Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 534 Sister-in-law, you can't let me suffer a loss, can you?
"Bitch!"

Inside the courtyard, Jia Lian, his face contorted with rage, brandished his sword and chased after Wang Xifeng.

"Rather than killing you in the ancestral hall, I'd rather smash your jealous pot to pieces first!"

Wang Xifeng, her eyes filled with terror, her hair disheveled and her steps faltering.

If it weren't for Ping'er and the others risking their lives to stop them, Jia Lian would have already caught up with them.

Of course, Jia Lian wouldn't risk his life for this vile woman.

Normally, at this time, someone would rush to make a communication.

It was only through the intervention of Grandmother Jia and Lady Wang that the matter was dissuaded.

But this time is different.

Wang Xifeng's matter is extremely serious!
They dare to touch 30,000 taels of silver? They're incredibly audacious!

If it can be found, there is still room for maneuver.

But once the money is gone, it can't be retrieved, which affects the interests of everyone in the entire household.

You must know, this is public money.

The monthly salaries of one or two thousand people in the entire mansion, the maintenance and procurement of the mansion, the gifts exchanged between people, the ancestral offerings, and so on.

Moving this money is almost the same crime as moving the Ministry of Revenue's treasury.

Who dares to protect her?

I can guarantee her safety, but first, hand over these tens of thousands of taels of silver!

"Hey!"

Jia Lian eventually caught up with Wang Xifeng.

He didn't raise his sword to cut him down, but instead kicked him to the ground.

"Bitch!"

With a furious expression, Jia Lian shouted angrily, "What you've done is so bad that even killing someone in the ancestral hall would be too lenient!"

"At this point, why don't you quickly reveal the mastermind behind this!"

Just as Lin Dao had suggested.

Such a large sum of public funds was being closely watched by everyone, from top to bottom.

Trying to embezzle the funds is not something that Wang Xifeng, the nominal housekeeper, could accomplish.

In other words, there are still people behind.

Seeing that Wang Xifeng was only crying, Jia Lian's anger intensified.

"Everyone used to praise you, saying you were shrewd and capable, and that you could control me~"

"I never imagined you'd be such a stupid pig!"

"When did this happen!"

“Once the ancestral hall is opened and the elders discuss the crimes, you, you lowly woman, will be beaten to death!”

"At this point, are you still trying to cover for the people behind you?"

"They're not your parents, is it really that big of a deal?!"

"That 30,000 taels of silver was reserved as a deposit for the construction of the villa for the family visit."

"If you can't get it back and it delays your sister's affairs, you're dead!"

"At this point, your only chance to live is to quickly reveal who's behind this!"

Jia Lian had long been dissatisfied with this jealous man.

At this moment, it wasn't about any consideration for marital affection.

As the saying goes, when disaster strikes, everyone flees for their lives. Jia Lian couldn't escape, so he had to find a way to help her mitigate her punishment.

"If you don't speak, you'll be making a scapegoat for them!"

Even they said it out loud, so it's practically an explicit statement.

Jia Lian was one of the few sensible people in the Jia family.

Although he is only of average appearance, he is at least much stronger than those strange creatures.

With Lin Daoyi's guidance, Jia Lian understood immediately.

Sure enough, Wang Xifeng, who was clearly frightened, finally couldn't take it anymore.

Yes~ Yes~~

"It's the first wife, and then there's another wife."

The so-called first wife was Madam Xing, Wang Xifeng's mother-in-law.

Madam Xing is a fool with no status; in essence, she represents Jia She, who is behind her.

And "太太" refers to Madam Wang.

When Lady Wang married into the Jia family, she wanted to seize power and become the head housekeeper.

But Jia Min and her mother, Jia Mu, dealt with them.

From then on, he outwardly appeared to be practicing vegetarianism and chanting Buddhist prayers, while secretly plotting against others.

After years of development, it is now able to rival Grandmother Jia.

The so-called conflict between Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai is essentially a manifestation of the struggle between Lady Wang and Grandmother Jia for control of the Jia family's household affairs.

