Continue to write the dream of red mansions with the routine of house fighting

When Jia She heard that Jia Zheng wanted the elders of the family to come and testify, he stopped him and said, "Why bother calling them? The old lady's belongings are the old lady's private property. We should deal with them as brothers, as long as we two make an agreement." What else can others say?" Jia Zheng didn't feel right when he heard his words, but Jia Amnesty was so anxious that he almost jumped, and Jia Zheng made him entangled, so he had no choice but to follow him.The two brothers agreed to go to see the dozens of large boxes left by Jia Mu first, to see how much money they could exchange for, and how much money was left, and then discuss how to make up for it. Anyway, first make up for the deficit of the court!

The two went all the way to the back building, and saw dozens of large boxes lined up tightly, all locked tightly with big copper locks.Since Jia's mother returned to the west, and Yuanchun vowed again, there were many affairs at home, and Jia Zheng went to the imperial mausoleum again, so naturally he had no time to distribute these things, so he still entrusted Amber to take care of them.I thought that after a hundred days of waiting for Jia Mu, both of them would get a good reputation by doing other things besides obeying, but I never thought that now that the authorities are strictly investigating deficits, there is a lot of noise. Don't care about face?I have to sell these useless ones first!If someone takes away the title of the ancestors, what is the use of those false names?

Amber heard that the two masters had gone up the back stairs, so they hurried upstairs too.Since the mandarin duck died, Jia Mu has been in charge of all the keys here.I opened the box for a while, and the first few boxes were filled with gold and silver jewels, worth tens of thousands of gold; at the back, there were some headgear, most of which were not carried by Jia Mu every day, and each piece was exquisite and unusual, and naturally Jia Mu often used it Since Jia Mu was seriously ill, they have been collected here. Compared with the other ones, they are more exquisite and luxurious, and they are not inferior to those worn by the nobles in the palace; The box is a display item, and among them is Jia Mu's favorite Hui Wen Yingluo.

A dozen boxes were opened in one go, only to see pearls and emerald greens, and the room was full of precious light.Unexpectedly, Jia She was disappointed when he saw these things. He thought Jia Mu should have 80 million taels here, and he could fill up the shortfall by moving another 40 taels. Even with the addition of the wisdom pattern, it can be exchanged for [-] million taels of silver. What is it enough for?

That Jia Zheng only loves to read and talk with literati and Qingke, and never pays attention to these foreign objects. Naturally, he doesn't know how much these objects are worth. Shortfall in Ping'an Prefecture!Looking around, Jia She almost stared at the box out of the hole, and there were only these things on the left and right.I had no choice but to ask Hu Po to lock all the boxes first, and then said to Jia Zheng: "I see that these things can be worth 40 taels of silver at the top of the sky, and I am afraid that they will be gone. I thought about taking these things out first." Go ask someone to have a look, exchange the cash and come out, I will fill in as much as I can for those shortfalls, I’m afraid the rest will come from the public house! As the saying goes, if there are green hills that are easy to keep, there is no fear of no firewood. As long as we keep This hereditary title, are you afraid that no money will come to your door? Let’s turn around in the future, how much I took from you today, I will make up for it later, just treat it as I borrowed it from the public!"

Jia Zheng was a dignified gentleman. Hearing Jia She's words, he hurriedly said, "What did you say? We brothers are all in the same heart to preserve the inheritance of our ancestors. Gold and silver are foreign objects. Now that I am in trouble, I should take them away. Why bother to say something about whether to make up or not to borrow!"

