Zhu Men Ji Shi

Chapter 82 Li Wei (2)

If there are too many things, the number will be chaotic. For food, clothing, and play, some things will inevitably slip through the fingers for them to pick up a bargain.It's okay to be greedy for the benefits and cheapness, but you can't lose your sense of propriety, you have to think ten times, and your eyes will be endlessly full.

Calculating carefully, Zhu An has been in charge of the inner courtyard for some years, and his intestines are already full. It is time to peel off his skin and clean it up.

Zhu Jintang pondered: "If this is the case, the old lady will not make decisions for them. It is not a pity to die for this kind of slave. If he falls into my hands, he will not even have the strength to fight back." Here, as if he suddenly remembered something, he looked at Shen Yuechen and said, "Tomorrow morning, I will send someone to write you a list, marking out all the market prices outside, and you can check the account carefully, and then you will know what is going on. How much has Zhu An been greedy? You discovered this matter, and you should be the one to handle it. You can take all the things with you later, and let the old lady see it."

Hearing this, Shen Yuechen nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and immediately said: "I have written down all the concubines that the uncle said."

Zhu Jintang saw her expression as if he was relieved, but felt that she was still young after all, she couldn't hide her troubles in her heart and face, and she had caused such a troublesome thing in a wrong way.

Shen Yuechen was a little worried at first that Zhu Jintang would think she was troublesome, but he didn't expect that he would offer to help.

After all, Zhu's family is a merchant family, with a side of wealth and wealth, naturally there is also a side of penny-pinching.After all, no matter how much money is, no one thinks it is too much. It is better to spend money and listen to it, than to be stolen by servants casually.

Shen Yuechen felt confident, and his expression eased a lot. Looking at Zhu Jintang, he asked with a smile: "Master, how is your dinner? Do you want to have some supper?"

Hearing this, Zhu Jintang knew that she must have been prepared, so he said: "If you are prepared, just serve it."

Shen Yuechen nodded, and immediately called Chunming to set up a meal.

Because it is a supper, not a dinner, there are not many dishes, only two dishes and a bowl of soup.One is vegetarian stir-fried choy sum, one is tofu with shrimps, and there is a big bowl of ham and gourd soup.

Although it looks simple, it smells delicious.Shen Yuechen personally served a bowl of soup and put it in front of Zhu Jintang, and said with a smile: "It's not advisable to eat too much or get too greasy for supper, sir, please use it carefully."

Zhu Jintang took a sip slowly and said with satisfaction, "Mama Wu next to you is really good at cooking."

Shen Yuechen smiled slightly: "As long as the uncle likes it, I will thank you for Mama Wu first, and then let her come over to thank you in person when I have time later."

Zhu Jintang took another sip of the soup, and said calmly: "I'm just saying a word, what's the matter?"

Shen Yuechen said with a smile: "Master is someone who has seen the world. He has eaten so many delicious delicacies from mountains and seas. It is the best and greatest compliment for Wu Mama to get your nod and say yes."

When Zhu Jintang heard this, he felt that she was really getting sweeter and more obedient, and the corners of her lips curled up slightly, but she didn't smile.

After supper, neither of them felt sleepy, so they both leaned on the bed and read a book each.

Shen Yuechen continued flipping through the ledger, but Zhu Jintang randomly picked out a copy of "A Thousand Golden Prescriptions" from her desk, and looked at it with a slight frown.

The two looked intently at the book in their hands, neither of them said a word, but Zhu Jintang suddenly felt a heavy weight on his shoulders, and looked down, only to see Shen Yuechen leaning on his shoulder with his head tilted, quietly He closed his eyes tightly, as if he had fallen asleep, and even the account book in his hand was spread out on the quilt at some point.

Zhu Jintang looked at her face, slowly reached out to put away the ledger on the quilt, and suddenly pursed his lips, laughing silently.She has to hold the account book before going to bed, she really looks like a miser's daughter-in-law.

At three o'clock in the morning, there was quite a commotion in the main courtyard, which was usually quiet. The masters of the Zhu family's east and west courtyards gathered in the upper room with their servants.

Although the room was full of people, there was no sound, and it was silent for a while. The air was filled with a faint scent of sandalwood, which made the smell even colder.

Mrs. Zhu sat upright in the main seat, and she didn't look directly at people. Her sharp eyes quickly swept across Shen Yuechen, Li Mama, Zhu An, Zhu Rong, Li Shi and Chai Shi. The six people had six faces, each with different expressions. same.

Last night, there was so much noise in the west courtyard, she had to know even if she didn't want to.

As soon as Maoshi arrived, Li Shi personally brought Shen Yuechen over.

At this time, Shen Yuechen stood with his head down, his expression was calm, but his heart was nervous.

A few steps away, Nanny Li and Zhu An were kneeling, one with a bruised nose and a swollen face, the other old and decrepit, both of them were silent, silent, not daring to cry and make a fuss like yesterday .

No one dared to speak out, only Shen Yuechen held the account book in both hands and presented it to the old lady, and said respectfully: "Please look over it, old lady."

The old lady glanced at it casually, but didn't take it to look at it, she just said: "You don't need to look at the account book, I want to hear what he has to say."

Hearing this, Zhu An lowered his head so low that it was about to touch the ground. Cold sweat dripped from his head and fell to the ground drop by drop. He opened his mouth but couldn't make a sound.

