Daming Junior Scholar

The sneer on He Jiaan's face grew stronger, and he said softly: "It seems that shopkeeper Fang stopped crying when he saw the coffin."

"Mr. Fang has a clear conscience, and the world can learn from it." Shopkeeper Fang pushed back without compromise.

"Okay, okay, since this is the case, let's have a debate here today." After He Jiaan finished speaking, he opened the paper and read directly: "From September last year to now, there have been a total of 240 three days, of which the Chenji Inn's income is One thousand 120 three taels, but the expenditure is as high as 28 taels, shopkeeper Fang, can you explain to me why you have to spend so much money in such a short period of time?"

When I used to make accounts, I still carefully filled in these numbers, but as time passed, I became more courageous, especially in the past year, many accounts were filled in by myself, how could I remember? What is written on the account.

With the aggressive He Jiaan in front of him, shopkeeper Fang chose to be on the defensive. He only had one thing in mind, that is, it was impossible for He Jiaan to check the account books in such a short period of time. It is so clear that there is a high possibility that he is deceiving himself, so as long as he clenched his teeth and persisted, he must be the one who failed. When the time comes, he will take advantage of the situation and propose to leave, and the Chen family will have nothing to do with him.

Therefore, Shopkeeper Fang shook his head, and said in a nonchalant manner: "I remember everything clearly in the account book. Didn't my uncle just say that he had read the account book, so how could he not know where the money went?"

"It seems that shopkeeper Fang has a plan in mind. I really think I'm blackmailing you." He Jia'an first glanced at Chen Yueying. After all, this is the person she invited. Without her approval, it would be difficult for him to deal with it.

Hearing that the shopkeeper Fang was still clinging on, Chen Yueying also became more and more disappointed. When she saw He Jiaan's gaze, she nodded slightly, and she no longer had any hope for the shopkeeper Fang in her heart.

With Chen Yueying's approval, He Jiaan naturally wouldn't hold back his hand anymore, his eyes swept over the paper in his hand, and said slowly: "According to the records in the account book, the money spent on vegetable gold in the past two years was only a few dozen dollars a year. It's only two taels, but this year it has soared to more than 170 taels, shopkeeper Fang, it seems that this is not something that can be explained clearly by a single price increase."

"This..." Shopkeeper Fang paused, and argued forcefully: "The price of vegetables is beyond my control. If they want to raise the price, what can I do?"

"Okay, let's put this aside first, and this one, the inn spends 48 taels of silver on staff salaries every month. I would like to ask, how many clerks does our Chen Ji Inn employ in total?"

"This..." When He Jiaan mentioned the salary, shopkeeper Fang's forehead immediately burst into cold sweat. Just like what he said just now, the vegetable money is only a small part of his greed, and it is only 100 yuan a year at best. Two, but in terms of personnel expenditure, it is a big item that I am greedy for money, and said with a somewhat wandering gaze: "Didn't you see it yesterday, there are eight guys in total, and each guy's monthly salary is four taels, and the remaining 16 taels is Little man."

"Oh, but I heard from Li Silang that the account doesn't seem to be calculated that way."

Sure enough, it was Li Silang, he shouldn't have been allowed to run away yesterday, just put him on a charge and beat him to death, if he kept breaking up, he would definitely suffer, now that he bit me back, shopkeeper Li immediately started to panic up.

"Uncle, you can't listen to Li Silang's one-sided words. After you left yesterday, I checked it carefully and found that Li Silang had secretly stolen the money in the inn, so I beat him up and tied him up. I was sent to the official today, but he ran away, and ran to you to talk nonsense, if you let this kid come out, I dare to confront him face to face."

It seems that he doesn't want to be serious, but he still doesn't give up.

He Jiaan changed the tone, and suddenly said: "Since there are still seven employees left in the shop, please trouble shopkeeper Fang and call them all out, I have something to ask."

I don't know if He Jia'an has seen the flaws. The shopkeeper Fang felt a little unsure, but he still yelled. After a while, the remaining seven guys in the store came out one after another, stood in a row, and looked at him in fear. He Jiaan looked at Shopkeeper Fang again.

"I'll ask you a few words, and you must answer truthfully." He Jiaan glanced at the crowd one by one, and suddenly pointed to a guy standing in the middle and asked, "What's your name?"

"Go back to uncle, my name is Wang Erqing."

"Wang Erqing, let me ask you, how long have you been here at Chenji Inn?"

"Uh... just turned one month."

"Then let me ask you again, what is your monthly salary now?"

"This..." Wang Erqing couldn't help but cast a glance at shopkeeper Fang, remembering what shopkeeper Fang had told him, and said, "Four taels of silver."

"Is it really four taels?"

"Really." Wang Erqing gritted his teeth and admitted.

He Jiaan let Wang Erqing go, and then went to ask the other guys, Chen Yueying suddenly realized something, why did these guys just arrive at the inn not long ago?The longest time was only more than two months. Why did the shopkeeper hire these inexperienced guys?

After the seven people finished asking, He Jiaan turned his gaze back to shopkeeper Fang, and asked immediately: "It seems that shopkeeper Fang is right, their salaries are indeed four taels of silver."

"Of course, what Fang said just now is absolutely correct." Shopkeeper Fang nodded triumphantly.

"However, did Shopkeeper Fang forget one thing?"

As he was talking, He Jiaan suddenly turned his face, with a trace of disdain in his eyes, he sneered and said, "Could it be that shopkeeper Fang has forgotten the rules of the Chen family? The newly hired guy has to be an apprentice for three months first. The monthly salary should not exceed half a tael. Each of the seven guys here has not exceeded three months. I don’t understand. Just now they all said that they received a salary of four taels. More than 20 taels of silver, shopkeeper Fang, please explain this matter to me first."

