Chapter 220: Things Revealed
Since Lai Da came out of Lin Lan's soap shop, he carried the soap box with a sallow face and hurried back to Rongfu. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info said a few words to his mother-in-law, and then went to Jia Zheng to talk about the matter.
Lai's mother, Mama Lai, is very old, and she has served the old master of Rongfu, Jia's mother appreciates her face and makes Lai Da the general manager of Rongfu, except for Wang Xifeng, he knows the things in the accounts best.
"You two are in a hurry, what's the matter?" Jia Zheng doesn't care about family affairs on weekdays, and when these subordinates encounter problems, they usually go to find the second grandmother Sister Feng, and they will not come to him, and today I heard that Lai Da is going to come to see him, and he is also a little curious.
Lai Da trembled, knelt down in the hall, and said, "Master, what I want to talk about is the use of silver in the Grand View Garden. ”
"Isn't this in charge of the Feng girl, what are you talking to me about?"
Lai Da kowtowed, and said tremblingly: "Master, I am afraid that the second grandmother of this matter will not be able to be the master, so I specially came to ask the master for your idea." ”
Jia Zheng raised his eyebrows, sighed lightly, and said, "What kind of nonsense is this." Feng Yatou is now in charge of the house, and she can't do anything. You say and I'll hear it. ”
"The silver two dispatches built in Daguan Garden have always been the second grandmother's words, and then they were paid from my side, and Zhou Rui supervised them. Of course, how many taels of silver were used and what was purchased, the Ning Mansion also knew. The master also knows that my second brother Lai Sheng works as a housekeeper in Ning Mansion, and every month when there is something to do, he will get together to talk about things. Sometimes, as soon as the account is reconciled, something happens. In the past few months, there have been nearly 40,000 taels of silver. ”
Jia Zheng's teacup fell on the table, his face became solemn, and he asked, "Did Zhou Rui ask what was going on?" ”
Lai Da kowtowed and said: "When the first five thousand taels came in and out, the little one asked, and he said that it was dispatched by the second grandmother, let me shut up, and I didn't dare to interject." ”
Jia Zheng felt that things were getting a little complicated, so he asked, "Since you don't dare to say it, why do you come to me to talk about it now?" ”
Lai Da hurriedly kowtowed and apologized, and said tremblingly: "Master, the little one should be damned." Today, I went to Aunt Lin's side to buy soap today, and my aunt said that he knew about it, and he must tell the master, so that the little one could be prepared, so he ......"
"Humph! Such a big thing made an outsider understand it first. I, the master of the Rong Mansion, am kept in the dark, what a boldness! ”
Jia Zheng was so angry that he stood up, four thousand taels was enough, forty thousand taels, even if he was sitting on a mountain of gold and silver, he would be hollowed out sooner or later. With such a large sum of money on the money of the Grand View Garden, he naturally would not let go of anyone involved.
"Go and invite the second grandmother for me, don't come to my side, let her go directly to the old lady's side, and call the lady and Lian'er too."
"Yes." Lai Da and his mother-in-law got up and hurried out to look for it. This Rongfu is about to change, so naturally we have to prepare quickly.
Jia Zheng stopped Lai Da and said, "By the way, go and invite Aunt Lin too, and say that you must come over and get together." "The matter was stabbed out by Lin Lan, so naturally he has to let him know the reason, otherwise if he says it, it will be a scandal to hide from his elders and act recklessly.
A few hours later, the people who stood and sat in the Rongqing Hall were sitting, and even Jia Yu, who had never been in agreement, was there in person, sitting on the chair, looking at Lin Lan happily, I really wanted to go over and hug this golden beetle son-in-law, what a beautiful job!
Lin Lan swept around, and saw that Sister Feng, Jia Lian, and Mrs. Wang had not yet arrived, so she closed her eyes and recuperated, anyway, it had nothing to do with herself, and poking it out was just to make the Rong Mansion more lively, saving her the trouble of finding herself, and of course, it was also a small revenge on Jia's mother.
After a long time, Mrs. Wang, Sister Feng and Jia Lian hurriedly arrived.
Sister Feng glanced at the people in the hall, her expression remained unchanged, and after greeting Jia Mu, Jia Yu, and Jia Zheng, she said, "The ancestor has been waiting for a long time. I accompanied my wife to Huangming Temple, and when I heard the summons in the house, I hurried this time. ”
Mother Jia asked the Wang family to sit down, and this time she didn't answer Sister Feng's words, and said: "You have been in charge of the family all these years, and your aunt has given you the power, and this money is in and out, and it is well organized, and I am also satisfied." Today your uncle said forty thousand taels of silver, but I do not believe it. ”
"Where did my uncle hear the news?"
Jia Zheng raised his eyebrows and said: "The news that your Aunt Lin heard, Lai Da said, Zhou Rui listened to your instructions, and took out 40,000 taels of silver successively, and it was useless to build a garden. ”
Sister Feng crossed her hands on her hips and shouted, "What about Lai Da? Something that doesn't have long eyes, dares to talk nonsense. ”
Jia Zheng pressed his hand and said, "Don't shout." This is not a big deal, and it is good to get together today to explain the matter of this silver. You have been in charge of the family for so many years, and everything is in the eyes of us, and there is no other meaning. Let the people come and give you a clean slate, so that no one will talk nonsense and ruin your reputation. ”
"Second brother, that's not what I said. Although Feng Yatou is my daughter-in-law, if she makes a mistake, she should also be punished. I, the Duke of Rongguo, have not been doing anything for so many years, and the weight of what I say in this house is also lighter, it's time to rectify the family style! ”
Everyone was surprised, is this going to do something?
