Chapter 277 Partnership
Chu Lin kept talking until almost noon, the little maid from the front yard came to report, "Mrs. Xia is here. She said she was visiting the old lady. As soon as she entered the Weeping Flower Gate, the old lady asked the county master to come over."
Humph, visiting the old lady, who knows? Why didn’t she come to visit yesterday, but why did she come now?
Chu Lin looked unbelieving and said enthusiastically, "Master, please go get close to the people around her."
"Mud monkey, you just can't stop for a moment." Xia Zihan laughed and scolded, but he didn't stop her.
Chu Lin ran away with a smile.
Xia Zihan put on a cloak, put on the forehead balm she had just embroidered for Zeng, and went to Zeng's yard.
Mrs. Xu was talking to Mrs. Zeng, and when she opened her mouth, she was full of complaints, "I just sent a letter asking where to build a shed, how big it should be, and how many pots to build. I didn't give you a single word of instructions. You just said that you can build a shed at home." Two long-term workers, and I am a woman, so I don’t understand this..."
"Grandma." Xia Zihan walked in, interrupted Mrs. Xu's chatter, saluted Mrs. Zeng, and nodded lightly to Mrs. Xu, "Mother, you are here.
But he didn't salute Mrs. Xu.
A trace of displeasure flashed in Mrs. Xu's eyes. Before she could speak to lecture her, she heard Xia Zihan ask, "What's the matter with mother? Tell me, the doctor told me that my grandmother must take a good rest quietly due to her illness. Don’t bother me.”
He was blaming Mrs. Xu for disturbing the patient.
Mrs. Xu's eyes were red, and she wiped away her tears with a touching voice, "Look at me, the child has to say, I am also anxious, old lady, don't blame me."
"We are all a family, and it's not easy for you either." Zeng said politely.
Mrs. Xu went to Xia Zihan's yard.
Xia Zihan climbed onto the kang, and as soon as she sat down cross-legged, Mrs. Xu, who was getting on the kang, wanted to hold her hand to show her closeness.
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Xia Zihan happened to go to get the big pillow, put it behind her back, and half-reclined comfortably, looking at Mrs. Xu who retracted her hand calmly.
"Mom, isn't she here just to visit grandma?"
It was the first time she had seen such a picky person when she came to visit a patient with empty hands.
Haha...
Mrs. Xu shed a few tears, wiped the corners of her eyes with the handkerchief, and said, "Your father sent a letter, saying that the emperor had issued an order to set up a tent to provide porridge on the outskirts of the city, but..."
She choked with sobs and continued to complain, "There are only two elders in the family. There are not enough people, no wood, no rice, not even a big pot. How can you ask my mother to build a shed?"
"Your father's salary of thirty-five taels a month is not enough for this family. How can he have enough money to donate porridge?"
"Rice is not cheap either. In the past two days, it has almost reached 100 cents per catty. I sent the housekeeper to buy rice, but I went all over the market and couldn't find any."
As he said this, Mrs. Xu burst into tears.
Xia Zihan sat still and let her cry.
Mrs. Xu cried for a while, and when she saw that Xia Zihan was indifferent, she was so angry that her teeth itched.
Playing the piano to a cow is a waste of energy.
The stick was thrown out, but the other party didn't pick it up. She had no choice but to take the initiative, "Yu Niang, you are also your father's eldest daughter. Your father's life is difficult. Can you help your father?"
"How do you want me to help?" Xia Zihan smelled faintly.
Mrs. Xu's eyes lit up, and she thought there was something interesting, so she said, "You and the old lady both have orders. According to the emperor's decree, the Chu family should also build a shed to serve porridge. Otherwise, let's build it together as a partnership." .”
So this is what she had in mind?
Xia Zihan sneered in his heart, but said on his face, "Okay, let's get the two families together. You have few long-term workers there, so I'll send a few more long-term workers here. As for the wood and big pots, I do have them here. But Mi Liang’s family also Not much, only three to five kilograms of rice left. There are hundreds of people in the family who still need to eat. This little rice must not be taken out. You see... If you want to sell grain, I will tell the steward to go. "
"But let's talk about the ugly things first. The so-called blood brothers have settled the accounts. The money spent on buying rice and grain is half for each of our families. Although I am a junior, I will never take advantage of my mother."
The younger generation is embarrassed to take advantage of their elders, so wouldn’t it be even more shameless for the elders to take advantage of their younger generation?
Xia Zihan's words tied the knot in Xu's heart.
However, she was thicker-skinned than the city wall, so she agreed, "Okay, your father will give you the money. You won't be left without money. However, your father has been tight on money recently. Do you think you can help your father first?"< br>
After you spend the money and sell the rice, who will give you the money back?
As long as you dare, go and ask for the debt from your father. Hum... I don't believe you really dare to ask for it.
"I see, I can't be the master of this family. Grandma is in charge of the middle school, and Manager Lu is in charge of the outer courtyard. I have to discuss it with Manager Lu."
Then, after thinking for a while, he added, "Why don't you let Mr. Lu go to my father to discuss how many pots of porridge will be cooked a day and how much rice the two families need to buy?"
Go find the master, then she...
