Linglong angrily pulled his mother out of the door, and when he was about to pass through the hall, he heard his aunt pointing at Sang and scolding Huai with a sharp voice.

Mother walked all the way and looked back, "Linglong, you go slowly, your grandmother is still inside!" ”

"It's okay, I'll let Gui Ying stare at it, she doesn't dare to do anything!"

"You child, alas!"

"Cousin! Cousin! Song Mei'er ran out from the side, pulled Linglong's sleeve and whispered:

"Cousin, aunt, you come with me to reads;."

Seeing her mysterious appearance, Linglong and her mother looked at each other, but they didn't ask much, followed Mei'er to the outer courtyard, and passed through the side door, and there were still a few small rooms inside.

As soon as the two of them passed the side door, they saw the second aunt and Qiao'er's cousin standing at the door of the room on the right and waving to them.

Linglong's mother and daughter followed the second aunt into the door, and the second aunt also glanced at the side door, and whispered a few words in Mei'er's ear, Mei'er nodded and ran out happily.

"Second sister-in-law, where do you let Mei'er go up?"

"It's nothing, I asked her to guard the door, so as not to let the people in the big house come in and eavesdrop."

Linglong's mother and daughter know that they have all learned how powerful the eldest aunt is, and this person is really not easy to get along with.

The second aunt said: "Third sister, I was embarrassed to say some things before, things have come to this point, and I have nothing to hide, I will explain the matter to you today." ”

"No need, second sister-in-law, I understand ......"

"No, I'm going to say, you listen to me.

I'm sorry for you when you marry those shops and Zhuangzi.

When the Song family was defeated, my father and mother sold the house, even the old servants who had served for many years, and sold your dowry to raise enough money.

In the end, there are five shops and two Zhuangzi. In the first year of the defeat, we still lived with my sister-in-law's family, and at that time, our mother was in charge of the family and rented a small courtyard in the south of the city to live.

The sister-in-law couldn't stand the days of sudden defeat, so she didn't do anything all day long, and she also picked her nose and raised her eyes for three days. has been making trouble for half a year, and the sister-in-law doesn't know what gossip she has heard and is clamoring to split up.

But there is nothing to divide at home, and the little money that Xianggong took back was only enough for the family to barely survive. There is nothing left at all. The sister-in-law said that the sister's companion was married to the mother, and she wanted to divide the five shops and the two Zhuangzi.

The mother originally disagreed, and she couldn't rely on her sister-in-law to make trouble all day long. The last gritted teeth really divided.

The thing is divided into two parts, either the shop or the Zhuangzi.

Originally, my sister-in-law insisted on a shop, so let's ask for Zhuangzi.

The prime minister is in an official position. We can't move to the countryside, so we still want to rent a yard in the city. The two Zhuangzi and the fields in the countryside were all rented out.

Two Zhuangzi can rent 100 taels of silver a year, and the fields are more expensive, and they can get 4 or 500 taels a year. After calculating it, there is still an income of five or six hundred taels, and the annual income of the prince is only one hundred and ten taels of silver. There is so much that we are content with.

We plan to send two hundred taels of silver to the third sister every year, and the rest will be subsidized for the family, and if the husband is promoted, he will also need some silver.

And so it went on for a year or so. My sister-in-law suddenly came to the door and said that we had calculated her. The shop doesn't make money at all, she wants Zhuangzi, not a shop, and says that our family has taken advantage of a year, and my mother will be raised by us in the future. ”

Linglong couldn't help but ask: "Second aunt, isn't the grandmother with you for the first time when you split up?" ”

"No, my mother may have thought that my sister-in-law and two nephews are my own children, so I am willing to go with them, and my mother is willing to let us stop us.

At that time, when my sister-in-law sent my mother back, I saw that my mother was so thin that she was almost in shape, and she was listless as if she was sick. We hurriedly asked the doctor to show my mother, but the doctor said......"

"Say what?" The mother was a little anxious, and pulled the second aunt to ask.

The second aunt looked at her mother in embarrassment: "The doctor said that my mother has not changed, but she has not eaten enough for a long time and is hungry!" ”

The mother was so angry that she stood up all of a sudden: "This sister-in-law is too disagreeable, I'll look for her now!" ”

"Don't! Don't go, third sister, she won't admit it without evidence. ”

"Can she deny her mother?"

"Alas, third sister, I really can't talk about this. ...... She ......"

Linglong looked at her second aunt embarrassed, and then remembered her grandmother's reaction when she saw her eldest aunt, and she thought that she should understand what her second aunt was going to say.

Linglong pulled his mother to sit down: "Mother, don't worry, listen to the second aunt finish speaking!" Second aunt, what happened, what happened? ”

"Sister-in-law, she was noisy and had to change, and we couldn't help it, so we changed it with her. Then the family collected their things on the same day, took the title deed, and left Beijing to go to the countryside.

Then the next day I went to see the shops, and I saw that they were empty, and even the doors of the shops had been torn down!

I was startled, and I thought I had recruited a thief, but the merchant next to me said that it was the original owner who dismantled it and sold it by himself! ”

Linglong raised her mouth slightly in surprise, but if you think about it carefully, it is really something that the eldest aunt can do.

