Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 497

Volume [-] Youlong Dance Chapter [-] Division of Production - Continued
South of the city, Pine Tree Alley, Cheng Zhai, west courtyard.

Han Jiangshi was sitting in front of the window, holding the account book in his left hand, stroking the abacus in his right hand, and counting quickly.She was wearing a blue goat skin gown, her hair was tied up in a bun, and there was only a green jade hairpin pinned to it, she looked very plain.

If it weren't for the crow's thick hair, revealing a pink face and snow-white neck, just looking at this attire, it is really hard to tell that she is a young woman.

With a solemn expression, she glanced at the tent in her left hand, and the fingers of her right hand were already moving.

The whole room was silent, only to hear the sound of "popping" and "popping" abacus beads.

In the sound of "pop", the sky outside the window gradually darkened.

Han Jiangshi didn't realize it, and was still concentrating on settling accounts.

Her personal servant girls, Xiaoxi and Xiaofu, walked in hand in hand. Seeing her young lady like this, they could only look at each other helplessly.

Xiaoxi took two quick steps, took off the glazed lampshade placed on the square table, and lit the fire sickle lamp.

Xiaofu took the Zijin hand stove that Han Jiangshi put aside and tried it, but it was not very hot anymore.

She glanced at her young lady, and said with a bit of reproach: "Girl, it's been two hours since I thought about it, and I hurt my eyes carefully."

Han Jiangshi lost her mother since she was a child, and these two maids served her since she was a child.

She was too busy to look up, and said: "It's almost over, and I need a cup of tea."

Seeing her like this, Xiaoxi and Xiaofu sat in the twig next to the kang and played nets, holding their breath and concentrating, for fear of disturbing her.

After a while, Han Jiang let out a long breath and said, "Three thousand, 460 taels." With the voice, he closed the account book on the left.

Xiaoxi and Xiaofu saw that she had finished counting, they stood up hurriedly, one called someone to pour hot soup, the other brought the hand stove that had been replaced with charcoal, and said, "Miss, warm your hands first!"

Han Jiangshi rubbed his stiff fingers, took the hand stove, smiled a bit on his face, and said, "It's so warm, it's because you two know how to love me."

Under this smile, Han Jiang's family is like a blooming spring flower, which is completely different from his usual image of not restricting his words and smiles.

Even Xiaoxi and Xiaofu, who are both women, couldn't help but stare dumbfounded.

Xiaofu "tsk-tsk" twice, and said: "Girl, you should smile more, but it's much more beautiful than a straight face."

Xiao Xi hesitated for a moment, then said: "Girl...Girl is not young anymore, it's not good... just spend the whole day guarding money..."

Although as a maid, saying these things is already overstepping, Xiao Xi still couldn't help but want to nag.

If it is someone else's family, it is okay to care about money so much for the sake of livelihood. The most important thing for her girl is money.Although it cannot be said that the family has millions of assets, one hundred thousand or eighty thousand taels of silver should be there.

Not to mention a lifetime, just a few lifetimes of chewing is enough.A lonely one, not even married, so why are you working so hard?
Xiaoxi didn't say it clearly, but Han Jiang could hear what he meant.

She smiled on her face and said: "What's wrong with this kind of leisurely life? It's not that I can't support myself, why bother to find another man and live by his face?" Looking out of the window, he said, "It's windy, it looks like it's going to snow again..."

From the first day of the first lunar month, the snow has been falling sparsely and endlessly.It stopped for two days, and after two days it became cloudy again, until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Yesterday, during the Lantern Festival, the snow cleared up for a day, and it started to fall again on the evening of the [-]th.

Han Jiang's family is from the south, and they are most afraid of the winter cold.

When Xiaoxi heard the words, she picked up the curtain and went out, and saw that there were indeed snowflakes falling on the ground outside. She turned back and said to Han Jiang: "The girl is right, and the snowflakes started again. The slaves called people, and added more snowflakes." A charcoal basin?"

Han Jiangshi tightened her clothes and nodded...

*
Xicheng, Cao Mansion, East Courtyard, and the main house in the inner courtyard.

