Chapter 100
Luo Chaoyan coughed lightly. She was going to do something big later and the scene might not be very pretty. For his growth, it would be better for him not to see it.
"Shu Lan, take him outside to play."
Shu Lan nodded and was about to hold Huo An's hand, but he turned his head away and snorted, "I don't want to!" His mother wanted to shake him off again.
Luo Chaoyan raised her eyebrows and looked at him, saying, "Really? I was thinking of giving you an extra chicken drumstick tonight."
Huo An's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he immediately put his hand in Shu Lan's and said, "Let's go."
Seeing that the person had left, Luo Chaoyan looked at Madam Jiang who was kneeling on the ground, and said in a cold tone, "Madam Jiang, if you don't want others to know, then you must not do it. Whether your husband has made a fortune, I can just ask someone to find out a little bit and we will know. Do you think you can keep it a secret?"
"Or is it that your husband actually didn't make any money at all, and you, the steward of the farm, embezzled the farm's harvest? Or is it that you took advantage of your status as a member of the Huo family to do some shady business?"
When Madam Jiang heard her say that, her face turned pale, and she quickly fell to the ground, begging for mercy, saying, "Young Madam, I dare not."
"I just took some money, I didn't do anything else."
Luo Chaoyan said coldly and looked at Fengli.
Fengli understood and took out the prepared "Accusation Letter Signed by Hundreds of People" from her sleeve. This was of course not real. According to what the young lady said, it was just a homemade prop.
She said sharply, "This is a collective denunciation by nearby farmers, saying that the manager of the farm used the name of the Huo family to cheat them into borrowing money in order to make huge profits, and if they couldn't pay it back, they would have to buy a son or sell a daughter, and their family would be ruined. Do you agree to this?"
"This, this is impossible!" Manager Li clearly told his nephew to keep an eye on those farmers and not give them the chance to report us.
Luo Chaoyan sneered, "You mean to say that the farmers in Lijia Village don't dare to report you? Even rabbits will bite when they are angry, let alone those who have been suppressed by you for too long."
Madam Jiang gritted her teeth. No matter what, she couldn't tell anyone. Otherwise, not only she, but also the people in her family would be implicated. She gritted her teeth, her face full of fear, and said, "Madam, this... is not true. This old slave really knows nothing."
"Do I look too kind, making you think I'm easy to fool?" Luo Chaoyan said in a light tone.
"I dare not!"
Luo Chaoyan didn't waste time talking to her and looked at Fengli.
Fengli took two bricks from outside, and while Madam Jiang was looking puzzled, she raised her hand and hit one of the bricks, which broke into pieces.
Nanny Jiang was so frightened that she trembled and looked at her in horror.
Luo Chaoyan was quite excited and said, "Madam Jiang, you may not know that last time there was a tall and strong servant who vomited blood and fainted after being slapped by Fengli. It was a terrible thing and Fengli felt sorry for a long time. I see that you are in good health and should be able to withstand two slaps."
Then he gestured to Pineapple to take action.
Pineapple smiled tenderly, raised her hand and tilted her neck, then crossed her hands and cracked her knuckles.
When Nanny Jiang saw Fengli's excited look, she thought she was a devil who could take her life at any time.
She begged for mercy in fear, saying, "Young Madam, spare my life!"
Luo Chaoyan did not say anything to stop Fengli until Nanny Jiang kept kowtowing and said tremblingly: "This old slave says it! This old slave says it!"
Seeing this, Pineapple stopped and stared at her with a stern look.
"If I tell the truth, Madam...can you please forgive me easily?" Madam Jiang pleaded.
Luo Chaoyan said: "That depends on the severity of your crime."
Madam Jiang hurriedly said, "Young Madam, at most I knew about it but kept it to myself. I really didn't participate in... participating in the lending for profit."
"So the manager of the manor did commit this crime?"
At this point, there was nothing Madam Jiang could do. She could only honestly tell everyone what she knew.
