Daiyu of the Red Chamber owes no one

Hearing Jia Lian's visit, the mother and son laughed for a while. This is not about Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be here.Jia Min hurriedly ordered someone to invite Jia Lian to come in. Now that Daiyu is grown up, although she and Jia Lian are cousins, she avoids it.

After a while, the woman in charge attracted Jia She and his wife, and Jia Lian and his wife to come in. Jia Min was taken aback when he saw this big group of people.Jia She and his wife exchanged pleasantries with Jia Min, and Jia Lian and his wife greeted Jia Min, and praised Lin Feng for his outstanding performance, and followed His Royal Highness to go south to handle such a big errand, which is really like a father.

Wang Xifeng was brought up as a young man, and she is used to being aggressive. When the concierge heard that Lin Ruhai had entered the palace, she had no taboo.Except for his mother and sister, Lin Feng only knew his own nanny. Later, when he grew up, the maid was only used to tidy up the house and clean the yard.He stayed in the room when Lian's second elder brother came to visit. He didn't expect Lian's second sister-in-law to come in, but he didn't feel used to it.So I stood up and said goodbye.

If it was the previous life, Sister Feng must have stepped forward and joked about how old Brother Lin is, so there is no need to use such taboo words.But in this life, Jia Lian has become more knowledgeable and holds Sister Feng tighter, but Sister Feng is not as flamboyant as in her previous life.When Sister Feng saw Lin Wei and wanted to avoid it, she also stood up and said with a smile, "Brother Lin, please sit still. I won't come over to say hello to my aunt. I'll go talk to Sister Lin. Today, your second elder brother Lian will wash the dust with you. There are also those who you avoid first when you are the righteous master?"

Speaking of which, Jia She has already ordered someone to present the presents brought this time: Among them are the solitary copies of calligraphy and painting that Jia She gave to Lin Ruhai; A few pieces of material came.And several boxes of pastries for topping.

The calligraphy and paintings given by Jia Amnesty are worth it. After all, it is the master of Rongguo Mansion who buys calligraphy and paintings and pays money from the official. Jia Lian and his wife also pay back. Jia Lian often goes out. Simple, those few horses of high-quality material are rare to accumulate.As for pastries, the Lin family has seen them a lot. Firstly, Emperor Xian and Emperor Ding'an occasionally rewarded them; secondly, since Daiyu pointed out to the prince, whenever the royal chef made some fresh cakes, the prince would definitely send a copy.I just don't know where Jia Amnesty got it from, it's rare that they don't eat it themselves, but think about their own family.

Jia Min saw that the eldest brother's family had come and gave them many gifts, and said with a smile: "What is the elder brother doing? It's not a festival or a celebration, but why are you sending so many gifts? Why is Lian'er posting the post again?" , I didn’t go to meet my eldest brother and sister-in-law in person, if it spreads out, wouldn’t people tell me that I’m indifferent?” Then he turned to Wang Xifeng and said, “Sister-in-law Lian, please sit down, what can I say? Yu'er came over and said. How come uncles and aunts are here, and nieces can't come to salute? Since it's Lian'er who came to welcome brother Ling, let brother Ling accompany Lian'er to talk."

After hearing this, Sister Feng sat down. After Jia Lian greeted Jia Min, she went out with Lin Feng to talk to Sanyou Pavilion where Lin Feng lived.Jia Min then ordered Mother Wang to ask Daiyu to come and pay her respects to her uncle and aunt.

Jia She and Mrs. Xing listened to Jia Lian's post. Jia She couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear. She smiled to herself for a long time before saying, "Lian'er, this boy, keeps secrets of great events so closely. My ex-son, Lian'er, always goes to Ping'an Prefecture On business, who knows what this kid is doing? Such a big thing happened in the middle of the capital, but it is quite frightening. When asked, he just kept it secret, and I wish I could beat him up. Who knows today When an imperial decree was announced to the family, the sage actually said that he had made meritorious service and promoted the fellow magistrate he donated to be the magistrate of Ping'an Prefecture. , so majestic, I will go to Ping'an Prefecture to take up my post someday.

