Yu Xiang got dressed and sat in front of the dressing table to draw eyebrows.
After a while, Mrs. Sun arrived, and when she entered the door, she called out, "Xiang'er, my aunt's dear Xiang'er, why haven't you sent money to the mansion for a long time? Your uncle and I are almost out of control. Give me the money quickly, I will I am going to adopt Lin Lao Wu's son to your uncle's name, but Lin Lao Wu insists on six hundred taels, otherwise he will not let him go. Whether or not your uncle and I have any heirs in the future depends on this time, Xiang'er, don't worry. You can't abandon us!"
Sun only gave birth to one daughter, and when she was about to have a son, her husband smoked too much Wushisan, and the house was useless, and the family property was taken away by the big house. She was really incapacitated every day, so she had no choice but to hold on to her sister-in-law to live. Who knew that my sister-in-law was useless, her husband's death was like the sky falling, and she closed the door to thank guests and hide from the world!
Fortunately, my niece is reliable, not only is she granted two hundred taels of silver every month, but also a carload of presents are sent home every year and festival, so life is much easier. It has been four years since my niece took charge of the house, and she has never cut off her salary for her uncle's family. It is rare for her to ignore it this time. Mrs. Sun held back for a few days. Seeing that her son was about to fly away, she became anxious. Come to the door urgently.
"You want to adopt the son of Lin Laowu's family?" Yu Xiang brushed her eyebrows carefully one by one with a black pen, and said casually, "I remember that the youngest son of Lin Laowu's family is already nineteen, are you familiar with it? ?”
Seeing that there is a family, Mrs. Sun hurriedly went over and smiled flatteringly, "We are well-raised and well-raised. Our two families live next to each other. His mother gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Where can I take care of her? Yun entrusted me to take care of him. Although we don't have the status of mother and child, we are closer than his own mother when it comes to feelings. Lin Laowu's second son is going to marry the daughter of Mr. Fang's family this time, and he can't afford the bride price. Yun adopted me."
She took out her handkerchief and pretended to wipe her tears, "Xiang'er, your uncle and I are living a miserable life, and there is no one to retire to the old age, so you can help your aunt this time."
Yu Xiang put down the pen, stuck a little rouge on the side of her cheeks, spread it carefully, and sighed, "It's not that I don't want to help my aunt, but it's only six hundred taels, and the odds that usually leak out from my fingers are more than this." But today is different. Didn’t my aunt hear that my twin sister has returned, and now the Yu Mansion is under the management of her and my mother, and I have nothing to do with it. Why, it’s been a few days, and they didn’t think about it Want to send money to you and your uncle? I was so good at the beginning."
For the Sun family, she has never been stingy with money, anyway, it is Lin's pocket, so why not do it
Sun suddenly realized, gritted her teeth and said, "So that's how it is. I said how could Xiang'er be so ruthless and suddenly ignore us. I've been busy with my stepchildren these days, and I just wait for your mother to bring your sister to pay respects. Who would have expected that they would ignore me and your uncle at all, and it would be fine if they didn't come to recognize the door, and even the money would be cut off from us."
Yu Xiang sighed, "Don't say that you have cut off your money. When they handed over the accounts, they made a mistake and still blamed me. They insisted on asking the old lady to judge. I was afraid of them. This account will be paid later. I don’t dare to touch it. If my aunt wants money, she can just ask her mother. My mother still misses my uncle, and she probably forgot it because she was busy. The only thing I need to remind my aunt is that my sister is very stingy, and she might not take it lightly. Pay."
Hearing this, Mrs. Sun hated Yu Miaoqi to the core. Her whole family lived on the 200 taels given by Yu Xiang every month, and if they were cut off suddenly, wouldn't they starve to death
"Then what should we do?" Mrs. Sun asked anxiously, stirring the handkerchief. With Yu Pinyan suppressing her, she did not dare to play wild in the Hou's mansion.
Yu Xiang said while smearing lip balm, "Just ask your mother to make trouble, and she will naturally agree to it a few more times. Can she just sit and watch uncle cut off the incense? Besides, mother's dowry has been taken from her ancestors. She is about to go back. She can't trust the people of her ancestors, so she must replace a batch of shopkeepers. It's cheaper for outsiders to help your own family. You and your uncle can discuss with her to see if you can take over a few shops, which is also a long-term livelihood. no?"
After receiving Yu Xiang's advice, Sun was overjoyed and rushed to the main room, shaking her handkerchief. She had set her sights on her sister-in-law's dowry a long time ago, but the dowry was in the hands of the old lady, so she didn't dare to think about it. Now that Mrs. Lin wants to go back, she naturally has to scrape off a layer of oil and water. She was afraid of the old lady and Yu Xiang, but she never put Lin in her eyes.
Mrs. Jingguo knew that the old lady would definitely not see her, so she turned her idea on Mrs. Lin. In the early years, Mrs. Lin liked her daughter very much. Maybe she would soften her heart after seeing her.
Lin was really overjoyed to see Chang Yafu, he took her little hand up and down to look up and down, and said that she has grown up and is beautiful. Mrs. Jingguo saw that the atmosphere was just right, and asked tentatively, "Sister, you see, Fu'er is about to be a filial piety, and Yan'er is also twenty-one. Shouldn't this marriage be done? If we drag it on, when will we go?" Can I hold my grandson?"
Madam Yasukuni is also in a hurry, otherwise she would never be able to say such blunt words in front of her daughter.
