History of Struggle of Salted Fish

Yu Wenchuan lingered in his hometown for more than ten years, and finally settled the affairs of Brother Rui and Xiang Wan. Remembering that he had been away from home for six or seven years, he had never received his monthly bill, so he stopped by the accountant.

Yu Wenchuan is the second son in the family, and the eldest brother Yu Wenhao also took the imperial examination route. After the elder Yu graduated from school, he only became a small seventh-rank county magistrate, which is far behind his younger brother. In terms of net worth, of course it is not the same.

But no matter how outstanding Yu Wenchuan is, most of the Yu family's property will be left to the eldest brother in the future, who will let him be the eldest son.According to the rules of the Yu family, the two brothers should put their income into the public office every year, and then the family will allocate a certain amount of silver taels for household use according to the share. When there are major events such as weddings and funerals, the public office has a regular distribution, just like For Fan's burial, the family paid 5000 taels of silver. Of course, he had to make up for the shortfall.

Except for his marriage and the loss of his wife this time, Yu Wenchuan has never spent any money in the family. Even the money he has been promoted several times in the officialdom was assisted by his wife in the early years. , and he, Mr. Yu, has a wealth of money.

Yu Wenchuan has been an official for more than ten years. Not to mention the salary, even the income from the property adds up to five or six million taels of silver, and at least 60 taels are handed over to the family every year. The future of offering sacrifices to the fields at home has to be taken into account, so Yu Wenchuan has kept his secrets since he left Jizhou because the sky is high and the emperor is far.This time, Brother Rui's identity has been determined, and Yu Wenchuan finally has a big stone in his heart. When the family is separated, he will pass on the family business he has accumulated over the years to his son, and he will no longer have to hate and press the gold thread every year to make wedding clothes for others .

The monthly cases of Yu Wenchuan's first house are more than 300 taels in total, including his own, Fan's and several children, but no concubine's.Over the years, I have already saved more than 2 taels. The accountant asked the old man, but he happily gave the banknote to the second master Yu. Yu Wenchuan laughed at himself, and these will be enough for the clan elders to order Rui brother Tooth origin.

It was the eleventh day of the first lunar month when Yu Shilang's family left Jizhou, and they left without any nostalgia.

Xiang Qing and Xiang Wan also don't like living in the ancestral house, there is no other reason, except for the white hangings on their roofs, the other rooms are still decorated with lights and festoons.The two sisters also knew that although it would not be possible for the whole family to observe filial piety for the Fan family, how could they be happy in their hearts.

When she returned to Shangjing, Xie Hongying kept the house in good order, and all the servants kept their own place in the funeral for their mother.Master Yu is very satisfied.

Because it was only on the [-]th day of the first lunar month that the mausoleum hanging seal was needed, it was rare for Mr. Yu to intervene in family affairs for a few days.

Fan's death, the eldest lady is the housekeeper, and Xie Hongying is the assistant, this is what the title should mean.

Brother Rui was young, and he was raised in the Nuan Pavilion in the main courtyard. Now that the mistress has just died, Mr. Yu was afraid that his servants would not take good care of him, so he moved Rui Ge to the backyard, where Xiang Qing lives in the Nuan Pavilion on the east side.

Aunt Lin made a fuss a few times, but Master Yu insisted on not letting go, and finally got so annoyed that he restrained her feet.

Because during the funeral, all banquets were suspended at home, and Aunt Lin couldn't come out to make trouble, so the Yu family was as peaceful as a pool of stagnant water.

Since Fan's death, Xie Hongying has been busy like a spinning top. First, she was busy arranging Fan's funeral affairs, preparing the luggage and instruments for returning home, and later she had to take care of the trivial matters of the family.These few days were finally free, so I thought about handing over Fan's relics to Xiang Qing.It was said that it was a delivery, but in fact, she didn't see everything.Because Xiang Qing was guarding the coffin in the white shed during the few days when the coffin was suspended, Xie Hongying was afraid that the house would lose things in a hurry, so she ordered someone to pack and seal Fan's dowry, and locked it in the warehouse of the main courtyard.

