Manager Li always thought that he had a high status in the Lin family and was quite powerful. No bold guy dared to stand up and testify against him, so he did not expect that after the two little girls went out, they found more than a dozen people at once.
Personal ID.
Lin Jingzhi was also a little surprised at this time. He couldn't understand how these two little girls had such great appeal. In his opinion, it would be good if they could find one or two witnesses.
"Second Master, these people can all testify for me." The little maid named Lu'er who was kneeling on the left earlier kowtowed and pointed to the four rough ladies behind her.
When the four rough ladies heard this, they nodded repeatedly, indicating that Lu'er was not lying.
Another maid named Ping'er pointed to the three men kneeling behind her and said: "Second Master, these three people can testify for me. It has been half a month since I went to the woodshed to help."
"Fart, I think you are impatient, and you dare to slander..." Manager Li didn't expect that the servants who usually grovel when they see him would actually dare to come forward to testify. He is used to being domineering.
, at this time, he was so angry that he even forgot about Lin Jingzhi, but he was just halfway through cursing when he suddenly let out a miserable cry of "Awww".
Slowly retracting his feet, Lin Jingzhi's face turned green with anger. This slave was so brave. He didn't even take him seriously. How could he not be angry?
So Manager Lin only yelled half a sentence before he kicked him hard in the face.
"You dog slave, you dare to yell in front of me. I think you are impatient!"
After Li Guanshi was in pain, he remembered that there was a master sitting in front of him, and quickly kowtowed and begged for mercy, "Second Master, I know I was wrong. Please spare me this time."
Lin Jingzhi ignored Manager Li, but looked at the servants and asked, "What do you do? Are you really willing to testify for Lu'er and Ping'er?"
"Back to the Second Master, my servant's name is Gou Wa. He is responsible for chopping firewood in the woodshed. I am willing to testify for Ping'er." A young man of 16 years old and strong in stature was the first to kowtow.
With the leader in charge, the rest of the group also agreed.
"Li Zhong, now that Lu'er and Ping'er have found witnesses, what else do you have to say?" Lin Jingzhi glanced at Li Zhong coldly and asked.
The slave bullying the master can be big or small, it all depends on the master's thoughts. If the slave is not favored, the master will naturally turn a blind eye or close an eye. But if he accidentally offends someone who should not be offended,
That would be a huge disaster. After staying in the Lin family for so many years, Manager Li naturally understood this truth. At this time, he also saw that Lin Jingzhi treated Aunt Wan quite favorably, otherwise he would not have called her for such a trivial matter.
So many servants came to ask questions.
Cold sweat dripped from his forehead. Manager Li could hardly hold back his anger now. Because he was afraid that Lin Jingzhi would punish him severely, Manager Li thought that he could only grit his teeth and deny it to the end, otherwise there would be no way to survive. "Second Master,
The slave is unjust, and even if these two little girls are indeed doing things elsewhere, they can’t be sure that they were instigated by the slave!"
"Bold, you still dare to quibble now. Why, do you really think I don't dare to use my family methods on you?" Lin Jingzhi slammed the table, shaking the tea cup and jumping so high. After falling down, no one was there.
Once it was stable, he poured the tea out. The cup spun around a few times and then fell to the ground with a 'bang' sound.
Seeing this, several maids quickly stepped forward to wipe away the water stains on the table and picked up the broken cups.
"Second Master, you can't punish me without teaching me!" Manager Li's face turned pale with fright, and he wailed. He understood that if this punishment was given, his future would be over.
"You..." Lin Jingzhi pointed his finger at Manager Li and was so angry that he couldn't speak. He punished him without teaching. Isn't this the same as saying that he is unreasonable!
Aunt Wan, who had been sitting next to her, was startled when she saw this. She quickly stood up, gently stroked Lin Jingzhi's back with her hand, and advised: "Second Master, calm down, it's just a small matter, not worth it.
"
Aunt Wan's small hand was so gentle that Lin Jingzhi felt much better. He suppressed the anger in his heart and smiled at Aunt Wan, indicating that she didn't have to worry. Then he turned his head and said angrily: "Don't worry.
I will definitely present evidence today to convince you!"
Manager Li was trembling all over and knelt on the ground, not daring to say another word.
