My Red Mansion Career

Chapter 194 No one is allowed to touch this money

Seeing that Jia's mother not only agreed, but also gave her an extra twenty thousand taels, Jia Yu looked at her in surprise.

Jia Mu glared at him, "Why...do you think my old lady is the kind of old fool who doesn't distinguish between right and wrong?"

Jia Yu smiled: "Of course not, since the old lady said so, then I'm not polite...come here!"

"Here!"

Zhao Qiubai stood up.

Jia Yu pointed to the silver winter melons on the ground and said: "Take away six of these silver winter melons, and then take away two thousand taels of scattered silver, and then follow me!"

"Here!"

Zhao Qiubai didn't waste any time. He led several carts on the spot. Seven or eight people worked together to lift the 500 kilograms of silver winter melon onto the cart. After picking up thousands of pieces of silver, they followed Jia Yu. .

silver winter melon

At some point, Jia She, who had changed his clothes, returned to Rongqing Hall after hearing the news.

At this time, he looked straight at the large and small boxes piled up in the yard, but because of Jia Yu's presence, he never dared to speak.

After Jia Yu left, he couldn't help but ran to Jia's mother and said sadly: "Mom... what are you doing?

Why did you give Brother Yu 50,000 taels of silver all at once? This is all the money of our Jia family? "

"Jia's money?"

Jia's mother glanced at her eldest son and sneered, "If it weren't for Brother Yu, what would this money be?"

Why...you know how distressed you are now?

As long as you buy a few less wives on weekdays, money won't be so tight.

Besides, where did you go earlier? Why is it that Brother Yu got the money back and you came out in a mess?

You really don’t know how to do anything, and you don’t have anything left to eat. "

Jia She's face turned red with shame, he lowered his head and dared not speak.

But Jia She was not the only one who felt sorry for the silver. Wang Xifeng couldn't help but said: "Ancestor, we know that Brother Yu recovered this silver.

But he took away fifty thousand taels in one go. Isn't this too much?

You must know that the annual public expenditure of our Jia family is only this amount. "

Mother Jia glanced around, glanced at Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, Wang Xifeng, Jia Lian and others before sighing:

“Old lady, I know that you people are all worthless things.

Brother Yu is wiping your butts, but you still think they took too much. I really think Brother Yu cares about you three melons and two dates.

That’s all, I’m too lazy to tell you.

Big girl...you should explain it to these idiots. "

Yuan Chun, who had been silent all this time, raised his bright head and looked first at Jia Zheng and Jia She, then at Mrs. Wang and everyone around him before saying this.

"Father, Uncle Pardon, the reason why my husband took the fifty thousand taels of silver was not for himself, but to settle the affairs behind him.

Today, my husband mobilized hundreds of soldiers from the Wucheng Army and Horse Division to work for our Jia Mansion, and found hundreds of thousands of silver coins from the Lai Mansion.

Since people have done work for us, and the work is private, we have to pay them.

Even if each person is paid thirty-fifty taels of silver, how can hundreds of people leave with more than 10,000 taels of silver?

And did you think it was over?

Since we want to report to the official, the people of Shuntian Prefecture must take care of it, which is another sum of money.

And this matter will definitely be reported to several cabinet ministers.

Although several pavilion elders are not short of these three melons and two dates, they still have to buy some small gifts for them. Which of these things does not require money?

Does Sister-in-law Lian still think fifty thousand taels of silver is a lot of money now?

And then again, if this matter is left to the second sister-in-law Lian, and you and Uncle She are given 50,000 taels of silver, can you handle it well? "

Yuanchun was not angry that Sister Feng had questioned her husband just now, so he gave her a nail that was neither soft nor hard.

"I……"

Wang Xifeng was speechless for a moment, and Jia She also blushed. The two of them then thought that if they were really asked to handle this matter, they would really be blinded.

Because this matter is beyond their capabilities.

Reporting to the Shuntian Prefecture is simple. Send the servant below to take the post from the Jia Prefecture and get it done immediately.

But the impact of this incident is too great, and it might cause trouble all over the city.

Therefore, the cabinet must come forward to help suppress the matter.

But the question is, what is the identity of the cabinet minister?

Of the two of them, one lives in the courtyard playing with his little wife all day long, and the other is an illiterate person who can't come into contact with them?

Even though they were considered the number one figures in the Rongguo Mansion, when they left the Rongguo Mansion and entered the court, they were not even as good as novices.

