Jia Zhen doesn't care what Lai Da thinks here, as a slave, no matter how faceless she is in front of Jia's mother, she should kneel down honestly in front of him, the Patriarch of Ningguo Mansion!
I heard him yelling at Jia Rong: "Your father came back from running outside for a day, and he didn't even take a sip of hot water. You are just nagging here, are you thinking that I will starve to death? I am dead. What good does it do you?"
This kind of accusation and scolding was never received by Lai Da when he first started working, because his mother was born as a dowry girl of Jia's mother.Now let Jia Zhen have such an attack in front of her face, even if she was still kneeling on the ground, Lai Da straightened her upper body, thinking of saying goodbye to Jia Zhen.
Jia Rong knew that her father wasn't really scolding her just now, seeing Lai Da straighten up, she thought he was trying to harm Jia Zhen, so she stood in front of Jia Zhen, and shouted to the outside world: "Now, come in and help father wash up. "
Now, what is this thing?Jia Zhen gave Jia Rong a puzzled look, and Jia Rong explained to him: "I heard that my father named the servants, and I also named my servants."
Jia Zhen couldn't tell Jia Rong why she chose names that people of this age thought were weird, but it wasn't a big deal. Just now Jia Rong stood in front of her without any hesitation, which also moved Jia Zhen a little, so she just She nodded to him and said nothing.
The Dao has already come in, but no matter how you look at it, it is not a servant, or what the Jia family described as a normal servant, but a mighty and powerful guard.
But when they do things, they are still quite proficient, and there is no jerky that they just took over.Even if it was Lai Da who was kneeling there in the way, Xian Dao turned a blind eye to him, he should fetch water, change clothes, and he didn't slow down at all.
Jia Rong lost face in the end, and thought that Da Lai was also the chief steward of the Rongguo Mansion after all, so she said to Jia Zhen, "Even if father hasn't eaten yet, I'll let them serve him. Steward Lai has been here for so long. It is estimated that the mansion will not be able to do without him. Why don't you ask Housekeeper Lai to come back first."
Jia Zhen nodded noncommittally, agreeing with Jia Rong's words.Lai Da also knew that it would be useless to stay too long, finally Jia Zhen didn't say anything about going to Shuntian Mansion to report the arrest of the fugitive slave, so she stood up and saluted Jia Zhen and Jia Rong before retreating.
While waiting for the meal, Jia Zhen asked about Jia Rong's handling of the slaves.Jia Rong said with anger again: "These dog slaves chew their tongues all day long, one by one faster than the other. Asking them to do some work is like killing them. It turns out that each of them is in their own At home, they are all in front of the master, and there are servants to serve them."
What is so strange about such a thing?Jia Rong was only angry when she met her for the first time, and Jia Zhen had already seen it, "You just want to think about how that Qingwen in Baoyu's room got here, and you'll know, what else is there to be angry about?"
Unexpectedly, these words made Jia Rong look at herself with admiration, Jia Zhen remembered that Jia Baoyu usually thought they were vulgar, and was not very close to their father and son, and she shouldn't know the origin of the girl in his house.Now that she blurted it out by herself, Jia Rong must have thought that she had seen that girl before, and she was interested in it, so she asked people to find out.However, such a thing is also in line with the actions of the original owner.
Jia Zhen wasn't even interested in explaining, so she just gave Jia Rong an angry look, and Jia Zhen said, "Hurry up and tell me, did you get anything?"
Jia Rong put away her admiring eyes and continued to tell Jia Zhen the results of his day.Because of Jiao Da's suggestion, they were the first to steal Lai Sheng's house. Even Jia Rong, the young master of the Ningguo Mansion, was shocked by the things in Lai Sheng's house.
Lai Sheng didn't live in the servant's house allocated to him by Ningguo Mansion, but, like Lai Da's family, he built a four-entry house outside. There were also internal and external tents, maids and servants in the house. Public and private warehouses.
According to Jia Rong, Lai's family found a lot of things in the treasury that were still labeled as Ningguo Mansion. This is where he was most angry: "They stole things from the mansion, and they dared to go to their own account , I don’t even bother to cover it up.”
Jia Zhen didn't speak, and let Jia Rong lose her temper for a while, before I heard him say what exactly was copied from Lai Sheng's house: Except for the things obviously labeled as Ningguo Mansion, seven copies of silver were copied. [-], as well as various jewelry and ornaments, and there are three shops in the east and west of Beijing, three Zhuangzi of [-] mu outside Beijing, and four Zhuangzi of [-] mu.With that said, Jia Rong handed over some house deeds, land deeds and bank notes to Jia Zhen.
Counting it all down, these things are worth more than one hundred thousand silver, and that's not counting the four-entry house!However, in Jia Zhen's view, this is because the original owner, no matter how ineffective, has always been in charge of the affairs of the mansion, so Lai Sheng, the housekeeper, was not allowed to directly build a garden half the size of the Grand View Garden like the Lai family. .
Holding those house deeds and land deeds, Jia Zhen asked, "What about other people's houses?"
Jia Rong reported all the property of the other second-tier housekeepers to Jia Zhen. In short, there was no one who was not greedy, and no one who did not steal from the master.Although the property of these people is not as good as that of Lai Sheng's family, they add up to 4 taels.
Come on, big brother, don't laugh at second brother, Jia Zhen felt that it was a little early for her to despise Rongguo Mansion just now.Thinking that this was all the fault of the original owner, he felt at ease.He left a few pieces of land deeds between the shop and Zhuangzi, and handed the others to Jia Rong: "You can keep these things for yourself, and you don't need to return them to the public."
Jia Rong had never experienced these things before, and felt a little hot: "But?"
Jia Zhen laughed and said, "What's the point? Even if you go back to Jinling to buy things in the future, you can just put them under your own name. In the future, this mansion will be yours, so why not hand it over to others?"
She shook the cards in her hand again: "However, Qiang'er has already gone out and paid for it by herself, and there were not many things given to him that day, so he must have some family property. If you give him some, you have to give it to your mother too. Get close to your aunt—you have to let them live when you go to Jinling. It’s not that I’m partial.”
Even if it is biased, it is better to favor yourself.Jia Rong was moved again, and picked out two of the ones in her hand: "These two shops are in the capital, so it is convenient for Jiao Da to find someone to look after them. They are just for mother and aunt to spend on weekdays. There is no need to buy them again." Divide it in father's hands."
It seems that the relationship between this kid and Jia Qiang is really good.Jia Zhen didn't refute him, but nodded to him, expressing her agreement to come down.He also said to him: "You will send it to your aunt and mother by yourself in a while. Even the jewelry in those people's homes, if they are still eye-catching, give them to them too. It was bought with money from our mansion."
As soon as he finished speaking, it was said that dinner was coming, and that Uncle Qiang was coming to see him.Jia Zhen asked someone to come in, and she asked Jia Qiang, "Have you eaten yet?"
Jia Qiang also heard that the mansion was cleaning up the slaves today, or when Jia Zhen was not in the mansion, Jia Rong was acting on her own, and was worried that Jia Zhen would beat and scold him, so she came to have a look.When I entered the room and saw that Jia Rong didn't seem to be suffering, I let go of my worries and said with a smile that I had used it a long time ago.
Jia Zhen handed the things in her hand to Jia Rong, asked Jia Rong and Jia Qiang to explain what was going on inside, and sat down at the table to eat.
Jia Qiang heard that these were copied from the servant's house, and it didn't look very good on the surface - it was more than what she had given out of the mansion that day.But Jia Zhen can think of him now, and he knows it very well, so he thanked Jia Zhen without saying a word.
