Mrs. Xing of the Red Chamber

Li Mo also smiled and sat next to Jia She, picked up the tableware that Xiaoyin had set, and ate with Jia She.

The two of them finished their lunch quietly---it was afternoon tea for Li Mo. After Jia She had filled his stomach, he and Li Mo sat on the kang to keep warm, holding freshly brewed tea that smelled like tea. clear tea.

Jia Amnesty leaned halfway on the pillow, feeling more comfortable, and only then had time to ask why Li Mo asked him to come here!

Li Mo said a little worriedly:

"Aren't I a little worried about you, master? This morning at the ancestor's place, you left in a huff, so I don't worry! If I didn't care about the business that the ancestor said, I would have come back with you long ago .”

Jia Amnesty looked at his wife's straightforward and ignorant appearance as always, and suddenly felt that it would be good for Li Mo to keep his temper, at least he would not have to worry about being stabbed in the back by the person next to him one day!

People like Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng seem to be very smart and capable people, but what do they do behind the back of others because they think they are smart?

How can a stupid person do all these things one after another?In the end, they are always clever but are mistaken by cleverness. It is said that a good wife and a good husband rarely cause harm. This sentence is really true!

For example, although his wife is a bit stingy and stingy, she is only stingy within the scope of the rules. She did not say that she did things like Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng for the sake of getting more money. Jia She would rather Li Mo just follow the rules. Live on your own terms.

As a wife, there is no need for her to do anything, as long as you take good care of the children at home, and you will naturally have to do the rest, just enjoy yourself and enjoy yourself!

Jia Amnesty remembered those unhappy things before, forced a smile, and said:

"It's not a matter of a day or two for our first room to be squeezed out by the second room. It's just that the second wife suddenly got angry today. Ma'am, don't worry, I'm not so angry now."

Li Mo saw that Jia She didn't want to say more about this matter, so he could only change the subject and said:

"Master, do you really not care about the construction of the Provincial Hospital in the future? You put so much energy into the construction of the Provincial Hospital before, if you are really willing to let it go like this, that would be great!"

Seeing Li Mo's expression of disbelief, Jia She sighed and said:

"It's not a matter of reluctance. No matter how good I do it, what's the point? What's more, people obviously don't believe us. It's no good if we continue to do it under such suspicion!"

After a pause, Jia Amnesty continued:

"Besides, you've also seen that the money needed to build the provincial hospital is about to run out, and I won't be able to get the money at that time. What should I do to continue the project? Do I have to use my own money to fill this big hole?"

Li Mo didn't expect Jia She to react like this when he found out that there was a shortage of money to build another courtyard. Didn't they all say--didn't men in ancient times have a clan concept?

Why did he come to Jia Amnesty, his reaction was obviously unreasonable!Shouldn't Jia Amnesty grit his teeth and persevere for the glory and face of the Jia family and the Jia family?

Li Mo said with a smile: "Master, you are smart enough to take this opportunity to throw out this burden, so as not to make our first wife fill it with money in order to save face for the second bedroom's daughter!"

After Jia Amnesty finished speaking, he observed Li Mo's reaction to see what she thought of her thoughts and actions, if Li Mo disagreed.

It's not impossible for Jia Amnesty to take back part of what he said just now, so that he doesn't look so obtrusive compared to others, and it's okay to pay a little money.

Seeing Li Mo's obvious support for his decision, Jia She felt a little complacent in his heart, knowing that Li Mo's stingy temperament must be very agreeable to things that can spend less money.

"Yeah, even if we worked so hard to build the provincial house for our empress, she would only attribute the credit to the second room, and if there was any good thing, she would only think of the fact that the second room has our first room! Since So, why do I have to work so hard!"

Fearing that Li Mo would not understand the seriousness of this, Jia Amnesty let the second room be used as a weapon, and slowly analyzed it for her.

Li Mo understood it very well in his heart, but he couldn't tell Jia She why he knew it so clearly, so he could only pretend to have suddenly realized it, saying that he understood it!

Said: "Master, you are really right to leave today. After you left, the second wife at the second room's side used another excuse to say that there was not enough money to build the provincial hospital, and asked everyone to pool money again! "

Li Mo continued depressedly:

"Erfang is treating us as a bank? If we don't have enough money, let us contribute money. Our money didn't come from a strong wind. How can we stand up to their tossing method!"

