After rebirth, I became the richest man in the capital

Chapter 17

She has made some money recently, but she is still far from her big goal - becoming the richest man in the capital.

At dinner, Meng Liangchen was a bit tired and didn't show up for a long time. General Meng moved his chopsticks first, but Qin and Meng Liangjing didn't move. They looked at each other and then at General Meng.

"Master, can't wait for the good time?"

General Meng took a sip of soup and swallowed, and said, "She's busy recently, so I won't wait for her."

Qin asked with some hesitation: "I don't know what Liangchen is busy with recently. She always leaves early and returns late. Seeing that she should be old enough, I'm afraid it's not good to keep running out like this."

She spoke cautiously, as if she was afraid of making General Meng unhappy, but General Meng didn't seem to care.

"My daughter of Mengde, don't care about those worldly eyes."

He doesn't care about etiquette and upbringing that those sour scholars only care about, his daughter, how happy and how to live!

Qin was a little embarrassed, and said hesitantly: "But... a few days ago, did you take the bank notes from the bank in the house?"

General Meng glanced at her and said, "Speak up, don't be afraid."

"My lord, a few days ago the government paid out monthly silver, and my concubine found that there was a lot of silver taels missing in the treasury. The mansion's daily expenses are not small, and it caught up with the disbursement of monthly silver, some of which exceeded the advance payment. There is not much silver left in the treasury. I'm worried..."

Originally, Meng Liangjing came to tell her with an angry face that Meng Liangchen didn't care about taking the silver in the bank in the mansion, thinking how much silver she could spend as a little girl, but when she went to the bank to get the money in the past few days, she found that half of it was missing!
This girl really dares to take it!It seemed that her usual activities were all trivial matters!
General Meng put down his chopsticks, his face was already a bit ugly, but he didn't speak immediately.

"Father, what mother means is that the cost of the mansion has been high recently, and my sister doesn't care about the affairs of the mansion, maybe she doesn't know the rules of the mansion, so..."

She looked at General Meng's face and hesitated to speak, fearing that General Meng would think they were playing tricks and explain a few more words for her mother.

General Meng looked at the two women, but there was still no expression on their faces.

"Then what do you mean?"

The Qin family was a little flustered and avoided General Meng's sight.

"It's not very interesting, it's just that a good day is coming, I want to ask this kid what he did with the money, if it's not necessary, then..."

She didn't speak too bluntly, but she also achieved her goal. I believe everyone can understand what she means.

At this moment, Meng Liangchen's voice came from the door.

"Auntie thinks I spent my father's money?"

Everyone looked towards the door, Meng Liangchen didn't know when he stood there, and he didn't know how much he heard.

Seeing no one answered, Meng Liangchen walked in and sat beside General Meng.

"father."

"Why are you here so late? The food will be cold in a while." General Meng didn't say a word about what they talked about just now, but blamed Meng Liangchen for being late.

Meng Liangchen smiled and picked up his chopsticks to add braised pork to General Meng, and looked at Qin Shi and Meng Liangjing.

"I heard a rough idea of ​​what you said just now. Does my aunt think that I spent the money of the mansion and didn't tell you?"

Qin's eyes flickered, and she said with a smile: "I didn't mean that. Miss wants to spend the money from the mansion through the master. It's just that the mansion has a lot of expenses recently, and some of them can't be turned around."

Meng Liangchen nodded, and then asked with some doubts: "Is our General's Mansion so poor?"

There was silence in the hall for a while, Meng Liangchen put down his chopsticks and made up his mind.

"I won't talk about the amount of father's monthly salary, but this year's rewards and the family's property are also quite a lot. Why are you still so short of money, father, are you losing money for renting land for shops?"

General Meng glared at Meng Liangchen: "Everywhere is losing money?"

Although he doesn't care much about it on weekdays, but he has a housekeeper to take care of it. If he loses money, will he not know?

"Yes, there are profits every month, so why is there still a shortage of money? It is not enough to make ends meet? We don't have too many servants in the mansion, and the cost of food and clothing can barely be regarded as above-average. save some silver."

She paused, seemed to remember something, and suddenly realized: "Oh, before my dowry was handed over to my aunt for a few years, there was no profit, but a loss of more than half, so my aunt is not very good at these things."

Following Meng Liangchen's words, General Meng's body stopped suddenly. He had never cared about these things, and the affairs of the mansion had always been left to the steward and Qin's management.

He looked at Qin Shi, Qin Shi felt guilty, in fact, she was really not greedy in the General's Mansion, most of her money was deducted from Meng Liangchen's dowry before, but she couldn't hold back her guilty conscience.

"No, it's enough. It's just that I have always been in charge of the money in the house. The eldest lady has taken so much at once this time, which has disrupted my plan. Besides, May Festival is coming soon, and I need money. to buy things."

Meng Liangchen nodded, her goal had been achieved, the mother and son were not greedy enough, and wanted to beat her.

At this time, General Meng spoke up: "Since it is enough, don't talk so much. If you have the ability, take care of it. If you don't have the ability, let someone who has the ability take care of it."

Qin's panicked all of a sudden, she stood up hastily: "Don't blame the master, it's my concubine who is talking too much!"

Seeing Qin's face changing in a panic, Meng Liangjing also stood up.

"Father, mother is also thinking of the mansion, there is no other meaning."

General Meng didn't speak, Meng Liangchen looked at the mother and daughter and smiled.

"Why are you so nervous? Auntie has worked so hard for so many years. If Auntie really feels like taking care of all this effort, she can actually relax herself."

"No hard work, no hard work, this is what I should do. As a female family member in this mansion, it is my concubine's duty to share the master's worries. Miss, stop joking."

She seemed really anxious, wishing she could take back what she just said.

"It's my concubine who is talking too much, Miss, don't blame me."

Meng Liangchen nodded generously: "I understand what Auntie said, I did take a little too much a few days ago."

After she finished speaking, she took out a large bank note from her sleeve, which was worth 5000 taels.

"I paid it back. I understand that it is a bit laborious for my aunt, so I have prepared more for the mansion, so as not to embarrass my aunt when I need it."

Qin Shi looked at the bank note and felt bitter in her mouth. She didn't even reach out her hand, and it didn't matter if she didn't.

General Meng put down his chopsticks at this moment, and glanced at Meng Liangchen: "You will keep your own money, and the government will not miss you." He looked at Qin Shi: "If you feel that you are really unable to do what you want, then you don't have to pay any more. Just leave it to the steward."

This is to give up her housekeeping rights!
(End of this chapter)