He Shuijin said it was done, and two days later it was reported that she was furious and severely punished more than a dozen stewards. The reason was of course that these people made major mistakes and caused huge losses.
"You child, it is no exaggeration to say that our family is making money every day and making money at night. Over the years, you and those stewards have made less for the family? As the saying goes, who can make mistakes without being a sage? Stewards accidentally If you make a mistake, you will be punished. Why should you be so angry?" When Mrs. Tao found out, she called He Shuijin to come over and try to persuade her, "It won't make the hearts of the old people cold - just make up for it from the side, and although you are young, , but such a big family needs your work, it’s not good to be angry all the time and hurt your body!”
"Grandma, you don't know. Originally, my granddaughter-in-law wanted to make such a huge sum of money, but in the end, they made no mistakes before and after, but they made mistakes at the wrong time. As a result, our family may not be able to make any money this year. What's going on?" He Shuijin told Mrs. Tao with a frown, "According to my grandson's calculations, our family has lost all the money we made in the past few years, and we don't know how much money will be added to deal with the aftermath. !”
Mrs. Tao was shocked when she heard this: "How could this happen?"
"It's just that my grandson's daughter-in-law is greedy. She had the idea to set up this trap a few years ago. She didn't think that people could do better than God, but she got herself into it!" He Shuijin apologized with a look of shame on his face, "Although this matter is the fault of the stewards, Confused, but the granddaughter-in-law is also responsible for the poor discipline. The granddaughter-in-law has decided to put all the dowry in it to make up for it, but this is not enough... I hope grandma will punish her!"
"Nonsense! What are you doing with your dowry? No matter how big the business losses are, our Jiang family will not be reduced to the point of using our granddaughter-in-law's dowry! Just take your dowry away! If I know you dare to take it, I can't forgive you for filling the gaps in the public accounts by yourself!" Mrs. Tao's face darkened, "If you lose, you lose! In business, it's normal to win or lose. A few years ago, you made money for your family. , it is also put in the public account, and it will be shared by everyone in the future, and it will not all go into your own pocket. Now that you have lost money, you are asked to use your private account to fill it. What is the truth? "
The old lady passed these words to each house, and without having to talk to Shuijin, she took the initiative to say, "My family's expenses have been very extravagant over the years. I have said that I want to reduce them, but I never remembered to ask! Now! I’ve lost a lot of money on my property, so I think I’ll take this opportunity to cut back on the expenses, except for your grandfather’s!”
Each house had been provided with water and gold ventilation for a long time. Knowing that this was to prevent the Kui County men's group from squandering the property belonging to the Duke's government after arriving in Beijing, they all agreed and said: "We should reduce the amount, but How can grandma lose weight?”
Mrs. Tao couldn't resist everyone's insistence, so she had to agree that her and Qin Guogong's expenses would remain unchanged, but the expenses for each house would be reduced. This reduction was also based on generation. Jiang Tianqi's generation had less reduction. Basically motionless.
After all, Jiang Tianju and Jiang Tianjun are both of this age, and there is an old Mrs. Han in Kui County. It is impossible for the two brothers to abandon their mother and come to Beijing to hang out after they have fulfilled their father's filial piety, right
So the ones who are really cutting it off are the grandchildren - after secret discussions among each room, the cost decided is less than half of the previous one...
Not to mention the great-grandchildren.
"The two young masters are still young, and if the expenses are suddenly reduced like this, won't the food expenses in the future have to be reduced to a lower level?" After hearing the news, Zhou's mother and Qu's mother were a little worried.
"No need!" Qiu Yilan waved her hand, "Whatever is deducted from the public account is deducted. We can still live as before. If it is not enough, it will be paid out of my dowry!"
In fact, Qiu Yilan didn't care at all how much property she could get from her husband's family in the future. The main reason why she joined He Shuijin was because she was worried that the second and fifth families would politically affect the fourth family after they came to Beijing. Benefit.
