The old lady's anxious eyes were full of stars. You must know that in the defeated Bai family, 20,000 taels of silver is a huge amount, and ordinary people can't eat it in a few lifetimes. After several generations of hard work, the original family of the powerful is now not even as good as ordinary businessmen, compared to power, how many people in the court are stronger than them, not to mention that now Bai Yongchun has no official position and real power, and has been stripped of the hereditary title and only has a rogue lord.

Compared with gold and silver, although the Bai family has been supported by a few shops on the ranch and in Kyoto over the years, there is also a grange that can farm. But defending the city is only a few thousand taels a year, and the family eats horses and chews, and they have to walk around in the circle of honors and nobles, and put on a façade, even if they are just worn, there is a lot of silver, where can they save it?

This time, the business with a profit of more than 10,000 taels is really too important!

Yao's mother and Zhang's pushed open the door of the main house, and the old lady led everyone in.

Bai Yongchun was carrying his hands on the hot pot on the ground like ants scurrying back and forth, while Steward Zhang was kneeling on the ground sweating like rain. When the two of them saw the old lady coming, they were shocked, and they didn't expect to recruit the old lady so soon.

"You say, you tell me, what's going on, why do you say that you can't find anyone, the shopkeeper, and the guy surnamed Zhou, what's going on!

"Mother!" Bai Yongchun helped the old lady who was trembling to sit down on a chair on the side, glared at Zhang fiercely, and secretly scolded this stinky woman for being ignorant, why did she bring people here, and persuaded her with anger: "Mother, don't worry, it's okay." Isn't that just trying to figure it out? ”

Bai Yongchun subconsciously didn't want to explain the matter to his family. Because the decision was made at the beginning, the person who was useless in the investigation was himself.

He definitely didn't want to admit his incompetence and mistakes in front of his family.

Bai Yongchun's careful thoughts, Zhang's knows. Seeing that he didn't know how to reflect at this time, he was still like this, so he immediately mocked: "At this time, it's not a matter for you to just talk to your mother like this, your mother is in a hurry, if you don't explain things clearly, isn't it even more anxious for your mother to turn around and speculate on her own? ”

Bai Yongchun's eyes were red by Zhang's anger: "Ignorant village woman, do you have a part to speak here!

Zhang's face was red when he was scolded, after all, he was scolded by his husband in front of his mother-in-law, son, concubine, maid mother-in-law and steward Zhang who came from the ranch, it was really too embarrassing.

Bai Xiwan couldn't get used to his father's fierce and introverted appearance, and was afraid of his father's majesty, so he didn't dare to say a word.

Bai Xiyuan didn't dare to say anything, wishing that he hadn't been to this room at all, and that he had just hidden in the corner.

The old lady didn't pretend to be a daughter-in-law or a grandson in her heart now, and she didn't care about her son's attitude, so she said regardless of it: "You explain to me what the hell is going on! Don't give me a lot of nonsense! Over the years, you husband and wife have not been able to stand up, and my wife has managed more housework, although she has not made any big money, but she has never had any big trouble, why did you lose your official position and manage it at home once! You explain it to me clearly!"

The old lady's words pierced people's hearts like an awl, and the old Bai Yongchun's face was blue and red for a while, feeling that he had lost face in front of his children, and it would be difficult for him to show a good face when he treated the old lady.

"Mother still go back to rest, and my son doesn't want to bother you with these outside things. ”

"Do you say it or not! I'm here, and you still won't say, are you going to kill me in a hurry!"

Bai Yongchun's face was red, and he said after a long time: "Actually, that's the case, my mother knows, Manager Zhang is talking back to me here, and the two of us are discussing to find the shopkeeper Zhou." ”

"Searching, then you can't find anyone now? You didn't go to the government or the Zhou family when you made the paperwork?"

"I went. But now people go to empty buildings and can't find anyone. ”

"There is no one, who are we going to deliver! Those cattle and sheep have to eat, drink, and Lazar, and the people who raise cattle and sheep also have to live, where can these cattle and sheep be put in such a big area as Kyoto? Can we let the cattle and sheep wander around the streets? Now it is snowing heavily, what should I do if I freeze to death!"

"Mother, don't be verbose, if you don't say this, who can not understand? I already know the seriousness of the matter, so don't make a noise in front of me, okay?" Bai Yongchun was already red-faced and thick-necked at this time, and urged Zhang's to say: "Why don't you hurry up and help your mother go back to rest! ”

Bai Yongchun is now like a furnace about to explode, and whoever he catches will breathe fire, Zhang's face was completely powerless to resist when he robbed Bai Bai, his face turned purple, and he almost turned his back on the spot, tears also slipped down his face, choked and pointed at Bai Yongchun, and said: "You are a gentleman, you can have the ability, don't forget to push us women if you have something." If it's a gentleman, you will poke it up, and now you will only yell at women, what kind of ability are you!"

