Wealth and glory seek stability

Mother Hong ignored Li's struggle and picked up a silver needle and was about to pierce it into the base of Li's nail.

The silver needle was extremely thin, and before it touched the tip of her finger, the needle tip was like a roaring silver ring snake, which would deal her a fatal blow if it paused for a moment.

"No, I said, I said!"

Even though Li wanted to say it, Mother Hong stepped forward and slapped her loudly, "Bitch, why did you wait until I got the silver needle before you said it? Are you trying to tease me?"

Jian Xi didn't expect that Madam Hong would be so aggressive. She coughed lightly and said, "Madam Hong, you've worked hard. You just stand by and don't take the silver needle back. Let's see what she says."

Mother Hong bowed and retreated silently, just staring at Li.

Li knew that if she didn't tell the truth this time, things would not end well. Mother Hong was looking at her from behind, making her feel uneasy.

"Originally, I heard Shen Nanxing's name that sounded familiar to me. I was begging at the vegetable market near the west gate that day and heard a few servants talking about it. I went up to ask and found out that they were servants of the current prince's concubine Lin Yun. I told them that I was Shen Nanxing's adoptive mother, and the servant took me into the prince's mansion..."

After Li finished speaking, Jian Xi closed her eyes and said in a voice that was neither happy nor angry, "Okay, I know everything that happened before. Lock Li in the woodshed and don't allow her to eat. Choose a good day and send her to the farm."

Then he changed the subject, "If you behave yourself, I will ask the people in the farm to treat you well. If you don't behave yourself, I will file a complaint with the inner prison, saying that you murdered my father and me for money. Even if I can't execute you, I can lock you up for twenty years."

Jian Xi originally wanted to scare Li with the second half of her sentence, but maybe it was because Li was nervous that she didn't refute.

He immediately calmed down and waved his hand, saying, "Take him away."

"Yes."

I originally thought that being too harsh on Li, but now it seems that Li's hands are not clean either, and the original owner's life is still at stake.

Jian Xi finally hardened her heart.

But why is Lin Yun involved in this?

She thought to herself that she had never offended Lin Yun, and that it could even be considered a courtesy. These repeated little actions really seemed to be treating her like she was made of clay.

After a few days.

The news that Boya Ju was making black money by selling information spread in the capital. After this news came out, Boya Ju's business plummeted and no customers came.

Prince's Mansion.

Lin Yun frowned as he looked at the most recent account book. "What's going on? This month's cash flow is missing by more than half. How can you be a shopkeeper?"

Shopkeeper Zhou sighed and replied, "I don't know why. There have been a lot of rumors in the city recently..."

"What rumor?"

"It is said that we are selling the conversations of guests in the private rooms of our building. Everyone in Beijing who has been to our Boyaju for tea is in danger. Recently, we have no other business except for the individual customers on the first floor."

Lin Yun was furious and slammed his hand on the table, "Go check it for me! I want to see who is against me."

"Yes."

Lin Yun looked through the account book and felt something was wrong, "This month's income is too low, could it be that you embezzled it?" In the past, there was at least a surplus of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver a month, but this month there was only three thousand taels of silver, which was unacceptable.

Shopkeeper Zhou's heart trembled.

look up.

Incredible.

Then he knelt on the ground.

"I, Zhou Tian, ​​swear to heaven that I have never embezzled a single cent from the building. This account book is indeed the truth."

He has been in this business for decades, and among at least eight out of ten bosses he has met, no one has ever said that he was not good at his job.

Lin Yun's words were like putting him on a pedestal. If this were to get out, he would have no place in this line of work.

Seeing Shopkeeper Zhou in front of him, Lin Yun narrowed his eyes slightly, "Shopkeeper Zhou, as the shopkeeper, you did not report the rumor to me immediately. You are really derelict in your duty. If this matter cannot be resolved, you should step down. I will tell the shop assistants that someone with talent will take over."

A blatant threat.

Shopkeeper Zhou was disdainful in his heart, but said respectfully, "Yes, Concubine Lin."

Lin Yun really didn't like the title of Concubine Lin, and said without any politeness, "Go away!"

After leaving the Prince's Mansion, Manager Zhou went straight home.

Zhou family.

Lei Zi has been waiting for a long time.

"Manager Zhou, I have heard that you are a very talented person. I have come to visit you today."

Shopkeeper Zhou couldn't figure out Lei Zi's intentions for a moment, so he could only say, "May I know who you are, young master?"

Leizi stood up and bowed respectfully, "I am Qi Shilei from Fengyu. I am just a small business owner and cannot compare to Manager Zhou's abilities."

Fengyuhao is a newly opened grain shop in the capital. It has a good reputation because of its fair prices and emphasis on honesty.

Both of them are veterans in the business world, and they seem like good friends who haven't seen each other for many years. "It turns out to be Shopkeeper Qi. Fengyu has been very successful in recent years."

"To buy rice, go to Fengyuhao. Even street kids know this."

"Hearing is worse than meeting in person. I wonder why Shopkeeper Qi came to see me today?"

Manager Zhou's house is a large courtyard with two entrances. Mrs. Zhou is a polite woman and has asked the maid to bring tea several times.

Lei Zi asked tentatively, "I just saw Manager Zhou coming back, and he didn't look very well. What trouble did he encounter?"

They are all smart people, and they can say several things in a roundabout way.

Shopkeeper Zhou took the tea bowl and said, "It's nothing more than being reprimanded by the boss. I'm old and useless."

Lei Zi spoke up for the injustice, "I have long admired the name of Shopkeeper Zhou, but I have never had the chance to meet him. As a businessman, everyone knows your abacus skills."

He started by praising Kuku a lot. This was the method taught to him by Jian Xi. Sure enough, Shopkeeper Zhou smiled a little more.

He continued, "Even if there is an employer, such a talented person is not respected and scolded. If a talent like Manager Zhou is placed in Fengyuhao, our employer will cherish talents the most. It happens that the grain stores in the Jiangnan area do not have a general manager this year. If Manager Zhou is interested, I will recommend him to the employer."

Lei Zi has only one purpose for this trip - to poach people.

He had long wanted to poach Manager Zhou, and what he just said was not all flattery.

Shopkeeper Zhou is quite famous in the industry. He never embezzles money and his character and ability are all acceptable. No one knows what means Lin Yun used to make him so loyal.

But Jian Xi told him, "As long as you swing the hoe quickly, there will be no corner that you can't dig. If it doesn't work once, try ten times. If it doesn't work ten times, try a hundred times."

Lin Yun had dug so many traps for her, she would feel really sorry for him if she didn't repay him.

Shopkeeper Zhou was moved by what he said, but he didn't show it on his face. "I'm an old man, and I don't have the courage and drive I had when I was young."