Early in the morning, Gu Jiu went to Furongyuan to pay his respects.
She came early, and when she was about to reach the Furong Courtyard, she saw Mrs. Xie leading someone out from a distance.
Gu Jiu stopped in her tracks and was taken aback for a moment, "Madam is going out early in the morning, where are you going?"
Qingmei asked: "Miss, do you want to follow up and have a look?"
Gu Jiu nodded, "It's already here, let's go and have a look."
Gu Jiu was really curious, so early in the morning, Xie's face was aggressive, and he was asking questions, who was he looking for trouble with.
At first, she guessed whether Mrs. Xie was looking for trouble for Gu Zhen.
However, seeing that Mrs. Xie was going to the meeting hall, Gu Jiu suddenly realized.
Mrs. Xie clearly went to see Mrs. Mrs. Zhang, and made it clear that she wanted to find fault with Mrs. Zhang.
In the meeting hall, the women in charge lined up neatly, waiting for the eldest wife Zhang to speak.
But at this moment, a little maid rushed in with a panicked look on her face, "Ma'am, the second wife is here."
Mrs. Zhang raised her eyebrows, "Here he is, why panic. You all stand aside."
The women in charge quickly retreated to the side and made way for the hall.
Soon, Mrs. Xie brought people to the meeting hall.
Mrs. Zhang showed a smiling face, "Hey, it's really rare, how could my younger siblings come here today."
Mrs. Xie looked at Mrs. Zhang with a half-smile, "Of course it's because I have something to tell my sister-in-law."
"Brothers and sisters, please sit down."
Mrs. Zhang pointed to a chair next to her.
Mrs. Xie sat on it without hesitation.
The maid Shao Yao brought a bowl of health-preserving soup, "Ma'am, drink something to warm your stomach first."
Mrs. Zhang took the soup bowl with a smile, and drank the health-preserving soup slowly, without asking what Mrs. Xie wanted to talk about.
Halfway through drinking, Mrs. Zhang suddenly looked up at Mrs. Xie, and said with a smile: "Look at my memory, I almost forgot that my younger siblings are here too. Shaoyao, what are you doing? Hurry up and prepare a bowl of health-preserving soup for the second wife. "
"No need." Xie refused, "Thank you for your kindness, sister-in-law. I didn't come here to drink a bowl of health-preserving soup."
Mrs. Zhang handed the soup bowl to Shao Yao, took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her mouth, "My brother and sister just said that they have something to tell me, but I'm free now, so just tell me if you have anything to do. I'm all ears."
Xie smiled and stretched out her hand, and Chunhe put the ledger in her hand.
Mrs. Xie slammed the account book on the table, "Sister-in-law, please explain this account book to me."
Mrs. Zhang raised her eyebrows, "A ledger is a ledger, so what can be explained?"
Mrs. Xie was annoyed, "A mere banquet cost 1,800 taels, and our second room alone paid 1,500 taels. Sister-in-law, don't be kidding me."
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, restrained her expression and looked at Mrs. Xie with a serious face. "It's about the exchange of money. I never joke. Brother and sister, do you mean that there is something wrong with this account book?"
"Exactly!" Xie gritted his teeth.
Mrs. Zhang sneered secretly, "Excuse me, what's the problem?"
Mrs. Xie was tongue-tied, "Your account book is made in a weird way, who knows where the problem is hidden."
Mrs. Zhang sneered, "brother and sister, are you kidding me? You don't even know what's wrong with the account book, so you came to Xingshi to ask the crime. I dare you to order the accountant to do the account book and make a mistake. If I knew it, I would report a number to you directly. , simple and clear, and younger siblings don’t have to worry about not being able to understand the ledger.”
"You!" Mrs. Xie was trembling with anger, and roared, "There is something wrong with this account book. How could it be possible to spend so much money on a mere banquet?"
Mrs. Zhang snorted, "Since my brother and sister said that there is a problem with the account book, then find out. My ugly words are up front. If you can't find the problem with the account book, the brother and sister must apologize to me.
My brothers and sisters are too self-righteous when they say that I have faked the account books.
