Jia Huan looked at Lai Sheng with a smile and asked, "Lai Sheng, how many years have you been the housekeeper of this Ning Guo Mansion?" ”

Lai Sheng replied respectfully: "Back to the third master, the old slave has been the housekeeper of Ningguo Mansion for twelve years. ”

Jia Huan said with a smile: "I asked someone to check the accounts of the past five years in the house, and it was shocking." In the accounts, there was a deficit of 153,228 taels of silver. ”

"It's more than 30,000 taels of silver a year, and if you have been a housekeeper in Ningguofu for 12 years, you are greedy for 3.67 million taels of silver."

"What a rat! The silver in the entire treasury of Ningguo Mansion is less than one-third of the silver you embezzled! ”

Hearing Jia Huan say this, Lai Sheng immediately knelt on the ground in fright, crying: "Third master, the old slave is wronged!" The old slave has been wronged! Where did the old slave have the courage to be greedy for the silver in the Mo Mansion? What must have been the misunderstanding here? ”

Jia Huan looked at Lai Sheng and said lightly: "Now that there are accounts, how dare you deny it?" Besides, the few little stewards you sent to burn the ledger yesterday have all been recruited. ”

"You sent people, and they have all been recruited for how you are greedy for ink. Do you think they have wronged you? ”

"If you really don't recruit you, I will send you to the government, what do you think the government will do with you?"

Hearing this, Lai Sheng couldn't help but shudder.

Greedy for the main wealth, the amount is huge, he must not be able to live.

Even his family will be affected.

Now the evidence is conclusive, the human and material evidence is there, and he is a slave who sold him to death, and there is really no way to turn over.

Lai Sheng hurriedly cried and begged: "It's all the old slave lard who is blinded by the heart, the old slave is willing to take out all the silver that is greedy for ink, and I hope that the third master will forgive the little one." ”

Jia Huan smiled: "Okay, you have been a housekeeper for a total of 12 years, and every year you will be counted according to 30,000 taels of silver." ”

"In twelve years, I have been greedy for 360,000 taels of silver, as long as you take out 360,000 taels of silver to fill the shortfall, I can't spare you."

Lai Sheng hurriedly said: "Please also ask the third master to be clear, the old slave is really not greedy for so much silver." A few years before he became a housekeeper, the old slave was cautious, where did he dare to be greedy for ink? ”

"After four or five years, I gradually became bold and greedy. Later, no one found out, and no one cared, so there were more and more people who were greedy for ink. ”

"The third master is aware that in the past twelve years, the small ones have been greedy for less than 200,000 taels of silver, and the small ones are willing to sell their properties to fill the vacancy of the 200,000 taels of silver."

Regarding Lai Sheng's statement, Jia Huan actually believed a little.

As soon as he became a housekeeper, it is very unlikely that he will make a lot of money, and there is probably not much greed for ink in the first four or five years.

But Jia Huan was not prepared to reason with this kind of rat.

Jia Huan couldn't help sneering: "You said that you are not so greedy for ink, but there is evidence?" ”

Lai Sheng was stunned for a moment and said: "Back to the third master, the old slave has no evidence. ”

Jia Huan sneered: "If there is no evidence, then it proves that you are indeed greedy." As long as you take out 300,000 taels of silver, I will spare you. If you can't get it, don't blame me for being unkind. ”

Lai Sheng rolled his eyes and said: "Yes, the old slave will go back and sell his property, even if it is borrowed, he will also give the third master all this silver." ”

Lai Shengcai didn't think about really paying 360,000 taels of silver.

said that he really didn't have so much ink, and even if he was really greedy for ink, he wouldn't take it all out.

After he returned, he immediately transferred the family property and asked his mother, Mama Lai, to beg Jia's mother.

With Jia's mother coming forward, she will definitely be able to protect their house.

At most, he will lose this position as a steward, and then pay tens of thousands of taels of silver to come out.

After speaking, Lai Sheng got up and was about to leave.

Jia Huan said in a deep voice: "Come on, take him down!" Tie him up. ”

As soon as the words fell, two little guys stepped forward, pressed Lai Sheng to the ground, and tied him up numbly.

Lai Sheng said loudly: "Third master, third master, I am the ancestor of the old ancestor, you can't take me!" You can't take me, I'm the one of my ancestors! ”

Jia Huan smiled: "This is strange, you are the housekeeper of my house, and you are greedy for the money in the house, but I can't take you?" ”

"You are a good slave, more than half of the people in this mansion call you Grandpa Lai! It's some side branches of the Jia family, and they want to call you Grandpa Lai?! You slave, you are so majestic! ”

"Someone, give me a heavy eighty board, and then throw him to the firewood room!"

"Yes, Third Master!"

Jia Huan didn't care how Lai Sheng yelled and screamed, how he was beaten and screamed again and again.

He instructed Lin Zhixiao: "Steward Lin, bring more people and follow me to Lai's house to raid the house." ”

Lin Zhixiao said respectfully: "Yes, third master." ”

Next, Lin Zhixiao brought several carts, a full of thirty or forty people, followed Jia Huan, and went straight to Lai's house.

Jia Huan naturally wouldn't let Lai Sheng go back, and he had to copy the 360,000 taels of silver into his hand before the Lai family reacted.

Once the Lai family reacted, Lai Mama went to Jia's mother again to beg for it.

As soon as Jia's mother came forward, at present, Jia Huan is not easy to do.

As long as he copied the silver into his hand first, it would be difficult for anyone to speak next.

Not long after, they came to Lai's house.

The two little guys at the door of Lai's house, when they saw Jia Huan coming, they actually knew Jia Huan.

Hurriedly stepped forward and bowed: "The little one has seen the third master." ”

Jia Huan waved his hand and said, "Get out of the way." ”

Then he will lead the people to rush in.

The two little guys hurriedly stopped in front and said with a smile: "I don't know what the third master has to do?" and allow the small ones to go in, so as not to disturb the inner family. ”

Without waiting for Jia Huan to speak, Lin Zhixiao waved his hand, and two little guys stepped forward and kicked the two little guys away with both feet.

Then five small servants were left outside to guard, and the rest of the people all entered Lai's house.

The movement outside also disturbed the people of the Lai family inside.

When they saw a large group of people coming from the ground, they hurriedly stepped forward to stop them, saying, "Who are you?" Why did you break into our yard? ”

"Is there still a royal law in this imperial city? If you trespass into people's houses, you will go to jail! ”

This is a novelty, the people of the Lai family still know the royal law.

Jia Huan waved his hand and said, "Anyone who stands in the way will be knocked down and tied up." ”

"Yes, Third Master."

With Jia Huan's instructions, the little guy brought by Lin Zhixiao suddenly had confidence.

They went forward and beat the boys who came out to intercept them half to death, and then tied them all up.

These knocked down little guys hurriedly shouted and screamed.

"Uncle, no, someone is knocking on the door."

"Uncle, help, we're about to be beaten to death!"

"There are robbers! Uncle, come out and help. ”

The movement outside alarmed the people in the second gate.

At this time, Lai Da was still resting at home and did not go to Jiafu.

When he went out and saw the scene outside, he couldn't help frowning.

(End of chapter)