Shui Han continued to talk to Lian Jiayue about the family matter: "After the county lord found out about this, he was very angry, so he wrote to tell Mrs. Bai. Can Madame Bai tolerate this? I heard that Mrs. Li has suffered a loss, not to mention my mother, Lao Tzu, who has no position as a housekeeper, and has been assigned to a village in the countryside to be a village leader. It's still for the sake of my face, if it weren't for the sake of giving me dignity, I would have been beaten to death with a stick. ”

Lian Jiayue trembled when he heard this.

Shui Han glanced at Lian Jiayue and said, "Big families, especially wealthy families like our Chen family, the rules are no less than the rules in the palace. When there is no violation of the rules, it is naturally good to follow the family, and the prime minister is a seven-rank official in front of the door. Not to mention that we are in charge of our family, even ordinary servants are more noble than seven-rank officials in the capital. When I went to an official's house to spread the word and deliver something, I had to be accompanied by a big housekeeper with a smiling face. and give the best rewards. However, if the rules are violated, the punishment is also strict, and in the Chen Mansion, it is better to die than a dog if the servant dies. ”

Lian Jiayue didn't say anything, after so many years in the house, Chen Wenhui didn't do this to his subordinates. So, he hadn't seen any of that.

Shui Han probably knew what Lian Jiayue thought, and said: "Our county lord has a kind heart since he was a child, and he never treats his subordinates as human beings, as if they are equal to our sisters, so there is no such thing as killing subordinates casually in our house." However, in this way, the discipline in the house cannot be guaranteed, and Mrs. Bai also has a headache, but the county lord has no way to do this. In the end, Madame Bai thought of a way, the housekeepers she trained for the county lord, the grandmothers were the most powerful. Whoever found those slaves and maids who had committed crimes, they were not killed, but were directly sent to Zhuangzi. If the mistake is too serious, then send him out of the house and work as a miner in the mine owned by us and the Hei family in Nanyang, and if he goes, he will basically die. It's just that he didn't die in the mansion, and the county lord couldn't see it. ”

Lian Jiayue has thought about it for so many years, and it is true that there is an expense for sending the servants to the Nanyang mine in the account books. The cost is more than buying one person in Nanyang. At that time. Even Jiayue was a little strange, why did he spend so much money to send a servant or even a maidservant to Nanyang? You can't buy one on the spot. Only now do I understand that the county lord's mansion is not afraid of spending this money, for the county lord who is rich in the world. This small amount of money is already negligible. But. Those who make mistakes must be punished. No punishment can establish rules. This money is spent to set an example.

Shui Han said: "Okay, don't talk about my family's affairs. And they did. It is already good to make a mistake and not go to the mines in Nanyang, but to stay comfortably in Zhuangzi. Although it is in Zhuangzi, the things and money I have given them over the years are a lot, which is enough for them to live the life of a rich man. What's more, even in the Zhuangzi, it is not for them to work in the fields, but also to be a steward and supervise the work of the tenants? Not tired at all. ”

"However, my parents, brother, and sister-in-law are confused. However, my younger siblings are okay, and they all work in the house, and they are not affected, but they are quite face-bearing. This is also Mrs. Bai's face for my sake, and she did not implicate her younger brothers and sisters. Now, the younger brother is at the door, and the younger sister is waiting for the good spirit girl in Xinguang City, Yizhou Island, and she is very dignified. In the future, I don't have to worry about this marriage. Dowry or something, the master will naturally buy it. So, I don't have to keep the money for them. We'll just use it ourselves. ”

Lian Jiayue understands this.

Shui Han asked: "Saying so much, you know the situation in my family, what about the situation in your family?" ”

Lian Jiayue said: "My parents are long gone, and I originally had an elder brother, but when our family was poor, my parents died one after another, and my brother was young and couldn't support me, so I could only be a son-in-law for others." With this money, he stayed, gave it to my uncle, and raised me. My brother is still in his hometown. Fortunately, the family was still very good to him. My sister-in-law is also virtuous and has already given birth to four dolls. Three boys, one girl. ”

Shui Han said: "Then do you have a lot of contact with your brother?" ”

Lian Jiayue said: "How can I not do much, my brother cares about me very much." Originally, I was at my uncle's house, my uncle was fine, but my aunt didn't look at me very well, but she just took care of me from the money my brother gave me. However, even so, my aunt suffered for me behind my back. My brother visits me whenever he can. In this way, my brother watched over me, and my aunt didn't dare to do anything to me, so I could grow up smoothly. You know what happened next. It was Lu Feng who gave me the opportunity to enter the bank, so that I can have today. ”

Shui Han said: "Then you have a good relationship with your brother." But it's the same as my uncle's house. Is it? ”

Lian Jiayue said: "Yes. If we have the ability in the future, I want to help my brother. ”

When he said this, Lian Jiayue looked at Shui Han with blank eyes.

