Qiao Jianghong didn't find the silver, and when he was depressed, Shen Shuli told him that An Qien had brought all the silver to Old Lady Qiao in An Hetang.

The rice shop lost a lot of money, and Qiao Jianghong also knew about it.

He went to Anhetang without saying a word, and Shen Shuli followed Qiao Jianghong as a maid.

As soon as he arrived at Anhe Hall, Qiao Jianghong gave a salute to the sad old lady Qiao and the Liu family.

On Mrs. Qiao's table, on the couch next to her was all the silver of the Hou Mansion and 3 account books.

The shopkeeper outside was still waiting, and Qiao Jianghong said stiffly: "Qien, take fifty taels of silver and let Qingbi give it to the teahouse shop at the door." ”

Without waiting for An Qien to speak, Liu Shi exclaimed and asked, "Jiang Hong, what kind of tea costs fifty taels?" ”

When the words fell, Liu's eyes saw a slight bruise on the corner of Qiao Jianghong's mouth, and Liu's got up in distress and walked over to touch his son's wound.

"Jiang Hong, what's going on at the corners of your mouth?"

Qiao Jianghong tilted his face embarrassedly, not wanting to be discovered by more people, he said perfunctorily: "There may be some anger, mother, don't worry if it's not in the way." ”

Liu was still not at ease, staring at the bruises at the corners of his mouth.

Old Madam Qiao also looked over worriedly: "What the hell is going on with Jiang Hong?" ”

"Back to grandmother, it was indeed caused by the fire, and it was not in the way."

He didn't have the face to say the real reason why he was beaten.

Fortunately, the corners of his mouth were only slightly bruised, and if you didn't look closely, you couldn't see the real injury.

An Qien knew that the bruise was hit by a fist when she saw it for the first time, and she sat quietly and didn't say anything.

Old Madam Qiao glanced at An Qien and said, "Qien, you have medical skills, Jiang Hong's body is what you have conditioned for, he is on fire, you worry about your husband's conditioning." ”

"Yes, grandmother." An Qien didn't respond with any emotion.

Qiao Jianghong saw that Old Madam Qiao didn't mean to give the silver, so he said again: "Grandmother, the shopkeeper of the teahouse is still waiting." ”

Old Madam Qiao glanced at Qiao Jianghong meaningfully, and ordered fifty taels of silver and handed it to the maid.

And the maid took the money and went out.

She saved face for Qiao Jianghong, and she didn't delve into what kind of tea was so expensive.

An Qien continued the topic just now: "Grandmother, mother-in-law, the rice shop has lost two hundred and sixty-eight taels, and the rice that has worms is still in the warehouse, and all the silver in the house is here. ”

"To fill the gap in the rice shop, and then buy new rice, the grocery store will also have to buy goods, and the monthly expenditure of the house is estimated to be 400 taels."

Mrs. Qiao picked up the tea and opened the tea with the lid of the tea and took a sip of tea, although her face was sad but very calm.

The Liu family couldn't sit still, the money in this Hou Mansion was getting less and less, the population was getting bigger and bigger, and she still had a sister who was not married.

How will you live in the future? She looked at An Qien in a panic and asked, "Qien, what can I do about this?" ”

An Qien's expression was faint: "Mother-in-law, there is only so much silver in the Hou Mansion, so let's cut down on food and clothing, and there is no other way." ”

Shrinking clothes and dieting?

The Hou Mansion is used to living a rich life, it is easy to go from simple to luxurious, but from luxury to simplicity, it is a life.

The Liu family panicked when he encountered a big event, and looked at Old Madam Qiao again restlessly.

Old Madam Qiao put down the teacup and said calmly: "Qien, you are the head of the house, I and your mother-in-law can rest assured that you can handle these things, so you don't need to report to us." ”

The meaning of Mrs. Qiao's words is obvious, the family is in charge of you, and if you don't have enough expenses, you can fill it with your dowry, and they won't care.