The old lady glanced at him again, her patience was getting less and less, she squinted her eyes and looked at the opposite side, looking at Zhu Rong who deliberately stood far away to avoid suspicion, and said: "If he doesn't say anything, then you will say it." .”

Zhu Rong was slightly taken aback, and quickly took a step forward, knelt down and kowtowed: "Damn it, slave! I'm confused! It's because this slave has no way to discipline, let this bastard who doesn't know what to do make a big mistake, I wish I could beat him to death immediately Let's get it over with, I just ask the old lady to calm down, and the grandma to calm down." As soon as he finished speaking, he began to kowtow.

Zhu Rong is not short-sighted and reckless like his nephew Zhu An. The longer he stays in Zhu's house, the more he understands the importance of being cautious in words and deeds.

Now that Zhu An has committed a crime, he, as an elder, will bear the brunt of being the so-called mastermind behind the scenes.

Zhu Rong was really afraid of the majesty of the old lady, and would rather turn his face and be ruthless and abandon his own nephew than offend the old lady.Because he knew how terrifying the old lady was when she was angry. Thinking about it, he had been in the Zhu family for many years, and he had only seen the old lady angry twice, and the results of each time were unforgettable.

The old lady remained silent for a while, her deep and sharp eyes seemed to be piercing directly into Zhu Rong's heart, and she snorted coldly: "A famous teacher produces a good apprentice. Is there any one of his skills that you can't teach?"

Zhu Rong's heart tightened, and he kowtowed again and again: "Damn the slave, I thought he was smart and sensible, and he was a relative of my own, so I wanted to give him a hand, but I didn't think about it. Dare to do anything wrong behind the young lady's back, this slave is really angry and hateful, I regret it!"

Zhu An knelt on the ground, his body trembling non-stop.

After hearing this, the old lady just sneered, picked up the tea bowl on the table, took a sip of tea, and continued: "You two uncles and nephews, one is beautiful outside, and the other is domineering inside. After so many years, how much oil and water have been scooped up? , How much benefit you have gained, you know best in your own hearts. The family members treat you with dignity, and usually turn a blind eye, let you get a few small money, buy land and settle down, and you can happily do things for the Zhu family in your heart. But in the past few years, you have become more and more ignorant, holding it in your hands all day long, watching it in your eyes, and thinking about it in your heart, and now you are even more arrogant, and you don't even care about your own master! In order to covet this little money, play tricks, use tricks, and make the house restless, do you think it's worth it?"

When the old lady said this, she paused for a moment, and Yang Ma, who was beside her, quickly stroked her back and said: "Don't be angry, old lady, take care of yourself."

The old lady sighed, and then said: "I'm getting old, I just let go of things, just want to hide in peace, but you always use these trivial and annoying things to bother me! Okay, now When such shameless things happen, you don’t have to coax me one by one, anyone who breaks the rules must be dealt with according to family law, whether you can stand it or not depends on your own luck.”

As soon as the old lady finished speaking, Zhu An's heart was ashamed instantly, and Nanny Li was completely paralyzed on the ground. She was obviously in her fifties, crying like a child, her face full of tears. "Old lady... old lady..."

Nanny Li looked at the old lady with tears in her eyes, choked for a long time, couldn't speak for a while, and finally threw herself to her lap, and said sadly: "Your servant is confused, old lady, you can beat me and punish me, servant girl Just please don’t treat your slaves as lazy and greedy people like them... Since the age of 14, this slave has been serving the old lady, the eldest lady... the young master... The slave has no intention of harming anyone... ..."

Shen Yuechen listened to her cry quietly, her heart seemed to be beating like a drum, but on the surface she still stood there with a calm and dignified expression.

The old lady looked at Nanny Li, her face paled, and said, "Nurse Li, for a mere ten taels of silver, you have sold our master and servant's relationship for decades... okay , are all in their tens of years, so you don’t have to cry, as long as you can survive the forty boards, I’ll give you back ten taels of silver, let you go out, and let you go back to your hometown.”

This is the end of the conversation, but the meaning of the old lady is very clear.How can a servant who breaks the rules and bullies the master stay?Naturally, it must not be left behind.

The [-] strikes yesterday had already killed half of their lives, and if they received another [-] strikes today, it would be tantamount to asking them both to apologize with their lives.

No one dared to stand up and intercede for the two of them. Zhu Rong knelt on the ground, bowed his head and remained silent. Out of the corner of his eyes, he looked at Zhu An and Nanny Li who were being dragged away, and his brows frowned even tighter.Zhu An took it upon himself, he didn't worry about whether he could survive, but he was only worried that the old lady would vent her anger on herself... Shen Yuechen's heart was chilled, she knew that it would not be long before there would be two more bloody corpses in Zhu's yard corpse.

It was the first time in her life that someone died because of her. This extremely depressing feeling of sinking made her feel uncomfortable all over her body, and her hands trembled unconsciously.

Just as she was concentrating and calming down, the old lady's eyes had already fallen on her, she looked at her piercingly, and said, "Daughter-in-law, come here."

With a trembling heart, Shen Yuechen walked up to the old lady, knelt down and kowtowed slowly: "I am incompetent, I can't manage my servants well, let the old lady worry about you."

(End of this chapter)