Mrs. Wang was stunned when she heard Jia Lian say that, and suddenly felt a burning sensation in her heart. Was she ashamed?
She didn't want to admit it, so she hurriedly said: "It's rare that you have such a heart, how much can you give?"
Mrs. Wang thought to herself that if it was only a few thousand taels, it would not be considered an injustice to him, but it was just a nice thing to say.
When Jia She held the funeral, she even shed thousands of blood!
"Now some things have not been completely sold, but I have asked many masters from antique shops to appraise them. If they are all sold, there will be at least 25,000 taels of silver."
Jia Lian said, looking back at Wang Xifeng, "Girl Feng, how much money do we have at home?"
"What?"
Wang Xifeng's heart skipped a beat and she almost lost control. Could it be that the heartless person took the wrong medicine again?
When she heard what he said just now, she felt very anxious, but she was not sure of Jia Lian's plans and did not express her attitude.
Now that it's not enough to see him taking out that heavy sum of money, he also wants to calculate the family's savings?
After looking at Jia Lian for a few times, he finally said weakly in front of the elders: "There are still five thousand..."
There was no way, she had already mentioned this number before, and it was hard to change her mind on the spot.
Jia Lian laughed and said, "That's just right, I can collect thirty thousand silver.
After all those things are converted into cash, I will send them to the official for my eldest sister's wedding. "
As soon as Jia Lian said this, Jia Mu, Jia Zheng, Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing and Jia Zhen all looked at him with wide eyes.
Isn't Lian'er (brother Lian) really joking?
Cousin, I'm not my biological sister...
The old lady and the madam offered money, which is acceptable both emotionally and rationally. Why is a cousin of yours so willing to give up your heart and soul?
Picture what?
Mrs. Wang felt very uncomfortable. She would rather Jia Lian was holding back and causing trouble in this matter...at least not acting so selflessly, which made her feel very uncomfortable.
It seemed that her personality was completely crushed by Jia Lian. In front of Jia Lian, she became the person who judged the heart of a gentleman with a villain's heart.
Mother Jia, who had not spoken for a long time, took a deep breath, looked at Jia Lian seriously for a few times, and finally waved her hand and said: "You can just go ahead and handle this matter, don't worry about the money.
Even if there is still a hundred thousand left in the end, it doesn’t matter..."
Jia Mu's intention is very clear. In order to accomplish this, she is willing to spend another hundred thousand taels!
Everyone stood up one after another and bowed to Jia Mu. Jia Zheng also wanted to give advice.
For family matters, it is already unfilial to let Jia Mu use her brothers, and it is such a large amount.
However, Jia Mu waved her hand freely and stopped Jia Zheng's words.
She had prepared her coffin a long time ago, and the remaining ones were left to Baoyu, just like the flowers were left to Yuanchun.
After forcing everyone to sit down, Jia Zheng still had a look of shame on his face.
Jia Zhen couldn't sit still anymore, stood up again, cupped her hands and said: "For our mother-in-law's happy event, even brother Lian spent so much money. If I, the elder brother, don't contribute, how can I get through it?
It’s just that the old ladies and gentlemen all know that our house over there can’t compare to this one…
That’s all, it’s useless to talk too much, everyone should know. In short, I should still be able to come up with thirty thousand taels, and prepare it for our mother-in-law’s wedding expenses. "
Jia Zhen was also forced to do so. Jia Lian's selflessness put him on fire.
He is the eldest brother of the fourth generation of the Jia family and the patriarch of the clan. Even Jia Lian spent 30,000 silver to deal with this great family event. If he sits still, where will he put his face?
But what he was talking about was preparation, not taking it out immediately and putting it in the official's hands. In other words, if there is no shortage of money here in the end, he may not be able to pay for this money...
Jia Lian was waiting for this moment. He immediately expressed admiration, stood up and bowed to Jia Zhen, saying:
"Brother Zhen is very righteous. We have a generous man like Brother Zhen as the patriarch of our family. Why worry that all the brothers in the clan cannot unite as one? Why worry that our Jia family will not prosper?"
However, we do know the situation in Brother Zhen's house, and we really don't dare to ask Brother Zhen to empty the treasury just for this matter.
As the clan leader, Brother Zhen has the important responsibility of taking care of the clan members, so the eldest brother cannot afford to lose money..."
After being flattered by Jia Lian, the physical pain in Jia Zhen's heart disappeared a lot, and a comfortable feeling emerged spontaneously. So she became polite to Jia Lian, saying that there was no need to worry about him, and he was doing fine there. …
Seeing that Jia Zhen couldn't be persuaded to withdraw her promise, Jia Lian seemed distressed and finally said: "Since Brother Zhen insists on doing this, I don't dare to go against Brother Zhen's wishes.
Well, Brother Zhen really doesn't need to give out such a large amount of money. If Brother Zhen is interested, I have a merciless request. "
After saying that, Jia Lian asked the housekeeper to get the maps of the two mansions.
"What do you want a map for? I just have one here..."
Jia Zheng had repeatedly surveyed the terrain of the two mansions in the past two days, so he happened to have a simple copy with him.
Jia Lian moved a high stool and placed it in the middle, unfolded the map, then pointed to the second half of the two mansions and said:
"Brother Zhen, look, in our mansion, Rongxi Hall is the imperial palace, and Rongqing Hall is where the old lady lives. These two courtyards cannot be moved.
The east courtyard on the east side can be moved, but it is so narrow and long, and it is sandwiched between Rongxi Hall and the ancestral hall, so it is really not suitable for inclusion in the palace.
