【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

Chapter 223 Grandmother Jia 25

Jia Yu's face became a little embarrassed, "Father has been busy these days." Jia Yu's wife smiled awkwardly.

"Don't try to fool me, right? Let's go back to the old house first."

Yun Xi understood that the elder of the Ninth Clan was very lustful. He was not busy with serious business, but must be busy in bed. Then he greeted the elder of the Tenth Clan and others next to him, and the group got on five carriages and headed towards the old house.

Jia is not fake, Bai Yu is a horse for Tang Jin.

Efang Palace, three hundred miles away, cannot live in Jinling for a single history.

The East China Sea lacked a white jade bed, and the Dragon King came to invite the King of Jinling.

In a good year, there is heavy "snow", pearls are abundant in the dirt and gold is as abundant as iron.

The Jia family mansion in Jinling was not much smaller than the Rongguo Mansion, but it was divided into two, one half belonging to the Ningguo Mansion of the first branch, and the other half belonging to the Rongguo Mansion of the second branch. When they arrived, the mansion had already been cleaned very cleanly by the old servants who stayed behind.

After walking in, I saw a building with white walls and green tiles. The overall style is in line with the Jiangnan water town. It is graceful and exudes a sense of grandeur. The courtyard is also lush and green in October. Some seasonal flowers are in full bloom, and the sound of birdsong is endless. It is full of vitality. No wonder Lady Jia wanted to go back to Jinling as soon as she got angry. It turns out that this place is not bad either.

Served by Lanhua and others, Yun Xi changed out of her elaborate formal attire and headdress, leaving only a few jade hairpins. She wore loose clothes on the boat and ate a bowl of salted noodles with crystal duck. After the meal, she felt refreshed. She put on a white fox fur coat and invited the people from the twelve rooms to talk in the hall. As the patriarch, Jia Jing sat in the main seat, and the others sat down according to their order.

Men like Jia Lian stood aside and listened, while girls like Jia Yuanchun listened in the back hall.

Jia Jing was very familiar with arranging these things and quickly calculated the date of the burial. The other details were left to Jia Lian to handle.

"Jia Yu, since your father is busy, you can represent your family and ask each of the other eleven families to send someone to take Lian'er to do the work." Yun Xi took the box from Lanhua's hand. Inside was a jade brush wash with good water quality. Each of the younger generations was given one. Then there was another box with a bunch of long rectangular boxes inside. Each female family member got one. Finally, each child got a jade peace locket. "Some small things, you can play with them. Jing'er, I remember that the eight families in the capital gave out red envelopes every year and their studies were free of tuition. What is the rule of the twelve families in Jinling?"

Speaking of red envelopes and free education, Jia Yu and others' eyes lit up. Although they were also members of the Jia family, most of them actually did not live well.

Jia Jing felt a sense of detachment. Upon hearing this, he said calmly, "Half of the income from the clan's annual sacrificial fields is left in Jinling, about five hundred taels of silver."

Yun Xi nodded and looked at Jia Yu. "How many people are there in the Twelve Houses? Tell me in detail. If I'm wrong, I won't say anything good to you."

Jia Yu was in high spirits. "Yes! Madam, there are a total of 500 people left in Jinling, and 50 of them are currently studying. After deducting the expenses for the elderly and children who have lost both their parents, there is a remaining 300 taels of silver for the children's education. Oh, and there are also expenses such as the teacher's salary and the maintenance of the school. Each child can receive 3 taels of silver per year."

She's really fertile! Yun Xi sighed in her heart, "What achievements has the master made? Has anyone in the clan ever been a scholar or a juren?"

Jia Yu blushed, "The teacher is a student who has failed the imperial examinations many times. Our family has never produced a scholar or a juren, only a few students."

Yun Xi was silent. My goodness, there hasn’t been a scholar in all these years. Is it because they don’t have the gene for studying?

No, no, no.

The elder of the Tenth Clan awkwardly tried to smooth things over, "The children may not be good at studying, but they are in good health. Many of them are serving in the army."

"Well, that's not bad. Are you still in contact with the Zhen family and the Xue Wang family?"

After these words were spoken, several people's expressions became uncomfortable. Yun Xi narrowed her eyes. Jia Yu looked left and right and asked hesitantly, "Old Madam, may I ask why the Jia family wanted to break away from the Four Princes and Eight Dukes?"

Jia Jing opened his eyes and reminded him, "There are only four kings and four dukes left now."

"Yes, yes, four kings and four dukes." Jia Yu wiped his sweat and quickly changed his words.

Jia Jing said, "First, the four princes and eight nobles are forming a clique for personal gain. Secondly, the Jia family officials are powerless. If they get involved with the four princes and eight nobles, they will be completely eaten up, leaving nothing behind."

There were officials in the court who were closely connected. Most of them shared the same political views or were related by marriage, but there was no one as closely united as the Four Kings and Eight Dukes. This was beyond the emperor's bottom line.

The ten clan elders disagreed, "How could that be? The Shi and Wang families are both our in-laws."

Jia Jing said calmly, "From what I know, the Shi family has long since secretly sided with the emperor and given their resources to the Wang family. Once the Wang family rises, they will inevitably support Jia Zheng's branch, putting Shedi's branch at a disadvantage. If this continues, problems will inevitably arise. Most importantly, Wang Ziteng of the Wang family may not be the kind of person who would repay a favor."

Yun Xi nodded. The Jia family had a wise man, but he had become a monk.

"If you feel that the decision made by the Ningrong Mansion is wrong, you can choose to leave the Jia family and split up the clan." Jia Jing looked at the shocked group of people and said, "If you choose to stay, you must obey the clan leader's decision. If you don't obey, the family rules will apply, and serious consequences include expulsion from the clan."

Yun Xi agreed. "Yes, I will buy another thousand acres of sacrificial land. Adding to the original thousand acres, under normal circumstances, these twelve houses will have a thousand taels of silver to use every year. This way, we can hire a few more teachers. With more teachers, we can enroll other children to study, which can also be considered an income..."

As soon as these words came out, Jia Yu immediately expressed his opinion, "The ninth room will stay."

Yun Xi was satisfied. She looked at the others. Most people understood that without two Duke's Mansions, the Jia family was nothing in Jinling, so most of them chose to stay. In the end, only the thirteenth branch chose to split up and signed a letter of severance. This sounded better than being expelled from the clan. In fact, the two sides would have no relationship in the future. Even if one side committed a serious crime punishable by extermination of the entire clan, the other side would not be implicated.

When this family left, the other eleven families looked at them as if they were fools, but Yun Xi knew that the other party must have someone to rely on.

Yun Xi took out the last box from Lanhua's hand and gave the first room an additional red envelope of 200 taels. She had already prepared for the twelve rooms, and now she saved 200 taels.

The burial was scheduled for October 15th, a rare sunny day. After a series of complicated procedures, the coffins were finally laid to rest. Yun Xi cried and thought, "The ancestors of the Jia family below must bless the Jia family!"

After another day of rest in Jinling, the energetic Jia Lian had already bought the sacrificial land. Jia Yuanchun took her younger brothers and sisters to visit the old house in Jinling. They were a little bored, so in order to avoid the countless banquet invitations, Yun Xi asked everyone to pack up and go to Yangzhou.