Jia's mother motioned for the mandarin duck to take the account book, and the mandarin duck held it to Jia's mother's hand.

The ledger remembers very clearly, when she sold what objects, how much money she gets, and even the accompanying pictures, many of which she can recognize at a glance.

Wang Xifeng waited quietly for Mother Jia to finish reading, and said, "If you count these treasures and antiques, the total deficit in the mansion over the past 30 years is 2,187,568 taels, this is the account book, ancestors, please take a look."

Jia Mu took it and flipped it and put it aside, sighing, "I still have some self-interest, you go with the mandarin duck to check it."

If there is something that doesn't matter, just sell it, and make up the deficit first."

The Wang family has been in charge of the Rongguo Mansion for 30 years, and she doesn't know that her hands and feet are not very clean.

Just because I prefer the second room, thinking that the second room can't bear the knight, I always have to have some money to be around, so I will turn a blind eye.

She didn't expect that the Wang family's appetite would be so big, and it would directly damage the foundation of the Guogong Mansion!

Wang Xifeng hesitated slightly, and then spoke decisively, "Old lady, our family has long had a lot of accounts and a small amount of accounts, and now there are so many deficits, just relying on the old lady's subsidy is not a long-term solution."

For today's plan, the only way to save money is to open up sources and reduce expenditures, and our housewives can't help in the matter of open source, so we will inevitably have to save some money, which is also a century-old plan for our descendants."

Jia Mu muttered, "Be frugal—"

She married in the heyday of the Guogong Mansion, and she liked luxury and liveliness, and she never knew what the word thrifty was in her life, but now she heard these two words from her granddaughter-in-law.

Wang Xifeng knew Jia's mother's temperament very well, and said busily, "The granddaughter-in-law said that it is thrifty, and it is also our thrift for the younger generation, and we can't let the ancestors suffer too."

Mother Jia was stunned for a long time, and sighed dejectedly, "If you want to be thrifty, start with my old woman, otherwise how can you serve the public?" Your wife will be the first to disobey."

Mother Jia really thought about this family and Wang Xifeng, Wang Xifeng had to kneel and accept it, and carefully analyzed, "There are two main things that our family spends.

One is that all the masters have their own rules, but they often spend money outside of their rules without constraints."

Wang Xifeng here specifically refers to Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang's husband and wife, after all, Mrs. Wang has always been in charge of the house, how could she not allow herself to pay for herself?

Among the other masters, only Jia Yu, Mrs. Wang will give some face.

It is extremely difficult for others to pay money, including Mrs. Xing, Jia Lian, Wang Xifeng and Li Kun, not to mention the small ones below, such as the Yingchun sisters and Jia Huan.

"The second is the cost and monthly money of the maids and boys around each master."

Wang Xifeng looked at Jia's mother's expression and said boldly, "Since the old lady handed over this home to me, I will never dare to hide it from the old lady."

Before I came, I did a rough calculation, and there were thirty-eight mothers-in-law, maids, servants, and boys who served around Brother Baoyu.

This is still the reason why the Qian Xue who was thrown out and the attacker who was released did not make up for the lack for a while.

In this way, the people who serve in the courtyard of the Guangbaoyu brothers, with a monthly payment, will have 50 taels a month, and 600 taels a year.

It's worth a year's income from a Zhuangzi, and that's not counting the rewards that Brother Bao gives on weekdays."

Jia Mu sneered, so even if she didn't like Wang's stupidity and didn't like her greed, she still let her housekeeper go.

If you change someone else, no, before she takes office, she will be mean to her Baoyu!

Wang Xifeng hurriedly knelt down, "Old lady Mingjian, what her daughter-in-law said is true, and she has no selfish intentions!" ”

Jia Mu sneered again, "You have no selfish intentions, but the new official has three fires, and the first fire is to find a weighty fire, otherwise how can you stand up and convince the public?"

Don't stare at your brother Bao, from my old woman's burning.

Anyway, I'm old, I eat as much as I want, and how many people serve me, so I don't have to fiddle with you? ”

Wang Xifeng kowtowed again and again, "The words of the ancestor made the granddaughter-in-law embarrassed, the granddaughter-in-law didn't dare, she didn't dare!" ”

Jia Mu didn't answer, and when she saw Wang Xifeng kneeling on the ground, she didn't tell her to get up, but only sneered again and again.

Time passed, Wang Xifeng knelt on the hard marble floor, his knees hurt more and more, and his legs gradually lost sensation.

She also grew up with gold and dignity since she was a child, and although Mrs. Wang didn't care much about her, she never meant her, let alone abused her.

This is the first time she has been punished for kneeling, and she has been kneeling for so long.

The pain in his knees and the paralysis of his legs made Wang Xifeng gradually lose his sense of time.

She didn't know how long she knelt down, but she didn't know that when Mother Jia asked her to get up, she couldn't get up at all for a while, or the mandarin duck came over and helped her sit on the small pestle.

She couldn't spread her legs and feet at all when she sat on the small pestle, and she felt even more uncomfortable than just now.

Then, suddenly, she was aggrieved.

