Spoilers for The Red Mansion, Daiyu’s mentality is broken

Chapter 398 Jiao Da takes the job

Speaking of which, it was not Lin Zhixiao who took the initiative to find Jiao Da.

Jiao Da was an old servant of Ning Guo Mansion. He had performed three or four battles with Ning Guo Gongjia since he was a child. He once carried his dying master out of the pile of dead people.

With no food to eat, he went hungry to steal food for his master. With no water to drink, he drank horse urine himself and gave the half bowl of water to his master.

Because of his previous achievements, the masters of the Ning Mansion looked at him differently, so it was not difficult for him.

It was even more impossible for Lin Zhixiao to send him on errands.

It was Lin Zhixiao who selected people among the boys to go to Heishan Village to find out the news, but those boys were unwilling to go.

Heishan Village is outside the Pass, a bitter and cold place.This trip would take a month or two just to get there and back.

I don’t know how much hardship I will endure along the way, and I will even encounter various dangers.

Where can I stay at home and relax?
Therefore, despite Lin Zhixiao's promise of huge profits, none of the servants were willing to go.

Just when Lin Zhixiao was about to increase the reward, Jiao Da took the initiative to stand up.

After scolding the young boys who were lazy and unwilling to help the Lord, he took the initiative to express his willingness to go.

Even Jia Huan looked at Jiao Da with admiration after learning about this incident.

Jiao Da appears for the first time in The Book of Red Mansions:
Jiao Da also relied on the fact that Jia Zhen was not at home. Even if he was at home, he would not be able to do anything to him, and he could do whatever he wanted.

Because I was drunk, I first scolded the chief manager Laiji, saying that he was unfair, bullied the weak and afraid of the strong. If he had a good job, he would send someone else. If he wanted to send someone off in the middle of the night, he would send me, the heartless bastard!Blindly pretending to be a housekeeper!

Don't even think about it, Mr. Jiao is walking on his feet, which is higher than your head. Who did Mr. Jiao have in his eyes in the early 20s?Don't talk about you bastards!

Jiao Da didn't take Jia Rong seriously, so he shouted and chased Jia Rong:
"Brother Rong, don't act like a master in front of Jiao Da. Don't say that you are like this. Even your father and grandfather would not dare to stand up to Jiao Da! If Jiao Da is not alone, you will be officials and enjoy the glory. Receive wealth and honor?"

"Your ancestors narrowly escaped death to earn this fortune, but now, instead of repaying my kindness, you have become my master. It's okay if you don't say anything else to me. If you say anything else, we will go in with a red knife and come out with a white knife. !”

If you look at this episode alone, Lai Da is a thorn in his past, lazy and undisciplined.

However, Jia Huan could see from his willingness to go to Heishan Village that Jiao Da was not a sneaky person who refused to do things.

If Lai Sheng could distribute the errands fairly and equitably, he would still be willing to do it.But if the worst, hardest and most tiring job is assigned to him, Jiao Da will feel insulted and will not do it.

Thinking of this, Jia Huan withdrew his eyes from Jiao Da and couldn't help but look at Wu Jinxiao.

He couldn't help but ask: "Wuzhuangtou, what else do you have to say?"

Wu Jinxiao's face looked extremely ugly at this time.

He had dealt with Jia Zhen, the original head of the Jia family, for many years and knew that Jia Zhen was a loser who only knew how to drink and play with women.

Now that the Jia family has a younger patriarch, Wu Jinxiao doesn't take him seriously at all.

Over the years, one of the three pavilions of the Jia family's farm has been swallowed up by him.

Coupled with the secret deduction, not even half of the year's harvest could be sent to Jia's house.

In another ten to twenty years, he will be able to turn all the fertile land in the Jia family's farms into his Wu family's.

As for the younger new patriarch of the Jia family, Wu Jinxiao only thought he was a playboy.

He knew the Jia family quite well and knew that the younger generation of the Jia family were all playboys.

From the bottom of his heart, Wu Jinxiao really didn't take this new patriarch seriously.Therefore, the harvest he brought this year was actually less than last year.

He never expected that the new clan leader would actually send people to Zhuangzi to investigate the real situation of Zhuangzi.

Now that the lie was exposed, Wu Jinxiao suddenly panicked, and big beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

He hurriedly knelt down on the ground again, kowtowed repeatedly and said: "Please spare my life, Third Master. Although I lied, it is true that the harvest will be reduced this year. I just took advantage of it."

"Please Third Master, for the sake of looking after Zhuangzi, who has done hard work without any credit, please forgive me."

"The young one is willing to take out all of Tan Mo's belongings and dare not hide even a little bit."

Jia Huan looked at Wu Jinxiao with a half-smile but asked, "I wonder how much property Wu Zhuangtou has embezzled over the years?"

Wu Jinxiao was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Back to Third Master, Xiao Tanmo's property can be converted into silver taels, and there is always 6000 or [-] taels."

"I am willing to give you 8000 taels, and please forgive me."

Jia Huan's face turned cold and he said, "You are a silverfish, you are greedy, cunning and cunning, how can I spare you?"

"Come here, catch him, tie him up, and keep him in the woodshed first."

"Yes, third master."

Lin Zhixiao waved his hand, and several young men immediately stepped forward to capture Wu Jinxiao.

Wu Jinxiao begged for mercy again and again, but Jia Huan just ignored him.

Soon Wu Jinxiao was gagged and dragged down.

Lin Zhixiao said hurriedly: "The third master has taken over Wu Jinxiao. In Heishan Village, it is necessary to change the head of the village. I wonder if the third master has someone he likes?"

Jia Huan smiled and said: "Of course you are my favorite, but you, Butler Lin, can't get away. I wonder if you have any recommendations?"

Lin Zhixiao smiled bitterly and said: "I'm not afraid of Third Master's jokes. The boys in this house are all used to living a rich life. Let them go to such a bitter and cold place. They will all be as dead as my mother. Where are they willing to go? .”

"We can only find this candidate slowly. He must be capable and able to manage so many fields, and he must be loyal and not be like an ungrateful person like Wu Jinxiao."

Jia Huan nodded, and when he was about to speak, he heard Jiao Da next to him say: "Third Master, I am willing to go!"

Jia Huan frowned and said: "Jiao Da, you are an old man in the house, and you have made great contributions. You should live in peace and contentment in the house. In such a bitter and cold place like Heishan Village, you are also an old person, so don't went."

Jiao Da chuckled and said: "Third Master, in the eyes of others, the Heishan Village outside the Pass is a bitter and cold place, but in my opinion, it is obviously a treasure place!"

"Hey, it's cold there in the winter, but it's very warm as long as there is a prosperous fire. You stay at home drinking and eating meat all winter, and you are as happy as a god. How can you endure the hardship?"

This is true.

Jia Huan is a person who has been baptized by the information explosion of later generations. Naturally, he does not really think that outside the customs is a bitter and cold place.

He couldn't help but ask: "Oh, Jiao Da, are you from the north?"

Jiao Da chuckled and said: "Third Master, yes, my family is from the north. I have been used to living in the ice and snow since I was a child."

Hearing this, Jia Huan couldn't help but nodded and asked: "Then if you go to Heishan Village, are you going to deal with Wu Jinxiao's family?"

(End of this chapter)