Before Lai Wanger finished speaking, Caiming’s voice was heard outside the door:
"Second Grandma asked Wang'er to come in."
Lai Wang'er responded quickly and muttered:
"Everyone else is idle, just tossing me around."
But he didn't dare to neglect, grabbed the tea on the table, rinsed his mouth, and hurriedly followed Caiming in.
When he reached the door, he suddenly turned back and told Long'er:
"Hurry up and get Wang Xin back. He's wandering around outside now that we can't get any advantage. I just said that Second Mistress told him to wait here."
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Lai Wang'er followed Caiming, and as soon as he entered Sister Feng's yard, he happened to see Ping'er in the main room opening a soft red curtain with flowers and flowers. When he raised his eyes and saw Lai Wang'er coming in, he turned back and said to the house:
"Grandma, don't be anxious, isn't Laiwang'er coming soon?"
When I came to Wang'er to see Sister Feng, who was claiming to be ill, she suddenly screamed so urgently. I knew it was definitely not a trivial matter, so I woke up from the small amount of wine in my stomach.
Ping'er asked Lai Wang'er to come in, and Lai Wang'er walked into the house with his head carefully lowered.
I took a sneak peek and saw Sister Feng wearing a peach red flowered jacket, surrounded by pearls, sitting on a large green satin mat with a gold heart.
Open your face and say nothing.
Still Ping'er said:
"Why haven't you collected all this month's interest and sent it in?
We are rushing to pay this month’s monthly payment, and my wife has sent someone to hurry up today.”
Come to Wang'er and chew your teeth and flowers, why don't you:
"My servant told Second Mistress about this. Now we always pay short-term debts. We need to collect the principal and interest every month. Naturally, it will be difficult to collect the money, and it will take at least a few days. p>
If we lay down long-term accounts for half a year and a year in a down-to-earth manner, it would be much faster for us to get interest every month.”
"Fart!" Wang Xifeng suddenly slapped the kang table at hand, raised Danfeng's triangular eyes and cursed, "It saves you trouble. How much less will I earn on my account here?
There is a document from the official's office that says, "Anyone who lends money or pawns property privately shall not collect more than three-thirds of the profit per month. Although there are many years and months, it is only one profit per book. Anyone who violates this rule will be flogged forty times. Those who use the residual profit to calculate the hefty amount of the stolen goods will be found guilty."
On, a hundred rods are used to stop sins.'
If you lend out one hundred taels, the interest after one month cannot exceed three taels of silver.
The interest can only be based on the initial principal, and interest is not allowed to be included in the principal. This month, the principal is 100 taels, and the interest is 30 taels. Next month, the principal will still be 100 taels. I am not losing money.
Already?
Now you are asked to pay back the principal and interest every month. When you release it next month, isn’t it just the principal of 1,030 taels? Isn’t the interest just three-thirds of the 1,030 taels? You know
Don’t understand what ‘profit compounding’ means?
Furthermore, the government stipulates that one hundred taels of silver is released, and if the interest accumulates to one hundred taels, no more interest will be charged. Doesn’t the lender suffer a loss?
If you had the brains, you would be in charge of this house, and I wouldn’t have to worry about it!"
Lai Wang'er thought:
People say that Second Grandma Lian is illiterate, but her brain is really good.
Caiming had only read the words in "Household Law: Money and Debt" to her twice, but she could memorize every word well. As expected, as soon as the word "money" was mentioned, the second mistress became so shrewd.
Gnawed a living person.
Not daring to make Sister Feng unhappy, Lai Wanger had no choice but to respond quickly:
"Slave, hurry up and collect it."
Sister Feng rolled her eyes at him and said:
"Of the money I have put out for you to put on account, first of all, the monthly public funds for the wife, young lady, young master, and servants that were withdrawn in advance should be quickly retrieved. The wife is in a hurry to use them."
Lai Wang'er thought:
Humph! Who are you lying to? Do you think I am a fool?
