The system has to be used even if it is pulled

The small courtyard room was not luxurious, but it was not shabby either, but it was much worse than before. After all, the current master of the house was Zhao Yuanlang, so how could widows like them occupy a good house?

As soon as I came in, I heard scolding and a strong smell of medicine.

Zhao Yuanlang lifted the curtain and walked in. He glanced at her and frowned: "My niece-in-law has such a bad temper."

Yu Shi, who was lying on the bed, was almost getting better, but when she saw Zhao Yuanlang suddenly come in and say such serious words, she was so frightened that her face turned pale and she felt like she was seriously ill again.

Qin Keqing was dressed in white, her face was pale, her lips were bloodless, her face was slightly thin, her eyes were weak, and she seemed to be hesitant to speak. However, she was still beautiful, like a flower hit by frost, with a different kind of beauty.

"I shouldn't have come, but you guys are getting more and more outrageous. I'm new to the family, and there are a lot of things waiting for me. I originally thought that my niece-in-law could help me, and my grandniece-in-law could also contribute, but I didn't expect you to get to this point. What good will it do if you really let my niece-in-law kneel to death? And although she was partly responsible for the trouble between Zhen Ge'er and his son, is she to blame for this? I thought you were a reasonable person, but I'm disappointed. If you can't help me solve my problems, I'll send you to the old lady in the East Palace, or send you back to your parents' home."

Zhao Yuanlang's words frightened Youshi so much that she trembled all over and was at a loss. Looking at Zhao Yuanlang's cold eyes, she hurriedly got up from the bed and knelt on the ground.

The room fell into silence for a moment. Unlike Youshi who was crying, Qin Keqing felt that Zhao Yuanlang was a great hero who came to save her on a colorful cloud. His hunched body radiated a holy glow. Qin Keqing was a little dazed for a moment.

"Uncle, please forgive me for being so stupid. Please forgive me. I will never dare to do that again. Please don't send me back to my parents' home!" Youshi hugged Zhao Yuanlang's legs, crying and shouting heartbreakingly.

"As the saying goes, three times is the limit. This is the first time. I hope you and Keqing can help me soon. The mansion is so big, you can live here. I will ask someone to buy everything you need."

"Yes, uncle!" they both said.

"Okay, I have something else to do. The most important thing for you now is to live in harmony and help me run the Ning Mansion together."

"Yes, uncle!"

"Okay, I'm leaving now. You guys take care of yourselves. Help your grandmothers up and send them back to rest."

It's really a mess. There's nothing I can say about the women in these big families.

"Go find Jiao Da from the ancestral hall."

Soon, the staggering Jiao Da was brought in by the servant. Zhao Yuanlang sat on a chair in the main hall with his eyes closed. He waved his hand, motioning Jiao Da to sit down.

"I don't dare, old slave."

"Uncle Jiao, you are too polite. You saved my grandfather's life and are considered a three-generation veteran in Ning Mansion. You have also been working hard for the ancestral temple. It is only right that you take a seat. I want to ask you something."

Jiao Da then sat down tremblingly: "Master, if you have anything to say, just ask!"

"How many available people are there in the village outside the city now?"

"Don't Ning Mansion have many available people?"

"You should know what I mean. I'm talking about men who can wear armor."

Jiao Da sighed deeply, "Not many left. There were more than a hundred before, but Master Zhen didn't like us old people, so he sent us to the manors outside the city. Many of them are old now, but we still have about sixty young people who can be used."

"Then please ask Uncle Jiao to bring people to find them. Remember, ask them to bring all their belongings. Also, ask them to bring about 30 strong women. By the way, send this letter to the Wucheng Bingmasi."

"Yes. I'll obey your command." Jiao Da couldn't stop the joy in his eyes.

About half an hour later, Qiu Liang, the commander of the Wucheng Bingmasi and grandson of Marquis Jingtian, came in with a hundred soldiers.

"Brother, what's the matter?" As a descendant of a founding hero, Qiu Liang's younger brother served as a blue-feather guard in the palace. Naturally, he was on good terms with Zhao Yuanlang, and implicitly acknowledged that Zhao Yuanlang was the leader of the younger generation of founding heroes.

"Excuse me, big brother. I would like to borrow your troops. Please ask your men to surround this main courtyard."

Qiu Liang nodded, and his soldiers stood around and guarded the entrance and exit of the yard.

About an hour later, Jiao Da led nearly a hundred people back to the main courtyard of Ning Mansion and asked them to stand on the left.

Lai Er stood behind Zhao Yuanlang and couldn't help looking down on these people who came from the farm outside the city.

"Lai Sheng (Lai Er Dai Ming), gather all the slaves and maids to come here."

Lai Er didn't understand, but soon all the servants and maids came over, about one hundred and thirty or fourteen of them. Zhao Yuanlang asked them to stand on the east side. Youshi and Qin Keqing also came, but Zhao Yuanlang asked them to go to the hall with their personal maids.

Zhao Yuanlang put his hands behind his back, took two steps, then turned around and motioned Lai Er to stand below. Lai Er hesitated for a moment, but quickly stood with the prominent manager.

"Today, I called you here for no other reason. You are considered the elders of the Ning Mansion. The shortest time you have worked here is two or three years. I won't talk about the longer ones. You have all made a name for yourself. Some of you have owned farms, some have owned restaurants, some have opened pawnshops, some have opened silk and satin shops, some have opened teahouses, and some have even opened gambling houses. You have all earned a fortune, right?"

"It's all thanks to the master." Lai Er quickly said something nice to the group of managers.

"That's good to know. You are all from my Ning Mansion, so I give in to you in everything. But there are always some bastards who are bullying their master and stealing their mansion. They do things too outrageous, right?"

The servants and maids below all shuddered, especially the ones in charge.

"Is that so? Raiji?"

Lai Er was suddenly called out, a little flustered, and quickly took a step forward: "The servants would never dare to do such a thing."

"Are you afraid? What is this? Let me see it!" Zhao Yuanlang suddenly pulled out a book from his arms and threw it at Lai Er's face. Hatred flashed across Lai Er's face, but he still picked it up and took a look.

"Reporting to the master, it is the account book of the mansion."

"What's the matter with the four farms in Dongshan? Huh? They were all sold for five hundred taels? Also, every year, one thousand taels of silver are spent on things for ancestor worship? Are those burned ingots? More than six thousand taels of silver were spent on porcelain purchased over the years? It's eight or nine times more, what's going on? I won't say anything else, but my Butler Lai, won't you explain it to me?" Zhao Yuanlang looked at Lai Er with amusement.

Lai Er broke out in a cold sweat: "Reporting to the master, all of these have the signature of Master Zhen, and they are all the best ones."

Zhao Yuanlang smiled and said, "Do you really think I am that fool Jia Zhen? Every transaction was handled by you, the housekeeper Lai, personally. Let's not talk about these for now. I checked the treasury yesterday and found that a lot of things were missing. The treasury is usually managed by you, the housekeeper Lai. Where are the things?"

"I don't know, maybe Master Zhen and Master Rong took it away."

"Really? Did they take it away? Was it Zhen who took away the jadeite Buddha hanging around your neck? What about the jadeite on your left wrist? Can my chief steward explain it to me?"

"This is a reward from Master Zhen."

"Why don't you tell me the truth? Do you want to die? The Jade Buddha was given by the late emperor, and the Jade Garden was given by Taizu. How bad do you think Jia Zhen is that he gave it to you?"

Lai Er panicked and fell to his knees, "Master, spare my life. It's all because of my greed."