It can't be said that Jia's mother is awake, but the acting skills of the original body are touching, and Jia's mother has given full play to this specialty.Because she discovered a problem at the time, that is, in front of the prince and his wife, it was not easy for her to discuss with Jia Shen how much money she should cheat the royal family.
So the first time she woke up, the old man drove everyone else out, regardless of Jia Zheng's disappointed expression, and only Jia She was left behind.Jia She felt that the old lady valued him, and he felt happy again.Thinking that the old lady passed out just now, it was not the time to be happy, so I had to ask cautiously: "Is there anything the old lady told my son to do?"
Jiamu nodded, and asked with a trace of uncertainty: "Xie'er, tell me the truth. Has your father ever told you that our family still owes money to the treasury?"
Jia Amnesty's face suddenly became a little distorted. After all, such a thing is still a secret passed down by the family. It stands to reason that the old lady should not know.Now that the old lady already knew, how did she know?
Mother Jia didn't have the time to play guess-me-guess games with her cheap son. She just thought it was Jia Daishan who left suddenly, and didn't have time to confess to Jia Amnesty, so she couldn't help being dissatisfied with Jia Daishan: "Your father is also true, this is a matter of family survival. , why didn't I explain it to you?"
Hearing the old lady complaining about her father, Jia She didn't know what to say.He knew that his father didn't want to see him, and there was a reason why the old lady said that he was not.But now the old lady has obviously changed her opinion of herself, but her father can't change it anymore.
Seeing Jia Amnesty's silence, Jia's mother thought that he was startled by the sudden news, so she could only whisper to him: "Oh, it was your father who drank too much once, and I only listened to it when he accidentally mentioned it. It's just that it's been a long time, and I don't know exactly how much money our mansion owes to the treasury. It seems that you should go to the East Mansion and ask Brother Jing. He may not be able to figure it out. After all, the two mansions borrowed it together that day. silver."
It was only then that Jia She knew that the old lady hadn't overheard the conversation between his father and him, and while he put down a stone in his heart, he felt that it was really wrong for him to suspect the old lady just now.A little embarrassed, he said: "Father mentioned it to me, but my mother asked suddenly just now, and I didn't react for a while."
Mother Jia still can't hear the change in Jia She's address to herself?This kind of courtesy is either adultery or stealing, and it is also applicable to the sudden change of name of the cheap son.But she wasn't going to ruin such a good situation, she just looked at Jia Amnesty expectantly.
Under the eyes of such complete trust, Jia She said everything he knew: "It was still when the country was founded, and many veterans were injured, and the compensation money given by the court was not enough to live on. The veterans who fought with me can have a good life, so we borrowed money from the treasury together. Our family borrowed 80 yuan, and Dongfu borrowed 60 yuan."
Mother Jia nodded and asked, "Then why, when I was housekeeper, I remembered that your father paid 2 taels of silver every year, but he never told me what it was useful for. Could it be that those veterans lived so long?" Solve any problems together Come on, don't jump out one thing at a time, one thing at a time, her old man still thinks that this life will be easier.
Sure enough, Jia Amnesty did not hide anything, and said: "Father gave the money not for the veterans when the country was founded—those people, even if they lived a long life, would not be able to survive this son. It was for the wounded soldiers who killed the enemy with my father back then. Father thinks Our house is doing well, so we didn’t reach out to the court, but just take money from the house to help them every year. Many of these people are still in Ping’an Prefecture, where my father fought, and my mother should know about that place.”
Jia Mu's face changed: "Your father is really old and confused."
Jia She, who was still immersed in his father's concern for the country and high-spirited, didn't know how Jia's mother came to this conclusion, and looked at the old lady with some puzzlement.He thought that if the old lady didn't give a reason, even his own mother would not be able to slander his father like this.
"Your father has a good idea and can contribute to the court. Our family can afford it. But he never thought that if this matter is used to make a fuss, he can wear a Top Shien’s hat. Our family was born as a general, a military general, and he is still a veteran, but what do the royals think of our family?!” What kind of good deeds do you not leave your name on? See, people ransacked the original book ?Can the royal family find out what is going on between Jia Amnesty and Ping'an Prefecture?Still not suspicious?
Jia Amnesty was also taken aback by Mother Jia's reason: "Then mother, father once confessed to his son that the money can't be stopped every year. What should we do now?" That was the father's will.
A person in his 30s, and still needs to ask his old lady for advice, and Mother Jia has another reason to despise the original owner.But related to her mission, she couldn't let it go, so she had to talk to Jia She first: "You are in your 30s, and you are still the head of our house. You can't ask me everything because you can't get out of the inner house." woman."
Jia Amnesty's face turned red bit by bit. Seeing that he was still ashamed, Jia's mother continued: "I think it's better to go through the clear road. You can discuss it with your elder brother Jing. How to write this script. Just say that it is your father's will and that's it. If you want to come, the saint will not embarrass you. Even if someone wants to use this matter to attack our house in the future, with the imperial approval of the saint, it will be fine. Don't be afraid."
Seeing Jia She nod her head, she said the key point: "The 80 taels of silver must be paid back before we return to Jinling."
This really frightened Jia She: "Why would mother have such an idea? You must know that the money was borrowed when the country was founded. It has been a hundred years, and no emperor has proposed to repay the money. That is to say, the royal family I also know the purpose of this silver. Besides, the four princes and eight princes borrowed the silver together, and we paid it back alone. Isn’t it just to make those families separate from us? Who will help if there is anything in the mansion in the future? we?"
Look, under the pressure, Jia Amnesty's brain is still not slow.Mother Jia determined in her heart that she would find more work for Jia She in the future, but what she said in her mouth was the reason why she had to make him pay back the money she owed:
"You also said that this debt has been owed for a hundred years. If one day when the imperial power changes, there will be a situation that I was worried about the Duke of the country not explaining to you. What will our mansion do? And now I heard that the treasury Inside, there are mostly IOUs from officials at all levels, but there is not much silver in deposit. Today is a benevolent person, but who knows if the next saint will be so benevolent?"
Seeing that Jia Amnesty couldn't answer, the old man went on to say: "What if the court encounters some natural or man-made disaster and needs to use money? Why don't we take advantage of the surplus silver in our house now, and wait until the descendants have no money? What should we do? Don’t forget, the ancestors wrote IOUs.”
Jia She felt that what the old lady said was reasonable, but the current situation in his family was not as optimistic as the old lady thought: "But old lady, our house really can't afford so much money at once."
Jia Mu didn't believe it: "Where's the money in the treasury?"
Jia Amnesty had no choice but to smile wryly: "Over the years, the Wang family's housekeeper has moved the money in the treasury every year. Now the money in the house is only a little over 40 taels. But if we go back to the south, there will be no need to talk about the flowers on the way. , the old house in Jinling also needs to be repaired, and the father also needs to use silver when he is buried. All these need to be worth 8 to [-] taels."
"Alas," this was the fault of the original owner. Mother Jia had to recite it even if she didn't: "All the money that was found from Mrs. Wang just now went into the Duke's house. And I still have some self-esteem in my hand. Nan’s flowers are always enough. The 40 taels should be used to pay back the money owed to the treasury.”
Jia's mother is about to show her own self, and Jia She knows that her determination cannot be changed.Besides, this is also for the sake of future generations, even if the old lady's words are a bit alarmist, she has to guard against it.Jia Amnesty bit her teeth: "My son still has some silver in his hand, so let's take it out as well. I think it's enough to make it up like this, plus the extra 12 taels in Wang's house."
The 40 in the treasury, plus the 12 found from Mrs. Wang, is only 52.It's still 80 away from 28.Although Jia Amnesty gritted his teeth now, he can still take it out all at once. He is really rich.It seems that what was said in Fanrenwen, that Jia pardoned all the private houses of the old Duke's wife, is somewhat credible.