What is a mere banquet? Do you know that hosting a banquet at 1,800 taels is already extraordinarily frugal in this area of the capital, and in a family like ours.
Do you know that for the same banquet, the Hou Mansion will spend at least three or four thousand taels for such a banquet.
Brother and sister, you will not stay in the northwest for a long time, thinking that the capital is the same as the northwest, and everything is as cheap as picking up for nothing. "
Xie was so angry that he asked Chun He, "Is anyone here?"
Chunhe was also anxious and looked out the door.
"Ma'am, the senior officials are here."
Gao Sanfu ran to the meeting hall out of breath, and before he had time to catch his breath, he heard Mrs. Xie ask him, "Where is Mr. Ma?"
"Mrs. Qi, the yamen is busy with business, Master Ma went to the yamen early in the morning."
Xie's face was stiff, staring at Gao Sanfu, it's a good thing to be a bad wife.
Gao Sanfu lowered his head, apprehensive.
Mrs. Zhang smiled mockingly, and asked, "Sister and brother, do you want me to arrange an account check for you?"
Xie gritted her teeth, "Sister-in-law doesn't need to worry about it. Gao Sanfu, you settle the score."
Gao Sanfu was tongue-tied.
Mrs. Zhang smiled, and immediately said: "Prepare the chairs and benches, and the pen and ink to make calculations, so that the senior management can settle accounts."
"yes!"
The mother-in-law responded, and everything was ready in a blink of an eye.
Just at this moment, Gu Jiu walked in, "I heard that Madam needs someone who can settle accounts, why don't you let me come."
"you?"
Mrs. Xie frowned, thinking in her heart, why did this damn girl Gu Jiu come here. She will settle accounts
The eldest wife Zhang looked at Gu Jiu curiously, "Xiao Jiu can settle accounts?"
Gu Jiu pursed her lips and smiled, "A little bit."
When he was in the yard, Gu Jiu had already understood the whole story.
Gu Jiu doesn't know if there is any problem with the ledger.
Maybe, maybe not.
However, Gu Jiu believed that Mrs. Zhang would not take the initiative to hand over a problematic ledger to Mrs. Xie, nor would she be greedy for Mo's little money. I'm afraid that the people below will be fooled.
Seeing Xie Xingshi's way of inquiring about the crime, the second room and the first room are afraid that if the trouble continues, the second room and the first room will end up with hatred.
Living under the same roof, don't ask for harmony, at least don't make enemies.
So Gu Jiu took the initiative to stand up and settle the score for Mrs. Xie, and settle the matter as soon as possible.
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, was very straightforward, "Prepare tables, chairs and benches for the second girl, and make plans with pen and ink."
The women took orders and prepared another set.
Mrs. Xie stared at Gu Jiu, "There's nothing about your child here, why are you just making fun of it?"
Mrs. Zhang said, "Sisters and sisters, you can't say that. Gu Jiu is the girl of your second room. I don't worry about her settling accounts. You have nothing to worry about. You will never think that the second girl is against our first room." Yes."
Xie sternly said, "Sister-in-law, this is our second room's housework."
Mrs. Zhang smiled, "Okay, I won't talk."
Gu Jiu smiled and said: "My wife needs someone who can settle accounts, but Mr. Ma is not at home, so I can't find anyone if I look for it temporarily. I just happen to be able to settle accounts, and I am a girl in the second room, so my wife doesn't have to worry. Or Said, my wife believes that the senior management can settle the books."
Gu Jiu simply picked up the ledger on the table and flipped through it casually.
"Senior officer, can you understand this ledger?"
Gao Sanfu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "I can understand a little bit."
Gu Jiu laughed, "Seniors, it's okay to understand a little bit."
Gao Sanfu didn't speak, and looked at Mrs. Xie with a guilty conscience.
Gu Jiu also looked at Mrs. Xie, "What do you think Madam? Or, Madam has a better candidate."
Xie sternly said nothing.
Chunhe leaned into Xie's ear and whispered, "Madam, why don't you let the second girl try it. Looking at the appearance of the second girl, it seems that she really knows how to settle accounts."
Mrs. Xie nodded secretly, "Second girl, are you really good at settling accounts?"
