As soon as Jia Lian entered the door, this sentence came.Not only Sister Feng was startled, even Ping'er who was serving tea to Jia Lian was startled, and the teacup in her hand almost didn't fall to the ground.

Wang Xifeng hurried to Jia Lian, pushed away his hand covering his eyes and asked, "Second Master, what's wrong? If you have anything to say, just say it. You came so suddenly, it's not to scare you to death." personal?"

Jia Lian opened his eyes and saw that there was no one else in the room except Ping'er, so he whispered to Sister Feng, "Didn't I go over there to find the old man just now for the servant's business?"

Sister Feng nodded, still listening carefully.

Jia Lian continued: "After I told the master about it, the master only said that he knew. I thought it was all right, so I said I would resign. Suddenly I heard the master tell me that our ancestors borrowed 80 silver from the court. I haven't paid it back. If I inherit the title of the mansion in the future, then the owed money will also have to be recorded on me."

As soon as the words fell, there was a bang, and this time the teacup in Ping'er's hand finally fell to the ground.

But the three people in the room didn't have time to pay attention to the broken teacup, they were all concerned about the 80 taels of silver owed by Jia Lian.

"Why do you still have to owe money to the imperial court after attacking the noble! The daily expenses in this mansion are not enough, how can there be any money to pay off the debt." Wang Xifeng said with a look of disbelief, but also a little angrily.

Ping'er also had a serious face on the side, listening to the words of the two masters.

Jia Lian still closed his eyes and said: "According to the master, the old man borrowed the money from the Ministry of Households when he took office in the south. On the IOU with the official seal of the Ministry of Households, it clearly stated that we owed 80 yuan in silver. Wanliang. I saw it with my own eyes.

The master also said that no matter who inherits the title, he has to bear this debt.

Especially now that the old sage has abdicated, the new emperor probably didn't ask for the money back immediately because of the old sage's face.If one day the old saint is gone, it will probably be the day when we should pay back the money. "

"No wonder the second master said that we can't live. If we lose the title, we will be like the clansmen living in the back street in the future, and we have to live by watching other people's faces. Even if we get the title by luck, we still have to bear such a burden." A large sum of money owed by the imperial court. Judging from this, it’s not like we really have no way out.” Wang Xifeng finished speaking with a frown, and then suddenly continued to ask, “What regulations does the Elder Master have for the 80 silver owed? "

"Can there be any regulations, so many silver masters can still be conjured up?" Jia Lian still closed his eyes and said.

Wang Xifeng didn't believe that the Elder Master could live in the East Courtyard for so many years.

After thinking about it, she stretched out her hand and turned Jia Lian's face to herself, and said, "What did the master say at the time, you should learn from me and tell me to listen."

"Haven't I already said it all? I just reminded the master to be careful of the slaves, and don't tell them to ruin the reputation of our masters. Then the master said 'understand', and then he suddenly said about the money owed by the court." Jia Lian still said weakly.

"and then?"

"What then?"

"I was asking you and what did the master say?"

"I was bluffed by the 80 silver at the time, so I don't know what else to do. Why don't I hurry back and tell you about it?"

"The co-author didn't even finish listening, so he came back."

"The master has told me everything, what else can I say."

Wang Xifeng tapped Jia Lian's forehead rather resentfully, because he said, "But let me tell you what to do! Since the master told you about this, he just wanted to discuss with him how to prepare to pay the debt. Otherwise It’s not enough to say it specifically to scare the Lord!”

Jia Lian suddenly realized, clapped his hands again and said, "What grandma said is really true, don't I just take it for granted and be frightened?"

Then he went on to say: "Why don't we hurry over and discuss with the master what to do about this matter."

The husband and wife were talking on the kang, and Ping'er was beside him and understood.She also blamed Jia Lian in her heart for not being able to hear everything she said, and she came back to frighten people for nothing. It seems that the second master is really not as good as the second grandma.

