After rebirth, I became a treacherous minister Black Moonlight

However, after Lu Lingxiao left Haitang Courtyard angrily, he immediately went to find the old lady to ask for clarification.

But then he remembered that he was angry and it was against filial piety to "question" his grandmother about such a thing.

Fortunately, some things had spread among the servants, and he could find out if he paid a little attention.

It turned out that when my grandfather was alive, he had lent a lot of money to others at high interest. My grandfather was a military general, and no one dared to default on his debts, so he made a lot of money in the early years.

My grandfather tasted the sweetness of it and his business grew bigger and bigger.

However, usury caused great harm to people. After the emperor ascended the throne, the first imperial decree he issued was to ban usury among the people.

At that time, many people wanted to quit while the going got tough. My grandfather also wanted to quit, but he had lent too much money, so it was too late. In the end, he lost all his money.

In order to turn his life around, my grandfather mortgaged his house, shop and farm to a money shop, borrowed a large sum of capital, and partnered with others to transport salt.

But can the salt transport be touched? Not to mention that my grandfather was only a fourth-rank military commander, even if he was a royal relative, he could not easily take over the salt transport.

Not surprisingly, the news leaked.

It was because of my great-grandfather's service to the Emperor that my grandfather did not lose his official position and was only fined.

But as a result, the Lu family was completely in debt.

When Lu Lingxiao reached the age for marriage, the old lady had thought about finding him a marriage of equal status in the capital. However, once people learned about the Lu family's situation, they were afraid to marry their daughters to him.

In other words, the Meng family was far away in Youzhou, and they didn’t know that the Lu family had long since become a mere shell.

So Meng Qianqian did not lie. It was she who filled the holes of the Lu family and paid off their foreign debts. It was also thanks to her dowry that the Lu family was able to maintain their prosperous and respectable life.

The servant sighed, "That's the thing, young master. In fact, it's not shameful to eat free food, but it's shameful to eat free food for free."

Lu Lingxiao said coldly: "Why are you talking so much?"

The servant shut up in dismay.

"what's your name?"

Lu Lingxiao asked.

This man was sent by Manager Liu to be his permanent attendant, but after just a few days, he was almost pissed off by this servant's mouth.

The servant said, "Master, be careful with your words."

Lu Lingxiao's face darkened: "You're still scolding me? What's your name?"

The servant said aggrievedly, "Shen Yan, my name is Shen Yan! I talk a lot and I am a chatterbox, so you gave me this name to remind me to be alert at all times."

Lu Lingxiao said: "I don't think this name is of any use to you!"

Be careful when speaking and stop yourself from speaking.

Lu Lingxiao asked impatiently: "What's wrong?"

Shen Yan said hesitantly: "I have something to report."

Lu Lingxiao: “Speak!”

Shen Yan said, "The old lady has paid for the material."

Lu Lingxiao's expression relaxed: "My great-grandmother still loves me."

Shen Yan added: "It's not for Miss Lin."

"Qianqian! Qianqian!"

Meng Qianqian was halfway through calculating her accounts when the old lady walked in, looking energetic.

It is true that she is stupid and dumb, but in recent years, under Meng Qianqian's care, her body has become stronger and stronger.

Meng Qianqian put down the account book: "Great-grandmother."

The old lady came up to her and glanced at the account book in her hand: "What is this book about?"

Meng Qianqian smiled and said, "This is not a storybook, it's an account book. I'll read the new one tomorrow and tell it to my great-grandmother."

The old lady nodded wildly: "Then you must remember it!"

Meng Qianqian smiled: "Okay."

The old lady gave a triumphant smile: "Hehe~"

Banxia and Nanny Li were amused by the old lady and laughed secretly with their hands covering their mouths.

The old lady smiled evilly and said mysteriously, "Qianqian, guess what I bought for you!"

"Um……"

"Okay, okay, you can't guess!"

The old lady raised her hand and said, "Bring it in!"

Two servants came in carrying some colorful fabrics.

Madam Li took a closer look and said in surprise, "Isn't this... the floating brocade sent by the cloth shop?"

Miss Lin picked these for her unborn baby, but a child wouldn't need so much cloth. Everyone could see that she picked them for herself.

She is quite good at choosing, and all of them are top-quality brocades.

Wearing this kind of precious material, everyone would say that she is the wife of General Zhenbei.

"Does Qianqian like it?"

The old lady tilted her head and asked.

Meng Qianqian felt warm in her heart and nodded, "I like it. It was given by my great-grandmother. Qianqian likes it."

The old lady put her hands on her hips and smiled like a little poisonous old lady: "Hohoho~"

Meng Qianqian asked in confusion: "Great-grandmother, where did you get so much silver?"

Seven or eight hundred taels is not a small amount.

The old lady: "Coffin money."

Meng Qianqian: “…”

Maple Courtyard.

Lu Lingxiao had dinner with Lin Wan'er.

"Sorry, my great-grandmother bought the material. I'll give you a new one later."

He said to Lin Wan'er.

Lin Wan'er shook her head and gestured in sign language: Only one piece of the material is for our child, the rest were originally selected for the eldest young master's wife.

Lu Lingxiao originally felt a little grateful and ashamed for Meng Qianqian's supporting the family for many years, but after hearing what Lin Wan'er said, he suddenly felt that Meng Qianqian was still not as sensible as Wan'er.

She has indeed made contributions to supporting the family, but she shouldn't take advantage of this to do whatever she wants at home.

Lu Lingxiao held her hand distressedly: "I'm sorry for making you feel wronged. You always think about her, but she only cares about herself. If she could be half as sensible as you, she wouldn't cause such unrest in the family."

Lin Wan'er gestured and said: The eldest young lady is young, General, please be more considerate and don't be angry with her.

Lu Lingxiao frowned, "I'll save you the trouble. I'll try to give in to her in the future. You've been pregnant for a long time, so take a rest first. I've made a great contribution this time, and His Majesty will reward me. When the reward arrives, I'll take you to buy fabrics for you and the child. You can pick out a few more for yourself."

Lin Wan'er snuggled into his arms and wrote on his palm with her fingers: Wan'er is already content to be able to serve the general, and she doesn't ask for anything else.

Lu Lingxiao put his arm around her shoulders and said, "I brought you back to Beijing, but I didn't want you to live a hard life. In addition to the position of legal wife, I will give you all the love, wealth and honor that others have."

Begonia Courtyard.

Meng Qianqian played with the old lady for the whole afternoon and then continued to check the accounts in the evening.

The accounts of the mansion are divided into two parts, one is the internal account and the other is the external account.

The internal accounts refer to the household expenses, while the external accounts refer to the profits and losses of industries such as farms and shops.

Judging from the accounts, not only did none of the farms or shops make a profit, but a lot of money had to be poured into them every year.

It is easy to imagine where this silver came from.

Meng Qianqian closed the account book and said, "I didn't expect that in just five years, most of the dowry I brought has already been spent."

Madam Li said with a pained look, "Yes, there are only ten thousand taels left."

Meng Qianqian pondered and said, "There are problems with these accounts. I will calculate them carefully later to see how much I can get back. The most urgent task is to transfer the ten thousand taels as soon as possible."

This would be the money she would need to make a living in the future.

But how to transfer and where to transfer?