Chapter 16 Greed for Money
The next day, like yesterday, Xia Zihan knelt in front of the coffin and burned paper money for Mr. Chu Ge.
There was an endless stream of worshippers, coming one after another. The housekeeper, mother-in-law, and maids were so busy that they didn't even have time to drink water.
Zeng, Song Boqing and others were even more busy with their feet never touching the ground and their hands never stopping.
At the beginning of the year, Song Huai obeyed his mother's order and knelt beside Xia Zihan.
"My mother saw you kneeling here alone and asked me to accompany you." His little ears were a little red and his voice was soft. "My mother said, I am your future husband and my great-uncle's nephew and son-in-law. , it’s time to kneel down to your great-uncle.”
Kneeling spirits are all direct descendants.
His mother asked Song Huai to kneel down, probably because she wanted to increase his worth in the Chu family.
Chu Ge only has one heir in his name, Xia Zihan. From now on, everything in the Chu family will belong to Xia Zihan. It will be beneficial for Song Huai to act closer to the Chu family at this time.
If he could please Xia Zihan, then Song Huai would not have the final say in everything about the Chu family.
In his previous life, Song Huai had this idea.
When his grandmother passed away, Song Huai was more attentive than anyone else, trying to please Xia Zihan in every possible way, and even helped Xia Zihan handle her grandmother's funeral.
Later, when Xia Zihan had not yet come out of her grief, he coaxed Xia Zihan and asked her to hand over all the Chu family's property to him.
He said, "You, a girl, are managing these properties, so you have to be fooled by the people below. Instead of being taken advantage of by some slaves, it is better to sell all these properties for money. With the money in hand, You can spend it however you want in the future, rather than asking for money from the managers when you are short of money.”
He told a lot, and she really believed him, and stupidly handed over to him all the properties such as the farmhouse and shop left to her by her grandmother and mother.
As a result, he said that the property worth more than 50,000 taels of silver was sold for 12,000 taels of silver, and she believed it.
At that time, Xia Zihan truly trusted Song Huai, and she would accept whatever he gave. And she had been pampered by her grandmother and grandfather since she was a child, and she never knew the importance of money, so she never doubted that Song Huai would go behind her back and steal her money.
Later, one time, her great-aunt sent someone to Xia's house to invite her to visit the Anyang Marquis Mansion. She overheard his two young men chatting.
Only then did she know that Song Huai had sold her property for a total of 45,000 taels of silver.
At that time, Song Huai fell in love with a poor man in Xinghua Tower and wanted to redeem him and buy a small house to live outside.
But Song Huai had no money, so he focused on the Chu family's property.
He sold those properties for a total of 45,000 taels of silver, but only gave her 12,000 taels of silver. Song Huai swallowed her 33,000 taels of silver.
When she found out, she was furious and immediately went to find Song Huai.
As a result, Song Huai said, "You and I will get married in a month. What's yours is mine. If you don't like her, I'll just sell her out. A woman who can't stand on the stage is worthy of your anger." ”
I actually thought she was jealous.
She was angry that he had lied to her.
However, after hearing that he was going to sell the woman, her mood did feel much better, and her anger was reduced by more than half.
That time, she easily forgave Song Huai.
Thinking of how stupid he was in his previous life, Xia Zihan gritted his teeth in secret hatred and felt heartbroken.
(End of chapter)