In Rongqing Hall——
Jia Mu also stood up, with a look of disbelief on her face, and her lips trembled as she said, "More than six hundred thousand taels of silver, why so much?"
Even though Jia Mu has gradually ignored secular affairs in recent years, she also knows what this number means. It is not 60,000 taels, but more than 600,000 taels.
Mrs. Wang also stood up, staring closely at Yuanyang, holding the beads in her hands until her knuckles turned white, and said, "Did Dong Mansion get all the money back?"
What is it that makes money move people's hearts? This is it.
Tanchun's face was filled with joy and her bright eyes were shining. She knew that Brother Heng would not be unreasonable. Once the accounts were checked, he would definitely ask for both the principal and the profits.
There was a hint of thought in Daiyu's bright autumn eyes under her smoky eyebrows.
Baoyu frowned, more than six hundred thousand taels of silver...is it a lot?
Facing the hot, fiery, expectant, curious...or confused gazes of the pairs of people in Rongqing Hall, Yuanyang smiled and said: "Old lady, Uncle Heng has raided Lai's house and has made up most of the deficit. What's left is The plan is for the Lai family to sell their land, house and shop to repay the debt."
Jia She was breathing heavily at this moment and said urgently: "Mother, Lai Da must have embezzled a lot of money from us. This account needs to be investigated..."
Mrs. Wang didn't know if it was due to her money-making ability, but her eyes seemed to be much kinder than before. She smiled and asked, "Yuanyang, how do you check the accounts in Dongfu? The eldest master works so hard that you have to work together to check the accounts." Got seven thousand taels of silver..."
When Jia She heard this, he felt that his old face was a bit worried. Why did he mean that he worked so hard that he only checked seven thousand taels of silver in total?
However, he also pricked up his ears and listened to Yuanyang's words.
Jia Mu also stared at Yuanyang closely.
"Uncle Heng called the official of Jinyi Mansion. There are accountants there who are used to copying the accounts. If you take the account book, you can see clearly at a glance." Yuanyang explained.
"People from Jinyi Mansion, no wonder..." Jia Mu suddenly realized, facing the eyes of Mrs. Wang, Bao Dai and others, she smiled and said: "These people who copy the old family are very jealous when checking the accounts."
After saying that, he glanced at Jia She. Her son was not very capable and had to make his own decisions. If he found out seven thousand taels, it would be like finding a treasure.
The result is good, now I have a good meal with uncooked rice.
Not only Jia Mu looked at Jia She strangely, but also Mrs. Wang and Li Wan glanced at Jia She.
Being stared at like a "fool" was unbearable. Jia She's face turned green and red, and he felt so ashamed that he had no place to hide, and he felt jealous and hateful in his heart.
More than six hundred thousand taels!
With so much money, how many times would he send Lian'er to Ping'an Prefecture?
Suppressing the jealousy in his heart, he looked at Jia Mu, forced a smile, and said, "Mom, why don't you let... the people from the east come over to help check the accounts?"
Everyone in Rongqing Hall: "..."
Although they didn’t say it, they probably all had the same emotion:
How shameless!
People want face, trees want bark!
Daiyu glanced at Jia She, and for some reason, a thought suddenly came to her mind, is there such a shameless person in the world?
But then he realized that this idea of slandering his elders was not very respectful. He lowered his eyes and buried his thoughts, but subconsciously glanced at Sister Tanchun from the corner of his eye.
Under Tan Chunying's beautiful eyebrows, a hint of "disgust" flashed deep in her eyes as she looked at Jia She.
As an uncle, her behavior of being arrogant at first and then jumping up and down really makes people disrespect her from the bottom of their hearts.
Jia Mu sighed and said: "I didn't let you go to check before, but you decided to check! Now it's fine, nothing was found, and I asked Brother Heng again. I didn't believe it at first. Like a human being, Brother Heng is a man who does big things, he is willing to help check the accounts, and he also asked Feng Yatou to accompany him. If you still doubt him, I’m not sure what he will think now."
Jia She was embarrassed when he was told that, but he just said yes.
In front of Yinzi, he endured this tone for the time being.
"Yuanyang, go and call brother Heng and girl Feng to come over and see what the rules are for checking the accounts." Jia Mu said a few words in front of the junior, and she felt that it was about the same, so she just said.
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But Jia Heng, on his side, returned to Dongfu with several loaded carts.
"Move them all to the warehouse, register them, and handle them with care!" Jiao Da directed the boy back and forth, his face flushed as if he was drinking fine wine.
Sister Feng was also bringing Zhou Rui's family. When she came out of the main hall, she happened to meet Jia Heng coming towards her. With a spring breeze on her face, she said with a smile: "My uncle Heng, these loaded carts can make up for the shortfall, right?"
Xu Shi saw that although Jia Heng was cold and tough, he was still reasonable, so Sister Feng also made a few jokes.
Jia Heng just raised his eyebrows and said to himself, "Your uncle Heng, but he didn't take Sister Feng's teasing seriously. The woman in front of him has a strong temperament, and even Lian Er wants to change her posture."
