[Red Chamber] Jia Lian has an ancestor system

On a sweltering day, Wu Xindeng, the store manager, handed over several notes for the silver application to Jia Lian for approval.

Jia Lian looked through them one by one carefully, and saw that Jia Qin, who was in charge of the family temple, wanted to collect the money for May and June together. The ticket said a total of 160 taels.

In the past two years, money has been tight, and the expenses of the two family temples of Tiekan Temple and Shuiyue Temple have also decreased. In previous years, it was 80 taels per month, but now it totals 60 taels a month. Jia Qin took it and distributed it by himself.

Even if it is 60 taels a month, Jia Lian also understands that there is still excess water that can be squeezed out. If the errands don’t have a little bit of oil and water, they can’t justify it, so they don’t make more harsh deductions.

Jia Lian asked suspiciously: "The family temple received only 120 taels for two months. How could there be an extra 40 taels out of thin air?"

Wu Xindeng replied: "Because the two temples need to be repaired, fourth master Qin wants to apply for 40 taels more. He said that he is afraid that it is not enough."

Jia Lian frowned, and Wu Xindeng explained when he saw this: "At the beginning of the year, Fourth Master Qin asked if we could raise the price a little bit. I said that everything is shrinking now, but you want to increase the value of this nosy business. Who can say that?"

Jia Lian had an idea in his mind and didn't speak any more.

Jia Qin has been in charge of the family temple for a few years, but the things he did in the temple are unsightly. It is said that he gathers people to drink and gamble every night, and secretly raises his wife and children, turning the two family temples into gambling houses. Kiln.Brother Zhen has always known about it, but it's just to show affection for the sake of being the same big house.

The self in the previous life didn't know it, so let him ruin the family tradition.After he was reborn, he was always busy with the affairs in the south, so he didn't take care of this kid.

Now that you are free, you must treat him well.

Jia Lian approved the other bills and handed them to Wu Xindeng: "You distribute these first, and Qin'er's will not be approved for now, just say that the warehouse is short of money, and you will pay them in a few days, and the family temple will not be repaired for the time being."

Wu Xindeng bent over and said, "Yes."

It was also at this time that the system made a "ding", and the task arrived just in time.

[Task [-]: Rectify the family temple and manage personnel. 】

Specific content: After receiving the task, the host needs to reorganize the family temple, decide whether to stay or stay with monks and nuns, and rearrange personnel management.

Task reward: a prescription.

Jia Lian quickly accepted the task without hesitation.

Jia Lian made a plan and ordered someone to inquire clearly, intending to catch him.

That afternoon, Jia Lian took Xing'er, Xi'er and a few burly servants outside the city, where they hid at a tea stall and waited until dark.

On a dark and windy night, black magpies in the woods croaked ominously.A group of people quietly brought long sticks and lit torches to the outside of Tiekan Temple, Xing'er patted on the door.

The little novice who opened the door saw the stern-faced Erye Lian surrounded by the torches, and was so frightened that he wanted to scream, but Xing'er covered his mouth with one hand.

Jia Lian said angrily, "Don't make a sound, or I'll kill you."

The little novice nodded immediately, the sweat was dripping from his face, how could he dare to say a word.

Jia Lian asked, "Where is Jia Qin? Quickly lead me the way!"

In fact, there is no need for someone to lead the way, Jia Lian also heard the noise from the side hall.

Everyone quietly approached the side hall, a few gangster-like men were drinking at a table inside, and playing with two young nuns at the same time, and at the other table, several people were gambling.

Jia Qinyang was holding a dice cup and was shaking the dice desperately, shouting: "Today, Master Qin will show you what big is."

The dice rattled regularly in the dice cup at first, and suddenly there was a crash, Jia Qin was so frightened that he plopped down on his knees, without the arrogance he had before.

The rest of the people were dumbfounded when they saw Jia Lian rushing in.

Among them, several servants working in the mansion also knelt on the ground, only a few outsiders stood in a daze.There were two tall and burly servants guarding the door with long sticks, but they did not dare to rush out.Several novice monks surrounded him outside, but they didn't dare to come in when they saw that there were guards.

The two little nuns were even more frightened and cowered in a corner, leaning on each other, with their heads down, not daring to look at anyone.

"Why is Second Uncle here..." Jia Qin's voice trembled.

When Jia Lian first heard that he was sleeping with prostitutes, he only thought that he was sleeping with women from outside, but he didn't expect that it was a little nun in the family temple. He was so angry that he didn't know what to scold for a while.

After being silent for a while, Jia Lian's face was ashen, and he scolded: "I have heard that you do these things in the family temple. I thought it was fine if you just gathered people to drink and gamble, but I was worried that I would only say a few words about you. , You fell on deaf ears, so you had no choice but to come here in person, so as to have a testimony. I don’t want you to bring them too... Which nunnery is this?"

Jia Qin didn't dare to tell lies, and stammered, "Water, from Shuiyue Temple."

"Look at the good things you have done! You have messed up the two temples in your family. You brought so much money from the house to manage the family temple every month, but you turned it into a den of gambling, a den of thieves, and a den of prostitution! Don't you be afraid Aren't the ancestors afraid of being struck by thunder?"

