Kaifeng Mansion's Little Boss

"Maybe it's a coincidence."

In Tokyo, where land is at a premium, the amount spent to buy a big house is jaw-dropping.

Even if the Su family had money, it was impossible for them to spend such a large sum of money casually and make buying a house a joke.

But the fact that the Su family went to Kaifeng Mansion to recognize their relatives happened to coincide with the Su family's purchase of a house and relocation. What a coincidence?

"If the tabloid's statement of 'moving to the capital soon' is true, the house must have been bought long ago, and the deed has been passed, and there is a record in Kaifeng Mansion."

When a house changes hands, a new deed must be signed and reported to Kaifeng government household Cao to pay taxes, and the properties that have been taxed will be recorded in the book and kept on file.

Su Yuan suddenly thought of a possibility, so he went to the stall to check.It turned out that she really found out that the Su family just bought a house three days ago and came to Kaifeng to pay taxes.

The Su family just came to Kaifeng Mansion three days ago, and sent someone to recognize Su Yuan the next day. If they couldn't see Su Yuan in the morning, the wife in charge came out in person in the afternoon.

Bai Yutang went through the chronological order and understood what Su Yuan was suspicious of.

He immediately went to ask the little official Cao, who was in charge of tax payment and registration, and the little official was quite impressed with this matter.Although he is responsible for registering houses and paying taxes every day, there are only a handful of large-scale taxes paid by the mansion, so he remembers it very clearly.

"Three days ago, the person from the Su family who came to pay taxes was a middle-aged man, dressed in brocade, with a bit of style. I heard that he was an old housekeeper."

Bai Yutang asked again: "During their tax payment period, did anyone in Kaifeng Mansion talk about Miss Su or Miss Su's father?"

"I haven't, but it's hard to guarantee that he heard it outside."

The official said that because of the eye-gouging case a few days ago, many people in the mansion privately discussed that Gunsu Garden was unlucky.When everyone is talking, it is inevitable that Su Yuan's father will be mentioned.After all, he is an old catcher in Kaifeng Mansion, and many people in Kaifeng Mansion still know him well.

In order to confirm this point, Bai Yutang asked the small official about the clothing characteristics of the housekeeper of the Su family, and then continued to inquire around Hucao, and finally got confirmation from two small officials.

"The two of us were chatting near the stable that day. A middle-aged man in navy blue brocade was about to ride in a carriage. He appeared there. We mentioned the old policeman Su Feng, and we also said Miss Su was pitiful. "

"When that guy walked past us, he walked very slowly, as if deliberately eavesdropping on our speech. After being scolded by us, he first apologized and asked us about Miss Su's age. Su Feng's name is Where are the two words—”

When the two little officials said this, their eyes flickered, and they didn't dare to look at Bai Yutang.

In fact, they should have concealed this situation from the very beginning and not told Bai Yutang.But when the evil god stood in front of them, questioning them with a blank face and a cold voice, they became flustered and did not dare to tell lies.

After all, Chinchilla Bai Yutang's reputation in Jianghu is really terrible, if he offends him because of this matter, it is not worthwhile to die or lose arms and legs.

When Bai Yutang saw the guilty look of the two, he knew it already, but he still confirmed it: "Then did you really say it?"

The two little officials looked at each other in fear, then hurriedly knelt down and begged Bai Yutang for mercy.

"Fifth Master, if we tell the truth, can you forgive us once? We promise that there will never be a next time."

Bai Yutang glanced at them impatiently.

Just at this glance, the two little officials suddenly felt as if there were extremely sharp knives resting on their necks.They knew that if they uttered another wrong word, Bai Yutang would probably go down with a knife, cut their flesh, cut off their neck bones, and the blood would surge...

The two young officials absolutely did not dare to discuss the conditions any more, and hurriedly explained all the situation.

They took 50 taels of silver from the housekeeper of the Su family, and basically answered all the questions raised by the other party.Basically, he told the other party everything he knew about Su Feng and Su Yuan.

But these things are not secrets, and everyone else in Kaifeng Mansion knows about it.

If the housekeeper of the Su family promised to make a lot of money, even without these two petty officials, someone else would have informed him of the situation.

In order to let Bai Yutang let them go, the two little officials cried and sold their misery, saying that the family situation was difficult.

Bai Yutang didn't want to hear a word, and just handed the two of them over to Su Yuan to deal with.

"It's quite pitiful. There are eighty-year-old mothers and three-year-old children, and the whole family has to support them alone." Su Yuan sighed.

The two little officials were stunned for a while. The words they begged for mercy just now were not like this, but the meaning was actually similar to 'there is an eighty-year-old mother and a three-year-old child'.Miss Su's conclusion, is she really sympathizing with them, or is she deliberately sarcastic?

"Hand over the money, add another ten taels each, and donate to the beggars on the street. Even if the punishment is over, we will not inform Mr. Gongsun and Mr. Bao." Su Yuan asked the two if they were willing.

The two officials repeatedly agreed, thanking Su Yuan for giving them the opportunity.It's just that if they pay the ten taels of silver, they will basically spend all their savings at home.But such a request is already an extremely light punishment, and they dare not complain anymore.

