The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 200 Accounting
"Speaking of silver, I have one more thing to add up with you..."

Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian were sitting opposite each other on the kang, and suddenly they turned their heads mysteriously and said in a low voice.

Seeing her like this, Jia Lian knew she was playing tricks, so she curled her lips and said, "Just say what you have to say, there are no outsiders here, so what are you talking about."

Wang Xifeng rolled his eyes, then smiled and said: "For the funeral of the elder, the old lady gave six thousand taels of silver, the wife gave three thousand taels, and the officials also gave four thousand taels of silver, a total of 3000 taels of silver.

In addition, there are 6000 or [-] cash in the treasury at Dongkuayuan, and the total is more than [-] taels..."

Wang Xifeng said, feeling a little complacent, "I calculated it before, and in the past month, more than 7000 taels of silver have been paid out of our hands, and there are still various outstanding balances. There are still about 4000 taels. Putting all these aside, there is still about 5000 taels of silver left in the treasury, how do you deal with the remaining silver?"

Naturally, Wang Xifeng had reason to be proud. Even if the scale of Jia Amnesty's funeral was expanded according to Jia's mother's request, and it was not considered stingy, she still saved a full third of the family's budget!

It can be seen that there has always been such a big event, there is enough oil and water in it, and I don't know how many people's pockets have been fattened.

What she meant was, anyway, the couple saved the money by themselves, so naturally it belonged to them.After all, Jia Amnesty's funeral was so grandly planned that even if all the money was spent, Mother Jia and the others wouldn't say much.

After all, if Jia Amnesty's funeral is hosted by someone else, such as the eldest wife, it may not be a good thing if the money is spent.

This money is eating.

If it weren't for such calculations in her heart, she might not have worked so hard for the previous month, maybe she would still be thinking of making a profit from it...

Moreover, if they don't put this money in their pockets, I'm afraid they can only refill it into the officials.

Since Jia Mu and others denied the fact of the separation, the Rongguo Mansion could no longer be divided into the main courtyard and the east courtyard.Naturally, the "bank" on the side of Dongkuayuan can only be banned, and everyone can only eat from one pot in the future, which is the official treasury of Rongguo Mansion.

There will be no such situation as Jia Amnesty's funeral in the future.In the future, Rongguo Mansion's major affairs can only be paid out of the official treasury, and it is no longer possible to say how much money will be taken out to do a specific thing.

Wang Xifeng thought carefully why Jia Lian couldn't understand it, he laughed and said, "Take out more than 1000 taels of silver and put it in the official office, otherwise you say you just ran out of silver, who will believe it.

After this incident, there will be no difference between us and the master and wife, and everything should be discussed.

It's not an exaggeration to have their own selfishness, but everyone's face must be taken care of. "

There were a few thousand taels left, not because Jia She's funeral only cost more than 1000 yuan, but because when Jia She was seriously ill, they were already preparing for the coffin and other things.At that time, the money on both sides was still separate, so the money was paid out from the bank of Dongkuayuan, and that part of the money was not included in the subsequent accounts.

Wang Xifeng naturally understood what Jia Lian meant, she nodded with a smile, and was also very satisfied with Jia Lian's decision.What she was worried about before was that Jia Lian was too upright, and the money that came to her mouth must be given away for everyone to spend together!

Satisfied in her heart, she continued: "Originally, there could be more left over, but it's not because of your indulgence that you let the people below get greedy for nothing, otherwise, maybe there will be two thousand more money left over! "

In order to do things well and spend as little money as possible, Wang Xifeng has been watching everything for the past month. Under her fierce eyes, no one would want to lie and pay more money.

But there is always some greed, and Wang Xifeng herself has discovered some clues.

If she had helped Mrs. Wang's housekeeping before, of course she wouldn't hold on to it, because she still wanted to make a profit from it, so how could she not give some sweetness to the people below? ?

But this time because she knew that the rest would be hers, she was different.

She was very angry and wanted to catch two typical examples to deal with them, so as to make an example of others, but Jia Lian stopped her, letting those minions make a lot of money in her hands.Maybe those people were complacent and thought she didn't find out, but thinking about it made her feel bad.

