Yun Chu laughed to himself.
In her previous life, she thought that the Xie family was poor, so she voluntarily subsidized the dowry. She never mentioned this matter for fear of damaging the dignity of the Xie family.
But the old lady's ability to take out 20,000 taels of silver in one go is enough to prove that the Xie family has a certain amount of wealth.
Thinking back now, her father-in-law is the only scholar within a hundred miles, and Xie Jingyu is the youngest number one scholar. The Xie family is indeed not very good in the capital, but it is very prestigious in their local area. So many landlords and squires put their property on the The annual income under the Xie family's name is definitely not a small amount.
Mother Zhou presented the banknote.
Yun Chu took a step back, knelt down and said, "The money you gave me will also be used for the daily expenses of the whole house. The old lady should take it back."
The old lady always felt that something was different about her grandson-in-law.
Ever since the child in my granddaughter-in-law's belly died, she has become particularly docile and obedient and respectful to her as an elder.
This was the first time that he used retreat to advance to control her.
Guess?
When this word appeared in her mind, the old lady immediately shook her head.
Yunchu has nothing to do and will never have a child of her own in this life, so only the Xie family can control her!
"Chu'er, your words have killed me." The old lady said, "I didn't know before. If I had known earlier, how could this have happened today? You can put this money back into the dowry list. I will let you know later." Mother Zhou put all the income from your father-in-law's business in the public account. From now on, if you are short of money, come to me and you are not allowed to use your body anymore, remember?"
Yun Chu held the old lady's hand with his backhand, his face full of emotion: "As expected, the old lady still loves me. Before, my mother asked about a hundred-mile peony screen in the dowry, and I was still trying to find some excuse to deal with it. Now Well, now that I have enough money, I can buy another one that’s similar..."
Hearing this, the old lady broke into a cold sweat.
Fortunately, she generously returned the money. If Mrs. Yun got suspicious and came to Xie's house in person, she wouldn't be able to hide it.
"Good boy..." The old lady patted Yunchu's hand, "I can rest assured that the Xie family is in your hands. Thank you for your hard work."
Yun Chu paused and said: "I usually take care of the general affairs alone. It is reasonable for the old lady to be a little suspicious. How about this? Sister Ping is old and will soon get married. Let's Let her follow me and take care of the house."
Mrs. Xie didn't express her position. If she nodded immediately, it would appear that she didn't trust Yun Chu.
Mother Zhou, who was waiting at the side, said on her behalf: "The eldest lady will be the mistress of some house in the future. She must learn these things."
The old lady took a sip of tea before saying, "Sister Ping, what do you mean?"
Xie Ping's face was full of smile: "I am willing to learn!"
My mother kept the Xie Mansion in good order. If I learned her mother's skills, it would be much easier to marry into a wealthy family.
Yun Chu smiled and said: "After you greet me tomorrow morning, you will stay in Yusheng Residence and follow me."
After she finished speaking, she stood up and left.
Tingshuang followed behind, holding the butler's pair of cards and a large pile of banknotes.
The old lady sighed and called Yun Chu to come. It was obvious that she wanted to bring an army to investigate, but in the end she suffered a heavy loss and lost more than 20,000 taels of silver.
Xie Shi'an's eyes were dim. He really felt that his mother was different...
Yun Chu slowly walked back to Yusheng Residence.
When I walked to the entrance of the courtyard, I saw several maids surrounding it.
It turned out that there were three characters on the plaque at the entrance of the courtyard. The word "jade" was missing a little, and the maids and servants were trying to make up for it.
"Madam, it's really strange that the good Yushengju became Wangshengju." Tingxue said, "Why don't you ask your Excellency to write a new plaque?"
Yunchu looked up at those three words.
This courtyard existed before she got married. Xie Jingyu originally lived alone. After she moved in, Xie Jingyu moved to the courtyard next door.
She said: "I don't want the word "yu" anymore, I will call her Shengju from now on."
The maids and boys looked at each other and saw disbelief in each other's eyes.
The word "yu" in Yushengju is one of the characters in the adult's name. Is it really okay to just remove it like this?
Tingshuang said coldly: "Didn't you hear what Madam said? Why are you still standing there?"
A group of people quickly got to work with ladder tools.
As soon as Yun Chu sat on the chair, he saw the waiter in the courtyard of his mother-in-law Yuan's family bringing in two thousand taels of silver: "Madam is doing things for Xie's family. Madam knows in her heart that she specially asked the old slave to bring the silver so that Madam can go and fight." Get a look you like and buy some good fabrics.”
She pursed her lips.
After she got married, her mother-in-law, who had been bedridden for more than ten years, suddenly recovered from her illness.
So my mother-in-law always believed that she was destined to be blessed.
As her mother-in-law, she is still a little bit sincere to her.
But this sincerity disappeared after what happened to the Yun family...
Yun Chu gathered all the money together and handed it to Tingshuang: "Give it to Uncle Chen and ask him to buy as much ice as he has. If you don't have enough money, you can go to the bank to borrow it."
Tingshuang took advantage of the night to go.
That night, Yun Chu slept fairly well.
When she opened her eyes in the morning, it was still dark. She got dressed and went out. Xie Shian was sitting in the side hall waiting to greet her.
Seeing her coming out, he quickly stood up: "Mother."
Yunchu asked him gently: "Have you eaten yet?"
Xie Shi'an shook his head: "After I came out of the ancestral hall, I came directly to my mother. In the past two days, I have figured out a lot of things. Thank you for your mother's teaching and punishment."
"Just figure it out." Yun Chu said with a smile, "Sit down and have a meal with me."
Xie Shian breathed a sigh of relief.
His mother was still as kind to him as before. It seemed that he was overthinking.
Halfway through the meal, Yun Chu put down his chopsticks and said, "I was reading a book yesterday and saw a story. Do you want to listen to it?"
Xie Shi'an put down his chopsticks and looked like he was listening.
In the past, Yunchu would occasionally chat with him about some interesting things on the imperial battlefield. Now that he suddenly wanted to tell a story, he was not surprised.
Yun Chu spoke slowly: "It is said that there was a woman who raised three children, but when the children grew up, they killed her because of a little conflict. Do you think the children did the right thing?"
"Of course it's not right!" Xie Shi'an looked indignant, "These three people are simply heartless and unworthy of being sons of man!"
Yun Chu asked: "What if these three children are not the woman's biological children?"
Xie Shi'an said: "Nursing kindness is better than giving birth to kindness. The woman who raised them is their mother. No matter what, she should not kill her mother!"
Yun Chu nodded: "Then if this woman may have participated in the rebellion, the three children killed the woman just to protect themselves and the entire family. At this time, do you still think they did something wrong?"
Xie Shi'an didn't give the answer so quickly.
He pondered for a while, then raised his head and said slowly: "The life of the entire family is naturally more important than that of a woman. If the woman knew that the child killed her for the prosperity of the family, I think she would And he is willing to die.”
Yunchu smiled: "Thank you."
Xie Shi'an suddenly realized something was wrong: "What did mother thank me for?"
Yunchu curled his lips.
Of course, thank him for making the same choice as in his previous life.
Thanks to him, he was still the same as in the previous life, so when she made a move, there would be no hesitation.
