Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 314 Pawn
Now Wang Xifeng was very clear-headed. She smiled and said to Jia Mu: "Old lady, I really can't do anything about this matter in the house. I am lucky to be able to take care of our little ancestor now. How can I care about it?" Other things.”

After finishing speaking, Wang Xifeng sat next to him without saying a word with a smile on his face.

After listening to Wang Xifeng's words, Jia Mu's face began to turn gloomy.

The entire Rongqing Hall had become silent, and even Yuanyang, who was standing next to Jia Mu, felt the air begin to solidify.

After a while, Mother Jia's face returned to a smile. She seemed not to be angry at all and said to Wang Xifeng: "Jia Ping is young, so it's normal for you to look at him more. In this case, then I will Let someone else do it.”

Wang Xifeng had a sincere smile on her face when she heard Jia Mu's compromise. She stood up and gave Jia Mu a blessing, then said she felt unwell and left.

After Wang Xifeng left, Mrs. Wang finally spoke: "Girl Feng is getting more and more out of tune. She dares not to listen to what the old lady says."

Mother Jia looked at the beams, her eyes a little disappointed: "The wings have grown hard, I can't control them anymore."

Mother Jia began to miss her second son Jia Zheng again.

When Jia Zhen was there, Jia's mother didn't think he was very useful. When Jia Zheng was gone, she felt that the Rongguo Mansion had lost its backbone.

If Jia Zheng didn't use it when he was around, he could have convinced Wang Xifeng by just opening his mouth.

But now that Jia Zheng is gone, there is nothing she can do against Wang Xifeng.

No wonder people say that women should obey their father at home, their husbands when they get married, and their sons after their husbands die.
After a long while, Jia Mu slapped her thigh, and then said, "Without Butcher Zhang, will we still be able to eat pigs with hair on them?"

"What does the old lady mean?"

"The girls in our family are already quite old. Yingchun is about to get married and become the head grandmother. It's time to give them a chance to experience."

After saying this, Mother Jia thought for a moment, and then said to Mrs. Wang: "I think I will let Li Zhi, Yingchun, and Tanchun be in charge of the house. You will only be in charge of the money coming in and out."

Mrs. Wang was very satisfied after hearing this.

This was completely beyond her expectations.

In fact, Mrs. Wang is not incapable of managing the entire Rongguo Mansion. In fact, Rongguo Mansion has lasted for several lifetimes. The servants in the mansion are all born in the same family. The relationships inside are intricate. If there is a sudden rectification, there will be no trouble. Well, those minions below can rebel.

That's why Mrs. Wang wanted to give up.

If others are allowed to carry out reforms and she only cares about winning money, then Mrs. Wang is extremely willing.

"The old lady is so thoughtful. How can we, the younger generation, be so considerate?" Mrs. Wang complimented Jia Mu.

Mother Jia's face did not show happiness. He just nodded indifferently, then waved his hand to let Mrs. Wang go down.

After Mrs. Wang left, Jia Mu's strength disappeared immediately.

She lay on the bed dejectedly, looking at the roof and feeling a little overwhelmed.

After a long time, Jia Mu called Yuanyang over and said, "Go and write a letter to the second master and let him know what happened at home."

Yuanyang did not leave immediately, but said hesitantly: "Will this delay the second master's future?"

Jia Mu was shocked.

She turned her head and looked at Yuanyang with relief, "You're right to remind me, I almost lost a big thing for a small thing."

Jia's mother just wanted to write a letter to Jia Zheng, hoping that Jia Zheng could make some money by virtue of his current position as governor of Hainan.

But Yuanyang's reminder just now made her realize that she was being a little petty.

Although things are a bit more difficult in the government now, as long as Jia Zheng survives, these difficult days will surely pass.

However, if I delay my second son's future because of this trivial matter, then there is really no hope.

She let out a long breath, and then said to Yuanyang: "Pawn all the corals in my warehouse."

After hearing this, Yuanyang hurried out to do errands and came back soon.

"Old lady, there are only three corals left in our warehouse, and they are not very big." Yuanyang said helplessly.

After hearing this, Mother Jia was a little surprised at first, but she soon remembered that her largest coral had been given to Xue Baochai.

Jia Mu sighed, but soon her eyes became firm and she said to Yuanyang, "Is there a pawn shop in the Marquis Mansion next door?"

"Back to the old lady, there was no pawnshop in Dingxihou Mansion. Later, Grandma Rui borrowed money from her parents' family to open one. I heard that the business was pretty good."

"In this case, let's take our coral to their home. I think they are all relatives, and her family will give them more interest."

Yuanyang was a little surprised when he heard this. You have to know that this kind of thing is not done secretly behind the back of relatives, and how can anyone send things to relatives' pawn shops to pawn.

Just when Yuanyang was confused, she raised her head and glanced at Jia Mu. Seeing Jia Mu's firm eyes, Yuanyang suddenly realized that she somewhat understood what Jia Mu meant.

He went to the pawn shop in Dingxihou Mansion to pawn something, deliberately letting Jia Rui and Xue Baochai know about it.