But Mother Jia didn't want to let Jia Amnesty suffer too much. Isn't there another Wang family who is not in trouble?She smiled, but Jia She felt that the old lady's smile was a bit miserable.After hearing the old lady's words, he knew where the misery was: "Didn't the Wang family say that they want to compensate my Jia family, so let's see the sincerity of their family tomorrow. Also, don't just suffer yourself, check the servants' affairs." I can't let go, but I can still let the second child handle the carriages, boats and sedan chairs for the trip. You can't just enjoy the wealth and honor of the mansion, but do nothing."
Seeing Jia Amnesty looking at herself with puzzled eyes again, Jia's mother knew that what she said about Jia Zheng was not in line with the original owner's temperament, so she had to round it up: "Now your brothers are all in their 30s, you That brother is an unconventional person. In the future, if we really split up with you, what can we do? Why don’t you give him some small things and let him worry about them first. You won’t be fooled by just holding a book every day .My daughter-in-law doesn't know what she did. Hmph."
Hearing Jia Mu's disdainful snort from her nose, Jia She thought that the old lady had poured her dissatisfaction with Wang's on her hypocritical brother.However, he also felt that the second child only talked nicely every day, and he was really not a person who did practical things.He also thought about what the old lady said, if it depends on the sincerity of the Wang family, he still needs to discuss it with Brother Jing.
The more he thought about things, the more Jia She could not sit still.Jia's mother also knew that he could not do those things just by ordering, so she let him go on his own.
After leaving Jia Mu's yard, Jia Amnesty didn't go back to where he lived, but went directly to the East Mansion.Now the two families are keeping filial piety, and there is nothing to be taboo about.After hearing Jia Amnesty's intention, Jia Jing felt that there was no harm in making a decision on the matter of Ping'an Prefecture, and the reason was ready-made, which was Jia Daishan's will.But the matter of still owed money still needs to be considered again.
Jia Amnesty explained all the reasons Jia Mu said, and Jia Jing also thought it was so reasonable.He was not untouched in Rongguo Mansion just now, after all, the Rongguo Mansion is not the only one with a public treasury.Even though the population of Ningguo Mansion is smaller than that of Rongguo Mansion, Jia Jing has no idea whether his own warehouse can really match.
At this time, Jia Jing had already developed a heart for Taoism, but he had not yet given birth to the idea of becoming a monk, and he was still very concerned about family affairs.So before Jia Amnesty came, he had already decided to take the time to check his family's public treasury.Now that Jia Amnesty mentioned the money owed, he also remembered that his family still owed money to the treasury.
It's just that the Rongguo Mansion had a reason to return it, but he didn't have any reason—his father, Jia Daihua, was much older than Jia Daishan, and he left earlier, so he couldn't use the name of his late father.
But don’t pay it back, let’s not talk about what happens in the future, it’s okay, the Rongguo Mansion paid back the money and the whole family went back to Jinling to observe their filial piety. Those who also owed money to the treasury couldn’t find Rongguo Mansion or him?Anyway, it's just asking people to make trouble, so it's better to let them have a good time at once.
What's more, Jia Jing also found that his son Jia Zhen has been completely spoiled by his mother and wife, so he is out of tune.If he is gone, he will definitely not think about paying back the money he owes.Rather than being forced to pay back the money at that time, it would be better to pay back the money while I was there.It can be regarded as a concern in the world of mortals.
Seeing that Jia Jing also agreed to the matter of returning the money, Jia Amnesty said that Jia Mu wanted to see the sincerity of the Wang family.Jia Jing, a serious person who has passed the Jinshi examination, looks down on Jia Mu's inner house methods.However, I think it is also a solution: the population in Rongguo Mansion has always been more prosperous than that in Ningguo Mansion, and the division of this industry is getting thinner, so it is still a bit difficult to come up with such a large sum of money.Now someone is willing to be taken advantage of, and it is beneficial to the Jia family. Why should he object?
Unaware that he was being treated as a prince who was taken advantage of by others, he boarded the gate of Rongguo Mansion again the next day with his two sons and generous gifts: Yesterday he counted his old wife's dowry overnight and found that his daughter had the guts Such big hands and black hands really have their origins.So now Mrs. Wang has gone to the Buddhist hall to chant scriptures.But he himself really had no face, so he had to bring his two sons over to make up for it.
He thought very well, his eldest son had a good friendship with Jia She, it was verified by going to the brothel and fighting together.And Jia Zheng has always respected his second son: who made Wang Ziteng know how to read, and Jia Zheng yearned for a scholar when he saw him.
Who knew that the only one who greeted them was Lai Da, the housekeeper of Rongguo Mansion. Even though he had a different smile on his face than others, the Wang family and his son still felt that the mansion did not welcome them.It's just that the brothers of the Wang family knew what their good sister did yesterday, and now the Jia family can send a housekeeper to pick them up, which is considered generous.If the Wang family brothers met someone who made their old lady faint, it would be strange if they didn't just kick him out of the house.
The two brothers felt unanimously that this eldest sister in their family was really unreliable, not to mention the burden on the old lady, even if they were the elder brothers, they would have to embarrass themselves along with it.It is really tragic to have such a sister.Only later did they realize that what is more tragic than losing face in this world is losing face plus losing money.
The prince didn't know what the two sons were thinking, but he knew that his family must not show any impatience at this time.Fortunately, after looking at the two sons, they found that even though their faces were a little more serious, there was nothing to criticize.After all, the Jia family still has Rexiao, and if everyone is smiling, they are here to make enemies.It seems that I still know how to teach my son. Look at the two daughters, what kind of teaching their shallow-sighted mother has become.
When I go back, I will ask my two granddaughters to take care of them. It is unfortunate that there is only one like the eldest daughter, and the granddaughters must not follow their aunt.Mother Jia didn't know that her fainting action would allow the girls of the Wang family to escape the fate of women who are ignorant and virtuous in the future, or the Wang family must pay more money.
The place to receive Wang's father and son was not the Rongxi Hall, but Jia Amnesty's outer study.If only the Wang family brothers came to the door, such an arrangement is beyond reproach.But today there is a prince with him, it is a bit contemptuous, he is a figure in the same generation as Jia Mu.
But Jia She felt that what the old lady said was reasonable, and now the Wang family came to beg their Jia family, so there was no need to be too polite to them: some people just regard other people's kindness to him as a blessing, and think it should be.In fact, it is shameless to give face, so why give them face.
Sitting together and waiting to slap the Wang family in the face, there is Jia Zheng, and the foreign aid is still Jia Jing.Who made Jia Amnesty attack the prince has not been approved yet, and Jia Jing has the title of third-class general anyway.
Etiquette is indispensable, no matter how hated it is, it is a group of people who bow to each other and give way to each other before the host and guest are seated.The Wang family first presented the gift list they brought, and the Wang family brothers also went to say hello to the old lady or something: the juniors who are well-connected in the family should greet the elders to get close, right?
But the Jia family didn't give them this chance at all, they only said that the old lady had been seen by the imperial doctor, saying that they couldn't get over the anger, otherwise they would have a stroke.As soon as this remark came out, the three men in the Wang family were a little embarrassed, knowing that the topic was coming.
However, the prince still wanted to work hard, and he also said that he could help out and find contacts to help Jia Amnesty seize the title as soon as possible, implying that the Jia family did not have nothing to ask from the Wang family.
Who knew that Jia Amnesty was a refrain from oil and salt, and even said that this matter has a holy will, not to mention that his family is observing filial piety, and he is worried about his mother's illness, so the sage rewards whatever he wants, and rewards whenever he wants Time to reward.
