During the time when the servant walked up the ladder to the second floor, the price of these fifty pieces of Shu brocade had soared to 3,150 taels! The servants even felt trembling in their hearts!
By the time he reached the third floor, the Shu brocade had been bought for 3,700 taels of silver! The host on the stage shouted again at the top of his lungs: "Thirty pieces of Sichuan brocade, the pattern is flying phoenix! Each piece..."
When the servant heard this, he had already walked up to the third floor. Since the third floor was sealed, the door behind him was closed after entering the building, and the place immediately became quiet! However, the sounds outside were isolated, and the sounds inside started ringing again!
Only then did the servant realize that in front of him was a wide corridor with many compartments on both sides. As he walked by, he found a large number of people dressed as clerks and accountants busy in the cubicle. There are people running around holding paperwork in the corridor, it’s a busy scene!
But before he could see clearly, he had already been led to a room. When he came in, five or six people were walking out carrying a large amount of paperwork. The Jin Yiwei informed him before letting him in.
The servant thanked him and walked in. He saw a young man sitting behind a large table, and two people beside him were pointing at the paperwork in front of him and talking. Seeing someone coming in, the young man waved his hand to stop the two people and said to the servant: "Are you sent by Wu Langzhong?"
The servant guessed that this man must be Wu Ninghou, so he hurriedly bowed and saluted, and then said: "I have seen Wu Ninghou! My master is indeed Mr. Wu."
Liu Haojia said: "Why did he ask you to come to see me?"
The servant said: "My master went to Tianjin on business, but after waiting and waiting at the post station, he never saw the Marquis, and no one sent the account book. So my master sent a servant to ask the Marquis to bring the account book to the inn. So we can check the account as soon as possible."
Liu Haojia sneered and said: "Since it's an audit, of course we have to come to the accounting office! What's the point of him waiting in the post house? Tell him that if he wants to investigate, just bring someone here to check. I don't have time to wait for them!"
The servant was very anxious after hearing this and raised his head to argue, but Liu Haojia was the first to say in surprise: "Look at your bruised nose and swollen face. Why, have you been beaten? Is there anyone in Tianjin who goes to the post house to cause trouble?" "
The servant's face turned red with shame when he heard this! He originally wanted to make up a lie to deceive Liu Haojia, but when he thought that after Liu Haojia returned home, the concierges would definitely report the matter, so he said honestly: "This is the villain's fault! Because the villain rushed to the Marquis When I found no one in the house, I had some quarrel with the two concierges, and ended up getting beaten up by them! Although these two people have disabilities, their hands and feet are very heavy!"
The servant said this with the intention of complaining. He thought that he followed the master to many places to check the accounts and was respectful everywhere he went. Maybe Wu Ninghou was unwilling to offend his master and would deal with the two concierges. Sure enough, Liu Haojia said, "Did the one who was beaten be lame in one leg and the other one missing an arm?"
The servant nodded and said, "It's those two!"
Liu Haojia laughed and said: "You are lucky! These two guys are both tough soldiers in the army, and they both have a few lives in their hands! They don't want to make things difficult for you. If they want to make things difficult for you, you can stand still now. Can’t get up!”
After hearing this, the servant broke into cold sweat on his forehead and felt that he had dodged a disaster! And when he saw that Liu Haojia had no intention of venting his anger on his behalf, he could only stand there swallowing his anger.
At this time Liu Haojia said: "Forget it, I won't and won't hold you accountable for this matter! Also, go back and tell Mr. Wu, saying that since they are auditing the accounts, they must act like they are auditing the accounts. Why do you want to check Shangguan's genealogy?" Just come here right away, forget it if you don’t come! You can see that I’m very busy here!”
After getting an accurate reply, although the servant was a little helpless, he could only bow and leave. When he returned to the post house, Wu Yunshan asked him what happened as soon as he saw his nose and face were bruised and swollen.
At this time, the servant put on a miserable look and told him how he was beaten. Of course, he must have put all the blame on the two concierges, and he also hinted that the two concierges must have been ordered by Wu Ninghou to deliberately make things difficult for him.
Wu Yunshan and others were even more angry after hearing these words! Although he knew how untrue this servant's words were,
, but after all, beating a dog depends on the owner. How can you beat a person until his nose is bruised and his face is swollen just because he said a few words? However, he had no way to vent his anger on his servant. He could only say: "This Wu Ninghou family is so unreasonable!"
He Xianli even said: "This Wu Ninghou is really too domineering. Even his servants are acting arrogantly. This shows how domineering he can be in Tianjin!"
Jiang Yuzhong said angrily: "How can such a person care about the peace of the people? I'm afraid he only wants to get money in his pocket! But there is no need to be angry, Mr. Wu. Sooner or later, we will settle the account with him!"
But now the question has been placed in front of them, that is whether to go to Deyi Tea House or not. In their opinion, going to Deyi Tea House would be equivalent to bowing to Liu Haojia! But if they don’t go there, they can’t check the accounts. Even if they have great abilities, they won’t be able to use them! So the four of them argued for a long time but came up with no idea.
While everyone was arguing, Zhang Shi, who had been sitting silently on the side, picked up the rosary and said, "Everyone, we are all here to run errands, and it is not the same wherever we run errands! Besides, Wu Ninghou's place is not the same. Why can’t you take a walk in the dragon’s pond and tiger’s den?”
With Zhang Shi at the beginning, the decision will be much easier. The last few people agreed, wouldn't Liu Haojia let us go? Then let’s go!
After the discussion, several people called the accountant, guards and others who were traveling with them, and rushed to the Deyi Tea House outside the city.
When they arrived outside the teahouse, a guard in Jinyi came forward and said, "Sir, my second young master has already sent orders, saying that if you bring people to come, please go directly to the third floor, where they are already ready. The room and account books are also ready, and my second young master is waiting for you there."
He Xianli rolled his sleeves and agreed: "Wu Ninghou is so arrogant. He didn't come to greet me and didn't show any etiquette!"
The Jin Yiwei who spoke was also forceful and agreed directly: "Sir, my second young master has a title, even if it comes to errands, they are just accountants who check the accounts for the court! Where to start, you should visit my family. The second young master is the one!"
He Xianli knew that he was not responsible for this, so he directly agreed: "Stop being verbose and lead the way!"
