The news that Mrs. Li and the others were taken to the front of the chamber to play the board soon spread in the back house of Ning Guofu.

This kind of thing is a rare thing in Jiafu, which governs the family with benevolence, so everyone who got the news quickly rushed to the council room to find out the trend.

"It's the first time that so many people have been beaten together in our house for so many years. Hey, do you know why they're getting beaten? ”

"I heard that this matter is still the meaning of the second master, it seems that they are talking about gossip behind their backs, it seems to be a little unbearable, but it happened to be heard by the second master when he passed by......"

"Ah, that's right, then they're really unlucky."

In the spacious courtyard, eight mothers-in-law lined up, all lying on a bench with sad faces.

Liu Tianjia stood on the steps, waiting to be beckoned to be tortured, and a housekeeper next to her whispered to her: "Sister-in-law Liu, you see that they are so old, I am afraid that half of their lives will be lost if they go down to thirty boards, in my opinion, they will beat a dozen boards to show punishment, anyway, the second master didn't say how much to beat, how can Sister-in-law Liu be happy not to show kindness?" ”

This housekeeper has good intentions. Everyone is under one roof, looking up and not looking down, and sometimes they have to be forgiving and forgiving, and leave a face to each other, which is also the way of harmony of the big family.

Who knew that when Liu Tianjia heard this, he immediately glared at the cow's eyes and said: "Nonsense, the slave slanders the master, and the lightest is thirty rods, this is the old rule in the hands of the ancestors, how can there be a reason to change it for a few of them?" ”

The housekeeper was startled, and then secretly slapped herself in the mouth, and silently retreated to the back.

Liu Tianjia's heart was also very unhappy at this time, if it weren't for these mothers-in-law, how could the second master have the idea of getting this Raushzi picket in the house? In the past, she was responsible for the inspection of the inner house, and as soon as this picket team came out, didn't she take away more than half of her rights?

Thinking of this, Liu Tian's family only hated that they couldn't beat them dozens of more boards to get angry, so they didn't relent, raised their hands and shouted:

"Hit!"

......

Jia Qing and You Shi did not wait in front of the chamber to supervise the implementation of the family law by Liu Tian's family. In fact, for those mothers-in-law who are too talkative, Jia Qing is not as angry as people speculate.

On the contrary, Jia Qing can actually understand them very well, they just do a little bit of things all day long, why don't they do their chores when they are done? Since it is a family routine, it is inevitable not to discuss right and wrong.

However, understanding is understanding, but it must not be connived up!

The so-called gossip is something that comes from half-truths and half-truths. The slander of others out of thin air can hardly constitute such a half-truth, half-truth, and believable situation, which can often be self-defeating.

However, these subordinates who live in Jiafu all day long can easily become the creators of gossip. If it is not contained, it is easy to imagine that everything that happens in Jiafu in the future may be falsely spread. Even whoever accidentally lets out a fart may become a joke and then be rumored to be known in the streets.

Therefore, in order to maintain the prestige of Jiafu, it is necessary to make an example of one hundred people in order to set an example.

Busy days always pass quickly, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is around in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Jia Lian came to Jia Qing through Ning Guofu and proposed something that shocked Jia Qing.

"I heard you right, you say it again?"

Jia Qing could hardly believe what he heard, looked at the person in front of him, and asked him to repeat it again.

Jia Lian's face was also very embarrassed, but he still said: "This, that's the case, because of the matter of the mother's family, the expenses in the house are really too big, and now there is really no money in the house, so ......"

"So, you're coming to me to borrow money?"

Looking at the peculiar expression on Jia Qing's face, Jia Lian finally couldn't help but start to blush on his face. blamed Wang Xifeng in his heart, how could he give him such an idea and let him come out to embarrass him, but he had never been so embarrassed about money in his life.

Jia Qing finally understood for a long time that the dignified Rongguo Mansion, the maiden family of the current concubine, actually ran out of money when the concubine was about to go home to visit relatives......

Who will believe it?

Even Jia Qing couldn't help but doubt: "If I remember well, I gave out more than half of the silver to build the garden for my mother, even after the garden was built, I was not reluctant to spend money, if I want to be poor, I will be poor first, but you will borrow money from me first?" ”

Jia Qing was a little suspicious that Jia Lian had lost money gambling outside, so he asked him to fill the shortfall.

Jia Lian was even more uncomfortable, but still smiled: "It's also the second brother who is willing to spend money to build the garden of the Niangniang Provincial Family like the Heavenly Palace, so that the various arrangements in the back have to rise by more than one grade, and the cost is a lot more than the old man expected before." Last time, the second brother got a batch of crystal glass lanterns and hung them on the trees in front of the main hall of the garden, and then the old lady saw it and said that it was beautiful, so she asked all the trees on the main road of the garden to be hung, and this alone cost tens of thousands of taels of silver......

"Wait, co-author, do you have to blame me for this?"

"No, no, the second brother misunderstood." Jia Lian hurriedly denied it, but there was no slander in his heart: If you talk about it, you really have to blame for this, you don't know how to spend the silver, so you have to smash it, which greatly improves the specifications, so that the two mansions don't seem to take the silver seriously for this garden......

Seeing Jia Lian's appearance, Jia Qing finally believed that Jia Lian really came to borrow money from him on behalf of Rongguofu, but he still had questions.

