Chapter 1014: Disposal (3)
Having traveled all morning, Mo Yan and the others were famished. They declined the Zhao family people’s offer to serve them a meal and, in only a few moments, they had completely wiped the dishes off the table clean. After the bowls and chopsticks were cleared away, the second daughter-in-law of the Zhao Family brought up a fruit plate with pears that had already been washed and cut.
These pears couldn’t compare with the Mo Family’s delicious and diverse fruits, but having fruit after a meal was not something every household could afford. Having pears to dispel the greasiness was quite good.
After finishing the pears, the kids couldn’t wait to urge their father to join them in touring the garden. Mo Qingze was very interested in the layout and decorations, so he took the kids out.
Mo Yan was still waiting to look at the accounts and also felt the midday sun was too intense, so she didn’t go. Once Zhao Dafu had finished his lunch, he brought the account books to her.
The account books formed a thick stack, not only including the slim volume that had been recorded since the estate was bestowed upon Mo Yan, but also several dozen volumes detailing the estate’s production and financial transactions from past years.
Mo Yan wanted to see these old account books for two reasons: firstly, to get an idea of the estate’s financial situation in past years and have a clear understanding, and secondly, to find out if Zhao Dafu had been fiddling the books and whether he was worth her trust. Although it was hard to tell from the account books, they might contain some hints.
Mo Yan didn’t plan to settle every detail of these old accounts or make Zhao Dafu regurgitate all he had embezzled and then send him off to the Government. She just wanted to see if he had indeed been corrupt, and if so, to what extent and whether he was worth employing.