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Chapter 150 An honest man gets angry (please subscribe)
"Keep selling antique toys!"

When the Qing guests left, Jia Huan waited until the end to make a bad idea.

Mr. Zheng Er's face turned dark. He felt that Jia Huan was no longer so admirable, so he would come up with such a bad idea. Isn't it embarrassing enough?

"Is it too much?"

He was a little reluctant. He had to adapt to his current status, and he couldn't save face.

The fourth-rank Honglu Temple Qing, one of the Xiaojiu Qing, can be regarded as the number one person in the court.

"What can we do? Don't we repay the money we owe to the treasury?"

Jia Huan spread his hands and said helplessly: "The old lady and my wife probably feel that the court will never go too far and want to give the government some dignity, so they are unmoved!"

"It's not that there's no money in the house, it's just that it's stuck!"

He muttered: "If you don't want to sell antique toys, then you will have to make trouble for the managers!"

Ignoring Mr. Zheng's somewhat reluctant look, he said to himself: "There is a saying among the people: give me back what you have taken, and spit it out after you have eaten me!"

"The four top stewards in the mansion could collect 40 taels of silver by raiding any house!"

This is not an exaggeration. Do you really think that the people in Ningrong Street are vegetarians?
Unknowingly, the top managers headed by the Lai family had figured out the situation at home.

Except for the always low-key Lin Zhixiao couple, who may have less than 40 yuan, the other three families must have exceeded this number.

"They are all the old lady's confidants, so don't act rashly!"

Mr. Zheng Er had a momentary move, but finally shook his head and rejected it.

From this, we can also see how strong and deep the old lady’s control over Rong Mansion is!

"Then just ransack Zhou Rui's house, it's easy to get 40 taels!"

Jia Huan is in a pretty good mood now, so naturally he can stand and talk without back pain.

Mr. Zheng Er glanced sideways at him, his eyes full of questioning: Is your brain flooded?
In addition to being the external steward of the Rong Mansion, Zhou Rui is also the general manager in charge of Mrs. Wang's dowry. It is also difficult to act rashly, otherwise Mrs. Wang will have to turn her back.

With Mrs. Wang's character, she would definitely doubt Master Zheng's plan to get her dowry.

Mr. Zheng Er realizes that he cannot afford to lose that person.

"Then let's attack the eight farm heads!"

Jia Huan chuckled and said, "It's not a problem to get 5 taels of silver from each family!"

"The key is that the food they have in their hands can continuously provide money!"

The counter-insurgency war in Lu Di has ended, and the situation is similar to the past. The White Lotus Sect has been defeated again.

But the supply of military rations is a business that continuously brings enough money and profits.

It does not mean that after the counter-insurgency is solved, the army will no longer need food and grass supplies.

According to the news that Jia Huan knew, the farmer Zhuangtou outside the city sold the extra grain to Erdao traders at the price outside the city when the war against the rebellion in Lu was in full swing.

Damn, you really got it for nothing, I don’t feel bad at all!
If it were sold in the city, the price would at least double. How big was the profit gap? Anyway, after Jia Huan knew the news, he had murderous thoughts in his heart.

Mr. Zheng Er was very moved. The main reason was that he had no good impression of the farm owner outside.

It just so happened that the time was right. The farm heads, the old lady and Mrs. Wang in the mansion had not yet completely formed a solid interest alliance, so touching them would not cause too much trouble in the mansion.

"Master, why are you still hesitating?"

Jia Huan continued to encourage: "It's best to put those eight large farms under the management of the outer courtyard to avoid any trouble inside. Then the majority of the profits can be sent directly to the public school!"

The longer I stay in the world of Red Mansions, the harder it becomes to understand the thoughts of the old lady and Mrs. Wang.

Only with the existence of Rong Mansion can they have a peaceful and leisurely life.Once the Rong Mansion is really financially bankrupt, it may even affect the unity of the clan, and the consequences will be quite serious.

Is it possible that they think that by virtue of their status, they can also live a nurturing life?
After coming up with the idea, Jia Huan patted his butt and left, leaving Master Zheng to think about it by himself.

In any case, the current situation of Mr. Zheng requires him to support the outer courtyard of Rong Mansion.

He needs support from the backyard for everything, and it is inevitable that the old lady and Mrs. Wang will look down on him, and maybe he thinks in his heart that without them, Mr. Zheng Er is nothing.

To put it bluntly, honest people are driven to panic, and once they attack, it is quite scary.

The next day, while Jia Huan was still in class, a boy from Master Zheng came over to shake him.

When Jia Huan arrived in the big study room in a hurry, Mr. Zheng's eyes were red and bloodshot. It was obvious that he had not slept well last night.

His voice was a little hoarse, and he said, "How do we take over the village head outside the city?"

Jia Huan wanted to ask, did he get the old lady's approval?

However, seeing the resolute attitude of the second master Zheng, he did not ask such a question, which would definitely make the second master Zheng unhappy.

"Don't you plan to use people from the mansion?"

Jia Huan asked directly: "Are you worried that they will be involved in private?"

Mr. Zheng Er nodded silently, otherwise why would he be so anxious to call Jia Huan back?
Mainly, he knew that Jia Huan had a group of people, whether they were needed or not, at least they were much more reliable than the family members in the mansion.

