Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 289 4.85 The house is short of more than 10 taels this year

Volume Four

4.85 The government has lost more than 10 taels this year.

A long time later, Sister Feng's courtyard.

"Grandma!" After watching the little widow with a rosy complexion and an upturned mouth leave, Ping'er with a strange expression helped a certain hottie who looked hopeless on the big bed, hesitated for a long time and then said, "It's just that Mr. Lian has a day." If you're not here, you won't be."

"Trying to make fun of your mother, even if Lian Er is at home, will I care about him?" Wang Xifeng snorted. She couldn't say that she was being held down. She was so weak that she lost the ability to fight back as soon as she started. She didn't know if it was because of him. It's really like the prudence said, it's been too long to fill in everything when it's empty.

"This slave is just saying something in vain to offend you with such nonsense." Ping'er angrily threw her back on the big bed and put it down with a cup of hot tea. "I didn't expect that grandma would also be affected by pearls." It’s a day when young mistress is being bullied. If someone had told me this before today, it would have been better if I didn’t hit her in the mouth!”

"That's just me letting her go!" Wang Xifeng has never been a person who likes people. But facing the reality, he can only stare at his maid and say, "Why don't you go to a serious yard at night? What do you think when you see it?" Just bring the food back; hiss - I really didn't accuse her wrongly, the man has been dead for so long and he's so ruthless, it's really hard for that girl Suyun."

"Yes, yes, yes, grandma is the most powerful!" Well aware of his grandma's character of "face is more important than the sky", Ping'er helped Wang Xifeng to the nearby shower room and served her scrubbing while saying, "I don't know what His Highness Yongchang is interested in. , to give her such a great grace——huh?”

Not only Ping'er froze, but Wang Xifeng, who was still cursing, was also confused. After a long time, the two of them looked at each other and both saw each other's suspicion.

"That's not what you said." This is Wang Xifeng.

"No, I didn't say anything!" This was Ping'er.

The two looked at each other and didn't say a word for a long time. They just washed up silently and didn't say another word until they left the bathroom.

"Impossible." Finally returned to the bedroom, Wang Xifeng thought for a long time before shaking her head, and chose to kick out the correct answer first, "That is to say, the person named Zhou is not in Beijing. Otherwise, if you say that she is secretly looking for a man, she will be worse than His Highness Yongchang. Look for her to be reliable - Okay, don't talk about whether there is something or not. Haven't the family's New Year's accounts been settled this time? How is it?
"Grandma—" hesitating for a while, Ping'er said with a wry smile, "Let's not say that the cost is nearly 3000% higher than last year, and the accounts seem to be fine on the surface. ; But the most important thing is that there is a deficit of more than [-] taels this time, how should we make up for it?"

"3000 taels? These idiots who don't know how to die, really think that I am running a charity!" When it came to the money, Wang Xifeng completely exploded, completely forgetting the shame just now, "Check, we must find out, who is it?" You dog slave, how dare you go so far!"

"Grandma, who should I check?" Ping'er looked dumbfounded, "Let's not talk about the most obvious deficiencies in the accounts, which are caused by Manager Lai and Manager Bai (Mrs. Wang's confidants after Zhou Rui's death, Jin Chuaner, Yu Lai Wang, who is the most used by grandma’s men, is not clean on Chua’er’s father. In fact, if I really want him to check it out, if they just say a few words back, I’m afraid grandma herself won’t be able to show it off.”

Just like the inspection of the Grand View Garden in the original work, in fact, at first, no real problems were found in all the courtyards. However, the person in charge of the inspection, Wang Shanbao, insisted on using chicken feathers as arrows. At the last moment, he discovered The relationship between Si Qi and his cousin was that no other major incident was discovered, but his granddaughter did something scandalous, so that in the end he could only slap himself in the face.

"Then what do you think we should do? It's 3000 taels, is it possible that I have to make up for it myself?" Wang Xifeng angrily slapped the edge of the bed and shouted, "These blind dogs can just move around casually, just think it's... I’ve rewarded it; but I can’t explain such a huge shortfall even if I go to my ancestors and my wife!”

"Grandma." Ping'er hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "I remember that my wife asked you to arrange things for the New Year and the holidays, but she left you the key to the outer treasury. You haven't returned it yet, right?"

"You -" Wang Xifeng raised his hand angrily on the spot, but put it down weakly after a long time, "The outer treasury is full of all kinds of sundries. You don't have to worry about being seen if you buy them once or twice; it's just that if you want to exchange these for silver , it also requires capable manpower. Of those bullshits nowadays, which one do you want me to worry about?"

"Grandma, have you forgotten?" Ping'er pointed to the west, which made Wang Xifeng's eyes brighten instantly, "Who has no manpower in Xue Zong? There are people watching the location of the outer warehouse during the day, but why don't you just lock the door at night? Madam? Now I am helping His Highness Yongchang manage the business, there are no channels for Xue brand, and there is no shortage of manpower!"

"As long as we block the door at night so that the night watchers don't see it, it will be easy to clean it up." Wang Xifeng nodded with satisfaction, "Anyway, except for a few parts of the outer treasury, most of them may not be able to leave the treasury again for eight lifetimes. It's convenient to exchange it for silver, but 3000 taels is not a small amount, so how should I price it?"

"Grandma is in charge of so much!" Ping'er said softly, "The eldest young lady has also been in charge of the house, but she still doesn't know about these things? As long as she leaves three thousand silver, grandma will just arrange for people to come over for the rest. Shouldn't it be up to her to move and deal with it? Anyway, I won't let her work in vain, and share some benefits with her, so that I won't be unable to talk in the future."

