Before I knew it, a month had passed, and nothing had changed or progressed.
Tian Xiwei is three months old. She is held by Tian Chongyang every day and absorbs spiritual energy. Her body is growing very fast and she can already crawl.
Since Tian Rugeng took away the stewardship, the Song family has become much more relaxed. The little income of the Hou Mansion simply cannot make ends meet.
The first person who lost her temper was Tian Wanqiu, the sister-in-law who took over as the housekeeper of the Song family. She ran over crying and apologized to her sister-in-law, saying that she didn't like the housekeeper.
The Song family rarely had any leisure time and insisted on not caring.
After persuading Tian Wanqiu to leave, Mrs. Song sneered in her heart: Eat my food and drink my food. I'll see how long you poor guys can hold on.
A few days later, Tian Rugeng came. His injury was healed, but he had a pair of big gold teeth, which looked awkward.
Opening his mouth almost lit up Song's eyes.
"Madam, my mother asked me to come and visit you. A few days ago, my husband was trapped in a sack on the way. I feel irritated and guilty of causing you trouble. You have to work hard to take charge of this family."
beg me?
Mrs. Song smiled at him.
It was originally a cold smile, but under the moonlight, it had a touch of tenderness.
I'm afraid it's not because I don't have the money, so I'll delegate the monthly routine to the servants!
Mrs. Song understood, turned around and entered the house. Tian Rugeng also followed.
"Master Hou, stop."
Tian Rugeng was stunned and didn't know why.
"Since I gave birth to Weiwei, I have been in constant physical poverty. I have long been unable to run a household. Please be considerate of me, Lord Marquis."
Tian Rugeng nodded.
"I remember that there are account books for everything in the house. Wanqiu is old enough to take care of her, and there are a few nuns to help. Of course, housekeeping is not a problem. I am not responsible for this family. If the Marquis is today If you come to ask me for private money, just ask, I don't have much else. I just have money."
Tian Rugeng asked coldly: "What do you mean?"
Mrs. Song smiled slightly: "Literally. Lord Marquis, please come back. Don't mention the housekeeper again."
"I understand the difficulties faced by Mr. Hou. Life in the Hou family has been tight recently, and I don't want Mr. Hou to live in poverty. However, Song Guogong's family is still in prison, and everything still needs to be taken care of, so there is no private money to give to Mr. Hou."
"Dong'er, give the account book and the key to the warehouse of the Hou Mansion to the Marquis. There are still one thousand three hundred taels of silver at home, and the Marquis must work hard to make money to support the family!"
"The Marquis once said that I must work hard to make money so that I can live a good life. I'm waiting."
Dong'er handed the things to Tian Rugeng and closed the door.
Tian Rugeng stared at the closed door, veins popped out on his forehead, and his face was as cold as ice.
Why should she?
absurd!
Tian Rugeng left angrily.
The Song family smiled, for a large family in the Marquis Mansion, the servant's monthly salary was over a thousand taels, and Tian Rugeng was very poor. There is no noble life, but there is noble disease.
He has nearly two hundred servants and maids.
If Tian Rugeng didn't take away her stewardship, Song was about to let it go. In this family, only the children belong to her, and nothing else belongs to her.
Tian Rugeng went around in circles and came to Zuo Qingqing.
"I was pregnant in ten months and gave birth to Ze'er. I went hungry and breastfed him so that he could study and read. But he died in the Marquis Mansion..."
"I would rather die than let Ze'er suffer a little injustice. My dearest son, I hope more than anyone else that he will succeed in the imperial examination and go to high school. But he was beaten to death by that cruel bitch!"
Tian Rugeng listened to Zuo Qingqing's ramble for a long time, and it took him a long time to recover from what Song said in the morning.
"She didn't know it was Ze'er, she just thought it was a book boy who made a mistake."
Zuo Qingqing, with eyes like walnuts, choked up and said: "Obviously he is my biological son, but he has to humble himself into the prince's house and work as a bookboy... We mothers are like outsiders."
Tian Rugeng frowned coldly: "Who said you are outsiders?"
Zuo Qingqing was very sad when she recalled how her family had lived like rats on the street for nearly twenty years.
Thinking of her tragic experience, Tian Rugeng's voice softened: "You are not an outsider. I will make you a part of the Hou family."
After saying that, he immediately went to see the old lady Shi.
"Mom, I want to take Qingqing home."