The few servants kneeling in the hall were frightened when they saw the second master was so angry, but they were afraid. They had to sue Manager Li this time, otherwise there would be no good fruits in the future, Gouwa.
The more courageous one spoke first: "Second Master, Manager Li arranged for Miss Ping'er to help in the woodshed. I dare to guarantee this with my life, and there will definitely be no lies."
Lin Jingzhi nodded when he heard this. Seeing that Gou Wa seemed to have something else to say, he asked, "What else do you want?"
"Second Master, in fact, in addition to testifying, this servant is here to accuse Manager Li of uneven distribution of work and withholding our monthly payment!" At this point, Gou Wa knew that they and Manager Li were at odds with each other.
, and simply stated the purpose of coming here.
In fact, if Mrs. Lin were asked to question this time, they would not dare to testify, because everyone in the Lin family knew that Mrs. Lin would praise Manager Li every now and then, saying that Manager Li was...
It is not an exaggeration to say that Mrs. Lin is a confidant, but it is different when it comes to Lin Jingzhi. Lin Jingzhi is a fair man and has always been known for his severity. No matter what happens, he will not take sides.
And there is another most important reason, which is that these servants have been forced to death by Manager Li.
"You...you are so slanderous!" Manager Li showed his teeth and claws, but he didn't have much confidence.
"I'll naturally find out if it's a slander, Gouwa, please explain to me in detail why Manager Li distributes the work unevenly and deducts your monthly payment?"
"Back to the Second Master, it's like this. There are hundreds of people eating in the Lin Mansion. According to the rules, at least twelve people must be arranged in the woodshed, eight people are responsible for chopping, and four people are responsible for hauling. Only in this way,
Only in this way can we ensure that a sufficient amount of firewood can be supplied to each kitchen every day, but Li
Not only did the stewards arrange for two less, but they also refused to let their nephews work. Now there are only seven people actually working in the woodshed. These seven slaves not only have to chop the wood, but also transport the chopped wood.
When you go to the kitchen, you will be so tired at the end of the day that you can't even stand upright."
When Gou Wa said this, he felt very aggrieved, "But that's all. The slaves can only do more work at most, which is not exhausting. But Manager Li not only favors his three nephews who are arranged in the woodshed, but also does it every day.
He scolded the seven of us for being lazy and not working, and whenever he found some excuse, he would deduct our monthly quota."
"Second Master, the treatment in the Lin Mansion is good. I am just the lowest servant. I only get a hundred cents per month. This money is enough for the daily expenses of my family of four. But Manager Li is not a generous person. Every time I see him,
When the slave takes a break, he will scold him for being lazy, but the work of chopping firewood is inherently physical work.
, there is no day without rest. After scolding, Manager Li will deduct the monthly payment. At this rate, the slave can only receive less than fifty cents per month. In the past, the slave's father would also
I can earn dozens of cash and the whole family can live on, but recently my servant’s wife gave birth to a baby, and it’s not enough.”
"Originally, you are just lazy and cheating. I'm fine with giving you a monthly payment. Also, I'm not showing favoritism to my nephew. I don't know whether they are doing the work or not." Manager Li said with a thick neck.
"You're talking nonsense. You obviously protected me. Last time, you personally lectured us, saying that your nephew's family has a lot of things to do and you want us to do more." Another man from the woodshed retorted.
"Second Master, please make the decision for me!" At this moment, a rough lady suddenly cried loudly.
Several servants kneeling in the hall turned their heads when they heard this. They saw the mother-in-law wailing, with unbearable expressions on their faces. Obviously they all recognized this mother-in-law and knew what difficulties she had at home.
Seeing the mother-in-law crying so sadly, Aunt Wan couldn't bear it. She gently advised her, "Don't cry yet. If you tell me anything, I will definitely make the decision for you."
Seeing Lin Jingzhi nodding to her, the mother-in-law responded with a choked voice, forcibly stopped her tears, and told everything about her family.