Later, Yu Wenchuan took his children back to his hometown to bury Mrs. Fan. Xie Hongying kept an eye on her. She had seen Mrs. Fan’s dowry before his death. They were brought into the main courtyard of the Yu Mansion in advance. These dowries will belong to the eldest lady Xiang Qing in the future, and sooner or later the main courtyard will have newcomers. In order to avoid the money from touching people's hearts, Xie Hongying decided to simply take advantage of the convenience now and move all these boxes and cages to the backyard. Only under Xiang Qing's nose.

Therefore, on the second day Master Yu returned to his hometown, Mrs. Xie ordered people to carry the things from the main courtyard to the backyard, and locked them in the warehouse behind Xiangqing East Building, and installed three rooms.

Now that Xiang Qing is back, the key to the warehouse must be returned to her as soon as possible.

Xiang Qing took the key, and didn't do anything else, only found Fan's dowry.

The next day, Xiang Qing asked her servants to check her mother's belongings against the transcribed booklet. Except for a set of Huizhou inkstones that were broken, nothing was lost or damaged.

Because during the funeral, the whole mansion will be a vegetarian for a hundred days, and there are no important things to do anywhere, so Xiang Qing asked the maid Banxia to visit Zhao Nanny outside the mansion.

Zhao Mama has been bedridden since Fan's departure, so Xiang Qing has not been to Yu's Mansion for several days after she came back.

Mother Zhao heard the sad news of Fan's death that day, and fainted from depression. These days, she has almost raised her body, but his son Fan Fugui was worried and wouldn't let her get up.

Mother Zhao was also anxious to see Xiang Qing sooner, so she went to Yu's mansion regardless of her son's obstruction.

"The old slave pays his respects to the young lady." Zhao Momo only regarded Fan and Yu Xiangqing as her masters in her heart, and she would only call them slaves to them.

Naturally, Xiang Qing would not accept Zhao Nanny's gift, and helped her up herself.

"Ban Xia said that you were still recuperating in bed yesterday, why did you get up today? The disease is going away like a thread, so don't be careless."

"Miss, don't worry, this old slave can still hold on. I haven't seen Miss for many days, and I really miss you very much."

"Sit down and talk, Liu Zhi, don't drink tea yet." This is not treating you as a servant, but as a guest.

"The old slave came here today to have something to say privately to the eldest lady, you see?"

Xiang Qing asked Ban Xia to take the little maids out before she opened her mouth after deliberation.

"I also happen to have something to ask my mother about the property my mother left me."

"The old slave also came here for this matter. Your mother did hand over all the property behind her to my worthless son, and you, Uncle Fu Gui, took care of it. The account was paid in the past few years, and the Fan Mansion also sent a steward to inspect it. , there is no mistake. I came today and brought all my promise to the eldest lady." As she spoke, Zhao mama took out seven or eight bank notes from her bosom and put them on the tea table.

After a quick glance at Xiang Qing, she felt that the amount was wrong. She had read the account books of the previous year in her mother's cage. If she followed the deed in her hand, the best year of the 16 properties was nearly 4 taels. Promising, Zhao mama brought more than this amount.

"Mommy, which industries are these promising? I have seen very few of them. Mommy will tell me about them."

"Your mother left 26 properties during her lifetime, including 12 in Shangjing, 5 in Luzhou, and 9 in Wucheng. Last year's income was better than in previous years. The income was 3000 taels. All of them are here." Zhao Mama Mama thought Xiang Qing was too little.

"I think it's because my mother left in a hurry and didn't make it clear to my mother. These 26 properties are not all owned by me now. Among them, 5 properties in Shangjing and 5 properties in Luzhou have been left to Aunt Xie. I will pass them on in the future." Give it to my sister Xiang Wan, please trouble Mammy to divide the money according to the accounts."