Jia Zhen waved her hand and let Jia Rong continue to tell him her plan, and she still used her own.When Jia Qiang knew that Jia Zhen and Jia Rong were going to leave the capital, and she was left alone to run errands for Youshi, she hesitated: "The mansion has just cleaned up the servants, and I'm afraid everyone in the villages and shops can listen to it." If there is a wind, there will be chaos. I'm afraid I can't do this."
Jia Zhen had already finished eating, so it wasn't surprising to hear that Jia Qiang was going to retreat at this time.Thinking that this person is the one who buys small actors for the Grand View Garden, he would still be willing to give money, so he smiled and said to him: "In the future, it will only be you two brothers who will support each other."
Jia Qiang was a little puzzled: "Isn't there still Xifu? Our two families have always been the same as one family."
Just now Jia Zhen heard that Jia Rong was still hiding something from Jia Qiang, but he didn't have Jia Rong's worries, so he said to himself: "The Qin family was forced to death in the West Mansion, what are you talking about?"
Hearing Qin Keqing speak so bluntly, Jia Qiang glanced at Jia Rong first, seeing that he was not dissatisfied, and felt that there must be something she didn't know about it.He knew that with his closeness to Jia Rong, he would know the truth when he left Jia Zhen, so now he just listened.
Jia Zhen continued: "Remember, if you still remember that you are a descendant of Ningguo Mansion, you will stay away from that mansion in your heart in the future. They are not allowed to get involved in anything. Just hand me over After taking care of the things in your hands, you can take care of your own family business."
"Wait until tomorrow, ask Jiao Da to find two people for you, and then distribute some people for you to take with you. I will patrol the Zhuangzi and the shop. No matter how many things you get from those shopkeepers and Zhuangtou, you will have them." Thirty percent. But if you give me the bill, it’s up to you. We’re just like two prefectures.”
Jia Qiang didn't even dare.He grew up with Jia Rong, and was beaten and scolded by the original owner, how could he dare to refute?Just there to guarantee that I will do well.Jia Zhen also told him that if he got something in the future, if he was still in Beijing, it would be fine, if he was not in Beijing, just hand it over to Youshi.
Before he finished his instructions, he heard the old saying loudly: "Please take care of the second master. The younger one was picked up by the uncle today, so the second master looked at his face."
Jia Zhen gestured to Jia Rong and the two with her eyes, that the two deserved to have done bad things together, and they stuffed the deed papers into their arms in unison, which made Jia Zhen laugh for a while.
However, he still stood up and took Jia Rong and the two of them to the door, when Gu Yan opened the curtain to welcome Jia Zheng into the house.
Knowing why Jia Zhengsuo came, Jia Zhen still showed a look of surprise: "Why did the second master come here? If there is anything, just ask the servants to come and call, and the little nephew will go over and take care of him."
Jia Zheng's face was still so flat, and he began to criticize Jia Zhen: "From the old lady onwards in our family, we all care for the elderly and the poor. Why are you rubbing against the poor? Copy it carefully. What's the point of coming to your own home?"
What a face, how can you be so righteous in other people's house, pointing fingers at other people's housework?Jia Zhen didn't expect Jia Zheng, who had never taken medicine, to say anything nice, but his face sank following Jia Zheng's accusation.
Even Jia Rong and Jia Qiang didn't look very good--they just stuffed the results of cleaning up the slaves into their arms, how could they take it out again?
Jia Zhen gave those two winks and signaled them not to speak, then she asked Jia Zheng with a sullen face, "Who did the second master hear that I rubbed people? Those slaves stole things from my house, and I Let Rong'er take someone to search, doesn't it violate the national laws and family rules?"
Jia Zheng blocked his words firmly, and unconsciously let go of the hand pointing at Jia Zhen.But even if he has already come, he can't just go back like this. He still put on the airs of an elder and said to Jia Zhen:
"Even if one or half of the servants stole the things in the mansion, they should search for them quietly, and shouldn't have stolen all the houses. Besides, why didn't you discuss such a big matter with the old lady? "Jia Zheng's voice no longer has that bossy tone.
Do you act like everyone else, you go to the old lady for advice when you encounter something, and you don't want to take it on yourself?There was a trace of disdain on Jia Zhen's face:
"Slaves are not allowed to have private property. This has been established by the law a long time ago. But these slaves in our mansion, those who buy houses outside themselves, buy houses, buy land, and close the door are also called slaves. Such things , keep them for the New Year?"
"Besides, the servants of our two prefectures are also relatives who are relatives. If I tell the old lady first, and the servants behind hide things, where can I find them?"
Jia Zheng could see the disdain on Jia Zhen's face, which annoyed him even more: "What nonsense, is the old lady still going to tip off those slaves?"
Jia Zhen shook her head: "Just now, it turns out that the cousin of the chief steward of my mansion, by the way, is the chief steward of your mansion, Lai Da, has come to intercede for his brother. He also said that his cousin Sister-in-law, she was also brought to the old lady by Nanny Lai. Unfortunately, the things that Rong'er and the others found from Lai Sheng's house were at most not to mention, how many things had the imprint of our Ningguo Mansion on them !"
Jia Zheng didn't expect that he sacrificed Jia Mu, the oldest elder in the two houses. Not only did Jia Zhen not bow his head, but he was also accused of harboring stolen slaves by Jia Mu.He was so angry that his eyes widened, and he pointed at Jia Zhen again: "You, you are talking nonsense."
Jia Zhen was not the original owner, and she didn't want to covet the Rongguo Mansion for wealth, so she stopped being polite to him, and put on a smile on her face: "The second master came to the mansion just to accuse me of not being able to discipline myself. A servant of the family?"
The word "own family" made him bite very loudly, and it was another blow to a face-saving person like Jia Zheng.But thinking of Jia Mu's instructions, he still swallowed his anger and said: "The old lady thinks that in a prosperous family, big things should be turned into small things, and small things should be turned into nothing. If there is no big problem in Lai Sheng's family, I'd better let it go." Bar."
"It's a capital offense for a slave to steal more than ten taels of his master's money. This second master should also know?" Jia Zhen felt that using the law to deal with Jia Zheng was more useful than anything else. You can't say that the court's law was wrong.
Jia Zheng really couldn't say such a thing, so he could only say: "But if this matter gets out, where will the face of the two governments go?"
Compared with life, face is really nothing to mention, Jia Zhen smiled even more on her face: "If you dispose of the slaves, you will lose face, so don't you have face if you raise tigers? Those slaves often use the banner of our house. , I dealt with them by doing those things that oppressed good people, maybe people will have to say that I am strict in family management."
Seeing that Jia Zhen is always one in our house, Jia Zheng has nothing to do with him.I had no choice but to say: "That's it, you go and talk to the old lady yourself."
Jia Zhen didn't want Jia's mother to be on call any more, so she smiled and said to Jia Zhengyao: "Although the old lady is an elder, we have separated from each other for a long time. If I enter the inner house of your mansion at this time, I'm afraid Not very convenient."
Laws and principles are different, and Jia Zhen uses them with ease, but Jia Zheng blushes when he hears them.After all, he is a person who has always been upright and self-promising, but now let Jia Zhen say to his face that he did not obey the law and respect etiquette, and his face is also dishonored: "Okay, okay, Zhener, you are very capable now. I There is no way to talk to you, there is an old lady who will talk to you."
Jia Zhen still had the expression of wanting to smile: "Second Master, although the weather is warmer this season, it is getting dark early now. If the old lady is allowed to leave the house late at night, there will be something wrong, I can't bear it. rise."
Seeing him repeatedly refusing his own words, Jia Zheng felt even more shameless, so he didn't say much, but walked away by himself.Jia Zhen signaled that Jia Rong and Jia Zheng followed Jia Zheng out of the house and wanted to send him to the gate of the courtyard.
