Reborn in a Noble Family - Chapter 138
Chapter 138 Calculate
“Mother, why are you giving me the money?” Qiao Linzi didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, “This is my daughter’s filial piety to you.”
“I know that you are filial and considerate. Just keep the money for yourself.” He patted Qiao Linzi’s hand gratifyingly. “I heard Brother Rui say that you are going on an outing these days. When will you be back?”
“I’ll be back tomorrow. Brother Rui said before he left that he wanted to catch some crucian carp for his grandmother and let Mammy Gong make soup for you to drink.”
Old Madame Qiao smiled happily, “Brother Rui has a heart.”
Qiao Linzi smiled.
“Oh right, those people in the courtyard are still tossing and turning?” Speaking of unhappy things, Old Madame Qiao’s expression was very ugly.
“Just them?” Qiao Linzi said indifferently, “It’s just a few toys.”
“I heard that someone is pregnant?” Old Madam Qiao looked at her daughter with dissatisfaction.
Qiao Linzi held Old Madam Qiao’s arm affectionately and rubbed her hands coquettishly. “Mother, you’re thinking too much. It’s not certain if you can give birth! There are four or five people in Master’s backyard. Apart from Brother Jue and Brother Rui, there’s only one daughter with a thin heir. Outsiders will inevitably guess that your daughter has to give a few hooves.”
Old Madame Qiao looked at Qiao Linzi faintly. “I’m relieved that you know.” Back then, Mother had only allowed this marriage because of her uncle’s honesty. Fortunately, uncle was a person who knew his limits and did not make a mess in the courtyard. Those few are also gifts from business people, so you should treat them as more Maid. “This uncle won’t do anything to pamper me and destroy my wife. Besides, you have Brother Jue and Brother Rui by your side. Brother Jue learns to do business from this uncle. Brother Rui has even been admitted as a child student. Your position is stable.”
Qiao Linzi said absent-mindedly.
Her current thoughts were all on Qiu Hong, so how could she care about anything else?
The few people in the backyard had never been seen before, and now they were even more disdainful of competing for favor with them.
“Is the Li Clan going to reconcile? How much are you missing this month?” Mo Ru Mu, Old Madam Qiao was right.
Qiao Linzi wasn’t polite either, “I’m 3,000 taels short.”
Old Madame Qiao frowned and was reluctant to reprimand him.
Over there, Nanny Gong had already taken out the silver notes, and Old Qiao had given Qiao Linzi three thousand taels of silver.
“Save some flowers and buy less random things.”
“Mother,” Qiao Linzi retorted, “what my daughter buys are all gold ornaments. They will increase in value. These are just early-stage investments.”
“Well, whatever you say makes sense. You should restrain yourself this month. Mother doesn’t have much left.”
“The people from the long room haven’t returned yet?”
Seeing Old Madame Qiao frown, Qiao Linzi was immediately dissatisfied. “What’s going on? Gu Jingshu’s body has recovered. She stayed in Chuanbei and won’t come back, right? Did she think that if she hid in Chuanbei, we would starve to death? Isn’t that damn girl in Jincheng? Tell her to take out the money!”
“What’s the reason?” Old Madame Qiao said sullenly, “Damn girl is a junior. How can an elder ask for money from a junior? Right now, the Qiao family’s feed is in your fourth sister-in-law’s hands.”
Qiao Linzi immediately asked, “Then what should we do? We can’t let Brother suffer such a mute loss, right?”
She and Fourth Master Qiao were siblings, and sometimes they were not addressed in the same order as the other masters.
Right now, she needed money to purchase. This money could only be taken from her mother’s house. Mother favoured fourth brother. She would definitely not ask Fourth Fang to subsidise Duke Zhonggong with money for her. In this way, where could she get the money in peace of mind?
Qiao Linzi was very smart. She knew that Old Madam Qiao loved her, but compared to Fourth Brother, she was still a bit lacking.
“What can I do if Gu Jingshu stays in northern Sichuan and doesn’t come back?” Old Madame Qiao was also very helpless. “I had someone write a few letters, but there wasn’t even a reply. Do you want me to personally fetch them?”
Qiao Linzi rolled her eyes, “Mother, Gu Jingshu is the head mother of the Qiao family and your daughter-in-law. If Mother is sick in bed, she will have to serve you with her clothes on.”
At that time, he could spar with her no matter how hard he tried.
“You want me to pretend to be sick?” Old Madame Qiao understood.
“Otherwise?” Qiao Linzi said, “It can’t be that Gu Jingshu doesn’t come back. Our public school has always suffered, right?”
The important thing was, where did she get the money to buy the medicinal ingredients?
Old Madame Qiao only had so much silver in her hands. The ones that supplemented her were all taken from the public. Otherwise, how could they be so straightforward? Without the silver in the public, Old Madame Qiao would have to use her own body’s silver to supplement her?
Haha, it’s good to have fifty taels a month.
Knowing Old Madam Qiao’s temperament, Qiao Linzi had no hope.
Old Madame Qiao made up her mind, “Well, I’ll send someone to write and tell them that I’m sick.”
Only then did Qiao Linzi feel relieved, waiting for Gu Jingshu to return before she could speak without restraint.
At this moment, Old Madame Qiao and Qiao Linzi had forgotten what Gu Jingshu had said and how powerful she was. How could someone who was used to pinching someone give up so easily?
Gu Jingshu didn’t pay for the silver, the kitchen purchased it from outside, and so on. It was just a pointless struggle on Gu Jingshu’s part.
The clay figurine still had a third of its soil properties, let alone Gu Jingshu, who had been squeezed for a long time?
