Chapter 120: Where to Go
The old lady did not pause when she spoke: "When I think of this, I know that they will not ask for money if I send them money directly." Therefore, I thought of that Zhuangzi, 5,000 acres of fertile land, at that time, it was a small industry in our Wang family, and it was not worth mentioning. However, I don't want to give Caiyu 5,000 acres of fertile land, I want to give Caiyu the 50,000 taels of gold buried in the Zhuangzi. I thought that with 50,000 taels of gold, my grandchildren would be able to live well. ”
Mrs. Wang listened to it and blamed herself even more, you see that the old lady of the family thinks about the great-grandson who is separated by several floors, what about herself? But he didn't care about his eldest grandson, what a piece of wood.
Mrs. Wang said: "At that time, I gave Zhuangzi to Caiyu, originally thinking that after a while, when Caiyu needs money, I will ask Chunhong to tell Caiyu this money, so that when Caiyu is in trouble, with this money to help, it can also dilute a little resentment against our family." Who would have thought that it didn't take long for Caiyu to encounter difficulties, but our family suffered a catastrophe. ”
Mrs. Wang sighed.
Mrs. Wang said: "At that time, Caiyu came to me to report that the Wang family in the capital had been raided, and the men of the Wang family had been arrested and killed. The women and children are all in prison. She originally wanted to go to the capital to ransom you. She said that she asked Zhicheng for the 150,000 taels of silver just to redeem people at this time. Otherwise, her dowry would be enough to support the children. She wants the soybean oil mill business so that she can make a living for her children in the future. Now it's time to use the 150,000 taels. But, she said. Now go to the capital, I'm in trouble here. It's already like this in the capital anyway. Our relatives in the capital should be able to redeem these ladies and children, after all, there are still virtuous concubines in the palace who preside over the overall situation. Her own mother, she will never ignore it. ”
Hearing this, Mrs. Wang was really ashamed and angry.
Mrs. Wang said: "It's me, an old lady, who has no one to take care of in Ancheng, and she can't rest assured, so she wants to wait until my affairs are done." Settle me in. No matter how slowly she goes to the capital, it's not too late. By that time, probably the virtuous concubine Niangniang in the capital has already rescued everyone, and she just needs to go and bring everyone back. Just go back to Anseong for a reunion. The Wang family suffered a great disaster. I'm afraid I'm going to have to take shelter for the first few years. “
Mrs. Wang said here. I couldn't help but sigh and said, "I also think Caiyu's arrangement is very reasonable, originally I told her that I don't care here." I'm an old woman who can still support it. I also have a few relatives, a few people, and also money, who can redeem me. At that time, I suddenly heard the bad news, my children and grandchildren were killed, and I was so sad in my heart, alas, I couldn't mention it. At the same time, I was still anxious in my heart, worried, you in the capital, I don't know what happened in prison. ”
"Caiyu saw that I was not in good health at the time, I was very worried, I couldn't rest assured, and said to me, ordinary people can't buy people, this time is different from the past, it's not something that can be solved with money. Fortunately, Caiyu has someone left by the county lord of Wen Hui by her side, who can help her greet the government. In Jiangnan, especially in Ancheng, no one dares not to give the county lord of Wenhui and the Xiao Chen family face. So, she's going to stay and save me. I get the idea. The back hands I left behind, that is, my few dowry maids, although they are now good citizens and rich people, but, after all, they can't do it in the official face, and they still have to rely on Caiyu. ”
"The people in the capital think about it too, and Caiyu may not be able to get things done when she goes to the capital, after all, the capital needs bigger officials. But when I think about it, our family Yaozhen is now a concubine in the palace of the capital, can she still save her own mother and her nephews? Therefore, I also made up my mind, and quickly arranged everything at home, I can't let you girls come back, and you don't even have money for food? ”
"So, I secretly transferred some of the things that were easy to take at home to the Zhuangzi of Caiyu. Of course, not all of them were transferred, our family's houses in Deqing and Qingyang City were all transferred, where it was not conspicuous, but some of my things in Ancheng, except for those that I wanted to keep as a thought, I kept the rest, waiting for them to copy it away, so that it would not be visible. I'm ready here, Caiyu is all ready, and I haven't suffered any grievances. Although some people tried to embarrass me, they were all solved by the people from the county lord's mansion. ”
Mrs. Wang was stunned when she heard this, but she didn't expect that it was the Xiao Chen family they betrayed who saved them.
When Mrs. Wang said this, she couldn't help but feel sad and said, "Where did you think that my side is ready, but your side has become like that, what does Yaozhen think?" How can you keep bearing to watch our royal family perish like this? In the end, it was Caiyu who went to save you and came back. There is really no reason for this. “
Mrs. Wang's heart was cut like a knife when she heard this, and she couldn't cry anymore, and she really hated her daughter in her heart.