In addition, there are many rewards.Alas, I have lived my whole life, and I have always been oppressed. The old lady always said that Jia Cunzhou is better than me, and Jia Cunzhou's son is better than mine. Whose son is stronger now?Who would have thought that this kid won such a great honor without telling us, put down the reward and said that he would pass by his younger sister to meet Brother Peng. We were the ones who followed, so only Lian'er posted the post. "Speaking, Jia She laughed loudly, with a proud expression on his face.

On this side, Daiyu heard that both Jia She and his wife had arrived, and they were able to live in Songhe Garden, so they greeted Jia She and his wife.Hearing Jia She's endless talk about Jia Lian's affairs, he was indescribably proud.

It turned out that Jia Lian did not inform his family about the incident after he made contributions to the school incident in the suburbs of Beijing.Firstly, he received advice from Lin Ruhai and knew that he should not make a show of himself; secondly, it was Jia Mu who ordered Jia Lian to go to Pingan Prefecture, and the contact was related to treason. Jia Lian did not follow his grandmother's order, Jia Lian didn't know where to start with this matter.

This time the crown prince and his party went south and arrested Zhen Yingjia and brought him to justice, which has already sent people to Beijing.After the news entered the palace, Emperor Ding'an was very happy, and even rewarded everyone who contributed to the case of King Zhongshun's treason.

After Jia Lian got the reward, Lin Ruhai was the first one to be grateful, and Lin Rong returned to Beijing today, so he picked up the gift and rushed over.Jia Amnesty quickly called him back and asked him why. After listening, Jia Amnesty would also come with him.However, Jia Lian's post had already been posted first, and Jia Amnesty did not post it again, so the Lin family accepted Jia Lian's post, but these many people came.

Jia Min congratulated Jia Lian on hearing that Jia Lian had achieved such dignity, and was also happy for him.Mrs. Wang planned such a thing, and her family and her second elder brother's family were separated. The Jia family still had Jia Lian to support the lintel. Jia Min, as the daughter of the Jia family, was naturally happy.

However, it is said that some families are happy and some are sad. Jia's family is very happy, and they are the first to report to Lin's house. Jia's mother and others heard that Dai Quan came to announce the decree. .The whole family received the decree, even though they got great respect, Jia's mother was not very happy, and Mrs. Wang hated and jealous even more.

After all, Jia Lian is also his own grandson. Although Jia's mother was not very happy when she heard that she was so respectable, she was not angry at all.Unexpectedly, as soon as Dai Quan left, Jia Lian picked up the presents and went to Lin's house first.Although Mrs. Wang acted boldly, she still had a half-understanding in the end, and only Jia Mu and Jia Zheng and his wife knew about sending Jia Lian to Ping'an Prefecture.Hearing that Jia Lian was rewarded as an official, Mrs. Wang came back to her senses: Why did Xia Shouzhong, who urged Jia Lian to go to Pingan Prefecture, died, but Jia Lian who went to report the letter was promoted?Among them, Jia Lian's informant must have exchanged for today's wealth!

Therefore, Mrs. Wang felt that Jia Lian's decency today was obtained by betraying Yuan Chun. She retreated from the servants around her and said to Jia's mother alone: ​​"Old lady, my wife has something to say."

Seeing that no one was with Mrs. Wang, Jia's mother naturally knew what she meant, and she withdrew the servants, leaving Mrs. Wang to talk.Ever since she was beaten by the old lady the other day, Mrs. Wang had been honest for a few days, but today her tears fell like broken beads, and she cried out her suspicions.At the end, Mrs. Wang still cried to herself: "A former old lady believed that I had harmed my aunt's family just because of her aunt's words, 'I don't care about other people's flesh and blood'. Now the second master Lian over there took Yuanchun quietly. My life was exchanged for my wealth, and my daughter-in-law begged the old lady to be the master of my family. After all, the second master Lian is so cruel."

When Jia Mu heard this, she was also angry.She just didn't know whether she was angry with Jia Lian for keeping her secret from her, or angry that Mrs. Wang hadn't died until now. Jia's mother said angrily, "You are so grateful to Lian'er. Listen to the words that came out later. On the day of the school ground, there were soldiers and horses from Ping'an Prefecture Before arriving, King Zhongshun was also captured first. King Zhongshun is bound to lose if he does not act according to circumstances. Our family would be treated as rebels now. Talk about Yuanchun, how can my old woman escape even you and Zhenger one!"

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang had nothing to say.

