Chapter 3706 After the biological father was attracted by the princess (28)
When Wuyang Hou died, the plaque was removed and replaced with a new one. Wuyang Hou's Mansion was no longer Wuyang Hou's Mansion, but Wuyang Bo's Mansion.
Lieutenant Zhong Yun was the uncle of Wu Yang, and his wife, Mrs. Chen, was officially the head of the family and managed everything in the house.
After two large-scale funerals were held in succession, Chen settled the accounts and realized that the money in the house was stretched thin. Looking at the money left on the books, she couldn't help but panic.
After the death of Wuyang Hou Zhongshanming's wife, many things happened one after another. For a while, he didn't have time to marry a stepmother, so the old lady took care of the affairs of the house for many years.
Ms. Chen was not particularly sure how the old lady managed to maintain the household expenses. On weekdays, their life was not bad. On the contrary, they were very well-off. They could buy basically anything they needed.
Now that there was only a little money left in the account, she had to find out what happened.
Jiao Susu will transfer a certain amount of money to the Hou Mansion's account every month. This matter is not a secret, as long as the relevant people pay attention, they will know.
Mrs. Chen used to be a little afraid of the old lady and never dared to ask more about these things, but she didn't know.
She still knew that Jiao Susu was a merchant girl, but she didn't know how big Jiao Susu's business was.
She suddenly discovered that Jiao Susu had to pay such a large sum of money to the house account every month. Her eyelids twitched, thinking that the Jiao family's property was really quite big.
After settling the accounts, Mr. Jiao has not sent any money to the house for two months to add to the account.
Mrs. Chen didn't think it was Mr. Jiao who didn't want to give. It must have been because there were too many things in the past two months and the other party didn't have time.
She is in charge of everything in the house, so she naturally wants to ask what's going on. Mrs. Jiao has always given this money, so it must be the old lady who agreed.
It was the first time that Mrs. Chen came to the courtyard where Jiao Susu lived. The place was remote and not too small. The courtyard was well taken care of by Jiao Susu, so it was actually very comfortable to live there.
When Mrs. Chen saw Jiao Susu, she explained the reason for her visit.
Jiao Susu knew that such a day would come. She said: "Sister-in-law, so many things have happened in the past two years. I have no intention of running the property in my hand and I can no longer make money. All the shops under me are rented and the lease period is coming soon.
The goods are currently being processed at a loss. Regardless of whether the goods can be processed or not, it is impossible to renew the contract after it expires."
In short, there is no money.
Mrs. Chen didn't expect this to be the case. She frowned: "Susu, you used to pay a sum of money to your account every month, but now you suddenly stop..."
"Sister-in-law, I didn't make an agreement with anyone in the past. I just used this money to honor the old lady. Now that I don't have the ability, I naturally can't get it. You must know that I gave this money just to fulfill my filial piety, not to express my gratitude.
It should be given." Jiao Susu's voice was stern. This was what he said at the beginning. Otherwise, it would be a joke to ask her, a granddaughter-in-law, to use her private treasury to cover expenses.
The old lady cares about reputation very much, and she wants to have a good excuse for using her money.
Mrs. Chen couldn't say any more. Since Mrs. Jiao was so confident, it meant that she really didn't agree that the other party must give it, so she could only leave with a sad face.
Without that much money, Chen calculated the income and expenditure of the house and could only reduce expenses.
But it had only been shortened to ten days, and everyone felt something was wrong.
Zhong Yunmao's family, in particular, was very dissatisfied with their daily food and supplies. This dissatisfaction naturally led to trouble for Chen, the housekeeper.
"Sister-in-law, although the new official takes office with three fires, don't burn the fire too cleanly. If you do this, you won't be able to survive?"