Perhaps still feeling dissatisfied, Jia Yuanchun continued: "And this matter may have been spread to the palace. Once His Majesty sends someone down to investigate the matter thoroughly, will the pardon be the top one or the second sister-in-law follow?" Is it someone from CRRC or someone from Jinyiwei who can explain it?"

When he first returned to Jia's Mansion, Yuanchun didn't understand the situation in Jia's Mansion at first because he had not returned to Jia's Mansion for many years.

But after these days, she finally understood that the prosperous Jia Mansion in the past had long become an empty frame. If it weren't for the sign of amnesty for the Duke Rong's Mansion and Jia's mother, Ning Rong's Second Mansion would have been destroyed. Excluded from the top elite circle of Shenjing.

But now, it was good. Her husband was working hard outside, and it was fine if they didn't support him. They were still gossiping and gossiping behind her. She couldn't stand it, so she fought back on the spot.

Seeing Yuanchun alone, he was speechless when he criticized the former generous Jia She and the ruthless Feng Lazi. Tanchun, Daiyu, Baochai, Xichun and other girls all showed admiration.

Xichun even gave her a thumbs up quietly.

Mother Jia rolled her eyes at her idiot eldest son and granddaughter-in-law, "Now do you know why I gave Brother Yu an extra twenty thousand taels of silver?

You guys, it's fine if you don't help, but you can't hold back Brother Yu, right? "

Having said this, Jia Mu looked at Yuan Chun again: "Big girl, what happened tonight is all thanks to Brother Yu.

Grandma doesn't know how to thank you two. Let's do this... you can take the money here... as much as you want.

If anyone dares to gossip, the old lady will whip him with a cane! "

"I... um..."

When Wang Xifeng heard this, she immediately became anxious. Just as she was about to speak, Jia Lian covered her mouth, and she could only make a muffled sound.

Just when everyone looked at Yuanchun, wondering how much she had taken. She smiled brightly, like a red peony blooming calmly and gorgeously, and then her lips parted slightly: "Since the old lady said so, if my granddaughter doesn't obey, wouldn't she be betraying the old lady's kindness?"

Having said this, she said to Jia Mu: "That's good. We have no shortage of money in Uncle Dingyuan's Mansion.

If you really appreciate your granddaughter, then transfer the Lai family's house to Brother Yu and your granddaughter.

It just so happens that our original house is too small, and my husband just wanted to move to a bigger house. Didn't someone bring a pillow just when I fell asleep?

Just tell me how much money you need to make up, and my granddaughter can have someone send it over. "

"You want the Lai family's house?"

Yuan Chun's words were beyond Jia Mu's expectations. She couldn't help but smile and give Yuan Chun a false nod: "Well, you are a big girl. You two are waiting for me here...but..."

She pondered for a moment and then nodded: "You and Brother Yu really should move to a bigger house.

I have heard from those girls that your house is too small and not worthy of Uncle Dingyuan's status.

Okay, that house will be given to you and your wife. As for the money, don't mention it anymore. If my family is still talking about business, it won't make people laugh. "

Yuan Chun smiled brightly, stood up, bowed slightly to Jia Mu, and said softly: "Thank you to the old lady for the reward, and the granddaughter accepted it shamelessly."

Seeing Jia's mother giving the Lai family's house to Jia Yu and his wife without blinking an eyebrow, Jia She felt her heart aching.

Although he has never been to the Lai family, he just heard from his son that it took the Lai brothers more than ten years to build the Lai family house, which means it is only one size smaller than the Rongguo Mansion. Why give it away like this?

He wanted to speak, but when he thought of Jia Yu's unreasonable methods and his niece's temperament, he could only swallow his words back.

Jia She remained silent, Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang would not have any objections to this, and the others did not dare to say anything, so the matter was settled.

At this moment, a burst of footsteps hurriedly sounded. It turned out that it was Jia Zhen who had been notified and hurried over after hearing the news.

When he came to the front yard of Rongqing Hall, his eyes straightened up when he looked at the hundreds of huge silver winter melons and the silver and antique calligraphy and paintings that filled the ground with the help of lights.

He hurriedly saluted Jia Mu and said: "Old lady, such a big thing happened, why didn't you inform your grandson?"

Jia Mu said angrily: "Notify you?

You spend all day either drinking and having fun with your concubines, or you go out and fool around with your bad friends.