He also said that in Lin's mansion, Jia Min's mother and daughter, Jia She, his wife and Sister Feng talked for a long time, and Jia Lian and Lin Feng talked for a long time before Lin Ruhai came back from the palace.It has been agreed that the new governor of the south of the Yangtze River will leave early tomorrow morning, and at the same time, Sun Yu's transfer order has also been issued.

After Lin Ruhai came back, he and Jia She met each other, and then went to the study to give Jia Lian some advice.Lin Ruhai said: "That's all. I've been back in Beijing and I've seen you improve a lot. Now that you've been released as an official, you have to be more cautious in the future. The only thing is, I heard that the second wife of the mansion is very bold. There is no taboo about profiteering and monopolizing lawsuits. At the moment, the family is still a bit respectable. If there is a thorough investigation in the future, it is good to say that your second aunt will not be able to escape. Where can your second uncle escape?

As the saying goes, good wives and good husbands seldom cause misfortune, and it is also said that my niece Xiao Gu and Lian'er will take office in Ping'an Prefecture in the future, but you should carefully guard Lian's daughter-in-law, don't let your daughter-in-law act like your second aunt, you will be implicated in the future .Your parents are in the hall, so it's not my uncle's turn to say these things, but you will be appointed to the official position in another day. Because Ping'an Prefecture is located in the throat and bandits are rampant, I don't know how many people will come to you with huge sums of money.You are doing your duty and obeying the law. If Lian's daughter-in-law stretched out her hand, would it be worthy of your dignity today? "

After hearing these words, Jia Lian was very moved.His father was a muddleheaded man who didn't know how to educate his children, and his grandmother was partial to elder brother Zhu, so she gave Jia Zhu the spot that was originally her own.Growing up so big, only Lin Ruhai has seriously taught him the principles of life.If it weren't for Lin Ruhai, he would still be doing errands and housekeeping for the second room without knowing it, and he might have been sent to prison for treason, how could he have the glory he is today?

So Jia Lian sighed: "My nephew always remembers my uncle's teachings. My father didn't care about me when I was young. I only read books at home for a few years when I was young. Except for my uncle, no one taught me carefully."

Lin Ruhai listened, and said with a smile: "If you are willing to learn, it is never too late. If so, I will recommend a gentleman to you." Jia Lian will go to Ping'an Prefecture to take up a post in the near future. I thought Lin Ruhai was just joking. I don't think Lin Ruhai really recommended a husband for Jia Lian.This person's surname is Ye, and he failed the exam when he went to Beijing that year, so he had to be a scholar.

Mr. Ye's life experience is a bit rough to say, he was originally from a poor family, although he was good at studying, he didn't have enough money to go to Beijing to take the exam.This year, with great difficulty, the wife in the family saved money to save money for him to go to Beijing, but he didn't want to lose the ranking again.When I returned to my hometown again, my hometown was hit by a plague, and none of my parents, wife and children were left behind, and all died of illness.Sadly, Mr. Ye went all the way to Beijing to sell calligraphy, and when he took the exam again, because of all these years of homelessness, his body was too thin, and he could not withstand the cold of spring.

Mr. Ye was carried out from the examination room. Fortunately, he had a fatal life, so he saved his life.From then on, Mr. Ye became cold-hearted and stopped participating in the college.Later, he was introduced to Lin's mansion and worked as an accountant.After Lin Ruhai chatted with Mr. Ye, he found that he was full of talent and learning, and he was ready. If he hadn't been unable to carry Chunwei and only wore a single shirt for the exam, he might still be on the gold list.It's a shame to be an accountant.

Now that Jia Lian was going to Ping'an Prefecture to take up his post, Lin Ruhai recommended Mr. Ye to him. Mr. Ye was talented and familiar with criminal laws.Although Jia Lian has made meritorious service and has been promoted, he is really lacking, and he is smart. After all, he has not studied for a few years. It is beneficial and harmless for him to have Mr. Ye's advice by his side.

If Jia Lian hadn't been reminded by Lin Ruhai, he would have become a traitor at this moment, so he naturally knew the benefits of having someone capable of reminding him.In the future, I will treat Mr. Ye with more respect, because Mr. Ye is alone, and Jia Lian takes care of him. Mr. Ye also tries his best to assist Jia Lian.

