红楼梦Chapter14_小升初阅读_小升初-查字典英语网

红楼梦Chapter14

Lady Feng finding， after she had heard what was read， that the numbers (and quantities) corresponded， forthwith bade Tsai Ming make the proper entry; and when the order from the Jung Kuo mansion had been fetched， and thrown at her， Wang Hsings wife took her departure.

Lady Feng was on the very point of saying something， when she espied four managers of the Jung Kuo mansion walk in; all of whom wanted permits to indent for stores. Having asked them to read out the list of what they required， she ascertained that they wanted four kinds of articles in all. Drawing attention to two items： These entries， she remarked， are wrong; and you had better go again and make out the account clearly， and then come and fetch a permit.

With these words， she flung down the requisitions， and the two men went their way in lower spirits than when they had come.

Lady Feng then caught sight of the wife of Chang Tsai standing by， and asked her what was her business， whereupon Chang Tss wife promptly produced an indent. The covers of the carriages and sedan chairs， she reported， have just been completed， and Ive come to fetch the amount due to the tailors for wages.

Lady Feng， upon hearing her explanation， took over the indent， and directed Tsai Ming to enter the items in the book. After Wang Hsing had handed over the money， and obtained the receipt of the accountant， duly signed， which tallied with the payment， he subsequently walked away in company with Chang Tss wife. Lady Feng simultaneously proceeded to give orders that another indent should be read， which was for money to purchase paper with to paste on the windows of Pao-yues outer school-room， the repairs to which had been brought to completion， and as soon as lady Feng heard the nature of the application， she there and then gave directions that the permit should be taken over and an entry made， and that the money should be issued after Chang Tss wife had delivered everything clearly.