Chapter 17 Do You Want to Live?
Ningguo Mansion, Jia Rong Courtyard.
When he heard that his father was going to raid Lai Sheng's house, he was so shocked that he almost jumped up.
"Why are you so excited?"
Shen Ning held him down and said, "Practice your calligraphy well."
"grandmother!"
Jia Rong's eyes were particularly bright, filled with joy, "Let's send a few more people to watch father's house being confiscated!"
It’s a pity that his butt still hurts, otherwise he really wants to go by himself.
"Lai Sheng is a good crybaby." What if his father is soft-hearted? "It's hard to value antiques and paintings."
"...Yeah!" Shen Ning smiled and pinched his hopeful face, "That's very thoughtful."
She was also a little worried, so she turned to Youshi and said, "Find someone to tell Jiao Da and the palace guards to confiscate the extra silver and set aside one tenth for the training and settlement of these people."
"yes!"
Youshi went out in a hurry.
To be honest, she was even more worried about Jia Zhen's confiscation of the family property. Although she had secretly asked the maid to arrange for someone, the people she arranged could only watch from a distance and make a sneaky estimate. Now that the mistress had asked Jiao Da and the palace guards to come, Lai Sheng would have no way to escape.
After being in charge of the household for four years, Youshi knew too well how greedy Lai Sheng and his wife were.
For the same clothes and jewellery, people buy them at 10% or 50% more expensive than the market price.
It would have been fine if she hadn't asked. Once she asked, people said that their Jia family only used the best, and since she was the mistress of Ningguo Mansion, she couldn't be too petty.
The medicinal materials must be the best, the supplements must be the best, in short, the word "good" is always associated with "expensive".
She couldn't object, as doing so would be considered petty.
When she told Jia Zhen about this, Jia Zhen would listen to her question first, but every time he asked, he had to go through Lai Sheng first, and then things would really become better.
She had no excuse.
It seems like she is really an ignorant and petty woman.
Time and time again, Youshi finally realized that the Lai family had long been influential in Ningguo Mansion.
Her husband, the only one she can rely on and the heir to Ningguo Mansion, is her greatest supporter.
In order not to cause separation between the couple and Jia Zhen, and not to let Jia Zhen even enter her room, she could only cooperate slowly and act as an obedient mistress who seemed to be able to give orders.
Yu Shi had originally given up hope, but she didn't expect that her mother-in-law would uproot her completely.
She cares more about this matter than Jia Rong.
If possible, she would also like to be there in person.
However, Youshi felt that she should stay here to prevent some people from becoming desperate and attacking her mother-in-law.
So after a while, the six strong old women who had made great contributions in the school yesterday were hired by their eldest grandmother with high salaries, and they stood guard outside Jia Rong's yard with feather dusters in their hands.
Shen Ning and Jia Rong both saw it, their eyes were a little complicated, "You are still young, you don't have to worry so much in the future."
"Grandson is happy!"
Jia Rong suddenly felt that writing big characters on the kang was a special enjoyment.
"Okay, okay, you're happy!"
Shen Ning was amused by his little look and looked through the three large characters he wrote today. "Why are all the characters for longevity you practiced today?" And they were longevity characters in different fonts. "Whose birthday are you preparing for?"
"Grandma, your birthday is in half a year," Jia Rong's little face flushed, "I want to write more beautifully."
He wanted to finish writing it as soon as possible, send it to Chongfu Temple outside the city, and ask the monks there to read it several times for his grandmother.
"…You're thinking too early."
Shen Ning was actually quite happy.
She had never received such a gift before.
On the large characters, although each of the characters for longevity looks a little childish, with different lengths, roundness, and sizes, and arms and legs running, they are really cute when put together! "But my grandmother likes it very much."
Shen Ning decided to keep it. "How many characters are you still short of?" She looked at the half-written character "longevity" on the table. "Write it quickly."
“…There are three more.”
Jia Rong quickly picked up his brush and wrote a larger character for "Shou" first, filling up the rest of the paper. Then he wrote "Shou lying down" and "Shou fat" on both sides. "Grandma, do you like fans or screens?"
He had seen other people's designs of a hundred longevity pictures, where in a limited space, longevity characters of various shapes and sizes were written. Whether viewed from a distance or up close, he was very envious.