"Miss, don't be confused. What are the identities of Xie's mother and daughter, how can they divide your property? Your mother was confused when she was ill, but I have to take care of the house for Miss." Her will, but her idea is that the property is in the hands of her son, and she handed over all the money to the young lady, Yu Xiangqing, and she didn't fill her own pockets. Could she still sue the officials?

"It turns out that the nanny knows about it. The nanny should also know that what mother means is also what I mean."

"Miss must not."

"I understand how painstakingly Mammy treated me, but Mammy really made a mistake this time, and it was a big mistake. Mammy probably didn't know that Aunt Xie handed over my mother's dowry to me two days ago. Including the dowry with the deeds and bank notes. Mammy felt that I suffered a loss when I gave the 10 properties to Aunt Xie, so she made decisions for me and ignored the future of the property. Little did I know that Aunt Xie helped me and Xiang Wan accompanied me. , is my biggest support in the future. If today, according to my mother's wishes, I have paid the banknotes, what face will I have to see Xiang Wan in the future. The mother's name is to protect me, but she is mistaken."

"Miss, I..." Mother Zhao blushed when she was told.

"You don't need to say much, Mammy, please take these bank notes back today and divide them up again. You are an old man who has been with my mother for many years. I will also rely on Mammy and Uncle Fugui for support in the future. You don't want to be trapped Am I in an unrighteous place? It’s getting late today, so I won’t keep Nanny anymore. You go back and take care of her, and think carefully about what I said today.”

"The old slave retire."

Xiang Wan went to see her sister, just in time for Nanny Zhao to come out of the east building, and went up to say hello to Nanny Zhao. She always felt that Nanny Zhao's eyes were twinkling today.

Seeing her sister coming, Xiang Qing ordered the little maid to serve tea again, without mentioning why Mammy Zhao came.In the future, mother Zhao and her son will have to take care of these properties, so it is inappropriate for my sister and mother Zhao to have quarrels.

"Why do you still have buns, like a little girl, yes, but the woman who combs her hair in the house can't use it?" Xiang Qing blamed Xiang Wan's dressing up as soon as they met.

It's not that there are no craftsmen in Xiang Wan's room, it's that she thinks it takes a long time to comb her hair every time, and it doesn't count if she smears her hair with oil, and she has to wear a pile of jewelry. Fortunately, in Xiaozhong, there is no need to wear gold silver.

"I'm not in the mansion. I don't need to see guests. What is my sister busy with?"

"You came at a good time. I was looking for you for something. I took advantage of today's free time to pick out some jewelry for you. You are 8 years old, so it's time to dress up."

"Why don't you choose jewelry? We can't go out now."

"It's not for meeting guests, it's because my mother left some things for us. I was busy at home a while ago, so I didn't take care of it."

"My sister's words are even more strange. Since it was left by my mother, it is naturally my sister's dowry. I will choose whatever."

"I don't know how to be ashamed when I talk about marriage at a young age."

"Yes yes yes, I don't know how to be ashamed, I don't know who always holds a jade box to look at." Xiang Wan was talking about a Hetian jade that the merchant gave at that time, and even the box was made of white jade.The time Mrs. Guo delivered the medicine, Xiang Wan saw Xiang Qing staring at the box in a daze. At that time, Xiang Qing thought that there would be twists and turns in her marriage with the merchant, but she waited for Mrs. Guo's kindness.

"I can't say no to you, let's see how I can shame you in the future."

"Then I'll just wait." Xiang Wan also saw that Xiang Qing was too worried recently, and wanted to relieve her.

"Don't interrupt, you will naturally have a share of what mother left behind. This is also what mother means. Not only you, but also find a few for Aunt Xie. It's a thought."

"Then my sister will put it away for me first. It's not enough to go from east to west."

"Alright, wait until the future, anyway, I'll keep it for you first, and you'll have to." Originally, I wanted to say that I would give it to her before she got married, but I was afraid that Xiang Wan would make fun of me if I said it.

What Xiang Wan thought was that in her hand, she could only see but could not move, and if she accidentally touched it, she would feel distressed, so it would be better to keep it with Xiang Qing, the so-called out of sight, out of mind.

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