The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 17 Money
The next day, Wang Xifeng went to talk to Lady Jia. The old lady didn't see her granddaughter-in-law yesterday and missed her very much today.

Jia Lian took his servant Ping'er to Ningguo Mansion to find Jia Rong.

"Uncle Rong!"

"Master Lian!"

"Hahaha!"

The two men called each other names and then laughed at the same time.

Jia Rong and Jia Lian sat down in the study.

"Where's Feng Lazi?"

"I went to talk to the old lady. Where's the elder sister?"

"She's sleeping in the back. The woman is not here, so let's talk about our business."

Jia Lian asked, "What's the matter?"

Jia Rong smiled and said, "Sister Feng is pregnant. I know that my uncle must be inconvenient during the past ten months. Yesterday, Sister Feng came to give me a gold watch. Since your family has a happy event, I want to return the gift. I will give you 888 taels. How about asking for good luck?"

Jia Lian was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly said, "Good brother!"

The two are uncle and nephew, but there are not so many rules in their own house, and it doesn't matter what they shout when they are joking.

Jia Rong looked at Ping'er standing aside, "Ping'er, don't tell Sister Feng, or the money will be taken away again."

Ping Er smiled and said, "I don't know anything. I'll just stand at the door."

Jia Rong said, "It's okay. You can sit down and talk. We are old acquaintances. There is no need to follow so many rules."

Seeing this, Jia Lian smiled and said, "Brother Rong, you may not know that Sister Feng said she would give Ping'er to you, but she would have to wait two years before saying anything."

Jia Rong guessed Wang Xifeng's thoughts immediately and said jokingly, "I see, she must be worried about you!"

Ping'er looked at the two of them with a red face. Jia Lian also knew what kind of temper his wife had, so he smiled and said nothing.

Jia Rong stopped making fun of him and said, "I will give Sister Feng 666 taels of silver later. You can take it back. I will give you 888 taels. Do you have a place to hide it so you can take it away?"

Jia Lian said quickly, "Okay! Don't ask for eight hundred and eighty-eight taels. How about nine hundred taels? I know you can afford that."

Jia Rong smiled and said, "Of course you can. Don't tell anyone else. You and I are the only ones who will hang out together in Rongguo Mansion. I don't know the others well."

Jia Lian was even happier and followed Jia Rong to get the money.

One of them is the head of Ningguo Mansion, and the other is the future head of Rongguo Mansion. It is natural for them to have a good relationship.

When they arrived at the door of the accounting office, Baoqin was taking out money there. When they saw him, they came over and greeted him happily.

"Master, my grandmother heard that Second Mistress Lian is pregnant, so she asked me to get a hundred taels from the account office and send them over to congratulate her later."

Jia Rong said, "I can handle this matter. You go out and talk to Ping'er. I'll call you later."

"Yes!"

Baoqin soon went out with Ping'er, because Jia Yuanchun had a good relationship with Wang Xifeng in the past six or seven years, and the two maids knew each other well.

Baoqin, who was in her twenties, and Ping'er, who was eighteen or nineteen years old, soon went outside to the yard to talk.

"What are Master and Master Lian talking about? Why do they look like something is wrong?"

Ping Er smiled and said, "Mr. Rong wants to give him money, how can he not be happy?"

"I see." Baoqin said with a smile, "I have to say congratulations to you. Now that Sister Feng is pregnant, you will soon be able to become an aunt."

Ping'er looked around and whispered, "Sister, please stop laughing at me. My grandmother said she wanted to give me to Master Rong."

"Ah?" Baoqin, who was waiting for Grandma Rong San at the party, looked at this good sister in shock, "I treat you as my sister, don't make fun of me."

Baoqin was a little unhappy and hated being made fun of about this kind of thing.

Ping'er whispered, "I don't mean to make fun of you, sister. My grandmother is the same as yours. She won't stop until she gives birth to a boy. And you know my grandmother. She can give birth herself. She won't let anyone else help her."

