When Mrs. Wang came to Mrs. Qin's house, she was teasing her two brothers, Ping An, who had been brought over by Mrs. Gu, with a happy smile on her face.
"Sister-in-law." Mrs. Gu came up to greet her and bowed down.
Wang smiled and said, "You're here too."
"The weather is nice today, so I brought Brother Ping and Brother An to pay my respects to my mother." Mrs. Gu took her hand and came to Mrs. Qin.
Mrs. Wang bowed first and then looked at the two little guys. She saw that their faces were rosy and they were full of energy. She no longer looked at the frailty of premature babies and said, "It's been a while since we last seen. Brother Ping and Brother An have gained weight." Now, you are in good spirits, third brother and sister, you have worked hard."
Mrs. Gu said: "It's not all my fault, it's all the family who spent their money, and Xi'er also prescribed a medicinal bath to strengthen the bones, so I can keep strong."
There was a hint of gratitude and joy in her words.
Mrs. Xie, who was cracking melon seeds at the side, said: "No, but you, my third brother and sister, have the most comfortable house. You have plenty of money and there are people to take care of you. Third brother and sister, you are a lucky person."
Gu's smile was a little awkward, and she looked at Old Mrs. Qin and said, "It's all thanks to mother's blessing."
Ms. Xie wanted to say more, but Mrs. Wang was the first to say: "Although you have been raised well, you were born prematurely and with difficulty in childbirth. You must not take it lightly as you are a person who has suffered a serious crime before death. You must be raised carefully. Brothers, you are still Xiao, I can only count on you now."
Mrs. Gu looked at the pair of sons with pity and said, "I can do it. But I am already well now. Sister-in-law, if there is anything I can do to help you at home, just ask me."
Mrs. Wang patted her hand: "There are not many servants in the family, so it is a great achievement for you to take good care of your two brothers."
Mrs. Gu was still a little hesitant. After she gave birth, although her use was not as good as when the Qin family was still in ruins, there were still two servants helping her. She also had a peaceful confinement, and she ate and drank even more exquisitely. Her body is recovering well.
Because of this, just listening to Mr. Xie's sour words now makes her a little short of breath. She is afraid that the second sister-in-law will use other things to say that she is just taking advantage, so she still wants to do something to help the family? Their third room is somewhat confident.
"Third brother and sister, that's not what you are saying. You are taking care of the two brothers, so please send back that girl Ju'er. Look at my hands, the inner clothes are rough from washing." Ms. Xie stretched out her hand. Hands, face full of resentment.
Mrs. Wang said: "Second brother and sister, didn't Aunt Pan wash your clothes for you?"
Mr. Xie was a little frustrated.
How come my sister-in-law knows this?
The family hired some capable servants, and there were also washers, but the girls and their underwear did not dare to be washed together by the washers, so they washed them themselves.
It's a pity that Mrs. Xie is used to being waited on. Now that the weather is cold again, there is nowhere to wash their inner clothes, so they ask Aunt Pan to wash them for them, but they don't want Mrs. Wang to expose them.
But Mrs. Xie didn't panic and said: "That's because Aunt Pan is sensible and knows that she can't eat hard work, so she rushes for this job. I can't stop her, right?"
Mrs. Wang smiled meaningfully, didn’t she?
When Mrs. Qin saw this, she coughed, looked at Mrs. Wang and said, "Have all the guests in your mother's family been settled?"
Mrs. Wang sat down and said, "I was about to tell my mother this. Everything has been settled. I will stay here for a few days before going back."
When Mrs. Xie heard this, she sat up straight. Someone from Mrs. Wang's natal family must have brought something.
As expected, Mrs. Wang continued: "My mother sent someone to send some silver taels for emergency use, not much, even a thousand taels. I was thinking about making some more money for the family. What does mother think? After all, the family has a lot of money. Our expenses are also high. Our children have to go to school, and we have to take care of things in the northwest. Money is needed everywhere. We only rely on the interest from the land to feed our family. It is enough to save food, but other things need to be taken care of. I was afraid it wouldn’t be enough. So I thought about doing something else to earn money, and I would feel confident if I had food in hand.”
Mrs. Qin nodded: "You are very thoughtful."
"Sister-in-law, how can we make a living with these thousand taels?" asked Xie, "We don't have a man of the right age to go out to take care of things. How can we make a living?"
In the past, when the Qin family was undefeated, the family affairs were taken care of by Qin Boqing, who had no official position. Now all the men in the Qin family who have reached the twelfth grade have been exiled. As for the men, only Qin Mingqi, the second wife, was born in late winter. If you are born, you will be twelve this year.
Mrs. Wang took the tea, took a sip, and said with a smile, "What do you think the second brother and sister would like to propose?"
Mrs. Xie immediately became energetic and said: "Father and the others are all in the northwest. Now the eldest son in the family is our brother Qi. How about finding a reliable shopkeeper and accountant to let him carry the flag? Otherwise? If so, we can’t let our female relatives show up, right?”
Mrs. Wang almost laughed. Although children from poor families have long been in charge of their own affairs, and children who encounter changes in their family should also grow up and be sensible, but they did not say what kind of business they would do, how to do it, how much money they would spend, and what the regulations were. Mr. Xie pushed his son to take over this matter first, and he was not afraid of losing more than a thousand taels of silver in vain.
In the past, more than a thousand taels of silver would have been used to give the children some experience. It would have been fine if it was gone. The money could be used to buy lessons, but the current situation of the Qin family meant that they could not spend money to buy lessons.
Mrs. Xie, somewhat ignorant of the heights of the world.
Mrs. Gu also felt that it was outrageous. How could the second sister-in-law dare to speak so harshly? The money was sent by the eldest sister-in-law's family.
Mrs. Wang put down her tea cup and said, "Brother, now that I'm older, I should help take care of the household chores. Xi'er said, Zhao Tongzhi can't sit in this seat anymore. Someone must be replaced, so I don't think so. It’s the New Year, and I will find a school in a few days and send Brother Qi and Brother Chun to the school to study. Since the second brother and sister think that Brother Qi is better at taking care of the housework than studying, then let him follow me and watch You can do whatever you want as an errand."
What, go to school?
Xie's face suddenly turned the color of pig liver.
Just kidding, if you can study and test for fame, who would be willing to take care of general affairs and do menial things? How can you be outstanding?
"Nonsense!"
Just when Ms. Xie was so embarrassed that she didn't know what to do, Mrs. Qin finally spoke, staring at Ms. Xie dissatisfied and scolding: "Brother Qi is so old. It's time for him to get involved in making a living when he is studying. He knows how to How do you deal with businessmen when you are socializing? I just let people cheat me without saying anything. It is his duty to study hard for me. "
Xie said sarcastically: "Mother, I didn't push Brother Qi out just because there was no man of the right age in the family, nor did I really want him to do business."
Mrs. Qin said to Mrs. Wang: "If you have any ideas and regulations, just tell them."
(End of chapter)
