Lord of Fortune

"Father said there was a solution in the past... Could it be from my mother's dowry?" Han Mengqin looked at Han Tongzhi suspiciously.

Han Tongzhi turned his head a little uncomfortably: "It's not all from...there, you can buy it outside with the silver."

Han Mengqin was almost defeated by Han Tongzhi's thick skin.Such a person, no wonder he was able to do such a thing as a dowry for a weak woman.

She squinted her eyes and said: "On my mother's dowry list, there is also a set of jewelry made of East China Sea pearls, hairpins, earrings, necklaces, bracelets... It is said that this set of jewelry was given to my mother by Princess Yi'an , if one of them is taken out alone, it is not a big deal, but if it is put together, it is quite rare."

Han Tongzhi heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the words. He was really afraid that Han Mengqin would be soft and hard: "In this case, it is very appropriate to give this set of jewelry to Mrs. Chu as a birthday gift. With the big gift, you can add some more It's nothing else."

Han Mengqin said softly: "Father, don't worry, I haven't finished talking yet. This set of jewelry is so precious, my mother said that it will be left for me as a dowry in the future. Although I don't mind giving it to my father directly , but if I meet my mother in the future and let her know that this set of jewelry was given as a gift, I'm afraid it's not good. It's not easy to explain to Princess Yi'an."

Speaking of which, when Ding Yan was not out of the cabinet, he was really popular among the ladies in the capital.

When Ding Lai got married, Princess Yi'an, the head of Nan'an County and other handkerchiefs came to add makeup to her.After she and Mrs. Xianchu got married here together, they also supported each other with deep affection.

Back then, when the Ding family was in decline, without the help of these handkerchiefs, Ding Yi might not have been able to rush back to the capital so smoothly, settle down with the Ding family, and "encounter" with the emperor who left the palace in micro-clothes. She was brought into the palace and made a concubine.

In Han Mengqin's impression, his mother was a very charismatic person.

Ding Yan is always gentle and smiling, making people feel kind when they see him.When dealing with things, she also has her own ideas and opinions, which can be convincing.When Han Tongzhi was first transferred to this place in the early years, it was because of Ding Lai who advised him and came forward to connect with the local officials' wives that Han Tongzhi was able to get along with the local officials in a very short period of time.

It can be said that both Lord Ding and Ding Yi have greatly helped Han Tongzhi in his official career.Such a good person, Han Tongzhi was blind, so he gave up her and chose such a stupid woman as Mrs. Han.

Whether it was Han Tongzhi who secretly got together with his cousin before he reconciled with Ding Lai, or whether he made trouble when Mr. Ding was in danger, it was very shameful.From this point of view, Han Tongzhi and Mrs. Han can actually be regarded as a broken pot with a broken cover.

"Since that set of jewelry made of the Pearl of the East China Sea is not suitable, you can just find something else." Han Tongzhi felt that Han Mengqin was deliberately teasing himself, and he lost his face towards Han Mengqin.

"The precious jewelry in my mother's dowry has some origins and is not suitable for gifting to others."

"Besides, it is already rumored outside that my father was supported by my mother's dowry. If my mother's dowry is used as a birthday present, I'm afraid it will be bad for my father's reputation."

"It's not that I'm reluctant to part with these things, but I'm afraid that my father will be criticized."

After hearing this, Han Tongzhi didn't understand what Han Mengqin meant, so he couldn't help being a little annoyed: "In that case, just take the money and go out and buy it now!"

"Mrs. Chu's birthday will be next month. Where can I buy a suitable birthday present in this short period of time? Besides, since my father doesn't want to be criticized, he can't use my mother's dowry. It's not just my mother's dowry." Things that belong to me cannot be touched, not even my mother’s silver at the bottom of the box.”

"There are a total of 130 taels of silver in the book, and I will use 100 taels of silver to buy an embroidery as a birthday gift for the prefect's wife."

100 taels of silver, in fact, can buy very good embroidery.

