The moon falling to the ground

Chapter 162 Sent to Yamen

If she insisted on asking Xie Yulan for money, she might offend Pan Wang.

Xie Chujiao really played a good hand.

"The total is two thousand eight hundred and sixty-five taels. Madam Ru, please settle the bill." Jian Yue spread the account book in front of Xie Yulan.

Xie Yulan's face was as ugly as it could be. Who would carry two or three thousand taels of silver? Even if the judge favored her, he would usually give her thirty or fifty taels. After saving for so many years, her private savings had not exceeded four thousand taels. If she settled the bill, wouldn't it empty her private savings?

No! This money cannot be given. Besides, it was her elder sister who asked her to come and get it. If she wants the money, she should ask her elder sister, not her.

Xie Yulan made up her mind and said stubbornly: "My sister asked me to come here to get it. This shop used to belong to my sister, and I don't know when it was transferred to you. If you must settle the account, go and settle it with my sister!"

You little bitch! Can't I cure you?

Jian Yue closed the account book and asked Mu Xiang to hold it: "Since Madam Ru is unwilling to pay, I will go to the Tongpan Mansion to collect the debt later."

"You dare!" Xie Yulan was so angry that she gritted her teeth and glared at Jian Yue as if she wanted to eat her.

Jian Yue sneered: "Why shouldn't I be afraid? It's only natural to pay back debts."

A look of panic flashed across Xie Yulan's face.

If this little brat really comes to collect the debt, that hag will definitely take the opportunity to make trouble in front of the adults.

Thinking of this, Xie Yulan forced a stiff smile on her face: "You are being too serious, aren't you? Your aunt didn't say she wouldn't give it to you. How about this! Since your mother gave you this shop..."

Jian Yue interrupted her: "Excuse me, let me make it clear that this shop is my mother's dowry shop, not my stepmother's shop."

Xie Yulan's eyes flashed with gloom: "In a few days, in a few days, my aunt will send someone to settle your account."

Jian Yue refused to give in: "Let's clear it today! I'm afraid Madam Ru won't admit it in a few days."

Feeling the gazes of the ladies nearby watching the fun, Xie Yulan wanted to strangle Jian Yue to death.

She took a deep breath, afraid that she would lose her dignified and graceful personality, so she gritted her teeth and ordered, "Xiao Ju, go back and get the money to settle the bill. This lady is not a shallow-minded person who only cares about money and not people."

The maid named Xiaoju agreed and hurried out of the shop.

Ha ha!

You recognize people and want to take advantage of everyone.

Shopkeeper Wu wiped the cold sweat from his head with his sleeve.

He always had a bad feeling because his new boss was so powerful.

Xie Yulan sat on the guest chair next to her like a puffed-up toad, with a gloomy and angry look on her face.

Jian Yue ignored her. After the customers left the shop, Jian Yue asked Shopkeeper Wu: "Where is the profit from last month? Why didn't you give it to me?"

Shopkeeper Wu's eyes flashed, and he bowed and said, "I didn't know the shop had changed hands, so according to custom, I gave the proceeds to Madam."

"Oh! You mean, my father didn't send anyone to inform you? But when he gave me the deed, he said he had sent people to inform you one by one. In order to avoid misunderstanding you, I will go and ask him whether he has informed you."

Shopkeeper Wu was panicked and said vaguely: "Miss, you don't have to be so serious, right? Maybe the master sent someone to tell me, and I was not here. Anyway, the money didn't fall into the hands of others, so it doesn't matter whether it is given to the lady or the young lady, right?"

Jian Yue didn't say anything, but just looked at him with a smile.

Shopkeeper Wu became more and more panicked as he was stared at. The sweat on his head dripped down like rain.

Xie Yulan's maid Xiaoju came back panting and gave her a mahogany box carved with patterns.

Xie Yulan looked distressed. She counted out a stack of banknotes and slammed them on the table in a bad mood: "Check out."

Muxiang picked up the banknotes and counted them one by one. These banknotes were very small, with 100 taels, 50 taels, 30 taels, 20 taels, 10 taels, and 5 taels. It was obvious that Xie Yulan had saved them up bit by bit.

"Miss, that's perfect." Muxiang handed the banknote to Jian Yue.

Jian Yue put the banknote into her bag, opened the account book, and crossed out Xie Yulan's account. After crossing it out, she showed it to Xie Yulan.

Xie Yulan snorted angrily, glanced at Jian Yue with an ambiguous look, and walked away.

Jian Yue asked the shop assistants to close the shop door and called all the shop assistants to come over. Shopkeeper Wu became even more nervous.

"How many years has Manager Wu been working in this shop?" Jian Yue suddenly asked.

Shopkeeper Wu was startled and replied with difficulty: "Ten or eleven years."

"How many employees are there in the shop?"

"Four."

"You and the four assistants were all hired after my stepmother took over the shop, right?"

Shopkeeper Wu hung his head and said nothing.

"Your deeds are all in the hands of my stepmother, right?"

Shopkeeper Wu remained silent. The four shop assistants were also nervous and nervous.

"In other words, you are all my stepmother's people. So, even if you know that the shop has a new owner, you are still loyal to the old owner."

Shopkeeper Wu simply lowered his head and pretended to be dead.

Jian Yue stopped talking nonsense with him and ordered Fu Wu and Fu Liu: "Catch them all and send them to the government office. Send them to my father in person and say that they stole the money from the shop. Let my father handle it."

Shopkeeper Wu and his four employees were horrified and quickly knelt down to beg for mercy.

"Miss, you can't wrongly accuse us, we didn't steal the money!"

"Please spare my life, Miss. We are also following the orders of Madam."

"Miss..."

Fu Wu and Fu Liu tied up the five men and gagged them quickly. They hired an ox cart and Fu Liu sent them away alone.

Jian Yue hung a closed sign outside the shop, planning to tidy up before reopening it.

A few people went to Aike Teahouse again.

The teahouse was deserted, with few customers. A waiter was sitting at the door and dozing off. After Jian Yue entered, she touched the table and got her hands covered in dust.

Bang!

She slammed the table.

The dozing guy jumped up in fright: "What's going on?" He looked around and suddenly saw Jian Yue and the others, and rolled his eyes in dissatisfaction. He stretched, yawned, and said lazily: "Would you like some tea, gentlemen?"

Jian Yue suppressed her anger and said, "Call your shopkeeper out."

The waiter was very reluctant: "I'm sorry, sir, our shopkeeper Yu is very busy. If you come here for tea, I will serve you tea right away."

Jian Yue touched the table, showed the waiter her dusty hands, and sneered: "You are really busy, so busy that you don't even have time to wipe the table. If I were a tea drinker, I would rather stand on the street and drink boiled water than go into a teahouse like this to drink tea."

The guy was a little annoyed: "If you don't want to drink tea..."

"Manager Yu, get out here!" Jian Yue suddenly shouted.

The guy was frightened by Jian Yue's aura and looked at her at a loss.

Jian Yue asked Fu Wu to go to the back to search for people.

After a while, Fu Wu...