Gourmet Red Chamber: A Chronicle of Baochai's Rebirth

Chapter 25 Accounts
Wang Xifeng didn't know anything about Xue's family in the inner house, so she couldn't help looking at Xue Baobao in surprise.

No wonder she always felt that the Xue family was very low-key and simple this time, far from the state of wealth and wealth in the legends, so there was such a reason in it.

Aunt Xue is also very courageous. If it were her, she would definitely not let go of such a big family fortune easily.

When wives and grandmothers talk about family matters, girls like Xue Baobao should be avoided.

Xue Baobao stopped immediately, and said to Wang Xifeng, "Cousin, I just got a wind blowing, and I feel a little uncomfortable, so I won't go in. Please call my wife for me, and we will go home."

He actually returned it to Mrs. Wang word for word!

Wang Xifeng couldn't help but chuckle, since she knew about the lawsuit between Xue Baobao and Jia Baoyu, she knew that this cousin was definitely not someone to mess with.

She didn't say much, entered the waterside pavilion, and repeated Xue Baobao's words.

Mrs. Xue was thinking about her daughter, she just took it as a fact and got up to leave in a hurry.

Mrs. Wang was annoyed by Mrs. Xue. Seeing that Xue Baochai, a junior, dared to embarrass her like this, she would not try to keep her. She told Wang Xifeng to serve her well, so she would not send her away, and Mrs. Xue and the others left. .

On the way back, after Mrs. Xue learned the truth about Xue Baobao's "winding", she couldn't help but sigh, took Xue Baobao's hand and said, "Sister Bao, I know you are grievances for me.

But whether it is the Xue family or your elder brother, there are still many places to rely on your uncle in the future, so you must not offend your aunt.

It’s just a few words, it’s no big deal, you don’t need to rush to save face for me.”

Xue Baobao knew that what she said was the truth. This ancient world would never be like the later generations. If you have money, you can lie down without any worries. This world values ​​power more!

"The Xue family and my brother have to rely on our uncle, not our aunt!"

Mrs. Xue sighed, "You are still young, how do you know the wind from the pillow is so strong!

Your aunt is from a good background, good-looking, and capable, and your uncle has always been extremely loving, otherwise you wouldn't have had only one sister Luan for so many years and didn't have concubines or maidservants.

If your aunt annoys us, the wind blows on the pillow every day, if we don’t keep it all, your uncle will hate us one day.”

Xue Baobao said angrily, "The wind blows on the pillow every day, so she is not afraid that her uncle will also blow the wind, making her feel uncomfortable?"

Mrs.
Anyway, remember, it’s not a good thing for a daughter to show her sharpness, and you should think twice about everything in the future, and you must not act on a whim.”

Xue Baobao didn't want her to be bothered, so he agreed, and after returning, he ordered Xue Chen to go to the Xue family's bank in the capital to check things out, and check the accounts of the past few years by the way.

Xue Chen has always been reliable in handling affairs, Xue Baobao woke up in the afternoon, Xue Chen brought the account book, and said to Xue Baobao, "Since the master passed away, the money that the Xue family gives to Mr. Wang every year is still delivered to Mr. Wang at the end of the year.

Except for the money at the end of the year, the Wang family would come to ask for money from time to time. Because the uncle ordered to give it, the shopkeeper of the bank did not dare to neglect it, and gave it all.

Although it is said that the Wang family does not have a seal and does not write a receipt, but the shopkeeper is afraid that the old man will check the account and suspect that he will benefit from it, so he opened the account separately, and clearly wrote the date, name and appearance of the person who came."

Xue Chen said and gave the account book to Xue Baobao, and Xue Baobao opened it. Sure enough, the first line of the first page said that on a certain day in a certain year, the Wang family's servant so-and-so looked like and how much money was paid out.

Xue Baobao looked all the way, and found that at the beginning, the Wang family paid 1000 and [-] yuan, and the later the amount became larger and the frequency became more frequent.

After Mr. Xue San took over, he even paid out a sum of [-] yuan and a sum of [-] yuan.

Xue Baobao looked at the date, and it was the time when the money was spent at the end of the year. He thought it was at that time that the third master Xue Chuchu took over, and he was not too busy to go here, so the Wang family took the money.

It was only after the New Year that Mr. Xue San learned about the matter and ordered a seal to be obtained and a receipt to be written. The Wang family had no record of payment.

After Xue Baobao read it, he ordered Ying'er to get the abacus.

She was taught by Mr. Xue hand in hand, and she unexpectedly awakened the talent for calculating accounts. Her snow-white slender fingers moved on the abacus like dancing, elegant and beautiful.

Xue Chen met 1 times and sighed, if only the girl was a brother, and the uncle two, one bears the official title, the other manages the family business, the brothers support each other, the Xue family will regain the glory of the ancestors, just around the corner!

The accounts were clearly memorized and not too complicated, Xue Baobao quickly came up with the final figure: 21.

