Jia Lian came out of Jia Zheng's inner study and went to Rongqing Hall.
In this society where filial piety governs the world, superficial things must be done well, so as to avoid a lot of trouble.
After picking up a few slaves and extorting money from them, you have to report it to Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang, etc., and ask them to nod, so that you can appear kind and filial.
Because Rongqing Hall and Rongxi Hall are on the same horizontal line from east to west, Jia Lian didn't want to take a long way, so instead of taking the hanging flower gate in the west, he decided to go straight to the corridor behind from the compound where Mrs. Wang lived.
In addition to Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang living in Mrs. Wang's compound, there are also Jia Zheng's two concubines, Aunt Zhao and Aunt Zhou.
Let alone Aunt Zhou, she has no sense of existence and rarely gets her hair out once a year.
However, Aunt Zhao was the number one "person" in Rongguo Mansion, and she lived in a very prestigious house on the west side of the compound. Therefore, when Wang Xifeng went to report to Mrs. Wang from home, he would always pass under her back window.
"Really, have you really seen clearly, are there really so many? Oh dear, if that money was given to us, we would be rich..."
"You maggot-hearted evildoer, I usually tell you to study hard and please the master, but you just don't listen. As a result, the two of us in the house are not as rich as a slave!"
Bah, what kind of thing is Wang Xin? Back then, his parents shamelessly asked his wife to give him a surname. Later, he couldn't get a good reputation in front of her, so he went to fawn over your second sister-in-law Lian, who has a black face and triangular eyes.
There are only five people and six people in front of me." "..."
Jia Lian had no intention of staying in this place under the melon fields and plum trees, but when he heard Aunt Zhao admonishing Jia Huan inside, he didn't want to pay attention.
He just suddenly heard the other party calling him a wife, which made him a little angry.
Forget about other scoldings... Black face and triangular eyes?
This is a bit much.
Feng Yatou obviously has red-phoenix eyes... Dan-phoenix triangular eyes, which is also a very beautiful eye shape. When she said it like that, she is such a beautiful woman, she looks just like Li Kui!
After standing outside the window for two seconds, Jia Lian shook his head and decided to leave gracefully.
It’s nothing to teach a few slaves a lesson, but it doesn’t seem to be a big deal to teach an uncle’s concubine, so don’t worry about her, just treat her as a comedian.
Entering the backyard of Rongqing Hall from Jia Mu's back garden, and just before going to the main corridor, he saw a maid strolling towards her.
She was tall and slender, with a handsome appearance. She was walking under the light with a robe draped on her arms held in front of her abdomen.
When she looked up and saw Jia Lian, she seemed stunned, and then stopped where she was, not knowing what to do.
Jia Lian looked at her and asked calmly: "Why, you don't recognize me?"
Hearing this, Xi Ren hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, "I have seen the Second Master..."
There was a hint of grievance in his lowered eyes.
Although I am a maid...
Although it was to silence her last time...
Although……
After all, the most important thing in his daughter's family, her innocent body was given to the second master, so he should have some pity.
Why are you so cold to yourself...
If he was a cold and ruthless person, then he wouldn't have to expect anything. Unfortunately, he is obviously very kind and gentle to the people around him...
"Wronged?"
Jia Lian took a step closer, and Xiren quickly took half a step back and shook his head.
Xiren didn't know that when she kept lowering her head to look at each other's toes, the face of Jia Lian above his head was not as cold as she imagined.
Jia Lian even had some praise.
This Xiren is indeed worthy of being the "Chai Fu", and indeed has a somewhat different character.
If it were another girl, I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to maintain her composure under such circumstances.
"Go to the old lady's house?"
"Well, it's late at night. Let's get some clothes for Mr. Bao..."
Jia Lian raised his eyebrows and deliberately mentioned Jia Baoyu. Was he telling him that if you don't care about him, there are people who want him?
Jia Lian glanced around. Jia Mu's backyard was bright and bright, and people could appear at any time.
"Let's go."
"Um……"
The attacker stepped back and let Jia Lian go first.
However, when she walked to the door of Jia's mother's back room, she saw that no one was on duty, so she hurried up and acted as the person to lift the curtain. After Jia Lian entered, she followed silently.
Suddenly she felt a strong attack on her waist, which frightened her so much that she almost screamed.
After all, she reacted quickly and immediately knew who was attacking her, so she held her breath and did not dare to move.
Her heart was beating at an uncontrollable speed. This was the old lady's back room door. If anyone saw her, she would be done...
Because of my nervousness, I didn't feel any of the happiness and numbness I felt when I fell into this embrace last time.
Fortunately, this situation did not last long. After bullying her a few times, the domineering person let her go.
As soon as she got the chance, she quickly stepped away. Seeing Jia Lian looking down at her teasingly, her face turned red, she adjusted her clothes randomly, turned around and ran away.
Jia Lian waited for her to take a few steps before Shi Shiran walked out of the narrow and dark place.
