"Miss, please wait a moment. I'm going to invite the shopkeeper now." After saying that, he winked at the waiter beside him and said, "Why don't you take this lady to the inner hall quickly?"

After that, he bowed respectfully to Xin Nianyan and hurriedly turned around and went upstairs.

The remaining clerks in the store quickly invited Xin Nianyan and his party into the inner hall. The clerk who had broken his hand was thrown to the ground, and there was no one around to help him.

When the shopkeeper heard that someone was coming from the Prime Minister's Mansion, he was so frightened that he ran downstairs. He almost fell down when he went downstairs. The steward even helped him put on his hat before entering.

As soon as they entered the inner hall, they saw a bright and charming woman sitting inside, wearing a blue cloak, talking to a village woman without any pretense.

"Didn't you say someone is coming from the Prime Minister's Mansion?" The shopkeeper glared at the steward next to him, so frightened that he almost fell!

His voice interrupted the conversation between Xin Nianyan and Aunt Zhang, and Xin Nianyan looked sideways.

The little girl who was smiling just now suppressed her smile, and actually revealed a breathtaking aura.

"I don't know, girl, why are you looking for me?"

The shopkeeper walked up to her, looked at her inquiringly, raised his hands and asked.

Looking at this demeanor, even if she is not from the Prime Minister's Palace, she is just a young lady from a wealthy family, and he cannot afford to offend her.

"Shopkeeper Lin?" Xin Nianyan looked him up and down, "I am Xin Nianyan, the eldest lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion."

The shopkeeper's expression changed. He had naturally heard of the rumors in Beijing. The eldest lady of the prime minister's house had moved the capital and was now in the limelight. Was she coming to close the shop?

"Yes, I've met the eldest lady." Shopkeeper Lin quickly bowed again, "I wonder why the eldest lady came suddenly?"

Xin Nianyan picked up a cup of tea and took a sip. "I heard that the store has suffered a lot of losses recently, so I came to check the account books."

"Well, isn't the madam always in charge of the store's affairs?" The shopkeeper looked embarrassed, but in his heart, he didn't take Xin Nianyan, a yellow-haired girl, seriously. He thought that as long as the madam was brought out, she would realize the difficulty and give up.

retreat.

Xin Nianyan made a movement and curled his lips into a smile.

"This shop is my mother's dowry. Earlier when I was young, my wife took care of it. Now that I am fifteen years old, I can't trouble my wife any more."

Shopkeeper Lin was stunned for a moment, "But... we don't dare to take out the account books without Madam's permission..."

"Moreover, the accounts are complicated, and it takes a lot of effort to look at them. I'm afraid the lady will feel bored after reading them."

Is this an insinuation that she is a prostitute and cannot read account books?

Hearing this, Xin Nianyan put the teacup in his hand back on the table, slammed it, and spoke sharply.

"Shopkeeper Lin, take a look at the property deed of Buzhuang and see whose name is written on it!"

Shopkeeper Lin was so shocked by her sudden momentum that his feet softened and he fell to his knees.

"As for whether I can understand it or not, I don't need to worry about it."

"With your repeated obstruction, could there be something wrong with the account?"

One sentence after another, so aggressive that shopkeeper Lin was sweating on his forehead.

"Miss, please wait a moment. I'm going to get the account books for you right now!" After saying that, his fat body struggled to get up and crawled towards the accounting room.

The guy outside saw him coming out and aggressively approached him to complain.

"Uncle, we must take care of them, they dare to hit me!"

Shopkeeper Lin was so angry when he saw him like this that he raised his hand and slapped him out.

"Take care of them? They are here to take care of me!"

The guy had a broken hand and lost his balance. He slapped him and fell to the ground. He covered his face and let out a cry.

Shopkeeper Lin was in a hurry to get the account books and kicked him impatiently when he passed by.

Now he just hopes that the yellow-haired girl in the inner hall will not see any problems.

Xin Nianyan had already taken advantage of his free time to negotiate specific cooperation matters with the old woman, and paid thirty taels of silver a piece to purchase their Ziyun gauze.

This price is not much lower than other high-end fabrics on the market.

After hearing her offer, the old woman was so grateful that she burst into tears. She knelt down and thanked Miss Xin for her kindness.

This purple cloud yarn is woven from purple cloud grass, which is a seasonal plant that only grows in midsummer and is difficult to weave. It deserves this price.

And as the purple cloud grass becomes less and less in the future, the price of cloud yarn will be increased to a height that is difficult for ordinary people to reach.

…

Soon, shopkeeper Lin took the account book and went back.

Xin Nianyan asked Xiaozhu to send Mrs. Zhang out of the cloth shop, and turned over the ledger at the tea table in the inner hall.

Several people were standing beside her, and the inner hall was very quiet. Only the sound of Xin Nianyan slowly turning the pages of a book could be heard.

Xin Nianyan lowered her eyebrows, frowning in thought, and saw Shopkeeper Lin on the other side sweating uncontrollably.

The account books for the entire year are here. Xin Nianyan went through them briefly and found nothing wrong. The books looked clean.

Although he was not completely incomprehensible as the shopkeeper suggested, Xin Nianyan knew very well that he was indeed not good at this.

She raised her hand to rub her temples, and accidentally caught a glimpse of Han Lu beside her, frowning at the account book in front of her.

"What's wrong? Is something wrong?" she asked.

Han Lu pursed her lips and said, "Miss, this batch of silk has been delivered once before. It is the same product, but the price is quite different."

When she said this, Xin Nianyan noticed that it was indeed the case.

"Have you ever studied arithmetic?" she asked Hanlu.

Han Lu shook her head, "When I was working as a handyman in an inn, I worked with Mr. Accountant for a while."

There was nothing disturbing on her face, but with just one sentence, it was not difficult to imagine her misery living abroad.

Xin Nianyan called her to come closer, "Well, come and see what's wrong with this account book."

She had the mentality of giving it a try, but unexpectedly Han Lu was extremely sensitive to numbers and had a rigorous temperament, and she quickly found the hidden gaps in the accounts.

The shopkeeper on the other end was sweating profusely when he heard this, and finally understood how this little girl dared to come to check the accounts. It turned out that there was such a capable person around him.

He guaranteed that the omissions in the accounts would not be missed even if a special accountant came here!

Han Lu did some mental calculations and calculated the total difference in the account without even using the keyboard above.

"Miss, we are short of a total of three thousand six hundred and twenty-two taels of silver."

Xin Nianyan took the account book from Han Lu's hand, slammed it on the table, and looked at Shopkeeper Lin coldly.

Shopkeeper Lin over there was so frightened by her that she knelt down and gave her three thousand six hundred and twenty-two taels of silver, not one penny more or less.

"Miss, the villain realizes his mistake, the villain realizes his mistake!" He kept kowtowing and began to beg for mercy.

"Miss, please spare this villain. He has a sixty-year-old mother and a young child waiting to be fed..."

No matter how miserable he cried, Xin Nianyan waved his hand calmly, "How much money is missing? You have to make it up before noon tomorrow."

"Then take your arrogant and domineering nephew and leave. Yanyun Buzhuang cannot tolerate giant Buddhas like you two."
Chapter completed!