"Didn't the saint and Niangniang just reward a large amount of gold and silver cloth a few days ago, why don't you have any silver?"

"There are a lot of gifts in the palace, but the lord said that the things given by the Holy Gift cannot be moved, so they are all put away......"

Jia Lian is also a pampered son, and he really doesn't do much to borrow money. Seeing that Jia Qing didn't seem to want to borrow, he got up and said, "If the second brother is also nervous here, then that's it, don't disturb the second brother to recuperate, I'll go first." ”

"Wait."

Jia Lian turned around in surprise and said, "Second brother is willing to lend me money?" ”

Jia Qing was speechless and said, "How much are you going to borrow?" ”

"No more, no less, just 50,000 taels...... Second brother, don't worry, we're just a little shorter for the time being, and when I get back, I'll take some things out of the library and turn them into silver and send them to the second brother......"

Hearing this, Jia Qing knew that the cash in Rongguo's mansion was finished, to be precise, the cash in the official was currently out of stock, and there was no turnover. And Rong Guofu, who has always been used to spending lavishly, naturally can't adapt to it, so he has to borrow money from him in order to calmly get through the "difficulties".

To put it bluntly, Rongguofu is not poor yet, at least not to the point of exhaustion. Not to mention anything else, just because it coincides with the Yuanchun Provincial Family, the Mid-Autumn Festival gifts sent by various provinces are extraordinarily rich, just this one, Rongguo Mansion will not be poor now.

However, Jia Lian personally came to borrow money from him, still in the name of Rongguo Mansion, Jia Qing must say one or two: "Second Brother Lian also knows that the sources of income from our two mansions are similar, and even Ning Guofu is not as good as Rongguo Mansion." Although I have made a little business here in the past two years, I am still in the initial stage, and even if I make some money, I will immediately take it out to expand my doors. Let's talk about the eldest sister's provincial relatives this time, I don't say that the second brother Lian also knows how much silver I put in, your Rongguo Mansion has almost spent all the silver for this, why don't we Ning Guofu?

Therefore, I am afraid that I will not be able to come out with 50,000 taels of silver here. ”

After Jia Qing finished speaking, seeing that Jia Lian seemed to have a look of disbelief, he said: "If Second Brother Lian doesn't believe it, I can call the account manager over, and Second Brother Lian will understand when he hears it." ”

Saying that, let someone call Li Yan over.

After Li Yan arrived, Jia Qing didn't wait for much to say, and asked directly in front of Jia Lian: "How much silver is left in our library?" ”

Li Yan glanced at Jia Lian and hesitated. Jia Qing said: "It's okay, just say it." In this way, Li Yancai said: "Back to the second master, in our treasury, there is only less than 15,000 taels of cash left......

Hearing this, Jia Qing motioned to Li Yan not to say more, and smiled helplessly at Jia Lian, meaning: Look, I didn't lie to you.

Jia Lian originally thought that Jia Qing was a pretext, but it was impossible for Jia Qing to know about his borrowing of money in advance, and there was no possibility of colluding with Li Yan to deceive him, so he believed it, and only said regretfully: "Since the second brother is not rich here, then forget it, I will think of a way elsewhere." ”

After that, I have to say goodbye again.

Jia Qing stretched out his hand and grabbed him and said, "Second Brother Lian don't worry, we are brothers, and Second Brother Lian is asking me for help for the first time, how can I not help?" In this way, I still have a few thousand taels of silver here, plus Curry, I will make up a total of 20,000 taels of silver for Second Brother Lian, how about it? ”

"Really?"

Jia Lian was a little unconvinced. Jia Qing has no money himself, and he is willing to lend him all the remaining family funds?

Jia Qing smiled brightly: "I don't have any money here at the moment, it's okay to be tight, but your side is different, the eldest sister will go home soon, this is the biggest thing in our family, and it can't be wrong." ”

At this moment, looking at the smile on Jia Qing's face, Jia Lian suddenly felt very moved: The second brother is really a selfless person!

"In this way, thank you to the second brother, by the way, I will write an IOU to the second brother."

"Well, Li Yan, why don't you help Second Master Lian get a pen and paper!"

"Yes." Li Yan moved when he heard the sound, he finally understood Jia Qing's intention of calling him over, and the moment he turned around, he could no longer hold back the smile on his face.

Jia Lian was also a little stunned, originally he thought that Jia Qing would be very polite and generous and said that he didn't need to write an IOU, but who knew that he was generous, but he was generous and asked him to write it......

Jia Qing kept smiling on his face, and took advantage of this gap to ask, "How has the mansion been in the past few days, are the ancestors all right?" ”

Jia Lian said: "The house is fine, and the ancestor is also very good, that is, Sister Lin is a little uncomfortable?" ”

"Huh? What's the matter, Sister Lin is sick again? ”

Jia Lian nodded, and seeing that Jia Qing was a little worried, he said: "Second brother, don't worry, Sister Lin's body has always been like this, every year at this time, there is always something not good, you don't have to worry too much." ”

"Hmm." Jia Qing nodded, but the smile on his face was obviously much weaker.

"Okay, second brother, please stay."

After a while, Jia Qing sent Jia Lian to the door with a smile on his face, Jia Lian glanced at Jia Qing with a complicated expression, and then walked out of the door with Li Yan quickly.

I never knew that Jia Qing was so meticulous in doing things, and he didn't forget to let him press his handprint when he wrote an IOU......