An Qien lowered her head slightly and smiled faintly, she raised her head and said to the old lady: "Daughter-in-law Sun understands that since grandmother and mother-in-law are all relieved that I will deal with it, then it will cost four hundred taels, and the son of Gang Shizi took fifty taels, a total of four hundred and fifty taels." ”

"This silver will be spent from the Hou's account office, and the rest of the silver will be counted and recorded in the book, and the concubine will be recorded in the book every time the amount of expenditure is made."

Old Madam Qiao lifted her eyelids and glanced at An Qien, obviously dissatisfied with her handling method.

The Hou Mansion has unmarried brothers and unmarried sisters, which are also not small expenses.

It is impossible to turn this big family to live on a good life, and Qiao Jianghong does not have an official position now.

Spending such a large amount of money from the Hou Mansion's account room, Old Madam Qiao was in pain.

She looked solemn and said slowly: "When a woman goes out of the pavilion, she is one with her husband's family, regardless of each other, Qien, grandmother believes that you will handle this matter well." ”

"Thank you, grandmother trusting."

After the words fell, An Qien instructed the maids beside him: "Bai Lu, let someone inform Uncle Fu and come to the house to get the silver." ”

I want to fill it with her dowry, no way! Don't think about the idea of beating her dowry in the future.

Old Madam Qiao's face darkened for a moment, she put away her emotions, looked at Shen Shuli and asked deliberately: "Shuli, if you encounter this matter, how will you solve Jiang Hong's problems." ”

Shen Shuli glanced at An Qien, she knew that Old Madam Qiao was deliberately using her as a stepping stone to point at An Qien.

She replied respectfully: "Old lady Hui, if you are a slave and maid, you can give your life to the son, and the moment you marry the son, the person and the dowry, everything that the slave and maid have is the son of the world." ”

Qiao Jianghong's heart warmed, and sure enough, it was still his heart that hurt him the most.

An Qien's expression was faint, and it was useless to point at her.

"Shuli is really sincere to the prince, since this is the case, it is better to take him as a concubine."

Shen Shuli was taken aback, and the joy in her eyes overflowed, but at the same time, she also wondered why An Qien suddenly did this?

Qiao Jianghong also had joy on his face, and suddenly thought of An Shi'an's punch against him, if he accepted Shen Shuli at this time, I was afraid that An Shi'an would make trouble for him.

When he was pondering whether to take a concubine, he heard Liu Shi say: "Shuli is a person who can serve people, so choose a day and accept it." ”

Old Madam Qiao has no opinion, it seems that this matter is about to be done.

Shen Shuli was complacent.

An Qien took a sip of tea and added the words behind: "Now a concubine, about fifty taels to one hundred taels on the market, with a pear blossom and a moon appearance, and a small waist in the willows, is not an ordinary woman, she can sell it for about one hundred and twenty taels to one hundred and fifty taels, and with this silver, it can be regarded as solving the urgent need for the Hou Mansion." ”

"You don't have to work hard, but you also express your sincerity to the prince, Shuli thinks this arrangement is good?"

Shen Shuli's face changed greatly, she turned pale, and said in a panicked tremor: "Madam, the slave and maid know that they are wrong, the slave and the maid should not talk much, the slave and the maid are sincerely serving the son, and they have no other ideas." ”

Old Madam Qiao, the Liu family was taken aback, no one expected this reversal.

Qiao Jianghong pinched a cold sweat in his heart, and said calmly: "Now is not the time to take a concubine, I will talk about this later." ”

He was really afraid that An Qien and his mother's family would put pressure on the Hou Mansion and sell Shen Shuli.

Old Madam Qiao glanced at An Qien meaninglessly: "Qien, Shuli is just a maid, and the Hou Mansion has not yet reached the point of selling people to live." ”

"What my grandmother said is that our Hou Mansion is a big family, and we also have a head and a face in Shangjing, and we will never use the dowry to fill the deficit as Shuli said, and I am afraid that this Hou Mansion will not be able to raise its head when it is passed out."