The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 142 The Source of Silver

At last the room became much quieter, Daiyu quietly walked to Jia Lian's side, looked at Jia Lian with some worry, and comforted her softly: "Second brother, please mourn..."

Just like Jia Lian persuaded her after her mother left.

The play had already been sung, and Jia Lian didn't have to pretend to be so similar. Seeing Daiyu like this, he nodded gently to her and said, "Sister Lin, don't worry, I'm fine."

Tanchun and the others were originally surrounding Yingchun, but they also came over one by one at this time and said a few thoughtful words.

Jia Lian also agreed.

Daiyu thought to herself when she saw this, the second elder brother Lian was clearly so sad just now, seeing them coming to persuade them, he still treated them with the best attitude. It can be seen that the second elder brother Lian's character, if he didn't have such an elder style, how could he be able to do it? Always be so kind to them.

Wang Xifeng came in and said that Mother Jia asked them to go out to discuss things.

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

At this time, all irrelevant people inside and outside have been driven away, and Jia Zhen also brought You Shi and others over.

So at this moment, people from the Jia family's two houses who can talk about things have already arrived.

"Sit down, both of you, I have something to tell you."

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

When Jia's mother saw Mrs. Xing and Jia Lian, she gave up her seat too.Wang Xifeng, who came out at the same time, had no choice but to stand aside in desperation.

On this occasion, she has no seat.

Mother Jia asked Mrs. Xing: "Just now we were discussing how to take care of your lord's funeral, so I want to ask you, how much money do you have here, is it enough to take care of your lord's funeral?"

They are all a family, and there is probably a count of how many family properties there are.

Therefore, Mother Jia and others have this worry.

Mrs. Xing faltered and hawed, because she was afraid of taking on the responsibility, and she didn't dare to cover up the lie, so she could only say: "Curry, there are about three or four thousand silver... I don't know the specific daughter-in-law, but I have to ask the accountant about it." Only the stewards will know."

As soon as these words came out, the faces of Jia Mu, Jia Zheng, Jia Zhen and others all became vivid in an instant.

Even Jia Mu, for a while, didn't know whether to scold Mrs. Xing or lament for her.

At the beginning, the family decided to assign Jia She to this side. They built all the courtyards here, and then divided the silver deposits in the official treasury of Rongguo Mansion into four.The two brothers, Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng, each have a share, and Jia's mother and Lao Guogong also keep a share for themselves.

Since Jia Zheng is responsible for taking care of the elderly in the main courtyard, the two shares of Jia's mother and the old man's father-in-law have not been moved. They are still placed in the official treasury and controlled by 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 Dongkuayuan every year.

One for the old mother, one for each of the two brothers, Mother Jia felt that she had no preference for anyone.

After all, if such a relatively reasonable fairness could not be achieved, not to mention the outside world, there would have been rumors and gossips at home.

But that's it, in just over ten years, although the main courtyard is not as rich as before, it can still support the lintel of the Duke's Mansion, and it is not heard that it is shorter than any of the welcomes every year. !
But here, Jia Amnesty actually told her that Curry only has three or four thousand silver?
So, Mother Jia felt that she shouldn't get angry tonight, so she couldn't help looking at Mrs. Xing, and said coldly, "You two are really good families!"

Mrs. Xing shrank her neck and buried her head, not daring to say a word.

Mother Jia suppressed her anger, and said coldly: "Although your master is not an official outside, he still stands up to the spies at home, and is a first-class one.

Even if his funeral cannot be dealt with in a big way, it must not be shabby, otherwise, even if you can live in your heart, you will inevitably laugh at it among your relatives and friends.

Only three or four thousand silver, what is enough? "

Funeral affairs are the top priority among aristocratic families, if the status is average, it's fine, more or less is fine.With Jia Amnesty's status, it is absolutely impossible for three or four thousand silver to settle his funeral.

What kind of status is the person, the regulation of funeral affairs, and how much money it will take to get it done? These Jia Mu and others know very well.

Of course, if you want to talk about pomp and scenery, there is no upper limit on the cost...

Facing such questions, Madam Xing hurriedly said: "Master's study room contains more than a dozen boxes of antiques and curiosities. If they are sold, they will definitely be worth a lot of money. Maybe it will be enough for the master's funeral. ..."

"Everyone is dead, and money will be used everywhere immediately, so don't you wait for you to pawn the family assets before starting to make arrangements?
Besides, if you wiped out all your family assets for his funeral, what will the dozens of people on your side eat and drink in the future?It can be seen that he is completely confused. "

Facing Mother Jia's rhetorical questions and reprimands, Madam Xing had no temper at all, and simply extinguished all thoughts of luck.

Xin said, after all, it is your son, if you don't believe me, you don't care.

Mother Jia naturally wants to take care of it, but she doesn't want to do it carelessly.

She looked at Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian beside her, and said: "Your wife is too old to be in charge, so I will leave it to you two to plan and arrange your master's funeral.

Feng girl, don't try to be brave anymore, put aside all the things over there, and spend all your thoughts on your grand master's funeral. "

Sister Feng's face is puzzled... She likes to be in charge, and likes to be brave and show off, but she doesn't care about being poor!