Shui Han smiled and said, "It's your own brother, who is so good to you." How could we not help him. How's his family doing? Shall we call them to live with us in the Northwest? ”

When Lian Jiayue heard this, he immediately became happy and said: "Their family is just an ordinary family, that is, there are thirty or forty acres of land. Originally, he still had some savings, but in order to recruit his brother, the money was given to his brother. Later, my brother and sister-in-law had more children, and the burden was more, and my brother was not good at eating rice at her house, so he didn't use tenants to farm, and my brother was taking care of these fields, although he had cattle, he was still very tired. Even if it's so hard, it's just to take care of the family's food and clothing. I think we called them here, and they could still get a few bucks for selling their fields. Land in the Gyeonggi area is expensive. ”

"When the money arrives, we can buy more land, and we can support them either to work in the workshop or to start a small business. As for where to live, that's easy. I also have a small yard for rent, don't I? Anyway, it's only about one or two pieces of silver a month. We don't care about this money now, so why don't we just give them a place to live, don't you think? ”

Shui Han smiled and said, "What's so bad about this? Do your brother and sister-in-law do business? ”

Lian Jiayue said: "My brother is honest and can only farm, but my sister-in-law's family originally opened a restaurant, but later there were too many children and I couldn't run it." ”

Shui Han said: "That's easier, when they come, we will fund them to open a restaurant, or a restaurant, or an inn or something." Seeing that there are more and more people in this city. There are more and more businessmen coming and going, and this business is still okay. Others may not be able to stand here, but our own brother can not stand up? I will definitely be able to live well. In the future, when we go back to Nanyang, your brother and sister-in-law will be able to save a sum of money, and then sell the property here, and buy a property like Nanyang, maybe we can buy a bigger one. Isn't it a lifetime? ”

Lian Jiayue was very happy to hear it.

Shui Han said, "Then you can write to your brother." We've been talking for a long time, so we still have to rest quickly, and we have to go into the house tomorrow. We are not able to have today thanks to the county lord. The county lord is about to give birth, although Mrs. Hu takes care of her, we can't be careless. ”

Lian Jiayue nodded again and again.

The next day, Shui Han hurried to run errands and serve Chen Wenhui. After Lian Jiayue was busy with the things in the account room, he took the time to write a letter to his brother and asked the villager to bring it back. I also gave the fellow a tael of silver. In addition, he also gave his brother ten taels of silver. With these ten taels of silver, the travel expenses of my brother's family should be enough.

After doing this, Lian Jiayue took the jewelry to Lu Fengcai's house, entrusted the things to Lu Fengcai to sell, and said, ask Lu Fengcai to help buy the property.

After saying this, Lian Jiayue also told Lu Fengcai that he sent a letter to his brother and asked him to come to the northwest as well. Lu Fengcai smiled and said, "You have a lot of money. These things are all rewards from the water cold, right? The county lord is really generous. But it's not a rarity, is it? Shui Han must have put away all the best things. These ordinary things are all taken and sold? “

Lian Jiayue smiled and said, "You are so smart, you are like this." “

Lu Fengcai said: "Don't worry, leave these things to me." You're right to call your brother here. Your brother is really good to you. You and Shui Han are now very powerful, and it is more than enough to cover your brother's family. Your brother has paid for you all his life, and now that you have a career and a family, it is time to take your brother over and enjoy it. What is rare is that your sister-in-law is actually very good. He is still a smart man and a good hand at business. When they come, they will be able to start a family business. “

Speaking of this, Lu Feng remembered the situation of his family and said, "Alas, your brother is about to join the group, but what about me, although I have an uncle, I don't want them." Back then, at my uncle's house, I didn't suffer less, and later, I came out and didn't take revenge, after all, they raised me. The two acres of land left by my parents were given to them, and it can be regarded as repaying them. So, I didn't want to call them either. Don't worry, I'll sell your stuff and buy the shop. ”

"I know that the two of you are busy, and you can't take care of these trivial things. In addition to these things, I will help you do them. You and Shui Han will take care of the county lord with all your heart. The whole city knew that the county lord was born, and they all hoped that the county lord would be safe. However, according to the theory, there should be no problem with a big country doctor like Mrs. Hu to take care of her. Just be bent on errands. ”

Lian Jiayue smiled. knows that there must be nothing wrong with handing over this matter to Lu Fengcai. (To be continued......)