The Red Mansions

Chapter 178
When Jia Yun came home, it was already noon.

Xiangling brought a basin of water to wipe his sweat, and Jinger made a pot of fragrant tea for him.

At this time Xiren brought Ping'er into the house, and without waiting for Jia Yun to speak, Ping'er asked anxiously, "Did Yuanyang persuade you?"

She met Jia Yun who was going home on the road today, and she was seen by Yuanyang. If she didn't handle it well and the news leaked out, it might cause an uproar.

Maybe she and Wang Xifeng would have no face to live on.

Jia Yun nodded and smiled, "Don't worry, she will be your sister from now on."

"Ah!" Ping'er let out a soft cry, extremely surprised.

Xiren on the side was also inconceivable, curiously asked: "Master, Sister Yuanyang has a strong temper, is she really being dealt with by the master?"

"What do you mean by tidying up? It sounds so ugly." Jia Yun rolled her eyes and said:

"Don't talk about it, you just need to remember that she will be mine from now on."

Hearing this, Ping'er breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and said, "I just went to settle the yard, next to the attackers, I really want to move here soon..."

Jia Yun murmured: "Don't worry, there will always be a chance for you to come over."

"I'm not in a hurry, but I suddenly found that the atmosphere here is much better than Jia's." Ping'er smiled.

Jia Yun asked with a smile, "You don't dare to show your grandeur while staying in Jia's mansion right now?"

"Well, almost. Sister Xiren knows this situation. Whenever something happens in the mansion, the servants in the family must be careful, for fear of being affected by Chi Yu." Ping'er nodded and replied.

Xiren then said: "Actually, being a servant is the same no matter which family you are in. You have to live by your face. You can't let the master's family be in a bad mood, but the servant is laughing and joking. That's not ridiculous."

"That's the reason, but to be fair, compared to many big families, Jia's family is very good to servants." Ping'er said with a smile.

Jia Yun chuckled, and said: "It's because I treat my servants well, it's too much to raise them as my ancestors."

"How do you say that?" Ping'er was puzzled.

Jia Yun said with a smile, "Don't spread such words indiscriminately. Based on what I know about Jia's mansion, those big managers, general managers, stewards, and deacons in Jia's mansion, as long as they have a little bit of power, they all become small landlords."

"It's not an exaggeration even for a big manager like the two brothers of the Lai family to have tens of thousands of mu of fertile land."

Xiren said in amazement, "God, is this true?"

"Of course it's true, I'm not joking." Jia Yun said seriously.

Ping'er was dumbfounded and said: "My God, I don't pay attention usually, I really didn't notice it!"

"So someone like Lai Da Lai Er is richer than our Second Master Lian and Second Grandma Lian?"

"No, even richer than Mr. She and Mr. Zheng!"

Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng, Jia Lian, etc. in Jia's mansion did not separate their families, so the property in Jia's mansion was jointly owned. In private, it was really difficult to get them to hand out tens of thousands of taels of silver.

But for big housekeepers like Lai Da and Lai Er, it is quite easy for them to spend 8000 taels of silver.

Therefore, when Ping'er said that Lai Da and the others were richer than Jia She and others, he was right, at least more than half of it.

Jia Yun nodded and said, "That's why I said that it is too much for Jia's family to raise servants. I think we can show kindness to servants, but we can't raise them into ancestors."

"There is a way to promote Mi En, fight Mi Qiu, and enmity becomes enmity. If the grace is too great, they don't know how to cherish it, and they will take it for granted. Even the property of the master's family, he will treat it as his own."

"Once the master's family is in trouble, these people will be the first to betray and make trouble."

In reality, there are countless such examples.

It often happens that slaves betray their masters. In the final analysis, the masters are to blame for being too indulgent and neglecting discipline.

Ping'er said: "Although I am also a servant girl, I think what I said is right. In fact, Jia's mansion was not like this before, but since the old Duke left, the atmosphere in the mansion has changed."

"Let me make an analogy. There are many nuns, nurses, and stewards in the mansion, who are more senior, and the masters like Lian Erye, Bao Erye, and Lan Geer usually respect them."

"This is not normal. I think I can respect them, but I can't really treat them as masters. Is this the reason?"

Xiren echoed, "Sister Ping'er is right, everything must be done with moderation."

"When the concubine was serving the second master Bao, his nanny was very rampant. She often came to the room to get food and drink without talking. After drinking, she would come to the courtyard to go crazy."

"I can't say it yet, even the second master Bao can't say it about her. If I say it, I have no conscience and no filial piety. I reported it to the old lady, and it was muddle-headed. She was still arrogant and domineering the next day, even more tempered than the master .”

Jia Yun nodded and said: "Therefore, there is an example in Jia's house. The servants of our family must take good care of them. They should not be treated harshly, but they must not be allowed to run amok. Once there is such a sign, they will be expelled at least, or at worst. stick dead!"

In the social environment of ancient times, it would be crazy to say that everyone is equal, and he never thought about it.

Therefore, for the servants in the family, Jia Yun has always paid attention to both kindness and power.

Even the guards who followed him were the same.

When you are a little presumptuous, you should beat when you need to beat.

If beating doesn't work, then just hit hard and make an example.