You must know that Jia Rui is now the patriarch and the chief minister of the dynasty. If he knows that Rongguo Mansion is in such difficulty and does not lend a helping hand, his reputation will be damaged.

Therefore, on the surface, Jia Mu was going to pawn something, but in fact she was asking Jia Rui for help.

After Yuanyang understood what Jia Mu meant, she replied: "Then I will deliver the things in person tomorrow." Jia Mu nodded, and then her face turned a little red.

What she did was so unreasonable. If others and relatives knew about it, Rongguo Mansion would be completely embarrassed.

But things have reached this point, what can be done?You can't empty out all the money in Rongguo Mansion's treasury. If this happens, Rongguo Mansion will really be doomed.

Speaking of Jia Rui, after returning to his own house from Rongguo Mansion, he entered the outer study.

He planned to stay here overnight. After all, what he and Xue Baochai said was to think about things outside.

But Jia Rui was used to enjoying it. After sleeping in the study for an hour, he felt uncomfortable. Either the bed was hard or the quilt was cold. He always felt that it was not as comfortable as sleeping in a beauty's room.

In the end, Jia Rui stopped suffering here and went directly back to the back house, and then got into Xue Baoqin's room.

In fact, Xue Baoqin had already rested, but when Jia Rui came, Xue Baoqin could only put on his clothes again and welcome Jia Rui in.

"Uncle, weren't you reading and thinking in the front? Why did you come back to the back?" Xue Baoqin asked playfully while nestling in Jia Rui's arms.

Jia Rui opened his mouth, but finally told the truth, "I don't know how hard the bed in the study is, and the quilt is so thin that I don't even feel warm even when I cover it."

After Xue Baoqin heard this, he put his head on Jia Rui's shoulder and smiled so much that his flowers trembled.

Jia Rui pretended to be unhappy and slapped Xue Baoqin's butt, "You little girl, you dare to laugh at your uncle, let's see how I deal with you."

Saying this, Jia Rui picked up Xue Baoqin and went to the back bedroom.

The next day, the sun shines into the house.

Jia Rui opened his eyes in a daze, then reached out and found that Xue Baoqin next to him was no longer there.

Jia Rui sat up from the bed.

The little maid outside heard the movement in the room and poked her head in. When she saw that Jia Rui had gotten up, she quickly called her companions to come in and help Jia Rui get dressed.

"Where did Baoqin go?"

"Go back to the uncle. Grandma invited our aunt over."

Jia Rui got dressed, then walked squarely to Xue Baochai's yard next to him. As soon as he entered the yard, he heard the laughter of Xue Baochai and Xue Baoqin in the house.

"Why am I so happy about a happy event so early in the morning?" Jia Rui entered the house as he spoke.

Seeing Jia Rui come in, Xue Baochai and Xue Baoqin quickly stood up, came to Jia Rui's side, and then surrounded Jia Rui from left to right and came to the seat in the middle.

Then Xue Baochai handed his tea bowl to Jia Rui's hand.

"Don't listen to girls' jokes." Xue Baochai glanced at Jia Rui and said.

Jia Rui didn't take it to heart, "It's time to have breakfast. I'm so hungry that my stomach is growling."

"You don't even know what time it is. It's almost lunch now." Xue Baoqin interjected.

Jia Rui didn't feel guilty at all. He stretched and continued: "Uncle, it's so hard for me to go to the palace to do things every day. I finally have a day off. Can't I sleep in?"

"Okay, okay, thank you for your hard work, Uncle Rui. I'll let them serve you food." Xue Baochai smiled, stood up and went out to greet the maid and get some food for Jia Rui.

It must be said that the cooks in Xihou Mansion are indeed very efficient. As soon as the orders were given, three or four delicious dishes and a bowl of rice were placed in front of Jia Rui without even half a stick of incense.

Jia Rui, accompanied by two beauties, was eating and listening to the two chatting about home affairs.

Just when Jia Rui was almost finished eating, Brother Ying ran in from outside.

Jia Rui frowned a little when he saw Brother Ying's look, "Tell me, you are already a big girl and you are still so out of place."

But Brother Ying was not afraid of Jia Rui at all. She stuck out her tongue at Jia Rui, then moved to Xue Baochai's side and said a few words in her ear.

Xue Baochai frowned and looked a little unhappy.

Jia Rui asked strangely: "What made grandma unhappy?"

Xue Baochai was not prepared to marry Jia Rui. She said in annoyance: "Yuanyang went to our pawn shop this morning."

After hearing this, Jia Rui's face became serious. He knocked on the table and asked, "Is Rongguo Mansion already in such difficulty?"

Jia Rui is actually very strange. You have to know that he has found a good way for Wang Xifeng to get money. Wang Xifeng also promised Jia's mother to give Jia's family some money for the expenses of the house.

But little did he know that Wang Xifeng had now turned into an iron rooster and never pried off a hair.

"How do I know this?" Xue Baochai replied with an unhappy face.

Xue Baoqin on the side said with some disbelief: "When I was playing with my sisters in the Grand View Garden, I never heard that Rongguo Mansion was in trouble. Otherwise, how could they have the money to build such a spectacular garden."

　I finally finished typing and can go to sleep.

　　
　
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