Just after the Lesser Fullness of Grain, the corridors of the Marquis Mansion Silk Shop were hung with rainproof oilcloth, which could not block the oppressive atmosphere inside. Wearing a veil hat, Jiang Wan let her fingertips glide over the blurred ink marks on the ledger, suddenly stopping at the page titled "Su Brocade Inventory"—the section that should have recorded the quantity of incoming goods was stained with tea, making the handwriting blur into a blue-black smudge.
"Uncle Chen, when was this page of the ledger stained?" she asked, turning to look at the manager standing nearby.
The old man rubbed his hands together, his gaze dodging away. "R-Reporting to Miss, it must have been raining the other few days, and the warehouse leaked..."
Chapter 123