While Zhao Paner realized that the structure of the sister circle had quietly changed, Sun Sanniang and Song Yinzhang of Tongfu Tea House were undoubtedly feeling heavy, both in their hands and in their hearts.
"Miss Yinzhang, here is the dividend account that the accountant listed for you separately, totaling five hundred and eighty-seven. Please count again."
Helping Sun Sanniang and Song Yinzhang carry the last wooden box onto the carriage, Zhou Ji took out an account book from his sleeve and handed it over.
Song Yinzhang felt a little overwhelmed when he saw the account book, waved his hands, made a meaningless expression of 'no need', turned around and looked at the cash box stuffed in the trunk, and said simply: "No need~ Anyway, as long as the numbers match, no That's it."
"You silly girl." Zhou Ji shook her head, and still stuffed the ledger into her hands, "If you simply hand over all the property to others for safekeeping, and don't check the assets regularly, are you afraid that others will hide it from you and embezzle it privately?" ?”
"How could the young master be someone else?"
Song Yinzhang replied subconsciously. After finishing speaking, he realized something was wrong, and quickly changed his words, "I mean, when I was in Qiantang before, the rewards and salary I got were all kept by Sister Pan'er. I trust you all." people, I believe you will not lie to me"
Sun Sanniang's expression suddenly became unnatural.
She and Zhao Pan'er have known each other for a long time, and she couldn't figure out how Zhao Pan'er had worked as a bookkeeper in Jiaofang and Qiantang's restaurants for several years, how she could save so much money to open a tea shop by herself.
Now that I think about it, I seem to understand something.
"Then what, Yinzhang, since Mr. Zhou gave you the account book, you can keep it. After all, it's your own money. It's better to be detailed than to be confused." Sun Sanniang helped a few words, and Song Yinzhang was reluctant. Received the account books.
"By the way, since Shen Ruzhuo's matter is over, you have to come over and check every time the dividends are credited to the account. Don't try to escape~" Zhou Ji suddenly remembered something and reminded.
Song Yinzhang looked at Zhou Ji with a bitter face, Zhou Ji suppressed a smile, and deliberately looked at her with a straight face, completely ignoring her pitiful and resentful eyes.
It was getting late, Zhou Ji sent the two of them to the carriage, turned back to the teahouse, and happened to see Chi Yanei and Zhao Yanei walking towards this side.
Chi Yanei had already changed into clean clothes, and the gloomy tiredness between his brows hadn't faded away. It seemed that Zhao Yanei had forcibly pulled him over from the pier, trying to talk to him without a word.
Hearing that Ren Tidian of Kaifeng Mansion had just humiliated Chi Yanei in public, not only drew his knife and threatened him to kneel down, but also made him lick the mud on his shoes, he couldn't help being furious, and winked at the accompanying servant, who bowed his head and obeyed, intentionally Slow down and quietly disappear between the queues.
Zhou Ji witnessed the scene in front of him and did not dissuade him.
If Song Yinzhang hadn't come forward to rescue the siege just now, and used his name of "strength of character" to intimidate Ren to make a point, I'm afraid that the Chi Ya Nei would really trample on his dignity and lose face.
"Master." "Master."
When the two came to the store, they saw Zhou Ji waiting for them on the side of the street, so they quickened their pace, stepped forward and bowed.
"Master~! I saw that many shops on the street were damaged by the wind and rain last night. I was worried whether Master's teahouse was safe, so I brought Chi Yanei to visit."
"Why do you all have the same problem, you call master when you meet? I don't remember accepting you as disciples." Zhou Ji helped his forehead helplessly, and led the two into the teahouse. He smiled and said, "It's second to see me, the main thing is to see Miss Pan'er, right?"
Chi Yanei nodded, and generously admitted: "I still owe Mrs. Zhao a brothel soft dancer, and she is not willing to let her pay back the money. Brother Zhao reminded me that I can use the three hundred guan as an investment.
It happened that the wine shops in Beijing stipulated that women are not allowed to be shopkeepers. I thought that Li could replace Taotao and help them bypass the regulations by buying shares, so I came to find her. "
"Yes~ We thought that the teahouse and Wangyue Tower are not far away, and we are here, so we must say hello to Master." Zhao Yanei gestured to the left and right, and the two followers carried the prepared gifts and placed them neatly on the table.
Zhao Yanei talked to each master, and Zhou Ji could see that a large part of the reason for his diligence was that he was still not satisfied with some external skills and body skills, and wanted to learn other martial arts.
Thanks to Zhao Yanei for his kindness, Zhou Ji greeted the two of them with a few words of courtesy, and then took the teacup to see off the guests. Zhao Yanei was not discouraged, and left the teahouse with Chi Yanei, bypassing the river and going to Wangyue from the cross bridge in the distance building.
After learning about Chi Yanei's intentions, Zhao Pan'er frowned slightly, her eyes flickering, as if she was planning something in her heart.