Lin naturally wanted to quickly find a daughter-in-law who shared her heart with her so that she could win over her son. She nodded and said, "Exactly, the children are grown up. I will discuss with the old lady later and choose an auspicious day to come to the door to make an appointment. Fuer When do you take off your clothes?"
Mrs. Yasukuni first showed joy, and then became worried, "I will take off the clothes the day after tomorrow, and my sister-in-law will bring the children over to have fun. It's just that the old lady seems to have misunderstood Fu'er, will she disagree?"
"What misunderstanding?" Lin's heartstrings tensed instantly. If the old lady disagrees, she really can't make a decision, and she doesn't dare to make a decision.
Chang Yafu showed embarrassment, and Mrs. Yasukuni couldn't say it clearly, and said vaguely, "Well, it's just that their youngest son and daughter had some conflicts in private, and they were angry for a while. It will be fine after this."
Lin bowed his head in silence. The word 'angry' used on Yu Pinyan was really against harmony. With his decisive personality, how could he get angry with others, and if he gets angry, he will make a clean break. If very Yafu really violated his taboo, the two families would not quarrel to the point of annulling the engagement. And if she agreed to Mrs. Jingguo right now, she would be fighting against Yu Pinyan and the old lady, and it would be embarrassing to fight again!
What Lin can think of, Yu Miaoqi can naturally think of too. She was already in a bad mood when she met Shen Yuanqi today, and she also found out that her future sister-in-law is also useless, and she had already had a dirty talk with Yu Pinyan. So, who would dare to call the shots and welcome her into the door
"My elder brother never gets angry with others. It's better for Madam to explain the matter clearly, so that my mother will not be a double face." She smiled decently, but her words were extremely rude.
Chang Yafu's lips turned blue, and she looked at Mrs. Jingguo anxiously.
Mrs. Jingguo raised the lid of the teacup again and again, and suddenly sighed softly, "Forget it, no matter how much I say, I'm just asking for trouble. Whether this marriage will be successful or not depends on your Yu family. It's just that our two families are good or bad. We've known each other for decades, and we don't need to break our relationship if we can't become in-laws. Sister, please tell the old lady that our Chang family is sorry for Yan'er, and I only hope that we can personally apologize to Yan'er on the day when we get rid of the clothes. "
Seeing Mrs. Jingguo being so reasonable, Mrs. Lin heaved a sigh of relief, and even said that she would definitely visit her on the day she got rid of her clothes. Only then did the mother and daughter of the Chang family get up to say goodbye, and when they left the courtyard, they exchanged vicious glances with each other.
As soon as the two left, Mrs. Sun arrived, and before they could sit down, they complained a lot, and finally asked Lin for two thousand taels of silver and the right to manage several shops. It is said that people are good at being bullied and Ma Shan is ridden by others. Mrs. Sun can't afford to offend Yu Xiang and the old lady, but she treats Mrs. Lin as a soft persimmon, and she can rub it as she likes.
Lin really loves her younger brother, and only hesitated for a moment before going to get the dowry, but Yu Miaoqi firmly held her down. Lin fell ill, these days it was Yu Miaoqi who was taking care of government affairs and dowry. Somehow, the thriving shop in Yu Xiang's hands suffered serious losses within a month after it came into her hands. Either there was a problem with the supply of goods or the customers were making trouble and it was difficult to end it.
However, she dismissed several experienced shopkeepers one after another, and these problems became more and more troublesome when no one dealt with them, and several shops had to temporarily close down. She filled a hole here and a hole there, and the money in her purse was already beyond her means. Where did she get two thousand taels for this family of blood-sucking leeches
Furthermore, she knew exactly what uncle was from Nanny Jin. He had almost ruined the huge fortune of the Lin family, so how could he bother with these few small shops of his own
Don't give it, don't give it money, let alone the shop!
Seeing her resolute attitude, Mrs. Sun immediately broke out. The girls waiting outside the hall first heard a loud bang, bang, bang, and then Mrs. Sun yelled vulgarly, such as who are you, how old are you? Xiang'er is not worthy of carrying shoes, Lin Shi, where did you pick up the bastard, throw it back quickly... All kinds of abuse are endless, causing the passing servants to stop and listen.
The faces of Yu Miaoqi and Lin were almost stripped off by Sun, but in the end she had no choice but to find a few precious jewelry for her to take away, and gave her to help take care of a few shops.
Satisfied, Mrs. Sun left with a small package and a smile.
When Yu Xiang and the old lady heard about this, they sighed at the same time—the wicked will be punished by the wicked.
On this day, some people couldn't sleep at night, and naturally some people fell asleep soundly. When it was the hour of Yin's hour, someone knocked on the door of the Hou Mansion suddenly, the voice was dull and urgent. The concierge opened the small corner door and saw that it was the guard of the Prince's Mansion, who kept saying that he wanted to see Yu Dutong.
Yu Pinyan hurried over and ordered the chief guard to be invited to the main hall to inquire. The old lady, Mrs. Lin and the others also hid behind the screen to listen to the news, with panicked expressions on their faces.
"I report to Lord Dutong, the crown prince ordered me to come here and invite you and Miss Yu San to come and talk about it." The head guard half-kneeled and saluted.
"What's the matter? Why did you even invite my sister Benhou?" Yu Pinyan frowned. Yu Xiang, who was yawning behind the screen, woke up instantly.
The head guard looked around and whispered in his ear. After Yu Pinyan listened expressionlessly, he dismissed the chief guard first, then picked up his sister and walked into the dark night.