The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 257 The Incident
Not to mention Jiao Shun, even You Shi didn't expect Third Sister You to be such a tiger.

Right now, the thought of exterminating relatives has come into being, and she wished that Jiao Shun would stab her to the point of chills!
But after all, she is not such a cruel and ruthless master as Wang Xifeng, she just reprimanded Third Sister You in embarrassment to her face.

Afterwards, I asked Third Sister You to break up.

I wanted to scold her to vent my anger, but who knows that this naughty girl is really a bastard, at first she listened patiently, but after a few words, she began to sneer, and by pinching Youshi's shortcomings, she actually had a big argument with Youshi one.

Since then, the two sisters have been angry and cut off contact.

Not to mention this.

However, since Xing Zhong had embezzled Jiao Shun's money, he had been in fear all day long, fearing that Xingzang would be exposed if he found out.

But six or seven days passed in a flash, and there was no sign of trouble, and Xing Zhong's heart gradually sank when he mentioned it in his throat.

And not only fell down, but also came alive.

The money he withheld at that time was actually a whole number. In addition to the 700 taels handed over to the Xing family, Xing Zhong privately held 300 taels in his hands—plus Jiao Shun’s daily rewards, a total of more than 400 taels .

Because of his timidity, Xing Zhong didn't dare to use the money rashly, but now that his mind is alive, he plans to use it to buy some property, so that he can gain a long-term foothold in the capital in the future.

At first, he planned to set up a shop, but as soon as he inquired about the market in the capital, he immediately dismissed this idea.

So he settled for the next best thing, and began to ask for land and homes.

The surrounding area of ​​the capital is densely populated, and there are many royal palaces and nobles buying properties, so the fields have already been divided up.

As for the house...

He visited for a few days, and found a suitable one. He said that the foreign officials were eager to sell, and the two-entry house was only priced at 400 taels.

In normal times, such a house would start at at least 500 taels!

Seeing that it was a bargain, Xing Zhong made a quick investigation, and hurriedly transferred the account, thinking that even if he didn't live there, he could make nearly a hundred taels of profit if he sold it in a few days.

On the sixth day of the lunar new year, the deed was obtained, and his husband and wife were very happy, but Jiao Shun suddenly sent someone to invite him.

Xing Zhong began to beat the drums, and when he went to Jiao's house tremblingly, after the guests and hosts were seated, Jiao Shun pushed over 200 taels of silver, and said with a smile, "I heard that the handover has been completed between the two parties? It's because I'm busy in the yamen." , this month is really thanks to Uncle Xing helping to take care of him, the 200 taels is a thank you for your hard work, you must not shirk it."

Seeing that Qian's eyes were wide open, Xing Zhong was about to thank him a thousand times.
But Jiao Shun pushed over another 50 taels of silver: "As for the 50 taels, I want to ask Mr. Xing to make more arrangements to help me prepare a table of noodles, and then invite the generals of Yunnan and Guizhou, Brother Rong and Brother Qiang from Dongfu Son, on the one hand, we are celebrating the smooth sailing and good harvest of our business, and on the other hand, we are also discussing the next regulations."

The smile on Xing Zhong's face froze immediately.

The most feared thing is to communicate with each other face to face.

But it is reasonable for Jiao Shun to treat guests and discuss matters. How could he come up with an idea to refuse?

At the moment, he was panicked and lost his mind, and even forgot how he got out of Jiao's house.

But when he got out of Jiao's house and was blown by the night wind, he shuddered twice in a row. After he came to his senses, his first thought was to find his sister Xing to make the decision.

However, how did he know that Mrs. Xing was the instigator of this matter, and now he is eager to expose the matter as soon as possible, so what serious advice would he give him?
I saw Mrs. Xing urging her with full confidence: "He was born in our mansion after all. Does he dare to turn against our master for this little money? You just go, you have to be the seat, and you must not lose the master and me. face!"

Although Xing Zhong felt something was wrong, but seeing his sister was so determined, he felt a little more at ease, and thought that since it was a banquet, the accounts might not be involved.

So I was busy in the Wangjiang Building near the Prison Temple, booked a large table for the banquet, and invited a small singing group to set off the atmosphere. Only then did I know the generals from Yunnan and Guizhou, Jia Rong, and Jia Qiang. The two descendants went to the banquet on the eighth night of October.

…………

In a blink of an eye, the eighth day of the lunar new year arrived.

After everyone got together, they really gave Uncle Xing enough face and pushed him to sit next to Jiao Shun. The cards were slightly higher than Jia Rong and Jia Qiang.

Pushing cups and changing glasses during the dinner was enjoyable, and seeing that things were almost discussed, Xing Zhong gradually relaxed in his heart.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Jia Qiang got up from the banquet with a three-pointed smell of alcohol, bowed in a circle and said, "Everyone, everyone! This is the first time I have dealt with such a big business, and it is all because of your understanding that it is so easy." Keep it up—I'll toast you guys again!"