Jia Zheng then preached to the two superiors, Jia Rong, "You should also persuade Zhen'er, it's not what a family does to act like this." on heart.
After sending the person back, she found Jia Zhen sitting on the chair by herself, with a sad expression on her face.Jia Rong thought that Jia Zheng was angry with him, and stepped forward to persuade him: "Father, don't pay attention to the second master's words. He always puts on a serious face, which makes people look bad. Exactly the same."
Jia Zhen raised her head and said: "It's okay for me to talk about it here, but I'm afraid that the old lady will not be able to talk to me tomorrow, and she will talk to your mother and aunt. Your mother is a dough-like person, and your aunt is still young. Besides, there are still many people in the house. Some servants are connected with the mansion, and it is not reassuring to put such a person next to your mother and the others."
Jia Qiang said: "Uncle, if you are worried about this, why don't you wait until tomorrow when I go to the Zhuangzi, pick a few people from the Zhuangzi to envoy my aunt and aunt, and just replace everyone around them."
Jia Zhen thought it was a good idea, but she couldn't quench her thirst from afar. She could use laws and principles to make Jia Zheng speechless, but Youshi couldn't do that to Jia Mu.In addition, Xichun has been raised by Jia's mother for several years. If something goes wrong, some words about Xichun's disregard for the kindness of her upbringing will be spread, which will hinder her reputation.
It's not like Mother Jia can't do such a thing.
He glanced at Jia Rong, and said to him, "Jiao Da and the others have trained these people, so it can be seen that the spending these years has not been small. You can ask him how much he has spent, whether it is for money or for them." One person, one small Zhuangzi. It’s not good for someone to train us a slave, and pay for it yourself. You found a lot of such things around you.” After speaking, he stood up and walked out by himself.
While Jia Rong agreed, she also asked, "What is Father going to do?"
Jia Zhen patted him on the head back: "The second master can find me on the head, maybe the first master will come soon. Your mother and aunt will not be able to escape tomorrow. I will go and talk to your mother. Let her be prepared, and don't let the old lady in the mansion fool you with a few words."
Hearing what he said, Jia Rong and Jia Qiang looked at each other, but they were speechless, and sent Jia Zhen out, and then they went to find Jiao Da together.
Knowing that Jia Zhen and Jia Rong were going to deal with the servants, Youshi took Xichun and stayed behind closed doors, not daring to meet those maids and women who came to hit the wooden clock, for fear that his heart would soften for a moment and ruin Jia Zhen's affairs. .
Seeing Jia Zhen coming in now, she naturally wants to ask how things are going, and when she hears that so many things have been copied from the slaves' homes, she is shocked and even more indignant-no wonder these slaves usually treat themselves as masters. I don't see much respect from my mother, and everyone who dares to be a lover has more money than her.How much is your own dowry?I have to face the stepmother and stepsister who beat the autumn wind from time to time.I am not as good as a slave!
Here Jia Zhen took out a few bank notes from her bosom and handed them to Youshi, and then to Xichun.The two of them were shocked when they saw the number on the bank note.You Shi first asked: "What do you mean by this, sir?"
Jia Zhen told her: "In fact, our mansion still owes the treasury 60 taels of silver. I thought that even if I had to go to the battlefield, I didn't know when I would come back. Why don't you pay back the silver and save you in the future?" guilty for that."
After hearing this, Xichun asked, "Even if my brother is going to pay back the silver, why did you pay me so much money? Have you had enough money to pay back the silver?"
Jia Zhen took it as if she was concerned about herself, and explained to her with a smile: "The money can be repaid in different ways. After all, our house owes money for a long time. If we take the money all at once and pay it back, I’m afraid people might think that we had money and didn’t pay it back on purpose.”
"But if you don't use all the money, you have to take out the things from the slave's house this time, so as to tell others that our family is broken and owes money. In this way, you and your sister-in-law will have to live for a few days. It’s a hard life. So I’ll give you some money to keep you safe, so you don’t have to worry about it.”
You Shi let him speak happily: "Even if the uncle has already told me and my sister, then we still have no idea."
Jia Zhen looked at her and said: "That's what it says. But you have money in your hands, so you have the confidence to do things. At that time, I will ask Qiang'er to come to the mansion to help you with the outside things. Even if he can't think of it for a while, you will also You can use the money yourself to order others."
Youshi had never heard such warm words when he married Jia Zhen, and his eye circles turned red. Just as he was about to speak, Jia Zhen said again: "Giving you money has another meaning. The dowry of the girl's family is all It was prepared when I was young. The same is true here with my sister. Although it is two years late, it is still too late."
When Xichun heard that such an embarrassing topic was brought up to her own head, her face also burned a little: "Brother, what nonsense are you talking about. Why did you think about it. The second sister hasn't heard about the preparation yet."
Regardless of whether Xichun was shy or not, Jia Zhen said to You Shi: "Mother's dowry list is there, and those are for my younger sister. This time, Rong'er sent Qin Shi back to Jinling, and it was not easy for him to bring anything, so I had to Let’s take a step first and take a look.”
Hearing that her mother-in-law's dowry was going to be given to her sister-in-law, Youshi couldn't tell whether it was envy or jealousy. Her mother-in-law, whom she had never met, came from a wealthy family and married into Ningguo Mansion back then.It's just that in these years, she just drooled a little while looking at the dowry list, but she didn't dare to touch the things inside.
Thinking of those things, Youshi asked cautiously: "Speaking of mother-in-law's dowry, other things are easy to talk about, but the fabrics are probably bad, and the jewelry is not fresh either."
Jia Zhen took a look at You Shi, thinking that it was no wonder that the original owner looked down on her, and she was still a bit petty.I told her everything, and I still owed money and tried to use the things from the public as much as possible. I gave her so many silver notes, and even counted on the materials and jewelry!
If you don't know what he wants now is the stability of the inner house, it's hard to say anything about You Shi: "It's just this that makes you feel more concerned, change what should be changed, and blow up those jewelry that should be fried. By the way, maybe Rong'er will I will also send good things to your sister-in-law. You will get a point for being a good student, so don't be jealous of those things."
When Youshi heard the word red eye, his face couldn't help but keep a smile on his face, as awkward as he could be.Xichun didn't think too much about it, she just said: "Even if it's mother's dowry, then brother should have a share, how could he give it all to me. Brother doesn't have enough money, just take the change."
Not to mention that Jia Zhen was moved when she heard this, even You Shi felt ashamed.Jia Zhen hurriedly said to Xichun: "It's all left to you by your mother. When your mother left that day, she left a message. Besides, no matter how incompetent my brother is, this girl can still afford it."
When Xichun heard Jia Zhen mention her mother, whom she had never met, her little face collapsed a little.Jia Zhen knew that the child's parents were too close to each other, so she smiled and said to her: "You were the one who worried the most when my mother left. Even if my father was in the temple, he always told me to treat you well. So don't think too much about it. The mansion only cares about what they want, and they can do whatever they want, and no one can surpass you."
Xichun's mood was still not high, but to be able to get such a few words was already the most kind words she had heard in these years.Jia Zhen's intention to please her is obviously not only because of her own parents' worries (Dong Wu, this is just Jia Zhen fooling her, kind child), but more because she returned to Ningguo with You Shi Mansion, let outsiders see the determination of Ningguo Mansion and Rongguo Mansion to draw a clear line.
Xichun has lived in Rongguo Mansion for such a long time, so she also knows how to read words and expressions.Faced with Jia Zhen's always smiling face, she no longer thought about her own thoughts: "Don't worry, brother. Even if I go back to the mansion, my sister-in-law will take care of me, so I won't hold my brother back."
Behind every sensible child, there must be too many inconsistencies in the world.Seeing that Xichun understood her meaning in a short time, Jia Zhen felt even more distressed: "You little person, you let your brother and sister-in-law decide everything. What's holding you back? When people ask you, you only push it to us It's on me."