If it was left in normal times, the Zhang family dared to quarrel with Bai Yongchun in front of the old lady like this, the old lady would definitely not agree, and he would have to tie up his son and daughter-in-law to choke on anything.

But today, the old lady also thinks that what Zhang said is right.

I think she was able to endure all her life when she was young, she grasped the entire Hou Mansion in her hands, managed it in an orderly manner, and grasped the housekeeping, and there was no one who was disobedient to him from top to bottom, even when the old grandfather was alive, she also praised her for being virtuous and good at running the house.

Why can't it be now, why is her son a dou who can't afford it. Bai Yongchun just recruits cats and dogs on weekdays, and provokes women when he has nothing to do, and there are countless lawsuits caused by women in this life. Because of the woman, her own son has to be exchanged for someone else, because the woman herself was almost killed, because the woman lost her official position, because the woman turned the hereditary title passed down from her ancestors into a liujue......

No matter how he looks at it now, he thinks that Bai Yongchun is a useless embroidered pillow. How could this man be useless to such an extent!

The old lady's tears fell down, and she pulled her fingers and said, "Let me tell you, you must find this surnamed Zhou, otherwise our family will have a big foundation." First of all, you have to raise these cattle and sheep to eat, drink and Lazar, but also to raise workers, but also to find land to store these cattle and sheep, if one accidentally freezes to death, you will have to lose a head, I pinched it, if it is not good, I am afraid that our house will lose three years of income, take this money in one go, can you get it?

"Okay, okay, don't nag, my head is not as good as yours, I can't calculate? Bai Yongchun was annoyed, so he hurriedly ordered his life to pull the old lady out, "You guys send the old lady back." ”

He pointed at Bai Xiwan again: "You stay and study this matter with me." ”

Zhang saw that the old lady couldn't get any benefits in front of Bai Yongchun, so he didn't bother about it, anyway, the old lady loves his son so much on weekdays, and today he also begged for his son's body, this is called "the wicked have their own wicked grinding", so that you usually spoil your son without a look, and now all your retribution is also on this precious son!

Although the Zhang family was worried about the family, he was also secretly happy that Bai Yongchun was stunned for the first time to take the initiative to make decisions about the family's affairs, because in addition to being angry and anxious, he also had some more secrets.

Zhang held the old lady's arm, and didn't forget to give Bai Xiwan a look before going out.

Bai Xiwan understood what Zhang meant, and felt helpless in his heart.

He really didn't want Zhang's family to be a woman who had nothing to do with the affairs of the master's family, but Zhang's was his own mother, and he couldn't directly say that Zhang's was bad.

As soon as Zhang helped the old lady out, Bai Xiyuan quietly followed him and went out against the wall, avoiding cats and mice, and he didn't even have the courage to look at Bai Yongchun.

Bai Yongchun has never liked the virtue of the concubine who is cowering, so he didn't think that the concubine could give any idea when something happened, so he couldn't raise this person for nothing, and the family would increase the popularity of the family.

Bai Xiwan looked at the back of the eldest brother leaving, and sighed secretly in his heart. If the mother is virtuous, will the eldest brother be like this? How could the second brother's family be driven away?

It seems that the wife is not virtuous, which is the root of the troubled family.

"Zimo, you analyze and analyze this matter. Bai Yongchun summoned Bai Xidui to the front.

Bai Xiwan first helped Steward Zhang up, and then stood respectfully with his head bowed, and said, "Back to my father's words, my son feels that our family has been overshadowed by someone in this matter." ”

Bai Yongchun's face became even more ugly.

He also felt that he was being yin, but in the end he didn't want to admit that he made a mistake in decision-making. In fact, every sentence of the old lady's scolding just now is very poignant. He didn't care about his home once in eight lifetimes, and he made a decision by chance and made such a big basket. Bai Yongchun only felt that there might be no more faceless person in the world than her.

Bai Xidui saw that Bai Yongchun's face was very ugly, and he didn't dare to stimulate him more, lest he lose his temper again, he knew it: "Father, our family has a big business, and we make a big move on weekdays, and it is inevitable that when we offend outsiders without knowing it, we are in the open, and the enemy is in the dark, if they make up their minds to calculate that we are defenseless, it is helpless to make such a move." No one would think that the deposit of 6,000 taels would be a liar if they said that they would pay it. ”

When Bai Xiwan said this, he felt cold. What kind of tree is a big move, the wind family has a big business, and their family is already lonely, and even his career is tired, but he knows too well what the temper of his parents is, and he also knows how to speak at this time so as not to hit the knife himself.

When Bai Yongchun heard this, he really felt a lot more comfortable, sat down on the circle chair on the side, and stroked his beard and said "um".