Hearing Wang Xifeng say this, Jia Lian also had some coldness on his face, and then he said: "Don't worry, they don't take this money very easily. As the saying goes, if you don't want your child to be a wolf, you just wait and see." .”

As soon as Wang Xifeng heard it, she knew that Jia Lian had a plan in mind, and hurriedly said: "I listen to you, I have already recorded all the people with dirty hands and feet, and let Ping'er record the accounts of incoming and outgoing withdrawals. As long as you are willing to check, Make sure not to miss a single one.”

The couple looked at each other, and suddenly they both laughed. At this moment, they finally felt that they were the same kind of people...

"Second master, the master sent someone to pass it on, and asked the second master to go to the inner study."

Hearing the communication from the little girl outside, Wang Xifeng immediately said: "The meal will be served soon, let's go after eating."

Jia Lian shook his head, stood up, and said: "The remaining 1000 taels of silver, you should also tell your wife earlier, and then have someone send it to the official for registration.

Coincidentally, I thought that for the funeral of the master, the whole house has worked hard, and now that the matter is over, it is meaningful to reward the three armies.

You sent the rest of the silver back, so I can propose this matter to them.Although we can pay this money ourselves, it always looks like we deliberately buy people's hearts, so it is justifiable to reward everyone with money from officials, and the master and wife have no reason to refuse. "

When Wang Xifeng heard this, he couldn't close his mouth in laughter.

Those who have no conscience are really too shrewd. In this way, instead of sending the money back just now, they can get it back again, and they can earn back their reputation without paying extra money themselves.

Therefore, the eyes looking at Jia Lian are full of smiles, those who have no conscience must have learned from themselves!
……

In the evening, the whole Rongguo Mansion was filled with joy.

In the courtyard in front of the steward's office, Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian had a total of ten baskets of money carried away to reward the people of Rongguo Mansion.

All the people in the Rongguo Mansion, as long as they are on duty, regardless of whether they are maids or servants, everyone will be rewarded with two months' money.

In addition, those who contributed to the funeral will be rewarded according to their performance in the previous month.

The generous rewards made hundreds of people in Rongguo Mansion excited, and those who didn't receive the rewards rushed to the steward's side one by one, for fear that they would not get it if they were too late.

Those who have already received it are naturally "singing praises" while running around telling each other, and there are many discussions.

"Second Master Lian and Second Mistress Lian are so generous and kind. Everyone has received extra monthly money, not to mention those who worked on the grand master's funeral, many of them have received double rewards!"

"Double copies are nothing, and there are still three copies! I heard that Caixia's mother in the wife's house accidentally cut her finger because she was rushing to cut the filial scarf in the first seven days. The second grandmother also rewarded three Hanging money..."

"What are you, the son of the rich family, because when he was building the tomb for the old man, the pine wood that was cut down almost broke his leg. At that time, the second master rewarded him with money to see the doctor. He was rewarded with eight coins."

"And there's..."

"What do you know? In fact, the reason why the second master and the second grandma are so generous today is not only for the sake of the master, but also for the second master to successfully conquer the noble... I heard that the second grandma is about to be appointed, so the second master and the second Grandma is happy, so we servants are also blessed!"

"It turns out that's the case, let's just say it... It's a pity that the second master and the second mistress are both in Xiaozhong, otherwise we should really celebrate and celebrate..."

A tael of silver is worth more than a penny, and a penny is one thousand wen.

According to the monthly money system of the Jia Mansion, the monthly money of a young servant is usually five hundred, and that of an easy-going family guard is about eight hundred.

That is to say, those who have received a few or even a dozen pennies are equivalent to half a year's worth of monthly cash, so how can they be so unhappy?

In this way, those who get a generous reward will naturally be grateful to Jia Lian and Lian, and they will say good things when they meet each other.

Those who didn't get the big reward felt remorse in their hearts, and deeply hated why they didn't try their best to perform in front of the second master and second mistress. In that case, they might also have a share of the big reward.

Next time, no matter what happens, we must rush ahead!
(End of this chapter)