"Not bad!" Wang Xifeng was completely relieved, "Okay, when you go over to get things at night, remember to tell that prude and ask her to keep 3000 taels - no, 5000 taels of silver, and the rest will be as mentioned just now Do it!" "Grandma!" Ping'er was so angry that she fell backwards on the spot.

At the same time, in Jia Mu's Courtyard, the living room that was bustling just now, now there are only two masters left, Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang, plus the only servant girl Yuanyang, even Jia Baoyu has been sent out.

"How did the Xue family respond?" Jia Mu asked calmly.

"Second brother has already sent the news, and everyone in the Xue family has rejected it." Mrs. Wang said bitterly, "It's really unsustainable. If it weren't for the protection of the Wang family and the Jia family, how could the Xue family have such a family business now? When your wings harden and you climb up a high branch, you won’t recognize anyone when you look back!”

"The Wang family did a lot of work at the beginning." Mother Jia glanced at Mrs. Wang with an indifferent expression, and she was speechless. Now Wang Ziteng is indeed the No. 1 of the four Jinling families, but When Ning Rong's second house was at its peak, the Xue family relied entirely on the Jia family, and the Wang family was nothing like a beast at that time. "You heard what Zhu'er's wife just said, and I'm telling you over there, just stop when you need to.

Nowadays, parts of the south of the Yangtze River are beyond reach. The old woman got news from the Zhen family. The second master of the Xue family is very unlucky. He is in charge of a big business, so he is surprised to protect it all. Now that there is Yongchang in Gyeonggi. His Highness's grace is useless no matter what others do. As I said just now, no matter how great the face is, can it still be greater than the Tianjia? "

"But the eldest girl has no relatives or friends in the palace, so she relies on her own family to support her." Mrs. Wang suddenly became anxious, "It's not like outsiders can reach out to the palace, and those things inside are all accustomed to being promoted and suppressed. Yes, if there is no money to help clear it, how can the big girl survive!"

"You don't need to tell me this?" Mother Jia's face suddenly turned cold, "Although Feng Yatou's accounts haven't been sent yet, you already know the general situation, right? The original harvest in Jingying After entering the Wang family, the Xue family also stopped paying tribute. The two houses have lost more than 10 taels of income this year. Don't you know how much of a deficit there is?
Also, the eldest girl in the palace does not rely on money, but on the kindness and friendship of Concubine Zhen Gui. As long as the old lady is still alive, the Zhen family will give some face no matter what. This is enough, because it is good for both of us It's good; now that girl Feng is in charge of the mansion, you don't have to worry too much, just hand over the matter. "

Mrs. Wang obtained money from the Rongguo Mansion, and everyone in the house who had any respect knew it, and they also knew that the money was not only for Yuanchun, but also for the Wang family. However, she could not say it clearly. Prince Teng became the governor of the Beijing Camp. There is no income, and in order to win over his subordinates, he has to keep posting money.

"Daughter-in-law, I understand!" No matter how hard she gritted her teeth, Mrs. Wang couldn't resist Jia's mother. She could only bow her head and admit defeat, "Old ancestor, the second brother is now responsible for the errands of the Beijing camp, and many favors have been lost. It would be too time-consuming and labor-intensive to start from scratch, could the government please send me a message to save some unnecessary trouble?"

"Well." Mother Jia hesitated for a moment, but chose to nod, "Now that Brother Jing has withdrawn from Xifu, the friendship we had at the beginning will not disappear so soon. When the time comes, you can ask Brother Zhen to make arrangements. In the name of asking everyone in the camp to be a host, as for how much we can lose, it depends on the ability of those people."

"When the time comes, should I ask my uncle to come and sit there too?" Mrs. Wang hesitated for a moment, but chose to speak out.

"He can't get on the stage, should he be embarrassed in the past?" Jia Mu refused.

Nowadays, Jia Zhen is the successor of Ningguo Mansion and the head of the entire Jia family in Jinling. Jia Jing just came down and took advantage of the opportunity of the New Year to use his kindness to summon the original generals in the Beijing camp to have a feast. It also makes sense to arrange for the current Jingying Jiedushi to be together. It can be regarded as helping the two parties to connect. In a larger sense, it is "helping the horse to send him a ride", but these are the affairs of Dongfu.

In other words, this is Jia Mu using favors from the Ningguo Mansion to help pave the way for the prince, but her family has basically not extended a hand; but if Jia She is allowed to go there, it will be equivalent to the entire Jia family helping the prince to clear the way, regardless of the cost. Not to mention whether the Wang family is so kind, the old lady of the Jia family is not stupid, how could she be so generous.

"Ancestor." Mrs. Wang was anxious.

"Okay!" Mother Jia waved her hand lightly, not interested in beeping with her, "There are too many things in the next year, you remember to help Feng girl, especially the Shangyuan banquet, isn't that kid surnamed Zhou in the middle of Beijing?" Do you have a concubine? In the name of a junior, please come and sit with me."

"Old Ancestor, is this just a concubine too shameful?" Mrs. Wang still has not forgotten how much her Baoyu suffered because of someone. "If this spreads out, it will have a negative impact on our family." also"

"When the time comes, let the second girl post a post, just say that we are little sisters." With the official status of Yingchun from the fifth rank of Praising Good People, he is also qualified to be a "famous post". "After coming, there is no need to arrange it in the official post." Xi, just follow them in the garden greenhouse."

"Daughter-in-law, I understand." Mrs. Wang nodded, and then said awkwardly, "Ancestor, Baoyu is really..."

"Then let's rest for a few days."

(End of this chapter)