In the Xue family, my aunt would never ask her to sit on a small pestle!

She will always be arranged on a soft chair and a chaise longue, sitting comfortably, lying down, sipping melon seeds, chatting with her aunt and sisters, instead of sitting on a small pestle like a subordinate!

No, most of the time, she doesn't even have a good face, she has to stand and serve!

"Feng girl, everything else is up to you, Baoyu here, don't move, it's a big deal, his use is all from me."

Wang Xifeng said yes, but laughed self-deprecatingly in his heart, the most used in this family is the old lady, the second master, the mother in the palace and Baoyu.

The old lady and Baoyu can't move, does she dare to move the second master and the mother?

Wang Xifeng couldn't help but think of what Xue Baobao said to her the night before she returned home.

Yu Xin gave her two choices, either take a step back and stay in Daguan Garden and be in charge of the family, or offend Jia's mother and insist on Rongxi Hall and the director of the family.

Xue Baobao gave her a third choice.

She said, "Sister Feng, all of the Rongguo Mansion are big Buddhas that cannot be offended, even if you take your brother's authority back to the Guogong Mansion, you may not really be able to be the master of the house."

My aunt went to chant the scriptures and worship the Buddha, but the old lady was still there, as long as she was eccentric to the second room for a day, you would not have a good day.

According to me, your one-third of an acre of land is still a rotten piece of land, and there is nothing to pull, how much benefit can you pull?

You are not short of money, and the title of the Guogong Mansion is now on the eldest lord.

A hundred years after him, the old lady will definitely be gone, and no matter how much it falls on Baoyu's head, it will still be yours.

If I were you, there would be no shortage of titles or money, and I would beg my brother to find a release for Second Master Lian.

Go outside to be a real grandmother in charge, and feel comfortable.

Maybe once you are comfortable and comfortable, you can have a few more children, isn't it better than serving this and that in Rongguo Mansion? ”

Wang Xifeng smiled miserably, most of the ambition just now had already been lost.

Sister Bao is right, Rongguo Mansion has long been empty, except for a huge deficit, it is a big Buddha that cannot be offended, what benefits can she pull out here?

Anyway, she has money, Lian Er has a knighthood, why does she bother to serve people here, and she is not good everywhere, she is scolded viciously by this, scolded by that mean, and punished by kneeling!

It's just that if she takes a step back, what does the eldest cousin fight for her for so long?

No, she won't retreat!

Although she Wang Xifeng is not a good person, she will never live up to the kindness of others to her, let alone the kindness of her big brother!

The eldest brother gave her two roads, Sister Bao gave her the third way, and she wanted to get out of the fourth way!

She, Wang Xifeng, is by no means a person who will go backwards!

Wang Xifeng took a deep breath, held back the tears in his eyes, and said respectfully, "The old lady taught the right lesson, it was the granddaughter-in-law who thought about it just now."

Brother Baoyu is still young, and his body is weak, how can he do it with a few people to serve?

Our family has a big business, can we still be without him and a little person? ”

This is what Jia's mother often says, and sure enough, Jia's mother smiled with satisfaction when she heard it, "That's right, everyone's housewife, you have to be more generous, don't always stare at some small money, and make people criticize the little family."

Moreover, Baoyu is your cousin's cousin and Lian'er's cousin, so you should be so fond of him."

Wang Xifeng nodded again and again, "What the old lady taught me is that my granddaughter-in-law has been taught."

At this time, she had already cooled most of her usual love and respect for Jia's mother, and after a few perfunctory words, she excused herself and left Jia's mother's courtyard under the pretext that there was still something to do.

Jia Lian was still waiting with Leng Zixing in charge, and when he saw that the mandarin duck and the two little girls got Wang Xifeng out with their backs and hugging, they were shocked and hurriedly came forward to ask.

Wang Xifeng's face turned pale with pain, and he was impatient to talk to him, so he ordered the maid to call a sliding rod to carry him back.

Ping'er got the news early, called the doctor to wait, and when she returned to the house and took off Wang Xifeng's pants, she saw that Wang Xifeng's knees were bruised and swollen, and tears suddenly fell.

Jia Lian's eyes were also red, and he almost couldn't believe his eyes, "This is the old lady who punished you for kneeling?" The old lady actually punished you for kneeling! ”

Wang Xifeng was asked by him and tears welled up again, but he ignored him.

Jia Lian was anxious and angry, and he was not good at yelling at her, so anxious that he was all over the house.

Wang Xifeng saw that his true feelings were revealed, and her heart was soft, but she also knew that if she said what was in her heart directly, Jia Lian would not necessarily have the same heart as herself, so she cried more and more sadly, "The house has lost more than two million silver, and if you take Leng Zixing, you can't recover this money."

The old lady said that she would subsidize part of her own self-support, and I estimated that even if the old lady took out all her self-support, it would only be a million at most.

There is still a deficit of more than one million that cannot be made up at all, and our family has been unable to make ends meet, as you know.

I just told the old lady that I would cut my expenses and reduce some of the people in Brother Bao's house, and the old lady punished me for kneeling!