I came here as a companion from the Wang family, and the people around my wife also came from the Wang family. Since we are all members of the same family, what else do we not know?
What "the wife is in a hurry to use" means that the wife has clearly appointed another housekeeper and wants to leave the monthly money distribution to Miss Bao, so she wants to return all the monthly money that the second mistress has withdrawn from the husband in advance.
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We all know very well that the Second Mistress is trying to save face by putting on a show, but she is not going to make people laugh to death!
Lai Wang'er looked down on him in his heart, but he was very respectful on his face. He lowered his head and said:
"I'll go out and take care of it right away. Second Mistress, please don't worry."
Wang Xifeng was worried and said:
"There is still a sum of five thousand taels of silver left outside to build the garden. Why don't you come back first, lest people need it urgently and come to me for it?
I’m not short of money either, I can afford even thirty thousand taels, and I won’t be greedy for the interest these days.”
Ping'er held a small lacquered tea tray with a small covered clock inside. He stood on the edge of the Kang and said to Sister Feng:
"He also understood. Just tell him to do it quickly. The second grandma is also tired and it's time to take a rest."
Sister Feng didn't accept the tea either, she frowned and thought about it again, and asked:
"No word from Yangzhou? Everyone who followed us is dead!"
Lai Wang'er was worried about how he could get back the large sum of money, so he could only bite the bullet and replied:
"It's been rainy in the south these days, so I thought my letter was delayed on the way."
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After sending Lai Wang'er out, Sister Feng took the tea handed over by Ping'er and sighed:
"Your second master has been away for a long time, and apart from the last letter he sent back, saying that he would be delayed in Yangzhou for several months, there has been no other letter.
In the first few days, you persuaded me to send him something during the Dragon Boat Festival, but there was no reply. What does this mean?"
Ping'er felt that he knew better than Sister Feng that Jia Lian didn't need others to worry about what he was doing. Second Master Lian had his own reasons and plans, and others couldn't figure him out. But Sister Feng, the current situation was obviously very bad.
.Looking at her repeatedly mentioning Jia Lian at this time, she knew that she had no idea, so she hoped that Jia Lian would come back and have someone to discuss with.
Ping'er said softly:
"Didn't Mr. Touqianer tell the old lady that the second master was helping Mr. Lin in Yangzhou, doing all the important things in the salt administration, and earning a lot of money for the emperor? Since the second master is busy with these, other things
I can’t take care of anything anymore.
Furthermore, Mr. Lin is naturally taking care of matters around Second Master in Yangzhou, so Second Mistress can rest assured."
Sister Feng pouted:
"Hmph! Him? It's hard to keep clean in the past few months!
There must be some blind date, friendly person, dirty, smelly and disgusting person outside!"
Ping'er didn't dare to persuade him deeply, so he just said:
"Second Grandma is feeling a little better today, but Madam is urging her to leave everything to Miss Bao as soon as possible. It's important for Second Grandma to take good care of herself.
If this baby really gives birth to a brother, let’s see what else they can say.”
Why doesn't Wang Xifeng understand? Only if she gives birth to a son quickly can her position in Rongguo Mansion be stable.
Therefore, I have not known how many "gods", "iron mouth", and "eyes of heaven" have come to do calculations, and I have not known how many times I have given up sesame oil Dagong. I heard them say that she is now pregnant with a rich and noble brother.
I feel more at ease now.
Among these people, only Jia Lian is hateful, saying "I also like this sister very much"...
Thinking of this, I suddenly remembered what he said, "The agencies are too clever in their calculations, but they will end up taking Qing Qing's life." Sister Feng couldn't help but feel a chill all over her body, and actually shivered.
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Just as I was thinking of this, I suddenly heard the sound of the door.
Wang Xifeng suddenly raised her head, and she saw Aunt Zhao, frowning and staring, with her hands on her hips, already rushing into the door, followed by the girl Xiao Que and Xiao Ji Xiang'er.