From the Red Mansion, you can travel through the world of martial arts

Chapter 136 Are you teaching me how to do something?

I was busy in the Jinyi Yamen until the evening, and there was still a lot of official business that had not been dealt with.

Jia Wei lost his patience. He thought, he had traveled through time, but he still had to work from nine to five. Wouldn’t it be a waste of time?

He then instructed Shen Lian and others to handle it on his behalf, and to put aside the things he was unsure about temporarily, and then he went home after get off work.

Ningrong Street.

Under the blood-red setting sun, the two stone lions in front of the Bo's mansion looked majestic and majestic. The vermilion door was open, and looking through the threshold, one could vaguely see groups of slaves kneeling on the ground.

Today is a big day for the Earl’s Mansion. The Earl returns home after being away from Beijing for nearly two months for work.

"Uncle, we're here." Tiezhu, who was leading the horse, reminded.

Jia Wei was distracted by the matter between Princess Shang and the Queen Mother...

He dismounted from his horse, strode up the steps and entered through the middle door.

In the main courtyard, the servants kneeling on both sides of the straight road kowtowed to greet him and said, "Greetings to the Lord."

"Stand up, and give each of you half a month's salary as a reward." Jia Wei walked straight through the ceremonial gate without looking around.

Two beautiful young women were already waiting in front of the hall.

When Youshi and Qin Keqing saw the familiar tall figure walking quickly towards them, they were startled and quickly moved to greet him.

Keqing was dressed simply, which was very consistent with her status as a widow.

And Youshi dressed up deliberately, putting on rouge and powder, wearing a pearl bun, and a narrow red satin jacket with hundreds of butterflies on it, looking bright and charming.

If outsiders saw her, an unemployed widow, flaunting herself like this, they would definitely criticize her. However, there were only a few maids and old women in the backyard of the Bo's mansion, and they kept their mouths shut.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had a very proper attitude. They bowed together and said very respectfully:
"Brother."

"Uncle Wei."

Jia Wei responded to all the requests and returned the gift. He glanced at the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and had only one thought in his mind.

Rice bowl!

Jia Yu sat in the main hall for a while. Youshi stood by and took the tea from Qin Keqing and served it to him personally.

"In the afternoon, an angel came to the palace and gave a lot of gold, silver, silk, tea and many other tributes. I have ordered people to collect them."

Jia Wei nodded, and without asking her to sit down, he drank a sip of tea, looked at Keqing and said, "Are you well?"

Qin Keqing said softly, "Thanks to Uncle Yu, I got better last month."

Youshi smiled and said, "There are many things to do in the mansion. I am in charge of the garden renovation and I am very busy. After Qin recovered from her illness, she helped to manage the household and was a great help."

Jia Wei nodded, "How is the garden going?"

"The construction period is more than halfway through, and it will be completed before the end of the year. When you have time, come and take a look. I guarantee you will like the landscape pavilions."

"Well, I trust my sister-in-law to do the job." After saying this, Jia Wei stood up and was about to leave.

Although Youshi and Qin Keqing are attractive, Xiangling and Qingwen in his courtyard are closer to him.

"Brother, I have one more thing to ask."

You Shi hesitated for a moment and said, "There are many affairs in the mansion, and we are short of manpower. A few days ago, my mother brought my two younger sisters to visit relatives, so I left my two younger sisters behind to help take care of the affairs at home..."

Youshi's younger sister? You Erjie and You Sanjie?
Both of them are beauties, one is gentle and the other is hot.

Seeing Jia Yu's hesitation, You Shi was startled and said hurriedly, "Brother Yu, is there something wrong? Then I will let them go back tomorrow..."

In fact, Old Lady You just brought Second Sister You and Third Sister to the mansion to beg for free food and drinks. Suddenly, she saw that You Shi was in charge of the household and was very powerful, so she wanted to keep Second Sister You and Third Sister to be taken care of by You Shi.

She said that she wanted the two of them to stay in the Bo's Mansion to help her, but You Shi knew clearly what Old Lady You's intention was.

Firstly, the two of them would eat, drink and chew at the mansion, which would reduce the burden on the family; secondly, the mansion's master was young and vigorous, and the second and third sisters You were beautiful and attractive, so the plan would be big...

Although Old Lady You is You's stepmother, it is not easy for her to disobey her.

Youshi thought that You Erjie was gentle in nature, and although You Sanjie was fierce, she would not dare to disobey her eldest sister. If the two of them really won Jia Wei's favor, it would be beneficial to her and not harmful. After some consideration, she agreed.

But if Jia Wei doesn't like it, or even blames her for taking the initiative, the impact will be huge.

"These are all trivial matters," Jia Wei looked at Youshi, "Since you are here, just stay and eat and drink as usual. Just remember one thing, if you live in a mansion, you must abide by the rules of the mansion."

Yu Shi heaved a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Don't worry, my two sisters are the most polite and well-behaved."

Jia Wei just smiled, and then thought of Zhao Min and others he brought back, and then ordered: "The girls I brought back have been entertained, and I will pick a few honest maids and servants to serve tonight.

"There is no need to follow the usual rules for food and clothing. Anything they lack will be replenished immediately. I will buy them whatever they want. If they have any questions, they can come to me. The monthly salary will be set at ten taels of silver, and Miss Ding will be twenty taels..."

Jia Wei’s idea was very simple. It seemed that Mu Wanqing was still sticking with him because she wanted to marry him, but Jia Wei would only give her a concubine at most.

