Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 313
Yuanyang stepped forward and knocked on the door.

Not long after, Ping'er's voice came from inside, "Who is it?"

"Is it me?" Yuanyang replied loudly.

Ping'er, who had already walked to the door, was surprised.

However, she did not open the door, but continued to ask at the door: "Yuanyang, what's the matter with you coming over?"

Yuanyang felt strange for a while. He arrived at the door, why didn't he open the door?
Although she felt a little confused, Yuanyang still answered: "The old lady asked the second grandmother to come over."

Ping'er frowned inside, and then said, "Wait a moment, I'll go back to our second grandma."

Then Ping'er turned around and went to the main room.

When she came to the window of the main room, she whispered inside: "Grandma, the mandarin duck is here. It was said that the old lady sent you over."

After shouting several times, Wang Xifeng's lazy voice came from inside: "Okay, I'll clean up and go over."

Ping'er breathed a sigh of relief.

Wang Xifeng inside was lying in Jia Rui's arms, and said a little unhappy: "This old lady asked me to come over if she had something to do, and she didn't care what time it was."

Jia Rui let go, and Wang Xifeng said with a smile: "This shows that our Second Mistress Lian is important in this mansion. Without you, they can't accomplish anything."

Wang Xifeng smiled and nodded Jia Rui's forehead, and then said: "Our uncle Rui is getting better and better at talking."

Then, Wang Xifeng sat up from the bed and started looking for clothes.

Jia Rui, who was lying next to her, looked at Wang Xifeng's perfect figure and felt a little ready to move.

Just when Wang Xifeng was about to put on her coat, Jia Rui's hand suddenly reached out and wandered over her body.

Wang Xifeng slapped Jia Rui's hand angrily, "Don't make trouble, the old lady is waiting over there!"

After saying that, I started to get dressed.

Jia Rui reluctantly got up from the bed and packed his clothes.

On this side, Wang Xifeng turned around after being fully dressed and served Jia Rui like a wife.

"You will go back today and come back in two days." Wang Xifeng said as if coaxing a child while putting on Jia Rui's coat.

Jia Rui said helplessly: "What else can we do?"

Wang Xifeng chuckled, then touched Jia Rui's hair and said, "Go back well."

Then the two people led each other out of the room. When Ping'er outside saw Jia Rui coming out, he immediately lowered his head and hid aside.

Jia Rui came outside, nodded to Wang Xifeng, then found the direction, tiptoed to the room, and then walked out of Rongguo Mansion lightly.

Seeing Jia Rui leaving, Wang Xifeng rearranged her clothes and said to Ping'er beside her: "Go and open the door!"

After hearing this, Ping'er went to the front and opened the courtyard door.

When Yuanyang saw that the door was finally opened, she walked in and complained: "Your family goes to bed too early. The old lady hasn't rested yet, and the lights have been turned off here."

Ping'er followed Yuanyang and looked a little embarrassed, but he still said perfunctorily: "Our grandma has been feeling a little unwell for the past two days, so she wants to go to bed early."

As Yuanyang walked in, he looked around, then frowned: "Where are your servants here? Why don't you see any of them?"

Ping'er's heart was beating fast, and just as he was about to reply, Wang Xifeng's voice came from the distance, "They have worked hard these days, so I gave them a day off and let them go back to reunite with their mother and father."

After hearing this, Yuanyang was noncommittal. She didn't know much about Wang Xifeng's servants because they were all newly purchased.

It's not like other places where the servants are all born in the same family. They have been related for several lifetimes, even if they can't call each other by name, they have met each other.

Yuanyang stepped forward and gave Wang Xifeng a blessing, and then said: "Old lady, please ask Second Grandma to come over."

Wang Xifeng nodded, and then replied: "You go back to the old lady first, I will clean up and then go over."

The mandarin ducks were blessed, and then they retreated.

After going out, Yuanyang felt even more strange. Wang Xifeng was a little inexplicable today. He actually did things in the yard and refused to let him enter the house. What was the reason?

Although there were 1 doubts in his heart, Yuanyang suppressed all these doubts in his heart.

Yuanyang had stayed with the old lady for a long time, and he had some understanding of what Wang Xifeng was doing.

Now the second mistress is making a lot of money, and she also has some forces under her control that are different from those in the Rongguo Mansion.

If I get to the bottom of it and let my second mistress notice, my life may not be saved in the end.

Just like that, Yuanyang returned to the old lady as if nothing was wrong.

After coming in, I saw Mrs. Wang still crying and complaining about her difficulties and the lack of care of the servants in the house.Mother Jia looked at the beams impatiently, and spoke perfunctorily to Mrs. Wang.

Yuanyang stepped forward to Jia Mu's side, said Wan Fu, and then said, "Second Grandma Lian will be here soon."

"Why did it take so long?" Jia Mu was a little unhappy.

Yuanyang hurriedly explained: "Lady Lian was already asleep when we went there. I woke her up. She said she would clean up and come over to see the old lady."