Come on, people say that if you don't want to be strong, then don't say anything false, just go straight to the real stuff.So the prince himself first took out a stack of banknotes and handed them to Jia Amnesty: "Yesterday, the old man said that he will make up for the things that the wicked girl embezzled from the public. Now I ask my nephew to take a look. The 10 yuan is worthless." Two silver coins are not enough. Haha, we are in-laws after all, so we can discuss things. If the eldest nephew thinks it is not enough, just ask."
Even if the prince still has a back hand, he still feels that he has taken out a lot of money.This is almost catching up with his daughter's dowry back then - so he took out so much money all at once, the prince wanted to overwhelm the Jia family in terms of momentum, look, our family is not short of money, it is the eldest daughter herself Do the next sin.
Who knew that Jia Amnesty didn't pick up the stack of bank notes, but just signaled to Jia Zheng: "Second brother, please take a look at the list of property that you found missing in the palace yesterday." The old lady said, The 28 shortfall has to be counted on the Wang family, and now it will be one-third, how can Jia She, who also cherishes his private house very much, be satisfied?
The prince's face froze when he heard the words, but his smile continued: "No need, I think some of the missing items are the ancestral items of your mansion. It's really hard to estimate this. It's also because I'm getting old and not thinking carefully. Shenger?"
When Wang Zisheng came to Jia Amnesty, he also handed over a stack of bank notes, the denomination and thickness of which were similar to those issued by the prince.While secretly admiring the old lady's deep understanding of the Wang family, Jia Amnesty continued to say to Jia Zheng, "Second brother, what are you doing so dawdling about? I'll let you take the list of things lost in the palace yesterday, and you put that Wang family away." ..."
Before the word "Liziqian" came out, the prince had already gritted his teeth and said: "You don't need to read that. I said yesterday that this matter should be wiped out by the Wang family, and the Wang family keeps what they say. The elder nephew is very dignified. Those who don't die are also happy for the Duke. Finally, there is a successor, isn't it, Zi Teng?"
Wang Ziteng, who also gritted his teeth, also handed over a stack of bank notes, but his heart was dripping with blood like Wang Zisheng's.Man Jingzhong asked, whose aunt who has been married for more than ten years has to pay so much money from her natal family all at once, 30 taels, enough for him to marry a daughter three times.Even if the Wang family is rich, they don't spend it like this, it's too useless.
Jia Amnesty didn't look at the faces of the three people opposite, but only looked at Jia Jing who was sitting above him: "Patriarch, what do you think about this?"
Jia Jing was actually a little overwhelmed by the Wang family's handwriting.When the prince took out the stack of bank notes for the first time, he already felt full of sincerity, but he didn't expect that Jia She, who was always indifferent, would exchange the same stack of bank notes with two sentences.If this silver was placed in Ningguo Mansion, it would already be enough for half of the silver owed by their family.But now, after all, he is in the land of Jia's family, Jia Jing is the head of the family, and he is the person with the highest official position in Jia's family, so he can only say some things.
Fortunately, he has always had a straight face, with little expression.So now no one finds out what's wrong with him.After clearing his throat, Jia Jingcai said dryly: "Even if the prince brought the two senior brothers to the door in person, it is not easy to go into this matter further. But the prince, please explain to the two senior brothers that it is not me, Jia Jiarong." Not the Wang family, but the behavior of the Wang family is really unbearable for a woman. In the future, my Jia family will deal with the Wang family, and I don't want the two elder brothers to come to the mansion to look after your daughter."
"That's it, that's it." The prince responded very readily, no matter what Jia Jing said, he was ready to agree, anyway, he didn't intend to recognize that wicked girl anymore.Even the sons don't need to recognize her, and they don't have to be implicated by him in the future.And this Jia family, heh heh, if they have money from his Wang family, it depends on whether they are lucky enough to spend it.
After seeing off the three members of the Wang family, Jia She and his brothers came to Jia's mother together.This is also what Jia's mother agreed with Jia Amnesty yesterday. It is still owed money, and Jia Zheng cannot be kept from it.Otherwise, they can count the family property today, and Jia Zheng can question the family property when the family is separated in the future.
It's not that Jia She has no idea about the old lady repeatedly raising the matter of separating the family.But now he felt that the old lady was thinking of everything for him, and he didn't doubt that the original intention of the old lady was to prevent their brothers from leaving.Only in this way can she slowly change Jia Zheng after subduing Jia Amnesty.
Hearing that the money was almost ready, Mother Jia said, "Second brother, do you think our family has overdone the Wang family today?"
Jia Zheng lowered his head. According to his thinking, Mrs. Wang made a mistake, so she will be divorced.Now let Wang's family cover up Wang's crimes with 30 taels of silver, and his family won't be pointed out that they only recognize silver to see money?
Seeing his silence, Jia's mother had no choice but to say: "I know that you claim to be a student, and you look down on the exchange of money. But do you know that your food and clothing are all in exchange for the money you look down on?" back."
It's not true that Jia Zheng doesn't know the importance of money at all, but if he can take money without losing face, he will be happy.Just like the money that Mrs. Wang gave him, it was a subsidy from his wife, and he didn't care where it came from.Now Wang uses silver to cover up Wang's fault, isn't it just saying that the silver he got from Wang was not so clean?
It is precisely based on this mentality that he wants to break up with Wang, so as to show that he never knows.Mother Jia didn't know what he was thinking, otherwise she would have answered him with just one word: scum!
It was precisely because she didn't know Jia Zheng's thoughts that Jia's mother asked Jia Amnesty to explain the situation to Jia Zheng.Hearing that his elder brother would return the family to the national treasury, or a full 80 taels of silver, Jia Zheng was in a bad mood: If the family were separated in the future, what else would he get?
"Wealth goes to people's well-being." Jia's mother defined her family's behavior in this way: "Don't be afraid of the second child, what we are going to is only the cash from the mansion, and the property from the public. Next, we have to keep filial piety." , It doesn’t need to spend any money. As long as you brothers work hard, you can slow down in a few years. Fortunately, the children are still young, so we can’t talk about marriage for the time being.”
He has to manage it, but he is just a scholar, what kind of management method can he know?After hearing what the old lady said, Jia Zheng felt more and more dark.However, Jia Amnesty and Jia Jing had different ideas from him, one was the elder brother and the other was the patriarch, so there was no need to pay attention to his emotions.
"Old lady, I've discussed with Enhou, it's better to pay back the money quietly. Let Enhou and I have an audience with the sage, and pay back the money owed to the sage in person." Jia Jing discussed it with Jia She plans to speak with the old lady to listen.One is out of respect, and the other is that the old lady is no more than ordinary women in the house, and she still has long-term thinking. He is willing to listen to the old lady's opinion.
Mother Jia also thought it would be a good idea to quietly pay back the silver owed.Even if there is no impenetrable wall in this world, it would be good to let people know about it later.But polite words can't be less: "That's fine. But we'll have to go back to Jinling after we pay back the money we owe. I'm afraid I'm going to burden you by leaving you alone in Beijing. The hearts of the people in Beijing, alas."
With this sentence, Jia Jing felt that his judgment just now was not wrong.Although everyone says that they don't expect to be rewarded for their kindness, but who wants to really do good deeds without leaving their names?Otherwise, there would be no white-eyed wolf in this world.Therefore, Jia Jing discussed with Jia Mu and Jia She about the wording of the face-to-face.As for Jia Zheng, he just needs to sit in on it.
Mother Jia thought about it, and then reminded Jia Jing that they would clean up the slaves in the meeting: Jia Jing hasn't gone to practice Taoism yet.If he is deeply contaminated with the world of mortals, he will no longer have any plans to practice Taoism, right?If he was there, how could that Jia Zhen turn Ningguo Mansion over?
