The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 38

After dinner was served at noon, the female relatives from all sides gathered at the old lady again.

The reasons are very good - I want to inquire about Aunt Xue's itinerary.

A few days ago, there was news that Aunt Xue was going to bring her son Xue Pan and daughter Xue Baochai, and it is estimated that they will arrive in a few days.

Another purpose, although it is not easy to say clearly, but each other knows it in their hearts, which is a tacit understanding.That was waiting for the news of Jia Min's 1 taels of silver.

Regardless of whether the 1 taels of silver can be brought back, today is a big deal.Either Jia Min left the mansion and went back to the countryside, or the old man walked around the mansion.

Therefore, they must understand the attitude of the old lady at the first time, and the attitude of the old lady is their attitude.

This is the time to stand in line.

This point is very important in Jia's mansion.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the old lady's maid, Amber, ran in in a panic from outside, and kowtowed to Jia Mu as soon as she entered the door.

"Reporting to the old lady, it's not good, the old man passed out."

Ok?Grandpa passed out?

"It's like this, hasn't the Elder Master been waiting for Fourth Master Min at the door today..."

"Brother Ming is back?"

"No, it's Miss Ping'er who's back. As soon as the old man saw Miss Ping'er, he passed out."

Piner?When did Ping'er become so powerful?

"Dead hoof, talking without thinking, what's going on?"

Mrs. Wang let out a drink.

"Miss Ping'er sent 1 taels of silver, and it happened to be coming this way."

"You saw it right, it's really 1 taels? Are you mistaken?"

The old lady asked a question.

"The slave is what Miss Ping'er said."

Since Ping'er said it, it should be true.

Everyone has come to a conclusion.However, seeing that Mother Jia was silent, no one dared to reveal anything.

While talking, they heard the sound of carriages and horses outside, everyone followed the old lady out, and saw Ping'er, Fenghua, Xueyue and others jumping off the carriage.

"Ping'er, the servant, has seen the old ancestor."

Ping'er, Fenghua and Xueyue knelt down and kowtowed to the old lady.

"Is it 1 taels of silver on the cart?"

"Reporting to my ancestors, it is exactly 1 taels of silver. The fourth master Min asked his servants to bring it to the mansion, and asked the ancestors to look at it and obey the ancestors' disposal. The car is cash, and here is the bank note."

"Where is Brother Min?"

"Go back to the old lady, Fourth Master Min is having a drink with Zhao Bancheng, Huang Xide, Boss Hu and the others. Ask the servant to give the old ancestor a message."

"Say."

"Brother Min said that he didn't want to embarrass the old ancestor and the second master, so he won't go back to the house for a few days, so as not to embarrass anyone."

"Someone" refers to Jia Amnesty.

If Jia Min came back at this time, Jia Amnesty would be embarrassed. Will the promise of the bet be fulfilled or not?

Mother Jia breathed a sigh of relief.

"Well, brother Ming is good at handling things. Please hand over the money to the treasury. Have you eaten yet?"

"Not yet. The servants are afraid that the ancestors will be in a hurry. As soon as the over there is sold out, the silver will be delivered. We will return to Yeduju to eat later."

"Damn girl, you want to rebel after just going out for a few days, and you don't even eat at home? Could it be that I can't afford you a meal? Feng girl, tell the chef, just do what I usually give to me, and give it to me." A few children cook. It’s a hot day, come back hungry to give money, and leave without eating, if Brother Min finds out, why don’t you scold me in your heart? I won’t let him talk about it.”

As she said so, the old lady had a smile on her face.

"Hey, why are you still kneeling? Get up quickly. Take a look, I said that Ping'er is usually a good person, and he is decent when he does things."

"Sister Yuanyang, please take back the gift that Fourth Master Min gave to the old lady."

Ping'er got up, smiled at Yuanyang and said.

"You gave me a gift?"

"Yes, it's not just the old lady, the eldest master, the second master, the eldest wife, the second wife, Grandma Zhu, Second Mistress Lian, Second Master Lian, Second Master Bao, Third Master Huan, Uncle Dongbian Zhen, Uncle Rong, Uncle Rong Grandma, Miss Lin, the girls in the family and other masters all have a share, except for the old lady, who spent more than 3000 taels of silver."

"Hey, look at her small mouth. None of the masters' names were left out. It's like reporting the names of dishes. She gave them all. But there is one thing I don't understand. , What do you mean it cost more than 3000 taels of silver except mine?"

"Fourth Master Min said that the old lady has treasures in her hands. The old lady doesn't like the ones bought in the market. Therefore, what I give to the old lady is her own wine. There are two boxes for collection and two boxes for gifts. box, 2 bottles of high-quality goods. The fourth master said that there are many people who go to the old lady for a meal, so I will prepare more. In the future, I will send wine to the old lady and the masters of the house regularly. "

"Look, even Brother Ming, who has only been here for a few days, knows that you come to my place for a meal, so don't come here in the future."

The old lady was all smiles.

"We don't want to come, I'm afraid the old lady will always call us when the time comes."

Wang Xifeng took the opportunity to flatter her.

"Okay, let's all go back to the house. Ping'er goes to pay the money, leads the two children to make dinner, and comes to talk at night."

"Back to the ancestors, the servants are going back today, so they can't come here at night. If there is anything else that the ancestors need, please tell the servants to go back and tell the fourth master."