It's just that, in previous years, the gifts given to Mrs. Chu by the Han family were all so precious. If they only gave a pair of embroidery this year, it would be a bit shabby.

"You can't use your mother's dowry money, can't you use your money? You are also a member of the family, and you should make some contributions to the family!" Speaking of this, Han Tongzhi was already a little annoyed.

"Okay, since my father has spoken, I naturally dare not disobey. I will take the money later and prepare a generous gift for Mrs. Chu. However, if outsiders ask, I can only tell the truth and tell them I bought it with my own money, so as not to misunderstand that my father is greedy for Mo."

Han Tongzhi: "..."

Han Tongzhi: "In short, you need to handle the matter of giving gifts properly. It's about the face of our family and our friendship with the Chu family."

Han Mengqin clapped her hands and said, "It's great that my father understands my difficulties. My father's salary is not much. Although we want to do our best, we can't give gifts beyond what we can afford, right? In my opinion, for It would be nice for Mrs. Zhifu to find a pair of exquisite embroidery."

She counted with her fingers: "Our public has a total of 130 taels of silver. After taking out 100 taels of silver to buy a birthday gift for the magistrate's wife, we will live on the remaining 31 taels of silver until next month. If the magistrate's wife Knowing that we would rather save money and buy her a birthday gift, I will be very touched."

Han Tongzhi is an official of the fifth rank, with an annual salary of 60 taels of silver. This salary is paid on a monthly basis, that is, he can receive five taels of silver every month.In addition, he also has 250 taels of Yanglian silver a year, which is issued once a year.

In addition to these incomes, the Han family also has some fields, which can be rented out, and they can get 100 taels of silver every year.

The Han family does not have a store, and 410 taels is about the total income of the Han family for a year.

In the past, after Han Tongzhi got the money, he almost never handed it over to his family.

Mrs. Han always said that Han Tongzhi needs to use it outside, and told him not to hand it in at home.

Since Mrs. Han held Ding Yi's dowry, she was not short of money, so she never asked Han Tongzhi for money.

But now, Han Mengqin is the head of the family, so naturally he won't be used to Han Tongzhi anymore.If Han Tongzhi doesn't want to be ridiculed by outsiders for not being able to support a family, he'd better hand over most of the money to the public for spending.

If Han Mengqin wants to subsidize the Han family out of his own pocket, let alone the door, it doesn't even have windows.

Han Mengqin: "By the way, father, why don't we only eat one meat, one vegetable and one soup for each meal from this month, and don't make new clothes, and the maids and servants in the house should also be halved. Otherwise, the 31 taels of silver will definitely not last the next month."

Among other things, the big maid's monthly bill is only one tael.

Han Tongzhi: "..."

He felt that he was really going to be pissed off by this rebellious woman!

Han Tongzhi gritted his teeth, took out a bank note worth 200 taels from his body, and handed it to Han Mengqin: "These 200 taels of silver will be used as a birthday gift for the magistrate's wife, and the 130 taels of silver in the public house will be reserved for government use." Let’s pay for daily expenses.”

Han Tongzhi hasn't worried about Yinzi for a long time.

Since Ding Lai married him, he has taken care of the house properly every month.Because Han Tongzhi's official position was smaller at that time, their family did not have any big expenses, and Ding Yi did not need to use his dowry to subsidize the family.The maids and servants who served at the head of the house were all brought over by Ding Yi, who paid the monthly allowance every month.

Later, Han Tongzhi and Ding Yi made up and separated.Since the Han family deducted a large sum of dowry from Ding Yi, Han Tongzhi didn't need to worry about money.

Now, suddenly without Ding Yi's dowry to subsidize the family, Han Tongzhi immediately felt stretched.

I thought that if Han Mengqin, who had a lot of money in her hands, came to be the housekeeper, all problems would be solved, but who knew that this girl was so stubborn!