However, after Jia She's family left, many friends of Lin Feng's Jingzhong, such as Wei Ruolan, Chen Yejun, Xue Qiu and others, made an appointment for this trip to the south to welcome them.Among them, Li Han and Liu Xianglian stood under the poisonous sun on the bow of the ship for a long time on the way back to Beijing, but now it is much darker than when they left Beijing.That's all for Li Han, he was already heroic, but when he got dark, he became even more imposing.Liu Xianglian was originally handsome, but it made Wei Ruolan and the others laugh for a while, and Sai Pan'an became dark and pretty.

After a few days like this, the fleet escorting Zhen Yingjia and his party arrived in the capital.Emperor Ding'an personally met the officers escorted this time and affirmed their contributions.The officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp who followed the prince to the south were nothing but rewards, but the rest of the officers and soldiers of Xuzhou Weishanhushuizhai were different.The Weishan lake water village is not facing the sea, so there is no opportunity to do meritorious service such as fighting against Japanese pirates. Since the water bandits were suppressed, they have only received some military pay all day long, and the military pay has been deducted layer by layer.Now escorting serious criminals to Beijing, making meritorious service and receiving rewards, all the officers and soldiers of Shuizhai returned to Xuzhou happily.

Because the prince, Lin Zhen and his party returned to Beijing, they rode lightly on fast horses, and the special local products purchased in the south of the Yangtze River were only transported to the capital with the fleet. The Lin family received several large boxes that afternoon.Except for the ones bought by Lin Zhen himself, some were sent by the prince himself, and some of them were given to Daiyu alone.

Daiyu took it away, and when she opened the box, she found some pens, ink, paper, inkstone, various colored paper, sachets, incense beads, fans, fan pendants, pollen, rouge, etc.; Drinking orders, quicksilver filled somersaulting boys, sand lamps, clay figurine plays one after another, all in boxes covered with green gauze.

These things were common to Daiyu when she was a child, so it was nothing.Only a few of them were brought back by Xue Pan as a traveler in his previous life, and Xue Baochai donated them to himself, and only these few sets are several more sets than the others.Daiyu was taken aback when she saw it, did the prince know what happened to him in his previous life?Daiyu thought about it and felt that it was absolutely impossible, so she put the matter aside and opened another box.

Inside the box are scrolls of scrolls. Apart from the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River in midsummer, there is also the history of the prince and his party traveling south this time: how to attract Zhen Yingjia to expose his shortcomings, how embarrassed Zhen Yingjia was, and how the group was arrested when they returned to Beijing. Killer tracking, how to plan to enter the Weishan Lake water village.The paintings are vivid and the stories are interesting, just like the comic books I read when I was a child.The picture scroll that only tells the story ends in Xuzhou, but how to enter Beijing is gone.Since they arrived in Xuzhou, the prince and his party abandoned the boat and chose horses, traveling day and night, so they didn't paint these again.

Finally, there are several pictures of Weishan Lake scenery. We can see that Weishan Lake is wide and sparkling, with lotus leaves like plates and lotus stamens pointed, which is extremely beautiful.The prince's painting skills are also very good. It is immersive, as if you can feel the wind on Weishan Lake.

A few days later, the cases of Zhen Yingjia and other serious offenders were also judged. In addition to colluding with the harem, attempting to treason, corrupting the law, neglecting human life, selling illegal salt, running rampant in the village and other serious crimes, there was another one that shocked Jia Lian when he saw it: it turned out that Zhen Yingjia Although most of the cash that was exploited over the years was squandered by Concubine Zhen, she saved a lot of cash. In addition to the discounted farms, shops, calligraphy and paintings, antiques, and the accumulated pearls, gems, beautiful jade, and strange stones, the Zhen family There are still 300 million capital.

The Zhen family once borrowed millions of dollars from the treasury because they had taken over four times that year, and now they still have 80 outstanding.Therefore, the Zhen family was accused of greed for pleasure, owed to the state treasury, and refused to pay back any money.

The Jia family also took over the car back then, and now they owe the Ministry of Households 50 million silver.That's all in the past, but now Jia Lian has Mr. Ye by his side. Mr. Ye reminded Jia Lian when he saw the mansion newspaper that day: "Now that I'm here with the second master, I have to remind the second master that in the duke's mansion, who is the one who attacked the noble?" Master, the second master is the master's son. This debt will not be repaid, the first falls on the master, and the second falls on the second master." The master in Mr. Ye's mouth naturally refers to Jia She, He always only called Jia Zheng the second master.

