Jia Lian of the Red Chamber

When mentioning Jia Amnesty's actions, Jia's mother was very embarrassed, and felt that she had been greatly insulted.

At such a time, Mother Jia didn't want to say anything more, she waved her hand and said, "Forget it, I just thought I never raised his son, tell your father, I don't count on him, tell him not to tease me, I am old and want to spend a few days at leisure."

At this point, Jia Lian didn't want to persuade her any more. Jia Amnesty and Jia's mother probably couldn't achieve filial piety if they wanted their mother to be kind and filial.

Jia Lian only hoped that the two parents in the family would be safe and sound, and that they would stop making troubles and cause trouble for themselves.

After comforting Jia's mother, Jia Lian came to the east courtyard again, and heard Xing's family robbing Jia Cong from afar, crying and making a lot of noise.

It was Jia Amnesty who wanted to separate Jia Cong to become an independent family, but Xing thought that Jia Amnesty would not succeed. This is because Wang Shanbao took the opportunity to bully their orphans and widows, and wanted to hold Jia Cong as a bargaining chip.

"I am the eldest wife, even if the master is gone, I am also the eldest wife. You can't bully good people like this!"

This is also because the Xing family is too stupid, Wang Shanbao is a long follower, there is an eldest son in the family, and Jia Zhen and his son outside support Jia Amnesty, Wang Shanbao is so courageous that he dare not act against Jia Amnesty's survivor!

At this time, I haven't realized it yet, it's Jia She who wants to punish her, and she deserves it!

Jia Lian knew that his guess was right, but his father was making trouble again.

Looking at Mrs. Xing with disheveled hair, looking like a madman, he just sneered in his heart, this person is really blind, and he doesn't even think about it. Mad?

Jia Lian shook his head and sighed, then walked into the main room.

When Mrs. Xing saw Jia Lian, her eyes lit up immediately, and she entangled her: "Lian'er, you have to be conscientious. Although you were not born by me, you are only seven years old when I entered the house. I can't fault it for taking care of you all these years." , you want to give me and your brother Conger a way to live, I heard people say that you have searched all the treasury and don't leave any money for our wives, how can we wives live?"

Jia Lian sneered at the words: "Madam, I don't like to hear these words anymore. What do you mean I emptied the treasury? The big house's annual share of money passed through my hands? Where did all the money in the house go? My wife doesn't know." Are you talking nonsense to me?"

Xing's eyes narrowed: "The money from the mansion doesn't go through me, how do I know, the big house's money? I don't know either, I have to ask your father?"

"There is a list of how much dowry my wife has entered the mansion. My wife's natal family is small, and a total of three thousand silver is the sky. Your dowry is also said to be three thousand silver, so let's treat it as your three thousand. Do you want to buy it?" Let's find a notary now to clear up the wife's dowry?"

Xing was speechless for a moment, shrinking back into silence.

Now she is more and more afraid of Jia Lian's gaze, which is cold, hard, and sharp, piercing her heart, making her breathless, and it is more frightening than the old man who opened his mouth to swear and stretch out his hand to hit him.

Jia Lian knew the details of the Xing family.When he was a child, the Xing family was greedy even for his annual lucky money, not to mention the ones for the Spring Festival, and the monthly money from the house, no matter if it was the master or the slave, she would have to pluck it out, let alone the daily purchases. She dared to withhold half of the one hundred silver, and several times caused Jia Shen to eat half of the banquet and was unable to come to the stage due to lack of food and wine, and did not change after several times of beatings.

Even in the middle of the Rong Mansion, the Xing family also helped to do it. For a few small money, it caused anger and resentment.In the end, Mother Jia wiped her out, and she will never intervene again.

In the final analysis, she is just a greedy villain with no knowledge. She feels itchy when she sees money. She has no eyesight and no resourcefulness.

It's also greedy, she is much worse than Wang's, Wang emptied the treasury, and everyone in the house praised her as a virtuous and honest person.

Jia Lian raised his eyebrows here, and Xing Shi was cowardly, and Jia Lian didn't pursue it anymore, his time was precious.

After a while, Jia Lian entered the inner room.

Wang Shan stood guard at the door, watching Jia Lian hesitate to speak.

