Take the farm down to earth

Chapter 206 There is still a bottom line
"My virtuous brother, you still think clearly, and since the Lai family is the son of my Jia family for generations, if you tell them that the garden was built for my family, everything makes sense."

After finishing speaking, he bowed his hands to Shi Zhongkui, "I'll go back and report to the old lady, master and grand master."

Shi Zhongkui didn't stop him either, thinking that when you find out that Lai's garden is only a little worse than the Grand View Garden, it can no longer be described as arrogant.

Also, when the Lai family took such a huge amount of wealth from the Jia family, they wondered if they would jump in anger.

When Jia Lian returned to Rongguo Mansion and entered Rongxi Hall, he saw not only Jia Zheng and Jia She sitting in the main hall.Jia Zhen, Jia Rong, father and son also looked at Lai Er who was kneeling on the ground trembling with gloomy expressions.

Seeing Jia Lian coming in, Jia Zheng asked sullenly, "What did Bo Qian say?"

Jia Lian hurriedly said Shi Zhongkui's words again, and the eyes of Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng and Jia Zhen lit up.

If the new garden was built by the Jia family themselves, with the specifications of the Duke's Mansion, there is really no need to worry about violating the regulations.

After all, no matter how domineering Lai Da and Lai Er are, they only dare to build according to the specifications of Grand View Garden and Ningrong Mansion.

Even if the two of them acted recklessly, the craftsmen did not dare to build it like the palace.

And it is said that the Lai family violated the system only because their family has been slaves for generations.

In the past, everyone would not and did not need to trouble the Lai family for the sake of Ningrong and Rongfu, as well as the four princes and eight princes.

After all, beating a house slave to make a fuss will not only fail to kill the Jia family, but also make enemies with them.

Moreover, in the eyes of many people, the two houses of Ning and Rong, because of Yuan Chun's concubine, were still the prominent noble family, and it was too late to win them over.

Even from the Jia family's point of view, their own power is greater than before, let alone outsiders.

After Lai Er heard Jia Lian's words, his heart ached terribly, but he also knew that this idea was definitely the best solution at this time.

Kneeling on the ground and shouting, "The garden was built for the master to play." '

Jia Amnesty and Jia Zhen's eyes suddenly revealed greedy eyes, but Jia Rong who was at the side reminded, "Master, Grand Master, father, it's okay to perfunctory others.

But Xiu Yiwei is His Majesty's man, and he may have already reported this matter to His Majesty at this time.

No matter how reasonable the reasons we say, if the Holy Majesty is preconceived and doesn't believe it, even if it's for the sake of the palace lady and uncle, don't care about it.

I can't help but feel dissatisfied with my Jia family.

Moreover, my family built a garden to welcome my mother back home to visit relatives, and at the same time built a smaller garden, outsiders may not believe it.

Not to mention that if my family builds two gardens at the same time, the financial resources consumed would be astronomical in the eyes of outsiders.

A few days ago, there was such a big incident at home, which is not a good thing for my Jia family. "

Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng, and Jia Zhen immediately thought of the principle of not revealing their wealth.

And from the perspective of normal people, no one would foolishly empty their homes to build a garden.

In other words, the Jia family's financial resources were so large that they built two gardens at the same time, and there was still a surplus in the warehouse.

It was impossible for the whole court not to keep an eye on the Jia family.

In the future, not only will the number of visits by those big eunuchs increase several times, but their appetites will also increase several times.

In the past, Ningrong and Rongfu had to spend several thousand taels of silver every year in order to send these eunuchs away.

If it becomes [-] to [-] yuan every year, then the Jia family will have to spend all the money collected from the fields and stores.

If it is a deficit every year, the Jia family will be completely emptied in less than three to five years.

And because of Shi Zhongkui's constant misleading, Jia's family has long believed that Ma Daopo was greedy because she saw Jia's building a garden, which led to the previous disasters.

Jia Zheng turned around anxiously, and said anxiously, "What should I do?"

Jia She sighed and said, "It's okay to accept it, and it's okay not to accept it. If that's the case, just send it out."

Jia Zheng and the others were taken aback for a moment, then they saw Jia She continue to say, "When Shi Guangzhu from Shanguo's mansion was at Boqian's house in the morning, didn't he complain that Boqian's house was too small.

Simply say that Boqian saw that my family was building a new garden, so he asked my family to help him build a new house.

With his status as the leader of the sixth yuan and the bachelor of the fifth-rank Hanlin, the size of the mansion is a bit worse than that of a prince.

But there is no one living in that garden, so it is no problem to order someone to change it now.

Besides, my son-in-law is very rich, so asking him for 200,000 or [-] silver is absolutely no problem. "

Jia Zheng and Jia Zhen's eyes lit up, and they looked at Jia Lian and Jia Rong who were frowning.

Seeing that the two of them were silent, Jia Zhen burst into anger all of a sudden.