Everyone agreed with a loud bang, and Xing Zhong also picked up his wine glass and drank it down in one gulp.

But before he put down his wine glass, he heard Jia Qiang say: "It's just that I'm still a little uneasy in my heart, so I want to borrow the shipping documents to check and check, so as not to make any mistakes. It's not good in front of my uncle. Confession."

Xing Zhongxuan didn't drop the wine glass on the ground.

Seeing that the soldiers who were in charge of the Beijing camp were about to pat their chests and respond, he was quick to wit and said: "What's the problem? All the goods I handle are recorded in the book, and I will send them to my brother tomorrow."

As soon as he opened his mouth, those soldiers did not speak any more.

However, without waiting for Xing Zhong to heave a sigh of relief, Jiao Shun continued with a smile: "It's very, very very, if you want to compare, you have to compare the three together, so that it can be clear at a glance and there are no omissions."

He has a stake in the military man, and he is also in charge of the channels of the Ministry of Industry and the errands of the middlemen. Naturally, the military man has nothing to say.

After that, everyone still had a good time pushing cups and changing cups.

However, Xing Zhong was sitting on pins and needles, his stomach full of alcohol turned into cold sweat along his pores.

When the banquet was over, Pian Jiao Shun purposely kept him here, which made Xing Zhong even more frightened.

"Mr. Xing."

Seeing that there was no one around, Jiao Shun changed his address quite seriously: "You were too careless just now, that brother Qiang said that he needs to check the documents, maybe he can't trust us, we have a clear conscience, let him check the documents. Just go!"

"You rushed out to cut off the bullshit. Isn't that just to make them suspicious? This way, I'm afraid it will take a long time to investigate before I can divide the account, which will waste many things for me in vain!"

Only then did Xing Zhong realize something was wrong.

But he had no other way to do it besides inserting the pot horizontally.

Looking up at Jiao Shun, Xing Zhong swallowed his saliva forcefully and hesitantly said, "It's mine, but, but..."

At this moment, Jiao Shun seemed to have noticed something, stared at him suspiciously and said, "Mr. Xing, are you really..."

puff~
Before Jiao Shun could understand what he said, Xing Zhong kowtowed his head on the ground, begging in a hurry: "Uncle Jiao, please hold your hand high, please spare me this time! I, I was also forced by my sister and the elder There is really no other way, so..."

"Are you really greedy for money?!"

Jiao Shun put on a face of shock: "But what does this have to do with the elder?!"

"My lord is anxiously waiting to use the money, and I heard that I took your job, so..."

bang~
Jiao Shun slapped half of the tabletop, and he gritted his teeth with resentment: "I only lent him 5000 taels for an emergency, and if he doesn't appreciate it, it's fine. How dare you plot against me like this?!"

As he spoke, he walked out with a flick of his sleeves, saying in his mouth: "Come on, I have to report to the old lady this time, otherwise he may be more likely to push his nose in the face in the future!"

"Don't, don't!"

Xing Zhongyuan also pointed out that Jia Amnesty could have some deterrent power, and turned this matter into a minor one. Who would have thought that mentioning Jia Amnesty would make Jiao Shun even more annoyed.

And he didn't know until now that Jiao Shun had borrowed 5000 taels to give Jia Amnesty an emergency, so the real money was taken out, and the backhand was tricked again, who can live with it?
Xing Zhong scolded his younger sister and younger brother-in-law for being shameless in his heart, and at the same time flew over and hugged Jiao Shun's thigh, pleading repeatedly: "Uncle Jiao, Uncle Jiao, please hold your hand high, please spare me this trouble, I'll do it later Don’t dare anymore, don’t dare anymore!”

As he spoke, he burst into tears.

Jiao Shun struggled a few times but couldn't get away, and seemed to see how pitiful he was, so he sighed helplessly and said: "Well, you go to the eldest wife with me to confront him first, if it turns out that they are all greedy, go , I will not punish you, just pretend that we have never dealt with each other before."

Xing Zhong was overjoyed when he heard the words, but after thinking about it, he asked Ai Ai again: "I, I also have 300 taels - don't worry, I will definitely return the money!"

"It should be 600 taels! Do you still want to spend that hard-earned money?!"

"Yes, yes, it's 600 taels!"

Xing Zhong changed the price in a panic, but he thought in his heart that if he could delay for a while and sell the house for a high price, he would still be able to save a hundred taels of silver anyway, so his work was not in vain.

Because it was getting late, the two agreed to confront Xing in person the next morning.

Speechless this night.

