Chapter 39: Old lady, I feel sorry for you

May 10, 2023Ai Hrist

Shi Qingluo approached Old Lady Xiao.

“Whether tofu will sell well in the future, can you always be sure?”

“Anyway, we are not sure. After all, we haven’t sold it yet. The people in the village came to exchange with it these days. It’s a novelty.”

Old Lady Xiao thought for a while and said, “Even if you’re not sure, you can let your uncle and third uncle take care of it first.”

If it doesn’t last long, just leave, anyway, they won’t lose money.

Shi Qingluo looked at the old lady with a look of ‘Why you are so stupid’: “Is this my point? Why are you so slow in reacting?”

Old Lady Xiao: “… …”

Was it her fault?

Shi Qingluo showed another look of indifference.

“I mean, there is a golden mountain in front of you. But you don’t dig it, instead, you listen to people’s instigation and come and stare at our tofu workshop, which is not sure whether it can make money in the long run. Is it interesting?”

Old Lady Xiao also reacted: “You mean my second son?”

Shi Qingluo nodded, “That’s right! He took his concubine to enjoy the blessings in the capital but left you in the village to suffer. This is called unfilial.”

“Old lady, you were coaxed by that woman and left a maid to serve you. That’s all can you get?”

“The power and money of the General’s Mansion are all controlled by that woman alone.”

She continued: “Old lady, I feel sorry for you.”

“Raising a son who is a general, it’s so cheap for others. You should be the old madam of the general’s mansion, and it’s you who should be managing that family.”

“Our family still owes more than a dozen taels of foreign debt, what’s the point of you staring at us?”

“Even if we are rich, it’s not your grandson’s turn to take care of his grandparents.”

“Not to mention, our family has broken ties and separated. We can go to the government to check the stamp on it.”

“We have to exhaust ourselves from the morning to the night to pay back the debt of more than a dozen taels of silver, but he is in the general’s mansion, and he can eat more than this amount for a meal.”

Old Lady Xiao was taken aback for a while: “How can I eat so much in one meal?”

Shi Qingluo was speechless, “How is it impossible? People eat sea cucumber and abalone, bird’s nests, and shark fins. This meal is more than a dozen taels.”

She pointed to the flowers on the ground not far away: “Did you see that pot of purple chrysanthemums?”

“I see, this color is quite special.” It was the first time for Old Lady Xiao to see purple chrysanthemums.

Shi Qingluo emphasized, “Is it about the color? No, it’s the price.”

“This is the flower of Young Master Bai, from a big family in the county seat. He bought it, especially from the capital, and it cost several hundred taels.”

Old Lady Xiao said in disbelief: “What, a pot of flowers is a few hundred taels? You’re just talking nonsense.”

Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Wu didn’t believe it either: “How can a pot of broken flowers be hundreds of taels.”

Shi Qingluo rolled his eyes, “You don’t understand, because your vision is too small.”

“If you go to the county seat and inquire casually, you will know that Young Master Bai bought that purple chrysanthemum several hundred taels. There is no need for me to lie to you, as long as you inquire, you will know the truth.”

At this moment, a young man behind Old Lady Xiao said: “Grandma, I heard about this last time I went to the county town, and it is really like that.”

At that time, he found it unbelievable and lamented that these big families know how to play and be extravagant.

Old Lady Xiao stared wide-eyed, “This pot of broken flowers can’t be eaten as food, why would it cost a few hundred taels?”

Shi Qingluo said: “Because of face! What people play is status and showing off.”

“Think about it, the Bai family is just a merchant in the county, but they can buy a pot of flowers that costs a few hundred taels. Your second son is a general, so what about a meal worth a dozen taels of silver?”

Old Lady Xiao thought it made sense: “They are so extravagant in the capital? But they complained to me before.”

They originally wanted to go to the capital too, but the second son said that it would be difficult for him in the capital.

Although it may look like a general’s mansion, the expenses were very high, and they often have to cut down on food and clothing.

Shi Qingluo looked in disbelief: “You guys believe this?”

“I asked Young Master Bai, he said that the higher the status in the capital, the more luxurious their life is.”

“They wear silk and satin, eat delicacies from mountains and seas, and have many servants.”

She sighed, “Look at you, what are you wearing? It’s a material that no one in the general’s mansion wears, yet you are dressed happily.”

“General Xiao was raised by you, why is it someone else who enjoys the benefits after he has status and endless money?”

Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Wu especially agreed: “Yes, why!”

Why does that little hoof eat more than a dozen taels of silver for a meal?

While they wear clothes out of materials that their servants don’t even wear.

Old Lady Xiao’s face turned ugly a lot, and she felt that she was in awe. She raised such a son, how could she let that little hoof enjoy it herself?

Seeing this, Shi Qingluo continued to play tricks: “We have separated from the old house, but General Xiao and the old house have not separated.”

“So he should support his parents, and take care of his siblings and nephews.”

“But he ran away like that, how unfilial. If you go to sue him, you’ll win.”

Old Lady Xiao asked unhappily: “Do you want me to sue my son?”

Shi Qinloug’s black hair fell. This old lady’s brain circuit was a bit short, no wonder she has been fooled by that Xing Hong.

“I’m not asking you to sue him, but I’m asking you to live directly in the General’s Mansion in the capital.”

“If he and that woman disagree, you threaten to sue them for being unfilial.”

“The way you treated my husband just now, that’s how you treat your son in the future. You will never be wrong.”

“And it’s more useful if you keep that way. After all, he must honor you, not my husband.”

Old Lady Xiao was still hesitating, after all, she was a little afraid of that son who was full of evil spirits.

Seeing that she was moved, Shi Qingluo continued to say: “Old lady, even if you don’t think about yourself, you should think about your grandchildren!”

“They are not as smart as my husband, nor have a talent for reading. Since there is a second uncle who is a high-ranking official, why not help them?”

“Is it possible that you want to be a mud leg for the rest of your life?”

Xiao Dalang “… …”

Xiao Erlang: “… …”

They were smart, but they don’t like reading.

But when they heard the second sentence, they didn’t care about anything else: “Grandma, we don’t want to be mud legs.”

These two people were Dalang and Erlang of the main house. Xiao Hanzheng was originally Sanlang. After the family was separated and his relatives were broken ties, he took the initiative to ask the villagers to call him Dalang.

It was also to separate from the main house on purpose.

Old Lady Xiao was stunned, yes, how could her precious grandson be a mud leg?

“With the current status of General Xiao, it is absolutely easy to arrange errands for your two sons and several grandchildren casually.”

“Aren’t they married yet? After going to the capital, if you have a good job and rely on the general’s mansion, what kind of girl in the capital can’t marry? Why stay in the village and marry a village girl.”

“Besides, my mother was filial to you back then, and she always served you attentively.”

“Why does that woman not serve you, her mother-in-law, after she came in? Who is she looking down on?”

“Even if she becomes the general’s wife, you are still the general’s mother.”

“The current emperor proposes to rule the world with filial piety. As long as there is no separation of relatives, they must respect you and former grandpa.”

The woman left Xing Hong behind. Apart from wanting to kill Xiao Hanzheng’s family, she must also want to fool these top villains in the main house not to go to the capital to seek refuge.

Since this was the case, she will pack these superb products and give them to the other party as gifts.