After sending Jia Mu and others to the city gate, Jia Lian took Zhang Yong and others back.
There is no one in the Ningguo Mansion, and the You family and the Qin family have more than enough to take care of the inside, so they are not suitable for housing people outside.
So Jia Lian has to stay and help. Even Wang Xifeng has no objections to this. Not to mention that Jia Lian is the acting patriarch, which is what he should do. Just talk about Jia She’s funeral last time. The You family’s mother-in-law and daughter-in-law also did their best.
of help.
Instead of turning back directly, we turned around and went to Muni Yuan.
Miaoyu can be regarded as his woman, and as a woman in the official list of Twelve Hairpins, her status in Jia Lian's heart is not low.
He was about to travel far away, so naturally he had to give her an explanation.
It was already dusk when we rushed back to Tiekan Temple again.
As soon as I entered the temple, I saw that it was in a mess. On the east side of the well, there were a few boys rolling up their sleeves and cursing people there.
When Zhao Sheng saw Jia Lian's expression looking bad, he immediately stepped over and shouted, "Which family are you guys from? What are you doing making such a fuss here?!"
Those boys were not wearing Tsing Yi, the standard of Ning Rong and Ning Rong. They were obviously the slaves of the side house.
When they saw Jia Lian coming, they all looked pale and did not dare to respond.
The boy from Yining Mansion responded aggrievedly: "Go back to the second master, these are the third master and the servants of the fourth master. Because the masters need to prepare foot washing water, the well water here is dry and there is not enough water, so
Take your anger out on us..."
Before Jia Lian could speak, Lai Sheng, the manager of the Ning Mansion, had already rushed over to explain the situation.
It turns out that there are only two wells in Tiekuan Temple. One in the front yard and one in the back yard.
Usually it is only used by a few monks in the temple, so it is enough.
But there are so many people here today that there is not enough room for them anyway, so Youshi has already ordered that the female relatives of each family in the inner courtyard use it first.
In this way, only the gentlemen outside can get a small share of what is left outside. Others, such as servants, monks and Taoists, etc., have no water to use.
The families who came to make trouble actually sent people to fetch water, but the masters thought there were not enough people and ordered their servants to fetch it, so the conflict broke out.
Several slaves in the side room also hurriedly explained: "Second Master, I don't know that the weather is so hot. After a day of hard work, the masters are all sweating. In addition to washing their feet, they have to get some water to wipe them. But these damn things
The servants guarded the mouth of the well and didn't let us fetch water.
We will definitely be scolded this time, so..."
"So, you are just making a scene in this courtyard?"
Jia Lian frowned and looked at them indifferently.
Jia Lian felt like he had a mirror in his mind. Last time when Jia She died, the number of people who came to the family temple was nearly twice as many as today.
He was in charge of the overall situation at that time, so nothing like this happened!
Why?
First, it was spring and the weather was cool.
But more importantly, those people didn't dare to cause trouble at all.
Because he was the same at that time. The water was first used by the ladies and children inside, slaves and girls, but after two days, it was dirty. No one raised any objections.
The reason why this kind of thing happened today is that everyone saw that the Ningguo Mansion was in decline, Jia Jing didn't care about anything, and only two women, You and Qin, took charge of these matters, so they dared to come out to look for trouble.
If you are weak and dominate interests, there will always be people who will not accept it.
Seeing that the slaves did not dare to quibble anymore, Jia Lian did not waste any time talking to them and asked Lai Sheng: "Since there is not enough water, why didn't you send someone down the mountain to get it in advance? Knowing that they were making noise here, why didn't you stop it and just let it go?
How can they behave like they are making trouble outside this mourning hall?"
Lai Sheng said hurriedly: "I know my mistake, so I sent someone down the mountain to carry water..."
With that said, Lai Sheng immediately gathered his men and prepared to fetch water.
"You guys, come along too!"
Jia Lian looked at the few servants in the side room. The expressions of those people changed, and they were clearly unwilling. However, seeing Jia Lian's serious expression, they still did not dare to say anything. They shrunk their necks and hurriedly followed.
