"Speaking of money, I have one more thing to discuss with you..."
Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian were sitting opposite each other on the Kang. Suddenly they turned their heads over with a mysterious look on their faces and whispered.
When Jia Lian saw her like this, he knew she was up to something evil, so he curled his lips and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it. There are no outsiders here. Why are you talking so much?"
Wang Xifeng rolled her eyes, and then said with a smile: "For the eldest master's funeral, the old lady gave me six thousand silver, my wife gave me three thousand, and the official also gave us four thousand, for a total of thirteen thousand taels of silver.
In addition, there are still 3,780 in cash in the treasury at Dongkuaoyuan, so the total is more than 16,000 taels..."
Wang Xifeng said, feeling a little proud, "I have calculated it before. In the past month, more than 7,000 taels of silver have been paid out from us, and there are still various outstanding balances, which are about 4,000 taels.
, Put all this aside, there is still about 5,000 taels of silver left in the treasury over there, what do you think is the best way to deal with the remaining silver?"
Wang Xifeng had reason to be proud. Even if she fully complied with the requirements of Jia Mu and others, she expanded the scale of Jia She's funeral without anyone saying it was stingy. She still saved a full third of the budget given by her family.
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It can be seen that there has always been a lot of money involved in doing such big things, and I don’t know how many people’s pockets have been enriched.
What she meant was that anyway, the money was saved by the couple themselves, so it naturally belongs to them. After all, Jia She's funeral was so grand, so even if all the money was spent, Jia Mu and others wouldn't be able to come back.
What more will be said.
After all, if someone else were to host Jia She's funeral, such as the eldest wife, I would be afraid that all the money would be spent and things might not go well.
This money is for real consumption.
If she hadn't had such a calculation in her heart, I'm afraid she wouldn't have worked so hard in the past month, and maybe she herself would have thought about making profits from it...
Moreover, if they don't put this money into their own pockets, they may have no choice but to replenish it into the officialdom.
Since Jia Mu and others denied the fact of separation, the Rongguo Mansion can no longer be divided into the main courtyard and the Dongkua courtyard. Naturally, the "bank" in the Dongkua courtyard can only be banned. From now on, everyone can only draw from the same pot.
Eat, that is, the official treasury of Rongguo Mansion.
Situations like Jia She's funeral will never happen again in the future. In the future, major events in the Rongguo Mansion can only be spent from the official treasury. It will no longer be possible to say how much money will be used to deal with a specific event.
It's over.
Jia Lian couldn't understand Wang Xifeng's careful thoughts. He smiled and said, "Take out more than a thousand taels of silver and put it into the officials. Otherwise, who will believe you when you say that you have just used up the silver."
After this incident, there will no longer be any distinction between us, the master and his wife, and everything should be discussed through discussion.
It’s not an exaggeration to think that everyone has their own selfish motives, but everyone has to be able to live up to their expectations.”
There are only a few thousand taels left. It's not that Jia She's funeral arrangements only cost more than 11,000 taels in total, but when Jia She was seriously ill, they were already preparing coffins and other things. At that time, the money from both parties was still separate.
, so the money was all paid out from the treasury of Dongkuaoyuan, and that part of the expenditure was not included in the subsequent accounts.
Wang Xifeng naturally understood what Jia Lian meant. She smiled and nodded, and was very satisfied with Jia Lian's decision. What she was worried about before was that Jia Lian was too upright, and the money he spent would definitely be given away for everyone to spend together!
Satisfied, she added: "There could have been more money left, but it wasn't for your indulgence and let the people below you get greedy. Otherwise, there might be two thousand more silver left!"
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In order to get things done well and spend as little money as possible, Wang Xifeng has been keeping an eye on everything in the past month. Under her sharp eyes, no one can even think about lying and spending too much money.
But there are always some greedy people, and Wang Xifeng himself discovered some clues.
If she had helped Mrs. Wang take care of the house in the past, she would certainly not have held on to her, because she herself wanted to make profits from it, so how could she not give some sweeteners to her subordinates?
But this time, because she knew that the rest would be hers, she was different.
She was very angry and wanted to arrest two typical examples to serve as a warning to the monkeys, but Jia Lian stopped her, letting those minions make a lot of money in her hands. Maybe those people were complacent and thought she didn't
She found out that just thinking about it made her unhappy.
