Mixed with salted fish in Hongwudang

Chapter 229 The good Duke's Mansion made the two of you live a dilapidated and settled life!
After sending out the servants, Tang came to the accounting room alone and asked how much money was left on the cabinet.

The accountant didn't even look at the account book, but took a wooden box and put it in front of Tang for her to read.

Tang Shi just glanced at it, and his eyes turned red with anxiety.

Because in the huge wooden box, there are only a few pieces of broken silver, plus a lot of copper coins.

"Why is there so little left?"

"Mistress, I could have had twenty taels, but today the third master said that he was going to entertain some friends and asked someone to find an errand for him, so he took 20 taels from the account, and the rest would be just That's it..."

"These three younger brothers..."

When Tang heard this, he was very angry and angry. If the merchants came to collect debts tomorrow and the family couldn't pay for the money, then their family would become the biggest joke in Beijing!
Thinking of this, Tang hurriedly took off a gold hairpin from her head and handed it over.

"Old Fan, quickly find a pawn shop and pawn this!"

When Shopkeeper Fan saw this scene, his eyes immediately turned red.

"Mistress!"

"This is your last piece of decent jewelry, you must save some dignity for yourself!"

Tang said bitterly when he heard the words.

"It's not decent, first settle the money for the vegetables at the butcher shop and the vegetable market, this is the greatest decency!"

While the two were pushing and shoving, Feng led the two women and walked in carrying a heavy box.Seeing the old servant holding Tang's golden hairpin in his hand, he immediately knew that Tang's turnover was too high, so he secretly ordered someone to pawn the jewelry.

Seeing this, Feng sighed slightly.Unexpectedly, the headed lady of the founding Duke's mansion would end up in such a state...

Mrs. Feng stepped forward, took the gold hairpin from Shopkeeper Fan, and put it back on Mrs. Tang's head.

Like Chang Sheng, Tang Shi is also a good-faced person. Seeing that Feng Shi bumped into him pawning jewelry, he hastened to explain.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry too much, this piece of jewelry is outdated, I asked shopkeeper Fan to take it outside for me to remake..."

Feng Shi smiled slightly when he heard the words, and joked with a smile.

"This is jewelry given by the Crown Princess. How dare you despise the outdated style!"

Tang's face immediately showed panic when he heard this. Chang Sheng treated the late princess with great respect. If this word reached that foolish ear, he would really dare to divorce himself.

"Sister-in-law, my brother and sister knew they were wrong, and my brother and sister were also negligent for a while, so please don't spread the word..."

Seeing Tang's frightened state, Feng sighed again.

These two couples are really getting along, they are from Wu Xun's family, how could they have such a timid and fearful temperament?

In fact, Mrs. Feng had known for a long time that their money was tight, and she had mentioned it to Chang Sheng several times, so that he would not have to send money to herself every time he paid his salary.

No matter what she said, Feng Shi was also the daughter of Song Guogong Feng Sheng, so she didn't have to live on the Chang family's salary.

However, Chang Sheng's two idiots didn't listen in a daze. They knelt on the ground and cried in a hurry, saying that they had robbed the eldest brother's title, and if the sister-in-law didn't accept him, she would look down on him.

Feng Shi was also annoyed by the second idiot of the Chang family, so he has only accepted it for so many years.

But she just kept it, it was useless at all.

Her own dowry was more than enough to support their mothers, plus the property left by Chang Mao before his death was enough for them to live on, so they really didn't need the money.

In the past few days, she has seen Tang shi rushing around for the emperor's birthday gift, so she waited for Tang shi to take the initiative to talk to her, but she didn't want this stupid brother and sister to have the same virtue as that idiot. Even a piece of valuable jewelry is unwilling to talk to this elder sister-in-law, she simply doesn't regard herself as a family member!
"Here are two letters of silver, you spend them first."

"I also ordered people to clean up the west courtyard, and I can move there tonight. When I vacate the main house, you can move in with my second brother."