It turns out that the old woman's family is a descendant of the Lin family, which means that they have been slaves of the Lin family for generations and have no freedom. Even in the government, there is no household registration certificate. The old woman is over forty this year, but because of the hardships she has to endure,
Many, it looks similar
She was sixty years old. Her husband's surname was Zhang, and his name was Zhang Bao. He had two sons in total. The family of four originally lived a good life, but when his eldest son was nine years old, he died of illness. Zhang Bao couldn't bear it.
Due to the blow, his health deteriorated and he died three years later with his eyes closed.
Since then, the family of four has become a family of two, and only the old woman and her youngest son, Zhang Shi, are left to depend on each other.
Zhang Shi was the second eldest child in the family, so everyone he knew called him Zhang Er. When he was ten years old, because he was relatively strong for his age, he was recruited by the Lin family steward to practice martial arts at the training ground and became a guard.
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There was only such a piece of incense left in the Zhang family. In the days to come, the old woman lived in fear, fearing that Zhang Er would encounter bad people when he went out to perform a mission and lose his life. In the blink of an eye, nearly ten people died.
In 2000, Zhang Er also married a wife and became a father not long ago.
Originally, the old woman was used to her son serving as a guard for the master's family, and she had heard people say that her son was very capable and a good person, so she gradually relaxed her heart. However, she never expected that the disaster would eventually turn out to be...
It happened to my son. He was a fine person yesterday morning, but after going out for a trip, he lost an arm!
This blow is fatal to the Zhang family, because the Zhang family now only has one adult male, Zhang Er.
Seeing that Zhang Er was injured like this, the old woman and her daughter-in-law hugged each other and cried, and then quickly asked someone to hire a doctor to treat their son. The doctor was finally invited, but the medicine on the prescription was ridiculously expensive.
When the Zhang family married a wife in 1998, they almost spent all their savings. Later, they gave birth to a child, and the family was even more strapped for money. How could they afford expensive medicinal materials?
Really desperate, they went to Manager Li and asked about Zhang Er's injury. The master didn't care, but Manager Li didn't have a good face at the time. He directly said that the guards were doing a bad job in protecting the master, causing the second mistress to be injured, so he didn't arrest her.
It would be great if he came out to work as a businessman. How could he still get money for Zhang Er’s medical treatment?
After hearing this, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had no choice but to shamelessly borrow from each other, and finally got Zhang Er two pairs of traditional Chinese medicine.
But these two sets of medicine were only enough for one day. What should they do tomorrow? When the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law secretly wiped away their tears, Manager Li took the initiative to find them on the door and pointed them to two ways. The first was to let them go.
Zhang's second daughter-in-law, who has not yet stopped breastfeeding, works as a nanny for another family, so that she can earn more money.
The second is to directly sell Zhang Er’s son who is less than two years old.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were shocked when they heard the second method. The Zhang family had finally added a son, so how could he sell it as an item? After much thought, they finally agreed to the first method and let Zhang's second daughter-in-law
Go and be a wet nurse for someone.
Manager Li knew a lot of people and said that he had connections and could introduce them to the owner's family, and asked Zhang's second daughter-in-law when she planned to leave. The old woman originally thought that the family had no money, so the sooner the better, but Zhang's second daughter-in-law had an extra daughter-in-law.
Because before Zhang Er proposed to her family, one of Guanshi Li's nephews also asked a matchmaker to come to her house to discuss the marriage. However, Zhang Er's father-in-law heard that Guanli Li's nephew did not learn Wushu and did not agree.
Zhang's second daughter-in-law kept this in mind and said she would leave tomorrow. Then after Manager Li went out, she left the child in the care of her mother-in-law and followed her out secretly. Manager Li did not expect that someone was following behind, so he went directly to a tavern.
, then his nephew is waiting there.
The two asked for a private room to eat food and drink, while Zhang's second daughter-in-law quietly sneaked to the door and eavesdropped. It was okay if she didn't listen, but Zhang's second daughter-in-law was shocked when she heard that. It turned out that Manager Li said during the conversation
The master had already paid for the medicine, and he directly deducted the money into his own pocket, and planned to deceive Zhang's second daughter-in-law out and give it directly to his nephew as his wife.
Now the only male member of the Zhang family is disabled and lies half-dead in bed. There is only an elderly woman left in the family. If he is really deceived, there will be no one to deal with.