Otherwise, the servants in the family are disobedient and fight all day long, so don't do other things.

After chatting for a while, Ping'er wanted to say goodbye and leave. Before leaving, she said to Jia Yun privately:

"Grandma said that the shop selling spices is about to open, and she asked you when can the spices be delivered?"

Jia Yun pondered and said, "Give me the address of the shop, and I'll arrange someone to deliver it in the afternoon."

For things like spices, once purchased, they can be sold for a long time without much effort.

Ping'er told the addresses of Wang Xifeng's shops selling spices, and then reluctantly said: "Then I'm leaving, and I'll come back to play when I have time."

Jia Yun stepped forward and hugged her gently, looked at her delicate face, and said softly: "Something happened in Jia's house, you and Aunt Feng should be more careful, don't get involved."

"Is it okay if you don't meddle? You can't just watch Erye Lian in prison and remain indifferent, right?" Ping'er lay in his arms and whispered.

After a pause, she continued: "Grandma is also panicking now, if Second Master Lian is really beheaded, she will become a widow."

"So she asked me to come to you today, and she also wanted to ask if there is any way from your side."

"Let's not let the second master Lian escape from prison, at least his life must be saved. Grandma said that she doesn't want to be a widow yet."

Jia Yun murmured: "Don't worry, since the Jia family has asked the king of Beijing County for help, Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu's lives should be saved."

"I won't mix it up, lest people around me think that I have ulterior motives, which is not good."

Ping'er nodded, raised his toes, held Jia Yun's face in his hands, kissed him deeply, then smiled and said: "I really want to go, if I don't go, I can't bear you anymore."

Jia Yun patted her hips, nodded and said, "Go, come over whenever you have time."

Ping'er looked back three times at every step, and left reluctantly.

Jia Yun sighed, turned around and went to the warehouse, took out the spices for Wang Xifeng from the space, sorted them into boxes, and ordered Jia Wenlin to drive them to the store in a carriage.

Nowadays, some private matters are mainly handled by Xue Baochai and Xiren at home, while Jia Wenlin and Jia Dazheng are responsible for the external affairs.

Needless to say, Xue Baochai and Xiren can be 100% believed. Both of them are very capable in their work, and Jia Yun rarely worries about family affairs.

As for Jia Wenlin and Jia Dazheng, they are loyal and good at doing things. Many things can be entrusted to them, and there are very few mistakes.

At noon, the family gathered for dinner, and Jia Yun told Mrs. Bu about worshiping the ancestors and revising the family tree.

Bu Shi was very happy after hearing this.

Now that her son is more and more promising, she naturally has a bright face as a mother, and the neighbors in the neighborhood also respect her.

Only when talking about children, Mrs. Bu was a little anxious: "It's not mother urging, you and Baochai have to pay more attention, and have a son and a half daughter earlier, so mother can feel at ease."

Jia Yun was speechless. In his previous life, he was often urged by his parents to marry and have children. He never thought that this would be the case back in ancient times.

Xue Baochai on the side bowed her head and said nothing, just glanced at Jia Yun from time to time, because it was Jia Yun's fault.

Jia Yun had no choice but to promise Bu Shi that Xue Baochai would be pregnant sooner.

After eating, Jia Yun and Xue Baochai came to the tea room to sit down and talk.

Seeing that Xue Baochai was unhappy, Jia Yun explained, "Don't be sad, Baochai. I promised to have a child. I will let you conceive within this year. How about it?"

Xue Baochai said pleasantly: "What my husband said is true?"

"Of course." Jia Yun said with a smile.

Xue Baochai said with a smile, "That's great, with a child, the elders will stop nagging."

Jia Yun laughed dumbly and said, "I never thought that Baochai, you are also afraid of my mother and mother-in-law's nagging?"

"Hee hee, yes, I didn't think much about it at first, but after being nagged by them, I felt like I had made a big mistake." Xue Baochai said with a smile.

After talking for a while, Xue Baochai said: "Husband, I feel that you should still go to see Sister Lin. She was a little unhappy when she left today. After all, it is my daughter's house. You should coax her more."

Jia Yun stretched her waist, shook her head and said, "Don't worry about this matter. If it was another time, I would definitely coax her, but not today."

Seeing that Xue Baochai was both worried and confused, Jia Yun smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll go find her again in a few days..."

Before he finished speaking, Xiren came in with a smile on his face, and said with a happy face, "Miss Lin is back!"

Jia Yun and Xue Baochai looked at each other, smiled knowingly, and went out hand in hand to meet Lin Daiyu.

The sedan chair was carried to the middle courtyard. As soon as Jia Yun left the tea room, she saw Lin Daiyu getting off the sedan chair.

Seeing Jia Yun approaching, Lin Daiyu pursed her lips, her eyes filled with mist, a little aggrieved, hesitant and at a loss.

Today she was the one who made a fuss and left, but now she came back with a slightly embarrassing face.

But as soon as she got home, she was full of thoughts about Jia Yun again, and finally couldn't bear it and came over early.

Jia Yun stepped forward, took her little hand, turned her head and nodded to Xue Baochai, and took Lin Daiyu to the tea room...

PS: Do you still have tickets?
(End of this chapter)