Travel through the famine years with your space, and become the richest man in five countries with your children Chapter 95: The Houfu is extremely poor
Qi Yunxiao pulled Shen Qingyu and the two children and was about to walk out.
Mrs. Qingpinghou became anxious when she saw it!
"Father and son, let's talk carefully! Why are we still quarreling?"
"My mother is not her biological child after all. If she doesn't scream, she won't scream. What's the big deal?!"
The most important thing is money!
The last time Qi Yunxiao came home, he ran away without giving him any money, and the family couldn't open the pot.
During this period, it was maintained by pawning objects for clan sacrifices.
The Hungry Ghost Festival will be here in a few months. If those things are not redeemed by then, it will be a big joke!
What's more, if Qi Yunxiao doesn't give money anymore, how will the family live now?
Continue to pawn?
\tIf you pawn any more, you can only pawn hairpin jewelry.
How do women go out to socialize?
When Qingpinghou was pulled, he also reacted: I really can't make him angry away.
I have to ask him to get money!
"You are the eldest son of my Qingping Marquis and the father of three children. If you disagree, you will leave. How do you teach your children?"
These words made Qi Yunxiao stop in his tracks.
He looked back at Qingpinghou, half-smiling but not smiling: "Isn't it because no one has taught me since I was a child, so I don't know how to teach children."
This traitor!
Qingpinghou's veins popped out again.
Mrs. Qingpinghou smoothed things over again: "The food has been set, eat! Eat!"
The whole family sat down, and the table was full.
“Eat vegetables, eat vegetables! They won’t taste good when they’re cold!”
Mrs. Qingpinghou hurriedly greeted her.
Qi Yunxiao glanced over. The food was quite rich, including fish and meat.
But Qi Yunxiao, as the shopkeeper of Guiyun Tower, still ate it in one bite: This fish is not fresh, it is not freshly killed.
The meat is too fatty.
It seems that the family is really poor and can't even afford to buy groceries.
Qi Yunxiao lowered his eyes, pretending not to know, picked up the vegetable dish, took two chopsticks, finished the rice in the bowl quickly, and put down the chopsticks.
"I'm full."
Shen Qingyu was also naughty, and like Qi Yunxiao, she quickly put down her chopsticks.
The two younger ones also followed the same example.
As soon as the family of four put down their chopsticks, they saw other people eating.
The child born to Qi Yunxiao’s stepmother still knows how to maintain eating manners.
The eyes of those concubines and concubines shone brightly.
Although they tried their best not to be too hasty in their actions, the way they gorged themselves on meat still exposed their living conditions.
Isn’t this the Houfu?
Why are you so poor that you can’t even feed your own children meat?
Shen Qingyu learned for the first time that some nobles in ancient times could not afford meat.
Under the forced humor of Mrs. Qingpinghou, the dinner table maintained superficial harmony.
The Marquis of Qingping asked seemingly unintentionally: "When you returned home this time, you didn't stay at home. Why did you stay in Xinghua Lane?"
"Yeah." Qi Yunxiao replied with one word.
Qingpinghou: "!!!"
For the sake of money, I endure it!
"That house belongs to the Minister of Household Affairs who was confiscated before. How did you get it?"
"Good luck." Qi Yunxiao replied with three words.
Qingpinghou: "!!!"
I can't bear it anymore.
Mrs. Qingpinghou grasped the key point: "That house is in your name now?"
"No. It's in my wife's name."
This kind of thing can be found out if you go to the Yamen to check it. It can't be hidden.
"What?" Mrs. Qingpinghou's eyes almost popped out!
That house was also famous back then.
The Minister of Household Affairs was greedy for money. After spending money, he bought the house and lived in an outer room.
Unexpectedly, something happened suddenly. His house was confiscated and his house was confiscated. He sneaked out of the outer room and died suddenly outside the capital a few days later.
So the house became vacant.
That’s Xinghua Lane!
The capital is famous for being a place with high prices but no market.
How come it ended up in Shen Qingyu’s name?
Mrs. Qingpinghou turned around a few times in her mind, and a smile appeared on her face: "Since we have a house there, we can go over and help you take care of the children in the future."
"No need. We will leave soon and go back to the village."
Qi Yunxiao refused.
"If you don't live there? Isn't it abandoned? Otherwise, I'll ask people to come over and clean it frequently in the future."
"No need." Qi Yunxiao refused again, "It's okay to just let it go unused."
Mrs. Qingpinghou: "..."
Damn chatter.
Shen Qingyu lowered her head to hold back her laughter.
Although Qi Yunxiao doesn't know how to chat, he's not that bad.
This was purely intentional today!
Fortunately, the power of money is very powerful, so Mrs. Qingpinghou quickly adjusted her emotions and decided to play straight.
"Xiao'er, you are doing business outside. The family's household expenses have been insufficient for a long time. Can you give me five thousand taels of silver first?"
Still here.
Qi Yunxiao raised his head seriously and looked at Qingpinghou.
Qingpinghou focused on drinking soup.
Qi Yunxiao waited for him, and he drank spoonful after spoonful with graceful movements.
There's no rush, we can wait.
Qi Yunxiao continues to wait.
After finishing a bowl of soup, Qingpinghou stuffed another green vegetable into his mouth, lowered his eyes and chewed very seriously.
Mrs. Qingpinghou wanted to say something else, but she found Qi Yunxiao looking at Qingpinghou without blinking, and she suddenly felt bitter.
Is it useful to shrink your neck if you want to save face at this time?
Your son is waiting for you to speak!
It’s as if the whole family in this house, not just yours, are all supported by one woman!
So Mrs. Qingpinghou stopped talking.
There was an eerie silence at the dining table, and for a while the only sound that could be heard was the sound of Qingpinghou chewing green vegetables.
Several concubines and concubines ate quickly, and now they realized something was wrong and quietly put down their chopsticks.
Qingpinghou finally couldn't pretend anymore, he raised his head and looked at Qi Yunxiao.
"The money at home is tight and the expenses are quite large. Your mother is right, you should take out five thousand taels first."
Qi Yunxiao looked indifferent: "My father is a Marquis and he gets a salary every year. How can it not be enough?"
"My wife has three children, and her annual expenses did not exceed ten taels of silver."
"There are not enough masters in Qingping Marquis, right? One hundred taels should be enough? Your salary is more than one hundred taels!"
Since you want face, I will tear your face off!
Qi Yunheng endured his mother's words for a long time, and finally couldn't bear it anymore: "One hundred taels a year? A meal at Guiyun Tower costs a hundred taels of silver! Brother, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Qi Yunxiao spread his hands: "Then you can't blame me. I can make everyone eat, but I can't ask the people in the house to go to Guiyun Tower to pretend to be rich!"
"Brother, you can't compare the life of our Qingping Houfu with the lives of people in the countryside! We are all dealing with young men from aristocratic families, how can it be too shabby?"
Qi Yunheng really felt aggrieved.
I have been doing well these past few years, and my eldest brother also gives money to the family every year, so I can get a subsidy of ten thousand taels a year.
Why did you suddenly start settling small accounts?
He stole his position as the heir apparent, and now he is unwilling to give money to his family?