New widow

When the old man heard Su Qiao's words, he felt sad and cried loudly: "In that case, why are you driving us out?"

"Besides, you don't feel that you have done anything wrong. Taking care of the store and reaping some benefits is also the hard-earned money you deserve. However, you have been greedy from thousands of taels to five or six thousand taels from the store in a year. However, In just three years, relying on the fact that the mistress of this house cannot control you, you have embezzled tens of thousands of dollars."

When Mr. Song heard the words "covetted tens of thousands of silver", his eyes suddenly widened. So much money, so much... Before Mr. Song could think about it, Suqiao's voice interrupted him. idea. "You are the Duke's companion. For the sake of the Duke, I won't drag your daughter to marry someone. When your family goes out, you are allowed to take away a hundred silver coins, clothes, jewelry, and other things you carry with you. Down."

One hundred silver, clothes and jewelry, these things are not too much for ordinary people. After all, clothes and jewelry add up to a thousand pieces of silver, but for this man who has been pampered for many years and relies on the influence of the Duke's Palace, he can live a comfortable life. For an extremely carefree old man, I'm afraid it's not enough for him to eat for a year.

So he raised his head and glared at Su Qiao fiercely: "You are so cruel and ruthless, the reputation of the Duke's Palace will be ruined..."

"The Duke of Guo died at the hands of his cousin. Now, what are you talking about about the reputation of the Duke of Guo? It's not a joke." Su Qiao interrupted the old man and told him the truth directly.

The old man was crying about Song An again. Suqiao said to Mr. Song: "I just said that, please handle it properly."

"Okay, okay, okay, I'll do it." Mr. Song was thinking about it

Naturally, the big things in the old man's house cannot be taken away, but there are some treasures that Mr. Song can secretly hide. Thinking of this, Mr. Song burst into laughter, stepped forward and picked up the old man: "Let's go, Let’s go.”

"My savings over the years are gone, all gone." The old man cried as he walked, cursing Su Qiao.

"Madam!" Madam Huang called Suqiao worriedly. Suqiao had already looked at Madam Huang: "Do you also think that I went too far?"

"No, ma'am, I don't know what to say at the moment." Madam Huang was in a state of confusion at this time. They all said that the rabbit dies and the fox is sad. Such a drastic move by Su Qiao will inevitably make Madam Huang think of herself. If one day, Su Qiao Did it happen to yourself?

"You have been in the Duke's Mansion for a long time. You know better than me that the Duke's Mansion is already in trouble." Su Qiao's tone was full of sighs. Madam Huang lowered her head and said nothing. The income of the Duke's Mansion was getting less and less, but the expenses were getting bigger and bigger. Madam Huang could still control the expenses in the inner courtyard, but the expenses outside were flowing like water. .

"Master Shiyi has been arrested, so there will be less expenses outside." Madam Huang only thought of this sentence, and Suqiao smiled again: "Do you believe what you say?"

Madam Huang remained silent, and Su Qiao looked into the distance: "It is already difficult for orphans and widowed mothers to be surrounded by wolves. If we make them think that we are easy to bully again, then it is true that even if we cut off the flesh from our bodies and feed them to them, they will still refuse. It’s not enough.”

"Then, madam, we, we do this, those servants?" Huang Niangzi became more and more flustered at this time, Su Qiao looked at her: "Rewards and punishments are clear.

, where there is punishment, there will naturally be reward. "

Rewards require money. Madam Huang wanted to remind Suqiao's house of the current deficit, but Madam Huang swallowed her words as soon as they reached her lips.

Su Qiao had already walked to the inner courtyard: "Let's go."

Madam Huang could only put away her worries and follow Suqiao to the inner courtyard. As soon as she walked into the second door, a maid cried and knelt in front of Suqiao: "Please, madam, spare my father."

Su Qiao looked at the maid and knew that this maid was the daughter of the old man just now, so Su Qiao did not let her get up, but just looked at her: "You asked me to spare your father, then I want to ask you a few questions."

"Madam, if my father can be spared, I will be willing to work as a cow or a horse." The maid cried and kowtowed in front of Su Qiao.

Suqiao raised her lips and smiled: "How many brothers and sisters are there in your family?"

"My parents gave birth to five children. I am the third daughter, and I have an older brother and a younger brother." Although the maid was surprised by Su Qiao's question, she still answered respectfully.

"What are your brothers and sisters doing?" Suqiao's question seemed more and more strange to the maid, but the master naturally had to answer the question, so the maid continued: "My brother is studying at home, and my brother is still young and is also studying. "

"What about your sisters?" When she mentioned her sisters, the maid smiled widely: "The eldest sister and the second sister are both married. The eldest sister married to a nearby village, and the second sister married a scholar."

"Have they ever come into the house to work as maids?" Suqiao asked again. At this point, Madam Huang knew what Suqiao's purpose was, so Madam Huang held her breath and waited for the maid's answer. Sure enough, the maid's expression changed: "Not really."

But soon

The servant girl raised her head and said to Suqiao: "But that's because the sisters are all engaged, and I am the only one who can come in to be a servant girl in this family. Mother also said that if I serve the master well, the master will make an appointment for me when the time comes. She is from a good family and will marry better than her sisters."

"So you think this is because your parents are treating you well?" Suqiao's tone was still so calm. There was hesitation on the maid's face, but she quickly nodded: "Yes."

"You are lying." Su Qiao pointed out that the maid was lying. The maid's face turned red and white. Then the maid kowtowed to Su Qiao: "Madam, madam, my father has always been very loyal to the family. He is also so old. We If a whole family is kicked out and their property is gone, how can they still live?"

"How old is your brother this year?" Suqiao ignored the maid's cry and asked, and the maid was stunned for a moment before saying, "He's 21."

"Are you married?" Suqiao asked again, and this time it was Mrs. Huang who answered: "They were married. They were married three years ago. At that time, the Duke of Guo had just married the first lady. When he came in to kowtow, the lady rewarded him with 20 yuan. Two pieces of silver."

"As a 21-year-old married man, can't he find something to do? He has to rely on your father to support him. If you say this, will you be laughed at?" Su Qiao's words made the maid's expression change. Pale, wanted to say something but couldn't.

"You are servants in this house, and it is your duty to be loyal and honest. At this time, because the house is in a huge deficit and cannot afford to support so many servants, I have to dismiss some of them. Ordinarily, at this time, I should express my gratitude. The master's kindness must be sought by oneself, and

It’s not like everyone is crying and threatening. "Su Qiao knew that there must be many people hiding in the dark to listen to her, so Su Qiao's voice was slightly louder than usual.