"This silver plus a box of gold will be enough. We still need to sell some farms and shops. I'll keep an eye on it." Jia Heng said, entering the warehouse.
Sister Feng smiled, followed closely behind, and Ping'er followed closely behind her, asking Zhou Rui's family to lead several maids to wait outside the warehouse.
There are three iron doors in the warehouse. When you go inside, you will see more than ten large boxes, all lined up. Aunt Cai is checking the accounts with an old accountant.
Jia Heng nodded to Aunt Cai.
When she was at home, Aunt Cai was actually in charge of his family's accounts. Judging from the previous accounts, she had never made any omissions.
"Brother Heng, the silver has been checked, and the gold is still being calculated." Aunt Cai said with a smile.
At this time, Sister Feng held her handkerchief and entered the triple door alone. She smiled and said, "Brother Heng, are these boxes of gold?"
Jia Heng nodded and opened the box as he spoke. Not only did the gold and silver jewelry dazzle him, but Sister Feng's cheeks were flushed and her delicate body was a little unsteady.
It's not like I've never seen so much money before.
The main thing is the yellow gold, the impact is so touching.
Looking at Sister Feng's gorgeous and bright young woman's face, she said: "They are all gold ingots. Sister-in-law Feng can take two ingots later and make some gold necklaces to wear."
Sister Feng: "..."
She vaguely felt that this man's words had profound meaning. What was the purpose of making a gold necklace?
Jia Heng's face was calm, but a hint of deep meaning flashed in his cold eyes.
Asking Sister Feng to make a gold necklace is certainly not a special hobby, but in the original Dream of Red Mansions, when Sister Feng ran out of money, she ordered Ping'er to use my gold collar as two hundred taels of silver...
He was curious at first, how many gold necklaces does Sister Feng have? Let’s not say there are five in total, one big and four small.
Jia Heng pointed to various pearl necklaces and said to Aunt Cai: "There are some jewelry here, which must be converted into silver taels according to the market price and recorded in the record."
To the Lai family, it was not that he was kind, but that people were fearful of him. Even if he was inspecting the Lai family, he had to do it in a just and dignified way, and not fall into the trap of others.
Otherwise, if there are any rumors in the capital that he, Jia Ziyu, has taken away the property of an old servant who has been expelled from slavery, it will be easy to say but not easy to hear.
In short, we must establish an ironclad case that can stand the test of history.
Just as he was thinking about it, he smelled a faint fragrance and came closer, but Sister Feng's crystal jade face beside her showed a hint of worry and said, "Brother Heng, is all the Lai family's money here?"
Jia Heng said: "It's almost here. There are still some land deeds for farms and shops. I've already made an estimate. It's not a big problem to make up for the remaining 100,000 taels."
Sister Feng pursed her pink lips and couldn't help but said: "What about the money deficit in Duke Xifu?"
Jia Heng said: "Well... the Lai family also has some furniture and furnishings, antique calligraphy and paintings. The old man likes these things very much. After he finishes checking the accounts, let him watch and sell them at a discount. Sister-in-law Feng, don't you think so?" .”
Sister Feng: "..."
Sister Feng took a deep breath, suppressed her emotions, smiled, and said: "Brother Heng, it's not like you don't know what kind of accounts he can find out? I just heard that he found out seven thousand taels of silver. , and went to Rongqing Hall happily."
Sister Feng had been the housekeeper of Xifu for several years, so she had a wife and maidservant who pleased her and came to act as a messenger. As soon as Jia She checked the accounts, Sister Feng knew about it.
"Seven thousand taels? In addition to the 40,000 to 50,000 taels that Lai Da confessed to, this is quite a lot." Jia Heng said.
Sister Feng looked anxious and said, "Brother Heng, I will have to lend you a favor later."
There is no harm without comparison. Here is more than 600,000 taels of silver, and there is 50,000 to 60,000 taels. This is a tenfold difference.
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said, "Let's see after lunch. Later I will also entertain the Jin Yiwei and give them Cheng Yi."
Sister Feng Danfeng rolled her eyes, vaguely guessing that Jia Heng wanted to kill her father-in-law. She smiled and said, "Brother Heng, then I will go to Rongqing Hall to talk to the old lady."
With that said, he turned around and left.
Jia Heng looked at Sister Feng who was twisting and walking away, her eyes dark and full of thoughts.
Through this audit, it can be said that Jia She's incompetence has been completely exposed to the eyes of everyone in the Jia family. Almost all of his underwear has been torn off. In the future, Jia She will be used to clean up Ping'an State. Even Sister Feng will not be resentful towards him. .
Those who are superior are not afraid of being bad, but afraid of being stupid.
Being bad can still be intimidating, but once you are recognized as a fool, no one respects you.
Kuang Jiashe is stupid and bad.
"This is the support of the people." Jia Heng suppressed his thoughts and walked towards the flower hall.
Rongqing Hall——
When Jia Mu heard that Sister Feng had arrived, she was overjoyed. She waved her hand and said with a smile, "Hurry up and call Girl Feng over."
