Mrs. Zhang thought she hadn't looked in the mirror yet, so she didn't know how scary she was at the moment. It wasn't that she was ugly, but her pale face was just like that of a female ghost buried in a coffin.
Therefore, she didn't feel that Second Master An was disgusting with her, it was probably just that she was simply uncomfortable.
Mrs. Zhang let go of the maid's hand, staggered a few steps forward, and her voice of greeting was as weak as the sound of a mosquito.
The old lady's eyelids twitched, and the corners of her mouth twitched uncontrollably. What does Mrs. Zhang look like now? Especially when comparing people with others, see how Li is sitting and how he is standing. But Zhang, who is quite old, is he imitating the skinny Yangzhou horse?
Since she doesn't want to be the wife, she might as well be like the women outside, only for men's entertainment.
If she wasn't thinking about An Xinyou, the old lady would have said any ugly thing.
When everyone sat down, the old lady briefly said a few words about Li's meaning.
"Next month is the New Year's Day. There are many places to spend money. Plus Hongshao is leaving the court, otherwise I wouldn't have asked my siblings about the money in advance. I should have mentioned the marriage directly." Li said to the old lady. After finishing speaking, he explained something later.
Mrs. Zhang's body was originally comfortable, but she couldn't sit down, so she was almost half-lying on the chair.
When the old lady said something about the marriage, Mr. Zhang's first reaction was, "It's not trustworthy. How could Mr. Li be so kind?"
She had fallen in love with the granddaughter of the Li family before, but Li refused on the spot without any room for change. Later, she proposed to record An Xinyou in the name of the eldest house. Li also looked at them as if they were guarding against thieves.
Now that you're done, why don't you get on the pole and say goodbye to An Xinyou?
Mrs. Zhang even doubted whether she was the kind of old girl who couldn't get married, so she thought of An Xinyou.
Waiting for Ms. Li to finish speaking, Ms. Zhang immediately realized, was she thinking about asking for money from herself again? Thinking of taking away the money from the father-in-law and using it as a dowry for An Hongshao?
"Sister-in-law doesn't know that everyone in the family has to open their mouths to eat. Our family is not a wealthy family. How can we spare any spare money? I am worried about how to spend the New Year this year." Mrs. Zhang I made up my mind. Even if An Hongshao couldn't keep some of the betrothal gift, I had to watch the money in the public house and not let An Hongshao take away a single copper.
After hearing this, Mrs. Li frowned slightly, "Did my siblings forget about their mistakes? Our family is so short of money?"
Mrs. Zhang shook her head repeatedly, "I'm in charge of this account, and I know how much money I pay every day." She glanced at Mr. An, "In order to make the men in the family have more money, that's how to save money every day." money."
Second Master An finally calmed down, coughed slightly after hearing Zhang's sarcasm, and quickly lowered his head to fiddle with the cup in front of him.
Of course Second Master An understands what Zhang means. He raises a woman outside, so why do people follow him? Naturally, it's because he spends a lot of money. There is no money needed to buy a yard or have servants.
Moreover, mentioning Second Master An can naturally stop the old lady's mouth.
After hearing this, Mrs. Li thought for a moment and said, "I'm afraid it's wrong. My husband receives pension money from the court every month, and more has been added since last month. The second master himself also has a monthly salary, Xin You Over there, the last family member left the house with an ordinary dowry, and it was all spent so quickly?"
Mrs. Li muttered, and then handed the account book she made yesterday to the old lady.
Mrs. Li is fast. She has just taken charge of the big kitchen. She knows how much the kitchen spends every day and how much the cooks themselves will lose.
Furthermore, in the past, the pension money for the big house was quite different from that of the main wife. After Li's family was reorganized, this money should also be raised.
As for how much money Dafang received every month, although Mr. Li had never managed the household, the Ministry of Household Affairs and Staff Department had records on this matter, so it was not difficult to find out.
Li's account book is very detailed, and the amount of money that Anjia can receive every month and the amount of money that will be paid out are written down.
Even people who are not in charge of the country can still understand this account book.
The old lady looked at the account book page by page until the end. When she saw the amount of money at the bottom clearly, her eyes changed slightly.
Mrs. Zhang said that there was no money, no money, and it turned out that everyone was lining their own pockets.
"Of course, if my younger siblings don't like that girl, just pretend I didn't mention it today." Seeing that the old lady had closed the account book, Mrs. Li replied to Mrs. Zhang.
It's not that she doesn't have money to marry, it's that Mrs. Zhang doesn't want to marry An Xinyou like that.
The old lady snorted coldly, Mrs. Zhang had never even seen this girl's house, so why did she say she didn't like her?
Those who are pushing back and forth here will not be able to see their grandson well!
"Hand over the keys to the warehouse." The old lady simply didn't want Zhang to talk nonsense.
"Mother." Ms. Zhang, who was still furious at first, now heard her mother's voice with full force and deafening, "This account book is just my sister-in-law's imagination, how can I count it?"
"Just check if you can count." The old lady responded lazily.
As soon as she spoke, Nanny Zhu reached over and stretched out her hand.
Looking at Nanny Zhu's open palm, Mrs. Zhang hurriedly kicked Second Master An next to her, "Second Master, I have worked as a cow and horse for the family over the years, and I have worked hard without any credit. Others may just say a few words. Mom just listened to the slander and wanted to investigate me, how can I gain a foothold in Anjia?"
Second Master An stood up immediately after hearing this, "Mom, we are all a family, why should it be so ugly?"
"What the Second Master said makes sense." Upon hearing this, Mrs. Li laughed.
It's a kind of old lady. They don't want to marry their second wife whether they like it or not. It just so happens that Li doesn't need to go to An Xinyou again. To put it bluntly, it's enough to go there openly.
"I'm still alive, and it's not her turn to make the decision in this family!" The old lady immediately stated her position, and then gave Mr. An a fierce look, "Look at how useless you are, you are being manipulated by a woman all day long. Dead.”
No man can hear his mother say that to him again without being touched.
Second Master An was stabbed by the old lady, and he sat down with a livid face, "Mom." He complained dissatisfiedly, but he didn't say anything else.
When Mrs. Zhang saw that Mr. An was silent, she became a little worried, "You are a fool, but you were blinded by some little fox outside? Or?" Mrs. Zhang then looked at Mrs. Li.
The old lady saw Zhang's expression and knew what she was thinking now.
Then she asked Grandma Li to stop Zhang's mouth. Since she didn't want to hand over the key, she would use force.
When Second Master An first got married, things were going well with Mrs. Zhang, especially when they were plotting against the eldest son.
But things are different now. The eldest family belongs to the girl An Hongshao. After getting married, they will be thrown away and nothing of the An family will be touched, so Mr. An doesn't care about these things at all.