However, it was precisely because she had been squeezed for a long time that Gu Jingshu’s resistance was completely ignored.
While the mother and daughter were talking, Xue Tao came. Before Little Maid could inform them, she was already standing in the east.
Scanning the notes that Qiao Linzi hadn’t had time to put away, Xue Tao said affectionately, “Mother, daughter-in-law heard from the porter that Auntie is here. Come and take a look.”
“I have a heart.” Old Madam Qiao was very satisfied with Xue Tao’s actions.
This was her daughter’s mother’s home. When her daughter returned, she was not only a guest, but also a host. All of her daughters-in-law had to take good care of her. What she loved the most was that Fourth Master Qiao was not bad, but Xue Tao was still just a daughter-in-law. She was incomparable to her daughter.
Therefore, Old Madam Qiao was very satisfied with Xue Tao’s deliberate currying favor.
Qiao Linzi chuckled and slowly put away the banknotes.
“Mother, it’s getting late. I have to go back.”
Old Madame Qiao nodded. “Slow down. Snacks for the things in the yard.”
Qiao Linzi nodded and glanced at Xue Tao provocatively as she brushed past her.
The smile on Xue Tao’s face was even more intense, as if she was an elder who was tolerant of juniors.
After Qiao Linzi left, Xue Tao sat down beside Old Madame Qiao and came to help Old Madame beat her legs. “Mother, do you feel better these days?”
“The weather is getting warmer, so I feel alive now.”
“Mother, what are you talking about? Mother’s body is fine. In the future, when Brother Yi’s three sons get married in high school, Mother will still be able to enjoy her happiness.”
“What are you enjoying? I only hope that Brother Yi and San’er will be fine. I don’t know how long this old bone of mine can last.”
“Mother is the backbone of Qiao Family, with mother, our Qiao Family can be more prosperous. The old master often said that no matter how glorious he was outside, he only felt that he had roots in front of his mother. He also said that when his mother was young, his father ran around while his mother worked at home. Without his mother, his father would not be able to do business peacefully. His brothers’ current achievements were inseparable from his mother’s teachings. “Mother’s knowledge and methods are incomparable to the old madams of the aristocratic families in the capital.”
Xue Tao quietly looked at Old Madam Qiao’s face and saw that her smile patterns were getting more and more, so she continued, “Didn’t the doctor say that mother’s rheumatic pain is related to the climate of Jincheng? Every winter, Jincheng is rainy, and her bones are wet.” When Brother Yi and San’er have a good development, we will all go to the capital and mother will take a look around. ”
“What are you trying to do with my old bones?” Old Madame Qiao said disdainful words, but her expression was filled with yearning.
“Mother is the backbone of the Qiao family,” Xue Tao said pretentiously. “Mother is in charge of the backyard, and daughter-in-law is at ease. In the past few days, I have contacted a few noble people outside. According to my wishes, if I can get in touch with noble people, then neither Brother Yi’s future nor San’er’s future will be something we would dare to think about before.”
“Oh?” Old Madame Qiao was very interested.
Xue Tao pretentiously said, “I said it was a noble person in the palace. If San’er followed him, our Qiao family would be first class in the capital. These days, I and Wang Qi have been preparing for this. In two days, the noble person will come. I will find a way to arrange a meeting between San’er and the noble person.”
‘”Is it the Crown Prince or” Old Madame Qiao didn’t dare to think that someone with too high a status would come out of the palace. However, they were definitely existences that surpassed the Crown Prince.
Sure enough, Xue Tao gave Old Madam Qiao a “you know” look.
Old Madame Qiao immediately took it seriously. “Fourth Brother, have you arranged everything? The Wang Clan … won’t there be any problems?”
Such a great benefit, just by saying that you’re going to tie the knot?
The people of the Wang Clan are not idiots. What if the Qiao Clan gets shamed in front of the noble? What else is the matter with the Wang Clan?
Xue Tao said, “Mother, you also know that the Wang Clan does pawnshop business and has contacts with the Empress in the palace. The money sent to the palace is said to be worth the jewelry flowing out of the palace. In fact, it is just a chance to get familiar with the nobles. This kind of secret business has been done too much, and it can be said in front of the Empress.” “Your Highness, the princes need money that goes through the open path. They will have a place in the Wang Clan pawnshop. The Wang Clan has not done well in business these past few years, but they have connections with noble people. Their status will be different. In the future, noble people will rise in power, and the Wang Clan will have a place in the capital.”
“Wang Qi is amazing. He actually made a fortune silently.”
Her opponent, who had never looked down on her, had actually quietly surpassed Qiao Family. Apart from looking down on her, Old Madam Qiao still looked down on her.
Xue Tao said, “Your cooperation with our Qiao Clan this time is also your decision after careful consideration. The Wang Clan is just a dog by your side. How can you influence your thoughts?”
“Our Qiao Clan is already more capable than the Wang Clan. Whether it’s business or connections, how can the Wang Clan be a match for our Qiao Clan?”
That was in the past, but not necessarily now.
Xue Tao did not interrupt Old Madame Qiao’s self-esteem. “The reason why noble people want to develop in Jincheng is because the Shu Road has been repaired at the end of the year. The unique geographical environment of Jincheng and the level of economic development here can add to noble people’s beauty. Whoever occupies Jincheng first and Shu Province is equivalent to monopolizing the southwest. “Whether you want to cultivate your own troops in Shu Prefecture or monopolize the local economy, Jincheng is a must. With our position in Jincheng, Qiao Family is naturally your first choice.”