Chapter 156 Scarce Family Property

When Jing went to hand over housework with the old lady and the second room, Ling Qingyun followed aside.

She is not yet married, and she is still a child.

There are some things that the child says harmlessly. Like the second aunt Cheng family, doesn't she always use the second girl Cheng to say things that adults can't say?

was childish, and it was also white. If you are careful, you will have a reputation for being "knowledgeable like a child".

Ling Qingyun followed her mother's side. She contradicted her grandmother and second uncle, which was ignorant; The mother contradicts the grandmother, that is unfilial piety, and if there is evidence, it will be criminalized.

Soon, Jing's family, the two people in the second room, and the old lady sat down.

They called the chief steward and the bookkeeper. Jing also brought the ledger back and put it in front of him.

"Second master, this is the family's accounts for many years, and it will be counted in the outer courtyard first." Mr. Qin in the account room put the account book in front of the second uncle and said to him, "The villain will be counted for you one by one." ”

Sure enough, Mr. Qin showed everyone the accounts of the outer courtyard in front of everyone.

The second master listened drowsily.

The second grandmother also didn't have the patience to know.

For them, they only want to know how much they have left, how much grain they have, how much gold and silver they have, and they don't care about the rest.

Mr. Qin said for a while, and the second master finally couldn't help it and interrupted him: "Let's calculate it slowly in the future, when will the account books of decades be correct?" Let's talk about the family business."

Mr. Qin was slightly surprised, looked at Jing's family, and then at the old lady.

The old lady was also impatient, and said to Mr. Qin, "What do you think of Jing's doing?" In the future, will she still be your master? ”

The tone was full of contempt.

Mr. Qin's eyes were slightly dark, and he was also a little embarrassed. He paused, regaining his senses. Settle the accounts to the second master and the old lady to know.

"Five hundred acres of sacrificial fields; There are two shops, both in Anyifang, leased out, one does a paper horse business, and the monthly rent is fifteen taels of silver; A cloth business leases twenty-six taels of silver every month.

Three catties of gold, passed down from Taizu back then. It never costs money. Also stored in the treasury; There are a number of silk and satin materials, and each expenditure is accounted for; Two hundred and thirteen taels of silver"

"What!" Hearing this, the second master stood up in shock. "There are only more than 200 taels of silver at home?"

He was stunned.

The second grandmother was also shocked.

That's impossible!

Even if it's a small rich family, it's more than that! They are nobles, but they are dignified state mansions! The second master thought that there were at least tens of thousands of taels. You can squander it for years.

The second grandmother also thought so.

So, after the math is out. The two of them were stunned.

Even the old lady was surprised. Then, the old lady was angry and glared at Jing.

That's more than two hundred taels of silver. What can you do? In the case of no input, cut back on food and clothing, and cut out the entertainment expenses. Expenses for food and drink in the last two months.

However, the price of food is sky-high at the moment. These more than 200 taels of silver are not enough to buy a month's worth of rice!

What about a month later?

Let them drink the northwest wind to go?

Moreover, there is no land rent this year, and all the land has been killed by drought; After the drought, the land is barren, and there may not be one next year, and even if there is, there will not be many.

"Jing's, why is there only this little belongings left?" The second master was furious, stood up and pointed at Jing's and asked, "You have emptied the entire belongings of the Jin State Mansion!" I'm going to a high-ranking official, I'm going to the government to sue you! ”

Jing sneered.

The chief manager, Zhong Fu, and the bookkeeper, Mr. Qin, were also helpless.

"Second master, that's why Mr. Qin wants to show you one by one. Over the years, the eldest grandmother has filled a lot of silver taels at home, but she has never spent half a cent. The chief steward Zhong Fu opened his mouth and complained for Jing's grievances.

They all know that Jing's often subsidizes the family.

The second master naturally didn't believe it.