Han Tongzhi didn't have the habit of saving money at all, and the 200 taels were given to Han Mengqin, so he didn't have much money in his hand.Thinking that Mrs. Yongning Hou and Mrs. Jiang Governor would celebrate their birthdays this year, Han Tongzhi felt quite hopeless.

Although the Marquis of Yongning is not in power now, the Marquis and the Prefect of Chu are in-laws, and Han Tongzhi will never dare to offend him, and Governor Najiang is a high-ranking official in the frontier, so he should not be neglected...

Han Mengqin didn't know what Han Tongzhi was thinking at the moment.If she knew, she would just scoff.I don't have such great skills, but I want to slap my face to look fat, who is to blame?

January flies by.

Before Mrs. Chu's birthday, Han Mengling was picked up by Han Tongzhi.

Han Mengling, who lived in a nunnery for a while, lost a lot of weight. When she saw Mrs. Han, she threw herself into her arms and cried, "Mother, they made me work, they made me do a lot of work... woo woo woo, too Bullying people..."

Mrs. Han held her daughter in her arms with tears in her eyes: "How could they do this! You used to lead the cultivation, and you are not a nun in their nunnery. Why should they care about you! Ling'er, you have suffered."

Han Mengqin was quite speechless.

Other people's nunnery is not a charity hall, and there is no obligation to let Han Mengling live for nothing.If Han Mengling wanted to get help in the nunnery, she naturally wanted to help others with their work.

Back then, when Han Mengqin first moved to the nunnery, he also helped the nuns in the nunnery with a lot of work.Later, the flowers she raised accidentally sold for a high price, so she no longer took care of the work in the nunnery, but every time she sold the flowers, the money she got would be distributed to the nunnery to improve life in the nunnery .

To put it bluntly, nothing is taken for granted.

"Sister Ling is back today, so let's take a good rest. By the way, it will be the magistrate's wife's birthday in a few days. Will Sister Ling go?" Han Mengqin asked Mrs. Han.

Mrs. Han immediately said defensively: "Of course your sister is going!"

Mrs. Han would not let her daughter miss such a good opportunity to get along with the nobles.

She was afraid that Han Mengqin would not let Han Mengling go, and said: "The post from the Chu House invited our whole family to go. If the prefect of Chu and Mrs. Chu knew that Ling'er was at home but didn't go, it would be bad."

Han Mengqin nodded: "I understand." After a pause, she said again: "Madam, don't be nervous, I have no intention of not letting Sister Ling go."

After Han Mengqin left, Han Mengling pulled Mrs. Han's sleeve: "Mother, why are you talking to her in such a low voice? It's not her decision whether I go or not."

Mrs. Han's heart was full of coptis, and she was too bitter to speak.

Du Juan, the capable maid beside her, said: "Second miss, you don't know, the master has already handed over the house to the eldest lady. Whether you can go to Mrs. Chu's birthday banquet is really the eldest lady's decision." ..."

"What?" Han Mengling widened her eyes when she heard the words, "This is impossible!"

Mrs. Han said with difficulty: "It's true. Now, even if we want to add an extra dish to the table, we have to get the consent of Han Mengqin. Unless we take the money and order people to buy it."

Han Mengling: "..."

After a while, Han Mengling looked at the food being served, her face full of disbelief: "Why are there only four dishes and one soup? Is it because Han Mengqin deliberately withheld my food? I'm going to find her!"

"Miss said that the public doesn't have much money anymore, and we are not the kind of people who need to pay attention to ostentation, so we decided to change the original eight dishes and one soup to four dishes and one soup." Du Juan lowered his head, not daring to Look at Han Mengling's face.

Mrs. Han also persuaded: "Ling'er, don't make trouble. You finally got out of the nunnery, don't you want to go back?"

Han Mengling recalled the month spent in the nunnery, and she couldn't bear to look back, so she immediately gave up the idea of ​​going to trouble Han Mengqin.

This time, she really realized that the Han family had changed.

Could it be that they are really going to live by Han Mengqin's breath in the future?

She bit her lower lip, feeling powerless and unwilling.

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