After staying in the restaurant for two full hours, the three of them left the restaurant. Before leaving, A-Lan specifically asked the restaurant manager that if other restaurant owners talk about accounts, tell them that the restaurant's accounts are somewhat trivial and have not been checked.
Finished. Finally, let the shopkeeper rest assured that the accounts have been read long ago.
Nan Qing returned to the Yamen alone, while A-Lan and A-Yu got on the carriage and returned to Leng Mansion. Of course, the elder also learned about the news that A-Lan and A-Yu had left the restaurant almost at the same time.
A-Lan checks accounts in various stores every day. A-Lan has been to some stores several times, including Jinyu Zhai A-Lan has been to twice.
Of course, Ah Lan was not really checking the accounts but waiting. He couldn't be idle in Leng Mansion these days, he wanted to give the elders the feeling that he was very busy.
Elder's Mansion
"You mean, Ayu has been busy with him these days?" San Zhang asked.
"That's right, A-Lan has been checking accounts in the store almost every day these days. He even went to Jinyu Zhai twice," the elder said.
"Where is the restaurant? Hasn't he been there again?" asked the third elder.
"He took Ayu to the restaurant early today. It must have been more than just a meal." The elder said.
It turns out that since the third elder left the great elder's house that day, the third elder has not been here in the past few days. Even if there is news, the third elder has not appeared.
After the first elder received the news early this morning, he sent a message to the second elder early in the morning and asked him to bring the third elder with him.
The third elder didn't say anything else and went straight to the point and asked about A-Lan's recent situation.
"Brother is right. Going to the restaurant early in the morning was definitely not for a meal. I just didn't expect that it was the restaurant that A-Lan suspected. What did the restaurant manager do and why did A-Lan continue to investigate?
?" said the third elder.
"No matter what he is investigating, just don't investigate us. Even if there is no problem with Jin Yuzhai's accounts, he went there twice. It seems that without the obstruction of the second lady, he seems to be really focused on rectifying the Leng family's business.
." said the Great Elder.
"Think about it, if A-Lan investigates the accounts again and again, I'm afraid many shopkeepers will hide it, right?" said the third elder.
"What are your plans?" the second elder asked.
Since the third elder said this, he must have some plans. The third elder always has ideas, and I am afraid he has already figured out how to deal with A Lan.
"I believe that some of the shopkeepers will be honest about A-Lan's actions. Of course, they will not say it in front of A-Lan. I have arranged for people to go to the shop in the past few days. I believe there will be results soon.
Come on." The third elder said.
"You asked someone to drive a wedge between the shopkeeper and A-Lan?" the second elder asked in surprise.
"That's right, let's take a look and see if those shopkeepers are of the same mind as A-Lan." The third elder said.
After A-Lan and A-Yu had a meal at the restaurant, they went to the shops on North Street. The shopkeepers of the four shops on North Street collectively proposed to leave Leng's shop. They even thought of the same excuse, that A-Lan did not have a clan.
Here, I happily agreed to them.
A-Lan arranged the handover of the shopkeeper tomorrow, and then returned to the house with A-Lan first.
"Have they discussed it long ago?" Ayu said.
"It's a good thing that they are leaving now, but the sudden change in the shopkeeper must have happened. The four shops are very close to each other, so I asked Uncle Ren to take care of them for the time being. After Ah Feng comes back, he will hand over these four shops.
Give it to Ah Feng. I will hand it over tomorrow, and you can take a look around to see what happened in the past two days." Ah Lan said.
"Okay. Could it be that something happened to the elders?" Ayu said.
"We have been checking accounts frequently recently, and some shopkeepers must have thoughts in their minds. Some shops have problems themselves, and naturally they will not like us to investigate. The shopkeeper's behavior today is actually to say that it is because of our distrust that they will
Leave. When the shopkeeper who stays hears about this, he will definitely weigh whether it is worth staying and continue working for the Leng family." A Lan said.
Early the next morning, A-Lan went to the store. The handover was very simple. He had just taken inventory of the goods two days ago. This time he just handed over the account book to Uncle Ren. A-Lan did not treat the shopkeeper badly and made up a lot of money.
The wages allowed them to leave the shop.
When the shopkeeper left, he couldn't believe that A Lan would let them go so easily. He thought he would take stock of the day's accounts, but he didn't expect to pay a lot of wages. After the four people left, their faces were not very good. Because yesterday's
When they brought it up, they thought A-Lan would stop them and ask them not to leave. They didn't expect A-Lan to agree so readily, and they could even leave the next day.
It can be said that the four of them regretted it a little, but out of face, none of them mentioned this matter.
Ayu also investigated a circle of shops and found out some things from the shopkeeper of the dim sum shop.
