"My mother trusted you, so when she was taking care of it, you ran this restaurant. You were originally a farmer in the countryside. When she went to inspect the farm, she saw that you had a talent for arithmetic management, so she promoted you. You came to the shop in Jingli to do things for her. Remember all this."
Shopkeeper Ma thought of his deceased mother Wei, with a flash of guilt in his eyes, and nodded desperately: "Yes, yes, I remember it all. I don't dare to forget the great kindness of Madam and mother. It is because of her promotion that I am where I am now." .”
Wei Jingwei smiled and said: "You remember my mother, do you feel grateful in your heart? You have two sons. The eldest son is studying with you in the restaurant and will take over from you in the future. The younger son is good at reading and writing. I have some talents in reading, and I am currently studying in the school, and I am planning to take the imperial examination in the future, yes or no."
Shopkeeper Ma looked up at Wei Jingwei in surprise, seeing that at such a young age she had some of the aura of Wei's mother. Unexpectedly, Wei Jingwei actually investigated everything about her family, including her two sons. Nothing was left to chance.
He was anxious in his heart, his son was his life, and the future of their old Ma family depended on their two sons.
"Madam, if this villain does something wrong, I can take full responsibility for it. I beg you, madam, not to involve my son." Shopkeeper Ma had a look of surprise on his face.
Seeing that he was scared and relieved, Wei Jingwei also softened her tone, "You also know that if you commit a crime, it's not certain whether your two sons will be able to continue to stay in the capital, let alone the future. So I hope you will tell me everything you know. As for how to deal with you, it depends on how you behave. Shopkeeper Ma."
After saying that, she stopped talking and just looked at Shopkeeper Ma who was kneeling below with a struggling expression.
The words "maybe his son" moved him, and Shopkeeper Ma sighed, suddenly feeling discouraged.
"It was because I was distracted and greedy that I did something that was unsatisfactory to my wife." He sighed, "My second son is a good scholar, and his wife who used to teach in the village all praised him. Later I Then he started to think about it, thinking that maybe if he studied in a better place and had better teachers to teach him, he would have a better future. Don't delay his life because of my useless father."
He sighed again, as if he wanted to let out all the fear in his heart over the years.
"Madam, do you know that in this capital everyone worships the superior and despises the inferior? I am just a shopkeeper, and I have a certain amount of money every month. There is no problem in supporting my family. But if my youngest son wants to study, he must enter an expensive institution. In the academy."
He said with some tears streaming down his face.
Wei Jingwei: "That's why you stole money."
Shopkeeper Ma nodded a little ashamedly, not even daring to look up at her.
"At first I just wanted to steal money to send my son to school, but a year ago...he came to visit me."
After he finished speaking, he glanced at Wei Jingwei and said, "I knew that I had stolen money from the restaurant over the years, so I wanted to report it to the police and arrest me. I wanted to ruin my son's future! Madam, this villain... I don't have any There’s a way!”
As he spoke, he fell to the ground and began to cry.
As a result of kowtow, there was a trace of blood on the bruised area on his forehead.
Wei Jingwei knew that what he said now was 70% true and 30% false. If she hadn't caught them today, these people would just suck her blood and eat her flesh with peace of mind.
There are many suffering people in this world. If everyone followed his example and went astray, wouldn't it mean that the world would be in chaos?
So I didn’t have too many feelings in my heart.
"Tell me the important point." Wei Jingwei said coldly.
Shopkeeper Ma observed her every move with his eyes, wiped his tears, nodded and continued: "I beg you, don't report on the villain, I won't do it anymore. You can also pay all the debts without taking wages." Make it up. But." He paused, looking a little confused, "I said you don't need me to make it up. I just need to take a big half of the store's revenue every month and send it to a place, and throw away the rest. In addition to the cost of the restaurant and wages, I can even handle it myself, so I was spared."
Wei Jingwei knew the point was coming.
Lian'er and Su'er also looked at him with burning eyes. Waiting for an answer in my heart.
"Send it somewhere."
"The villain doesn't know either. The villain only knows that at the beginning of every month, a fat maid with a round face comes to the restaurant regularly to collect money. I am only responsible for giving the money to her, and no other master is allowed to do so. People ask a lot.”
really.
She was originally curious. If Mei Yuanqing raised Zhang Ruoruo in the capital, he would definitely treat her well according to his love for Zhang Ruoruo. Then this will require a lot of money.
His monthly salary is so small, to put it bluntly, it's not even enough for him to spend on himself. Wei Jingwei has to pay for favors, clothes, shoes, and other accessories.
Unexpectedly, this disgusting man would even plot Zhang Ruoruo's expenses on her.
It's really shameless.
I still have the nerve to call myself a scholar.
Wei Jingwei figured that this month was coming to an end and it would be the beginning of next month.
"Starting from next month, you don't have to spend the money in your account. Do you understand?"
Shopkeeper Ma rolled his eyes, knowing that Wei Jingwei was not planning to replace him, "Madam, if I talk about it, what will the villain do?"
"Oh, let him come to me."
Shopkeeper Ma nodded repeatedly, "Okay, I understand."
"Well, the future of you and your sons depends on how you do it. I will give you one chance, and this is the only chance. You should know what to do."
"Thank you, madam, little man."
Shopkeeper Ma banged his head three times.
After Shopkeeper Ma left, Su'er looked at his chubby back and said puzzledly: "Why does the lady still keep this thing that has eaten inside and outside and has unclean hands and feet? According to me, he should be tied up and brought to the government!"
Lian'er nodded angrily, "My servant also agrees with what Su'er said. The young lady is really too sweet-tempered to just let it go with such a large sum of money. It's really not worth it! It's a waste of Mrs. Wei's and your trust."
Seeing the two people complaining about her, Wei Jingwei smiled faintly, stood up and smoothed the wrinkles on her skirt, walked slowly to the door, and looked at the howling wind outside the door.
The weather has changed and it's getting colder.
"Who said I was ready to let him go? Don't we still need him to do things for us now? For the sake of my mother, I won't send him to the government. I will just let him go back to where he came from. "
Iron Street.
Zhang Ruoruo sat at the table, which was piled with fashionable fruits, as well as a variety of exquisite snacks and fragrant tea.
