At this time, there was a sudden movement from the corner gate. Everyone looked and saw that it was Zhaoer who was dragging a few people in.
And those people were actually Wu Xindeng, Wu Xinzhu and Qian Hua whom they had not seen for many days.
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Oh my God!
Is Mr. Lian going to fry Wu Xindeng, Wu Xinzhu and Qian Hua with oil?
This scared all the servants.
This...
This is too...
Does it waste too much fuel?
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Obviously, Wu Xindeng, Wu Xinzhu and Qian Hua are more afraid than others.
These three people have been imprisoned in the Shuntian Mansion Prison these days. From time to time, the arrest team leader "Iron Fist" Tie Tongniu is used as a "teaching tool" to teach his apprentice "Little Hammer" Lang Xiaotian the beating skills.<
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Although Long'er came over the next day and kindly gave them some medicine, food, etc., ensuring that the lives of the three of them were safe and that their bones would not be broken by the iron man, but the bones were already frightened.
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At this time, seeing the fire crackling and popping, and the vegetable oil in the pot steaming, the three people's six legs were all weak with fear. In fear, their whole bodies were shaking like chaff, their feces and urine were flowing out, and they were mumbling incessantly.
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"Spare...spare my life...spare..."
The smoke made Zhaoer cover her nose and quickly asked someone to take the three of them to a stable nearby to wash them.
Fortunately, the first person Jia Lian called in was not Wu Xindeng, but Lin Zhixiao himself, who was responsible for reading the roster.
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Lin Zhixiao is no ordinary person.
He is the "thousand-year-old second son" among the Jia's slaves and the real power faction, and his status is second only to Lai Da.
In the world of interests, it is a law that "one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers", so it is not easy to be the "number two" for a thousand years.
Because the boss is most worried about the second child.
Many times, the boss will like the less powerful third and fourth bosses, and will often join forces with the third and fourth bosses to suppress the second boss.
Moreover, as long as the third child is not a pure fool, he will understand that as the third child, the ideal situation is for the stupid boss and the stupid second child to fight for their lives, and then both lose, and he reaps the benefits of the fisherman, thus becoming a leader in one fell swoop.
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The ideal situation for the third child is to be attracted by the boss, use the boss's power, kill the second child, and then he can become the second child.
But if the boss is not strong enough to win over the boss, the third child can also be roped in by the second boss to fight against the boss, and he can get some benefits, but the danger is not small.
If the boss and the second boss try to win over me, the third boss, my best state is of course to swing left and right, half-heartedly, and I can often get the most benefit from both ends.
Compared with the boss and the third child, the second child position has the smallest strategic space.
There is pressure from the boss at the head, but unlike the third child, who can be won over by the boss, and if the third child behind the butt wants to get the upper hand, he will definitely try his best to step on the second child.
Therefore, it is difficult to be the second child.
But Lin Zhixiao was able to sit firmly in the position of "second child for a thousand years" for more than ten years in a "human society" with extremely complex interpersonal relationships like the Jia family. How could he be an ordinary person?
Didn’t even Wang Xifeng, who thought she was extremely smart, make a mistake?
Did you mistakenly mistake Lin Zhixiao and his wife as "a deaf and mute couple who can't make a sound when an awl pricks them"?
Being silent does not mean that your IQ and EQ are not online.
On the contrary, he spent all the time he spent talking eloquently on doing things and thinking. Doing things that are good for work and himself, and thinking about things that are good for work and himself.
Lin Zhixiao and his wife are the masters of "making money silently".
They will not be like the Lai family, who will form gangs without scruples, let alone take things openly or secretly, build houses and gardens, open shops and shops, and have only dozens of maids and slaves at home.
My son has developed into a noble man.
In Lin Zhixiao's eyes, these things are tantamount to "trying to commit suicide".