Jia Qin began to cry and knelt and walked over to hug Jia Lian's leg, but was kicked away by Jia Lian and sat on the ground.

"Second uncle, please forgive me, my nephew won't dare anymore!" Jia Qin cried, "My nephew was confused for a moment, his brain got rotten, and he became stinky and wanton..."

Jia Lian ignored Jia Qin's cries, and it was not his goal to punish Jia Qin for his crimes.He looked at a few young men standing with their heads bowed and hunched over, and asked, "Are you all from outside? Didn't you work in the mansion?"

Those people shook their heads together, and someone said, "I'm a nearby villager."

Some people also said: "My house is at the foot of the city gate, and I came here just for fun."

Jia Lian raised his hand to stop them from talking: "I don't care where you are from. After all, today's matter is my Jia family's business. Anyone who has nothing to do with it should go away quickly. If it spreads outside, it will ruin me. The Jia family’s reputation, I won’t let you eat it, just walk away!”

Those people said: "Thank you, Second Master Lian." They were so frightened that they immediately rolled and crawled, and ran away.

Jia Lian glared at the four servants and servants working in the mansion again, and said, "Xing'er, write down their names, and lock them up in the woodshed in the backyard first. I'll release them tomorrow."

Xing'er said: "Yes." With the help of two attendants with sticks, the four people were locked in the woodshed.

Jia Qin wanted to beg for mercy, but Jia Lian said again: "You are the owner of the nest, and if you shut them down, you will not be spared lightly. You first kneel down in front of the ancestral tablet in the temple and repent for me. You are a member of this family. , I forgive you for not daring to escape to other places."

Jia Qin collapsed into a puddle of mud, and went to the main hall under the leadership of two novice monks.

The two little nuns shrank together in fright, not daring to look at anyone.

Xi'er asked, "Second master, what about these two aunts?"

"Take them to Shuiyue Temple to find Aunt Jingxu, and ask Jingxu to thoroughly investigate Shuiyue Temple to see who else has been in contact with Jia Qin. If it doesn't match up with Jia Qin's statement, she will be responsible anyway. .”

"Yes." Xi'er also called two followers, and took the little nun to Shuiyue Nunnery.

"What time is it?" Jia Lian asked.

"It's almost three o'clock." The little novice replied.

Jia Lian said: "I'll go back to the mansion to discuss first, and I'll come back tomorrow. If someone leaves, I'll just care if you want someone."

Accompanied by the remaining entourage with a stick, Jia Lian returned to Jia's mansion.

The next day, Jia Lian had just finished his breakfast when someone told him that Uncle Zhen had come and was waiting in the side hall.

Jia Lian guessed that someone must have leaked the news last night. Jia Qin is from their eldest family, so he must have come to intercede.Fortunately, the stolen goods were obtained at the same time, even if the patriarch wanted to intercede, it would be of no avail.

Jia Zhen didn't give Jia Lian any good looks when she saw Jia Lian, she sat lazily on a red sandalwood chair and asked, "I heard that you went to the family temple last night. Locked up?"

Seeing him pretending to be ignorant, Jia Lian had a slight thought in his heart. He knew it the year before last, but he ignored it. Now he came to Xingshi to inquire about the crime, so he said angrily: "Qin'er, who is crooked, is actually in the family temple. Doing those jobs, calling a bunch of village bandits and a few servants from the two houses to drink and gamble in the temple, not to mention, they even brought the little nun from the Shuiyue nunnery with them. These absurd things, how can the big brother do it? Don't care?"

"What?" Jia Zhen put on a surprised face again, "Why did the little nun of Shuiyue Nunnery get involved!"

Jia Lian snorted and said, "I heard about it a few days ago, and I didn't believe it at first, but what he said had a nose and eyes, so I thought whether I should go and have a look. If what I said was a rumor, I could return his innocence. But I don't want him to do such a thing that is offensive and humiliating to the family, and he doesn't pay attention to the ancestors enshrined in the family temple!

Seeing that Jia Lian's face was flushed with anger, Jia Zhen changed her sloppy attitude and said seriously and angrily: "The year before last I heard that he was drinking in the temple, and I told him that he had a meal. He said he wanted to change, so I said I thought he really changed. I don’t want to not only not change, but to intensify and do these absurd, bastard dirty things.”

Jia Lian glanced at him, thinking to himself that you are not much better.

"Since you have caught your presence, what are you going to do about it?" Jia Zhen asked again.

"I have already detained him in the temple. I planned to go to you today to discuss how to deal with it. I don't want you to come here first."

Jia Zhen stroked her beard, walked a few steps and thought about it, then said: "After all, this matter is also a family matter. It's not good to spread it. Just replace Qin'er."

But Jia Lian said: "Qin'er will naturally change, but what about those who gamble together? I looked at some familiar faces yesterday. There are two on your side, one on our side, and one who is unfamiliar. , I don’t know who it is.”

"Let it go."

"Where's the little nun?"

"After finding out, you can make up your own mind."

Jia Lian said: "You are the head of the clan anyway, so these matters are naturally up to you. If you don't go to the temple to interrogate yourself, you can't justify it."

Jia Zhen planned to leave her alone, but Jia Lian had nothing to say at this time, so she had to accompany her to the Iron Kan Temple.

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Jia Lian still has two brushes~~~