In this way, only the east courtyard at the back can be used to build the palace, but even if the servants' houses in the west are included, the length from east to west will not exceed two miles, and the depth will definitely not exceed two and a half miles. .
If you simply build an ornamental garden, you can do it. But as our mother-in-law’s palace, it is too petty and does not suit our mother-in-law’s identity. "
Jia Lian did this set of actions in one go, leaving no room for Jia Zhen to react. She just stood dumbly in the hall, listening to Jia Lian's instructions.
"But Brother Zhen, let's see. If we demolish the two sections of wall between the two mansions, it won't take too much. We only need to extend the area to the Tianxiang Tower. In this way, the total length of the east and west sides will be three and a half miles.
Such a site three and a half miles long and two and a half miles wide is enough to build a decent palace.
If it is carefully designed and decorated to welcome our mother-in-law, it won't look shabby. What do you think, Brother Zhen? "
"this……"
Jia Zhen began to curse in her heart.
He even suspected that Jia Lian had done so many things just to set him up!
Although Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang had the idea of Huifangyuan before, they were too embarrassed to speak, so he could pretend not to understand.
But Jia Lian is so good, he made it clear right away!
How could he refuse in such a situation?
First of all, the two houses are one family. This is the result of nearly a hundred years of hard work by the Jia family and the two houses. He dare not bear the crime of splitting the two houses.
Secondly, Haikou has already boasted that he wants to contribute to the family's major affairs. Now he backs out because of selfish interests. Does he still need the credibility of the patriarch?
Moreover, Jia Lian was so considerate and bluntly said that he did not want to pay for the 30,000 taels of silver, so why not give him some territory? It sounded like he had taken advantage!
Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang were stunned by Jia Lian's operation. Looking at Jia Zhen who was frozen in place and speechless, they all wisely chose not to disturb.
“Of course, I also know that if this is the case, Brother Zhen will suffer.
Alas, to be honest, if it wasn't for such a happy event as the eldest sister's return to the province, how could the younger brother dare to make such a suggestion?
Really, given our current situation, this is the best and cheapest option.
Brother Zhen’s Huifang Garden, what is the scenery inside? We all know that if it is included in the palace, not to mention many things, only in the Huifang Garden, most things can be left alone. In this way, we can directly The family has a lot of expenses left!
The only damage is that Brother Zhen's Huifang Garden has shrunk in part...
Let's do this. In order to make up for Brother Zhen's losses, we are willing to compensate Brother Zhen. No matter how much money, as long as Brother Zhen speaks, we will never talk back. "
Jia Zhenxin said, what do you call shrinking a part? By pulling it through like this, my Huifang Garden has shrunk by more than half!
"Brother Lian is joking, how can I ask for your money...
But, is this really the only way to do it? It’s not that I don’t want to part with a garden, it’s just that, after all, it’s the ancestral home passed down from my ancestors, so here I am…”
Jia Zhen hesitated.
"This is the best way at the moment. Otherwise, we can only follow the example of Wu Guifei's family and go outside the city to see places. But that way, it is not as convenient as at home, and it also costs more money.
With the current situation of our home, it would be too much effort to support it.
But if Brother Zhen is really worried, then forget it. They are all close relatives of the same family, and it would be bad if they get into trouble over such a trivial matter.
I can't say, it's better to look outside the city. "
Jia Lian said with some regret.
Jia Zhen's face became extremely tangled.
Undoubtedly, Yuanchun's appointment as concubine is a great event that will benefit both the Jia family and the Jia family. If he does not support or cooperate at this time, the relationship between the two houses will remain estranged from now on. The most important thing is how the Ningguo Mansion will benefit from Empress Yuanchun's favor in the future. ?
When you go out, how can you have the nerve to pretend to be a relative of the emperor?
This is why he is willing to spend a full thirty thousand silver! Because a big family does suffer from both prosperity and losses.
In theory, according to the value of most of the Huifang Garden that Jia Lian delimited, it may not exceed 30,000 silver.
The reason why he hesitated was because Rongguo Mansion was already ahead of Ningguo Mansion. Fortunately, judging from the maps of the two mansions, they were equal. Now that Huifangyuan has been eliminated by the other party, this balance has been suddenly broken.
Jia Zhen kept thinking about it.
It would definitely be unwise to refuse, as it would isolate oneself from the family, so I could only agree.
Fortunately, in comparison, the scope of Rongguo Mansion's deletion is actually larger. As long as Yuanchun is not regarded as Yuanchun of Rongguo Mansion, but as the empress of the Jia family, it will be much easier to accept it.
After briefly thinking of two reasons that would allow her to accept it, Jia Zhen straightened her face and said, "Brother Lian is joking. Since we are a family, this is already the best way. How can I disagree?
Just do what Brother Lian said.
Starting from the garden of our house and going around to the far west, we set aside a total of three and a half miles to build a palace for our mother-in-law. "
"Thank you so much, Brother Zhen. I promised you the compensation..."
"Well... don't say anything about compensation or not. If you keep saying that, you just don't treat me as a family member. If you do, I'll be angry."
Jia Zhen actually laughed.
Jia Lian could only bow his hands and express his gratitude on behalf of Rongguo Mansion.
The two big issues of site selection and source of money were solved, and all that was left was to prepare for the start of construction.
But these trivial and complicated matters cannot be explained in a short while, so when it got late, after agreeing to discuss it tomorrow, Jia Zhen and Youshi took the car back.
