"When this garden was built, I didn't approve of it.
Fifty thousand silver, how much land can you buy? How many good shops can you buy? You can earn tens of thousands of taels a year from usury.
I still think about Rong'er's family dignity as an official, but isn't it actually covered by such a fancy thing?
Although I asked the servants to take care of it, I will pay another two hundred and forty-five taels of silver a year, plus the money saved in the garden for the girls and maids to wear, and the money for the bamboo shoots, vegetables, fish and shrimps to eat, etc., this is
Huayuanzi can only earn 680 taels of silver a year.
Although the profit is not much compared to buying land, it is far worse than buying a shop and the usury money required. Besides, if we leave Beijing and return to our hometown and go out to sell food, this garden will be much more laborious than the field farm."<
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Lai Da lowered his head and said:
"Second brother, when we bought the land to build the garden, who knew that a moron like Jia Lian would appear?
We have been living in the Jia family for decades. Who else understands the virtues of their Jia family better than us?
It sounds nice to say, who are the descendants of Rong Guogong and Ning Guogong, but in fact? A turtle has laid a forgetful egg, and each generation is not as good as the last.
When they are enjoying wealth and honor, one of them will act like a big brother; when making plans, they will shrink their necks and act like a bastard.
Everyone knows how to be dignified and ostentatious, but they don’t know how to be frugal. Although their appearance on the outside has not yet collapsed, inside they have already almost eaten up their old capital.
Not to mention anything else, my son's dignity and wealth are ten times or a hundred times better than those of Jia Qiang and Jia Yun.
There are dozens of "masters" in their family, but none of them can stand up. He still has the nerve to call us "master" in front of us, bah! Sooner or later, he will be a beggar!
They only want style, glory, and dignity, and we only hold on to real rights such as financial and human rights. Accountant Wu Xindeng, comprador Qian Hua, and granary Dai Liang, which one is not one of our own? Which one will tell the truth to the Jia family?
I just feel that since all these powers are in our hands, the lifeblood of the Jia family is in our hands, and we can get some benefits from it. The Jia family can't do anything if they know about it, so they plan to 'dig' it for a longer time.
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"Brother, I have to tell you something about this.
You and your sister-in-law are in and out of Rongguo Mansion all day long, what else can happen that escapes your eyes? Why haven't you noticed Jia Lian, this 'shit troubler' before?"
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Laiji is not complaining about his brother, but he really feels sorry for his family.
Their whole family, men, women, old and young, went into battle together, and the offensive and defensive alliances cooperated. They have been "poaching" the Jia family for decades, and they have become addicted to "poaching".
Although the Lai family now has a net worth of hundreds of thousands of taels, who in the world thinks there is too much money? Who doesn’t want to “dig” for one more day if they can “dig” for one day?
If it had been discovered earlier that Jia Lian had a tendency to be a "dirty stirrer", wouldn't the Lai family have taken action earlier?
It's not that they want to kill people and silence them. The Lai family are not robbers. They are all smart people and some of them have strategies.
As long as he is a human being, he has weaknesses.
As long as there is a weakness, it is an opportunity to strike.
For example, the original Jia Zhu.
He was eager to learn, motivated and capable, and he was about to win the imperial examination and become a high official in the future. What was even more terrible was that his wife Li Wan had already shown signs of being an upright housekeeper. Ding is Ding, Mao
It’s Mao.
Neither of these two couples is liked by the Lai family. It doesn't matter. If you find out early, you can find a solution.
Lai's second daughter-in-law had already found out that Wang Chunfeng in the Ningguo Mansion was unwilling to marry Jia Zhen and wanted to take revenge on Mrs. Wang for cheating her marriage.
And Lai Da has long known that Jia Zhu was forced to study every day by the stern-faced Jia Zheng, and he had been suppressed for a long time. His wife is also a dignified lady, and she has been with Wang Chunfeng for many years since she met the rose-like Wang Chunfeng.
Lao Ganchai met Heavenly Thunder Fire.
As long as a good opportunity is created for the two of them, sooner or later the consequences will be "Since ancient times, adultery has been bad."
The result, of course, is a result that Lai’s family is very satisfied with.
As for the domineering and difficult-to-deal with Wang Xifeng, the Lai family also tried every means to "create opportunities" for Jia Rong, Jia Qiang, and Jia Rui. It's a pity that these good-for-nothing men from the Jia family couldn't do it even if they were given a chance.
However, the Lai family soon discovered that although Wang Xifeng was powerful on the outside, she had no vision or planning on the inside. She only wanted to show off her authority and make some private money for herself. What's more, they later realized that Mrs. Wang would sooner or later use "Bao Er"
The strategy of "Grandma" to squeeze out "Grandma Lian".
Therefore, in the eyes of the Lai family, Wang Xifeng is just a joke, a fool who will not know how he died.
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Lai Dal continuously slaps his thighs:
"I have been hunting geese for the rest of my life, but this lame goose flew away.
It's a bit strange to say that Jia Lian has always been a softie in the past few years. Yes, it seems that something has not been right since he picked up the Lin family girl from Suzhou."
Aunt Lai finally recovered from her fatigue, sat up straight, and said to the four maids waiting on her:
"You guys go out.
Remember, if you say one more word, you and I will be beaten to death on the spot. This is the rule of the Lai family."
Then he said to his son:
"Don't underestimate Lin Ruhai. The old lady of the Jia family must have done something special to choose such a son-in-law for her favorite daughter.
Just because Lin Ruhai was able to teach the Lin family girl to be like that doesn't necessarily mean she doesn't have the ability to teach Jia Lian."
Lai Da patted his thigh again:
"Mom is right.
The man in my family also said that although the girl in the Lin family looks sick, she manages the maids and women under her in a well-behaved and obedient manner. My daughter-in-law went back and tried to trick her, but she couldn't get anything out of her." Laiji also patted the bedside and said:
"Good fellow, it's fortunate that the empress in the palace took action, leaving the old lady with no choice but to choose Baoyu as the girl of the Lin family.
If she becomes the 'Second Grandma', it will be much more troublesome than the one in the Xue family."
Aunt Lai stretched out her hand to rub her temples and said to Lai Er:
"I have understood this a long time ago and have never worried about it.
The one in the palace is also a little white-eyed wolf.
She followed the old lady since she fell asleep and never left her for a moment. The old lady taught her step by step and treated her with tenderness. Later, she tried her best to send her to the palace.
As a result, as soon as she became the empress, she immediately turned to her own mother and gave the old lady a "heart-blocking and mouth-blocking pill" to eat, and decided to appoint Baoyu as a girl of the Xue family.
I have long said that all those born in the Wang family are wolf cubs, and Baoyu is the same."
Turning around, he faced Lai Da Dao again:
"The serious issue still lies with Jia Lian, he is indeed a trouble.
Normally, he is not the man to take care of the affairs of the inner house, but as soon as he took action on the gambling matter, it was obvious that he was a ruthless master, the kind who kills people and has a heart.
For the things he has done, let alone the Jia family, even I have to admire him.
Once he gains power in the Jia family, we will suffer.
Now it seems that we still need to prepare for a rainy day, so we need to prepare our retreat quickly.
Regarding the matter that Prince Zhongshun’s Mansion came to find you in the past few days, why not take the opportunity to raise another issue with them? Anyway, Prince Zhongshun’s Mansion is just trying to vent their anger, so how can they still care about money with you?
The leader can make a lot of money, and we don’t want this garden anymore, and let the Jia family cry by themselves.”