Last time, it was said that after Jia Zheng dismissed everyone, he led Jiao Shun back to the back house.

Because the Rongguo Mansion had started heating in mid-October, it felt unbearably hot as soon as they entered the flower hall, so the two of them took off their coats before taking their seats respectively.

When Jin Chuan served the fragrant tea, Jiao Shun turned slightly sideways and faced the main seat, pretending to be attentive, but he didn't expect that Jia Zheng's words came to his lips several times and he swallowed them back inexplicably.

Repeatedly, Jia Zheng sighed quietly, lowered his head, picked up the lid of the tea bowl, and gently scraped the edge of the tea bowl, making a crisp tinkling sound unique to fine porcelain.

Jiao Shun was looking at it unclearly, when suddenly he saw the curtain in the inner room was raised, and Mrs. Wang walked out calmly, shaking her shoulders. She nodded slightly to Jiao Shun who stood up to greet him, then turned to Jia Zheng and said: "Master, Brother Shun is not an outsider either.

What else does he have to avoid?"

Jia Zheng raised his eyebrows and glanced at her, then lowered his head and said calmly: "Since it was your idea, please explain it clearly to Brother Shun."

Mrs. Wang's face showed some resentment, but she calmed down in an instant. She smoothed the back of her long skirt into a mature peach shape, sat down next to Jia Zheng elegantly and dignifiedly, and raised her hand to Jiao Shun twice: "

Sit down and talk, sit down and talk.”

When Jiao Shun also sat down, the warm smile on her face turned into a hint of sadness, and she sighed: "Brother Shun must have heard about it. It's no wonder he didn't plan it at the beginning. He didn't expect to come to Jingzhong this year."

Prices have skyrocketed, and the cost of repairing the yard originally made us rich, but ended up overspending everywhere, and now our family is even more tired and has difficulty making ends meet.”

"In previous years, it would have been fine for me and the master to take the lead in leading the family to live frugally, but with such a blessing from God just around the corner, we can't let the outside world see my mother-in-law's joke, right?"

If he hadn't known that the wealthy Xue family was backing him up, Jiao Shun would have suspected that the other party wanted to borrow money from him after hearing Mrs. Wang's words.

But if you don't borrow money from yourself, what is the reason for crying about poverty?

Jiao Shun was confused and couldn't help but take the initiative to ask: "But is there any place where my nephew is needed? Auntie might as well make it clear that my nephew will do his best."

Mrs. Wang smiled: "That's what happened, the old man and I..."

"cough!"

Jia Zheng stopped talking with a dry cough.

Mrs. Wang had no choice but to change her words: "I discussed it with the stewards. For the current plan, I'm afraid I can only mortgage the property in the house and borrow some money temporarily to meet our urgent needs."

Hearing the words 'property, mortgage', Jiao Shun's heart suddenly moved and he blurted out: "Is the tire sale your wife is talking about?"

It is not difficult to guess. Rong Guofu has many industries under its name, but the only ones related to Jiao Shun are tire workshops and shops.

The matter of mortgaging the property was undoubtedly a wasteful act in the eyes of the old-fashioned Jia Zheng, and it was difficult for him to stop talking about it just now, and finally just pushed it to Mrs. Wang.

"My good nephew really knows everything."

Mrs. Wang solemnly said: "This business is the foundation you have laid. I always act according to the regulations you have set. You are familiar with your monthly income and expenditure, and the future prospects, so I would like to ask

Please help me make an estimate and see how much money our house can hold as collateral for the shares."

It turned out that I had to ask myself for an estimate.

Jiao Shun was stunned, but then he couldn't help but question: "In that case, why didn't Madam ask Second Grandma Lian to host it? She knows everything about the shop, wouldn't it be better than me, a shopkeeper with a false reputation?"

"this……"

But I heard Mrs. Wang sneer and say perfunctorily: "She suffered from the cold a while ago, and now she is better and busy with her feet off the ground. I really can't bear to put the burden on her shoulders - besides the outside business, the housewife

It's always inconvenient to manage people, but it's not as real as you men seeing it face to face."

This reason makes sense, but Jiao Shun always feels that it's not that simple inside.

However, this was not the time to delve deeper. He went through the valuation matter in his mind, then shook his head slightly and said, "My nephew is not trying to shirk it, but I am afraid that there may be some trouble involved."

"Why is this?"

When Mrs. Wang heard this, she became a little anxious. She leaned forward and asked with her chest puffed out: "The tire workshops and shops are hot business. Although there are a few secretly imitating them in the summer, most of them are just outside."

If anyone who recognizes our family really wants to sell it, they might be able to steal it!"

"Ma'am, don't worry."

Seeing that she was speaking hurriedly and quickly, shivering and panting for a moment, Jiao Shun couldn't look around, so he hurriedly bowed his head and explained: "This business is naturally excellent. If you really want to take action, you just have to do it."

