Greedy for Money Chapter 9

Jin Yu has been very worried lately. Ever since he sent all his belongings back home, his little box for saving money has become empty. He is so worried about money that he can't even enjoy his meals.

If you are worried about money, just go and try to please the Second Young Master. The Second Young Master won't let you touch him, just like a delicate new bride. Whenever Jin Yu gets close to him, he glares at him fiercely, as if he were a gangster or a monster. As a result, he has not made any money from Young Master Pei recently.

"Jin Yu! Why are you here? Isn't the Second Young Master in the house?" Liu Tong was bought to work at the same batch as Jin Yu. According to his observation, Jin Yu had not been with his master in the past few days. Yesterday, he was left in the mansion by the Second Young Master, and it was Shan Zhi who went to Pei's house instead. He couldn't help but come up to ask.

Jin Yu was washing the tea set in a depressed mood. He was not familiar with Liu Tong and did not know how to answer. After a long while, he replied: "I am washing the tea set here."

Liu Tong choked and said impatiently: "I'm not blind, why aren't you with the Second Young Master?"

Jin Yu felt that this person had a bad temper and didn't want to cause trouble, so he whispered, "I don't know, maybe the second young master is in a bad mood."

Liu Tong got angry when he saw him being so timid and cowardly. He didn't know what tricks he used to win the favor of the Second Young Master. They entered the mansion together, but how could this pretty boy climb up so fast? He was also very familiar with the old servants like Shanzhi and Su Wei. Now he was kicked away by the Second Young Master. What was he doing? He said bluntly: "I don't think the Second Young Master is in a bad mood. The Second Young Master is very nice. Some people are ignorant and think that they can rise to the top by flattering for a few days. Little do they know that the Second Young Master doesn't take them seriously at all. He just treats them as a joke and then ignores them."

Jin Yu lowered his head and carefully cleaned the teapot. The spout was too difficult to clean, and he struggled to get it clean. Seeing that he ignored her, Liu Tong became even more angry. With her hands in her pockets, she said sarcastically: "Look, it's cold outside, but some people don't feel cold. They are thick-skinned!"

There is a small room next to the kitchen of Lanyuexuan, which is used for the servants to eat. When lunch time comes, a wisp of smoke rises from the eaves of the small kitchen. The servants and maids put down the food in their hands and gather together to eat the hot food.

Jin Yu didn't have to accompany the Second Young Master to Pei's Mansion at the moment, so he had lunch with everyone. He didn't have anyone he knew particularly well there, so he served himself some food and sat aside to listen to everyone chatting.

A few maids saw that he was alone and surrounded him to chat about the trivial matters in the mansion.

The content is not yet finished, continue reading on the next page "Thank God, Mother Lu is not at home recently, so I have a lot of peace and quiet!" said one of the honest-looking little maids.

"Yes, she scolds people very fiercely. I just got up late before, and she almost twisted my ears off!" another taller maid agreed.

"Jin Yu, have you ever been scolded by Mother Lu in front of her?" The person asking the question was Xu Shao, who had taken care of Jin Yu for a few days when Jin Yu first came. Jin Yu only knew her among these people.

Jin Yu nodded and said, "Of course, I was so stupid at first that I dumped the urinal into the flower bed. Mother Lu thought it was some naughty monkey running wild in the flower bed, and when she found out it was me who did it, she scolded me!" She said while scratching her head embarrassedly.

Several girls were so happy that they held their stomachs. Xu Shao scolded them with a smile: "You are blind! Everyone is eating at the table and you are saying these dirty words."

Several people were talking and laughing, which attracted the attention of the people on the other side. Liu Tong stared at Jin Yu, and the hatred in his eyes made the people next to him look at each other in confusion. One of them said, "Brother Liu, that little girl is too ungrateful! Brothers, should we pull her over and teach her a lesson?"

"Yes, Brother Liu, you love her like the apple of your eye, but she turned her head and laughed at the pretty boy. If you ask me, women should not give face, just..."

"Enough!" Liu Tong threw his chopsticks, shocking several people. He swept his sinister eyes over several people. He saw through their thoughts at a glance. They were just afraid that Jin Yu was by the side of the second young master, and they wanted to highlight that they were more brothers and more tactful, so they only dared to provoke women. He said coldly: "Don't try to mess with Xu Shao. Those who cause trouble for women are cowards."

In the evening, Jin Yu went to the second young master's room to serve, and as expected, she was sent away again.

It has been a cold snap these days, and the weather, which had been warming up, has become chilly again. Jin Yu has put away her thick clothes and is now wearing thin clothes. She stands at the door, unable to reach the heater in the house, and looks at Shanzhi eagerly.

