dream of red mansion

"Take it all away!"

"Ah, sister-in-law Liu, what's going on? Why are you arresting us?"

It's a pity that Liu Tian's family didn't answer Mrs. Li's doubts. She walked out of the yard first, and behind her, Mrs. Li and others were escorted away by her own rough envoy.

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The news that Mrs. Li and others were taken to the meeting room to play the board quickly spread in the back house of Ningguo Mansion.

This kind of thing is a rare thing in Jia's family, which runs the family with benevolence, so those who got the news quickly rushed to the meeting room to find out what happened.

"It's the first time that so many people have been beaten together in our house for so many years. Hey, do you know why they were beaten?"

"I heard that this matter is the second master's idea. It seems that they are talking about gossip behind their backs. It seems a bit embarrassing, but the second master happened to overhear it when he passed by..."

"Ah, that's right, then they are really unlucky."

In the spacious courtyard, eight women were lined up, each of them lying on the bench with mournful faces.

Liu Tian's family was standing on the steps, waiting to beckoned to be tortured, when a woman in charge next to her whispered to her, "Sister-in-law Liu, you see they are so old, if they go down thirty boards, they will lose half of their lives." , In my opinion, it’s enough to hit a dozen or so boards as a punishment, anyway, the second master didn’t say how much, why is Sister Liu so happy that she doesn’t show any kindness?”

The woman in charge had good intentions.We are all under the same roof, we don't see each other when we look up and we see each other when we look down, sometimes we have to forgive others and show affection to each other. This is also the way of harmony in a big family.

Unexpectedly, Liu Tian's family heard this, and immediately stared at the bull's eyes and said: "Nonsense, the slaves slander the master, the lightest is thirty sticks, this is the old rule in the hands of the ancestors, how can it be changed just for them? ?”

The woman in charge was taken aback, then secretly slapped herself in the heart, and silently backed away.

Liu Tian's family was also very upset at this moment. If it weren't for these women, how could the second master, who is so good-natured, have the idea of ​​setting up this Laoshizi picket team in the mansion?In the past, she was responsible for patrolling the inner house. Once the picket team came out, wouldn't it take away more than half of her rights?

Thinking of this, Liu Tian's family only wished to hit them dozens more to vent their anger, so they did not soften their hearts at all, and raised their hands and shouted:

"beat!"

......

Jia Qing and Youshi did not wait in front of the meeting room to supervise Liu Tian's family law enforcement.In fact, Jia Qing was not as angry as people guessed about those talkative women.

On the contrary, Jia Qing can actually understand them very well, just do a little thing all day long, why not stay home after finishing the work?Since it is commonplace, it is inevitable not to talk about right and wrong.

However, understanding belongs to understanding, but it must not be condoned!

The so-called gossip is something that comes from half-truths.The slander by others out of thin air is difficult to form such a half-truth and half-false, believable situation, and it can often be self-defeating.

However, these servants who live in Jia's mansion all day can easily become the makers of gossip.If it is not contained, it is easy to imagine that everything that happens in Jia's mansion in the future may be rumored by others.Even whoever farts accidentally may become a joke, and then the public will know about it.

Therefore, in order to maintain the reputation of the Jia family, one must be killed to make an example of others.

Busy days always pass quickly, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is around the corner.

On this day, Jia Lian came to Jia Qing through the Ningguo Mansion and brought up something that shocked Jia Qing.

"I heard you right, can you say it again?"

Jia Qing couldn't believe what he heard, looked at the person in front of him, and asked him to repeat it again.

Jia Lian's face was also very embarrassed, but he still said: "This, it's like this, because of the concubine's visit, the mansion's expenses are really too high, and now the mansion really has no money, so..."

"So, you came to ask me to borrow money?"

Seeing the strange expression on Jia Qing's face, Jia Lian finally couldn't hold back his blushing.I blamed Wang Xifeng in my heart, why did I give him such an idea and let him come out to embarrass him, pity that he has never been so embarrassed about money in his life.

It took Jia Qing a long time to finally fully understand that the majestic Duke Rong's mansion, the natal family of the current noble concubine, actually ran out of money when the noble concubine was about to go home to visit relatives...

Who will believe it?

Even Jia Qing held back his doubts and said: "If I remember correctly, I paid more than half of the money for building the garden for the empress. Even after the garden is completed, I am not reluctant to spend the money. Poor is because I am poor first, so why don’t you ask me to borrow money first?”

Jia Qing had some doubts that Jia Lian had lost out gambling, so he asked him to fill in the shortfall.

