Adorable Food Goddess

There was a trace of embarrassment on Guanshi Lu's face.

Ye Jiayao lowered her eyelids, picked up the tea cup, and carelessly floated the tea leaves on the water.

Manager Lu's eyes flickered, and many thoughts were running through his mind. What did it mean that the second young lady wanted to meet the tenant farmers as soon as she arrived? Can't trust him? Want to get a feel for it?

Jiang Yue frowned and said, "Didn't you hear what the Second Young Madam said?"

Manager Lu said tactfully: "The tenant farmers live a bit far away. It will take some time to get here. I'm afraid that the second young lady won't be able to wait."

"Do they all live far away?" Ye Jiayao asked.

"Not all of them. There are two households that are relatively close to each other, only four or five miles away. How about we send someone to call them if they are small?" said Manager Lu.

Ye Jiayao knew in her heart that Manager Lu was buying time for herself, to choose the right person, and to explain some things.

"Okay, just ask someone who lives nearby. I finally came here and I have to do something. Otherwise, if my father-in-law asked me about it, I would be embarrassed to say that I just had a cup of tea here." Ye Jiayao joked with a smile.

Manager Lu nodded and bowed his head and went out to call for help.

Ye Jiayao glanced sideways at Qiu Niang, who was waiting on the side, with a gentle smile: "How old is Qiu Niang this year?"

Qiuniang replied: "Fifteen."

"Who else is at home?"

"My mother also has an older brother, a younger brother, and two younger sisters."

"Do you all live in the village?"

"My brother and I are here, and my mother and younger siblings live in the city."

"There is also a house in the city, where is it?"

"It's the second one at the east end of Jiufang Alley."

Ye Jiayao said meaningfully: "With your brother's help, your father will be much less worried."

"My brother doesn't know much about things in Zhuangzi. My cousin helps take care of most of them." Speaking of her cousin, Qiuniang's face showed the shyness of a child.

"Really? Then your cousin is quite capable. What's his name?" Ye Jiayao asked with interest.

"My cousin's name is Huang Yuan." Qiuniang wanted to help her cousin get appreciated by the Second Young Mistress, so she spared no effort in talking about her cousin's good qualities.

"So your cousin is still in charge of accounts! What a talent." Ye Jiayao praised with deep meaning. Huang Yuan is not only Baotou, but also in charge of accounts and supervisor. It seems that Zhuangzi is in his pocket.

Hearing the second young lady's praise, Qiuniang's eyes were bright and she looked a little proud.

"The old accountant I had that day is old. His eyesight and brain are not working well. I am planning to find another accountant. Qiuniang, please take a look at the account book made by your cousin. If it is good, Yes, let your cousin go to Tianshangju to help me." Ye Jiayao threw out a big bait.

"Is this Tianshangju Restaurant?" Qiuniang was a little excited, with a blush on her face.

Ye Jiayao smiled and nodded, Qiuniang said happily: "Second Young Madam, please wait a moment, Qiuniang will go get it right away."

Steward Bai's eyes twitched, and he thought to himself, this second young lady had some tricks up her sleeve, and with a few words, she deceived the account book.

After a while, Qiu Niang brought a thick stack of account books. Ye Jiayao flipped through them and was secretly shocked. This account book was different from the one Chunyu handed her.

Ye Jiayao pretended to look at it and said, "I don't know much about the accounts, so I'd better take them back and let the accounting office in the mansion have a look." Then she handed all the account books to Manager Bai.

"Qiuniang, why hasn't your father come back yet?" Ye Jiayao looked impatient.

Qiuniang replied: "It's four or five miles away. It will take a long time to walk!"

Ye Jiayao said: "Then I won't wait. I thought I would come right away. There is still something going on in the house! Qiuniang, tell your father and I will come back in two days."

Manager Lu and Huang Yuan were at a tenant farmer's house at the moment. He was giving such instructions and what he wanted to say when he saw the second young lady. He didn't expect that the second young lady had already left with a large stack of account books.

When Guanshi Lu led the people back to the village, they saw that the carriage parked at the door was gone. My cousin is a talented person and I intend to ask my cousin to take care of the accounts at Tianshangju Restaurant. I gave the account book made by my cousin to the Second Young Mistress."

Manager Lu's expression changed drastically, and Huang Yuan hurriedly asked: "Which account books did you give me?"

Qiuniang said: "They are the ones placed in the cabinet. Cousin, didn't you say those are the account books you carefully made? Since I want to show them to the Second Young Mistress, I must get the best ones."

Huang Yuan's face was ashen, but the accounts in the cabinet were all true! Manager Lu stumbled down on the chair and muttered: "It's over, it's over..."

Huang Yuan was still clear-headed and reacted quickly, so he asked, "How long has the second young lady been gone?"

Seeing that her father and cousin looked wrong, Qiuniang didn't know what she had done wrong, so she said timidly: "It's been almost two-quarters of an hour."

Huang Yuan gritted his teeth: "Chase, we must get the account books back."

Manager Lu also came to his senses. He stood up and led his people to catch up with the carriage.

But there was still no way to catch up. As soon as Ye Jiayao left Zhuangzi, he ordered Song Qi to move forward at full speed, and he had already disappeared.

