Chapter 38 The Power of the Household
Just as I finished talking about this, Uncle Yang brought over the matching keys and other items.
Nangong Hua was really afraid that she would find out about the 800,000 taels, so he bought a lot of good things that he remembered from his previous life and stuffed them into the corners of the warehouse.
He knew that his wife always knew about the account books, so he simply tore up the account books in the mansion.
When Pu Qiongzhi saw the extremely messy warehouse, her eyes went dark.
"There is no account book for this warehouse? How is that possible? What about the expenses of the mansion? Are they going to be spent on a daily basis?" Yan'er confirmed with Uncle Yang again and again in disbelief.
"..." Uncle Yang nodded with difficulty and lied according to the uncle's instructions.
In order to say these words, the old man gritted his teeth, "Yes... our family is a family of military commanders. If it weren't for the several heads and mistresses of the family, we wouldn't be so poor..."
"That's true." Chunjing nodded, completely ignoring the old man's distorted expression. "Madam, what should we do? Should we find someone to take inventory?"
"Well, sure. Arrange two, no, three managers, and then servants... How many capable people are there in the mansion now?" Pu Qiongzhi went to see Uncle Yang.
Uncle Yang was a little embarrassed and said cautiously, "There aren't many people available in the mansion. Apart from the few old men who followed the old marquis, basically only us old guys who have been following the old lady are left. There are about twenty of us in total."
"It's not enough." Pu Qiongzhi paused and was about to say that the missing staff had been filled, but when she saw Yan'er, she fell silent again.
"First, transfer a few from us. In three days, sort out the account books of this treasury. After I have reviewed the specific income and expenditure of the mansion, we can make specific arrangements."
Hearing her say this, Uncle Yang knew that she had been fooled, and finally felt relieved, "Okay, okay. Don't worry, we are still very good at our work."
"That's good." Pu Qiongzhi smiled and pulled Yan'er, who was anxiously standing beside her.
Uncle Yang saw Yan'er like this and knew they still had concerns, so he added, "Master Bo said that if we are really useless, you can get rid of us at will, Madam. Just give us some severance pay."
After he said this, Pu Qiongzhi had nothing else to say, "Uncle Yang, there are only a few old people left. They all watched Uncle grow up. We must let you all enjoy your old age! Besides, raising you guys is not a big deal! You don't have to worry about it!"
"Besides, you are all old and accustomed people in the mansion. It's not an exaggeration to say that you are a family. I think you are all very capable in your work."
"The old marquis and the old lady have been kind to us. In fact, even if we leave the Earl's Mansion, we don't have to worry about our lives. You don't have to worry about being blamed. It's us who insisted on staying! If you don't need us, we will not say no." Uncle Yang emphasized again and again and explained.
"I am an old servant who cannot speak. These words are truly from the heart. You don't need to feel burdened."
"I know, I know, Uncle Yang. Don't worry, I will investigate in detail. There are so many things to do in the backyard, and there will definitely be some positions suitable for you. The house is still short of people right now!"
Pu Qiongzhi reassured them, "Don't worry, I will consider this carefully. Good steel must be used on the blade!"
After Uncle Yang left, the two maids came over to discuss these matters with her.
"No wonder I didn't let you, Madam, take over the management power! It turns out it's a mess. If I had given it to you earlier, you might have been scared away!" Chun Jing put her hands on her hips, feeling a little worried. How could she take care of so many things?
Yan Er said, "Madam, there aren't many people in the mansion. It would be a good opportunity to replace them with your trusted confidants so that they can be managed more easily!"
"If you keep these old people around, you're not sure if they can still work. If one or two of them take advantage of their age, wouldn't that just cause trouble for you? Anyway, this bad guy has already become the uncle, and Uncle Yang has said so himself, so why don't you just accept it?"
Pu Qiongzhi shook her head and jokingly said, "How could it bother Miss Yan so much?"
These old people in the Earl's Mansion might just tell others that they want to replace someone.
But for her, there are no parents-in-law above her, no sisters-in-law below her... there are only a few uncles and nephews, and they don't have a good relationship with her uncle. If it weren't for these elderly people, how would she get to know her uncle?
Yan'er didn't know what she was thinking, but he looked at the warehouse and asked doubtfully, "Don't you think... the plaque on this warehouse is too new?"
"It seems to me that Uncle Yang must be hiding something from us! I noticed it when we were talking just now. When he said this, his eyes were erratic, and it was clear that he was hiding something! You didn't even ask clearly..."
As she spoke, she walked into the warehouse. "Look, all these things are well-kept and clean. You can tell they're regularly sorted! But now, he's saying this warehouse doesn't even have an account book! I don't believe it at all!"
"You said that Master has not taken care of the warehouse for such a long time. If something is lost, Master will definitely not know about it! These people refuse to leave. What if they are after these things?"
"Master has entrusted these things to you. If they get impatient, it's not impossible for them to kill and rob!"
"It's not as mysterious as you say." Pu Qiongzhi gave her a reproachful look, then reached out and touched it. There was indeed no dust, and it didn't look like it had been piled up for a long time and had not been cleaned.
Yan'er spoke in a very serious manner, and even peeked outside, looking like a cat ready to catch a mouse!
"Okay! Stop talking nonsense! Everyone in this mansion is a good fighter. If it is really as you said, can these things be left for us to clean up?" Pu Qiongzhi waved her hand to dispel her unrealistic thoughts.
"Right now, since this is a mess, let's just make the best of it. It's obvious that someone doesn't want us to know too much about the past, but there's no need to be too specific, so let's just clear it up now. As for what the problem was in the past, it will all come to light sooner or later, so why rush?"
Soon, Manager Qiao sent several of his managers and accountants to the door. There were fewer servants, but they were all strong and skilled.
Yan'er looked at the tall and strong men in the yard, and then looked at the two servants on his side. He always felt that although he was also tall and strong, he was still weaker than the others in some way.
However, Chunjing had already walked a few steps towards these people, looked them up and down, and decided how to use them.
"Miss Chunjing, these people are the guards in our mansion. You can give them any orders you want." Uncle Yang called these people over and then hurriedly fled.
He really didn't dare to stay here any longer, otherwise he didn't know how many lies he would have to tell!
Amitabha, all of this was instructed by my uncle, but it cannot be counted as the karma he created through his words!
He was just a servant. He had done good deeds and accumulated virtue all his life. All the merits he had worked so hard to accumulate for most of his life were taken away by his uncle!
Chun Jing didn't think as much as Yan Er, he just waved his hand and said, "Follow me!"
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