After hearing this, Jia Mu let Yuanyang go.

Without even a moment to burn the incense, the little maid outside shouted inside: "Second Mistress Lian is here to see the old lady."

Then the door curtain was lifted, and Wang Xifeng walked in from the outside.

"Haha, I'm tired today. I went to bed a little early and kept the old lady waiting. It's really a sin." Wang Xifeng came over with her signature laughter and gave Jia Mu a blessing.

When Mrs. Jia saw Wang Xifeng come in, she laughed, "I thought Feng Lazi was made of iron! How is it now? I still can't hold it anymore!"

While joking, Wang Xifeng saluted Mrs. Wang again and then sat down opposite Mrs. Wang.

"Old lady, is it difficult to call me over at this time?"

Mother Jia sighed, then pointed at Mrs. Wang and said to Wang Xifeng: "You also know that your aunt is old and is in charge of the whole house. .”

Wang Xifeng sat below, her eyes flashed, and a trace of reluctance arose in her heart.

It turned out that she already knew from Jia Mu's tone that Mrs. Wang was giving up her choice and wanted to throw this mess back to her side.

Wang Xifeng knew that the Jia family was now unable to make ends meet, so by handing the stall over to herself, she was obviously letting herself put money into it!

If it was one or two thousand taels of silver per year, Wang Xifeng would tolerate it, but she knew that the entire Jia family had to pay at least several thousand taels or even ten thousand taels a year. Wang Xifeng did not think that she was so kind-hearted to support the entire family by herself.

Therefore, Wang Xifeng didn't seem to understand Jia Mu's words, "Yes, my wife has worked hard in our house and made great achievements. Old lady, you should love her more."

What a smart person Jia Mu is. With just these words from Wang Xifeng, she knew that Wang Xifeng didn't want to take over.

If it were in the past, Jia Mu would naturally leave this matter to others.

But just now she had an in-depth conversation with Mrs. Wang, and she knew that the mansion could no longer hold on.

You must know that there are six to seven hundred people in this Rongguo Mansion.

The monthly payment alone is 500 taels, and the food is another 600 taels.

In addition to these servants, there are also the expenses of the masters everywhere, which must be at least more than 1000 taels.The furnishings and food in their rooms are all money.

In addition to these regular and quantitative expenses, there is also money for Jia She to buy antiques, money for Jia's mother to eat every day, and money for Jia Baoyu Huohuo.

This is still less than the money Jia Zheng spends every day to support his husband. If Jia Zheng is here, the cost will be even greater.

After calculating this, the entire mansion cannot survive without 3000 taels of silver a month.

However, the Rongguo Mansion's income is getting less and less. Twenty thousand taels of silver a year is good, so every month the mansion has to post more than 1000 cars of silver.

Now Mrs. Wang has begun to use the money in the internal treasury.

In such an embarrassing environment, Mrs. Wang couldn't get some money even if she wanted to, because there was a shortage of money everywhere, and there was no chance for her to get her hands on it.

Because of this, Mrs. Wang didn't want to continue to bear the burden. She was tired and worried, and she couldn't make any money. She could do whatever she wanted, and she didn't want to do it anyway.

Jia Mu sighed. If she wants to maintain the superficial prosperity now, it seems she still cannot do without Wang Xifeng, who can make money!

So Jia Mu pretended not to understand the meaning of Wang Xifeng's words, and said to Wang Xifeng with a smile: "Your wife is not in good health, so she recommended you to me. I think you are still young and it is time for you to do things. How about you Will this stall be taken over?"

Although Jia Mu asked Wang Xifeng with a smile, her tone was very firm.

If she had faced pressure from Jia Mu in the past, Wang Xifeng would not have dared to disobey her. But now Wang Xifeng felt that she had a backer, and she did not want to take on this mess, so she directly replied: "Old lady, since I gave birth to Jia Ping, I My body bones have never recovered, and I still often get red, otherwise I wouldn’t have rested early, so I’m afraid I can’t take over this matter.”

Mother Jia frowned, her face a little unhappy, "I know what you are thinking, but our house is already in such a difficult situation, so naturally we have to get through the difficulties together. If you don't come out at this time, are you going to wait for the house to collapse?" What's the benefit to you? What's the benefit to you and Jia Ping? "

After hearing what Jia Mu said, Wang Xifeng felt happy. According to the old lady's wishes, will the Rongguo Mansion give us little Jia Ping in the future?

If this is really the case, it doesn't matter if he takes over. After all, he doesn't care about these three melons.

Just when Wang Xifeng was about to agree, she suddenly froze for a moment, something was wrong.

Jia Mu regards Jia Baoyu as a treasure, how could she leave him without a trace? Moreover, Jia Mu just said it casually without any written evidence. What can she do if she regrets it in the future?
Don't be fooled by the old lady, you will get nothing in the future.

　I'm on a business trip and coding in the early hours of the morning.Thank you for your understanding.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)