In just three years, the Wang family had 20 pieces of land, each of which was less than [-], and they took away more than [-] silver from the Xue family!
Not even a word!
Mrs. Xue and Xue Pan probably don't even know how much the Wang family took away!
No matter how big the furniture is, it is not so defeated!

Xue Baobao wrote down the total, thanked Xue Chen, and told Xue Pan to notify her when he came back, and went to Mrs. Xue with the account book.

As expected, Mrs. If there is a gap, come and spend money wantonly."

Xue Baobao immediately gave her advice, "Mom, aren't you still worried about your aunt blowing pillow wind on your uncle this morning?

Why don't we villains file a complaint first and write to uncle to let him know about it.

In the future, if my aunt speaks ill of us in front of my uncle, my uncle will suspect that my aunt has a grudge against us because of this incident! "

Mrs.

She came back to her senses as she spoke, and cursed, "What kind of villain will sue first, we are afraid that your uncle and aunt will be deceived by the villain! You will be lazy if you let you study, let's see what you say!"

Xue Baobao laughed and apologized, and urged Mrs. Xue to write a letter, while he copied the account book himself.

After they finished their work, Xue Pan came back. When asked, he found out that he didn't know that the Wang family had taken away so much money.

But he also said that his biological uncle had one hundred and two hundred thousand, so he could just take it away, but it was Xue Baobao's fault for making such a fuss.

Xue Baobao, "..."

I really have the urge to beat up my stupid brother violently every minute!
Xue Baobao resisted the urge to reveal his true colors in front of Mrs. Xue, and ordered Xue Chen to find a suitable person to deliver the letter and account book to Wang Ziteng overnight, while he kept the original account book.

After all, I will have to rely on this to ask for money from that aunt in the future!

After the family had dinner, Xue Baobao followed Xue Pan into his house and carefully explained what happened in the palace today.

Xue Pan didn't know there was such a reason, and immediately clamored to go to the palace to seek justice, using their family's money, and looked down on their family as a merchant!

My sister went, but my cousin didn't even want to accompany her!
Xue Baobao pulled him to sit down, and said solemnly, "Brother, I told you that I want you to know that my wife has been wronged because of you.

I also want you to know my aunt's attitude towards us, and don't be coaxed easily in the future."

Hearing this, Xue Pan rubbed his hair dejectedly, "Sister, I'm not as smart as you, I don't know."

Xue Baobao immediately brainwashed him, "It doesn't matter if you are not smart, you know I am smart, just listen to me more in the future.

When you encounter something outside, if you don’t understand or can’t make up your mind, don’t worry, my wife and I will help you with it when you come back.

You don't have to be coaxed out of so much money like this time and have to be called a fool, you deserve it! "

Xue Pan was sullen and silent, and Xue Baobao ordered the abacus to settle accounts with Xue Pan, "Brother, we have now handed over the Xue family's business to the third uncle and the sixth uncle, and everything is worse than before.

Let me calculate for you how much money we have in our family, how much we earn every year, and how much money we need to spend..."

The sound of beading and clattering together with Xue Baobao's crisp sound of settlement made Xue Pan dizzy, and finally heard Xue Baobao start to conclude his statement, he was startled, "What did you say?"

Xue Baobao's expression was serious, "I said, our annual profit is only 12 to [-] silver at most.

It sounds like a lot, but excluding our expenses and the cost of dealing with my brother outside, it doesn’t count that my brother spends money extravagantly, it doesn’t count that my brother was coaxed by other people, and it doesn’t count that my aunt’s appetite will definitely increase in the future Big, just judging from the speed and amount of money my aunt pays now, within three years, we will be eating our money.

Don't wait until I get married, and my brother will start misappropriating my dowry money.

When I get married, my brother can only embezzle money from my sister-in-law's private house, and then steal it from my wife.

If the sister-in-law’s dowry is rich, my brother can support me for about 20 years. If my sister-in-law’s dowry is not generous, my brother can only support me for ten to 15 years after I get married.

Of course, judging from the current situation, my brother will definitely be coaxed by others, and my aunt's appetite will definitely increase.

I calculate that within ten years at most, my brother will use up all our family resources, and maybe even I will be able to get married with only two or three thousand silver."

Xue Pan was stunned, which means that after ten years, he will live in poverty?
Xue Pan grew up in a wealthy family. He never knew what it meant to be short of money, nor could he imagine what it would be like to be short of money.

Even at this time, after listening to Xue Baobao for a long time, he still couldn't imagine it.

"By the way, speaking of it now, I still don't know how much my brother's monthly salary will be?"

Xue Pan said blankly, "Twelve taels a month, and there will be some ice charcoal and silver coins at the end of the year."

"That is to say, it's less than 200 taels a year, which means that my brother and his family will live on 200 taels a year?"

Only 200 taels of silver to spend a year?
When he treats someone to a drink, he sometimes costs more than 200 taels!
Xue Pan subconsciously retorted, "I will be promoted in the future!"

(End of this chapter)