Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 201 3.108 What's the matter with your dead hoof
Volume Three

3.108 What’s wrong with your dead hoof, Heping’er?
"Huh!" Wang Xifeng was really angry. She reached out and was about to grab the tea cup and throw it to the ground, but someone grabbed it first. She could only gasp and stare at her red phoenix eyes, trying to kill her opponent with her gaze. "Ping'er, you go out first!"

"Grandma." Ping'er was obviously worried, but she knew very well that someone would go too far when they got interested.

"Get out!" Wang Xifeng glanced around, grabbed the teapot, and smashed it to the ground with a "pop" sound. Ping'er was so frightened that she ran out of the yard and pulled the few trembling servants away. Go out and close the door again.

"Second sister-in-law, you don't think that this can scare me, do you?" Zhou Yang glared at her angrily, picked up a broom and dustpan from the corner, and swept up the broken teapot, "Besides, a majestic Duke's Mansion, I have supplied at least 5 taels of southern goods every year, but don’t tell me, this is not enough!”

"How is that possible?" Wang Xifeng, who was about to continue to get angry, paused, "All the stores in the house have not received 5 taels in a year. The southern goods you gave are only enough for three stores all year round. You may not be able to earn 1 taels of silver, how could you boast so much?"

"Huh?" It was Zhou Yang's turn to be caught up in the circle this time, "What are you kidding? It's not that Xue Zihao has no records. Every batch of goods sent over there will clearly record the quantity, unit price, total price, consignor, etc. All kinds of information need to be signed by the recipient, and the Rongguo Mansion’s share is indeed the lowest in comparison, but it’s not even less than 1 taels, so who are you scolding?”

"Who is the delivery person in the house?" Wang Xifeng understood the reason as soon as he heard it, and shouted angrily on the spot, "I have to break his legs!"

"The business affairs of the Rongguo Mansion are naturally signed by your Foreign Affairs Director!" Zhou Yang smiled sarcastically, "You don't need me to introduce who it is? I guess the person behind him doesn't need me to say more, right?"

Wang Xifeng was so angry that she almost lost her temper, but she also knew that she could not intervene in this matter.

The foreign affairs manager and chief steward of Rongguo Mansion is, of course, Lai Da; his younger brother Lai Sheng is the manager of Ningguo Mansion; their biological mother, Aunt Lai, was Jia Mu’s dowry and absolute confidant, and she was also the one who served her in Ningguo Mansion. The spokesperson for the interests of the Rong Er Mansion; the power of the Lai family in the mansion cannot be compared to that of Wang Xifeng. Many of the children of the Jia family's own side branches call the Lai brothers "Grandpa Lai".

Since Lai Da has the courage to blackmail the southern goods provided by Xue Zihao, he cannot keep them in his own warehouse to grow hair, but must sell them through stores; in theory, the majority of these goods should be handed over to his master, or It is said that it is Jia Mu's private shop. The little head is kept in his own hands and he takes advantage of the opportunity to get some benefits, and the remainder will be put into the "public house".

In other words, most of the southern goods business provided by Zhou Yang was taken away by Jia Mu and the Lai family, and the "Gongzhong" of Rongguo Mansion ate some scraps, which was an income of less than [-] taels a year. ; If there is no surprise, the same is true for Ningguo Mansion. Even if the Lai family just takes advantage of the opportunity to make some profits, they will earn more than either family in the two mansions!

Of course, it may be a bit more extreme. The Lai family takes the bulk and leaves some leftovers for Ning Rong's second house. This is not something Zhou Yang is willing to interfere with - even if Wang Xifeng guesses that the Lai family is taking advantage, I am afraid that She would never have thought of this aspect, because she would never know that when Rongguo Mansion built the Grand View Garden in the future, the Lai family took the opportunity to build a house that was not much different from their own!

"In that case." A smile gradually appeared on Wang Xifeng's face, "Brother Zhou, you also know the situation of my sister-in-law in the mansion now, right? Now the Xue family's Xue brand and the various businesses in the North are in your hands, right? My cousin is in trouble, and I’m not asking you to give me any money. I’m just asking you to extend your hand and help her up. That’s not difficult, right?”

"It's difficult, it's difficult!" Zhou Yang shook his head and refused without hesitation, "Let's not say that I don't have control over the Snow Northland branch. Even if I did, I wouldn't be interested in raising another Duke's Mansion. My surname is not Jia; besides, the second sister-in-law Lian is also true. The wives of the two generations above in this house, it is your turn as a grandson-in-law to have a headache?

Not to mention that you have not yet received the key to the old library in the house from your good aunt, who is the housekeeper on weekdays. In addition to a lot of complaints for your hard work, there is no benefit at all to your own house. Fanny pack?You don't want to support the entire Duke's Mansion with just one person, do you?My brother is very impressed! "

"You - hum!" Wang Xifeng angrily sat down on the main seat and glared at someone in front of him hatefully, "Zhou Qianhu, you are just Qianhu, don't forget the capabilities of our Wang family, my second uncle But as a Jingying Jiedushi, even if you have been awarded an official, it is hard to say whether you will be able to reach the same level in this life, so you are not afraid."

