Chapter 40: Calculation
Begonia Temple
The third aunt looked at the two thousand taels of silver tickets on the table in front of her, and remembered what Yueniang said when she came
"This is the wife's selfishness, for the third young master to become a parent, the wife said that although she does not have to worry about food and accommodation after getting married, there are many other places where silver is used, and it is also a little bit of her heart to be a mother."
Thinking of this, the third aunt lowered her head and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.
The two siblings Zhuang Xinzhong and Zhuang Minglan who were sitting next to her were a little flustered when they saw their mother like this, and the fourteen-year-old Zhuang Minglan stroked her mother's back and said softly: "Mother, it's good, why are you crying again, sad spleen, mother has to be careful with her body." ”
The two brothers and sisters in front of the person were told by the third aunt to only dare to call her aunt, but in private, they still called her mother.
The third aunt wiped her tears and said, "My wife has always been so good to us, but I always break her heart. The better she treats me, the more guilty I feel. ”
Zhuang Xinzhong next to him sighed long, "Mother, in fact, why are you always at the mercy of Erniang and against the eldest mother?" Erniang, some of them are really excessive. ”
Like this time, Miss Fang was forced to remarry him, she was originally the future wife of the family, but she became his wife, and the difference was not the slightest bit......
The third aunt heard her son's reproach, felt guilty and aggrieved, and her tears flowed even more fiercely.
"I also know that the second aunt is very excessive, but what can I do? The wife is capable, trusted by the master, in charge of the huge dealer, the second aunt has the support of her mother's family, and the second young master is still the future master, but what does your mother have? Mrs. will retire sooner or later, when the time comes, everything in the dealer will fall into the hands of the second room, and ......the third aunt raised her head and looked at her son with blurred tears: "Whether your life will be better in the future depends on your second aunt's words!" If I don't listen to her, she holds a grudge, and it's okay to say that Minglan is married, but what about you? What are you going to do? When the time comes, it's too late for Mrs. to worry about Nobuhiko, where will you have the ability and energy to take care of you? ”
Xinzhong gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, "Mother, I don't need their care, I'm a dignified man, I can take care of myself!" He held his mother's hand, "My son only hopes that my mother will not do those things against her will in the future and make herself uncomfortable!" ”
Zhuang Minglan also wiped her tears on the side, her pale face was infinitely cowardly.
"Zhong'er, how can it be so easy to ......" the third aunt burst into tears, "You can't study, and you can only engage in business in this life." If you don't follow them, how can you get out of the dealer's house? My son is not a subordinate, I don't want you to live like those subordinates, I want you to be the third young master of the dignified dealer. And all this hope is in the second room. ”
"If they really can't tolerate me at that time, I can't go out, I don't believe it, I can't support my wife and children!" Zhuang Xinzhong stood up.
Mr. Zhuang was most opposed to the division of the family during his lifetime, so there is a provision in the will that if the Zhuang family has no accident, it is not allowed to divide the family, if the family needs to be divided, it must be unanimously approved by the three rooms, the large house is divided into 60%, the second room is divided into 30%, and the 3 rooms are divided into 1%. Under this condition, the second room is ironclad and refuses to be separated, so if the faithful are really not allowed to them in the future, they can only leave the house.
This is the last thing the third aunt wants to see.
"Are you worried about the dead mother?" The third aunt slapped the table and pounded her chest. Zhuang Minglan hurriedly rubbed her mother's chest, crying and said, "Mother, don't be sad." He looked up at Zhuang Xinzhong again: "Brother, don't complain about your mother, your mother is all for us." ”
Seeing that his mother was crying sadly, Xinzhong regretted his words and deeds, sat down again, patted his mother's back, and comforted: "It's the son who is not good, and the mother is angry." If the mother is angry, it's better to beat her son out of anger, don't hurt your body. ”
"How can my mother be angry with you," the third aunt raised her head, held her son and daughter's hands, and smiled with tears in her eyes, "You are the most important person to your mother." ”
Zhuang Xinzhong and Zhuang Minglan both shook their mother's hand.
At this time, the voice of the maid came, "The second aunt is here!" ”
The third aunt was startled, let go of her children's hands, and subconsciously put the silver ticket in her arms.
The door curtain was opened, and the second aunt walked in with a smile on her face, "Come and disturb my sister at this time, my sister won't be surprised!" ”
The third aunt hurriedly got up, bowed her head and walked to the second aunt, and said very respectfully: "Where is the sister, it is the blessing of the sister that the sister can come to see the sister." ”
Zhuang Xinzhong and Zhuang Minglan also got up and saluted the second aunt.
The second aunt first glanced at Zhuang Xinzhong, then turned her head and pulled Zhuang Minglan again, and looked up and down with a smile, "Yo, unconsciously, Minglan is already so big, and it is like a flower." My wife gave me the affairs of the inner house, but I was negligent......"
