Chapter 234
In the past few days, Lin Wan can almost be said to have buried her head in the account book of the second house, and did not miss any suspected clue.
Hard work pays off. Lin Wan found the line buried in the account book that Luo brought back from Jizhou. Through this line, she finally understood why Luo only left 782 taels and three coins on the account before leaving.
After finding out the problem, Lin Wan didn't know what to say.
The problem lies in the monthly money that Aunt Gui has received over the years.
Before leaving, Luo took away the monthly money that Aunt Gui had received over the years from the account of the second wife.
Fortunately, the total amount in the second house account is quite sufficient, otherwise it might be a negative number!
Lin Wan didn't want to intervene in the affairs between her parents, but Luo did not let him go. She had no choice but to point out her discovery to Lin Wenbo: "My mother marked all the records. The sum of these marked silver was added to the whole time, which was exactly the amount of silver she took before her mother left."
After pushing the account book to Lin Wenbo, Lin Wan stopped talking and signaled Madam Bai and others to avoid it for the time being.
Although Lin Wenbo is not very proficient in economics and civil affairs, he has been a prefect for several years, so he can certainly understand the account book.
When he was sure what Lin Wan meant, his face suddenly turned red.
Fortunately, there was only father and daughter left in the house. Lin Wenbo finally felt that it was not that embarrassing, of course it was inevitable that embarrassment was inevitable.
Lin Wenbo coughed lightly, his eyes flashed slightly, and he glanced at Lin Wan, who lowered his head slightly and asked in a low voice: "Wanwan told anyone else to know about this?"
Lin Wan raised her eyelids and became a good girl, and said truthfully: "At the beginning, Wanwan didn't understand what these marks of her mother meant, so she went to ask her grandmother for advice, mainly to understand some rules about the monthly money in the mansion.
Wanwan was able to understand the strangeness in the account book, and it was all due to her grandmother’s careful guidance.
Even if my father doesn’t come to pay money today, Wanwan is planning to find her father.”
Lin Wan said this not to turn the finger at Cai’s family, but Cai felt sorry for Lin Wan and specially taught her to deal with Lin Wenbo in this way.
The source of this incident was Lin Wenbo. Even if Luo's approach was a little too much, it was understandable.
Lin Wenbo suddenly felt embarrassed again. The thing Lin Wan asked him to ask, without guessing, it must be about Aunt Gui's monthly money.
"Does anyone else know except your grandmother?" Lin Wenbo continued to ask.
In fact, Lin Wenbo himself knew very well, and asking this means not asking!
Of course there are other insiders!
When Cai persuaded Lin Wenbo to let Lin Wan take charge of the accounts, it was because Lin Wan had Madam Bai who could help Lin Wan, so she convinced Lin Wenbo.
The second wife's account has been in Lin Wan's hands for four or five days. Lin Wan knows how much, and Madam Bai naturally knows how much. Maybe Madam Bai knows more than Lin Wan.
What can I do now? I have to bear the sins I have to do.
The most important thing now is not his embarrassment and embarrassment, but the second house has no money to pay, and he is waiting to use the money!
Lin Wenbo planned to talk to Lin Wan for a good life, and first give him five hundred taels to respond to the emergency, even if he only gives him four hundred taels, Lin Wan insisted that he could only give him three hundred and twenty taels at most.
This is Lin Wan who broke up the east wall and repaired the west wall. She gritted her teeth and gave Lin Wenbo the monthly money of Luo and the team who followed Luo to Jizhou to Lin Wenbo first. Otherwise, there would be so much money for him, at most she would give Lin Wenbo's own monthly money.
Lin Wenbo tried to persuade Lin Wan but didn't let go. He became a little impatient and his voice became louder. Of course, his tone was not very good: "Why are you so mean? It's not that you don't want to repay you for your father, but that's just a few days to lend it to you. I promise you that as long as you have the remaining money in your hand, you will return it to you!"
Lin Wan still shook her head, and her pretty little face was almost wrinkled into a bitter face: "Didn't my father make things difficult for Wanwan? Tomorrow is the day to distribute monthly money. If Wanwan gives the money to her father, what will she give monthly money to everyone? Wanwan doesn't care, but there are so many servants in the second house, but they are all waiting for monthly money!"
"The servants are all fed and dressed in the mansion, who will wait for monthly money to make a living!" Facing the stubborn Lin Wan, Lin Wenbo almost roared.
Lin Wan broke her fingers for Lin Wenbo. The nanny was waiting for the monthly money to collect all the betrothal gifts for her son to marry a wife, and the maid was waiting for the monthly money to treat her parents...
In short, there are no servants who are not short of money.
Perhaps because Lin Wenbo's voice had become louder before, he alarmed Cai next door, so he asked Madam Qiao to come over and ask what was going on.