It's really safe to start a war!If the Ningguo Mansion is determined to die, no matter how clean the Rongguo Mansion is, they can only avoid it by splitting with them.But if it is not a last resort, how many families in this era are not clans but split clans?At that time, we have to find a way to persuade Jia Amnesty, it is better to let Jia Zhen not have the capital to do evil from the beginning.
Jia Jing also thanked the old lady for her reminder, and together with Jia Zheng, who was half-knowledgeable, withdrew from Jia's mother's residence, and Jia Amnesty was kept by Jia's mother: "Boss, what happened to those slaves?"
Jia She said: "The people selected from the Zhuangzi are being investigated. Now it seems that there are not a few of these slaves who have private property. There are also some who use the banner of the mansion to do evil."
Mother Jia naturally knew what was going on with this servant of the Rongguo Mansion, otherwise she would not have asked Jia Amnesty to investigate: "The same sentence, no matter who it is, it doesn't matter whether it is faceless or shameless, as long as it is evil Yes, there is no need to be polite to them. How long will it take to find out?"
Jia Amnesty said with some embarrassment: "It will take three or five days. Besides, mother, what should I do with the private property of those slaves?"
Mother Jia glanced at Jia Amnesty with a half-smile, "How do you think about it?"
Jia She, who made the old lady feel a little scared at that glance, was not good at making excuses, so he could only say: "The private property of those slaves seems to be quite a lot now. Besides, the money owed by the state treasury has been repaid, and it must be returned to the state treasury." Gongzhong."
Mother Jia can assure you that Jia Amnesty definitely didn't think so at first.But seeing that he changed his mind quickly, he didn't expose it anymore, and just said: "It's good that you understand. You must know that there are only two brothers in your generation, and you must always support each other. The truth that one tree cannot support, Is it up to me? Just look at today's events, if there is no Jia Jing, do you have the confidence to face the Wang family by yourself?"
Jia Amnesty felt that he only understood the old lady's painstaking efforts so far, so he responded embarrassedly.Jia Mu only let him go down to rest, after all, tomorrow he will go to the Holy Spirit to repay the money, so it is better to keep up his energy.
Early the next morning, Jia Amnesty and Jia Jing went out together, and Jia's mother could only wait anxiously at home.Fortunately, Mrs. Wang has been locked up now, and she will find a way to deal with it when she returns to Jinling.It is also because of this that Mrs. Xing finally got the right to be a housekeeper after several years of passing through the house, but she just took over, and everything has not yet been organized.
Mother Jia is not the original owner, and she has no original malice towards Mrs. Xing.Even though there are many fanfictions of Mrs. Hei Xing, Mother Jia still thinks that this is just a poor man: her husband is unreliable, her mother-in-law doesn't like her, and her stepson doesn't get close to her. Isn't she just thinking of relying on money to increase her confidence in the future?
So Mother Jia gave Mrs. Xing a few words with great care, so that she could command her servants to remake the public treasury and seal it up: "Jia Amnesty still has slaves to deal with, and the women at home must be able to help him. Busy, don't hold back isn't it.
However, in order to prevent Mrs. Xing from committing the disease of greed, Jia's mother also told her the lessons learned from Mrs. Wang.He even told her directly that if the same thing happened to Wang, her old man would not let her stay in Jia's house because of the face of her deceased fifth-rank official father.
Mrs. Xing was both excited and apprehensive after hearing Jia Mu's words.But on Jia Jing and Jia She's side, there was only panic left.
The two of them handed over the invitation paper when others were in the morning—you want to meet the No. 1 power in the country. When you get up, you still want to find today to talk about your own family?He is in charge of the lifeline of the entire country, and there are many things to do in a day. There are eighty or one hundred people who want to see him every day. Even if he asks to see him early, he may not be able to see him.
What's more, Jia's family still keeps filial piety.
If it weren't for the urgent situation, the Rongguo Mansion would be in a hurry to return to Jinling to observe their filial piety. It would be better not to delay this matter, and they wouldn't be so obliged to see them. In terms of taboos, there are more taboos in this palace than outside.
The arrow is on the string and has to be fired, talking about the situation of the Jia brothers at this time.But when the sign for meeting was handed over, they didn’t know if they would see them now, and whether they could recover the owed money as they wished after seeing them—there was no one in this world who didn’t like putting money in their pocket In the past, but now it is a good name.For the sake of his benevolent reputation, he turned a blind eye to the half of the IOUs in the treasury. Who knows if the old man will think that the Jia family is grandstanding to make the courtiers feel uneasy?
Jia Amnesty thought that he was looking for someone to come back when the card was not handed to him.But think about it last night when the old lady said to him with great expectation: "Boss, now that you are the head of the family, my wife can only rely on you in the future. If you can do the job, my wife can enjoy a few days of happiness. Peace to death. If you are not up to the task, alas, I still have a private room around me, so we girls can save some money. But what about Lian Erji?"
Yes, I have my mother's private house, in fact, my grandmother's private house, so I don't have to worry about eating and drinking for the rest of my life.But as the old lady said, he also has a son, and the son will give birth to grandsons for him. Could it be that they are all counting on this idea of a private house to sit and eat?
So even though Jia Amnesty was terrified, he still gritted his teeth and stood there, waiting to see if they would be summoned today.Such behavior relieved Jia Jing a lot: Although his uncle passed away, Enhou seemed to mature all of a sudden.Thinking about that time again, even though my father was gone, my uncle would still give me pointers from time to time.Now to Enhou, although I can't be like my uncle, I have to help if I can.
Just waiting in fear, the chief eunuch from the Hall of Mental Cultivation appeared in front of the two of them: "General Jia, and this Jia..." The chief eunuch didn't know what to call Jia She, because he always only called Jia She to others. Official position, but now there is a person who has no official position, doesn't he know it?
Fortunately, Jia She knew that he must be greeting him, so he bowed to the eunuch and said, "Your father is here." The seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's door, this is the person around him today, and he is not as noble as he is now. It's much taller, and it doesn't hurt to salute.
Jia Jing followed Jia Amnesty in a half salute.It's just that the great eunuch is a savvy person, but he didn't even accept this half-respect.But he reminded in a low voice: "The sage is just approving papers, please be quiet when the two of you go in."
Jia Jing knew that this was for Jia Daishan's face, so he would spare time when he was tired of reviewing papers to talk to his brothers.He took a look at Jia She, and followed him cautiously when he saw people, thinking that he would not make any mistakes.Following in the footsteps of the chief eunuch, he carefully entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
He didn't dare to raise his head, and didn't dare to make a sound, he just knelt there and kowtowed respectfully under the guidance of the chief eunuch.Then wait for the people above to speak, and they will play it right again.
I don't know how long it took before a voice came from above who didn't argue with joy or anger: "You don't keep your filial piety at home, please see why?"
Jia Jing took Jia Amnesty to kowtow again, greeted him, and then said: "My lord, before the death of my uncle, I left a will, saying that the Rongguo Mansion still owes the state treasury 80 taels of silver, the old man feels uneasy. Tell me Jia Amnesty must return the silver. Only then did the young minister know that his own house owed 60 taels of silver to the state treasury. Therefore, he came to pay back the silver to the saint."
The sage was silent for a while before he said: "Daishan still remembers this matter until he dies?"
Jia Amnesty then said: "Go back to the saint, that's right. My father was in trouble when he left, so Cao Min asked his cousin to bring Cao Min to pay back the money." Now that he has no official position, after thinking about it, he simply called himself Cao Min never mind.
The saint obviously also noticed his title, and asked, "Why, hasn't your matter of being a nobleman been approved yet?"