Back at Tianshangju, Ye Jiayao called the restaurant's accountant and asked him and Manager Bai to clear out the accounts together. She also asked Song Qi to send a few people to keep an eye on Manager Lu's house in Jiufang Lane. If Manager Lu wanted to run away, he would Arrest people.

Now she has enough evidence in her hand that Manager Lu cannot deny it.

Xia Chunyu came back from the next shift and changed into regular clothes. Qiao Xi held out the hot tea in time. Xia Chunyu picked it up and took a few sips. He found that Yaoyao was staring at him for a moment, with an expression that was half-smiling but not smiling. It was indescribably weird. , which made him feel frightened.

"I know I'm quite handsome, but can your eyes be a little more reserved?" Xia Chunyu said boldly.

Ye Jiayao's smile grew thicker: "Chunyu, I discovered that you are actually a stupid donkey."

Poof, Xia Chunyu almost spit out a mouthful of tea, and pretended to be unhappy: "When people drink tea, can you say something nice? Do you know that it will choke people to death?"

Ye Jiayao suppressed her smile and curled her lips: "Okay, then I will say something nice. Let me tell you some good news first."

"The problem with Zhuangzi has been found."

Xia Chunyu looked at her in surprise: "Have you been to the farm?"

"Yes! I went there in the afternoon and gained a lot."

Xia Chunyu knew that she had put a lot of effort into the farm affairs recently, and now that things were progressing, he was curious and asked, "What is the reason?"

Ye Jiayao pointed to the teacup in his hand: "Put the teacup down first to avoid getting excited again later."

Xia Chunyu clicked his tongue and put down the tea cup as instructed.

"Let me ask you, where did you hire Manager Lu?"

"It turns out that my previous family had a small steward who worked for me. When I bought the farm, I thought he was quite smart and capable, and he was familiar with the tenant farmers, so I asked him to take care of it. But now it seems that this guy is in vain. Its appearance." Xia Chunyu said.

Ye Jiayao snorted and said, "What's wrong with your eyes! You can also invite people like this."

Xia Chunyu said: "I thought it was just to hire someone to take care of the daily affairs, collect rent, etc. It's not difficult. Besides, there isn't much land. Most of it is on the shipping side, so I don't pay much attention to it here. "

"Money is too much to burn." Ye Jiayao said scornfully, and said that there is not much land, thirty or forty hectares is not much? Do you know that for those sharecroppers, the whole family's livelihood depends on this one-third of an acre of land, how many people can be fed by thirty or forty hectares?

Xia Chunyu said: "You should tell me quickly what's going on."

Ye Jiayao picked up an orange on the plate, peeled it slowly, and told what happened.

"What? Fake accounts?" Xia Chunyu's face darkened, and he was unbearably angry. He could forgive Manager Lu for his negligence and incompetence, but he couldn't tolerate anyone fooling him like a fool.

"This is unreasonable. I will send people to the farm to arrest Manager Lu right now." Xia Chunyu shouted angrily at Song Qi.

Ye Jiayao ate a sweet orange and said vaguely: "Stop yelling. I have asked Song Qi to go to Steward Lu's house to guard him. Maybe Song Qi will arrest him later."

Then he handed over half a peeled orange: "This orange is so sweet. It is said to be produced in our village. You can try it."

Xia Chunyu was in a bad mood: "You can eat it yourself."

Ye Jiayao broke off a piece and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Manager Bai is already checking the accounts. I believe there will be news soon. He will vomit out no matter how much he eats. This man cannot be used. Fortunately, there are still several months before spring plowing. Take your time. !" Ye Jiayao advised.

Just as he was talking, Song Qi came, saw Li, and said, "Second Young Madam, you guessed it right. Manager Lu really planned to run away, but I caught him."

"What about Huang Yuan?"

"We have already found out the location of Huang Yuan's home. The younger one asked his men to arrest him."

Xia Chunyu had been deceived for three years. He couldn't hold back his breath and said in a deep voice, "Where is he?"

"It's locked up in the woodshed in the outer courtyard!"

Xia Chunyu turned to Ye Jiayao and said, "You don't have to wait for me for dinner. I have to take care of the food first."

Ye Jiayao didn't stop him, and only told Song Qi: "Watch it, don't make the prince angry."

Just when Xia Chunyu went to take care of Manager Lu, Liuli was also upset.

"What do you mean you can't find someone? A living person disappeared just because he said you couldn't see him? Didn't the servants in the house hear anything about it?" Liuli frowned.

Xiaoya said: "On the night after the wedding banquet, Zhu Wang's family disappeared, and Zhu Wang and his son were also missing. No one in the kitchen said anything, and everyone acted like nothing happened."

"Princess, tell me, will Zhu Wang's wife turn us in?" Nanny Shu asked worriedly.

Liuli snorted and said, "Don't worry about that. I don't think Zhu Wang's wife even knows who instigated her. Even if the suspicion of Ye is on me, there is no real evidence. What can she do to me?"

"But, Xiao Guizi said to ask for an imperial doctor..." Xiao Ya hesitated.

"We must be the ones to ask for the imperial doctor? The person named Ye has more than one enemy in the palace. Concubine Mei still hates her. When the secret recipe for snowskin mooncakes came out last time, the emperor ignored her for several months." Liuli said disapprovingly: "This matter ends here, let Xiao Guizi be smart and don't expose the secret."

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