Chapter 15 — The Queen Reorganized the Marquis Palace

Only half a day has passed, and Pho Dong has spread the word of mouth. The eldest lady of the Marquis did not come to quarrel, she came to carry a contract to claim her life. Late in the evening when returning to the palace, Mrs. Tham's carriage parked in front of the gate. She gave me an invitation card.

“Tomorrow, the Minister of the Household will hold a party. I asked if you wanted to go.”

Thanh Hoa almost dropped the entire bag of jingling silver. Minister's Office, Lady. It was not an ordinary flower viewing party. I asked: "Why did you invite me?" Mrs. Tham smiled: "She heard the news that you passed away in three days, cleaned up half of the Marquis's rotten books, and even took back the house contract from the Bui family. Her house also has a few shops, and she's desperate for someone who understands books to clean them up." So Nghien's eyes sparkled.

“Elder sister, this is a matter of great joy.”

I ran my eyes over the card. In the first ten chapters of this story, everyone was convinced that I was just a bitter and narrow-minded person. Until now, they suddenly woke up, the flip side of that harshness, there is a name called "knowing how to make a living". I received the card.

“Go.”

The Minister's party did not look at the flowers, only looked at the books. The lady's surname is Luc, over forty years old, and her speaking style is direct and not meandering. She pushed three books in front of me.

“Lady Shen told me to read books.

I'm not asking about nonsense, you look at a stick of incense, then show me which book has the problem. The ladies sitting at the banquet table all turned their eyes towards me. So Nghien sat on the south side of the guest, so far away from the screen that he couldn't see people's faces clearly, but he could still faintly hear every movement. Thanh Hoa stood rooted to the spot behind me, so nervous that she crumpled her handkerchief. I flipped open the first notebook. Cloth books, tea and cake books, medicinal herbs books. A stick of incense has not burned more than half, so I close the book.

“All three books have problems.”

Lady Luc raised her eyebrows.

“Say it.”

“The fabric book reports no loss, the tea and cake book swaps grades, and the medicinal herb book is the most serious.

In the collection of medicinal herbs, there are people who secretly exchange valuable medicines with poor quality ones, and even change the dosage of some common medicines that patients often take." A young lady on the banquet table turned pale.

“Modify drug dosage?”

Lady Luc looked at her.

“That's my daughter-in-law's dowry pharmacy.”

The young lady stood up, her voice trembling.

“Last month, my mother was still smoking at that store.”

I asked tentatively: "Do you have to take a sedative and qi-boosting medicine?" She nodded loudly.

“That's right.”

We turn the book to a specified page.

“This medicine has been switched.

Drinking does not kill people, but the disease cannot be improved, it only makes the patient hesitant and has to come back to buy more medicine. The young lady covered her mouth in shock. Lady Luc's face was dark and gloomy.

“Where are you, bring the pharmacy clerk here.”

The cashier of the pharmacy was brought there very quickly. He thought it was just a routine book interrogation, but when he entered the door, his lips were still smiling.

“Madam.”

Lady Luc threw the book hard in his face.

“Speak for yourself.”

The shopkeeper glanced over, his expression unchanged.

“I don't understand what you mean.”

Six husband The man looked at me. I asked the shopkeeper: "On the twenty-sixth day of last month, the Luu family came to pick up the sedative medicine, why did they switch Vien Chi into poor quality goods?" He was dumbfounded.

“Medicinal ingredients stored in warehouses inherently have mixed good and bad products.”

“So why charge for good goods?”

“Probably due to the negligence of the errand boys.”

“How can these errand boys be negligent and accidentally stick to the same medicine for three consecutive months?”

The smile on his lips stiffened and twisted. Young Lady Luc's tears were welling up.

“My mother couldn't sleep at night. She took medicine for three months and still didn't see any change.

You guys have such dark hearts." The treasurer immediately knelt to the ground.

“The young lady spared her life, the poor man was also forced.”

Lady Luc asked: "Who forced you?" The treasurer gritted his teeth and refused to say a word. I picked up the tea and cake book.

“The tea shop treasurer and you are family, right?”

He raised his head.

“How do you know?”

“The method of finding holes in the two books is identical.

Increase import prices, lower inventory, and use losses to cover losses at the end of the month. If you're not from the same family, it's impossible to memorize the exact same lessons." The way the ladies at the table looked at me completely changed. It's not like watching a funny show from kissing. It's looking at a sharp sword. Mrs. Luc laughed coldly and said: "Bring the tea shop shopkeeper here." The pharmacy store clerk's limbs were weak. He cried and ripped off the pig's hooves, saying that a distant manager related to the Luc family had directed him to do it, and each month he would divide the money into his pocket. Lady Luc ordered to deal with it on the spot. The young lady stepped in front of me and respectfully bowed solemnly.

“Miss So, if it weren't for you exposing me today, I'm afraid my mother would still have to suffer for a long time.”

I return the favor.

“On the record of saving people, it's a little slower than taking medicine, but it can pull weeds from the root.”

From behind the screen suddenly came the sound of light clearing of the throat. Lady Luc burst out laughing.

“Our old man is also listening.

Miss So, if this skill of yours were to be buried in the backyard, it would be extremely unfortunate." The entire party was dead silent. A woman who knows how to manage a housekeeper is inherently rare and hard to find. To be publicly praised by the Minister's wife like this is even more of a once-in-a-lifetime event. The purple-shirted lady also sat on the banquet tray one day, her face turning from red to white. She mumbled softly: "Just knowing how to look at the books." Mrs. Luc glared at her sharply.

“If you know how to keep books, you can save your life and your business.

If you don't know how to read books, you'll only have to live by looking at other people's faces for the rest of your life.” The purple-shirted lady lowered her head. After the party ended, Lady Luc kept me alone.

“I have a few shops in hand and would like to ask for your help in setting up some rules.

Don't force her to work for free, pay her a proper monthly salary." Thanh Hoa's eyes lit up like headlights. I asked: "Are you not afraid that my reputation is not good?" Mrs. Luc smiled.

“If your reputation is still called bad, then those rice thieves who swap medicine won't turn out to be honest people. Star?"

She held out an invitation card and gave it to me.

“Next month, the palace will take care of the winter distribution for the Queen Mother, and there is a shortage of people to manage the supplies.

If you are willing, I will recommend you to help me there.”