So even though He Shuijin came up with the idea of reducing expenses, he had no intention of wronging the people in his own yard - a large dowry is just willful!
When Jiang Yashuang found out, she sighed with emotion: "Am I just eating soft food?" The rules at this time were that no private property was allowed before the family was separated. Although everyone would violate this rule in private, how could they form a clique otherwise? Build your own power? But in order not to be discovered, one can imagine the scale of private property!
Moreover, all the income from private property needs to be used to win over his subordinates, including salary-he has always relied on public accounts to support his family. Now that the public accounts are being reduced, if Qiu Yilan doesn't use her dowry to make up for it, the people in this house will have no choice but to lower their living standards.
"It takes capital to eat soft rice. If you're not handsome enough, you won't be able to eat soft rice even if you want to!" Qiu Yilan smiled and touched his lips, "Nineteen, don't you think so?"
Jiang Yashuang glanced at her with a half-smile, then suddenly relaxed his arms, pulled her into his arms, and said slowly: "Being handsome alone is not enough, you have to..." He turned around quickly and carried her into the tent. , Fuer murmured, "You know how to serve people, right?"
... The next day Qiu Yilan stood up with a sore back and angrily pushed away the arm that was wrapped around her, saying bitterly: "Serving people... Do you serve me, or do I serve you?!"
Jiang Yashuang smiled and pulled her into his arms again, saying in a lazy tone: "Husband and wife are one, aren't they all the same?"
"You're the same size!" Qiu Yilan grunted and struggled, "Let go, let go! It's the Holy Birthday Festival in two days, and I'm calling someone to cut new clothes today! You can't get up too late!"
"You look good in whatever you wear, so why bother dressing up?" Jiang Yashuang kissed her on the cheek, reluctantly let her go, and said teasingly, "By then, everyone else will lose their grace and will definitely hate you!"
"You can't escape when the time comes!" Qiu Yilan quarreled with him while dressing up.
Jiang Yashuang laughed out loud and said proudly: "There are so many people who hate my beloved wife and son. Do you think they only started to appear on the Holy Birthday Festival?"
The two got up talking and laughing. Today was the day to greet Mrs. Tao, so Qiu Yilan helped her husband pack and sent him out to go on errands. Then he asked the wet nurse to pick up the two children and went to Mrs. Tao together. yard.
Mrs. Tao has always been considerate. If there is nothing important, she will never waste the time of the juniors. Basically, she will let them go after greetings. Of course, she also likes it if the junior is free and willing to spend more time with her.
But today, the old lady sent away the others, leaving Qiu Yilan alone: "Yesterday, your little aunt sent someone over to tell me something. I'm afraid you will have to run some errands!"
Qiu Yilan hurriedly said: "Grandma, please give me instructions!"
"Your thirteenth brother has already made a filial piety. Not to mention that the previous Xiaomi was not virtuous enough, and the relationship between his children was also weak! He has been married for so many years, but he is still alone!"
The old lady sighed, "Your little aunt is really pitiful to see him alone. Now, even if your sixth uncle and sixth aunt are not talking about their filial piety, for the sake of Xiaomi's affairs, the relationship between your thirteenth brother and your sixth aunt, mother and son There is also a gap - so your little aunt thinks it is better for her to worry about this matter! Why don't you Thirteenth Brother find a girl, the youngest lady of the Feng family, who is said to be the same as your natal Ruan? The cousin relationship is very good. Your little aunt wants to ask you to carefully inquire about Miss Feng's background, so as not to be like Xiaomi, who said everything well before joining the family, but only realized that she was cheated after passing the door! "
When Qiu Yilan heard what Mrs. Tao said, she vaguely remembered that when Ruan Ciyi had just returned to Beijing, Qiu Jinglan was angry with her ex-husband Fang Nongyan for deceiving the Ruan family into decline, doting on his concubines and destroying his wife. In order to achieve the goal of justice, so I begged Mrs. Xue Jia Sun to come forward and invited many ladies to check on Ruan Ciyi's injuries. At that time, Mrs. Feng was the first to stand up and complain to Ruan Ciyi. It is said that Ruan Ciyi's mother talked about her being a girl. handkerchief.
