Chapter 142 The Source of the Silver

The room finally became much quieter. Daiyu walked quietly to Jia Lian's side, looked at Jia Lian with some worry, and whispered comfort: "Second brother, please forgive me... …”

Just like Jia Lian advised her after her mother passed away.

The play has been finished, and Jia Lian no longer needs to pretend to be so similar. Seeing Daiyu acting like this, he nodded gently to her and said, "Don't worry, Sister Lin, I'm fine."

Tanchun and others were gathered around Yingchun, and they came over one by one at this time and said a few thoughtful words.

Jia Lian also responded.

When Daiyu saw it, she thought to herself, Brother Lian was clearly so sad just now, but when he saw them coming to persuade them, he still treated them with the best attitude. This shows that Brother Lian’s character would not be like this. How can the elders be so friendly to them all the time.

Wang Xifeng walked in and said that Jia Mu asked them to go out to discuss things.

Jia Lian nodded and helped Mrs. Xing out together with Wang Xifeng.

At this time, all the irrelevant people inside and outside had been driven away, and Jia Zhen also brought Youshi and others.

So at this moment, the people in the Jia family and the two houses who can talk about things are all here.

"You two should sit down too, I have something to say to you."

At this moment, the only people sitting in the hall are Jia Mu, Jia Zheng, Mrs. Wang and Jia Zhen and his wife.

When Jia Mu saw Mrs. Xing and Jia Lian, she also gave up her seat. Wang Xifeng, who came out at the same time, could only stand aside dejectedly.

On this occasion, she would not have a seat.

Jia Mu asked Mrs. What is the master’s funeral?”

We are all a family, and we can probably count how much wealth each person has.

That’s why Jia Mu and others have this worry.

Mrs. You know, you have to ask the steward in the accounting room to know."

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of Jia Mu, Jia Zheng, Jia Zhen and others suddenly became vivid.

Even Jia Mu didn’t know whether to scold Mrs. Xing or lament for her.

At first, the family decided to divide Jia She into this side. They built all the courtyards here, and then divided the money in the official treasury of Rongguo Mansion into four parts. Jia SheheThe two brothers Jia Zheng each received a share, and Jia's mother and the old father-in-law also kept a share for their own retirement.

Since Jia Zheng was responsible for taking care of the elderly in the main courtyard, the two shares of Jia's mother and the old man were left untouched and were still placed in the official treasury for the control of Jia Zheng and his wife.

In addition, one-third of the income from all the fields and real estate under the name of Rongguo Mansion will be sent to Dongkuaoyuan every year.

The old mother had a share, and each of the two brothers had a share. Jia Mu realized that she had no preference for anyone.

After all, if such a relatively reasonable and fair situation cannot be achieved, there will be constant rumors at home, not to mention the outside world.

But that’s it. In just over ten years, although the main courtyard is not as wealthy as before, it can still support the lintel of the Duke’s Mansion. I heard that it’s shorter than anyone else’s!

But here, Jia She actually told her that she only had three or four thousand silver in the library?

So, even though Mother Jia felt that she shouldn't get angry tonight, she couldn't help but look at Mrs. Xing and said coldly: "You two are indeed a good family!"< br />
Mrs. Xing shrank her neck and buried her head, not daring to say a word.

Jia Mu suppressed her anger and said coldly: "Although your master is not an official outside, at least he is worthy of being a noble man at home.

Even if his funeral cannot be grand, it must not be shabby. Otherwise, even if you are happy with it, your relatives and friends will laugh at you.

Only these three or four thousand silver are enough. ?”

White matters are the top priority among aristocratic families. If your status is average, that’s it. More or less will do. With Jia She's status, it is absolutely impossible for three or four thousand silver to get rid of his funeral arrangements.

Jia Mu and others knew exactly what status a person had, how much money it would cost to arrange funeral arrangements.

Of course, if you want to show off and compete with others, there is no upper limit on the cost...

Faced with such accusations, Mrs. Xing quickly said: "In the master's study , containing more than a dozen large boxes of antiques and curios. If you sell them off, you will definitely be able to get a lot of money, which may be enough to take care of the master’s posthumous affairs..."

"Everyone is already dead. Now, money will be needed everywhere soon, why don’t we wait for you to pawn your family property before we can start planning?

Besides, what if for his funeral, all your family assets will be wiped out? Now, what will the dozens of people here eat and drink from now on? It’s obvious that they are completely confused.”

Faced with Mother Jia’s rhetorical questions and accusations, Mrs.He was not angry at all, and simply gave up all thoughts of luck.

I said in my heart, it is your son after all, if you don’t believe me, just don’t care.

Jia Mu naturally wanted to take care of it, but she didn’t want to do it in a hazy way.

She looked at Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian beside her and said: "Your wife is too old to be in charge of the affairs of the state. I will leave it to you two to make full arrangements for your master's funeral.
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Girl Feng, stop trying to be so showy, put down all the things over there, and spend all your next thoughts on your eldest master’s funeral.”

Sister Feng looked puzzled... She likes to take care of things and show off her power, but she doesn't care about being a poor servant!

Mingming heard that there were only thousands of pieces of silver here, but he still had to take the initiative to shoulder the burden. Not to mention using his authority to gain benefits, he was afraid that he would lose all the little money he had worked hard to save. Not even enough.

She was thinking about this, but when she heard that Jia Lian had already bowed and agreed, she could only nod her head.

