Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 419 Placement
"Shang Rong! Brother is lucky to live up to his fate!"

In the main hall of Wang Xifeng's courtyard, Jia Lian groveled and handed over a contract and a stack of banknotes, and glared angrily at Wang Xifeng, who was sitting on Lai Shangrong's lap and couldn't help but linger.

Rome was not built in a day, and the bottom line was not broken in an instant.

In the past, Lai Shangrong would not have exposed his relationship with Wang Xifeng in front of Jia Lian, let alone let Wang Xifeng behave like this in front of him.

But a few days ago, when Jia Lian left, he carefully closed the door, allowing him to completely put aside his last concern.

Wang Xifeng glanced at Lai Shangrong's unfolded contract, and said coquettishly: "Does Shangrong think that I am not serving you attentively enough? This big family already has everything we ask for, so why are you still thinking about Sister Xiangyun?"

"Uh-huh!" Lai Shangrong interrupted Wang Xifeng with a dry cough.

Then he praised Jia Lian and said, "You have done a good job in this matter. When I notify the Xue family, a contract for allotment of shares will be signed in the next two days."

"Hey! Hey!" Jia Lian said obediently: "I followed Shang Rong's instructions and kept a careful eye on it. Although I only had to pay 3000 taels of silver, I asked them to set up a written note of 1 taels. If they dare to go back on their word, I will keep it and call them. They will lose everything!"

This is what Lai Shangrong praised. He originally thought that Shi Xiangyun should be at least as good as Yingchun, but to his surprise, the Shi family only had 3000 taels of silver.

However, despite this, Jia Lian was still worried that Lai Shangrong would pay too much.

Explained: "Originally, the brothers could still lower the price, but the glass shares that Shang Rong allocated to sister Xiangyun back then have now increased to almost 3000 taels. Neither of them is willing to suffer, so they have no choice but to share the spoils. Uneven trouble…”

After saying that, he looked at Lai Shangrong eagerly.

"Snapped!"

Lai Shangrong slapped Wang Xifeng's coy buttocks hard.

"Go and get 1000 taels of silver to give Brother Lian some tea!"

"Hehe! Shang Rong is so polite! So polite..."

Hearing this, Jia Lian's face suddenly burst into laughter, and he kept rubbing his hands to express his gratitude.

But Wang Xifeng reluctantly got up and went back to the room.

"After a while, you will also go south with Xue Biao and cooperate with him to complete the purchase and transportation of wood."

Although the four major families of King Jia Shi and Xue were all born in Jinling, the only ones with roots in Jinling today are the Jia family and the Wang family.

Most of the wood is in the deep mountains and old forests, and Wang Ziteng is patrolling all over the world. As the son-in-law of the Wang family and the inheritor of the Jia family, it is most appropriate for Jia Lian to handle this matter.

However, Lai Shangrong only planned to use his name, but did not intend to let him get involved, so he asked him to cooperate with Xue Biao.

His statement made Jia Lian feel proud of entrusting him with an important task.

He patted his chest hastily, and assured him: "Shang Rong, don't worry! It's right to leave this matter to me!"

While talking, Wang Xifeng came back from the back room and threw a thousand-tael silver note in front of Jia Lian.

How could such a flimsy bank note be thrown far? Jia Lian rolled and crawled, but still couldn't catch it.

While carefully picking up the banknotes from the ground and blowing the dust on them, he glared at Wang Xifeng with an anger that he dared not speak.

"Hmph!" Wang Xifeng sat on Lai Shangrong's lap as if to demonstrate, and sneered: "Second Master Lian still won't leave after taking the money? Are you planning to stay for breakfast?"

When Jia Lian heard about breakfast, he couldn't help but think of what happened that day, and he suddenly became wilted.

He was about to leave, but he suddenly stopped and said, "The two uncles said that they will send Sister Xiangyun to our house for a few days, so it will be more convenient for Shang Rong to see her in the future!"

After saying that, for fear that Wang Xifeng would come again, he immediately turned around and ran away without looking back.

Seeing Jia Lian running away, Wang Xifeng let out a string of laughter like silver bells and swayed involuntarily.

Lai Shangrong thought about how he almost missed the court meeting last time because he hurriedly hurriedly, so he suppressed the temptation in his heart and pushed Wang Xifeng away from his lap.

"I have to go to Xue's house soon, don't delay going to court!"

Then he thought about Shi Xiangyun's coming, and ordered: "This time when sister Xiangyun comes, don't arrange for her to live in Hengwuyuan, let her live in Ouxiang Pavilion!"

