SFS Chapter 246 The whole story
Chapter 246 The whole story
The mother looked back at her daughter in confusion and asked:
"Who is Lu Hai? What do you want to know?"
“Mother, I heard that Lu Hai was the governor of Chuanjiang Prefecture and had built the Chuanjiang Dam for eight years.
I heard that just after it was repaired, a flood occurred that had not happened in a century, causing the dam to collapse and causing heavy losses to the farmland and people downstream, so he was convicted.
The girl who was said to be a criminal slave was the granddaughter of Lu Hai, the governor of Chuanjiang Prefecture. The child she carried was not her brother, but Lu Hai's great-great-grandson. Both of them were sentenced to three generations of guilt."
"Jin'er has decided to help them?"
"It's too early to tell whether mother will help or not. Before that, I want to know who Lu Hai is, whether he cut corners on the project, and whether he embezzled public funds. If so, no one in his family is worth saving!"
The mother understood what her daughter meant and lowered her head in thought. The room was silent for a long time before the mother spoke:
"You can only ask your grandfather about this matter. He has been in the court for many years and will have some understanding of the Yuan Dynasty."
"Mother, do you know anyone else who can find out the news from that year?
"Jin'er, this matter concerns the imperial court, so we should talk to your grandfather. Mother will talk to your father first and hear what he thinks. Then we will ask your grandfather."
Wang Jinyi knew why her mother was treating him as if he were facing a great enemy. It seemed that she should also take it seriously. She must meet the person in person first to understand his purpose before making a decision.
But my mother said she would ask my grandfather, and that it would be better for me to do it myself instead of asking my father to do it.
"Mother, I'll ask my grandfather about this myself. Please don't get involved. Don't let my grandparents think you're involved."
The mother agreed that it was okay to ask casually without appearing to be deliberate, and to understand the situation clearly before deciding on the next steps.
"Jin'er, no matter what news you get, you must remember that it concerns everyone in the Wang family. You must take it seriously and not make a decision on your own. You must get the consent of your family before making a decision.
Remember, what mother said today is not a joke. If you dare to act recklessly, mother will use family rules to punish you. "
At this point, the mother deliberately raised the ruler on the table and slammed it heavily on the table. Wang Jinyi was indeed frightened and trembled, but she smiled when she thought about it.
The mother was obviously trying to scare him, not really wanting to hit him, it was a warning! Wang Jinyi immediately responded:
"Okay, mother, I will go to grandfather to find out clearly, and I promise to tell him the truth, but let me think about how to say it. Give me some time to think about it. Let's go to grandfather tomorrow. I will ask tomorrow."
The reason I said tomorrow is because I must meet the person in person today and then decide what to do with him.
With a plan in mind, Wang Jinyi talked to her mother about today's warehouse inventory and prepared to return to the study.
But as soon as he went out, he saw Zhu Yu coming.
"Miss Wang Jinlai and Fuling are back. Do you want to go meet them?"
Wang Jinyi turned around and said to Xia Yu:
"Inform mother. I'm going to the front yard account office."
Then he led a group of people out of the second courtyard gate, walked around the flower garden and went up the small bridge. Thinking of Wang Yueyi whom he met in the morning, he asked Zhu Yu:
"Have you delivered all the books I asked you to deliver to the young lady this morning?"
Zhu Yu opened up when he heard this:
“Miss, when the eldest lady saw the toy bird, she was extremely happy, but she didn’t know how to play with it. Later, I gave her the toy instruction manual, and she said she wanted to take it home and study it carefully.
I asked her to find some books for her, but she didn't have time to wait, so she asked the maid to take the box of toys and leave. She also said that she would come to play with you in two days when she had time.
Wang Jinyi felt a headache when he heard that he had to come again in two days. In addition to handing over the work to his mother, he also had to accept her assessment. With four strict examiners, his grandparents and parents, present, he had not taken it too seriously at first, but now he had to take it seriously.
In addition to these two things, I also have to make plans before going out, arrange personnel, prepare supplies, and in the meantime, I have to plan how to escape and go to Xunnan County to cut the ribbon for Taisheng Rice Shop.
Plan, who to let be your substitute, how to avoid being discovered...
These are enough to give me a headache. I'm already too busy to handle it, and yet there's someone chasing after me and wanting to play with me. Isn't this just asking for trouble and wasting my time?
Wang Jinyi simply told Zhu Yu:
“Remember, next time, find some fun things for the young lady made in the backyard. Keep them first and give them to her when she comes.
I'm quite busy recently, so please come and receive the young lady. When I have time, I will specially invite her..."
Zhu Yu nodded seriously. In fact, he knew in his heart that the young lady was very busy and had no time to play. Look, she just met Wen Bai in the accounting office in the morning, and the matter has not been resolved yet, and now she is here again.
As soon as Wang Jinyi entered the room, she saw Fuling and Wang Jinjin. Both of them looked exhausted. Two bags were placed on the table, and a maid had just brought them some tea and snacks.
Wang Jinyi strode into the room and sat in the main seat.
When the two saw the young lady, they stood up and bowed. Wang Jinyi smiled and waved her hand, "You're welcome. Please sit down."
Wang Jinyi asked, "Thank you for your hard work on the journey! Is there anything urgent you want to say?"
Fuling asked, "Miss, what's the urgent matter? The construction of Kushui Mountain will be completed in a few days, and I want to do a final inspection and handover before completion. You are so anxious to let me come back, what should I do with the follow-up there!"
Wang Jinyi really wanted to tell her that all our investment might be just mud to others, and now we can only transfer Kushuishan.
Wang Jinyi asked very casually:
"Fuling, how much money have we spent on the infrastructure construction of Kushui Mountain in the past few years?"
When Fuling saw the young lady asking, she quickly untied her bag and took out a notebook.
Seeing that she was about to report the bill, Wang Jinyi quickly stopped and said:
"Just give me a rough number."
Fuling looked at the young lady and said, "I think we must have spent about three or four hundred taels!"
Wang Jinyi asked seriously:
"Only three or four hundred taels? Labor, materials, and other possible expenses are all included?
“Miss, I have already added that we have reclaimed wasteland and grown crops, so we don’t have too many expenses. This is all we have spent in the past few years.
Wang Jinyi thought: Since the clan is going to hand over Ku Shui Mountain to the imperial court, I am at least a meritorious official, and I cannot appear to be too petty. After thinking it over, I decided to ask the clan for 800 taels!
Thinking of the auspicious number of 800 taels, Wang Jinyi couldn't help but curl his lips.
Wang Jinlai and Fuling looked at their master in bewilderment. For some reason, they couldn't help laughing. They looked at each other, both puzzled and confused.