"After they entered the shop and bought something, they had no intention of leaving. They suddenly started gossiping and asked about your affairs, and finally started to sow discord between you. As you said, it was our distrust of the shopkeeper that made us keep checking the accounts. Because
Some people are regular customers in the store, and the shopkeeper doesn't take them to heart. Of course, these shopkeepers who left may have believed what these people said." Ayu said after returning.
"Sure enough, it was the elder's conspiracy. They succeeded, but the shopkeeper thought I would retain them. I wonder if they regret it now?" A Lan said.
"I just went out for a walk. The other shopkeepers were in a good mood and had no intention of leaving with me," Ayu said.
"There happens to be problems with the accounts of these four stores. I would like to thank the elders, otherwise I wouldn't know how to ask these shopkeepers to leave." A Lan said.
"Are these shops related to the elders?" Ayu asked.
Alan shook his head and said: "There is no connection. It's just these shopkeepers who swallowed the profits and made false accounts."
"Then why don't you just let people spread the news and say that these shopkeepers are the ones who got rid of the poison because their hands and feet were not clean?" Ayu said.
"No, the shopkeeper still needs to make a living after leaving the Leng family. If they don't take the initiative to provoke us, we will still give them a chance to survive. However, Uncle Ren has been working hard in the store these days." After A-Lan finished speaking, he said to
Uncle Ren said.
"Don't worry, young master." Uncle Ren said.
A-Lan and A-Yu went to other shops to have a look, and it turned out that the other shopkeepers did not have second thoughts. After leaving North Street, the two of them went to the tea house.
"They went to North Street early this morning?" the elder asked.
"That's right, I watched the four shopkeepers pack up their things and leave the store." The servant whispered.
"Is anyone following those shopkeepers?" the great elder asked.
"Yes, the four of them are drinking in the tavern to relieve their boredom. I don't know if they are still there," the servant said.
"Well done, keep watching." The great elder said.
The servants had just left, and the third elder said slowly: "I thought A-Lan would discuss with the four shopkeepers to retain them, but I didn't expect that the handover would actually happen this morning."
"Third brother, isn't this exactly what you want to see?" the great elder curled his lips and said.
The first elder thinks that the third elder is a bit pretentious. The third elder is responsible for this matter. Why are you talking about this now?
"I thought I would see A-Lan begging the shopkeepers to stay, but I didn't expect that he would directly hand over the four shops to Ren Zi." The third elder seemed not to be satisfied with A-Lan's approach.
"Third brother, why don't we find a chance to see Ren Zi's attitude?" the elder asked.
"Brother, if you plan to arrange for someone to kill Ren Zi, I have no objection. But if you plan to test him, then forget it." The third elder said.
"Why? How do you know he won't betray Allan?" the great elder asked.
"Ren Zi belongs to the old man. When Ah Lan was still young, Ren Zi followed him. Do you think he would betray Ah Lan just because of our few words? If he really betrayed Ah Lan, I wouldn't believe him.
." said the third elder.
"Brother," Renzi is very loyal to the old man. He will never agree to our conditions. What the third brother means is that even if he agrees, he may be cheating," said the second elder.
Seeing that the elder's expression was about to change, the second elder quickly explained to the third elder.
"I understand what the third child said, I just said it casually." The elder said stiffly.
The third elder ignored the first elder's words and continued: "I think the four shopkeepers can meet in private. After all, they have worked in the Leng family for many years and will come in handy in the future." The third elder said.
"The four shopkeepers? Will they compromise?" the great elder asked.
"Brother, the four shopkeepers must be very regretful of their decisions at this moment, because even they did not expect that A-Lan would be so ruthless this time. These old guys must be planning to take this opportunity to plot against A-Lan."
The third elder said.
"You mean they steal the chicken but lose the rice?" the elder asked.
"Yes, if we meet and discuss with them at this time, they will definitely agree." The third elder said.
"They are no longer in the store, so what value do they have?" the elder said.
"Although they left, they have worked in the store for more than ten years. They have a lot to use, I believe they will say it." The third elder said.
"You can't speak clearly, you always hide it," the great elder said.
The first elder dislikes the way the third elder seems to be sure of everything but never makes it clear.
The third elder did not care about the first elder and said: "I believe that A Lan is not such an impulsive person. He will definitely take it to heart when the four shopkeepers leave. Unfortunately, these shopkeepers may have tampered with the accounts. Ah
Lan can just take this opportunity to ask them to leave on their own," the third elder said.
"This kid is really smart, so you helped him?" the elder asked.
"I didn't expect the four shopkeepers to be so bold and dare to tamper with the accounts. I have already said that nothing in the Leng family can escape his eyes. He should have discovered the accounts a long time ago.
But he has never made any announcement. Until now, he has never said that the departure of several shopkeepers is related to the accounts." The third elder smiled and said.
"Third brother, do you mean that these people don't know that A Lan has already discovered the accounting problem?" the second elder asked.
"That's right, A-Lan didn't mention this. They thought A-Lan didn't know about it," said the third elder.
