Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 134 See how the minions fool two fools

Not long after, I saw the young servant who had just left running over with twenty people, all of them still smelling of alcohol, saluted breathlessly: "Greetings to Uncle Zhen and the two second masters!"

Seeing that Jia Zhen, Jia Ying, and Jia Lian were all sullen and silent, Lai Da took a step and asked them, "Who is on duty at the back wall today?"

Everyone looked at one person behind them at the same time, only to hear one of them reply: "Return to Grandpa Lai, the young one is here on duty today!"

Lai Da turned his head to look at Jia Zhen, who stared at the man and asked, "Slave dog, since you are on duty, how could you not be there when Master came?"

But the little servant bowed and replied: "If you go back to the uncle, the little one was originally here, but just"

"Huh?" Jia Zhen snorted coldly.

Jia Zhen is different from Lian Er. Although Lian Er is also a dude, she is kind and kind. Jia Zhen is a master who can turn Dongfu upside down. , what kind of temperament are the masters, the fastest among the servants, except for Jiao Da, who is fiery, there are very few who are not afraid of him.

The boy's legs trembled slightly, he was worrying about how to answer, suddenly he had a quick change of mind, he came to pay attention, and immediately said: "It's just that the younger one just went to eat, so the younger one was not there when the old man came."

"Which one is Ma Si'er?" After hearing this, Jia Zhen ignored the young man and asked like everyone else.

But a middle-aged man in his thirties came out and replied, "Master, the younger one is."

Jia Zhenfu asked again: "If I remember correctly, you servants should have dinner together. Is he telling the truth?"

That Ma Si'er first clasped his fists in salute, and then replied: "What the uncle said is that, in addition to being on duty at night, the young ones also help on the construction site during the day, and the craftsmen also have to take care of the work after work at night." In the aftermath, the meal will be served after the daily work is over, and because the boys are tired all day and have to keep watch at night, I asked the kitchen to prepare some wine for them to eat, so as to relieve fatigue, and the boys were eating just now."

People always have to eat and rest. After a busy day, they still have to watch the night. It is not too much to have some wine.

After Jia Zhen heard this, she didn't want to blame anything, so she just snorted coldly and said, "Huh, you are happy to eat, you don't even know that Ming'er's mansion was emptied, and you are raising a group of slaves." What's the use!"

But Lian Er looked at Lai Da and said, "Master, why don't you send more people here, and only use a few of them, how can it be done!"

Lai Dabei smiled and said: "Second Master, you also know that in order to build the garden, there is a shortage of manpower inside and outside. How can there be idlers to replace their posts?"

Lian Er nodded when he heard the words.

But Jia Zhen said again: "You should look into this matter carefully, and there will be no next time. If it gets out, it will be laughed at for no reason. People like us can't afford to lose this man, the slave he raised , the eyelids are so shallow!"

"Uncle Zhen, don't worry, if the old slave is asked to find out, he will definitely not rely on him!" Lai Da replied with a smile on the side.

From the beginning to the end, Jia Ying just watched from the sidelines, watching how the two principals in the east and west mansions were fooled by a group of servants with a few words.

At this moment, Jia Ying even had the urge to turn around and go home, cooperating with him to stage such a big battle, and called all the masters and servants of the two houses over, just to watch them sing the oboe!

Jia Ying couldn't help but feel a little funny, no wonder everyone said that the slaves in the mansion were more powerful than the master, Jiao Da dared to expose Jia Zhen's scandal in front of all the people, and threatened Jia Rong that "white knives go in and red knives go out"; Dare to obey Sister Feng's words; Nanny Li dared to lose her temper in front of Baoyu, and even Sister Feng wanted to talk nicely; Nanny Lai dared to reprimand anyone except Mother Jia, even Jia Zhen couldn't escape. ;The master rewards the servants, and if there is less, they will be laughed at.

Look, look at how the two masters in front of you were fooled by a group of servants!

The masters and servants of Jia's mansion are able to put on a court drama.Isn't that how the officials and courtiers in the court fooled the emperor?You say something, I say something, and what you say is still reasonable, and then the big things become small, and the small things become small.Who doesn't understand the truth of the dead lips and teeth, they are all servants, who would not take some points on weekdays, if they don't take them, they can save such a large family business just because they were born as servants of several generations of Lai's family?Now that something happened, when facing the master, they will of course try to minimize the matter, as for Lai Dahui, he will not really investigate it carefully.
Lian Er saw Jia Ying who was on the side with a gloomy face and didn't speak, so he asked aloud: "Second brother, why don't you say anything, but do you think my handling with Brother Zhen is not right?"

