Chapter 520: The rumored male protagonist Jia Qiang
"On this trip to Suzhou, we hired a total of twelve young actors.
They are Xiaosheng civil official, Ouguan, Baoguan, Xiaodanlingguan, Ruiguan, Yaoguan, Zhengdanfangguan, Yuguan, Dahuamiankuiguan, Xiaohuamiandouguan, Laowai Aiguan, and Laodanqieguan. p>
Each person is worth one thousand taels, totaling twelve thousand taels.
He also invited six teachers from the Wumen Kun Class to come and agreed that each person would receive 300 taels of silver a year, with three years to pay in advance, making a total of 5,400 taels of silver.
All the musical instruments were also purchased, costing a total of eleven thousand taels of silver.
The travel expenses were one thousand two hundred taels, leaving a total balance of four hundred taels."
In Jia Lian's room, Jia Qiang stood in front of Jia Lian with a clear voice and reported the accounts clearly.
Sister Feng sat aside and nodded repeatedly.
I thought to myself:
Let me just say that Jia Qiang is a sensible person, right? She doesn’t need a big account book or folded paper, she just talks in such a small talk, how clear these accounts are.
And because Wang Xifeng's mother was a young lady from Ningguo Mansion before she got married, and her cousin Wang Chunfeng married Jia Zhen, so counting only from the Wang family, Wang Xifeng is both Jia Rong's aunt and Jia Rong's aunt. If
Taking into account Jia Lian’s relationship, Wang Xifeng is Jia Rong’s aunt.
Because of this close relationship, Wang Xifeng has always had a very good relationship with Dongfu.
Jia Qiang and Jia Rong have been inseparable since childhood. Jia Zhen treats Jia Qiang like her own son. Of course, Wang Xifeng also unconsciously treats Jia Qiang all the time.
Seeing that Jia Lian did not comment, Wang Xifeng tentatively smiled and said:
"Let me just say, the children have grown up so much, 'I have never eaten pork, and I have seen pigs running'? After all, the uncle knows how to use people, and there is nothing he can't do."
Jia Qiang lowered her head politely, but she secretly smiled in her heart:
My Brother Rong is smart and has already dispatched this Feng Lazi. Who knows that no matter what happens in this house, as long as she opens her mouth, Uncle Lian will quickly agree to it.
Humph, luckily this matter was left to me. If it had been anyone else, it would have been great to use three thousand taels out of the thirty thousand taels to do things.
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Jia Lian did not answer Wang Xifeng's words, but asked Jia Qiang calmly:
"How old are these twelve little actors?"
Jia Qiang secretly smiled in her heart:
It turns out that Uncle Lian had this idea.
Who in the two mansions doesn’t know this? Second Aunt Lian is a tigress soaked in vinegar, and Second Uncle Lian is a well-known lustful hungry ghost. Second Uncle Lian is not selective about food. He rushes into the house with anything dirty or smelly.
Pull up on the kang.
But...there seems to be something wrong.
Uncle Lian doesn’t seem to like little girls.
Everyone knows that he prefers other people's wives, and the steamed buns that have been chewed by others taste better to him. And the more coquettish, bold, and bad the reputation, the more chewed by many people, the better. Jia Qiang's face was still respectful, and she replied calmly:
"When I talk to Uncle Hui Lian, they are all young actors who are twelve or thirteen years old. They are not very young, but they have already studied opera for three to five years."
But I heard Jia Lian softly say "Huh?":
"This is strange. My father bought a seventeen-year-old beauty named Yan Hong some time ago. He spent eight hundred taels of silver. People laughed at him for being a 'big head'. He was tricked into spending such unjust money. Unexpectedly, you, a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl, costs a thousand taels of silver each, but you don’t have to be taller than an immortal to become an immortal.
I have been to Suzhou several times, and I have heard about the market prices there. Besides, the Qingwen in my yard was bought by the Lai family in Suzhou, and they know how much they are worth.
One thousand taels of silver, I'm afraid I have to buy hundreds of little girls, right?
