Xie Xiuying would choose to give ginseng as a gift, and that was because she had some ulterior motives.
Generally speaking, things like ginseng would be kept by the elders in the family. Xie Xiuying determined that after Liu Ruolan accepted it, the ginseng would also be handed over to the father-in-law for safekeeping by her mother.
Once it is in the hands of the old lady, if you act coquettishly and show off your skills, the thing will naturally return to your hands.
It can be said that nothing is lost.
But the question is, Liu Ruolan is different from before, can she still get her wish?
Liu Ruolan had seen a lot of good things in the capital, but the ginseng given by Xie Xiuying was not as long as her finger, and it looked like it was not good for this year.
"Third brother and sister, I remember you said earlier that someone in the family was sick, so this ginseng gift was a coincidence. I don't need this stuff, so why don't my brothers and sisters take it back and see if it can be used as medicine? The family member will be cured, and you can take care of the house with peace of mind. no."
When Mrs. Wang heard this, she felt happy.
She has to be the second sister-in-law!
The eldest sister-in-law of the Wang family has never been in good health. In recent months, she has been taking good medicine to take care of her health, and has spent a lot of money on it.
Now if this ginseng can be taken back, it will definitely improve my sister-in-law's health.
"I'm afraid I can't do it. My little sister gave this to you. How can I take away what others like."
Liu Ruolan didn't care, and turned to look at Xie Xiuying: "Little sister, you gave me this thing, so I can handle it. Little sister, do you think I can give it to my three younger siblings?"
Xie Xiuying smiled reluctantly, could she say no?
"Since it is delivered to the second sister-in-law, it is natural that the second sister-in-law makes the decision."
Liu Ruolan nodded. She didn't have that much thought. If it was just to make her sister-in-law unhappy, she could have secretly given it to Mrs. Wang afterwards.
But she didn't. Instead, she directly said in front of everyone that she would take it back to Wang to save people. This frankness made Xie Xiuying unable to make mistakes.
After all, no matter how valuable ginseng is, it is also a medicinal material that is used to save people.
Of course, Liu Ruolan is not a stingy person. After accepting her gift, she naturally cannot let her leave empty-handed.
"I didn't bring much with me when I came back this time, but I heard that your brother Xin is a diligent student. Is he going to end this year?"
"Not yet. From what I heard sir, I want to wait for two more years, and it won't be too late to end the year after next."
Liu Ruolan nodded, and Wang Zizhen came out holding a small box.
"These two wolf hairs were given to Brother Lang by the King of Capital last year. Brother Lang doesn't need them now, so I'll hold them for Brother Xi. Don't dislike them."
Xie Xiuying smiled with excitement, she didn’t dislike it, she definitely didn’t dislike it!
Let’s not talk about the price of this wolf cent. I just heard her mention Mr. Wang. He must be a noble person. For this reason, these two pens are not a loss!
Xie Xiuying and Lu Jie came from Fucheng. They had a hard journey and naturally had to stay for a few days before going back.
In fact, Lu Jie's original intention was to come over later when Xie Xiuwen came to pick up his family, but he also thought that the second sister-in-law was also Mrs. Gaoming, and according to the rules, the local county magistrate had to visit her to pay her respects.
Therefore, he was persuaded by Xie Xiuying and came with him.
Lu Jie is doing well in his errands now, but his brother-in-law's family's property has been suppressed. His monthly income of ten taels of silver has been reduced to seven taels of silver.
Supposedly, seven taels of silver is quite a lot.
The expenses for a large family are enough.
But the problem is that the Lu family has been used to living a good life before. There are servants and carriage drivers in the family. With less income, how can they support themselves?
Lu Jie also heard that Xie Laosan is now in charge of some of Xie Xiuwen's properties in Gaoyang County, and his annual income can be two to three hundred taels.
What a benefit this must be!
Just for a braised vegetable restaurant, the annual income would be over a thousand taels of silver.
In addition, there are those farms and the like, otherwise I would still have to be an official!
Xie Laosan is now in charge of the Xiangxiang Braised Vegetable Restaurant and has opened one in Fucheng.
Xie Xiuwen had previously reminded this third brother in a letter that now that the family is prosperous, he should not forget his relatives and asked him to find a way to win over the honest family members of the Wang family.
In this way, Xie Xiuwen asked Wang's two nephews to go to Fucheng to look at shops. One was working as a waiter and practicing slowly, and the other was working as an apprentice with the accountant.
The annual income of these two braised vegetable restaurants is more than two thousand taels. Throwing away some miscellaneous expenses, the net profit in a year is two thousand taels.
Xie Xiuwen is a generous person.
If I can't take care of these, I can't wrong my third brother.
Therefore, in the shop's books, Xie Laosan takes 200 taels of silver into his own private treasury every year, and then gives the Xie family's father-in-law another 100 taels of silver every year. In addition, the braised vegetables that the Xie family eats all year round are all for free. Take it, no money required.
Xie Xiuwen originally asked him to get five hundred taels a year, but Xie Laosan refused.
He felt that he could not get so much money just by helping out and looking after accounts.
Besides, he now has three sons in his name, and they are all taken to the capital by his second brother. They have to pay for food, clothing, and schooling. How can they be free of charge?
With this total, Xie Laosan decided on a number of two hundred taels.
Of course, in addition to these, there are also the output of Zhuangzi, etc. Xie Xiuwen asked Xie Laosan to take another 100 taels for himself and 50 taels for the father-in-law every year from the accounts of the fields, so as to save the old lady from scolding. He is unfilial.
At the end of the year, Xie Laosan took back three hundred taels of silver from his private treasury. In addition, there were also some good things that Xie Xiuwen sent from the capital from time to time.
Cloth, brocade, spices, tea, etc., whatever Xie Xiuwen thought was not available in Gaoyang County, he sent them here.
Xie Laosan is a real person, and it feels too hot to take so much money in a year.
It was Xie Xiuwen who wrote another letter to teach him, letting him know how to leave a way out for his juniors.
The Xie family is not divided, and for tax exemption purposes, the fields are basically in the names of Xie Xiuwen and Xie Ronghui.
Xie Xiuwen asked him to use money to buy one or two houses or shops in the county and rent them out. He could make a lot of income in a year.
Although Xie Laosan is not smart, he is better at being obedient.
In the past few years, he has bought two small yards and a shop in the county, and now rents them out. This alone can earn him seventy or eighty taels of silver a year.
Mrs. Wang finally understood that she and her third brother were both ignorant. If they wanted to live a good life, they had to listen to their second brother.
Of course, these properties are now hidden from the rest of the Xie family.
The Xie family is not short of money now. Xie Xiuwen alone has more than one hundred taels of silver a year. In addition, he also has land, so he lives a contented life, except that he has nothing in his hands. Except for the right old lady who was unhappy, everyone else felt very satisfied.
