old lady in red

During the sacrifice, the female relatives had another conflict.

However, in order to protect her own slaves, the head grandmother of the eighth room ridiculed the fifth grandmother of the twelve room, and despised their shabby offerings.Let them sell the eggs to see the disease.

Fifth Grandma calmed down, but his son said sharply: "Ninth Aunt's words are wrong, sorry for my nephew not agreeing.

Today, offering sacrifices to ancestors is to see the filial piety of children and grandchildren.

The prosperity of the Jia family today is all due to the foresight and lofty aspirations of the ancestors.

Let me ask, do such wise and wise ancestors despise my family's poverty and not be enshrined by my family? "

Grandma Ninth was choked so hard that she couldn't speak.

Shi Mei asked Nanny Lai to inquire and found out that the mother and son were exactly the tenth housewife who was at odds with the fifth house and eight house house.

The population of Shifang is not prosperous, and it has been a single pass for three generations when it comes to the literary generation.

Grandma Fifth's husband is called Jia Dun, and only one of the five brothers survives, everyone calls him Fifth Master.

Shi Mei said: "I've read the genealogy, and it's recorded that at the beginning, the second lord of Rong Ning gave back to his family. He once contributed money to buy 2000 taels of silver for each of the twelve houses left in Jinling. This is also [-] acres. It's a single pass, a pig's head is a hundred and ten dollars, why can you only take out eggs?"

Nanny Lai said: "Shifang is a concubine and is not welcomed in the clan. Therefore, generations of people study hard and want to stand out. The family study is only provided for free until the age of 15, and almost all the descendants of Shifang study until 30. age.

There are five taels of repairs per year, the annual examination fee, and the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, all of which cost 20 taels a year.

The grandson of the ten house was not lucky to study, he could only go out but not in, and the more he passed the exam, the poorer he was.If it weren't for the fact that the clan received dividends every year, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to eat enough. "

Shi Mei frowned: "Isn't Young Master Dun a scholar? A scholar can sit in a restaurant or work as an accountant. Why is this?"

Madam Lai said: "Master Dun has been weak since he was a child, and he studied hard without sleep. When he was admitted as a scholar, his body was also worn down. He lay down for a year to half a year, and the ethnologists looked down on him. Others look down on it even more.

This is what Jin Da said about the rift. "

It is not advisable to trade your body for your future, but their spirit of self-improvement and changing their destiny by their own efforts is worth learning from Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng: "It's weird!"

Ask again: "Where is the twelve room?"

Mother Lai said: "The old Twelfth House is just the opposite. Because their family is too fertile, they have three sons with the descendants of our father-in-law's generation. When it comes to the generation of letters, they have twelve sons. Now the generation of Yuzi There are eight more young masters, waiting to be fed. Do the math, how much does it cost to marry a wife and have children? Two hundred mu of land is not enough."

Shi Mei then asked, "How do the sons of the twelfth house make a living?"

Nanny Lai said: "After the members of the Jia family have enjoyed the glory and wealth, it is impossible to let them farm the land and do hard work. There are some fat jobs in the clan, and there are not enough arrangements for the descendants. It will not be ten or twelve families. These concubine houses.

The children and grandchildren of the twelfth house cannot be mixed in the ethnology at the age of 15, and they are all thrown on the street to fend for themselves.

They have been in ethnology for four or five years, and they are more eloquent than others. It is no problem to run errands for others to earn a living, but it is difficult to live a decent life.

The husband of the tenth grandmother is called Jia Shu, and he is the most promising descendant of the twelve house.

He left ethnology and disliked the shame of helping others. Because of his good handwriting, he set up a stall on the pier and helped others write letters and contracts.He also came today, in addition to his daughter-in-law enshrining a pot of white rice for the ancestors, he also wrote a sacrificial article, and it is said that the second master praised him a few words. "

Shi Mei told Nanny Lai: "Check the character of these brothers in the twelve rooms."

Twelve house heirs who earn a living on the street must be well-informed, as long as their character is good, they can be used.

The old fifth house bullies and dominates the market, and in the fish and meat township, it can no longer be indulged.

It is estimated to be difficult in one stroke.

But the five-bedroom family must not be allowed to dominate again.

Shi Mei plans to promote Twelfth Fang to work as an errand, and let them and Fifth Fang supervise and restrict each other.

The twelfth house is not welcome, and if he is promoted, he must be grateful and loyal to Li Zhi.

No matter how much the Rong Mansion's land rent is, it cannot be entrusted to Zhou Ruilai and other slaves to take care of it. Shi Mei decided to promote some family juniors to co-manage it and let them restrain each other.

In this way, Shi Mei can benefit the fisherman.

Shi Mei is here, Lai Da will never be able to rely on Grandpa in his life!

After finding out that the young masters of the twelfth house are of good character, Shi Mei summoned the elder master of the twelve house, Jia Mei, alone.

Jia Mei can read and write, and runs errands for Yaxing on the street.

He has a unique insight into the matter of land property.

It is the talent that Shi Mei urgently needs right now.

Jia Mei was very polite, she knelt down and kowtowed without waiting for orders when she entered the door: "Greetings to my wife, good luck to my wife!"

Shi Mei waited for him to finish greetings, and then said: "Come on. We are three relatives with the same surname, not to mention that we are still an ancestor. You are of the literate generation, just like them, call me Auntie."

Jia Mei was flattered.

Their house is not only poorly behaved, but also the most unpopular.

If a word is wrong on weekdays, Yizhi's young master dares to kick them.

