The daily life of Mrs. Xing of the Red Chamber

Thinking of this, the Elder wished to pay it back right away, so that Erfang and Gongzhong could pay more.

Now that you have decided to pay it back, you have to think about how to pay it back. How much money is owed in total?How much can the public and the second room pay?Do your calculations first, so as not to be fooled.After thinking about it, the elder hurriedly took someone to investigate quietly.

After the Elder led people to investigate, he found that the government owed 60 taels of silver, including 3 taels of interest, a total of 63 taels.

Seeing that the Fuchu owed so much, the elder's heart ached, and he even wanted to back off.However, thinking that Xing Shuang said that if he didn't pay it back now, all the money in the mansion would be spent by the second wife, and he would have to pay it back by himself in the future, the elder was firm again.

Well, hurry up and pay it back now!

Then, the old man went to search for the property in the palace.After all, if the public can spend a little more, I can make up for my own pockets.

On the surface, there are 2 taels of gold and 20 taels of silver.Then, take it all away.Don't think that you don't know, saying that there are only these on the books, and there must be some unregistered properties.

Those are all to be scraped off layer by layer by the managers at all levels, and the last few percent will be registered in the warehouse.There must be at least 10 taels.

However, the old man removed all the money on the account, and if he wanted to make fake accounts or embezzle it secretly to make a fortune, he would not be able to pay it back later.No one is stupid, it is impossible to be greedy again this year.

After all, in this way, the government will point to these expenses.It's not that I'm impatient, no one will dare to do anything again.Therefore, even if all these items are removed from the books, the daily expenses of the mansion will not be greatly affected.

The old man brought people here privately, and he didn't discuss it with everyone in the house.I want to know, if I have said hello before, I am afraid that he will not even be able to get close to the big warehouse in the public house!

Afraid of being stopped by Mother Jia, he hurriedly took a few nimble boys to carry the box and went directly to the household department.Hand over what can be handed over first.

Along the way, no one dared to block.No matter what, they are still the elders of the mansion, and it's just a trivial matter to judge them.Therefore, the servants in charge of the warehouse could only watch as they carried a few boxes away with the domineering air of a master, provided that they ignored the slightly hurried footsteps.

When Mother Jia rushed to the warehouse with her people after receiving the news, the old man had already gone to Caikong with her people.He wanted to ask someone to chase him again, but when he asked, the old man had left with his servants for nearly two quarters of an hour.

Only Jiamu's angry face was left, the crutch in her hand kept beating the ground, making a "dong dong" sound, and she kept yelling "Nie Yizi" and the like, obviously very angry.

When Mrs. Wang arrived, Jia's mother was still swearing, and it made Mrs. Wang proud and enjoyable.If the old man hadn't gone to look for Jia Zheng, why would he have been slapped twice by Jia Zheng?Why do you need to pick up beans in the Buddhist hall all day long?

Therefore, hearing Jia's mother scolding the old man, just thinking that the old man did something stupid to anger Jia's mother, I was very happy, and I couldn't wait to clap my hands and applaud.

Not long after she was proud, she heard someone explain that it was because Jia Amnesty moved away all the money in the house that caused Jia's mother to be so furious, Mrs. Wang almost didn't poke her.

She has always regarded everything in the mansion as her own, but now that she has learned that "her own warehouse" has been stolen, she suddenly seems to have angina pectoris, and she is almost speechless.The arm holding Caixia was tightly grasped, and the long, thin nails directly pinched into Caixia's flesh. Caixia's expression changed from the pain and she dared not speak.

Mother Jia is at most angry that the old man took away so much silver from the house without discussing it with her, and she is afraid that he will be cheated and robbed and the silver will be lost.And if Mrs. Wang could swallow Jia She's heart at this moment, she would be afraid.

No matter how angry Mrs. Wang is, her reason is still there.

For Jia's mother, no matter how outrageous the elder master was, he was still her son, and it was not her turn to deal with it.When dealing with the Xing family by herself, Jia's mother just opened her eyes and closed her eyes. If she dared to make a move on the old man, Jia's mother would never sit idly by.What's more, the elder is still Jia Zheng's elder brother, so even if he gets angry, he can't do anything about it.

What's more, now I can't control the mansion.Therefore, the top priority now is to get the money back first, and the rest will be discussed later.

As for how to find the Grand Master as soon as possible, and bring back the silver in time?

Judging from what the Elder Master has done during this period of time, it is certain that he will not hide the transfer of money from Mrs. Xing.If anyone in this mansion can know the whereabouts of the elder, she should be the only one.And to get her to speak, the old lady had to step in.

Mrs. Wang knew that she wanted this, so how could Mother Jia not think of it!

