Skilled in managing a house

Of course Zhang Zhenren understood what Tao Xinshui meant, but if he really sent someone to follow him, wouldn't it look stingy? Master Zhang immediately said: "That's not necessary, we'll just wait here."

"Then...youke...go and come back quickly..." Seeing what Master Zhang said, Tao Xinshui waved directly to Tao Youke.

"Yes, second brother." Tao Youke agreed and immediately turned around and left.

Everyone was waiting in the room. It had to be said that Tao Youke was very fast. He rushed back in less than ten minutes.

It is not difficult to imagine that Tao Youke was also worried that the Tianshi Mansion would suspect him of making false accounts, so he went as fast as he could. When he returned to the room, he was a little out of breath. It can be seen that he is completely running to and from the place.

Tao Youke came in through the hanging curtain, walked to Tao Xinshui's side in two steps, and said in a rough dress: "Second brother, this is the record of guests coming and going."

After Tao Xinshui took it, without even looking at it, he took a step forward, came to Master Zhang, and said, "Brother Zhang, please take a look."

Master Zhang took the account book, looked at it briefly, and immediately handed it to Zhang Yu and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, take a look..."

The matter was brought up by Zhang Yu, so it naturally needs Zhang Yu to solve it.

Zhang Yu took the account book, opened it and looked at it. This account book records the list of guests and gifts that have visited the Tao family in the past five years. After all, if a big and prestigious family like the Tao family comes to visit, they must not be empty-handed.

The account books are very detailed, including what gifts were given to the guests after they arrived, and which courtyard they stayed in. Even the day he came and the day he left were recorded in great detail.

Zhang Yu was not interested in the records of previous years, he only looked at this year's records. There are also many guests visiting the Tao family this year, but they are mainly concentrated during the Spring Festival, and they are probably here to pay New Year greetings to the Tao family.

According to this list, a total of twenty-eight families were recorded, and each family brought a lot of gifts, which could fill a page. At the bottom of the page, the name of the hospital is recorded.

Each courtyard has its own name, just like the courtyard where Zhang Yu and Zhang Zhenren came to is called "Tingyuxuan". When Zhang Yu came in, he just took a look. Now that he got the account book, he naturally wanted to see who lived in Tingyuxuan during the Spring Festival.

Zhang Yu quickly found the guest who was staying in Tingyuxuan at that time, and saw that what was written on the page was - Lei Zhengkun.

Seeing this name, Zhang Yu's heart couldn't help but move. He was almost certain that these people were most likely from the Lei family, one of the four major families. The one he met in Wuli Village was named Lei Zhengxiao, and this one was named Lei Zhengkun. They were probably brothers.

To make sure, Zhang Yu said: "The person who lives in Tingyuxuan's courtyard during the Chinese New Year is called Lei Zhengkun. I would like to know where this Lei Zhengkun comes from?"

Tao Xinshui immediately said: "Lei Zhengkun is from the Lei family of the four major families. During the Chinese New Year, he came here to pay New Year greetings on behalf of the Lei family. This is the rule among our four major families. Every year, we send people to each other to visit each other. I was also ordered to go there at that time. Happy New Year from the Lei family."

"So that's it..." Zhang Yu nodded and said nothing more.

But he was thinking in his mind that he did have some quarrel with the Lei family. After all, Lei Zhengxiao died in Wuli Village. Fortunately, no one knew about it. If the Lei family knew this, they would not kill him.

However, at this time, Zhang Yu still had to discuss the matter. He believed that the Lei family and the Tao family must have been friends for at least hundreds of years, so they would not do such a thing.

Of course, you can't just take everything at face value. You can only remember the possibility of the Lei family first, and then see if they still live in Tingyuxuan.

Next, Zhang Yu continued to watch. After the Spring Festival, there were not many people visiting the Lei family. There were only four families in total, including the Tianshi Mansion group. There are only two families living in Tingyuxuan, one is the Tianshi Mansion, and the other is the Dantai Bidong Sect of the Quanzhen Dragon Gate Sect of Laojun Mountain.

Seeing this, Zhang Yu couldn't help but frown secretly. If he said this was done by the Dantai Bidong Sect of the Quanzhen Longmen Sect, there must be 100% evidence. Otherwise, he would be looking for a fight.

Zhang Yu thought about it for a while, and just by living here, he concluded that it was done by the Lei family and the Dantai Bidong Sect of the Quanzhen Longmen Sect, which was obviously not very reliable.

After a while, Zhang Yu said: "Brother Tao, I would like to inquire. Tingyuxuan is the place where your family entertains guests, but it seems that it is not only for ordinary guests."

"That's right." Tao Xinshui said immediately: "Those who can live in Tingyuxuan can be said to be the most distinguished guests of our Tao family."

"What did I say..." Zhang Yu nodded and said, "In this case, if the Tianshi Mansion comes to visit, they will definitely be arranged to live in Tingyuxuan. Therefore, the Tao family arranged for the Tianshi Mansion to live in Tingyuxuan. It’s not a coincidence, and anyone who understands the Tao family’s hospitality can basically expect this.”

"Exactly." Tao Xinshui nodded solemnly and said, "That's true!"

This is definitely Zhang Yu speaking for the Tao family. How could Tao Xinshui not quickly agree?

Zhang Yu continued: "Those who can live in Tingyuxuan are either famous sects or well-known families. They have lived here during the Spring Festival in Tianshi Mansion. Tingyuxuan has only lived here in the Lei family and the Longmen sect in Laojun Mountain." Taibidong Sect. According to the identity and status of these two families, I would not expect such a thing to happen."

"Absolutely." Tao Xinshui said.

He was not sure, nor could he deny it, so he could only say this.

Even Zhang Zhenren, Ling Hongzi and others from Tianshi Mansion nodded slightly and remained silent. Because they also know that there is no way to find someone for this kind of thing without complete evidence. The Lei family is not easy to mess with. The Dantai Bidong Sect of the Laojun Mountain Dragon Gate Sect is from the Quanzhen Sect, so there is no way to tell them. Otherwise, it would be like looking for trouble and a fight.

"In addition to these two companies, people who visited here after the Spring Festival include Zhu Yunliang, chairman of Mingchafang Group, and Jiao Fei, chairman of Fafa Baoan Group. I wonder what these two are here for? What about the Tao family? What's the relationship?" Zhang Yu said calmly.

"Zhu Yunliang of the Tea House has always been taken care of by our family. If anything happens to his family, he always comes to our family. Zhu Yunliang will send filial piety to us every year, especially in the spring season, he will also send the best Yuqian. Longjing. He came here after the Spring Festival to bring tea and pay filial piety," Tao Xinshui said.

Zhang Yu did indeed see Zhu Yunliang's gift list in the records. There was indeed a record of the best Yuqian Longjing, and there was also a batch of gold.

Tao Xinshui continued: "The main business of Jinfa Baoan is the security of valuable items such as precious jewelry, celebrity calligraphy and paintings. With the strength of their group alone, once an expert comes to steal, it is naturally impossible to guarantee safety. Therefore, our family has people moving in all year round. Jiao Fei of the Kingfa Security Group naturally has to pay tribute to our family every year. When he came here after the New Year, he mainly sent this year's tribute, and by the way, he also gave some local specialties from their hometown as usual. "