dream of red mansion

Chapter 100
Seeing Liu San talking with erratic eyes, how could Jia Qing not know that he was lying, so he was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, and said to Li Yan: "This man is not telling the truth, search me!"

Hearing that Li Yan and Wang Shun stepped forward and grabbed him, Liu San still wanted to struggle, but Jia Qing said again: "What are you all doing in a daze? If you don't understand this matter today, you have to think about the consequences." !"

The three people next to him didn't know what to do at first, but when they heard what Jia Qing said, they didn't know what to do, so they stepped forward to restrain Liu San.

Being a servant of a rich family, especially a duke's mansion like Jia's mansion, is a very leisurely occupation.Especially since they have stayed in Nanjing all these years, and there is no master at the top, they only need to do the most light work every day, and they can earn hundreds of Wen every month, not to mention the occasional extra money!

If Jia Qing was sent back and the group of left-behind people stayed in the old house restlessly and acted mischievously behind the back of the master's back, the consequences would indeed be serious.No matter how you say it, you can't let Liu San destroy the future of the brothers by himself.

Fortunately, Liu San only struggled symbolically, and resigned to his fate when it didn't help, and let Li Yan and Wang Shun grope around him.

"I found it, Second Master, look."

Jia Qing looked at an object wrapped in a piece of muslin that Wang Shun took out from Liu San's arms, it was nothing unusual!When Wang Shun slowly opened the muslin to reveal the contents, Jia Qing was even more surprised.

He had thought about gold and silver, precious jewelry and other things, but he never thought that what was wrapped in the muslin was only a dozen or so small silver nudes and two pieces of paper.

Jia Qing took the two pieces of paper and saw that they were nothing more than an IOU and a pawn ticket. Both the debtor and the pawn signed Liu Shi.

Looking at the silver nude which is only a few taels of silver, Jia Qing couldn't help but feel puzzled.

Is this idea worthy of him entering Neiyi's door to steal at night?

It should be noted that in a house with several entrances like Ningguo Mansion, the front house alone is divided into several courtyards.From the main entrance to the Yimen, then to the front hall, and finally to the inner Yimen, this is the area of ​​the front yard, a place where family members can come and go as they please.

But after entering the Neiyi Gate, it will not work, because after passing the Neiyi Gate is the place where the Patriarch lives.

Putting the IOUs and pawn notes back calmly, Jia Qing said, "Tell me, where did you get these things? Why did you steal them again?"

"I didn't steal these, they belonged to me. Yes, I always carry them..."

When Liu Sanyi heard Jia Qing say that he stole it, he was so frightened that he repeatedly denied it.

"You have been carrying it all the time? Then why are you sneaking around at night and running away when you see us?"

Jia Qing believed that the things belonged to him. After all, just taking an antique from the main hall was worth more than a few taels of silver, not to mention there were two messy things sandwiched in it.

But he ran into the main hall at night, and saw himself waiting for others to hide again, there must be something wrong!

Just when Liu San's eyes were wandering and he was hesitating and speechless, Lai Sheng also arrived with his people.So Jia Qing said: "Take him down and watch him. No one is allowed to see him without my order."

After speaking, he turned and left, followed by Li Yan and the two behind him.

The three of them passed through the Neiyi Gate together, and stopped when they reached the courtyard where Jia Qing lived!Li Yan and Li Yan were afraid that some unconscious people would bump into Jia Qing, so they followed directly to the side courtyard.

Afterwards, Jia Qing turned back to Wang Shun and said, "When you go to see Manager Lai later, just say that I said it. Liu San can only be watched by our people. Before I open my mouth, I can't let the people in the old house see him. Jincai doesn’t work either.”

Seeing Wang Shun nodding obediently, Jia Qing said to Li Yan again: "It's okay if it's late today, and tomorrow morning, you and Wang Shun will go to the side courtyards, side courtyards, wing rooms and adjacent courtyards of the main hall to have a closer look. , to see if there are traces of people who have lived there recently."

Jia Qing combined the fact that most of the houses where the owner doesn't live for a long time will be rented out by people who are in charge of the house, speculating that this might also be the case in Ningguo Mansion!

Li Yan and Li Yan understood what Jia Qing meant, and after saying "yes", they watched Jia invite him into the house before returning the same way.

Early the next morning, Lai Sheng packed his chariots and horses and sent someone to invite Jia Qing to go out.

Jia Qing, as a direct descendant of the Ningguo Mansion, arrived in Nanjing, and other families can be avoided, but the Xue family and the No. [-] Zhen family in the south of the Yangtze River must visit!

As for other sects, either the main family moved elsewhere, such as the Wang family and the Shi family.Either the door is not enough or the friendship is mediocre, Jia Qing does not need to visit.

As soon as Jia Qing walked out of the main entrance, Jin Cai hurriedly greeted him accompanied by several servants from the mansion, bowed down and said: "I have something to report to the second master, Liu San..."

"Let's talk about it when I come back!"

Jia Qing stopped him from speaking with his eyes, and after saying a word, he passed Jin Cai and the others, and got into the carriage under the guidance of Lai Sheng.

……

Jia Qing and his party first went to Xue's house on Leye Street to post a greeting card. They were told that the head of the family was out on business and there were only family members at home, so it was not suitable to receive them. Please come back another day.

So Jia Qing was happy and relaxed. He was still thinking about what to say if he met Xue Pan later, but now he just saved trouble.Then he turned and went to Zhen's house.

Little did he know that just as he left, another interesting scene happened in the inner house of the Zhen family behind him.

In the main courtyard of the Xue family, in the back hall, the current mistress of the Xue family is talking with her daughter, who changed her baby name to Baochai.

"Some time ago, I heard from your aunt's letter about this youngest son of your uncle Jing Shibo in Ningguo Mansion. He was precocious in his childhood, a young hero, talented in poetry, music, prose and reading. He is the fourth generation of the Jia family. Some young heroes.

Although I haven't seen it today, judging from his earnest and decent words and handsome handwriting, your aunt's words are indeed true.

In addition to his young age, when he came to Nanjing to participate in the literary conference, he still did not forget to visit our houses, which shows that he is still a sensible man! "

Mistress Xue praised her daughter who was holding a greeting card opposite her.

Xue Baochai, who read the post for a while, nodded in agreement, and said: "Mom is right, this cousin's handwriting is really good, better than the brothers and sisters in our clan..."

"What are you talking about? So lively?"

Just at this time Xue Pan also came to ask his mother to resign and go out to play symbolically. When he heard the discussion between his mother and sister outside the door, he asked aloud.

Madam Xue's mother was still smiling, but when she saw Xue Pan, she put away her smile and said with fake anger, "Where are you going to go wild? You just caused an accident on the street yesterday." , I suffered a loss, you still have to go today?

You still have the face to ask us what to say!We are talking about a child from your aunt's family. Speaking of it, he is a little younger than you, but he not only reads well, but also is polite and sensible in action, which is deeply loved by the elders of your aunt's family!
It's not like you, you know how to play crazy all day long, and sooner or later I'll make you pissed off! "

(End of this chapter)