"The money at home is not enough?" Mrs. Ruan frowned. Since the house was depleted two years ago, there has been a large-scale downsizing of servants, and the food has gradually become rough. Later, Madam Bo even started to pay for her daughter-in-law's dowry. idea.
But in the end, it ended with the conclusion that each room is used according to the head of the person on a regular basis. In fact, except for the meals in each room, which are cooked uniformly in the large kitchen, the rest include but are not limited to clothes for the four seasons, monthly wages for servants, and travel expenses. All expenses such as gifts, reading materials, etc. are paid by each house. Although they are not separated, they are not far apart.
"Whether the money is enough is just a matter of grandma's words. If grandma says it's enough, it's enough. If she says it's not enough, it's definitely not enough."
Geng Xingshuang was a little angry.
"You kid, what are you talking about?" Ruan glanced at Geng Xingchen next to her.
Geng Xingchen immediately agreed, "Auntie, I think the fifth sister is right."
Geng Xingshuang is not worried that Geng Xingchen will come to Mrs. Bo and talk about something. Although Geng Xingchen is different from him, Mrs. Bo is her direct grandmother, but the two are not close.
As early as two years ago, their eldest brother-in-law had a quarrel with his wife. Although the third brother-in-law was Mrs. Bo's biological child, Geng Xingchen's mother, Mrs. Jiang, had secretly argued with their eldest brother-in-law in order to prevent Xia from having to pay for her dowry. They joined forces to fight back and finally succeeded in achieving their goal.
Now it seems that the scene two years ago is about to happen again, but I don't know if Banjuan and Xianglan are just the prelude. Are there more and bigger "surprises" waiting later, or is Xia just planning to earn so much this time? .
"Fifth sister, you have a way to save Banjuan, right? Then...can you save Xianglan by the way?"
Geng Xingshuang will definitely not let half the volume be sold, Geng Xingchen is very sure of this.
"That's natural, but saving people will definitely cost money."
Geng Xingshuang was not going to intercept the person directly from the main courtyard. She had other plans for Banjuan, and now she took advantage of this opportunity to transfer Banjuan's deed from the Anping residence directly to her name.
"How much silver do you need...?"
Geng Xingchen was cautious and covered her purse with both hands, fearing that Geng Xingshuang would say a value that she could not bear.
"It depends on how much money grandma receives from Mrs. Yu."
Before Geng Xingchen could continue to ask, Geng Xingshuang said to Ruan: "Mom, I'm leaving the house now. By the way, you need to rest your eyes for a quarter of an hour while you embroider. Jinzhan, help me keep an eye on it."
Jinzhan, who was sitting on the small table next to Ruan, was immersed in embroidering a handkerchief. He only greeted Geng Xingshuang and Geng Xingchen when they came in, and nodded immediately after hearing the words.
"Don't worry, girl. I will definitely watch my wife carefully and remind her to rest her eyes on time."
"And yourself, don't forget that you earn money to live a good life. If you are not in good health, there will be no good life."
Geng Xingshuang spoke sincerely, feeling that if she continued like this at such a young age, she might one day turn into a noisy old woman, and she would simply bear the unbearable weight of her life.
Ruan and Jinzhan nodded repeatedly, very obediently.
"Don't worry Xingshuang, mother knows."
"Don't worry, girl, this slave will wake up."
Geng Xingshuang found it difficult to rest assured, but it didn't matter. She had told Jinbao a long time ago that as long as Jinbao was around, they wouldn't be able to continue embroidering.
Geng Xingchen followed Geng Xingshuang out of Anping's residence, and then he couldn't help but ask.
"Fifth sister, don't we go to the main courtyard?"
"Not going."
"Where to go?"
"Go to... Ningdu Mansion Office."
Geng Xingshuang calculated in her mind that at this time, her uncle should not have left the Yamen yet.
"Girl, the carriage is coming."
Geng Xingshuang looked toward the entrance of the alley and saw Li Deng driving a carriage driving over.
"Hua Curtain, you are so awesome!"
Although Geng Xingchen knew that since the fifth sister got the approval of her uncle and aunt a year ago and found a way to make money for the female family members of the uncle's house, whether it was the fifth sister herself or the people around her, the people around her aunt, and the people around her uncle. People seem to have changed a lot.
But this time she was surprised again.
They obviously didn't stay in the eldest aunt's house for long. Hua Lian not only went to the outer courtyard, but also asked Li Deng to find a carriage so quickly.
Hua Lian smiled and said: "Thank you Miss Six for the compliment, but our girl is the most powerful."
"Well, the fifth sister is the most powerful."
"Okay, did you two eat honey instead of steamed buns for breakfast today? Each one tastes sweeter than the other. Li Deng is here, let's get in the car."
"By the way, girl, you haven't had your breakfast yet!"
Hua Lian always felt that he had overlooked one thing. He had been busy talking about it this morning, but now he remembered it after being teased by Geng Xingshuang.
"It's okay. When I pass by Lao Zhang's Mutton Soup later, I'll just buy a mutton cake."
Geng Xingshuang said casually while getting on the carriage.
Anyway, she has long been tired of eating the same breakfast in the house, except for steamed buns and white porridge, or steamed buns and white porridge. She can no longer remember whether the last time she had meat buns for breakfast was two months or three months ago.
Thinking of the various breakfast shops hidden in the corners of the steel forest in the dream, oh, they are called breakfast shops. Those small shops hide all kinds of fried, cooked, or white soft food. , or browned, or thick oily red sauce, or fresh and smooth breakfast food, she couldn't help but swallow her saliva, feeling even hungrier.
Geng Xingchen couldn't help but swallow his saliva, "Fifth sister, I also want to eat mutton pancakes."
"I'll buy them for you. There are also curtains and lanterns for you all to eat." It's just a few mutton cakes. Although money is tight now, Geng Xingshuang still doesn't want to eat a few cakes.
Two-quarters of an hour later, Geng Xingchen not only had a full meal, but also asked Huali to wait outside the government office with a small basket of mutton cakes. Li Deng stepped forward and presented two cakes to the government office servants.
"Master, please call out Captain Ruan and tell him that his niece is looking for him. By the way, Captain Ruan hasn't patrolled the streets yet, has he?"
The two yamen servants neatly stuffed the mutton patties into their arms. As soon as they smelled them, they knew they were the mutton patties from Old Man Zhang's house on Changning Street.
"Ruan Tou is in the Yamen. It's not time to patrol the streets yet. I'll go in and report it now."
One of the yamen servants ran in quickly.
After a while, a middle-aged man in a soap suit strode out. He was of medium height and strong. Every step seemed powerful, but he gave people a sense of lightness. He was obviously very skilled.
As soon as this man saw Geng Xingshuang waiting outside, his expression immediately softened. "Xingshuang, why do you think of visiting your uncle today? Is it your old woman... what did Mrs. Uncle do?
Ruan Jin wanted to say whether the old woman from the Anping Mansion was a monster again, but when his eyes caught Geng Xingchen beside Geng Xingshuang, he abruptly pulled back the conversation and consciously wanted to speak more tactfully.
Admittedly, it's not that euphemistic.
However, Geng Xingchen acted as if she hadn't listened. Anyway, her grandmother didn't like their third wife, and she didn't like her grandmother either, so her love for protecting her relatives had long been worn away.
