Chapter 97
Rongguofu.

Yu Liu counted the time. It was not half past, and he expected that the eldest master and the second master Lian would be back.After getting a reward last time, Yu Liu really hoped that the eldest master would make another reward today, so that he could not get another reward.

While thinking about it, he saw a line of carriages and horses coming from the east of Ningrong Street in the distance. Yu Liu hurriedly moved a stool and waited. When he got closer, Yu Liu immediately saw something was wrong.

What's wrong?Na Xing'er and Long'er, all the young men, all had sullen faces, covering their mouths with their sleeves even when they spoke. They were so cautious for fear of disturbing the master on the carriage... Could it be that the eldest master had to pay for it today?

He cursed secretly that he was unlucky because he had snatched this job today and would have to do the work for someone else tomorrow.At this point, Yu Liu could only accept it in his heart. When the carriage stopped, he immediately placed the stool next to the shaft of the carriage. He did not dare to make a sound and just stood aside in a polite manner.

The curtain was opened, and Mr. Lian got out of the car with his face covered. He looked around secretly, and saw that there was a slap mark on Mr. Lian's face!Yu Liu didn't dare to be careless, and bowed more and more to wait aside.

After a moment, the elder got out of the carriage with a sullen face, and then strode toward the black oil gate.The second master Lian sighed, shook his sleeves, and entered the house through the corner door.

Long Er was trailing behind, and Yu Liu was puzzled. He hurriedly caught up and asked, "What did you say?"

Long'er said impatiently: "Don't ask anymore!"

"Compensation?" Yu Liu asked in a low voice.

Longer nodded slightly.

Yu Liu asked: "Didn't you pay less this time?"

Long'er stamped his feet, glanced at Yu Liu and said, "No less compensation? Oh, no less compensation. Not to mention the full compensation, I still owe 4000 taels!"

"what?"

Yu Liu was shocked, but Longer ignored him and followed Jia Lian into Rongguo Mansion in two steps.

Xing'er, Long'er and other boys dispersed at Yimen. Jia Lian entered Deyimen and walked towards his home with a frown on his face.

In Sister Feng's children's courtyard, the maid saw Jia Lian coming in and quickly called out: "Second Grandma, Second Master is back!"

Inside, Wang Xifeng was settling accounts with Ping'er. Unfortunately, he had made some money by relying on stocks. By August, the accounts of Rongguo Mansion were settled.Wang Xifeng was just thinking about whether he should go back and take some money from his father-in-law to buy some stocks, when Jia Lian came back.

Wang Xifeng put down the account book and frowned slightly, then smiled and said: "It seems that there is no profit today, otherwise, I would have gone to Gao Le with the great master early in the morning."

Ping'er smiled and said: "I heard that the second master followed the eldest master and made a lot of money these days."

Wang Xifeng snorted and said: "Anyone who earns three melons and two dates every day will be homeless. If he earns a fortune in the future, won't he become even more invisible? Go and greet him. Look at what he is today." What’s the explanation?”

Ping'er greeted him, got up and went to the outside room, and happened to bump into Jia Lian entering.Ping'er was very good at observing words and expressions, so he saw that Jia Lian's face was gloomy. Although he forced himself to smile, there was a hint of discomfort in his smile.

"Second Master." She followed and said, "Grandma is doing the accounting right now."

"Oh." Jia Lian responded and went straight into the inner room, where he saw Wang Xifeng holding an account book in one hand and an abacus in the other.

Jia Lian Xiaoyi leaned over with a smile and put her arms around Wang Xifeng's shoulders.Wang Xifeng shrugged and said: "Don't make trouble, we are settling the accounts."

Jia Lian said: "Why are you doing an accounting now?"

Wang Xifeng glanced sideways and said, "You, Second Master Lian, are just doing nothing. Shouldn't I think carefully about it?" After a pause, seeing the flattery on his face, Wang Xifeng pursed her lips and said happily: "Hey, look at Second Master, This posture is lost today."

Jia Lian laughed sarcastically and was speechless.

"How much did you lose?"

Jia Lian sighed: "700 taels."

Wang Xifeng felt a little distressed, and then said: "Brother Jian also said that day, whether there is a win or a loss in this business, I only lost 700 taels, and there is still three to five hundred taels left, so it is better to take it out and keep it for expenses."

Jia Lian's smile became increasingly bitter, and he said, "I paid it all in, and I still owe Shuntian Mansion 700 taels."

"Ah?" Wang Xifeng was shocked, raised his eyebrows, and stared at Jia Lian: "It's enough to pay everything, how can I owe 700 taels?"

