What!

"This ......"

Xu Shi was stunned for an instant, "Mother, doing good deeds depends on strength and heart, is 50,000 too much?" ”

The old lady was displeased, "The imperial court treats the Hou Mansion well, and it is a friend of life and death with the Hou Ye, in previous years, when it was necessary to raise silver taels, the Hou Mansion was the first to rush ahead, how could there be an exception this time?" ”

Xu frowned: "Having said that, this time the Hou Mansion itself is not guaranteed, how can it rush ahead?" ”

"Mother, do everything according to your ability, and the Holy One will be wise, and he will not count these things."

"That's not going to happen."

The old lady replied sharply, and there was a rare fierceness and firmness in her eyes.

Before the current emperor ascended the throne, he fought side by side with the Hou Ye, and together with General Xiao, he broke through the Beiliang Imperial City.

After that day, General Xiao died in battle, and Hou Ye did his best to help the prince at that time succeed to the throne.

After the overall situation was decided, Hou Ye's high achievements attracted many courtiers to calculate or impeach, but they were all intercepted by the emperor on his own.

Therefore, they are not only kings and ministers, but also brothers who trust each other.

The old lady knows the affection between the two, and she also understands that many people inside and outside the court look at the Marquis of Anyang, if there is an exception to this matter, the Hou Mansion will once again lead to a dispute of words, so there can be no exception.

She took a sharp breath and said in a deep voice: "Put aside the matter of labor money first, and take out 50,000 taels to use it for the homeless people first." ”

"But ......"

Xu frowned again, but was interrupted by the old lady.

"Xu, you are the mother of the Hou Mansion, everything should be done with the future of the Hou Mansion first, and the health of the people first, if 50,000 taels can cure the fever of the people, it will be worth it for the Hou Mansion to starve for several months."

"Besides, since you can earn 50,000 taels back, he will definitely be able to earn more in the future, so why do you have to hold on to this silver today?"

"I ......"

Xu Shi was speechless for a moment, she turned her head to look at Xiao Yicheng, and saw Xiao Yicheng's face indifferent, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.

Xu Shi suddenly felt a chill in his heart, and a strong sense of strangeness came to his heart.

Looking back at the old lady again, Xu suddenly felt even more pressure in his heart.

It took a long time for her to squeeze out a sentence, "I know." ”

"It's best to know."

The old lady breathed a sigh of relief and said in a deep voice: "Xu, you have never let me down, and I hope it will be the same this time." ”

Xu Shi paused, and could only nod in response.

Out of the courtyard gate, Xu immediately stopped Xiao Yicheng and asked, "Why did you mention 50,000 taels in front of the old lady?" ”

Xiao Yicheng chuckled, "I flipped through the account book yesterday, and saw that 50,000 taels had come into the account recently, and it happened that the Hou Mansion needed to donate, so I told my grandmother about it by the way, what's the problem?" ”

Xu's face was slightly gloomy, "You can come and discuss with me, why should you alarm her old man?" ”

"It's not that I haven't mentioned this to my stepmother, but you don't know how much money is left in the house, I think my stepmother can't get out, so I have to go to the account office to check it myself, and the result is ......"

Xiao Yicheng's smile was cold, "As a result, I found that the business in Fuzhong is very good, there is no comprehensive difficulty at all, and there is a new money bank business, and it has made a net profit of 50,000 taels in just a few days." ”

He paused for a moment, turned his head to look at Xu, and asked, "Stepmother, why?" ”

Xu's heart chuckled, she understood what Xiao Yicheng was asking, but she couldn't think of what to say for a while to retain Xiao Yicheng's trust.

"I'm ......" Xu paused for a moment and said in a deep voice, "I'm for the good of the Hou Mansion." ”

"It's because of the Hou Mansion again?"

Xiao Yicheng was even more confused, "My stepmother concealed her accounts, deducted her wages, and was unwilling to do good, not only did you move the mind of the medicinal materials in the other hospital, but even the fourth aunt's severance pay had to be intercepted back." ”

"I'm curious, what difficulties did the Hou Mansion encounter, so that my stepmother went crazy thinking about money?"

Xu opened his mouth and muttered, "Because, there is nothing more down-to-earth than money." ”

Xiao Yicheng was puzzled, "What do you mean?" ”

Xu said: "Hou Ye has never liked women in the dust, but he is willing to redeem himself for Aunt Jiang at a high price, and is willing to let Aunt Jiang enter the house with the standard of the daughter of the family. ”

"Chen'er, you are a man, a general who is determined to protect the peace of the border pass, so naturally you don't understand women's thoughts."

She took a sharp breath and sighed: "I have never seen Hou Ye like this, I am unwilling and flustered, but reason tells me that if I can't persuade Hou Ye, then I can only make good money, because money can cope with all the wind and rain." ”

Hearing this, Xiao Yicheng's cold eyes instantly flashed with a trace of pity.

Although he doesn't understand the things of men and women, he knows that it is true that Hou Ye has a new favorite, and he ignores that it is true that the Xu family is true.

Xiao Yicheng couldn't help but soften his heart, and sighed lightly: "Then you shouldn't touch Aunt Jiang's life, you shouldn't be reluctant to take out the money to solve the matter of Qinghe Town, and you shouldn't use the idea of medicinal materials in other hospitals at this time." ”

"I know, I know what you say."

Xu Shi saw that Xiao Yicheng's eyes softened, and she suddenly came to her senses, "Lord Hou favors the concubine, I'm worried that he will become crazy because of this, so I want to drive away Aunt Jiang and desperately keep the silver." ”

"Because only in this way, if the Hou Mansion is shaky in the future, I can take out the silver to help the Hou Ye make a comeback."

Xiao Yicheng's face sank when he heard this, "Right now, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and the saint has never embarrassed the Hou Mansion, and the stepmother is so worrying." ”

Xu Shi shook his head gloomily, "No, everything is variable, I have to leave a way out for the Hou Mansion." ”

Xiao Yi wanted to argue, but looking at Xu's serious and determined appearance, he was silent for a moment and sighed:

"Even if this is the case, but medicinal materials can save lives, even if you love money, you shouldn't move its mind, and you shouldn't be reluctant to pay to appease the displaced people in Qinghe Town."

"It's true that I'm too worried about this and haven't thought it through."

Xu lowered his eyes for a moment, then raised his head suddenly, and muttered, "But I did this, didn't it also do it for the Hou Mansion?" ”

Xiao Yicheng looked at her, and saw that her eyes were innocent and helpless, and his heart suddenly softened.

He couldn't help but sigh lightly, "I said, everything is fine in the Hou Mansion, what you are worried about will not happen, just relax." ”

Xu nodded.

Xiao Yicheng was silent for a moment, and then said: "Mother-in-law, the words have come to this, this is the last time I will help you." ”

Xu's heart chuckled, but he still nodded.

After Xiao Yicheng left, Qiu Tao came over and asked, "Big lady, where did the second son help you today?" ”

Xu Shi looked at Xiao Yicheng's distant figure and muttered: "He knows that if he doesn't put pressure in front of the old lady today, I will definitely not be willing to take out the silver to do good, if that happens, I will be disappointed, my impression will be greatly reduced, and I will even be doomed." ”

"So, he's helping me this time, and he's beating me up."

Qiu Tao was overjoyed when she heard this, "The slave maid has said a long time ago that the second son will not leave you alone." ”

"Madam, do you really want to take out fifty thousand taels of silver now?"