Tie Kui Extra Story (72)

Gold silk inlaid with rubies, double luan and emerald green step shaker, emerald auspicious clouds inlaid with gold beaded phoenix tail hairpin, emerald emerald inlaid with precious stones, flower and fruit heads...

Rao Hongbo, who has seen the world, was surprised by the dozen or so jewelry in this box: "Mother, why do you have so many precious jewelry?" These jewelry are not only made of top-notch materials, but also extremely finely crafted. . Anyway, the artisans in the county can never make such fine jewelry.

Chun Ni smiled and said, "This was sent back by your uncle. It is said that it is a palace item. Because it is too expensive, I dare not wear it." Firstly, I was afraid of losing it, and secondly, I was seen attracting thieves.

Back then, Yan Wushuang raided the imperial palace, and then gave some of it to meritorious ministers. After Tie Kui got these things, he asked Zhong Shantong to choose some good jewelry to send back to his hometown.

Zhong Shantong didn't know much about jewelry, so he picked out a dozen beautiful and eye-catching ones.

Hong Bo laughed and said, "No wonder I haven't seen it!" Thanks to her mother's deep hiding, he hasn't seen it for so many years.

Chunni said to the three daughters-in-law: "I'm too old to wear it, so I'll share it with you!"

Hearing this, Wei Shi hurriedly said: "Mother, how can we want your things, you should keep these jewelry yourself!" Husbands coaxed them.

Mrs. Fu glanced at Mrs. Wei, pretending that no one knew her innocence. It doesn't matter now, and then the couple will coax all the jewelry away. But she knew that Chunni would never regret it once she spoke, so she didn't say much.

Chunni smiled and said: "It's useless for me to keep it, I'll share it with you. I will wear it decently when I go to a banquet in the future."

There are ten pieces of jewelry in total, three pieces for each of the three daughter-in-laws. Chunni didn't keep the remaining pair of gold-dotted emerald inlaid pearl earrings, and gave them to Mrs. Fu in front of everyone: "These years, you have to take care of you inside and out, and you have to take care of us. It's hard work." gone."

Webster quit, and immediately said: "Mother, you and your father farm and grow vegetables. The eldest brother and sister-in-law's family don't need to buy food and vegetables. The family has them directly. Even the grandfather also helps to look after the children. Besides, there are maids at home. Mother-in-law, mother-in-law, I really don't see where sister-in-law has worked so hard."

In fact, Webster has long been dissatisfied. The family has food and vegetables to sell, but they have to spend money to buy them. They are all children of the Tie family, why should they be treated differently.

Hongbo and Honglin's faces were both ugly when they heard this, and it was almost saying that their parents were partial.

The two looked at Duan Honglang, only to see that there was an expression of injustice on his face. The faces of the two brothers became more and more ugly.

As if she didn't hear Wei Shi's words, Fu took the gemstone earrings and said with a smile on her face, "Mother, this is what I should do." If she doesn't take it now, the earrings will definitely be coaxed by the second child.

As for the youngest daughter-in-law, Yu Shi, she lowered her head and said nothing. Before she got married, she knew that the second wife was notoriously difficult, but luckily they couldn't stay together, so she didn't worry about it.

Tiehu hates Duan Honglang and his wife extremely. If Chunni hadn't wanted to share things, he wouldn't have asked Duan Honglang and his wife to come over. Once the couple came over, the atmosphere was not good.

Hearing these words, he sneered and said: "How much are the food and vegetables worth? I don't know how much money your mother subsidized you secretly, but the house and shop cost more than four hundred taels of silver. Why don't you say these things? You have emptied your parents' bottom, and now they have the face to say that they are partial." If you want to say a loss, Hongbo is the one who loses the most. However, Tie Kui found him a good job as the chief bookkeeper, even if Chun Ni secretly subsidized Duan Honglang, Fu could still feel calm. Otherwise, Fu's heart will not be tolerant.

Duan Honglang and Wei Shi were very afraid of Tiehu, and when they saw him speak, they didn't dare to say anything.

Tie Hu didn't look at the couple again, but said to Hong Lin: "The house and land in my hometown don't exceed three hundred taels in total. If you're not at home in the future, the land won't be distributed to you. Let Hong Bo give it to you." You are one hundred and fifty taels of silver."

Hong Lin quickly shook his head and said, "Grandfather, I haven't done anything for my family in these years, and I spent so much money on studying, how can I share the family property with my elder brother. Grandfather, give all the family's property to my elder brother!" Although Ning Hai It was said that he could study for him, but it was impossible for the family not to pay a penny. Food and clothing are provided at home.

Tiehu was very relieved, that's how it should be between brothers, and you can't haggle over every detail. If there are too many calculations, the affection will be lost: "Brothers will settle accounts clearly. These are what you deserve, and you can keep them. But you have divided the family property, and you will work with Hongbo to provide for your parents in the future." As for Duan Honglang, he was directly excluded. If you expect him to take care of Chunni and his wife, Nizi and his wife will starve to death in the future.

Hong Lin nodded and said, "Okay."

Tie Hu said: "Hongbo, you will give the money to Hongbo later. Tomorrow, I will take the separation papers and go to the Yamen to record the files." Only in this way can the family be separated completely.

Hong Bo glanced at Hong Lin and saw him nodding, so he said, "Okay."

After talking about this matter, Duan Honglang and his wife took their children home. The rest of the Tie family also went back to the house.