The two youngest children were waiting indoors, and they were very uncomfortable seeing Jia Lian.

Jia Lian looked at the two youngest children with flushed faces, and then listened carefully to his father's breathing, which was obviously artificially controlled.

Although the room was a bit dark, Jia Lian's eyes were shining brightly. His father, Jia She, had a thick layer of makeup on his face, mixed with some dark colors. Thinking of Jia Rong's words, Jia Lian couldn't help but chuckle.

The imperial doctor said that his complexion was wrong, so he immediately added it, and he was really kind.

Jia Lian resisted the urge to laugh, and bowed to salute: "My son, please greet the master!"

Jia Amnesty didn't know that his diorama had been exposed, and continued to pretend to be sick, ignoring Jia Lian.

Jia Lian had to expose it himself.

He stretched out his hand to catch his father's pulse, which was still intermittent. Jia Lian secretly pulled his father's arm away from his body, preventing him from holding the walnut, and the pulse became normal immediately.

Jia Lian moved a rose chair, chose a comfortable sitting position, and then tapped on the armrest to remind his father: "Master, don't pretend, the master just lay down when he heard me talking to the eldest lady? Two With Xiaoyaoer's appearance, who doesn't have eyes?"

Knowing that he was exposed, Jia Amnesty cleared his throat, got up, and laughed: "Hey, I can't help but offend your grandmother, if I don't pretend to be sick, she won't sue me.

"Let me tell you, she wanted to sue me for disobedience a long time ago, so that she could take my title and give it to your second uncle! How can I let her do what she wants, so I'll pretend to be dead for her, and if she oppresses me with filial piety, I'll send her away An uncharitable hat. My reputation has long been ruined anyway, and I'm not afraid of it."

Jia Lian smiled lightly: "Don't worry, from now on, if you drag the old lady to sue you, the old lady will not go!"

Jia She raised her eyebrows immediately: "What's the matter, why are you holding your grandmother again?"

Jia Lian said: "The accusation is not counted, and I have never thought of taking the old lady's accusation. Last time I targeted the second wife, Wang, not the old lady. When you are old, you should be more careful when you speak, otherwise your son's future will be ruined." You said it was gone."

Jia She giggled: "I won't say anything, just tell me, what happened?"

Jia Lian said: "The emperor issued an edict to commend the old lady, saying that she taught her children well, managed the family with etiquette, and rewarded her with a plaque of etiquette passed down to her family. Now it has been hung in Rongxi Hall. The old lady cherishes her reputation the most. Wouldn't it be a slap in the face to say that you are unfilial?

Furthermore, the emperor has just commended the old lady for inheriting poems and etiquette and teaching children well, and called on everyone in the capital to learn from her so that the national debt can be repaid quickly.

If the old lady jumped out at this moment to sue for disobedience, it would be a confrontation with the emperor.The old lady still wants the emperor to favor Yuanchun, how can she offend the emperor? "

Jia She snorted and said, "Oh, it's because you are smart and seem like an honor, but you actually put a curse on the old lady. The old lady dares not provoke the emperor if she provokes the world. Ha, well done, have fun!"

Why don't you just say it so bluntly, the word filial piety crushes people to death?

Jia Lian looked at his father embarrassingly: "So, don't pretend to be sick. You should eat and drink. My son just asks you one thing. Don't provoke the old lady if you have nothing to do in the future."

When Jia She heard this, his eyes widened, his face full of displeasure.

Jia Lian hurriedly raised her hand to explain: "I'm not partial to helping the old lady. After all, the old lady is old. If you get angry, you have a bad reputation. I have to go home to take care of my son. Wouldn't it be a delay for me?" The plan, I have just started the situation here, and I really can't afford to delay, master, you should feel sorry for your grandson and help your son."

The word "grandson" caught Jia She's itchy flesh, Jia She's face relaxed, and then he snorted angrily: "Ha, I'm not worth it for you, she still has money in her hand but she didn't take it out, back then Hundreds of thousands were borrowed for her own dowry redemption. She was rich, and her children and grandchildren owed debts. She also decided to give Yuan Chun what belonged to her old grandfather. Why? Can Yuan Chun pass on the Jia family? You guys, it didn't end well, and you don't appreciate it."

