Chapter 642: mystery

The family's money was transferred by Master Ma, and no one in the family knew about it.

The old shopkeeper learned that he was a servant of the Ma family, and generally would not ask too much about Master Ma's decision. In short, his master did not suffer from business.

"My father is a shrewd man. After he makes money, he often gives porridge to the people. The Ma family has a good reputation, but he takes every penny he deserves."

Businessmen are full of the smell of copper, that's it, it's no wonder that scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants rank last.

Since Ma Bihe was born, she knew that a merchant woman had no status, and she was also a realistic person, because she realized that it was absolutely impossible to have no money.

To live is to eat and buy things. When you go to a shop to buy something, people won't ask about your identity. If you have money, you can buy it. If you don't have money, you can only stare blankly.

"Bihe, what do you mean..."

Li Haitang frowned. Master Ma's key also included the key to the grain depot. The family property is gone, so I don't know if the grain is still there.

"As you can imagine, I sent someone there in the middle of the night, and as a result, there was almost no food left."

Ma Bihe had a stomachache, her face was pale, and she went to the surrounding villages to ask someone, and learned that some time ago, about a month ago, a group of people came from the village and sent away the food.

In other words, the Ma family has no food now, but where did his father get the food?

"I'm just surprised. My father believed in Li Tianshi and promised to give food and grass. This may be because we were cheated."

Ma Bihe conjectured that if it hadn't been transported away, the grain depot would not have been moved, because the construction of a grain depot was different from ordinary houses and had strict requirements.

The Ma family's wealth seemed to have disappeared, which made Ma Bihe feel a little strange. Her father might have done something secretly to hide it from her family.

"It can't be the old shopkeeper..."

Li Haitang didn't finish talking, at least she would not trust outsiders 100%, the old shopkeeper said that the servants in the family were not dead contracts, so it was normal to be half-hearted.

"Won't."

On this point, Ma Bihe was almost convinced.

First of all, the old shopkeeper is a widower with no children, and will be the Ma family's pensioner in the future. This point has been agreed before.

Furthermore, her father, Mr. Ma, has been controlling the business. If he hadn't nodded, the shop's money would not have flowed out for so long without being discovered. Every month, Mr. Ma would check the account books.

"The problem now is that the money and food suddenly disappeared. Where did they go?"

Ma Bihe had a lot of doubts, and one more thing, Master Ma suddenly trusted Li Tianshi and wanted to hand over food and grass, this behavior was strange enough.

Her family ran out of food, his father can still say that, there must be something wrong with it.

This is a mystery, Ma Bihe doesn't know it at all, the more he thinks about it, the more wrong it becomes.

If the family's money was transferred and the food and grass were gone, she might not be so entangled.

At dawn, she was thinking about this matter, so she went to He's house in person to ask He Yuexiu's father about the situation.

The Ma and He families are very close, and they have business contacts. Ask He Yuexiu's father, he must know something.

"and then?"

Li Haitang asked.

Master Ma didn't look like a fool. At that time, he was suddenly convinced by Tianshi Li and wished to put all his wealth on him. At that time, she felt a little strange.

"Look at it."

Ma Bihe opened an envelope, which contained an IOU.

Master Ma and the He family borrowed 200,000 taels of silver, all in cash.

Judging from the handwriting, it was Master Ma who was right, and there were fingerprints, time, place, and witnesses on the back, all written clearly.

"Master He said that the two families are relatives, but this is a huge sum of money, and the brothers have to settle the accounts clearly, so they invited someone to be a witness."

Thanks to the testimony, otherwise Master Ma would be like this now, and Master He would still be a little worried that the Ma family would renege on their debts. Although the He family is not as rich as the Ma family, and the business has not been doing well in the past few years, but relying on the Ma family, they have made a lot of money.

Therefore, Master Ma asked the He family to borrow money, and Master He agreed after a little thought.

Two hundred thousand taels of silver is more than half of the He family's net worth, including the dowry of Mrs. He's family, which is all included.

Li Haitang gasped, indeed, two hundred thousand taels was too much.

Master Ma emptied his own business, leaving only an empty shell, and then borrowed money from He's family. What was he doing for it?

The combined wealth of the two families amounted to hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, plus some valuables, at least seven or eight hundred thousand taels.

Wherever it is placed, it is a considerable amount of money, and ordinary merchants cannot afford it at all.

"Then what did Master He say, when your father borrowed money, did he say something special?"

All the shops and goods left by Ma's family may be less than 200,000 taels of silver. After returning to He's family, the family may sleep on the street.

Although it is not so miserable, it is almost the same.

The old shopkeeper was making the final inventory. Ma Bihe's mother passed out immediately when she heard the news.

"No, my dad said it was used for business turnover."

Ma Bihe thought about it, as if he remembered something, "He also said that if he succeeds, he will stand up."

What exactly does it mean to turn over? Ma Bihe didn't want to understand.

"Haitang, when I think about it this way, I feel even more uncertain."

What is the truth, only Master Ma knows, but her father's current appearance, he can't say a word, if he doesn't wake up, he will never be able to solve the mystery.

What she didn't say was that her father had always wanted to be an official, and the family had money but no status.

Those scholars flattered them on the surface, but it was just to coax some money, and they immediately changed their faces behind their backs, looking down on the merchants who did business.

"I'm here today, and I have something to say."

Ma Bihe lowered her head, endured it, and finally said, "Haitang, I want to transfer my part to you."

What she was talking about was Yue Hetang, because the family owed debts, and the seller might not even have enough money to pay it back. Besides, the family had to live after dismissing the servants.

Now the family is a five-entry mansion, which is useless. In the future, those concubines will be sent away, and the servants will just keep a few.

Ma Bihe changed from the daughter of the richest man to a daughter of a small family, that is, overnight.

"You have difficulties, I can help."

Li Haitang calculated that she only had tens of thousands of taels in her hand, because she had to subsidize the medical clinic every year, and the rest was saved consultation fees.

Tens of thousands of taels is not too much, and it can solve the urgent needs of the Ma family.

"No, I can't ask for your money."

Ma Bihe shook her head, Master He also said that the family doesn't need to rush to pay back the money, but since she knows, how can she default on others? Every copper plate was not brought by the strong wind, and she couldn't deny it in various ways just because her father became a living dead, at least, Ma Bihe couldn't do it.