Chapter 1275 Maintenance
He invited several close friends to help him see his fortune, and even specially invited two masters from Xiangguo Temple.
Although the Feng Shui in Orion Village was good, for such a big event, Xia Shiming still cautiously invited the master to go to the hilltop for a few rounds, and then bought a 380-acre hilltop that the master pointed out had the best Fengshui. .
With the help of Zheng Qing's father, Li Zheng of Orion Village sought the opinions of several high-ranking villagers in the village and finally only charged him 12,000 taels of silver, which was 7 taels less than the original price. With one hundred taels of silver, Xia Shiming was delighted and immediately invited everyone to Juxiang Tower to celebrate.
When Doctor Bai saw that Xia Shiming had bought the mountain, he remembered the agreement he had made with the Zeng family. In the future, Erlang would be named Bai and the Bai family would continue the family line. Then, the Bai family would definitely take root in the capital in the future, and he only A house, a betrothal gift, and a small amount of money to support the family were prepared for Erlang, but there was no preparation for the ancestral cemetery.
Thinking about it, I am getting older, and I may leave as soon as I say it one day. I can’t let the younger generation rush to buy a cemetery when the time comes, right?
Doctor Bai thought for a while, and while the master of Xiangguo Temple was there, he helped him look at a hilltop with about 200 acres of land with good Feng Shui.
When Li Zheng from Orion Village learned that he was the famous Doctor Bai, he even took the initiative to ask for 500 taels less from him.
Master Qi saw that his two friends had prepared cemeteries for their families. He originally wanted to buy one, but when he realized that he had no sons, only two daughters, and both of his daughters were married, he was the only one left in the Qi family. Even if a person dies, his coffin will not cost as much as a mountain.
He opened his mouth and swallowed the words again.
Doctor Bai, who got along with him the most, patted his shoulder and said, "We are all old, and there will be a day in the future. You don't need to prepare a cemetery. When the time comes, just mark a piece of land from the edge of my hill. The place is left to you.”
Master Qi was very moved and thanked him.
After buying Shantou, Xia Shiming went away from all his worries and felt very happy. After coming out of Juxiang Building, he ordered the boy to go to Baiwei Pastry Shop and bought a few snacks for Chu Jingqi to bring to him. My precious grandson eats it.
After returning, Chu Jingqi smiled and said to Xia Zihan, "This is the first time I see my father-in-law overjoyed."
Xia Shiming has a nerdy air, is incapable of dealing with common tasks, and has a rotten brain. He usually treats people with a serious look and seldom smiles. Only when he sees Xia Zihan, will his face smile more.
Now, Xia Shiming has been smiling since he bought Shantou. It can be seen that he is very happy.
Xia Zihan was surprised and said, "I bought more than 300 acres of hilltop. Where did dad get so much money?"
The Xia family lived a simple life with no big expenses. Xia Zihan could estimate how much money the Xia family had in their hands.
It's not that the two elders of the Xia family can't get out the twelve thousand taels of silver, but after taking it out, they're afraid that they won't keep a penny at home.
Chu Jingqi's eyes flickered and he chuckled, "Actually, I gave all that money to my father-in-law."
Then, he gave Gan Song a red envelope the night before, and Gan Song took the initiative to tell the housekeeper about it without his instructions.
And he only learned about it after Gan Song reported it to him the next morning. However, Chu Jingqi was relieved when he invited the housekeeper of the Xia family who had sent New Year gifts to the Xia family for questioning. After learning that Xia Shiming had received some New Year's money, Chu Jingqi breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as your father-in-law accepts it, it's fine as long as he doesn't get angry.
Xia Zihan's eyes widened, as if she couldn't believe that Chu Jingqi would not give the Xia family the New Year's money that he had owed to the Xia family in the past few years. Chu Jingqi looked cold, and no matter how he looked at it, he didn't look like a How can he be such a considerate man?
"Keep looking, keep looking, and you will see a flower on my face." Chu Jingqi's ears turned slightly red when she looked at her, and he put his arms around her and joked, "Marrying such a beautiful and gentle woman... How could my wife be so short? As for my father’s New Year’s money, I didn’t think of it before. Now that I have thought of it, of course I have to make up for what I lacked before. Otherwise, my father-in-law will say behind my back that I am a little bit arrogant and disrespectful.”
"My father won't gossip about people behind their backs." Xia Zihan couldn't help but pinch his waist and defended his father.
"Well, actually, I didn't want to wrong my wife's family, so I made up for the New Year's money." Chu Jingqi pinched Xia Zihan's nose and admitted.
Of course, he also felt that he had treated his father-in-law and his family badly in recent years.
As the in-laws of the Anjun Prince's Mansion, the Xia family should have lived a glorious and prosperous life, but now they live a life of frugality and lack of money. As Xia Shiming's son-in-law, he rarely uses money on weekdays. To support my father-in-law's family.
Now think about it, what his son-in-law did was really inadequate.
"My father is not such a narrow-minded person." Xia Zihan said.
Chu Jingqi hummed, feeling a little guilty and said, "I know that my father-in-law is upright and upright, and as a son-in-law, I feel that I have been very unfilial to him in the past few years."
"How can you be unfilial?" After Xia Zihan defended his father, he was busy defending his husband, "You have done a good job, Aqi, my father will not blame you, and, you see, you did a good job this time , you have solved a big problem in my father’s mind. I don’t know how to thank you.”
"It is the son-in-law's responsibility to relieve his father-in-law's worries and troubles." Chu Jingqi suddenly said with a smile.
If it weren't for Xia Shiming's stubborn temper and his desire to save face, he would have bought the mountain for him long ago, and there would be no need for him to buy it himself.
When the Xia family's New Year's gift arrived, Mrs. Zhuo discovered that this year's Xia family's New Year's gift was twice as thick as in previous years, and there were several pairs of shoes made by Mrs. About a dozen people each made a pair.
Moreover, looking at the stitching, the shoes of the children and Zhuo's Xia Zihan were all made by Mrs. Xia Er. The shoes of Chu Jingqi, Chu Xuanyu and Mr. Chu were made by maids who were excellent at needlework. .
In the past few years, the Xia family has been living in poverty. Mrs. Xia Er would ask the housekeeper to go to the shop to pick up some sewing work and do it for the maids and women below when they have time. She earned half of the money, and the maids and women earned half of it. The other half will be confiscated.
Of course, Mrs. Xia Er didn't have the nerve to add this money to the Xia family, so she would add food to everyone from time to time. After all, Xia Shiming was an official and used his servants' needlework to make money. Not much, and it ruins the reputation.
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