Chapter 202: The Eighty-Ten Rod

“There’s no regrets even if I’m beaten to death, that’s what you said.”

In the brightly lit courtyard, people gathered in front of and behind the corridors. There were hundreds of people there, but there was no noise, only Jia Lian's increasingly cold voice.

"Butler Liu, please tell me how much lamp oil the single butler bought that day."

In addition to the four major housekeepers, Liu, who was once the general manager of Dongkua Hospital, Chun stood up, bowed his head and said, "Reporting to the Second Master, the good steward bought fifteen barrels of lamp oil that day. I have calculated that each barrel is less than thirty kilograms, and the total is less than four hundred kilograms... …"

"Liu Chun, you damn dare to frame me, you are so vicious, you don't know where I have offended you, you want to harm me like this?"

When Shan Daliang saw Liu Chun coming out, his face became tense and ugly. When he heard what he said, his face changed drastically and he quickly scolded him.

"Wang, we will judge whether he has framed you or not. How can you be so talkative?!"

Wang Xifeng originally asked the maids to pack things and prepare. After leaving, he saw Jia Lian suddenly attacking Shan Daliang, and then sat down again.

She felt a little refreshed in her heart. Sure enough, the heartless ones were different from her. In the past, when she was a housekeeper, her top job was to deal with the powerful stewards and their wives, and then the housekeepers and housekeepers. Wife, she hasn’t touched a single thing.

Firstly, because these people have different status, and secondly, they are all members of Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang. She cannot withstand the questioning of Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang.

But that didn’t mean that she didn’t want to touch these rich old guys, so she used Jia Lian’s power to scold them.

But after scolding her, she turned her head and looked at Jia Lian with a questioning look: Should we use such a big product as a raft, or should we change it to a smaller one?

Jia Lian just glanced at Sister Feng, and then continued: "The nuns and Taoists hired from Lianxi Temple, Baique Temple and other places..."

As he spoke, Jia Lian Looking at Xing'er, the young man next to him, Xing'er immediately said excitedly: "Back to the second master, I have already inquired. The owner of Lianxi Temple said that the total amount of money received from our family for salvation is one hundred and twenty. Twelve taels, and the host of Baique Temple said that the total amount of silver received from Grandma Shan is one hundred and sixty taels, and the two places total 280 taels!"

Grandma is the honorific title the slaves give to Shan Daliang's family.

When Shan Daliang heard Xing'er's words, his face finally turned pale.

If Xing'er knew this, it must have been Jia Lian who sent him to inquire. He didn't expect that Jia Lian would really do such a thing, now we are in trouble...

"Oh, two hundred and eighty taels?"

Jia Lian picked up an account book from the side, read it, and then said with a smile: "Why do I read on the accountant's desk that when these two points are added up, the housekeeper alone paid out a total of five hundred and sixty taels? Hahaha, not bad, not bad, just doubled. You are really a good steward of my Rongguo Mansion. ”

Jia Lian felt cold and sighed.

This is the Rongguo Mansion. Everyone, both master and servant, wants to gain benefits from the official position.

Therefore, even if you know that the people below are greedy, you still worry about human feelings and choose to turn a blind eye.

This was the case with Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng in the past. Although they were housekeepers here, they all wanted to benefit from it, so they just got away with it as long as they could. As long as it doesn't go too far and doesn't cause trouble in front of Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang, neither of them will pay much attention.

It is conceivable that if things continue like this, no matter how rich the family is, they will not be able to last long!

Therefore, Jia Lian decided to take action on Shan family, just to cure this unhealthy trend.

Ignoring Shan Daliang's sophistry, Jia Lian snorted: "These are just two pieces. There are nine remaining pieces. Do you need me to tell you one by one?"

Shan Daliang finally couldn't bear it any longer and knelt down with a thud, but he kept talking, saying that Liu Chun had slandered him and that Xing'er and others were trying to find out the truth.

Jia Lian ignored it. The reason why he talked about the lamp oil and the nuns and Taoist nuns in front of all the slaves was to tell everyone that Shan Daliang was indeed greedy, so he should be punished.

As long as you are clear about this, it is not necessary to distinguish it in black and white. This is not a court confrontation.

　Just a slave.

"As a slave, I don't want to repay my master. I am greedy and embezzle my master's property. I am going to be dismissed from the position of steward. If I drag him down, I will have an eighty stick!"

Hearing the eighty-year rod punishment, many people couldn't help but twitch their eyes.

