"Mother, what are you doing with the silver ticket for me?" Qiao Linzi couldn't cry or laugh, "This is my daughter's filial piety to you." ”

"I know that you are a filial and caring person, you just have this heart, keep the silver for your own use," patted Qiao Linzi's hand with satisfaction, "I heard Brother Rui say that he is going to go on an outing in the past few days, when will he come back?" ”

"Ming'er will come back, and when Brother Rui left, he still said that he wanted to catch a few crucian carp for his grandmother, and let Mama Gong make soup for you to drink."

Old Madam Qiao smiled happily, "Brother Rui has a heart." ”

Qiao Linzi smiled along with it.

"By the way, those few in the yard are still tossing?" Speaking of unhappy things, Old Madam Qiao's face was very ugly.

"Just them?" Qiao Linzi said disapprehantly, "It's just a few playthings." ”

"I heard someone is pregnant?" Old Madam Qiao looked at her daughter dissatisfied.

Qiao Linzi affectionately held Mrs. Qiao's arm and rubbed it coquettishly, "Mother, you think too much, it's not certain whether you can give birth or not!" There are four or five people in the backyard of the master, except for Brother Jue and Brother Rui, there is just a concubine, and the heirs are thin, outsiders will inevitably guess that the daughter has to give a few prodigal hooves hope, right? ”

Old Madam Qiao glanced at Qiao Linzi faintly, "You know it in your heart, I'm relieved." At the beginning, my mother also saw that my aunt was honest and honest, so she allowed this family business, but fortunately, my aunt was a person who knew how to measure and didn't mess up in the yard. Those few are also given by people in business, so you should have a few more maids by your side. Uncle will not do the thing of spoiling concubines and killing his wife, not to mention that you have Brother Jue and Brother Rui by your side, Brother Jue followed his uncle to learn to do business, and Brother Rui was admitted to Tongsheng, and your position is stable. ”

Qiao Linzi absentmindedly perfunctory two sentences.

Her mind is now on Qiu Hong, how can she care about anything else?

The few in the backyard didn't look at it before, and now they disdain to compete with them for favor.

"The Li family is going to reconcile, right? How much worse are you this month? "Knowing a daughter is like a mother, Mrs. Qiao said in her words.

Qiao Linzi was also not polite, "It's three thousand taels." ”

Old Madam Qiao frowned, and finally she was reluctant to blame.

Over there, Mama Gong had already taken out the silver ticket, and Mrs. Qiao counted three thousand taels to Qiao Linzi.

"Save some flowers and buy less messy things."

"Mother," Qiao Linzi retorted, "The gold jewelry that my daughter buys will increase in value, and these are just upfront investments." ”

"Yes, whatever you say is reasonable, you are more restrained this month, and there are not many mothers here."

"The people from the long house haven't come back yet?"

Seeing Old Madam Qiao frowning, Qiao Linzi was suddenly dissatisfied, "What's the matter?" Gu Jingshu is well, Lai is not coming back in northern Sichuan, right? Does she think that if she hides in northern Sichuan, we will starve to death? Isn't that dead girl in Jincheng? Let her take out the money! ”

"Why?" Old Madam Qiao said angrily, "The dead girl is a junior, how can there be a reason for the elders to ask the juniors for silver?" Now the Qiao family's middle feed is in the hands of your fourth sister-in-law. ”

Qiao Linzi immediately asked, "What should I do then?" You can't let my brother suffer this dumb loss, right? ”

She and Fourth Master Qiao are brothers and sisters, and the title of Fourth Master Qiao is sometimes not in the order of several masters.

Now, she needs silver to buy, this money can only be taken from her mother's family, her mother favors the fourth brother, and she will not ask for silver in the fourth room to supplement the middle prince for her, so where does she ask for silver from in peace?

Qiao Linzi is very smart, and she knows that it is one thing for Old Madam Qiao to love her, but compared with the fourth brother, she is still a little worse after all.

"Gu Jingshu nests in northern Sichuan and doesn't come back, what can I do?" Old Madam Qiao was also very helpless, "I asked people to write a few letters over, but there was not even a reply over there, is it possible, and you want me to go and get someone in person?" ”

Qiao Linzi's eyes rolled, "Mother, Gu Jingshu is the housemother of the Qiao family, and she is your daughter-in-law, if your mother is sick in bed, she will have to serve you undressed." ”

When the time comes, she can be used no matter how hard she is.

"You're trying to fake me?" Old Madam Qiao is a little thorough.

"Or else?" Qiao Linzi said, "You can't let Gu Jingshu not come back, our public school will always be at a loss, right?" ”

The important thing is, where does she get the money to buy the medicinal herbs?

There is so much silver in Mrs. Qiao's hand, and those who subsidize her are all taken from the public, otherwise how can she be so happy, without the silver in the gongzhong, she wants Mrs. Qiao to supplement her with her own silver?

Hehe, it's good to have fifty taels a month.

Knowing the temperament of Old Madam Qiao, Qiao Linzi had no hope.

"That's it, I asked people to write to me and say that I was sick." Old Madam Qiao made up her mind.

Qiao Linzi was relieved at this time, just waiting for Gu Jingshu to come back, she could speak unscrupulously.

At this time, Old Madam Qiao and Qiao Linzi had forgotten what Gu Jingshu said before and their strength, how could people who were used to it give up easily?

does not subsidize the silver in the public school, and the procurement of the kitchen is purchased from outside, etc., which is just Gu Jingshu's useless struggle.