When Zhang's second daughter-in-law returned home, she told her mother-in-law what she had heard. After the two discussed it, they planned to go to the Lin family's chief steward to file a complaint today. However, after searching all morning, they could not find the chief steward. On the way home,
By chance, they met Lu'er and others. They said that the second master was interrogating Manager Li in Aunt Wan's yard, so they followed him over to seek justice.
After the old lady finished speaking, her face was filled with tears. Everyone in the room except Manager Li had red eyes, but Lin Jingzhi's face was dark and angry. He did not expect that there was such a wolf-hearted person in the Lin family.
Manager Li wanted to make a few quibbles, but seeing everyone's angry expressions, he opened his mouth, but in the end he couldn't say a word, and his face turned gray.
"Come here, call me the waiter Mo, the chief steward, and the accounting clerk." Lin Jingzhi really wanted to skin steward Li now.
The girl who had been following Lin Jingzhi responded after hearing the words, and ran out quickly and came to the courtyard. There were still a few servants who didn't speak, so they asked. Those people responded, and then asked again.
After counting several charges against Manager Li, after a while, Shi Mo and the chief manager rushed over one after another.
After Shi Mo entered the room, he said hello and stood behind Lin Jingzhi. He was Lin Jingzhi's right-hand man and was always at his disposal. The chief steward, Xu Fu, also kowtowed and slowly walked aside.
Xu Fu is in his early fifties this year. He is not tall and has a slightly prosperous body. He walks calmly without any nervousness. When facing Lin Jingzhi, he also appeared neither humble nor arrogant. Although it was the first time he saw a real person, Lin Jingzhi was very friendly to him.
I have a good impression of this person.
"Come here, bring a chair to Butler Xu." Although Xu Fu is a slave, he is one of the few old people in the Lin Mansion. He has worked hard for decades and has made great contributions. Even Mr. Lin
Taijun met him on weekdays and respected him a lot. After Lin Jingzhi's words fell behind, the maids immediately took action. Xu Fu said a few polite words and sat down firmly.
"What was Butler Xu busy with this morning?" Lin Jingzhi asked this question when he remembered that the old lady said that she had been searching all morning but could not find Xu Fu.
Xu Fu's face was calm, he leaned slightly and replied: "Second Master, I went outside the city today to see if it was time to harvest grain. I also went to visit Third Master by the way. The old lady also asked me
My servant brought me some delicious food."
"Oh." Lin Jingzhi responded, then pointed at Manager Li and said: "Today someone accused Manager Li of cheating the master, deducting monthly payments, embezzling money, seducing young women, uneven division of labor, and it's justified. Look, it's justified.
How should it be handled?"
Xu Fu frowned when he heard this. Just as he was about to reply, Manager Li suddenly shouted: "Butler, this servant is unjust. What the second master said is not the truth. They have no evidence at all."
"Bold!" Xu Fu's face was stern, and there was a sense of power about him. Manager Li was so frightened that he trembled and did not dare to say another word, "Second Master is sitting in front of you and didn't let you speak. There is no sense in what you said.
Come on, give me twenty!"
Wherever Xu Fu went, he was surrounded by several capable men. After hearing the words, they immediately rushed forward and gave him a slap in the face.
'Ba, Ba, Ba...'
After twenty strokes were completed, Xu Fu stood up, bowed to Lin Jingzhi, and said, "Second Master, this slave has exceeded the rules. Please punish him."
Lin Jingzhi waved his hand and didn't care. Instead, he felt that the blow was missing.
Xu Fu sat on the chair again and answered the question just now: "Second Master, if you deduct the monthly salary of the servant, you will be punished for fifteen years, and you will be relieved of your status as a steward. In addition, you will be fined three times the amount of silver taels you deducted, and you will be punished by the victim."
People, greedy for black money
Two, you should find out the amount of silver taels, fine you five times the silver taels and confiscate it. There is an uneven division of labor. You should be the boss for thirty years. You should rearrange the work of the servants and deceive young women. You have to be punished according to the circumstances. If it is more serious, you will be sent to the official and punished. If it is less serious, you will be punished.
It is also the duty of the rod."
Xu Fu's explanation was clear and coherent, but he only missed the part about slaves deceiving their masters.