Gu Jiu nodded: "When you're free, learn a little bit."
She looked at the account book. It was neither a journal account nor a double-entry bookkeeping method. It was a more complicated bookkeeping method than double-entry bookkeeping.
People who don't understand look at the ledger and are sure to have a lawsuit on their heads.
But this account book can't trouble Gu Jiu.
Gu Jiu may be a little worse in other things, since she was very good at mathematics since she was a child.
Xie said: "Since you know how to do the math, then sit down. You and Gao Sanfu will do the math together, and then compare your results."
Gu Jiu smiled and nodded, "Madam, don't worry."
She looked at Gao Sanfu again, "Senior, do you have any objections?"
Gao Sanfu shook his head again and again, "There are two girls here, the younger one is fine."
"It's so good."
Gu Jiu took the lead to sit down, asked someone to put the ledger in front of him, picked up the abacus and began to fiddle with it.
No one in the room spoke, only the sound of crackling and turning the abacus.
So fast!
Everyone in the room stared wide-eyed, looking at Gu Jiu's hand.
The speed of that hand was so fast that it seemed that it could accurately calculate the number of books without thinking at all.
In everyone's eyes, in the end, there is only one hand that quickly flips the abacus, and one hand that flips the pages of the ledger.
Mrs. Zhang raised her eyebrows and smiled, this little Jiu didn't expect to have such abilities. Don't know where she learned it from.
Mrs. Zhang looked towards Mrs. Xie.
Mrs. Xie didn't give Gu Jiu the chance to be a member of the housekeeper, but Gu Jiu learned how to calculate accounts without a teacher. I don't know how Mrs. Xie would feel about this. It must not be a good feeling in my heart.
Xie Shi is not only displeased, but simply can't believe it.
She narrowed her eyes slightly, staring at Gu Jiu's hand that moved the abacus, is this really Gu Jiu
That movement, that appearance, has been compared to the old accountant by her.
How could she be so capable? When did she learn it
Not to mention Xie Shi was shocked, even Qingmei's maids were equally surprised.
None of them knew that Gu Jiu was still hiding this ability.
But they were only surprised for a moment.
The girl has even learned medical skills, so it's nothing to settle accounts.
Thinking of this, Qingmei and the maidservants suddenly calmed down, and looked proud.
The sound of turning the abacus suddenly stopped, and everyone's hearts were shocked, and they all came back to their senses.
Gu Jiu closed the ledger, picked up a pen to write down various data on a blank piece of paper, and then summed it up to obtain a data.
"The accounts are settled," she said to the two ladies.
"How much?" Xie asked hastily.
Gu Jiu smiled, "It's better to wait for the senior executive to finish the calculation, and I will reconcile the accounts with him."
Mrs. Zhang nodded again and again, "The second girl is thoughtful. Senior management, you should settle the score quickly."
Gu Jiu put the ledger in front of Gao Sanfu, "Work hard to be a senior executive."
Gao Sanfu waved his hands again and again, "Second Miss, you are welcome."
Then, I saw him open the account book and pick up the abacus to settle the accounts.
Gao Sanfu did not have any sense of aesthetics when he settled the accounts, and it took him a while to make a move to settle the accounts. Compared with Gu Jiu's quick and beautiful calculations, he was weak.
The maids and women whispered in whispers, and only by comparison can they know who is superior.
Comparing Gao Sanfu and Gu Jiu, one feels that this person is not good enough.
Even Mrs. Xie frowned, dissatisfied with Gao Sanfu.
Why didn't she realize that Gao Sanfu was so slow in settling accounts before, just like a tortoise.
The tortoise-like senior high school student is doing the calculations step by step.
The maids brought three cups of tea and placed them in front of Mrs. Zhang, Mrs. Xie, and Gu Jiu respectively.
Gu Jiu picked up the teacup and took a sip.
The eldest wife Zhang looked at her and asked, "Xiao Jiu, do you want to recheck your accounts?"
Gu Jiu said with a smile: "Thank you for your concern, auntie, no need."
The eldest wife Zhang laughed, "It seems that you are very confident."
"My calculation should not be wrong."
Gu Jiu is very confident. This confidence comes from her confidence in her own strength.