Jia Zheng narrowed his eyes and said, "Brother, don't be excited, and listen to Miss Feng's words." ”
Wang Xifeng glanced at Lin Lan and said, "Aunt Lin's hand is really long." ”
Lin Lan smiled and said, "I received the drawings from Brother Zhen and Brother Lian a few days ago, and I thought that when I had spare money that day, it would be excellent to build a small garden." I didn't look for a few knowledgeable masters, and the left and right totaled less than 180,000 taels of silver, so I asked Mr. Lai, who didn't think about it, and told Mr. Zheng about it, blame me for this, blame me for talking too much. ”
Sister Feng glanced at Lin Lan, and when she saw this look, she didn't mean to be annoyed at all, sneered, and said, "If you go back to the master, the 40,000 taels of silver are indeed appropriated for him." ”
At this point, everyone sighed.
Jia Yu sneered: "Look at the good things you have done. ”
"Where does the money go?"
Sister Feng didn't panic at all and said, "Donate." ”
Jia Mu was stunned for a moment and said, "Donated?" ”
"Ancestor, this matter depends on me." An old woman with gray hair knelt in the hall.
Jia Mu was even more puzzled, and said, "Is this matter still dependent on Mama?" ”
"A few days ago, the staff of the palace was raising money to donate a pagoda in Huangming Temple in order to give a birthday gift to the saint. There are 600 ancient Buddhas here, all of which were invited from ancient temples, and they cost 10,000 taels of silver. I heard that the Zhenguo Mansion, Xiuguo Gong, etc. have all donated, and even the king of Dongping County has donated seven. ”
Sister Feng choked up a little and said: "This donation of the ancient Buddha is dedicated to the saint, I think that now that the mother is in the palace, let's donate the ancient Buddha, so that the saint will know the loyalty of our Jiafu; Second, my wife believes in Buddhism, thinking that rolling a few ancient Buddhas can also bless our Rongfu with peace and security; Thirdly, our lord is an official in the court, and Prince Liu's uncle is the uncle of the saint, such a character is difficult to tie up on weekdays. ”
Jia Zheng's face was still solemn, and he said, "Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing?" ”
Sister Feng cried and said, "At that time, Mr. Xiao was in a hurry, so I hurriedly agreed. Later, I was busy taking care of the Grand View Garden, and I forgot to mention it to the master, blame me, damn it! ”
After listening to the reason, Jia Mu said slowly: "If you donate 40,000 taels of silver, then donate it, and it will be regarded as a good deed." ”
Jia Yu said coldly: "When did my mother become so generous?" 40,000 taels of silver, which depends on the collection of rent, it will take three years to get it back, donate a few big Buddhas, this heart is really kind. ”
Sister Feng wiped her tears and said, "Forgive Dad, you can't say that." The political master is an official in the court, how much he has to have a foil, and he has the relationship of keeping the prince, if there is anything difficult in the future, it is good to take care of it, right? ”
In Rongqing Hall, the people in Jiafu have their own ghosts. Lin Lan saw that Jia Lian and Mrs. Wang had been sitting silent, wondering if this matter had anything to do with them.
The two masters both expressed their attitudes, and then it was naturally when Jia's mother was in charge, and it was Jia's mother who had the final say. "Although Feng Yatou has said this, it is not a big mistake. Now that the money is clear, I think that's it. ”
"You can't just leave it at that! Forty thousand taels of silver, should it really be picked up casually? In my opinion, there must be a sensible person in this family's silver accounts in the future. Although I am old, I have also inherited the merits of my ancestors and managed the accounts, so there should be nothing to say about this matter. ”
Jia Yu took the opportunity to make trouble, which made Jia's mother and Jia Zheng can't help but jump their eyelids.
"What do you care about as an elder? Let Lian'er associate be, what is the fun? Jia Mu said quietly.
Jia Yu was angry when he mentioned his son, he was about to become Jia Zheng's son, and he didn't have any majesty at all in this family. Here one by one, they leaned on Jia Zheng, and even their sons were betrayed in their own room, and Jia Yu had a sense of alienation from his relatives at this moment.
Lin Lan looked at this big family, and also smiled and didn't speak.
Sister Feng saw that the general trend had been decided, so she sneered: "Aunt Lin doesn't say a word, are you here to see my good show today?" If so, you may be disappointed. ”
"It's always a shameful thing for my ward to rely on it, and it's always a shameful thing to hide from the elders."
Jia Mu looked outside the hall and muttered, "Lin Lan, in the future, there is no need for you to interfere in the family affairs of the Rong Mansion. ”
Lin Lan bowed without humility or arrogance, "This is also what Lin wants to say to you." Daiyu is a member of the Lin family, Yingchun and Tanchun are now married to me, so they are naturally also members of the Lin family, and Lao Fengjun should not interfere in the future. If it wasn't for the political master calling me today, I wouldn't bother to come. Jiafu doesn't say 40,000 taels, even donate 400,000, what does it have to do with me? ”
When Rongfu donated the Big Buddha, Lin Lan just couldn't see it, so she separated. As for whether these people are in harmony and whether there is really a gap, Lin Lan also unintentionally interjected willows and just waited and watched the development of the situation. (To be continued.) )