On the corridor before, he could see that Xiren was much more rounded than before. He thought it should be his fault, so he checked it with his own hands, and the situation was indeed as he expected.
"Second Master Lian..."
There were as many people as ever in Jia Mu's house, with maids and servants standing in groups, and there were bursts of chatter and laughter in the inner hall.
"Second brother is here!"
In the spacious and beautifully decorated inner hall of Rongqing Hall, Jia Mu and others could not rest for a long time because of the noise caused by Jia Lian.
"What are you doing here again? It's so late, we're all ready to leave."
Mother Jia, Mrs. Wang, Aunt Xue and Aunt Lai gathered around the table to play cards.
Jia Baoyu and the Sanchun sisters were watching from the side, while Baochai and Daiyu were playing chess under the west window.
This is the norm in Jia Mu's house, she always likes to be lively.
"It's nothing special. I just finished dealing with the external matters. I think I should report it to my ancestors." "Oh, you still reported it to me. I thought you were a slam dunk and could do everything by yourself.
It’s up to you.”
Jia Mu is a serious person and rarely says harsh words, so when she said this, Aunt Xue and others couldn't help but smile.
Jia Lian smiled coquettishly. Not answering at this moment was the best answer.
Sure enough, Jia Mu was embarrassed to have another attack, so when the game was over, she put down the cards and asked everyone to continue next time. Then she held Yuanyang's arm and walked to the high couch in the south.
As soon as she moved, everyone moved to the center of the activity.
"Tell me, how much have you taken away from your slaves today, and how much have you made them confess?"
Jia Mu sat on the high couch and asked somewhat unhappily.
Because the more Jia Lian confiscated, the more it proved that the servants were indeed greedy, which also indirectly showed that she was a bad housekeeper in the past and allowed her servants to be greedy.
Jia Lian smiled and said: "Back to our ancestors, my grandson has made a good harvest today. He has collected more than 10,000 taels of cash in total. The remaining various assets, nearly 20,000 taels, have all been sent to the warehouse at this time. Lin Zhixiao and the others are working there.
I’m rushing to register.”
When Jia Lian said this, everyone wanted to laugh but it wasn't funny.
Second Master Lian is really interesting. The old lady's use of the word "shou scrape" was obviously sarcastic to him, but Second Master Lian didn't seem to understand, and he also used the word "shou scrape" to match what the old lady said.
Jia Mu also looked at her talented eldest grandson with the same eyes as she looked at her own stupid children and grandchildren!
It's definitely not that this grandson can't hear good words, but he's just so confident that he can't be invaded by oil and salt, so he's really difficult to deal with.
Too lazy to talk nonsense, she spread her hands and said: "I heard from them that under your high-pressure methods, the slaves obediently reported to you one by one the money that was greedy for money? Show it to me, I want to see it, our family's money
How honest is this slave that he dares to confess that he was greedy for money?"
Jia Mu was indeed curious, because this approach was beyond her understanding.
She really didn't believe that Lai Da and others dared to let their master know how much money they had embezzled.
He must have filled in the number casually to deal with this grandson.
"Well, I'm afraid I can't show this to my ancestors..."
"Why, even I can't see it?"
Jia Mu's face darkened.
Of course she knew that Jia Lian had promised his minions not to reveal it to others.
But she didn't think this person could include her.
Others were also a little nervous or meaningful.
As the second master Lian's housekeeper, he naturally has to establish his prestige and cannot break his promise.
However, the person you want to see is Jia Muye...
Since ancient times, it has been said that it is difficult to have both loyalty and filial piety. In fact, it is also difficult to have both filial piety and righteousness.
If you don't listen to what your elders say, you are unfilial. Throughout the ages, "filial sons" often used the idea that "it is hard to disobey the orders of their parents" and thus committed treachery and abandoned their wives and children.
Such people are often praised...
Could it be that Mr. Lian couldn't even see this truth clearly and would go against the old lady's wishes in order to fulfill his promise to his slaves?
But Jia Lian spread his hands and said, "The old lady has misunderstood. It's not that my grandson sincerely refuses to show it to my ancestor, but that my grandson has burned all the books, including the numbers written by the slaves, on fire.
Therefore, even if the grandson wants to let the old lady know, I'm afraid he won't be able to."
"Burned?"
Jia's mother was very surprised, and then she looked thoughtful. She was wondering if Jia Lian was lying to her.
"It was indeed burned. After all, the grandson promised the slaves that no one else except the grandson would know how much they had done. This was also to protect them.
But if I keep the book, there is a possibility that it will be lost or peeked at, so my grandson decided to burn the book in public."
As soon as Jia Lian finished speaking, Jia Baoyu clapped his hands and applauded: "Haha, I have read it in a book. This is an allusion. Back then, Cao Cao..."
Jia Baoyu wanted to show off in public, but when Mrs. Wang glared at him, he lowered his voice.
Fortunately for Xichun, Tanchun came to ask again and gave him a step, so he told the allusion "Cao Cao burned the letter" in the small circle below.