Zhao Jia did not sit on the kang, but on a chair near the door.Opposite her, sat the frowning servant of the Ministry of Industry, Mu Ertai.

Although sitting at the door, Zhao Jiashi was a little hot and felt uncomfortable all over.

She wondered to herself, is it because of the two charcoal basins? It seems that Zilan, Green Ju and the others will be asked to remove one of the charcoal basins soon.

The room is big, and a charcoal basin is a bit cold, but it can also save some charcoal.

The cost of food and clothing should be calculated in the future, otherwise, if Yinyue eats enough food, wouldn't it be a joke for Dafang?
Speaking of it, the previous division of kitchens is also good, that is, knowing the expenses.Otherwise, it would be uncomfortable to split up directly.

After all, in these years, she has never worried about money, all she did was hold the money she got tightly in her palm, and tried her best to save up her private house.

In the past half month, Zhao Jia has no regrets in his heart.

Don't talk about anything else, just talk about a few small ones, whether you want to study in the future or go out to work as an errand, it's all a waste of money.The fourth sister and the fifth son will also need money to prepare for the draft in the future.

If they don't separate the family, it's all in the public house, but now the second room is responsible for it.

Although after the separation, she no longer has to look at Da Fang's face and can be a housewife, but thinking about the gains and losses here and there also makes her heart ache.

However, the words have come to this point, Cao Song is determined to separate the family again, and the elder room also took the opportunity to agree.No matter how thick-skinned Zhao Jia is, he can no longer hold a smiling face and flatter him.

Breaking up is tonight.

Her natal brother, Mu Ertai, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Fu Nai, the uncle of the older generation of the Cao family, both came to the Cao family as middlemen of the Cao family's branch.

The difference is that Fu Nai went to the West Mansion to meet Cao Yin, while Murtai went to the East Mansion to meet his sister.

Although Zhao Jia has always been domineering and has a bad temper, she is still somewhat afraid of her natal brother.

The room was terribly silent, and Zhao Jia couldn't sit still, feeling his mouth was dry, so he picked up a few cups of tea and drank half a mouthful.

Cao Song waited in the outer hall with a few brothers, and there were only two Zhaojia brothers and sisters left in the room.

Murtai looked at Mrs. Zhao Jia, sighed, complained a bit, and said: "Isn't this stupid? The Cao family's decency is all in the eldest room. The elders of the in-laws and the elders are both kind people. Song'er and his brothers also have nothing to say. Isn't it your blessing to be taken care of by their father and son, and you don't have to worry about anything? It's so strange, and these things happen again during the Chinese New Year."

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Wu Yashi sent someone to pick up her daughter back to the province.From Ruhui's mouth, Murtai also knew the reasons why Cao's parents and second children wanted to separate.

Zhaojia is also a rich family, and Murtai knows the importance of relatives best, especially when it comes to career advancement.

If he didn't have the lingering shadow of his uncle Malhan, his grades were mediocre, and he would be fine if he didn't get demoted, let alone promoted to a Beijing official.

Therefore, he was opposed to the separation of the family between his sister and nephew.

Although the second room says that Cao Song is already on duty, there are five or six younger ones below. How can it be so easy to support the door?
He called Cao Song over that day, and after a lot of persuasion, he wanted him to take back the words about the separation.

Cao Yin is a man, he knows it, he is a gentle gentleman.If the nephews didn't mention the "separation of the family", Cao Yin wouldn't have opened his mouth.

Cao Song knew his uncle's good intentions, but thinking about his mother's temper, instead of being in the same place, it hurt everyone's friendship; he might as well separate the family as soon as possible, and let the uncle and brother worry less.

After all, he was still the old saying in the Fucha mansion, as the eldest son of the second house, he should also take some responsibility.

The uncle is already in his sixties, and he has a serious illness. It would be really unfilial to let him worry about the nephews in the second room all the time.

Cao Song is 21 years old, he has an errand, his wife is married, and he is already an adult.

Murtai couldn't persuade him, so he just sighed and sighed.

Although he is a real uncle, he is an outsider after all, and some things are hard to say.Besides, since Cao Yin invited Fu Nai to be the middleman to divide the family with him, he also knew in his heart that even if the property was divided, Cao Yin would not treat his nephews badly.

