Xie Xiuwen and Liu Shen went into the room alone to talk. First they talked about their studies, and then they turned to Liu Ruolan and her daughter.
"Thanks to Guabao's cleverness at that time, she also knew how to find your cousin to call us over. I heard that it was her idea to have your nephew dress up as a woman."
Xie Xiuwen was very happy. Nothing made him happier than hearing praise for his daughter.
"My dear, you are indeed smart, but your son-in-law is also a little worried."
Liu Shen glanced at him: "But are you worried that Huiji will be injured?"
Xie Xiuwen's face was stained with worry again: "It's a good thing that my dear baby is smart. But now she is just a child. I am not taking care of her at home, but she still has to think about how to protect her mother-in-law. Every time I think of it, I I feel ashamed of their mother and daughter."
Who is Liu Shen? He probably understood what he meant.
"You can study with peace of mind. I will ask your mother-in-law and several sisters-in-law to talk to her more. Ruolan's temperament is indeed too soft. She is your wife. When it is time to preach, you don't have to hide it too much. .”
"Yes, my son-in-law already has some ideas in his mind, but he still needs time."
Liu Shen nodded, this son-in-law had an idea, he could feel relieved.
"Is it possible to succeed in the provincial examination next year?"
Xie Xiuwen's eyes flashed, knowing that what his father-in-law asked must not only be about his knowledge.
"The Douzi around me must be trustworthy. There is still one year left for the Lixiang Examination. I went to the clan leader a few days ago. I heard from him that he hopes that I can give more support to the younger members of the clan."
Liu Shen understood that he wanted to let him bring a few clan members with him, so that they could help him run errands and get some guidance from him in his spare time.
"That's fine. The Douzi next to you is young after all, and he's the only one. He doesn't show much at ordinary times. But when it comes to critical moments, he will show off his strength alone."
"That's what you said."
"We'll see then. If the Xie family can't find a suitable one, the juniors from my Liu family can do it. The second brother said before that he would protect you for the scientific examination next year."
Xie Xiuwen smiled slightly. He knew the affection of his uncles and uncles towards him.
After chatting for a while, the topic turned to restaurants.
"Father-in-law, I think the business of the restaurant is booming, which is a good thing. But it's not good for a few brothers, sisters-in-law and nephews to work there for nothing every day. What my son-in-law means is that everyone can get some monthly money, one hundred coins. Never too little, never too much. One tael of silver is never too much. What do you think?"
In fact, Liu Shen is also thinking about this these days.
The current harmony among the brothers does not mean that the harmony will last for a long time.
In particular, the eldest brother works in the yamen and receives a monthly salary, while the second and third children help in their own shop and usually do not receive a monthly salary. This is indeed a mistreatment of them.
"Well, then everyone who works in the restaurant will be given ten coppers per day. What do you think?"
This monthly money is just a formality, and the real winner is the dividends.
There are people in the three houses working in the restaurant. It is not good if the monthly salary is too high. After all, the grandchildren all take turns to work in the restaurant.
"But, it's fine for my father-in-law to make the decision."
Weng and son-in-law discussed the matter, and Xie Xiuwen took out a few more banknotes.
"Father-in-law, please report that this one hundred tael silver note was given by Liu Xueyi on behalf of the Song family. If I don't accept it, I'm afraid that both Liu Xueyi and the Song family will not feel at ease. Moreover, they promised to marry Song Tingting away from home. Now, The matter can be considered to have come to an end."
Liu Shen nodded, "Just make the decision."
"There are a total of two hundred taels of silver notes here. My son-in-law also wants to ask his father-in-law for help."
Liu Shen raised his hand to stop him, and then called his old wife and sons in.
"Okay, tell me now."
Xie Xiuwen laughed, knowing that he didn't want his uncles to worry, so he had no choice but to express his thoughts.
"I have inquired about a shop that is larger than our current restaurant. I want to buy it, but it is not easy to get it under my name, so I want to ask my father-in-law and mother-in-law for help. I just said It's because you have improved your life and provided for Ruolan's dowry. In this way, this shop will be in her name, and my parents will not embarrass her because of this in the future."
The Dazhi Dynasty clearly stipulated that a woman could take care of her own dowry, and whether she was divorced or divorced, she would have to take it away.
In other words, this dowry is equivalent to a woman's private property, and even the elders of her husband's family cannot take it away at will.
And the Xie family's grandfather is a person who values his reputation, so naturally he will not allow it to be reported that an elder in the family has forcibly snatched his daughter-in-law's dowry.
Boss Liu thinks it's feasible. If the shop is under his sister's name, it will be easier for her to save some money.
"But these two hundred taels, I'm afraid it's not enough?"
Liu Laoer questioned. After all, the smaller restaurant they rented would cost 200 taels. Since the location he mentioned was better and the house was bigger, it would cost more than 200 taels. Two talents will do.
Xie Xiuwen smiled and said, "That's enough. I was in a hurry to sell that shop. I heard that something bad happened at home, so I wanted to sell the shop and go back to my hometown to make a living. Because it was sold in a hurry, the price was naturally lowered."
Mr. Liu laughed and said, "Have you found out everything?"
"That's right. I'll have to trouble my uncle then."
Boss Liu waved his hand, it was just a simple task and not considered a trouble.
"Brother-in-law, if you buy this shop, what are your plans in the future? You can't keep it empty forever, right? Do you plan to rent it out, or do you want to make a living by yourself?"
Before Liu Laosan finished speaking, Liu Laoer elbowed him: "Are you stupid? My brother-in-law still has to study! How will he make a living? However, you can consider letting others do it."
Xie Xiuwen nodded, he did have this idea.
"I won't rent it out. I've spent money studying, so I can't just sit back and have nothing. I'm thinking of opening a restaurant, but it's different from yours. I'll have to ask a few brothers to help take care of it."
Liu Shen understood a little better at this time: "You mean, just use this shop and the business as a dowry for us to supply Ruolan?"
Xie Xiuwen smiled and nodded: "That's right."
The eyes of several uncles were widened. Did they not expect that my brother-in-law would play with such a big thing?
This is completely guarding against his family.
"You can take this step for their mother and daughter, which shows that you are thoughtful."
Xie Xiuwen smiled bitterly, so what if he didn't pay attention?
The family is obviously not a poor family, but the good boy has to look at other people's faces if he wants to eat a bowl of custard. The wife is even more restricted in every way. In the end, it is he, a man, who cannot support their mother and daughter. .
"Don't worry about this. Since it is our Liu family that pays for Ruolan's dowry, there is no need to worry about anything else. Let the boss take care of everything."
(End of chapter)
