I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 45 Jia She Inspects the Warehouse

Jia She took four or five servants and went straight to the front yard.

These servants were completely confused and didn't know what their master was going to take them to do.
Didn't you want to beat Cong just now? Why don't you do that now?

However, they did not dare to ask and could only follow Jia She obediently.

Soon, they arrived at the storehouse of Rongguo Mansion.

When Wu Xindeng, the accountant of the treasury, saw Jia She, he stood up and bowed, saying, "I pay my respects to you, sir."

Jia She asked with a sullen face, "Wu Xindeng, let me ask you, how much money do I have in the Rongguo Mansion's account now?"

Wu Xindeng's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but say with a smile, "I wonder why the master is asking this? The storehouse in the mansion is counted once at the end of every year."

"It's not the right time yet. I haven't taken inventory yet. How can I tell clearly at this moment?"

Before Jia She came, he was not completely sure whether the second son's family had emptied the warehouse of Rongguo Mansion.

Now seeing Wu Xindeng's attempt to evade the question, he began to believe it a little more.

Jia She sneered and said, "Okay, I won't make it difficult for you. I just want to ask you, how much silver was settled on the account of the mansion at the end of last year?"

Hearing this question, Wu Xindeng became even more frightened.

However, he did not dare to hide it from Jia She.

He had no choice but to say, "At the end of last year, the government still had more than 367,000 taels of silver."

Jia She nodded and said, "It's been more than half a year now. All this money won't be spent, right?"

Wu Xindeng quickly replied, "Of course not. The mansion has both income and expenditure. Although the expenditure has been greater than the income in the past two years, it is definitely not to be spent now."

Jia She said, "Well, open the vault and I'd like to see if the silver is still there."

Hearing this, Wu Xindeng couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. He quickly smiled and said, "Master, you are joking. How can this treasury be opened just like that?"

"If you really want to see it, just go and tell the old ancestor. As long as the old ancestor opens his mouth, I will definitely not dare to stop you."

Jia She sneered, "What? You don't want to listen to what I say?"

Wu Xindeng was sweating profusely, and his underwear was soaked.

The eldest master Jia She is extremely cruel. How could he dare to go against the eldest master unless it was absolutely necessary?
However, at this moment, he really didn't dare to open the door and let Jia She enter the warehouse.

Wu Xindeng gritted his teeth and said, "Master, it is my duty and I dare not let you in. Please forgive me!"

When Jia She saw Wu Xindeng trying to stop him in every possible way, his inner guess was further confirmed.

He sneered and said, "You dare to stop me, you little dog? Come, take him down, take out the key, and open the door of the warehouse."

Hearing Jia She say this, Wu Xindeng was shocked.

He never expected that Jia She would be so ruthless!

Jia She's trip was completely unruly and even humiliating to Lady Jia.

Although he is cruel, he is not so stupid. How could he do such a thing?
Suddenly, Wu Xindeng thought of a terrible truth.

That means someone leaked the news, and the master already knew the truth about the silver vault!
For a moment, Wu Xindeng felt completely hopeless.

However, he did not give up the last glimmer of hope.

He ran away, trying to find Mrs. Wang first and ask her to make the decision for him.

However, after Jia She gave the order, the few servants brought by Jia She all stared at him covetously, so how could they let him escape?

Several servants quickly caught Wu Xindeng and took the keys from him.

Wu Xindeng could not help but shout: "Quick, go tell my wife! Go find my wife..."

Jia She shouted, "Shut his mouth!" "Yes, sir."

Soon a servant found a piece of rag and covered Wu Xindeng's mouth.

Next, they used the key to open the door of the treasury.

Entering the treasury, Jia She looked around and his eyes lit up.

It's not because there is too much silver and the money is precious, but because there is too little silver in it.

Jia She judged that there was probably less than 20,000 taels of silver in the treasury.

Twenty thousand taels of silver is definitely a huge sum of money for ordinary people. They cannot earn that much money in their entire life.

However, for the Jia family, this amount of money is too little.

If any one thing happens, it may not be enough.

As expected, the treasury of Rongguo Mansion was emptied by the second brother's family, and all the money was moved to the Wang family!
Now that this has been discovered, the second brother's family no longer has the face to manage this family.

Next, the power of housekeeper will naturally fall into the hands of the eldest wife!
Jia She was overjoyed!

But soon, he became angry again.

Because even if he won the right to manage the house, what would it matter? All he would get was an empty storehouse.

How dare that foolish woman from the second brother's family do that?

How dare you move the Jia family’s treasury so cleanly?
Next, Jia She ordered several servants to start counting the silver in the vault.

He would like to check the accounts carefully.

Not long after, Grandmother Jia, accompanied by Lady Wang and a group of maids and old women, came over in a mighty procession.

Mrs. Wang saw from afar that the door of the treasury had been opened. She was startled and gasped.

But now, she is helpless.

Soon, Jia's mother and her entourage arrived at the treasury.

Grandmother Jia scolded him harshly, "Boss, what are you doing? Do you still have rules in your eyes? Do you have regard for an old woman like me?"

"I don't know if your eldest wife has been possessed by evil spirits or what. First, the younger one lost face for the family outside and did things that brought shame to the family! And the older one has become even more unruly. It's obvious that when the upper beam is not straight, the lower beams will be crooked."

"I know you probably think I'm an eyesore and that I'm controlling you!"

"If you think this old woman is annoying, just strangle me to death with a hemp rope. That would be a good idea! From now on, you can do whatever you want in the mansion, and no one can control you anymore!"

Jia She walked out of the treasury, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying: "Mother, what you said has left me with no place to stay!"

Grandmother Jia scolded her harshly, "It's obviously you who made me have no place to stay, and now you're talking about yourself!"

Jia She said, "Mother, I did this for a reason! Mother has not been involved in the affairs for many years, so I am afraid you don't know that the treasury of our Jia family has been emptied long ago, and now only an empty shell is left."

"If I hadn't come here to discuss this today, I'm afraid I would still be kept in the dark! If you don't believe me, you can go into the storehouse and see for yourself."

These words were like a thunderclap in Jia's ears, making her unable to recover for a long time.

After a while, Jia's mother asked in horror, "Boss, what did you say? You said the treasury had been emptied long ago? Are you serious?"

Jia She sighed and said, "If mother doesn't believe me, just go into the storeroom and take a look."

Hearing this, Grandmother Jia's body suddenly shook.

Yuanyang was so frightened that she quickly reached out to support her, preventing Lady Jia from falling.

(End of this chapter)