Chapter 31

Cheng Yujin counted it twice. Because it was just a rough list at that time, she was afraid that she could not remember it. She thought it over for a while, and finally determined that the number of gold ingots was not small, except for a pile of land deeds.

Cheng Yujin seldom has a sense of shame of being a villain in the heart of a gentleman. If Cheng Yuanjing knows what she thought just now, she may be angry and ask for the land deed in person.

Cheng Yujin pretended that nothing had happened and looked at the title deed carefully.

Cheng Yujin read the title deed from the beginning to the end, and sighed in her heart that the old Marquis Cheng had made a lot of money in recent years. Today, Mr. Cheng gave it all at once. There are nearly 16 hectares of land, seven shops, a real estate, 6000 taels of silver, four boxes of painting and calligraphy, and a whole box of gold ingots. It's because the prince can't show his identity. Mr. Cheng just takes a ride on the road. In a few years, Mr. Cheng himself has accumulated so much money. How many assets does Cheng Yuanjing have?

Cheng Yujin can't imagine.

Cheng Yujin puts the title deed aside, lights up the light, takes out the account book he took back from Marquis Cheng, and looks at it carefully. Did not expect such a look, it is greatly unexpected Cheng Yujin.

Mr. Cheng gave her three shops, two in zhengxifang, one in xuanbeifang, and a small grange. Because what she gave Cheng Yumo was a box of gold and silver ware, with 1000 liang of cash silver. Cheng Yujin had expected to give her about 2000 liang of shop value, but she didn't expect that the actual situation of the shop was much better than she thought.

Zhengxifang is a prosperous place. Not far away is the six government offices of the imperial court. These two shops are all on the street, one is a cloth shop, the other is a jewelry shop. Their business is very good, and the revenue is 2000 Liang a year. Xuanbeifang's glass shop is stained with the light of the official glass factory. After the management, the business is also profitable.

This is much better than Cheng Yumo's dead objects. Gold and silver are beautiful, but if they want to be realized, they will inevitably have to be discounted. Not to mention banknotes, one thousand taels in a box will not increase. On the contrary, they will gradually depreciate with the passage of time. Unless the money is printed, the total value of the money will decrease all the time.

Another very important point is that these three shops are all in the capital, and even the little Chuang Tzu is in the suburbs. Cheng Yuanxian and Cheng Yuanhan each got two shops, but they were all far away in Yangzhou. Cheng Yujin doesn't plan to marry far away in the future. If she really gives her shops in Jinling and other places in Yangzhou, no matter how much profit she makes, she can't get anything.

Cheng Yujin closed the account book and had a sense of happiness of becoming rich overnight. The income of a family can be roughly divided into four parts: salary, land, business and grey income. The status of Yichun Marquis's mansion is no need to point to other people's filial piety, and the grey income is negative. The salaries of Cheng Yuanxian and Cheng Yuanhan are almost ignored. Although the land is stable, it can produce so much in one year. It's OK to maintain stability, but it's impossible to generate money quickly. Among them, the two main profit positions of jinghoufang are the most profitable, and the two main profit positions of Zhengcheng are the same.

Cheng Yujin roughly estimated that six tenths of the income source of old Marquis Cheng was in her hands. Not to mention, when she left, she took away a box of gold ingots used by Lord Cheng to protect his life.

Over the years, Princess Qingfu has bought her a lot of flashy jewelry for her face. Cheng Yujin's clothes are also changed every season, but she can't wear them before. However, Cheng Yujin's life was dignified, but in fact, she was as warm as a man drinking water. She has no source of money in her hand, and she can't take Qingfu's jewelry out for sale. In the big house, there are human feelings everywhere, and she needs to spend money everywhere. As a result, Cheng Yujin's life is stretched out, and she often figures out where each piece of silver will be used.

So Cheng Yujin dreams about her dowry, her staff and her property. Thanks to the fact that Cheng's big room and second room quarrel every day, marquis Cheng is finally fed up and proposes to divide the industry. Relying on Princess Qingfu and Cheng Yuanxian, Cheng Yujin brushes a wave of existence in front of marquis Cheng and gets his share. Cheng Yujin roughly listed her own property. She found that she had a farm, three shops, Gongzhong cash silver, ten hectares of fertile land, a few pieces of painting and calligraphy, and a box of gold. In just one night, her fortune exceeded ten thousand Liang, and she suddenly became rich.