The second aunt continued: "I was so angry that I wanted to find my sister-in-law to theorize, but she had already left the city, who else could I go to?"

I had no choice but to spend a few dozen taels of silver to completely renovate a few shops, and I was going to rent them out, but a merchant came to me and said that he wanted to buy those shops.

I didn't agree, but the other party repeatedly increased the price, and finally got a shop of 6,000 taels.

This price is too high, and some small courtyards with a little bit of location are only at this price.

I thought that it was not a matter for us to rent a yard to live in, not to mention that the promotion of the Xianggong would also need some money in the future, so I moved my mind to discuss with the Xianggong, but the Xianggong did not agree, he said that it was the third sister's thing, and the third sister did not open her mouth and no one could move.

There is no way, this matter can only be put on hold for the time being, until two years later, I heard that the Hanlin Academy was going to promote a group of people, and Xiang Gong failed to go up several times because of his eldest brother's affairs, and this matter must be taken care of with silver, otherwise Xiang Gong's career will be like this in this life.

I thought about it and was really unwilling, so I asked my mother to discuss the sale of the shop, but I didn't expect my mother to agree immediately without saying a word, as long as I still send two hundred taels of silver to the third sister every year.

So I sold four shops, got 20,000 taels of silver, spent 5,000 taels to help the prime minister get promoted, and spent more than 10,000 taels of silver to buy this house. Rub rub

Third sister, I still have a shop left, now my eldest brother is using it to do business, you can free it up at any time if you want, as for the money to buy the shop, I can't make it up for a while, I only have 5,000 taels in my hand, you see......"

Mother repeatedly excused herself: "Second sister-in-law, look at what you said, I have long said that I will not want a shop, that is my father's and mother's things, since it is my mother's nod, then there is no problem, the second sister-in-law has taken care of my mother for many years, and I don't know how to thank reads;!" ”

"Thank you, my mother is also our mother, I should have supported her, and I can't mix it up!"

"Second sister-in-law, let's not mention money in the future, okay? Just ...... Just when I give a few children. ”

"You sent so many gifts the other day...... Speaking of which, third sister, do you want to give them a lot of things for the big house? ”

The second aunt paused and hurriedly added: "Third sister, don't get me wrong, I didn't leave those things, but you also saw the situation of the big house, if the sister-in-law knows that the third sister has climbed the Liang family, I'm afraid you won't be clean in the future!"

Of course...... Speaking of which, the sister-in-law is closer to the third sister, but I am too talkative! ”

"Second sister-in-law, don't say that, I'm also a little hesitant, although the sister-in-law is too ...... But seeing their family suffering, I don't feel good in my heart, An Shun Ancai's two children are the sons of the eldest brother after all, alas, how should they be arranged? ”

Linglong said dissatisfied: "Mother, what are you arranging?" They have hands and feet and can't support themselves? I think they are purely too lazy, and they always want to sit back and rely on others to enjoy their success, so that a big family is a bottomless pit, and you can't fill up how much money you give. ”

"You kid! What nonsense? ”

"That's what it was! Didn't they divide two Zhuangzi, and five or six hundred taels of silver a year were not enough for them? A large family in the countryside only spends a dozen taels of silver a year, who knows what good things they have done over the years? ”

The second aunt thought for a while: "When Linglong said this, I suddenly remembered a thing, three years ago, my sister-in-law came to me to borrow a thousand taels of silver, and I asked her what she was doing, but she didn't say, only that there were too many people in the family, and the expenses were not enough."

I kept an eye on it, sent someone to inquire, and heard that the eldest nephew was also involved in gambling, and had lost a Zhuangzi, and owed a few hundred taels of silver, and the eldest nephew was deducted, and if he didn't take the money, he wouldn't see anyone.

I only gave my sister-in-law 200 taels of silver at that time, and my sister-in-law was very unhappy, and now she is still worried about it! ”

Linglong was taken aback: "Second aunt, is the news reliable?" The eldest aunt's family came dressed like that, don't your cousin lose money again and run away with her family, right? ”

"Huh? No...... Not really, right? Several people looked at each other, and no one could give an accurate letter.

After a moment of silence, Linglong said: "Second aunt, we are not familiar with the capital, why don't you trouble someone to inquire and see what is going on with the eldest aunt's family?" ”

"Okay, I'll send someone to do it."

Linglong helped his mother and followed his second aunt out of the side door, and when he raised his eyes, he saw the two grandsons of his eldest aunt.

The two children were dirty, but their eyes were shrewdly purring, which was very similar to the eyes of the eldest aunt! Linglong intuitively didn't like this child, but her mother was different, she half-squatted down and beckoned to the two children: "Come, come here, say a few words to your aunt and grandmother." ”

The older boy said, "Do you have any money to talk to you?" ”

The mother was stunned for a moment, really touched her sleeve, Linglong pressed her and frowned: "Mother, children can't teach like this." ”

The child seemed to understand, and angrily pointed at Linglong and shouted: "Lose money!" ”

Linglong was stunned for a moment, and was so angry that he picked up a stick: "Stinky boy, you have the courage to say it again." (To be continued)