Jia Ying chuckled, but turned to Lai Da Lai Sheng and asked, "I ordered you to send people to secure the front door and the side door to prevent the servants from entering or leaving. Have you sent people there?"

The two looked at each other, and it was still Lai Da who replied: "Second Master Huiying, there are always people guarding the front door and the side door, but the servants came in a hurry and didn't give them careful instructions. If you want to know who is going in and who is going out, find someone They’ll find out when they ask.”

Jia Ying smiled coldly, looked at Lai Da and said, "Why, do you think Second Lord is no longer the master of the mansion after I move out of the East Mansion?"

The families of Ningrong and Rongfu have great achievements. The direct line, direct line, and collateral lineage add up to an unknown number, but as long as the surname is Jia, and the clan has not yet been divided, they still share the same family temple. He can also be called a master, not to mention that Jia Ying is still a decent descendant of Zhimai.

Lai Da could hear the dissatisfaction in Jia Ying's words, but he didn't take it too seriously.They Lai's family have been working in the mansion since the second Duke Ningrong. In his father's generation, they were already the stewards of the mansion, and now it has been passed down to his generation. The maid next to the grandfather is also the nanny of the second master. For them, even Jia's mother will give some face to them. If Lian Er sees him, will she still call him "Master"?Jia Rong and Jia Qiang also called out "Grandpa Lai" when they saw him.

Although Jia Ying is also a master, there are differences between masters.

But I heard Lai Da replied neither humble nor overbearing: "whatever the second master said, the master is the master, and the slaves only respect the second master in their hearts, but what the slave just said is the truth, but I don't know where to annoy the second master, the second master Don't be offended."

Jia Lian on the side also said: "Second boy, you are so behaved, why are you losing your temper? If it is for the matter in front of you, it is not worth it. Our family is getting bigger, and it is inevitable that there will be some differences. It’s not that similar things have never happened before. Let Uncle Lai check it out, and just ask.”

Listen, is this what the master should say?

But Jia Ying also knew Lian Er's temperament, his father asked him to grab a few fans back, he didn't want to bully an outsider, he was beaten half to death, let alone someone from the house.This guy may be the kindest one in the mansion except Jia Zheng Baoyu and his son.

In his eyes, except for women, everything else is an attitude of indifference to the world.

Jia Ying ignored Lian Er, but looked at the servants who were in charge of the night, and asked: "Let me ask you, you run errands for the mansion, has the mansion ever lacked your money?"

Seeing that a few people were silent, Jia Ying pointed to Ma Si'er and asked, "Ma Si'er, you are their leader, you talk back!"

Seeing that Jia Ying was chasing him, Ma Si'er thought inwardly that it was difficult, but he could only respectfully reply: "Return to the second master's words, never!"

Jia Ying asked again: "Masters in the mansion, have you ever treated you harshly?"

Ma Si'er said, "Neither!"

Jia Ying snorted coldly, and said: "Neither have you been short of money, nor have you been treated harshly. Why do you listen to your words? The mansion sent you a messenger, which seems to owe you a lot of love." yes, huh?"

Ma Si'er's eyelids trembled, and he hurriedly said: "The slaves dare not accept what the second master said. The servants also do their best for the errands sent by the mansion, and they are not lazy at all, but I don't know why the second master Come and speak to your heart."

Jia Ying sneered and said: "You don't dare to accept it, but you dare to do it! As slaves in the mansion, the job assigned to you is to guard the garden. Now that you have become a house thief, you are half panicked and don't see you. The matter of drinking on duty is so straightforward, is this master trying to punish you, or are you fooling the three of us as fools?"

Ma Si'er and all the servants knelt down when they heard the words, only to hear Ma Si'er kowtow and said with fear: "Second master's words really make the slave die, how can the slaves deceive the master?" Be brave, and ask the second master to give the servants a clean slate, even if they die, they will not bear the reputation of being an evil servant who rebelled against the master!"

Lai Da, who was at the side with a sullen face, also walked to the side of Ma Si'er and the others when he saw this, knelt down, and said: "The words of the second master scolded all the slaves, but the slaves flattered Japan. Fenfen, do your best, and don't have the slightest intention to deceive, I hope that the second master can give justice to the slaves."

