Bondage

"Now that I've talked about it today, I also have something to say to my husband."

Song Wandao: "The Hou's Mansion is different from ordinary people. Temporary profit gains and losses cannot solve the root of the problem. Whether it is increasing income or reducing expenditure, it is not the most important thing after all."

She didn't sleep for a few days, and after thinking about countless possibilities for Jiang Song's Second Mansion, she finally came up with a surefire strategy to keep the foundation.

"Everyone in the world says that wealth is like honey, but I feel that wealth is like a frost blade, rich and noble."

Fang Yi said that Jiang Xingjian knew what Song Wan meant.

Concubine Jiang and Concubine Yun's status as three or five princes is like flowers blooming brocade, cooking oil with a raging fire. It seems that the scenery is boundless, but it can't be said that it will collapse overnight.It is not yet known whether he can save his life, let alone make a living.Moreover, the crown prince has been lingering for many years and may die suddenly at any time. The struggle for imperial power is imminent. How to preserve the foundation of the second government is the most important thing.

Jiang Xingjian was also worried about this, but he couldn't think of any good way.

Preserving the foundation of a clan is not an easy task.

He raised his head, wondering what Song Wan was thinking.

"The foundation of a family is nothing more than the cohesion of descendants, and the good children will continue to multiply."

"In this way, even if there are really... some changes in the Marquis Mansion in the future, and the descendants of the foundation are still there, it can be regarded as preserving the blood of the ancestors."

Jiang Xingjian said: "The ancestor's tomb is here, and the family will not be scattered."

"Although the ancestral tomb is there, it is okay if there is no supply. If the Hou Mansion loses this splendor and wealth, the descendants may not be able to offer sacrifices. As time goes on, they will always become lazy and neglected."

Jiang Xingjian frowned, knowing that Song Wan was absolutely right.

"Madam, can there be a way?"

Song Wandao: "Although the Hou Mansion is declining day by day, it still has the ability to buy land for sacrifice. If the family has a permanent property, it can protect Jiang's blood from being scattered everywhere and have nowhere to live."

Hearing this, Jiang Xingjian raised his brows slightly, and looked at Song Wan with a little more solemn look.

Worshiping fields can certainly protect the ancestors' incense and sacrifices for four seasons, but more importantly, the law of the court clearly stipulates that "the fields of tombs are not limited to copying", so even if the five princes are defeated in the future, the Jiang family will be exiled or the family will be ransacked. The land for sacrifices will not be confiscated, and if the clan has land, it can protect the clan from starving to death.

Jiang Xingjian's fingertips trembled slightly.

What Song Wan said today was to make final plans for the Hou Mansion.

"The second is to provide opportunities for the children of the clan to read and write, and to learn about honor and disgrace."

"Ethnology."

Song Wan looked at Jiang Xingjian and smiled softly.

Jiang Xingjian only felt his chest throbbing.

There are more than a few hundred descendants of the Jiang family in the east and west mansions and the concubine and concubine branches?As long as they can keep a house, let them have a tile to cover their heads, have corn to fill their stomachs, and the men can learn Chinese characters and understand human feelings, this family will not be considered a downfall, and there may be a day of comeback.

His hands couldn't help trembling, and his eyes on Song Wan became more and more serious.

Song Wan was uncomfortable being stared at by him, so she smiled lightly and said that there were other things to deal with, and left slowly.

Jiang Xingjian's heart fell to the ground, so he went to find someone to deal with the matter of offering sacrifices to the fields.

God knows what he worries about during this time is how to preserve the foundation of the clan, as for the short-term imbalance of income and expenditure of the Hou Mansion, it is not a problem at all.

Leaving Lan Courtyard, he rushed to Yulingzhai.

When Jiang Yan heard that he came to visit, he was a little surprised. Although the two of them were not tit-for-tat, they were not really brothers and sisters.

"What advice do you have, brother?"