The total funds of Wangyue Tower under the market are 1,200 guan, except for the 200 guan of Gu Qianfan, the 100 guan of the mortgaged tea house, and the 200 guan of the profit of the tea house, the remaining 700 guan are almost all borrowed.
If Chi Yanei is allowed to convert debts into investments, her voice can be invisible and her central position in the sister circle can be re-established.
Zhao Pan'er thought for a while, although he approved Chi Yanei's investment proposal from the bottom of his heart, he said that the matter was of great importance, and he would discuss it with Sanniang and Yinzhang Zhaodi when they came.
Chi Ya Nei's three hundred coins were all borrowed by Zhao Pan'er alone. Sun Sanniang and Song Yinzhang felt sorry for her before it was too late, so how could they object?
Seeing that Song Yinzhang came back and "reconciled as before" with Pan'er and Sanniang, Ge Zhaodi felt a little uneasy, and talked a lot less than before.
Now that she has successfully merged into the "Four Owners", before the restaurant officially opens and the raw rice is cooked, the behavior of crowding out Song Yinzhang can be slightly restrained, and she doesn't have to be as aggressive as before.
After many days, Song Yinzhang returned to Osmanthus Alley after a long absence.
Although I don't know why Sister Paner still lives in Chen Lian's private house since she has separated from Gu Qianfan, since they still want to live, Song Yinzhang can't say much.
While helping Sun Sanniang clean up the yard together, I didn’t intend to talk about the things between the tea house and the sisters these days. Knowing that Zhou Ji had slapped Ge Zhaodi for her, Song Yinzhang couldn’t help covering his mouth and exclaiming, asking what happened.
Concerned about the relationship between the sisters, Sun Sanniang has always regarded Song Yinzhang as a "little sister who is not yet sensible". Although she has a lot of grievances in her heart, she has never mentioned it.
Now Song Yinzhang took the initiative to ask, Sun Sanniang stopped what she was doing, and said with a complicated expression: "The other day, Paner asked Zhaodi to go to Jiaofang to find you, what did you say?"
Recalling the previous incident, Song Yinzhang still felt a little guilty, "Zhao Di told me that you were going to close the tea shop and switch to a restaurant, and asked me what I thought. I was still complaining that you were hiding everything. I, so I told her with some disappointment, if you want to use the money, you can use it."
Sun Sanniang frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Did you tear up the letter that Pan'er wrote to you, asking Zhaodi if we were forcing you? A congratulatory gift from Qianfan?"
"A letter? What letter? Zhaodi didn't write me a letter! Besides, although I'm annoyed that your partner kept me in the dark, how could I tear up the letter from Sister Pan'er!" Song Yinzhang said with a puzzled face, " And the following words. Who told you? I didn't say a word!"
Sun Sanniang's face became more and more ugly, she stared at Song Yinzhang, and asked out the grudge that had been buried in her heart for a long time, "Then I have a son in Qiantang, and you told Zhaodi that he doesn't want me?"
Looking at each other, looking at Song Yinzhang's clear and firm eyes, Sun Sanniang collapsed in relief and slumped, and said with a wry smile: "Yes, you travel between the teahouse pear orchard and Jiaofang all day long, and you usually talk less and restraint. Apart from pipa, he is out of nationality, and never cares about the short stories of these parents, let alone talkative people."
"Sanniang, what happened?" Song Yinzhang saw that Sun Sanniang looked a little bit wrong, frowned slightly, and asked, "Is it related to Zhaodi?"
As if the veil was torn open, all the bad things Ge Zhaodi said about Song Yinzhang in front of her in the past surfaced, and Sun Sanniang suddenly realized that this little girl had chewed so much about Song Yinzhang, accumulating their dissatisfaction with Song Yinzhang little by little. , Guide them to alienate the introduction, and marginalize the introduction.
Thinking about this, Sun Sanniang felt chills for a while.
Acrimony, sowing discord, sowing discord, fanning the flames.
She took care of Ge Zhaodi as a little girl in vain, thinking that she was straightforward and quick to speak, which suited her taste.
Unexpectedly, the other party was actually a Zhongshan wolf with evil intentions.
That night, Ge Zhaodi, who followed Zhao Paner out for a day, returned to Chen Lian's private residence.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw that Song Yinzhang, who was supposed to return to Jiaofang, was also in the courtyard.
Ge Zhaodi's heart trembled, and an ominous premonition quietly surfaced.
"The introduction is here too? You must be exhausted after tidying up the yard all day, how about sleeping here tonight? It just so happens that we sisters have been together for a long time for the night." Zhao Pan'er came slowly, with a smile on her face Said, "Zhaodi, go to the kitchen and get some wine."
Ge Zhaodi responded as if he had received an amnesty, and was about to turn around and walk away, but Song Yinzhang suddenly said, "Wait a minute."
