After a busy day, the messy yard has been tidied up and restored to its original appearance.
By this time, it was already late at night, and most people had already gone to bed.
The door of Lai's house, which had been closed for a day, was quietly opened.
Jia She personally led six carriages filled with silver out of the mansion and disappeared into the darkness, followed by twenty strong men to protect them.
After a while, the convoy came back again, and there were thirteen carriages.
After a few more twists and turns, I finally finished transporting all the money.
Jia She left behind 10,000 taels of silver and ten well-dressed men who were willing to follow Jia Cong.
This operation can be considered completely completed.
It was not in vain that I got this big house, more than forty slaves, all the furniture and sundries, a farm with six thousand acres of fertile land, and a grocery store.
From then on, he also owned a car and a house, six cars and a mansion.
Jia Cong used this day to talk to the housekeeper and all the servants one by one, to get to know everyone's situation and see if they had any special skills.
In addition to the housekeeper, there are six servants who care for the courtyard, two horse breeders, who keep six horses, two cart drivers, who can also drive the carts when there are many carts, a carpenter, who is responsible for maintaining the carts, and one who manages the front yard warehouse. of stewardship.
The housekeeper is responsible for taking care of everything in the front yard and helping to manage the business in the house. He also knows a little about the grocery store and the village. After going to the Yamen tomorrow to complete all transfers, he will go and have a look at his own property. , officially took over.
Jia Cong also learned everything about the entire Lai Mansion through the housekeeper, and Jia Cong found that he had really made a big deal.
Jia She didn't like the things in the warehouse and basically didn't touch them. The housekeeper took Jia Cong to look at them. They were full of daily necessities for food and clothing, as well as some decorations.
Most of these were obtained from Jia's house. These things alone are worth nearly ten thousand taels of silver, and there are still twenty thousand taels of silver stored in the warehouse. This is this year's income. It is almost the end of the year and they have just been delivered.
Jia She didn't know this, and even the Lai family didn't know for the time being. The housekeeper wouldn't report it until the annual accounts were settled, which gave Jia Cong an advantage.
The housekeeper's name is Zhang Fu. He is in his forties. He seems to be a shrewd person at first glance. After talking with him for a while, we found that this person is quite capable.
In addition, hiding the 20,000 taels of silver was considered a great achievement, so he was allowed to continue to be the housekeeper and left the front yard to him to manage.
There is also a large kitchen in the house, with two cooks and two assistant cooks responsible for the entire large kitchen.
The backyard was temporarily left to Yan Hong to take care of, with Qingwen assisting her.
There are a total of twenty-six maids and wives in the backyard. I don't live here, so these people are basically useless, that is, cleaning the house and cleaning the courtyard.
From Grandma Lai's yard, Lai Da's family's yard, and Lai Sheng's family's yard, Jia She only moved away the silver and antiques, but the other things were still there and needed to be cleaned up and counted again.
This matter was left to Yan Hong and Qingwen to lead the maids and women to do it.
After this matter is taken care of, let them make soap for the extra maids and wives.
After everything was arranged, Jia Cong came alone to the room where Lai Shangrong was detained. At this time, Lai Shangrong was no longer as domineering as before.
When he saw Jia Cong, there was a hint of fear in his eyes, and then he said with a flattering look on his face: "Master Cong, I used to look down on others and offended the young master. Please, Master Cong, please don't forget the villain's fault and let him go." If you give me a horse, I will definitely work as a cow or a horse in the future to repay Master Cong."
Jia Cong chuckled. He didn't believe a word of this kid's words. Unexpectedly, he knew the current situation and took the initiative to lower his body and beg. He thought that when he saw him, he would threaten and intimidate him and let him go. It seemed that it was okay. Not a fool.
"It's not impossible to let you go, but it depends on whether you are valuable. Those who are worthless will be sent to the mines tomorrow."
But seeing Lai Shangrong's dejected look, he didn't hold out much hope, so he rolled up his sleeves, beat him up, uttered a bad word, and went out laughing.
Then, he visited Lai Da and Lai Sheng alone. After a friendly discussion, accompanied by bursts of shocking screams, Jia Cong got his wish and left with satisfaction.
Of course he didn't leave empty-handed. From Lai Da, he got some evidence that his second aunt, Mrs. Wang, had embezzled and transferred the finances of Rongguo Mansion, as well as bills. These were all handled by Lai Da for her.
He also obtained some evidence of Jia Zhen's crime from Lai Sheng, as well as an undiscovered hidden compartment, which contained some treasures stolen from Ning Guo Mansion and several treasures given by the emperor.
Jia Cong was not in a hurry to take a look. These things were not visible to the light for the time being, so they should be sealed there first and then taken out when they are useful in the future.
These two things were of little use to me, and I couldn't report them, so I could only keep them in my hands as a back-up to deter them.
Early tomorrow morning, Jia She will send someone to take away Grandma Lai and her family, and he will not care about the outcome.
Instructing Tiezhu and Wangcai to stay and take good care of them, he returned to Dongluyuan alone.
I went to Jia She's place first. This old boy actually dug a cellar in his study and was still busy hiding money in it.
Fortunately, I have some gold and silver notes, otherwise I really wouldn’t be able to let them go.
"Why are you here? Have you finished processing it over there?" Jia She asked when he saw Jia Cong coming.
Jia Cong nodded and said, "I've made arrangements over there. I've found two people in charge, and they'll be in charge of each one. I'll get your greeting card, and I'll go to the Yamen tomorrow to go through the transfer procedures."
"There is it on the desk. Take one for yourself. I found a few good things that were lost by the old lady. With these treasures, it will be easier for the old lady to explain them."
Jia Cong felt happy when he heard this. This would save a lot of trouble, and the old lady would probably have to acquiesce.
However, there is one more thing. What if the old lady or the second aunt, Mrs. Wang, wants to take back the Lai family's property? What to do then? Jia She may not be able to stop him, he will definitely throw me out when the time comes.
No wonder you are so generous. This is throwing the blame on me. If the old lady and the second aunt ask me to hand it over, I will definitely not be able to refuse and can only hand it over. This old boy is indeed not a simple thing.
I made money for myself and became a good man for free. I handed over the house. If I hadn't later acquired an additional farm and shop, as well as the ten thousand taels of silver, my work would have been in vain.
Fortunately, I also have a backup plan. If the second aunt insists on letting me cut the meat, I will be sorry and I will have to show my trump card.
