"Speaking of money, I have one more thing to discuss with you..."
Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian were sitting opposite each other on the kang. Suddenly they turned their heads over with a mysterious expression and whispered.
When Jia Lian saw her like this, he knew she was up to something evil, so he curled his lips and said, "Just say what you have to say. There are no outsiders here, so why are you talking so much?"
Wang Xifeng rolled her eyes, and then said with a smile: "For the eldest master's funeral, the old lady gave me six thousand silver, my wife gave me three thousand, and the official also gave us four thousand, for a total of thirteen thousand taels of silver.
In addition, there are still 3,780 in cash in the treasury at Dongkuaoyuan, so the total is more than 16,000 taels..."
Wang Xifeng said, feeling a little proud, "I have calculated it before. In the past month, more than 7,000 taels of silver have been paid out from us, and there are still various outstanding balances, which are about 4,000 taels. , Put all this aside, there is still about five thousand taels of silver left in the treasury over there, what do you think is the best way to deal with the remaining silver?"
Wang Xifeng had reason to be proud. Even if she fully complied with the requirements of Jia Mu and others, she expanded the scale of Jia She's funeral and did it without being said to be stingy. She also saved a full third of the budget given by her family. !
It can be seen that there has always been a lot of money involved in running such a big thing, and I don’t know how many people’s pockets have been enriched.
What she meant was that the money was saved by the couple themselves, so it naturally belongs to them. After all, Jia She's funeral was so grand and all the money had been spent. I don't think Jia Mu and others would say anything.
After all, if someone else, such as the eldest wife, were to host Jia She's funeral, the money would be spent and things might not go well.
This money is for real food.
If she didn't have such a calculation in her heart, I'm afraid she wouldn't have worked so hard in the past month, and maybe she would even think about making profits from it...
Moreover, if they don't put this money into their own pockets, they may have no choice but to replenish it into the officialdom.
Since Jia Mu and others denied the fact of family separation, Rongguo Mansion could no longer be divided into the main courtyard and the east cross courtyard. Naturally, the "bank storehouse" in Dongkuaoyuan can only be banned. From now on, everyone can only eat from one pot, which is the official treasury of Rongguo Mansion.
Situations like Jia She's funeral will never happen again in the future. In the future, all major events in the Rongguo Mansion can only be spent from the official treasury. It is no longer possible to say how much money will be used to do a specific thing.
Jia Lian couldn't understand Wang Xifeng's careful thoughts. He smiled and said, "Take out more than a thousand taels of silver and put it into the official. Otherwise, who will believe you when you say that you have just used up the silver.
After this incident, there will no longer be any distinction between us, the master and his wife, and everything should be discussed through discussion.
It’s not an exaggeration to think that everyone has their own selfish motives, but everyone has to be able to live up to their expectations. "
There were only a few thousand taels left. It wasn't that Jia She's funeral arrangements only cost more than 11,000 taels in total, but when Jia She was seriously ill, they were already preparing coffins and other things. At that time, the money on both sides was still separate, so money was paid out from the bank in Dongkuaoyuan. That part of the expenditure was not included in the subsequent accounts.
Wang Xifeng naturally understood what Jia Lian meant. She nodded with a smile and was very satisfied with Jia Lian's decision. What she was worried about before was that Jia Lian was too upright and the money he had to spend would be given away for everyone to spend together!
Satisfied, she added: "There could have been more money left, but it wasn't for your indulgence and letting the people below you get greedy. Otherwise, maybe there would be two thousand more silver left!" "
In order to get things done and spend as little money as possible, Wang Xifeng has been keeping an eye on everything over the past month. Under her sharp eyes, no one can even think about lying and spending too much money.
But there are always some greedy people, and Wang Xifeng himself discovered some clues.
If she had helped Mrs. Wang take care of the house in the past, she would certainly not have held on to her, because she herself wanted to make profits from it, so how could she not give some sweeteners to her subordinates? ?
But this time, because she knew that the rest would be hers, she was different.
She was very angry and wanted to arrest two typical examples to serve as a warning to the monkeys, but Jia Lian stopped her and let those minions make a lot of money in her hands. Maybe those people were complacent in thinking she didn't notice, which made her unhappy just thinking about it.