Afraid that his wife, Mrs. Yu, would think too much, Tie Honglin explained to her, "Except for the fields and houses in the countryside, the property in the county town was bought by the elder brother and the elder sister-in-law. I didn't suffer from such a division of the family." , what is distributed is the property bought by the parents, not the property of the elder brother and sister-in-law.

The three pieces of jewelry that I got today are worth thousands of gold, so Mrs. Yu would not think too much about it. But when she heard this, she still smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, good men don't eat separate meals, and good women don't wear wedding clothes. I believe that with my husband's ability, we can build a rich family by ourselves in the future." .”

Holding Yu's hand, Honglin said: "Don't worry, I will definitely give you and your child a good life in the future."

On the second day, Chunni saw that Yu's expression was the same as the previous two days, and she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She worried all night yesterday, because she was afraid that her little daughter-in-law would be dissatisfied with the separation. Fortunately, that didn't happen.

Turning around, she couldn't help complaining to Duan Dongzi: "If Honglang had listened to us and hadn't married that Webster, he wouldn't have become like this." It's still his father who can see through, this Webster It really wasn't a good one. Now the second child is getting farther and farther away from them.

Duan Dongzi said: "There are three children, what's the point of saying this now? By the way, I'll take care of the money in the future! Tell me what you want to buy."

Chunni was taken aback. She has always been in charge of the family's financial power.

"I don't know who you are. You have a knife mouth and a bean curd heart. Even if you blame your second child in your heart, but when he comes to cry a few times, you have to answer him for everything." After all these years, how can the husband and wife not know Chun Ni? What kind of temper.

Chunni said: "But, Hong Lang..."

Speaking of Duan Honglang, even Duan Dongzi was full of anger: "What about him? Didn't Hongbo find him an errand that day? He didn't want to do it because he thought it wouldn't make it to the stage; later Kuizi said that he found a job for him in Tongcheng." He is also afraid of suffering on errands. He has no skills, but he will pick and choose." If he is unwilling to pay, he just waits for what is ready-made. There is no such good thing in this world.

Chunni sighed and said, "Both Hongbo and Honglin have the surname Tie, so I feel sorry for him because he has the surname Duan." This was only said in front of Duan Dongzi.

Duan Dongzi said: "It has nothing to do with the surname Duan and Tie. His temper has been broken since he married Webster. He won't be grateful even if you give him your heart and soul."

Chunni actually knew this too.

Duan Dongzi said: "Honglin will have to work outside all the time in the future. We will still have to rely on Hongbo and his daughter-in-law when we get old. You can't always be partial to the second child. No matter how generous the eldest daughter-in-law is, she will have opinions after a long time. .” The eldest daughter-in-law is tolerant and generous, but they have to act with propriety.

Chunni nodded and said, "Okay, you will take care of our money from now on." The income from the fields in her hometown is held by the husband and wife, and there are dozens of taels of income every year.

After that, Duan Honglang came to Chunni again to ask for money, but unfortunately Chunni didn't have any money, and Duan Dongzi didn't give him a penny. After a few times, Duan Honglang stopped looking for Chunni. These are all things for later.

On the twenty-third of the twelfth lunar month, Ruhui was checking the accounts. The accounts of several shops in the family are checked every March, and she is checking the accounts of her two shops now.

When Ning Zhan came back, he saw her smiling and in a good mood, and asked, "Sister, what's the matter?"

"The teahouse earned 1,080 taels this year, and the clothes shop earned 140 taels." The clothes shop only opened this year, and I believe the business will be even better next year.

Ning Zhan smiled and said, "Sister, if you know how to do business, will you open another shop next year?"

"No need, I'm too tired, as long as I have enough money." The two shops can earn two to three thousand silver a year, which is enough for her daily expenses.

Ning Zhan was about to speak when he heard the servant girl say that someone from the Peng family came. The Peng family came to announce the good news.

Hearing that Ruyi had given birth, Ruhui was stunned. Wen Po said that the expected date of delivery is in the first lunar month, and it is still the twelfth lunar month!

Ning Zhan smiled and said, "When was it born?"

I heard Ru Hui say half an hour ago, "I'm going to visit my eldest sister." Even if it's getting dark now, she has to go this way, otherwise she won't be at ease.

"I'll go with you!"

Thinking of this, Ning Zhan came back to his senses and asked the messenger: "Will my eldest sister give birth to a brother or a girl?"

The visitor smiled and said, "Second Mistress gave birth to a fat boy." Because Ruyi controlled her diet and walked around a lot, the child was not very big. But when she was born, she cried very loudly. As soon as you hear that voice, you know that you are very healthy.

When the siblings arrived at Peng's house, Ruyi had just fallen asleep, and they only saw their newborn nephew.

Ru Hui praised: "You look really good."

Ning Zhan was a little speechless, he didn't look good, his skin was so red and wrinkled that he couldn't look like a monkey. But Mrs. Peng is still there, so he won't say that.

For a married girl who has a child, her mother's family needs to prepare many things. Although Ruhui is not married, there is still a lady in charge at home, and the things to be given have been prepared long ago.

Mrs. Peng looked at the things sent by the Ning family, and said in admiration: "Miss Ning is really capable." Xiao's family was not at home, and she was a girl who took care of everything inside and out.

The confidant woman beside her heard the words and said with a smile: "The second grandma is also very capable. She gave birth to a big fat grandson for you within a year of being married." The second girl of the Ning family is very powerful, but the wife of her family is also very capable . One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, luckily the second girl Ning did not enter the door, otherwise how could the Peng family be so harmonious.