Ten thousand taels of silver were lost. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

That's a lot of money.

After being born in this world, Li Xiuyuan has long understood the preciousness of gold and silver, but it is not as written in the novel, what rich disciples can casually take out 10,000 taels of silver, hundreds of thousands of taels, here 10,000 taels of silver is already a very large amount of money, if it is exchanged for a real thing, it can fill a large box.

"Father, why did a good person lose so much money?" asked Li Xiuyuan.

"This has to ask the money housekeeper, he has always been in charge of the Li family's treasury for his father, and his father is loyal to the Li family, so he is relieved to hand over the treasury to him. Li Dafu is nearly fifty years old, and he still has a loud voice, and he is terrifying when he scolds people.

"Father, don't be angry, everything has to be investigated clearly before making a conclusion, Steward Qian has worked for our Li family for many years, it can be said that he has worked hard and is loyal, the child does not believe that Steward Li will fill his own pockets, and he coveted our Li family 10,000 taels of silver. Li Xiuyuan said.

Li Dafu said: "How can my father be so stupid, before my father has gone to the treasury to check, a whole box of silver is gone, and no one enters or leaves the treasury on weekdays, the key is only in the hands of my father and Steward Li. ”

When Li Xiuyuan heard it, he felt that it made sense, so he looked at Steward Qian.

Steward Qian kowtowed vigorously at this time and begged for mercy: "Master, young master, this matter really has nothing to do with the villain, the villain really didn't greed for 10,000 taels of silver, please sir, the young master is aware of it." ”

"What's the use of kowtowing, let me tell you, no matter what means you use, when you stole the 10,000 taels of silver from my Li family, give you three days, if you don't return the silver within three days, don't blame me for not thinking about the love of master and servant for many years, and I will kill you on the spot. Li Dafu said angrily.

Steward Qian's face was pale with fright, and he wanted to cry without tears; "Master, it's really not a small one who took the 10,000 taels of silver, it's really not a small one, a small one is wronged." ”

"Come on, drag the money steward down and beat him thirty times, and see if he says it or not. Li Dafu said.

When even two strong men strode in, trying to drag the money steward down.

"Father, Steward Qian is nearly sixty years old, and his body is no longer as good as before, if he is beaten with a thirty stick, even if he is not, he will have his legs broken, and he will survive, and he will only be disabled in the future. Li Xiuyuan was a little unbearable at this time, and stood up and said: "If it is really the money housekeeper who stole the 10,000 taels of silver from our Li family, there should be clues to check, Guobei County is so big, which family is suddenly rich, which person is suddenly generous, we can find out as soon as we check, and when the time comes, we will naturally find out the whereabouts of the silver." ”

"If the strange loss of the silver was not the work of the money steward, then we have wronged the good people, and the loss of the silver out of thin air is not necessarily the work of people. ”

Li Dafu felt reasonable, but when he heard it, he was slightly surprised: "Wu'er said that the loss of silver was not done by people?"

Li Xiuyuan nodded and said, "Exactly." The silver is missing, it may be done by humanitarianism, it may also be a spirit stealing, or even a ghost greedy for money, passing by to take it. ”

"How is this possible. Li Dafu was stunned, he didn't expect that his own treasury had so many means to take away the money inside.

"It's very likely. Li Xiuyuan shook his head slightly.

He is not talking nonsense, the world is so magical, there are many stories in which a certain rich businessman suffered retribution, was taken away by spirits, ghosts, and even some good female ghosts, goblins will treat the rich and noble people as money bags, and take money to repay their kindness.

Because if you carefully speculate on each story of Liaozhai, you will find that those things that help poor scholars, repay good people, and often spend hundreds of taels of silver always do not indicate where the money comes from.

You must know that real money can't be conjured out of thin air, even if some Taoists have a bit of a skill of turning stone into gold, it is just a trick, and it can't be true.

And in this world, the people who can have gold and silver are undoubtedly rich and noble.

Such as the Li family.

Therefore, Li Xiuyuan felt that the loss of silver in the treasury was probably related to this.

Only spirits and ghosts can take money without knowing it, and hide it from everyone.

"If the money is really stolen by the spirits, my father will go and ask your master to grow a horse blindly. Li Dafu said.

Li Xiuyuan said again: "Father is not in a hurry, this matter needs to be carefully investigated by the child for a few days, and after it is confirmed that it is really not human, it is not too late to ask the master to come forward." ”

"Well, according to what Wu'er said, this matter will be more troublesome for Lao Wu'er. Li Dafu still has a lot of trust in Li Xiuyuan's ability.

"The child understood. Li Xiuyuan said.

Li Dafu said, "As for Steward Qian, if the matter is not investigated clearly, he will be locked up in the firewood room first, whether this matter is related to him or not, he cannot escape the responsibility of dereliction of duty." After speaking, he glared at Steward Qian again.

"Thank you, sir, for your kindness, thank you, young master. Steward Qian escaped with thirty sticks, and immediately kowtowed gratefully as if he had been amnestied.

