Lady Wan Guan

Chapter 5 Give You Makeup
The fragrance of tea lingers in Chengxintang.

The maid divided the tea and bowed to leave.

"This is the Wuzhou Juyan gifted by your third aunt. Try it."

Song Yu took a sip and thought carefully: "The taste is sweet and mellow, and it seems to have the fragrance of flowers."

"I still prefer my second uncle's Longtuan Shengxue." Wu Niang took a sip and put it down.

Mr. Song Yao glared at her: "You are so naughty, even if you have money, Long Tuan Shengxue may not be able to buy it."

Wu Niang went straight to the point and questioned: "Mom, why did you hand over the power of running the family to Jiang Wan Ning? Can her frail body be able to take on the responsibility of running the house?"

Song Yao Shi Shiran said: "How do you know she can't afford it? Anyone with money can afford it."

She also regretted not letting Jiang Wan Ning take charge earlier!
Looking at the scenery, the Song family is actually an empty shell. The whole family is asking for money from her when they open their eyes.

Her dowry was emptied out little by little.

Since Jiang Wan Ning wanted to organize a birthday party for her, she conveniently handed over the power of running the family and would take it back later.

In this way, she no longer has to worry about the money from the master, she no longer has to worry about the winter clothes for the whole family, the ladies of Jiangcheng socialize most frequently in late autumn, and she no longer has to worry about the exchange of favors...

I feel relaxed and at ease.

"Mom, what do you mean...she is the head of the family and only provides money?" Wu Niang came back to her senses.

"She said she would help me organize my birthday party."

"Ah? Then isn't our house going to be lively? Mom, can I invite my best friend to come?" Wu Niang was excited.

In the past, she had been invited to every banquet held by other people, but she had not been able to entertain anyone. The Song family had not held a decent banquet for a long time. Even when my brother got married, he did not think it was shameful to marry the daughter of a merchant. Arrange a grand wedding banquet.So much so that now her best friends don't invite her anymore, saying behind her back that she is stingy.

Now I finally have a chance to save my face.

"Don't ask me, talk to your sister-in-law."

"I'll go right away." Wu Niang ran away happily.

Song Yao shook his head and laughed, then turned to Song Yu and said, "When the time comes, you can also invite some of your classmates and celebrities from Jiangcheng to come."

Song Yu nodded in agreement.

"Mom, what happened there and her..."

"What's the rush? We'll discuss it after the birthday party."

The flower hall in the west courtyard.

Jiang Wan Ning was listening to what some stewards were doing.

Butler Zhong: "I've written a letter from you, asking you to send me 1000 taels of silver for urgent needs."

Mrs. Wang: "As a rule, the winter clothes of the servants in the house are changed every three years. This year it is exactly three years. I would like to ask the eldest lady to tell me that if I want to make winter clothes, I should order the materials now."

Aunt Liu: "The second son of the Li family is holding a wedding banquet, the old man of the Zhang family is celebrating his sixtieth birthday, and the eldest grandson of the Feng family is full moon..."

Jiang Wan Ning waited for them to finish talking one by one before saying, "Didn't I say before that for matters that have nothing to do with the birthday banquet, I should still ask my wife?"

Grandma Wang smiled so hard that she couldn't see her eyebrows: "I have asked Madam, and Madam said that from now on, I will be in charge of the house, and all affairs will be arranged by Her."

The most important sentence... As long as money is involved, go to the eldest lady.

Aunt Liu agreed: "That's what Madam said."

Jiang Wanning smiled and asked the accountant: "How much money is left in the account?"

Mr. Zhou presented the account book: "Back to Madam, there are now 310 taels left in the account. The rent of the fields will not be collected until the end of the year. The income of the tea shop this year is not good. I wonder if 100 taels will be recorded in the account by the end of the month."

Jiang Wanning looked through the account books.