Previously, Mother Jia just confused the Elder Master's actions.After so much time has passed, I should have figured it out long ago.Naturally, he also knew that if he wanted to know what was going on, and get back the money and the old man, he could only turn to Xing Shuang.Now, even if Mother Jia didn't want to confront Xing Shuang, she had to send someone to call Xing Shuang over.

The matter of repaying the owed money was originally discussed by Xing Shuang and the elder, and they had already made plans for how the mansion would react.

Everything else is fine, only Mother Jia is not easy to deal with.Normally, Mother Jia might not confront Xing Shuang as much as possible for the sake of face, but now that the amount is more than 40 taels of silver, Mother Jia will not give up easily.

But in Xing Shuang's capacity, she can only suffer from Jia's mother.The more decent the family is, the more filial piety you will pay attention to. No matter how stubborn you are, you still have to listen to what your mother-in-law says!If you are a countryman, of course no one cares about you. As long as you don’t abuse the elderly or don’t support the elderly, and the people don’t raise officials, who can go to jail because you are not obedient?

But who is it that Xing Shuang is now the daughter-in-law of the Duke's mansion, one of the most famous in the capital?

If Jia's mother is serious, Xing Shuang will easily suffer.

So what to do?Xing Shuang could only avoid it for a while.Whoever's mother will deal with it, let's wait for the elder master to come back and ask Jia's mother and his son to figure it out!

Xing Shuang made a countermeasure early on.

Someone has been watching the movement of Jiamu's side all the time. There is news that Jiamu has sent someone to pass on himself, and Xing Shuang's side has long been ready.So, as soon as his eyes were closed, Xing Shuang became "dizzy".

When Yuanyang brought the two little maids to Xingshuang's courtyard, he saw the servants coming in and out from a distance, with hurried steps.When she was about to walk to the door, no one paid her any attention.

Just when I wanted to ask someone to stop me and ask what was going on, Ruyi came out with a basin of water.Seeing Yuanyang, Ruyi didn't say much when she heard that the old lady summoned the eldest lady to come over for something.Handing the basin to a little girl, she took Yuanyang's hand and directly led Yuanyang in.

Yuanyang entered the room, and saw Xing Shuang lying on the bed, a doctor was holding a handkerchief to check the lady's pulse, with his eyes closed, he seemed to be thinking carefully.After a while, he opened his eyes and said,

"Madam's pulse is caused by fright and heart palpitations. It is also because she was pregnant and her fetus moved again. I prescribed a prescription for anti-abortion. According to the prescription, I went to grab the medicine and boiled the medicine until Madam woke up. Take it three times a day, one dose in the morning, one dose in the middle of the day, and one dose in the evening, and it will be almost enough after three days of consumption.”

Xing Shuang was still lying down, Ruyi quickly let go of Yuanyang's hand, and stepped forward to face the doctor.

"Remember to keep your wife calm and don't disturb her, so she can rest in bed."

Ruyi didn't say much, still nodding her head again and again.After confirming that the doctor had finished his orders, he went to Yuanyang's place and explained

"Before you came, someone went back and forth, saying that the old man made some big mistake and angered the old lady. When the lady heard it, she was frightened and worried..."

It's a long list of explanations.

Yuanyang didn't know whether to believe it or not, but she nodded sincerely on the face.Then, after caring a few words about Xing Shuang's body, he left with the two little girls who came with him.

Here, Xing Shuang closed his eyes, his face covered with face powder looked extraordinarily pale.but silently sighing in my heart

"Yes, this doctor is good. Ruyi secretly hinted a few words on the way, and he said it so completely that he even said it for himself when he was resting in bed and not to be disturbed. He is really nice. Next time there is something like this Please ask him."

It's also very dumbfounding. I'm still thinking about the next time. Can a creature like a doctor look forward to coming again next time?Fortunately, Ruyi didn't know what she was thinking, otherwise she would have to nag again.

Xing Shuang was very satisfied with this doctor, so while Ruyi took off the veil on her wrist, she took advantage of the opportunity to squeeze her hand.Therefore, Ruyi knew that this was the meaning of the wife who thought that the eldest lady had done a good job and wanted to reward her heavily.

Well, Ruyi also thinks that this doctor is quite nice and has a wink.So, when sending the doctor out, he handed over a purse.The weight is light.The doctor was satisfied and left happily.In my heart, I also feel that the wife of this family is nice, and she is very generous.Isn't it just pretending to be a minor illness, this is also a common thing among those ladies, and it's not about private retribution, this reward can be accepted by oneself with peace of mind.

I'm even thinking that it would be great to cooperate more in the future.This brain circuit is also very good.It turns out that sometimes ancient people and modern people have a high degree of similarity when their brains are convulsed. Otherwise, the idea of ​​a doctor invited at random can be thought of together with this fake ancient person who traveled from modern times.If Ruyi knew what the two of them were thinking, I'm afraid she would take back the doctor's purse.

