Seeing Manager Li mentioning Aunt Jiang just as he sat down, Jiang Long couldn't help but guess.
Could it be that Aunt Jiang had complained about herself to Mrs. Jing in the mansion, so Mrs. Jing sent Manager Li to scold her?
After thinking about it, I don't think it's the same.
Mrs. Jing has so many close assistants around her. No matter what, she should not send Manager Li, who is in charge of the money, food and warehouse of the mansion, to blame herself.
"Although Grandma Jiang is a bit stronger and more aggressive, she is absolutely loyal to the old lady and the young master." Manager Li pondered for a moment and then said.
Jiang Long nodded silently, without comment.
I want to see what Manager Li has to say.
Seeing that Jiang Long didn't answer, Manager Li could only speak again and said: "The old lady said that Aunt Jiang was indeed at fault. The greedy bastard Hu Zhuangtou should not be reused. However, there are many things in the house. Aunt Jiang
I'm very busy and I don't have much time to do, so sometimes things will inevitably go wrong.
Moreover, the old lady has already scolded Aunt Jiang in the house, so the young master can just let this matter go."
"Yeah." Jiang Long responded.
Manager Li was surprised when he saw that Jiang Long kept silent and acted mysterious and profound.
Many people in the house said that Jiang Long changed drastically after the attack, but he still didn't believe it.
Last time we saw him in the warehouse, didn't Jiang Long respectfully call him uncle?
Now that I have personally contacted him and discussed matters, I feel that the rumors are true.
However, he knew the importance of Nanny Jiang in Mrs. Jing’s heart. In order to prevent Jiang Long and Nanny Jiang from conflicting and causing a stalemate in their relationship, he helped Nanny Jiang and said, “When the young master was still young, Jiang Long
Grandma will stay and take care of her whenever she has free time.
Sometimes she would hold her for a whole day. The young master was not in good health when he was a baby and could not sleep well. Aunt Jiang would stay by her side while being a girl. As long as the young master made the slightest movement, she would pick him up and hug him.
He kept walking back and forth in the bedroom to comfort the young master."
Even if Jiang Long didn't like Aunt Jiang, he felt warm in his heart when he heard this, "I understand what uncle and grandpa meant."
"Okay, young master, just understand." Manager Li smiled and stroked his beard, then took out a page of paper from his sleeve and handed it to Jiang Long.
Jiang Long looked like a silver note and reached out to take it. After a glance, his face showed surprise, "Three thousand taels of silver note?"
"Not bad." Manager Li nodded.
"The old lady asked my uncle to send it here?"
"Yes, but even though it was the old lady's order, the money originally belonged to the young master."
Jiang Long was puzzled when he heard this.
Manager Li then opened his mouth to explain.
After hearing the whole story, Jiang Long was very surprised.
This banknote was indeed earned by himself, but although he wanted to get it back, he had been busy these past few days but never took the time to think of a solution.
"Young Master, that day I went to Prince Huai's Mansion with Manager Li to collect an account."
A guard who came with Manager Li said with admiration: "At first, the guards guarding the palace just said impatiently that Prince Huai was not in the palace and asked us to go another day, and they did not let us wait in the concierge.
Manager Li is standing at the door. Whenever he sees someone passing by, he will take the initiative to come forward and say that he is here to ask for a debt from King Huai."
"After a while, the guards guarding the palace couldn't stand it anymore and asked Manager Li to wait in the concierge." Another guard couldn't help but interjected, "But Manager Li didn't do what they wanted.
Still chatting with passers-by at the gate of the palace."
The people who lived near the palace were all of high status. They heard that King Huai owed money, but they avoided seeing the creditor.
Naturally, they all had mocking looks on their faces.
By acting like this, Manager Li was clearly trying to smear Prince Huai's reputation, so the guards drew their swords and threatened him.
However, the two guards who followed were not vegetarians, and they also drew their swords to confront them.
Both sides drew their knives, and things got serious.
So there were even more people watching.
"We didn't expect that Manager Li would suddenly rush up at this moment, put the knife of a palace guard on his neck, and said that if Prince Huai didn't pay back the debt today, he would stand at the gate of the palace and not leave.
." The guard on the left admired Manager Li for being brave and not afraid of death, but he also had lingering fears.
The gleaming blade could cut the throat with just one cut.
Another guard added, "Yes, we were so frightened that we broke out in cold sweat. If anything happens to Manager Li, how will we explain it to the old lady?"
"But the people in the palace admitted their weakness. A steward came out and took us into the palace politely."
"Prince Huai met with Manager Li in person, but he still didn't want to pay back the money."
"Manager Li said that there are two kinds of money in this world that cannot be ignored. One is the reward money promised under certain conditions, and the other is the money paid for a woman's whoring."
Several women nearby couldn't help but blush after hearing the word "whoring".
He still glared at Manager Li secretly and cursed the old pervert in his heart.
"King Huai was so angry that he pulled out his dagger and stabbed Manager Li to death."
"The two of us are far away, and it's too late for rescue."
"But Manager Li didn't dodge. He just shouted loudly, saying that if King Huai dared to hurt him today, he would die. He also asked the two of us to go back and tell the old lady, and let the old lady spread the news in the capital about King Huai's debt.
If you don’t pay back the money, you’ll kill someone!”
"In the end, King Huai turned pale with anger, but he still returned the money."
"At that time, Manager Li was almost stabbed."