Xichun nodded.He didn't say any more, just quietly listening to Jia Zhen and You Shi's arrangements for future actions.Just listening quietly like this made Xichun feel a little bit at home, if her parents were around, wouldn't it be the same, they were there to discuss things, and she just had fun?
Just as I was thinking, a girl from outside came and asked Jia Rong to see me.Jia Zhen smiled at Youshi and said, "Open your eyes and see that these good servants in our family are all rich men."
Youshi and Xichun looked at the banknotes still on the table, and knew that what Jia Zhen was talking about was that Jia Rong was coming to give them jewelry.Jia Rong didn't come in alone either, behind him was a woman holding a bundle.
The woman was tall, and it was obvious that Jia Rong also liked her strength.After she put the things on the table, she waved her hand to let people out.Jia Zhen didn't take the credit from Jia Rong, and let him unpack the burden, telling Youshi and Xichun which family the jewelry was copied from, and what kind of jewelry is good for it.
Jia Zhen looked at it for a while, then said that she still had things ahead and she was going to the study.Jia Rong knew that he must still be worried about Rongguo Mansion's meddling, and wanted to say something, and remembered Jia Zhen once said that the outside affairs should be taken care of by men, and women should not be anxious, so they had to be patient and continue to talk to each other. You Shi gave two explanations.
To Jia Zhen's surprise, Jia Amnesty did not show up at Ningguo Mansion that night.But after thinking about it, I understand that Jia Amnesty does not live in the main courtyard of Rongguo Mansion after all, and besides, he is not as close to Jia Mu as Jia Zheng.
But even though Jia Zheng was pissed off last night, Mother Jia still had to play tricks on herself, so as not to have any further contact with the Rongguo Mansion.Bringing Jia Rong's brochure of what was missing from Lai's house, Jia Zhen went to the Rongqing hall to meet Jia's mother.
Jia's mother didn't sleep well that night - since Jia Daishan left, she was used to being one-sided in the Rongguo Mansion, and she hasn't let a junior lose face like this.Now that I hear that Jia Zhen is here, I don't have a good face: "You are a busy person, it doesn't mean that you have a lot of things outside, why do you have time today to see me, old lady?"
Jia Zhen pretended that she didn't know why she was upset, and said: "You Shi came to thank the old lady the day before yesterday, but I didn't come together because I went out of the city to see the master. So today I came to express my distress to the old lady."
It's not because of what happened yesterday that she came to apologize to herself. This made Jia Mu who was still thinking about putting on airs even more angry: "Forget it, your external affairs are important. Is there anything to worry about here?"
Jia Zhen was also happy when she heard this: "I know that the old lady is generous. But if we don't come here once, it's not the courtesy we should have as juniors. Even if the old lady doesn't blame me, then I won't bother Old lady." Saying that, she wanted to get up.
Seeing that he really said he was going to leave, Mother Jia could no longer pretend nothing happened, and said, "Just stand there for a while, how did I hear that you copied Lai Sheng's house yesterday?"
Jia Zhen didn't move her body yet, when she heard Jia's mother's question, she replied, "That slave is really big-hearted. I can't bear to buy fields, land and houses outside. There are no fish in clear water ponds. I also know this truth."
"But I shouldn't, I shouldn't, this servant actually stretched his hand into my warehouse. How many lost things in my house were found from their house. Not only that, the servant's mouth is not strict, and some gossip everywhere. If such slaves are not dealt with, in the future in my mansion, I really don’t know who is the master and who is the slave.”
Mother Jia frowned when she heard this: "They are also old people who have been poor for many years. How can they act so foolishly. But even if the things have been recovered, it is better to let them go." The tone was not so much pleading as it was. Said it was an order.
Jia Zhen shook her head at Mother Jia: "Didn't the old lady hear what I said just now? I cleaned him up and ransacked his house, but the second thing was because his mouth was not strict, and he went around talking about his master. One As a big butler, he will spoil all the servants below."
Jia's mother also had a meal, and then she said to Jia Zhen: "It's just a few words. You only need to scare him with a few words. If you really can't do it, just reward him with a few words. Why bother to steal his house?"
But Jia Zhen disagreed with this statement: "It's not that I didn't mention him, not only him, but also his mother-in-law was scolded by You Shi. But who knew that these two couples became worse, and some spread it around. Naturally, it is not easy to keep such a careless slave."
Hearing that he was so reticent, Jia's mother also lost her patience: "Is there anything in your house for him to talk about? Even if he can tell it, there will be no waves without wind. If you don't talk about it, think about what you can do." If you can't get it, vent your anger on the servant first."
But it can be said that Jia Zhen smiled darkly at Jia Mu: "I am a master, there is anything I can't do, and my father taught me, why should I let him gossip like a slave?" No way? Could it be that the old lady has to let the slaves agree to do things?"
His words just caught Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng who came to pay respects to Jia's mother.Before Jia Amnesty said anything, Jia Zheng had already stood up with an upright face: "Zhen'er, how did you talk to the old lady? How did the old lady behave? Is it your turn to criticize the old lady?"
When Jia Zhen met him, she felt even less pressured: "Even if an old lady acts, I, as a junior, can't criticize me. Could it be that I am acting like a master, so Lai Sheng has something to say? I am an old lady after all. The younger generation is still the master. But Lai Sheng is just a servant of my family."
Jia Amnesty had already sat silently by himself, only watching Jia Zhen and Jia Zheng argue.Mother Jia was even angrier when she heard this: "Yes, you are the master and the patriarch of the Jia family. I can't say no to you."
Jia Zhen refused to give an inch: "It's not that the old lady can't say anything. It's just that I obey the law and the law. But if it doesn't follow the law and the law, I am a third-class general, the order of the court, I have to abide by the law. Secondly, I am the patriarch of the Jia family. If a patriarch does not respect etiquette, I am afraid that the clan will not be convinced."
These two are not only Jia Zheng's weaknesses, even Jia's mother can't tell him to just follow his own words and not have to obey those two words, and just sit there secretly angry for a while.
Mother Jia was not surprised, she really couldn't figure out why Jia Zhen, who had always been obedient to her, would suddenly refuse to give herself any more face.And once he doesn't give himself face, he has nothing to handle him.
No, there is one more thing, that is the Qin family!As if catching a life-saving straw, Jia's mother straightened up her slightly bent waist just now, and said to Jia Zhen: "Jia Zhen'er, you also said that you are the patriarch of the Jia family. People from the same family are still looking at you. You should also make an appearance for the people of this family. Don’t blame Lai Sheng and his wife for talking, there are some things you can do.”
Facing Jiamu's pointing gaze, Jia Zhen smiled calmly and calmly. It was not the gloomy smile just now, but as if she had really heard something funny, she looked at Jiamu very softly. asked:
"Old lady, tell me, what can I do well?"
Shameless?Isn't this kind of thing something that can only be understood but not expressed in words?Who would bring the matter of picking up ashes to the table?No need to dirty your mouth.
But there is one in the house who is not afraid of dirty mouth.Mother Jia turned her eyes to Jia Amnesty, who was not ashamed, but just let him deal with Jia Zhen in front of her: "I only heard about those things, boss, tell me about Zhen'er. Let him also Be more restrained in the future."
Mo Ming, who was named by Jia Amnesty, looked at Jia's mother, then at Jia Zhen, and asked, "What did you say?"
Jia Mu made him so angry that he wanted to drop his teacup: "What can I say, what else can I say? Isn't it that, that..."
Jia Zhen felt a little sympathetic to Jia Amnesty, see, when encountering such a thing, Jia Amnesty was the one who had the most headaches.He didn't wait for Jia Amnesty to speak again, and said directly to Jia's mother: "The old lady doesn't have to worry about it."