The clay figure still has three points of earthiness, not to mention Gu Jingshu, who has been squeezed for a long time?

But it is precisely because of being oppressed for a long time that no one looks at Gu Jingshu's resistance.

The mother and daughter were talking, Xue Tao came, and before the little maid outside had time to report, she was already standing in the east room.

Sweeping the silver ticket that Qiao Linzi hadn't had time to put away, Xue Tao said affectionately: "Mother, my daughter-in-law heard that the porter said that the sister-in-law is here, come and take a look." ”

"I have a heart." Old Madam Qiao was very satisfied with Xue Tao's actions.

This is the daughter's maiden home, the daughter is back, not only the guest, but also the host, several daughters-in-law have to serve well, what she hurts the most is that Qiao Siye is good, but Xue Tao is just a daughter-in-law after all, and she can't compare with her daughter.

So Xue Tao deliberately flattered, and Old Madam Qiao was very satisfied.

Qiao Linzi chuckled and slowly put away the silver ticket.

"Mother, it's not early, I have to go back."

Old Madam Qiao nodded, "Slow down on the road, and have a snack on things in the yard." ”

Qiao Linzi nodded, and when she passed by Xue Tao, she glanced at her defiantly.

The smile on Xue Tao's face was even worse, like an elder who tolerated the younger generation.

After Qiao Linzi left, Xue Tao sat down beside Mrs. Qiao, and helped the old lady beat her legs familiarly, "Mother, do you feel better during this time?" ”

"When the weather gets warmer, I feel alive."

"Mother, what are these words, Mother's body is good, in the future, Brother Yi'er will be in high school, and the third son will get married, and Mother will follow to enjoy happiness."

"What kind of blessing, I just hope that Brother Yi'er and San'er can be well, and I don't know how long I can help this old bone."

"Mother is the backbone of the Qiao family, and with her presence, our Qiao family can be more prosperous. The old man often said that no matter how beautiful he was outside, he only felt that he had roots in front of his mother, and said that when his mother was young, his father-in-law was running outside, and his mother worked hard at home. Niang's insight and means can't be compared to even the old lady of the Jingzhong family. ”

Xue Tao quietly checked Old Madam Qiao's face, and saw that her smile lines were getting more and more, so she continued: "Didn't the house doctor say it, Niang's rheumatic pain is related to the climate of Jincheng, every year in winter, Jincheng is rainy and rainy, and the bones are wet. When Brother Yi and San'er have a good development, we will all go to the capital, and my mother will also take a look around. ”

"What are you tossing about my old bones?" said disgusting words in her mouth, but Old Madam Qiao looked very yearning.

The heat was almost over, and Xue Tao pretended to say: "Mother is the backbone of the Qiao family, there is a mother in the backyard, and the daughter-in-law is also down-to-earth." In the past few days, the master has contacted a few nobles outside, according to the meaning of the lord, if he can get in touch with the nobles, whether it is the future of Brother Yi'er or the future of San'er, it is definitely something we couldn't think of before. ”

"Oh?" Old Madam Qiao was very interested.

Xue Tao said contrivedly: "The master said that he was a noble person in the palace, if San'er followed him, our Qiao family would also be a first-class person in the capital." In the past few days, the lord and Wang Qi have been preparing for this matter, and after two days, the nobleman came, and the lord wanted to arrange for San'er to meet with the nobleman. ”

"Is it the prince or the ......" identity is too big, the status is too high, Mrs. Qiao doesn't dare to think about it, but what comes out of the palace is definitely an existence beyond the son.

Sure enough, Xue Tao gave a "you know" look to Old Madam Qiao.

Old Madam Qiao suddenly paid attention to it, "The fourth is all arranged?" The people of the Wang family...... Won't be a problem? ”

Such a big benefit, say that the connection is the connection?

The people of the Wang family are not fools, in case the Qiao family gets face in front of the nobles, what else is the matter with the Wang family?

Xue Tao said: "Mother, you also know that the Wang family is in the pawnshop business, and has contact with the mother in the palace, and the silver sent to the palace is said to be the jewelry that flows out, but in fact, it is just taking this opportunity to make a familiar face in front of the nobles. All the mothers, the princes need to cross the road of silver, in the Wang family pawnshop walk around there is a provenance, the Wang family business in recent years has not done much, but with the nobles have a relationship, the identity is different, in the future nobles on the throne, the Wang family rises all boats, the Wang family has a place in the capital. ”

"Wang Qi is very powerful, and he actually made a fortune in a muffled voice."

The opponent who had never been in his eyes actually quietly overtook the Qiao family, and the old lady Qiao despised it in addition to contempt.

Xue Tao said: "The nobleman's cooperation with our Qiao family this time is also a decision made by the nobleman after careful consideration, the Wang family is just a dog beside the nobleman, how can he influence the nobleman's mind?" ”

"Our Qiao family is already more capable than the Wang family, whether it is in business or in terms of connections, the Wang family is the opponent of our Qiao family."

That was before, not necessarily now.

Xue Tao didn't interrupt Old Madam Qiao's self-feeling of self-esteem, "The reason why the nobles want to develop in Jincheng is because when the year is over, the Shu Road is repaired, and the unique geographical environment of Jincheng, as well as the degree of economic development here, can be the icing on the cake for the nobles, whoever occupies Jincheng and Shuzhou first is equivalent to monopolizing the southwest." Regardless of whether the nobles want to cultivate their own troops in Shuzhou, or monopolize the economy here, Jincheng is a place to fight, and with the status of our Qiao family in Jincheng, it is naturally the first choice of nobles. ”