When Tang heard what Feng said, he knelt on the ground with a plop in fright, and cried while holding Feng's hand.

"Sister-in-law, what do you mean by that, but what did the siblings do not do well enough to make sister-in-law angry?"

Feng Shi couldn't bear it anymore when he heard this, raised his hand and slapped Tang Shi.

"Confused!"

"Just as confused as your guy!"

"In the past, our house closed the door to thank guests, and we didn't go around with the nobles in Beijing. It's fine for me to live in the main house as a widow. Anyway, I don't need to entertain any distinguished guests."

"Today, the third emperor's grandson will pay a personal visit, and it will be spread throughout the capital within one night. After tonight, just watch. The relatives and acquaintances that you couldn't ask for in the past will break through our family within two days." threshold!"

"If it's just some poor relatives, it's fine. If other vassal kings come to visit, you will also lead people to your Dongkuayuan?"

"You two are not ashamed, but I am ashamed!"

"If this is spread, it's hard for outsiders to comment on you two, but they will definitely call me Feng's ignorance. She is clearly a widow, but wants to occupy the main house of the Duke's Mansion. What a shame!"

Tang Shi was really ashamed when she heard this, but she really didn't dare to let her move in.

If she dared to move, would that old-fashioned Chang Sheng have to turn against him?

"Sister-in-law, this..."

Feng shi knelt down, helped Tang shi straighten his messed up hair, and said softly.

"Brothers and sisters, just think about sister-in-law's reputation. There are still two unmarried girls in sister-in-law's family. If sister-in-law has a reputation of not knowing how to advance or retreat, how can you let your two nieces marry in the future!"

Tang knew that these were words of comfort to her, but the more she knew, the more sour and uncomfortable she felt, and the tears poured out uncontrollably, hitting the ground one by one and hitting Feng's heart.

"sister in law……"

Seeing this, Feng also had tears in his eyes, quickly took out the handkerchief from his sleeve, and hurriedly wiped Tang's tears.

"Don't cry, you have to entertain the third grandson in a while!"

"Go back and tell your two idiots that our family is different now, we can't blindly live our lives behind closed doors, even if we don't care about father-in-law's reputation, we still have to gather some connections for His Royal Highness the Third Emperor!"

When Feng said this, he leaned over to Tang's ear and whispered in a low voice.

"I heard from my father that His Majesty is interested in the third emperor's grandson. This is the last chance for our Chang family to come back. If we miss it, let alone the title of the Chang family, we will not be able to keep our current life..."

"Our family is connected with the blood of the three emperors and grandchildren, and we will be prosperous and all will be prosperous, and all will be damaged if we are hurt!"

When Tang heard what Feng said, his face was full of surprise.

Their family has been out of touch with the palace for too long, and they may not have moved much with the ordinary noble families in Beijing for a long time, just maintaining a superficial relationship.

Therefore, their family really doesn't know much about the Three Emperors, they only know that His Majesty the Emperor loves the Three Emperors...

"Sister-in-law, younger siblings understand, younger siblings promise not to embarrass the Chang family!"

When Feng Shi heard this, a happy smile appeared on his face.

Relatively speaking, she still likes this younger brother and sister a little more. Tang Shi is still a little competitive, much stronger than Chang Ernagua.

"Then hurry up and get busy, and don't let outsiders say that we have neglected the third emperor's grandson, lest outsiders make jokes!"

"Uh-huh!"

"The brothers and sisters are no longer courteous to the sister-in-law. The money will be spent temporarily, and later when there is money in the account..."

Feng's pretty face turned cold upon hearing this, and interrupted Tang's words unceremoniously.

"If you dare to say a word again, believe it or not, I will continue to slap you!"

When Tang heard this, she was so frightened that she quickly covered her face. Seeing Tang's appearance, Feng quickly pulled her up, patted the back of her hand and said.

"carry on!"

"Our family doesn't speak the same dialect, and it would be too much for us to talk about it!"

"Uh-huh!"

"Then thank you, sister-in-law!"