Although he knew that the "separation" of Cao's parents' room and the second room's "separation" was a foregone conclusion, but Murtai had some complaints about his sister in his heart, and couldn't help complaining a few words.

Zhao Jia heard the reproach in his brother's words, and felt extremely wronged.

The conscience of heaven and earth, if you want to talk about her own size, she has never thought about the idea of ​​​​dividing the family. Wasn't that evil Cao Song who caught her?

The son is grown up, and he doesn't listen to what he says, so what can he do?Besides, the meaning of looking at the long room is that she is eager to be separated, and she doesn't like to stick to the cold ass over there.

Murtai is the most clear about the temper of the girl.

Seeing that she was still disapproving until now, Murtai shook his head and didn't bother to say anything else.

I heard Cao Song outside the door: "Uncle, it's almost time, should we go there?"

Murtai looked at the clock on the ground, it was already two o'clock.

He stood up, flicked his sleeves, and said seriously to Zhao Jia: "Xueqin, listen to brother, no matter how the in-laws divide the property tonight, don't say anything."

When Zhao Jia saw his brother get up, he also got up.

After hearing this, she was puzzled, raised her eyebrows and said: "Brother, what are you talking about? You come to be a middle-aged man, and you should be facing us. Could it be that you are making us suffer?"

"Confused, it's really a woman's opinion!" Seeing that she was in a daze, unable to distinguish the priorities, Muertai slammed his feet hard and said, "Xueqin, think about the future of your sons? Are you thinking about it again? To tear up face, to share more money? Not to mention anything else, just talk about Xiao Er's errand, which has no place to spend money. If it weren't for Cao Yong being He Shuo's son-in-law, and being on good terms with the princes, and working with the guards Several adults also have contacts, do you think it will fall on Xiaoer for nothing?"

Mrs. Zhao Jia was so trained that she lost her mind. She clutched the handkerchief vigorously, raised her head, and begged a little: "Brother, you have to make decisions for my sister. Brother Cao Yong is the only one here. How many brothers and sisters are there? If the money is not enough, we will live on a hundred or so in the future..."

"Your hair is long, but your knowledge is short. If you don't want the future of your sons, you can go ahead and fight for it." Seeing that the girl was stubborn, Murtai lost a little patience, and said, "Uncle has retired from the position of minister for many years. Well, I'm not having a good time now. Although I want to support my nephews, I still have more than enough energy. If you really offend the long house and his son, then you will want to give money to Brother Song and the others in the future You can't find a way out even if you are rushing forward. I have said all these words, and you can weigh the rest by yourself!"

After speaking, Murtai picked up the curtain and went out.

With an unpredictable expression on Zhao Jia's face, she followed her brother out.

The fourth sister and fifth son are daughters, and Jinghui and Ruhui are daughters-in-law, so there is no need to go there.Cao Song took his three brothers and went to Xifu with his mother and uncle.

*
Xifu, in the ancestral hall.

Cao Yin was sitting on a chair, and there were several account books on the tables beside him, which contained the rosters of some ancestral properties of the public.There are no more than a few properties, as well as antique calligraphy and paintings, furniture furnishings, gold and silver utensils and other things.

In the early years, in order to pay off the shortfall, several properties and shops in the public house were sold off, leaving only a few properties.

The old house here is the ancestral house, which is not distinguished according to the rules, and it is lived by the long house.There are also two houses over there, one in Suzhou and the other in Hangzhou.

Although it is said that the house in Dongfu was purchased by Cao Yong, the money from the public account can also be attributed to the public.

There is also the garden in Haidian. Although it was built with the help of Chunjun Wangfu, it was built in the name of Cao Yong. It cannot be regarded as Cao Yong's private property.

In addition to these few properties, it is the bead factory in Taihu Lake.At that time, Cao Yin spent the money of the public to buy it, so it can be regarded as the property of the public.

"Split family" tonight, the family properties to be divided are these houses, bead field, and registered antique calligraphy and painting, furniture and so on...

(End of this chapter)