As soon as Xie Wanyu entered the door, the busy servants knelt down to greet her.
She just responded lightly, and then went straight to Mrs. Xiao's place.
Mrs. Xiao didn't have to worry about family matters, and she knew that Xie Wanyu invested all her money in shipping, so she also used her few personal money to stew some supplements.
Although it can't make the body recover, it does make the spirit feel better.
"Mrs. Hou is here." The woman at the door called.
Mrs. Xiao was eating bird's nest. After hearing this, she took a few mouthfuls and then hid the bowl directly under the quilt. She would never let Xie Wanyu find out that she was living a prosperous life.
And Xie Wanyu was not simple, she immediately said, "Smell the smell in the house, grandma has eaten bird's nest? In this season, the bird's nest in Nancheng is the freshest. The smell in your room has a fishy smell, it must be Chen Yan last year."
Xie Wanyu's family has a bird's nest business, and she eats it all year round, so she knows all about it.
Madam Xiao looked embarrassed and couldn't help but look at Nanny Feng. Fortunately, Nanny Feng was more alert, "Didn't Madam go to Panyun Mountain? Why did you come back so early? Why don't you stay longer?"
"There are so many things going on at home, how can I rest assured? Besides, my grandmother is not in good health. As a granddaughter-in-law, I can't just care about myself." Xie Wanyu said with a smile.
Madam Xiao twitched her lips and glanced at Nanny Feng happily.
Fortunately, Nanny Feng stopped talking, otherwise Xie Wanyu might have said something else.
At this moment, the door was opened and a gentle voice sounded, "Auntie, my niece has just cooked the chicken soup. You must try it while it's hot."
A woman wearing plain clothes walked in. She wore a silk flower on her head. Her face was a bit old, but she had a warm smile that won everyone's favor.
Xie Wanyu stood up immediately, "Cousin."
"You, do you recognize me?" After the woman was surprised, she hurriedly put down the chicken soup and saluted politely, "You are Mrs. Hou, so it is appropriate for me to salute you."
She said gently.
Xie Wanyu smiled and said, "They are all family members." Then she sat down and did not initiate a conversation with her.
A few years before she got married to Xiao Jing, Mrs. Zhao, who was very popular with Mrs. Xiao, often came to catch the autumn breeze. Later, Mrs. Xiao couldn't protect herself, and she came less often.
Unexpectedly, it’s here again now. It’s probably because I don’t have the money to buy seeds again this spring.
In the past, Xie Wanyu felt that among the poor relatives of the Xiao family, this Zhao family was the best. Apart from being poorer, she was also a pretty good person.
That's why she was willing to bow to this elder.
But after all, she is Mrs. Xiao's niece, and Xie Wanyu doesn't want to get too close.
"Look at me, I didn't know Mrs. Hou was back, so she brought a bowl of chicken soup over. I'll get another bowl." Mrs. Zhao said, and was about to go out.
Xie Wanyu hurriedly stopped her, "I've also eaten, but I can't eat anything right now."
"It's good to drink less." Ms. Zhao said with a smile, "This is an old hen I raised at home, and the soup is the most nourishing." After saying that, she walked out with a smile.
Mrs. Xiao then said, "Your cousin is an honest person."
"Yes." Xie Wanyu smiled, and then said, "Grandma is not in good health now, so she invites relatives to come and walk around more. There are more people and it is more lively, which will be better for your illness."
"The house is no longer what it used to be. If there are so many people here, how can we do it for free?" After Mrs. Xiao finished speaking, she couldn't help but look at Xie Wanyu's expression.
In the past, Xie Wanyu would give him hundreds of taels of silver every month, but now he didn't give him a penny. The expenses in the Hou Mansion were too high and he was already stretched thin.
Xie Wanyu thought for a moment and said, "It will take a few more months for my shipping to be profitable. Now I can only make my family tighter." Then she changed the subject, "It's just that Mr. Hou is in Northern Xinjiang. Should the concubines over there be taken back?"
"Take it, take it back?" Mrs. Xiao stuttered.
"My granddaughter-in-law knows that my mother has to send a lot of money there every month. After all, I still have the Marquis's children, and they all need expenses. It's better to take them back and live together. It's just a few more mouths, so we can always save some money." ." Xie Wanyu said.
Although Mrs. Xiao was a little relaxed, she felt more that Xie Wanyu was reluctant to spend money.
Xie Wanyu saw her thoughts and immediately said, "We have a great scholar in our family who the Xie family spent a lot of effort to invite. Although the ones in Northern Xinjiang are concubines, they are also children of the Hou family. What can they learn there? Besides, my grandmother also knows what kind of knowledge those two concubines have.”
Sure enough, Mrs. Xiao still felt sorry for her child and agreed immediately.
"You are right about this, then I will send someone to pick her up." Mrs. Xiao said after thinking for a long time.
Xie Wanyu nodded, and then said, "It's just that as the population increases, the places that should be reduced should also be reduced. The more we adults suffer, the more we will suffer, but the children cannot suffer. Grandma, why don't we reduce some expenses? , you need to nourish your body, naturally it cannot be reduced from you, but other things can still be done, such as eldest sister, her moon silver can be halved."
As he spoke, Xie Wanyu looked at the shadow at the door.
Sure enough, the next moment, the door was pushed open forcefully, kicking up a burst of dust.
Xiao Yinshuang walked in angrily, pointed at Xie Wanyu and said, "You are such a black-hearted person, you even want to reduce my moon silver. Do you think I am easy to bully? Don't think I don't know your little thoughts. .”
"Eldest sister, where did you start talking about this? All this is for my family."
Xie Wanyu said pretending to be innocent.
"For the sake of the family, why don't you get back the income from Panyun Mountain and you want to reduce my monthly silver? How shameless are you! Let me tell you, if my monthly silver is reduced by half a point, I will tear you apart." After saying that, she approached Mrs. Xiao and said, "Grandma, my granddaughter looked at her on purpose."
Xie Wanyu made a cold face, "My Panyunshan often doesn't take care of it, and people take advantage of it." As she said that, she took out the IOU written by Jin Zetian, "Grandma, look, if it weren't for this, how could I not Take out the money?"
After Mrs. Xiao saw it, her expression changed, "Is this person named Jin from your mother's family?"
"That's right. I was too trusting of my relatives back then. Now, I personally take care of the place inside and out, and I will definitely not allow anyone to take advantage of it. I am really wronged when my eldest sister said this to me. Xie Wanyu said, and picked up the handkerchief to wipe her tears.
When Xiao Yinshuang saw this, she couldn't help but sneer, "Stop pretending, you don't dare to do anything!"
"No matter what, I make money in a serious way. Unlike the eldest sister, who uses the family's money to support men, that's all. I just need to support that Jieshu. I also need to support his woman. Even so, you don't want to take any money from the family." It’s really cruel to give some money to spend on your nephew.”
This sentence completely made Xiao Yinshuang explode, and she almost pounced on him with all her teeth and claws.