When Jia Mu saw her, she sighed in her heart. She originally thought that Feng Yatou was better than Lian'er. After all, when it comes to big things, a man's family is more reliable.

Then he sighed: "With the situation here, it will definitely be difficult to hold up the airs for a while.

But your father's matter is a big deal, and you can't be careless at all!

Let’s do this, I will take out six thousand silver, and then ask your wife to take out four thousand silver from the official over there, and make up a total of ten thousand taels of silver. Even if it is still short, I guess It’s also limited.”

When Jia Lian heard this, he should express his opinions both publicly and privately.

So he stood up hurriedly, bowed deeply to Jia Mu, and said: "Thank you, old lady, for your loving heart. My grandson thanks me!"

Sister Feng's eyes , and it suddenly became brighter.

Hey, if you have money, it will be easy.

Mrs. Wang had no objection at all at this time. In fact, she had been mentally prepared before.

She knows the situation at Dongkuaoyuan very well!

She had discussed it with Jia Zheng a long time ago, and both knew that sooner or later she would be stabbed.

What I didn’t expect was that Jia Mu was willing to bear the bulk of the money herself.

Looking at Jia Zheng, she said: "His uncle's affairs are our family's affairs. No matter how incompetent the younger generations are, they will not let the old lady spend money on such things. Worry about it, that’s too shameful, and makes the younger generation feel ashamed.

Let’s do this, except for the four thousand silver from the official, the old lady’s six thousand, the master and I are here Out of threeThousand, and an additional three thousand from the official. Even though it may still be a bit worse, I think the eldest lady, Feng Yatou and the others can make up for it. "

Mrs. Wang's words were so beautiful. The amount remained unchanged, only the six thousand silver that Jia Mu wanted to pay was wiped out.

Even Jia Lian couldn't help it. I think this woman is powerful.

In this way, she expressed her filial piety to Jia Mu, and secondly, she showed her magnanimity as the head wife of Rongguo Mansion. I believe that once Mrs. Wang said these words, no matter Jia Mu, Whether her mother or others, they will all admire her more from the bottom of their hearts.

The most important thing is that if Jia Mu’s belongs to Baoyu, doesn’t it mean that Baoyu belongs to Baoyu, and if Baoyu belongs to her...

After going around in a circle, there is basically no loss, but a huge good reputation has been gained.

Excluding the position issue, Mrs. Wang’s rank is actually higher than Mrs. Xing and Jia She Too many.

It is not surprising that Jia Zheng, assisted by Mrs. Wang, was able to suppress Jia She and his wife. Not to mention that their daughter later became a concubine, which was even more powerful. Jia She didn't even dare to fart...

As expected, Jia's mother became more and more pleased with Mrs. Wang, but she still insisted: "It's rare for you to have such a heart. In this case, there is no need to make up for the three thousand taels in the official. It is not easy for you to support such a large family business. How can the official be short of money?

Since you are willing, just give out three thousand of your own. My six thousand will remain unchanged, so we make thirteen thousand.

In addition to the thousands they had here, and by bending all the scrap metal he had collected before, it would be enough. ”

Mrs. Wang and Jia Zheng could only nod after hearing this.

Mrs. Wang was still a little strange in her heart, thinking that even if Jia She had a distinguished status, he could only get ten thousand taels of silver. Going out to take care of his funeral affairs is decent enough, but why does Jia Mu seem to be eager for as much money as possible?

Could it be that she is really waiting for the child to die, but she feels more and more distressed?< br />
After they finished speaking, Jia Zhencai, who was sitting aside, said slowly but also very sincerely: "Although I am a junior, I should do my part when the elder is gone.

Since even my wife has come up with three thousand silver, I should also come up with three thousand silver. I, as the elder brother, can be considered as helping brother Bang Lian. "

Just when Jia Mu was about to nod, she saw Jia Lian, who had just sat down not long ago, immediately stood up and said to Jia Zhen: "Brother Zhen's kindness is appreciated by my younger brother.

Originally, I had to worry about my father’s funeral for the old lady and the others, and I felt very uneasy and ashamed.

How dare you ask Brother Zhen for money again?

As word spreads, it becomes more and more difficult for me to be a good person.

Brother Zhen, don’t worry. My younger brother has also saved a little over the years, and with the money given by the old lady and his wife, he must be able to support his departure. "

"This..."

Jia Zhen felt a little embarrassed, if it weren't for the fact that he was the patriarch, or because he still wanted to win over Jia Lian, when he was willing to take out What is this free money?

Three thousand taels is not a small amount, it can buy several houses in the capital!

Jia Mu also reacted at this time Come here, although it is normal for people of the same clan to help each other, having to do something unnecessary like this seems to be too inferior to the Rongguo Mansion.

So he said to Jia Zhen: "You We all know what he is thinking, but he is right, we are still able to support it now, and it is difficult for you to pay this money.

On the contrary, although Feng Yatou is usually strong-willed, she has only been in our family for a short time and has never experienced any major events.

Your wife has experienced what happened to your wife back then. She is an experienced person. If you are willing, you can ask your wife to come over and help them with the cooking. It is better than taking money. I feel more attentive when I come out. ”

Since Jia’s mother said this, how could Jia Zhen be so happy and not accept it? He also asked You, even if he came over, he should not do anything by himself, but to ask Mrs. Xing, Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng for their ideas. It's the right thing to do.

The You family listened one by one and glanced at Jia Lian quietly without saying much.