This big surprise can almost be called a disaster. Qing Fugui is the princess with a sky high dowry. In addition, he has been in charge of the Marquis's house for so many years to seek profits for himself, and he has no more than 10000 liang of money. Cheng Yujin is sure that if others know how much she actually got today, her disaster will soon begin.

Unfortunately, they won't know. Cheng Yujin redistributes the things in her hand. This box of gold ingots can't be seen in any case. Together with the title deed that Cheng Yuanjing gave her, it becomes Cheng Yujin's last retreat. She never shows up at ordinary times. The shop that Lord Cheng gave her is said to everyone. She can't hide it. How to keep it in her own hands, Cheng Yujin needs another plan. Cheng Yujin doesn't care about the box of paintings and calligraphy collected by Marquis Cheng. It's just leftovers. It doesn't matter if she takes the rest.

Cheng Yujin carefully checked the amount of the land deed and the bank note in front of the light, and then installed them one by one. Sure enough, Cheng Jinyu is very happy now. Even if the hard money in her hands, she still can't keep a good mood.Tonight is a sleepless night for many people. Princess Qingfu checked the account books all night. After that, she couldn't believe it. It's not that Mr. Cheng's wealth is not rich, but it's much worse than they imagined.

They thought that Marquis Cheng must have at least tens of thousands of taels of private property, but now they have only five or six thousand taels of private property. The dowry mother came in with a cup of hot ginger tea. When she saw that the light was still on in the inner room, Qingfu sat under the light and frowned tightly. She couldn't help but feel distressed: "madam, it's late at night. Please have a rest. You've been staring at those books all night. You've hurt your eyes carefully. "

Princess Qingfu rubbed her eyebrows wearily. She took the hot tea from the dowry mother, opened the tea cup and slowly blew the hot air. The dowry mother put a pillow behind Princess Qingfu's waist. She stood behind the beauty couch and kneaded her shoulder for Qingfu.

Princess Qingfu is really tired. She leans back on the railing and complains: "the words on the account book are small and dense. After reading all night, her eyes are wasted."

The dowry mother advised: "princess, don't be too tired. Although you are the master and mother of the Marquis's house, now the big house and the second house have not been separated. If you earn money for the Marquis's house, you should also belong to the public and let everyone spend it together. If you don't say that you are tired, you can't make it. If you make a mistake, you will be criticized by the second room. Why

"I don't understand that." Qingfu said, "I really don't know how expensive firewood and rice are. I didn't know how complicated the housekeeper was when I was in my mother's house. I didn't know everything was difficult until I came to the Marquis's house in Yichun. In particular, I have to manage such a big family. My mother-in-law is generous. In fact, she doesn't let go of power. She has to nod her head to everything important in the family, but I have to worry about trivial things like firewood, rice, oil and salt. I want to argue with the servant girl below, to satisfy the old lady, and not to let the second room find the wrong place. My eldest lady is looking at the prestige. In fact, she has chicken feathers all over the place. If it wasn't for bao'er's sake, I wouldn't be happy to take over Zhongfu. "

The dowry mother did not speak when she heard it. Princess Qingfu's words are right and wrong. She is the wife of the family. She complains about the difficulty of keeping a housekeeper. She is hard-working and thankless. But how can she save several thousand taels of silver and almost double her dowry without the cash like water in the Duke's mansion. Apart from other things, the cloth that the Marquis's house makes clothes every quarter is bought from Qingfu's own cloth shop. The dealer is her and the buyer is her, but she doesn't set the price as she wants, and she can buy as many as she wants. Over the years, it's hard to calculate how much money Qingfu has poured into his own hands.

Princess Qingfu is now complaining about her hard work. If she is allowed to give up the power of housekeeper, she will not do it.

The dowry mother didn't mention these, but still followed Qingfu Princess: "what my wife said is that you really paid too much for Hou Fu."

After Qingfu said the bad words about his mother-in-law and sister-in-law, he felt very comfortable. When she saw the account books on the table, she was still reluctant to turn them page by page. However, no matter what she thinks, there are so many profits every year.

Qingfu stares at the number on the account book and says: "is the old Marquis so rich? I don't think so. He has spent a lot of money on land and painting these years. What's more, he also provided for two houses. Cheng Yuanjing alone would have to spend a lot of money after ten years of study, not to mention the fact that Cheng Yuanjing was an official after the scientific examination. The Marquis didn't know how much money he had to spend. He can take out thousands of taels at a time for emergency, but how can the annual income not even reach 3000 taels? "

The dowry mother reminded: "madam, half of the estate is in the second room."