Ever since Xue Baochai learned the skill of speaking like a lotus flower, and Ying'er shared it, Hengwuyuan has become a place where Lai Shangrong occasionally stays.

Let Shi Xiangyun live in again, it will add to the chaos.Wang Xifeng didn't know what he was thinking. She just thought that Shi Xiangyun was his intended aunt, and she made such an arrangement out of care.

While nodding in agreement, he said: "Last time the old lady checked the gambling, I couldn't speak out, which made the second sister feel wronged. Now that she is a Shangrong person, how can she help others take the blame? "

Although Mrs. Wang returned the affairs of the mansion to Wang Xifeng's hands, the servants in the mansion did not understand the situation and only regarded it as a temporary measure.

After all, Xue Baochai was betrothed by the emperor. Once she was married, it was only a matter of time before she became the head of the family.

Therefore, Wang Xifeng has been planning to kill the chicken to scare the monkey and regain his authority.

Originally, this matter did not need to be reported to Lai Shangrong, but firstly, she wanted to please Lai Shangrong, and secondly, seeing that the Xue family was involved in the allotment of shares, she couldn't figure out the weight of the Xue family for a while, so she made a tentative statement.

"Yeah!" Lai Shangrong responded casually.

He was secretly happy in his heart, this coincided with his original plan, but on the surface he said calmly: "Just take care of these little things!"

"Yes, yes! Shang Rong is busy with big things like the shipyard, so why bother worrying about such a small thing!"

When Wang Xifeng said this, Lai Shangrong couldn't help but think of the bigger plot of forming a private army.

Asked: "Is the Lixiangyuan place tidied up?"

"Okay! It's been packed a long time ago! Sister-in-law Lou moved in yesterday!"

Wang Xifeng then asked doubtfully: "Could Shang Rong be with Sister-in-law Lou..."

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Lai Shangrong scolded, "Jun'er works outside for me, so I have to take care of the house for him."

He is not all-pervasive. When he accepted Jia Jun as his disciple, he also liked Jia Jun's character.

Of course, it was also because Mr. Lou was not on the official list, otherwise he would not have been so simple-minded when accepting disciples.

Wang Xifeng couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed after hearing this, and hurriedly covered it up: "Shang Rong, don't worry too much. I don't mean to pry. It's just that Xiaohong's matter happened last time, and I'm also afraid that the flood will wash away the Dragon King Temple."

Lai Shangrong thought for a while and said: "I haven't even hid it from you, the two ladies. What else can't be said? Later, you can arrange for Aunt Zhao to move into Xiaocuitang in the garden, and don't use the maids in her house. Pick two trustworthy people in the courtyard to give her orders, so that it will be easier for the uncle to come in and out in the future."

Xue Baochai has other plans and will not tell Wang Xifeng for the time being. Xiren Zijuan is a maid of Yihongyuan and will not provoke Wang Xifeng for no reason.

Aunt Zhao had always been at odds with Wang Xifeng, and it was easy for them to have bad feelings. In addition, as winter was about to begin, Aunt Zhao complained several times that it was freezing outside.

It's better to take the opportunity to let her move into the garden and replace her with some reliable maids.

As for the arrangement in Xiaocuitang, it was because it was closer to Tanchun's Qiu Shuangzhai. Aunt Zhao was doing Tanchun's ideological work for her, so it was convenient for her and for herself.

"Aunt Zhao?!" Wang Xifeng exclaimed, and then took it for granted.

"She is indeed able to penetrate Shangrong's Dharma Eyes, so Hu Meizi's kung fu must not be bad, right?"

When she said this, Lai Shangrong was also reminded of Aunt Zhao's methods. In the past, there were many inconveniences in the wilderness, many of which he had not yet had time to appreciate.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly ordered: "The arrangements are made for today!"

Seeing how eager he was, Wang Xifeng felt slightly sad and said angrily: "The second wife and Aunt Zhao have been accepted by Shang Rong. They are more like the master than the master in our house!"

She felt sour and her words were inevitably a little jealous.

Lai Shangrong noticed something, and jokingly said: "What? Are you complaining for the second master?"

"how could be!"

Wang Xifeng hurriedly denied it, and then expressed her loyalty: "I was just thinking that if Shang Rong could bring the two of them together, he would be more like our master than the master!"

This proposal was quite in line with Lai Shangrong's wishes, and he couldn't help but show a bit of longing.

Then he wiped the corners of his mouth and concealed it: "It's early in the morning, so don't worry about all this. Why don't you hurry up and prepare breakfast? I have to go to Xue's house in a while, sir. Don't delay going to court!"

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(End of this chapter)