It's over, it's over.

After He Jiaan laid out that rule, Shopkeeper Fang already knew clearly that his little calculation had completely fallen into He Jiaan's eyes, and the reason why he asked so many questions just now was just to crucify himself to death.

Looking at the shopkeeper Fang kneeling at her feet, what Chen Yueying thought about was the scene of being forced into a mess by him yesterday. Thinking of this, her heart suddenly became cold, and she said coldly: "Come on, give me this guy who eats inside and out. Grab it."

Chapter 40 The People Behind the Scenes

Following Chen Yueying's order, those guards who had already prepared rushed up immediately, and tied up shopkeeper Fang in a short while. The leader was Chen Lei, the housekeeper of the Chen family. The shopkeeper can be tied up and tortured for a while, there is no need to be as troublesome as He Jiaan, and the Chen family suspects that there is no need to talk so many reasons.

The shopkeeper Fang who was tied up was finally scared at this time. It is not a big deal for a person to die in a big family these days, not to mention that even he can charge Li Silang with theft. Could it be that the Chen family didn't Do you understand, when the time comes, just install one for yourself, and even the government will not be able to avenge yourself.

"Miss, please, let me go, I am willing to hand over all my family wealth."

Chen Yueying was not a cruel person, and she felt a little uncomfortable seeing shopkeeper Fang's pitiful appearance, thinking that since shopkeeper Fang was willing to hand over all the family wealth, she might as well let him go.

If Chen Yueying was a decisive person in the past, but after today's incident, she admired He Jiaan, walked to He Jiaan's side, and said in a low voice: "Sir, why don't you just let him go. "

Speaking of it, this Xianggong is much more natural than yesterday.

He Jiaan glanced at Chen Yueying, unexpectedly did not agree to her request, shook his head slowly, and said firmly: "This person, absolutely cannot be let go."

The voice was firm, without any hesitation. After hearing He Jiaan's voice, Chen Lei couldn't help but looked up at He Jiaan, but he was a little surprised. He couldn't figure it out. Such a decisive person.

Indeed, the backbone of the Chen family is not the Chen Xi that everyone imagines, but Chen Yueying who stands not far from him. If the eldest lady does have her way in business, the Chen family was also considered a big landlord in Qingjiangpu back then. However, it was Chen Yueying who sold all the land of the Chen family and used the cash to build many inns and restaurants in Qingjiangpu. It was her outstanding vision that made the Chen family the number one in Qingjiangpu. family.

Good business, good vision, decisive action, these are Chen Yueying's advantages, but there is one exception, not only Chen Lei can see it, but many people can also see that Miss Chen's family is really indecisive when it comes to dealing with people Like today, it is enough for the Chen family to suspect that there is something wrong with him, so they tied him up and went back to the mansion to ask slowly, but in the end they found so much evidence and explained so many reasons, it was a waste of time.

And this son-in-law, at the beginning He Jiaan gave Chen Lei the feeling that if the family does not enter the house, the eldest lady is weak, and this son-in-law is the same, such a thick account book is all calculated clearly, this is because he found the fault , if you can't find it, can't you let this guy go?

Just now when he heard that Chen Yueying actually went to ask He Jiaan if he wanted to let this guy go, Chen Lei suddenly felt bad. If he let this guy go, maybe so many shopkeepers in the Chen family would be like him, waiting for the Chen family There is only one dead end, and he just wanted to persuade the eldest lady regardless of his status, but he heard He Jiaan's words.

"No."

This is the courage that the Chen family should have. If there is no way to get a small shopkeeper, how can the Chen family gain a firm foothold in Qingjiangpu.

"Why not?" Chen Yueying originally thought that He Jiaan would follow her words, but unexpectedly He Jiaan directly rejected her request without even an explanation. She raised her head and glanced at Chen Lei, then cupped her hands and said, "Please, Chen The butler took him upstairs to the room, and I have something to ask him."

It's no good to betray others, and it's not good to betray others.

It’s just that the person who asked the question became one of his own people, so this sentence won’t be explained in this way. Chen Lei nodded, grabbed the rope that bound shopkeeper Fang, and grabbed him like a chicken, and walked away for a few minutes. In one step, he directly carried Shopkeeper Fang to a room on the second floor.

Not sure what He Jiaan was going to do, Chen Yueying hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth and followed. After entering the room, she saw He Jiaan sitting on a chair with a golden knife, her face was so gloomy that it was scary. She didn't express anything when she came in, but she said to Chen Lei, "Please trouble housekeeper Chen."

Chen Lei knew that this sentence was a eviction order, which meant that your business was over and you could leave.

Although he didn't hear anything, Chen Lei knew something in his heart. The troubles of the Chen family have been getting worse and worse recently. It's not that he didn't notice it, but he was different from others. His identity was with the Chen family. A grasshopper tied to a rope is a situation where no one can do without someone.

Let’s go back to the shopkeeper Fang. Even if Chen Lei was killed, he would not believe that there was no one behind him. How dare he alone dare to do so many things under the noses of the Chen family? Strangling an ant makes no difference.

As for what He Jiaan wanted to ask, he didn't want to know, and he didn't want to inquire, so after shaking hands with the eldest lady, he opened the door and went downstairs.

Only He Jiaan, Chen Yueying, and shopkeeper Fang were left in the room. Chen Yueying had a troubled face, and shopkeeper Fang had a panicked face. Only He Jiaan had a gloomy face. After waiting for more than ten seconds, He Jiaan suddenly said: "I will give you one last chance to tell who is behind you?"

the person behind it?

Chen Yueying was stunned, and looked at He Jiaan in puzzlement. Originally, she wanted to ask a question, but when her gaze fell on Shopkeeper Fang's face, her heart skipped a beat. swallowed.