Now it was his turn to design one, and it was to be dedicated to his grandmother, so Jia Rong wanted to give the best.
"What kind of fan or screen do you want?"
Shen Ning carefully put away the last longevity character, "These big characters are super good."
"grandmother……"
Jia Rong was surprised, this was his practice work!
He was prepared to practice for two months, and this was just the beginning. If he gave it to his grandmother, what if someone saw it...
Jia Rong couldn't even dare to think about it.
"Don't you just want to honor your grandmother?"
Shen Ning smiled, "Grandma really likes these big characters. Isn't this a way of showing filial piety?"
Jia Rong: “…”
Although he could truly feel his grandmother's love for him, for some reason, Jia Rong always felt that these big words were like a big pit that would bury him one day.
"good!"
Shen Ning motioned Qingzhu to help her put it away, "I have received the Hundred Years' Birthday, but grandma still hopes to receive a better gift."
Ah? Jia Rong was stunned for a moment, "What does grandma want?"
"Your great-grandfather was born in a poor family."
Shen Ning smiled and said, "When he was young, he often said that the books he read were basically borrowed from others and copied by himself at home. It was very difficult to borrow books at that time. So, grandma wants to donate a few books to the school outside the city. How about you help grandma copy the books you have read three times and give them to the poor students in need?"
how?
Jia Rong, kneeling on the kang, straightened his back and said, "Of course I can."
"Once you agree to it, you can't go back on your word!"
Shen Ning stretched out her hand, "Let's make a pinky promise, the kind that won't change for a hundred years."
"Hehe, grandma~"
Jia Rong didn't expect that his grandmother could play the games that they kids played. While laughing, he actually made a pinky promise with Shen Ning, completely unaware of how big a trap this would be.
He will read many, many books in the future.
Copy each book three times...
Shen Ning hooked her hand around Jia Rong's still very thin hand, "Say the same thing to me, and don't change it for a hundred years."
"No changes for a hundred years!"
Jia Rong echoed loudly and excitedly.
Outside the door, after arranging everything and waiting for good news, You Shi glanced inside and suddenly felt that her mother-in-law was a bit of a jerk.
First he cheated on Master Jia Zhen, then he cheated on Rong Ge'er, and no one knows if he will cheat on her again in the future.
Yu Shi thought about it and decided not to care anymore. The traps her mother-in-law had set for her master and Rong'er were all beneficial to them.
If we take down the Lai family and get rid of those who steal the property and abuse their power, the sky in Ningguo Mansion will be bluer.
If Rong'er can really copy every book he reads three times in the future, it will be beneficial to his study and calligraphy practice.
Forget it, she should just wait for her mother-in-law to trick her!
Yu Shi is in a good mood now, and everything she sees seems pleasing to her eyes.
But they were happy here, while Jia Zhen, who was confiscating the property, had tears in his eyes as he stood in front of the three small jade horses of different shapes and colors.
This was a ten-year-old gift given to him by his maternal and paternal grandfathers.
The jade for the three little jade horses all belonged to my grandfather. My maternal grandfather designed and carved two of them, and this ugliest black jade pony was made by my grandfather.
At that time, his grandfather said that if he was given some more time, he would be able to carve the black jade horse into a more beautiful one, but he couldn't wait and cried, made a fuss, and rolled on the ground to ask for it.
He loves them and sleeps with them every night.
But one day, returning from school, only fragments of his three ponies remained.
Thinking of the four maids and servants who were sent out because of his anger, Jia Zhen was so angry that he trembled all over.
Back then, Lai Sheng didn't have the ability to replace one thing with another, so he could only be the chief steward.
So, their family had been stealing so early? Jia Zhen knew that the Lai family was a little stealing.
But the Jia family has fallen on hard times. If they want others to look up to them as highly as before, they have to start with Hao Nu.
As the saying goes, the prime minister is in front of a seventh-rank official. If the Lai family wants to support the seventh-rank official, how can they be arrogant without stealing some things? But you can steal other things, but how can you steal the love of your grandfather and grandfather-in-law for him?
No, how could he start stealing so early? His grandfather was still alive at that time.
"Lai Sheng..."
Jia Zhen turned around to look at Lai Sheng, who was shaking like a sieve, and said in a faint voice, "Do you want to live?"
(End of this chapter)
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