Seeing Mrs. Wang's sad appearance, Mrs. Wang was embarrassed, accepted her crying, and comforted Mrs. Wang in turn and said, "Okay, let's not talk about that conscienceless Yaozhen." We still have our lives to live. I want to consult with you about the way of our royal family. Now that the Wang family is left with only two old widows to lead the grandchildren, if we don't cheer up, our Wang family is really finished. ”
Mrs. Wang, who said this, also stopped crying, she buried her hatred in her heart, and forced herself to cheer up and said, "Mother, you speak, I will listen to you." ”
Mrs. Wang said, "Now the descendants of our Wang family are divided into three places. One is in Anseong, where we have four children in addition to our two old gangs. What I mean is that at this time, we don't want to divide the concubines, and we don't want to divide the heads of the house, they are all the descendants of our royal family, and we will re-establish the family. In addition to us, there is another place in the Lan family, where Caiyu has three children, and Caiyu will take care of it. However, that is also the blood of the Wang family. The second lady was in the capital, and she had a son of her own, and a son born to her concubine. The second lady of the chaotic family, although I hate her, but her sons, whether they are concubines or concubines, are the blood of our Wang family, and they can be regarded as a share. ”
Madame Wang nodded.
Mrs. Wang said: "In this way, it is nine children, compared to the big family of the Wang family before us, hundreds of people, it is really pitiful." However, compared to the average family that has been raided, we are still good. Therefore, I mean, that there are seven male grandchildren in all, and that they shall share my fifty thousand taels of gold together. Each male grandson was divided into seven thousand taels of gold. This can also be exchanged for 70,000 taels of silver, which is enough for a male grandson to start a family. The remaining 1,000 taels of gold will be distributed to these two daughters and grandchildren, and each daughter and grandson can also get 500 taels of gold, which is 5,000 taels of silver, and it is also very decent as a dowry. Our girl, in addition to the dowry of five thousand taels of silver, I also have some gold bead jewelry, which can also be used as a dowry for the child, which is also a good dowry. What do you think of this distribution? ”
Mrs. Wang admired Mrs. Wang's atmosphere very much, she said: "The mother has distributed it very well, and the daughter-in-law only admires it." ”
Mrs. Wang said, "On our side, don't I still have forty or fifty thousand taels of silver in my hand?" These things, as well as the gold beads that I hid the colored jade, I also have a distribution of property. Those gold beads are the pension money of our two old gangs. It's good enough for us to live. The elderly can't live without money, and it's not decent to live like that. Go back and take it out, and I'll give you half of it. In the future, when we go, we will give these things to the children as a thought. The forty or fifty thousand taels of silver, I think it is enough for us to take our children away from home. ”
Mrs. Wang was going to postpone half of the gold beads given by her mother-in-law, but when she heard the second half of her mother-in-law's words, she couldn't help but be stunned and asked, "Where are we going?" Why do we have to go away, don't we have money, and we still have this Zhuangzi? And what about the ancestral home? ”
Mrs. Wang said, "You have only lived a poor life for a month or two, and you have forgotten your rich life? All this money is dead. We look at the tens of thousands of taels of silver distributed to each child, which is a lot, but compared to the heyday of our family, what is it? Before our family, just the Yaozhen given to the palace every year was millions of taels of silver. Did you forget? ”
How could Madame Wang forget? When she was in her prime, these tens of thousands of taels of silver were really nothing, but now they are a big number.
Mrs. Wang said: "Money is dead, people are alive, and you should understand the truth of sitting and eating empty." No amount of money can compare to an industry that can make money. ”
Madame Wang understands this.
Mrs. Wang said: "However, our bank has been taken away by Dachu Bank. Our family's grain business is not doing well either. After all, no matter what we do now, the Bai family will be staring, thinking that they can only stay honestly, be an honest landlord, and collect rent to live. Wait until this limelight is over. ”
Mrs. Wang said: "Our sin is the Bai family, when will this gust of wind disperse?" The Bai family can stand for hundreds of years, but it can't collapse in a few decades. So, we can't stay in Dachu anymore. I want to take my grandchildren, granddaughters, and all this money to Nanyang together. ”
Madame Wang was stunned.
After a long time, he finally showed a happy look on his face for the first time and said, "Mother really has a way." That's a great idea. Counting up, the world can tolerate our Wang family, and the only one who can't let the Bai family's hand come in is Nanyang. It's the place of Xiao Chen's family, the Wang family, the emperor, it's not easy to use there. Alas, however, our family originally betrayed Xiao Chen's family. Can Xiao Chen's family take us in? (To be continued......)