Although the old lady Shi did not read many books, she was not confused: "Son! The whole family in the Hou Mansion is entirely supported by the Song family. At present, the case of Song Guogong has been shelved by the emperor. There is no clue at all. The last one Yue Yuze bullies the third child of her family, and she still enforces the family law. If you marry Zuo Qingqing home at this time, wouldn't it cost Zuo Qingqing's life? As the mistress of the Hou family, wouldn't she want to deal with a concubine? easy?"
"The most important thing you should do now is to coax Mrs. Song and let her pay. Otherwise, the Hou Mansion's account will be in deficit next month. Wan Qiu has settled the monthly bills for the servants today, and the entire Hou Mansion is still There are less than three hundred taels of silver left."
Tian Rugeng frowned: "My son has his own sense of propriety. She must be dissatisfied because I have neglected her in recent months."
"In two days, I will be intimate with her. How can she not pay for it?"
Old Madam Shi nodded: "It's good to know which one is more important."
The next day.
Mrs. Song was drinking tea and preparing to take Tian Xiwei and Tian Chongyang out for fun today.
Spring is in full bloom now, and she wants to take her third child to fly a kite. Anyway, the third child doesn't like to study, and he is still at a playful age, and he has been in a bad mood. Going out to relax will help relieve emotional stress.
There was a servant girl, but she was standing in the yard waiting for the right cards, muttering.
"It's getting harder and harder to repay the money now. The eldest girl has no money, but this is an indispensable expense for the old lady. Madam doesn't care. When it comes to the old lady, I can only tell the truth."
"Isn't that right? Even the Marquis is short of money..."
Dong'er looked disgusted and glared at them: "Madam, they are here to ask for money again!"
Mrs. Song sighed and ordered, "Just give them some money. I have no intention of entangled with them today."
Dong'er was so angry that she almost carried her back in one breath: "Madam, you don't even care about the house. They..."
"Go." Mrs. Song said helplessly.
Dong'er went reluctantly and gave them the money they asked for. As for whether the money was really spent on the master, it was hard to say.
Several servant girls left happily.
Dong'er spat: "What the hell! You have so many servants, and if you don't have money to support them, you send a shameless servant to ask for money!"
Chunhua chirped, "These are all tough people. There's no need to get in trouble with them just because of a small amount of money. They are all children of the former Hou family, and they are more or less related to the old lady Shi. The old lady specially made it I sent them here just to embarrass Madam."
Dong'er sighed: "Don't I know yet? I just..."
The two maids saw that Mrs. Song didn't express anything, and they felt like they were aware of it.
The Song family has been in charge of the family for more than ten years, and she has been responsible for all aspects of the family. Several old servants have also been dealing with the Song family for more than ten years.
The Song family is in trouble at both ends.
What's more, these servants are here to ask for money to treat the old lady's illness. If they don't pay, they will say that Mrs. Song is unfilial.
Mrs. Song knew in her heart that the old lady was pretending to be ill, but there was nothing she could do about it.
【well! My mother is always soft-hearted, and there is nothing wrong with these servants, but it is not my mother's fault that I can't support so many servants. That Lao Deng pretends to be sick for three days or two, and then accuses his mother of being unfilial without giving him any money. How shameless! What should we do! 】
[Mom is no longer a family member, but she comes here to lick her pussy and ask for money! I have never seen such a shameless person in my tens of thousands of years of life! My mother is thin-skinned and can't bear to do anything to those innocent servants. It is not an option to continue like this. 】
Tian Xiwei fell into deep thought, cursing in her heart while recalling the plot of the original book.
【Yes, yes. There was a woman in the Jiaofang Division who was the legitimate daughter of the former Pingzhou Chief Envoy. Her name was Jiang Yingliu. Because the governor of Pingzhou had his home confiscated and was exiled, she also joined the Jiaofang Division. This woman is proficient in all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and is also proficient in house fighting. She is a perfect white lotus with green tea. In the original book, as Tian Yujin's concubine, she fought to the death with Tian Yujin's wife, making the heroine of the original book powerless. 】
[Mom, if we invite this great god here, we will kill the scumbag father and his family...]
Mrs. Song's eyes suddenly lit up, and then she said to Dong'er calmly, "When we are ready, we will take the young lady and the third young master out for an outing to fly a kite."
"Madam, the carriage is ready."
The group of people went out for an outing happily.