Jia Lian persuaded: "Of course I know that the master is painstaking, but the old lady has been eccentric all her life. You don't know, can you get it back at once? You have a quarrel, and you feel happy for a while. As a result, you have to pretend to be sick every day. We are overwhelmed by the word filial piety, so why bother to make it clear that we are not asking for trouble?"

Jia She curled her lips: "I'm not reconciled. It's a compatriot with the same mother, but not a stepmother. How can there be such a big difference?"

Jia Lian sneered to herself when she heard the words, what are you still arguing about when she is dozens of years old, but she tried to persuade her: "You have passed your whole life, what do you care about when you are old? I really can't figure it out, just think about Zheng Zhuanggong's life. Are Zheng Zhuanggong and his younger brother Gongshu Duan the same father and mother? As a result, Mrs. Jiang supported Gongshu Duan to usurp the throne. What can Zheng Zhuanggong do? In the end, she didn't recognize Mrs. Jiang, but speaking of it, our grandmother is much better than Mrs. Jiang."

Jia Amnesty laughed 'hehe': "That's all I can think of!" Then he said to Jia Lian: "I see, I won't argue with her anymore."

Jia Lian was satisfied with the promise, and was about to discuss with his father about cleaning up the house's accounts, but his father, Jia She, took the lead in attacking him: "Stop, let's finish this matter first, I think you are the grandson of your grandmother." , You say one thing, but you do another thing, what about the benefits you promised me? Isn’t it just empty words to fool people?”

Jia Lian frowned: "Pan You'an didn't give the Lai family's garden to the master, so why is it worth eight thousand?"

Jia She sneered: "Is it worth the money if I stay up late?"

Jia Lian raised her eyebrows and smiled: "I don't have any money at the moment, but I will show the master a way. Mrs. Wang is half dead, and the old lady is weak and hard to be comprehensive. Let's take this opportunity to organize the government affairs. Especially the bank and grain. Library, we need to focus on cleaning up, but I don’t have time for this, I have to prepare for August Qiuwei.”

"So, I would like to ask you to help my son clean up the accounts in the mansion. Calculate the old accounts that have accumulated over the years. If there is a mistake in the accounts, you will copy the Qian family. Wu Dengxin's family and Dai Liang's family are hard-core old ladies, so you must keep it secret before you do it, and be quick when you do it. You will be able to grab your hand and make a lot of money. However, you can't swallow all the money you copied. We have to make up the balance, otherwise, there is really no way to survive the second half of the year."

Jia She immediately stared like a cat smelling fish, his eyes widened; "This is no problem."

Jia Lian thought for a while and then said: "Sister Feng is unable to handle the matter of Zhongfu. I want to let Yingchun preside over it first. She is 13 years old now. It is time to learn these things about being a housewife. The second sister also followed Sister Feng has learned a lot about human relations, but she is too young and has not experienced some things, I am afraid she will not be able to suppress it, so I arranged for Li Wan to take care of it together, and Sister Feng is at the helm."

Originally, Jia Amnesty was not interested in trivial matters, so naturally he followed Jia Lian.

Jia Lian said: "Lai Da has fallen, and I am going to give Lin Zhixiao the position of the Rongfu general manager. What do you think?"

Jia She said: "He also has contacts with the Wang family, can you rest assured?"

Jia Lian said: "Most of the chief managers in the mansion obey the orders of the mistress! He is Sister Feng's confidant, that's enough!"

It is an undeniable fact that Sister Feng is facing Jia Lian.

Jia Amnesty nodded: "It's up to you, what about the treasury?"

Jia Lian smiled: "The old lady has taken all the keys to the treasury. Don't worry about the affairs of the old treasury. Let the old lady do what she wants. Anyway, there are some immovable things inside. I thought about it, we can't mess with it." Since the old lady will not let go of the treasury, I can afford to hide it, so I can give it to the second room."

The remaining items in the treasury are gifts from the imperial government, and they can't be bought or eaten. Jia Zheng is just playing around and having fun with his eyes.

Jia She frowned: "The second room is cheaper, but the house can't live without a treasury, right?"