Jia Amnesty had no choice but to touch the ground with his head: "Yes."
saint again
So the first time she woke up, the old man drove everyone else out, regardless of Jia Zheng's disappointed expression, and only Jia She was left behind.Jia She felt that the old lady valued him, and he felt happy again.Thinking that the old lady passed out just now, it was not the time to be happy, so I had to ask cautiously: "Is there anything the old lady told my son to do?"
Jiamu nodded, and asked with a trace of uncertainty: "Xie'er, tell me the truth. Has your father ever told you that our family still owes money to the treasury?"
Jia Amnesty's face suddenly became a little distorted. After all, such a thing is still a secret passed down by the family. It stands to reason that the old lady should not know.Now that the old lady already knew, how did she know?
Mother Jia didn't have the time to play guess-me-guess games with her cheap son. She just thought it was Jia Daishan who left suddenly, and didn't have time to confess to Jia Amnesty, so she couldn't help being dissatisfied with Jia Daishan: "Your father is also true, this is a matter of family survival. , why didn't I explain it to you?"
Hearing the old lady complaining about her father, Jia She didn't know what to say.He knew that his father didn't want to see him, and there was a reason why the old lady said that he was not.But now the old lady has obviously changed her opinion of herself, but her father can't change it anymore.
Seeing Jia Amnesty's silence, Jia's mother thought that he was startled by the sudden news, so she could only whisper to him: "Oh, it was your father who drank too much once, and I only listened to it when he accidentally mentioned it. It's just that it's been a long time, and I don't know exactly how much money our mansion owes to the treasury. It seems that you should go to the East Mansion and ask Brother Jing. He may not be able to figure it out. After all, the two mansions borrowed it together that day. silver."
It was only then that Jia She knew that the old lady hadn't overheard the conversation between his father and him, and while he put down a stone in his heart, he felt that it was really wrong for him to suspect the old lady just now.A little embarrassed, he said: "Father mentioned it to me, but my mother asked suddenly just now, and I didn't react for a while."
Mother Jia still can't hear the change in Jia She's address to herself?This kind of courtesy is either adultery or stealing, and it is also applicable to the sudden change of name of the cheap son.But she wasn't going to ruin such a good situation, she just looked at Jia Amnesty expectantly.
Under the eyes of such complete trust, Jia She said everything he knew: "It was still when the country was founded, and many veterans were injured, and the compensation money given by the court was not enough to live on. The veterans who fought with me can have a good life, so we borrowed money from the treasury together. Our family borrowed 80 yuan, and Dongfu borrowed 60 yuan."
Mother Jia nodded and asked, "Then why, when I was housekeeper, I remembered that your father paid 2 taels of silver every year, but he never told me what it was useful for. Could it be that those veterans lived so long?" Solve any problems together Come on, don't jump out one thing at a time, one thing at a time, her old man still thinks that this life will be easier.
Sure enough, Jia Amnesty did not hide anything, and said: "Father gave the money not for the veterans when the country was founded—those people, even if they lived a long life, would not be able to survive this son. It was for the wounded soldiers who killed the enemy with my father back then. Father thinks Our house is doing well, so we didn’t reach out to the court, but just take money from the house to help them every year. Many of these people are still in Ping’an Prefecture, where my father fought, and my mother should know about that place.”
Jia Mu's face changed: "Your father is really old and confused."
Jia She, who was still immersed in his father's concern for the country and high-spirited, didn't know how Jia's mother came to this conclusion, and looked at the old lady with some puzzlement.He thought that if the old lady didn't give a reason, even his own mother would not be able to slander his father like this.
"Your father has a good idea and can contribute to the court. Our family can afford it. But he never thought that if this matter is used to make a fuss, he can wear a Top Shien’s hat. Our family was born as a general, a military general, and he is still a veteran, but what do the royals think of our family?!” What kind of good deeds do you not leave your name on? See, people ransacked the original book ?Can the royal family find out what is going on between Jia Amnesty and Ping'an Prefecture?Still not suspicious?
Jia Amnesty was also taken aback by Mother Jia's reason: "Then mother, father once confessed to his son that the money can't be stopped every year. What should we do now?" That was the father's will.
A person in his 30s, and still needs to ask his old lady for advice, and Mother Jia has another reason to despise the original owner.But related to her mission, she couldn't let it go, so she had to talk to Jia She first: "You are in your 30s, and you are still the head of our house. You can't ask me everything because you can't get out of the inner house." woman."
Jia Amnesty's face turned red bit by bit. Seeing that he was still ashamed, Jia's mother continued: "I think it's better to go through the clear road. You can discuss it with your elder brother Jing. How to write this script. Just say that it is your father's will and that's it. If you want to come, the saint will not embarrass you. Even if someone wants to use this matter to attack our house in the future, with the imperial approval of the saint, it will be fine. Don't be afraid."
Seeing Jia She nod her head, she said the key point: "The 80 taels of silver must be paid back before we return to Jinling."
This really frightened Jia She: "Why would mother have such an idea? You must know that the money was borrowed when the country was founded. It has been a hundred years, and no emperor has proposed to repay the money. That is to say, the royal family I also know the purpose of this silver. Besides, the four princes and eight princes borrowed the silver together, and we paid it back alone. Isn’t it just to make those families separate from us? Who will help if there is anything in the mansion in the future? we?"
Look, under the pressure, Jia Amnesty's brain is still not slow.Mother Jia determined in her heart that she would find more work for Jia She in the future, but what she said in her mouth was the reason why she had to make him pay back the money she owed:
"You also said that this debt has been owed for a hundred years. If one day when the imperial power changes, there will be a situation that I was worried about the Duke of the country not explaining to you. What will our mansion do? And now I heard that the treasury Inside, there are mostly IOUs from officials at all levels, but there is not much silver in deposit. Today is a benevolent person, but who knows if the next saint will be so benevolent?"
Seeing that Jia Amnesty couldn't answer, the old man went on to say: "What if the court encounters some natural or man-made disaster and needs to use money? Why don't we take advantage of the surplus silver in our house now, and wait until the descendants have no money? What should we do? Don’t forget, the ancestors wrote IOUs.”
Jia She felt that what the old lady said was reasonable, but the current situation in his family was not as optimistic as the old lady thought: "But old lady, our house really can't afford so much money at once."
Jia Mu didn't believe it: "Where's the money in the treasury?"
Jia Amnesty had no choice but to smile wryly: "Over the years, the Wang family's housekeeper has moved the money in the treasury every year. Now the money in the house is only a little over 40 taels. But if we go back to the south, there will be no need to talk about the flowers on the way. , the old house in Jinling also needs to be repaired, and the father also needs to use silver when he is buried. All these need to be worth 8 to [-] taels."
"Alas," this was the fault of the original owner. Mother Jia had to recite it even if she didn't: "All the money that was found from Mrs. Wang just now went into the Duke's house. And I still have some self-esteem in my hand. Nan’s flowers are always enough. The 40 taels should be used to pay back the money owed to the treasury.”
Jia's mother is about to show her own self, and Jia She knows that her determination cannot be changed.Besides, this is also for the sake of future generations, even if the old lady's words are a bit alarmist, she has to guard against it.Jia Amnesty bit her teeth: "My son still has some silver in his hand, so let's take it out as well. I think it's enough to make it up like this, plus the extra 12 taels in Wang's house."
The 40 in the treasury, plus the 12 found from Mrs. Wang, is only 52.It's still 80 away from 28.Although Jia Amnesty gritted his teeth now, he can still take it out all at once. He is really rich.It seems that what was said in Fanrenwen, that Jia pardoned all the private houses of the old Duke's wife, is somewhat credible.
