Lingyun went to the accounting office to collect Jingyuan's next month's salary, but as soon as the money was counted, it was snatched away by Lan's mother.

"Mother Lan, what are you doing?" Lingyun asked in surprise.

"Old Xu, I think you are old and your mind is not clear. Since the second young master is not here, the monthly salary of Jingyuan should be reduced by the second young master." Mother Lan glared at the accountant and said.

The accountant looked embarrassed: "This...there is no precedent for this before."

"Just do whatever the old lady tells you to do! Do you think you can control the old lady?" Seeing that the accountant was not cooperating, Mother Lan said sternly.

The accountant wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "How much do you think I should give you?"

"Just follow the rules and give the Second Young Madam as much as she deserves," said Mother Lan.

Lingyun got anxious when she heard this: "Mother Lan, the monthly wages of the servants in the courtyard are all paid from the second young master's monthly wages. The second young mistress's monthly wages are only for him..."

Snapped!

Before she could finish her words, Lan's mother slapped her hard in the face.

"How dare you, a lowly slave, speak like that?" Mother Lan said viciously.

Lingyun returned to Jingyuan with red eyes.

"What's wrong with your face?" Nanchun saw that half of her face was swollen, and hurriedly put down the half-baked kite in her hand.

"Oh, who hit you?" Jindou hurried forward to see.

"Second Young Madam, I am incompetent. I went to the accounting office to get the monthly salary, but Madam Lan in the old lady's courtyard said that the second young master was not at home, so the second young master's monthly salary would not be given. But there are so many people in Jingyuan, and the monthly salary from you, Second Young Madam, is not enough." As she spoke, she handed the money to Nanchun.

Nanchun stroked the silver dollar in his hand and said with a smile, "What are you afraid of? We have a lot of good things in our warehouse. Just pick a few and sell them."

Lingyun opened her eyes wide and hesitated, "Can those things move?"

"Why can't we move it? Some of it was originally given to me by Bai Xun." Nan Chun thought for a moment and said, "Don't move that part for now. Take out the list from the warehouse and I'll pick it out."

After lunch, Nanchun, holding a white jade ruyi inlaid with tourmaline, walked through the yard with Lingyun and Jindou and arrived at the gate of the old house.

"Second Young Madam, where are you going?" Seeing this, the doorman Sun Laosan asked with a smile.

"Let's go to Mr. Jin's jewelry shop." Nanchun said.

"Oh, are you going to repair the Jade Ruyi? Mr. Jin's craftsmanship is no worse than that of the craftsmen in the county." said the doorman Sun Laosi

"No." Nanchun said with a smile, "Go ask Mr. Jin if he will accept the goods. This jade ruyi looks good and I think it can be sold for some money."

"Ah? Why...are you selling things?" The two doormen looked at each other.

"With the Second Young Master away, the old lady has stopped paying Jingyuan's monthly allowance. There are more than a dozen mouths waiting to be fed in the courtyard!"

After Nanchun finished speaking, she took Lingyun and Jindou on a carriage and headed towards Bo Jin's shop.

"How can this be done? I have to go and report to the old lady." Sun Lao San hurriedly ran towards the old lady's yard.

When he explained the reason, Mrs. Bai rolled her eyes and almost fainted.

"Hurry... hurry up and get him back! Quick! He has no shame, but our Bai family still has some dignity to maintain! What a sin!"

Mother Lan hurriedly took people out.

Birkin's jewelry shop was located in a prominent position in the middle of the street, and Nanchun attracted a lot of attention as soon as she got off the carriage.

"Oh, the second young lady is here." Uncle Jin put down the work in his hands and walked forward with a smile.

"Uncle Jin, I have a jade ruyi here. Would you like to take it?" Nanchun said as he handed the jade ruyi to him.

"This... isn't this the coming-of-age ceremony that the old lady prepared for the second young master? I inlaid the tourmaline on it. This jade is top-notch..."

Nanchun thought: I took it just because it was made by you and given to me by the old lady.

"Well, how much do you think it's worth?" Nanchun asked.

Mr. Jin hesitated and said, "Second Young Madam, you are selling this...Do the old lady and the second young master know?"

"Do you know what it matters? As soon as the Second Young Master left, the old lady stopped paying Jingyuan's monthly allowance. It doesn't matter to me if I have to eat coarse food; I've been used to hardship before anyway."

"What should we do with the dozen or so servants in the courtyard? Some of them have elderly parents and young children to support, and they rely on this little salary to make a living. I can't just watch them suffer!" Nanchun said in a raised voice.

When the onlookers heard this, they couldn't help but be shocked.

"The Second Young Master just left and he's already making things difficult for the Second Young Madam..."

"I told you, a man's wife can't have an easy life."

As they were speaking, Lan's mother and her group arrived.

"Second Young Madam! The Second Young Master has just left, and you're opening the storehouse to sell things. Isn't that inappropriate?"

"Why is it inappropriate? The second young master handed the warehouse over to me, and I can do whatever I want with the things inside." Nan Chun said with his chin raised.

"Oh my, this is a fine jade ruyi that the old lady spent a lot of effort to find." When Mother Lan saw the jade ruyi in Grandpa Jin's hand, she hurried forward to grab it.

Nanchun was quick-witted and snatched the jade ruyi away.

"What are you doing? Do you want to interfere in what the master does?" Nanchun glared at her and said.

"Second Young Madam, you can't be unreasonable!"

"You're being reasonable? If you were reasonable, you shouldn't have snatched money from Lingyun and even beat her up when she went to the accounting office to collect her monthly salary." Nanchun pulled Lingyun to the door and said, "Look everyone, not only did you withhold the monthly salary, you also beat up the people in my courtyard."

Half of Lingyun's face was swollen and she looked really miserable.

This Lan Mama is also notorious in the village for being arrogant and domineering.

"Just look at the arrogance of this servant who dared to contradict the Second Young Madam, and you will know that what the Second Young Madam said is true."

"That's right, this woman is more like the master than the master."

"The Second Young Master is away, and he turns around and bullies the Second Young Mistress. How evil!"

"Second Young Madam, go find the head of the family and make the decision for you!"

Nanchun's eyes were red as she choked up and said, "The master and the housekeeper have gone to the county town. I don't know when they will be back. I have no choice. My monthly salary is not enough for the food expenses. More than a dozen people are waiting for money to eat..."

Seeing that the situation was not right, Mother Lan said, "I'll go and ask the old lady to go," and left with her people in shame.

Grandpa Jin sighed, pulled Nanchun aside, and said, "I'll keep the things for now. It won't count as selling them. Just tell me how much you need. When the head of the family or the second young master comes back, you can take the things back."

Nanchun nodded and said gratefully, "Thank you, Mr. Jin. However, if the old lady comes to pick it up..."

"Of course you have to bring the receipt. I can't give it to you without it. If you open a business, you have to follow the rules." said Mr. Jin.

"Thank you!"

Grandpa Jin waved his hand and said with a smile, "You have it hard too. When you and the Second Young Master got married, the old lady ordered all the head ornaments for women. I know she wanted to embarrass you. But fortunately, the Second Young Master prepared the jewelry long ago. Don't be too sad, the Second Young Master still values ​​you very much."

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