Seeing that the two of them didn't show resentment, Su Yuan changed his mind a bit, "There will be no next time, otherwise I will definitely hand over you to Fifth Lord for severe punishment."

The two little officials immediately nodded their heads, expressing their remembrance.

"If you lose money today and avoid disaster, you may be able to earn back the money in a few days."

Both of them didn't quite understand Su Yuan's meaning, and looked at her suspiciously.

Su Yuan ordered the two to come closer, and whispered a few words to them.

The two officials hurriedly assured Su Yuan that they would report the truth as long as there was a situation.

"In this way, the Su family probably only noticed you when they came to Kaifeng Mansion to pay their taxes three days ago?" Gongsun Ce was shocked when he heard the news.

If Su Yuan's conjecture is true, wouldn't the story told by Mrs. Wang be all fabricated and forged?It wasn't Xue who was suddenly seriously ill and felt guilty, so he came to tell the truth... If this is the case, the more you think about it, the more terrifying it becomes.

After thinking about it, Gongsun Ce felt that this matter was related to the truth of Su Yuan's life experience. As a master, he had to personally investigate for his apprentice.

Since this Mrs. Xue is the key character in the story, he must meet him in person.

Therefore, Gongsun Ce concealed it from Su Yuan, and after asking Bao Zheng for instructions, he planned to go to Zhengzhou Weifu to investigate alone as a doctor.

Gongsun Ce declared to the outside world that he was on official business and wanted to go out for a trip.

"I'll be away for a few days, and you will take care of many miscellaneous affairs in the mansion temporarily. If you encounter a case, you should share your worries with Mr. Bao." Gongsun Ce instructed to stop Su Yuan, and immediately prepared to leave.

Su Yuan asked Gongsun Ce to wait, and ran to the kitchen to wrap two big bags of the danai cake he made for Gongsun Ce, and another bag of pork.

Originally, Su Yuan, the pork shop, made a small pot. After she finished her practice this morning, she ate half of the pot while reading a book.The rest was seen by Sun He, how could it be good?In the end, she snatched the food from the tiger's mouth, and barely kept such a bag.

"What is this big Nai cake?" Gongsun Ce didn't have much research on food, and it was because of Su Yuan that he ate a lot of delicacies that he had never tasted before.

"Xu Miaocui's family has a tree of early-ripening plums. She asked someone to bring me two baskets yesterday evening. I found that the plums were sour, and it was not easy to eat directly, so I thought of making Da Nai Cake. Remove the pits from the plums and use licorice. Blanch the plum soup, add honey, walnuts, pine nuts and other nuts, spread it all over the steamer and steam it.” ①

Danai Cake is sweet and sour, it can open up the spleen and invigorate the stomach, and the nuts also have the effect of satiety and resistance to hunger.It is very easy to be hungry and thirsty when traveling in hot weather, but it is difficult to have an appetite to swallow dry snacks or dry food. At this time, it is suitable to have a big cake.

When Public Prosecution Ce left, he smiled happily, naturally because his disciples respected him, which made him quite proud.

Three days later, Su Yuan could receive letters from the Su Mansion every day, and the writers were different, namely Li Shi, Su Jinjing, and Su Fangming, the eldest son of Su.

Su Fangming has some reputation, Bai Yutang knew about him earlier.He was just in his early twenties, and he looked talented. Although he was a businessman, he was proficient in the six arts.

Bai Yutang had been recommended by the Northern Xia Ouyang Chun half a year ago, and had met Su Fangming once.

Su Yuan was very busy for two days. He had no interest in opening letters from Li Shi and Su Jinjing, but when he heard that Bai Yutang mentioned Su Fangming, he asked him, "What is Fifth Master's impression of Su Fangming?"

"He is not as utilitarian as most businessmen, but he is not a simple and honest person. After a few small talk, the words are very satisfactory."

Since Bai Yutang had no intention of making friends with him, he didn't talk much, but Su Fangming didn't give him a bad impression.Even if the conversation is a bit deliberate, his deliberation is so comfortable that some people don't even notice it.

"Make friends widely, be slick in all directions, but not too utilitarian, he is quite capable."

Su Yuan was a little curious about the contents of Su Fangming's letter.

When I opened the envelope for the first time, I smelled a faint and pleasant scent of flowers. Inside was only a piece of peach-colored huanhua paper, and there was a sentence in the letter: "Floating clouds are in the sky, and when you come and go, you will see the cloudy and sunny."

Speaking of poetry is not very friendly to sports students.

Su Yuan asked Bai Yutang if he knew the source of this poem.

"This sentence is quoted from the poet Wang Zhi's "Mountain Walking is Immediate Events". Just understand the literal meaning: floating clouds come and go, discussing whether it is cloudy or sunny." Bai Yutang explained.

"The cloudy or sunny seems to be related to me, then they are floating clouds, and they will disperse as soon as the wind blows!" Su Yuan was still a little confused about the real meaning of these words, but it didn't stop her from joking.

"Yes, everything is just a cloud, and it has nothing to do with you." Bai Yutang always felt that Su Yuan smiled forcedly, and no one would be happy if such a pair of weird parents suddenly appeared, so he comforted Su Yuan in a serious tone. Said, "It will be fine, if something happens, I will protect you."

