Chapter 1554 Doubts about Xin Zijuan
Feng Ziying did not expect that the idea given to the Jia family to raid the Lai family last year would be thought of by people in the Rongguo Mansion, but when she thought about it, it was not like this.
Rong Guofu is not at the end of its rope, and it is impossible to take advantage of the Lai family.
They are all old people who have followed Jia Mu. They have served for decades. Even if they swallow up some money from the Rongguo Mansion, there is no need to be so desperate. It is not because they are forced to have no choice but to use these means to temporarily survive. Do you do this when you are going through a difficult time?
At least raiding the Lai family would not only deter those servants who were constantly thinking about Rong Guo Mansion's little wealth, but also actually save Rong Guo Mansion's life. At least tens of thousands of taels of silver would allow Rong Guo Mansion to persist until now. , otherwise Rongguo Mansion will not be able to survive the Chinese New Year this year.
Looking at it this way, the case of Jingtong Ercang is actually similar. Pigs have been raised actively or passively since the time of Emperor Yuanxi. By this time, they were already extremely fat. It happened that the imperial court was also short of meat, so it was better to kill pigs to celebrate the New Year. , everyone is happy.
Feng Ziying herself still played the role of a butcher's knife, and there is nothing wrong with that.
Seeing that Feng Ziying remained silent, Jin Chuan'er was also a little worried, "Sir, what did the slave say wrong?"
"Well, it can't be said that there is no truth to this statement. If Rongguo Mansion was still as prosperous as it was twenty years ago, perhaps the inspection of the Lai family would have been done lightly. However, times have changed and the Jia family is no longer there. The glory of the past has to be sacrificed for a large family, so that's the only way it can be, not to mention that the Lai family has done a lot of dirty things and has no one to blame."
Feng Ziying shook her head, "But it's too much for Jia Zhen to pretend to be crazy while borrowing wine. Sister-in-law Zhen came to the house to borrow money from the second sister and the third sister?"
"I don't know about that, but it seems that Second Aunt You kept Grandma You in the house for two days before going back." Jin Chuan'er replied.
"Why don't I know?" Feng Ziying was very surprised. Is it appropriate for the head of the Rongguo Mansion to stay in his own house?
"Sir, Grandma Zhen doesn't live in Hulunhou Mansion, but in General Shenwu's Mansion here. Second Aunt also said hello to grandma." Jin Chuan'er said with a smile: "I didn't go there in the past two days either. Come here, as for why the second aunt didn’t tell the uncle, she probably thinks it’s not a glorious thing, and Grandma Zhen probably doesn’t want to publicize it.”
"So Sister-in-law Zhen is here to escape from trouble?" Feng Ziying shook her head and sighed, "It seems that Ningguo Mansion can't survive. Brother Rong still made some money in the first half of the year, why are you so sad?"
“When I was with Uncle Xiao Rong and the others, they all said that Uncle Xiao Rong...” Jin Chuaner couldn’t continue.
"What's wrong?" Looking at Jin Chuan'er's expression, Feng Ziying knew it was not a good thing. He felt as if he was becoming more and more unfamiliar with Rong Ning's second house. Did he go there less, or did he not go in depth to understand?
Seeing that her sister couldn't continue, Yu Chuan'er pretended to be brave and said with a blushing face: "What else can there be? It is said that Uncle Xiao Rong has a slippery mind. A few days ago, when I went back to Rongguo Mansion, I met Uncle Xiao Rong who was still chatting with me. If Uncle Xue sees Jin Rong's pulling and pulling, there will be another commotion..."
Feng Ziying was confused, who was Jin Rong? Why did she get involved with Xue Pan again, but seeing that the two women were both disdainful and embarrassed, Feng Ziying guessed that it was just some dirty things. After thinking about it carefully, she seemed to remember something, "Then Jin Rong is Jia Relatives?"
"He is Grandma Huang's natal nephew. He is also a poor scholar. He hangs out in the clan school all day long..." When Yu Chuan'er said this, she blushed and spat, "Later, I don't know how to get into trouble with Uncle Xue. We went together, but I never thought that Uncle Xue, who seemed to have been infrequent for more than a year, hooked up with Uncle Xiao Rong again..."
After saying this, Feng Ziying immediately remembered that there seemed to be this paragraph in the book "A Dream of Red Mansions". Jin Rong was not angry that Baoyu and Qin Zhong were sticky, so he used the topic to play on it. Later, the two sides started to quarrel and caused a storm. Baoyu stood up for Qin Zhong, but Grandma Nahuang insisted on supporting her nephew, but the result was counterproductive.
It turns out that Xue Pan's sweetheart was hooked up by Jia Rong, but this sweetheart was Long Yang's good friend. No wonder Jin Chuan'er and Yu Chuan'er were too shy to mention it.
“Brother Rong’s thoughts turned out to be focused on this. I said I haven’t seen anyone during this period of time.” Feng Ziying shook her head, “How many good people are there in Beijing?”
Feng Ziying also felt that her question was a bit hasty. How should the two girls answer this question? But he actually knew that the high-ranking families in Beijing still regarded this as a kind of elegance. Even some poetry and cultural gatherings also had these activities, which made Feng Ziying very nauseated. This was why Feng Ziying was unwilling to participate in such poetry gatherings. One of the reasons for the cultural meeting.
“When did Sister-in-law Zhen go back?” Feng Ziying asked again.