Anyway, the Xing family has avoided this trouble temporarily.No way, who made her faint now.A daughter-in-law should be filial, and a mother-in-law should also be kind to younger generations.You can be tougher at ordinary times, but you can't embarrass your daughter-in-law who fainted from fetal gas.

So, when the mandarin duck went back and told the old lady that the old lady was angry because she heard that the old man didn't know what to do and was not in the house, she couldn't let the fire down no matter how much she scolded, and then the old lady became panicked.

I don't know what great crime the master committed that caused the old lady to be furious, and worried about the old lady's health. The shock caused her tires to move and fainted.

When I passed by, I just heard the doctor's diagnosis, so I hurried over to report back.After hesitating, he still said Ruyi's inadvertent complaints to himself, saying

"I heard what Ruyi said in the eldest wife's room, it seems that it is because the eldest wife was frightened last time that she hasn't been raised well, so accidents are prone to happen!"

After finishing speaking, he lowered his head and dared not look at the reactions of Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang.After all, Mrs. Wang was fined when the Grand Master made a fuss last time, and there were also various rumors in the mansion.It's just that Mrs. Wang's prestige is not too strong, so she whispered a few words in private.

Then, the old lady and Mrs. Wang were separated from each other, as if they couldn't swallow their food and couldn't spit it out, so it was so uncomfortable, not to mention how uncomfortable it was.

Not to mention what happened to Xing Shuang last time, both of them were involved.Even if you know that they are pretending, you can't help it.If you have the ability, you can also conceive a child.People are so frightened by you that they are startled, why do you want to make things difficult for them?Unless you're really not afraid of gossip flooding you.

Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang could only grit their teeth and admit it.

By the time the old man came back with the receipt of repayment from the household department, everything was already done.

Only then did Mother Jia know that the Elder Master had moved all the money to repay the debt owed by the court, and she was almost so angry that the Elder Master was not overwhelmed.

Panting heavily, I couldn't speak for a long time.

When Jia's mother calmed down a little, she raised her crutches and swung at the old man.The old man was not stupid this time, he quickly avoided it.It should be said that since the last time he called Jia Mu to beat him up, and the Elder Master told Xing Shuang to scold him, he is no longer stupid.

Mother Jia couldn't beat her, she was very angry, but she could only stop.

When Jia Mu wanted to teach Jia She a lesson in words, Jia She just went back to Jia Mu with the words of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, saying that the court did not have enough money and that the Holy One had difficulties, and he wanted to share the worries of the Holy One.Mother Jia was so blocked that she was speechless.

What can Mother Jia say?Said that what he did was wrong, shouldn't he be loyal to the emperor and patriotic?Or shouldn't you share your worries?Or is it wrong to pay off the debt?Therefore, Jia's mother could only keep scolding her son as "sick and evil", and couldn't say anything else.

Mrs. Wang saw it, and felt that it was Jia Mu who favored Jia Amnesty!After all, he is also the eldest son, and he scolded him for committing such a serious matter, so maybe he did it for their second wife.For a while, I was distressed and angry.

As for Jia Zheng, he understood this truth in his heart, knowing that his brother did what he did, no matter how much he felt that what he did was wrong, he couldn't say it out loud.It is said that you are an unfaithful and unrighteous person, so there is no need for this official position.

But understanding is one thing, understanding is another.When he thought that so much money was taken out by this brother whom he had always looked down upon to buy face in front of the emperor, and half or more of it should belong to him in the future, he became very angry.It's hard to say anything.

Seeing Jia Zheng's reaction, the elder was very happy.The feelings of reluctance at first were gone, and I thought it would be nice to bully Jia Zheng a bit.After all, all these years, because of Jia's mother's partiality, and because he was not as good at studying as Jia Zheng was often reprimanded by his father, Jia Daishan, and because he was not as quick-spoken as Jia Zheng, he had suffered a lot these years. I haven't been able to get a few cheap deals from Jia Zheng.Now, seeing Jia Zheng deflated, can you be unhappy?

Then, the old man informed Jia Mu and Jia Zheng how much money was left to be paid, and the two houses were shared equally.Otherwise, the family must be separated, and the rest will be paid back by oneself.Or, he would directly tell Shang Zhezi to plead guilty to the emperor, directly explaining that he could not control his younger brother, and his younger brother refused to pay back the money, so the money owed by Rongguo Mansion could not be repaid.In this case, Jia Zheng will be in trouble.

By the way, I reminded Jia Mu that if she subsidized Jia Zheng in private, he would dare to publicize it. Then Jia Zheng's reputation would be lost, and Jia Mu's unkind reputation would not be able to escape.Leaving behind Jia Zheng with a livid face and Mother Jia who was stunned, the old man went back to accompany his wife in a good mood.

