Ma never expected to hear such a ridiculous statement from the mouth of the eldest sister Zhou Ma.

The old lady of the Zhou family's third room made up for the border army and spent all his family property? Except for his wife, Mrs. Ma, no one else in the world knows about this matter, and it was not until recent years that his eldest son, Zhou Shigong, learned the truth from his stepmother?

You can't be so outrageous about making up lies, right?!

When Haixiya first arrived in Chang'an, he could only be a small warehouse ambassador, but he slowly showed his talents in accounts and management before he was promoted. Don't look at his humble official position when he was in Chang'an, but he was often seconded to the capital and various guards to take inventory, and he also worked hard for the financial deficit of the border army.

His ability to operate left a deep impression on the senior generals of the Northwest Frontier Army, and many people still remember it after more than ten years, not to mention that after his recovery in Suzhou, he added the exploits of the wine workshop and the glass workshop, the latter is so profitable that the people of Chang'an City have seen it.

This time, he was transferred back to Chang'an, but he was just a name in the Shaanxi Dusi, and he specially planted new grain for Tao Shilang in the capital household, how many people were choked after hearing the news!

After Haixiya returned to Chang'an, he returned almost every day and night for ten days, not all because of busy official business. Many times, it was his old acquaintances who invited him to eat the wind wine, and by the way, he asked him to help come up with ideas to see if he could add a few more ways to make a fortune to the various health centers, even if there were no glass workshops, other workshops would do.

Haixi Cliff never hid these things from his wife, and Ma couldn't be clearer about her husband's past experiences and connections.

When the old lady of the Zhou family was in charge of the logistics work of the border army in the Shaanxi Dusi, Haixiya worked under him for six years, and then was promoted to other places, so he was replaced by Cai Ping, the apprentice of Haixiya at that time, and also did it for six years. When Haixiya was later transferred to Ganzhou, Cai Ping was also promoted, and the person who took over was transferred from Chang'an Zhongwei, who was said to be not as capable as their master and apprentice, and their family still heard some people complaining in Ganzhou.

There have been a total of 12 years before and after, and the person in charge of the accounts under the third old lady is either Haixi Cliff or Cai Ping, the apprentice of Haixi Cliff, although the latter has been transferred to Yan'an Wei, and he has not corresponded with his master for many years because he is too far away, but when they were in Chang'an, the relationship between the two families was extremely close, and Cai Ping could not have hidden any secrets from his master. It can be seen that in the past 12 years, there is absolutely no such thing as the three old ladies emptying their family wealth to supplement the border army.

And twelve years have passed, and the third old lady has almost retired from the army and is living at home. In a few years, he died. During this period of time, it is even more impossible for his old man to make up any money for the border army.

Before Hai Chang'an arrived in Chang'an, whether the third old lady had ever done this, Ma Shi did not know. But if he had already emptied his family wealth, how could the third room of the Zhou family more than ten years ago have such a rich pomp? She still remembers how she was shocked by the wealth of the Zhou family when she returned to Chang'an after marriage and went to her eldest sister's house for the first time to attend the New Year's banquet during the New Year's Festival.

The three rooms of the Zhou family, which has been emptied of family wealth, where can they have the money to put on such a posture? !

Ma broke down these things in detail and told Zhou Ma's listen: "Eldest sister, you should know it yourself, right?" You have been a wife in the third room of the Zhou family for decades, even if you don't care about the family, whether the family is rich or poor, can't you tell at all?! ”

Zhou Ma's expression became more serious the more he listened, but as soon as he heard his sister's words, tears fell again: "Yumei! Why don't you know how to count it?! When the old woman told her about this, she didn't believe it! But the old man has repeatedly said that this is true, and he can't believe it...... These years, I don't feel that my family is short of money at all. That woman is stingy with her forehead, but she is very generous to other people in the family, and even more generous to herself! Every season she has to make several new clothes, and in order to match the clothes, she also has to make new jewelry. All the old and young widows of the Zhou family on the front and back streets combined, and no one is more pretty than her! She also always sends things to the capital, and many of them are valuable items. said that she had no money in her hand, who would believe her! ”

She always thought that her step-mother-in-law loved to dig money and good things from her, but she just wanted to embarrass her stepdaughter-in-law. The three rooms of the Zhou family have always been accustomed to a rich life, and they have not changed since the death of the old lady, how could she have thought that this family is already poor?!