I heard him yelling at Jia Rong: "Your father came back from running outside for a day, and he didn't even take a sip of hot water. You are just nagging here, are you thinking that I will starve to death? I am dead. What good does it do you?"
This kind of accusation and scolding was never received by Lai Da when he first started working, because his mother was born as a dowry girl of Jia's mother.Now let Jia Zhen have such an attack in front of her face, even if she was still kneeling on the ground, Lai Da straightened her upper body, thinking of saying goodbye to Jia Zhen.
Jia Rong knew that her father wasn't really scolding her just now, seeing Lai Da straighten up, she thought he was trying to harm Jia Zhen, so she stood in front of Jia Zhen, and shouted to the outside world: "Now, come in and help father wash up. "
Now, what is this thing?Jia Zhen gave Jia Rong a puzzled look, and Jia Rong explained to him: "I heard that my father named the servants, and I also named my servants."
Jia Zhen couldn't tell Jia Rong why she chose names that people of this age thought were weird, but it wasn't a big deal. Just now Jia Rong stood in front of her without any hesitation, which also moved Jia Zhen a little, so she just She nodded to him and said nothing.
The Dao has already come in, but no matter how you look at it, it is not a servant, or what the Jia family described as a normal servant, but a mighty and powerful guard.
But when they do things, they are still quite proficient, and there is no jerky that they just took over.Even if it was Lai Da who was kneeling there in the way, Xian Dao turned a blind eye to him, he should fetch water, change clothes, and he didn't slow down at all.
Jia Rong lost face in the end, and thought that Da Lai was also the chief steward of the Rongguo Mansion after all, so she said to Jia Zhen, "Even if father hasn't eaten yet, I'll let them serve him. Steward Lai has been here for so long. It is estimated that the mansion will not be able to do without him. Why don't you ask Housekeeper Lai to come back first."
Jia Zhen nodded noncommittally, agreeing with Jia Rong's words.Lai Da also knew that it would be useless to stay too long, finally Jia Zhen didn't say anything about going to Shuntian Mansion to report the arrest of the fugitive slave, so she stood up and saluted Jia Zhen and Jia Rong before retreating.
While waiting for the meal, Jia Zhen asked about Jia Rong's handling of the slaves.Jia Rong said with anger again: "These dog slaves chew their tongues all day long, one by one faster than the other. Asking them to do some work is like killing them. It turns out that each of them is in their own At home, they are all in front of the master, and there are servants to serve them."
What is so strange about such a thing?Jia Rong was only angry when she met her for the first time, and Jia Zhen had already seen it, "You just want to think about how that Qingwen in Baoyu's room got here, and you'll know, what else is there to be angry about?"
Unexpectedly, these words made Jia Rong look at herself with admiration, Jia Zhen remembered that Jia Baoyu usually thought they were vulgar, and was not very close to their father and son, and she shouldn't know the origin of the girl in his house.Now that she blurted it out by herself, Jia Rong must have thought that she had seen that girl before, and she was interested in it, so she asked people to find out.However, such a thing is also in line with the actions of the original owner.
Jia Zhen wasn't even interested in explaining, so she just gave Jia Rong an angry look, and Jia Zhen said, "Hurry up and tell me, did you get anything?"
Jia Rong put away her admiring eyes and continued to tell Jia Zhen the results of his day.Because of Jiao Da's suggestion, they were the first to steal Lai Sheng's house. Even Jia Rong, the young master of the Ningguo Mansion, was shocked by the things in Lai Sheng's house.
Lai Sheng didn't live in the servant's house allocated to him by Ningguo Mansion, but, like Lai Da's family, he built a four-entry house outside. There were also internal and external tents, maids and servants in the house. Public and private warehouses.
According to Jia Rong, Lai's family found a lot of things in the treasury that were still labeled as Ningguo Mansion. This is where he was most angry: "They stole things from the mansion, and they dared to go to their own account , I don’t even bother to cover it up.”
Jia Zhen didn't speak, and let Jia Rong lose her temper for a while, before I heard him say what exactly was copied from Lai Sheng's house: Except for the things obviously labeled as Ningguo Mansion, seven copies of silver were copied. [-], as well as various jewelry and ornaments, and there are three shops in the east and west of Beijing, three Zhuangzi of [-] mu outside Beijing, and four Zhuangzi of [-] mu.With that said, Jia Rong handed over some house deeds, land deeds and bank notes to Jia Zhen.
Counting it all down, these things are worth more than one hundred thousand silver, and that's not counting the four-entry house!However, in Jia Zhen's view, this is because the original owner, no matter how ineffective, has always been in charge of the affairs of the mansion, so Lai Sheng, the housekeeper, was not allowed to directly build a garden half the size of the Grand View Garden like the Lai family. .
Holding those house deeds and land deeds, Jia Zhen asked, "What about other people's houses?"
Jia Rong reported all the property of the other second-tier housekeepers to Jia Zhen. In short, there was no one who was not greedy, and no one who did not steal from the master.Although the property of these people is not as good as that of Lai Sheng's family, they add up to 4 taels.
Come on, big brother, don't laugh at second brother, Jia Zhen felt that it was a little early for her to despise Rongguo Mansion just now.Thinking that this was all the fault of the original owner, he felt at ease.He left a few pieces of land deeds between the shop and Zhuangzi, and handed the others to Jia Rong: "You can keep these things for yourself, and you don't need to return them to the public."
Jia Rong had never experienced these things before, and felt a little hot: "But?"
Jia Zhen laughed and said, "What's the point? Even if you go back to Jinling to buy things in the future, you can just put them under your own name. In the future, this mansion will be yours, so why not hand it over to others?"
She shook the cards in her hand again: "However, Qiang'er has already gone out and paid for it by herself, and there were not many things given to him that day, so he must have some family property. If you give him some, you have to give it to your mother too. Get close to your aunt—you have to let them live when you go to Jinling. It’s not that I’m partial.”
Even if it is biased, it is better to favor yourself.Jia Rong was moved again, and picked out two of the ones in her hand: "These two shops are in the capital, so it is convenient for Jiao Da to find someone to look after them. They are just for mother and aunt to spend on weekdays. There is no need to buy them again." Divide it in father's hands."
It seems that the relationship between this kid and Jia Qiang is really good.Jia Zhen didn't refute him, but nodded to him, expressing her agreement to come down.He also said to him: "You will send it to your aunt and mother by yourself in a while. Even the jewelry in those people's homes, if they are still eye-catching, give them to them too. It was bought with money from our mansion."
As soon as he finished speaking, it was said that dinner was coming, and that Uncle Qiang was coming to see him.Jia Zhen asked someone to come in, and she asked Jia Qiang, "Have you eaten yet?"
Jia Qiang also heard that the mansion was cleaning up the slaves today, or when Jia Zhen was not in the mansion, Jia Rong was acting on her own, and was worried that Jia Zhen would beat and scold him, so she came to have a look.When I entered the room and saw that Jia Rong didn't seem to be suffering, I let go of my worries and said with a smile that I had used it a long time ago.
Jia Zhen handed the things in her hand to Jia Rong, asked Jia Rong and Jia Qiang to explain what was going on inside, and sat down at the table to eat.
Jia Qiang heard that these were copied from the servant's house, and it didn't look very good on the surface - it was more than what she had given out of the mansion that day.But Jia Zhen can think of him now, and he knows it very well, so he thanked Jia Zhen without saying a word.
Jia Zhen waved her hand and let Jia Rong continue to tell him her plan, and she still used her own.When Jia Qiang knew that Jia Zhen and Jia Rong were going to leave the capital, and she was left alone to run errands for Youshi, she hesitated: "The mansion has just cleaned up the servants, and I'm afraid everyone in the villages and shops can listen to it." If there is a wind, there will be chaos. I'm afraid I can't do this."