If you don’t know it, it turns out that the Song family’s biggest expense is the master in Xuancheng. As a fellow magistrate of Xuancheng, he didn’t give the family a penny. Instead, he asked for three sums of money from his family this year, one thousand, three hundred taels in one lump sum and one penny in one lump sum. The price was 300 taels, the price was 800 taels, and now it’s 700 taels.

"Does Xuancheng come here often asking for money?"

Mr. Zhou said: "We need it every year. In the past, we asked for less, almost a thousand taels a year. Last year, we started asking for more."

Because the eldest lady got married last year.

Butler Zhong explained: "The exchange of favors in the officialdom is very expensive." Jiang Wanning sneered in his heart: Which official would not make a lot of money while in office? If others make money, they will take it home. I haven't seen him yet. There's no way you'd be so excited to dig into your own money.

When I was working in Ningchuan, my father gave him a lot of money.

By the way, the master took Aunt Zheng with him when he was working as an official. There were also two children born by Aunt Zheng, Erlang Song Jing and Liu Niang Song Xuan.

Therefore, it is hard to say whether the master or Aunt Zheng wants the money.

Jiang Wanning closed the account book and gave it back to her husband: "The things you are talking about can be done after I go to Jiang's Silk and Satin Shop tomorrow to find the shopkeeper and get the money. Aunt Wang, you come with me and choose Winter coat material.”

"Hey!" Grandma Wang responded happily.

Just as he was talking, a clear sound like a bell came from outside.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law..."

Jiang Wan Ning smiled: "Wu Niang is here, you go down first."

Wu Niang smiled like a flower and said as she entered the door: "Sister-in-law, I heard that you are planning a birthday party for my mother?"

"Ok!"

Qing'e comes to serve tea.

"It's great. Our family can finally be lively. Sister-in-law, can I invite my best friend?"

Jiang Wan Ning said with a smile: "Invite whoever you want."

"Really? Doesn't it matter how many people we invite?"

"Of course, I heard that my mother-in-law hasn't had a good birthday since she married the master, so I will make it more lively this time."

"Sister-in-law, I really like you so much."

"Wu Niang, you will go to the silk and satin shop with me tomorrow to pick out some good materials for your mother-in-law, your brother, and yourself, so that you can wear something nice at the birthday party."

"Okay, okay, but I don't even have the latest hairpins. Last time I saw Sanniang of the Li family, the hairpins she wore on her head were very beautiful."

"Buy, buy whatever you need."

Qing'e sighed silently on the side.

The lady is too easy to coax.

"Qing'e, go to the kitchen and see what pastries there are."

Jiang Wanning sent Qing'e out and said, "Wuniang, are you getting married next year?"

Wu Niang pouted and looked gloomy: "The wedding date is set for March next spring. I don't want to get married at all. The capital is so far away."

"There is no woman who is unmarried, but...I don't know if I can get you married by then."

"Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? Why can't you send me off to get married?"

Is Jiang Wanning really planning to divorce?

Jiang Wanning smiled bitterly: "I can't send you off to get married, but I can't add more dowry. I plan to sell eight shops and exchange them for easy money for you to take to the capital to buy a property there. When a woman gets married, she will have a dowry with her, and her husband's family will Only then can I value you.”

Wu Niang was stunned, as if a big pie fell from the sky and hit her on the head, knocking her out.

Eight shops, how much does that cost?

I heard from my mother that all the 36 shops that the Jiang family bought as dowry were Dawang shops. According to the market price in Jiangcheng, one shop would cost at least 3000 taels.

Eight rooms is more than 2 taels.

She never thought she would one day have so much money.

"Sister-in-law, are you telling the truth?" Wu Niang couldn't believe it.

"Mr. Lang loves your sister the most. You are also the closest to me on weekdays. Naturally, I have to think more about you. The rest... I think I will give it to you, brother. However, I still have to deal with this matter. Let’s discuss it with my mother-in-law, I think she will agree.”

"Don't make any noise about this matter first, so as not to cause any complications."

Wu Niang nodded quickly: "I know."

(End of this chapter)