But Mother Jia didn't want to let Jia Amnesty suffer too much. Isn't there another Wang family who is not in trouble?She smiled, but Jia She felt that the old lady's smile was a bit miserable.After hearing the old lady's words, he knew where the misery was: "Didn't the Wang family say that they want to compensate my Jia family, so let's see the sincerity of their family tomorrow. Also, don't just suffer yourself, check the servants' affairs." I can't let go, but I can still let the second child handle the carriages, boats and sedan chairs for the trip. You can't just enjoy the wealth and honor of the mansion, but do nothing."
Seeing Jia Amnesty looking at herself with puzzled eyes again, Jia's mother knew that what she said about Jia Zheng was not in line with the original owner's temperament, so she had to round it up: "Now your brothers are all in their 30s, you That brother is an unconventional person. In the future, if we really split up with you, what can we do? Why don’t you give him some small things and let him worry about them first. You won’t be fooled by just holding a book every day .My daughter-in-law doesn't know what she did. Hmph."
Hearing Jia Mu's disdainful snort from her nose, Jia She thought that the old lady had poured her dissatisfaction with Wang's on her hypocritical brother.However, he also felt that the second child only talked nicely every day, and he was really not a person who did practical things.He also thought about what the old lady said, if it depends on the sincerity of the Wang family, he still needs to discuss it with Brother Jing.
The more he thought about things, the more Jia She could not sit still.Jia's mother also knew that he could not do those things just by ordering, so she let him go on his own.
After leaving Jia Mu's yard, Jia Amnesty didn't go back to where he lived, but went directly to the East Mansion.Now the two families are keeping filial piety, and there is nothing to be taboo about.After hearing Jia Amnesty's intention, Jia Jing felt that there was no harm in making a decision on the matter of Ping'an Prefecture, and the reason was ready-made, which was Jia Daishan's will.But the matter of still owed money still needs to be considered again.
Jia Amnesty explained all the reasons Jia Mu said, and Jia Jing also thought it was so reasonable.He was not untouched in Rongguo Mansion just now, after all, the Rongguo Mansion is not the only one with a public treasury.Even though the population of Ningguo Mansion is smaller than that of Rongguo Mansion, Jia Jing has no idea whether his own warehouse can really match.
At this time, Jia Jing had already developed a heart for Taoism, but he had not yet given birth to the idea of becoming a monk, and he was still very concerned about family affairs.So before Jia Amnesty came, he had already decided to take the time to check his family's public treasury.Now that Jia Amnesty mentioned the money owed, he also remembered that his family still owed money to the treasury.
It's just that the Rongguo Mansion had a reason to return it, but he didn't have any reason—his father, Jia Daihua, was much older than Jia Daishan, and he left earlier, so he couldn't use the name of his late father.
But don’t pay it back, let’s not talk about what happens in the future, it’s okay, the Rongguo Mansion paid back the money and the whole family went back to Jinling to observe their filial piety. Those who also owed money to the treasury couldn’t find Rongguo Mansion or him?Anyway, it's just asking people to make trouble, so it's better to let them have a good time at once.
What's more, Jia Jing also found that his son Jia Zhen has been completely spoiled by his mother and wife, so he is out of tune.If he is gone, he will definitely not think about paying back the money he owes.Rather than being forced to pay back the money at that time, it would be better to pay back the money while I was there.It can be regarded as a concern in the world of mortals.
Seeing that Jia Jing also agreed to the matter of returning the money, Jia Amnesty said that Jia Mu wanted to see the sincerity of the Wang family.Jia Jing, a serious person who has passed the Jinshi examination, looks down on Jia Mu's inner house methods.However, I think it is also a solution: the population in Rongguo Mansion has always been more prosperous than that in Ningguo Mansion, and the division of this industry is getting thinner, so it is still a bit difficult to come up with such a large sum of money.Now someone is willing to be taken advantage of, and it is beneficial to the Jia family. Why should he object?
Unaware that he was being treated as a prince who was taken advantage of by others, he boarded the gate of Rongguo Mansion again the next day with his two sons and generous gifts: Yesterday he counted his old wife's dowry overnight and found that his daughter had the guts Such big hands and black hands really have their origins.So now Mrs. Wang has gone to the Buddhist hall to chant scriptures.But he himself really had no face, so he had to bring his two sons over to make up for it.
He thought very well, his eldest son had a good friendship with Jia She, it was verified by going to the brothel and fighting together.And Jia Zheng has always respected his second son: who made Wang Ziteng know how to read, and Jia Zheng yearned for a scholar when he saw him.
Who knew that the only one who greeted them was Lai Da, the housekeeper of Rongguo Mansion. Even though he had a different smile on his face than others, the Wang family and his son still felt that the mansion did not welcome them.It's just that the brothers of the Wang family knew what their good sister did yesterday, and now the Jia family can send a housekeeper to pick them up, which is considered generous.If the Wang family brothers met someone who made their old lady faint, it would be strange if they didn't just kick him out of the house.
The two brothers felt unanimously that this eldest sister in their family was really unreliable, not to mention the burden on the old lady, even if they were the elder brothers, they would have to embarrass themselves along with it.It is really tragic to have such a sister.Only later did they realize that what is more tragic than losing face in this world is losing face plus losing money.
The prince didn't know what the two sons were thinking, but he knew that his family must not show any impatience at this time.Fortunately, after looking at the two sons, they found that even though their faces were a little more serious, there was nothing to criticize.After all, the Jia family still has Rexiao, and if everyone is smiling, they are here to make enemies.It seems that I still know how to teach my son. Look at the two daughters, what kind of teaching their shallow-sighted mother has become.
When I go back, I will ask my two granddaughters to take care of them. It is unfortunate that there is only one like the eldest daughter, and the granddaughters must not follow their aunt.Mother Jia didn't know that her fainting action would allow the girls of the Wang family to escape the fate of women who are ignorant and virtuous in the future, or the Wang family must pay more money.
The place to receive Wang's father and son was not the Rongxi Hall, but Jia Amnesty's outer study.If only the Wang family brothers came to the door, such an arrangement is beyond reproach.But today there is a prince with him, it is a bit contemptuous, he is a figure in the same generation as Jia Mu.
But Jia She felt that what the old lady said was reasonable, and now the Wang family came to beg their Jia family, so there was no need to be too polite to them: some people just regard other people's kindness to him as a blessing, and think it should be.In fact, it is shameless to give face, so why give them face.
Sitting together and waiting to slap the Wang family in the face, there is Jia Zheng, and the foreign aid is still Jia Jing.Who made Jia Amnesty attack the prince has not been approved yet, and Jia Jing has the title of third-class general anyway.
Etiquette is indispensable, no matter how hated it is, it is a group of people who bow to each other and give way to each other before the host and guest are seated.The Wang family first presented the gift list they brought, and the Wang family brothers also went to say hello to the old lady or something: the juniors who are well-connected in the family should greet the elders to get close, right?
But the Jia family didn't give them this chance at all, they only said that the old lady had been seen by the imperial doctor, saying that they couldn't get over the anger, otherwise they would have a stroke.As soon as this remark came out, the three men in the Wang family were a little embarrassed, knowing that the topic was coming.
However, the prince still wanted to work hard, and he also said that he could help out and find contacts to help Jia Amnesty seize the title as soon as possible, implying that the Jia family did not have nothing to ask from the Wang family.
Who knew that Jia Amnesty was a refrain from oil and salt, and even said that this matter has a holy will, not to mention that his family is observing filial piety, and he is worried about his mother's illness, so the sage rewards whatever he wants, and rewards whenever he wants Time to reward.
