Mrs. Fang, who was sitting in the seat, was really shocked after hearing what her youngest daughter-in-law said.
She gave birth to two sons. The eldest son, who originally had great hopes since he was a child, was not successful in civil and military affairs. But now he only has a casual job, and his career in the future may be limited.
On the contrary, this younger son is promising.
When he was only in his thirties, he was already a fifth-rank household doctor, and he might be able to rise to the first rank in the future.
She was counting on this little son for the rest of her life, but she couldn't ruin his future.
Just as she thought about it, she heard her eldest daughter-in-law, Fang Shi, say: "Brothers and sisters, you are standing and talking without pain. Your man brings a lot of money to the family, so of course he doesn't like the things the family distributes.
, It’s a pity that our family still has to live on these ancestral properties.”
Yang secretly curled her lips after hearing this.
Most of the dowry left by the great-grandmother fell into the pockets of her husband and wife. It was embarrassing to call her poor in front of her.
There are many aunts and concubines in their house, and the man loves to throw money into flower houses. She can't be her own home, who can blame her?
However, Mr. Yang was always smart, so he only served tea and did not talk about it.
Qiao Jingya glanced at his brother Qiao Jingcang. This brother could not be helped up by mud. Even with the support of the Qiao family and his care, he could not help himself up.
Now that everyone in the tribe has witnessed the separation of their eldest family members, what will happen if they continue to behave?
Not to mention the Fang family's room, even the Liu family's room is not worth the extra concession compared to the Fang family's room.
Since ancient times, money has attracted people's attention. Who thinks that too much money is too much to burn your hands?
Besides, compared to the Fang family, the Liu family wanted to gain the status of the first wife and the recognition of her clan members.
She was originally a second-marriage woman. Marrying into the Qiao family as a widow was considered a high achievement, but because she had a cousin who was a concubine in the palace to compare with her, she naturally felt a little bigger.
When Mrs. Liu was here, no one dared to raise issues about her status. Now that Mrs. Liu and her son are gone, her status as a widow and remarried will naturally be brought up.
God knows how much she resents this identity.
She originally wanted to confirm her identity as the first wife while her cousin was still there, but Qiao Xingcun never gave her an accurate answer and kept dragging her.
Now that he is dead, he has divided up a lot of his family property. Now it is her son who wants to use his official position to pressure others, but others will not buy it. Instead, people have brought up her identity again and again. Now she is being brought up again.
Now that the damn family has been found, it will be even harder for her to take the position of the main wife.
"Shan'er, although your cousin is gone, his sons are still there. How about you write a letter to the county prince's house?"
After hearing this, Qiao Jingshan frowned and walked around in the flower hall.
"Mom, my cousin wasn't very warm to me when he was here, let alone his sons. It's just a matter of face. Besides, we don't care about this kind of thing, so how can anyone help me?"
Mrs. Liu frowned after hearing this, sighed, and said, "Hey, it would be nice if your aunt was still here."
When Mrs. Liu was here, who wouldn’t regard mother and son as the principal couple? Who wouldn’t personally deliver the invitation to her during a normal banquet?
Now that this family is back, she, Mrs. Liu, has become an aunt? And her son has become a concubine?
Qiao Jingshan was also very unwilling.
As his mother's aunt, how can he gain a foothold among his colleagues?
I'm afraid some people will block his promotion in the future for this reason, and his official career will be limited. In these years, he has only used the convenience of the Qiao family to plan for him, and his annual evaluation is just mediocre. What will happen in the future is really uncertain.
.If he were the first wife, even the clan members would support him.
It's just that now the people in that house have won over all the clan members, and they have become a family this morning. I'm afraid that their family doesn't have any good way to stop them.
Qiao Jingshan was very anxious.
After his father Qiao Xingcun left, their eldest son no longer had anyone in the court. When Ding You ends next year, it remains to be seen whether he can keep his original job.
The mother and son are completely helpless about the current situation.
After a while, Ms. Liu thought of Ms. Fang's room, and she smiled again.
She only has one son and two grandchildren, and she has received a lot of good things from her cousin in the palace over the years. As for Fang's house, she only got the dowry from her mother-in-law Fang, and she has also been given it by her over the years.
The eldest son is almost defeated. She, the Fang family, has two sons and six grandchildren. I think he is even more anxious than she is.
Over the years, she has been competing with the Fang family for favors and middle-ranking ministers in the house, all trying to force Qiao Xingcun to propose them as his wife. She, Mrs. Liu, only wished that the whole family had disappeared long ago like the Lan family, and now she could see Fang Xingcun.
He was anxious and worried, and felt very happy.
Her son is just a wife and two concubines, and there are not that many people in their house. They can easily live in the house on West Street. But the Fang family has more people there. The wives and concubines share the same room, and so on.
There are a lot of legitimate sons and concubines, and if they want to get married, they will need dowry gifts. I'm afraid they won't be able to live in the house they are allocated on West Street.
When Mrs. Liu thought of this, she raised her lips and smiled.
On the other side, Lan's side can't control much.
Now that their family has just come back, they are confused and have many things to do. The people in the two houses pretend that she does not exist, and she is happy and at ease.
