Early the next morning, Xiao Jing was about to send Xiao Yi to the academy for class when she met Jin Zhong, the butler of the General's Mansion who came to deliver rice and flour this month.

"Uncle Zhong is late this month!"

Jin Zhong was in his fifties and was loyal, kind and honest. When the other servants were in the General's Mansion, they were alienated by Liu's tyranny and distant from Zhang Yuhua and his son. Only he did not forget the kindness of the old master and had always had contact with Yuhua Xiaoxie. Zhang Yuhua trusted him very much, so Xiao Jing and Xiao Yi and his brother always respected him as Jin Bo.

Jin Bo has always been responsible for the purchase of food and clothing for Yuhua Xiaoxie. Every month, Jin Bo will send the purchased items to Yuhua Xiaoxie. Although Zhang Yuhua continues to do things with Jin Bo, he does not have any connection with the General's Mansion. The expenses are all paid by Zhang Yuhua's private money. After Zhang Yuhua's death, Xiao Jing still did it.

"This is the purchase fee this month. Kimber, please click it." Xiao Jing took out two strings of Taiguo Liuzhu coins as usual and handed them to Kimber.

Jin Bo obviously didn't care about the amount, so he put the money into his pocket without even looking at it, and just said respectfully: "Thank you, Miss!"

Xiao Jing nodded and was about to take Xiao Yi away, but when he saw Jin Bo hesitating and knew he had something to do, he immediately turned around and asked.

"I'm sure I won't be hiding it from the young lady, I'm afraid the old servant will not come to Yuhua Xiaoxie again in the future."

Xiao Jing asked in surprise: "Why can't you come? Are you going to retire and return home?"

Jin Bo smiled bitterly and said, "Just think so. Take care of the eldest lady and the second son, and the old servant bid farewell."

As he said that, Jin Bo bowed and said goodbye to Xiao Jing and Xiao Yi with sad face. When he turned around, Xiao Yi obviously saw the crystal flashing at the corner of Jin Bo's eyes.

Seeing that Jin Bo was about to leave, Xiao Jing was about to stay, but he heard two more coming, Liu Shijing and Shangguan Wudi.

"Butler Jin!"

Liu Shijing called Jin Zhong and smiled and said, "You seem to have not completed the matter I told you, so why did you leave?"

Jin Bo replied with a sad face: "First, the wife treats the old servant with great kindness as a mountain. How can the old servant do things that are ignorant? Please ask Lord Liu to give up his hands and let the eldest lady and the second son go."

Xiao Jing and Xiao Yi were immediately surprised. What made Jin Bo so miserable? What was involved in the siblings.

Liu Shijing said calmly: "It's not that you were asking you to kill and set fire! How could you be considered distracting from your conscience when you take back something that belongs to the general's mansion?"

"Liu Shijing!"

Xiao Jing couldn't bear to see it anymore, and stepped forward to block Liu Shijing and Jin Bo and asked, "Just say whatever you want to do, don't make things difficult for Jin Bo in front of me."

Liu Shijing obviously did it on purpose.

Seeing Xiao Jing asks on his own initiative, he expresses his intention.

In recent years, the General's Mansion has been secretly subsidizing Yuhua Xiaoxie's expenses through Jin Zhong's hands. Now Liu Shijing has asked Jin Bo to take back all the money he had previously subsidized, just to put pressure on Xiao Jing to make her give up confronting the General's Mansion and take Xiao Yi back to the General's Mansion as soon as possible.

"What did you say? Our expenses have been subsidized by you in recent years?"

Xiao Jing was surprised at first, then snorted coldly: "What a joke! We are not without money, so why do you say that you subsidy?"

Xiao Yi also helped his sister and said, "It is true that Jin Bo is responsible for the expenses of Yuhua Xiaoxie, but we pay Jin Bo every month, so how can you say that you subsidy? If it is because of yesterday's incident, you can come to me. What's the ability to bully Jin Bo? Don't let me look down on you!"

Xiao Yi has sharp teeth and sharp mouths. If Liu Shijing comes without preparation, he will definitely be said to be unprepared. But today Liu Shijing comes with preparedness, the situation will be very different.

"Young Master is really so bold! He is responsible! Liu admires it!" Liu Shijing smiled and clasped his fists at Xiao Yi. He had a good impression of Xiao Yi. No matter how Xiao Yi scolded him and ignored him, he wouldn't mind, but he was even happier.

"Hmph!" Xiao Yi gave Liu Shijing a angrily glance and turned his head away.