Wang Xifeng could easily embezzle one or two thousand, or even several thousand, taels of silver under the guise of distributing monthly salaries.

However, such a huge sum of money as 30,000 taels required the tacit approval of Madam Wang and Jia She, who stood behind Madam Xing.

"It was agreed upon beforehand~"

Since she had already spoken, Wang Xifeng simply spilled the beans, revealing everything.

"After the matter is accomplished, each family will receive a profit of five thousand taels."

"Five thousand taels a month!"

"Who wouldn't want such a good thing?!"

Indeed, 30,000 taels of silver went out and returned 45,000 taels a month later.

Faced with such a huge sum of money, who could remain unmoved?

It should be noted that even senior maids like Xiren and Qingwen only received a monthly salary of one tael of silver.

A profit of five thousand taels is equivalent to their salary over several hundred years.
Wang Xifeng, half-prostrate on the ground, cried out with tears in her eyes.

"Who would have thought something like this would happen?"

What was originally a sure-fire business was ruined because Lai Wang'er was arrested.

Nowadays, the wealthy merchant who borrowed 30,000 taels of silver has long since disappeared.

As for those priceless seafood items, they vanished without a trace, leaving not even a dreg.

"go!"

Jia Lian grabbed Wang Xifeng and said, "Let's go find the Old Ancestor!"

"No, no, no, I can't go!"

Wang Xifeng trembled with fear and refused.

"This has offended both the madam and the master of the house!"

Jia Lian sneered repeatedly, "Then go die!"

Without a doubt, one's own life is always the most important thing.

Surprisingly, when Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian told Grandmother Jia about the matter, Grandmother Jia did not get angry or cry or wail.

She remained quite calm.

"The Jia family is a family."

"Family harmony is the most important thing."

After saying only these two sentences, Grandmother Jia dismissed Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng.

Stepping out of the main room and onto the veranda, one sees various parrots, thrushes, and other birds chirping incessantly.

While Wang Xifeng was still in a daze, Jia Lian clapped his hands and suddenly understood.

Our ancestors knew this long ago!

Saying you want family harmony means you can't talk about it out loud, or people will laugh at you.

In this way~
He glanced at the bewildered Wang Xifeng with disdain.

"Our ancestors meant that family scandals shouldn't be aired in public." "This shameless woman might not be beaten to death, but she'll have to make up for this debt herself!"

'If she fills it out, isn't that the same as me filling it out?'

'You slut!'

'You tricked me!'

Jia Lian stormed off, leaving Wang Xifeng still pondering the reason behind his actions.

Before long, Da Bao, surrounded by a retinue, walked over with a big smile, holding a novel gadget in his hands.

"Sister Feng~ Why aren't you going in?"

Wang Xifeng stared blankly at Da Bao's face, finally confirming that this boy had no idea what had happened in the mansion!
Before she could even ask, Da Bao proudly showed off the things in his hands like he was presenting a treasure.

"This is a novelty from the West."

I found it at a newly opened seafood market in the west of the city.

"It's quite rare that little figures can dance on their own and even make sounds."

"I'm not saying anything more, I'm going to deliver this to Lin Daiyu~"

Da Bao Lian is a scumbag; he possesses all the traditional skills of a scumbag.

贱~
That's right, when Lin Daiyu didn't give him a friendly look, he shamelessly insisted on getting close to her.

During this period, he collected many novel and interesting items to give to Lin Daiyu.

Unfortunately, Lin Daiyu simply wouldn't accept it.

But the more he refused to accept it, the more Da Bao wanted to give it to him.

A group of young maids were vying to lift the curtain for Da Bao's face.

Wang Xifeng, however, smiled inexplicably.

Before that, she even had the idea of ​​borrowing money from Baoyu.

But Jia Baoyu was someone who regarded money as dirt.

Even if they wanted to borrow, how much could they actually come up with?

He returned to his courtyard in a daze.

Ping'er went out for a stroll and returned to report, "Second Master Lian has gone out."