The servants from all over the world dare to spit on them face to face.

I never thought that Rongguo Mansion's Chaopin Gaoming was so kind.

Shi Mei is a straightforward person, straight to the point, straight to the point: "I heard that your son is seven years old and is a good reader, and your wife is also asking around the world, and wants to send your son to Kyoto as a companion? "

Shi Mei then released a bait to see if Jia Mei would take the bait.

Studying in the capital is not as good as in the countryside. The sons and daughters of the clan go to school, and there is only five taels of subsidy a year.

Anyone who is regarded as a companion by the host family will receive a monthly subsidy of eight taels of silver.

That's not counting, the companion can also bring a brother to be a book boy, and there is also a monthly allowance of two taels of silver.

That's all for silver.

If you come to Beijing to study with you, you will have the opportunity to meet the next Sir Alex.

There are many benefits in the middle.

Therefore, Wang released the news of choosing a companion, and the five and eight families on the wealthy side also wanted to join.

Jia Mei is very self-aware, such a good thing, they are not qualified for such a good thing: "This is all the nonsense of that hall guest, we men have no merits in the house, how can we dare to expect such extravagance?"

Shi Mei likes this kind of sensible person, if he is really indifferent to fame and wealth, not greedy or seeking, Shi Mei really dare not use him.

She threw out a prepared statement: "That's right, you don't get rewarded for no merit, and you must have merit if you receive reward! Let's see, will you accept my credit?"

Jia Mei had an epiphany in her heart: the fifth and eighth families are going to be unlucky!

It's just that I don't know how far this imperial order can go: "My nephew can do this, but my nephew wants to ask my aunt, what kind of ending do you want?"

Shi Mei thought wisely: "It depends on how bad they are. Although blood and blood are close relatives, if they violate the king's law, we must not tolerate it."

Within three days, Jia Mei sent an account book and several files.

Shi Mei immediately understood that this Jia Mei was someone.

You never know the full extent of things until you see them.

The Rong Mansion has [-] mu of fertile land in Jinling, and twelve shops of various colors, which are handed over to Wufang to take care of them.

Jia Mei not only gave Shimei a copy of the income and expenditure rubbish of a big family in Jinling, but also found out the five-bedroom and eight-bedroom family background.

Shi Mei has the income and expenditure account books submitted by Wufang over the years, comparing the two, it is really unbelievable.

They deducted [-]% in a good year, but in a famine year they dared to take it all for themselves, and asked the Rongfu to take extra money to help the clansmen.

Wufang has 8000 mu of fertile land and three luxury houses in this county, but the neighboring county has more than [-] mu of fertile land and eight luxury houses.

There are also wineries and farms in the Eastern Province.

The family property is no less than 50.

Bafang is even more arrogant, not only ten thousand acres of fertile land, but also ten luxury houses in neighboring counties of this county.

He actually dabbled in private salt and private tea business, and his family property has exceeded one million taels.

Not counting meritorious fields and imperial mansions.

The family property of Bafang has been equal to that of the two governments.

Look at Jia Mei's list of five-bedroom and eight-bedroom wives, grandmas, and ladies.

Wearing gold and silver, carriage and sedan chair is no problem.

There are as many as 12 people serving the wife.

There are also eight women and girls around grandma.There are two mothers and nurses around the girl, four maids each, four maids each, eight young masters and eight servants.

There are only four nuns around Jia Min, four older girls and eight younger girls.

The two rooms are catching up with the Duke's mansion.

It seems to be a wealthy family.

What can they do?

Just because he and Jia Yuan are cousins ​​of a great-grandfather?

Salted tea has always been purchased by the imperial court.

Five rooms and eight rooms share the same smell, and eight rooms are involved in it, and it is hard to guarantee that five rooms are not involved.

It seems that these five rooms must be uprooted!

Seeing Shi Mei pondering, Jia Mei thought that Shi Mei was in trouble, so she said, "Although we are insignificant offshoots, we are proud of our surname Jia.

Only when the Jia clan is strong can we be sheltered.

Of course, those stewardesses have made a lot of trouble these years.How many people on the street scolded us for being immoral behind our backs.

Let them continue to make trouble, not to mention that the Jia family wants to smell the street in Jinling, I'm afraid it will drag the second government down.We looked very sad in our hearts, but we had nowhere to do it. "

Shi Mei nodded: "Well said! You want to contribute to the family, and I have something to entrust to you. I want you to pass the news about Bafang to Uncle Jing. Can you do it?"

Jia Mei bowed: "My aunt can trust me, so my nephew can do it, it's just..."

Such secrets must be handed over to Patriarch Jia Jing in person to be effective.

It takes more than a month to go to Beijing, back and forth, rent a car and stay in a hotel, and the return journey will be in the twelfth lunar month, and you need two or three taels of clothing, and you can't go back without ten taels of silver.

Shi Mei said: "Nurse Lai!"

Nanny Lai brought out a pair of 50 taels of silver ingots.

Jia Mei took one and said, "Leave it wide and use it narrowly. The rest will be returned to you when I come back."

Shi Mei said: "You keep it, I still have something to order. The matter of the eighth house is probably in the next year. The matter of the fifth house is right in front of us. On the eighth day of the winter month, shopkeepers from all over the village will go to the mansion to reconcile accounts. If the fifth house is moved, I need an opportunity!"

Jia Mei's face was serious: "Auntie is at ease."

Shi Mei said: "I'm not secret! If you are caught, I won't admit it!"

Jia Mei bowed and bowed: "Nephew, don't worry!"