Mrs. Xu's expression changed, and she was a little angry that this girl was being dishonest. She didn't know whether it was intentional or she just didn't know.
She gritted her teeth, feeling a little displeased, "For this little matter, don't bother your father. Just tell the steward at home to take care of it."
It seemed like he was going to hammer it down, but he didn't ask Xia Zihan whether he agreed or not.
"Also, after all, you are also the future head of the Chu family. How can you not care about the family affairs at all? Your grandmother is now old and in poor health. You'd better take care of the middle school immediately so that your grandmother can have some free time. Take good care of yourself.”
A flash of calculation flashed in Xu's eyes, "If you don't know how to take care of it, my mother Qin is a good housekeeper. How about I lend it to you first?"
Huh, if you want to insert someone into Chu's house, this Xu family is really good at sneaking around. Xia Zihan refused unhurriedly, "Mother Qin is my mother's right-hand assistant. I don't dare to borrow it. There are many caring mothers in the family who can use it, so there is no need to borrow it."
"Also, I will discuss the rice grain matter with my father. Since my mother can't handle it, I can't watch the Xia family fail to fulfill the emperor's decree, so I will also help."
It's just up to her how to help.
Mrs. Xu looked stunned for a moment, "Didn't you promise me this? Why did you say it back?"
"It was my mother who didn't give me a chance to agree." It wasn't her who retorted.
Xu's face instantly turned ugly.
When noon arrived, Xia Zihan didn't keep her here for lunch, and didn't bother to deal with her. He brought tea and told Nuanyu to see off the guests.
Mrs. Xu came to visit, but she didn't get any benefits except asking Xia Zihan to agree to set up a tent and serve porridge with the two families. When she returned home, she angrily threw her favorite cup made of pastel plum branches.
After the fall, Mrs. Xu lay down on the chair with regret.
This is the only set of cups left in her trousseau. Now one is missing. When guests come in the future, what will she use to entertain them?
A set of cups costs at least a dozen taels of silver.
Damn it, she actually threw more than ten taels of silver into the water because she was angry with that smelly girl.
She was so angry.
The one hundred taels of silver she had just put into her pocket had to be spent nearly half of it, all because of that bitch.
Mrs. Xu cursed Xia Zihan in her heart, but Xia Zihan was happily having lunch with Mr. Zeng and Mr. Zhuo.
After eating, Xia Zihan found Butler Cui and told him, "We will set up the shed with the Xia family's shed. Instruct the workers to build more space."
"Okay, I'll give you my orders right now." Butler Cui nodded and responded.
After sending away Butler Cui, Xia Zihan sent Chu Fei to tell Xia Shiming.
Of course, she would not ask her father for money. She would tell Mrs. Xu like that. In fact, she knew her father very well.
She just gave her father a thousand taels of silver not long ago, and now the emperor has decreed that every household must set up tents to provide porridge. She believes that it is impossible for her father not to give the Xu family money,
But Mrs. Xu cried out in front of her that she had no money to buy food. She clearly wanted to pocket the money her father gave her, thinking that she would not bother to tell her father about it.
Mr. Xu has been shrewd all his life, but there will be times when an eagle pecks his eye.
In the evening, when Xia Shiming learned that Mrs. Xu had actually plotted against the Chu family's rice grain, his face turned black with anger and his veins bulged. He stared at her fiercely and reprimanded her.
Mrs. Xu cried so sadly.
But Xia Shiming didn't even frown and went to Aunt Zhang's house.
When he woke up the next day, Xia Shiming cast a dead spirit on Xu, "Send your steward to buy a hundred taels of rice and deliver it to Chu's house soon."
Then he hated that iron could not become steel, stamped his feet angrily, and said angrily, "Even if I, Xia Shiming, am useless, I can't take advantage of my mother-in-law's family. If this spreads out, will I still be able to stay in my official career?"< br>
When Xu heard this, he trembled violently.
What does it mean if you don't stay in the official career?
She just thought that after all, the Chu family had to cook one pot of porridge and two pots of porridge, so why not cook it together with the Xia family?
Is it such a small thing worth risking your future for?
When she thought that she would not be able to keep the one hundred taels of silver in her pocket, Mrs. Xu felt aggrieved and burst into tears.
It's a pity that she was flirting with a blind man, and Xia Shiming failed to understand.
Xu stamped her feet angrily and lay back in the room.
She didn't get up until noon, and finally took out the one hundred taels of silver notes that Guo An had given her yesterday to provide porridge for disaster relief, handed it to Qin's mother, and told her to go to the market to buy rice with the steward.
Until Qin's mother left, Mrs. Xu still stood there with a face of pain.
The bank note was gone as soon as it was warm.
What makes her even more irritated is that yesterday she threw a set of cups with her hands, but now she doesn't even have money to buy tea sets.
She has never had such a hard time since she got married.
I thought that when I came to the capital, I could live a good life with the master, but I didn't expect that my life would be much harder than before in the Xia family.
She was really worried to death.
But Xia Zihan, that bitchy girl, didn't know how to do it. Every time she tried to get something from her hand, she got rid of it with smooth words.
In the end, she will be the one to be embarrassed.
It seemed that she and that bitch were incompatible and at odds with each other.
Xu hit the wall with hatred.
(End of chapter)