After Jia Lian heard this, he knew the pros and cons of it, thinking that he was going to Ping'an Prefecture to pay homage to an official, so he had to take care of this matter before leaving Beijing.So Jia Lian made amnesty to Jia again.Jia Amnesty has been useless for decades, letting Jia Zheng overwhelm him in everything. Now that Jia Lian is promising, he is naturally happy to listen to Jia Lian.Although he is confused, if someone really understands him, he can understand the pros and cons: the left and right second houses control the treasury, and no matter how much money the Rongguo Mansion has, it will not be in the hands of the first house in the future. As much as you have, it is best to make it all together, if you don't make it together, it also shows your sincerity, so that your children and grandchildren will not be left behind in the future.So Jia Amnesty agreed.

After Jia She agreed, Jia Lian asked Mr. Ye to make up a strategy, instructing Jia She in detail how to deal with it, which turned out to be Lianzhu's clever plan.This person Jia She is thinking simply, how could he know that there are so many twists and turns in asking for money and paying back the money, but he was delighted to hear it and was eager to try it.

After Jia Amnesty heard Mr. Ye's ingenious plan, he practiced several times in his room and memorized all the speeches, and then he went to Rongqing Hall to find Jia's mother and said that he wanted to pay money.

After hearing this, Jia's mother thought that Jia Amnesty was going to buy another girl's calligraphy and painting, so she asked, "How much tael do you want to withdraw? Let's go to the account to pay. Now that I am old, you are becoming more and more arrogant. Now you are asking me why?" Mother's words were originally angry with Jia Lian for making her own way.Jia Sheda didn't understand what he said, so he didn't respond on his face.

Jia Amnesty only thought that Mother Jia asked him how much money to pay, and answered honestly: "It depends on how many officials there are. The Ministry of Households owes 45 yuan in silver, and Lian'er will go to Ping'an Prefecture this time. Our whole family will follow the appointment, and we will always have to withdraw the three years' expenses first. Let's not panic about this for now, let the accountant do the careful calculation, and only pay back the owed money, and there will be no further delay."

When Jiamu heard this, she was so frightened that her hands that supported her head softened, and she almost fell onto the arhat couch.Jia's mother scolded: "I have raised you so much, and my son has been appointed as an official. You have become more and more stubborn. Don't take me seriously. Now I follow my son to enjoy the blessings, but I want to force my old lady to eat and wear in the future. Are you worried about the cost? You can go to the warehouse to have a look, it will let you move so many things!"

Jia Amnesty listened, bowed his head and said: "Return to the old lady's words, the old lady's words really hurt the son, the son's behavior is to honor his mother, mother should not mistrust me. Think about it, the old lady. One of the crimes committed by the Zhen family was failure to pay back the money owed. Now that many people in the capital have seen the crime of the Zhen family, they are saving money to pay back the money they owe. If we don’t pay it back, don’t we let people explain that we committed crimes knowingly? Add one more class? No matter how many warehouses there are now, let’s sell those big guys of gold, silver, copper and tin, and show our sincerity first. The saint saw that our family did its best, and it’s unknown if we don’t pursue it any longer because of the credit of my father. .”

When Jia Mu heard this, she snorted and said, "I don't know who taught you to say these nice things. Don't come here to coax my old lady. Paying back the money is only for your own benefit. You can pay the money back." Decent, and then leave Beijing with Lian'er to go to work, go out to eat and drink spicy food. Who cares if we stay in Beijing?"

After hearing this, Jia She said: "What is the old lady talking about? I want to honor my mother and take her to Ping'an Prefecture to take care of her. I am afraid that my mother will dislike me and refuse to go with me. I just want to pay back the money owed to me." The advantage I have gained is true. Now that I am claiming the title, the sage will pursue me. The first offender is me, and the second is Lian'er. Just think about it, the old lady, if I really offend, Baoyu and Lan Brother and Huaner, are you okay? Even if I go to prison, they don’t need it, and the third generation can’t take the imperial examination, so which of the old lady’s descendants won’t be affected?”

After hearing this, Jia's mother thought to herself: "Although this is what I said, but I have really paid back so much money owed. What can I give Baoyu in the future to say that I will hire him personally and keep him safe for the rest of his life?"So he stared at Jia She and said, "If I don't allow it, what should you do?"

