0p0 Chapter 317
Chapter 317
Xie Wei sat aside with bright eyes, looking at Jiang Yuzhu with admiration and said: "Sister-in-law third, you are so amazing!"
Xie Zhao is a scholar, and even though he has a reputation for talent, he always maintains his status as a scholar, but Jiang Yuzhu is different, majestic and never aggrieved.
In the clan, Xie Wei was taught tolerance since she was a child. Her mother-in-law Sun said that after getting married, she should serve her husband and parents-in-law wholeheartedly, and be a good, filial and obedient daughter-in-law.
As for being wronged, you can only endure it. Women are like this.
In Jiang Yuzhu, Xie Wei saw that she was so wanton that she didn't even dare to think about it, and couldn't help but get closer to Jiang Yuzhu: "Third sister-in-law, do you really not care what others say?"
"I care. If I didn't care, how could I think of collecting protection money?"
In most cases, Jiang Yuzhu chooses to ignore it, but it depends on the situation. She has obviously done good things and is not understood, so why should she swallow her anger?
It supports tens of thousands of people and costs a lot of money to eat and drink.
What's more, Jiang Yuzhu paid salaries to his brothers, not just for free.
According to her usual style of having nothing to lose, she would definitely not be able to save this money on herself. There are so many wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan, why did she pay for it out of her own pocket and still get scolded?
"They're all white-eyed wolves anyway. Let's ask for some money first."
Jiang Yuzhu and Xie Wei inquired and learned that these wealthy households were richer than she thought. They were so rich that the female family members usually cost hundreds of taels of silver for a hairpin, so they decided to get more.
"Every quarter, the clan buys new clothes, jewelry, and small items for the clan members."
Xie Wei is getting married and is learning accounting from her mother-in-law, Sun, so she has a general understanding of the clan's expenses.
The clothes and jewelry of women's families may seem expensive, but in fact, the real money spenders are the scholars in the clan.
"An ancient book costs thousands of taels, and an ordinary one costs a hundred taels."
Xie Wei has a younger brother who is studying in the clan. The pens, inks, paper and inkstones he bought are of the highest quality, and he uses the monthly money given by the clan.
Jiang Yuzhu took a sip of tea with unsatisfied intention. Even she, who didn't understand tea, could taste the aroma of tea.
Xie Wei glanced at the teapot and said with envy: "The third sister-in-law drank the best golden buds, which came from the eighteen tea trees in front of Hu Gong Temple. It was named the imperial tea."
Such good stuff is not produced in much quantity.
Xie Wei leaned over and said in a low voice: "I heard that the top-quality golden buds sent to the palace every year are secretly replaced."
In other words, even the emperor is not so lucky.
There are many elegant people in the south of the Yangtze River who love tea as much as their lives. For this reason, they can secretly replace it at the risk of their lives.
However, because the difference is not big, it has not been discovered for so many years.
The eighteen tea trees in front of Hu Gong Temple were sought after by local merchants and fetched sky-high prices.
"This pot of tea costs at least a hundred taels of silver. Dad and my second uncle can only have a sip during the holidays."
The tea was fragrant and the tea soup was clear. Xie Wei could tell immediately.
Jiang Yuzhu twitched her eyes and said, "Is it so scarce?"
Is she drinking tea?What you drink is gold!
In order to entertain Jiang Yuzhu, the Xie family took out all the boxes.
"Sister Wei'er, try it!"
Jiang Yuzhu smiled when she saw that the tea in Xie Wei's tea cup had not been touched.
Xie Wei's face turned red, and her fingers hanging by her side curled up. After struggling, she mustered up the courage to say, "Sister-in-law, can I take this cup of tea back to the room?"
With such excellent tea, Xie Wei wanted to give a portion to the maids who had been serving her for more than ten years, and give each of them a small sip.
Although Mrs. Sun always said that the maids were servants and would be slaves to Yangzi all their lives, Xie Wei disagreed. After spending more than ten years together, she was really no different from her biological sisters.
Although she was surprised by Xie Wei's request, Jiang Yuzhu said readily: "Okay."
