"My husband's salary is three hundred and fifteen taels of silver every year, excluding the fraction sent to my hometown in Pingyang. Three hundred taels of silver, all the food, drink and food for the whole family come from here. I think it's okay, husband." how much is left?"
Mrs. Qin ordered her servants to get the account books.
"In the early years, I subsidized myself and bought two shops for my husband. All the money earned every month was put in the public account. Now there is less than one thousand taels of silver in the account. As the New Year is approaching, everyone has to move around. There are only four hundred taels that can be moved. If my husband needs it, I will take the pair of cards and ask the housekeeper to get them."
Does Lian Fangyu think that he got the good life he is having now because of his integrity as an official?
If Mrs. Qin hadn't worked hard, how would he have supported his family?
These words touched a sore spot in him, but he didn't want to admit it.
"Four hundred taels is four hundred taels. Madam, take it and send it to the front yard."
He put the account book on the table, and he also understood that with Qin's temperament, there would be no omissions in the account book. If he really turned over the account book, he would not even care about his last face.
But what can four hundred taels do?
It’s not even enough to fill the gap between your teeth!
Mrs. Zhang heard from her servants that Lian Fangyu had gone to the main courtyard, and she thought he would not come over. Unexpectedly, Lian Fangyu entered his courtyard again after dark.
"Didn't the master have dinner at the madam's place? I will go and order a bowl of noodles for you myself!"
Lian Fangyu didn't say anything. Zhang worked in the kitchen for a while and brought out a bowl of hand-made noodles.
"I still remember when we were in my hometown, my father and I loved to eat the hand-made noodles made by me. At that time, I could only eat two bowls. I made more. If it's not enough, I'll make more!"
Lian Fangyu had no appetite, but when he smelled the garlic juice and thought about the past, his appetite was aroused.
"Xian'er understands me."
Lian Fangyu ate a bowl of noodles with garlic sauce, and Mrs. Zhang handed him some tea to rinse his mouth with.
"I wonder how sir is doing now."
Zhang's father was Lian Fangyu's mentor, and there were few scholars in a small place. The Zhang family was not considered a wealthy family in Pingyang, but they still had some wealth.
"Master, you also know that my father did not agree with my coming to the capital with you. We have lost contact for so many years. If my sister hadn't suddenly disappeared and Jing'er was sent to me to be educated, I wouldn't have known that my father would have died long ago. Teaching.”
"I have written many letters to my father, but they have all come to nothing. I don't dare to make him sad anymore."
Even Fang Yu knew what Zhang said. He was moved by Zhang to come to the capital with him without hesitation, and he has tried his best to make up for it in recent years.
"I know it's difficult for you, but there is an opportunity in front of me to move my position. The opportunity is fleeting, I think..."
Speaking of which, Mrs. Zhang still doesn't understand. Lian Fangyu must have been angry in the main courtyard when he came to her tonight.
As a woman, she sometimes really didn't understand Mrs. Qin. She clearly had so much dowry, why wouldn't she use it to help her man? The bigger a man's official career is, the more respect a woman will have on her face, right?
She wished she could climb up Fangyu, preferably to the position of Pavilion Elder, so that she and her son could receive more blessings.
Mrs. Zhang did not hesitate to spend the private money she had saved over the years.
"When I came to the capital with the master, my mother secretly gave me five hundred taels of silver. Later, my sister sent me some more before she died. Together with the money I saved from my own house, there are a total of one thousand two hundred taels of silver. If the master needs it, Take them all!”
She originally saved more. Xia Jing'er gave her two thousand taels of silver when she got married, but now that's all she has left.
Although the money was small, it was her deepest concern.
It was twice as much as the four hundred taels given by Qin.
"When I get ahead, I will give you the status of an equal wife sooner or later. I have worked hard for you for so many years!"
Mrs. Zhang felt very happy in her heart. Ping's wife just said it nicer, Ping's wife was still a concubine, but if Lian Fangyu was willing to give her this promise, her life would be worth it!
