Hu Yi didn't squint his eyes, and nodded slightly to Mrs. Li: "Yes, I had already heard about it when I came here, so I specially brought the list over and asked the old lady to take a look."
With that said, Hu Yi handed a list to Grandma Du.
Aunt Du took the order and turned to hand it to the old lady. She took the opportunity to take a look. When she turned around, she nodded imperceptibly towards Mr. Li, who revealed a slight arc at the corner of her mouth.
The old lady read it over, but she didn't see her getting angry. But when she looked at Luo Ran, there was a hint of disappointment in her eyes: "Ran'er, you should take a look too."
"yes."
Luo Ran stood up, took the list and looked at it carefully, which took longer than the old lady did.
Hu Yi caught Li's look and suddenly said, "Miss, do you have any questions about this list?"
Luo Ran then folded the list and returned it to Hu Yi, saying: "The list is fine. If you follow the records on the list, it will indeed be enough to clothe the house and my great-aunt's family."
Hu Yi suddenly knelt down and raised his hand to wipe his fat face: "Old madam, I have been working as a servant in the Luo family for more than ten years. I have always been conscientious and do not dare to slack off at all."
The old lady frowned slightly: "No one said you neglected your duty. When you get up and talk, a grown man cries easily. How unbecoming is it!"
Hu Yi stood up reluctantly, and Mrs. Li said from the side: "Mother, you can't blame Manager Hu for this. It's a big taboo to be greedy for money and money. If you don't find out, he won't be a manager anymore."
He looked at Luo Ran again and said earnestly: "Ran'er, you too, if you need money, just tell your second aunt, or tell your grandmother, you have just returned to Beijing, can we still treat you harshly?"
Luo Ran chuckled lightly, tilted his head and asked, "What does the second aunt mean by this?"
Li Shi smiled but said: "What do you mean? Since you said that this order is fine, but you turned around and kept saying that the cloth and silver were not enough, where did the extra silver and cloth go?"
Luo Ran nodded in agreement: "Yes, Ran'er also wants to know, where did the cloth and silver go?"
Li Shi laughed, the meaning was self-evident.
The old lady waved her hand: "Okay, forget it, the money and fabrics you need will come from my private room..."
"Mother!"
"grandmother!"
Li Shi, Luo Ruxue, mother and daughter both spoke out.
In Mrs. Li's view, the eldest family has no sons, and the third family is a concubine. The old lady's private house will belong to their second family in the future. What is the difference between taking money from the old lady's private room and asking her to pay for it?
Luo Ruxue didn't want to let Luo Ran go so easily.
She smiled and said: "Grandma, Xue'er thinks it's better to find out. Whether it's the eldest sister or Manager Hu, it's not good for anyone to be wronged. If everyone follows the same example in the future, wouldn't our Hou Mansion be in chaos? "
Luo Ran also nodded in agreement: "I think the second sister is right. Grandma, it's better to find out."
The old lady raised her eyes and glanced at Luo Ran, who was open-minded.
She felt a little suspicious for a moment, and then said: "In that case, Aunt Du, you should start with how you delivered the order to Ningxiang Courtyard, when it was delivered, who saw it, and what was said. Be sure to report it truthfully. Ran'er, Hu Yi, the same goes for you, find out who took the money and cloth for themselves. Once found out, we will never tolerate it!"
So, I started talking about it with Grandma Du, and ended up taking the things back.
Everyone has a witness, but everyone’s witnesses are the people around them.
Mrs. Cao couldn't help covering her handkerchief and said with a smile: "Mom, if we continue the investigation like this, we won't be able to find out anything until tomorrow morning."
The old lady opened her eyelids and glanced at her: "What can you do?"
Mrs. Cao curled her lips: "What can my wife do, but..."
He glanced at Luo Ran and said: "Obviously many servants in the mansion have seen it, so it's impossible for Madam Du to lie. The same goes for Manager Hu. From checking the list to opening the warehouse, so many people are watching. You can’t bribe everyone. So…”
So it can only be Luo Ran and You Qing who lied. Because their witnesses are Chunyu, Zizhu and Zifu, everyone knows that they are people around Luo Ran.
Everyone looked at Luo Ran.
Luo Ran didn't panic, smiled slightly, and said, "Grandma, have you forgotten the list in Manager Hu's hand?"
Old lady: "Didn't you say there's nothing wrong with the order?"
Luo Ran: "My granddaughter said it's no problem, but what I meant was that it's no problem to get the fabric and money according to this list, but I didn't say that the list in Boss Hu's hand is the list for giving me things."
Manager Hu was stunned and said loudly: "Miss, what do you mean? Is it possible that I can still fake it?"
Luo Ran said quietly: "It's not fake, but you should have another list in your hand, and that is the list for when you were young."
"nonsense!"
Hu Yi hurriedly defended.
Luo Ran asked You Qing to take the list over again, turned it around in front of everyone, and then said: "Grandma, when Ran'er was in Jiangnan, he helped grandma manage the affairs of the house. Dad once taught Ran'er how to do everything. Be sure to confirm everything that passes through your hands, so that no one can tamper with it."
The old lady nodded: "Your father has always been careful."
Luo Ran shook his head: "Actually, my father is the most generous person. He never looks at people with a villain's heart. He is just worried that Ran'er will be fooled because of his young age."
"So? Big sister, what do you want to say?"
Luo Ruzhen asked impatiently.
Luo Ran smiled at her and said, "Fourth sister might as well do her sister a favor. Look at the back of the upper right corner of the list in Manager Hu's hand to see if there is a plum blossom pattern."
Upon hearing this, Luo Ruzhen ignored Cao's obstruction and jumped down from the chair. She ran to Youqing and grabbed the order. She turned it over and looked at it carefully. She shook her head and said, "There's nothing?"
Luo Ran nodded and asked Youqing to take out the share that Aunt Du gave her: "Fourth sister, take a look at this again."
Luo Ruzhen took it and took a look and said in surprise: "It really does exist! It's as big as a grain of rice. You can't even see it clearly unless you look carefully!"
Luo Ran stood up and walked to Hu Yi. Although he was a little shorter than him, he was no less imposing: "Everything on the list that Ningxiang Court receives, I will order Youqing to make it with cinnabar after receiving it." This mark. If Manager Hu doesn’t believe it, you can go back and check to see if the previous list of Ningxiang Yuan is like this."
Hu Yi's legs gave out and he fell to the ground. After regaining consciousness, he kowtowed and begged for mercy: "It was my servant who was confused for a moment and confused the eldest lady's order. It was my fault that I neglected my duty. Please forgive me, eldest lady!"
Luo Ran sneered, turned his head and saluted the old lady: "Whether you did it unintentionally or intentionally, my grandmother will decide this matter."
She even wanted to know whether her grandmother was involved in this matter.
Mrs. Li's legs and feet were weak at this time, and she didn't dare to say a word, for fear that the fire would burn her head again.
The old lady understood what was going on when she saw the looks of Li and Hu Yi.
He glanced at Nanny Du coldly again.
Aunt Du broke into a cold sweat: "Old Madam..."
