Lai? Coming out of Rongguo Mansion.
Jia Rong didn't even need to think, a name came to his mind - Lai Shangrong.
"Why are you asking me about this? What bastard came up with this idea? Is it possible that a child born from a family that seceded from the Rongguo Mansion must be disciplined by me?" Brother Rong was very angry, "I need to see something. The doctor who is in charge of the water conservancy of the imperial village and the doctor who is not a member of the Yuanwailang, what do you mean by this matter?"
"Brother Rong, don't be anxious." Duan Yu grabbed the angry Brother Rong and said with a smile: "The steward there was also afraid that he would offend you by dealing with the Lai family, so he just invited me over to ask what you meant."
Jia Rong snorted: "You can do whatever you want to do. It's useless for anyone to intercede. To put it bluntly, the Lai family's behavior is obstructing official business. It's a light thing to pull him and give him dozens of slaps."
"Don't be too angry. I can't blame the officials of Shuili Yingtian Mansion for this. I also heard about the background of the Lai family. His ancestor was an old servant of your Jia Jiarong Mansion, and his father and uncle were members of your Ningrong Mansion respectively. Manager. With such a status, those officials have to look at you no matter what."
Duan Yu comforted him with a smile and said: "Today's officials in Shenjing, who doesn't know that you are famous for being a bastard? Even the Thirteenth Master almost suffered from you, how dare they offend you for this matter. It's just that The Lai family is really shameless. If it only costs a few dozen taels of silver, those who are on duty should be filial to Brother Rong. This offer is five hundred taels of one acres, so no one dares to agree."
Brother Rong sneered and said: "That's not the truth. The land in Shenjing is expensive, but it only costs twenty-three taels an acre, but he calls it 500 taels an acre. It's not that he is asked to clear an acre of land, but to cultivate strips from it. It's just a water channel. What a cowardly bastard, it's more than twenty times more than that. If those officials really want to be filial, they should go to my Ningguo Mansion, where can they find a son from a family who came out of Rongguo Mansion to show their filial piety?"
Duan Yu said: "That's what I said. Those on duty don't know your temper, and they think that your Jia family wants to fish in troubled waters and make some money from it. So you can only invite me to come over and ask you quietly, after all, the water conservancy camp is better than other places. . It belongs to the two prime ministers, Thirteenth Master and Grand Scholar Chen, and ordinary people would not dare to reach out."
Jia Rong was stunned and tilted her head slightly to look at him. "Could it be that Yu Shangguan also thinks that someone is such a person?"
"See, you're unfamiliar. Just now you called me Brother Yu, and now you call me Shangguan." Duan Yu smiled and said, "How can we not know what kind of temper Brother Rong is? Not to mention five hundred taels, even five thousand Brother Rong doesn't look down upon two or fifty thousand taels. Those officials also scolded him, but it's just that it involves your Jia family, so you still need to make the best decision."
If it really was fifty thousand taels, I would still be tempted. Brother Rong rolled his eyes.
"Then we will act according to the regulations, and the Yamen will not bully the Lai family. If it can be exchanged at the market price, then it will be exchanged. If it cannot be at the market price, it will not cost an extra five hundred taels to change the water channel."
Duan Yu nodded in agreement, and then said: "Although the matter makes sense, it is best for Brother Rong to find someone from the Lai family to teach him a lesson after he returns home. No matter what the Lai family does, everyone will not remember it. Anyone named Lai will only come to your Jia family."
Brother Rong laughed: "How can there be such a reason?"
"That's the truth. Senior Lai Jia is a slave of your Jia family, and he also serves as the general manager of the two houses. Although the matter of the trust family has nothing to do with Brother Rong, other people will trust the family to dare to speak so loudly. It is not a matter of pride. Because of the prestige of the Jia family? You may even suspect that it was your Ning Rong mansion who instigated this."
Lai Shangrong dared to open his mouth because of the majesty of the Jia family. It would be too much nonsense to say that it was the Ning and Rong mansions who instigated this.
But the Lai family really has to find a chance to clean up.
Fortunately for Lai Sheng, now Lai Sheng is not in charge of many things in the Ningguo Mansion, and he can be kicked out of the house with just a word. It's just that Jia Rong has no control over Rongguo Mansion.
Aunt Lai is the old master who served Rongguo Mansion, and is equivalent to the mandarin duck next to Jia Mu now. Which junior wouldn't be polite when meeting a mandarin duck? Coupled with the relationship with Jia Mu, this Aunt Lai is equivalent to half of the old masters in Rongguo Mansion.
Brother Rong felt upset for a while thinking about these things.
"You have to discipline them properly, otherwise these servants will cause chaos."
Duan Yu said again: "Don't be angry about these things anymore. It only lasts for these two months. When we are done with this, we will go back to the Thirteenth Master."
What's so good about returning to Master Thirteen?
Brother Rong curled his lips, he was in this imperial manor and no one except Duan Yu was looking after him. You can do whatever you want, you can just hide in a corner and catch up on your sleep when you have nothing to do.
