It can be paid back slowly. It's just that when he opened the government, he borrowed 600,000 taels from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and has not paid it back yet. Xu Lingyi smiled and said, He Chengbi won a great victory in Fujian, and the emperor wanted to take the opportunity to strengthen the defense of southern Fujian. Last year, the Yellow River burst, and this year

There is a severe drought in Xijiang, and the emperor has many places to spend money. He can gradually stop paying off his previous debts, but at this time, there is no way to borrow money.

Eleven Niang couldn't help laughing: Did Prince Yong borrow it openly or secretly?

Borrowing openly, he went to the emperor and complained about his poverty. Borrowing secretly, Xu Lingyi took out so much money in one go. I wonder if the emperor would doubt the Xu family's financial situation.

Naturally, I borrowed it openly. Xu Lingyi smiled and said, I will take out 200,000 taels, borrow 200,000 taels from the bank, and then borrow another 100,000 taels from relatives and friends, so I won’t be able to borrow much.

Eleven Niang felt that something was wrong: With such a large sum of money, you paid off the debt to Prince Yong like this. Will the emperor slander you and donate more?

Just donate. Xu Lingyi laughed and said, at worst, I will sell all the shops in Daxing Village and Yanjing.

It's not like that," Eleven Niang said blankly. Yanjing's shop is on Dongxi Street. If it is sold, she won't be able to buy it back even if she has money.

I'm also afraid that he won't sell it to me. Xu Lingyi doesn't care. The old ones won't go and the new ones won't come. Don't worry, you won't suffer any loss.

The two were talking here, and Mrs. Jiang had arrived at Xu Sijie's study.

My husband, what's going on? She sat by the bed and touched Xu Sizhen's forehead with the back of her hand. What's wrong with you?

I'm fine. Xu Sizhen didn't expect Mrs. Jiang to come in person, so he sat up with some embarrassment. He hadn't seen his fifth brother for a long time, so he came over to talk to his fifth brother. Unexpectedly, he fell asleep. As he spoke, he laughed twice.

My husband has been helping his father-in-law with the general affairs these days, so he must be tired. Jiang said with a smile, called Baozhu, and went to make a pot of ginseng tea for the fourth master.

No need, Xu Sichen said hurriedly, I’m at Fifth Brother’s place.

Yes. Ms. Jiang smiled and said, Mr. Master, let’s go back.

Xu Sizhen could not stay here any longer, so he followed Jiang back to Danbozhai.

Mrs. Jiang went to make ginseng tea herself and sat aside with a smile to watch him drink tea.

My husband, it will be the ninth day of September in a few days. In previous years, how was the family spending time at this time?

Seeing that there was something in her words, Xu Sizhen said: Do you have any ideas? His eyes fell on her abdomen.

I'm like this, so I naturally have to stay at home. Otherwise, it would be a sin to make my grandmother and mother worry. Mrs. Jiang was angry, but I thought, if there are no special habits in the house, why don't we act as hosts and invite my grandmother?

Mother, five aunts, uncles and sisters from Sixiang Hutong, they all went to Danbozhai to enjoy the chrysanthemums and eat crabs. What do you think?

Xu Sizhen was a little hesitant.

Just after being reprimanded by his father, he threw a banquet without any introspection. If his father knew about it, he would be even more angry.

Mr. Jiang took this into consideration.

But she also has her own intentions.

Does your husband think it’s bad? Jiang said with a smile, it’s best to invite elders on the Double Ninth Festival. I also heard from my sister-in-law that after the Double Ninth Festival, my uncle will go out to collect accounts. We just took this opportunity to get together. Otherwise,

Just have to wait until the Chinese New Year.

The bill collector Xu Sizhen was very surprised. Xu Siqin helped Fang look at the dowry. Although he didn't publicize it everywhere, there is no airtight wall in the world. Xu Sizhen also vaguely heard about it, but he didn't expect Xu Siqin to want to do it again.

Go collect the bill.

Mrs. Jiang nodded and said with emotion: I used to think that my uncle was a cheerful person, but I never thought that he was still a down-to-earth person. If it had been anyone else, he would have gone to collect the accounts through thick and thin and appointed a trustworthy steward and then left. Again.

He said, "I heard from my sister-in-law that the reason why the uncle wanted to collect the bill was mainly because he wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to do some selling and buying to subsidize the family income."

No way. Xu Sizhen didn't believe it. The third uncle should have a lot of money in his hands.

It's all in vain. After all, the third uncle of the Jiang family has been separated for so many years, and he doesn't have a serious job. With one less one, money is inevitably tight. But the third uncle came from the Yongping Marquis Mansion after all. This year

Four seasons of entertainment and family favors were a big expense. My sister-in-law often took her own money to help in emergencies. My uncle didn’t want to use my sister-in-law’s dowry and planned to do some small business. My sister-in-law advised my uncle that there is also business in this business.

Tips. Why not help the sister-in-law manage the dowry accounts first? Go around and look around. It won’t be too late to open a shop when you have an idea of ​​the business. The uncle heard that it made sense, so he started to help the sister-in-law manage the accounting factory.

Sometimes when the accounts were unclear, I had to go to the farm to have a look. I met people doing business on the road, and naturally I had to chat with them for a few words. The uncle who came and went took advantage of the time to collect the accounts and made several transactions, all of which made money.

Gradually, I have a way to do it. I heard that I am planning to spend money on Yanjing East Street or West Street in the next two years. He smiled and said, I heard my sister-in-law said that in the past, the third uncle had the final say in everything at home. Now the uncle has the final say.

