"Holy Father" Jia She of the Red Chamber

The Ningguo Mansion and the Rongguo Mansion belong to the same family and are close to each other. If the two courtyards were not huge, it would only take a few minutes to walk from the outside. The premise is that the courtyard is not big.

But fortunately, because the relationship between the two mansions is too close, a side door was cut in the adjacent wall, and they went out through the side door, crossed a small path, and arrived at the side door of Ningguo Mansion.

It can be seen that the relationship between the two governments is excellent.

Jia Amnesty didn't bother to go far, and took Situ Zhen through the Rongguo Mansion and directly into the Ningguo Mansion through the side gate.

This is unreasonable, after all, Situ Zhen is also the king of Yongjun, how could he go astray, Lin Ruhai deliberately stopped him, but found that Situ Zhen didn't care about this matter at all, Lin Ruhai was thinking again, seeing Come to me, this big brother-in-law and Prince Yong really have a very good relationship.

A few people walked through the yard, but they walked for a while with Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang, a couple who were eager to see the condition of the warehouse. When they reached the bifurcation, Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang turned left into the yard of the warehouse. , Jia Amnesty, Situ Zhen and others went straight to Ningguo Mansion.

The man hadn't gone far when he heard the voice of crying immediately: "How can people live like this!"

Jia She shrugged his shoulders, saying that in the world, people only need to have breath, since you can cry, then you can live on.

Situ Zhen's expression didn't change, and he continued to walk forward.

Several people entered Ningguo Mansion through the side gate. Jia Zhen had already received the news and was waiting at the side gate.

Jia She nodded. His nephew knew a little bit about the world, not like Jia Zheng's idiot.

"My lord," Jia Zhen led the people into the main hall in a polite manner, gave up the superior position to Situ Zhen, and saluted politely: "Please wait a moment for the silver, the servant has already asked the housekeeper to sort it out. I haven't finished tidying up yet," he said, with a smile on his face and tea in his hand: "My lord, please drink the tea first."

The dog-leg appearance made Jia Amnesty want to go up and kick him.

"I really didn't expect that it was you, brother Zhen, who went on the road and paid back the money in full. You don't know. It's only been two days since the arrears were collected, and no one is safe. There was a mess at the Rongguo Mansion just now. .” Jia She sighed.

Jia Zhen shook her hand holding the teacup, and a few drops of hot tea splashed on her hand, but he didn't yell, but cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Jia Amnesty narrowed his eyes and smiled silently.

Jia Zhen was sweating even more, Situ Zhen gave him a cold look, and raised his hand to take the teacup: "General Jia, sit down too."

"Hey." Jia Zhen just sat down on a chair beside her tremblingly, raised her hand and secretly wiped the cold sweat from her head.

Just now, the old lady who sent someone to inquire about the Rongguo Mansion failed to settle these few people, so he immediately asked the housekeeper to sort out the money. If it was a little later, the money would be exchanged, but he lost face like that political uncle It would be too much of a loss if it was bare.

Jia Amnesty looked at Jia Zhen's movements, and said with a smile, "Brother Zhen, do you know how much your Ningguo Mansion owes?"

Jia Zhen nodded again and again: "I know, I know, Mr. Lin said it in Rongguo Mansion last night, 43 taels."

Jia She smiled and looked at Situ Zhen: "My lord, it seems that Mr. Lin has notified the Rongguo Mansion a long time ago, why is there such a commotion this morning?"

Situ Zhen's face darkened: "I really played this king like a monkey."

Jia Zhen's body froze. Did he accidentally sue the old ancestor and Uncle Zheng behind his back?

Jia She smiled even more happily.

After a while, the steward of Ningguo Mansion came in and reported: "Master, the money is ready."

Jia Amnesty saw that the housekeeper was no longer the old Lai Er, and said strangely, "Brother Zhen, why did you change the housekeeper?"

Can I not change it?You made such a big house raid before, and he dared to keep Lai Er by his side, so he followed your footsteps and copied it together. Fortunately, he ransacked that Lai Er's house, otherwise the money this time would have wanted It is also difficult to return.

Jia Zhen smiled apologetically and said, "This is Yu Lu. The previous Lai Er who was greedy for Mo's master's things has already been kicked out by his nephew."

Jia Amnesty nodded in satisfaction: "Brother Zhen, you are obedient."

Jia Zhen nodded quickly: "That's that, that's right, listen to Uncle She, you're right."

Situ Zhen raised his eyebrows and glanced at the two of them, and told Lin Ruhai: "Go and send someone to count. If the number is correct, go to the next house."

Lin Ruhai quickly called someone to follow Yu Lu to order money.

When all the money was ready, Situ Zhen didn't stop, and walked out.

Jia Zhen followed carefully, and when everyone was not paying attention, she secretly pulled Raja She's sleeve: "Uncle She, this matter..."

Jia Amnesty smiled and patted Jia Zhen on the head: "Brother Zhen, you did a good job this time, but it depends on whether you want to listen to your pardon me or your uncle Zheng. "

Jia Zhen pursed her lips and hesitated.

Jia Amnesty did not force him, and followed Situ Zhen out of Ningguo Mansion.

Just left Jia Zhen standing there thinking for a long time, then raised her hand and called Yu Lu over: "Go and see, what's going on over there?"

What can I do?Terrible!

Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang went to the warehouse to have a look, and they could barely stand and sat on the ground.

I saw that in the huge warehouse, except for those imperial gifts, which were neatly placed aside, the other things were simply a mess, like locusts passing through.

"It's gone, it's gone, it's gone," Mrs. Wang looked at the empty warehouse, almost fainting: "What to do, what to do, right now, the Rongguo Mansion is really out of money."