What's more, you didn't just buy one, but bought twelve at once. Who can put this in someone's hands? How can it be regarded as a 'wholesale price'?
Even if a small actor really wants a thousand taels of silver, then you buy twelve at a time without even getting a discount. How can I really ask you for 12,000 taels of silver? You're too big of a 'bastard'. Furthermore, as a third-rank official in the capital, my annual salary is only 130 taels of silver, while he, who teaches opera in Gusu, needs 300 taels of silver a year?"
Jia Lian's words suddenly made Jia Qiang feel a chill down her back.
But Jia Qiang grew up next to Jia Zhen and has always been very clever. He quickly behaved himself and replied with a smile:
"Second uncle is right, my nephew did not handle this matter beautifully.
Uncle Zhen assigned his nephew the task of purchasing. The nephew did not dare not to accept the task. He knew that he was not good at it, so he had no choice but to work hard and learn how to do it.
Many things are discussed by knowledgeable people. The nephew cannot make the final decision on whether it is more or less, whether it is expensive or cheap."
Jia Lian naturally heard the "shirk of responsibility" and "perfunctory" in his words. Although there was a faint smile on his face, he was actually chasing after him:
"Then tell me, who negotiated the price? Who is the 'knowledgeable' one?"
Jia Qiang was about to say "It's Shan Pinren and Bu Guxiu", and thought about using Jia Zheng's Qingke as a excuse. She expected that Jia Lian would not be able to keep asking questions endlessly because of Jia Zheng's favor, and at most he would go round and round.
After a few dissatisfied gossips, the matter was settled.
After all, everyone knows that there are many hidden things in this transaction, and there is so much oil and water that no one can look at it without envy.
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Before he could speak, Jia Rong had already hurried over and said hurriedly after entering the door:
"My father has something urgent to ask him. I'll come back to my second uncle later to reply. Please forgive me."
When Wang Xifeng saw this, she felt strange:
When did Jia Rong, a clever guy like him, get so flustered when doing things?
He smiled and said:
"What's the big deal? Did the fire burn your eyebrows? You ran away, how can you still have the dignity of the future clan leader?"
While talking, he asked Ping'er to bring watermelon to Jia Rong.
Jia Lian knew in her heart that this was a matter that Jia Lian called Jia Qiang to question. Jia Zhen got the information and was afraid that Jia Qiang would not handle it properly, so she hurriedly sent Jia Rong here to "rescue people".
So Jia Lian smiled and said:
"The uncle called him, so naturally I have to 'let him go'.
But Brother Rong came just in time, I just have something to say that I want you to take over to the uncle."
Jia Rong hurriedly said:
"My second uncle asked my nephew to take the message. It must be an important matter. My nephew must take care of it."
Jia Lian nodded and said:
"Just say, I don't have enough money to build the garden here, so I have to calculate every penny carefully.
If you have time, please call Shan Pinren and Bu Guxiu to ask if they have embezzled money from my Jia family.
If I don’t have time, that’s it. I’ll ask the two of them in person tomorrow. If they are as big-mouthed as Shan Ziye, then I will just follow Shan Ziye’s lead and forget about the trouble.”<
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Jia Rong was frightened when she heard this, and she hurriedly agreed, secretly pulling the corner of Jia Qiang's clothes.
Jia Qiang understood and hurriedly agreed, following Jia Rong and hurriedly retreated from Jia Lian's room.
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When the two of them left Jia Lian's yard, Jia Qiang asked:
"Brother, what's going on here? Seeing you running here in a hurry, it seems like it's not a trivial matter."
Jia Rong rolled her eyes towards the sky, let out a long breath and said:
"As soon as my father heard that he came to see you, even though he felt uncomfortable, there was nothing he could do.
You just came back and you don’t know how powerful this is.
Today's Uncle Lian is someone you can't mess with.
If someone eats his money and doesn't spit it out, he will hold up one of your feet and have to shake the money out of your mouth."