The Soldier of the Red Mansion

Chapter 34 Provocation
When they arrived in the capital, the maids who had been on the boat had become arrogant and no longer paid any attention to Wang Xin. Wang Xin was unable to command them, so he simply ignored them. After getting off the boat, he sent Lin Daiyu to his house and completed his mission.

As a result, after getting off the boat, several maids went straight to look for someone, and sure enough, they found someone from the Jia family. The people from the Jia family had been waiting here for many days.

There are sedans and vehicles.

Several maids ignored Wang Xin and deliberately left him alone, wanting to see him make a fool of himself.

People came and went, and Wang Xin watched coldly, watching the people in the Jia family doing things. After confirming that Lin Daiyu got on the sedan chair, he planned to follow her, but was stopped by the maids. Wang Xin knew that the servants in the Jia family bullied the weak and feared the strong, but he didn't expect that he would be the one to make such a mistake.

It's not like I haven't stayed in the Lin Mansion before, but the people in the Lin Mansion will do their duty well. There is no such thing as slavery in Jiangnan. Although there are some people who are personally dependent, there is nothing that can be done about it.

People are so poor that they can't survive. They just want to have a place to eat. What other conditions can they negotiate?

It’s not like Wang Xin hasn’t seen this before.

How many people work from morning till night all year round to make money, but don't get much money at the end of the year. Some even work hard all their lives, but in the end they don't get any money and still have to pay off debts of twenty or thirty years.

He never had a single day of ease and suffered from childhood until his death.

Don't dare to stop for a moment.

To the point where you can push yourself.

In comparison, I really don’t know who is feudal.

In addition to the annual salary and monthly pension, the Lin family also received the full monthly salary.

The servants and maids earn five hundred coins a month.

The salary for a permanent servant or his wife is one thousand coins.

The servants and maids were children, they worked little and earned little, but if one of them was full the whole family would not be hungry. The mansion provided them with food, accommodation, and clothes, so they didn't have to spend any money at all.

The long-term servants and daughters-in-law are all adults and need to support the family.

One thousand coins a month, including food, accommodation and clothes, is more than enough for a family to spend. If both of them work at home, their life will be much better than that outside.

It just doesn't sound good to say it out loud.

Serve people.

But I am the only one who thinks so. On the contrary, this era is an enviable job that others cannot get in even if they want to.

As for the saying about serving people.

It's actually just a name.

Changing to a high-sounding name may sound nice, but it is actually worse than the original one. At least you don’t have to fool yourself and understand yourself clearly.

Jiangnan is different from the capital.

The Jia Mansion in the capital is even more different. It is a wealthy family with many people and many eyes. After a hundred years of existence, the family has long since changed.

Now that he understood it with his own eyes, Wang Xin was convinced. He was a general after all, but they dared to bully him. No wonder they dared to bully the young lady in the mansion and make all kinds of sarcastic remarks behind her back.

But Wang Xin was not going to tolerate it and calmly scolded him, "Get out of here."

Several maids obviously didn't expect that even after arriving in the capital, this small official from the countryside would still be so arrogant.

Officials in the capital are not officials, and everyone has to behave themselves.

The maids were not afraid of Wang Xin, and several servants also looked unhappy. In their Jia Mansion, there was no ordinary person coming and going, and there were so many princes, governors, and noble ladies in the palace coming and going. They really didn't care about the person in front of them.

If they have offended you, then so be it. What can you do to them?

If it weren't for the fact that he came off the boat, they would have chased him away long ago. The leader asked the nanny who this person was.

The nanny explained a few words, and it turned out to be irrelevant.

"But Master Xin?"

at this time.

A housekeeper rushed over.

Everyone changed their colors.

The person who came was Zhou Rui. Although he was only one of the housekeepers in the mansion, he was the lady's man and had a very high status. No one dared to offend him easily. The fact that he addressed this person so politely showed that this person had an unusual status.

Everyone glared at the maids, who were at a loss as to what to do.

Zhou Rui was a man of great character. He quickly sensed something was wrong and, knowing his family's customs, he must have offended the guest, so his face darkened.

"This is our distinguished guest, the one Madam wanted to invite. If any of you neglected a guest, you should apologize to him/her immediately. When we get back home, let Second Madam know. Watch out for your trouble."

After Zhou Rui finished speaking, the maids were so scared that they knelt on the ground.

If it were someone else's guest, they could still plead for mercy, but if it was the mistress's guest, Second Mistress Wang Xifeng would definitely not let him off easily. The maids didn't dare to take any chances and kowtowed in public to apologize. Wang Xin waited for a while before saying calmly, "Get up."