To be continued on the next page Shanzhi couldn't bear it either, he quietly took Jinyu to a corner and asked in a low voice: "Think carefully, what did you do to make the second young master angry?"

Jin Yu said bitterly: "I think about it day and night, even when I go to the toilet, but I still can't figure out what I did wrong."

Shanzhi couldn't figure it out either. The second young master had been acting like a bomb these days. He was looking forward to Jin Yu's return so that he could give way to someone more capable. He looked at Jin Yu's red face from the cold and thought that she shouldn't have committed such a crime. He consoled her by saying, "I think the second young master must have had a conflict with him again. It should be fine in a few days. Don't worry. I'll check for you."

Jin Yu nodded vigorously with tears of gratitude.

As soon as Jin Yu returned to her resting room, she realized something was wrong. The servants and guards of Lanyuexuan all lived in the same place. Except for Shanzhi and Su Weiyou who had their own rooms, the rest lived in a room of four. Living with Jin Yu were three night guards. The three of them rested during the day and were on duty at night, which happened to stagger their shifts with Jin Yu. Jin Yu looked at the lit candle in her room and felt a little worried.

He quickly opened the door and rushed in. What caught his eyes was his messy bed that was splashed with water, and the box where he kept his clothes was also soaked. The thick cotton coat that Jin Yu planned to wear tomorrow was soaked through. The worst thing was that when Jin Yu lifted up the quilt, he saw a black snake coiled on it.

There were laughter and whistles coming from the house opposite, and Jin Yu knew who did it without even looking.

Jin Yu sighed inwardly, not knowing how he had ended up in this state. The other party probably wanted to teach Jin Yu a severe lesson. The snake they caught was as thick as two fingers, but Jin Yu was used to seeing this since he was a child. He even dug out snake nests and caught them to eat meat at home. He walked forward and lifted the snake's tail to hold it upside down. The snake bent over and wanted to bite but couldn't reach him. Jin Yu took the opportunity to pinch its neck to restrain it, then pressed it to the ground, took off his shoes, and slapped it unconscious with the soles of his shoes.

It was already late at night when Jin Yu packed his things. The cold wind was howling outside and the only sound was the rustling of leaves. Jin Yu went out, shivering with cold. He wrapped his clothes tightly around himself, picked up the unconscious black snake, and sneaked towards the second young master's room.

The one guarding the Second Young Master's door tonight was Shanzhi. Shanzhi had fallen asleep sitting on the threshold. Jin Yu tiptoed and silently put down the snake. After thinking for a while, he took the snake and moved away a little. He stomped on it a few more times to make sure the snake would not wake up, then put it on the steps in front of the Second Young Master's house. He hid far away, picked up a stone and threw it at Shanzhi. After making sure that Shanzhi woke up and saw the motionless black snake, he ran back to his couch and pretended to sleep, stepping on Shanzhi's sharp screams.

The content is not finished, continue reading on the next page His father said that people like them are bullied by the world and fate, oppressed by the government with power, and teased by rich people with money, but that's nothing. They can just swallow their anger and not lose face. But if they are bullied by others with just a stone, they are cowards. If someone throws a stone at you, you should pick up a brick and throw it back. Even a mouse has hard bones.

Jin Yu's chest was beating non-stop. Now I'm a bad guy too, he covered himself tightly with the quilt.

"You mean, this snake was released by Jin Yu?" The butler of Lanyuexuan stood on the corridor, his face stern and his eyes cold, staring at the people kneeling in the middle of the courtyard.

Lanyuexuan has strict precautions and regularly sprinkles realgar and insect repellent powder in the yard. In the past ten years, there has never been a snake running into the yard. Moreover, it is only the beginning of spring, and it is still the end of the hibernation period for snakes. Last night, this old creature, which was obviously from the deep mountains and old forests, must have been brought in by someone with ulterior motives. The manager started investigating early in the morning and finally caught Jin Yu and Liu Tong and others who had pointed fingers at each other.

Liu Tong's group nodded with a wronged look on their faces. Liu Tong said, "This kid was ignored by the Second Young Master, so he was resentful and caught this dirty guy to harm the Second Young Master!" Then he turned to Jin Yu and said viciously, "You are a scorpion-hearted and vicious thing. The Second Young Master treated you well, but you repay him like this!"

It's ready! It's ready! Who doesn't have a big pocket? How can you fit it in? !

Jin Yu's face immediately fell, and he squeezed out two tears miserably. His eyes were red, and he choked, "That snake looked like it could swallow three of me in one bite. Let alone catching it, I would faint if I even got within three steps of it. Where can I get such a scary snake?" His little body was trembling with tears at this time, which was quite convincing.

