When Miss Six walked into Mrs. Linhuai Hou's room, Mrs. Linhuai Hou was sitting at her desk checking the account books.
Mrs. Lai Huaihou originally took good care of herself and had the skills to freeze her age. She was in her forties, but her face was only in her thirties. However, during this period of time, the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes grew uncontrollably, and her face also changed from a face in her thirties to one in her thirties. She has become a middle-aged woman in her forties. In short, she looks older.
Especially at this moment, the more Mrs. Linhuai Marquis flipped through the account book, the more her brows wrinkled, and her face became more aged.
There is no way, there is too much deficit in the account book, it is seriously unable to make ends meet, there is no money to make ends meet, and there is only a handful of money available in the account.
If this continues, the Hou Mansion will have to eat dirt.
Every time she looked at the account book, Mrs. Linhuai Marquis felt that she had a few more whiteheads visible to the naked eye!
"Gee, mother, I'm back." Miss Six entered the back room, smiled coquettishly and bowed to Mrs. Linhuai Marquis who was looking at the account book.
She is a concubine, but she has been raised by the Marquis of Linhuai's wife since she was a child. Although her relationship is not as good as that of the second daughter and the other concubines, she is still close.
"Zhu'er is back, I see you are so happy, but Lao Wu agreed that you would help her take care of the shop." Mrs. Linhuai Marquis saw the smile that could not be concealed on Miss Six's face, and couldn't help but feel happy, thinking that her wish had been achieved.
"No, Fifth Sister said she doesn't need to worry about the shops outside on weekdays and doesn't need my help."
Miss Six shook her head.
"Then why are you so happy?" After hearing this, Mrs. Linhuai Marquis couldn't help but reached out and tapped Miss Sixth's forehead, and said angrily, "You have been working with me these days, and you know what is going on in the house. Others don't know. , I think that our Houfu family has a great cause, and there are mountains of gold and silver in the house, but in fact, it is all empty. The property in our house is getting worse year by year, the income is getting less and less, but the expenditure is more and more. More and more, whether it is daily expenses, festival gifts, monthly money, etc., everything must follow the rules of the ancestors. If you are frugal, you will not be laughed at by outsiders, and the old lady will also be wronged. The old lady is from We came from the glorious period of the Marquis Mansion, not to mention the old lady, you sisters and the people below will also complain that I am stingy and mean and can only hold on. Do you know how much effort I have put in to run this big family over the years? The methods have not been well implemented inside and out. Now, during this period, it is even more unsustainable. If this continues, the whole family will have to drink from the northwest wind."
Mrs. Linhuai Marquis really has no choice. If this continues, she can either use her dowry to support the family as long as it lasts; or she can be ruthless and frugal regardless of her face and the grievances and complaints of the old lady and her family.
Otherwise, we wouldn’t be so anxious to pursue Li Shu’s shop.
"Zhu'er sees mother's hard work, and it hurts in her heart. She never wants to help mother share it." The sixth lady flattered Mrs. Linhuai and pressed her shoulders, saying as if she was taking credit, "Although Zhu'er couldn't say I tried to persuade her to hand over the shop to my care, but I tried to persuade her to pay a big price to take over Zi Zai Lou."
"Zizailou" Mrs. Linhuai Marquis couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.
To be honest, although this Zizai Building with food and accommodation has suffered losses in recent years, she has no plans to sell it out.
This is one of the few industries she has.
Mrs. Linhuai Hou knew very well that if she wanted to make money, she had to rely on property. The income from her farm was enough to do anything.
"Mom, Zizilou has been losing money for many years. Not only is it unable to contribute to the government's income, but it also has to add money to the government every month. For every extra day it is held, it will be compensated for one more day. It is like a bottomless pit. It is an unbearable burden." Miss Six analyzed it with her fingers, "It's better to plate it out, so that you can get rid of the burden and make a fortune at the same time."
The Marquis of Linhuai's wife asked without comment, "How much money did she pay?"
"With my hard work, she can give me a thousand taels of silver." Miss Six raised her neck proudly.
"A thousand taels of silver?!" Upon hearing this, Mrs. Linhuai Marquis couldn't help but open her mouth in surprise.
"Is she really willing to pay a thousand taels of silver to buy Zizailou?!" Mrs. Linhuai Marquis couldn't help but move.
The market price of free real estate is only more than 700 taels of silver. Li Shu was actually willing to pay a premium of nearly three hundred taels, a thousand taels of silver!
If we have this thousand taels of silver, the money in the house's account will be enough for three to five months.
With this money, I can help others take out the money and go out to lend loan money, and the interest will be several hundred taels of silver.
"Mother, of course it's true. How has a daughter ever deceived her mother?" Miss Sixth vowed, and then raised her chin to claim credit, "My daughter persuaded her to take over Zi Zaihou, and she wasted no time in convincing her to take over Zi Zai too. The wasteland behind the building is priced at a hundred taels of silver."
"Really?" Mrs. Linhuai Marquis was shocked again.
According to the current market conditions, the barren slope behind Zizai Building is worth at most ten taels of silver. And according to the usual practice, when buying Zizai Building, the piece of land is used as a starting point. Li Shu is now willing to pay one hundred taels for it. This wasteland.
"Of course it's true." Miss Six nodded firmly.
"Let me think about it for a moment." Although Mrs. Linhuai Marquis was very tempted, she had not made up her mind for a while.
"How long will mother have to think about it?" After hearing this, Miss Six couldn't help but persuade anxiously, "She is a sperm, and she is now pregnant for three years. I convinced her to be pure. She is having a fever now. What if we wait? She has calmed down and thought clearly. What if she regrets it? Moreover, I heard that in a few days, when the snow melts, she will leave to go south to find her fifth brother-in-law. This is one thousand one hundred taels of silver. After that, There is no such store in this village.”
"Okay." Mrs. Linhuai Hou also made up her mind and nodded, "I'll leave this matter to you. It will be a long night and a lot of dreams. Later, you can find her with the land deed and house deed, and then ask the steward of the outer courtyard to find the Yamen. Complete the handover procedures as soon as possible. In addition, brothers must settle the accounts clearly and cannot lose even one tael of silver."
"Don't worry, mother." Miss Six expressed her position by patting her chest, and she was very happy in her heart. Not only did she make a contribution to her mother and left a good impression of being capable, but the village girl Fifth Sister also had fifty taels. It's a gift of silver.
When the Sixth Miss and Mrs. Linhuai Hou were discussing the matter of Zi Zai Building, they were also talking about Zi Zai Building in Jingxiang Garden.
"Miss, the business of Zizilou has been sluggish. It's a bottomless pit of money loss. We have to pay about ten taels of silver every month. Why should we spend money to buy something that loses money? Besides, let's go to Dajue Temple to burn incense. I have also passed by Zizai Building. It is in a remote area in the outer city. The location is not good. It is estimated that it is only worth six or seven hundred taels of silver. Why should the lady spend a thousand taels of silver to buy a losing inn? That barren slope is not even worth ten taels of silver, but the young lady actually offered it a hundred taels of silver. Aren't we the ones who have been taken advantage of? Even if we want to buy it, we have to keep the price down."
Qin'er asked with a puzzled look on her face.
"Take advantage of me? Giggle." Li Shu squinted her eyes and laughed, "When have you ever seen me take advantage of someone?!"
(End of chapter)
