In the year of disaster in the book, the villain girl is the real winner

Wei's words were sincere and heartfelt.

But He Qiudi knew that the He family's grocery store really made a lot of money.

A few years after the grocery store was bought, Wei's family entered the market.

After Wei came into the family, she lived with He Huaizhang in the He family's old house in the city, and also took over the management of the grocery store.

In other words, Wei took over the grocery store only after the business became successful.

When Grandma He was running the grocery store, she had to take care of the old man and six children, big and small, and she had a lot of worries.

The grocery store can still earn about thirty taels of income every year.

When Wei was in charge, she had nothing else to do, so naturally she earned more. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to afford the money to donate to He Huaizhang for an official position, nor would she have been able to buy the decent courtyard where Dafang lives now.

The donation for the official position was 300 taels, and the courtyard was more than 200 taels. Wei said that she still had 200 taels in savings, but in fact it would be more.

This grocery store made at least a thousand taels of silver during the more than ten years that Wei was in charge.

Wei also had other money in his hands, namely He Huaizhang's salary and the money he took from the He family.

Tsk.

After sucking so much money from the He family, he only wanted to spend two hundred taels to settle the matter, and he also wanted to protect He Huaizhang's reputation. How could such a good thing happen?

He Qiudi sneered and asked, "Sister-in-law, you are really good at accounting. You took out the money earned from the He family's grocery store to pay for the fifth and sixth brothers' education. And it seems that you and your eldest brother have fulfilled your promise to pay for the fifth and sixth brothers' education?"

Wei stammered and said nothing.

It was because of her running the grocery store that she made such a huge fortune.

How could she bear to take out the money she earned?

I couldn't help but feel more resentful towards He Qiudi.

Old Mrs. He just wanted to get this matter over with quickly.

"Wei. You know clearly what dowry is and what is not, the grocery store and the old house."

In the Zhou Dynasty, formal large dowry lists had to be filed with the county government when a bride entered the house.

If the dowry is not registered, it must be opened and shown to the guests on the wedding day.

There is also a record with the village head.

When Wei got married, she had no money except some clothes, daily necessities and jewelry.

Old Mrs. He closed her eyes and said, "I won't compare the profits of the grocery store with yours during the years you've been running it. You have to return the old house and grocery store to the He family. The courtyard you and the eldest brother live in now was also purchased with the He family's money, so you have to pay it back. And the two hundred taels you mentioned must also be returned. As long as you bring me everything I want, this matter will be over."

Wei was unwilling: "Mother, this is my dowry..."

"Oh." Old Lady He slammed the table and cursed, "Alright. Your dowry, right? Do you want me to sue you in court? Your original dowry list is still backed up in the government office. Do you want to take it out to confront me? I want to calculate with you how much dowry you brought, and how much money you made by sucking the blood of the He family?"

Wei had to lower her head: "My wife doesn't dare."

Old Lady He made the final decision: "Go back to the city and bring back all the property deeds and the two hundred taels."

roll?

Old Mrs. He was really angry with her.

Wei didn't dare to stay any longer. Her mother-in-law told her to get out because she didn't want to make a big deal out of it. He Huaijin, He Huaibi and He Huaiping might not say anything about it, but if He Huaian and his wife knew about it, I'm afraid it would cause a big uproar, and the master's face would really be lost.

The money she saved from running the shop given by her mother-in-law was more important than anything else, as it was all He family's treasury money.

It was agreed back then that the grocery store would only be run by her, and after deducting the expenses of the first wife, the excess money would have to be handed over.

The mother-in-law insisted that the money belonged to the He family, and she had no choice.

It's like this in every family.

Who makes "filial piety" more important than anything else?

Even if the mother-in-law said black was white, she couldn't do anything about it. Moreover, when it came to the He family's education, grocery stores, house purchases, and donating official positions to the master, it was always their eldest branch that took advantage.

Taking back the house deed and the two hundred taels of silver to save the master's face in front of his parents-in-law is not the worst situation.

She still had several hundred taels of savings, a property and a shop in Wei County, as well as some valuable jewelry. It shouldn't be difficult for her to make a comeback.

It's just a pity.

She wanted to use the He family's old house and grocery store as a dowry for Qingshu.

If she had known this would happen, she would have sold everything.

