[Red Mansions] Why does Xiaoye want to whitewash

Jia Lian spent two days comparing the account books, and then listed the more serious problems that were absolutely unforgivable on a separate sheet, and the rest were arranged in another book according to the severity of ink corruption from high to low, ready to be dealt with separately.

And that Guanshi Shi, who was at the bottom of the list, was invited to the Rongguo Mansion by him in the evening.He was just an ordinary middle-aged man, with nothing special in appearance, wearing a long gray gown, and when he saw Jia Lian, the little master, he was respectful and did not neglect at all.

Jia Lian deliberately asked about the things in the store, and seeing that his answer was reasonable and well-founded without any concealment, he nodded and said directly: "Tomorrow morning, you will take over the shops in the south of the city and take care of them for the time being. Talk to him." After speaking, he pointed to the six sons beside him, "This is Tao Liu, he will report to me if there is any problem."

Steward Shi didn't know what to do, so he asked cautiously: "Master Lian, aren't there stewards in charge of those shops?"

Jia Lian nodded, and then said meaningfully: "In the past, there were indeed, but this will not prevent you from taking over. You have worked hard all these years, and there will always be rewards."

Steward Shi just found it strange, but he would not push such a good thing away. Just because he sticks to his duty doesn't mean he has no ambitions, so even though he was doubtful, he replied firmly, "Your slave will never disappoint the young master's expectations."

"Do it well, hard work will not be in vain..."

Then the six sons sent Steward Shi off, and when they came back, they brought another person with them. Jia Lian saw the tiger egg next to him, and asked, "How is it?"

"It's all in."

"it is good!"

Jia Lian has always disliked and has a smart brain when he can cut through the mess with a sharp knife. Like some people, he can break things apart in a roundabout way, just to get more benefits.So he directly reported to the government, asked the government to punish them, and then helped him get back the property that was embezzled.

And he took advantage of the power of the Rongguo Mansion to express to the government that he hoped that they would be arrested at this time, and the officials followed his request to arrest the people, and it was not too early.

"The guy who is not guilty should be released tomorrow. The six sons of the tiger, Xing'er and Longer, the four of you will follow what I said before, and each of you will be in charge of two shops. I will make other arrangements when you are back on track. "

"Yes, young master." Several people agreed without the slightest hesitation. During this time, they were all busy going around. Although it was hard work, they were servants, and it was a dream to gain the trust of the master. Naturally, no one complained.

At this time, Jia Lian had already looked at Qingfu, and he also sent a few people from Zhuangzi into the prison cells, but Zhuangzi was the busiest at the beginning and end of last year, so he can take his time.Thinking of Qingfu's ability to work when she checked the accounts during this period, Jia Lian said to her: "Zhuangzi will be in charge of you, and there are also those stewards who have not been imprisoned and made mistakes. You can watch them spit out all the money they have been greedy for. "

Qingfu didn't expect that a servant girl of hers would be entrusted with important tasks by the master, and immediately looked at the young master with some excitement, "Master, you, are you really going to be entrusted to the servant girl?"

"It's for you temporarily. If something goes wrong, I will definitely replace you." After finishing speaking, he smiled and looked at the girl's smirk and shook his head, and continued: "For the matter in the yard, you and Xing'er will follow up with you." Qimei made it clear that Qimei will handle everything in our yard recently."

"Yes, sir."

Arranged for everyone clearly, apart from the first few days when Jia Lian came out to sit in town, and later saw that they were able to take care of themselves, so he gave himself a holiday, but he was busy, so when he went out for a walk, he could only Bring the big head with you.

At that time, when dealing with these servants who betrayed the master, Jia Lian looked at the face of his biological mother, Zhang Shi, and Mammy Jiang made up for it later by revealing the truth.Therefore, there was no other punishment for their family, but all the errands were directly dismissed, and they were sent back to the Zhang family.

The big guy and the others came back after that. It’s not good without people around, but it’s a pity that his appearance is far worse than that of a tiger egg. Such a big guy followed behind Jia Lian, and he deliberately made himself look imposing. Face, not like a servant but like a thug, walking out always makes people feel like a dandy out of the street, and the mood is not very good.

So within a few days, Jia Lian was not in the mood to go out to play, and the big head felt a little regretful.

He has been acting a bit aggressive these days, and those who don't care about Jia Lian naturally don't care at all. Jia Zhu is the only one who hesitated for a few days. When he came out of the grandmother's yard that day, he still squeaked, "Lian'er, I know." You know it in your heart, but isn't your commotion a little loud? Outside..."

"What's going on outside?"

Jia Zhu is going to study at the Imperial College recently, and because she met Li Shao, the eldest son of the Imperial College Jijiu, some time ago, she went out more frequently, and heard some rumors, but there are some things that you can’t say to your younger brother. .

