Zhu Ganglie felt panicky, as if he had been thrown off a hemp rope and fallen into a bottomless well, falling straight down.
"You...what do you mean!"
Zhu Ganglie stammered, "I...I...I didn't do anything! You're talking nonsense! You're talking nonsense!"
Zhu Ganglie pointed his trembling fingers at Xianjin and looked at Master Chen Liu, "Master Liu, she is talking nonsense about me!"
Xianjin's mind suddenly popped up the words "You are slandering me! I will sue you for slander"...
Xianjin shook his head and smiled amiably, "It's not your turn yet."
Chen Fu shuddered unconsciously.
It's like the King of Hell smilingly telling you, "It's not time yet. Your death date is still under discussion."
A smiling Yaksha, is that not a Yaksha anymore?
Still scary!
Zhu Ganglie's face turned pale, and when he saw the silver on the table, his fear instantly turned into anger!
Master Chen Liu came to the rescue this morning and took out eight hundred taels at once. Seeing that Yaksha had taken it, the two of them felt relieved. Chen Laoliu said that they should each pay four hundred taels, bleed a little, and avoid disaster by giving up their money.
He swallowed back his tears and managed to carve out four hundred taels.
It's like cutting his flesh!
Now thinking back, why did he pay the same as Master Chen Liu? Why didn't they split the money equally when eating? Why did Master Chen Liu take 70% and he took 30%! ?
Master Chen Liu took the money.
Now that he's in danger, you want to push him to pay off the debt!
Bah! He is so beautiful!
Zhu Ganglie was so angry that the oil was pouring out of his head, and his words were confused. "Why are you trying to scare me? I am not innocent, so how can others be? You are just bullying me because my last name is not Chen. I tell you, I am Zhu, and I am not a piece of paste. You little slut can manipulate me!"
"Tell me again, what am I?"
Xianjin stood up quickly, using the pillars of the box as a shield to block the view from the lobby to the box. He then pressed the tip of the reed pen deep into Zhu Ganglie's throat and lowered his voice, "...If you bring up my gender again, I swear I will use your blood as ink for this pen!"
The tip of the pen pressed against Zhu Ganglie's throat, leaving a deep mark.
He looked at it in horror and swallowed hard, only to see his Adam's apple just barely pass over the tip of the pen.
Xianjin said fiercely, "Did you hear clearly?"
Zhu Ganglie nodded quickly.
Xianjin put the pen back into his sleeve and sat down as usual.
Master Chen Liu was stunned, his gray goatee curled up to his cheeks.
Chen Fu was also stunned, and the melon seeds in his hand fell to the ground.
The only ones who were not surprised were Mrs. Zhang, who had seen Xianjin burn people with wax before, and Zhou Ergou, who thought that Bai Huanggua had done a great job. Even if she was a woman, if she didn't have some courage, why would the young and strong brothers in the workshop hang out with her? Why would they take money from her?
This piece of shit pig head should have been dealt with long ago!
"I told you long ago that things haven't come to that point yet!" Xianjin was very disappointed. "You and I are colleagues, why should we be so hostile? It's just a few taels of silver. It's common to make mistakes in recording, calculating, or writing down the details!"
"The laws of the Wei Dynasty provide for lenient punishments for all crimes, except for the strict punishment of corrupt officials."
Xianjin frowned and shook his head, thinking about Zhu Ganglie, "If Third Master really wants to settle the accounts, he can report it to the authorities! With the Chen family's connections in Jing County, the county magistrate must have taken care of it... Why didn't you report it to the authorities? Isn't it just for the sake of friendship? If there is money missing, make up for it. If there is a mistake in the account, correct it. If there is a missing amount, add it. Is there anything that cannot be solved?"
Xianjin glanced around and pointed at Master Chen Liu with a pointed look, "Master Liu, is that right?"
Master Chen Liu glanced at Xianjin, his face grim and he nodded slowly.
The shadow play was set up in the hall, and Zhu Ganglie left with a sigh of relief. Master Chen Liu was also on pins and needles, and left soon after. There were a lot of people in the hall, and they would look up at the second-floor box from time to time, and they could hear someone talking. Even the shadow play on the stage could not attract their attention.
Chen Fu was also looking at Xian Jin frantically.
Xianjin sat calmly beside the box, and when he saw Huang Lang, the brocade seller, making a comeback with his suitcase on his back, he sighed softly. The gongs and drums sounded, followed by the lively suona and huqin. The people in Changqiao Guild Hall watched two plays today and left with satisfaction.
Xianjin and Mrs. Zhang packed up the abacus, pens and ink together.
"Jin Jie'er——"
Chen Fu finally spoke.
Xianjin sighed, put down the things in his hand properly, sat down on the stool, and answered seriously, "I'm here, go ahead."
Chen Fu had a lot to say but didn't know where to start.
I really don't know where to start.
"Today's play is quite interesting." Chen Fu said hesitantly.
Xianjin smiled and said, "You didn't read it later. Huang Lang was harmed by a villain and lost all his property. Later, he relied on the peddler to rebuild his family business. It's a good story."
It's getting dark.
Xianjin looked out the window and saw that the shops were all collecting lanterns. He kept smiling and said, "Thank you for not destroying my business. This morning, Master Chen Liu and Manager Zhu tried to bribe me with the eight hundred taels of silver to let me off the accounts of Jing County for the past few years. I accepted it, and then I saw that there were not many people in the shop, and it did not match the monthly payment in the account book. I thought there must be something fishy, so I set up this trap."
Chen Fu waved his hands in confusion, "I can see that. I'm not stupid."
Yes, you just use your brain less often.
Xianjin nodded, indicating that he agreed with his statement.
"There is a problem between Manager Zhu and Master Chen Liu. What are you going to do?" Chen Fu was worried. "They are willing to give you 800 taels. The deficit in the account must be more than 800 taels. We make up for this 800 taels. What should we do with the rest?"
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