Wei pulled He Erlang, who still wanted to argue, back to the room, packed up her things with He Qingshu and Mrs. Lin, and left Shiliu Village and returned to the city before Mr. He and the others came back at noon.

After the four Wei people left.

Old Mrs. He, who had been silent out of anger, raised her head, pinched her brows, and said, "Old Five, Old Six, Nannan, what do you think of this?"

He Huaijin: "It's all up to my mother."

He Huaibi wanted to say something, but after being hinted by He Huaijin, he also said: "It's all up to mother."

The two brothers didn't dare to upset Old Lady He anymore, so He Qiudi had to say, "Maybe Big Brother really doesn't know."

Old Mrs. He asked, "Nannan, when did you start to doubt that your sister-in-law didn't run a grocery store?"

He Qiudi felt a lump in his heart.

Old Lady He must be wondering why she knew such a thing. She even thought that she deliberately exposed Wei when Wei was in trouble.

It's like questioning why she hunts.

Old Mrs. He has never been a fool.

It just depends on whether she is willing to believe it.

"Mother. Last year, when I was staying in the city, I saw the owner of the grocery store come to see my sister-in-law. It seemed that he wanted to show her the account book. I was originally going out to play with Qingshu, but I met the county magistrate's daughter and had a conflict with them, so I came back early."

"When my sister-in-law saw me, she looked flustered. I started to suspect this because you told me yesterday that she had two hundred taels. My brother has always said that his salary is not enough. Where did my sister-in-law save the two hundred taels?"

Old Lady He pinched her brows and waved her hands, saying, "Let's leave it at that. I'll talk to your father. I know how much money Wei's grocery store can make. Wei's business is very good, and she helped the He family earn back the money your eldest brother donated to the teaching office, two hundred taels and a house, which can be considered as a balance between good and bad. If Wei hands over everything I said, you are not allowed to embarrass her again."

This is to put this matter down gently.

Before exposing Wei, she specifically asked Wei to say that He Huaizhang was the one who made the decisions on family affairs.

As a result, Wei's bad deeds were exposed. Wei said that she did it without telling He Huaizhang, so Mrs. He did not pursue the matter.

He Qiudi knew that he was right.

Old Mrs. He really favors He Huaizhang. One or two disappointments cannot shake He Huaizhang's position in Mrs. Wei's heart.

Back then, Wei was afraid that He Qiudi would discover her secret if she continued to stay in the city, so she set up a trap and let the original owner take He Qingshu's pearl hairpin without her permission.

As a result, the pearl hairpin worn by the original owner was broken by Du Yueqing and her friends.

Wei said that this pearl hairpin was bought for He Qingshu by her uncle. If the original owner wanted it, she could tell her and she would buy her a new one. The original owner could not take it away on her own without Qingshu's permission, and she ended up breaking it.

When Wei returned to the village and said this, Old Lady He saw that Wei had given He Qiudi face and had not accused her of being a thief, so she knew she was in the wrong and kept the original owner at home, not allowing her to live in the city again.

The original owner suffered a lot because of this incident.

But Old Lady He didn't think about it or didn't want to mention it at all, which was enough to prove that she really intended to let Wei go.

After all, He Huaizhang was Old Lady He's darling, and He Qiudi didn't want to quarrel with her, so she followed Old Lady He's words and said, "Mother, I'll listen to you. As long as my sister-in-law doesn't make things difficult for me, I won't target her."

Mrs. He felt much more relieved now.

She said, "Mother is not partial to your eldest brother. I have saved money for the fifth and sixth sons to study and get married. Nannan, I have also prepared your dowry. I love you all equally."

"Mother, I know."

"Mother, I know."

"Mother, I know."

Seeing that He Qiudi had no intention of continuing to chase after Wei's little tail, Old Lady He waved her hand and said, "Nannan, if you want to go out and play, take Sanlang with you. Don't run too far. Remember to come back early for lunch."

He Qiudi: "Okay. Mother, I'll take Sanlang to the outskirts of the mountain to pick mushrooms."

He Huaibi: "I'll go too. I'll see if I can hunt pheasants or rabbits and bring them back for my mother to nourish her body."

Old Mrs. He smiled with relief: "Go ahead."

The children are still filial to her. She is the mistress of the family. It's good that her prestige can be established.