Ge Zhaodi stood where she was, barely maintaining her composure, and glanced at Zhao Paner, expressing that she obeyed her orders.
"Zhaodi, come here, I have something to ask you."
Before Zhao Paner could speak, Sun Sanniang spoke first.
Zhao Pan'er was silent for a moment, and gave a puzzled look to the two people in the pavilion, looking specifically at Ge Zhaodi and said, "If that's the case, let's go later."
From the gloomy and dim courtyard into the light range of the gazebo lanterns, Ge Zhaodi followed Zhao Paner's footsteps, her brain running fast to think about various words.
"What's the matter? It's like a three-room trial?" Zhao Pan'er noticed that the atmosphere was a bit dignified, and asked with a puzzled face.
"Zhaodi, last time Paner asked you to send a letter to Yinzhang, asking her for her opinion on closing down the tea shop and switching to a restaurant. Where is the letter? What did Yinzhang say?"
What Sun Sanniang can't tolerate the most is betrayal, or, Zhao Pan'er, Song Yinzhang, and Sun Sanniang all present can't tolerate the betrayal of those close to them.
Sun Sanniang committed suicide by jumping into the river because of the betrayal of Fu Xingui and Fu Zifang.
Song Yinzhang and Zhao Pan'er came to Bianjing because of hurt feelings.
Ge Zhaodi quietly glanced at Song Yinzhang who was sitting aside, and recounted Song Yinzhang's original words with an aggrieved face.
The letter couldn’t be justified, so I pretended to be ashamed and remorseful and told them that I accidentally lost the letter when I went there. I was worried about blame, so I made up the reason why Song Yinzhang tore up the letter
Weaving a lie often requires more lies to cover up. As the number of lies increases, it begins to collapse.
If it was the timid little white rabbit who was afraid of life and harmless to humans and animals in the past, he would naturally be unable to deal with Ge Zhaodi's words.
But today's Song Yinzhang is not something Ge Zhaodi can easily fool.
Grasping Ge Zhaodi's reason for tearing up the letter, Ge Zhaodi really had no choice but to weigh the pros and cons, bowed her head guiltily, and admitted that she slandered Song Yinzhang to avoid the fault of losing the letter, but insisted that she didn't do it on purpose, but was flustered for a while If you make a slip of the tongue, the result will be hard to recover, and you can only keep making mistakes.
keep mistake?
Sun Sanniang continued to ask Ge Zhaodi about the last time she satirized her with a private matter at home, and said in a deep voice, "You said at the time that the introduction told you?"
Ge Zhaodi's face changed slightly.
She can also deny this matter to death, but this kind of shamelessness is actually an invisible acquiescence in the circle of sisters.
At least in Sun Sanniang's heart, the seeds of distrust have been planted. The more you talk, the faster the seeds will grow.
Looking at Zhao Pan'er for help, Zhao Pan'er frowned slightly, and then relieved, "We are all sisters, why bother to make a fuss? Zhaodi has never spoken properly, stabbing people everywhere like a hedgehog, don't you see Chen Lian Have you been angry and cried by her several times?"
When Chen Lian was mentioned, Sun Sanniang was slightly taken aback, her originally cold eyes wavered a little.
Ge Zhaodi was not forgiving, and he often bullied Chen Lian on weekdays, making him angry at every turn. It must be because of Ge Zhaodi that Chen Lian left Beijing this time.
"Sister Pan'er is your sister, am I not?" Song Yinzhang stared at Zhao Pan'er with wide eyes, eyes full of surprise and strangeness.
She couldn't figure out why Sister Pan'er wanted to defend an outsider who sowed discord and destroyed their sisterly relationship.
"Look at what you said, of course we are sisters~" Zhao Pan'er's eyes showed soft light, she stepped forward and took Song Yinzhang's hand and said, "You, me, Sanniang, and Zhaodi, we are working hard together in Bianjing, so naturally we have to cooperate with each other." Supporting each other is the only way to be considerate. Sanniang hasn't told you yet, has she? It's actually not easy to recruit a concubine."
Zhao Pan'er told Ge Zhaodi's life experience, Ge Zhaodi sniffled her nose, her eyes were red, and she stubbornly turned her head and looked away.
After Zhao Paner's persuasion, Sun Sanniang was the first to waver, but Song Yinzhang didn't make a statement, and she couldn't say much.
However, the seeds of 'distrust' in my heart have been planted. Even if she accepts the apology, Sun Sanniang will never be as close to Ge Zhaodi as before.
The grudge in Song Yinzhang's heart was deeper than that of Sun Sanniang. She had always been aloof and proud, and she had her own "paranoia". Seeing Ge Zhaodi bowing to her and apologizing deeply, she turned sideways to look at Zhao Pan'er and said, "Sister Pan'er , I still have something to do, so I’ll go back to the Jiaofang first.”