When I went to Zhongshun Prince's Mansion or Shuili Yingtian Mansion Yamen, there were many rules everywhere. He is not a man of rules, and he cannot stand these rules and regulations. It's a great thing to be a supervisor in Huangzhuang, pointing here and a little there.
Therefore, Duan Yu's interest in what he said was waning.
That day, when I returned to the mansion, I went directly to the front hall to find Lai Sheng.
"Do you know why the manager is here?"
Lai Sheng looked confused, how could he know the reason why Uncle Rong was so dark-faced right now. After thinking about it recently, there seems to be no other situation in the house.
"But what about the village? Second Master Qiang has already selected the manpower. This time only a few people will go over to find out the situation. As long as we wait for news from the Xue family, we will set off together."
Uncle Rong hummed, the expression on his face did not change, and asked again: "Is there more?"
Lai Sheng replied: "Recently, several villages in Shenjing have been planted. With Jia Qin and Jia Juan supervising them, the previous incidents should not happen again. Jinling has also sent people there, but the place in Heishan Village is too busy." It’s far away, and no one has been selected to go there yet.”
Brother Rong showed a slight smile on his lips, looked at Lai Sheng with deep meaning, and said: "Since we can't choose people, why don't we bother Manager Lai to take people there personally. After finding out the current situation of Heishan Village, we can go back Come to Shenjing."
Heishan Village is far away in the cold land of Northern Liao, so Lai Sheng is willing to go there. With a dry smile on his face, he said: "There are many things going on in the house every day. How can I go as far as Beiliao?"
Brother Rong said calmly: "The rent in Heishan Village has been decreasing year by year in recent years. It is the official business of the government to inspect Heishan Village on my behalf. Even now, people close to me have to be sent to inspect the border. I can trust the general manager. I just suddenly came up with this idea. If it is done well, it will be of great benefit to your Lai family."
Lai Sheng suddenly heard Uncle Rong mentioning the Lai family, and suddenly felt a bad feeling in his heart. This is the experience gained from being a servant for decades. If nothing happened to the Lai family, why would the master suddenly mention the Lai family.
Manager Lai suddenly knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying, "It is our honor that you can trust us. If you think that I can patrol Heishan Village for you, I will die without mercy."
This old batch of goods is quite knowledgeable.
Jia Rong said: "This Heishan Village has always been a stone in my heart. It's so remote and far away. Anyone who goes there is worried about being bribed by Wuzhuangtou. So, let's come up with a way. That is to go there in batches. There are overt and covert aspects, and any fraud will be dealt with according to the family rules."
Manager Lai is feeling miserable.
Is this also called trust?
This is the greatest distrust.
If I really want to go to Heishan Village, I'm afraid I won't give up if I don't get Wuzhuangtou quickly.
Lai Sheng said: "Everyone obeys the uncle's orders."
Sigh... Actually, if nothing else, Lai Sheng and Lai Da are both really talented. It's just the Lai family's thoughts...
Uncle Rong shook his head slightly. The old man had a very good attitude and stopped playing charades with him. He said calmly: "Recently, someone of interest has appeared in your Lai family."
Lai Sheng knew it was time to get down to business, so he knelt on the ground and lowered his head, daring not to raise his head.
Uncle Rong sneered and said: "It's a coincidence. If I hadn't been working as an errand in Shuili Yingtian Mansion, I wouldn't have heard such news. How dare you? Your good brother from the Lai family is better than our Jia family. Be flamboyant.”
When Lai Sheng heard that it was related to Shuili Yingtian Mansion, his body couldn't help but tremble. This yamen was no different than any other. It belonged to the most powerful Prime Minister Zhongshun Wang in the dynasty. He quickly asked: "But what trouble did the old servant's nephew cause?"
"It's not a disaster." Jia Rong sneered, "It's just relying on the prestige of the Jia family to blackmail the water conservancy camp. The money is not much, it's just 500 taels of land per acre, and 100 acres is only five Ten thousand taels. It’s really not much!”
Lai Sheng finally understood why Uncle Rong had been so dark-faced. He kowtowed repeatedly and said, "Old servant, I will go back to Lai's garden tonight and reprimand that boy."
Jia Rong said: "Reprimand? Will it be useful? I heard that Rongguo Mansion donated a career to your nephew in the early years. Now can we wait for news about his official status?"
Lai Sheng said: "I haven't heard the news yet."
"I think so. If there is news, it's time for him to take up his post." Uncle Rong sneered, "It only took three generations of your Lai family to have such a deregistered brother. He should be well trained."
Lai Sheng felt aggrieved. This was all Lai's fault, so why did he get involved?
At this time, he no longer dared to speak.
Jia Rong said calmly: "We have no other choice. We can't let you be in trouble with our family. Since you have been working in the house for many years, I will give you two ways: first, when you are done with this period of work, you can take over Several people go to Heishan Village; secondly, hand over what you and your wife have earned in Ningguo Mansion over the years, and we will help you cancel your slave status and no longer owe each other. As for Lai Shangrong, the government has its own way of punishing him."