Lai Sheng also knelt down immediately, Lin Zhixiao hesitated for a moment, seeing that all the servants were kneeling, it was not good for him to stand alone, so he also knelt down helplessly.

Jia Zhen on the side was thoughtful, but kept silent.

Lian Er on the other side saw Lai Da Lai Sheng knelt down, couldn't bear it, and said to Jia Ying in a low voice: "Second brother, what are you doing this for, you are just a house thief, like us People, how many such things can happen? Uncle Lai, on weekdays, Brother Zhen and I have to give way."

Jia Ying looked at Lian Er with a stern look and asked, "Why, does Second Brother Lian dislike me for taking over as my substitute?"

Lian Er rolled his eyes and said, "If you don't believe in Jia, and you're not my brother, then Yuezu will do it for you!"

Jia Ying's face softened when he heard this, and said, "Since that's the case, Second Brother Lian will let me finish the sentence, okay?"

Lian Er shook his head helplessly and let Jia Ying do whatever he wanted.

But I saw Jia Ying looking at Lai Dao: "You are an old man in the house, even I should respect you as 'Master', but today I am just talking about the matter, my family passed down martial arts, and both grandfather and great-grandfather brought you I started as a soldier. Second Master, I also led soldiers in Huguang. Do you know what laws they violated in the barracks today? Those who leave their posts without authorization, beheaded! Of course, the mansion is naturally inferior to the barracks on the battlefield, but today Such a scandal happened, why, the master can't even reprimand me? It's worth kneeling down like this? Why are you forcing me to bow my head?"

"The slaves dare not, the master should reprimand the slaves."

Lai Da hadn't finished speaking, but Jia Ying said: "If you don't dare, then stand up and wait for me to ask whether it is white or black, whether it is clear or muddy, so that everyone can see it clearly, so that you don't have to worry about it in private." It said that my second master is a person who does not care about affection and bullies others by taking advantage of his master! Get up!"

But Jia Ying looked at Ma Si'er and asked: "Don't talk to me, I, Jia Ying, never wronged anyone casually, let alone look down on you just because you are servants, relying on the master You are being bullied by power. The mansion is all dependent on your help in daily affairs, but it also gives you a living, doesn’t it? The master is kind to the servants, that is the master’s affection, but don’t take it for granted Yes, you should also know your own duty. Let you watch the garden, but now there is a scandal of someone stealing property, why, shouldn't you ask me to understand?"

Ma Si'er bowed his head and replied, "Of course it should be!"

Jia Ying nodded, and then told a few servants: "Go and move out everything behind the wall!"

Immediately, seven or eight servants walked out, went behind the courtyard wall, and moved out all the things the other party had there.

Only then did everyone understand why Jia Ying was so determined to ask the question to the end. After they came, they only saw a shard of enamel porcelain and a jade-colored glazed hydrangea lamp, but they didn't know that there were so many piled up behind the courtyard wall!
All kinds of porcelain such as glass cups and enamel colors, large and small corals, and various ornaments, even tables, chairs and benches were stolen, as well as some wood materials.

In order to build the family-saving villa, the mansion naturally purchased a lot. Although these things are recorded in the accounts, how much can be used and how much waste is left, these have not yet been counted.For example, the high-quality wood used to build the garden, even the leftover scraps, can be sold at a good price when taken out.

Furthermore, there are many old objects in the garden, and these objects cannot be disposed of at once, they are simply stored in one place. As for how many of these objects are there, no one cares to count them. .For example, these porcelain, glass, coral, tables and chairs, etc.

Those servants are also extremely smart, knowing these things, even the stewards in the mansion don't have a specific number in mind, so they just pick up these things and take them out.

Jia Ying pointed to a large pile of objects in front of her, and asked everyone: "Who can tell me how long it will take to move these things from the warehouse to the courtyard wall in the back street? Also, If someone was stealing for the first time, would he take so much at once?"

Then he pointed to a thick rafter on the ground and said, "Which of you can carry this rafter from the garden to the courtyard wall by yourself?"

When everyone heard this, their faces changed.

Lian Er and Jia Zhen felt cheated, but Lai Da Lai Sheng and other housekeepers were getting darker and darker!

　Thanks to the book friend "Zhou Lang Immortal" for his six recommendation tickets and two monthly tickets for his support!

　　
　
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