Liu Shijing didn't mind and continued to smile and said, "What the young lady and the young master said are true, and Liu dare not deny this. However, you two don't know that the prices of Chen State have soared over the years, especially the grain prices are growing rapidly this year. To put it too exaggeratedly, the grain prices are rising every day and every hour. I'm afraid the money the young lady gave to the gold housekeeper every month has not changed in several years, right? Three years ago, the two jin of Taiguo, Liuzhu, may be able to spend a month on Yuhua Xiaoxie, but now it is far from enough."

"How is this possible?"

Xiao Jing obviously didn't believe it, thinking that Liu Shijing was lying to her. But Xiao Yi next to her figured it out.

"Sister, I guess the Sui army's detailed work has burned most of the grain silos of the State of Chen, which has caused the Chen State to be short of food, and prices have skyrocketed."

"Young Master is really imaginary. I admire you! I admire you!" Liu Shijing's eyes lit up and she immediately smiled at Xiao Yi with admiration, but Xiao Yi ignored him at all.

Liu Shijing rolled her eyes and smiled bitterly: "Are I wrong? The young lady just need to ask Butler Jin to know."

Liu Shijing smiled faintly. He knew that Xiao Jing never only asked about these things. As the saying goes, if you are not in charge of the family, you don’t know that the firewood and rice are expensive, so Xiao Jing’s answer was completely within his expectations.

Xiao Jing looked at Jin Bo with a calm face, and the latter could only sigh: "Miss, what Lord Liu said is true, it is indeed!"

Xiao Jing suddenly turned dark and said unhappy: "Kin Bo, why don't you tell the truth since the price has risen? Are you worried that we can't afford to pay you money?"

"Miss, don't blame the old servant, the old servant is also on order!"

Jin Bo didn't want to say something, but now he has to say it. So he told Xiao Mohe about helping Yuhua Xiaoxie.

When he heard that it was Xiao Maha's instructor, Xiao Jing suddenly became angry and scolded: "It's a good thing that we took you like a family, you actually deceived us on our backs! Get out of here, don't let me see you again."

Jin Bo was in distress and knelt down to ask for forgiveness. Shangguan Wudi, who was standing beside him, hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Miss, butler Jin is also kind."

"Shut up! It's not your turn to speak!"

Shangguan Wudi was quite helpless and was bored and immediately stopped talking.

Xiao Jing turned to Liu Shijing and said angrily: "If you came for this today, then congratulations on getting what you wish. Now take your people out soon, I don't want to see you again."

Angry Xiao Jing and driving away Jin Bo was part of Liu Shijing's plan, but this was not over yet, and he had even more vicious things.

"Miss, the world is difficult now, and the general's mansion's expenses are not enough. Do you think that Jin Bo embezzled the general's mansion's money to subsidize Yuhua Xiaoxie? Is there an explanation?"

Xiao Jing said coldly: "Don't worry, we will never ask your general's mansion for a penny. As for the part of the money that Jin Zhong paid, just calculate the number and come to find my aunt."

Xiao Jing was indeed deceived, and Liu Shijing's plan was achieved one more step, so he said: "It is better to hit the day than choose a day. The general's mansion is also short of money. The amount of embezzlement by the Jin Butler has calculated, and it is a total of 522 guan and 73 guan. If you have any questions, this is every account recorded by the Jin Butler, you can check it out."

"No need!"

Xiao Jing felt so angry when he looked at them at first sight, so he went back to the room to get sixty coins of Taiguo and Liu Shijing.

"There are too many, so there is no need to find them!"

Xiao Jing put down this sentence and led Xiao Yi to leave, but Liu Shijing never ended.

"Let's wait!"

Liu Shijing called Xiao Jing and said, "There are only sixty guans of Taihuo here, and there are still four hundred and sixty-two guans and seventy-three guans of Wuzhu coins."

Xiao Jing suddenly said annoyed: "You are still a magnanimous official, don't you even know how to do it? Yi'er, tell him."

"Chen Lu Tai's goods, six zhu coins are used as ten zhu coins. Six zhu coins are used as six hundred zhu coins. The 6 zhu coins are combined with six hundred zhu coins. It will be reduced by five hundred and twenty-two zhu coins and seventy-three, and the remaining seventy-seven zhu coins are left. Jin Bo has never made any mistakes in taking care of us siblings in the past few years. He has worked hard and has done nothing. The extra one is rewarded."

Jin Zhong was already grateful when he heard this.

If he had not visited Li Ru, Liu Shijing would definitely be shocked when he heard Xiao Yi's outstanding performance in art.

"I heard for a long time that the young master was outstanding in Jinling Academy for more than a month and won the title of child prodigy in one fell swoop. Today, it really opened Liu's eyes."