Jia Lian was even more uncomfortable, but still smiled and said: "It's because the second brother is willing to spend money to build the garden of the mother-in-law to be like the Tiangong. In this way, the various decorations behind will also have to be upgraded by more than one level. The old men expected a lot more. Last time, the second brother brought a batch of crystal glass lanterns and hung them on the trees in front of the main hall of the garden. Later, the old lady saw them and said they were beautiful, so she named them all the trees on the main road of the garden. Hang them all up, just for this alone, there will be an extra tens of thousands of taels of silver..."

"Wait, co-author, do you have to blame me for this?"

"No, no, the second brother misunderstood." Jia Lian hastily denied it, but he was not free of slander: If you talk about it, you are really to blame for this matter. If you have money and don't know how to spend it, you have to spend it on it. The standard has been greatly improved. It made the two governments seem to not take money seriously for this garden...

Seeing Jia Lian's appearance, Jia Qing finally believed that Jia Lian really came to borrow money from him on behalf of the Rongguo Mansion, but he still had doubts.

"Didn't the Holy One and the Empress reward you with a large amount of gold, silver and cloth a few days ago? How come you don't have any money?"

"There are a lot of gifts from the palace, but the master said that the things bestowed by the saints cannot be moved, so they have been put away..."

Jia Lian is also a pampered son, so it's really hard for him to borrow money.Seeing that Jia Qing didn't want to borrow money, he got up and said: "If the second brother is also nervous, then that's fine, don't disturb the second brother's recovery, I'll go first."

"and many more."

Jia Lian turned around in surprise and said, "Second brother, will you lend me money?"

Jia Qing was speechless and said, "How much do you plan to borrow?"

"Not much, not much, just 5 taels...Second brother, don't worry, we are only short for a while. When I turn back, I will collect some things from the library, fold them into silver and send them to the second brother... ..."

Hearing this, Jia Qing knew that the Rongguo Mansion had run out of silver flowers. To be precise, the cash in the officials had run out and there was no turnover.The Rongguo Mansion, who had always been used to spending money lavishly, couldn't adapt, so it had to borrow money from him in order to calmly get through the "difficulties".

To put it bluntly, Rongguo Mansion is not yet poor, at least not to the point of exhaustion.Not to mention anything else, just because it happened to be a family visit in Yuanchun, the Mid-Autumn Festival gifts from all the prefectures were extraordinarily generous. With just this sum, Rongguo Mansion will not be poor now.

However, Jia Lian personally came to borrow money from him, and it was still in the name of Rongguo Mansion. Jia Qing must say something: "Second brother Lian also knows that our two mansions have similar sources of income, and even Ningguo Mansion is not as good as Rongguo Mansion. Although In the past two years, I have done a little business here, but it is still in its infancy. Even if I make some money, I will immediately spend it to expand my network. Besides, this time about the elder sister's family visit, I won't talk about Lian Er Brother also knows how much money I put in. Your Rongguo Mansion almost spent all the money for this, why not our Ningguo Mansion?

So, I'm afraid I won't be able to come up with 5 taels of silver here. "

After Jia Qing finished speaking, seeing Jia Lian's expression of disbelief, he said, "If Second Brother Lian doesn't believe me, I can call the accountant over here. Second Brother Lian will understand immediately."

With that said, let someone call Li Yan.

After Li Yan arrived, Jia Qing didn't wait to say anything, and asked directly in front of Jia Lian: "How much silver is left in our treasury?"

Li Yan glanced at Jia Lian, a little hesitant.Jia Qing said: "It's okay, you can just say it." So Li Yancai said: "Back to the second master, in our warehouse, there is only less than 5000 taels of cash left..."

Hearing this, Jia Qing motioned Li Yan not to say any more, and smiled helplessly at Jia Lian, meaning: Look, I didn't lie to you.

Jia Lian originally thought that Jia Qing was an excuse, but Jia Qing couldn't have known about his borrowing money in advance, so there was no possibility of colluding with Li Yan to deceive him, so he believed it, and said regretfully: "Since the two My brother is not rich here, so forget it, and I will find a way elsewhere."

Say goodbye again.

Jia Qing stretched out his hand to hold him and said, "Second Brother Lian, don't worry, we are brothers, and it is the first time that Second Brother Lian asks for my help, so how can I not help? In this way, I still have a few thousand taels of silver here. For those who go to the treasury, how about a total of 2 taels of silver for my second brother Lian?"

"Really?"

Jia Lian couldn't believe it.Jia Qing has no money himself, so he is willing to lend him all his remaining wealth?