All the cash in the warehouse was removed, and those antique calligraphy and paintings were all moved away, and the ones left were all large items. Even if you buy them now, you won't be able to sell them all at once.

Mrs. Wang looked at Jia Zheng with despair, "Master, you have an idea."

"What idea can I come up with?" Jia Zheng stomped his feet fiercely, "Jia Amnesty wants me to die." As he spoke, he flung his sleeves and walked away.

Mrs. Wang looked at Jia Zheng's leaving back, feeling sad.

She can't rely on this man, but who else can she rely on? Her pearl is dead, and her precious jade is useless. Is it really impossible for Jia Lian to take over the title?

No, this is absolutely not possible, this Rongguo Mansion can only belong to her Baoyu, even if Baoyu becomes a fool, this title can only belong to him.

Mrs. Wang wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, stood up straight, and ordered: "Hurry up and send someone to tidy up the warehouse, and then send all the belongings to my place."

At this moment, she is not fighting alone, her dead Zhu'er, Yuan Chun in the palace, and the disused Baoyu will all stand by her side.

Lin Ruhai followed Situ Zhen to collect the money owed for a day, which can be said to be exhausted physically and mentally.

Although it is said that because they were the first to collect the difficult bone of Zhongshun Prince's Mansion, today they took care of the Rongguo Mansion, which has a relationship with Jia Amnesty, and made the people who will be confiscated later fearful, but the money is still not so good. What's more, in order not to pay the owed money, each family did all kinds of tricks, which made him feel more tired than fighting those salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River. Sure enough, the officialdom is deep.

Lin Ruhai returned to the Rongguo Mansion. Before the ass could warm up the chair, he was notified by the servants: "Uncle Lin, the old lady has something to say, and said that she would go to her place as soon as she came back. Miss Biao is already in the Rongqing Hall." Waiting."

Lin Ruhai's complexion changed, thinking of the discord between the few people the day before, he felt a shock in his heart.

When they arrived at Rongqing Hall, their hearts became even more disturbed.

In Rongqing Hall, Shi Taijun, Jia Zheng, Mrs. Wang, Jia Lian, Wang Xifeng, Yu'er, and even Baoyu, who was a bit silly, were there.

"Old lady." Lin Ruhai saluted with a sullen face.

Shi Taijun nodded, stopped beating around the bush, and said directly: "Uncle Lin, you have seen this incident today, and I will not say anything, but Rongguo Mansion is really at the end of its ammunition and food supply. At a time like this, are you going to die without saving?"

Lin Ruhai's face was sullen, but he didn't speak.

Shi Taijun looked at it, didn't stop, and continued: "This Rongguo Mansion, but the old man, the man, took it down with one hand and one foot. Do you really have the heart to see it go down like this?" He said, Shi Taijun was saddened, and held the veil to touch the corners of his eyes: "Don't you care about Nian Guogong's promotion and Min'er's love between husband and wife?"

Lin Ruhai's face turned greener.

Shi Taijun continued: "I think of Min'er. I was born in everyone. When I was a young lady in the mansion, one person had forty feet. Everyone in the mansion came first after Min'er. Even Min'er If your son gets married, it will be a sensation in the whole capital with ten miles of red makeup."

Lin Ruhai clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and said, "What does the old lady want to say?"

"This Yu'er and Baoyu..."

"Impossible," Lin Ruhai interrupted, "Yu'er is my only blood, there is no way I can marry her to such a waste as Jia Baoyu."

The sound of "waste" touched Shi Taijun's back, and Shi Taijun straightened up and sneered, "Can Yu'er marry someone else besides Baoyu? Not to mention that Miner and I have had a tacit understanding over the years." Even if Yu'er comes to Rongguo Mansion, and the two live in the green cabinet and the other outside, Yu'er can only marry Baoyu."

Lin Ruhai directly overturned the low table on the side: "You dare to destroy my Yu'er's reputation."

"It's this time, what else do I dare to do?" Shi Taijun stared and scolded back: "Lin Ruhai, my Jia family has treated your Lin family with the utmost benevolence, tell me how you repay me, That's right, when Yu'er lived here, you gave 5000 taels of living expenses every year, but am I a person who is greedy for that money? Which one is not coming after Yu'er, but you, today is simply going to destroy We Rongguo Mansion," said Shi Taijun coldly snorted: "I finally understand, this scholar can also read the white-eyed wolf, then I will not be polite."

This posture, this tone, seems to be Mrs. Xing's upper body.

Sure enough, after being forced to a certain level, even a lady from one of the four major families will one day become a shrew.

Lin Ruhai shook his body and stopped talking, he was angry, angry at himself for being confused, angry at Jia Amnesty's lack of dedication, and even more angry at Rong Guofu's human face and animal heart, Lin Ruhai's body swayed, and his eyes felt a little dark.

When talking about these things, Lin Daiyu sat quietly by the side all the time, neither happy nor sad. Even if Jia Baoyu stared at her, she didn't respond. She knew the virtues of the people in the Rongguo Mansion for a long time. I understand, what is there to be sad about?

But when she saw Lin Ruhai's swaying body, she became anxious. Last night, sister Yingchun had already said that her father had a physical problem, so he couldn't be so stimulated anymore.

Lin Daiyu stood up with a 'thump', strode to Lin Ruhai's side, carefully helped him to sit on the chair, and said softly: "Father, why should you be so angry? Could it be that you are bitten by a dog and you still have to bite back?" .”

"Yu'er, what are you talking about?" Shi Taijun scolded.

Lin Daiyu looked over with a smile on her face: "I said, the people in your Rongguo Mansion are dogs."