"Don't be afraid!" Zhou Yang glanced at her lightly, with a look of disdain on his face, "You may not know that the Xue family used to send money to Ning Guo Mansion, and now they send money to Qi Guo Gong Mansion. In between, they only sent money to the Wang family in less than half a year. , but your good second uncle is too ambitious, and there is a good third uncle in Yangzhou, who together want to take over the Xue family's property.

It's a pity, not to mention that your third uncle only has a thousand households, and your second uncle's so-called "Jiedu Envoy" has long been turned into an empty bucket by the various families in the Duke's Mansion. The [-]% of the income that the Xue family once sent to them every year has long been reduced. It has already stopped. The only relationship between the Xue family and the Wang family is the so-called 'brother and sister' that no one has taken seriously for a long time! "

"You're talking nonsense!" Wang Xifeng exploded on the spot, "Where did the Xue family get the courage?" "You can find time to go back and ask if it's nonsense." Zhou Yang was too lazy to talk to him about this, "As for your so-called official position, Your second uncle is now the Jiedushi of the Beijing Camp, but he is only the Jiedushi of the 'Beijing Camp'. He cannot get involved in the affairs of the Ministry of War. He has no ability to take back my official position, let alone reach out to Wuchang Mansion!"

"You -" Wang Xifeng glared at him bitterly for a long time, but seeing that he had no intention of backing down, she could only gritted her teeth and said, "Zhou Ziyang, do you really want me to tell you?"

"What did you say?" Zhou Yang was really stunned for a moment this time. The only place where he and Wang Xifeng crossed the line was when they accidentally touched their hands. The problem is that saying this would be unpleasant to Zhou Yang at best, but not to her. It's extremely dangerous for me!
"What's the matter with your Heping'er's dead hooves?" Wang Xifeng stood up suddenly, forced herself in front of him and shouted!
"What's going on? I don't understand," Zhou Yang's expression froze, but he immediately returned to normal and stared at Mistress Lian, who had been hit more than half of his head, and said.

"Really?" Wang Xifeng smiled coldly, "Okay, since it doesn't matter, then the hoof matter has nothing to do with you? It's great, I will pull the hoof out of the house and sell it when I get back!"

"Oh?" This time it was Zhou Yang's turn to brighten up his expression, "Since Sister-in-law Lian has already decided, it's not convenient for me to say more. It's a pity that a good girl like Sister Ping'er ended up like this. However, when the time comes, I will I’ll see if I can help.”

"You have a beautiful idea!" Wang Xifeng interrupted him bitterly, "I just said a few more words on purpose, and I forced your fox tail out! Those hooves are my girl's, no one can penetrate me in whatever you want to do. Get started, I don’t want to sell it anymore, I’ll ask someone to beat him outside the door, break one leg first, and then continue the beating depending on my mood!”

"." Zhou Yang frowned, realizing that his behavior just now was too eager, "It's okay, Second Sister-in-law Lian said it herself, that's your girl, you can kill her as you please, but this honor The government has always claimed to be lenient to the servants."

"Get out!" Wang Xifeng immediately broke through the defense. It was obvious that he had been tortured a lot by the so-called "lenient treatment of servants" in the past few days, "You don't care? As soon as I walked in the door, the whole room was filled with the smell of those hooves. , you said it has nothing to do with her? Okay, that’s great, but I don’t know that this mansion is kind to receive you, but Master Qianhu takes the opportunity to abuse the female family members, what will happen if the news spreads? "

"Damn!" Zhou Yang was really confused this time, and he quickly shouted in a low voice, "Second sister-in-law Lian, are you a dog? Where did the smell of powder come from in this room? I was alone last night, even in the same room. The mosquitoes here can't find their mothers. Even if you want to get money from my little brother, you won't want to hook up with your personal girl, right?"

"Do you know it in your heart?" Wang Xifeng smiled proudly, "It's just a girl, I'm not without others. Mr. Zhou, think about it carefully. Although this mansion is not as capable as in the past, spreading some news in the capital is still—— You, what are you doing?"

"Of course I want the room to smell more of Sister-in-law Lian's makeup!" Zhou Yang rushed over and tore off Wang Xifeng's blouse in three swipes. He gritted his teeth and stared at it for a moment. After all, he didn't have the guts to really take off her clothes. I could only turn around and pick up my blouse, swing it around the room vigorously, and finally throw it on Wang Xifeng, "Now, you can go out and spread the news!"

"Zhou Ziyang, hello."

"I'm very good!"

"Bang!" The outer garment that had just been thrown out hit Zhou Yang again, "I will fight with you now!"

After half a cup of tea, Zhou Yang secretly smelled the fragrant aroma in his hands, and then sneered at Wang Xifeng, who was wearing clothes that were all out of shape, ignoring the pretty face that was completely red. It wasn't until she didn't have the guts to look at her anymore that she turned around and found a chair to sit down. Just now, this bitch was acting like a shrew, but it was a pity that he didn't take this trick and took advantage of her.

"Second sister-in-law Lian, are you right now?"

"Ping'er, get out of here!"

(End of this chapter)