In the days when I was forced to become a Feng Shui master

Zhang Fenglai wanted to say something, but Master Gu waved his hand and interrupted the other party, Master Gu, no, now it should be called Gu Guoshi casually said: "Since you came here with the order of cold fragrance, you should know the rules of this seat... Don't ask why, don't ask cause and effect, what do you want?"

Zhang Fenglai was taken aback, with a look of shame on his face: "This junior wants to seek justice."

After hearing this, Yu Ning couldn't help but look at the two chief seats. Mr. Mei exchanged glances with him, shook his head slightly, and signaled Yu Ning not to speak.

"What's fair?" Gu Guoshi pulled out a jade-bone folding fan from his sleeve, played with it, but looked at Mr. Mei, relying on Zhang Fenglai not daring to look up at him, and winked at Mr. Mei playfully .

Mr. Mei suddenly looked sideways at a vase next to the main seat, as if he had developed a strong interest in it, and ignored Gu Guoshi's winking eyes.

Zhang Fenglai said with a wry smile: "Other juniors would have no fear and would never rush to ask for help, but Junior Brother Gao did not know what method he used to make Yu Qingzhai suddenly neglected since half a year ago. Let it fall in the hands of the younger generation... Therefore, the younger generation only seeks justice, and wants to know whether the younger generation is inferior to others, or there are other reasons."

"only these?"

"only these."

Gu Guoshi opened the folding fan one by one, and there was a fine sound between the jade bones hitting each other. While watching the folding fan in his hand, he said: "This is not difficult, you go back, I will definitely give you one in three days." justice."

"Thank you, Mr. National Teacher."

Mr. Mei put down the teacup, Zhang Fenglai saluted and said goodbye, and the maid at the side led him out.As soon as he saw the person going out, Mr. Gu immediately returned to his unsettled appearance, and lazily said, "Very annoying... Wang Yan, go and check."

The chief steward at the side replied: "Yes."

Mr. Mei: "Fair?"

"Then we have to see if it's because this kid is not good at Yi Dao, and he has skills..." Mr. Gu covered his face with a jade fan and yawned: "Didn't Ah Yu say this morning that Yu Xiangzhai's boy said Yu Qingzhai's?" The dim sum is very unpalatable, first ask someone to check if it is true... Ah Ruo, have you forgotten what happened when I first became a national teacher?"

Mr. Mei said with a straight face, "I didn't recognize you back then."

"I didn't tell you about this?" Master Gu pretended to be surprised: "That's right, how dare I tell you such a stupid thing at that time."

Mr. Gu waved his jade fan, and the servants serving on both sides quietly left the stage. There were only three of them left in the whole hall, and even the door of the front hall was closed.With this posture, one can tell at a glance that there is some dark history to be said.He coughed softly: "At that time, I was young and frivolous, and I always felt that there was nothing in the world that I couldn't do."

Yuning was quietly listening to the gossip beside him, Mr. Gu didn't drive him away, and keeping him here to listen to the black history was already a very good treatment, he didn't want to attract attention and be kicked out.

"The second son of Lao Jing Linhou's family asked me to find out if his eldest brother had plotted against him in Feng Shui, and he failed the examination in his hometown, so that all his children lost their names decades later."

Mr. Mei's expression was solemn, and it was no small matter to cut off the way of the imperial examination for his family.He is in Chang'an City, and he also knows a little bit about the rules of the officialdom.The two sons of Lao Jing Linhou were not born to the same mother, one was the first son of the original spouse, the other was the son of the second wife, Lao Jing Linhou passed on to the eldest son, the eldest son was awarded the title, the second son failed the township examination, and only one scholar In the name of Meng Yin, if Lao Jing Linhou can still seek a small official position for his second son in the name of Meng Yin, if the second son is not favored, then he will not even have the chance of Meng Yin.

It's easy to say if it's a generation, no matter whether it's for the sake of affection or decency, the direct line will promote a number of second sons.In the aristocratic family, the real severe test is to wait until the elder dies and the brothers split up. If the next generation of the second son's family no longer has fame and fame, then they can only be gradually marginalized. If the third generation still has no fame and fame, It is no different from ordinary people.

Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen are lowly in this world. Although they are not unfit for three generations, they are also discriminated against.The second son of Lao Jing Linhou should start trading after the separation of the family. Although he has no worries about food and clothing, but among the aristocratic family, if a direct descendant gives up the imperial examination and turns to business, that is self-willing and depraved, and it is another three generations. Without fame, it is conceivable that the core resources in the family will never be open to this branch again, and it will be even more difficult for the heirs to recover.

"And then?" Mr. May asked.

Seeing that Mr. Mei was listening intently, Mr. Gu couldn't help but let out a long sigh: "So I really didn't tell you, Ah Ruo..."

Mr. Mei tapped the table impatiently: "Stop talking nonsense."

Mr. Gu had no choice but to stop his sighing, and continued to tell the story: "I was as angry as you at that time, but the age has passed, and it has become more and more difficult to find out. I first confirmed that there is no influence of Feng Shui in his family, and then It took me several months to trace it further, but I still haven't found anything."

"I couldn't figure it out at the time, so I went to Lao Jing Linhou's grave to do some tricks."

"Are you still doing such detrimental things?" Mr. Mei raised his eyebrows.

"Aren't I young and frivolous..." Master Gu touched his nose, glanced at Yu Ning, saw that Yu Ning was also listening seriously, coughed and said in a low voice: "But I haven't gone yet, Mr. The dog came and threw me a stack of country test papers over the years, and I looked it up..."

