Manager Liu shook his head and stopped the little maid from taking the money. Then he said to Ji Qingning, "All civil and military ministers in the court have donated money to the southwest, not a small amount. I think Mr. Ji is now the Minister of Justice, so he should donate a little. Since you are back, you have to tell you about this."

The little maid said curiously, "How much does it cost to donate to the minister in general?"

Manager Liu said, "I asked, and the minister usually donated 4,000 taels."

Donated so much.

The little maid is reluctant to let go.

She didn't feel sorry for donating 20,000 taels, because the silver notes were not in her hands. The four thousand taels were actually carried out, and the little maid felt so distressed.

Moreover, her girl should have donated it. If her girl hadn't donated the 20,000 taels, she wouldn't have donated so much money from the court ministers. Those stupid officials would have been fine if they were not greedy for the people's wealth and cream.

Afraid that Ji Qingning would not use money as money, the little maid pulled Ji Qingning's sleeve, "I have donated a lot, so I'll donate less."

"How much less donation?" Ji Qingning asked.

"Just donate fifty taels," said the little maid.

"...Okay, I'll donate fifty taels," said Ji Qingning.

Manager Liu, “….”

Isn't this a little too little?

But thinking that Ji Huaishan was promoted to the Minister of Justice, a small county magistrate in Taiping County, with a salary of only fifty taels a year, which is a lot.

Ji Huaishan was appointed as the Minister of Justice and had not received his salary yet...

At fifty taels, the little maid didn't feel distressed anymore. She quickly took fifty taels out of her purse and handed them to Manager Liu.

Manager Liu took the walk, "I'll go donate first, then go buy vegetables, and I'll come back later. There are pastries in the kitchen. Master Ji is going to be hungry and can keep his stomach."

The little maid nodded repeatedly and picked up the vegetables from Manager Liu's bamboo basket. Manager Liu took the empty basket to the yamen to donate money.

The person responsible for collecting the money is Jingzhao Yin.

I usually donate fifty taels of money, but today I have too many wives. There are not enough people in the yamen. The yamen who are responsible for copying the amount of donations are so harsh.

The donation box was stuffed with silver notes, and even personal income tax money was not seen. Manager Liu was stopped at the yamen with a food box, "Who is in the house?"

Manager Liu hurriedly said, "It is from the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, so I'm here to donate money."

The yamen officer let the money go out and the donation is not at the gate, so he has to go to the inner room to donate.

Manager Liu is too late to go, and there are not many people coming to donate, but there are still four or five.

The amount of donations is not small.

When he walked over, he said in charge, "My master is the Minister of Works, donating 4,000 taels."

"Next," the yaman who was responsible for copying did not raise his head.

The next person in charge said, "My master is the guardian of the South City, donating 4,000 taels."

The Guardian of the South City is also a third-rank title.

The other two donated 3,000 taels and the other donated 5,000 taels.

Then it was Manager Liu's turn. Manager Liu regretted that he was talking too much. If he had known that Master Ji was not in Kyoto and went to the southwest to investigate the case, he would not have told Master Ji anymore. If Master Ji was not here, no one would say he was not.

When he walked up, the yamen asked, "Where is the mansion? How much is it donated?"

Manager Liu's throat was so weak that he couldn't spit out words. The yamen did not hear the sound and asked again. Manager Liu replied, "Sergeant, the Right Minister of the Ministry of Justice, donate, donate fifty taels."

The yamen was stunned, "I didn't hear how much Chu donated?"

"Five, fifty taels," Manager Liu said embarrassedly.

One of them counted and looked at him in unison, making Manager Liu so eager to drill holes on the ground.

If it were in previous years, no, it was the past, donating fifty taels is not a small amount, but it was everyone's wish. But when everyone donated 8,000 yuan, and even if it was less or less, fifty taels suddenly appeared, and they always felt that it was inappropriate.

The yamen looked at Manager Liu and said, "Generally, the Minister's Mansion donates 4,000 taels, and no matter how small it is, it will donate 3,000 taels. Is it too little for you to donate fifty taels?"

The yamen said this, and some people in charge there laughed out loud, "Fifty taels, why not donate it!"

Not to mention others, even Manager Liu felt that he was too embarrassed to do so, but he might as well not donate. He did not agree with this. Although fifty taels were less, the people in the southwest were poor and fifty taels were enough to overcome this difficulty.

Someone in charge said, "Is it right at Shilang Ji's mansion? It's the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice who was promoted from a seventh-rank county magistrate to a third-rank minister in one breath, and he used to be a seventh-rank minor official, and fifty taels are already a one-year salary, which is not small."

The manager smiled and said, "If a small county magistrate donated fifty taels, it's the minister's mansion. I heard that Master Ji was studying in the academy, and his servant gave him food from Hongxing Building almost every day."

"Is it possible for anyone to eat the food in Hongxinglou? A little better meal and add a jar of wine, it will cost more than fifty taels. He is so unreasonable that he can't even donate the money for a meal."

Manager Liu couldn't hear that. He put the fifty taels of silver ingots on the table, regardless of whether the yamen had recorded it in the donation book, and ran away quickly.

Only he went out, and the yamen over there chased him out and said, "Although I only donated fifty taels, I have to give you the receipt."

Manager Liu took the receipt and left as if he was running away. Otherwise, the money he brought was enough to buy vegetables, he would have wished to help Ji Qingning pay a few hundred taels. The boss gave him five thousand taels to the courtyard, just to spend it on Master Ji, and only buy vegetables. Even if he had a meal of big fish and meat, he would not eat much.

Manager Liu was worried that Ji Qingning would only donate fifty taels to the boss, and the boss would send someone to train him...

Besides, Ji Qingning did not take the donation seriously. She didn't care so much about everyone's opinion when doing things. As long as she had a clear conscience, it would be done.

I should have gone to the academy today, but I thought that after all the rest of my life, I might as well skip class for another day. It would not be too late to go to the academy tomorrow.

Ji Qingning was reading a book on the couch, turning the pages casually, and outside the house, Manager Liu called out, "Iron Hammer."

The little maid was pouring tea for Ji Qingning. When she heard this, she quickly put down the teapot and walked out.

Manager Liu took a gold-painted post in his hand. The post was blocked by the receipt. Manager Liu handed the receipt to the little maid in advance and said, "This is a donation. The receipt was opened by the yamen. You can collect it."

The little maid took it casually, and Manager Liu handed the post to the little maid and said, "This was sent by Duke Chengguo's mansion yesterday to your young master. Five days later, you will hold a banquet in Hongxing Building to treat your young master to dinner. Master Ji hasn't come back for a long time. I'm still worried what to do if I don't come back then, but fortunately I'm back."

The little maid was surprised, her girl had no friendship with the young master of Duke Cheng’s mansion?

After thanking Manager Liu, the little maid went back to the house and handed the invitation to Ji Qingning.
Chapter completed!