After she finished giving instructions, she was sitting in the flower hall for a rest when she heard a report from outside that some maids and servants had come to take over the work.
Lan's family is short of manpower now, so they don't care about these losers.
This ancestral house is very big. After hundreds of years of management by several generations of Qiao family, the ancestral house now occupies an entire street in Yizhou. The large courtyard in the ancestral house has a small courtyard, and the small courtyard has embroidered buildings and wing rooms.
Everywhere needs to be guarded, cleaned, washed, and equipped with a greenhouse, sewing room, porterhouse, sedan room, kitchen, washing room, and the first, second, and third classes and rough servants who serve in the inner courtyard...
Where is this kind of place that doesn’t need people?
When Lan heard that servants from his ancestral home came to work as consuls, he told them to continue working at the same place.
The servants burst into tears of gratitude and went happily.
No matter what, at least the job was saved.
The Qiao family is a big family in Yizhou. If they are kicked out, even if they can find something to do, the Qiao family will not be able to stay as comfortably as the Qiao family and earn as much monthly money.
After the servants finished their work, Xiangxiu came to report again that the public treasury in the mansion and the small warehouses in each courtyard were occupied by people, and the people guarding the treasury were unwilling to clear the registration.
And she couldn't bring someone to force the door in, so she came to ask the Lan family for advice.
After hearing this, Mrs. Lan waved her hand and said: "Tell them that they must clear out their own things today. After today, not only the public treasury, but also the things in the small warehouses of each courtyard will belong to the chief room. If you do it then,
If you don’t come out, they won’t let you take her away again.”
There is no reason for you to think that I don’t exist. I still have good food and drink, and I use my house, money, and rice to provide for you!
For the sake of our family, I won’t make any clear calculations with you. Just take whatever you want to take away. If you still regard the ancestral home as your own, then just keep the things and don’t even think about taking them away in the future.
After hearing this, Xiangxiu agreed and took the people down again.
After a while, Yapo in Yizhou City got the order and brought a hundred or so people for Lan to choose.
There are teenage girls, there are teenage boys, there are families selling themselves, there are older men and women, there are those who can read, there are those who can do accounting, there are also those who know a skill...
Men and women lined up in a long line for Lan to choose.
Lanshi intended to train his mother Qiao and sisters Qiao Mingjin, so he took them all with him when selecting people.
Selecting people is definitely a skill.
In addition to looking at their appearance, whether their bodies are healthy and whether they have any disabilities, they also need to look at their eyes and whether their words and deeds are honest and responsible.
It doesn't matter if you are stupid, you will be able to do things if you take the trouble to teach them. If you are cunning and do not keep your duty, you will only get into trouble.
Now is the time for the Lan family to hire people. Anyone who has a certain skill, whether he is literate, can do accounts, or can grow flowers and crops, or has an outstanding female beauty, or has a good hair and comb, or has an outstanding cooking ability... can be hired.
Stay.
There was a skinny girl who was worried that Qiao Mingjin and others would not pick her, so she anxiously recommended herself, saying that she knew how to make a fire. She knew what kind of firewood to use for cooking and what kind of firewood should be used to make porridge.
In the end, this little girl was left behind by Ming Qi.
Seeing that she had a crush on Ming Qi, Lan made her work as a third-class maid next to Ming Qi.
Ming Qi was very happy and named her "Shan Xing" himself.
As for Mother Qiao, because she was promoted to the future head of the Qiao family's ancestral home, she not only had to select first-, second-, and third-class maids, but also senior maids, second-rate housemaids, gatekeepers, greenhouse workers, paddle washers, and needleworkers.
For housing, etc., the main hospital needs many candidates.
This was the first time for Mother Qiao to face such a scene.
Although she had gone through yesterday's reception banquet and was somewhat prepared, she still had some difficulties facing the task of selecting someone personally.
My heart has not yet transitioned from being a banker.
Looking at this group of people, I feel like I did before, no matter which one I choose, I worry about hurting them and causing them to lose their jobs.
Very difficult.
Lan Shi took one look at her and had no choice but to lead her to choose candidates from various places.
Every time you choose a person, you have to explain to her in detail why you chose this person, what role this person will play in the future, what you want this person to do, etc., all in detail.
Mother Qiao listened and took notes, and gradually calmed down.
There were several rough ladies, whom she personally selected.
She seems to be very honest and responsible. Mother Qiao doesn't quite understand those twists and turns. When selecting someone, she only looks at the person's eyes and their hands. If her hands have thick calluses, she will keep them.
The main courtyard of Qiao's father and Qiao's mother picked the most people. Then came the Sanchun Hall of the Lan family, and then the courtyard of Qiao Mingjin's three sisters.
Finally, Lan chose a wet nurse for Wan'er.
This wet nurse, Qiao Mingjin, didn't want her. Wan'er was already past the age of breastfeeding.
But Lan said that when she returned to her ancestral home, she was afraid that Qiao Mingjin would have many things to do and socialize in the future, and the maids were inexperienced, so she was afraid that they would not be able to take care of Wan'er well, so a woman who had given birth to a child should be able to take care of the child well.
Wan'er is now six years old. She no longer needs to breastfeed. She just needs one person to help Qiao Mingjin take care of her. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes.