The old lady wants to inform you, but she has to find someone who can do it. "

Jia Zhen was speechless for a moment. He looked at Jia She again, hoping that his cousin, who had always been closer to him, would say a few words for him.

But Jia She was so frightened that he peed his pants in front of everyone today. No matter how thick-skinned he was, he couldn't recover for a while.

And he is not stupid, of course he knows the purpose of Jia Zhen coming here.

Haven't you seen Rongguo Mansion making a fortune and wanted to take a bite?

How could he be willing to share his own money with others?

So he lowered his head and pretended to be an ostrich.

Seeing that Jia She refused to speak for her, Jia Zhen secretly resented it, but she also knew that when it came to money, let alone her cousin, even her father-in-law might not always be able to handle things easily.

He could only bow to Jia Mu again: "Old lady, the two brothers Lai Sheng have embezzled so much money from Ning Rong's second house, and my grandson is deeply saddened.

Now that everyone in the Lai family has surrendered to the law, it is time to return the gains they made from corruption over the years to the Ning Rong Mansion. However, I don't know how to divide the law, so I asked the old lady to set up a charter. "

Looking at Jia Zhen who was respectfully asking for advice, Jia's mother felt tired.

People who usually only come here once a month, now see the money and rush out like cats smelling fishy smell.

She glanced around and found that in addition to the girls, there were other masters such as Wang Xifeng, Jia Lian, Jia She, Jia Zhen, and Mrs. Xing, all looking at the money on the ground with golden eyes.

Mother Jia took a deep breath and said calmly: "Old lady, I don't care how the money came from, but except for the 50,000 taels of silver that Brother Yu just took away, no one can touch the other silver.

For now, put it in the public warehouse until the old woman thinks about it. If anyone dares to reach out to this batch of money, don't blame the old woman for being unkind.

Also, the day after tomorrow is the day when Brother Yu will entertain his relatives and friends. At that time, people from the Dongping County Prince's Palace, Nan'an County Prince's Palace, Beijing Prince's Palace, Zhen Guogong and other four princes, eight princes and twelve princes will come.

If anyone dares to deliberately cause trouble and anger Brother Yu, don't blame me, an old woman, when the time comes. "

After saying that, Jia Mu turned around and shouted: "Lin Zhixiao!"

"The villain is here!"

Lin Zhixiao, who had been standing aside with his hands down, walked over quickly.

Jia Mu pointed to the ground and said: "From now on, you will be the chief steward of Rongguo Mansion.

Now you immediately take people to move all the things into the warehouse and register them all. No one is allowed to move a penny without my instructions. "

"Here!"

Lin Zhixiao was overjoyed and quickly bowed his head in response. Soon he called dozens of servants and began to carry the silver winter melons and various money and antiques on the ground to the warehouse at the back.

"Okay, let's all leave. If you have anything to say, we'll talk about it tomorrow. I'm tired, so I won't accompany you anymore. Yuanyang... let's go back."

"It's... the old lady." Yuanyang responded quickly and helped Jia Mu back to the back hall, leaving only a large group of people staring at each other.

And this night, I don’t know how many people could not sleep at night...

After leaving the court the next day, Jia Yu was immediately called to the imperial study by Emperor Changping.

"Jia Yu...I heard that you were very busy yesterday.

I didn't expect that you, Uncle Dingyuan, would even help your father-in-law to raid your servant's home and even use soldiers from the Wucheng Army and Horses Division. Is this considered a public weapon for private use? "

Seeing the sarcasm on Emperor Changping's lips, Jia Yu said honestly: "There is no wiser person than Your Majesty. I never thought that such a trivial matter could not be hidden from Your Majesty."

"Don't be so weird with me."

Emperor Changping said angrily: "You call that a trivial matter?

Today, word has spread all over the capital, saying that the dignified uncle Dingyuan, who had nothing to do, actually helped his father-in-law to search his house. You are really a qualified son-in-law! "

Jia Yu said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty... As the saying goes, a son-in-law is half a son, and the father-in-law who is a minor minister is a man who only knows how to bow and bow and sit down all day long, like a clay sculpture.

He was also an indifferent person in the Jia family, and those old ladies took care of all the affairs in the house.

Nowadays, the huge Jia family has been almost completely hollowed out by those minions. If I don't take action, hundreds of people in the Jia family will have to go to the streets to beg for food.

If it were you, could you ignore it? "

(End of this chapter)