After telling Jiang Yan about Song Wan's family study about offering sacrifices to fields, Jiang Xingjian said, "This is a major issue in the clan, and I want to discuss it with you. You have been in charge of the Hou Mansion these years, so you know where the East and the West are? Yifang's children are of decent character, can they afford to be in charge of money and food supply?"

Jiang Yan pondered for a moment and understood the importance of this matter.

He thought about several people carefully, and then briefly told Jiang Xingjian what they had done in their lives. After listening to Jiang Xingjian, he couldn't help sighing: "My brother is thoughtful and thoughtful, and my brother respects me."

"It's not what I thought..."

Jiang Xingjian slightly clenched her lips: "It was your sister-in-law who thought well and told me today."

When Song Wan was mentioned, Jiang Yan's throat twitched slightly, and his fingertips felt numb and itchy.

He said in a hoarse voice: "Sister-in-law is intelligent, she is really a model among boudoirs."

Looking at Jiang Xingjian and You Rongyan's smile, Jiang Yan was full of envy.

That person is too noble and beautiful, so beautiful that even if he thinks that Jiang Xingjian doesn't know how to cherish and is in all kinds of troubles, he doesn't dare to have any intimacy.

"Ah, she..."

The smile reached his lips deeply, but was suppressed by Jiang Xingjian. He looked at Jiang Yan and said, "You are weak at this age, and marriage should be put on the agenda. Now I delay it because of me, and I feel ashamed."

Jiang Yan's marriage shouldn't have been decided until this time, but because he was a concubine, he had the possibility of becoming a noble before, so he was in a dilemma regarding the identity of the bride.

Those with a high family background don't value him, and the Hou's mansion looks down on him with a low family background, so it has been delayed until now.

Now that he is returning home, this matter is even more troublesome.

"I don't know what kind of girl you like? If you have a crush, you might as well tell your sister-in-law that she often deals with the women of the aristocratic family. With her discretion, it will be done properly."

Jiang Yan smiled gently: "It would be great if I could find someone like a sister-in-law."

Jiang Xingjian was taken aback when he heard the words, and then laughed out loud.

After laughing, he murmured: "I'm afraid it's hard to find a woman like Ah Wan."

Jiang Yan's smile also faded by three points, and his eyes were slightly dark.

"If you have time, go and talk to her, she will help you with your eyes, you won't be wrong."

"My brother knows."

Jiang Yan's marriage should not have fallen on Song Wan's head, but Mrs. Jiang only had Jiang Xingjian who came back from the dead in her heart, and Jiang's mother was not in charge.

Although Jiang Yan has a biological mother, she is just a concubine, and her status in the mansion is not as good as that of a dignified steward, so this job fell on Song Wan's head after going around.

So when Jiang Yan found her, she was not surprised.

"If it wasn't for the elder brother's order, the younger brother wouldn't dare to bother the sister-in-law, so I hope the sister-in-law is no wonder."

Jiang Xingjian went to the clan today to talk about clan studies and sacrifices to the fields, and Song Wan was not with him. Jiang Yan waited in the front yard of Fuhe Hall for a long time, but he did not show any signs of impatience.

"Where can we talk about disturbing, my uncle is serious."

Song Wan stood aside, seeming to be thinking about a suitable candidate for the lady of the family, while Jiang Yan was quietly beside her, looking at the elongated figure on the ground with a slight smile.

He looked at it and suddenly moved a step.

The two figures on the ground overlapped because of his actions, and it looked as if they were leaning on each other and rubbing their ears together.

Jiang Yan stared blankly, his smile becoming harder to hide.

"I haven't gone out to a banquet for a long time. Although I think one or two people are suitable, I don't know what the character of the ladies is. If my uncle is not in a hurry, let me think about it for two days and meet them."

"After all, it is a major matter of marriage, and it should not be hasty."

Listening to Song Wan's soft voice, Jiang Yan raised his head with tenderness in his eyes.

He looked into Song Wan's eyes and said softly, "It's all up to sister-in-law."