I'm afraid that even the Ministry of Internal Affairs will come to fight for it - but this is a partnership deal after all, and the three families have been in-laws for many generations. It stands to reason that whether it is a purchase or a sale, the approval of the Wang and Xue families is required."

At this point, he spread his hands and said: "Our family is also the major shareholder. If we really want to lose control, the shop and workshop will have to be decided by outsiders. This...I'm afraid the Wang and Xue families may not be happy."

It is said that it is the Wang and Xue families, but in fact it refers to the Wang family alone. The Xue family is now dependent on others, and it owns the smallest share, so naturally it will not turn against the Jia family for some benefits.

But Wang Taiwei is now in power in the southeast. In terms of power, he is not under the Rongguo Mansion. He may not be willing to let this golden chicken lay in the hands of outsiders. What's more, because of Sun Shaozu's incident, the Jia family still owes the Wang family a huge favor.

I'm afraid I won't be so tough when facing the Wang family.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wang hurriedly asked: "What if it is not given to outsiders, but to the Xue family?"

To the Xue family?

When Jiao Shun heard this, he was a little confused at first. The Xue family is now living under the fence of others, and whenever Mrs. Wang opens her mouth, how can the Xue family not respond?

Why did you go so far as to get a mortgage?

Could it be that the Xue family really dared to rob the workshop and shop because the Rongguo Mansion refused to repay the debt?

But when he thought about it, Jiao Shun suddenly realized it, and then he secretly rejoiced, thinking that they were a perfect match, they were clearly plastic sisters!

Afraid that this matter would happen again, he quickly stood up and said seriously: "If I pay it to the Xue family, it will save a lot of trouble. If Uncle Shi and Auntie can trust me, and let me work for a few days, I can make an estimate."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wang quickly stood up and returned the courtesy: "Then there is Laoxian Nephew."

…………

After Jiao Shun agreed to help with the estimate, it took another two days.

But that afternoon, Aunt Xue came back from outside wrapped up tightly. While letting the maid peel it off layer by layer, she asked Baochai to come and talk.

When Xue Baochai arrived after hearing the news, she had a pampered body and was being wiped by the maids with a handkerchief.

Seeing her daughter recently, Aunt Xue hid her heart and complained helplessly: "I thought I would get used to it in two or three years, but who would have thought that this body is getting more and more out of shape. Every time I go in and out, it's like ice lumps passing through a steamer, and my body is wet."

It’s so sticky that it can’t be used anywhere.”

Because she was used to hearing this, Baochai just laughed it off, and then asked her mother why she called him over in such a hurry.

Only then did Aunt Xue remember the business and hurriedly motioned for everyone to go out first. She wrapped herself in an ice silk nightgown and leaned half of her body on the heater. Then she said lazily: "I guess you are right, your aunt

Just now, we got word that we were going to use the shares from the tire business to help our family out."

Baoyu frowned when he heard this and murmured: "With the relationship between the two families, I can borrow it, but what is the mortgage?"

Then she seemed to have thought of something, her face suddenly turned cold, she shook her head repeatedly and said: "Auntie doesn't know that a big tree attracts the wind."

Aunt Xue didn't hear clearly for a moment, and was about to ask her what she said, when Baochai said again: "After the New Year, why not move out, we can be more comfortable living alone."

Aunt Xue couldn't help being stunned, and subconsciously hesitated: "I'm afraid that your brother will lose his restraint and become even more useless in the future."

Having said this, he looked at his daughter and said, "Let's talk about you and Baoyu..."

Although she talks about her children, in fact, even without these reasons, she has either relied on her family or her husband all her life. If she really wants to go out on her own, she feels really uneasy.

"Mother."

Hearing her mother come up with these excuses again, Baochai said helplessly: "If we had relied on the old friendship between the two families, why would we need to use any shares to offset it? Now that we are using this share to offset it, I'm afraid that there will already be alienation.

thoughts."

"this……"

Aunt Xue sat upright in astonishment, with a look of disbelief on her face: "Could it be that you are overthinking it? Your aunt has always been close to me. We usually rely on this family member for help whenever anything happens in our family.

, for no reason, how could it be..."

Seeing that her mother just didn't believe it, Xue Baochai sighed secretly and changed the subject: "In order to implement the work-study method, the family invested a lot of money. Now, although it has achieved results, it still takes two or three days to get back the money.

In the new year, if you take out so much money in cash at once, I'm afraid it will be hard to turn around."

"What should we do?"

When Aunt Xue heard this, she immediately forgot about what she had said before and said anxiously: "This is the first time in so many years that your aunt has opened her mouth to me, and it's not just an empty excuse. She specifically used the shop's shares as collateral. How could I?"

How to refute her affection?!"

After saying that, he got down to the ground with his bare feet.

"Mom, don't worry."

When Baochai saw this, she quickly comforted her and said, "Let me discuss it with my aunt and see how we can raise money so that we can get the best of both worlds."

With the Xue family's background, it is a bit troublesome to come up with the two hundred thousand taels of silver now, but it is not as difficult as Baochai showed.
Chapter completed!