After selling his pity, Jin Yu then took out some powerful self-evidence. His voice was still slightly tearful, but his tone was firm: "Besides, although I have not been educated, I know that food without salt is tasteless and people without reason are powerless. I have been in the backyard these days. Sister Xu Shao and the others can testify that I did not have time to go out and catch snakes. It is impossible to catch snakes with bare hands. At the very least, I need a snake fork. I dare to let people search my house now. Do you dare, Brother Liu?"

Liu Tong and his group turned pale. The snake fork and pig offal used to lure snakes were indeed still in their room.

They had made full preparations. If Jin Yu dared to complain to the supervisor, it would at most be a minor quarrel among the servants. They would testify against each other and would not be able to bring the helpless little kid to death. But who knew that this kid would go to extremes and pull the blame on the second young master. Now they could no longer get away with it.

The content is not finished yet, continue reading on the next page. The steward narrowed his eyes and looked at the crowd below. Liu Tong and his group hesitated. Jin Yu wiped her tears and continued, "Since it is unreasonable, then what you just said was just empty talk?" She cried again as if she felt sorry for the second young master, and said, "Brother Liu just said that the second young master treated us well. You... why did you hurt him like this? Fortunately, the second young master is fine. If that evil beast hurt the second young master, what would we do!"

Jin Yu's words awakened everyone, and they suddenly realized that the reason they could still argue and watch the fun was because the Second Young Master was fine. If something had really happened to the Second Young Master yesterday, they would all be taken away for interrogation, and after a round of interrogation, they would not know whether they would be missing an arm or a leg.

On one side, there are many people who are powerful and aggressive but cannot explain why, while on the other side, there are people who are lonely and pitiful but can explain clearly. Everyone has a scale in their heart, and after reading this, they all know how much they weigh.

Shan Zhi, who was standing next to the butler, said coldly, "To catch the thief and the stolen goods, just do as Jin Yu said and search their houses thoroughly!"

"Everything has been clarified. A few servants in the yard were greedy for game, so they caught some and didn't lock them up properly, so the animals crawled out in the middle of the night. The steward has already sold them off." Shanzhi replied to Xie Jinhe.

Xie Jinhe was silent for a while. Seeing that Shanzhi had no intention of continuing to talk, he turned a page of the book he hadn't finished reading, and asked vaguely: "Why are you talking about him again?"

"Who?" Shanzhi didn't understand for a moment, but when the second young master glared at him, he suddenly realized what was going on. He suddenly realized that this was a good opportunity to get Jinyu back, and said, "Hey, Jinyu is young and was bullied. I saw so many tall and strong people yelling at Jinyu today, scaring him so much that he was shaking and crying. This was only what I saw today. Look at how thin he was wearing today, and how pitiful his little face was from the cold. I don't know how much bullying he suffered behind his back."

Xie Jinhe's fingers froze and he said hesitantly, "It's not like the mansion shorted his clothes. Maybe he just didn't want to wear them. How can it be related to being bullied?" After saying this, he also felt it was outrageous. Throughout the winter, among the few people who served him, no one wore thicker clothes than Jin Yu. Only he could wear more.

Shanzhi saw that something was going to happen, and said quickly: "Oh, Second Young Master, you don't know this. The dirty things in the lower world are all polluted in your ears. If someone wants to bully you, let alone steal your clothes, it is common for them to spit in your food. Jinyu is soft-hearted. Look, he always blames him when something happens. I don't know how many scapegoats he has taken on. Before, I guess everyone was afraid of you and didn't dare to scold him in front of you. Now that he has withdrawn from you, it's like a rabbit entering a wolf's den. In the blink of an eye, he will be swallowed up without leaving any bones."

Xie Jinhe's fingers, which were holding the book, turned white. He then said, "How...how can this be! What is the steward of Lanyuexuan doing? Just letting the servants flatter the powerful and bully the weak?! Give orders to investigate such disputes among servants in the future. If the government cannot find out the truth, report it to the government. Lanyuexuan must not allow this kind of culture of bullying the weak to grow."

Content is not yet finished, continue reading on the next page Shanzhi looked at the second young master and said so much, and that’s it? !

He was extremely regretful, and even after talking until his lips were bruised, the Second Young Master still did not agree to let Jin Yu come back. It seemed that it would be very difficult for Jin Yu to come back. He whispered, "Yes, I will go and give the order right away."

Shanzhi walked to the door and was about to step over the threshold to go out, when he suddenly heard the second master whisper, "Tomorrow... tomorrow is a day off, I'm going out to buy something, he's good at talking, let him follow me."

Shanzhi was so excited that he almost tripped. He responded and turned around and ran to find Jinyu.