"Nonsense, isn't it a joke that we are in the Mansion of the Prince, and we only have this little belongings left?" The second master said angrily, "Are we all fools? ”

He was so angry that he couldn't wait to roll up his sleeves and beat someone.

Jing had already drunk tea slowly.

"Second uncle, if you have something to say, speak slowly." Ling Qingyun also stood up and said to the second master, "Please think about it, second uncle, in addition to land rent, what else has the family relied on over the years?"

How much is the annual land rent and how much does the family spend? The second uncle has thought clearly, and then he will speak! ”

The second master is already red-eyed, where can he listen?

This broken family can't last even a month, what are you going to do? He is under the Jing family, even in a famine year, he can have food, anyway, the Jing family's family is rich and powerful, and the Jing family can get money!

Now, without the Jing family, the second master himself has no way to make money, and he has no powerful and wealthy relatives, what does he rely on to support his family?

He also knew that the family really didn't have much income to make a living, and he relied on the 500 acres of sacrificial land to feed his family.

encountered a year of famine, there was no rent, how the money came from, and the second master didn't care. There are also ordinary personal contacts, marrying daughters-in-law, etc., each of which is a big expense, all of them are Jing's Zhang Luo, and now they are handed over to the second master, what do you want him to do?

This bit of belongings is to force him to death!

He has a good Jin State Mansion, how did he become such a ghost?

It's definitely Jing's!

"Shut up!" The second master was furious, scolded Ling Qingyun, and then forced Jing's to ask, "Jing's, where is the money, what about the family's money?" ”

"It's impossible to have only this little family business!" The second grandmother also roared loudly, and she was also greatly stimulated, "The huge Guogong Mansion, this bit of belongings, it's not a joke to say it!" ”

"Let's reconcile the accounts!" Jing finally spoke, "I didn't handle the accounts, and I remember everything clearly. Where the accounts are not clear, you ask again. ”

"I can't read the account!" The second grandmother said angrily, "You don't want to fool me!" ”

This was said by not only the Jing family, but even the chief steward and the bookkeeper also found it funny.

A grandmother who doesn't know how to read accounts and is about to be a housekeeper, how is this family doing?

It's also a dignified national government, and he actually said that he wouldn't read the accounts?

If you don't know how to read the accounts, what kind of house do you want to manage?

Jing sneered and said, "Since you don't know how to read the account, then you deserve to be fooled by me!" ”

The second grandmother's face was red and white. I was so angry that I almost fainted.

The old lady was also very stimulated. Like the second husband and wife, she thought it was the Guogong Mansion, at least she had some savings, although when she was in charge, she turned a lot of public property into her own dowry.

However, there is still money.

Twenty years ago, when the old lady handed over the family business to Jing's hands. They are also counted as meritorious people. The family has a lot of property.

"Second master, second grandmother, are you still right?" Mr. Qin, the bookkeeper, coughed heavily. "The villain has been in the Ling family for thirty years, and all the accounts are handled by the villain.

If there is anything wrong with the accounts, the second grandfather and the second grandmother can go to sue the villain. What do you mean by messing around here! ”

Mr. Bookkeeper looks down on the face of the second room. You're welcome to speak.

The second master was so angry that he went crazy, and the second grandmother couldn't pounce on him and tear up Jing's. Let her spit out all her money!

"Yes, I want to be right bit by bit!" The second master gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "Jing's." Let me catch you cheating, and I'll beat you to death!" ”

"Jing, you won't have good fruit to eat!" The second grandmother also threatened Jing's.

The old lady even said, "Be careful." And you can't be wrong about that. When I handed over the family business to the Jing family, there were 9,000 taels of silver alone. Where did all this money go? ”

As soon as he said this, the eyes of the second master and his wife lit up.

Although nine thousand taels is not as much as they imagined, it can be squandered for a while.

It's better than those two hundred taels!

Be sure to find out where the money went!

Jing snorted again and laughed contemptuously: "Twenty years, old lady! In the past 20 years, you have cultivated the second master from such a point to today, you are drinking the northwest wind, right? ”

The old lady's face flushed.