Jia Zhen had already finished eating, so it wasn't surprising to hear that Jia Qiang was going to retreat at this time.Thinking that this person is the one who buys small actors for the Grand View Garden, he would still be willing to give money, so he smiled and said to him: "In the future, it will only be you two brothers who will support each other."
Jia Qiang was a little puzzled: "Isn't there still Xifu? Our two families have always been the same as one family."
Just now Jia Zhen heard that Jia Rong was still hiding something from Jia Qiang, but he didn't have Jia Rong's worries, so he said to himself: "The Qin family was forced to death in the West Mansion, what are you talking about?"
Hearing Qin Keqing speak so bluntly, Jia Qiang glanced at Jia Rong first, seeing that he was not dissatisfied, and felt that there must be something she didn't know about it.He knew that with his closeness to Jia Rong, he would know the truth when he left Jia Zhen, so now he just listened.
Jia Zhen continued: "Remember, if you still remember that you are a descendant of Ningguo Mansion, you will stay away from that mansion in your heart in the future. They are not allowed to get involved in anything. Just hand me over After taking care of the things in your hands, you can take care of your own family business."
"Wait until tomorrow, ask Jiao Da to find two people for you, and then distribute some people for you to take with you. I will patrol the Zhuangzi and the shop. No matter how many things you get from those shopkeepers and Zhuangtou, you will have them." Thirty percent. But if you give me the bill, it’s up to you. We’re just like two prefectures.”
Jia Qiang didn't even dare.He grew up with Jia Rong, and was beaten and scolded by the original owner, how could he dare to refute?Just there to guarantee that I will do well.Jia Zhen also told him that if he got something in the future, if he was still in Beijing, it would be fine, if he was not in Beijing, just hand it over to Youshi.
Before he finished his instructions, he heard the old saying loudly: "Please take care of the second master. The younger one was picked up by the uncle today, so the second master looked at his face."
Jia Zhen gestured to Jia Rong and the two with her eyes, that the two deserved to have done bad things together, and they stuffed the deed papers into their arms in unison, which made Jia Zhen laugh for a while.
However, he still stood up and took Jia Rong and the two of them to the door, when Gu Yan opened the curtain to welcome Jia Zheng into the house.
Knowing why Jia Zhengsuo came, Jia Zhen still showed a look of surprise: "Why did the second master come here? If there is anything, just ask the servants to come and call, and the little nephew will go over and take care of him."
Jia Zheng's face was still so flat, and he began to criticize Jia Zhen: "From the old lady onwards in our family, we all care for the elderly and the poor. Why are you rubbing against the poor? Copy it carefully. What's the point of coming to your own home?"
What a face, how can you be so righteous in other people's house, pointing fingers at other people's housework?Jia Zhen didn't expect Jia Zheng, who had never taken medicine, to say anything nice, but his face sank following Jia Zheng's accusation.
Even Jia Rong and Jia Qiang didn't look very good--they just stuffed the results of cleaning up the slaves into their arms, how could they take it out again?
Jia Zhen gave those two winks and signaled them not to speak, then she asked Jia Zheng with a sullen face, "Who did the second master hear that I rubbed people? Those slaves stole things from my house, and I Let Rong'er take someone to search, doesn't it violate the national laws and family rules?"
Jia Zheng blocked his words firmly, and unconsciously let go of the hand pointing at Jia Zhen.But even if he has already come, he can't just go back like this. He still put on the airs of an elder and said to Jia Zhen:
"Even if one or half of the servants stole the things in the mansion, they should search for them quietly, and shouldn't have stolen all the houses. Besides, why didn't you discuss such a big matter with the old lady? "Jia Zheng's voice no longer has that bossy tone.
Do you act like everyone else, you go to the old lady for advice when you encounter something, and you don't want to take it on yourself?There was a trace of disdain on Jia Zhen's face:
"Slaves are not allowed to have private property. This has been established by the law a long time ago. But these slaves in our mansion, those who buy houses outside themselves, buy houses, buy land, and close the door are also called slaves. Such things , keep them for the New Year?"
"Besides, the servants of our two prefectures are also relatives who are relatives. If I tell the old lady first, and the servants behind hide things, where can I find them?"
Jia Zheng could see the disdain on Jia Zhen's face, which annoyed him even more: "What nonsense, is the old lady still going to tip off those slaves?"
Jia Zhen shook her head: "Just now, it turns out that the cousin of the chief steward of my mansion, by the way, is the chief steward of your mansion, Lai Da, has come to intercede for his brother. He also said that his cousin Sister-in-law, she was also brought to the old lady by Nanny Lai. Unfortunately, the things that Rong'er and the others found from Lai Sheng's house were at most not to mention, how many things had the imprint of our Ningguo Mansion on them !"
Jia Zheng didn't expect that he sacrificed Jia Mu, the oldest elder in the two houses. Not only did Jia Zhen not bow his head, but he was also accused of harboring stolen slaves by Jia Mu.He was so angry that his eyes widened, and he pointed at Jia Zhen again: "You, you are talking nonsense."
Jia Zhen was not the original owner, and she didn't want to covet the Rongguo Mansion for wealth, so she stopped being polite to him, and put on a smile on her face: "The second master came to the mansion just to accuse me of not being able to discipline myself. A servant of the family?"
The word "own family" made him bite very loudly, and it was another blow to a face-saving person like Jia Zheng.But thinking of Jia Mu's instructions, he still swallowed his anger and said: "The old lady thinks that in a prosperous family, big things should be turned into small things, and small things should be turned into nothing. If there is no big problem in Lai Sheng's family, I'd better let it go." Bar."
"It's a capital offense for a slave to steal more than ten taels of his master's money. This second master should also know?" Jia Zhen felt that using the law to deal with Jia Zheng was more useful than anything else. You can't say that the court's law was wrong.
Jia Zheng really couldn't say such a thing, so he could only say: "But if this matter gets out, where will the face of the two governments go?"
Compared with life, face is really nothing to mention, Jia Zhen smiled even more on her face: "If you dispose of the slaves, you will lose face, so don't you have face if you raise tigers? Those slaves often use the banner of our house. , I dealt with them by doing those things that oppressed good people, maybe people will have to say that I am strict in family management."
Seeing that Jia Zhen is always one in our house, Jia Zheng has nothing to do with him.I had no choice but to say: "That's it, you go and talk to the old lady yourself."
Jia Zhen didn't want Jia's mother to be on call any more, so she smiled and said to Jia Zhengyao: "Although the old lady is an elder, we have separated from each other for a long time. If I enter the inner house of your mansion at this time, I'm afraid Not very convenient."
Laws and principles are different, and Jia Zhen uses them with ease, but Jia Zheng blushes when he hears them.After all, he is a person who has always been upright and self-promising, but now let Jia Zhen say to his face that he did not obey the law and respect etiquette, and his face is also dishonored: "Okay, okay, Zhener, you are very capable now. I There is no way to talk to you, there is an old lady who will talk to you."
Jia Zhen still had the expression of wanting to smile: "Second Master, although the weather is warmer this season, it is getting dark early now. If the old lady is allowed to leave the house late at night, there will be something wrong, I can't bear it. rise."
Seeing him repeatedly refusing his own words, Jia Zheng felt even more shameless, so he didn't say much, but walked away by himself.Jia Zhen signaled that Jia Rong and Jia Zheng followed Jia Zheng out of the house and wanted to send him to the gate of the courtyard.
Jia Zheng then preached to the two superiors, Jia Rong, "You should also persuade Zhen'er, it's not what a family does to act like this." on heart.