Mrs. Qin puts on airs all day long, but in the end she doesn't get her husband's love. She is just a poor person!
In the main courtyard, Mrs. Qin was already lying down. The maid came in and reported the conversation between Mrs. Zhang and Lian Fangyu. She sneered, where did Mr. Zhang's money come from? Didn’t he get it from her under various pretexts over the years?
A thousand taels of silver could buy her the position of equal wife, but he chose to turn a blind eye to all the hard work she had put in over the years.
Forget it, my heart has long been cold. If I turn a blind eye, they won't be able to make waves anyway, so let them go.
The weather is getting colder and colder. When I get up in the morning, the leaves of the holly trees are covered with a thin layer of ice.
Lian Suisui stood under the eaves with a cane. The sky was gloomy, and the mountains in the distance were shrouded in mist, giving a dark blue scene.
The leaves on the tree have fallen clean, leaving only the bare branches. Under the erosion of the snow, a few plump sparrows landed on the dark brown branches and made a chirping sound.
"It's so cold, why don't you go inside?"
Chu Zhiyi, who was wearing a black cloak and also leaning on a cane, had the white fox fur on his hat making him look like a male elf.
Lian Suisui pouted, what could a man do with such good looks?
Also, this is her home, why is he becoming more and more proficient at eating and drinking?
"I'm not cold."
She is strong and not afraid of the cold at all, unlike him, wrapped up so thickly!
Looking away from him, Lian Suisui coughed uncomfortably.
Without the torture of the poison, Chu Zhiyi's complexion became much rosier, and his whole person's energy and energy were different, and he looked very energetic.
"Bu Leng, let me build a snowman with you..."
So childish!
Lian Suisui felt disgusted and accompanied him to the yard to find clean snow.
Maybe it's due to the climate. It often snows in the mountains. There was a moderate snowfall last night, and this time there were a lot of snowflakes on the ground.
Lian Suisui picked up a ball of snow and kneaded it into a snowball. He rolled a big snowball in the snow. He looked up at Chu Zhiyi. Maybe because his hands were cold, the snowball was not pressed firmly enough. His snowballs were always easy to roll. broken.
Shuying and Xiaotao stood aside and looked at them worriedly.
Even though my legs and feet are obviously weak, I still don’t let others help me! These two masters are not easy to serve together.
Shuying was also much more cheerful than before. He secretly pulled the branches, and the snowflakes on the tree fell down, showering Xiaotao all over.
"Are you looking for death?"
Xiao Tao angrily grabbed a handful of snow and threw it at Shuying, but unfortunately it was empty. She became even more angry and chased Shuying around.
Chu Zhiyi failed to roll the snowball for the third time. Lian Suisui straightened up and walked over. He glanced at his hands that were red from the cold and sighed: "Didn't you build a snowman when you were a child? To do this, first use the warmth of your palms to melt the snowball." Press the porcelain firmly and roll it on the ground."
She took a ball of snow and made it into a ball. The snow at the edges melted, and the snowball looked more like a hockey puck. When she rolled it on the ground, it started to get bigger and bigger.
Chu Zhiyi said sadly: "No, no one has played with me before."
He was not treated well by his mother and concubine since he was a child, and was left in the care of servants. The only thing her mother and concubine cared about was how well he studied and whether he practiced martial arts well with his master.
In order to please his mother and concubine, he worked harder than anyone else. Growing up, he had almost no friends.
"Then you are pitiful enough..."
Although Lian Suisui's parents were strict when she was young, they would occasionally take her out to play, but they would only be cold-faced when she was lazy and didn't want to pick up medicinal ingredients.
She was hailed as a miracle doctor at a young age, and when she was proud to show off to her parents, they just taught her that there are people outside the world and there is a world outside the world, and she must remain humble at all times.
Her parents are very good, so she can be optimistic and actively face all the hardships after becoming Miss Liansan.
Lian Suisui put the snowman's head on and inserted a few branches into the snowman's body to serve as its nose and limbs.
"Kind of funny."