What can Jia Zheng do?Does he dare not pay it back?dare not.After the family is separated, can Yuanchun still be the eldest granddaughter of the Duke's Mansion?If not, how can we expect her to be rich all day long?What's more, even if the emperor left the impression that he owed debts deliberately and did not pay back, what future is there?

Therefore, this debt must be paid.

While Jia Zheng was thinking, he hated the old man who had put him in such an embarrassing situation.

Mother can't subsidize privately, so what can I do?

Jia Zheng looked at Mother Jia helplessly.

Mother Jia would never ask the two families to separate.The family is separated, so how can you be the man at the helm of the mansion?How can you expect Yuan Chun to shine brightly on the lintel?

It doesn't matter if the elder is gone, and it's fine for Xing Shuang to pretend to be sick. The old lady walks to the big room step by step with a cane.Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang naturally had to follow.

When we arrived at Dafang, the result was still the same. It was impossible for Xing Shuang and the elder to change their attitudes.It should be paid back.

Without saying a few words, Mother Jia threw the cane at the Elder, and shouted at the Elder in front of the group of people who followed and the people up and down the big house.

"You guys are trying to piss me off. Come and prepare the car. I'm going back to Jinling."

Mrs. Xing didn't lie down anymore, she couldn't lie down at this time, she walked towards Jia Mu holding Ruyi's hand.

"Clean up quickly, the old lady misses her hometown, misses the old man in her hometown."

While speaking, he let go of Ruyi's hand, and told Ruyi

"Ruyi, you also go and pack up the things of me and the old man. Let's go together, and we can't let the old man feel lonely. By the way, send someone to find the second old man to ask for a leave of absence for the boss, and say that the old mother at home If you want to go back to your hometown to have a look and live there, the second master has to accompany you. Anyway, you can’t be unfilial and let the old man say that these two sons were raised for nothing..."

Jia's mother told Xing Shuang to grab the white, and became very angry.

"You're just annoying me, don't you remember hating me?"

Xing Shuang replied unhurriedly:

"How do you say that, mother is accusing us of being unfilial as a husband and wife! We dare not, mother says that we hold grudges, then mother tells us what did mother do to make us hold grudges?"

Mother Jia: ...

Mother Jia was so blocked that she couldn't speak.

Xing Shuang turned to Ruyi to continue what she had just said.After Xing Shuang finished giving Ruyi instructions, she came back to support Jiamu with a big belly, and comforted her:

"Old lady, don't worry about your second brother going with you and affecting your official affairs. If no one can keep the position for a long time, you can resign from this office with a note. After all, it can't affect the affairs of the public..."

Mother Jia... I'm just talking.

Jia Zheng... did I speak?Do I agree?Why did you say that I'm resigning?

Mrs. Wang... You are a pregnant woman with alarmed fetal gas, can you not be so energetic?

Jia's mother, her second son and daughter-in-law were all dumbfounded by Xing Shuang.But just said a word, why do you ask people to talk to themselves and make arrangements for everything!

This conversation is going wrong!

Anyway, this topic cannot continue.Jia Mu felt dizzy again for a while, her head hurt again, and she felt uncomfortable in various ways.Xing Shuang didn't expose it, and directly arranged for a sedan chair to send him back.

Well, anyway, things are going like this, the eldest son of his family has reported to the Ministry of Household Affairs, and it is impossible to count on him, and Mother Jia can only recognize the reality and stop struggling.

As for subsidizing her second son in private, Mother Jia was really afraid that the old master would go out and talk nonsense.

How to do it?

Since it is said that he can't subsidize his second son, not in private, then it is fine for the two of them to subsidize together openly.In this way, the eldest son who loves money from home should have no objection!

Of course the old master has no objection, and it hurts me to pay back the money.If Jia's mother is willing to pay, she can pay less, what a great thing!So, Mother Jia shared one hundred thousand by herself.

It can be seen from this that the headed mistresses of Rongguo Mansion are all rich masters, no wonder they like to hold on to the housekeeper's power.For the rest, the Grand Master and Jia Zheng will share the rest and it will be more or less the same.

This is the first time that the Grand Master has really won over Jia Mu and Jia Zheng!Therefore, the old man's mood is as refreshing and comfortable as eating ice in the dog days.

Because of the repayment of the owed money, the mansion lost so much money, even his own pockets were severely bleeding.Jia's mother was very upset. In the past few days, she called the old man over from time to time, often saying that the old man was disobedient and unfilial.

The old man didn't explain much, and after being scolded, he didn't care.Mother Jia listened to scolding, never heard it, and ran away when she beat her.When it's over, people don't hold grudges, and go directly to the outside shops to search for food or various gadgets, and have them sent to the house.Everyone told people that it was bought for the old lady, to relieve the old lady's boredom...

In this way, who can say that he is not filial?