Hearing Wang Xifeng say this, Jia Lian's face also felt a little cold, and then he actually said: "Don't worry, it's not easy for them to get this money. As the saying goes, if you can't bear the child, you can't trap the wolf. Just wait and see."
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When Wang Xifeng heard this, she knew that Jia Lian really had a plan in mind, and said hurriedly: "I listen to you. I have written down all the people with unclean hands and feet, and I have asked Ping'er to keep track of the accounts. As long as he is willing to check,
Make sure not to miss a single one."
The couple looked at each other and suddenly laughed. At this moment, they finally felt that they were the same kind of people...
"Second Master, I sent someone to tell you to go to the inner study."
Hearing the voice of the little girl outside, Wang Xifeng immediately said: "The food will be served soon. Let's eat something before going."
Jia Lian shook his head, stood up, and warned: "For the remaining one thousand taels of silver, you should tell your wife as soon as possible, and then have someone send it to the official for registration.
It just so happened that I thought that everyone in the house had worked hard for the funeral of the master. Now that it is too late, it would be interesting to reward the three armies.
You can send back the rest of the money so that I can propose this matter to them. Although we can also pay for this money ourselves, it always seems like we are deliberately trying to win people's hearts, so we pay it from the official
Rewarding everyone with money is just the right thing to do, and I have no reason to refuse."
When Wang Xifeng heard this, she couldn't stop laughing.
You are so heartless, you are so shrewd. In this way, instead of just sending the money back, you can get it back again, and you can earn back your reputation without having to pay any extra money yourself.
Therefore, looking at Jia Lian's eyes full of smiles, those who have no conscience must have learned from themselves!
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In the evening, everyone in Rongguo Mansion was indeed full of joy.
In the courtyard in front of the steward's room, Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian asked people to carry ten baskets of money to reward the people of Rongguo Mansion.
Everyone in the Rongguo Mansion, as long as they are on duty, whether they are maids, servants or slaves, will be rewarded with two months' worth of money.
In addition, those who contributed during the funeral will be rewarded based on their performance in the previous month.
The generous rewards made hundreds of people in the Rongguo Mansion excited. Those who had not received their rewards rushed towards the steward's room one by one, for fear that they would not be able to receive it if they were too late.
Those who have received it are naturally "singing praises", running around telling each other, and talking about it.
"Second Master Lian and Second Mistress Lian are so generous and kind. Not only did everyone get extra monthly money, but many of those who worked at the elder's funeral received double rewards!"
"What's a double share? There are still people who get three! I heard that Caixia's mother in the wife's house accidentally cut her finger while rushing to cut her mourning scarf in the first seven days of her life. The second mistress also rewarded her with three additional shares.
Where is the money..."
"What are you talking about? That young man from the Zhang Cai family almost broke his leg due to the felled pine wood when he was building the tomb for the eldest master. At that time, the second master rewarded him with money to go and see the doctor. Not to mention, he was alone just now.
He was rewarded with eight coins."
"And there's more..."
"What do you know? In fact, the reason why the second master and the second grandma are so generous today is not only for the sake of the master, but also because the second master successfully succeeded in seizing the title... I heard that the second master is about to be crowned, so the second master and the second grandma are about to be crowned.
Grandma is happy, so our slaves are also blessed!"
"So that's it, let's just say... It's a pity that the second master and the second grandma are both in Xiaozhong, otherwise we should really celebrate and celebrate..."
One tael of silver is worth more than a sling of money, and a sling of money is worth a thousand cash.
According to the monthly money system of the Jia family, the monthly money for a young servant is usually 500, and for a long servant and a servant to protect the courtyard, the monthly money is about 800.
In other words, those who have received a few ounces of money or even more than a dozen ounces of money are suddenly equivalent to receiving half a year's worth of monthly income. How can they be unhappy?
In this way, those who received generous rewards would naturally be grateful to Jia and Lian, and would say nice things to everyone they met.
Those who did not get the big reward felt remorseful and deeply regretted why they had not tried their best to behave in front of the second master, second grandma and others. In that case, maybe they would have received the big reward.
Next time, if something happens again, you must rush ahead!