When Feng went out from the accounting room, she happened to see Chang Yong and the others yelling back carrying pork and mutton, and carrying baskets of various vegetables back. She hurriedly called them to stop, and went forward to check.

"The pork is not very fresh. It should have been slaughtered in the morning. The rest was not sold out during the day. The mutton is pretty good. It looks like it was slaughtered just now."

"The vegetables are so-so, but that's all I can buy at this hour."

"Let's hang the pork in the well first, and save it for eating at home tomorrow. You go to the butcher shop again and ask the boss to quickly pick a fat pig and slaughter it. Don't worry about anything else, just take a small piece of plum meat from the back of the neck." , send it back to the mansion as soon as possible, and I will personally cook a few dishes for the third emperor's grandson!"

Chang Yong was originally a person who liked ostentation, so he was naturally rejoiced when he heard this, and thought to himself that this is what the Chang family should do!

"okay!"

"Ma'am wait a moment, I'll go buy a pig right now!"

"Wait a minute, I haven't finished talking yet!"

"Buy another thirty fat chickens, a few crucian carps, and icing sugar..."

Feng explained more than a dozen things in a row, afraid that Chang Yong would not be able to remember, and asked him to repeat it before letting him go.

Tang has been listening from the sidelines, although he secretly admires his sister-in-law's thoughtfulness, but he can't help but feel a little distressed in his heart, feeling that it is too extravagant.

It's just entertaining the grandchildren of the three emperors. How can we use so many fat chickens?

"Sister-in-law, this is too much, can the third grandson finish eating?"

Feng Shi gave Tang Shi a hard look when he heard the words, secretly thinking that the siblings were being led astray by Chang Er's stinginess.

"Silly sister, do you think you are only entertaining the third grandson?"

"There are hundreds of guards outside the door, you can't let them go back hungry, can you?"

"Just because of this, I'm afraid that the hospitality will not be good, and people will say that we don't understand etiquette!"

Tang shi blushed in embarrassment when she heard this, and scolded her husband severely in her heart.My well-behaved daughter of a wealthy family, was so screwed up by that stingy husband that she forgot even this bit of etiquette...

However, after Feng's reminder, Tang was also secretly surprised. The number of guards of the Third Emperor's Sun is so high, and the level of guards is as high as that of the Crown Prince back then.

Generally speaking, if the prince walks around in Beijing, he will not bring more than 100 guards with him at any time, right?
"Sister-in-law, do you remember how many guards the prince brought with us when he came to our house?"

Feng's face showed a gratified smile when he heard the words, and secretly thought that his silly siblings had finally opened their shells.

"It's definitely not as much as today!"

"Hahaha!"

"Brothers and sisters, let's go to the back kitchen quickly. We have to greet the servants to boil water and cook, and we have to move out the tableware, tables and chairs from the warehouse, and order people to light lanterns in the yard..."

"By the way, we don't have enough candles, do we?"

"Um……"

When Feng heard this, he immediately let out a roar of the Hedong lion.

"Then why are you still standing there in a daze, why don't you hurry up and order someone to buy it!"

"The two of you are really a wonderful couple. The good Duke's Mansion made the two of you live in dilapidated households..."

Tang hurriedly ordered people to buy candles, wine and other things, but Feng ignored this little fool, put on an apron and went to the kitchen, directing the servants at home to work in an orderly manner.

The Chang family was originally ruled by military law. Although it is now in decline, the rules of many years have long been integrated into the blood.

Therefore, although the Three Emperors came to visit suddenly, under Feng's command, the servants and servants in the mansion quickly found a rhythm. Those who washed the dishes washed the dishes, those who lit the fire, and those who chopped the firewood. busy.

Not only was the kitchen busy, but even a dozen marching pots were set up in the backyard, in which were cooking large pieces of pork and mutton, as well as plucked fat chickens.

Not long after, not only the exquisite meals for the grandchildren of the three emperors were prepared, but even the wine and meat for the guards were served on the table.

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