"I know. I'm surprised that the second room is less than 3000 Liang." Qingfu closed the account book and frowned, "Mammy, do you think the old Marquis has another way to earn money and give it to others secretly?"

If Cheng Yujin is here, she must say "yes". The most profitable shops of marquis Cheng, as well as the cash accumulated over the years, are now in her name. There will not be much silver left. When Mr. Cheng has a surplus, he will buy land and exchange it into gold to keep the value. Cheng Yujin gets the gold by accident, and Cheng Yujin gets the property that Marquis Cheng bought in Jinling. The cash on the account has been replaced in other forms. Now Qingfu looks through the account books, but he doesn't think it's too little.

As a matter of fact, the dowry mother thinks that 3000 Liang a year is not enough. You should know that Qingfu's food, housing, clothing, housing and transportation are all in Hou's house. He spends money from the Duke of Hou's house every month. At the end of the year, when the farm under the name of Hou's house brings income, Qingfu can also get dividends. In this way, money only goes in but not out. No matter how much the outside industry earns, it goes into the private pocket. Now Dafang has two stores of Lord Cheng, one farm, and can get in two thousand more every year, which is quite a lot.

What's more, these are fortunes. They were given to the two sons by Mr. Cheng. Qingfu is not satisfied now. It's just greedy and wants more.

When it comes to money, it's hard for the dowry mother to express her opinion. She tentatively said, "I can't understand you. If my wife thinks there's something wrong, why don't you talk to me? I've been walking outside all day. I've seen a lot of things, and I'm sure I understand the way. "

Mentioning Cheng Yuanxian, Qingfu gave a cold smile and slapped the table hard: "he? He doesn't know where to die now. If I hadn't had to subsidize money for his expenses these years, I don't know how much money I had saved for bao'er. He's very good. If the shopkeeper doesn't care about everything, he knows how much it costs to get a woman at home. He doesn't know how much it costs to raise so many people in the housekeeper. He was generous to his beauties. They just asked for clothes and jewelry. Why didn't he think about it? Where did all his money come from? "Princess Qingfu was very angry when she talked about this. The dowry mother immediately patted Qingfu's back and said, "don't be angry, madam. I can't rely on you to make money now? Who doesn't praise his wife's ability, and who doesn't envy you for marrying the golden Bodhisattva

Hearing "golden Bodhisattva", Qingfu's anger slowly fell down. She was also very proud of her own wrist, and Qingfu said with pride: "who let me have a bad life. When I marry a chicken, when I marry a dog, when I marry a dog, my husband doesn't win. I have to worry more about my back. I didn't do it for baby

"What my wife said is that the third young master is in good health, lively and active, and you will enjoy the happiness of your children and grandchildren in the future."

The dowry mother opened her eyes and described Cheng enbao's rampage as being in good health, and her arrogance as being lively and active. Qingfu Si didn't feel that her son had a problem. She laughed for a while and sighed, "it's a pity that I didn't give birth to a brother for bao'er. He's the only one who can support each other in the future."

The dowry mother reminded: "madam, the third young master has the elder sister of the eldest girl."

"She?" Princess Qingfu snorted with disdain, "it's not a womb. Her heart must be different. Maybe when someone's mother cries, she'll be filial to her parents again. If I'm too kind to her, I'm not sure I'll raise a coyote. I'll be bitten in the end. "

"Ma'am, isn't a big girl?" The dowry mother hesitated.

"Now she doesn't. who knows if she will?" Qingfu Yankou said. The dowry mother heard that she had nothing to say. With the idea of Princess Qingfu, who can really get close to her? It's a pity for the dowry mother. In fact, the eldest girl is more reliable than the third young master. Cheng Yujin has grown up and looks like her mother. She is better than LAN because she was raised by Qingfu. She has good housekeeping skills and means of making money. Cheng Yujin can be said to have combined the advantages of her biological mother and adoptive mother at the same time. However, she is not as small as Ruan's family, nor as arrogant as Qingfu. On the contrary, she is dignified and quiet, has a degree of advance and retreat, and will not be despised or offended as Qingfu.

On the contrary, Princess Qingfu's own son is used to lawlessness at a young age. It's an enhanced version of Princess Qingfu and Cheng Yuanxian's character. As a mother's family, she can't really like Cheng enbao, let alone outsiders.

When people praise each other, Yu's embryo is just beginning to grow. At a young age, you can see the signs of being crooked. Anyone who is reliable can almost see it. But the dowry mother couldn't say these words, so she had to accompany Princess Qingfu with a smile: "what my wife said is."