Jia Lian said: "How can this be possible? I have also found a new counter. His name is Zhao Tianliang, and he is my nanny's youngest son. You can take him to settle the accounts these days. He has been with Pan You'an for a year, and he can fight well. Good abacus, don’t fool him when it comes to accounting matters. You follow him to fight for him, and he pays for you.”

Jia She clapped his hands: "This is a good relationship."

Jia Lian took out a scroll of paper from the shoe tube and spread it out: "That's what I thought, we can't overturn the car with the old lady and forcefully take over the Rongguo Mansion, but simply beat the gongs and drums and open another one to avoid the old lady. Set up a complete management team by yourself, and I have already taken care of the staff, and when you get rid of Qian Hua, Wu Dengxin, Dai Liang and other old people who are loyal to the old lady of the Wang family, they will come in to fill the vacancies."

Jia She raised his eyebrows and looked at Jia Lian, nodded for a while, "You are more and more like your grandmother, she was just like my grandmother back then!"

Jia Lian was shocked: "The son has no intention of dealing with the old lady. I have no objection to serving the old lady, but you have also seen that Chunshang rented 5 taels, so I gave 1 taels to Sister Feng, and the rest went into the second room and gave it to Er Uncle. I can’t rob my grandma either, there’s no way I can do it, the second room can’t take all the money, let’s borrow money to live on.”

Jia Amnesty nodded: "It's up to you. From now on, the rent collectors and cabinet managers should arrange their own people. Wu Dengxin's son of a bitch, his brother collected the spring rent. See how I deal with them, what can I call him?" How to swallow."

Jia Lian waited for his father to finish venting, and then gestured to Jia She with his hands: "I plan to build a row of warehouses on the open space inside the back wall. The front is the copper and iron walls of Rongfu, and the back is the martial arts hall as a barrier. It is very safe. , from now on, that will be our new treasury. The accounts and the remaining money that you have cleared will be handed over to Sister Feng for re-registration and storage. I can trust her character, and I hope you will trust her too."

When mentioning Sister Feng, Jia Amnesty was very convinced: "I can trust Feng girl, she gave out 10,000+ private money, and she is filial to me. If I don't believe her, who will she trust?"

With Jia Amnesty's support, Jia Lian immediately smiled: "I hope that the master will use the opportunity of checking the accounts to clean up those who are determined to follow Mrs. Wang and the old lady, and those who have problems themselves, and those who have no problems can be left idle. It's just a matter of a bowl of rice. After you have dealt with those moths, you will hand over all the rights to the sisters-in-law of Yingchun, and you will live your life, son, I promise. You will never be short of your tens of thousands of pension money."

For Jia Lian's deprivation of his housekeeping rights, Jia Amnesty didn't think he was disobedient, but thought about the money he would get immediately, and he was very happy: "I know that, I don't like to take care of these nonsense things! Leave it to your daughter-in-law !"

Jia Lian looked at Xing's room, but said nothing in the end. Anyway, as long as Xing dared to stretch out his claws, he would dare to chop it up for her.

The Xing family is not Jia's mother. The ancestors of the Rongguo Mansion respected their status and were kind to Jia Lian in nurturing him.

For a while, the father and son reached an agreement, hello and me, how about reconciliation.

At this point, Jia Lian finally calmed both sides, and the housework began to get on the right track, and now he can go home and sleep peacefully.

To be precise, it is to read and write quietly, and prepare for the autumn of August.

By the way, why did Jia Lian entrust his father like this instead of doing it himself?

But this morning, when Jia Lian was leaving the palace, he met Zhang's uncle entering the palace. Uncle Zhang's face was full of seriousness: "Your family affairs are over, don't waste time on these unnecessary trivial matters, you have to keep in mind Stop, you are a man, your battlefield is in the court, don't be tied hands and feet by the back house."

These words are like a blow to Jia Lian.His father, Jia She, is not incompetent, he is only in his forties now, and he is in a strong body. He can't be exhausted by himself, so everyone can sit back and relax watching the show.

The Jia Mansion belongs to everyone, and everyone handles everyone's affairs.

As for the money, Jia's meritorious field is still there, as long as it is not liquidated, it will earn money every year.

