Chapter 1156 Reminder
If the family were to be separated, she couldn't let Xia Zijiang leave the house without any compensation. She couldn't do what Mrs. Xia could do.
Separating Xia Zijiang away will cause gossip among outsiders. If she doesn't share some property to provide them with food and clothing, she will be drowned in spit when she goes out in the future.
Besides, Xia Zijiang is Xia Shiming's eldest son, his biological son, and he should get a share of the family's property.
Although the Xia family has no property, only the three shops given by Xia Zihan, which are still hidden from Xia Shiming, she still has to give it to Xia Zijiang. As for Xia Shiming, even if he blames her for accepting it in the first place, She had to suffer the loss of Xia Zihan's shop.
As for how much and what to divide, it was up to Mrs. Xia Er to figure it out herself, but Mrs. Xia Er was worried.
The annual rent for these three shops is 120 taels of silver. For Xia Zijiang, the annual rent is 40 taels of silver.
More than three taels of silver a month. If it were an ordinary family, more than three taels of silver would be enough to support a couple. But, where are the servants?
A servant's monthly salary, even a little maid who sweeps the floor, only needs half a tael of silver a month, and she also has to take care of food, clothing, and sleep.
When Miss Lu gets married, she needs to have two servants. Xia Zijiang also needs to keep a servant. The servant’s monthly payment is twenty taels of silver a month, as well as food, drink and clothing for these people. , all get money.
If one shop wants to feed and clothe Xia Zijiang's family, it may not be enough.
However, it wasn't enough. No matter how much she had, she couldn't afford it. She couldn't give him all three shops. Then what would so many people in the Xia family eat?
Mrs. Xia Er thought about it, and decided to use her savings to buy a few more small villages. By then, one small village would be given to Xia Zijiang, which would be enough to support their family.
She spent some of the 8,000 taels of silver that Xia Zihan gave her last year, and the remaining 6,700 taels of silver, used 4,000 taels of silver to buy three small villages with more than 100 acres of land. One son each.
Of the remaining three thousand taels of silver, one thousand taels of silver will be kept as a reserve. One thousand taels of silver will be used to buy some betrothal gifts for Xia Zijiang. Also, when Xia Zijiang separates his family, he must give 500 taels of silver anyway, as well as a banquet...
Mrs. Xia Er calculated silently in her mind, and after she finished calculating, she asked Xia Zihan to help her buy a few small villages.
She knew that Xia Zihan had a manager who specialized in handling this matter, and asking her to handle it would get twice the result with half the effort than doing it by herself.
"A village and a small shop can be enough for the couple to live if they plan carefully. However, after the separation, mother plans to let the couple live at home?" Xia Zihan raised his eyebrows in disapproval.
With Xia Zijiang's temper, stealing and gambling... Mrs. Xia Er was also afraid of living close to him, but there was nothing she could do about it.
She said helplessly, "Your father and I are planning to open up the courtyard where his mother used to live for him to live in. The courtyard is close to the north courtyard wall. When the time comes, a door will be opened on the wall to let them in and out. Here, a courtyard wall is built in the middle to separate the two families. Even if they want to come here, they have to go out and come in through the gate."
In this way, we can be safer.
The Xia family has a weak financial background, but they cannot let Xia Zijiang steal it.
Xia Zihan felt dissatisfied, she said, "It's easy to keep this evil wolf. In the future, when the two younger brothers become talents, it will be difficult to drive the evil wolf out."
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You must know that Xia Zijiang is the son of the Xu family, and the blood of the Xu family flows in his bones, and his temperament is also inherited from the Xu family. The Xu family has always been unreasonable, and so is the Xu family, and so is Mrs. Xia. From now on, , Xia Zijiang will be the same.
Now, Xia Zijiang has no shortage of food, clothing, and money for him to spend. His true nature has not been revealed yet. After the separation of the family, Miss Lu will be tight-lipped. If he has no money, what will he do with stealing? Not coming out?
When his two younger brothers become successful, he still has to climb up the pole and refuse to leave, or even rely on his two younger brothers to support his family? Miss Lu may not be able to do this, but Xia Zijiang can definitely do it.
Xia Zihan reminded Mrs. Xia Er, "The incident of the second wife of the Chu family is still fresh in my mind. My mother has not forgotten it, right?"
The matter with the second wife of the Chu family was such a big fuss, how could Mrs. Xia Er not know about it.
At first, the people in the second bedroom of the Chu family were divided out. Mr. Chu did not buy another house for them. Instead, he carved out a courtyard in the Anguo Gong's mansion for the people in the second bedroom of the Chu family to live. However, the second bedroom of the Chu family was later allocated. After almost all his money and belongings were eaten, he regretted the separation of the family, and even joined forces with Mrs. Chu to rob the Chu family's main house.
When Mrs. Xia Er thought about that, she suddenly had a sudden idea in her heart, "Thank you, Princess, for reminding me. I know what to do."
In the evening, she would persuade Xia Zijiang to live separately. At worst, she would temporarily buy a small village for Xia Zijiang and then buy him a small house.
As for buying properties for Xia Zihai and Xia Ziye in the future, we will talk about it later. They are still young anyway, and it will take seven or eight years for them to get wives.
Right now, Xia Zijiang's matter must be sorted out first.
Mrs. Xia Er said, "Then please ask the princess not to buy so many small houses, but just buy one. With the remaining money, we can buy a small house with two rooms for them to live in."
It is very rare for a stepmother to be able to do this in a difficult family situation.
She also tried her best.
In the future, if Xia Zijiang comes to trouble her, she will have something to say.
Xia Zihan did not accept the money handed over by Mrs. Xia Er. She said, "Mother should leave these money to my two younger brothers for their studies. As for the purchase of the small village and the house, just leave it to me. The money matters should be left to my mother." Don’t worry about it.”
"How can that be done? How can I get you to pay for it?" Mrs. Xia Er's expression changed and she said with a straight face, "How can there be a reason for the younger brother to separate the family and let the married sister buy the house and village? Tell me, I and you Dad is going to be drowned in spit.”
No matter what, he gave Xia Zihan four thousand taels of silver notes, "Yu Niang, you must take this silver. As for the money for your two brothers' studies, we still have it at home. If there is no more, I will follow If you open your mouth, I won’t be polite to you. Don’t worry, I won’t save Brother Hai and Brother Ye from studying.”
Mrs. Xia Er insisted on giving the money to Xia Zihan, and Xia Zihan accepted it.
Mrs. Xia Er was right. When the brothers of the natal family separated, there was no reason for the married aunt to buy a house. It would not be nice to hear about this.
Xia Zihan took the four thousand taels of silver given by Mrs. Xia Er and returned to the Chu Mansion, summoned Chu Lin and told her the matter.
(End of chapter)