The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 109 Hope is shattered
With the end of Jiamu's 75th birthday banquet, Rongxi Hall has restored its former tranquility.Inside and outside, the prosperity and excitement of those days of birthday banquets have disappeared.The scimitar that Jia Min stuck on the side wall that day has been pulled out, and I don't know where to put it.

On the opposite wall where the poem was inscribed that day, a new layer of paint was applied, but the words had disappeared.Only the freshly painted piece remains, which stands out against the surrounding walls.

The yard was as quiet as if there was no one there, but there were actually people there, and there were quite a few of them.A group of long followers and servants.The maids and mother-in-law were all standing in a corner of the yard, and no one dared to speak loudly.From time to time, he looked out of the garden, as if waiting for someone.

In the room, Jia Mu, Jia She, Jia Zheng, Jia Zhen, Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, Youshi, and Wang Xifeng were all sitting in silence.

What should be said has been said since I received the imperial decree yesterday.Besides, it's just repeating those words.

Wang Xifeng sat closest to the door, which was open.

Although she could see the outside situation from here, she still walked out of the door from time to time to look outside.

They are also waiting for someone, waiting for Jia Lian to come back.

Jia Lian went to the palace, saying that he was going to deliver something to Jia Yuanchun, but in fact, even the servants knew that he was asking Jia Yuanchun for advice.

Jiamu's birthday banquet is a big event in the mansion every year.Even if the birthday banquet is over, the topic of the birthday banquet will continue for several days.

This year is also the case, but the topic seems to be more lively than in previous years.

First of all, it was about Jia Min's departure from Jia's mansion, because this was the first time they had encountered this topic in many years, so they naturally paid a lot of attention to it.However, because it is relatively sensitive, even if people discuss it, it is done in private.

Those housekeepers and servants even put a watchman at the door when discussing, so as not to be bumped into by outsiders.

The next thing is that Bao Erye fell ill and fell ill. Although the prisoners tended to think that this was Baoyu pretending to be sick, but no one dared to mention it publicly because of the words of the old ancestor.Although he was dissatisfied because he lost the money, he had no choice but to admit that he was unlucky.

Although nothing went wrong, a depressive atmosphere spread in the mansion.With the arrival of yesterday's imperial decree, this oppressive atmosphere reached its peak.

Although nothing has been heard from the masters, some housekeepers have a better business vision than the masters.The words of the butlers spread, letting the servants know that this mansion is in trouble.

Not just a difficulty, but a hurdle.The big pit of other people's bus and carriage business was left to the Rongguo Mansion by the emperor.

That is a bottomless pit, whoever does it will have to fill it with money.The news from the outside said that someone had calculated the accounts, and after a year, they would have to add 3 to [-] taels of silver to the business.

This amount is almost the annual income of the Jia Mansion.At the same time, this amount is also the daily expenses of the Jia Mansion for food, clothing, housing and transportation for a year.

This account is very simple, and anyone can calculate it. The money spent on the bus is their daily expenses for a year.In other words, there are more than 2000 people here, and it is necessary to save money for food, clothing, housing and transportation in order to fill this hole.

The problem is not a one-time issue. It is not a one-year problem, and it will be like this every year in the future.

Isn't this a scam?
Yes, it is to cheat you.The emperor tricked you, how dare you do it?
Before Jia Lian came back, Niu Jizong, Liu Fang, Chen Ruiwen, and Ma Shangde came.

After saluting one by one, the two sides sat down respectively.

"Presumably your mansion has received the imperial decree. This time, I just want to discuss with your mansion about the handover. Please don't think the juniors are presumptuous."

Niu Jizong was also polite and spoke directly.

Before coming here, they had also studied together how to do it.

One is to sit and wait for Jia's mansion to come to them, and the other is to go to Jia's mansion by himself.Both ways have pros and cons.

However, after the decree came down yesterday.But there was no movement in Jia's house.This made them feel a little strange.

Ordinarily, the time limit given by the emperor is only half a month, Jia's family should hurry up and discuss this matter, there is absolutely no reason for delay.

According to their thinking, the most sensible thing for Jia's mansion to do now is to negotiate with them as soon as possible, and negotiate to resolve the problems of receiving houses, vehicles, horses, coach owners, car owners and other things at those stations.

These problems are complicated to say, but in practice, they are actually simple.But it's a matter of price.

As for the price, they even thought about Jia's house.If it is difficult to take it out at once, it is still possible to delay it for a few months.After all, Jia's Mansion is also a century-old store, and they are at ease about this.

However, there has been no movement in Jia's mansion so far, so they can't sit still.Today, I came here to find out what the Jia Mansion is saying, to see what plans they have, and to find out what the Jia Mansion's psychological price is.

