【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

Chapter 222 Grandmother Jia 24

Why on earth had the Xue family suddenly shown their affection for the Rongguo Mansion? Had something happened that she wasn't aware of? Wang was very nervous.

Yun Xi teased him, "You little brat, Yun Jin has become nothing but a few pieces of cloth in your mouth. Don't keep imitating the bad habit of looking down on others!"

"Ah, Grandmother, although I don't have much money, I have seen a lot. I have helped several shops recently. I have seen so much that I don't think money is precious anymore." Jia Lian chuckled, "Besides, I have made a lot of connections and received a lot of rewards."

"Oh? Tell me what you saw?" Yun Xi sat up straight, ate mooncakes slowly, and never mentioned what happened in the Xue family.

"As you said, it's been raining a lot lately. I went to look for some medicinal herb merchants and cloth merchants, and sure enough, I came across a batch of water-soaked herbs and cloth. I sold them to the Ministry of Revenue at a slight loss. The Ministry of Revenue was just preparing for disaster relief in the south, and this batch of low-priced herbs and cloth came in handy..."

"Isn't this what a pawnbroker does? Brother Lian, you are the legitimate son of the Duke's Mansion, you can't do such a thing." Wang covered her lips and smiled.

This sentence made the entire Rongqing Hall quiet down.

Yun Xi curled her lips and looked unkind. "Alright, go back and take care of your children. Let Aunt Qian and Aunt Zhao live in the porch behind my yard. Next year, I'll have two more little grandchildren."

Now Yingchun is the only one living in the mansion. Yunxi brings her with her without giving her any face and lets the two pregnant concubines live there. Otherwise, it is not certain whether the children can be born safely.

Don't think she didn't know. Jia Zheng originally had three concubines, but now only two remained. What happened to the other one? She later had someone investigate and discovered that the other one had died. The doctor said it was because she had eaten too many good things during pregnancy and over-supplemented herself with nutrients. A concubine only received two taels of silver per month, so how could she have eaten so many good things? Of course, it was Wang Shi who gave her that.

From then on, she was extremely disgusted with Wang, who was involved in a murder. However, she had no evidence, so she could only ask Jia Zheng to give three hundred taels of silver and the concubine's belongings to the concubine's relatives as compensation. The truth had to be buried in her heart.

There was also the unsuccessful attempt to harm Jia Min, the incident of Zhang and Hu'er falling into the water (it has not yet been determined whether Wang was the only one who did it, it is possible that the second wife and her husband did it together). And the incident of the concubine who killed two people. From this, we can see that marrying an unvirtuous wife will bring eternal disaster.

Wang's face changed and she looked at the others. No one spoke for her, so she had to retreat stiffly. Zhang lowered her eyebrows and had no intention of speaking for her. She was already very generous by not taking action against the second house.

"Don't listen to your Second Aunt's nonsense. Divide these things among you children. Lian'er, you go and divide them. I have more than enough to wear and use."

Jia Lian laughed and said, "Thank you, old lady."

Starting from September, the weather in the capital took a sharp turn for the worse and the temperature dropped sharply. As usual, the Jia family set up a porridge stall outside the city gate. Not only did they distribute porridge, but they also piled up the old clothes of the servants in the mansion and distributed them to the poor people. The old clothes of the mistresses were difficult to take out, but the old clothes of the mistresses were not a problem. Zhang, who was thrifty and managed the household, took these old clothes to the clothing store and exchanged them for three times the amount of old cotton-padded clothes, which were also transported to the porridge stall.

It costs thousands of taels of silver a month, so Jia Lian brought Jia Fengchun to do this task, spending money to gain a good reputation.

However, as the weather gets cooler, the bored Yun Xi plans to take the children back to Jinling and then go to the Lin family in Yangzhou to take charge.

In fact, it was because Yun Xi had traveled all around the capital and found it boring, so she wanted to go to the south to see the scenery.

The Supreme Emperor: Great minds think alike.

The first priority in going to Jinling was to transport the coffins of Jia Daishan and Jia Yan back for burial. Jia Jing, who lived next door, also followed with the coffins of his father and grandparents.

The second task was to take the children to worship their ancestors, and the third task was to appease the twelve branches of the Jia family in Jinling. Because of the separation from the Four Princes and Eight Dukes, the Jia family in Jinling was very dissatisfied. They wrote letters to inquire many times and even arranged for people to go to Beijing to question them, but Jia She dealt with them all. However, in fact, no one knew whether the twelve branches of the Jia family still had any connection with the Four Princes and Eight Dukes. Therefore, Yun Xi felt that if she could persuade them, she should persuade them. If not, she would definitely split the clan and sever the relationship was not impossible. The worst result would be expulsion from the family...

The third task is very important, which is to buy sacrificial fields. Sacrificial fields are very useful, so buy more and keep them as a reserve.

"This time, let Lian'er, Zhang'er, Yuanchun, Fengchun, Shaochun, and Yingchun go together. Also, let Jing'er from next door take Ningxia and Jia Rong with him." (In the previous article, Wing Chun was renamed Ningxia. She is a generation younger than Yuanchun and the others.)

"Madam Gu, come with me and relax." Yun Xi said to Zhang, "You and the eldest brother should take good care of the family. Don't let Wang cause trouble, especially with the two pregnant concubines."

Zhang said worriedly, "Mother, Lian'er is still young. How about letting my husband go with you?"

"It's okay. You're fifteen years old now, and it's time for you to exercise more." Yun Xi waved her hand, and the group boarded the Jia family's big ship and headed south.

In Rongguo Mansion, thirty people including Rendong were the first group trained by Yun Xi. The fourteen people around her were gradually reduced to only six maids who were unwilling to get married. Four of the eight people around Zhang were released one after another, so she gave Rendong and the other six to Zhang. The twenty people she took with her to the south were the second group.

Half of these twenty people are widows. Yes, they are widows, and they don’t want to remarry. Some were sold by their parents’ families and some by their husband’s families. There are not many who are as smart as Aunt Mei. These ten people said that they had suffered enough in marriage and would not remarry. Yun Xi did not expect to meet so many widows.

The other ten were young girls under the age of twelve, and they were not as attentive in serving as the older widows. However, Yun Xi did not have high requirements. They could work for her until they were eighteen years old, and then they could stay and become independent or leave the house and get married.

"Lanhua, go check if the girls are having trouble adapting. I'll ask Lin Zhixiao to check on them."

"Hey!"

Not long after, Aunt Lan came to report that the children had adapted well and played on the boat for a long time without any discomfort.

Yun Xi felt relieved. Although the weather was cold, it couldn't stop her from wanting to go fishing. She found the fishhook she had bought at a high price and sat on the deck, having a lot of fun fishing. It was really good news for anglers. It would be great if this thing could be promoted.

The big ship sailed down the river and arrived in Jinling in the early morning of four days later. At the dock, the heads of the twelve branches of the Jia family came to greet them. Jia Lian automatically took on the responsibility of welcoming the guests and got off the boat first to make arrangements. Yun Xi got off the boat holding Yingchun, and the girls beside them followed closely, each wearing a veil.

"Greetings, old lady. Jia Yu and his wife and daughter are here to pick you and the clan leader up."

Yun Xi glanced at him and said, "I remember you. Your father is the elder of the Nine Clan? Didn't your father come?"