After sending the person back, she found Jia Zhen sitting on the chair by herself, with a sad expression on her face.Jia Rong thought that Jia Zheng was angry with him, and stepped forward to persuade him: "Father, don't pay attention to the second master's words. He always puts on a serious face, which makes people look bad. Exactly the same."
Jia Zhen raised her head and said: "It's okay for me to talk about it here, but I'm afraid that the old lady will not be able to talk to me tomorrow, and she will talk to your mother and aunt. Your mother is a dough-like person, and your aunt is still young. Besides, there are still many people in the house. Some servants are connected with the mansion, and it is not reassuring to put such a person next to your mother and the others."
Jia Qiang said: "Uncle, if you are worried about this, why don't you wait until tomorrow when I go to the Zhuangzi, pick a few people from the Zhuangzi to envoy my aunt and aunt, and just replace everyone around them."
Jia Zhen thought it was a good idea, but she couldn't quench her thirst from afar. She could use laws and principles to make Jia Zheng speechless, but Youshi couldn't do that to Jia Mu.In addition, Xichun has been raised by Jia's mother for several years. If something goes wrong, some words about Xichun's disregard for the kindness of her upbringing will be spread, which will hinder her reputation.
It's not like Mother Jia can't do such a thing.
He glanced at Jia Rong, and said to him, "Jiao Da and the others have trained these people, so it can be seen that the spending these years has not been small. You can ask him how much he has spent, whether it is for money or for them." One person, one small Zhuangzi. It’s not good for someone to train us a slave, and pay for it yourself. You found a lot of such things around you.” After speaking, he stood up and walked out by himself.
While Jia Rong agreed, she also asked, "What is Father going to do?"
Jia Zhen patted him on the head back: "The second master can find me on the head, maybe the first master will come soon. Your mother and aunt will not be able to escape tomorrow. I will go and talk to your mother. Let her be prepared, and don't let the old lady in the mansion fool you with a few words."
Hearing what he said, Jia Rong and Jia Qiang looked at each other, but they were speechless, and sent Jia Zhen out, and then they went to find Jiao Da together.
Knowing that Jia Zhen and Jia Rong were going to deal with the servants, Youshi took Xichun and stayed behind closed doors, not daring to meet those maids and women who came to hit the wooden clock, for fear that his heart would soften for a moment and ruin Jia Zhen's affairs. .
Seeing Jia Zhen coming in now, she naturally wants to ask how things are going, and when she hears that so many things have been copied from the slaves' homes, she is shocked and even more indignant-no wonder these slaves usually treat themselves as masters. I don't see much respect from my mother, and everyone who dares to be a lover has more money than her.How much is your own dowry?I have to face the stepmother and stepsister who beat the autumn wind from time to time.I am not as good as a slave!
Here Jia Zhen took out a few bank notes from her bosom and handed them to Youshi, and then to Xichun.The two of them were shocked when they saw the number on the bank note.You Shi first asked: "What do you mean by this, sir?"
Jia Zhen told her: "In fact, our mansion still owes the treasury 60 taels of silver. I thought that even if I had to go to the battlefield, I didn't know when I would come back. Why don't you pay back the silver and save you in the future?" guilty for that."
After hearing this, Xichun asked, "Even if my brother is going to pay back the silver, why did you pay me so much money? Have you had enough money to pay back the silver?"
Jia Zhen took it as if she was concerned about herself, and explained to her with a smile: "The money can be repaid in different ways. After all, our house owes money for a long time. If we take the money all at once and pay it back, I’m afraid people might think that we had money and didn’t pay it back on purpose.”
"But if you don't use all the money, you have to take out the things from the slave's house this time, so as to tell others that our family is broken and owes money. In this way, you and your sister-in-law will have to live for a few days. It’s a hard life. So I’ll give you some money to keep you safe, so you don’t have to worry about it.”
You Shi let him speak happily: "Even if the uncle has already told me and my sister, then we still have no idea."
Jia Zhen looked at her and said: "That's what it says. But you have money in your hands, so you have the confidence to do things. At that time, I will ask Qiang'er to come to the mansion to help you with the outside things. Even if he can't think of it for a while, you will also You can use the money yourself to order others."
Youshi had never heard such warm words when he married Jia Zhen, and his eye circles turned red. Just as he was about to speak, Jia Zhen said again: "Giving you money has another meaning. The dowry of the girl's family is all It was prepared when I was young. The same is true here with my sister. Although it is two years late, it is still too late."
When Xichun heard that such an embarrassing topic was brought up to her own head, her face also burned a little: "Brother, what nonsense are you talking about. Why did you think about it. The second sister hasn't heard about the preparation yet."
Regardless of whether Xichun was shy or not, Jia Zhen said to You Shi: "Mother's dowry list is there, and those are for my younger sister. This time, Rong'er sent Qin Shi back to Jinling, and it was not easy for him to bring anything, so I had to Let’s take a step first and take a look.”
Hearing that her mother-in-law's dowry was going to be given to her sister-in-law, Youshi couldn't tell whether it was envy or jealousy. Her mother-in-law, whom she had never met, came from a wealthy family and married into Ningguo Mansion back then.It's just that in these years, she just drooled a little while looking at the dowry list, but she didn't dare to touch the things inside.
Thinking of those things, Youshi asked cautiously: "Speaking of mother-in-law's dowry, other things are easy to talk about, but the fabrics are probably bad, and the jewelry is not fresh either."
Jia Zhen took a look at You Shi, thinking that it was no wonder that the original owner looked down on her, and she was still a bit petty.I told her everything, and I still owed money and tried to use the things from the public as much as possible. I gave her so many silver notes, and even counted on the materials and jewelry!
If you don't know what he wants now is the stability of the inner house, it's hard to say anything about You Shi: "It's just this that makes you feel more concerned, change what should be changed, and blow up those jewelry that should be fried. By the way, maybe Rong'er will I will also send good things to your sister-in-law. You will get a point for being a good student, so don't be jealous of those things."
When Youshi heard the word red eye, his face couldn't help but keep a smile on his face, as awkward as he could be.Xichun didn't think too much about it, she just said: "Even if it's mother's dowry, then brother should have a share, how could he give it all to me. Brother doesn't have enough money, just take the change."
Not to mention that Jia Zhen was moved when she heard this, even You Shi felt ashamed.Jia Zhen hurriedly said to Xichun: "It's all left to you by your mother. When your mother left that day, she left a message. Besides, no matter how incompetent my brother is, this girl can still afford it."
When Xichun heard Jia Zhen mention her mother, whom she had never met, her little face collapsed a little.Jia Zhen knew that the child's parents were too close to each other, so she smiled and said to her: "You were the one who worried the most when my mother left. Even if my father was in the temple, he always told me to treat you well. So don't think too much about it. The mansion only cares about what they want, and they can do whatever they want, and no one can surpass you."
Xichun's mood was still not high, but to be able to get such a few words was already the most kind words she had heard in these years.Jia Zhen's intention to please her is obviously not only because of her own parents' worries (Dong Wu, this is just Jia Zhen fooling her, kind child), but more because she returned to Ningguo with You Shi Mansion, let outsiders see the determination of Ningguo Mansion and Rongguo Mansion to draw a clear line.
Xichun has lived in Rongguo Mansion for such a long time, so she also knows how to read words and expressions.Faced with Jia Zhen's always smiling face, she no longer thought about her own thoughts: "Don't worry, brother. Even if I go back to the mansion, my sister-in-law will take care of me, so I won't hold my brother back."
Behind every sensible child, there must be too many inconsistencies in the world.Seeing that Xichun understood her meaning in a short time, Jia Zhen felt even more distressed: "You little person, you let your brother and sister-in-law decide everything. What's holding you back? When people ask you, you only push it to us It's on me."