"When I go home, I will stay at home overnight, and I will go back early tomorrow morning. If Brother Min talks about you, he will say that I stayed and won't let you go."

When people enter the house on this side, they unload things on the other side, and move them to Jiamu first, and then ask people to send them one by one.

"Go back and see how your master is doing, and just tell me what I said. When you do things in the future, the old ones should look old."

Mother Jia talked to Mrs. Xing, and Mrs. Xing left in a hurry.

The 1 taels of silver were sent back, but Jia Min didn't come back, and Jia Amnesty's crawling around the mansion was left behind for the time being.

Mother Jia looked very happy, and the others had to look happy too.Of course, there are

Some were really happy, while others were disappointed, regretting that they didn't see a good show.

Just as it was quiet here, there was another noise.

I saw two people stumbled into the house, their clothes were torn, and their heads were wrapped in cloth. When they came in, they knelt down to the old lady.

"Let the ancestors call the shots."

At first glance, it turned out to be Jia Rong and Lai Sheng.

"Oh, Brother Rong, what's the matter?"

The old lady stood up.

"Fourth Uncle Min beat us, please ask the old lady to make the decision."

It is said that Jia Rong and Lai Sheng wanted to force their way into the house because Liu Tieshan refused to let them in.Unexpectedly, Liu Tieshan's family really didn't get used to them, so they started fighting.

Liu Tieshan and his nephew Liu Cheng were blacksmiths. Although there were many servants in Jia's house, they didn't take advantage of it at all, so they had to come back in despair.

Previously, when Jia Amnesty saw that Ping'er brought back 1 taels of silver, he passed out on the spot.After everyone hurriedly carried them back, they dispersed.

When Jia Rong returned home, she didn't even know that Ping'er had sent back 1 taels of silver.I thought, since Jia Min is going back to the countryside anyway, why not blackmail him before he leaves.Going to the old lady to complain about it is also to relieve myself.

"Brother Ming, what did you do to beat you up? Where did you beat them?"

"It's at Notoju."

"Just now Ping'er said, Brother Ming is drinking with people in the city, why did he go to live in the wild so soon?"

"It wasn't Uncle Min who beat him himself, but he ordered his servants to beat him?"

"Why did his servants dare to beat you?"

Who is Jia Mu?People who are used to the situation.Hearing something strange, seeing Jia Rong and Lai Sheng's eyes flickering, and thinking of the bet between Jia Amnesty and Jia Min, he became suspicious.

"Isn't Fourth Uncle Min going to leave? We went to Yeduju, trying to take care of his yard, so that he wouldn't sell all his things before he left. They all belong to the mansion. Unexpectedly, his servants refused to let us in and even beat us."

"Brother Ming is there?"

"That's not it."

"Since they beat you, why didn't you report to the police?"

Jia Mu's face turned cold.

"The great-grandson thought that this was a family matter, and if he reported it to the government, it would be a public scandal, so he came back and asked the old ancestor to call the shots."

"Who told you to take care of the yard?"

"No one called, but I didn't want Fourth Uncle Min to sell off the things in the house."

At this time, the people next to him also understood what was going on, and wanted to remind Jia Rong, but no one dared to say anything when they saw the old ancestor's expression was unkind.

"Let me ask you, is there anything in his yard that belongs to the mansion?"

Jia Rong felt a little bad.

"Let me ask you again, brother Ming is drinking in the city, why would he order someone to beat you?"

Jia Rong's heart began to turn cold.

"Let me ask you again? Who said Brother Ming is going back to the countryside?"

Jia Rong started to get confused.

"Let me ask you again, how did you know that Brother Min would sell that thing?"

Jia Rong began to despair.

"Let me ask you again, did I ask Brother Min to go back to the countryside?"

Jia Rong began to tremble.Looking at Lai Sheng again, he was already paralyzed on the ground.

"I've lived for more than 70 years. Who hasn't seen it? What hasn't happened? Don't think about it. I don't know your thoughts. Which one of you has the ability to get back 10 taels of silver in 1 days? , I will drive Brother Ming away! Can you?"

"No no... can't."

"I didn't wait for anything, I was going to grab things. Don't say Brother Ming didn't leave, even if Brother Ming left, is it your turn? You still have the face to ask me to make decisions for you? What decision do you want me to make for you? ?”

"If I make the decision for you bastard, how can I manage this family? How can the Jia family be decent?"

"Old ancestor..."

"You don't need to talk, come on, give these two bastards 20 slaps, and then pull them out to beat [-] big boards. Pass the word down, and send these shameless people to Brother Ming tomorrow. "

A few servants came in and started beating Jia Rong and Lai Sheng on the mouth in front of the whole room, and then pulled them out to beat the board.

Everyone was angry when they saw Jiamu, but you looked at me and I looked at you, and no one dared to speak out to persuade them.I only scolded Jia Rong for being ignorant of current affairs in my heart.

"I'm tired too, let's go."

Mother Jia waved her hand, and everyone left one after another as if they had received an imperial edict.

Yuanyang helped Jia Mu to the kang.

"Although I don't like this brother Ming, I never said that I want to drive him away. There are two thousand mouths in this mansion, so I only have one more mouth to eat? Why are so many people unable to tolerate him? Woolen cloth?"

Listening to the old lady muttering, Yuanyang didn't make a sound, but just helped the old lady to lie down.

It's not her place to intervene in such matters.

(End of this chapter)