Then Qin Ping asked a few more questions, and Qin Mingyue answered them one by one. Qin Ping's heart finally settled down a little.

Mrs. An has a question: "That Mingyue, what day are those close relatives of our family arranged?" ”

Qin Mingyue said: "The closest relatives of our family, such as my maternal grandfather's family, An's family, Aunt Jinyang's aunt's house, as well as my uncle's house and my aunt's house, are all arranged on the first day. It is also the meaning of letting our relatives and these top families in the capital know each other. ”

Hearing this, Mrs. An was relieved. Forget about the rest, her two daughters, Qin Sanniang and Qin Liuniang, both married into the families of low-level officials in the capital, if they were according to Qin Mingyue's arrangement, wouldn't they be able to come to the banquet on the last day? She wouldn't say yes.

Then Qin Ping, Mrs. An and even Mrs. Yin all asked a few questions, but Qin Guosong listened quietly all the time and did not say a word. Qin Mingyue answered all the questions with a smile. In the end, the elders let her go and let her go back to rest.

Qin Guosong followed and left. didn't go back to his yard, but went directly to Ning Bixuan, where his sister lived.

When I arrived at Ning Bixuan, it was still the same tranquility here, my sister had already brewed tea in the small tea room and was waiting for her, Qin Guosong smiled.

Qin Mingyue said while pouring tea for her brother: "During this period of time, I have been in retreat, and my brother has been busy at home. ”

Qin Guosong said: "It should have been very busy. But during this period of time, because of the help of my second uncle and second aunt, I didn't have so much to do. But I also studied seriously in Guozijian for a while. ”

This made Qin Mingyue strange, and she couldn't help but ask the reason.

Qin Guosong told the previous period of time. After speaking, Qin Guosong said: "Since that day, the second aunt and second uncle have come to our house by car every day. The second uncle helped me with the affairs of the school, as well as some decoration and painting in the front yard. The second aunt helped the grandmother and mother, and the two grandmothers were busy preparing things in the backyard. ”

"For so many days, I watched coldly, but the second uncle and second aunt really helped. I agreed with them to help, though. However, the cards in this inner courtyard are still in the hands of Mama Ma and Mama Liao, and the second uncle and second aunt can't touch the money, so they are not afraid of them making trouble. Slowly, I was relieved. ”

"I didn't discuss it with my sister before, but I agreed, and several younger sisters in my second uncle's family came to the girls' school to go to school. It's hard work, mothers. Mama Ma has to take care of the affairs of the family. Therefore, she took your name card and found a few grandmothers who retired from the Queen Mother's palace in the palace to discipline her sisters' rules, female celebrities and other things. As for piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry and books, etc., they are still taught by Mr. Mei and Mr. Gu, who are invited by my sister. I also asked the two gentlemen, and they said that they also taught. ”

Qin Mingyue said: "My brother arranged it very well. Mama Ma arranged it well. Before, I told Mama Ma that I wanted her to take my name card and invite the retired Mama in the Queen Mother's palace to come over. I have already asked someone to talk about this in front of the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother also agreed. Even these grandmothers were used by the Queen Mother. Therefore, my brother must be respectful. ”

After the Queen Mother only gave Qin Mingyue Zhuangzi that time, she also gave Qin Mingyue some small rewards many times. Qin Mingyue took the opportunity to bring up the matter of asking for a few grandmothers. The Queen Mother allowed it. She is seriously ill, and she will not be able to do it at her sight, and she knows it herself, so she is also arranging the whereabouts of the people who serve her in the palace. Qin Mingyue begged someone to go to her house, it was the Queen Mother who was willing, and these grandmothers in the palace were old. After the Queen Mother passed away, I was afraid that someone would embarrass these grandmothers, so let them out, just right.

However, if the people who invite the grandmothers to come over, if they are not powerful enough, they will not be able to shelter them. Therefore, the Queen Mother has been hesitating. Now, Qin Mingyue couldn't be better when she spoke. Qin Mingyue has a great future in the future, so she can naturally shelter these grandmothers. Therefore, the Queen Mother gave it without hesitation.

Qin Guosong thought that a few teaching grandmothers in the family were just retired grandmothers in the ordinary palace, and he didn't expect it to be so big, he couldn't help but be surprised when he heard the words, and after thinking about it carefully, fortunately, he had always treated each other politely, and there was no rudeness, so he was relieved. However, he decided to find a time to tell his mother, grandmother and father not to be slow with these grandmothers. In addition, the treatment of these grandmothers should be a little thicker.

Qin Mingyue knew these things, and after telling his brother, he would definitely be able to handle them, so he didn't ask again. In his previous life, his brother was such a capable person. She trusts it.

Qin Mingyue said: "How about I asked my brother to buy land in the surrounding area?" I just took advantage of this opportunity to buy all the fields in the school. ”

Qin Guosong said: "I entrusted this matter to a few friends to inquire. There are also a few tooth shops in the capital, and I also let it go. It's the second uncle, and I also entrust it. However, sister, you also know that the land around the capital is really difficult to buy. Fortunately, our family doesn't need much land. The second uncle introduced a small village with only 300 acres of land. It's all good land, and it's close to the water source. The asking price was not high, but it was six thousand taels of silver. There is also a small courtyard with three tiled houses, which can be used to live in the head of the Zhuangzi. ”

"The Yahang around the capital also gave me the news that there is a Zhuangzi in the north of the city, with 500 acres of land, of which 300 acres are fertile land and 200 acres are beach land. It is equipped with a small courtyard with two entrances and three rooms. The asking price is not expensive, nine thousand taels of silver. ”

Qin Mingyue said: "These two Zhuangzi, have you seen both of them?" If I buy them all, how much income can I make every year? Can it support the cost of the school? ”

Qin Guosong said: "If you buy them all, it's enough." These two Zhuangzi produce every year, and they can have seven or eight hundred taels of silver in a good year. It's hard to say about the disaster year, in the past few years, there were almost years, and there were also three or four hundred taels of silver. ”

"It doesn't cost much in our school. According to what the second uncle said, first invite an enlightened gentleman, and it is best to choose the old talent from the clan. It is only twenty to thirty taels of silver a year. Coupled with meals, pen and ink, holiday gifts, clothes for the four seasons, etc., it only costs fifty taels of silver a year. However, the great Confucian invited by my sister to teach qualified disciples requires two hundred taels of silver every year. plus food, clothing, housing and transportation, New Year's gifts or something, but there are about two hundred and forty taels. ”

"The rest are just charcoals, incense candles, tea, and the like, which are not expensive, and when they are full in a year, they are only twenty taels of silver. Therefore, the total cost of a year is only three hundred and ten taels. If you are more fully prepared, plus the wear and tear of the seats, it will not exceed three hundred and fifty taels of silver a year. These two Zhuangzi are sufficient. ”