Seeing that the guest had vented his anger, Zhou Rui approached him in a flattering manner.

Through this episode, Wang Xin didn't feel anything else but knew that Wang Xifeng was indeed a capable young woman.

The atmosphere in the Jia Mansion was rotten from the very beginning. The servants had to be feared in order to be restrained. And they had to be genuinely feared. Completely subdued, this was a skill not easily learned by ordinary women. "It's nothing special for me. I was asked by Master Lin to escort Miss Lin to the Jia Mansion. I saw her enter with my own eyes. Now that I've completed my mission, I'll leave immediately and absolutely not cause any trouble."

Wang Xin is not a young and inexperienced person.

Just now, I was in the right and was not afraid of a few maids bullying me. Now that I am in the right, there is no need to offend the Jia family.

The Jia family is still wealthy.

At least for now.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Rui hurriedly said, "Mr. Lin wrote a letter to the master. After the mistress found out, she has reserved a room for him in the mansion. Mr. Xin must not leave. It's a pity for us. If Mr. Xin leaves, the mistress will definitely not forgive us."

Zhou Rui was helping him just now, and his attitude was so humble, so Wang Xin couldn't refuse.

Zhou Rui was experienced and had already arranged the carriage and horses while Wang Xin was hesitating.

Wang Xin could only go with the flow.

Following behind Lin Daiyu's sedan chair.

Sitting in the carriage, Wang Xin thought of Lin Ruhai, who also wanted to get close to the Jia family.

The deceased Mrs. Lin, Lin Daiyu's mother, was the youngest daughter of Jia's grandmother.

The maids' business is their own and cannot be confused with the Jia family. In the final analysis, the root of the problem is that the Jia family is rotten to the core. Servants like these, who rely on their masters' power and look down on others with snobbish eyes, how can they not offend others?

After all, even Mrs. Wang’s own sister had to be careful in her behavior when living in the Jia family’s mansion, for fear of being gossiped by the servants of the Jia family.

Wang Xin, as an outsider, could see clearly that the Jia family had serious problems.

But what relationship did he have with the Jia family? At most, they were just using each other. In this case, Wang Xin would just pretend not to see it. Otherwise, given the personalities of the men in the Jia family, they wouldn't listen even if he said anything, and it would only offend people.

The upper beam is not upright and the lower beam is crooked.

Wang Xin made up his mind to move out of the Jia Mansion after the job was confirmed.

According to Lin Ruhai's plan, he would not report to the yamen for the time being. He should wait for Yangzhou to report on the great victory in Nantong. The credit would go to Yangzhou, and he would also be promoted to a Dusi. After the official document for promotion to Dusi was issued to Yangzhou, he would report to the Beijing camp.

The Beijing Camp gave me three months to report.

It took two months on the road, and with another month left, I don’t know how Lin Ruhai is doing.

Yingtian Prefecture has Jia Yucun, who is responsible for raising military supplies and pay for the army. There is also Lin Ruhai, the God of Wealth. The Ministry of War of Yingtian Prefecture will not refuse, so there is a high probability that there will be no problem.

Wang Xin was thinking.

Suddenly, a message box appeared in my mind and my information changed.

Name: Wang Xin

Position: Dusi.

Rule: +3 (+2)

Military Branch 1: Yangzhong Island Guards

Military characteristics: Stability +1, Mobilization +1
Army Morale: +85
Army Status: Loyal
Military Branch 2: Zhejiang Soldiers

Military characteristics: Not generated

Army Morale: +10
Army Status: Start accepting

Military Branch Three: Lianghuai Salt Road Militia
Military characteristics: Not generated

Army Morale: +45
Army Status: Eager
Subordinates: He Kuan, Liu Tong, Tang Ping, (cooling down), (cooling down)
Bindable: Li Qi, Liao Rong.
Name: He Kuan

Position: Qianzong.

Status: He Kuan is loyal to you.

Note: He Kuan separated from you and took command of the Lianghuai Salt Road militia.

Name: Tang Ping

Position: White-collar worker.

Status: Tang Ping is loyal to you.

Note: Tang Ping has separated from you, the person in charge of Yangzhong Island, and affects the soldiers of the Yangzhong Island garrison.

Name: Liu Tong

Position: Guard.

Status: Liu Tong is loyal to you.

Note: Liu Tong separated from you and trained the Zhejiang soldiers in the Mandarin Duck Formation.

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