Shen Yuzhi stood beside the carriage, holding Luo Ran's arm steadily with one hand and putting the other hand on the back of her waist to prevent her from losing her balance.
After Luo Ran stood firm, he smiled and said: "Just wait in the carriage. I have asked someone to say hello in advance. Can you miss your favorite salted duck?"
It turned out that Shen Yuzhi had told her before going out that he had specially ordered some food for her at Zuixian Tower and asked her to take it back to the house.
I happened to be passing by and came to pick it up in person.
Luo Ran glared at him angrily, pointed to the shop next to him and said, "I came to see the shop."
She had returned her mother's dowry a few days ago, but she hadn't had time to take a look at it yet. It happened that the jewelry shop next to Zuixian Tower was one of them, and she just stopped by to take a look.
Shen Yuzhi naturally knew that the shop was her aunt's dowry, and he was just joking with her. He told Youqing: "Take care of your young lady. I will go find you later."
On the second floor of Zuixian Building, Lu Jiuchen watched the figures below disappear before looking back, looking at the person opposite with a smile: "Why, our majestic commander is actually starting to wake up and start paying attention to women?"
Fu Jinan gently twisted the edge of the tea cup. The porcelain was delicate and moist, just like a girl's skin, and his tone was understated:
"It's just a toy. Is it worth your guessing?"
Lu Jiuchen curled his lips, obviously not believing it.
Fu Jinan didn't explain either.
As soon as Luo Ran entered the shop, the shopkeeper quickly winked at the waiter, and then came up to him with a smile: "Oh, it turns out to be the owner, why didn't you say hello in advance?"
Luo Ran pretended not to notice his little move, only glanced at the waiter who quietly left through the back door, and replied calmly: "I don't know when this rule existed, but it was my fault. Please forgive me, Shopkeeper Xu."
Shopkeeper Xu saw that Luo Ran's face was a little cold, so he quickly apologized and said, "My boss's words are serious. I'm just worried that I may have neglected my boss accidentally."
Luo Ran raised his hand to interrupt him: "Nothing, you should be busy with your business, I'll just take a look."
Shopkeeper Xu looked at her and nodded: "Okay, I'll go serve tea to my boss. You can take your time and watch."
"Oh, by the way," Luo Ran said suddenly, "Shopkeeper Xu, please bring over the account book and let me take a look."
Shopkeeper Xu’s smile froze on his face.
Luo Ran raised his eyebrows: "What? Is it difficult?"
"No, no, no, don't be embarrassed, little one, just go and get it."
Shopkeeper Xu said quickly, shaking his head at the other waiter next to him.
The waiter came up and followed Luo Ran, explaining a few words from time to time.
Luo Ran also listened carefully.
As evening approached, there were not many customers in the shop. There were only two daughters of an unknown family who were looking at the jade hairpin, and they glanced here from time to time.
Luo Ran took a look and felt that it looked familiar, but he had no impression.
After waiting for a while, shopkeeper Xu hadn't come out yet. Luo Ran was a little impatient and said to the waiter behind him: "Go and see what's going on."
The waiter left, and after a while, shopkeeper Xu came out, holding a thick stack of account books in his hand, sweating profusely.
"Oh, I kept my boss waiting for a long time. There are too many ledgers and it's troublesome to find them."
As he spoke, he placed the account book heavily on the desk, causing a burst of dust to rise.
Youqing hurriedly fanned his handkerchief and said, "Shopkeeper Xu, please slow down!"
Shopkeeper Xu chuckled: "I'm sorry, girl, I really don't know that my boss is coming, otherwise I would have cleaned up everything."
Luo Ran waved his hand and used a handkerchief to brush off the dust on the surface of the account book without looking at it, just wiping it one by one.
Shopkeeper Xu couldn't figure out what she was thinking, so he had to stand aside nervously.
Luo Ran wiped two books, threw down the handkerchief in his hand, casually pulled out the bottom one, and said, "Youqing, take these to the carriage."
Then he looked at him: "I'll finish reading it later. If I have any questions, I'll come back to you."
Shopkeeper Xu was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he saw Luo Ran open the "dirty" looking book and read the date: new.
A smile appeared at the corner of Luo Ran's mouth, and he opened it gently.
Shopkeeper Xu immediately had a cold sweat on his forehead. He waved his hand hanging behind his back. The waiter who left first was hiding at the door. When he saw the gesture, he turned around and disappeared.
Luo Ran looked at the account book and recited casually: "On the third day of the twelfth lunar month in the twelfth year of Xuanyuan, one thousand taels of silver were spent. On the twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month in the twelfth year of Xuanyuan, five hundred taels of silver were spent, and the total amount of gold and silver jewelry was two thousand taels." On the fifth day of the first lunar month of the thirteenth year of the Yuan Dynasty, I spent 300 taels of silver, a hosta, and a pair of bracelets, totaling 800 taels of silver..."
The more he read, the more shopkeeper Xu's legs shook. Finally, he couldn't help but kneel down: "My boss, please be careful!"
Luo Ran closed the account book, his face showed no anger, and his tone was still calm: "In just one month, the total expenditure on silver and jewelry was nearly ten thousand taels. Shopkeeper Xu, do you want to say it yourself, or wait for the government to come?" ask?"
Shopkeeper Xu knelt on the ground and wiped the sweat from his forehead: "My boss, this, this..."
"There's nothing to say! Sister, if you don't understand something, just ask me, why bother others!!"
Luo Ruxue suddenly opened the curtain of the inner door and came over angrily.
Luo Ran raised his head, glanced at her with a smile, and said nothing.
Youqing walked up to the two ladies just now and apologized: "I'm sorry, you two ladies. We have something to do in our shop today and will close early. These two little things should be the right ones to apologize to the girls."
With that said, Youqing took out the two pairs of pearl earrings Luo Ran had just chosen and handed them to the maid next to them.
"It's okay, you're busy, we'll come back another day."
"Yes, yes, we are just taking a look, so we won't disturb you."
The two left knowingly.
Luo Ruxue was a little angry: "What eldest sister wants to say, are you afraid that outsiders won't hear it?"
Luo Ran: "If the second sister doesn't mind, I don't care."
"Youqing, open the door and let everyone see how some people guard and steal!"
"You, you dare!"
Luo Ruxue turned pale and pointed at Luo Ran.
Luo Ran stood up, gently pushed her hand away, and said to Shopkeeper Xu on the side: "Shopkeeper Xu, you haven't answered me yet?"
Shopkeeper Xu glanced at Luo Ruxue, and had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "When we go back to the boss's house, these are for the second lady and the second young lady. The younger one also said that he has your handwriting from the boss. But the second young lady said that the Luo family She can make the decision."
"Things from the Luo family?"
Luo Ran sneered, stepped forward slightly, and pressed her ear tightly against Luo Ruxue: "When did my mother's dowry bear the surname Luo?"
Luo Ruxue was strong and calm, and said with her chest raised: "If you marry into the Luo family, you are from the Luo family! Could it be that you are from another family?"
