allonlinenovel Chapter 131
Chapter 131
"You are not satisfied with falsifying the accounts. The ingredients you bought at high prices are all rubbish. No one will believe you if you say you are not deliberately trying to tarnish the reputation of Juxianju."
"I was wondering why you were working so hard and diligently every day, but the business was getting worse and worse. I thought something else was wrong and I never doubted you. But I never thought that in the end, I was blind and hired an ungrateful person like you to Juxianju!"
"No, no, it's not like that. Please listen to my explanation." Lin Youcai wanted to make a few more excuses.
"Okay, tell me. I want to see what your reasons are."
He Dongsheng sat upright on the chair, looking down at Lin Youcai who was kneeling in front of him, waiting for him to give him a reason to do this.
"This..." Lin Youcai was stuck for a moment. What could be his reason? He just saw that He Dongsheng was not very interested in this restaurant and he became greedy.
"You can't tell me, right? I asked someone to check the accounts, and I discussed the issue of ingredients with the kitchen staff. Roughly speaking, you probably embezzled 87 taels of silver from me in the past two years."
"Originally, I didn't intend to ask you for the money. After all, I didn't know you well. I admit the loss and I'll treat it as paying tuition. But you keep pestering me, which makes me feel very bad. I think it's not appropriate to let you go so easily. What if others follow my example? Will I still be able to do business?"
He Dongsheng had already passed the most angry stage. When he first learned that Lin Youcai had betrayed him, he was very angry.
Juxianju was left to He Dongsheng by his father, but he himself preferred to do antique business, so he opened a calligraphy and painting shop. He usually stays in his own calligraphy and painting shop.
Juxianju is managed by the shopkeeper Lin Youcai. He trusts Lin Youcai so much, but what does this trust get in the end?
He Dongsheng really didn't intend to ask Lin Youcai for the money. He felt that this incident was a lesson. Only by remembering this lesson could he avoid making the same mistake again in the future.
But when he met Lin Youcai in person, he was really disgusted by his hypocritical appearance.
He suddenly realized one thing. If he didn't want the money, wouldn't it just benefit this traitor?
Why should he reflect on himself while this bastard can live happily with his money? He should make him return all the money he embezzled.
For a person like Lin Youcai, there is nothing more painful in the world than having money in his pocket and then having to give it away with both hands.
Lin Youcai understood what He Dongsheng meant. He was going to ask him to hand over the money he had embezzled. How could this be possible? If he didn't pay back the money, he couldn't continue to be the shopkeeper of Juxianju. So why should he pay it back?
With this money, even if he doesn't become a shopkeeper, he can open his own shop and do some small business. If he pays it back, he will be left with nothing.
Lin Youcai quickly analyzed the pros and cons, dared not beg for mercy anymore, and got up from the ground.
"This... Boss, I... I'm leaving right now and will never show my face in front of you again. Take care, I'm leaving now."
After saying that, Lin Youcai turned around and left without waiting for He Dongsheng's reaction, fearing that if he was a step late, he would be chased for debt.
He Dongsheng picked up the account book and slapped it on the table, saying indifferently: "If you don't pay me back the money I owe you before dark, I will take these account books to the county government to file a complaint. You can choose whether to pay me back or suffer in prison."
Lin Youcai froze, and stood there for a long time, struggling with his thoughts. Finally, he slumped his shoulders and said dejectedly, "I'll go back and raise the money now."
He Dongsheng just snorted coldly and said nothing more.
Lin Youcai did not dare to offend He Dongsheng. Before dark, he scraped together 87 taels of silver and returned it to He Dongsheng.
After returning home, Lin Youcai sighed all day long, became depressed, and soon fell ill, taking medicine all day long.
Lin Chuyi and his friends left the headman's house, so they naturally didn't know about the conversation between the headman and his wife. They didn't understand or have any interest in learning about the bad luck that the Lin family had been experiencing during this period.
To Lin Chuyi, as long as they didn't bother her, she could treat them as strangers. She was busy every day and had no time to care about the lives of a group of strangers.
In the afternoon, Lin Chuyi took Lin Wuyou and Lin Cheng to the town in an ox cart driven by Grandpa Huang.
Lin Chuyi was going to the town to buy some gifts for her apprenticeship, and she was also going to take the twins for a stroll in the town. She had promised them that she would take them out to play, and she couldn't go back on her word.
Lin Chuyi bought ten kilograms of dried red dates, dried longans, and dried lotus seeds at the dry goods store. Apart from the kilograms needed for becoming an apprentice, the rest could be kept for his own consumption at home.
There was no need to buy red beans and celery since they were already at home. As for the dried meat, Lin Chuyi planned to get it from the space and did not go to the pork shop.
Lin Chuyi took the two children out for a walk until the sun set and then went home.
After they returned home and had dinner, Lin Chuyi called Grandpa Huang and the other three to his study to talk.
"As you can see, our family is simple, with only four of us. Since I spent money to buy you, you are mine. I don't care what rules you learned from your grandmother. In our family, I am the rule. Do you understand?"
"clear."
"Okay, let me tell you about your next job, Huang Dafa. I heard from your grandmother that you are good at farming. I will develop large chili fields on the two hills under my name, and then I will hire people to grow chili. You will be responsible for managing those chili fields and assisting the villagers in growing chili."
When Mr. Huang heard that he was the first one, he was about to kneel down to accept the order, but Lin Chuyi interrupted him: "No need to kneel, we don't have such a rule in our family, just answer directly."
Upon hearing this, Grandpa Huang stood up after half-bent legs paused. He bowed to Lin Chuyi and spoke after hesitating, "Miss, I have indeed farmed for decades, but I have never farmed the peppers you mentioned. I only knew about peppers after hearing about them from you. I am afraid I cannot complete this task."
"I know your concerns. I'm here with you. I'll tell you some basic information about peppers and how to grow them. Tomorrow I'll introduce you to the villagers. By then, you'll be a pepper planting expert with ten years of experience."
"Growing peppers is not complicated. Your presence is more to put their minds at ease. I will stay at home for the next few days. If you have any questions, you can come to me. I will try my best to make you a true planting expert."
Mr. Huang suddenly felt a great deal of pressure, but he could not disobey his master's order, so he gritted his teeth and agreed: "Yes, young lady, I know what to do."