In the past 20 years, the old lady has married two daughters, married two daughters-in-law, and added countless grandchildren.

Ling Qingyun, Zhong Fu, and Mr. Qin also laughed when they heard Jing's words.

This laughter made the old lady even more embarrassed, and she became angry.

So, they started all over again and reconciled them one by one.

The accounts that were interrupted before are also restarted.

In the twenty years of Jing's housekeeper, the accounts are clear. However, more than 20 years of accounts, little by little, can not be done in a while.

There are four major cages in the ledger alone.

Every five years, Mr. Qin has to copy the previous accounts to avoid unclear handwriting, which is what Jing's means.

The old ledgers, the new ledgers, are stacked on top of each other, and the list is endless.

However, the second master and the second grandmother urgently need to find out Jing's fault, so that Jing can spit out a little money.

Therefore, the couple is extremely serious, and the old lady is also very cautious.

Jing's, Ling Qingyun, Zhong Fu and Mr. Bookkeeper, who followed them to account for the account, were tired and half dead.

In the blink of an eye, it was night.

It's been six hours and I haven't drunk a sip of water.

The old lady and the second uncle and aunt were still very serious and excited, trying to find clues.

Then, Ling Qingcheng and Chen Qiniang also came.

The two stood quietly aside.

"Mother, when can you be right, it's been a whole day?" Ling Qingcheng asked his mother quietly, "Why is it so difficult to reconcile accounts?" ”

It's obviously cleaned up every year, so it should be easy, and it can be done in one hour.

However, the second room was unwilling and wanted to find Jing's fault, so he tried his best to find fault.

"You go back first." Jing said to his son and daughter-in-law, "Yun'er is here to accompany me, it's fine, it's almost over." ”

Ling Qingcheng's eyes turned red when he saw that the second master and his wife were all red, if he and Chen Qiniang were still here, it would almost add to their anger, and things would become more troublesome.

Therefore, Ling Qingcheng left first, anyway, there were Chen Qiniang's four stout mothers-in-law beside his mother, and the second room did not dare to bully his mother.

It wasn't until midnight that it was completely right.

Several of them had red eyes and were exhausted.

Ling Qingyun kept dozing.

"Old lady, second master, second grandmother, how many of you know it in your heart, right?" Mr. Qin was also extremely tired, and his tone was not good, "Over the years, the eldest grandmother has filled in four thousand six hundred taels of silver to the family's public account, and this money must be returned to the eldest grandmother?" ”

They tried to reconcile the accounts in order to find out the money that Jing's had embezzled.

Unexpectedly, he didn't find the slightest loophole, but instead calculated the silver that Jing's filled in.

Jing didn't plan to ask for this money. Because, the second room will not be given, but it is said that Jing's is voluntarily filled, and there is no credit, just to show her housekeeping ability.

And Jing's own didn't want to deal with the second room anymore, and he was forced to fill in the silver at the beginning, and now he naturally won't have anything to do with the second room for this money.

However, Mr. Qin's words, the second master and his wife and the old lady didn't seem to hear it.

Their eyes were filled with despair.

They looked at the ledger little by little and found that there were really no loopholes, and every money was clear.

No matter what the long house does, it never uses the money in the public account. Even so, Jing's still used his own money to fill the public account, spend on the second and third rooms, and spend on the old lady.

"No, I'm going to do it again!" The second grandmother opened a pair of red eyes wide, and struggled unwillingly, "What about the money?" ”

Jing looked at the second master.

In the second master's anger, in addition to despair, there is also a trace of begging for mercy.

"Second Master is clear, right?" Jing stood up and said, "If it's clear, I won't accompany you!" ”

The second master did not speak.

He held his face in a decadent manner, burying his face between his knees, full of disappointment.

This family, this Jin State Mansion, he can't afford it!

(To be continued) R580