No matter what the two masters discussed next, she had already squatted down and cleaned up the broken teacups on the ground by herself.Then he got up and went down to serve Jia Lian another cup of tea himself.

At this moment, another little girl outside reported that "Ms. Zhou is here."

"What a big deal, I run here several times a day." Wang Xifeng muttered a little impatiently, and then raised her voice, "Call Sister-in-law Zhou in."

Jia Lian had already got up from the kang, adjusted his clothes and sat on a chair beside him.He reached out and picked up Ping'er's new teacup, and lowered his head to drink the tea.

Wang Xifeng sat on the kang without moving.After a while, Zhou Rui's family lifted the curtain and came in.

She first saluted and greeted the two, then handed the small box in her hand to Sister Feng and said, "My wife is at the concubine's place today. When I went to answer the call, my concubine sent me to bring these newly made palace flowers to all grandmas and grandmas." The girls brought it here. It’s not that I purposely brought it to grandma first, so that grandma can choose first.”

Wang Xifeng had something on her mind, so she couldn't care less about choosing flowers.I just asked Ping'er to take two flowers at random, saying that I should put them away first and then wear them.Then she casually asked Zhou Rui's family how the aunt and wife were doing.

Zhou Rui's family said: "Second Grandma has been a bit neglected to take care of family matters these days, and there have been more things at my wife's place. It doesn't mean that I have a headache today, so I went out to relax at my aunt's place."

From what he said, it seemed that Wang Xifeng deliberately avoided laziness, so that his wife was exhausted.

Wang Xifeng couldn't get her to accuse her of this crime, so she said, "It's also my fault for being negligent. It's just that the eldest wife hasn't been getting well these days, and there was such a mess a while ago. How can I ignore it anymore? You can't really tell people that the daughter of our Wang family is not filial."

It is true that the Wang family cannot ask people to speak unfilial words.

The members of Zhou Rui's family just nodded and wanted to say a few words of reciprocity, when they heard Wang Xifeng speak again, "Every day the eldest lady over there is not good, I can't slack off.

Didn't you just tell the second master that you want to go over and ask the eldest wife to take care of her sickness, sister-in-law, you came here.

It also happened to help me take a leave with my wife. I can't take care of family affairs now, so I still have to trouble my wife for a few days.

Fortunately, there is no major event in the mansion right now, and with Mrs. Zhou around to help my wife, it doesn't take much energy after all.

But first I would like to thank Mrs. Zhou for her help. "

After finishing speaking, Wang Xifeng really stood up and called Ping'er, "Take the cakes for the eldest lady, and let's go over there quickly. Don't ask the other side to say any more complaining words."

Seeing this, Zhou Rui's family had no choice but to leave first.She sent the rest of the palace flowers to several girls before going back to Mrs. Wang for an answer.

Here, Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng also took two fresh snacks, and went to the East Courtyard by car.

At the other end, Jia Amnesty was scolding Jia Lian for being worthless with Mrs. Xing, saying that he was so timid that he was scared away before he even heard what he had to say.

Mrs. Xing was not close to her stepson, but now that she has Yingchun and Jia Cong who are close to her, she doesn't care much about Jia Lian, a cheap son.

But after all, she had heard a lot of suggestions from her natal siblings, and was also influenced by Xiuyan under the influence of talismans.So at this time, it is rare that Mrs. Xing did not insult Jia Lian and go along with Jia Amnesty's words.

Of course, what she cares most about now is the 80 silver owed by the household department.After all, this is related to her life for the rest of her life, who knows how many years the saint can endure.

When the old lady dies, the second room will take the family property and go out to continue to live a prosperous life.Not all of these silvers have to be returned by the big house.

Just when she was full of worries and unable to do anything, Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng came over again.

When Jia She saw his son, he said angrily, "Look at how promising you are, you were scared away before I finished my sentence."