Nanny Jiang was originally only responsible for the teaching of the maids and kitchen affairs on the farm. The Huo family treats their servants kindly and their monthly wages are good, especially for the stewards whose monthly wages are even higher.
However, human greed is unsatisfactory. In order to make a profit, Manager Li asked his nephew to lend money to honest farmers in the name of the master and make huge profits. They even deliberately raised the rent of the land, but the account reported to the owner remained the same as before.
One night, when Nanny Jiang couldn't sleep, she walked around in the yard and overheard Manager Li and his nephew Li Yao talking about lending money. She was scared and panicked, and was finally discovered by the two of them.
To be on the safe side, the two men dragged her into the trap and promised her ten percent of the interest they collected each year as long as she did not report them.
Seeing the fierce look, she knew she had no choice but to agree.
She had been a little nervous for the past year, but she was relieved because her master hadn't noticed anything wrong. A few days ago, she asked her husband to take out some money to buy a house in the city. But he didn't expect to be discovered by the young lady who arrived suddenly.
Nanny Jiang said with a look of regret, "Young Madam, I was forced to do this, please forgive me."
"Since it is a loan, there will naturally be IOUs and account books. Do you know where they keep the account books?" Luo Chaoyan said.
Madam Jiang shook her head and said, "Young Madam, I really don't know. I only know that the lending is handled by Manager Li's nephew Li Yao. Every year he gives me a total amount and then gives me 10% of it."
"I know this is against the law, and I don't dare to ask too much. I will take whatever he gives me."
Just as she finished speaking, she heard a "pop" sound.
Pineapple was so angry that she picked up a brick on the ground and smashed it all over the floor. She said angrily: "You greedy dogs, you broke the law knowingly and you are committing a crime even more serious, and you still want to be forgiven easily, you are so flattering."
Nanny Jiang looked at Luo Chaoyan with pleading eyes.
"Pineapple, get someone to lock her up first." Luo Chaoyan said.
Fengli nodded, walked up to Nanny Jiang, lifted her clothes and led her out.
Huo Mansion
Mrs. Huo took the letter sent from the farm and walked to Mrs. Huo's yard.
Huo Jin was talking to Old Madam Huo. When he saw her come in, he stood up and saluted.
Madam Huo waved her hand, bowed to Old Madam Huo, and said, "I don't know what happened to Ah Yan, but she suddenly sent a letter to me in a hurry."
Hearing this, Huo Jin looked at the letter in her hand and rubbed it with his thumb with an indifferent expression.
Old Madam Huo looked at her grandson, then at the letter in her daughter-in-law's hand, and wondered if that heartless girl knew how to coax people?
She smiled and said, "Ajin, open it and take a look."
Huo Jin nodded, took the letter from his mother's hand, opened it and saw the heading of the letter clearly saying "Grandmother, Mother:". He sighed in his heart, what was he expecting?
He pursed his lips and continued to look down, his expression becoming increasingly serious.
"What's wrong?" Mrs. Huo saw his expression and asked worriedly, "Could something have happened?"
After Huo Jin finished reading the letter, he handed it to her, looked at Old Madam Huo, and said, "Grandma, have you asked someone to check the accounts of Lianzhuang carefully over the years?"
Old Madam Huo frowned and looked at Nanny Song beside her.
Nanny Song bowed to Huo Jin's mansion and said, "Master, the accounts of Lianzhuang are checked every year and nothing unusual has been found."
"Grandma, Ayan said that the accounts of the manor were most likely falsified. She also said that the manager of the manor lent money for profit."
Nanny Song was shocked when she heard this, "How could this be possible?"
Madam Huo looked at Madam Huo and said, "Ayan knows the importance of things. I think she did find something strange."
Madam Huo said in a deep voice, "Send someone to reply and ask her to investigate the matter. If it is confirmed beyond a doubt, let her handle it."
"Yes." Mrs. Huo was a little surprised that her mother-in-law was not angry. However, compared to being angry, her mother-in-law would want to know more about how Ayan would deal with the matter.
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