"They said they would give me to Master Rong after two years, but in reality they were telling Master Lian to give up that idea." Baoqin understood quickly, "So that's how it is. It's similar in my family. Master told me many times that he would wait until Grandma gave birth before he helped me become an aunt."

"But she also said that no matter whether the baby is a boy or a girl, I will be the aunt when the time comes."

Ping'er looked at Baoqin and said shyly, "I will come here often in the future. If you become my aunt this year, you must help me in the future."

Baoqin said quickly: "Good sister! Don't worry!"

Compared with the harsh environment on Wang Xifeng's side, Ningguo Mansion is more comfortable.

Neither Jia Yuanchun nor Qin Keqing are harsh people, and Youshi does not have the authority of a senior lady, so she would not find trouble to meddle in their affairs.

The place was big enough, with enough rooms, and except for the food and clothing, which were a little worse, the money given was quite a lot.

When you become an aunt, the food and clothing will be almost the same, and the most important thing is that you will no longer be a slave!

For a maidservant of humble origin, becoming an aunt was the ultimate aspiration.

On the other side, Jia Lian quickly got a bag of gold and a plate of silver.

"You must keep it well. One silver ingot is fifty taels, ten are five hundred. I don't care how much you give to Sister Feng, but if Sister Feng asks, I will say six hundred and sixty-six taels."

Jia Lian quickly put it away and said with a smile, "Of course! Thank you, Master Rong, for the reward!"

At this time, a servant was standing timidly in the distance, looking at this side.

Jia Rong said to Jia Lian, "I have some things to deal with at home, so I won't send you off. I don't know where you hid the money."

"Good brother!" Jia Lian quickly left with the money.

After Jia Lian left, Jia Rong walked towards the servant.

"Mr. Ma, what's the matter?"

Ma Sheng knelt down and said, "Master, nothing happened. I am here to deposit money."

Jia Rong nodded and said, "Stand up and talk. I've saved all your money for you. You can take it out at any time. We live better in Ningguo Mansion than ordinary people, but not as good as Rongguo Mansion next door."

"Although it's a little shabby, there's not much to spend. If you work hard and save the money, I'll keep it for you. I won't take a penny from you."

Ma Sheng said gratefully: "Thank you, Master! My father and mother are both in the south, and now I live with my uncle. My uncle and aunt only know how to drink and gamble. Without you, I would definitely not be able to save money."

Jia Rong smiled and said, "You will have less money on you, so there will be fewer thefts, and I won't have to help you catch thieves every day."

Ma Sheng smiled happily.

Jia Rong thought for a moment, "You just do your job and report to me if you have any problems. I will go back to my hometown in the south when I take the exam in two years. I will help you buy land and property in the countryside. Then you can join the rest of the people in the mansion to avoid being deceived and bullied by others."

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!" Ma Sheng thanked excitedly.

Jia Rong said casually, "Go and deposit your money. I'll help you see how much money you've saved. Some of you don't know how to count, and I'm afraid you'll be cheated."

"Yes! Thank you, sir!" Ma Sheng thanked again.

Jia Rong entered the accounting office and began to check the accounts. He would often check the accounts at irregular intervals to prevent his servants from deceiving him.

Ma Sheng's sister is Ruhua
There are four sisters in the Jia family: Yuanchun, Yingchun, Tanchun and Xichun.

Their four maids are Baoqin, Siqi, Shishu and Ruhua, which just make up the "qin, chess, calligraphy and painting" element.

Yingchun is the daughter of Jia She and his concubine. She is honest, incompetent, cowardly and afraid of things. According to the original novel, she was sold by her own father and then abused to death by the evil young man in her husband's family.

Jia Rong always felt that it was a good thing for Jia She to die early. As long as Jia She died early, Yingchun would not be so miserable.

Tanchun is the daughter of Jia Zheng and his concubine Aunt Zhao. She is smart, capable and independent-minded.

However, compared to the things happening next door, Jia Rong would rather spend more time managing his own family first.

Most of the servants in the house could not save money, so Jia Rong helped to manage the money. He used the money saved by these people to do business and made a lot of money in the past few years.

(End of this chapter)