Chapter 397: Marriage and Salvation.

After listening to Lin Shouye's answer, Bao Zheng smiled faintly again and asked, "Really good?" ”

Lin Shouye nodded: "Where do I dare to deceive this, Mo Yanzhai is the largest inkstone shop in Duanzhou, this is an indisputable fact." ”

Bao Zheng glanced at Lin Shouye, suddenly accentuated a little, and said, "But how did I hear that your Mo Yan Zhai's business has not been very good in recent years, and there is a tendency to be overtaken by Tang Fengzhai, isn't that so?" ”

Lin Shouye was taken aback, and hurriedly replied: "These rumors that Master Bao heard from there, this is absolutely impossible, my Mo Yan Zhai has a prosperous business, and it is definitely not as rumored." ”

Bao Zheng snorted coldly and said, "Then can I let the official take a look at your account books here?" ”

"What does Master Bao do when he looks at the account books?" Lin Shouye was a little cautious.

Bao Zheng's eyes widened, and he said, "This official can't see it?" ”

Lin Shouye shook his head again and again: "There, you can see it, you can see it, I'll take it for you." ”

After a while, Lin Shouye brought a stack of account books, and after Bao Zheng and Gongsun Cehualang and others checked it, they immediately found the problems inside, not to mention that the income of Mo Yan Zhai has decreased greatly in recent years, that is, there are several places, and the money is strange to come in, and it is strange to go out.

For example, there is an inkstone, there is a person who bought it for 10,000 taels of silver, although the inkstone in this Duanzhou is famous, but it is really rare to buy an inkstone for 10,000 taels, and even if it is a tribute inkstone, it can't be sold at this price.

Of course, this is only in and out, and it is even more strange, and the account book records that one day, an inkstone entered the store, and it cost 20,000 taels of silver.

If an inkstone costs 20,000 taels, then if this carved inkstone is sold, I'm afraid it will be more than 20,000 taels, right?

This is also a strange place, because as far as Hua Lang knows, the mining of inkstones, especially the mining of tribute inkstones, is managed by the imperial court, and only a small part is mined by the people of Duanzhou, but the inkstones in those places are very ordinary, and the chances of mining 20,000 taels of inkstones are really slim.

Under such circumstances, how could he spend so much money to buy this inkstone?

When Bao Zheng told these things one by one, cold sweat suddenly broke out on Lin Shouye's forehead, and his face changed several times.

Bao Zheng, Hua Lang and the others looked at Lin Shouye, waiting for his answer.

After a long time, Lin Shouye had to say: "What Master Bao said is right, Mo Yanzhai's business is indeed not as good as before, this ...... The deficit in the books is also true. ”

Bao Zheng bowed his head slightly and asked, "Does your father know about this?" ”

Lin Shouye nodded: "He knows the truth." ”

"And what does he think about it?"

"Nothing!"

Bao Zheng, Hua Lang and the others were shocked, if Lin Shanzhi Dao Mo Yanzhai became like this in Lin Shouye's hands, how could he not have any ideas? Mo Yanzhai is his old man's life's work, if he is defeated like this, will he have to die of distress?

Isn't this Lin Shouye afraid that Bao Zheng and Hua Lang will suspect him as a murderer, so he said this?

Bao Zheng frowned slightly, his eyes were whiter and blacker, and said, "Hugh wants to deceive this official, so how can Lin Shan not have a little opinion on this matter?" ”

Lin Shouye seemed a little hesitant, and only after a long time did he speak: "Old man, he really can't have any opinions, because when he handed over this inkstone to me, the business was already like this, and the money was also taken by his old man, and I didn't dare to use it more." ”

When everyone heard this, they couldn't believe that this was true, how could this be possible?

They thought that everything in Moyan Zhai was caused by Lin Shouye, but now they found out that Lin Shan caused it himself, if this is the case, Lin Shouye is not suspicious?

It's just that why Lin Shan spent so much money?

Bao Zheng's thoughts were a little confused, as if it was difficult to accept such a big change for a while, so at this time, Hua Lang asked, "What the hell is going on, why did Old Man Lin use so much money?" ”

Lin Shouye sighed and said: "I don't know what to do, Mo Yan Zhai is his old man's hard work, what he does with the money, I can't ask anything, and he has no choice but to give up, but his old man has used so much money in an unknown place, and the capital turnover in this store has become a problem, and it is a little difficult to let Mo Yan Zhai continue to operate normally." ”

Regarding the problem of capital turnover in business, Hua Lang naturally understands more than Lin Shouye, so he understands Lin Shouye's situation very well, but at this time, Hua Lang continued to ask: "Before Old Man Lin was killed, did he take a lot of money from Mo Yan Zhai?" ”

Lin Shouye nodded: "Yes, almost every month, his old man has to take the money from here." ”

"I see that the strength of the Lin Mansion is very strong, is there no money in the family, and you want to take money from Mo Yan Zhai?" Hanarang continued to ask.

Lin Shouye seemed to be a little difficult to say, and said: "There is not much money left in the family, and some are some antiques and calligraphy and painting inkstones, but these are all that need to be sold, but my father is very fond of these antique calligraphy and paintings, especially inkstones, and can't bear to sell them, so he has to take money from the ink inkstone." ”

This is another kind of helplessness.

So after asking this question, Hua Lang suddenly changed the topic and asked, "Do you want to marry your daughter to Tang Wanli of Tang Fengzhai?" ”

Lin Shouye was even more helpless, nodded and said: "There is no way, if this continues, my Mo Yan Zhai will collapse sooner or later, if I can marry Tang Fengzhai, my Mo Yan Zhai may be able to escape." ”

After Lin Shouye said this, Hua Lang suddenly said: "Maybe there is another way to let your Mo Yan Zhai escape." ”

Lin Shouye was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "What way?" ”

Hua Lang smiled coldly: "Kill Lin Shan." ”

As soon as this sentence came out, not only Lin Shouye was surprised, but even Wen Meng and Yin Wuyi, who were standing on the side, were also extremely surprised, and Bao Zheng was even more glaring, not understanding why Hua Lang suddenly said such a sentence.

Hua Lang seemed to expect that everyone didn't understand what he meant, so he immediately explained: "The reason why Mo Yan Zhai is not doing well is because of a shortage of funds, but if Old Man Lin no longer takes money from Mo Yan Zhai, then this Mo Yan Zhai can continue to operate, and as long as Old Man Lin dies, those antique calligraphy and paintings collected by Old Man Lin can be slowly sold, so that Mo Yan Zhai may be able to come back to life again, right?" ”

Hua Lang said this, focusing his eyes on Lin Shouye.