I was a housekeeper in ancient times

Lin Weiqiao's words also attracted discussions from the onlookers.

In this Earl's Mansion, the only ones who don't know the outside market prices are the ladies and girls who are living in luxury. As for the servants below, who doesn't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea are?

Someone whispered, "There are plenty of lotus roots at this time of year, why are they so expensive? With this money, you can buy a pound of meat. How can fresh lotus roots taste better than meat?"

This completely broke Aunt Mu Ju's defense. The prices on the fake account were just something she and Aunt Wu wrote casually. Who knew Lin Weiqiao would really care about it? She could only say awkwardly, "Maybe I remembered it wrong for a moment?"

Lin Weiqiao turned to another page and said, "On the thirteenth day, the main kitchen bought ten catties of river crabs and forty catties of river fish. Why didn't I see the Madam and the girls using them? Or is it that the main kitchen only cooks for the second house's master, and our main house is not worthy of them? Also, with so many river crabs and river fish, you can't eat them all at once, right? I haven't seen any live fish kept in the main kitchen either."

If we ask who was the most at a loss and helpless at this moment, it would definitely be Aunt Mu Ju. She was so anxious that cold sweat broke out. She didn't dare to look up and just kept wiping the cold sweat off her face.

I don't know who tipped off Mrs. Ding and Aunt Wu.

It was Aunt Wu who received the news first. When she learned that Lin Weiqiao had suddenly come to check the accounts of the kitchen, Aunt Wu thought that Lin Weiqiao must have come prepared and she might not be her opponent, so she simply moved Ding over, hoping that Ding could subdue Lin Weiqiao.

Mrs. Ding didn't expect that Lin Weiqiao would really check the accounts of the big kitchen. She thought that if she really found out something, wouldn't she... She knew that Yu Muyan was easy to fool, but this Lin Weiqiao might not be the case.

A large group of people came from the second house and surrounded the kitchen so tightly that if you didn’t know, you would think they were going to cause trouble.

Lin Weiqiao was just about to signal Huan Jie'er behind her, asking her to go call for help, but when she turned around, Huan Jie'er was nowhere to be seen.

She sighed. Today was going to be another tough battle. She was a little unsure. She was afraid that if she exposed Ding's abuse of power for personal gain, would Ding just beat her to death with a stick?

Never mind, it has come to this, I’ll just go for it.

"Wow, why are there so many people? I'm just here to check the accounts, is it necessary to make such a big fuss? If you don't know, you might think there's something wrong with the accounts in the big kitchen." She started by mocking him, she couldn't lose in momentum, even though she was alone.

She stood up and walked over, facing Ding and the others without any fear.

Mrs. Ding asked gloomily, "Mother Lin, what do you want? Are you looking for trouble again?"

She raised the corner of her mouth and smiled wickedly, "Why are you looking for trouble? The accounts in the main kitchen don't add up. This is a big deal. The Second Madam has been the housekeeper for many years, but she didn't even notice such an important matter. It shows how tightly the people under her kept it a secret."

"What's wrong with it? Mother Lin has never managed a big kitchen, so she doesn't know the prices of the vegetables needed. She said it doesn't match right away. This pot is too big."

"Look at what Second Madam said. I'm not stupid. I often cook for myself privately, so how could I not know the prices outside? Even if I don't know, I can still go to the market to ask. Second Madam doesn't need to worry about this. What Second Madam should worry about is that the account books of the big kitchen over the years are actually inconsistent. The prices recorded in the account books are much higher than those outside. It can be said that it is outrageous."

She did not give Ding a chance to argue, and took advantage of the fact that there were many people around to talk about all the problems in the big kitchen.

This made Aunt Wu and Aunt Muju so anxious that they almost said that the account book in her hand was fake.

She held the account book and talked as she walked so that everyone could hear.

"People like us need a lot of vegetables when we go shopping, and the vendors will lower the prices to be cheaper than in the market, but the prices recorded in the account are higher. What's the logic? It would be fine if they were all expensive, but they are all expensive. Even if we buy the best vegetables, can they be more expensive than meat? Moreover, the account book records the things we bought, but we have never seen or eaten them. This is really weird."

At this time, dark clouds were rolling above the eaves. With so many people, the already dim light in the big kitchen became even dimmer.

She put the fake account in front of Mrs. Ding and said, "I dare say that there are problems with every entry in it. If Second Madam doesn't believe me, I can point them out one by one. Don't you agree, Aunt Wu?"

Aunt Wu was also very panicked at the moment. She had been dominating the kitchen for many years, and her words were always what she wanted. She was also the Second Madam's capable chambermaid, so no one dared to question her.

I didn't expect that at the last minute, I would run into someone as tough as Lin Weiqiao.

Lin Weiqiao had calculated that there was something wrong with the kitchen's account books. She didn't dare to show the real accounts, so she made up fake accounts. Unfortunately, the fake accounts were too obviously fake.

The scene suddenly fell silent, and those who were watching the excitement dared not speak, for fear of offending the people of the second house. After all, before this, Ding's housekeeper always gave priority to the second house in everything, even if they were all servants, the servants of the second house were one level higher than those of the first house.

In fact, everyone in the Bo's Mansion knew that housekeeper Ding was not clean, including Ding's maids, who were all making money openly or secretly, whether in the big kitchen or elsewhere.

But due to the status of the second house and the authority of Mrs. Ding, even the first house turned a blind eye. Who dared to speak out?

The Second House had been indulged for many years, and this day had finally come. The people below could only cheer secretly and wait to see how the Ding family would properly handle the matter.

Zhu Er, who also came to watch the fun, couldn't help but admire Lin Weiqiao for being able to shock Ding and others, and thought that she had followed the right person.

Lin Weiqiao said she was thirsty, then turned around and drank some water. She had never thought that being a housemaid would be the most tiring part of her life, as she had to argue with people every day.

"Auntie Wu, Auntie Muju, please give me an explanation. This is for this month, but what about last month, and the month before that? The prices of every dish don't match, and the money has definitely been spent. It can't be that all the money went to the vegetable and meat vendors at a discount, right?"

At this moment, Aunt Wu and Aunt Muju could only wipe their cold sweats and look at Ding tacitly.

Ding has been a housekeeper for many years, so even though she was a little flustered, she was still able to handle it. "Mother Lin, is it you who is the housekeeper, or me?"

Lin Weiqiao said, "Second Madam, this matter is for you to investigate. I just found out the problem. Please check it out clearly. Where did the money spent? How could this account be so outrageous and unrealistic? But before the Second Madam finds out the reason, Aunt Wu and you two can't stay in the kitchen anymore, right?"

It was not Lin Weiqiao's turn to make the decision on this matter, so she threw the matter to Ding. Aunt Wu and the other woman were Ding's companions, so she let Ding handle it.

Ding was in a dilemma. If she continued to protect Aunt Wu and Aunt Mu Ju at this juncture, wouldn't it confirm her reputation as a poor housekeeper? She couldn't leave any evidence behind.