The two guards told me briefly the story of yesterday's visit to Prince Huai's Mansion to settle the debt.
Yes, Manager Li went to Prince Huai's Mansion to ask for the bounty promised by Prince Huai that day in the apricot forest.
After Jiang Long heard what happened, he was surprised at first.
But then, it felt natural again.
Mrs. Jing is very extraordinary. She can choose to let Manager Li manage the financial power of the government. This Manager Li is naturally outstanding.
I would never say that Manager Li is just good at bookkeeping and financial management.
At this point, in Jiang Long's eyes, Manager Li is not only stingy, vain and face-conscious, but also smart-minded, thick-skinned and bold!
"Thanks to uncle and grandpa this time."
Jiang Long clasped his fists, "But Prince Huai owes my nephew one thousand taels of gold, which is also ten thousand taels of silver."
"I know this."
Manager Li coughed lightly, "However, there has been a shortage of silver taels in the mansion recently, so I took the initiative and left seven thousand taels in the mansion."
Jiang Long was stunned when he heard this, and then felt a little pain in his body.
He must be a stingy guy who was afraid that he would lose money, so he withheld it privately.
If I had known this earlier, it would have been better not to let him go to collect the debt.
With your own abilities, when you have free time, are you afraid that you won’t be able to think of a way to collect the debt?
But the matter has come to this, and it is useless to think about it any more.
And he also knew that it would be extremely difficult to get the seven thousand taels from the stingy Manager Li!
Manager Li turned his head away and rolled his eyes. After a while, he saw that Jiang Long still didn't ask for money.
I felt relieved in my heart.
Mrs. Jing has taken away several large sums of money this time, and she doesn't know what to do with it. Although the family is not in a tight situation, it is still not as relaxed as before.
When she came here this time, Madam Jing originally planned to ask him to give Jiang Long five thousand taels of silver notes.
It was he who secretly withheld another two thousand taels.
If Jiang Long was dissatisfied and really wanted to speak, he would bargain with him again, planning to give in one more step.
Give Jiang Long another five hundred taels of silver note.
Now that Jiang Long didn't speak, he was naturally happy.
"I heard that the young master has made a lot of noise in the farm these days?" Manager Li said about another purpose of coming here this time.
At this time, Jiang Long still felt a little jealous of the money, so he just nodded casually and said, "I want to build a large-scale breeding farm on the farm."
"I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money, right?"
"You can also make money." Jiang Long replied dissatisfied.
Manager Li really wants to say that you have never done anything before and this is just a waste of money.
But before coming, Mrs. Jing specifically talked to him and told him not to interfere too much in Jiang Long's affairs.
So even though I was worried that all the money would be wasted, I still resisted saying so.
Manager Li changed the subject, "I wonder who is taking care of the accounts these days?"
"Ya'er."
"Oh, it's very appropriate for the young lady to take care of the accounts." Guan Li nodded, but then he continued: "But the young lady has a noble status and only needs to sit in the courtyard, so why not let her take charge of the accounts?"
I will stay and assist the young lady."
Jiang Long wanted to say no.
But Manager Li obviously had no intention of asking for his opinion, he just made the decision himself.
"Is the account book also with the young lady?"
As Manager Li spoke, he stared at the banknote in Jiang Long's hand.
Jiang Long just felt that the banknotes were a bit hot to handle, but he was unwilling to give it to Manager Li like this.
"Yeah." Jiang Long deliberately turned his head away, pretending not to see Manager Li's gaze.
But he obviously underestimated Manager Li's thick skin.
He stretched out his hand and grabbed the banknote, and said: "It's useless for the young master to carry so much silver. Why don't you give it to me for safekeeping too?"
Well, if the young master wants to engage in breeding, then he must buy cattle, sheep and pigs?
Who is responsible for the acquisition?
From tomorrow on, I will go out with him."
Jiang Long tightened his fingers when Manager Li reached out to grab the banknote, but Manager Li would not give up until he achieved his goal, so he had no choice but to let go.
"Tian Dazhuang, this is Manager Li. From now on, you can take him with you to buy cattle, sheep and pigs."
Jiang Long's voice fell to the ground, and Tian Dazhuang walked up to say hello.
Manager Li immediately started asking about market conditions, and he asked questions very carefully.
It was getting dark, but Manager Li still didn't want to stop talking. Jiang Long felt he was hungry and could only interrupt.
"Let's go, I'll take you to see Ya'er."
Jiang Long felt that it was necessary to communicate with Lin Ya, otherwise the two of them might have conflicts with Manager Li's temper.
"OK."
Only then did Manager Li let Tian Dazhuang go.
So Tian Dazhuang, Tian's wife, Yang Haibo, Zheng Zhi and others all retreated and went home.
Lin Ya has been very busy these days. She is in charge of the money, but if she wants to do things well and not be deceived by her subordinates and secretly withhold the money, she has to go out to inspect the goods herself and make inquiries.
Market.
After running for the past few days, my hands and feet are sore from exhaustion.
But having serious things to do instead of always focusing on intrigues in the past made her feel that her life was very fulfilling.
Jiang Long sometimes took time to visit her these days, but he never had dinner with her.
Lin Ya lived in the small courtyard next to her, and there were many mothers and maids living there.
At this time, in the main hall, Lin Ya was already sitting at the dining table, about to eat.
Suddenly Du Juan ran in with a joyful look on her face, "The young master is here!"