Come on, people say that if you don't want to be strong, then don't say anything false, just go straight to the real stuff.So the prince himself first took out a stack of banknotes and handed them to Jia Amnesty: "Yesterday, the old man said that he will make up for the things that the wicked girl embezzled from the public. Now I ask my nephew to take a look. The 10 yuan is worthless." Two silver coins are not enough. Haha, we are in-laws after all, so we can discuss things. If the eldest nephew thinks it is not enough, just ask."
Even if the prince still has a back hand, he still feels that he has taken out a lot of money.This is almost catching up with his daughter's dowry back then - so he took out so much money all at once, the prince wanted to overwhelm the Jia family in terms of momentum, look, our family is not short of money, it is the eldest daughter herself Do the next sin.
Who knew that Jia Amnesty didn't pick up the stack of bank notes, but just signaled to Jia Zheng: "Second brother, please take a look at the list of property that you found missing in the palace yesterday." The old lady said, The 28 shortfall has to be counted on the Wang family, and now it will be one-third, how can Jia She, who also cherishes his private house very much, be satisfied?
The prince's face froze when he heard the words, but his smile continued: "No need, I think some of the missing items are the ancestral items of your mansion. It's really hard to estimate this. It's also because I'm getting old and not thinking carefully. Shenger?"
When Wang Zisheng came to Jia Amnesty, he also handed over a stack of bank notes, the denomination and thickness of which were similar to those issued by the prince.While secretly admiring the old lady's deep understanding of the Wang family, Jia Amnesty continued to say to Jia Zheng, "Second brother, what are you doing so dawdling about? I'll let you take the list of things lost in the palace yesterday, and you put that Wang family away." ..."
Before the word "Liziqian" came out, the prince had already gritted his teeth and said: "You don't need to read that. I said yesterday that this matter should be wiped out by the Wang family, and the Wang family keeps what they say. The elder nephew is very dignified. Those who don't die are also happy for the Duke. Finally, there is a successor, isn't it, Zi Teng?"
Wang Ziteng, who also gritted his teeth, also handed over a stack of bank notes, but his heart was dripping with blood like Wang Zisheng's.Man Jingzhong asked, whose aunt who has been married for more than ten years has to pay so much money from her natal family all at once, 30 taels, enough for him to marry a daughter three times.Even if the Wang family is rich, they don't spend it like this, it's too useless.
Jia Amnesty didn't look at the faces of the three people opposite, but only looked at Jia Jing who was sitting above him: "Patriarch, what do you think about this?"
Jia Jing was actually a little overwhelmed by the Wang family's handwriting.When the prince took out the stack of bank notes for the first time, he already felt full of sincerity, but he didn't expect that Jia She, who was always indifferent, would exchange the same stack of bank notes with two sentences.If this silver was placed in Ningguo Mansion, it would already be enough for half of the silver owed by their family.But now, after all, he is in the land of Jia's family, Jia Jing is the head of the family, and he is the person with the highest official position in Jia's family, so he can only say some things.
Fortunately, he has always had a straight face, with little expression.So now no one finds out what's wrong with him.After clearing his throat, Jia Jingcai said dryly: "Even if the prince brought the two senior brothers to the door in person, it is not easy to go into this matter further. But the prince, please explain to the two senior brothers that it is not me, Jia Jiarong." Not the Wang family, but the behavior of the Wang family is really unbearable for a woman. In the future, my Jia family will deal with the Wang family, and I don't want the two elder brothers to come to the mansion to look after your daughter."
"That's it, that's it." The prince responded very readily, no matter what Jia Jing said, he was ready to agree, anyway, he didn't intend to recognize that wicked girl anymore.Even the sons don't need to recognize her, and they don't have to be implicated by him in the future.And this Jia family, heh heh, if they have money from his Wang family, it depends on whether they are lucky enough to spend it.
After seeing off the three members of the Wang family, Jia She and his brothers came to Jia's mother together.This is also what Jia's mother agreed with Jia Amnesty yesterday. It is still owed money, and Jia Zheng cannot be kept from it.Otherwise, they can count the family property today, and Jia Zheng can question the family property when the family is separated in the future.
It's not that Jia She has no idea about the old lady repeatedly raising the matter of separating the family.But now he felt that the old lady was thinking of everything for him, and he didn't doubt that the original intention of the old lady was to prevent their brothers from leaving.Only in this way can she slowly change Jia Zheng after subduing Jia Amnesty.
Hearing that the money was almost ready, Mother Jia said, "Second brother, do you think our family has overdone the Wang family today?"
Jia Zheng lowered his head. According to his thinking, Mrs. Wang made a mistake, so she will be divorced.Now let Wang's family cover up Wang's crimes with 30 taels of silver, and his family won't be pointed out that they only recognize silver to see money?
Seeing his silence, Jia's mother had no choice but to say: "I know that you claim to be a student, and you look down on the exchange of money. But do you know that your food and clothing are all in exchange for the money you look down on?" back."
It's not true that Jia Zheng doesn't know the importance of money at all, but if he can take money without losing face, he will be happy.Just like the money that Mrs. Wang gave him, it was a subsidy from his wife, and he didn't care where it came from.Now Wang uses silver to cover up Wang's fault, isn't it just saying that the silver he got from Wang was not so clean?
It is precisely based on this mentality that he wants to break up with Wang, so as to show that he never knows.Mother Jia didn't know what he was thinking, otherwise she would have answered him with just one word: scum!
It was precisely because she didn't know Jia Zheng's thoughts that Jia's mother asked Jia Amnesty to explain the situation to Jia Zheng.Hearing that his elder brother would return the family to the national treasury, or a full 80 taels of silver, Jia Zheng was in a bad mood: If the family were separated in the future, what else would he get?
"Wealth goes to people's well-being." Jia's mother defined her family's behavior in this way: "Don't be afraid of the second child, what we are going to is only the cash from the mansion, and the property from the public. Next, we have to keep filial piety." , It doesn’t need to spend any money. As long as you brothers work hard, you can slow down in a few years. Fortunately, the children are still young, so we can’t talk about marriage for the time being.”
He has to manage it, but he is just a scholar, what kind of management method can he know?After hearing what the old lady said, Jia Zheng felt more and more dark.However, Jia Amnesty and Jia Jing had different ideas from him, one was the elder brother and the other was the patriarch, so there was no need to pay attention to his emotions.
"Old lady, I've discussed with Enhou, it's better to pay back the money quietly. Let Enhou and I have an audience with the sage, and pay back the money owed to the sage in person." Jia Jing discussed it with Jia She plans to speak with the old lady to listen.One is out of respect, and the other is that the old lady is no more than ordinary women in the house, and she still has long-term thinking. He is willing to listen to the old lady's opinion.
Mother Jia also thought it would be a good idea to quietly pay back the silver owed.Even if there is no impenetrable wall in this world, it would be good to let people know about it later.But polite words can't be less: "That's fine. But we'll have to go back to Jinling after we pay back the money we owe. I'm afraid I'm going to burden you by leaving you alone in Beijing. The hearts of the people in Beijing, alas."
With this sentence, Jia Jing felt that his judgment just now was not wrong.Although everyone says that they don't expect to be rewarded for their kindness, but who wants to really do good deeds without leaving their names?Otherwise, there would be no white-eyed wolf in this world.Therefore, Jia Jing discussed with Jia Mu and Jia She about the wording of the face-to-face.As for Jia Zheng, he just needs to sit in on it.
Mother Jia thought about it, and then reminded Jia Jing that they would clean up the slaves in the meeting: Jia Jing hasn't gone to practice Taoism yet.If he is deeply contaminated with the world of mortals, he will no longer have any plans to practice Taoism, right?If he was there, how could that Jia Zhen turn Ningguo Mansion over?
