"Son, why do you suddenly think of asking this? I don't ask much about family matters. Your aunt is in charge. Your Aunt Su and Aunt Xie are also in charge of their own affairs. They report the accounts every quarter and settle the accounts every year. What's wrong?"
Feng's mother laughed and said, "Are you planning to ask your mother to hand over these things to you? Even if you want to get married, it will take two years, and the bride will have to learn to take over, right?"
"No, my son is thinking that we are living in Beijing with nothing to do, especially since my father has been spending a lot of money recently. If we don't increase the income, I'm afraid it will be difficult to maintain this kind of life for a long time." Feng Ziying thought for a while, and finally told the whole story.
"In addition, my son returned to Linqing this time and found that the Feng family has declined in Linqing. Although it is still ranked among the three major families, it is actually far different from the Zhou family and the Ren family. The other families of the Feng family have become ordinary.
This family is engaged in lowly labor, with many servants, and many of their children are engaged in rooster and dog robberies. Linqing Prefecture Zhang Fuzun and He Tuiguan both expressed regret when talking. This was in front of their sons, and they might have turned their backs.
, I’m afraid it’s just contempt and disdain.”
Mother Feng's face suddenly turned ugly.
Although the Feng family has been away from Linqing for many years, everyone knows that the Feng family can be ranked among the three great families in Linqing. It is the father-in-law's family that has laid such a huge foundation from Long. However, the father-in-law has passed away, and the eldest and second uncles have both passed away.
The revitalization of every family actually falls on the husband.
The revitalization of the Feng family is actually not that simple. It involves a lot of expenses, including the repair and even construction of the ancestral home, the expansion of the Feng ancestral hall, and the study and advancement of the children of the Feng family. These are all matters.
Son, how can the Feng family afford such a large expense with their one or two hundred acres of land and several shops in Linqing?
After Feng You came back, he vaguely mentioned what his son had done in Linqing, which made Feng's mother very unhappy.
Of course, she would not blame her son, but blame Feng You for not stopping Brother Keng's behavior. Now that her son mentioned this matter again, Feng's mother could not help but feel that something was different.
Feng's mother also knew that in this situation, some things could not be avoided. If the reputation of the three Linqing families was lost to her husband, she would be afraid that her husband would be stabbed in the back wherever he went in the future. This was also unacceptable.
accepted.
Seeing her mother silent, Feng Ziying also knew that her words had touched her mind, and continued: "Father is the leader of our Feng family in Linqing. My eldest and second uncle are no longer here. The Feng family in Suzhou is too far away."
, we don’t seem to have much contact. In the future, whether it is Linqing or Suzhou who mentions our North Feng family, I am afraid that father will be the first to be stared at, so father and mother still need to consider this matter."
Mother Feng hesitated, and seemed to feel that her son's words were reasonable. The Feng clan in the North seemed to be focused on her husband. If the Feng clan declined, all the clan members would be scolded in the future.
"Son, you know the situation at home now. Your father is still unemployed at home, and there is no hope of returning to Datong. This money is like water, but there is no reply. If you just rely on the current situation at home,
I'm afraid the support won't last long, and if there are other expenses, it will be even more difficult."
Mother Feng sighed and said, "Our family is relatively economical. If you look at other people's homes, let's not talk about others. Just say that in the houses of Jinxiang Hou, Shoushan Bo, Jingtian Hou, etc., which one has more than one or two hundred people?
How can we be as frugal and budget-conscious as we are at home? I’m still thinking that if it doesn’t work, I’ll let some more people go out and save a few.”
Feng Ziying was speechless. With things like this in her own family, how could she be called frugal and prudent?
Of course, if you want to compare it with the Jia family and the Wang family, it will definitely not be much better, but they have many branches and vines, and they are a two-state family, or they are now the Jiedushi of the Beijing Camp and the Right Minister of the Ministry of War. How can you compare? It is really different.
ah.
"Mother, we can't compare with others. As the saying goes, we have to look at the food and make our own clothes. My father is still unemployed and there are hundreds of people in the family to support. And at this time, we can't just lay off people casually, otherwise this rumor will spread.
If the rumors spread, it will make our Feng family even more shameless." Feng Ziying said quickly.
This era is not as simple as sending people away in later generations, but the harsh words behind them are really quite destructive.
If word spreads that the Feng family can't even support their servants, wives, maids, servants, and handymen, what does that mean? It can only mean that your family is going to collapse, especially since you are a distinguished member of the Hairpin Ying family for generations, not a certain person.
Civil servants who want to gain fame and reputation are more likely to be regarded as a sign of family decline.
Mother Feng didn't expect that her son would think so far-reaching, and when she thought about it, it really was like this, which made her break out in a cold sweat.
She had really thought about this idea. There were eighty or ninety people in the family, and there were probably a lot of people who had free time. It would make sense to send some out, but she didn't think of this aspect.
"Son, in your opinion, what should I do now?" Mrs. Duan slowly figured out that her son might have some thoughts and would come to her specifically to say this.
The husband doesn't care about anything, and only knows that she and her sister are responsible for the family's annual income and expenses. However, her husband's expenses are high now, but his income has not changed much from before, so he has to think more about it.
It would be great if her husband could really recover, but it seems that there is no certainty yet, and in two or three years, my son has said that he will face the matter of discussing marriage.
If you marry a bride, the house will definitely be smaller.
It turned out that I had discussed with my husband to expand the back, and if possible, it would be best to buy the dilapidated yard next door. In addition to rebuilding and decorating, the cost of this trip would be huge, and it is estimated that it is less than 100,000 yuan.
80,000 can't stop it.
Thinking of this, Mr. Duan also felt a little worried. These were all actual expenses on the surface, not counting all kinds of unexpected expenses. Every year, the family's expenses were so huge, but their income never increased. This was the big problem.
Problem.
"Mom, it's actually very simple, increase revenue and reduce expenditure, but for our family now, it is easy to cause problems to reduce expenditure. If my father was used by the court, it would still be a good thing to reduce expenditure and lay off people, but now it is definitely not suitable.
We even need to increase the manpower appropriately." Feng Ziying said calmly: "The best way is to open source. We can't always make a living on this three-acre land, we have to find other ways.
Only by planning and making a living can the Feng family survive."
"It seems you have found some way?" Feng Tang's voice came from outside the door, obviously he came over just after getting up.
Feng Ziying quickly stood up and saluted, "Father."