Family Has a Concubine

Wen Shi was very moved when she heard that her son was hurting to bring pastries for her that day, and her eyes softened when she looked at Ye Yun.

It's been almost half a month since I fell, why are you still limping? Ye Tangcai curled her mouth. Could it be that the people she hired beat her too hard that day?

As soon as this was mentioned, Wen's became angry: You didn't even know that he was getting better a few days ago, and he was in a hurry to go out and fell down the steps, which made his injury worse. Yun'er, you...

Mother, grandma is about to rush, let's go in quickly. Ye Tangcai hurriedly pulled Wen Shi, and dragged her into the house.

A woman had long stood at the door and raised the curtain.

Ye Tangcai and others walked into the east room of Anning Hall, and there were already many people sitting inside.

On the couch, Miao Shi and Ye Hewen sat across the small table, one left and one right. Ye Lingjiao sat next to Miao Shi on a peach blossom embroidered pier, with a row of armchairs on each side of the lower head.

Sun, Ye Chengxin and Ye Licai arrived early and sat on a row of chairs on the left.

Sitting at the end on the right is a pretty girl of twelve or thirteen years old wearing a white cotton dress with dark flowers. It is Ye Weicai. She lives close by, so she comes early.

Seeing Ye Tangcai's mother and daughter, Ye Weicai quickly stood up: Mother, big sister.

Sit down. Ye Tangcai smiled lightly.

Ye Chengde went back to the Yamen early in the morning, but he still hasn't returned. The remaining two concubines in the second room, the daughters of Luo Shi and Ye Chenggang, are all young children under the age of ten, so they stopped calling. Ye Rong, the son of Erfang, is already thirteen years old, but he caught a cold earlier and refused to let him come. The rest has come.

It's all my family, just sit down. Ye Hewen said.

Everyone sat down one by one, and the maid served tea and then retreated.

From the second family, you said that the second girl's wedding date has been set, and there is something important to discuss. What is it? Ye Hewen picked up the teacup.

Old Master, since you want to get married... naturally you have to have a dowry. Sun sneered.

Luo Shi covered her lips lightly with a handkerchief, and glanced at Sun Shi with disdain and sarcasm, this marriage is so dirty, if someone else would do it quietly for the dowry or the details of the marriage, she is a good sister-in-law, not only He didn't hide it, and called everyone to discuss it with great fanfare! There is no one with this face.

Hearing the word dowry, Ye Hewen's eyelids twitched, and he couldn't help but glance at Ye Tangcai, but he didn't attack, and said in a bad tone: Second brother, now you are in charge of the house, and you can collect it in the warehouse. One copy will be fine.

After finishing speaking, his face was full of pain.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Sun sneered: Grandpa, if there is one in the public, I would naturally gather it up and send it along with the list. Why bother to mobilize everyone. But there is no one at home! He said and glanced at Wen's mockingly: I don't know how my sister-in-law manages the house, our Jing'an Hou Mansion's huge family property, in the hands of my sister-in-law, I don't know where it is going, and I often can't make ends meet, tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall.

This is referring to Wen's greed for ink!

What? Ye Hewen was startled.

What do younger siblings mean? Wen's face turned blue.

The family already had a lot of money in and out, and Ye Hewen and the Miao family were very ostentatious, and their food and clothing costs were a little bit lower, so they were very frowning, and they couldn't be thrifty. She has always been a strong one. She is afraid that people will say that she is not good at housekeeping, so she will not be able to speak out. She often tears down the east wall to make up for the west wall. I don't know how many times to maintain the balance.

Wen said angrily: The account books at home are clearly written, but you still can't see clearly?

You wrote the account book, who knows how many you added?

What evidence do you have? Wen Shi was trembling with anger.

The family is riddled with holes, and it's evidence that they can't even make up a dowry.

Wen was so angry that she was about to stand up, but at this time Ye Tangcai held her hand and only smiled faintly: Look at what Second Aunt said... the things that the heads of the village pay tribute every season, the things from all over the place... The rent and land tax, all the big accounts, which one is not handled by the grandfather himself? In the past few years, the family is losing money and making money, and no one knows better than the grandfather. The family is so ostentatious, and the last time the grandfather was born, he spent thousands of dollars. Two silver. If Second Aunt wants to doubt it, let's take the internal account books of the family and grandfather's external account books and compare them to see whether it has been a loss or a loss over the years.

After repeating the words, Ye Hewen was very embarrassed. The harvest in these years is indeed not as good as before, and the harvest has been reduced by nearly half. For his birthday a few months ago, he indeed spent three or four thousand taels of silver.

Isn't it? Ye Lingjiao said suddenly.

Shocked, Miao immediately gave Ye Lingjiao a quick look and told her to shut up. Ye Licai is about to marry into the Zhang family, and the Miao family doesn't want to offend the second wife at all.

But Ye Lingjiao's temper came up, she didn't care so much, she spit out her words like beads, and her voice was crisp and clear: I have been studying with my sister-in-law on and off for two or three years. Last year, my sister-in-law got sick, so I took care For more than two months, I couldn't find anything that my sister-in-law was greedy for. It was the second sister-in-law who was able to take over for twelve or three days, that's all.

Sun groaned, feeling angry. But now her daughter is going to marry the Zhang family, who doesn't support her, this sister-in-law is lucky, she dares to come here! Sun sneered: It's so reasonable and well-founded, but I knew it as soon as it came out. It was written in the account book that half a month ago, the second son of the Marquis of Pingguo was promoted to the commander-in-chief of the five cities. The elder brother went to congratulate him. A pair of multicolored porcelain vases from Cheng Kiln was taken as a gift from the storeroom.

Unfortunately, I ran into the daughter-in-law of Pingguo Hou's second son in the street yesterday. She said that although the pair of blue and white plum vases from our house were not expensive things, her husband liked them very much and had already placed them in the house. Oh, how can this blue and white plum vase compare to Chengjiao Wucai! I just want to know why the cheap blue and white plum vases are given away from the expensive Chengyao Wucai from home? Selling it for a thousand taels of silver, and spending one or two hundred taels to buy a pair of blue and white plum vases as a gift? Ha ha!

Wen's complexion changed, there is such a thing? Wen Shi was so angry that she trembled all over, but the mistake was made by their wife and her husband.

But Ye Tangcai laughed: Then the second aunt told my father! Anyway, what the family took and paid, but it is clear. As for the person who took it, what does it have to do with my mother? The blame is only on those who deceive the superiors and the inferiors. If this is true, then these human relations, compradors and the like will no longer go through his hands.

Sister... Ye Yun was startled, and felt a little anxious when she heard it. This is their real father! My sister is such a trick!

Even if Dad really did something wrong, he still has no choice but to do so! There are many places where Dad spends money! Just dad's monthly money of ten taels of silver a month is not enough at all! Naturally, it is necessary to draw a little oil and water when dealing with people.

Aunt Ting spent more than 20 taels of silver a month for food and clothing. Ruidi wanted to study, and he worshiped the famous Master Yao in the capital, a Ph.D. who retired from the Imperial College, and he only got twelve taels a month for Shuxiu, and he usually gave gifts. And Aunt Ting usually spends a lot of odds and ends.

Although Ruidi was born to Aunt Ting and her husband, they are so close that they can wear the same pair of pants! Dad also said that since Aunt Ting married him, Ruidi is equivalent to his own son and his own brother.

Ruidi is not like him, who is a queen who can become a noble in the future, so Ruidi can only take the scientific examination, which costs money!