"I'm afraid I can't explain these few words, but in short, I signed and signed and wrote the IOU before I left the exchange. Hey, I regret not listening to Brother Jian's good advice... Feng'er, where are you -"

Wang Xifeng didn't wait for him to finish speaking and said, "Don't even think about it! My second master, Ti Ji, took out one- and two-hundred pieces every now and then, but they were gone long ago. Now if you want money again, you might as well use my gold collar to pay for it." ."

"This... it won't happen. It won't happen. I'll think of something else."

Jia Lian sighed again, stood up and left Shi Shiran.Wang Xifeng was absent-minded for a long time, and the account book was never turned over.Suddenly he said: "It's really strange, why do you still owe 700 taels? Ping'er, go and find Xing'er and Long'er to find out. Is it possible that the second master has raised an aunt outside?"

Ping'er pursed her lips and said happily: "What grandma said, even if the second master has the heart, he doesn't have the courage."

"Go as you are told, and take a look at what the second master is doing now."

Ping'er agreed, got up and went to scan and listen.After a full cup of tea, Ping'er quickly returned.

"Grandma, listen up." Ping'er came closer and immediately explained the matter of borrowing stocks, then turned around and said: "I heard that the eldest master owes 4000 taels of silver. It's a good thing. For a family like ours, if we were a small family, we would lose everything because of that." After a pause, he added: "The second master is sorting things out in the study at the moment, fans, jade pendants, inkstones, etc. How much silver can this amount be worth?"

Wang Xifeng snorted and was speechless.

Ping'er advised: "Grandma and the second master are one and the same, and we can't let the second master lose his face. It's okay for the past three or five days, but I'm afraid that if time goes by, the Shuntian Mansion will come to collect debts, and then I'm afraid... I'm afraid that grandma and second master are both separated."

Wang Xifeng took a deep breath, thought for a while and said, "That's all, go and find him. It's so easy to save your body, but he took it all away. I'm really unwilling."

Ping'er responded, but didn't say anything more. He hurriedly got up and went to find Jia Lian. Let's not mention this.

Cross the courtyard to the east.

The eldest master, Jia She, walked all the way through the Sanzhongyi Gate and entered the inner house. Mrs.

Mrs.All the way to the hall, Jia She hunched down and sat down, and immediately a maid served tea.

Jia She picked it up, took a sip, and then threw the teacup on the maid with a sigh.

"You bitch, do you want to burn me to death?"

Mrs.

The remaining people in the hall were suddenly so horrified that they didn't dare to breathe, and they could hear a pin drop for a while.

After waiting for a long time, Mrs. Xing saw Jia She sighing, and then asked: "Master, is it...not going well today?"

"Lost."

"Compensation? Master, don't worry about it. If you make a profit, you will pay it. You may make it back in the future."

"I can't come back. I smashed all the more than 1 taels into it, and I still owe Shuntian Mansion 4000 taels of silver."

"Ah?" Mrs. Xing was shocked.

Because of Jia Mu's presence, although the first and second bedrooms of the Rongguo Mansion were not separated, they had their own doors to enter the mansion, just like coming in separately.Although food and expenses were paid out of Gongzhong's account, Jia She and his wife had to pay for the odd daily expenses themselves.

Those more than 1 taels of silver were all Dongkuoyuan'er's floating wealth. Now that it's all gone, what will happen to the future expenses?
Mrs. Xing frowned and thought, "How about I go with the master to beg the old lady?"

Jia She snorted coldly and was speechless.Jia She had been in trouble the previous time because of the accumulated debt. He had nothing to say and made the old lady disgusted. It had been quite some time since he had visited Jia's mother.Now if I go to pray again, what else will I get except cynicism?
After a while, Mrs. Xing said again: "Those fans in the master's study -"

"Don't move the fan!" Before he could finish his words, he was cut off by Jia She.Jia She had two major hobbies in his life: one was lust for flowers, and the other was special care for those fans.As I've gotten older recently, my love for flowers and lust has somewhat subsided, so I cherish the hard-earned fan even more.

After hearing this, Mrs. Xing immediately lost her mind and just frowned and remained silent.

After a long while, Jia She said, "What happened to Yingchun and the man named Li?"

"This -" Mrs.Later, when he came back, he was reprimanded by Jia Shehao, saying that he had ruined a major event.

It was because Jia She was killing everyone in the stock market recently that he put this matter behind him for the time being.Because Mrs. Xing still dares to get involved?And since we moved out of Dongkuaoyuan early in the Spring Festival, we can see each other every day when the old lady sets rules in front of her.

