With a smile on his face, Shopkeeper Bai personally welcomed Mr. Yan into the best and most expensive private room in Jinghong Building.
The waiter served tea and snacks, the tea was fragrant, the snacks were exquisite, the private room was beautifully decorated, shopkeeper Bai was full of flattery, and Yan was suddenly filled with an unreal feeling.
But this feeling was only fleeting. When Yan took out a shining golden box from the small cloth bag, Yan knew that all this was real, more real than real money and silver! Shopkeeper Bai's eyes fell on the gold box, and the flattery on his face deepened.
"Madam, this is..."
A flash of contempt flashed in Yan's eyes. She opened the box and took out a seal.
"Shopkeeper Bai, you can see clearly, this is the seal of Jinghong Tower."
Shopkeeper Bai took the seal with both hands, looked at it carefully, and returned the seal to Mr. Yan with great care and respect. He nodded like garlic: "Yes, it is indeed."
"Is the seal real?" Yan took a sip of tea, raised her little finger high, twisted the seal with only her thumb and index finger, and waved it in front of Shopkeeper Bai.
Shopkeeper Bai said hurriedly: "To tell the eldest madam, this seal is indeed genuine."
"Then can I withdraw money from you with this seal?" Tea and snacks are good, but Yan has no time to drink tea here. The fake cost her 2000 taels of silver. She wants to get the money back. .
As for whether the fake will cause trouble when he comes back, it doesn't matter to her.
Anyway, even if Jinghong Tower doesn't give the fake, it will still be snatched away by the old lady. Since it can't be in her hands, don't blame her for being rude.
Shopkeeper Bai was startled and said quickly: "You can get it if you can, but we need both of us shopkeepers to be present together before we can withdraw the money. Shopkeeper Hei is not here. He has taken leave and will be gone for a month, so..."
Mrs. Yan slapped the table, the mistress' majesty was fully displayed!
"So you can't come up with the money? I think it's not that you can't come up with it, but that you don't want to. Why, am I not worthy of my status as the eldest wife of the He family?"
Shopkeeper Bai was shocked. He was an external shopkeeper and had not sold himself to Jinghong Tower. Of course, he had not sold himself to the He family. Otherwise, at this time, he would have knelt down.
He did not kneel down, but cupped his fists and saluted Mr. Yan: "Madam, calm down, the reason why we have this rule here is because the money earned in the building is locked, and there are two silver boxes in it." Keep the lock, shopkeeper Hei and I each hold a key, this is also to prevent the two of us from enriching our own pockets, not only here, there are several companies in Zhending Mansion that do the same."
Yan had heard of such a thing. Not to mention Jinghong Tower, even her own silver box required two keys to open.
"If shopkeeper Hei doesn't come back for a month, won't your Jinghong Building not even have the money for purchases?"
Yan decided to do the next best thing. Shopkeeper Hei would be gone for a month, and she couldn't wait. After one month, the fake would be back.
Shopkeeper Bai didn't know if he understood. He said quietly: "There is some money in the account for turnover in case of emergencies, but it is only about 2000 taels."
2000 two? Yan's eyes lit up. Wasn't it just 2000 taels that she was tricked into by those who took the body?
"Only 2000 taels?" Yan asked in a deep voice.
Shopkeeper Bai hurriedly said: "I have to go to the accounting office to check. I have spent some money in the past two days."
"Okay, go take a look and pay me as much as you have. I have urgent needs."
Yan picked up the seal again: "This is what my daughter left for me before she left, just in case I need it in case of emergencies."
"Okay, okay, please wait a moment."
Shopkeeper Bai agreed and stepped back. After a while, he and the accountant came in carrying a box was opened, and it was all white. What was inside was not banknotes, but real money.
Yan was overjoyed, but his face remained calm: "How many are these?"
The accountant stood with his hands lowered and said respectfully: "Go back to my host's wife, here is one thousand eight hundred and fifty two taels. This is the account book. Please check it with my host's wife."
Yan was a little regretful that she couldn't even get enough 2000 taels.
That’s it, if it’s 800 taels, then just give it 800 taels. If the difference is more than 100 taels, just treat it as a beggar.
Yan didn't want to check the accounts. She flipped through the account books and said, "I remember the accounts well. Let's do it like this in the future."
She stood up and said to Shihong, "Let's go."
Shopkeeper Bai looked attentive: "Madam, will you send this money back to the house?"
Yan was about to nod, but suddenly felt something was wrong.
This is not a bank note, this is a box of silver. Just carry it into the house, and in less than a stick of incense, it will spread throughout the house.
Thinking of her mother-in-law who wanted to gather all the good things into her arms, and her two sisters-in-law who looked like red-eyed chickens, Yan said, "Let's take her to Yan Ji's pen and ink shop on Guangsheng Street."
Yan Ji's pen and ink shop on Guangsheng Street is the property of Yan's natal family. It was here that she met Mr. He.
"Good!"
Shopkeeper Bai asked his clerk to deliver the money, but the accountant pointed to a page in the account book and said to Yan, "Madam, please sign your name and fingerprint here."
Yan frowned and looked at the seal in his hand: "Isn't this a seal? Why do you still want me to sign and fingerprint it?"
The accountant explained: "My wife, the seal in your hand can be used to withdraw money, but it cannot be used to enter the account. The account still needs your signature and your fingerprint. You are the wife of the employer, and our employer is your daughter. This is We are all a family, you see."
The two guys had already lifted the box, but now they put it down again.
Yan wanted to curse loudly, but she still endured it.
Isn't it just a signature?Can the fake get his money back based on this signature?
If she dares to ask for it, then she is being unfilial!
Without hesitation, Yan took out a pen and signed his name on the account book, and also put his thumbprint on it.
The two clerks lifted the box and quickly delivered it to Yan Ji's Pen and Ink Shop on Guangsheng Street.
Yan was not in a hurry to return home. She sat in the pen and ink shop and looked at the silver coins one by one.
At this time, the old lady was being surrounded by several old sisters, praising her as a blessed old monarch.
Since the death of the old lady, the old lady has been deserted. The cousins in the past have not visited her for a long time on the pretext of not disturbing her peace.
Not only did they come today, they also brought her generous gifts. Now everyone in Zhending Mansion knew that the eldest daughter they had found from the He family not only had a good marriage relationship with the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion, but also had a good relationship with her. The dowry was so rich that even Jinghong Tower, a time-honored brand in Zhending Mansion, belonged to their He family. (End of chapter)