Xichun nodded.He didn't say any more, just quietly listening to Jia Zhen and You Shi's arrangements for future actions.Just listening quietly like this made Xichun feel a little bit at home, if her parents were around, wouldn't it be the same, they were there to discuss things, and she just had fun?
Just as I was thinking, a girl from outside came and asked Jia Rong to see me.Jia Zhen smiled at Youshi and said, "Open your eyes and see that these good servants in our family are all rich men."
Youshi and Xichun looked at the banknotes still on the table, and knew that what Jia Zhen was talking about was that Jia Rong was coming to give them jewelry.Jia Rong didn't come in alone either, behind him was a woman holding a bundle.
The woman was tall, and it was obvious that Jia Rong also liked her strength.After she put the things on the table, she waved her hand to let people out.Jia Zhen didn't take the credit from Jia Rong, and let him unpack the burden, telling Youshi and Xichun which family the jewelry was copied from, and what kind of jewelry is good for it.
Jia Zhen looked at it for a while, then said that she still had things ahead and she was going to the study.Jia Rong knew that he must still be worried about Rongguo Mansion's meddling, and wanted to say something, and remembered Jia Zhen once said that the outside affairs should be taken care of by men, and women should not be anxious, so they had to be patient and continue to talk to each other. You Shi gave two explanations.
To Jia Zhen's surprise, Jia Amnesty did not show up at Ningguo Mansion that night.But after thinking about it, I understand that Jia Amnesty does not live in the main courtyard of Rongguo Mansion after all, and besides, he is not as close to Jia Mu as Jia Zheng.
But even though Jia Zheng was pissed off last night, Mother Jia still had to play tricks on herself, so as not to have any further contact with the Rongguo Mansion.Bringing Jia Rong's brochure of what was missing from Lai's house, Jia Zhen went to the Rongqing hall to meet Jia's mother.
Jia's mother didn't sleep well that night - since Jia Daishan left, she was used to being one-sided in the Rongguo Mansion, and she hasn't let a junior lose face like this.Now that I hear that Jia Zhen is here, I don't have a good face: "You are a busy person, it doesn't mean that you have a lot of things outside, why do you have time today to see me, old lady?"
Jia Zhen pretended that she didn't know why she was upset, and said: "You Shi came to thank the old lady the day before yesterday, but I didn't come together because I went out of the city to see the master. So today I came to express my distress to the old lady."
It's not because of what happened yesterday that she came to apologize to herself. This made Jia Mu who was still thinking about putting on airs even more angry: "Forget it, your external affairs are important. Is there anything to worry about here?"
Jia Zhen was also happy when she heard this: "I know that the old lady is generous. But if we don't come here once, it's not the courtesy we should have as juniors. Even if the old lady doesn't blame me, then I won't bother Old lady." Saying that, she wanted to get up.
Seeing that he really said he was going to leave, Mother Jia could no longer pretend nothing happened, and said, "Just stand there for a while, how did I hear that you copied Lai Sheng's house yesterday?"
Jia Zhen didn't move her body yet, when she heard Jia's mother's question, she replied, "That slave is really big-hearted. I can't bear to buy fields, land and houses outside. There are no fish in clear water ponds. I also know this truth."
"But I shouldn't, I shouldn't, this servant actually stretched his hand into my warehouse. How many lost things in my house were found from their house. Not only that, the servant's mouth is not strict, and some gossip everywhere. If such slaves are not dealt with, in the future in my mansion, I really don’t know who is the master and who is the slave.”
Mother Jia frowned when she heard this: "They are also old people who have been poor for many years. How can they act so foolishly. But even if the things have been recovered, it is better to let them go." The tone was not so much pleading as it was. Said it was an order.
Jia Zhen shook her head at Mother Jia: "Didn't the old lady hear what I said just now? I cleaned him up and ransacked his house, but the second thing was because his mouth was not strict, and he went around talking about his master. One As a big butler, he will spoil all the servants below."
Jia's mother also had a meal, and then she said to Jia Zhen: "It's just a few words. You only need to scare him with a few words. If you really can't do it, just reward him with a few words. Why bother to steal his house?"
But Jia Zhen disagreed with this statement: "It's not that I didn't mention him, not only him, but also his mother-in-law was scolded by You Shi. But who knew that these two couples became worse, and some spread it around. Naturally, it is not easy to keep such a careless slave."
Hearing that he was so reticent, Jia's mother also lost her patience: "Is there anything in your house for him to talk about? Even if he can tell it, there will be no waves without wind. If you don't talk about it, think about what you can do." If you can't get it, vent your anger on the servant first."
But it can be said that Jia Zhen smiled darkly at Jia Mu: "I am a master, there is anything I can't do, and my father taught me, why should I let him gossip like a slave?" No way? Could it be that the old lady has to let the slaves agree to do things?"
His words just caught Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng who came to pay respects to Jia's mother.Before Jia Amnesty said anything, Jia Zheng had already stood up with an upright face: "Zhen'er, how did you talk to the old lady? How did the old lady behave? Is it your turn to criticize the old lady?"
When Jia Zhen met him, she felt even less pressured: "Even if an old lady acts, I, as a junior, can't criticize me. Could it be that I am acting like a master, so Lai Sheng has something to say? I am an old lady after all. The younger generation is still the master. But Lai Sheng is just a servant of my family."
Jia Amnesty had already sat silently by himself, only watching Jia Zhen and Jia Zheng argue.Mother Jia was even angrier when she heard this: "Yes, you are the master and the patriarch of the Jia family. I can't say no to you."
Jia Zhen refused to give an inch: "It's not that the old lady can't say anything. It's just that I obey the law and the law. But if it doesn't follow the law and the law, I am a third-class general, the order of the court, I have to abide by the law. Secondly, I am the patriarch of the Jia family. If a patriarch does not respect etiquette, I am afraid that the clan will not be convinced."
These two are not only Jia Zheng's weaknesses, even Jia's mother can't tell him to just follow his own words and not have to obey those two words, and just sit there secretly angry for a while.
Mother Jia was not surprised, she really couldn't figure out why Jia Zhen, who had always been obedient to her, would suddenly refuse to give herself any more face.And once he doesn't give himself face, he has nothing to handle him.
No, there is one more thing, that is the Qin family!As if catching a life-saving straw, Jia's mother straightened up her slightly bent waist just now, and said to Jia Zhen: "Jia Zhen'er, you also said that you are the patriarch of the Jia family. People from the same family are still looking at you. You should also make an appearance for the people of this family. Don’t blame Lai Sheng and his wife for talking, there are some things you can do.”
Facing Jiamu's pointing gaze, Jia Zhen smiled calmly and calmly. It was not the gloomy smile just now, but as if she had really heard something funny, she looked at Jiamu very softly. asked:
"Old lady, tell me, what can I do well?"
Shameless?Isn't this kind of thing something that can only be understood but not expressed in words?Who would bring the matter of picking up ashes to the table?No need to dirty your mouth.
But there is one in the house who is not afraid of dirty mouth.Mother Jia turned her eyes to Jia Amnesty, who was not ashamed, but just let him deal with Jia Zhen in front of her: "I only heard about those things, boss, tell me about Zhen'er. Let him also Be more restrained in the future."
Mo Ming, who was named by Jia Amnesty, looked at Jia's mother, then at Jia Zhen, and asked, "What did you say?"
Jia Mu made him so angry that he wanted to drop his teacup: "What can I say, what else can I say? Isn't it that, that..."
Jia Zhen felt a little sympathetic to Jia Amnesty, see, when encountering such a thing, Jia Amnesty was the one who had the most headaches.He didn't wait for Jia Amnesty to speak again, and said directly to Jia's mother: "The old lady doesn't have to worry about it."
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