Speaking of this, the second aunt turned her face and glanced at the third aunt, and said with a smile: "It's time to find an in-law for Minglan too!" ”
The third aunt was startled, raised her head and looked at the second aunt, and suddenly had a bad premonition in her heart, and Zhuang Minglan lowered her head in shame. When Zhuang Xinzhong saw this, he wanted to take Minglan out.
Before the two of them walked out of the door, the second aunt stopped them, "Don't you go first......
She said as she sat down in her seat with an inexplicable smile on her face, "I'm here today to bring you good news!" As he spoke, his eyes fell on Zhuang Minglan's delicate face, "It's about Minglan , Minglan , Erniang wants to congratulate you!" ”
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On the second day of Li Xiucai's incident, Qin Tian did not go to the lobby to greet guests again. Every day before noon, she stayed by the eldest lady's side to serve the eldest lady with Yueniang, and when the eldest lady and the shopkeeper handled the affairs of the tea shop, they did not avoid Qin Tian. After noon, the wife asked Qin Tian to go to the tea-making room to watch the masters make tea, and it was not until dusk that he left with the eldest wife.
In just half a month, Qin Tian learned that Shengshi's business was bigger than she imagined, and the retail business in the lobby was only a very small part of Shengshi, and the most important thing in Shengshi was to collect tea, process it, and then transport it to all parts of the country.
To open a tea shop, you must obtain the approval of the government and receive a license. The government prohibits the establishment of tea shops without permission. And every time the tea shop sells tea, it must receive the tea citation, so the relationship between Shengshi and the local government is close, although the second aunt's brother-in-law Hu is only a Zhizhou, but this person is very good at drilling camps in the officialdom, and the matter of receiving the tea quotation also has something to do with him, and the eldest lady easily dare not offend. This is also why, the status of the second room in recent years has risen in the banker.
On this morning, Shopkeeper Xu came in and said to the eldest lady: "Madam, the 24th of this month is the birthday of the governor's favorite concubine, how should the lady prepare?" ”
The eldest lady said: "Inquire about what the favorite concubine likes, choose exquisite and valuable and send it over, and she must love it." Add 30% to this example and give a copy to the Governor's wife. After speaking, the eldest lady turned her head to look at Qin Tian and said: "The favored concubine is happy, the wind on the pillow is smooth, the lady is happy, and the heart is comfortable. Otherwise, if you are not careful, you may plant a curse for yourself. ”
Qin Tian was suspicious in his heart, but his wife said this to herself? From this, I think that my wife seems to be slowly cultivating herself during this time. If you continue like this, as long as you work hard enough, you won't have to worry about the day when you don't get ahead. Thinking of this, Qin Tian's heart couldn't help pounding, and while he was excited, he was also full of gratitude to the eldest wife.
Shopkeeper Xu took the order. Soon, Zhuang Xinzhong walked in.
The eldest lady was full of smiles when she saw him, and asked Qin Tian to pour tea and watch the seat, and after Zhuang Xinzhong sat down, the eldest lady asked with a smile: "Xinzhong, how is it all the way?" ”
Zhuang Xinzhong took the handkerchief handed over by Yueniang, wiped his face, and said, "Thank you, Aunt Yue." He took the tea handed over by Qin Tian again, took a sip, and then replied to the eldest wife's words: "The journey was very smooth." As soon as the tea arrived, I rushed back and nothing went wrong. ”
"You are an honest boy, and I am not worried about the things that are handed over to you. Originally, your wedding date was imminent, and the eldest lady didn't want you to go on this trip, but your child was going to go, but fortunately, nothing went wrong and delayed the wedding. The eldest lady said again.
Zhuang Xinzhong was in charge of trafficking in the tea shop, and he often had to travel all year round, but it was precisely because of this that he gained a lot of knowledge.
"Aunt Xie cares," as he spoke, he lowered his head, clenched the teacup with both hands, and his voice was slow and deep.
The eldest lady thought he was tired, so she smiled and said, "Okay, you look like you are also tired, you can go back and rest first." ”
"Auntie......" Zhuang Xinzhong suddenly raised his head, looked at the eldest lady, and called in a low voice, looking like he wanted to speak and stopped.
The eldest lady was stunned for a moment, "Xinzhong, but what's the matter?" ”
Zhuang Xinzhong lowered his head again, "No...... No ......" as he spoke, he handed the teacup in his hand to Qin Tian, and when Qin Tian took it, he felt his fingers tremble a little, and he didn't know if it was his own delusion for a while.
Zhuang Xinzhong stood up, said goodbye to the eldest lady, and turned to go out.
Qin Tian sent him outside the door, looking at his back, he always felt that he seemed to have something on his mind.
She didn't pay much attention to it at the time, but she didn't expect that it didn't take long for something big to happen in the tea shop......
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