Now that she listened to her sister's words, her face became more and more ugly: "Yumei, what you said is true, right?" Can my brother-in-law really be sure that the old lady of the Emen family did not make up for the border army? Maybe he made up for it, but he hid it from the people around him? ”

Ma Shi said: "Your old lady is a great general who is a hero on the battlefield, and it is better to be honest and honest enough to do logistics, and it is impossible to settle accounts." If he didn't use the good hands on the accounts, he might not even be able to count how many sets of armor there were in the treasurer. When the old man first came to work under him, he made a joke. It's just that the old man is kind, and he has never said anything about it except for mentioning it to him at home. No one will help your old lady, even if he sticks silver to the account of the border army, he will not be able to settle the account! ”

What's more, when the grain and grass of the army in the northwest border were deducted by the imperial court, and the Zhou family was worried about the army from top to bottom, Haixi Cliff did not work hard to find a way to open up the border army. He has made so much effort and made great contributions to the raising of grain and grass for the border army, why is it that now Mrs. Ma and Zhou Shigong have touched their mouths, and the credit for solving the financial difficulties of the border army is counted on the head of the old lady in the third room, as if the border army relied on the money of the third room to get through the difficulties. Where does this give credit to the Haixi Cliff? Her husband's hard work for more than ten years has been erased like this?!

As soon as Ma Shi thought of this, he was angry: "If your old lady really has the ability to hide it from everyone, send money to the border military treasury, settle the account, and don't let the people around him find out the slightest clue, what else will he do with the old man?" He doesn't have to stay in Chang'an to do any logistics, isn't it good to go to the capital to be the head of the household? You can also pay out of your own pocket to feed the army for the imperial court! ”

Zhou Mashi couldn't wait to cover his sister's mouth: "Don't talk nonsense!" This is too taboo, don't hurt the eldest sister! ”

"It's not the big sister who is hurting." Ma Shi snorted coldly, "Who made up this kind of lie, saying that the border army has been supported by the money of the third room all these years, and that is the one who really wants to kill your whole family!" Sister, if you hear anyone say that in the future, just fan it with a big mouth! She wants to kill your children and grandchildren, and you still have to be polite to her?! ”

Zhou Mashi pursed his lips and said a little sadly: "How could you ever believe such a lie? It's just a master...... That's what he said......"

"What does my brother-in-law know about general affairs?" Ma disagreed, "He is a scholar, he has never been in charge of accounts since he was a child, and he doesn't know how money is managed in the army, so naturally he believes what others say." But he believed the wrong person, and the eldest sister should let him know the truth, otherwise he would be confused, let people coax, and treat people as his own mother! ”

Saying that, she approached Zhou Mashi again, and said in a low voice: "When your sister-in-law got married, she brought so much dowry, and everyone in the capital knew that she had silver. Aren't there still people gossiping that your family must be greedy for military expenses to marry a daughter so rich? If you tell the people in the capital now that your Zhou family is not only rich enough to make your daughter ten miles of red makeup, but also to support the border army, what will they think? I'm afraid that the imperial court will deduct the military expenses of the northwest more and more!

"When the time comes, not to mention the entire Zhou family, even the entire Northwest Frontier Army will be dragged into the water! Others will also question, was your old lady in charge of the logistics in the army back then, was he really as honest as water? If he wasn't greedy at all, where did he get so much money? The property of the three rooms is counted, and when the accounts are not matched, your old lady is dead again, isn't your family difficult to argue? ! ”

Zhou Ma's face turned white.

(End of chapter)