"Take it down. Li Dafu waved his hand.

The two housekeepers immediately drove the money and the housekeeper left immediately.

"Father, without further ado, the child will do it, and ask the father to give the child the key to the storehouse, and let the child go to the storehouse to investigate. Li Xiuyuan said.

"My son is doing things, rest assured for my father. Li Dafu took off a golden key from his neck and handed it over.

After Li Xiuyuan took it, he immediately turned around and left.

Fluttershy hurriedly follows.

"Great young master. When Li Xiuyuan came to the door of the warehouse, there was a team of family members patrolling here.

"I'll go in and take a look, you continue to patrol, by the way, go and send a message to the black three in the county, and ask him to inquire for me, which person and which family in Guobei County have suddenly become more generous within this month, and tell him that our Li family has lost 10,000 taels of silver, if he can help our Li family find out, my Li family will give him a reward of 500 taels. Li Xiuyuan said to a family.

Heisan is a well-known idler in Guobei County, a gangster, who gathers a group of people who have nothing to do, eat, drink, prostitute and gamble on weekdays.

However, such people are exceptionally well-informed, they know anything that happens in the county, and the Li family often asks them to inquire about the news, and they are familiar with each other, and Hei San is also willing to do things for the Li family, after all, they can get a lot of money every time.

"Yes, the eldest young master, the little one will do it. As soon as one of the family members gave up his hand, he immediately left.

After Li Xiuyuan finished his orders, he took Fluttershy into the warehouse.

After opening the door of the storehouse with a golden key, taking a fire fold and lighting the oil lamp, the dark storeroom was clearly visible.

"Young Master, isn't this a warehouse, why is there nothing, it's dark everywhere. Fluttershy asks.

Li Xiuyuan said with a smile: "The treasury is divided into inner and outer warehouses, here is the inner warehouse, the Li family's family is all here, and the inside is the outer warehouse, and there are some gold, silver, and copper coins piled up." ”

"How can the inner library be on the outside and the outer library on the inside. Fluttershy is curious.

Li Xiuyuan pointed to his feet and said, "I saw that there are no floor tiles under your feet." ”

"See, it's pitch black. Fluttershy says.

"It's not a floor tile, it's a gold brick, it's just a layer of black paint, and there are three layers of gold bricks. ”

Li Xiuyuan said with a smile, and pointed to the stones that looked like winter melons piled up under the corners of the walls on the left and right: "Those big winter melons are not stones, under the wall on the left are gold, and on the right are silver, each of which weighs a thousand catties. ”

"And even if the thieves find out, the gold and silver winter melons weighing thousands of catties, they can't move them, so they can only stay here. ”

Fluttershy's eyes widen in disbelief.

The huge black stone was actually made of gold and silver, and the floor tiles under his feet were also made of gold, how much was it worth?

Not to mention that Fluttershy was surprised, even Li Xiuyuan was also surprised at the beginning, he didn't expect that the anti-theft technology of this rich and noble family in ancient times was so arrogant, casting gold and silver into a big winter melon, even if you knew that this thing was valuable, you couldn't take it, you could only sigh with joy.

However, such anti-theft technology cannot be done without a certain family background.

"This is the secret of the Li family, only my father and I know, and you are the third to know. Li Xiuyuan said, and then entered the outer warehouse.

Fluttershy's heart warms as if she had eaten candied fruit, but she didn't expect Li Gongzi to trust her so much.

Li Xiuyuan felt that it didn't matter, since she was a personal maidservant, she would be her own person from now on, and there was no need to hide this matter, and it was ugly to say, if Fluttershy was greedy for money and ran away one day, how much gold bricks and silver winter melons could she take away as a woman?

And the house is so heavily defended.

It's like everyone knows that the bank has money, but who dares to take it?

It's different when you get to the outer library, here a large box is neatly placed in front of you, the box is opened, it contains a large number of copper coins and silver ingots, the light shines, and the people who are shaking are a little unable to open their eyes.

However, although the money inside is very tempting, the value is actually not as great as the gold bricks and gold and silver winter melons outside, but it makes people mistakenly think that this is the real savings of the Li family, where the real treasury is.

As everyone knows, the three generations of the Li family have been extremely wealthy, and they have accumulated so much money.

If it weren't for Li Xiuyuan's use of a lot in the past ten years, investing in horse farms, dart shops, farms, and even more than that.

"Is that the lost 10,000 taels of silver?"

Suddenly, he saw that the chest was empty, and the silver inside was gone.

It is impossible to keep empty chests in the treasury, and each chest is full of silver and copper coins, so at a glance you can tell which chest is missing money and which is not the right number.

Placing an empty box here in such a fair and open manner is absolutely not done by the money steward.

There is a way to be a thief, if it is really done by the money housekeeper, then this empty box will definitely not be placed here, so eye-catching, as long as his father comes in to check, he will immediately find out.