"Master Mingjian, isn't my son scared by the 80 taels at that time?" Jia Lian said to Jia Amnesty with a smile on his face, "I only realized it after my son went back. The master must have said this to his son because he wanted to tell his son." Discuss the rules and come out. This is not the son coming back with his wife, thinking of discussing with the master and wife to come up with a countermeasure."

"Is there any countermeasure, of course it is to find a way to return the money from the court." Jia Amnesty said angrily.

At this time, Wang Xifeng who was on the side spoke, and she heard her say in a low voice: "Daughter-in-law just remembered in a daze on the way here. It seems that besides our house, there are many other people who owe the imperial court a lot of money."

"Many people also borrowed money from the Ministry of Households." Jia She said, "At that time, the world was initially settled, and the old sage specially issued a decree to appease the ministers of the court. Borrowing silver for turnover. At the time of this kind decree, many ministers indeed borrowed silver."

The speculation in her heart was confirmed, and Wang Xifeng finally let go of her hanging heart.Then he said: "From my daughter-in-law's point of view, we don't need to worry about these debts now. After all, there are so many civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty, and the emperor can really collect debts one by one."

Jia She sneered and said, "Of course I don't have to worry about it at my age. Anyway, in the future, the mansion, the title, and the money owed by the court will either be inherited by Lian'er, or Baoyu or Lang Geer, the second wife. Wait until I close my eyes." , who cares who bears the debt.”

Mrs. Xing also interjected, and said: "Young girl Feng is confused, our family owes 80 yuan. Even if you count the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, how much money has to be borrowed from the treasury.

It is difficult for the old sage to ask for the money that the old sage borrowed.So the current Holy Majesty would be happy to ask the ministers not to pay back the money they owed him?

Just think about it, if Lai Da and Lin Zhixiao borrow money from your master, will you think of a way to get it back in the future?

Even when your master is around, it's not easy for you to ask for it.Then when your master is gone, will you still be polite to some servants?

Even if the slave is gone, can you easily let his descendants go?

There is also the slave who owed debts, that is, when he himself was alive, he escaped the master's debt collection.Then after his death, the descendants will always have to bear those debts.

It's like our family is not a slave of the royal family.Your master is gone, do you think His Majesty will bypass you juniors?

Unless the family is dead, it is also a personal death debt. "

Mrs. Xing's words came out sentence by sentence, and the hearts of Jia Lian, Wang Xifeng and his wife rose little by little.

If it's true what the eldest lady said, wouldn't the emperor have to ask the couple for money in the future?But according to the current expenses in the mansion, when the time comes, let alone paying back the money, even their family may not have enough food and drink.

"The big warehouses and farm properties in our mansion are all in the hands of the second wife. And Zhou Rui is in charge of the spring and autumn rents of those farms and villages. Just look at the year-by-year income in the mansion. As the turnover in the account becomes more and more difficult, we know that our family’s income has only decreased and never increased.” Wang Xifeng said impatiently, “If this continues, what else can we use to pay off the debts.”

Seeing that no one answered, Wang Xifeng continued: "The daughter-in-law is also anxious, so I can only boldly beg the master to reorganize the family property. You are the master of our house, and it is justified for you to speak. All the money in the mansion is gathered together, and those things in the warehouse that are not needed can be sold off slowly. Prepare the money so that it can be used in case of emergencies."

Hearing that the treasury was going to be sold, Jia Lian was unwilling.After all, in Jia Lian's view, those things will belong to him in the future, so he hurriedly said: "Sell the things in the warehouse, I think it's better to catch all the rats in the mansion first. I guess it's from those who are greedy for money and pervert the law." The money picked up from the slaves is enough for us to make up for the big shortfall."

Not to be outdone, Wang Xifeng said: "The rats they keep can't escape. We just catch them whenever we want. It's the things in the warehouse, although they are locked there. But who of us can be sure? Keep it and don't let others get it."

The author has something to say: first in the morning, there will be more in the afternoon or evening.

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