A thought flashed in Yu Ning's mind, and he interjected in disbelief, "Could it be that he found out that the second son's answers to the test papers in his hometown are all the same shit?"

"..." Master Gu glanced at him, the resentment in his eyes was clearly visible, and he replied softly, "Exactly."

As soon as these words came out, both Mr. Mei and Yu Ning burst into laughter.

Mr. Gu propped his chin, and his face, which had always been bright and brilliant, was filled with gloom. He watched the two laughing endlessly, his face full of helplessness. "You two... it's almost enough."

Yu Ning suppressed his laughter and stopped first. Unexpectedly, he choked on himself, but instead coughed. The more he coughed, the more he wanted to laugh. The more he laughed, the more he coughed. He quickly waved his hand and said: Son...haha...let's go back first..."

"Wait." Mr. Mei stopped smiling, but the good mood just now remained between his brows, diluting the indifference all over his body.He said with a smile: "Ah Ning, you go to check the account books with Steward Wang, so as not to embarrass your master... After all, you are almost a young man, so you still need some face."

"Ah Ruo—!"

"Teacher, leave!" Yu Ning couldn't help laughing again, forced herself out of the hall door, and then leaned on the rockery in the garden and hiccupped.In fact, this paragraph is not so funny. If it is usually used for a while, it will pass, but it is especially funny when it is used for Gu Guoshi, who has always been unpredictable and unattainable.

After he finished laughing, he asked Furong to tell Mr. Mei what he meant. Furong took two guards and went to Yu Qingzhai with him without saying a word. Steward Wang had been gone for a while, so he called people to go together. It's better to take people directly there.

***

Yu Qingzhai.

"Steward Wang, the account books for the past three years are here, including daily purchases, expenses, gross profit, etc." Zhang Fenglai respectfully searched out all the account books for the past three years, divided them into three piles and placed them on the table.Steward Wang glanced over and saw that the first two piles of ledgers were piled up like a mountain, while the last pile consisted of only four or five books.

"May I ask how long has shopkeeper Zhang taken over Yu Qingzhai?" Steward Wang asked as he read through it, "Please tell me in detail."

"Three years." Zhang Fenglai thought for a moment, "Before the master didn't pass on the mantle to the younger brother, the younger brother walked away in anger, and only opened Yu Xiangzhai on the opposite side a year ago... Since he opened Yu Xiangzhai, because I, Yu Qingzhai, can be regarded as an old man. In addition to the masters who have passed on my unique skills, most of the customers still come to my Yuqingzhai, but only half a year ago..."

"Is it starting to appear strange?"

"Steward Wang knows everything."

"This pile, presumably is Zhang Zhang's account book for this year?" Steward Wang asked.

"Exactly."

The two were checking their questions and answers, and Steward Wang licked his pen to summarize things clearly.Yu Ning came in with Fu Rong, and when Steward Wang saw Yu Ning, he quickly got up and bowed his hands: "Master, do you have any orders?"

"But Young Master Gu?" Zhang Fenglai had just met Yu Ning in the hall, and after just a quick glance, he was taken away by Gu Guoshi, who is known as a sorcerer. It's hard to deal with the Guoshi, how can he have the energy to pay attention to other things?At this time, he saw that Yu Ning was tall and tall, with an elegant appearance, and his hidden and careless demeanor was very similar to Gu Guoshi. He also saw that Guanshi Wang was respectful to him, so he quickly bowed his hands and asked, guessing.

"I'm Mr. Mei's disciple, just call me Mr. Yu." Yu Ning replied with a smile: "Master asked me to help."

"Yes, please!" Zhang Fenglai didn't know who Mr. Mei was, but to be called a young master by Wang Guanshi, this person must have a special background, so he naturally welcomes it.

"Master, please." Although Wang Guanshi knew that Yu Ning was Mr. Mei's closed disciple, he didn't know that Yu Ning was very talented in accounting, so he still respectfully gave up the seat and invited Yu Ning to take a seat.

Yu Ning was not too polite, and took the lead in reading the records of shopkeeper Wang, and said: "Steward Wang, please sit down, it's always faster for the two of you to read together."

"Yes."

Yu Ning read Guanshi Wang's records one by one, and opened the account books for another three years.Hearing from Yu Xiangzhai's servant that Yu Qingzhai's snacks were not good in taste, he simply listed the rice noodles, sugar, salt, etc. used by Yu Qingzhai, and marked all the products that were not purchased from the usual stores with a red pen.

In the first two years, most of the ingredients were imported from the same store. At the end of the second year, there was a change. The manufacturers of sugar and milk were replaced by another manufacturer. In the third year, both sugar and milk were directly It was replaced by this one, but from the accounts, there is no difference in price between the two.He took out an abacus from the side to cover his eyes, fiddled with the abacus to calculate the net profit of the previous two years, and then asked: "Master Zhang, at the end of last year, why didn't you buy sucrose from Chen Ji?" ? Instead, you chose Xingfa Commercial Bank?"

Zhang Fenglai thought for a moment and replied: "I have a memory of this matter. Our Yu Qingzhai's cane sugar has always been purchased from Chen Ji, but it seems that something happened to Chen Ji at that time, and the sucrose was never transported into Fushui City. We only bought it from Chen Ji. I can purchase a batch of sucrose from Xingfa Commercial Bank in an emergency."