"With Wu Ye's words, I have the confidence. Anyway, I'm free at the moment, so I'll take a look at what these two letters say."

Su Yuan also opened the remaining two letters. Unlike Su Fangming's brevity, Li's letter can be described as a long letter, with five sheets of paper, the main purpose of which is to express the mother's longing for her daughter.Of course, every time she expresses her missing feelings, she has to express her feelings about the Spring and Autumn Period, mentioning the weather, the moon, and flowers and plants, which is why it takes up so much space.

In short, there is a lot of nonsense, and the simple summary is: Although you misunderstood me, I am wronged and sad, but as a mother, I still miss you very much.

After reading the letter, Su Yuan couldn't help feeling in her heart that her decision not to read the letter was indeed correct.

Then came Su Jinjing's letter, which was thick and weighty.Open it and see that there is one piece of letter paper and ten bank notes, each with a denomination of 300 taels, a total of 3000 taels.

Su Jinjing not only wrote down what happened back then, but also expressed his guilt as a father and wanted to make up for Su Yuan.

Obviously, these ten banknotes were compensation for Su Yuan.

After Bai Yutang saw the bank note, he wondered how Su Yuan would deal with it.Judging from the fact that she was very against the Su family, this banknote—she would definitely not accept it.

As soon as Bai Yutang thought of this, he saw Su Yuan neatly folded the ten bank notes without hesitation, and put them firmly in his sleeve pocket.

Bai Yutang: "..."

"Man is sinful, but money is not."

Wherever this banknote is taken, it is a serious banknote and can be spent as money.Anyway, she didn't force the other party to give her money, they offered it voluntarily, why didn't she want it?

Life not only has poetry and distant places, but also more troubles.

"I can give you money." Bai Yutang said.

"Okay, the more the better." Su Yuan did not refuse.

Bai Yutang: "..."

From what she said, even if he gave her the money, she still wouldn't give up the original 3000 taels.

Seeing that Bai Yutang seemed a little puzzled, Su Yuan explained to him: "They won't let me be quiet whether I take the money or not, so why don't I take it?"

It's cool for a while, but you have no money and a poor life.With such a vision, of course she had to choose to ask for money.

Bai Yutang said helplessly, "That's all."

If it was him, he would definitely disdain to take the money given by the person he hates.But what Su Yuan said just now has some truth, so let her go.

Maybe her behavior of taking money but still not giving the Su family face will make the Su family even more angry.

"Sister Su, have you read today's tabloid?" Seeing that the door was open, Sun He rushed in holding the tabloid.

Seeing that Bai Yutang was there in a blink of an eye, Sun He was a little bit excited despite being embarrassed.

"You guys chat first, have a good chat, I'll come back later!" Sun He was about to retreat to make way, but was stopped by Su Yuan.

Su Yuan took the tabloid, read the content on it, and asked Sun He what was the matter.

"The fried chicken in Yaoguanglou is all fake, but the fried pigeons are actually fried! They also add rat meat to the stew, saying that it will taste better and make people more addictive."

Sun He remembered that a few days ago, she and Su Yuan had a feast at Yaoguang Building.There were several kinds of stewed meat on that table, and she ate them all.

Thinking that those dishes were actually stuffed with rat meat, Sun He's stomach churns, feeling very sick.

"The author claimed that he broke into the kitchen of Yaoguang Tower by mistake, and happened to witness them skinning the mice...

He also complained at the end of the article that Yaoguanglou's dishes are expensive and taste mediocre, and that a plate of broiled chicken costs five taels of silver, which is almost like stealing money.

It's better to use five times less price, and you can order a table full of sumptuous dishes in Fushunlou, and the taste of his house is not inferior to Yaoguanglou. "

"The person who spread the rumor must have never eaten rat meat," Su Yuan said leisurely, "It's a rumor!"

Sun He was a little relieved after hearing the words, it's fine, otherwise it would be hard for her to accept the fact that she had eaten rat meat.

Wait, she seems to have overlooked something, could it be that the boss has really eaten rat meat?

Before Sun He's doubts were answered, the Kaifeng Mansion received a report, and the shopkeeper of Yaoguang Building threatened to commit suicide.The reason why he did this was because the tabloids framed and slandered Yaoguanglou.

"Today's business plummeted. He was still wondering what was going on. Later, after seeing the words slandering Yaoguanglou in the tabloid, he couldn't bear the blow and wanted to commit suicide. Everyone couldn't persuade him, so they rushed to report to the officials. I hope the government can find out the mastermind behind the defamation of Yaoguang Building as soon as possible."

The person who explained this situation was Zhu Lu, the shopkeeper of Zhuji Buzhuang, who was a close friend of Yaoguanglou's shopkeeper.

Su Yuan looked at Zhu Lu with sincerity and anxiety, knowing that he was really worried about shopkeeper Yao.

But the shopkeeper of Tangtang Yaoguang Building, who hasn't seen any guests?What storms have you never seen?

Suicide because of this kind of thing seems to be a bit too much, is there any other inside story?