Just as he was about to scold and beat Jia Rong, he suddenly thought that Shi Zhongkui would be upset if Rong'er was favored by Shi Zhongkui, and if he really hurt him.

But as soon as this thought came out, the anger in my heart became even greater.

It is only natural for Lao Tzu to beat his son, Shi Zhongkui is an outsider, why should he take care of the family affairs of Ningguo Mansion?

When his eyes were burning, Jia Lian said, "Bo Qian is a prudent person, and he should not cause trouble for the sake of a garden."

After speaking, he looked at his own father Jia She and said, "The old man said that he is not short of money, so why do you have to buy a house that you didn't build yourself?
Moreover, after a year or so, 200,000 taels of silver can completely build a decent new mansion.

Even spending double the price to buy the house next door and renovate it, only 100,000 or [-] taels of silver is enough.

It doesn't have to be such a troublesome move, and the time is short. With Boqian's troublesome character, he will definitely not care about it. "

Jia She was immediately speechless.

No one's money is blown by the wind. It can save tens of thousands or even 100,000 taels, and the effect is basically the same. A fool knows how to choose.

Jia Zhen, who was getting angry, said in her head, "Could it be given to him for nothing?"

"Alas" Jia Lian sighed, "Brother Zhen, he doesn't even want to give it away for free. Not to mention that after taking over this house, Boqian has to help the Lai family rescue Lai Da and Lai Shangrong.

Shang Rong's kid was fine, but Lai Da was arrested because of his disrespect, and it was Boqian himself who ordered him to be arrested.

How could Boqian be willing to slap himself in the face and intervene in such troublesome matters? "

Jia Zhen was taken aback, this is a garden worth 200,000 taels of silver, who would be willing to let go?

This thought that Shi Zhongkui was not only the first in the imperial examination, but also practiced Taoism for more than ten years, so he was no worse than those celestial masters.

How could such an outstanding person do stupid things just for some money?
"Alas," Jia Zheng sighed, "Lian'er, go ask Bo Qian to come over, and listen to what he has to say first."

Jia Lian hurriedly agreed, but before taking a few steps, Jia Amnesty suddenly said, "Confused."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Jia Zheng and said, "Second brother, my family is begging him at this time, and my virtuous son-in-law has just helped my family solve so many troubles, how can I have the face to let him pass the house.

In case Boqian thinks my family is troublesome and alienates us, if there is any trouble in the future, why not go to Wang Ziteng, that ungrateful guy? "

It's okay not to mention Wang Ziteng, but when he is mentioned, both Jia Zheng and Jia Lian feel resentful.

Jia Zhen gritted her teeth even more, "If it wasn't for the Ning and Rong government to help him, how could he be able to sit in the position of Jingying Jiedushi?
Now that something happened to my family, he didn't even send someone over to ask a question.

If you want to ask him for help, you might as well wait for the whole family to be ransacked. "

Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng, Jia Lian and Jia Rong's expressions changed drastically, but after thinking about it carefully, they felt that Jia Zhen's words were correct.

And Lai Er was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and trembled all over.

One bad thing is the result of the whole family's allotment of the black land in the north.

But if they escaped, even if they escaped from the capital, the whole family would be fugitive slaves for the rest of their lives.

Not to mention a comeback, it is God's blessing to be able to live in peace.

Moreover, the eldest brother and nephew who were arrested must die without a place to bury them.

So even though Jia Zheng and others hurriedly left Rongxi Hall, Lai Er didn't have the guts to escape.

After thinking about it, I can only go to Jiamu's side. While begging Jiamu, I also hope that Jiamu can give an idea for the sake of the master-servant relationship in the past.

As for Jia Zheng and others, because they were worried about Jia's mother's worries, there would be health problems again.

There was also the worry that Nanny Lai would die in Jia's house in case she was furious again.

Full of self-help and confused mind, Lai Er couldn't care less about it, and couldn't think of it.

When Shi Zhongkui was in the main hall of his home, receiving Jia Zheng, Jia She and others, pretending to think of a way.

He heard a burst of hurried footsteps, coming into his ears from far and near.

Soon, Yu Shun appeared outside the main hall with Lin Zhixiao, who was full of anxiety and uneasiness.

Seeing Jia Zheng and the others, Lin Zhixiao fell to his knees with a plop from afar.

He cried and said, "Master, Mr. Grandpa, something serious has happened.

I don't know what Lai Er said to Nanny Lai, but Nanny Lai was out of breath and passed away on the spot without a stick of incense.

After the old lady heard the news, she was overwhelmed with grief and suddenly fainted.

The young one was ordered by Lian's second grandmother to block the news, but the inner courtyard of the house was already in chaos. "

"what?"

Jia Zheng and Jia She stood up abruptly, not bothering to be courteous to Shi Zhongkui, they didn't even ask Lin Zhixiao a word, and ran out.

Fortunately, Jia Lian was still calm, holding Shi Zhongkui's hand, "My dear brother, saving people is like putting out a fire, come with me quickly."

