When the Zong family took over the funeral of Mrs. Qi, he found a serious problem, and he couldn't get a penny out of the public school.

After hesitating, the Zong family still went to discuss with Mrs. Qi: "Mother, there is no money in the account of the public middle school. ”

Mrs. Qi didn't care about this: "Go to your grandfather and let him take the money out for the funeral." ”

will say this, because she knows that the old lady is rich.

Although Mrs. Qi is over eighty years old, she is still in good spirits. Hearing this, he frowned and asked, "Not a penny in the account?" ”

Zong shook his head and said, "Not only is there no money in the account, but there are also a lot of foreign debts. ”

Old lady Qi's face was a little ugly, and the property in the public middle school had an interest of four or five thousand taels every year, which was enough for the family to chew. Now that I have lost so much, I know that the second room is greedy, and this appearance is too ugly.

"Wanyu, don't pursue this matter. I'll ask Ngawang to send 10,000 taels of silver. Wanyu, your grandmother's funeral must be done decently and decently, and no one can laugh at it. ”

Their Qi family is a local noble family, and if the funeral is not decent, the whole family will be disgraced.

Zong nodded and said, "Grandfather, don't worry, I will definitely let my grandmother be buried in a grand manner." ”

If you have money and do things, you can do a decent funeral with three or four thousand taels. 10,000 taels of silver, enough for her to do it freely.

In fact, their husband and wife can also come up with money for the funeral, but Mrs. Qi has made it clear that she will not care about this matter. Naturally, she wouldn't take out the money, which made Mrs. Qi unhappy.

During the funeral, Mrs. Qi said that she was seriously ill and needed bed rest, so she did not appear at the funeral.

In order not to make people suspicious, Mrs. Gu took An An to visit and accompany her in Qi Mansion every day.

On the day of the funeral, Mrs. Qi was helped by two stout mothers-in-law to see her off.

Seeing that she couldn't walk steadily, no one accused her of not keeping spirits.

Two days after Mrs. Qi was buried, Mrs. Qi invited the patriarch to talk to the three elders about the separation.

The second room is reluctant to be divided, but it is a pity that Old Lady Qi has made up his mind that it is useless for them to object.

The division of the family is also according to the old practice, the long house gets seventy percent of the family property, and the second house gets three percent. In addition, the second room does not move out during the filial piety period, but the food is separated from the public and is no longer managed.

Old Madam Gu knew about this, and asked with some surprise: "How can the old lady be willing to divide the second room?" ”

Mrs. Qi smiled and said, "They dare to take half of the seven or eight thousand taels of interest in the public every year. I told the old lady that I wanted to check the accounts of the past few years, and the old lady didn't want the second room to be greedy for money, so he took the initiative to tell me that he wanted to divide the second room. ”

Old lady Qi's meaning is very clear, as long as Old Madam Gu does not pursue this matter, the family will be separated.

Mrs. Qi didn't want to make a fuss about it, otherwise Qi Xiangdi would also bear the name of persecuting her uncle.

Old Madam Gu nodded and said, "That's fine, when they move out after keeping filial piety, you will be clean." ”

Mrs. Qi hummed and said, "After taking advantage of it for so many years, it's time to get out." ”

Old Madam Gu said with a smile: "How old is the person, and his temper is still so short-tempered." ”

Mrs. Qi said: "When I see them, I get angry. Fortunately, I will go to the capital in the spring of next year, otherwise I will definitely not let them stay and guard their filial piety before moving out. ”

An An was overjoyed when she heard this: "Auntie, are you going to the capital in the spring next year?" ”

"Well, when the time comes, Xiang Di and Wanyu will also go together."

Although he went to the capital, he also had to keep filial piety, but he was well-informed there, and when Qi Wangming and Qi Xiangdi recovered, they could prepare early.