Sister Feng, accompanied by Mrs. Zhou Rui's wife, entered the Rongqing Hall, smiled at Jia Mu, and called her ancestors.
Jia Mu smiled and said, "Girl Feng, I'm about to send Yuanyang to find you. Have you finished checking the accounts in Dongfu?"
Sister Feng nodded and said with a sweet smile: "Old lady, we have finished checking. More than 600,000 taels of silver have been registered and entered into the treasury."
Jia She said anxiously: "Did Brother Heng say when will you check our account?"
Jia's mother glared at Jia She. His son had no ability and only made trouble out of nothing.
Not only Jia's mother, but also everyone in Rongqing Hall looked at Jia She like a clown...except Mrs. Xing.
Sister Feng Danfeng blinked, then sighed suddenly, glanced at Jia She, and said: "Brother Heng heard from Ping'er that since the eldest master sent someone to check the accounts himself, he stopped checking them and had already sent the accountant of Jinyi Mansion. Have lunch, I plan to finish the meal, seal some things, and then send people back."
Jia She: "..."
When Jia Mu heard this, she was silent for a moment.
The smile on Mrs. Wang's face suddenly froze, and her eyes drifted towards Jia She, showing a bit of complaint.
Jia She said: "Did you tell me where to eat? I will be a good friend and promise to entertain the gentlemen of Jinyi Mansion well."
Sister Feng said: "There is a banquet in the courtyard at the west corner of the East Mansion. However, those people are invited by Brother Heng. I am afraid they may not be willing to listen to others."
Although she had just made a promise from Uncle Heng, after the Lai family had repaid the money from the East Mansion, they would then pay back the money from the West Mansion.
But she saw that the situation was not good. Most of the Lai family's money had been collected into the Dongfu. How much was left?
"The Lai family also has a farm, a shop, a mansion, and antique calligraphy and paintings. If we want to sell them, we can probably make more than 200,000 taels." Sister Feng thought, suppressing the irritability in her heart.
The white money, more than 600,000 taels, was neatly arranged in the silver box. She felt hot and weak in her legs just looking at it.
Jia She's face was ugly, and he was already upset. He almost broke his thigh for it. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something soft like asking for help, but he felt it was too embarrassing, so he looked at Jia's mother.
Looking at her son who was as anxious as a headless fly, Mother Jia finally couldn't bear it. She looked at Sister Feng, smiled and said, "Girl Feng, let's all go and have a look. He made such a profit, let's go and make a profit too." Fight the autumn wind and take advantage of this big business like him."
Sister Feng said with a smile: "Ancestor is going to Dongfu? There are so many people there right now."
"Let's go through the backyard instead of the front hall. We happened to hear that Brother Heng's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Qin, is a very nice person. I, the old woman, also went to meet my granddaughter-in-law... Yuanyang packed up the fur coat and took it with her. , bring two more soft cigarettes, and bring the glass screen to Brother Heng, so that they can decorate it." Mother Jia smiled and ordered Yuanyang while looking at Baodai and Tanxi. , Mrs. Wang, her eyes finally fell on the faces of Jia She and Mrs. Xing, her smile faded slightly, and she said: "You guys should also go over and have a look. Don't be arrogant and angry."
Baoyu, on the other hand, was scratching his head with joy. He had long heard that Brother Heng's daughter-in-law, Qin, was a first-class daughter in the boudoir, and he happened to catch a glimpse of her beauty.
Sister Feng smiled and joked: "The ancestors talked about catching the autumn wind, but they are not going to catch the autumn wind. With these few things, I feel jealous when I hear them. They are actually making gifts."
Everyone in Rongqing Hall laughed, and the atmosphere seemed a bit more cheerful.
Jia She smiled faintly, feeling a little uncomfortable.
The old lady now pays more attention to the boy.
But it was said that it was almost noon on Jia Heng's side, and the Jin Yiwei who had been busy for a long time were all in the courtyard, enjoying the food and wine sent by the chef of Zui Feng Tower.
Qu Lang asked: "Master Jia, do you want to check it later?"
Jia Heng said: "Eat first and talk later."
Then he looked at the two accounting gentlemen, raised his wine cup, and said, "Thank you for your help this time, gentlemen. I will give you the carriage fare afterwards to show your appreciation."
The two accountants smiled broadly and said with a smile, "Commander Jia is so polite."
If they take over the errands of the Jinyiwei Mansion, they will not get much advantage because the government has its own salary, but for this kind of semi-public and semi-private errand, they will get generous gifts.
Jia Heng and a few others exchanged cups and drank, when suddenly a boy said: "Sir, the old lady and madam have arrived at the house from the door of the west alley."
Hearing this, Jia Heng put down his chopsticks and said sorry to the two accounting gentlemen. He looked at Qu Lang and said, "Qu Baihu, I've invited several gentlemen to have dinner. I'll come back when I go."
Qu Lang said: "Since the old prince of your mansion is here, Mr. Jia, please go and greet him."
The two accounting gentlemen also echoed.
Jia Heng nodded, stood up and left.
