embarrassment

Chapter 19

Lu Xingyuan went to inquire about the news and hadn't come back yet, Uncle Sun and the cook came first.These two people had inspected the Su family's food storage and remaining property last night under Su Yuanqing's order, and the information they reported to Su Yuanqing was not optimistic.

The stored food is only enough to feed all the people for half a month, and the total amount of silver is less than 100 taels. These 20 people have to eat, so what should we do?

Su Yuanqing frowned, and asked the cook how the food was prepared, and the cook said quickly: "The food in Su's house is provided by Madam and Young Madam, and the ladies serve alone, while the Master and Master Lu serve together, plus the following People's food costs 20 taels a day."

Su Yuanqing is one. Didn’t you hear that one tael of silver can buy a lot of things in ancient times?Why does the food cost 20 taels for a family?Looking back, a meal in Jia’s Mansion on Dream of Red Mansions is so complicated. If these 20 taels are to be placed in Jia’s Mansion, it may not be enough for one person!

Sure enough, a big family business means big expenses. Fortunately, I have already kicked Su Yunmei and Su Baoyue out, which can be regarded as saving a lot of expenses.It's just that the sum of all the Su Mansions is only 100 taels?According to the calculation of the cook, the 100 taels are enough for five days. How will everyone live after five days?

"Can you be more frugal?" Su Yuanqing looked at the cook for help, and said tentatively: "You can keep the food at my mother's side as it is, and save other things if you can. You also know that the Su Mansion is no better than before. Before I thought about how to make money, let's be more frugal and suffer first!"

The cook frowned and said, "There are ways to save money. For example, Young Master Lu and the others can go back to the barracks for meals. The mansion doesn't need so many maids now. If Xingyun and the others are sold, there will be dozens of taels of silver. Fifth Miss , Sixth Miss...Third Miss can also find someone to marry them...Leaving six or seven people in the house can also endure for a while!"

The more Su Yuanqing heard it, the more she felt uncomfortable. Although she didn't like Su Baoyue and Su Yunmei, she wouldn't sell them out to solve her urgent needs.

What's more, she also bragged in front of everyone yesterday that as long as she was willing to stay, she would treat them kindly.

After thinking about it, she had no choice but to say: "Okay, I understand, you should use it sparingly first! I'll figure out a way about the money!"

After the cook went out, Su Yuanqing asked Uncle Sun: "Uncle Sun, I looked at the account book, our Su family should also have land, and there are several Zhuangzi, how did they end up in such a land?"

Uncle Sun looked at her meaningfully, and then said: "Miss San, we did have several Zhuangzi before, but a few days ago, in order to collect the dowry for Miss San, all the Zhuangzi were sold by the master, and those Zhuangzi were the dowry of the wife According to the master's salary, it is absolutely impossible to give such a generous dowry. It can be said that for the third lady, the master and wife have emptied the entire family business. For this dowry, both the young mistress and the young master returned to the master I've quarreled, if Miss San didn't marry the Crown Prince, neither the Young Mistress nor the Eldest Young Master would agree to the Master giving you such a generous dowry... It's a pity, it's still a waste of time!"

Su Yuanqing heard the meaning of Uncle Sun's words, and was speechless for a moment. The elder brother in this body probably still thought that she would marry the prince and follow him to prosperity. How could he know that this dowry not only did not bring the Su family what they wanted, but instead brought him The Su family has brought disaster, and this is really nothing!