And Pan You'an has a way to make money every day, but Jia Lian is still hesitating now, not because Jia Lian is afraid of trouble, but because the pie is too big, a whole mountain of gold, and Jia Lian is afraid that he will not be able to swallow it all by himself.

But now that the current situation is stable, it should be possible to hide it from the sky and the earth without anyone knowing about it by making small troubles and secretly filling the treasury.

No, as soon as Jia Lian arrived at Shuijingfang, Pan You'an came, followed by a few young servants who didn't keep their heads behind. They looked pretty, but looked a little dull.

Jia Lian observed carefully for a while, only to realize that these were born deaf and dumb, and suddenly smiled: "Where did you find these treasures?"

Pan You'an said: "They were bought by someone. They were prepared to be trained and played tricks like monkeys. The boss bought them for five taels of silver. I bought them for 20 taels of silver each. Now they are all servants of the Jia family."

Jia Lian was silent for a moment, and solemnly told Pan You'an: "Gold and silver have always been the powerful weapons of the country in the hands of the court. Once we secretly pick them up, it will be a crime of beheading. Therefore, you have to be cautious and don't be greedy. When you buy herbs every year, take advantage of the trend. Make some, don’t make a big fuss and let people notice.”

Pan You'an said: "Don't worry, Second Master, I will stop when I make at most ten thousand and eight thousand each time. I will manage and train these gold diggers myself, and I will not pretend to others, so that they can only understand my arrangements. special sign language, others cannot direct them."

Jia Lian nodded: "That's good, I still say that safety is the top priority!" Then said: "How many months will it take you to go?"

Pan Youan made some calculations silently, and said, "I'm planning to go there every six months, so from now on, the second master of Liuli Street's industry will have to send another person. If the second master doesn't have a suitable person, I think the second master of Houjie Yun is good. If he specializes in The person who inquired about the news had a legitimate identity as a cover for running the family business, which made it easier for him to inquire about news from all parties in the capital. He was also the young master of the Jia family, which could also make the store more famous. , because of the hindrance of reputation, I am afraid that Erye Yun will have an imperial examination."

Jia Lian also couldn't ask Jia Yun to give up the imperial examination, although with the current status of the Jia family, even if Jia Yun's lowly career would not affect his imperial examination, it's just that this matter has an impact after all, unless Jia Yun asks for orders, then it's another matter. Never mind.

After a moment of silence, Jia Lian said, "What do you think of Liu Xianglian?"

Liu Xianglian has even been an actor, and being a shopkeeper is not a problem.

Pan You'an was stunned: "Doesn't he like to wander around?"

Jia Lian smiled: "When the tired bird always returns home, I am sure to persuade him. In this way, the two of you will take turns to be the shopkeeper. From now on, you will go to the north to buy herbs, and Liu Xianglian will go to the south to buy jade, cloth and the like. It means that you only go to the north once a year, and you go frequently, which inevitably makes people suspicious. We are looking for a long time, not a one-time deal. Moreover, people's blessings are limited, and they cannot be greedy. We used up all our blessings in one fell swoop. When we are relieved, we will cut off this road, and we must spend the money we earn every penny.”

At first, Jia Lian agreed to Pan You'an without asking, thinking that Pan You'an wanted to expand the antique business. To be honest, no matter how big the antique business is, Jia Lian would be able to cover it.

This kind of wealth is tantamount to death on the head, and Jia Lian is afraid when he thinks of the cruel competition and ugly eating of the royal children.

However, the competition between the princes has not yet reached a tragic stage, so it is good to have some gold in hand for emergencies.

It should be noted that when there is a war in the imperial court, various apportionments will be made. No matter how noble or powerful, if they are slow to agree or donate less, the emperor will be unhappy.

In the previous life, Jia's mansion suffered from this kind of loss. At that time, Jia's mansion built the Grand View Garden, ate more than enough food, and had a lot of debts. Where there was money to support the emperor in fighting, the emperor thought about it. Later, it is estimated that the card was revealed, otherwise, the emperor would not Play hard.

Jia Zhen does have money, but she embraces the wrong thigh and supports the King of Zhongyi County.As a result, the whole family was stewed in one pot.

Jia Lian felt bad when he thought of this chapter.