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, simply chatted with Gu Jiu.
Xie Shi never spoke.
After a long time, Gao Sanfu finally ended.
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, hurriedly asked: "Senior, have you figured out the accounts?"
Gao Sanfu nodded.
Xie asked directly, "How much?"
Gao Sanfu hesitated for a moment, and then said: "The total account book is 1,892 taels, the public bears 300 taels, and the second room needs to bear 1,500 taels, which is 2 taels."
"You're farting!"
Xie became so angry that he almost smashed his teacup.
Gao Sanfu was stunned.
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, lowered her head and laughed, "Speaking of which, the counting office is still ninety-two taels short. According to the calculations of the senior management, younger brothers and sisters, your second room will have an extra ninety-two taels."
Xie was furious, and said: "Gao Sanfu can't settle accounts, there must be something wrong."
The eldest wife Zhang smiled, "Second girl, how much do you count?"
Gu Jiu handed over the two ledgers to Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Xie respectively.
"The general ledger I calculated is different from that of the senior management. The total is 1,792 taels. It is 100 taels less than the senior management, and 8 taels less than the accounts of the accountant. Excluding the 300 taels borne by the public. Two, our second room needs to pay 1,492 taels."
Gu Jiu's ledgers are clear and clear at a glance.
It is much better than Gao Sanfu directly reporting a number.
Xie finally cheered up.
"Brother and sister, I just said that there is something wrong with your account book. No, the accountant did too much calculation."
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, couldn't understand Mrs. Xie's embarrassing appearance, so she stabbed her directly: "Why don't my younger brothers and sisters say, the account is calculated according to Gao Sanfu, and if the accountant calculates less, it will be two taels."
Xie's face suddenly collapsed.
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, ignored her, and told the little maid: "Go and invite Steward Wu from the accounting office, and tell him that his accounts are wrong. Let him quickly bring someone over to settle the accounts."
The little maid took the order and left.
Mrs. Xie will not let Mrs. Zhang go easily, "Sister-in-law, there is something wrong with the account book you gave me, what can you say about it?"
Mrs. Zhang sneered, "Is there any problem? Let's wait for the accountant to come. Don't worry, my brothers and sisters. If there is a problem with the account book, the accountant will definitely refund more and make up less. I won't ask you for a penny more from the second room, let alone less A penny."
Mrs. Xie was annoyed, "Sister-in-law, you haven't told me that a mere banquet costs so much. You think I'm stupid."
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, sneered, "How much was spent on yesterday's banquet, the accountant will come with the receipts in a while. Brother and sister will check the receipts themselves, and they should know exactly where the money was spent."
After a pause, Mrs. Zhang said again: "And the details given by the second girl have been clearly written. What exactly is the money spent on, can the siblings really not understand?"
"you… "
Mrs. Xie was about to fight back, when there was movement at the door, Wu Guanshi from the accountant came with someone.
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, directly ordered him to quickly settle the accounts.
Whether it is ninety-two taels or eight taels, in short, it all shows a problem, there is a problem with the account book.
Wu Guanshi did not expect such a loophole to appear.
Take people to reconcile accounts and settle accounts.
Time passed bit by bit, and no one spoke.
After half an hour passed, the accounts were checked clearly.
Mrs. Zhang asked, "How is it? Is there a problem with the accounts?"
"Reporting to the eldest lady, the accounts have been checked clearly. The second girl's calculations are correct. The total expenses total 1,792 taels, which is 8 taels less than the original."
Zhang couldn't help but look towards Gu Jiu.
It's amazing how fast and accurate the calculations are.
Mrs. Xie suddenly became excited, "I know that there is something wrong with this account book. Sister-in-law, tell me what to do about it."
The eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, confronted Mrs. Xie, "My brother and sister are right, there is indeed a problem with this account book. The accountant overcalculated.
The money you need to pay for the second room is not 1,500 taels, but 1,492 taels.
For this mistake, I apologize, it is my lax supervision. "
Xie Shi laughed, but halfway through the laugh, he couldn't stop laughing no matter what.
"One thousand four hundred and ninety-two taels, brother and sister, give me the money."