I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 160 Raid Lai’s House!
Does Lai Er really want to return the 160,000 taels of silver?

He naturally didn't want to return it, and what he said now was just an excuse for him to shirk his responsibilities.

As long as he could go back from here, he would immediately quit his job as the steward of the East Palace. Whoever wants to do the job can do it.

Then he asked his mother Lai Ma to beg Lady Jia, and their family would only have to pay a few tens of thousands of taels of silver, and the matter would be settled.

After all, when a servant follows his master, doesn't he just benefit from his master's kindness?
In the book "Dream of Red Mansions", Lai Da worked as a housekeeper in the Rongguo Mansion and built a Grand View Garden.

Then the Lai family also built a garden in their own home.

Although this garden is not as big as the Grand View Garden, it is at least one-fourth of its size.

Because in the book "Dream of Red Mansions", when Tanchun was the housekeeper, she once said: Our garden is only half as much as theirs. If you double it, we can get an interest of 400 silver coins a year.

You see, the Jia family built the Grand View Garden, and the Lai family embezzled at least a quarter of it.

So do Grandmother Jia and the Jia family know about this?
Yes they knew, they tacitly acknowledged the Lai family’s corruption.

Therefore, although Lai Er was found to have committed corruption, he was not panicked.

As long as we can go back, I, Lai Ma, will go and beg Lady Jia. What can't be overcome?
As expected, Jia Cong sneered, "Now the account books for the first five years have been destroyed? You said 10,000 taels means 10,000 taels? We can only calculate based on the average number!"

"You don't have to sell everything you have to pay back the 225,000 taels of silver. I will go get it myself."

"Jiao Da, send someone to take them under guard."

"Take the rest of the people with me and go to Lai's house."

"Yes, Third Master!"

Jiao Da waved his hand, and several people came up and tied up Lai Er and his wife.

The couple wanted to shout and protest, but rags were stuffed into their mouths to silence them.

Jiao Da left another person behind to look after the couple.

The remaining people followed Jia Cong and headed straight for Lai's house in the back street.

Soon, the group arrived at Lai's house.

Looking at the house in front of him, Jia Cong was a little stunned.

The Lai family's house was actually more luxurious than the five-story house that Xue Pan gave him.

This made Jia Cong sigh that the Lai family was really rich!

As soon as the group arrived at the Lai family's gate, two servants came out and asked, "What are you doing? Stop making trouble in front of our Lai family's gate and get out of here!"

Ho!
The Lai family is a family of servants, and yet they have servants and maids to serve them.

Moreover, this servant of the Lai family is even more arrogant than the servant of the Jia family.

When encountering such a situation, there is naturally no need for the master Jia Cong to step in.

Jiao Da waved his hand and shouted, "Send a few people up and tie up these two!"

"Yes, Uncle Jiao!"

Soon, someone came forward, tied up the two men, and threw them into the hallway.

A group of people broke into Lai's house directly.

The noise here couldn't help but alarm the people inside.

They came out in a hurry and started questioning in shock and anger.

Then, without exception, these people were tied up one by one by Jiao Da's order.

At this time, Lai came out from the inner house angrily.

He first saw Jiao Da and could not help but angrily shouted, "Jiao Da, what are you going to do? Are you going to rebel?"

When he looked up again, he saw Jia Cong. He saluted with a fake smile and said, "Greetings, Third Master. I wonder why Third Master brought people to my house and beat and killed my servants?"

This Lai Da is just a servant of the Jia family, but he is very arrogant.

In front of the head of the Jia family, he was so stubborn. Jia Cong couldn't help but say, "It's nothing serious, just taking back the money from my Ningguo Mansion."

"I checked the accounts these days and found that Lai Er had worked in Ningguo Mansion for fifteen years and had embezzled a total of 225,000 taels of silver."

"I brought people here this time to take back all the money Lai Er embezzled."

Hearing Jia Cong's words, Lai Da could not help but be shocked and angry and said, "Third Master, my brother and I are stewards in the East and West Palaces. We are loyal and devoted. How could we embezzle the money in the palace?"

"I don't know whose slander Third Master believed. There must be some misunderstanding in this matter. I will explain the situation to the ancestor!"

After saying that, Lai Da walked out.

It turned out that Lai Da had the same idea as Lai Er.

This matter would be resolved as long as we can ask Lady Jia for help.

Therefore, no matter what the situation is, I should go and see Lady Jia first.

Unexpectedly, he had only taken a few steps when he was stopped by Jiao Da's men.

Lai Da still wanted to act tough, but he was beaten and tied up, and he immediately became much more obedient.

Seeing that Lai Dabi had been tied up, the remaining people in the Lai family naturally did not dare to act recklessly.

Jia Cong waved his hand and had someone enter Lai's inner house and take out 225,000 taels of silver.

At this moment, an old lady with silver hair walked out.

This old lady was none other than Aunt Lai.

After Lai Ma came out, she first looked at Jia Cong and said, "Master Cong, I am a servant of the Jia family, not a servant of you, Master Cong!"

"Before the old ancestor gives the order, I wonder who dares to rob my Lai family! The young masters nowadays really don't know how to respect their parents! I don't know whose family education they are!"

"Get up, I want to go see the old lady, I don't know who dares to stop me!"

Nanny Lai, with her aura fully displayed, scared everyone.

Even Jiao Da couldn't help but take a step back.

Jia Cong was a little confused.

Of course, he was confused not because he was shocked, but because he didn't know who gave Nanny Lai such courage!
Jia Cong saw that the old lady really walked forward with a swagger.

She seemed to feel that after she said what she just said, no one in the world would dare to stop her.

Jia Cong couldn't help but say, "I respect you as Lai Ma Ma, and you are Lai Ma Ma. If I don't respect you, who are you?"

"I actually don't know, what gives you the right to be so arrogant in front of me?"

Jia Cong's words made Lai Ma's face change. She said no more and walked out quickly.

He just said: "Let's see who dares to stop me!"

Snapped!
As soon as Nanny Lai walked in front of Jiao Da, she was slapped by Jiao Da and fell to the ground, losing a mouthful of old teeth.

Jiao Dada yelled, "If the Third Master gives you face, you are the nanny; if the Third Master doesn't give you face, who are you? How dare you act so arrogantly in front of me, Master Jiao?"

After Nanny Lai realized what was happening, she burst into tears and made a scene.

Jiao Ziran didn't tolerate her and had someone stuff her mouth with a rag.

Seeing that Third Master Cong didn't even take Nanny Lai seriously, the other members of the Lai family no longer dared to resist.

Next, Jia Cong ordered his men to move the Lai family's silver and valuables out of the house one by one.

Six accountants calculated the values ​​and made the invoices in an orderly manner.

Of course, these accountants are not pawnshop owners after all, and they may not know the prices of all items.

When they see something they are not sure about, they will inevitably find some discounts in it.

(End of this chapter)