According to today's mainstream view, it is already a high marriage for a peasant like Mu Wanqing to be the concubine of a young and powerful official like Jia Wei who has a promising future.

But Jia Wei would not think so. He is not a person of this era, but a qualified product of the nine-year compulsory education assembly line.

Although he enjoyed the resources and privileges of the ruling class in feudal society, deep down in his heart, he still believed that everyone was equal...

From Mu Wanqing's perspective, although she is a woman of the underworld, she is also pure and innocent. She doesn't care about marrying up or marrying down. She just wants to find a good man to grow old with. So if you are treated unfairly by your status, you should be compensated by providing a good material life.

Jia Wei felt that it was basically reasonable. After all, in later generations, how many female college students could be supported with so much money?

It’s time to be satisfied!

Anyway, there is still a lot of silver in the public treasury. On his next trip to the south of the Yangtze River, he made 600,000 taels of silver from the salt merchants. Why keep so much money if he doesn't spend it?
Pass it on to the next generation? That's funny...

But Youshi and Qinshi were both shocked when they heard this, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other in surprise.

Not to mention the other benefits, this month's money is too much...

The West Mansion has always lived better than the East Mansion, and among all the masters in the West Mansion, only Lady Jia, Mrs. Wang and others received twenty taels of silver per month.

A proper second wife like Wang Xifeng received five taels of silver per month.

It was only after Jia Wei came to power and the public treasury had enough money that Youshi and Qin Keqing gave the money.

According to convention, if those girls were to be raised as mistresses first, their monthly allowance would be at most the same as that of Daiyu, Tanchun and others, which would be two taels of silver.

If she was a concubine, she should be given two taels and four strings of money like Aunt Zhao and Aunt Zhou in the West Mansion.

Jia Wei asked for ten taels and gave twenty taels. How could Youshi remain calm?

As for her two younger sisters, Jia Wei said that it was a routine, but why did he make so many exceptions now...

She probed softly, "Brother, isn't it too high? It's a bit against the rules. According to the convention..."

When Jia Wei heard that she dared to deny him, he looked up at her with a calm look. However, Youshi's voice suddenly stopped, and she looked at Jia Wei and was speechless.

"Are you teaching me how to do things?"

The atmosphere in the main hall became tense, and Qin Keqing's expression changed slightly.

Yu Shi was stunned, her heartbeat slowed down by fear, and she bowed and said, "I dare not, I just..."

"Who made the rules? Where do the conventions come from?" Jia Wei looked at the deep ravine in front of him and said slowly:
"In this mansion, what I say is the rule and convention."

"Yes, yes, I was wrong..." Youshi responded repeatedly, lowering her head and shaking. If this happened in private, she would have knelt down at Jia Wei's legs and begged for mercy.

This Youshi also needs to be taught a lesson. After being in charge of the household for a few days, she can no longer distinguish between the big and small princes.

Even though human nature is like this, if absolute authority is not established, those who dare to question it today may end up disobeying it in the future and enriching themselves.

Jia Wei looked Youshi up and down. This beautiful woman had dressed up carefully, showing the mature charm of a young woman, and her figure was very seductive.

He turned his head to look at Qin Keqing who was standing by. Youshi was scolded for saying something wrong, and now she also looked down at the floor, looking very cautious.

"Qin, please go down first. I have something to tell my sister-in-law."

"Yes," Qin Keqing hurriedly bowed and said, "Uncle Yu, Madam, I will withdraw first."

Qin Keqing turned around and left the main hall, and then she breathed a sigh of relief. Although Jia Wei was usually kind and gentle, he was a little scary when he turned cold...

Inside the house, Youshi heard Qin Keqing's receding footsteps and her heart skipped a beat. Feeling the fiery gaze in front of her, her face turned red.

Jia Wei stretched out his hand and weighed the huge fruit. Because he was still bent over, the snow seeds hung down and were very large.

Youshi was startled and took two steps back in fear, but she quickly reacted, looked up at Jia Wei's calm face, and hurriedly came back.

Jia Wei pinched the snow and asked, "Do you understand what I just said, sister-in-law?"

"It's clear now...Brother Yu." Yu's voice seemed to come out from between her teeth, like a cat's meow.

Jia Wei held her shoulders. Youshi hesitated slightly and knelt down in front of him.

Jia Wei looked at the Ruyao Beauty Vase with fresh flowers on it and put his hand on the armrest of the chair.

A thin voice was heard.

"Hiss..." Jia Wei leaned back in his chair, raised his head, and said in a deep voice: "Did you remember what I just said, sister-in-law?"

"Oh... I'll remember it, hiss, hiss..."

Jia Wei exhaled a breath of turbid air and continued, "They don't have much luggage, so we need to buy new bedding and other belongings for them. Each of them should also get ten sets of warm winter and spring clothes, using the best furs in the warehouse, and the Su brocade bestowed by the emperor today..."

"Oh, right, pick out a dozen horses first and send them to the West Mansion along with the gifts I brought back from Jiangnan. Give one to the old lady, and one to each of my three sisters, Tanchun, Yingchun, and Xichun... Why did you stop?"

"Whoa whoa……"

Jia Wei held up his hair with one hand and continued slowly, "Yuanchun gave two, and I also brought her a box of hair ornaments, don't forget them. Sister Lin has two, and I will send two more to Lixiangyuan."

He reached out and pinched Xuezi, then asked, "Do you remember it clearly? Repeat it again."

Yu looked up, took a deep breath, and said, "I remember it clearly." Then she repeated it again without any mistake.

"Ah."

Jia Wei pressed...

(End of this chapter)