Time flies so fast, and in a blink of an eye, it’s May again.
Mrs. Liu gave birth to a daughter, and no one in the Cheng family disliked it. On the contrary, everyone felt that she had given birth to a little cotton-padded jacket, especially Mrs. Cheng, who wished she could hold her in her arms every day.
Mrs. Cheng has no daughter, so she has been looking forward to having a daughter by her side for many years.
Later, when she couldn't count on it, she hoped to have a granddaughter. As a result, Xie Rongzhao gave birth to a son for the first time. Of course, Mrs. Cheng was also happy. After all, she wanted to continue the family line, but she still urged them to have another daughter.
As a result, Mrs. Liu gave birth to a daughter here, but Mrs. Cheng was very surprised.
Ms. Liu was still a little uneasy at first. She always felt that she had not been able to give birth to a son, and she was afraid that her elders would dislike her again.
Now it seems that she is really lucky. Her husband did not dislike her for giving birth to a daughter, and even the elders think it is good to have a granddaughter.
Even my father-in-law and mother-in-law in my hometown also sent a lot of things. In addition to small clothes for the children, there were also small quilts, beautiful embroidered shoes, etc. They even sent two hundred taels to Mrs. Liu. Come over with the banknote.
The richest person in the Cheng family is Mrs. Cheng. After she was born, she received a large dowry, and the Cheng family basically did not allow her to supplement it for so many years, so Mrs. Cheng had more and more money.
Although Cheng Wulang's parents are not bad either, they can't compare with Mrs. Cheng.
Mrs. Liu was from an ordinary background and had two hundred taels of silver notes, which she had never seen before she came out of the cabinet.
Now that I have it in my hands, I feel so lucky to be able to marry into such a family.
Liu's mother-in-law's family also wrote a letter. They didn't dislike her for giving birth to a daughter, but they still urged her to have a son as soon as possible.
Cheng Wulang's mind was basically on his studies, so neither his mother-in-law nor his family ever mentioned that he wanted to take a concubine for Cheng Wulang.
Overall, Liu's life was quite considerate.
Wang Ximeng and Wang Qiner's teahouse business is doing well, and now they are dividing their accounts monthly.
The main reason is that Wang Ximeng cannot trust Wang Qin'er, and always feels that he can feel at ease only if he has this money in his hands.
After all, Wang Qin'er is a family member of an official, so she basically doesn't come forward in business matters.
Wang Ximeng can get more than 20 taels of silver from the teahouse every month. Of course, this is only in disguise.
Because the steward in the teahouse is Wang Ximeng's person, there will be some benefits in purchasing tea or tea sets and other aspects. After a month, he can contribute almost five taels of silver to Wang Ximeng.
Wang Ximeng still has the interest money sent from the restaurant every month, and can make nearly forty taels of income this month.
It is said that this income is quite a lot.
It's just that Zhao Jiajun's expenses are also high now. After all, he has begun to interact with some officials' sons, and it is inevitable to bring some money with him to eat and drink.
Wang Ximeng had a problem with Zhao Jiajun's attitude of spending money lavishly, but she couldn't stop it.
You can't say that Zhao Jiajun is not allowed to contact those young men, right?
After all, these are all noble people, and they might be able to get their glory in the future.
No, Zhao Jiajun had just treated someone to a drink and spent more than ten taels of silver, and they sent Zhao Jiajun some test questions from the Imperial College and some good articles they reviewed.
This is beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Zhao Jiajun naturally regards it as a treasure and is grateful to others.
When Wang Ximeng saw that the money was not in vain, he stopped caring about it.
It’s just that if this continues, the family’s expenses will become unbearable.
Wang Ximeng discussed with Zhao Jiajun and thought that when Zhao Jiajun was not at home, the family would no longer eat meat and only eat vegetarian food.
Moreover, they also have open space in the yard they rent, so they might as well grow some vegetables themselves.
After doing this, I only need to buy some rice every month.
Hehua has moved to another place, but she still can't go out. Moreover, she came here in a carriage and has no idea where she lives now. If she were to go out, she would probably be able to save herself.
Lost it myself.
At home, two little girls were sold, and there was no one to take care of Hehua. Moreover, she was asked to grow vegetables, sweep the floor, and wash clothes every day to help the family.
Lotus felt extremely wronged.
She originally wanted to get married and enjoy happiness.
Who knew it could be mixed up like this?
But she is just a concubine, and she can't do it even if she doesn't want to.
Now in the backyard, in addition to the nanny who was brought here from Gaoyang County, there is also a stout woman who is really good at work, and there is also a wet nurse who usually only takes care of the children and does nothing else. Ignore it.
In addition to the old servants, there are two ordinary servants in the front yard. There are few masters in the house, so these people are enough.
Zhao Jiajun brings a book boy with him, and he has no shortage of people to help him, so that's all.
Now that there are servants in the house, the expenses will naturally be reduced, and the food will also be reduced accordingly, and new clothes will no longer be made every month. Such an improvement will save at least three taels of silver in a month. .
In addition to the sale of two girls, although the money was not much, it was enough to support their family's living expenses for several months. Of course, this does not include Zhao Jiajun’s spending.
Zhao Jiajun's expenses for one month are worth what Wang Ximeng and the others spend for three months!
But there was no way, Zhao Jiajun had to go out to socialize, he couldn't dress poorly, and he couldn't bring out money to make people laugh, so Wang Ximeng had no choice but to endure it.
Wang Ximeng is also a shrewd person.
She actually picked up the things she used to make beauty products as early as the first month of the year, and then found a caravan to sell them to other places.
She couldn't afford to offend the nobles in the capital, but she could sell to distant places, just because she wanted to give the caravan a profit, so even if the sales volume was large, the actual profit that fell into Wang Ximeng's hands was less than half.
If he were in the capital or Feng County, Wang Ximeng felt that he could earn at least one hundred taels a month!
But now, with this, she can't guarantee a profit of fifty taels a month.
Because in winter, the caravan moves slowly, and the profits naturally decrease.
Only Wang Ximeng in the family knew about this part of the income, not even her caring grandmother.
Wang Ximeng was also worried that Zhao Jiajun would get into trouble again, so he deliberately left a way out for himself.
Ever since Wang Ximeng became a mother, she always felt that she had to think more about her children.
Over the past few years, Wang Ximeng has also thought about hiring a teacher to educate his son.
In some wealthy families, children can be educated as early as three years old, but Wang Ximeng's son is already four years old, and it's time to ask for a gentleman.
Zhao Jiajun thinks the child is still young and should wait until he is five years old.