Jia Huan was not polite and said with a chuckle: "Sir, the servants around you and some of the Qingke ministers must be the leaders. I don't want to be targeted by the old lady afterwards!"

Mr. Zheng Er nodded in approval. He didn't want such a thing to happen!What else is there to say?

Jia Huan first asked the young man and Qingke who had received the instructions to go directly to the small martial arts hall on Ningrong Street to gather.

When they arrived at the place, Jia Huan had already greeted the green-skinned gangsters who were free and needed at the entrance of the hall.

They were directly divided into eight squads of house raiders, and under the leadership of the servants and retainers, they quickly rushed towards the target.

At this time, the second master of the government, Shi Shiran, arrived at Rongqingtang and told the old lady that he wanted to take control of eight farms outside the city in order to pay off the money owed to the treasury.

"Second brother, do you want to piss me off to death?"

"My mother's words are serious, how can my child dare to be so unfilial?"

"In that case, I'd better stop thinking about it, my second brother, and don't mess around with it!"

"Mother, it's too late to say this now, all the men and children have been sent out!"

"You, you, my second brother are good. Now you have learned to cut first and then play, right?"

"Mom, please calm down. There is nothing I can do about it. Once the money owed to the treasury cannot be paid off in time, I don't know how many courtiers will get into trouble. I really can't bear the pressure!"

"Huh, brother, you are so capable, why don't you get money from outside instead of having to trouble the family?"

"Mom, there are some things that are useless no matter how much we talk about them now. When the matter is over, mother will know clearly. The child is definitely not messing around!"

This conversation between mother and son in Rongqingtang ended on bad terms.

The old lady was in a depressed mood. She once again had the bad feeling that Mr. Zheng Er was out of control. She subconsciously called Yuanyang over: "Go to the Lin family, invite Miss Lin over, and say that grandma misses her!"

Yuanyang left with some worry, and when she came back again, Lin Daiyu was already with her.

"Grandma!"

Daiyu is here. What has your father been busy with recently? Why haven't you seen him coming? "

The old lady half-seriously asked, "Do you think that the old lady is no longer suitable to talk about outside affairs?"

"Grandma misunderstood!"

Lin Daiyu felt slightly uneasy, and explained with a chuckle: "My father has been staying in the south all year round, and he is not used to the winter in the north. He even caught wind and cold a few days ago!"

"Fortunately, it's just a minor problem and it's all over now!"

"But the winter in the north is too cold. Except for going to the Yamen as an errand, my father basically stays at home and doesn't go anywhere. It's just a good time to support him!"

"Oh, that's right, you really should be more careful!"

The old lady was a little disappointed, but not dissatisfied.

Lin Ruhai is indeed used to living in the south. It is normal for him to be a little unable to adapt to the severe cold winter when he suddenly comes to the north.

It's a pity. She originally wanted to close the relationship and let Lin Ruhai have a good communication with the second child and not go too far down the wrong path.

"Then go ahead and be naughty, Tanchun and the others are in the back room!"

The old lady asked about Lin Daiyu's food, drink, housing and transportation, and after expressing her full love and care to the person involved, she asked Lin Daiyu to go and play with her sisters.

Lin Daiyu is so smart. Naturally, she noticed that the old lady was not feeling well.

Knowing that it must be a matter of Rong Mansion, she couldn't ask an outsider, so she just pretended not to know.

When they arrived at the back room, their sister-in-law Li Wan was all here, and she quickly joined in with a happy face.

Speaking of the Rong Mansion, the ones she missed the most were the old lady and her many sisters.

As for the relationship with Jia Baoyu, it’s not that big yet!

The old lady did have that in mind, but unfortunately both of them were still young, so it would be annoying to speak too early.

After playing with the sisters for a while, Lin Daiyu took Tanchun to the corner to talk while taking advantage of the break.

Tanchun was also a smart man. Lin Daiyu just mentioned briefly that the old lady might be in a bad mood, and she didn't know exactly why, but she immediately understood what was going on.

She said with some embarrassment: "Maybe it's because the communication between the master and the old lady didn't go well!"

Rongqingtang is also a big sieve. As long as it is not particularly important and needs to be kept strictly confidential, if something happens, it cannot be hidden from anyone.

Previously, the communication between Mr. Zheng Er and the old lady did not go smoothly, and naturally it spread.

"It's about my second uncle!"

Lin Daiyu nodded repeatedly and did not continue to delve into this topic.

At home, her father Lin Ruhai had reminded her long ago that her second uncle was in a bad mood recently because of the money owed to the treasury. If she came to Rong Mansion, she must not get involved randomly, even if she didn't mention it too much.

Tanchun wanted to say something, but unfortunately Lin Daiyu didn't cooperate. She opened her mouth and said nothing in the end, feeling a little depressed for a while.

Soon after, Jia Baoyu, who knew Lin Daiyu was coming, came over in a hurry to join in the sisters' games and chat, and the back room suddenly became filled with laughter and laughter.

The old lady could occasionally hear some sounds in the lobby of Rongqing Hall, and couldn't help but smile.

(End of this chapter)