Shi Zhongkui, who was stunned, also reacted.

Jia Zhen took the opportunity to deal with her and had to become a Taoist priest, but if Jia's mother is gone, then no one can restrain Jia's amnesty from this scourge.

Moreover, Jia Amnesty is the real inheritor of the Rongguo Mansion's title. With Jia's mother gone, Jia Zheng has no reason to continue to manage the Rongguo Mansion.

At that time, the Rongguo Mansion will definitely be like the Ningguo Mansion before, and it will be a mess by Jia She.

And although I wanted to teach this group of brainless guys a lesson, I never thought of killing someone from the Jia family.

After all, because of his memory, no matter how dissatisfied he was with the Jia family, he didn't have that kind of personal hatred, so he naturally wouldn't hate them to the bone.

And I also benefited a lot from the Jia family.

Hearing that Jia's mother fainted, Shi Zhongkui, who still had a bottom line in his heart, hurriedly followed Jia Lian, Jia Zhen, and Jia Rong out.

When they reached the front yard, they not only caught up with the panting Jia She and Jia Zheng, but also the family servants hurriedly pulled out a few sweaty mixed-breed horses from the stables in the front yard.

He grabbed his own mount and turned on the horse.

Kicking the belly of the mount, he accelerated and passed the side door of the main entrance, and ran towards Jia's mansion.

Seeing this, Jia Zheng and the others couldn't help but be overjoyed.

The old lady almost passed out last night, but it was Shi Zhongkui who rescued her.

With him, at least it is more useful than the imperial physician.

And judging by Shi Zhongkui's riding speed, he must have arrived at Rongguo Mansion earlier than the imperial physician.

Jia Lian shouted to the servant who was leading the horse, "Take the horse out quickly."

When Jia Zheng and others rode back to Rongguo Mansion on horseback, they saw a few servants outside the door who were being supported while screaming "Ouch" from time to time.

Seeing Jia Zheng and others galloping back, a few servants who were fine came forward to take the reins of the horses and reported, "My lord, my uncle rode his horse straight into the house.

The guys were just a little careless, and they were knocked down by the horse. "

"Bastard", Jia She got off his horse, took a whip, and lashed at the servant who just complained.

At this time, Jia Zheng lost his usual demeanor, and if it wasn't for the consolation of Jia's mother who was anxious, he might have ordered someone to take the servant who spoke up to give him a serious beating.

Fortunately, when they hurried into the Rongqing Hall where Jia Mu lived, Jia Mu had already woken up.

And lying on the bed in the hall of Rongqing hall, holding Shi Zhongkui's hand, muttering something non-stop.

Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, Wang Xifeng, Li Wan, Daiyu, Tanchun, Xichun, Jia Baoyu, Jia Huan and others hurriedly saluted Jia Zheng and others.

Then Wang Xifeng, who had always been in charge, said, "My lord, my lord, fortunately Brother Kui came here in time and is very capable. You don't need to ask for medicine and pulse, just put your hands on the old lady's back.

After a while, the old lady woke up, and her complexion improved a lot. "

Jia Zheng and Jia Amnesty checked Mother Jia's face again, and they were sure that she was fine. They were so excited that they almost knelt on the ground and thanked Shi Zhongkui.

But when the two brothers bowed their hands and saluted, Jia Rong didn't have so many scruples.

Kneeling on the ground with a thump, he kowtowed his head more than a dozen times in a row.

His forehead suddenly became red and swollen.

Seeing this, Wang Xifeng, Li Wan, Daiyu, Tanchun and Xichun couldn't help frowning when they thought about Jia Baoyu's actions just now.

Secretly Baoyu didn't know whether he was frightened or stupid, or was he really ignorant?

Seeing this, Jia Zhen and Jia Lian thought for a moment, then simply lifted the hem of their cotton robes and wanted to kneel down to thank them.

But the knees of the two men were half bent, Shi Zhongkui waved his hand, and the four silver melon seeds hit the numb tendons on the knees of the two men.

And the force was neither light nor heavy, just enough to make the two of them straighten their legs uncontrollably without hurting the ulnar nerve.

Although he staggered and almost fell to the ground, after stabilizing his body's balance, he naturally couldn't kneel down.

After the people present were taken aback, Jia Zheng hurriedly said, "Bo Qian, is the old lady alright?"

Shi Zhongkui nodded, then shook his head again.

Everyone's heart tightened.

Then he frowned and said, "The old lady's mood fluctuated violently twice in two days, although she didn't hurt the root cause, but she is old after all, if she faints again, it will be difficult even if Da Luo Jinxian comes.

In the future, I will rest for at least three to five months, and then I will find a spiritual item for the old lady to make up for it before I can be stable. "

Shi Zhongkui did this because Jia's mother just said that from now on, Jia Lian and Jia Rong will not only obey orders under their account, but also ask him to take care of their uncle and nephew more.

As for the rest of the Jia family, they didn't mention a word.

(End of this chapter)