"Humph~"

As Wang Xifeng gradually calmed down, she sneered repeatedly.

"What good will it do if we don't go out? Can we expect anything from him?"

"Second Grandmother," Ping'er said worriedly, "Thirty thousand taels of silver, where can we get such a large sum of money?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Xifeng fell into deep thought.

Her maternal family, the Wang family.

They are capable of coming up with such a large sum of money.

The problem is, even in the modern world, we only ever hear of women sending money to their families to help their brothers get married and become Voldemorts.

It is extremely rare to hear of a bride's family providing financial assistance to her married daughter.

If this is the case in the modern world, one can only imagine how things were in ancient times when "a married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl."

Don't count on your family.

Three thousand taels is difficult, let alone thirty thousand taels.

The Xue family, who were staying at the Rongguo Mansion, were also very wealthy.

But Wang Xifeng knew that she didn't have that much influence to borrow a huge sum of 30,000 taels of silver.

Apart from that big, simple-minded guy, the mother and daughter in the Xue family are both very shrewd.

As for the Jia family~
Wang Xifeng actually knew that the Jia family was still wealthy.

There's even enough money to build a villa for visiting relatives.

However, most of the Jia family's wealth consisted of estates and shops outside the Great Wall.

The furniture and objects in the mansion, as well as various imperial treasures and other items.

Like the many glass jars and agate bowls that Jia Baoyu's maids broke, they were all quite valuable.

The problem is, she can't touch these things, and she doesn't dare to touch them.

When wealthy and powerful families sell off their household belongings, it is evidence of the family's decline.

No matter how difficult things were for the Jia family, they had to endure extravagance and waste in order to maintain the family's reputation.

Wang Xifeng would never dare to sell.

After much deliberation, he gritted his teeth and stood up.

"Let's go borrow some money!"

Ping'er, puzzled, followed up, "Borrow from whom?"

She never imagined that anyone could lend Sister Feng 30,000 taels of silver!

"Go find that alchemist!"

She arrived at just the right time; Lin Dao was just finishing his walkie-talkie conversation with Lin Meimei.

They agreed on a time to go out and right wrongs together.

Just as Lin Dao was about to set off for another time and space, Wang Xifeng arrived.

After exchanging pleasantries, we sat down and tea was served.

After going through the whole process, Wang Xifeng didn't mince words and directly expressed her purpose.

"Borrow money?"

Lin Dao smiled slightly, "How much do you want to borrow?"

"Thirty thousand taels!"

Wang Xifeng came here holding her breath.

She's suffered more in the last two days than in the previous twenty years combined!

My real intention was to use this as an excuse to get rid of Lin Dao and vent my anger.

Unexpectedly, Lin Dao immediately nodded.
"can."

Wang Xifeng, who was about to lash out, was stunned on the spot and asked, "What did you say?"

"I said," Lin Dao smiled again, "I can lend you 30,000 taels of silver."

It was originally obtained from you, and now we're lending it back to you at a higher price.
Unwittingly, I learned how to cook squid on land!
"but."

Lin Dao changed the subject.

How is the interest calculated?

"besides."

What is being used as collateral?

"Sister-in-law, you can't let me suffer a loss, can you?"

Wang Xifeng fell silent.

After a moment, she frowned slightly. "You really have thirty thousand taels?"

Without further ado, Lin Dao got up and took out a thick stack of silver notes from the box.

Place the banknotes on the table.

"Thirty thousand taels, not a tael less."

He deposited the 30,000 taels that Wang Xifeng had lent out into a money shop, and in return, he received these silver notes.

Of course, not a single ounce is missing.

Looking at the thick stack of silver notes in front of her, Wang Xifeng's gaze was somewhat lost.

The lifeline to get out of my predicament is right in front of me.

"For the sake of Brother Jia Lian, we can forgo the interest."

Lin Dao's gaze gradually sharpened, and he spoke slowly and deliberately.

"This is thirty thousand taels of silver; it needs to be secured by collateral!"

(End of this chapter)