Jia Amnesty also vaguely heard rumors before that the old lady and the second wife were planning to use the Lin family's wealth to fill the vacancy in the construction of the provincial hospital.

Combined with the news that Lian'er brought back from Jiangnan, it is obvious that the wishful thinking of the old lady and the second wife has come to nothing, so they had to ask the mansion to raise money again to deal with the emergency.

But these disgraceful things, Jia Amnesty would not mention them to Li Mo, he just said:

"Oh, how much money did they collect this time?"

Li Mo saw that Jia She was interested in these things, so he said to him:

"This time, no one else came to collect the money. It's just that the masters of our Rongguo Mansion joined together! Not much, only 18 taels of silver.

The old lady pooled in 10 taels, and the second room pooled in 5 taels, but this time it was a bit strange. Why did Lianer and his wife come to join in and also pooled in 3 taels of silver! "

Jia She estimated that the reason why Jia Lian was willing to pay this amount of money must be because he had done something wrong in the south of the Yangtze River, otherwise Jia She would not believe that Jia Lian and his wife would give up so much money.

After finishing the previous words, Li Mo suddenly lowered his voice and said:

"As for when it's our turn, since you've already been pissed off, my lord, I can't decide what to do, so I don't pay any money!

The old lady and the second wife wanted me to come back and ask the master to pay the money, but I pushed it away, making a joke that our eldest wife does not owe their second wife, why they said that if they want to pay the money, we have to make up such a large amount The money is over!

Master, do you think so, if you want to give me this silver, it’s fine, anyway, the silver is yours, it depends on what you mean. "

Seeing that Li Mo was obviously unwilling to ask Dafang to pay another share of the money, Jia She thought for a while and said:

"Anyway, our eldest family already pooled 10 taels of silver last time. Didn't Dafang Lian'er and his wife pooled 3 taels of silver? We don't care if we don't want to. Since you don't want to, then we won't." It's time to pay the money."

Hearing that there is no need to pay any more money, Li Mo stopped the distress that had just arisen in his heart, and said with a smile:

"My lord, what you said is very reasonable. Lian'er and his wife are not from our first wife. Since they have already left, there is no reason for us to leave twice in one room."

Hehe, as long as you don’t want to pay any more money, Li Mo feels that what Jia She said is reasonable, but if you want to give money, then I’m sorry, let Li Mo take the money out of his pocket, no matter what you say. But you just ignored it!

Well, Li Mo's miser's temperament is really hopeless. Seeing that Li Mo's mood has improved again, Jia She knew that his decision to not pay the money could not be more correct.

As long as it doesn't involve a matter of principle, it is also very necessary to coax the daughter-in-law to be happy, so that I can live a good life.

After the two agreed on the matter, Li Mo saw that Jia She was a little tired, and persuaded him:

"Master, how long has it been since you had a good rest? You are so tired! Would you like to go to your room to have a good rest?"

Jia Amnesty's mood fluctuated a lot today, plus some other things, it was a bit too much consumption, and he felt a little tired and sleepy at this time.

Following Li Mo's words, he said, "I'm a little tired today, so I'll go to my room to rest for a while."

Li Mo accompanied Jia She into his room—or the room he shared with Jia She. Mrs. Tang got into the bed to warm up, and only after she was sure she was warm did she help Jia Amnesty take off her coat.

After seeing Jia Amnesty lying down and slowly falling asleep, Li Mo walked out lightly.

Li Mo is in good spirits now, so he continued to read the pharmacopoeia that he hadn't finished just now, and compared the notes given by Dr. Wang, it was much faster and easier than groping alone.

After Xiaoyin and the other servants quickly packed up their things, seeing that Madam started to read books on medicine again, he signaled the others to hurry down and not disturb Madam's reading.

And Xiaoyin went to bring a pot of scented tea and a few dishes of snacks such as peanuts, melon seeds and jerky, and put them on the tea table aside. Put the scented tea on the charcoal stove to warm up, and when Li Mo was tired from reading, he could directly Eat something to relieve boredom.