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Regardless of whether he will ultimately benefit from this, the old lady and Madam Wang are already complaining about him.

It seems that building the villa for visiting relatives was his own business, and all the money had to be paid by Master Zheng!

It's not impossible to get him to make money, but first we need to give him enough authority, right?

If you just talk the talk but don't give him anything, where are you going to get the money?

With Jia Huan silently fanning the flames, Master Zheng was also quite angry.

As for whether there is silver in the mansion, of course there is, and plenty of it!

If we confiscate the homes of the other three stewards in the mansion, we can get a million taels of silver in the blink of an eye!

The old lady was aware of this, but she didn't want to make too much of a fuss and become a laughing stock.

Then there's nothing more to say, let's use the silver stored in the inner treasury!

As a result, when the Second Master Zheng brought up his idea at the Rongqing Hall gathering, he was immediately scolded by the Old Madam, who even said some very unpleasant things like "spendthrift son".

The second master of the government was in a terrible predicament, so he simply followed his elder brother's example and gave up.

He no longer cared about Yuan Chun's visit home; he let the old lady do whatever she wanted!

Jia Huan wanted this result. It wasn't that he was deliberately targeting Yuan Chun, but if Master Zheng got too involved, wouldn't all those miscellaneous matters end up falling on his shoulders?

Just imagine how many members of the Jia family were eyeing the construction of the Rong Mansion's detached residence with envious eyes, hoping to reap some benefits from it; that tells you just how difficult things really were.

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Chapter 217 Madam Wang, who borrows but never repays (Please subscribe)

"Brother Huan, Brother Huan, do you know about my aunt asking my mother for money?"

At the clan school, Xue Pan, feigning mystery, approached Jia Huan and whispered, "He's asking for 300,000 taels right off the bat!"

Jia Huan smiled and asked, "What, did your family borrow it?"

I have the utmost respect for Madam Wang; you really dare to speak up.

How will we repay this debt in the future? Jia Baoyu, perhaps?

"how is this possible?"

Xue Pan waved his hands repeatedly and said, "That's three hundred thousand taels of silver!"

"In bad years, my family's annual income is only slightly more than this figure!"

At this point, a strange look appeared on her face: "From what Auntie said, it seems that she wants to spend a huge amount of money to buy the mansion across Ningrong Street. Isn't 300,000 taels a bit too little?"

"Since we've come to your family, we should definitely ask other relatives for alms too!"

Jia Huan chuckled lightly and said calmly, "You don't actually think that Madam would pay for it herself, do you?"

"Isn't this too exaggerated?"

Xue Pan was shocked: "I heard that at least seven or eight hundred thousand taels of silver are needed as a starting point. Even if you ask relatives for alms, you can't get that much, right?"

"Wait, Brother Huan, what did you just say? Begging for alms?"

At this point, his expression turned somewhat grim: "Could it be that Aunt came to my house to beg for alms?"

"What do you think?"

Jia Huan glanced at the fellow and said with a smile, "I think that instead of lending money to Madam, your family would be better off spending your own money to buy a mansion across Ningrong Street and empty out Pear Fragrance Courtyard!"

Ignoring Xue Pan's sudden change in expression, she said with a smile, "Anyway, we live right across the street, so it's very convenient for me to come over every day. It's much better than living in Pear Fragrance Courtyard and feeling like I'm living under someone else's roof, as if I'm taking advantage of Madam's position!"

"I reckon your mother must be quite hesitant, right?"

"Yes, Mother really can't refuse outright!"

Xue Pan nodded and changed the subject, saying, "Brother Huan, your idea just now was really good!"

At this time, the Rong family was thriving, so Aunt Xue naturally couldn't leave directly.

But if you live across the hall, the situation is different.

At least one thing is certain: it's a win-win situation – living in one's own home while also receiving the Rong family's protection. It also gives one a reason to refuse that bloodsucking aunt.

As far as Xue Pan knew, his aunt, Madam Wang, had already taken at least 150,000 taels of silver from his mother.

Although 150,000 taels of silver is nothing to the Xue family right now, it is not a pleasant feeling to have one's own blood relatives use it as a wallet.

The reason I deliberately talked to Jia Huan about this was because I wanted Jia Huan to feel indebted to me.

Xue Pan had little hope that his aunt, Lady Wang, would repay the money. He thought it better to let Jia Huan be indebted to her and perhaps he could make up for it later.

