Disastrous year!Before the whole family is wiped out, a little blessing falls from the sky!

The General's Mansion is located on Qinglong Street to the east of the palace. The mansion has seven entrances and is very elegant.

No matter who sees him, he must praise him for his great royal favor. After all, there are either princes or princesses on this street. It can be said that the emperor does not regard the general in low regard and does not trust him.

But everyone has forgotten that putting a lion by your side is certainly a sign of trust and reliance, but it may also be a sign of caution and surveillance!

In the general's mansion, the middle-aged general's wife sat on the main seat in the main courtyard. Her dress was simple and she even had only a few simple hairpins on her head, but these could not weaken her beauty.

She is dignified and beautiful, with a steady air. What is rare is that there is still a certain amount of perseverance between her eyebrows.

At this moment, her two sons and daughter-in-law were sitting on the left and right chairs respectively, and they didn't look very good.

The 25-year-old eldest son Zhao Ye is a fifth-rank official in the yamen of the Ministry of Industry. He is married to his boss's daughter, Ms. Jiang. The couple get along well with each other and act more steadily.

At this moment, the eldest daughter-in-law, Ms. Jiang, was urging her mother-in-law in a low voice, "Mom, don't be impatient. We can discuss this matter in the long term and there will always be a solution."

Zhao Zhi also nodded, "Yes, mother. What my father is doing is a big thing. Not to mention that the family still has some foundation. Even if it is not there, we must find ways to support it."

But the youngest son Zhao Qiong on the other side disagreed.

Because he was a young son and had no father around to discipline him since he was born, he inevitably learned the habits of a playboy. He was good at eating, drinking and having fun, but he had no sense of the overall situation and backbone.

He retorted impatiently, "Big brother and sister-in-law said it so easily, as if you have the final say in this family!"

His daughter-in-law, Mrs. Chen, came from a family of petty officials and was famous for her beauty. He cried, made trouble, and hung herself to beg the family before marrying her into the family.

But Chen's beauty is beautiful, but more importantly, she has a narrow vision and is greedy and calculating.My mother-in-law doesn't like her, but I share my anger with my husband.

Just like this moment, Mrs. Chen immediately echoed with a strange tone, "Yes, eldest brother and sister-in-law, even if you are the eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law, and you will inherit the general's mansion in the future, we are also part of the family. You can't sell favors for anything. We are at a disadvantage, there is no reason for this!”

Zhao Zhi frowned when he heard this, but he couldn't scold his sister-in-law, so Jiang said, "What did the second brother and the second younger brother and sister say? Mother is still here, so naturally it is mother who has the final say in the family.

"Although my father is guarding the border outside, he has given orders, and we, as children, must obey them..."

"Hmph!" Zhao Qiong snorted coldly, interrupted his sister-in-law's words, and said mockingly, "Sister-in-law, forget about pretending on weekdays, save your energy today! If you listen to those stupid words again, I'm afraid your family's fortune will be pawned!"

"Bang!" The general's wife, who had been silent all this time, smashed the tea bowl directly. The tea splashed all over her little son's face, and the tea bowl hit the pillar behind and fell to pieces.

Mrs. Chen screamed and jumped up, pulled off her handkerchief and wiped her husband's face. She wanted to blame her mother-in-law, but she was so angry that she swallowed her words.

"Zhao Qiong, who gave you the courage to disrespect your father! Not to mention how much hardship he endured at the border for the sake of the Wei Kingdom and the peace of the people, he is the father who gave birth to you and raised you! This is what I teach you on weekdays. , actually telling him to die?"

The general's wife also came from a general family, but she was not as prominent as the Zhao family.For so many years, the general was not in Kyoto, and she supported the general's palace alone. It was impossible without a bit of fierceness and ruthlessness.

At this moment, she really got angry. Zhao Qiong was also scared and timidly defended, "I just said it casually... Why did mom get angry? Besides, I have seen him two or three times since I was born. I'm afraid he is He doesn’t even remember what I look like. “It’s okay if he can’t take care of the family on weekdays. Mom is working hard and we feel sorry for her.But why is he still holding back? Every time he writes a letter, he always asks for money! "

As he spoke, he felt justified and his tone became angry again.

"The family's property was inherited from my grandfather, and my mother worked hard to support the general's mansion. Why should he use it to support the border guards! He doesn't care whether we live or die!"

"Shut up!" Zhao Zhi saw his mother's expression turned ugly and quickly scolded his younger brother, "Every parent in the world is a bad person, and the younger brother must not disrespect his father! His father is far away at the border, so he must not be aware of the difficulties at home.

Moreover, the military power of the border guards is the foundation for the family to live and work, and the court... In short, dad must have considered and made arrangements before writing to the family! "

"That's not necessarily true," Mrs. Chen curled her lips and murmured in a low voice, "The family has no money and no food to eat. I'm afraid dad doesn't care at all. He only cares about guarding the border and doing that thankless job!"

"Get out!" The general's wife couldn't bear it anymore and kicked out her youngest son and daughter-in-law.I originally approached them for discussion, but I didn't expect them to disappoint me again.

Zhao Qiong and Chen stood up, bowed with dissatisfaction and angrily, and then left.

When Chen Qiong stepped out of the door, she still didn't forget to shout, "Mom, I don't agree with the seller giving money to that person! I have a share of this property, but even if it is sold, my share cannot be touched!"

Unfortunately, the answer was a teacup, and Mrs. Chen, who was frightened and wanted to help, ran away with her head in her arms!
Mrs. Jiang stretched out her hand to pat her mother-in-law on the back and persuaded her in a low voice, "Mom, my second brother is still young and not sensible. It will be fine when he grows up!"

"He is already his own son. If he were left in someone else's house, he would have established a family already!" The general's wife regretted it extremely. "At first, I felt sorry that he had no father to teach him since he was a child, and he was so doting on him. Now that I think about it, it was a big mistake.

"I originally married a good wife who could help him with a few words of advice, but I ended up marrying such a small-minded wife. I wish I could keep my eyes in the warehouse all day long, for fear of suffering a loss!

"Hey, I really don't have the face to see your father. How sad it would be for him to be treated like this by his son!"

The general's wife had red eyes and tried her best to hold back tears.

Chen Zhi quickly spoke and said, "Mom, how to teach my brother is a matter for the future. The matter at hand is to collect these 3000 taels for dad."

"According to dad's arrangement, if we can successfully cultivate high-yield grain next year, we will no longer have to be constrained by military rations in the future. Even if the court is dissatisfied, for the sake of saving military rations, they will not punish me."

The general's wife nodded and responded solemnly, "Your father's considerations must be far deeper than ours. Even if it is more difficult for us, we will still help him. The small farm in the suburbs has one hundred acres of fertile land, twenty acres of horse farm, and a hilltop. It’s a rare and good place. It’s better to let the news out and change hands. If the buyer is kind, 3000 taels should be enough.”

"Don't worry, mother, I will personally arrange for people to deal with it. Just prepare clothes and supplies for dad. When the time comes when you get the banknotes back, you will have someone rush back to the border." Zhao Zhi got up and was about to go to work.

The general's wife warned, "Be careful and don't cause outsiders to comment. At this time, the fewer people know about it, the safer your father will be."

At this time, Mrs. Jiang stopped her husband. (End of chapter)