Jia Amnesty heard this, and said with a low eyebrow, "Since the mother is in charge, the son has nothing to say. I have to go back and sell the East Courtyard. I can make up as much as I can, and then I will cry in front of the saint that I can't do it." Lord, I have lived in the east courtyard for more than twenty years, and the key to the storeroom is not touching. I tried my best. If the saint does not believe it, he will go outside and ask who is the master of the Rongguo Mansion? If the saint is angry, I will only If the sage had mercy on me if I gave up my title to keep Lian'er, I would be grateful."

When Jia's mother heard this, she was horrified: the Rongguo mansion called Jia Zheng the master, and it only took a little inquiry to know.Jia Amnesty is a fool, if he is really allowed to make such a fuss, Jia Zheng will not be convicted, but will only get the reputation of being a subordinate and pushing out his elder brother. If nothing else, the daughter of a good family will not tell Baoyu.So Jia Mu pondered for a long time, and then said: "Tomorrow, your brother will take a rest, and you two will go to the warehouse together to see what else is there."

After hearing this, Jia Amnesty thanked Jia Mu for coming out.

As soon as Jia Amnesty left, Mother Jia sent a message that Mrs. Wang would come to see her with the key to the warehouse.Mrs. Wang heard Jia Mu asked her to bring the key to see her, and thought: I let the old lady know about my private collection of Zhen's property, can you come to check on me?But Mrs. Wang thought that the Zhen family's belongings were kept in her private treasury, so she felt relieved and brought the key of the big treasury to see her.

Now Jia's mother loves Baoyu the most. Although she already knows that Mrs. Wang has concealed the property of the Zhen family, she thinks that it is just right for Mrs. Wang to keep the money and leave it to Baoyu in the future, so she pretends not to know what Mrs. Wang has done.Also because of this sum of money, Mother Jia was not afraid that Jia Amnesty would evacuate the big treasury, so she agreed to Jia Amnesty's request to return the money.

But she said that Mother Jia took the key and ordered Lai Nanny to find both Lai Da and Lai Er, so that no one would know.Nanny Lai is Mother Jia's confidant, and Lai Da and Lai Er are Nanny Lai's two sons, who are the housekeepers of Rongguo Mansion and Ningguo Mansion respectively.This day, Jiamu passed on Lai Da and Lai Er. After nightfall, she took them to the big warehouse to move two boxes out.

It turned out that there were not many valuable things left in Jia's big treasury, only the 20 taels of gold were worth [-] taels of silver.It is placed in an inconspicuous shelf compartment. It was Jia Daishan and Jia Mu who put it in the warehouse together, saying that it is not allowed to be used unless it is absolutely necessary.Therefore, even Mrs. Wang didn't know about the money.When Jia Daishan was alive, he loved Jia She a little bit, and the title was given to him. Jia's mother was afraid that Jia She would learn about it from Jia Daishan, so she moved the two boxes of gold into her private treasury overnight, and left them for Baoyu in the future. .

The next day, Jia Zheng took a rest and Jia Lian had not yet taken up his post. Jia She and his son took Mr. Ye, and Jia Zheng took his staff to check his belongings.

A group of people went into the warehouse and saw that the few boxes of loose silver were only tens of thousands, plus some heavy gold, silver, copper and tin, and some expensive, but long ago new clothes and satins.After Mr. Fang and Jia's accountant counted and totaled together, the cash was calculated in no time.It took a few more days to sell the big guys of gold, silver, copper and tin, and some things were sold to Xinrong's family at a [-]% discount, which was more silver than the [-]% discount at the pawnshop. Yu Wanliang.

Jia She also remembered that his father had explained that there was [-] gold in the compartment of the fifth shelf on the north side, which would be enough to pay back the silver.When Jia She avoided the crowd and went back to watch alone, he had already been emptied.Jia Daishan said back then that only the old man, the old lady and himself knew about the money.The old lady didn't need this large sum of money, and she never said it out, so the old lady moved to the second room again because of her preference.

Jia Amnesty thought to himself: The old lady is too partial and ruthless. Since this is the case, I don't have to be soft-hearted.