As soon as Madam Qiao left the main room, she saw Chuncao, Dongxue and Madam Bai were waiting outside the warm room. She quietly came forward to ask Madam Bai what was wrong in the warm room. After she could wait for Madam Bai's reply, she looked at the warm room and returned to the main room to report.
Soon after, Cai took Madam Qiao and Chunxiang out of the main room to the warm room.
Although he was a little sneering at Lin Wenbo’s actions, Madam Bai still took into account Lin Wenbo’s face and opened the curtain to inform her.
Lin Wenbo suddenly became hoarse.
A helpless expression appeared on Lin Wan's face.
If possible, Lin Wan was not willing to disturb Cai's quietness, but the second house's internal affairs were full of pitfalls.
Lin Wenbo and Luo are not only the best people who dig pits, but they have never dug and never buried them. It is really difficult for Lin Wan to take on this pragmatism step by step.
Of course, Lin Wan didn't have any money, Lin Hongfei gave her a full five thousand taels.
However, Lin Wan knew that she could not open this head, and as long as she opened it, it would be difficult to stop behind her head.
Even if I only pay Lin Wenbo a monthly payment of 200 taels today, I will let Lin Wenbo understand her difficulties. Of course, it is best that Lin Wenbo can take the initiative to reduce Aunt Gui's monthly payment to the limit stipulated in the mansion.
"Wanwan has done something wrong? Tell her well, can Wanwan not listen to you? How do you scream like a loud voice?" Cai stared at Lin Wenbo with an embarrassed look on his face when he entered the warm room, regardless of whether Lin Wenbo was embarrassed or not.
After taking Lin Wan to sit down on the soft couch, Cai hugged Lin Wan in her arms and asked Lin Wan softly: "Tell my grandmother, what did you do to make your father blame you so much?"
Lin Wan glanced at Lin Wenbo and saw that he winked at him, so she shook her head and leaned into Cai's arms without saying anything.
Let Lin Wenbo answer this question himself!
Cai naturally knew that Lin Wenbo needed to pay money. She knew how much money Lin Wan had, so she naturally understood why there was a dispute between Lin Wenbo and Lin Wan. It must be that Lin Wenbo needed to withdraw more than Lin Wan could afford.
Lin Wenbo felt a little more at ease when he saw Lin Wan hiding in Cai's arms and not speaking. Lin Wan gave him a little embarrassed and coughed slightly, but after all, she didn't hide it from Cai's family.
Cai glared at Lin Wenbo: "You are a father, it would be fine if you don't support Wanwan, but you will be the first to cause trouble for Wanwan! The account of your second house is only more than 700 taels of silver, which is only enough for this month's monthly money. You have to pay 500 taels in one breath. What will you ask Wanwan to pay for? If you can't send out the monthly money, how do you ask Wanwan to manage the internal affairs of the second house?"
Lin Wenbo was still very docile in front of Cai. Now, his tone quickly changed from being tough towards Lin Wan to being gentle and soft: "Son isn't you in a hurry to use money."
Cai didn't ask Lin Wenbo where he urgently needed money. He just looked at Lin Wenbo with some disgust and said, "You are a third-rank official. You have little filial piety from the emperor. Can you stump you if you only have 500 taels of silver? I don't ask you so much. Don't make things difficult for Wanwan. Pay it from me first. Remember, but you have to pay it back!"
After a moment, Cai seemed to remember something, and his expression, which had already relaxed, became a little more severe. He glared at Lin Wenbo and said, "I heard that the monthly payment you set for Aunt Gui in your room is twenty taels? I don't care what you do when you are outside. When you return to the mansion, you can follow the rules of the mansion. If you insist on giving the Gui family twenty taels, then the difference of fifteen taels will be compensated from your monthly payment. There is no way to let Wanwan, a standing girl, supplement you for you!"
Lin Wenbo's face turned red again and said, "There is nothing, no matter what, all the concubines in the mansion have a monthly salary of five taels, so she is naturally the same, the same!"
A quarter of an hour later, Lin Wenbo received 200 taels of money from Lin Wan and paid 500 taels of silver from Cai. Although he got what he wanted, his face was too good when he left Zhenghetang. He left Zhenghetang and went straight to Furong Garden.
Aunt Gui, who had been suspended for several days in Furong Garden, heard Lin Wenbo's voice and immediately smiled proudly.
Unfortunately, Lin Wenbo's purpose here is completely different from what Aunt Gui thought.
Lin Wenbo frowned and pushed Aunt Gui away, hanging on him, and told Aunt Gui that his monthly money was the same as all aunts since this month. Before Aunt Gui could react, she turned around and left. The sound of porcelain breaking behind him did not stop his steps at all.
Chapter completed!