After eighty sticks, is there still life?

Shan Daliang’s expression changed. He looked at Zhao Sheng and others who were already walking towards him with a torture stick. He quickly begged for mercy: "Second Master, please forgive me. I know I was wrong. From now on I will never dare to do it again. Second Master, please forgive me..."

"Do you really know that you are wrong? So, tell me, how much have you two done with the help of the housekeeper over the years? Silver, please give me a specific number. If it matches, I can spare you these eighty sticks."

Jia Lian suddenly showed mercy again.

　But Shan Daliang didn't know how to grasp it.

It has been almost ten years since he took up the position of housekeeper, and he has naturally accumulated a lot of wealth overtly and covertly.

If we were to tell the truth, the huge number would be enough to kill him many times!

Besides, if a servant of a wealthy family does things for his master, who wouldn’t benefit from it? In the past, Second Master Lian was in charge of housekeeping here, and he even withheld money and used it to spend time and money...

I didn’t expect that Second Master Lian would suddenly be so unkind! !

He also thought that Jia Lian might just be scaring him. After all, he was a person who had been doing things under the old lady's hands, and he was a housekeeper promoted by the lady herself. Second Master Lian might not dare to do anything to him.

After thinking about it, I definitely couldn’t tell the truth, so I grimaced and swore: “Please tell me, second master, this is the only time that lard has deceived my heart, so ......

In fact, this is also the consistent rule in our house. The slaves help the master with things. The master is kind and usually acquiesces to the slaves to earn some benefits from it. It is for the wine that the slaves are allowed to drink. Qian, Manager Lai also knows the situation here. If the second master doesn’t believe it, he might as well ask Manager Lai.”

Shan Daliang looked at Lai Da who was silent on the side, pleading with his eyes, I hope he can come out and say something for him.

He felt that Lai Da should help him. Because whenever big things happened these years, it was the Lai brothers who took the big part and they took the small part. If the second master were to set an example today, it would be difficult for them, the housekeepers, in the future.

And with the unique position of the Lai family in the Jia family, even the second master must weigh it...

Because the person standing behind the Lai family is Jia. mother!

"Oh, really, Mr. Lai, tell me, when did our family have the rule of tacitly allowing slaves to be greedy?"

Jia Lian was sitting on a nanmu armchair. He put one arm on the table and looked curiously at Lai Da, who had been silent beside him.

Lai Da was like a wooden man, until he heard Jia Lian’s question, he stepped out, knelt down, and reported back: "As for the second master, there have never been such ridiculous rules in our house.

It is only natural for slaves to do things for their masters. Slaves should do their best, work hard and die, and there is no such thing as seeking personal gain for themselves.

If so. With this intention, even if I was beaten to death on the order of my master, I deserved it."

"Manager Lai, you..."

Shan Daliang still wanted to speak, but Lai Dali interrupted. He said: "Steward Shan, as slaves, we may make mistakes accidentally. As long as we are sincereRepent and try your best to make up for your mistakes. My masters are all kind people and I believe they will forgive us.

I hope you will follow the second master’s instructions and recruit all the people you can, and don’t make mistakes..."

Lai Da’s words made Shan Daliang’s face change slightly, and he seemed to understand. What happened?

Jia Lian looked at Lai Da, who had remained calm until now, and felt a little admiration in his heart.

As expected, the two sons trained by Grandma Lai were both Simple, otherwise, it would be impossible for the older one to become the general manager of the Rongguo Mansion, and the younger one could also be the general manager of the Ningguo Mansion. Good guy, the two brothers of the Lai family have taken over the positions of general manager of the Jia family's two houses!

Jia Lian didn’t bother too much. After all, in his plan, now is really not the time to touch the Lai family.

“General Manager Lai is indeed the most important person in our family. Loyal and the most sensible slave. If all the slaves in the family were like Manager Lai, we, the masters, would have less worries. ”

While Jia Lian was talking, he waved and Zhao Sheng and others immediately dragged Shan Daliang to the middle of the yard. They didn’t even use a stool, they just set him up and started beating him.

Shan Daliang He shouted hurriedly: "Second Master, spare your life, I will recruit you, I will recruit all my servants. Over the years, I have embezzled a total of two to three hundred taels of silver. I am willing to take all of it and return it to the official. I also beg Second Master to spare my life..." "

Jia Lianli didn't pay attention, and soon, the cruel cane hit Shan Daliang until he cried like a wolf!

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