"I seem to have left yesterday. I may have borrowed some money from my two aunts, but I guess Grandma Zhen has borrowed all the money they had." Jin Chuaner shook her head and said, " Both aunts are honest people, and Second Aunt You is very frugal, but if the money saved is to be lent to the Ningguo Mansion, wouldn’t it be wasted?”
Feng Ziying also knew that neither Second Sister You nor Third Sister You were lavish people. Second Sister You was particularly frugal. She just met her elder sister to borrow money to tide over the difficulties. Second Sister You's thin skin could not refuse people, so in the end she could only buy all the furniture. They all have to be borrowed.
"There's nothing we can do about it. You can't borrow money from your sister while your sister still refuses, right?" Feng Ziying actually likes Sister You's temperament of being thrifty but generous to her family. At least You The second sister knows the importance clearly.
If it is not absolutely necessary, as a lady of the Jia family, to find a sister who is a concubine from another family, and a sister who is not related by blood, to borrow money, how much grievance must be endured to do it, regardless of whether You's family is Because of being domestically abused by Jia Zhen, being able to do this is at least much better than the two father and son Jia Zhen and Ji Rong.
It turns out that Feng Ziying thought Jia Rong could still do something, and she took a high look at it. But now it seems that it is still too muddy to cover the wall. When it comes to a critical moment, she will not be able to carry it anymore.
Perhaps this is the normal state of these children of wealthy families who have been lazy for many years. Jia Rong is like this, Baoyu is about the same, and it is even estimated that Jia She, Jia Zhen, and Jia Lian are similar.
You are accustomed to being pampered and living under the shadow of your parents. Suddenly, your family's financial situation declines. When you need to shoulder the burden of a large family, it collapses. Escape is considered a good thing. Then you will regard death as death and give up on yourself. It is not uncommon for people to even take evil paths.
"But this is not the first time. This is the second time that Grandma Zhen has come to our house to borrow money from the two aunts." Yu Chuan'er curled her lips angrily, "Although it is the private money of the two aunts. , but the two aunts are our Feng family after all, so they can’t just focus on our family, right?”
Feng Ziying knew that this girl was so unhappy, probably because she had lent money to the Rongguo Mansion. Both the Rongning Mansion and the Rongning Mansion had their thoughts on the Feng family, which would inevitably upset Yu Chuan'er, who already regarded her as a member of the Feng family. dissatisfied.
Unable to help pinching Yuchuan'er's smooth and elastic face, Feng Ziying looked at Yuchuan'er, whose figure had gradually opened up as she grew older.
Although not as tall as Jin Chuan'er, her figure is more proportional, more in line with the height of girls in this era, and her whole body is filled with youthful vitality, with bulges that should be bulging. This picture is full of sunshine and liveliness The beautiful face of the breath makes people feel the impact of the attack most intuitively.
She said "Yeah", but Yu Chuan'er didn't hide away. In front of her sister, Yu Chuan'er didn't need to be too shy.
Yu Chuan'er, who has long made up her mind to follow her uncle for the rest of her life, has her heart set on Feng Ziying. The two sisters have a spiritual connection and help each other. This is the same in high-ranking families, just like Jin Chuan'er and Yu Chuan'er. The sisters also saw such a gorgeous and natural-born girl like Miss Lian Bao, wouldn’t they also want to bring Miss Qin together to marry her as their favorite?
"Okay, what family doesn't have a few unhappy relatives? What's more, the Jia family has been prosperous for so many years, and it has only declined in the past few years. Maybe in a few years they will be able to relax again. You are also the Jia family after all. When you come out, your parents are still with Jia's family. Do you remember this bit of love?" Feng Ziying pinched Jin Chuan'er's fair and bright cheek again, "If you don't remember, I will still bear it. What about the love of the Jia family? How could I win over you two such caring girls if it weren’t for me?”
This sentence made both Jin Chuan'er and Yu Chuan'er excited. Yu Chuan'er fell silent, but Jin Chuan'er said: "Sir, it's definitely right for relatives to help each other. Like the mother of the two aunts, Qing Chuan'er Don't Wen's parents and Xiangling's mother live in our mansion? The people in our mansion are very kind and have a reputation for being kind."
Only then did Feng Ziying remember that there were really many outsiders living in her house. Like other families, who would support the family for the maids? Even an old lady like Eryou couldn't live in the house. At most, she could provide her own private subsidies. A little money was sent to live outside, not to mention Qingwen and Xiangling's parents.
“Well, how’s it going with Qingwen’s parents being in the house for so long?” Feng Ziying nodded and asked casually.
"Don't tell me, Qingwen's father and mother are really different from Qingwen. When they first came here, they were very honest and did not talk much. However, in less than a month, they became familiar with the family. Well, Qingwen's mother is more sharp-tongued than Qingwen. She goes from house to house, and even the second bedroom feels lively. Her father is quite diligent. He told me several times that he would come to the house to help with things. I said here There is no need for the yard. I have given orders, so he helps clean and repair and maintain it outside. He can do everything, and he does it very well. I don’t think he is worse than the masons in Rongguo Mansion..."
"Oh?" Feng Ziying was a little surprised. Didn't this family say they couldn't survive in Yizhou? How come this man is actually good at making bricks, and the woman is so lively and shrewd? Such a couple should have no problem making ends meet even in Yizhou, right?
(End of this chapter)