God testifies, where do I dare to target Brother Bao and use him as a model chicken! Others don't know, but you know best, Second Master! ”

Jia Lian sneered again and again, "I'll just say that the old lady is so old and confused, it turns out that you moved Baoyu!" ”

touched Wang Xifeng's swollen knees again, "Old lady, how long have you been kneeling, and you have been kneeling like this!" ”

Wang Xifeng burst into tears, "Second master, you saw what the old lady meant, and you also saw the situation in the house."

If the creditor really comes to the door one day, the eldest master will never take the money, not to mention the second master, moving his calligraphy and paintings alone is his life!

The old lady has hollowed out again, so you and I will pay for it!

To tell you the truth, over the years, I have also been a little self-conscious, but now the house is a bottomless pit, what can I get with my little silver?

It's not enough for Brother Bao's side to break a year's worth of agate plates! ”

Jia Lian suddenly became anxious, "Then what should I do?" Now that you have taken this home, or the eldest cousin finally gave you what you wanted, you can't suddenly say that you don't care, right? ”

Wang Xifeng whispered his plan, "The old lady told me not to tell the eldest master about the lack of money in the house.

It's not that I don't respect my ancestors, but the second master, Niangniang and Baoyu are really the ancestors who spend money, and everyone outside says that our master will only drink with the little wives every day, and compared with the second master, it is simply good to the edge of the world.

How much is wine worth? The second master can buy a painting for our master's lifetime!

Now that our house has long been gone, and if we are dragged down by the second room like this, sooner or later we will be poor!

We don't have to make our own rafters, we just quietly look for an opportunity to ask others to tell the old man, and let the big man and his wife go to make trouble with the old ancestor.

It's best to make a fuss about the second room, so that we can get rid of the second room completely! ”

Jia Lian squinted, "At this time, you can tell the difference between our master and the second master?" ”

Wang Xifeng glared at him, "There is one more thing, you lean over, I will tell you quietly......"

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Wang Xifeng made up his mind, so he used the excuse that he was uncomfortable and closed his door.

Mother Jia only thought that she was uncomfortable and wanted to take Qiao's, so she sent the mandarin duck to send some medicinal materials, and she didn't care.

No matter how powerful Wang Xifeng is, how can she turn out her palm?

In the past two years, Wang Xifeng often asked the Sanchun sisters to paint patterns and clothes and jewelry for her, and after getting money from the Xue family, she would also return the favor, buy some things for the Sanchun sisters, and secretly stuff money for them.

The Sanchun sisters have really had a lot of money in the past two years, and they are very grateful for Wang Xifeng's affection, and when they heard that she was sick, they all came to visit her.

Wang Xifeng didn't plan to be a silently wronged little daughter-in-law at all, and when she saw them ask her what was wrong, she rubbed her knees to them, only saying that she had said the wrong thing and knelt for a long time.

Xichun is growing up, and there is already the shadow of the lonely one after tomorrow, and when he saw it, he said angrily, "The old lady punished her?" It was obviously Lian's second brother's fault that day, what happened to the second sister-in-law who went back to her parents' house for a few days? Why is this the case?

Our big girl will not easily hurt her skin and bones! ”

After all, she is still young, and she doesn't know about the recent changes in Rongguo Mansion, but it is because of Wang Xifeng's birthday.

Tanchun is smart and capable, and Aunt Zhao is behind, so she heard some rumors, and when she heard this, she patted Xichun's hand comfortably, frowned, and said, "The second sister-in-law is recuperating with peace of mind, and we will go to dinner with the old lady later, and we will intercede for the second sister-in-law."

Wang Xifeng waved his hand, "Your little girl's family doesn't have to interfere, the old lady is angry for a while, can you still remember my grudge?" ”

Tanchun had no choice but to stop, but Xichun has been sullen, unhappy for Wang Xifeng, and also for self-injury.

Wang Xifeng is proud at home, has a good background, can speak, can do things, and is very liked by the old lady, but she is still treated like this, let alone her?

What's more, if she leaves the cabinet in the future, she will definitely be even more miserable than Wang Xifeng......

The Sanchun sisters accompanied Wang Xifeng to talk, for fear of disturbing her rest, she said goodbye and left, and after a while, Li Kun came.

Wang Xifeng also showed her the injury on her knee, Li Kun was stunned for a long time, suddenly shed tears, and cried, "You are still like this, how can I have a way out?" ”

Wang Xifeng was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly comforted her, but the more Li Kun cried, the more sad she became, "At that time, Aunt Lin obviously wanted to accept Lan'er as a disciple, but the old lady had to stuff Baoyu over.

Aunt Lin didn't like Baoyu and didn't dare to offend the old lady openly, so she had to refuse even Lan'er.

Later, when Niangniang came back to save her relatives, even Shi Yatou called her forward and asked a few words, but Lan'er didn't even ask.

Since then, I have known that our mother and son will not survive.

After all, there is still a luxury, but I didn't expect to see you like this today, and you don't even need that luxury."

Yesterday I landed in Lanzhou, and I was going to take the road that General Wei and General Huo had walked, and I was so excited that I forgot to update, and now I will make up for it~

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