Manager Li's face turned pale every time he heard one. If these charges were really confirmed, he might not have a chance to stand up again in his life.
But Xu Fu is different from Lin Jingzhi. Although Lin Jingzhi is the head of the family, he has never interfered in the chores in the backyard, so he is not very afraid. However, Xu Fu has always been his immediate boss, and his long-term power has long been buried in his heart.
A seed of fear was planted, which made him dare not defend himself anymore.
"Second Master, do you really want to deal with this Manager Li?" Although Shi Mo was also angry that Manager Li just ignored his superiority and shouted loudly, but this man is the old lady's subordinate after all. If you just deal with him like this, isn't it?
Did you hit Mrs. Lin in the face?
After Lin Jingzhi thought for a moment, he knew what Shi Mo was worried about, but Manager Li had done too many evil things, and not punishing him would not be enough to convince the public!
Moreover, Manager Li had secretly bullied his woman, how could he swallow this breath!
Xu Fu was sitting on the chair. Seeing Lin Jingzhi's gloomy face, he was obviously really angry. He thought for a while and said: "Second Master, if Manager Li really made so many mistakes, I think the old lady will have clear rewards and punishments."
His character will definitely not favor him."
Lin Jingzhi was about to speak after hearing this, but there was an announcement outside the door. It turned out that it was the little girl who had called the accounting steward. The accounting steward's surname was Zhu Minghou. He was in his thirties and was wearing a blue gown. Although he was thin.
, but he is quite spirited, especially his eyes, which flicker with a hint of cunning and shrewdness as they turn slightly.
After Zhu Hou saluted him, Lin Jingzhi asked, "Yesterday when the masters were offering incense, they encountered someone assassinating the eldest son of General Xuanwei. As a result, the second mistress happened to encounter him, so she acted righteously and rescued him.
Come down, but in this battle, some guards of the Lin Mansion were seriously injured. Do you know about this?"
"Back to the second master, this servant knows about this. After the old lady returned to the house yesterday, she told the servant that she should allocate more medical expenses to the seriously injured guards and give them more comfort." Zhu Hou leaned forward and replied.
road.
"The money has been appropriated?"
"Back to the second master, I heard from the person sent by the old lady to convey the message to the slave. Those people were seriously injured and needed to be treated as soon as possible, so the slave transferred the money yesterday. It was Manager Li who received the money and returned it to
The slave wrote a note." Before Zhu Hou came, he asked the little girl Lin Jingzhi what he wanted from him, so he was well prepared. After speaking, he took out the note signed by Manager Li yesterday from his sleeve.
Lin Jingzhi took it and glanced at it, then threw it in front of Manager Li and said coldly: "Li Zhong, please see if you signed this note? Later, when it was time to receive the penalty, you said that I
If you don't teach, you'll kill him!"
Manager Li didn't need to read it to know that it was a note written by himself. Knowing that it was useless to argue at this time, he simply admitted all his faults, kowtowed and begged loudly for mercy.
"Huh, you've done all the bad things, and you still want me to spare you?" Other things are easy to talk about, but there are two things that Lin Jingzhi absolutely cannot tolerate.
1. Manager Li bullied Aunt Wan as a slave.
Second, taking advantage of his position as a manager, he embezzled the money that Mo Zhang Er used to pay for medical treatment and medicine.
The former's bullying of Aunt Wan is equivalent to a slap in the face, while the latter's greed for Mo Zhang Er's money for medical treatment and medicine is basically equivalent to murder! Moreover, the impact of this incident is extremely bad. If word really spreads, it will be said that the Lin family and even the people in the government will
If the guards were seriously injured and ignored, then the Lin family would have lost all face.
"Steward Xu, now that Steward Li has confessed everything, how do you think the punishment should be?" Lin Jingzhi thought for a while and decided that it would be better to punish according to family rules. Otherwise, the punishment would be inappropriate and the rules would be broken.
In the Lin family, if you are rejected by the head of the family, how can you have any good fruits in the future?
Xu Fu understood that Manager Li's life was over. However, just when he was about to speak, he suddenly heard the door curtain ring, and then a young girl came up. This girl Lin Jingzhi knew, and then, his brows furrowed tightly.
Got up.
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