It's really safe to start a war!If the Ningguo Mansion is determined to die, no matter how clean the Rongguo Mansion is, they can only avoid it by splitting with them.But if it is not a last resort, how many families in this era are not clans but split clans?At that time, we have to find a way to persuade Jia Amnesty, it is better to let Jia Zhen not have the capital to do evil from the beginning.
Jia Jing also thanked the old lady for her reminder, and together with Jia Zheng, who was half-knowledgeable, withdrew from Jia's mother's residence, and Jia Amnesty was kept by Jia's mother: "Boss, what happened to those slaves?"
Jia She said: "The people selected from the Zhuangzi are being investigated. Now it seems that there are not a few of these slaves who have private property. There are also some who use the banner of the mansion to do evil."
Mother Jia naturally knew what was going on with this servant of the Rongguo Mansion, otherwise she would not have asked Jia Amnesty to investigate: "The same sentence, no matter who it is, it doesn't matter whether it is faceless or shameless, as long as it is evil Yes, there is no need to be polite to them. How long will it take to find out?"
Jia Amnesty said with some embarrassment: "It will take three or five days. Besides, mother, what should I do with the private property of those slaves?"
Mother Jia glanced at Jia Amnesty with a half-smile, "How do you think about it?"
Jia She, who made the old lady feel a little scared at that glance, was not good at making excuses, so he could only say: "The private property of those slaves seems to be quite a lot now. Besides, the money owed by the state treasury has been repaid, and it must be returned to the state treasury." Gongzhong."
Mother Jia can assure you that Jia Amnesty definitely didn't think so at first.But seeing that he changed his mind quickly, he didn't expose it anymore, and just said: "It's good that you understand. You must know that there are only two brothers in your generation, and you must always support each other. The truth that one tree cannot support, Is it up to me? Just look at today's events, if there is no Jia Jing, do you have the confidence to face the Wang family by yourself?"
Jia Amnesty felt that he only understood the old lady's painstaking efforts so far, so he responded embarrassedly.Jia Mu only let him go down to rest, after all, tomorrow he will go to the Holy Spirit to repay the money, so it is better to keep up his energy.
Early the next morning, Jia Amnesty and Jia Jing went out together, and Jia's mother could only wait anxiously at home.Fortunately, Mrs. Wang has been locked up now, and she will find a way to deal with it when she returns to Jinling.It is also because of this that Mrs. Xing finally got the right to be a housekeeper after several years of passing through the house, but she just took over, and everything has not yet been organized.
Mother Jia is not the original owner, and she has no original malice towards Mrs. Xing.Even though there are many fanfictions of Mrs. Hei Xing, Mother Jia still thinks that this is just a poor man: her husband is unreliable, her mother-in-law doesn't like her, and her stepson doesn't get close to her. Isn't she just thinking of relying on money to increase her confidence in the future?
So Mother Jia gave Mrs. Xing a few words with great care, so that she could command her servants to remake the public treasury and seal it up: "Jia Amnesty still has slaves to deal with, and the women at home must be able to help him. Busy, don't hold back isn't it.
However, in order to prevent Mrs. Xing from committing the disease of greed, Jia's mother also told her the lessons learned from Mrs. Wang.He even told her directly that if the same thing happened to Wang, her old man would not let her stay in Jia's house because of the face of her deceased fifth-rank official father.
Mrs. Xing was both excited and apprehensive after hearing Jia Mu's words.But on Jia Jing and Jia She's side, there was only panic left.
The two of them handed over the invitation paper when others were in the morning—you want to meet the No. 1 power in the country. When you get up, you still want to find today to talk about your own family?He is in charge of the lifeline of the entire country, and there are many things to do in a day. There are eighty or one hundred people who want to see him every day. Even if he asks to see him early, he may not be able to see him.
What's more, Jia's family still keeps filial piety.
If it weren't for the urgent situation, the Rongguo Mansion would be in a hurry to return to Jinling to observe their filial piety. It would be better not to delay this matter, and they wouldn't be so obliged to see them. In terms of taboos, there are more taboos in this palace than outside.
The arrow is on the string and has to be fired, talking about the situation of the Jia brothers at this time.But when the sign for meeting was handed over, they didn’t know if they would see them now, and whether they could recover the owed money as they wished after seeing them—there was no one in this world who didn’t like putting money in their pocket In the past, but now it is a good name.For the sake of his benevolent reputation, he turned a blind eye to the half of the IOUs in the treasury. Who knows if the old man will think that the Jia family is grandstanding to make the courtiers feel uneasy?
Jia Amnesty thought that he was looking for someone to come back when the card was not handed to him.But think about it last night when the old lady said to him with great expectation: "Boss, now that you are the head of the family, my wife can only rely on you in the future. If you can do the job, my wife can enjoy a few days of happiness. Peace to death. If you are not up to the task, alas, I still have a private room around me, so we girls can save some money. But what about Lian Erji?"
Yes, I have my mother's private house, in fact, my grandmother's private house, so I don't have to worry about eating and drinking for the rest of my life.But as the old lady said, he also has a son, and the son will give birth to grandsons for him. Could it be that they are all counting on this idea of a private house to sit and eat?
So even though Jia Amnesty was terrified, he still gritted his teeth and stood there, waiting to see if they would be summoned today.Such behavior relieved Jia Jing a lot: Although his uncle passed away, Enhou seemed to mature all of a sudden.Thinking about that time again, even though my father was gone, my uncle would still give me pointers from time to time.Now to Enhou, although I can't be like my uncle, I have to help if I can.
Just waiting in fear, the chief eunuch from the Hall of Mental Cultivation appeared in front of the two of them: "General Jia, and this Jia..." The chief eunuch didn't know what to call Jia She, because he always only called Jia She to others. Official position, but now there is a person who has no official position, doesn't he know it?
Fortunately, Jia She knew that he must be greeting him, so he bowed to the eunuch and said, "Your father is here." The seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's door, this is the person around him today, and he is not as noble as he is now. It's much taller, and it doesn't hurt to salute.
Jia Jing followed Jia Amnesty in a half salute.It's just that the great eunuch is a savvy person, but he didn't even accept this half-respect.But he reminded in a low voice: "The sage is just approving papers, please be quiet when the two of you go in."
Jia Jing knew that this was for Jia Daishan's face, so he would spare time when he was tired of reviewing papers to talk to his brothers.He took a look at Jia She, and followed him cautiously when he saw people, thinking that he would not make any mistakes.Following in the footsteps of the chief eunuch, he carefully entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
He didn't dare to raise his head, and didn't dare to make a sound, he just knelt there and kowtowed respectfully under the guidance of the chief eunuch.Then wait for the people above to speak, and they will play it right again.
I don't know how long it took before a voice came from above who didn't argue with joy or anger: "You don't keep your filial piety at home, please see why?"
Jia Jing took Jia Amnesty to kowtow again, greeted him, and then said: "My lord, before the death of my uncle, I left a will, saying that the Rongguo Mansion still owes the state treasury 80 taels of silver, the old man feels uneasy. Tell me Jia Amnesty must return the silver. Only then did the young minister know that his own house owed 60 taels of silver to the state treasury. Therefore, he came to pay back the silver to the saint."
The sage was silent for a while before he said: "Daishan still remembers this matter until he dies?"
Jia Amnesty then said: "Go back to the saint, that's right. My father was in trouble when he left, so Cao Min asked his cousin to bring Cao Min to pay back the money." Now that he has no official position, after thinking about it, he simply called himself Cao Min never mind.
The saint obviously also noticed his title, and asked, "Why, hasn't your matter of being a nobleman been approved yet?"
Jia Amnesty had no choice but to touch the ground with his head: "Yes."
saint again
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