It's dark. Qingfu looks at the account books all night and knows that no matter how much money he stares at the account books, he won't change. He can only stand up regretfully and slowly move his stiff back: "I'm tired after checking all night. It's a pity that I'm so tired that I'm still making clothes for others. "

The dowry mother waited on Princess Qingfu to change her clothes and asked, "madam, if you think the number is wrong, why don't you ask the big girl tomorrow? Maybe the big girl has a higher proportion. "

Princess Qingfu sneered: "how is it possible? How many things can a granddaughter get? The Marquis is just looking at the fact that they are going to get married, and it is not good-looking to leave things for bao'er but not face for them, so he can make face more or less. Cheng Yujin was also divorced. Later, she couldn't even compare with Cheng Yumo. At least Cheng Yumo had 1000 Liang pressed on the bottom of the box. What Cheng Yujin got, I'm afraid she couldn't even compare with 1000 Liang. "

Princess Qingfu didn't know where the three shops that Mr. Cheng gave to Cheng Yujin were, but she thought that the profits of the shops in Yangzhou were less than 1000 Liang a year. Could the shop that Mr. Cheng gave to his granddaughter be better than that of Mr. Cheng Yuanxian? She naturally thought that they were just a few dilapidated shops. Mr. Cheng was afraid of favoring one over the other, so he just used a few empty shelves to send people.

The dowry mother also thinks it's reasonable. After all, Cheng Yujin is a granddaughter, and taking one thousand Liang is the love of the elders. Of course, the majority of Cheng's money should be left to his grandson. They didn't think about it at all. They just doubted the second house. They doubted whether the second house had cheated the industry.

At the moment, Ruan thought the same way. She is not as good as Princess Qingfu, but she can always feel more money and less money.

Ruan and Cheng Yuanhan whispered in bed all night. The more they talked, the more they felt that Dafang was treacherous and shameless. They didn't know how much property they had to steal. As a matter of fact, the money allocated by Marquis Cheng is already a huge sum for ER Fang, but they don't suffer from poverty and inequality. As soon as they think that they could have been more, they are indignant and hard to calm down.

This night is destined to be a sleepless night. In the first half of the night, many people were counting accounts under the light, from Cheng Yujin to Qingfu to Ruan's wife. In the middle of the night, Cheng Yujin just fell asleep and was suddenly awakened by the noise outside.

Du Ruo put on his clothes and hurriedly knocked on the fence outside the bed: "girl, wake up quickly, the old Marquis can't do it!"

Cheng Yujin's drowsiness disappeared completely. She immediately lifted the curtain and sat up: "when did it happen?"

"Just now, the people in the front yard knocked on the door to report, and the lights in the other rooms were also on."

Cheng Yujin's face suddenly sank down. She didn't speak any more and got up immediately to change her clothes. It can't be a joke that the battle is so big. Cheng Yujin changes her bright clothes, wears a plain single skirt, and rushes to Fuliyuan.At the moment, the courtyard was full of people. They were woken up in the middle of the night. The women's family members didn't wear makeup and hair. After all, Ruan had a good foundation and looked OK at the moment, but Princess Qingfu showed her old style.

Fortunately, no one cares about this at the moment. Cheng Yujin followed Princess Qingfu and stood in the middle of the cold dew for half an hour. She saw the servant come out of the inner room with a sad face. As soon as she came out, she knelt down to old lady Cheng and cried, "old lady, old Marquis has gone!"

A burst of exclamation broke out in the yard, and all of a sudden there were cries. Cheng Yujin is also sad. Not long ago, she personally took the key from Marquis Cheng. In a twinkling of an eye, heaven and man were separated forever. Things are changeable and life is short. Cheng Yujin sighs and bows her head.

Whether she can cry or not, she must cry. When Cheng Yujin bowed her head, she just saw Cheng Yumo's pale face. She pulled Ruan's sleeve and whispered something.

Ruan's face became ugly after hearing Cheng Yumo's words. Cheng Yujin immediately came to the interest, she quietly observed for a while, slowly want to understand the whole story.

When Marquis Cheng dies, his son and daughter-in-law will be filial for three years, and his grandchildren will be filial for one year. During this period, you can't wear bright clothes, attend banquets, or marry. Huo Changyuan is 21 years old. Huo Xue's family has been anxious to marry Huo Changyuan for a long time. Cheng Yumo wants to keep filial piety for a year now. What should she do with Huo Changyuan's marriage?