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Therefore, Jia Lian asked Lin Zhixiao to come in. As soon as Lin Zhixiao entered the room, he knelt down and kowtowed:
"Second Master, a small crime deserves death."
Jia Lian didn't ask him to get up, he just asked:
"How much did you hand over?"
Lin Zhixiao knelt on the ground without daring to raise his head:
"Returning to the Second Master, I have handed over a total of three courtyards outside Xuanwu Gate, six small houses, three storefronts, and 410 acres of land outside the south gate that the Second Master mentioned last time.
The slave's three houses and two stores in Jinling, as well as the 472,397 taels of silver he has saved over the years.
If the money is in the bank, the servant will pay the banker's note, and if the money is loaned outside, the servant will ask for the IOU and the mortgage deed."
Jia Lian glanced at Long'er, who said:
"When I got back to the second master, I checked everything Lin Zhixiao handed over. The real estate deed and the amount of money were exactly what he just said.
The total estimated value is 913,260 taels."
A flower bloomed in Jia Lian's heart.
Good guy, you are always chasing a million taels. This "rat hole" in our house is really fat.
Jia Lian looked at Su Ming again, and Su Ming said:
"Back to the second master, according to the amount of money that Lai Da recorded, the total value of Lin Zhixiao's money, including interest, is 893,170 taels."
Jia Lian smiled:
"Oh? Lin Zhixiao paid an extra 20,090 taels?"
Lin Zhixiao hurriedly kowtowed:
"Returning to the second master, when I was in Jinling in the early years, I also spent 13,200 taels of silver. Including interest, it was exactly 20,99 taels. I deserve death for my crime."<
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Jia Lian waved his hand:
"If you can hand it over in full, we will settle the previous debt and stop being greedy later, and everyone's life will be easier.
You go out and continue calling people from the roster."
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Lin Zhixiao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
This level has finally been passed.
For three whole days, he didn't sleep for more than a few hours.
He closed the door and calculated old accounts with his wife again and again, fearing that they would not reconcile the books.
After seeing the fate of Lai Da's family, Lin Zhixiao and his wife felt that it was important to save their lives.
But seeing that they had to vomit out all the fat they had eaten over the years, the couple really couldn't bear it. While settling the accounts, they held their hands and shed tears.
However, his daughter Hongyu was able to see things through and advised them:
"This time, that time, the Jia family has changed. Since we can't live without the Jia family, we naturally have to change accordingly. Why are parents so confused?
Although the money is gone, we have been living and eating in Jia's house for these years, and none of the things we use or wear can be compared to our own.
Just put the monthly silver we have saved into the account, and we still have a small ten thousand taels of silver on hand.
When we are released in the future, we will still be small rich people."
Lin Zhixiao sighed:
"At our age, what's the benefit of being released?
Your mother and I have managed to survive the current dignity with great difficulty, and we can’t bear to go out. We only have more than thirty taels per month, so where can we find the income if we go out?
But you are reaching your age right before your eyes. It would be a pity if you are assigned to a boy and have the life of a slave who will give birth to little slaves for others."
Hongyu held her chin in her hands and said:
"Chunyan told me that Baoyu often told people: In the future, whether the people in his house are children born at home or bought from outside, he will tell his wife to let them all out and live with his parents." p>
"Don't tell me, this is really a good road."
Lin Zhixiao and his wife looked at each other, with a smile on their lips.
If my daughter can work as a maid for Baoyu, wouldn’t she have the opportunity to become Baoyu’s aunt?
It was precisely because of his expectations for the future that Lin Zhixiao obediently handed over all his greedy money.
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Shan Daliang was the second one called in.
It came out faster than Lin Zhixiao.
The expression on his face is more relaxed than that of Lin Zhixiao.
Lin Zhixiao saw this and felt a little unhappy:
If everyone is so obedient, then I, Lin Zhixiao, will not be shown to be the most obedient in front of the master.
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Fortunately, it was Wu Xindeng's turn to be carried in next.