In the morning, when the whole family was having breakfast, Su Xuan wanted to stand and serve Zhu Lan, but Zhu Lan immediately stopped her and said, "Sit down and eat. There are not so many rules at home."
Su Xuan smiled and said, "Thank you, mother."
Her mind was filled with the experiences instilled in her by her cousin, who agreed to share with her how a mother should serve her mother-in-law, hoping that she would have a good impression.
As a result, from the moment she served tea, she knew that her aunt's experience was useless in the Zhou family. Look, she guessed right again. There was no such thing as serving meals. The Zhou family didn't even have a maid around them for breakfast!
After dinner, Zhulan lamented that Su Xuan, who did not return to the yard, had a good foundation in martial arts. Look at Su Xuan, she is fine.
Su Xuan took the booklet and said, "Mother, this is the list of the dowry maids and servants that I brought with me."
Zhulan took it and counted. There were two old women, four maids, and four servants. These were brought into the Zhou Mansion. There were also many servants listed in the book who came with the dowry and all of them were on the farm.
Zhulan said, "I will ask Steward Ding to register them, and the monthly wages for these maids and servants will be paid by the mansion."
Su Xuan is a county lady with high rank, and she knows the number of maids and old women around her. They have been reduced since Su Xuan came in, otherwise there would be more, and she would not be stingy with the monthly salary.
Su Xuan did not argue with her mother-in-law over the monthly allowance, "Thank you, mother."
She can make up for it from other places, such as giving New Year gifts to her parents during the Chinese New Year!
Zhulan saw that Su Xuan was not tired either, so she talked about the Zhou family. "The Zhou family doesn't have that many rules, but there are a few rules that must be followed. The first is that you are not allowed to plot against your own family members. The second is that no matter what the small conflicts between the branches are, you must be united in facing the outside world. These are the bottom lines."
Su Xuan responded: "Mom, I'll remember that."
Zhulan smiled and said, "There is no such thing as concubines in the Zhou family. No matter if you have a son or not, you are not allowed to take concubines."
Su Xuan was delighted and her heart was filled with joy. She envied the Zhou family for having all the daughters as original wives. It turned out that there was such a rule. Although she was confident that she could control Chang Zhi, it would be even better if her mother-in-law gave a guarantee.
Zhu Lan continued, "Let me be honest with you. I will not interfere in the affairs of any couple. You should handle your own affairs."
Su Xuan felt that her mother-in-law was the best mother-in-law. She had seen many mothers-in-law who interfered in everything. In fact, she was also quite afraid. Filial piety was more important than anything else. She finally understood why the Zhou family had such a harmonious relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. It would be unfair if such a mother-in-law didn't get along with her anymore. "Thank you, mother."
Zhulan really likes the county lady. "You still have a lot of things to do, so go back quickly!"
Su Xuan did have something to do. Her dowry had to be sealed and stored, and her things had to be put away. She couldn't help but twist her face. She also had to copy the damn big characters. When she got up in the morning, her husband was furious. If he hadn't served her tea, she didn't know how long he would have lectured her. She pouted in her heart and acted pretentiously. He didn't resist when he was held down yesterday.
Su Xuan couldn't help but blush. No matter how young her husband was, he was still a boy. "Mom, I'll go home first."
Zhulan, "... ..."
Why did she feel like she was choking? It was as if she had seen a dividend bubble just now!
Su Xuan returned to the yard. She was familiar with the backyard of the government office as she had attended too many banquets there. The yard of the fourth room was considered large, and the dowry filled three rooms. After packing up the dowry, Su Xuan returned to the room and saw Chang Zhi coming back.
Chang Zhi silently took out the IOU and handed it to Su Xuan, "My eldest brother said that he would explain everything to my wife after we get married."
He felt that his elder brother was too mean. His elder brother just disliked him for not returning the money, so he told him the truth. However, he really shouldn't have kept it secret.
Su Xuan took the IOU and looked at it, then remained silent for a moment. "You haven't paid back a penny?"
Chang Zhi wiped his nose awkwardly. He was the only one in the family who didn't have a small treasury. His box for storing silver was always empty. "The monthly allowance is not enough."
Su Xuan gritted her teeth, she knew all about the monthly salary of the Zhou family's master. In the Zhou family, she didn't have to give money to the kitchen in the backyards of some officials if she wanted to eat something. The master's food and clothing didn't require money. The Zhou family's monthly salary was quite high, how could it be not enough!
Su Xuan held the IOU and tore it into pieces. Chang Zhi felt a chill on his back. "Don't tear it up. I haven't paid you back yet!"
Su Xuan stood up with a cold face and went into the house to get out the money box. She brought three boxes in total. One box was full of deeds, one box was full of large-denomination silver bills, and the one she was holding now was for expenses.
Chang Zhi stared with wide eyes as he watched his wife open the purse box. Thinking of his own empty purse box, he instantly shrank his neck.
Su Xuan took out the smallest denomination of fifty taels from her money box and handed it to Chang Zhi, "Return thirty taels to big brother."
Chang Zhi was a little embarrassed, "How can I ask my wife for money? I can pay it back slowly."
It was a rare blow to him. He seemed to be the only one in the family without a source of income. He pursed his lips and glanced at his wife, feeling sad. How about copying a painting
Su Xuan laughed. It was rare for someone who didn't value money to be depressed. "What's mine is yours. We are husband and wife. Return it to Big Brother first, and you can return it to me slowly in the future."
The more you owe her, the better. I won’t tell this to my husband.
Chang Zhi's ears turned red. They were husband and wife. He glanced at the banknotes and said, "Then I'll listen to my wife."
Su Xuan, "Okay."
Changzhi walked to the door, paused, and coughed, "Don't be so bold in the future."
Su Xuan blushed, and then thought with gritted teeth that the interest on the money Chang Zhi owed her must be increased by a few more percent!
At noon, Xue Han and Rong Chuan came back together. Rong Chuan accompanied Xue Han to buy a piano. Zhu Lan saw that they came back empty-handed and asked, "Didn't you buy a suitable piano?"
Xue Han felt that she was particularly unlucky today. "Mom, there is a suitable piano, but it was decided without telling anyone."
Zhulan, "Don't other music shops have it?"