Hearing Wang Xifeng say this, Jia Lian felt a little coldness on his face, and then he actually said: "Don't worry, it's not easy for them to get this money. As the saying goes, if you can't bear the child, you can't trap the wolf. Just wait and see." ."
When Wang Xifeng heard this, she knew that Jia Lian really had a plan in mind, and said hurriedly: "I listen to you. I have written down all the people with unclean hands and feet, and I have asked Ping'er to keep track of the accounts. As long as he is willing to check, Make sure not to miss a single one.”
The couple looked at each other and suddenly laughed. At this moment, they finally felt that they were the same kind of people...
"Second Master, I sent someone to tell you to go to the inner study."
Hearing the voice of the little girl outside, Wang Xifeng immediately said: "The food will be served soon. Let's eat something before going."
Jia Lian shook his head, stood up, and warned: "For the remaining one thousand taels of silver, you should tell your wife as soon as possible, and then have someone send it to the official for registration.
Just in time, I thought that everyone in the house had worked hard for the funeral of the master. Now that it is too late, it would be interesting to reward the three armies.
You can send back the remaining silver so that I can propose this matter to them. Although we can also provide this money ourselves, it always seems as if we are deliberately trying to win people's hearts. Therefore, it is only legitimate to give money from the official to reward everyone, and the master and his wife have no reason to refuse. "
When Wang Xifeng heard this, she couldn't stop laughing.
The heartless person is so shrewd. In this way, instead of just sending the money back, he can get it back again, and he can earn back his reputation without having to pay any extra money himself.
Therefore, looking at Jia Lian's eyes full of smiles, those who have no conscience must have learned from themselves!
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In the evening, everyone in Rongguo Mansion was indeed beaming with joy.
In the courtyard in front of the steward's room, Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian asked people to carry ten baskets of money to reward the people of Rongguo Mansion.
Everyone in the Rongguo Mansion, as long as they are on duty, whether they are maids, servants or slaves, will be rewarded with two months' worth of money.
In addition, those who contributed during the funeral will be rewarded based on their performance in the previous month.
The generous rewards made hundreds of people in Rongguo Mansion excited. Those who had not received their rewards hurried to the steward's room one by one, for fear that they would not be able to receive it if they were too late.
Those who have received it are naturally "singing praises", running around telling each other, and talking about it.
"Second Master Lian and Second Mistress Lian are so generous and kind. Not only did everyone get extra monthly money, but many of those who worked at the eldest master's funeral received double rewards!"
"What's a double share? There are still people who get three! I heard that Caixia's mother in my wife's house accidentally cut her finger while rushing to cut her mourning scarf in the first seven days of her life. The second mistress also rewarded her with three additional shares. Where is the money..."
"What are you talking about? That young man from the Zhang Cai family almost broke his leg when a pine tree was cut down when he was building the tomb for the eldest master. At that time, the second master rewarded him with money to go see the doctor. Not to mention, he was alone just now. He was rewarded with eight coins."
"And there's more..."
"What do you know? In fact, the reason why the second master and the second grandma are so generous today is not only for the sake of the master, but also because the second master successfully succeeded in seizing the title... I heard that the second master is about to be crowned, so the second master and the second grandma are about to be crowned. Grandma is happy, so our slaves are also blessed!"
"So that's it, let's just say... It's a pity that the second master and the second grandma are both in Xiaozhong, otherwise we should really celebrate and celebrate..."
One tael of silver is worth more than a drop of money, and a drop of money is worth a thousand cash.
According to the monthly money system of the Jia family, the monthly money for a young servant is usually 500, and for a long servant and a servant to protect the courtyard, the monthly money is about 800.
In other words, those who have received a few ounces of money or even more than a dozen ounces of money are suddenly equivalent to receiving half a year's worth of monthly income. How can they be unhappy?
In this way, those who received generous rewards would naturally be grateful to Jia Lian and the two, and would say nice things to everyone they met.
Those who did not get the big reward felt remorseful and deeply hated why they had not tried their best to behave in front of the second master, second grandma and others. In that case, maybe they would also get a share of the big reward.
Next time something happens, you must rush ahead!
