Dream of the Red Chamber ~ 16 查抄贾府

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Simplified Chinese
贾琏据实禀告，说是这几年来，家里早就入不敷出，闹着亏空；亲戚那里，也都借到了；如今只靠典卖房屋田地维持用度，实在连空架子都说不上了

Tradionnal Chinese
賈璉據實禀告，說是這幾年來，家裡早就入不敷出，鬧著虧空； 親戚那裡，也都借到了； 如今只靠典賣房屋田地維持用度，實在連空架子都說不上了

Simple Translation
Jia Lian told the truth that in the past few years, the family has been making a deficit because it has not been able to make ends meet; They also borrowed from their relatives; Now, we only rely on pawning houses and fields to maintain our consumption. It’s really not even empty