The two were talking, when they saw Jia Lian rushing in and only whispering something in Jia She's ear, Jia She's face suddenly changed, and he waved his hands and told everyone to go down.Seeing that everyone was gone, he sighed to Jia Zheng: "The big thing is not good, so I sent the news to Chang'an, saying that Yun Guang, the Jiedu envoy, asked Tingwei to lock him up! What do you think? "Jia Zheng was taken aback when he heard this. He also knew that whenever Yun Guang went to Beijing to report on his duties, he would come to his house for a visit, and there were many gifts on New Year's Day. Jia She, Jia Zhen and others often asked him to do things. Now He asked someone to lock him up, and he didn't know what to ask. If there was something wrong... Jia Zheng didn't dare to think about it.But Jia Amnesty couldn't sit still, and shouted at Jia Lian: "What are you still doing here? Why don't you find a way to go out and find out? Go and ask why he was locked up first! When you are sure, come back to me! "

Jia Lian hurriedly backed out, and Jia Amnesty didn't bother to look at those treasures anymore, so she had to ask Amber to come up and lock the boxes again.He hurried home, intending to burn all the letters he had exchanged with Yunguang over the years.Jia Zheng had no choice but to send him out.But after a while, Jia Zheng was the only one left in the huge back building. A gust of autumn wind blew the upstairs partition door open and closed, creaking and creaking, like a ghost crying.Jia Zheng couldn't help shaking, and for a moment he felt his hair stand on his head and felt uneasy, so he hurried downstairs without stopping.

Because he was in mourning, Jia Zheng also reported Ding You, so he didn't have to go to the court. He was concerned about Jia Amnesty's shortfall, so he thought of discussing with Mrs. Wang before making a decision, so he went straight to Mrs. Wang's main room.Mrs. Wang was combing her hair. Jia Zheng didn't beat around the bush, and asked straight to the point: "How much silver do you have in the palace now? Do you have any money here?" Mrs. Wang wondered, "Why did the master suddenly ask this?" Jia Zheng sighed After taking a breath, he had no choice but to talk to Madam Wang about the history of the family's confiscation of the house, how Jia Amnesty fell short, and how the two discussed selling the old lady's things.

Mrs. Wang is the most naive person who is not good at hiding. After hearing Jia Zheng's words, she couldn't help sneering: "Master is generous! Take the public money to be a good person!" Is it possible to seize the title by copying the house?" Mrs. Wang said: "Whose family is whose title? Can the master forget it? Before Yuan girl's accident, the master and the others were eager to let us go, why are we at a loss now? Instead, let us take it. Can you make up for him with the money from the public office?"

Jia Zheng said: "What's the use of your sour words? I just ask how much money you have in your father-in-law's house. You say yes. Why bother with a gun and a stick?" Mrs. Wang couldn't get angry when she heard this. , sneered and said: "The master asked, and I will not hide it from the master. Our family can't afford a tael of silver now! Now all the expenses in the family are the dowry of Bao girl! Fortunately, Bao girl is a The gracious one even covers up our ugliness in front of the aunt and concubine. If we met those vitriolic ones, we would have made a fuss long ago. How can we have any face? Now the master is going to take out money to help the elder master and the others mend the hole, then the master himself Go talk to Bao girl, I can't say that!" After saying that, he turned his back and didn't look at Jia Zheng.

When Jia Zheng heard that Baochai's dowry was used for food and expenses, he blushed and asked, "Why is the family so embarrassed now?" Mrs. Wang turned her head and said, "Isn't it? When the girl asked the eldest lady to take her away, I went to check it out. In fact, the public didn't even have a couple of dollars. If Bao girl hadn't married in, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to get enough money for food! A few years ago, because of Repairing a garden, it’s really a sea of ​​money! In the next few years, there will be natural disasters every year, and the money on the village will never be collected. The master is not in charge of the family and does not know how expensive rice is. As the saying goes, it is difficult for a clever wife to cook without rice. I I'm willing to give up the main house to my sister-in-law and the others, but I want to see what the sister-in-law and the others take for this home, and see if they can get rid of their old faces and ask their nephew and daughter-in-law for dowry money!"

Hearing this, Jia Zheng fell down on the ten thousand-character chair, only to feel more and more bored. Suddenly, someone reported outside: "It's not good, Second Master Lian has been caught!" , and fell to the ground!