When Xie Wei returned to the room, Jiang Yuzhu immediately summoned several maids around her. Hong Li said with an intoxicated look, "Did this slave drink tea? What she drank was the holy water from the Jade Purity Vase of Guanyin Bodhisattva!"
"The fine wine and jade dew, this slave drinks more authentically than the emperor!"
With only a few masters and servants present, Hong Jin also became very unrestrained, and several maids laughed and made a fuss.
When everyone left, only Hongxiu stayed and said, "Mr. Yan doesn't know the truth yet and is about to go back to the house to steal the book. Do you need me to wait and read it again?"
"Don't wait."
On the day she entered the city, Jiang Yuzhu contacted Han Zhen immediately.
She didn't trust Zhou Pingjiang and the Huo family very much, so she sent Han Zhen to investigate the Yan family.
"Han Zhen led people straight to Yan's house. The Yan family has already been deserted."
Jiang Yuzhu put the thin bamboo pole back to deliver the message, but there were also disadvantages. The news reached Yan Song's ears, and he ran away after getting wind of it.
It was impossible to get the best of both worlds, so we followed the clues that Yan Song had no time to finish to find the whereabouts of Shenxian Powder.
"Hongxiu, you are responsible for keeping an eye on Yan Lin. His temperament makes it easy for the Yan family to take advantage of him."
It is essential to be on guard against others. Jiang Yuzhu told Hongxiu to take care of her and report it immediately if there was any trouble. Then the master and servant would discuss countermeasures.
"Madam, several ladies from the Shen family are here."
At the door, the little girl Ningdong opened the curtain.
The Xie family is worthy of being a century-old family. The garden in the family is comparable to a garden, and there is also living water created by craftsmen using mechanisms.
The climate is hot, and there is an ice basin in the room, which is refreshing.
Ningdong hadn't even visited Xie Mansion yet, but several groups of people had already arrived at Jiang Yuzhu's side.
Just after noon, another relative came to visit.
"Madam, please come in?"
Ningdong had learned cooking from her mother before, and when she first came to serve Jiang Yuzhu, she was not sure.
"From the Shen family?"
Jiang Yuzhu said with great interest, "Please come in."
The Shen family is the mother family of the Shen family and one of the prominent families in Jiangnan.
Since it is my mother-in-law’s natal family, I have to meet her.
The elders refused to lower themselves out of dignity, so they sent the people of their generation over first.
About half an hour later, voices sounded at the door.
As the door curtain was opened, the first person was a woman under 20 years old. She had her hair combed and was wearing a light-colored dress. She looked like a delicate dodder flower. If a protective man saw it, he would definitely be very angry. pity.
"Cousin-in-law, little sister Tinglan."
Shen Tinglan saluted and called the sisters behind him to introduce them one by one.
Recently, she happened to go back to her parents' home for a short stay, so she caught up with Jiang Yuzhu and came to Jiangnan to wait for her childbirth.
"I heard that my cousin is beautiful before, but when I see her today, she really looks like a fairy."
Shen Tinglan is soft and frail, speaks nicely, and is kind to the sisters behind her.
If she hadn't learned about this concubine from Shen Zhilan, Jiang Yuzhu might have been deceived.
Shen Tinglan is Shen Zhilan's concubine. If Jiang Yuzhu guessed correctly, Shen Zhilan was tricked by Shen Tinglan in her previous life.
"Sister Tinglan doesn't look well."
Jiang Yuzhu picked up the tea cup and took a sip, quietly waiting for Shen Tinglan to do her show.
Speaking of her body, Shen Tinglan paused for a moment, and then said with a hint of sadness in her eyes: "It was actually not bad in the early years..."
"Cousin, the fourth sister fell into the river to save the third sister!"
Shen Rulan, the seventh daughter of the Shen family, stood up and complained, "The fourth sister lost her reputation and had to get married, but the third sister was ungrateful and went to the capital just to be a little girl for her cousin!"
Shen Rulan couldn't hold back and told everything in one breath. She wanted to expose Shen Zhilan's true face!