Before dawn the next day, Jiao Shun got up from Mrs. Xing's bed - the two of them were staying in the side courtyard of the East Mansion - went home and changed their clothes, and followed Xing Zhong to find Mrs. Xing.

Xing Zhong obviously didn't sleep all night yesterday, but now he looks more and more depressed, he dare not even look at the red-faced Xing, he hangs his head and murmurs about what happened, and begs Xing to send the 700 taels Something happened when the money was spit out.

Unexpectedly, Xing turned his face and refused to recognize anyone, and denied it in front of him: "What 700 taels, 800 taels, did my brother get drunk yesterday?"

"you!"

Xing Zhong suddenly raised his head, stared at Xing Shi and said tremblingly: "You, what do you mean by saying this?! This matter is clearly about you and the elder..."

"elder brother!"

Mrs. Xing cut off his words, and said sternly: "My lord is praying in the Buddhist hall, how many times have I seen you? When did you take your money?!"

"Yes, yes yes yes... as you said for Te!"

Xing Zhong bit his tongue in panic, but hastily sucked the blood off his tongue, and tried his best to testify: "I sent the money from 27, and you ordered it in person!"

Xing asked with a stern face: "Brother, do you have evidence for what you said? Is there any witness? Is there any proof?"

Xing Zhong, who asked three questions in a row, was sweating profusely and was speechless.

Just as he couldn't help uttering a few vulgar words, Jiao Shun grabbed him by the neck and threw him to the ground forcefully, pointing at Sang and scolding Huai: "I really did this because of my love in the past. You have such a kind heart, but you don’t want to run into such wolfish and dog-like things like you!”

As he said that, he threatened with a serious face: "I don't bother to ask any more. Before the fifteenth of this month, you can take out 300 taels of silver and make up for the shortfall. If there is a penny missing, we will pay you back." Go to Shuntian Mansion to argue right and wrong!"

Just as Xing Zhong summoned up some courage, he immediately lost his mind.

Blindly begging Jiao Shun for mercy, and begging Xing Shi.

However, Mrs. Xing denied half of it, only saying that it had nothing to do with her, and even called the maid, as if closing the door to see off the guests.

Xing Zhong left the back house in a daze, and was about to argue with Jiao Shun, but Uncle Jiao snorted coldly and went away without looking back.

Xing Zhong stared blankly at his back, and it took a long time before he shuffled back home like a walking corpse.

When I told my wife about the matter, Xing's wife panicked immediately, complaining that she shouldn't have mistrusted her aunt in the first place, and even shouldn't have come to the capital at all!

After being said a few words, Xing Zhong was also a little annoyed, so he glared and retorted: "When you used money to buy a house earlier, didn't you feel less greedy and not easy to touch?"

Speaking of this house, Xing Zhong suddenly jumped three feet high, and ran out without saying a word.

Xing's wife was taken aback, thinking that he had lost his mind, she hurriedly chased him out to stop him, and then yelled for the neighbors to call for a doctor.

"What did you stop me for?!"

But Xing Zhong got anxious and scolded: "I'm going to hire a middleman, and quickly put the house up for sale. Anyway, let's collect 600 taels first, and pay back some of it so that we can ask others to give us some time!"

As soon as Xing's wife heard this, she didn't stop her immediately, and followed Xing Zhong to the dental shop that specializes in buying and selling mansions.

The person who thought they would lead the dental shop found his newly bought house, and when he was about to do a field survey, he saw that the gate was actually sealed by the government.

Xing Zhong was dumbfounded at the time, and it was because of Xing's wife's urging that he went to the county government office to find out what happened. After spending five taels of silver to clear it up, he finally found out that the house was actually involved in a property dispute lawsuit.

The owner holding the house deed felt that the chances of winning were not good, so he lied that he was going to be an official in another place, and bought the neighbors to help coax him, and sold the house to Xing Zhong.

Now that the incident happened, his two brothers reported it to the county government, so someone came to the door and put a seal on it.

The gatekeeper also comforted Xing Zhong, saying that as long as he is willing to let the money get involved in such a matter, the house can be sentenced in three to five months, and there will not be much loss inside and out.

Xing Zhong was completely dumbfounded after hearing this.

Where does he have any money to spend, and where does he have three to five months to wait? !
Now the house can't be moved easily, and only the 200 taels of silver that Jiao Shun just gave him is left in his hand-but he can't take the silver just given by others as sincerity, and ask Uncle Jiao for a little grace, right?

If this is the case, I'm afraid I will have to be spit out!

Xing Zhong seemed to have been stretched out for a while, and it was only because his wife dragged him like a dead dog that he finally returned home.

The two of him and his wife sat at home, and their heads turned gray almost overnight.

But they didn't know that this matter had spread to the Rongguo Mansion overnight, and even to Xing Xiuyan's ears...

(End of this chapter)