Now that the old matter was brought up again, Mrs. Xing suddenly didn't know what to say.

The eldest man, Jia She, raised his eyebrows and scolded: "Silly woman, I told you to take advantage of me a long time ago. The mistake is not your fault. Why should I worry about it today? I only need to find the man named Li, and a few thousand taels of silver is not enough." Offer it obediently?"

Mrs.

The elder was silent and silent, which was regarded as acquiescence.

Mrs. Xing hurriedly sent her maid to look for Siqi. When Siqi came in with surprise, she only glanced at him and became worried.

Mrs. Xing forced out a smile and said, "Siqi, how are the two girls doing lately?"

"all good."

"What about...the second lady and brother Jian? Has brother Jian seen the second girl recently?"

Si Qi hesitated and said, "I came here to see it twice. After sitting for a while, Fourth Master Jian left."

Mrs. Xing immediately beamed with joy, looked at Jia She and said, "Master, brother Jian and the second girl are doing well. Look..."

"Ah."

The elder responded, making secret calculations in his mind.His eldest boss also wanted to save face, so how could he let debt collectors come after him?In three to five days, the money owed must be settled.Since Li Weijian and Yingchun have never stopped contacting each other, it is no problem to ask for a sum of money for this mouth, right?
After sending Siqi away, the eldest master Jia She didn't dare to play big anymore. Seeing that dinner had just been finished, he got up and led several maids to the small courtyard in the northeast.

But he said that Li Weijian had just come back that day, and just as he sat down, he saw that Qingwen looked wrong.

Li Weijian thought about it and realized that he was afraid that the little girl would be disgusted by the smell of powder on her body.Expecting some teasing later, Qingwen would let the matter go.

But I never thought that he tried his best during dinner and told many naughty jokes. The remaining three maids laughed so hard that Qingwen was the only one who looked at her coldly and pouted her small cherry mouth, as if she could make a smile. bottle.

After dinner, while the other three maids were busy, Li Weijian asked Qingwen in a warm voice, "What happened today?"

Qingwen glanced sideways: "What's the matter? The fourth master doesn't know what he's thinking? The fourth master is being served at home one by one. If that's not enough, the fourth master has to go outside to look for those dirty and smelly things."

Li Weijian was unsure of Qingwen's thoughts for a moment, so he sighed and was speechless.

Qingwen looked at her furtively, thinking that what she had just said was too serious. Seeing Li Weijian like this, she lowered her voice and asked, "Fourth Master, is that Hu Meizi using what happened last time to blackmail you?"

"Fox Meizi?"

With a bang, Qingwen said angrily: "Now the fourth master still wants to hide it for her? Look at Siqi's virtue that he can't get rid of after just one glance at the fourth master. Who can't see it?"

Li Weijian wondered: "How did you figure it out?"

Qingwen said: "You can smell it."

Li Weijian suddenly felt enlightened, thought for a moment, and said, "You also know her temperament. When she gets angry, she may seek death and survival. It's hard for a good person to commit suicide just because of this."

Qingwen thought that Siqi had really threatened Li Weijian, and said angrily: "She is so shameless, who cares whether she lives or dies? I know that Fourth Master is kind-hearted. If he really can't bear it, just ask for a contract. Wait. When entering the room, you must abide by some rules, but you cannot let her manipulate the fourth master."

Li Weijian sneered inwardly and said with a smile: "The things here are a bit complicated, actually -"

Just then, Hongyu shouted from outside: "Fourth Master, the eldest master is here!"

Is Jia She coming?

The second monk, Li Weijian, was at a loss as to what Jia She's purpose was.He immediately left Qingwen behind, got up and went out to greet her.When they arrived in the courtyard, they saw Jia She's brows furrowed, and then he managed to squeeze out a smile when he saw Li Weijian.

"My nephew, we haven't seen each other for a while. Haha, my nephew didn't come to see me these days, so now I have no choice but to come and see my nephew."

Li Weijian smiled and cupped his hands in salute and said: "Uncle Shi leaves early and comes back late these days, and he is busy with finances. My nephew is really not easy to disturb. Uncle Shi, hurry up and invite Hongyu to make tea."

Jia She agreed with a smile, and immediately entered the hall with Li Weijian. After the two of them sat down and served tea, they started talking nonsense.

After going around and talking for a long time, Li Weijian finally couldn't help but ask: "Uncle Shi is here to see my nephew, is there something wrong?"

(End of this chapter)

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