Now that I have become the breadwinner of the family, my third uncle has to consult my uncle if anything happens.

Xu Sizhen's eyes lit up as he listened.

Mrs. Jiang saw this and was very happy in her heart. She simply talked about Mrs. Jin.

My husband doesn’t know yet, but San Bo is an empty shell.

Xu Sizhen was shocked: Who did you listen to?

The third sister-in-law said it herself. Mrs. Jiang smiled and said that the third uncle’s Dai Lu was not enough to buy two days of rice. But the third uncle’s colleagues were richer and richer than the other. The third uncle could not act alone, but what if

Just go with the flow. When the third uncle was in the Imperial Guard, he was just a small standard-bearer and couldn't get any profit. Well, in another place, even if the father-in-law or the fourth uncle came to help and speak, he still had to take care of what should be done.

, otherwise, others will think you are stingy, they will never deal with you again, and they will not take care of you if you do anything good.

The third uncle simply didn't look for anyone, and tried to find a way to make friends with Shangfeng. He spent a lot of money during the Chinese New Year. For this matter, the third sister-in-law sold the house she was dowed with.

How could the dowry house be sold? Xu Sizhen asked in astonishment, could it be that the third uncle and the eldest brother just let them do whatever they want?

I asked the third sister-in-law the same thing. Jiang said, the third sister-in-law said that more firewood than more rice is not as good as many days. The uncle and sister-in-law saw that their life was difficult, and they always defended them. Even if they went to the street to buy a box of Huā powder, they would get double portions. How could they?

Then he reached out to his sister-in-law for money, and then went back to discuss with his family. When Master Jin heard that it was for this matter, he agreed without saying a word. He also said that this matter had various priorities, and the third uncle's top priority was to find a way and arrange it in the five cities.

If the Soldiers and Horses Division is to be in charge of a party, they can just buy it if the house is gone. But this opportunity is gone, even if you have money, you can't buy it.

Speaking of this, Mrs. Jiang glanced deeply at Xu Sizhen: It can be seen that if this is something serious, whether it is selling land or selling land, none of the elders in the family will not support it.

Really? His wife's words shocked him, and he looked a little absent-minded while holding the ginseng tea.

Why not? Ms. Jiang smiled and said, look at the fifth brother. Because he wants to pursue an official career, there is already a Mr. Chang in the family. His father-in-law also specially asked his uncle to help introduce Mr. Chang. Looking at the sixth brother, he wants to learn boxing and kicking skills.

Not only did my eldest son-in-law go everywhere to find a master, but he even went to Yanjing himself. It was the seventh brother and Sun Laohou who sent two masters over one after another. Think about it, this will take a lot of effort on my part. But regardless of the father-in-law,

No matter whether it is Mr. Sun or Mr. Sun, no one feels troublesome because it affects the futures of the fifth and sixth brothers. Therefore, the priorities must be clearly distinguished.

Xu Sizhen remained silent.

Mrs. Jiang knew that what she said today could only go so far. Any further words would only arouse Xu Sizhen's resentment.

She stood up with a smile and nodded at today's topic: "My husband, please take a break after drinking ginseng tea. I'm going to give birth in a few days, and I'm still counting on my husband to give me some advice then."

Oh, Xu Sizhen has come to his senses, don't worry, I will definitely accompany you when the time comes. Mrs. Jiang smiled and helped Xu Sizhen remove the pillow behind him and replace it with a small square pillow, and persuaded him to lie down.

Xu Sizhen was not sleepy at all, and he couldn't resist his wife's kindness. He lay alone in the inner room where the sound of needle drops could be heard, thinking about Xu Siqin and Xu Sijian over and over again.

In the hall, the Yuan Baozhu family, whose eyes were full of worry, saw Mrs. Jiang coming out, rushed to greet her, and whispered: What's wrong, the fourth young master is not angry?

I have said everything that needs to be said. Mrs. Jiang is not sure yet, it just depends on what Fourth Master thinks.

The fourth young master is a smart man. If Yuan Baozhu's family is busy comforting her, they must understand your good intentions.

I just fulfilled my duty as a wife." Jiang said this, but she secretly prayed that Xu Sizhen would understand her intentions.

Yuan Baozhu's family looked at it and hesitantly called out to the fourth young master: "Look, madam, should we let you know? This way, even if the fourth young master still goes his own way, their girls will have less responsibility."

Mom was still thoughtful. Mrs. Jiang hurriedly said, arrange for someone to send a message quickly. My mother-in-law may have been worried.

This Fang family is really good at talking. Eleven Niang smiled and asked Hu Hu, Brother Jian’s daughter-in-law, really sold the house she was given as a dowry. Why didn’t I hear about this?

It was sold. Hu Bo said with a smile, but she felt that the place was not easy to sell and moved to a smaller house in a smaller location. Eleven Niang laughed, turned to Xu Lingyi and said with a smile, "If you have a good wife at home, you will have a treasure."

.Master Hou should be relieved now, right?

Xu Lingyi was really relieved.

He thought for a while and said: I have something to discuss with you.

Eleven Niang listened carefully.

You said, how about marrying Ying Niang to Brother Jie? Eleven Niang was very surprised.

In her heart they are cousins.

That child has been popular since he was a child. Xu Lingyi said sarcastically, Brother Yu is older and Brother Jin is younger. Only Brother Jie is quite young. Like you, she likes huāhuā carelessly, and you are the same.
Chapter completed!