"Remember when I asked your father to go to the Lin family to seal your aunt's dowry?" Ou Mengmeng really didn't have any feelings for Shi Xiangyun. But looking at Jia Mu's memory, she gently tapped the tabletop of the kang table.
"Yes, it's just different. Again, even if someone seals off the private property of the eldest cousin and his wife to use as Xiangyun's dowry, the second cousin and the others are still the masters of the family after all, right? They haven't abused Xiangyun, either. Saying that the family is in a difficult situation, it is also the duty of a woman to let girls learn to be female workers, but if things get really bad, what will happen to the reputation of the Shi family?"
Yuanchun breathed a sigh of relief. The old lady didn't want to answer it, so it was easy to handle. But I immediately felt that the old lady’s idea was not good.
Ou Mengmeng meant that Xiangyun was the legitimate daughter of the Hou Mansion, but because her parents died early, the second wife took charge of the Hou Mansion. This is allowed by etiquette and law, and it is not considered occupying a magpie's nest. But it’s time to take out Dafang’s original private property and seal it up to make Xiangyun’s dowry.
In fact, the dowry is small, just like what the old lady did originally. In fact, it is to let Daiyu know that your mother's ten-mile red dowry is enough to make you worthy of anyone. You are a girl with a dowry, and you don't need to look at anyone's face. At this time, the old lady said this to let Xiangyun know that you are the legitimate daughter of the eldest son of the Hou Mansion, and your status is more valuable than others. You're not living in your uncle's or aunt's house and asking her to come up with a big girl's money. Sometimes, wealth is the foundation, and there is nothing wrong with it.
But now they want to own a large house and have private property, which is equivalent to dividing the family. What does this make Mr. and Mrs. Shi Nai think? The news spread that they abused Xiangyun, and in fact they broke up with each other, which was not good for everyone. The one who was hurt the most was actually Shi Xiangyun.
"Tell your uncle to invite Shi Ding." Ou Mengmeng thought for a moment, then shook her head gently and said hurriedly.
"That's in the next room. Can he take care of the affairs of the second cousin's family?" Shi Ding's father was Jia Mu's third brother, and Shi Nai's father was Jia Mu's second brother. The two of them were just cousins, so why did the affairs of the Shi Nai family's inner house fall on Shi Ding?
"Just go and call him." Ou Mengmeng patted Yuan Chun and leaned close to her.
Yuanchun asked someone to invite her, and then sat down next to the old lady and massaged her legs. She often said she was going back these days, so when she had time, she would massage her legs to make her feel more comfortable.
"Oh, Lai Shangrong has handed over the embezzled family property. Uncle and Brother Zhen made a total of the annual income that should be given to Aunt Lai, Lai Da, Lai Er and his wife, and Lai Da's was given to Lai As for the wealthy couple, Lai Er's property was given to Lai Er and his wife. Aunt Lai betrayed the master, and her income was lost to the government. The rest was obtained from corruption, and was shared equally between the two governments." Yuanchun started chatting smoothly.
"I don't care about that. Your uncle and brother Zhen will do these things." Ou Mengmeng closed her eyes. She was only responsible for the layout. For other things, she believed that Jia She and the others could do better than her. After all, they are the natives, and when they operate, they are better than themselves.
"So at that time, you only sent Grandma Lai to the official position. Did you know that she would commit suicide?" Yuanchun thought of something and looked at Ou Mengmeng.
"Why do you think so?" Ou Mengmeng did not answer directly.
"I think you have thought it through. At that time, I thought you made a mistake by sending Grandma Lai to the court. Grandma Lai has been with you all her life. To put it bluntly, even if she lies, people will think it is true. For an old slave like this, giving him an official position is just like giving him a handle." Yuanchun sighed softly.
She had been a slave, and being a slave was actually quite difficult. There is no future if you don't become a confidant, but if you become a confidant, you have no freedom, and what awaits you is death.
Like Aunt Lai, she is a typical slave who bullies her master. If their husband was here, they wouldn't dare. It's just that the Jia family was defeated, even Yuanchun didn't dare to do this. The loopholes are too big, and the Jia family does not have greater resources to operate in the government.
"Then you won't stop me?" Ou Mengmeng smiled and asked.
"I want to know what you think." Yuanchun had a blind trust at that time. Although he was afraid, he also wanted to know what the old lady was thinking.
"You know there is a rule in the tomb robbing business that is usually passed down from father to son. The son is at the bottom of the pit and the father is at the top. Do you know why?"
"What?"
"When going to rob a tomb, father and son go together. One should stay above to look out and take care of things, and the other should go down to get things from the pit. At this time, the rule is that the father is outside and the son is inside. Do you know why?" Ou Mengmeng explained again. ,
These noble ladies have probably never seen tomb robbing. .
"Tiger poison doesn't eat its seeds?" Yuanchun only vaguely guessed.
"Think about it the other way around. If there is danger, the father will definitely not abandon his son, but the son will not necessarily abandon him. Therefore, if the father is away and something happens, the father will pull the son out; but if the son is away and there is danger, the son will most likely abandon the father." Ou Mengmeng pursed her lips and smiled.
Yuanchun was stunned for a moment, and the more he thought about it, the more interesting it became. Think about it, "So you send Grandma Lai to the official position, but lock Lai Da and Lai Er in the house, just to make Grandma Lai think clearly that her descendants are all in our hands."
"During the fire, the couple was holding their young child, and only one person could walk through the survival tunnel at a time. What do you think the order was?" Ou Mengmeng sighed and asked another question.
"It's up to you to say it!" Yuanchun was a bit ruined.
"Mother, child, father. Because the mother will definitely catch the child, and let the father get off first, he can catch the child at most. Most of the people will run away first, not even the child."
"You just said that a father would not abandon his child."
"I mean, they won't abandon their adult children, but many children abandon their fathers when they are young. This is a question of power. When the children are young, the father is also young and feels that his wife can remarry and his children can have more children. ; But the son who can follow his father to rob the tomb is an adult, and he can help. He has no strength to regenerate or teach, so he must be saved. But the mother, whether she is an adult or a child, That's all the flesh that fell from one's own body. When the child was in the belly, it was already connected by blood with the mother. No matter how selfish a mother is, she would not watch her child die."
Yuan Chun nodded. Aunt Lai had been with the old lady all her life. The old lady had been the great-grandson's daughter-in-law in the Jia family and now she was the old feudal lord. She knew her temper best. I won't do anything to you. You and I grew up together. But I don’t have such scruples about your son and grandson. So before Grandma Lai, there was actually no other way out.
"That's great, that's great." Motoharu smiled. No one got their hands dirty in this matter. No one can find fault with the Jia family.
"It's not bad. If you jump out and say that I'm so sinister, I'll cry to death." Ou Mengmeng sighed softly, "Actually, I left a way for her to survive. Remember, I asked them to ask Lai Grandma’s birthday.”
"One month, as long as she survives this month, she can escape unscathed." Yuanchun was startled.
"No, if her children and grandchildren are willing to save her in one month, she can escape unscathed. One month is the time limit I gave her. I will let them go free, but they must abide by the rules. She actually ignored me. And she My children and grandchildren are really a bit disgraceful."
