EBE Chapter 88 The amount of silver is incorrect
Chapter 88 The amount of silver is incorrect
Si Erlang returned home satisfied.
Everyone knew where the Si and Cheng families had bought the land. The village roads were straight, and Si Erlang asked questions as he walked, soon rejoining everyone.
"Wow, you're pretty quick! The tent is already halfway up." Si Erlang was in a good mood and became more talkative.
He was radiant with energy.
This was a stark contrast to how he had been on the road, where he had been kept in check by Cheng Ruoan and had been working diligently.
When Cheng Ruoan saw him return, remembering Si Silang's tattling, she teased, "Why did you come back alone? Didn't you bring your good brother, the village chief?"
“The village chief is busy with his affairs, how can he have time to run around everywhere? Just tell him what you need to buy for building a house, and once you’ve figured it out, go to him to arrange it.” Si Erlang understood what she meant, but he didn’t respond and pretended not to know.
Cheng Ruoan laughed: "You know, Second Brother is really good at handling things. In such a short time, he has already built a good relationship with the village chief and made sure he takes good care of our family. Second Brother is really amazing!"
"So, Second Brother, you came back empty-handed? Speechless. I thought you would bring a bricklayer to calculate the amount of adobe and timber needed to build the house!"
Si Silang carried a long wooden beam, as thick as a woman's thigh, past Si Erlang and handed it to the bodyguard who was helping to build the shed.
The carriage was still harnessed; the horses were simply tied to a large tree not far away.
Hearing the commotion, Zhao knew that Si Erlang had returned, so she quickly called out from inside the carriage.
"My son, my second son, come quickly, your mother isn't feeling well..."
As Si Erlang approached the carriage, he saw Da Hua carrying an empty medicine bowl as she got off. He smiled and nodded to his niece before getting into the carriage.
"Mom, it's done! The village chief has listed me as the head of our family!"
Zhao immediately beamed with joy, showing no trace of her illness or weakness: "Oh my, my son, you are so amazing!"
Once the shack is set up, you have to hurry up and find the third son's wife to hand over the purse of public funds!
"To prevent her from squandering all of our Si family's money!"
Si Erlang naturally nodded with a smile: "That's right, how can a woman manage a household well... No, Mother, I'm not talking about you. You're different. You're highly respected and have so many years of experience managing the household, so of course you can do it."
Unlike the Cheng family, who plundered so much silver from the bandit stronghold and squandered it all before we even saw a glimpse of it!
She recognized Dr. Hu as her master and helped him collect so many medicinal herbs. We worked so hard to bring them to the north, and she just donated them without any hesitation. What kind of behavior is that?
"An ignorant woman and child!"
Hearing him ramble on for so long, Zhao felt inexplicably uncomfortable: "Alright, don't be too harsh on the third son's wife. After all, it's her first time managing the household. Once you take back control, you can manage the household well."
Besides, she and the third son handled the matter of arguing with the clan about your grandfather's courtyard quite well; consider it a small contribution that makes up for it.”
Si Erlang's face instantly fell: "Damn, I've noticed you've all changed. You all like to speak up for the Cheng family. You used to be..."
"I said that's enough! The past is the past, and the present is the present. We have to look forward to life. Why do you keep looking back?" Zhao didn't want to hear him talk about the past. She didn't know if she had done anything wrong in the past, but so much time had passed, and she had barely managed to save her life. Why did he keep bringing up the past?
"Yes, Mother, I understand." Si Erlang was very dissatisfied, but he didn't show it on his face.
They were all captivated by Cheng's white rice and flour, carriage escorts, and snacks!
It seems that once he gets his money back home, he'll have to spend a lot of money to win back people's hearts.
Yes.
Si Erlang was determined to regain control of the family business because he felt that the money that the third son and his wife had taken from the bandits was still a lot left over. Including the money from selling his grandfather's courtyard this time, it was all in the family's money bag!
Da Hua told Cheng Ruoan about the mother and son's scheme. Before Cheng Ruoan could even laugh out loud, Lin Shi, who overheard this, spat out a mouthful of water.
Cheng Ruoan: ?
Big Flower: ?
"Fourth Aunt, what's wrong...?"
"I'm sorry, Third Sister-in-law, I... I didn't mean to."
Lin's desire to laugh was instantly suppressed by embarrassment.
It's really hard not to laugh.
What are his mother-in-law and second uncle thinking?
If he were to go back to take over the family business and lead his entire family to dig in the mud and eat, would he do it?
Lin expressed her confusion and wanted to go find her husband to cricket. She put down the water pouch and mumbled softly, "Third sister-in-law, you two chat. I'm going to help them twist straw ropes..."
"Hey? Aren't you going to rest anymore? You've only just sat down to have a drink of water!"
Lin ran ahead, and Cheng Ruoan chased after her.
She was quite embarrassed.
Everyone was busy, even the children were taken by Doctor Hu to collect herbs. Lin was afraid that it would be too awkward for her to be idle by herself, so she specially let her do the easy work of cooking and tending the fire.
Cheng Ruoan added a branch to the pile of firewood and asked Da Hua, "Is your grandma almost fully recovered?"
"I think I can get out of bed now. I was just upset for a bit, and I've been sleeping for two days now. I'm all better now. Dr. Hu also said I'm fine," Da Hua reported truthfully.
Cheng Ruoan hummed in agreement and continued watching the fire.
Seeing her so relaxed, Da Hua became worried for her: "Third Aunt, Second Uncle is trying to take your position as head of the household, aren't you worried?"
That's the rule in every family.
Either the matriarch takes charge of the household, or the eldest son takes charge. If the eldest son doesn't return home, then the order of the brothers continues downwards.
During their escape, everyone relied on Cheng Ruo'an for food and drink. Since she held the power to manage the household, no one had anything to say.
But now that they have settled down, it is understandable that Si Erlang wants to take back control of the household.
Cheng Ruoan rested her chin on one hand, poking at the flames with the other: "Don't worry, let him take it if he wants~"
She didn't even need Si Erlang to hold a special family meeting to ask her for Zhonggong's money bag. During lunch, Cheng Ruoan took out the money bag that had been passed down from her grandfather Si and symbolized the power to manage the family, and handed it to Zhao Shi.
“Mother-in-law, after thinking about it, it’s more appropriate to hand over the management of the household to you. Now that things have settled down, if the third branch of the family takes over, it will inevitably cause gossip.”
Grandpa's courtyard, along with the building plot, sold for a total of 102 taels. We bought four mu of building plot and 39 mu of wasteland for 20 taels and 940 cash. Here we have 80 taels and 60 cash left. Count the money in here and see if it's correct.”
Zhao opened the money bag, counted the money, and found that not a single coin was missing.
Then, to Si Erlang's surprise and slightly resentful look, Zhao handed the money bag to him.
"We'll make a box, buy a lock, and put it in place. You, the second son, will have the housekeeper's key."
No one was surprised or objected; they all kept their heads down and ate their meals.
Only Si Erlang, clutching the money pouch, gritted his teeth and asked, "Mother, isn't the amount of this Zhonggong silver incorrect?"