A few days later, the big guys of gold, silver, copper and tin were almost folded, and several silver coins were collected in one place, and the two brothers Jia Amnesty went to Rongqing Hall to answer Jia Mu's words.Mother Jia glanced at Jia Amnesty and said, "Now that the warehouse has been emptied by you, why do you come to my place? If you want my old lady to live a few more days, don't come to me in the future to make me angry."

Jia Amnesty heard this, but said: "Old lady, seeing that the debt owed is still 20 taels short, I'm afraid I have to pool it together."

After hearing this, Jia's mother said angrily: "Marquis Jia En, don't force people too hard! The rest of the money is either owed, or you can find a way yourself! If you force me again, I will enter the palace today I will sue you for being unfilial and disrespectful, and see if you can keep the titles of father and son!"

After hearing this, Jia Amnesty did not argue, but said: "Since my mother has allowed me to raise money by myself, I will raise it by myself. The only thing is, as long as my actions do not violate the laws and regulations of the country, mother does not care where my money comes from." .” Jia Amnesty took another step forward and said, “I won’t ask where the things on the fifth shelf on the north side of the warehouse go.”

"The fifth shelf on the north side of the warehouse" is the shelf in the mezzanine that contains [-] gold. After hearing Jia She's acquiescing that the [-] gold belongs to her, Jia's mother no longer pursued it, and nodded: "You just think of a way to go." Well, as long as you have the ability, I won't take care of you." Jia Amnesty left Jia Mu's house after thanking her.

After returning to the room, Jia Amnesty looked for Jia Lian, and the father and son murmured and acted according to plan.The next day, Jia Lian borrowed a group of soldiers from the Beijing camp who were taking a rest today to surround the house of Nanny Lai and Zhou Rui. Without saying a word, he tied them up and ransacked the house.One of the two families is Jia's mother's companion and confidant, and the other is Mrs. Wang's companion and confidant: Nanny Lai's two sons are the housekeepers of the Ningrong Second Mansion; And do some things to help Mrs. Wang put ushers. The family assets of these two families are unknown.

Because these two families are the most respectable servants of the Second Mansion, they both live in a single courtyard outside the Rongguo Mansion. The Lai family has a huge garden, which is one-third the size of the Grand View Garden in the previous life. There are all kinds of pavilions and pavilions, which are incomparable to ordinary officials and officials.Zhou Rui's family lives behind Ningrong Street. Although it is not as ostentatious as Lai's family, it is still a good house with a single family.

Because the former son was loyal to the king and conspired against him, it all depended on Jia Lian to go to Ping'an Prefecture to pass the decree and borrow troops to rescue the siege. Which of the exempted soldiers in the capital camp would not be grateful to Jia Lian?This time, Jia Lian's raid on his own servants was not illegal. These soldiers actually worked very hard.These people are also well-trained, and they found out the belongings box by box, and there were very few damaged ones.

After searching in this way, in addition to gold and silver equivalent to more than 20 yuan, the Lai family also has various antique calligraphy and paintings, which are estimated to be worth nearly 30 yuan.Jia Lian simply did nothing and sold the garden of Lai's family for more than [-] yuan.Although Zhou Rui's family is not as rich as Lai's greedy family, there are still more than [-] taels.After confiscating the two slaves in this way, in addition to returning the owed silver, there was actually a surplus of [-] taels.

At the other end, Jia Lian turned the Lai family and Zhou Rui's family to the government, and the government handled it according to the law.But Jia Amnesty asked for an order to enter the palace to pay back the money.Emperor Ding'an was overjoyed because of this, and he absolved Jia She of the crime of lax family management.

Both Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang had their arms cut off overnight, and they were angry and angry.Jia's mother was about to beat Jia Amnesty with her crutches.But Jia She said: "Old lady, don't panic. I copied this from Zhou Rui's house. After reading it, the old lady will decide who to hit?"

Mrs. Wang was suing in front of Jia Mu, and she didn't have time to evade.In addition, even though Jia She is an uncle, both of them are old, and the rules of the Jia family are not strict, Madam Wang did not avoid it, she wanted to hear what Jia She had to say.Now Mrs. Wang was frightened when she saw the box.

As for what is inside the box, it is the usury certificate that Zhou Rui's family was supposed to recover this month, but it has not yet been completed and returned to Mrs. Wang, so it unexpectedly fell into Jia She's hands.