Jia Lian saw that he had finished speaking halfway, and said helplessly, "What's the matter? My brother is not a person who can't listen, so you can just say what you want."

That's why Jia Zhu said: "Everyone says you're rough in how you do things, and what's worse is that you're stupid, making your family's ugliness a joke to outsiders...it really makes people angry!"

"What am I supposed to do!" Jia Lian said indifferently, "I'm really only going straight to the point, but in the end, I get what I want? My brother really doesn't care about his reputation."

However, ancient people valued reputation very much. After thinking about it, Jia Lian still explained: "Grandmother didn't say anything, so it's nothing serious. Besides, what I'm dealing with is mother's dowry. If someone slanders, Big Brother Zhu can tell Those people have nothing to do with the reputation of our Rongguo Mansion."

Jia Zhu felt that Jia Lian's words were wrong, so she frowned and said: "You are also a descendant of our Rongguo Mansion, you and my brother should naturally watch out for each other and help each other advance and retreat together, of course I want to speak for you, how can I exclude you when something happens ?”

Seeing that Jia Zhu spoke from the heart, Jia Lian sighed, "Brother Zhu, you are too kind..."

They don't look like the children of the couple in the second room anymore, and they don't know what a magical place Rongguo Mansion is. The characters of the previous generation and the next generation are completely different.

Facing him, Jia Lian was too embarrassed to be too selfish...

After thinking about it, he squeezed Jia Zhu's shoulder and said with concern: "Brother Zhu, you are too thin, so don't stay indoors and study all the time, it's not good for your health."

Knowing that her younger brother cared about her, Jia Zhu smiled and nodded, "Lian'er, you will remember what you said about your brother."

If Jia Zhu could take care of his body so easily, he wouldn't die at a young age, so Jia Lian said again: "Didn't you promise to invite Brother Liu and the others to play for a few days at the village outside our city?" Why don’t you, Big Brother Zhu, see what time you’re free, let’s talk to grandma and go there.”

"it is good."

After separating from Jia Zhu, Jia Lian went back to his yard, and felt sleepy after eating some snacks, thinking that sleeping too much during the day would affect his sleep at night, so he got up and walked casually around the big house alone.

Aimlessly, as he walked, he found Yingchun's residence in front of him. Thinking of Yingchun's cute and cute appearance when he greeted his father in the morning, Jia Lian stepped up and walked over.

There was no one guarding the gate of the small courtyard, and when he walked in, he heard a child whimpering. Jia Lian frowned and approached, and heard a woman's voice inside the room——

"Don't cry! Miss, why are you so ignorant? You are not favored in the first place. If you keep crying, the master and madam will directly dislike you!"

"You're still crying! Crying and crying all day long!"

During the period, accompanied by the sound of slapping and children's high and low cries, Jia Lian immediately guessed what was going on inside, and turned around to push the door with a cold face. Before he could move, the door of the side room suddenly opened, and a The little maid came out.

The little girl never thought that the second master Lian was standing there, and said "Ah" with eyes full of horror, and then heard a woman in the room shouting: "You little hoof! Why are you so noisy?! Are you impatient?" !"

The little maid didn't dare to make a sound, she just knelt on the ground and shivered under Jia Lian's eyes. The woman inside couldn't wait for a reply, so she cursed, "What the hell!" There was still a person standing in front of the door, his mouth trembling with his mouth wide open before he fawned over him and said, "Lian, Second Master Lian, you, why are you here?"

Jia Lian recognized her as Yingchun's nanny, and ignored her expressionlessly. As soon as she walked in, she saw Yingchun in the arms of a little maid, sobbing so pitifully.

Perhaps the little maid heard the movement, and her hand holding Yingchun was still shaking. Jia Lian was worried that her small body would not be able to hold the child, so she controlled the muscles on her face and stretched out her hand, saying to Yingchun in a warm voice: "Yingchun , second brother, will you give me a hug?"

Yingchun immediately stretched out both hands to the elder brother whom she had seen every day. Jia Lian hugged the limp little girl in her arms and gently stroked her back. She turned around when her sobbing stopped. Looking at the woman, he said coldly: "Go to Madam and apologize."

When the nanny heard this, she knelt down on the ground and said unwillingly, "I beg you to learn from me, the servants are sometimes disciplined a bit harshly, but they are all for the sake of the young lady wholeheartedly. I really don't know what's wrong..."

"Are you still quibbling?!" As soon as the voice came out, Yingchun immediately trembled. Jia Lian quickly patted her on the back to comfort her. My slave, the young master really gave you face, so that you can speak eloquently in front of me after you have done something to the master."

After speaking, he left with Yingchun in his arms, and randomly called two servants outside the yard to tie up Yingchun's nanny, and then went to the yard of his father and stepmother.