Unfortunately, Jia Huan wasn't fooled at all, but of course, he didn't waste his time and provided a pretty reliable idea.

After all, he had been through some trials in the martial arts world and had some understanding of human nature.

If Aunt Wang succeeds in getting the loan this time, there will definitely be a next time and the time after that.

Even if we don't lend money, it's unavoidable that the Xue family will provide some supplies.

As imperial merchants, the Xue family mainly supplied the imperial palace with small ornaments such as pearl flowers.

Once the Rong family's detached residence for visiting relatives is completed, it will definitely need a lot of decorations. What if we ask the Xue family to provide them for free? Aunt Wang will definitely be able to do that.

But Xue Pan was unwilling to be taken advantage of; when would this matter ever end?

In the original novel of Dream of the Red Chamber, besides the need to build a separate residence for visiting relatives, it was probably also because they were afraid that Lady Wang would come over from time to time to ask for favors, which is why they hurriedly moved back to their old house in the capital.

After parting ways with Xue Pan, Jia Huan shook his head inwardly, speechless at Madam Wang's behavior.

Her behavior, in the internet age, is almost like begging, which is really annoying.

Ironically, she felt quite good about herself, as if borrowing money from a relative was a sign of respect for that relative.

Now that we've already started borrowing money from the Xue family, I imagine the other relatives won't have to wait too long.

Sure enough, three days later, Jia Qiang invited Jia Huan to the Ning Mansion with a wry smile, where Qin Keqing had been waiting for a long time.

Every time I see Qin Keqing's beautiful face, I feel a sense of pleasure and it's a really good experience.

"Uncle Huan, my second great-aunt from the neighboring house invited me over today, saying she wants to borrow two hundred thousand taels of silver!"

Qin Keqing smiled wryly and said helplessly, "The Ning family does have money, but we can't just lend it out like this, can we?"

That's the best thing about living next door.

The Ning family was quite familiar with the temperaments of the people in charge of the Rong family, and Madam Wang was no exception.

I know this person has the personality of a Pixiu, who values ​​money very much and is the kind that only takes in money and never gives it out.

Qin Keqing isn't stupid; how could she possibly agree so easily?

"So how did you respond?"

Jia Huan asked curiously, "Madam is not easily fooled!"

He was speechless. Good heavens, another two hundred thousand taels!

"We can only delay it!"

Qin Keqing said helplessly, "According to Uncle Huan's previous instructions, the Ning family can only contribute a maximum of 100,000 taels. Any more than that would be a bit unworthy, and I think so too!"

"In the end, it's clear that only the royal family benefits from this matter of the Imperial Family Residence. I don't know what my second great-aunt was thinking. The amount of money required is no small sum!"

Jia Huan chuckled and said, "Anyway, it's not my own money being spent, so I don't feel bad about it!"

This is probably a true reflection of Madam Wang's state of mind.

Now it was Qin Keqing and Jia Qiang's turn to be speechless. How could an elder act so shamelessly?

"Uncle Huan, what about the Ning residence..."

"Delay it if you can, and if it really doesn't work, use your clansmen as an excuse. Do you really think money grows on trees?"

"That's all it can do!"

Even someone as shrewd and worldly-wise as Qin Keqing found this incredibly troublesome, so Madam Wang must have been quite formidable. Anyone else in that situation would likely have been thrown out by the servants of the Ning Mansion long ago.

"Brother Huan, there's something else!"

After Qin Keqing and Jia Huan finished discussing Lady Wang's matter, Jia Qiang finally spoke up, saying, "Someone wants to cooperate with the Ning Mansion to do a business selling materials. The opportunity is just right now!"

"Who created this opportunity?"

Jia Huan didn't respond, but instead asked, "If you figure it out, you'll know what to do!"

"Brother Huan, you mean..."

After pondering for a moment, Jia Qiang's expression changed drastically. He subconsciously pointed his finger upwards, looking quite shaken, clearly having been terribly frightened.

"It's good that you know what you're doing!"

Jia Huan said calmly, "I warned you before, don't get involved in some businesses!"

"The Ning family has no shortage of ways to make money, is it necessary to take such a huge risk?"

"Brother Huan, you're right, this kind of business really shouldn't be done!"

Cold sweat beaded on Jia Qiang's forehead as he said with a wry smile, "It's just that this kind of move is so unpredictable these days, it makes me quite uneasy!"

"Is it about making money? What's wrong with saying it out loud?"