Mother Jia looked at it, and said angrily to Mrs. Wang: "You all coax me and do a lot of daring things, but you think my life won't last?"

Jia She hurriedly stepped forward again and apologized with a smile: "Don't be angry, old lady, and don't think about it, Nanny Lai is the child of our family, and the monthly money is limited, and she has saved it without eating or drinking for decades. How much can there be? This time we found out that the Lai family's wealth is even richer than our big treasury. This kind of slavery should have been investigated long ago. Why should mother be angry about these things?"

As he spoke, he ordered someone to bring up some belongings and said, "Look, mother, these are all belongings of foreign races. I guess they were brought back by Uncle Lai, the booty that my father won when he went out to fight. Uncle Lai coaxed my mother to have an affair. Does my mother have to protect Nanny Lai for the property that my father brought back from bloody battles with swords and guns?" Uncle Lai is Mammy Lai's husband, and Uncle Lai was Jia Daishan's servant when Jia Daishan was still leading soldiers outside. Whenever Jia Daishan got the booty and brought it back to Beijing, he always sent his confidant Uncle Lai to bring it back.Unexpectedly, Uncle Lai began to have an affair with Jia's property that day.

When Jia's mother saw that these items seemed to be a complete set with the spoils brought back by Jia Daishan back then, she also knew that Jia She's words were true, but she also felt that Lai Nanny deserved to die.But in the end it was his confidant who had been using him for decades, Jiamu couldn't help but still sighed.

Mrs. Wang couldn't bear it at this moment, she stood up and said: "My lord, Zhou Rui's family is the companion house I brought from my mother's house, and if I want to give it up, I will give it up. The companion house I brought is my dowry personal belongings, and there are also others. Uncle put his hand into the dowry of brother and daughter-in-law?"

Jia Amnesty heard this, and said with strange eyes: "It's fine if you don't come to ask me. Since I'm here today, I'd like to ask my younger siblings first: How much is Zhou Rui's family's monthly money? How much has Zhou Rui's family earned in the years since younger siblings married?" Monthly money, how can there be tens of thousands of taels? Brother and sister may wish to take out the dowry list to check, and then open the private treasury of the younger siblings to check. What is the dowry of the younger siblings plus the monthly money of these years? How much is the private treasury of the younger siblings plus Zhou Rui’s family assets ? If there are more, I would say that younger brothers and sisters have coveted the wealth of their husbands and officials for many years by taking advantage of the family management!"

Mrs. Wang was stunned when she heard this, she didn't know why Jia She became so sharp-tongued.It's just that she has been in charge of the family for many years, not only has she been greedy privately, but also has received a large amount of loan sharks for many years. The Zhen family's property has been kept in the private treasury, how could she dare to open a private treasury to check the dowry?You have to admit that you are at a disadvantage.

Seeing Jia Wang's family standing there in a daze, Jia Amnesty said, "Don't worry, younger brothers and sisters. Tomorrow I will order the accountant to calculate the monthly money of Zhou Rui's family over the years, and return it to the younger brothers and sisters as if they had saved everything without eating or drinking. The same is true for the Lai family. I will definitely return the monthly money for these years to the old lady after I calculate it tomorrow. As for the excess, it is a talent among Rong Guo's officials. Since I have inherited this title, I have the right to make decisions. The old lady My wife promised me that as long as the raising of money complies with national laws and family regulations, I'm free to do it."

After hearing this, Mother Jia felt extremely tired. She waved her hand and said, "It's only right for old servants in the family to follow their masters to gain respect. Only the Lai family and Zhou Rui's family are too greedy. Since they have already copied, Let’s just copy it. Only 45 taels of silver owed will be returned now, and the remaining more than [-] taels will always be returned to the officials.”

After hearing this, Jia Amnesty said with a smile, "don't panic, old lady. My son told me that I want to withdraw two sums of money from the government: one is to return the owed money, and it has been paid now. The other is Lian'er Li In the past few years since Beijing took office, we have calculated the expenses of our long house for three years, deduct this money, and the rest will naturally go to the officials."

After hearing this, Jia's mother thought that the long house had a small population, with a few masters and a few aunts, twenty or so servants, and three years' monthly silver was no more than ten thousand.So he nodded in acquiesce, complained that he was tired, and felt bored seeing Jia She, so he asked Jia She to retreat.