save the bachelors

Chapter 4719 4722 [The truth is revealed]

Afterwards, Wang Xifeng ordered people to distribute "The Family Rules of the Jia Family" so that basically everyone had a copy.

Then he asked everyone to sign on the parchment, and the first one to sign was Jia Lian.

"This is a treasure given by Brother Bao. He said that as long as you sign and seal it, you will be able to ascend to the immortal world with him a hundred years later, and live forever and happily." Wang Xifeng coaxed him, "Sign quickly."

When Jia Lian heard this, he believed it to be true and signed it immediately.

Then she complained to Wang Xifeng, "Master and Brother Bao are really stupid. They actually set such strict house rules. They strictly forbid whoring, gambling, keeping concubines, and raising children... It's ridiculous."

"Why, you are complaining like this. Has it hit your weakness? You just want to go whoring, gamble, keep concubines and male paramours, right?" Wang Xifeng asked immediately.

"I'm not like them." Jia Lian explained quickly, "But you also understand that nowadays, socializing outside is full of wine, sex, money and anger. If you don't touch anything, how can you socialize with others?"

"Then go and talk to the master and Brother Bao and ask them to change all these family rules." Wang Xifeng also said with a smile.

"Forget it. The master is tired of socializing, and Brother Bao is even afraid of the emperor. If I ask them to change the family rules, wouldn't I be asking for spitting?" Jia Lian said hurriedly, "Anyway, they don't know what's going on outside, so let's just leave it at that."

He really was drinking and spending money outside, and he didn't believe that Xiang Nan and Jia Zheng could know about it.

Hearing him say this, Wang Xifeng sneered twice.

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Afterwards, Wang Xifeng asked all the servants in the mansion to sign and seal.

Those servants thought that the parchment was a treasure and that after signing it they would be able to ascend to the fairyland with Xiang Nan, so everyone was very enthusiastic.

Whether it was the maids, servants, and old women in the inner house, or the housekeepers, stewards, and servants in the outer house, all their names had been signed in less than a day.

It was only after they had all signed that they realized the disaster.

Because soon someone would have something carved on his forehead because he violated the family rules.

The first to get into trouble was the gatekeeper. An old friend of the Jia family from western Guangdong came to the Jia family to bring the local specialty Lipu taro as a gift for the festival. Five baskets were prepared for the masters, mistresses, and young men and women in the family to taste.

As a result, before the master, mistress, young masters and young ladies in the mansion could eat it, the doormen had already opened a basket, divided it up, and steamed it when they got home.

After eating, the words "embezzled" were carved on their foreheads. Not only was the wound painful, but it was like having a tattoo on the face, and they dared not see anyone.

Then something happened to the kitchen maids, who took pork, lard, flour, eggs, etc. home.

Because the meals that the masters, mistresses, young men, and young ladies eat every day have a set routine, such as how many chickens, ducks, meat, oil, and noodles they want. They can't have whatever they want, nor can they have as much as they want.

There is a lot of profit in it, which they can take advantage of to save the chicken, duck, meat, noodles, oil, etc. for themselves.

The saying "If the cook doesn't steal, the crops won't be harvested" is exactly this truth.

But soon these people also met with bad luck, as the words "rat thief and dog thief" were carved on their faces, which frightened them so much that they cried loudly.

In addition to the concierge and the kitchen staff, there were also those who were used to taking advantage of the purchases, those who liked to drink and gamble while on night duty, and the wet nurses and maids in each courtyard who were used to being arrogant in front of their masters... all of them had words carved on their faces.

In just one day, out of the six or seven hundred servants in the Jia family, one or two hundred were infected. …

With so many people getting into trouble, Jia Zheng, Jia's mother, Mrs. Wang, Wang Xifeng and others were soon alarmed.

"Ridiculous, ridiculous. I didn't even know that the Jia family had fallen to such a state that so many servants made mistakes. This is simply outrageous." Jia Zheng slammed the table and cursed.

He originally thought that although the Jia family had some minor problems, they would not be too many or too serious.

After all, they are basically born servants in the family. They have served the Jia family for generations and have been influenced and taught by the Jia family. How could they be morally corrupt or seek personal gain at the expense of the public interest?

But the embarrassing thing is that within just one day, one or two hundred people have been infected. And most of them are people with some power and some management.

For example, the butlers who had words carved on their heads included the chief butler Lai Da and the treasury manager Wu Xindeng. Both of them had the words "embezzle privately" carved on their foreheads.

The doorman, the kitchen staff, the purchasing staff, and even the stablehands were also affected because they withheld horse feed in exchange for money.

In this way, basically everyone in the Jia family is greedy. And those who are not greedy are not because of their noble character and disdain to be greedy, but because they have no position or power, so they cannot be greedy even if they want to.

From this we can see that the Jia family’s estate is already terminally ill and in a state of rot.

How could Jia Zheng, who prided himself on his family's uprightness and noble character, bear this? He hurriedly called Jia Lian over and said, "I am usually busy with official duties, so I leave the family affairs to you.

I thought you were old enough, capable, and could support the family. But how come it turned out like this? Look, look, more than a hundred people have words carved on their faces.

"Either they embezzle, or they steal, or they are arrogant, or they slack off at work. How do you discipline your slaves? Where are your thoughts?"

Jia Lian was also very depressed after being scolded.

Only then did he learn from Wang Xifeng that the parchment was cursed.

Anyone who signs or seals the document and violates the family rules of the Jia family will be punished accordingly and their guilt will be engraved on their face.

After hearing this, he regretted greatly that he should not have rushed to sign. Now, he could neither go whoring nor gamble, nor keep concubines or male prostitutes. It could be said that half of the fun of life was gone.

After all, for him, "color" is the most important thing, and he wants everything, whether it's good or bad. Now that he can't mess around, he's living a life worse than death.

But he was also glad that he hadn't made any mistakes, otherwise, he would have had words carved on his forehead, which would have been really embarrassing.

"Master, I was wrong." Facing Jia Zheng's accusation, Jia Lian quickly knelt down and said, "I have only been in charge of the housekeeping for a few years, so there are still some shortcomings.

The chief butler Lai Da, housekeepers Lin Zhixiao, Wu Xindeng, Shan Daliang and others are all servants of the older generation. They have always been favored by our ancestors, the master and the mistress, so I feel at ease with them.

Unexpectedly, they were so hypocritical that they spoiled their servants and made the atmosphere chaotic. My nephew was indeed guilty of negligence, please punish me, Master!"

"You should get up first." Jia Zheng nodded. "You cannot escape the guilt of negligence. When you are done with this, you can go to the ancestral hall to receive your punishment."

"Yes, nephew knows." Jia Lian said fearfully.

"Call Lai Da, Lin Zhixiao, Wu Xindeng, Shan Daliang and the others to me. I want to ask them how they manage their households. If the top beam is not straight, the bottom beam will be crooked!" Jia Zheng scolded again, "I treat them too well on weekdays, so they have become unruly."