Could this Miss Feng be Mrs. Feng’s junior
Although Jiang Yalan is not a very motivated and dedicated person, his character is not bad. If Mi Yin Yin had not taken advantage of her, she would not have lived her life to the point of reconciliation. Generally speaking, this cousin is considered to be better than worse among the nobles' descendants - compared to Jiang Yashuang, a true heir who has been carefully cultivated, he is inferior; but compared to Jiang Yadan, a representative who has been completely abandoned by the family. He is not a dandy.
To give a comprehensive score... Qiu Yilan thought for a moment and felt that this was not a trap for Miss Feng, so she agreed.
She sent a message to Ruan Ciyi that day, and went to the door the next day: "... This is what happened. Please tell me, my eldest cousin, so that I can go back and deliver the errand!"
Ruan Ciyi was quite surprised: "Feng Hanyan and Feng Shimei? She didn't have much contact with me before, otherwise you would have known her. But she likes Zi'er very much. When she came to the full moon banquet with her aunt, she saw Zi'er. , but I came here every now and then, and then I gradually became familiar with it.”
Zi'er is Li Zi, the son of Ruan Ciyi and Li Qianzhi.
Qiu Yilan took note of this and asked her to elaborate on Feng Hanyan's talents and appearance.
Ruan Ciyi pondered for a while and said: "Her appearance is quite similar to her aunt. You should have seen her aunt. She is the handkerchief my mother had in her early years."
Sure enough, she is Mrs. Feng’s niece!
"She was a beauty too!" Qiu Yilan recalled. She didn't remember much about Mrs. Feng's appearance, but in her impression, although she was a bit older, she could still see her beautiful and charming figure in her youth. Besides, Since Mrs. Ou has listed Feng Hanyan as a candidate, the old lady's confidants must have seen it. How can the old lady not consider appearance when choosing a continuation for her grandson
"As for her talent... I think she is just like ordinary ladies. She is good at everything that ladies know. To say that she is particularly outstanding, I don't find it. It's just that she has a very good temperament. You know that Zi'er has such a big personality, which is what I love. Most people say they like children when they cry and make noises. Unless they are parents or wet nurses, they also like children when they don't cry or make noises. "Ruan Ci! Yi said, "She is quite patient. Every time she comes to visit Ji'er, she not only doesn't hide away when he cries, but she often takes the initiative to comfort him on behalf of the wet nurse."
At this point, he chuckled and said, "To be honest, don't worry too much: Zi'er is closer to him, the Feng family's aunt, than to you, our direct cousin!"
"If you show your sincerity, you should be rewarded!" Qiu Yilan was not jealous, she covered her mouth and said with a smile, "Besides, didn't Ji'er call me just now? It shows that she is not alienated from my cousin!"
After joking and listening to Ruan Ciyi talk about Feng Hanyan in detail, Qiu Yilan had lunch at Li's house and then left.
Returning to the Duke's Mansion, I conveyed everything to Mrs. Tao. After hearing this, the old lady nodded: "I will send Mother Hu to tell your little aunt that if things come to pass, ask your little aunt to get it." I’ll give you a private reward!”
"It's my duty to share the worries of my elders. Besides, my granddaughter-in-law is also getting together with her cousin. How can I ask for my aunt's private room?" Qiu Yilan declined with a smile, said a few words to Mrs. Tao, and said After returning to the hospital, Kapok poured Fufang Drink as usual after entering the door. Qiu Yilan took it and took a sip. Suddenly, she felt nauseated. She didn't have time to ask someone to get a spittoon, but there was a violent vomiting. Everyone around looked shocked. !