Qin Minghuan returned home and first went to the mother-in-law's greetings. Mrs. Wan didn't wait for Qin Minghuan to salute, so she pulled Qin Minghuan up, asked Qin Minghuan to sit down with a smile, and asked kindly, "Did you see the National Teacher today?" ”

Qin Minghuan smiled and said, "I saw it." The second sister also asked me to bring it to you. She also brought some special products of Liang Province, and nothing else, including a pillow made of kapok, which is said to be particularly good for the elderly and helps them sleep peacefully. Specially given to my mother. ”

After Qin Minghuan finished speaking, he asked the maids to send the gifts brought by Qin Mingyue to her mother-in-law. Mrs. Wan carefully looked at each gift under the service of the young grandmother, and her face was full of joy.

After reading it, Mrs. Wan said with a smile: "The national teacher has every opportunity, and he can still think of my wife, this is really a blessing for me for several lifetimes." Have you taken me to thank the national teacher? ”

Qin Minghuan said: "Mother rest assured, I naturally thanked the second sister on behalf of my mother." The second sister also said that she had just returned to the capital and there were too many things. If you want to wait for a while and relax your strength, she will choose a good day and invite her relatives to come to her mansion to enjoy the flowers and have a good party. At that time, the mother will be able to meet the second sister in person. ”

This is what Mrs. Wan said: "Really? Can I also go to the National Teacher's Mansion? ”

Qin Minghuan said: "Why can't you? 's mother is a serious in-law of the second sister, and she is still an elder, why can't she go to the second sister's mansion? ”

Mrs. Wan said: "Immeasurable Dao Ancestor, how dare I be the elder of the National Teacher." It is a supreme merit to be able to meet and listen to the teachings of the National Teacher. The third family, this is all thanks to your blessings. ”

Qin Minghuan was busy talking about where. The grandmother on the side couldn't help but pout, but she didn't dare to say anything. This brother and daughter-in-law have been married for a few years, and they have fought with her countless times openly and secretly, and every time she is her subordinate. She is of noble birth, has a generous hand, rewards a lot of people, and will make her mother-in-law happy. There is no up and down this that she is good. But there is no place to stand for a serious young grandmother.

Fortunately, a few years ago, she followed the third child to take office, but she was relieved for a few years, but now she is back, as soon as she comes back, she firmly grasps the heart of her mother-in-law, and the third child is even more amazing, and now she is a four-grade high-ranking official, and she has gained a firm foothold in the family of the official eunuch in the capital. His own husband is just a doctor who practices medicine, not even a doctor. It's just a pharmacy.

Besides, although these 10,000 pharmacies make money, they have not made as much money as the small pill pharmacy next to them in recent years. That's half of Qin Minghuan's shares. How can I compare to her?

The young grandmother stood and waited with great sadness.

Qin Minghuan didn't even bother to sweep his sister-in-law. After flattering her mother-in-law for a while, she went back to her yard.

When I arrived in the courtyard, several maids were busy waiting. She changed into big clothes, wore a home-style rosin-colored gown, loosely tied up a bun, called the child over and asked carefully, and told the nurses to take good care of it. He lay down on the Luohan couch and rested.

The personal big girl Yinxiangping retreated from the people and waited for her personally. Qin Minghuan half-closed his eyes and asked, "What did my sister-in-law say in front of her mother-in-law at night?" When I entered the house, I thought something wasn't right. There seem to be tears on my sister-in-law's face? ”

Yinxiang hurriedly said, "I have already asked the sisters in the old lady's yard." Something happened to the young grandmother's mother's house. It seems that her maternal brother is in debt at the gambling house. The debt is forced to the doorstep. claimed that if she didn't give money, she would ask for an arm of her mother's brother. The grandmother's mother-in-law, brother-in-law, had no choice, and cried to our house and wanted our family to help them get through the difficulties. ”

Qin Minghuan didn't care either, and asked casually: "How much silver?" What did my mother-in-law say? ”

Yinxiang said, "It's not a small amount, it's a whole five thousand taels of silver." The old lady was unhappy and reprimanded the young grandmother. The young grandmother began to cry. ”

Qin Minghuan didn't open his eyes either: "Five thousand taels is indeed not a small amount. However, it's not a big way. Can't her mother's family even take this out? ”

Yinxiang said: "Third young grandmother, you don't know, their family used to have a bit of a family background, but there are many tosses that have endured the past few years." Their family's business has become worse and worse in recent years. However, their uncle has been in the casino all the year round, and this splashing furniture is not enough to fill the bottomless pit of the casino. It's been an empty shell for a long time. In the past few years, the eldest and youngest grandmothers have not made up for their parents' families. This is known to everyone in the whole house. ”

"However, it was all a petty fight, and now that I have asked for five thousand taels of silver at once, how can Madame not be angry?"

Qin Minghuan smiled coldly: "Sister-in-law, that person, has a small heart and shallow eyelids. Ever since I got married, she hasn't stopped. At every turn, it is said that their family is the eldest son, and they will inherit the family business in the future. I don't want to think about it, although the Wanjia family is rich, can it be put in the eyes of our Qin family? If it weren't for Bingliang being a scholar, the second sister also said that he had a good future, and the eldest brother and sister-in-law would not have considered Wanjia at all. I got married, but for the sake of Xianggong, where is looking at the family property of the Wan family? ”

"It's not that I said, although Wanjia is rich, I am not bad. I'll have my dowry list there first. The antiques, calligraphy and paintings, heads, jewelry, toys, and ornaments in my room can be used as heirlooms for thousands of families. Not to mention, when I got married, Gongzhong bought me two small villages of 200 acres outside the capital, as well as two shops in the south of the city. There are also two 500-acre Zhuangzi outside the capital given by his mother-in-law. A three-entry house in Nancheng given by the sister-in-law collects rent every month. The eldest brother also gave me a Zhuangzi of 800 acres in Zhili Province. The second brother also asked people to send makeup, in addition to gold and silver jewelry, silk and satin, and also gave me two shops in Beicheng. ”

"Don't say this, the most generous is my second sister. When I got married, my second sister was in Qiyang Province and couldn't come back, but she not only bought me a dowry of 20 lifts, but also gave me 3,000 acres of land next to the Zhuangzi given by my eldest brother in Zhili Province. I was given six of the expensive shops on East Street. I also gave me the three-entry house next to the ten thousand homes for my aunt to live in. You calculate, my dowry, just these shops, the grange, is enough for my family to live. Even if ten thousand families don't give me any money, can I be poor? ”

Yinxiang said: "That is, at the beginning, the dowry of the third young grandmother was brought in, and the eyes of the eldest young grandmother were straight. Your dowry is more than ten times more than when your grandmother got married. ”

Qin Minghuan smiled.