Xiao Yi snorted, he deserved this kind of praise.

"Just--" Liu Shijing changed the subject and smiled, "The eldest lady and the young master don't know. A 6-zhu coin with a 6-zhu coin with a 6-zhu coin is less than ten 5-zhu coin. Even if someone is willing to accept the 6-zhu coin with a 6-zhu coin, it is at most a relationship of one to one."

Although the Taihu Liuzhu coins were customized by the imperial court, one was worth ten Wuzhu coins. However, their weight was equivalent to the Wuzhu coins, which was actually a means of the imperial court's tricks to seize and plunder. Since its release, the people have been resentful. By the second year of Zhenming, a Taihu Liuzhu coins could be exchanged for at most one Wuzhu coins.

Xiao Jing naturally didn't know these things. Of course, with her temper, even if Liu Shijing now says that a 6-zhu coin can only be exchanged for half a Wuzhu coin, she will not argue with Liu Shijing endlessly.

However, after Zhang Yuhua passed away, she did not leave much money for the siblings. Xiao Jing also held her status as a noble lady and never had to produce her. She has been squandering almost in recent years. She spent her money on weekdays as her mother's jewelry to maintain her, and she couldn't afford so many Wuzhu coins at this time.

Seeing Xiao Jing hesitating, Liu Shijing suddenly realized it and said, "This money is not a small amount. The young lady can understand if she has difficulties. Just forget it. The young lady only needs to hand over the 460 guan Wuzhu coins."

Seeing Liu Shijing pushing his sister step by step, Xiao Yi was so angry that he really wanted to go up and beat him up to relieve his hatred. But he thought that it was natural to repay the debt, so Xiao Yi could only endure it.

"My aunt said she would not owe you a penny to the General's Mansion!"

Xiao Jing glared at Liu Shijing and soon returned to the room to get an exquisite jewelry box and handed it to Liu Shijing. It contained all kinds of gold and silver jewelry. Xiao Yi recognized that it was the dowry left by his mother to his sister.

"My aunt doesn't have that much cash, so all these jewelry is compensated."

Xiao Yi did not stop him. He knew that if he hadn't really lost money, his sister would not have taken out those things.

Damn Liu Shijing, I will make you look good sooner or later. Xiao Yi clenched his fists and sweared secretly that he would take back his sister's dowry and money.

"How can you be so embarrassed? If the young lady cannot turn over the cash, she can be slowed down for two days."

Xiao Jing was not engaged in production, and she could not afford this huge sum of money after two years of delay. At this time, due to her face, Xiao Jing would not tolerate it.

"Auntie has so many jewelry, and these are all planned to be ignored, so you can take it out to pay off your debt. The most important thing is to get out of here with these things, get out of here, my aunt doesn't want to see you again!"

When Xiao Jing said the last time, it almost turned into a roar.

Only Xiao Yi knew in his heart that his sister was covering her weakness with loud voice because her voice was already trembling.

Seeing this, Xiao Yi shouted to Liu Shijing: "The money has been given to you. Why are you still staying here and not leaving? Can you still be scolded?"

Liu Shijing's goal had been achieved. Seeing that Xiao Jing and Xiao Yi had hated him so much, he followed Shangguan Wudi and turned a wink.

Shangguan Wudi couldn't help but shook his head, sighing that Liu Shijing's plan was too insidious, so the two of them said goodbye together.

Seeing that Butler Jin looked frustrated, Xiao Yi knew that he was under the roof and had to bow his head. For the sake of the livelihood of the whole family, he had to be threatened by Liu Shijing.

"Liu Shijing!"

"What are the instructions for the young master?"

Liu Shijing was very happy when he saw Xiao Yi, and he had no intention of being ashamed.

"It is natural to repay the debt. I shouldn't have said anything. Regardless of whether you deliberately make things difficult for Kimber in front of us, this matter has been settled. I hope you don't make things difficult for Kimber, an old man, when you go back."

Xiao Yi could see that it was Liu Shijing who deliberately made it difficult for Butler Jin to show them, which surprised Liu Shijing. What surprised him even more was that Xiao Yi was willing to plead for Butler Jin. He had such a mind at such a young age, which really made Liu Shijing look up three points higher.

Liu Shijing nodded and said, "Young Master is kind and respectable. I am just talking about the matter and will definitely not make things difficult for Butler Jin again. Please rest assured of this."

Seeing that Xiao Yi stopped talking, Liu Shijing said goodbye.

After Liu Shijing and others left, Xiao Jing and Xiao Yi were the siblings left in the yard.
To be continued...