law, what's the matter? Do you feel sorry for Yinzi? Minghui was imprisoned in the prison and spent the night. I don't know what's going on. Doesn't sister-in-law feel distressed? Sister-in-law Do you want money or a son?"

"Shut up." Mrs. Tan was furious, "Our West Mansion will definitely take out the money, and we should bear a lot of responsibilities. But you are in the East Mansion, how much money are the second siblings going to give out?"

Mrs. Xie sneered, "Sister-in-law, is this going to settle accounts with our Dongfu? All right, let someone bring the account book, and we will calculate everything clearly. We can pay as much as we should, how about it?"

"Forget it. Your Dongfu is in charge of the Xiao family's livelihood. I really don't know how much money you have been greedy for." Tan roared angrily.

Mrs. Xie narrowed her eyes and sneered, "Sister-in-law, you can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense. Don't blame me for not showing face to sister-in-law when she talks like this."

"Don't even say a few words." Mrs. Xiao scolded, "How about this, the money will go from the ledger outside."

Mrs. Xie expected this situation, "Auntie's method is fine. But the nephew and daughter-in-law have to make it clear to the auntie that the cash in the business is limited. Last month, the husband also bought a batch of goods, and most of them The money is all over the goods."

Tan was dissatisfied, "As for the bank, I don't believe it. There is not a penny in the bank."

"There is indeed a lot of silver in the bank. But we can't get it out." Mrs. Xie said directly.

"Why can't you take it out?" Liao asked curiously.

Mrs. Xie said with a smile: "The fourth younger siblings probably don't know that we can find a way to get the money in the bank, for small sums, such as hundreds of taels or thousands of taels. But tens of thousands of taels of silver must go through the second master. Huan Minghui and Minghui signed their seals together to get the money out. Now that both of them are in prison, we don’t have the seals. Even if we have the seals, we still can’t get the money out without their handwritten signatures.”

Liao Shi looked at Tan Shi and asked silently, is this really the case?

Mrs. Tan nodded, it was indeed so stipulated.It is to prevent someone from greedy for money from Mo Gongzhong.

Everyone was silent for a while.

When Xiao Mingzhen came, Xiao Mingyu got the news first.Xiao Mingyu quietly went out, blocking Xiao Mingzhen outside the door.

"Third Brother, I have something to discuss with you." Xiao Mingyu cut to the chase.

Xiao Mingzhen looked into his eyes, "What's the situation now?"

"Everyone is discussing to use money to go out to catch people. But the matter is stuck on the money. But this is not the key, the matter of money will be resolved sooner or later. I think the key question is who is going to go out to catch people, who is going to talk to the people in the yamen Let's deal." Xiao Mingyu said solemnly.

Xiao Mingzhen raised his eyebrows slightly, "Just say what you have to say, I'll listen."

Xiao Mingyu nodded slightly, "Thank you, third brother. Except for my father and fourth uncle, the only people in the family who can come forward are the third brother. Neither the fourth uncle nor my father is suitable for this matter, but the third brother, you are stable, you If you have a reputation for raising people, it is appropriate for you to come forward in this matter."

Xiao Mingzhen frowned, "I am a junior."

"You are Master Juren." Xiao Mingyu said seriously. "The Yamen will give you face and will not treat you like a child."

"Uncle Wu used to be an official, but now he is the head of Zhixing Academy. I think Uncle Wu is more suitable." Xiao Mingzhen's expression remained the same, his expression calm.

Xiao Mingyu shook his head, "My father's temperament, to put it bluntly, is impulsive. He hates the yamen the most, and he hates dealing with the yamen the most. Especially when dealing with the prison guards. He will definitely offend the people who work below. The people who work Although the power is not great, but as the saying goes, the King of Hades is easy to see, and the little devil is hard to deal with. If you offend these people, the old man and the others will suffer. And the money you get from people may be doubled. As for the fourth uncle, he only has the reputation of a scholar. In addition to the reputation of being a dude, it is not suitable for him to go to the Yamen. Only you, you are the most suitable person. You are stable and considerate of the overall situation, you are the most suitable person. I hope the third brother can consider it. This is for the Xiao family, not for a certain house owner .”

Xiao Mingzhen smiled meaningfully, and said to Xiao Mingyu: "Okay, I promise you, I will come forward to find people. Do you have anything else to say to me?"

Xiao Mingyu smiled softly, "I can't hide it from the third brother. My people have inquired about some news, and the third brother is careful to guard against the Song family and the second wife. We all know that there is something strange about this matter, and it is likely that there is an inside thief."

Xiao Mingzhen frowned, "Do you think it's the second wife?"

"I'm not sure, but it's possible. And I also learned that after the second aunt left the Xiao Mansion, she didn't go back to Jinzhou directly, but went to see the second room first. Yesterday, the second uncle and the second aunt both lived in Zhongzhou City No one went to arrest them. This morning, the second uncle took the initiative to go to the yamen. I don’t know the details, just look at the second room’s itinerary. Does the third brother feel that there is a problem?” Xiao Mingyu was very sincere and did not Hidden.But she didn't say anything about her guess.

Xiao Mingzhen looked at Xiao Mingyu suspiciously, "Why are you telling me this? You should know that this is a rare opportunity for the fourth and fifth rooms. You can take advantage of this opportunity to reach out to our first room, and from now on Dafang snatched the power and money from his hands. You helped me, and I will definitely do something that is beneficial to Dafang. It is beneficial to Dafang, but it may not be beneficial to the fourth and fifth families."

Xiao Mingyu laughed, "Third brother made a mistake in saying something. At this moment, what is good for the eldest family is what is good for the Xiao family and the fourth and fifth families. I believe that third brother is not a selfish person, and he will definitely Start with the big picture. Right?"

Xiao Mingzhen nodded, "Thank you for trusting me, don't worry, I will handle things well. Let's go in."

"Third Brother, you must be careful when you go out. If you fold in, there will be no one in our West Mansion." Xiao Mingyu said behind him.

Xiao Mingzhen looked back at Xiao Mingyu, "Don't worry, I will take care of myself. Mingyu, you are very smart, but it's not good for girls to worry too much about these things. Let the men worry about it. You girls, just be happy Just live your life."

"I didn't expect third brother to have a soft heart. Thank you for your concern." Xiao Mingyu blessed the body.

Xiao Mingzhen said: "Although there is a distinction between the big house and the five houses, fundamentally speaking, you are all my sisters. I only hope that the girls in the Xiao family have a good home. After all, it is not easy to be a woman. As men, we naturally Be more responsible and protect you from the wind and rain."

(End of this chapter)