"In the past two days, there have been many people talking in the temple, so it is inevitable that there will be some dissatisfaction.
As the general manager, you should do your best to help your grandma handle these problems properly, instead of just sitting back and ignoring them and letting them continue to make trouble.
You two brothers serve as general managers in the two mansions respectively. This is the family's trust and respect for you.
If you don’t know how to share the Lord’s worries, then of what use are you?”
"I realize my mistake, and I would like to thank Second Master for your teaching. I will definitely work harder for my master in the future, and I won't dare to be in a situation like this again..."
Lai Sheng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and finally understood why his eldest brother had always complained in the past six months and became more and more frightened when working under Mr. Lian.
Jia Lian asked Lai Sheng again where Jia Jing was. When he learned that Jia Jing was practicing under Sanqing, even Jia Lian couldn't help but feel depressed.
Well, it turns out that a person who has escaped from the six realms of reincarnation can still practice Taoism with a pure heart next to the mourning hall of his son and grandson!
So I ignored him and took the initiative to take care of the few things that were not sorted out outside, and then I went back to the house to fix things.
"Why did the second master just come back? The food has been heated for the second time, but it's still cold..."
Qingwen and Xiangling stayed in the room, feeling drowsy, but when they heard Jia Lian's return, they cheered up immediately.
Xiangling suggested that she take it to heat it up, but Jia Lian waved her hand to stop it. In such a weather, it would be okay to eat cold food, let alone just warm food.
"Have you eaten?"
"Hey, I've already eaten. I have to say, the vegetarian dishes made by these monks are quite delicious."
Qingwen pursed her lips and praised the monk's cooking skills.
While eating, he was chatting and joking with two pretty maids, when suddenly he saw Mr. You coming.
Tomorrow Jia Zhen and his son will be buried. You still need to confirm with Jia Lian about the tomb, tombstone and other matters.
But Youshi was very considerate. She just sat on the side and chatted a few words. She waited for Jia Lian to finish eating before talking about business.
While talking, he saw Youshi yawning. Although he covered it up immediately, Jia Lian still said: "I guess you won't have any rest for two days. It just so happens that there are less things to do now. You can go back and rest. I'll take a look at what's going on outside.
Just stay on, don’t break your body.”
Jia Lian's tone was normal, because there were maids and mothers-in-law beside You.
But Youshi suddenly laughed, "I heard that my second uncle was angry and scolded Lai Sheng in front of him?"
"It's not that I'm angry, it's just a little thing."
Youshi had already found out clearly. Others only thought that Jia Lian was using Lai to promote his authority. Only You knew that Jia Lian was helping her solve her troubles.
Although it is only a small matter, if the slaves are allowed to make trouble, word will inevitably spread within the family that she is not considerate and incompetent.
This will have a negative impact on her future leadership of the Ningguo Mansion.
At this time, she heard that Jia Lian was concerned about her health. She felt very happy and felt that her life had entered the second spring.
At this moment, she even thought to herself that even if she died for the man in front of her in the future, it would still be worth it.
My heart was filled with emotions, so I couldn't help but smile knowingly at Jia Lian in front of the slaves.
"Thank you for your concern, uncle. I squinted for a while in the afternoon. It's not a big deal." Youshi smiled.
"It's not even half a stick of incense... From yesterday morning until now, Grandma has only been squinting for a short time."
You didn't want to overwork Jia Lian, but Yindie immediately betrayed him.
Not to mention that the eldest grandma was so kind to her and gave her a share of all the men. In terms of other interests, only Youshi was good. Only the elders around Youshi would have a guaranteed future status.
There was nothing we could do before, but now that the second master has taken the initiative to help the eldest grandma manage the affairs, how could she still be willing to watch Youshi abuse her body?
Jia Lian's face also darkened, "Even if my sister-in-law doesn't think about herself, she should think about the child in her belly.
Yindie, Chao Dou'er, send your grandma back to rest.
Then Yindie comes to see me and tells me what your grandma is doing."
"Yes." The two maids responded in unison.
Among them, Yin Die's eyes were bright, and he didn't expect that there was an unexpected surprise.
Second Master said this, could it be that he wants to teach others new moves again...