He clearly heard that there are only a few thousand pieces of silver here, and he still has to take the initiative to shoulder the burden, not to mention playing prestige to gain benefits, I am afraid that it will not be enough to lose all the little money he has accumulated through hard work.

She thought about this in her heart, but when she heard that Jia Lian had bowed her head and agreed, she could only nod along.

When Jia's mother saw her, she felt emotional. She thought that Feng girl was better than Lian'er. After all, she was still a reliable man when encountering big things.

So he sighed: "With the situation on your side, it must be difficult to support the airs for a while.

But your father's matter is a big one, so don't be careless at all!
How about this, I will take out 1 taels of silver, and then ask your wife to take out [-] taels of silver from the officials over there, and make up a total of [-] taels of silver.So even if it is worse, it must be limited. "

When Jia Lian heard it, he should express it both publically and privately.

So he got up quickly, bowed deeply to Jiamu, and said: "Thank you for your kind heart, old lady, grandson thank you!"

Sister Feng's eyes also suddenly brightened.

Hey, if you have money, it's easy to handle.

At this time, Mrs. Wang has no intention of objecting at all. In fact, she has been mentally prepared long before.

She is very clear about the situation in Dongkuayuan!

She had discussed it with Jia Zheng a long time ago, and they both knew that this knife would come sooner or later.

Unexpectedly, Jia's mother was willing to bear the burden herself.

Looking at each other with Jia Zheng, she said, "His uncle's business is also our family's business. No matter how incompetent the younger generations are, they didn't let the old lady spend money and worry about such things. That's too shameful." Yes, it also makes the juniors feel ashamed.

How about this, in addition to the four thousand silver from the official, the old lady's six thousand, the master and I will pay three thousand, and an additional three thousand from the official.Even though it might still be worse, the eldest wife, Feng girl and the others must be able to make up for it. "

Mrs. Wang's words are too beautiful, the amount remains unchanged, only the six thousand silver that Jia's mother wants to pay is erased.

Even Jia Lian couldn't help feeling that this woman was amazing.

In this way, she showed her filial piety to Mother Jia, and secondly, she showed the generosity of the wife of the Rongguo Mansion.I believe that once Mrs. Wang's words come out, whether it is Jia's mother or others, they will admire her even more from the bottom of their hearts.

The most important thing is that Jiamu's is not the same as Baoyu's, and Baoyu's is also hers...

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

Excluding the issue of position, Mrs. Wang's rank is much higher than Mrs. Xing and Jia She.

Jia Zheng was assisted by Mrs. Wang, so it was not surprising that he was able to suppress Jia Amnesty and his wife.Not to mention that their daughter later became a noble concubine, which would be so overwhelming that Jia She would not even dare to fart...

As expected, Mrs. Wang was more pleasing to the eyes of Mrs. Jia, but she still insisted: "It's rare for you to have this kind of heart. In this case, there is no need to make up for the 3000 taels of the official. It is not easy for you to support such a large family business. How can the official Can less money?
Since you have the heart, you can only pay your own three thousand. My six thousand is still the same, so it makes up thirteen thousand.

In addition to the thousands on their side, and taking all the broken copper and iron he collected before, it would be enough to think about it. "

Mrs. Wang and Jia Zheng could only nod their heads.

Mrs. Wang was still a little strange, thinking that even if Jia She had a high status, it would be decent enough to give him 1 taels of silver for his funeral, but why Jia Mu seemed to be eager for more money?
Is it true that waiting for the child to die will make you feel more distressed?
After they finished talking, Jia Zhen, who was sitting on the side, said slowly but sincerely: "Although I am a junior, I should do my part when the Elder Master is gone.

Since even the wife has given out three thousand silver coins, I will also give three thousand silver coins, and I can be regarded as the elder brother, helping Brother Lian. "

Just as Jia's mother was about to nod her head, Jia Lian, who had just sat down, immediately stood up, cupped her hands and said to Jia Zhen: "Brother Zhen's kindness, I appreciate it as a younger brother.

Originally, my father's funeral had caused the old lady and his wife to worry about it. I was already very disturbed and ashamed.

How dare you ask brother Zhen for money again?

When the news spread, it became more and more difficult for my younger brother to be a human being.

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

"This……"

Jia Zhen felt a bit embarrassed, if it wasn't because he was the head of the clan, or because he still wanted to win over Jia Lian, thinking that he was willing to spend such vain money?

3000 taels is not a small amount. You can buy several houses in the capital!

At this time, Mother Jia also realized that although it is normal for the same clan to help each other, but such non-essential things have to be done by the elders, which also seems that their Rongguo Mansion is too inferior.

So he said to Jia Zhen: "We all know your thoughts, but what he said is right, our side is still supporting it now, and it's not easy for you to pay the money.

On the contrary, although Feng girl is usually strong, she has not been in our family for a long time, and she has not experienced any major events in her hands.

Your daughter-in-law has experienced what happened to your wife back then. She is an experienced person. If you have the heart, let your daughter-in-law come over and help them with cooking, which is more thoughtful than taking money out. "

Since Jia's mother said so, how could Jia Zhen refuse to accept it?He also entrusted Mrs. You, that even if you come here, you should not do everything on your own, and it is only right to ask Mrs. Xing, Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng for advice.

After listening to all of them, Youshi quietly glanced at Jia Lian without saying anything.

(End of this chapter)