Xie Pu originally had no intention of letting the old mother return to the Xie family's mansion to settle down, because he still hoped that the old lady Xie would be bored living in Jinling City and could leave.

Don't look at Cheng Enhou who seems to have shown favor to him now, just look at the other party just returned the mansion, but did not mean to return the property, you can see that the Cao family does not have much sincerity, most of them are just for the emperor to see. In the future, once the Cao family regains the upper hand in the court and gets rid of the emperor's suspicion, it may not take revenge on the Xie family. In the final analysis, Ping Nanbo's death was caused by Xie Pu's sue for the royal complaint. Empress Cao and Chengenhou don't like Ping Nanbo, but it doesn't mean that they are willing to let outsiders slap the Cao family in the face.

Mrs. Xie stayed in Beijing for a long time, and the risk was too great. Xie Pu preferred that she would leave. Since she doesn't want to go back to her hometown, it's okay to go to Songjiang's hometown to live. Xie Pu had already written a letter to Songjiang's old friend, asking the other party to take care of Mrs. Xie in the future, and even planned that when the Xie family's economic situation improved and there was surplus wealth, they would go to Songjiang to buy property to facilitate the care of Mrs. Xie.

However, if Mrs. Xie moves back to the Xie family's mansion and has enough money to support her living expenses, she will most likely live happily in Jinling City, right? When will she be willing to go to another city?

Xie Pu was a hundred unwilling in his heart, but he couldn't resist the old mother, so he could only reluctantly agree to the other party.

Since he agreed, Xie Pu would not regret it, so he had to arrange Mrs. Xie's future life before leaving Jinling City.

He instructed the shopkeeper Mao to hire a group of craftsmen and laborers to renovate the courtyard of Mrs. Xie's Jinxuan Hall, so that the Jinxuan Hall could be turned into a three-entry courtyard that could live independently, and the kitchen, clean room, water source and other supporting facilities should be kept up, and another passage in and out should be sorted out, so that the people who live in the courtyard can go out without going through the door of the Xie family's mansion - always open the door, it is too conspicuous, and the side door and side door are more suitable for Mrs. Xie to enter and exit. In addition, the courtyard wall of Jinxuan Hall should be built higher, and the small doors that originally extended in all directions could be sealed to increase the safety of the courtyard.

In addition to Jin Xuantang, several passages leading to the inner house should also be blocked, leaving only one entrance and exit, usually locked, except for the family members who watch the house to clean the whole house once every ten years, try to let people in and out as little as possible.

In addition, the Guiyuan Garden was originally connected to the Xie family's outer courtyard and inner house, but now the garden wall needs to be rebuilt to make it a relatively independent garden with doors in other directions.

The small courtyards originally prepared for guests, relatives, staff, shopkeepers and others in the outer house were relatively independent, and there were separate passages and side doors to communicate with the outside world. Xie Pu hoped that the shopkeeper Mao would let people rebuild the walls and open the doors of these small courtyards by the way, and divide them into courtyards that can be rented.

In this way, in the future, in addition to handling the purchase and transshipment of goods from the Xie family's caravan, the shopkeeper Mao also needs to be responsible for the rental of Guiyuan and those small courtyards by the way. Whether it is to hold a banquet for outsiders, or rent a small courtyard for officials who enter Beijing to do business or to take the exam, it is a financial road, and it is a good source of extra money for the Xie family, which is currently in poor economic condition.

The silver earned from renting out Guiyuan and the small courtyard was allocated 20 taels every month to provide for the old lady's living expenses. If the profit of the month is less than 20 taels, then how much will be given, and there is no need for the shopkeeper to embezzle funds from elsewhere to make up for it.

And if there is more than 20 taels of monthly income, it will be preferentially left in the account of the shopkeeper of Mao for the maintenance, employment and operation of Guiyuan and the small courtyard. If the income exceeds fifty taels, then the excess part will be accumulated, and sent back to his hometown in Huyin County once a quarter, and handed over to the Wen family for the four brothers Xie Xianzhi, Xie Jinzhi, Xie Huizhi and Xie Hanzhi to study and buy paper and pens in the study.

As for the few small properties in and around Jinling City, how much money can you earn every month...... Xie Pu didn't want to meddle. He has already borrowed a sum of money from his wife Wen, and he does not need to embezzle funds from the account book for the time being, and he will return the money slowly when he earns it in the future. At present, the property of the second room is still managed by the shopkeeper under the Wen family, and how to deliver the monthly profit money to the owner is discussed by the Wen family and her people. However, Xie Pu did not forget to tell the shopkeeper Mao and others that if there were any difficulties in the industry of the second room, they would take care of it more if they could.

In addition, after Mrs. Xie moved back to the mansion, who should be left to wait, how to arrange living and eating, who can help take care of them in Beijing, when will Wen's mother and son return to Huyin, whether they will take a boat or a car, who will accompany them on the road, how to arrange food and accommodation along the way, how to act after returning to Huyin County, how to meet the elders of the clan, how to enter Zhushan Academy to study, which Confucian scholars in the academy need to give other gifts, which classmates are from extraordinary backgrounds or have outstanding talents to make friends with their hearts, How to get along with the Song family's daughter Xie Meijun and her husband and children, and which heads of the clan have a bad relationship with Mrs. Xie, and how to deal with each other...... Even how the Wen family took their children to worship their deceased father and mother, etc., Xie Pu gave clear instructions, and everyone only needed to do it.

Xie Mulin listened to his father arrange the next affairs of the family in an orderly manner, and understood it in great detail, and secretly admired it in his heart. However, she and her brothers were most happy that Xie Pu adopted their proposal so quickly, renting out the courtyards of Guiyuan and the outer house to earn money to support Mrs. Xie's spending in Jinling City.

Although this seems to be a bit cheaper for Mrs. Xie and Xie Yingrong, at least, the interests of the second room will not be encroached upon. Anyway, the garden and the house are also left in vain, so you can make full use of it and avoid waste.

Xie Xianzhi and Xie Jinzhi showed surprised expressions on their faces, and they were a little embarrassed. Xie Zhengzhi smiled directly, but he couldn't see his teeth. He really feels the feeling of being valued by his father and being able to contribute to his family, which is so beautiful!

He and the third sister Xie Yingrong, who only spends money indiscriminately, has no contribution to the family and is full of scheming, are not all the way!

The shopkeepers also had some small surprises for Xie Pu's temporary addition of two business projects. The shopkeeper Mao felt that he was not as idle as he originally thought, even if he stayed in Beijing, it would be fine, and he said very positively that he could immediately go to the tooth store to hire someone.

The shopkeepers discussed what they were going to do next, and they left one after another. Only the Xie family was left in the hall, and Wen said to Xie Pu with some uneasiness: "Do we really want to keep the old lady in Beijing?" Only asked the three girls to accompany her, isn't it...... She is still young, what can she know? You don't necessarily know what to do when something happens. Why don't you leave two more capable family members? If something happens, you can take care of it. ”

Before Xie Pu could answer, Aunt Dajin suddenly stood up: "Master, madam, why don't you let me stay?" I stayed to wait on the old lady and take care of the three girls. I am young and strong, and I am not stupid, how can I be older than them, small, and strong for each other in Beijing! ”

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