Wen Yan put down the account book, looked at the Cao family, and said sincerely, "Uncle and aunt are hard."

Cao's throat was sour, she was really hard!

People who have money and can turn around at will take care of the middle feed, rather than being drunk today, is a very tedious and laborious errand, not to mention their own situation.

It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, God knows how difficult it is for her to move eight bottles and seven caps for so many years.

As a result, it didn't fall to half a sentence before, and Sanfang suspected that she was deliberately holding the silver and shouting poor.

Well, now that someone finally sees her efforts.

"It's hard work, a big family, the plaque of the Hou Mansion can still hold up, but because the money can't go on, this will ......spread out," Cao sighed, "The whole world has to die of laughter." ”

As soon as he said this, Wen Yan immediately understood.

In the past few years, some people say that they are in the middle of the family, but it is very rare to say that the Wen family can't even hold on to an empty shell.

Because Mrs. Gui passed away, the Wen family is no longer the Hou Mansion, and the demolition of the trespass in the ancestral house and the sale of the excess yard can be regarded as a kind of "justification".

After all, the Wen family was poorer at that time than it is now.

Wen Hui and Wen Jing have to give a dowry when they leave the cabinet, and Wen Ci and Wen Min also have to spend money to marry their daughters-in-law, these are not decimals.

Wen Yan married into the capital by herself, and the government also gave her a share, which is not much, but it is not so cold that she can't take it.

Taking the opportunity of no longer marquis, he will open up sources and reduce expenditure, increase income, and reduce the cost of domestic servants.

As long as the follow-up operation is done properly, the Cao family's means of running the family should be able to make the family feel more worry-free.

Come to think of it, if it weren't for the old lady Gui being forced to face this problem today, I am afraid that it would be until the day when the old lady went west that the second room would tell the truth to the third room.

Wen Zilan was silent for a while, and then said: "It's really not easy for the second sister-in-law, I just don't understand, why is there only so much income in our house every month?"

The income of these few months, except for the monthly income of me and my second brother, and the income given by the court to my mother, shouldn't the harvest of Zhuangzi and the shop be so bad, right?

Also, there are so many generations of the Hou Mansion, why are there so many left?

When exactly is it empty? ”

Cao pursed his lips: "Since the third uncle asked, I must answer everything I know."

Shops, Zhuangzi, except for the shops in Lin'an City and the Zhuangzi on the side, the rest were sold many years ago.

I didn't sell it, I only saw the deed of sale.

The only one who went out through my hand was the cloth village on the west side of the city. ”

Wen Zilan was stunned for a moment and said, "The one that was sold last year?" ”

"Yes, in order to redeem Sister Er and Brother Zhang," Cao said, "At that time, there was only so much cash in our account, and I discussed with the old lady to sell the shop, but we were in a hurry, and the selling price was not ideal, so we had to add those on the account, and first scraped together four thousand taels and sent it to Beijing."

At that time, I wanted to go out of the way and let the sisters and brothers eat less and cry, and God blessed, Mrs. Xia's students made up the rest, and took Brother Zhang out of it first.

Can redeem the banquet sister, it's really for a while, where to get another 10,000 taels?

Fortunately, we didn't know who it was at the time, and we ransomed Sister Yan'er.

Sister Yan told me a while ago that it was the princess who came out.

Otherwise, now other shops and Zhuangzi may also be sold short, and they can't be sold at a high price. ”

The more Cao said, the more he felt aggrieved.

Not only for herself, but also for Wen Yan, and then think about Wen Kite, who suffered a loss in the dowry......

In fact, it is not the fault of any of them, and they are all making up for it in the end.

Who left the family without money?

"Sister Yan'er, it's really not that the family didn't save it at that time," Cao Shi took a deep breath, "Knowing that something happened to you, your second uncle couldn't sleep for a few days and nights, and opened his eyes until dawn, we couldn't save your parents, knowing that you and Brother Zhang could save their lives with silver, and I hated to go to the yamen to pay the silver immediately, but it was really ......

What the family did not do right was that they didn't tell the truth, and lied to your brothers and sisters that it was the family's money.

But that's not to fool you, in fact, you have to have an explanation with your third uncle and third aunt, otherwise your eldest sister will marry, and we can't afford to marry, which is unspeakable. ”

Wen Yan replied softly.

For two lifetimes, she has always felt that she is quite open-minded in this matter.

She just doesn't want to take the blame, but she doesn't feel right, sorry or anything like that.

There is no getting along, lack of family affection, and naturally there is no hope or expectation.

But it wasn't until this moment that she realized that her voice was a little hoarse when she answered, and she realized that she actually cared a little in her heart.

Especially in the days after returning to the city, she quarreled with Mrs. Gui, got along with her sisters, and gradually integrated into the Wen family.

Although the result is the same, the people in it are in a different state of mind.

She also found comfort from Cao's explanation.

"Yes," Wen Yan cleared her throat and replied again, "I know what my uncle means. ”

Cao Shi nodded at her, and said to Wen Zilan: "Before the accident, I left enough for Sister Kite's dowry, but then I could only save Brother Zhang first."

The rest of the shop Zhuangzi did not sell again in the follow-up, first, the price is not good, and second, those who remain are relatively profitable, and they are inputs, unless there is a change, they should not continue to kill chickens and take eggs.

I've been married for almost twenty years, and I've been taking over the feed for almost a round, I don't know how much money the Hou Mansion used to have, but since I got the account, it's pretty much like that.

I didn't make a fortune and get rich, but I didn't lose money either, I have a clear conscience. ”

After Cao finished speaking, he quickly glanced at Old Madam Gui, and quickly lowered his head.

She plucked herself clean, and the old lady had to explain the rest.

When Mrs. Gui saw her like this, her heart was on fire for a while.

I thought that Cao was stunned, where is this stunned, it is clearly the first place in self-protection.

In order not to be hated by the long room and the third room, he crackled and poured everything out, like a rabbit, and ran away with a gust of wind.

"When the old woman took over, it wasn't much better!" Old Madam Gui said.

Since she can't hide it, then she won't hide it either.

In Lin'an City, she said that she was the second to save her life, so she didn't dare to call it the first!

Then she won't be guilty!

Old Madam Gui grabbed Wen Yan's hand, and her voice was mournful: "When the old woman married in and took over the gifts, she was not a few years older than our sister Yan. That year, as soon as I received the account book, the whole person was spinning! ”

Wen Yan: "......"

Before the matter was revealed, the old lady acted first.

Does she have to give face and cooperate?

When he was hesitating, Wen Zifu, who had been silent, said with relief: "Mother, I heard you say, let me tell you, you were not feeling well just now, you can take a break, don't be upset." ”

Mrs. Gui looked at Wen Zifu.

When it comes to storytelling, no one can compare to her when the room is full.

The bottom of them is her two sons!

Let Wen Zifu say, how to highlight the hard work, hard work and difficulty of most of her life? !

She clutched her chest: "It's okay, I'll tell them slowly." ”