After a short conversation, Mrs. Qi found an excuse to break An An, and then asked, "What's the matter?" Why haven't I heard you mention Ah Xian to An An in the past few days? ”

Gu Xian came to the door with Shen Shaozhou to mourn on the third day after the old lady died of illness, and she wanted to meet Mrs. Qi at that time. It's just that Mrs. Qi knows that she is a fool, and she is afraid that if she finds out about pretending to be sick, she will have no face when she goes out to shout. So, I didn't see her at that time. When the human body came out of the funeral, because there were many people and she pretended to be half-dead, she couldn't talk to Gu Xian.

When Mrs. Gu mentioned this, she sighed and briefly said what Gu Xian had done: "Qingshu because she doesn't want to come back, An An is now separated from her." ”

Mrs. Qi sighed and said, "Then you don't care about her, and you will live with Qingshu and Jingene in the future." ”

Anyway, there was no one in Fu Jingen's house, and no one said anything to Mrs. Gu with them.

Old Madam Gu nodded and said, "I originally wanted to go back to Pingzhou to retire. But after this incident, I still decided to stay in the capital to retire in the future. ”

If she wants to go back to Pingzhou to retire, she is afraid that sooner or later she will be angry with Gu Xian. In addition, she will be able to hold her great-grandson in two years, and she is reluctant to die.

"I'm relieved that you can think so."

She was very worried that Old Madam Gu would be dragged to death by Gu Xian, but now she has come to her senses.

Guarding against her and forgiving Gu Xian, Mrs. Qi said: "After the Mid-Autumn Festival, An An's private school will start classes, so you better take her back as soon as possible!" ”

Old Madam Gu nodded and said, "We have already booked the ship for the day after tomorrow." ”

Because I knew that Mrs. Qi was going to the capital in the spring next year, there was nothing reluctant to do, and a few months passed quickly.

"By the way, sister, in order to let Shaozhou move to Pingzhou, I once promised to let Brother Guan enter the Qi family to study. Sister, I have to bother you about this. ”

With her friendship with Mrs. Qi, this matter is not difficult.

Mrs. Qi smiled and said, "What kind of labor is not tired, it is just a matter of words." ”

"Is that kid smart? If you are generally talented, it is better to ask a gentleman to teach you first, otherwise I am afraid that he will not be able to keep up with the clan society. ”

"Okay."

Old Madam Gu was about to go home and asked Shen Shaozhou to be called over, but when she got home, she found that the two were already there.

An An returned to the room after saluting the two, and was unwilling to say a word to Gu Xian.

Gu Xian asked pitifully: "Mother, I heard that you have booked a ticket for the day after tomorrow, is it true?" ”

"Well, I'll go back to Beijing the day after tomorrow. It's also because your aunt is back, otherwise we would have returned to Beijing ten days ago. ”

Gu Xian was very uncomfortable: "Mother, can you not go back to Beijing?" I remember you said before that you have to retire here when you are old. ”

Old Madam Gu said unceremoniously, "Who will take care of me if you stay here?" ”

"I, ah, I can take care of you."

Old Madam Gu sighed and said, "You still take care of me?" Don't let me take care of me, Amitabha. ”

"Forget it, stop talking this nonsense. Shaozhou, I have already told my sister about the official brother today, and she has agreed. However, the gentleman of the Qi family was very strict with the students, and he didn't meet his requirements. If you are reluctant to let your child suffer, then don't send him away. ”

"A strict teacher produces a high apprentice, good. And if Brother Guan can't even endure this bit of hardship, what will he be able to do in the future.

Old Madam Gu nodded and said, "That's okay, you ask a gentleman to teach Brother Guan for a year, and after the Mid-Autumn Festival next year, you will send him to the Qi family to study." ”

"Mother-in-law, didn't you say that you were enlightened at the age of three?"

Old Madam Gu explained: "There are more than 20 students in the Qi family, but there is only one sir, and it is impossible to take care of each of them. So I still let Mr. teach for a year, so that the official brother is not afraid of not being able to keep up when he enters school. ”

Shen Shaozhou nodded.