At the same time, we also need to check whether Jia Min is in the mansion.Did he change his mind and return to Jia's mansion again?

If Jia Min came out to deal with Jia Mansion on behalf of him, it would be difficult.Throughout the entire Jia family, the only thing they were concerned about was Jia Min alone.

Mother Jia knows so much about handover matters.Besides, they have no idea how to proceed with this business, how can they care about the handover?

However, Mother Jia doesn't understand business matters, but she still knows what to say on the scene.

"The imperial decree just came down yesterday. It's so complicated that I can't understand it for a while. I don't care about the handover or something for the time being. This is also a big business. Even if we take over, there will be a big deal in the future." in charge."

"That's natural. The old lady is right. I just don't know who is in charge of your house? When can I contact you?"

On the surface, Niu Jizong followed the words, but he was actually looking for the truth.

"I'm not going to hide it from you. We haven't decided on the person in charge. However, we are all family friends. Whoever we ask to go in the future will not deceive you. It's better if both of you agree."

"That's what we mean too. Since the Holy Majesty has favored us and asked us to withdraw, we also have to plan for your mansion. We only hope that the handover will be handed over as soon as possible, so that your mansion can also be on business with the Holy Majesty. Since we have been in business for so long, we will sooner It's a bit late, but I don't care."

This is a threat.It means that we have withdrawn now anyway, and we are not afraid of delaying it for a while.But you, if you don't resume operations for half a month, how will you deal with the emperor?
It's really not the right time for Niu Jizong and the others to come now.

None of the few people currently present is suitable for discussing such a business.The reason is also very simple, they are all laymen.

Needless to say, Jia Zheng, although Jia Amnesty had his own business outside, he didn't run it himself. He just used his influence to pull some business from the government into his own shop.

Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, and Mrs. You don't understand business, and they are women's generation. When encountering such a thing, they have nothing to say.

Wang Xifeng is a housekeeper, and knows a little about business.However, it is not convenient for her to come forward, and she is a complete layman for such a business, so it is impossible for her to come forward.

The only one who knows something about business is Jia Lian, who is not present.Even if they were there, they probably wouldn't be able to talk about anything.

Niu Jizong didn't expect any results today, so they sat for a while and then left.

The biggest gain of their trip was that they didn't see Jia Min. , proving that Jia Min really left Jia's mansion.Otherwise, Jia Min might have come forward to discuss this handover with them.

They were even a little thankful that no specific terms were negotiated today.Because the later the handover time, the greater the pressure on the Jia family.The more you can bargain with Jia's mansion.

Liu Fang even made a plan in her heart, intending to recover all their losses from the Jia family.Even if you don't make money, at least get your money back.

Jia Lian finally came back.

"What did the big girl say?"

As soon as Jia Lian entered the room, the old lady asked impatiently.

Jia Lian breathed a sigh of relief, took out two letters from his bosom, and handed them to Jia Mu.

"The sender said that my sister's intentions are all in the letter. After reading it, I will know what to do."

Mother Jia accepted the letter, read the first letter, and handed it to Jia Amnesty. She read the second letter herself, and handed it to Jia Amnesty after reading it.

"Pass the letter around, show it to everyone, and then make up your mind."

Mother Jia leaned back on the chair weakly, and took a long breath.

In fact, Jia's response to the emperor's imperial decree was quite quick.

As soon as the imperial decree came out yesterday, people were immediately called together to study it.The final decision was to immediately send someone to contact Jia Yuanchun.Tell her to try to move around and see if she can get the emperor back.

Jia Yuanchun's reply shattered their illusions.In the letter, she clearly told her family that she did not have that ability.The most urgent thing is not to have other fantasies, and it is important to hurry up and fulfill the emperor's order.

The letter also bluntly stated that there was no use of the ready-made business genius of the fourth brother Min in the family, but asking her to go to the emperor to make fun of herself was a bit of a waste of money.

At the same time, he also tactfully expressed that the family should be more tolerant towards Min's fourth brother.Since the fourth brother Min is a member of Jia's family, he wants to treat him as his own family.

This tone, although he didn't say it directly, obviously he already knew something about the family's disagreement with Jia Min, and he had the intention of blaming his family.

The other letter was specially written to Jia Min.Tell the family to hand it over to Jia Min.

After reading the letter, everyone was silent again.

In fact, they all expected this result before, but they didn't get Jia Yuanchun's final answer, and no one wanted to admit this fact.

When it comes to who will take up this burden, they actually already have the most suitable candidate in their hearts, that is Jia Min who was run away by them.

But how to find Jia Min now?To find, who will go?If they go, will Jia Min give them face?

(End of this chapter)