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Chapter 1753 The Country Girl Looked Down Upon 74
Since it was no secret that Old Master Zhou had allocated his property to Linlang, and the servants and members of the Zhou family all knew about it, the people of the Prince of Ying's Mansion could easily find out if they wanted to.

As for Cao Shi, Li San's grandmother, and others, they naturally inquired about it.

Upon hearing that Linlang had received some more money from her family, Cao Shi became envious and jealous, even though Li San's grandmother was wealthy.

Although Linlang didn't actually receive much silver, only two thousand taels, which on the surface was less than the dowry brought by Granny Li, Cao Shi originally thought that Linlang had spent all her money on eating and drinking over the years. Who knew that she would have two thousand taels more now? Zhou Linlang could continue to eat and drink. Thinking of how poor she was, only able to eat the unpalatable rations in the mansion every day, and then thinking of how Zhou Linlang had money sent to her every now and then and could order stir-fries from the mansion's main kitchen every day, how could she not be envious and jealous? Thinking that they were both village girls, how come Zhou Linlang was so lucky?

Unlike Cao Shi, Granny Li didn't think much of it. She didn't realize that Linlang's money was all gone and that she could continue to eat and drink with it. She thought Linlang still had money, so she thought that Linlang had received another two thousand taels of silver, which was more valuable than her five hundred acres of estate. She couldn't help but feel depressed. She thought that Consort Zhang had given Zhou Linlang and her husband a lot of money, and Zhou Linlang had more savings than her. Wasn't she happier than her? She had thought that her family was in business and had money to spend, but she didn't expect that she was not as good as Zhou Linlang, a woman from the countryside.

She had heard that the Zhou family had just arrived in the capital and had nothing. Their household only received a meager annual salary of one thousand taels of silver. Meanwhile, the late Duke had accumulated a lot of debts, and the Duke of Zhenguo's household had to pay off those debts. Yet, they still gave Zhou Linlang so much money. She didn't know that Linlang's family had already collected a lot of money by punishing corrupt servants, not only paying off their debts but also accumulating a large amount of wealth, buying many fields, estates, and shops. She also didn't know that the Duke of Zhenguo's household, as a duke's household, had a lot of gray income every year, unlike their merchant family, which not only had no gray income but also had to take a large amount of money from their annual earnings to bribe various high-ranking families. This difference in income and expenditure was the difference between the powerful and the wealthy. She only thought that the Duke of Zhenguo's household was poor and had given Linlang seven thousand taels of silver.

Grandma Li couldn't help but want to ask her family for more money, saying that she couldn't be outdone by her sister-in-law, who was from the countryside.

Unfortunately, her family ignored her. After all, they had already given her a dowry of 10,000 taels. When she returned to her parents' home, she would bring back large and small packages. If they gave her any more money, her brothers would be unhappy. After all, they were merchants, and although they had money, it was all tied up in the turnover of goods. They couldn't afford to take away a large sum of money. If they did, they might not be able to manage the turnover and their business would go bankrupt. Therefore, Li San's family naturally couldn't give her 2,000 taels as she asked.

The reason why they gave Grandma Li 500 mu of farmland as a dowry was not only because the farmland was indeed better, but also because their family could not withdraw a large amount of money from their accounts at once. So they gave her some of the farmland they had bought, which was both respectable and would not affect their cash flow.

That's why Grandma Li wanted to ask her family for two thousand taels of silver, but they refused.

As for why they didn't give her money or land... it's because her family felt that giving her a dowry of 10,000 taels was already a lot, and asking for more would be greedy. Naturally, they wouldn't indulge her, lest she take large sums of money every time she came back to her parents' home, and develop a habit of frequently asking for more. If they didn't give her money one day, she would get angry and hold a grudge, and then the money would be wasted. So when Grandma Li San came back for the first time to ask for money, they nipped the problem in the bud, saying that all the money in the house was tied up in cash and they couldn't come up with it.

Grandma Li had no choice but to return home dejectedly.

She didn't insist on asking for it mainly because she still had money on hand, so she didn't ask for it. She'll probably ask for it when she runs out of money.

At this time, Li Yuanniang had already married into the Cao family.

Because Li Yuanniang was a member of the imperial clan, the Imperial Clan Court would provide her with a house of varying sizes according to her rank upon marriage. Therefore, Cao Yiniang's family, as she wished, moved to the capital. Then, just as Linlang had predicted, Li Yuanniang even dreamed that she was married and would have money to spend; she was overjoyed.

The Cao family shamelessly played the victim and swindled all of Aunt Cao's money, as well as the money of her two children. Now that Li Yuanniang has married into the Cao family, her salary has naturally been taken away by the Cao family as well, and she hasn't received a single penny.

If it weren't for the fear that killing her would mean losing her salary, and the Imperial Clan Court would take back their residence in the capital, forcing them to return to the countryside, they probably wouldn't even give her anything to eat.

Now, I'm afraid she'll starve to death or become extremely hungry. At least she eats the same food as the Cao family, but I will never give her any money.

You see, the Cao family members are all obsessed with money. They're overjoyed to be able to get so much money for free every year. They're not going to give any of it to Li Yuanniang. What a pipe dream!

Seeing the Cao family like this, Li Yuanniang was naturally dumbfounded. Then she ran to Aunt Cao and asked her to stand up for her and talk to the Cao family.

And just as Linlang had expected, Aunt Cao was completely obedient to her own family. She would never help her daughter scold her family; on the contrary, she would blame her daughter for being troublesome.

Li Yuanniang was dumbfounded when she saw that Aunt Cao was not helping her. She was furious, thinking that there was no way to deal with Aunt Cao.

She asked her older brother, Li Erlang, for help. Li Erlang was alright; he spoke to the Cao family on her behalf. The Cao family agreed on the surface, but then they told Aunt Cao and Madam Cao about the matter and asked them to persuade Li Erlang to be more considerate of Li Yuanniang and not to cause trouble.

They turned around and scolded Li Yuanniang, telling her to behave herself and stop running around causing trouble. They said she was making a scene everywhere and didn't feel ashamed. Anyway, they weren't afraid of losing face. If Li Yuanniang didn't want her sisters and cousins ​​in the Prince's Mansion to laugh at her for being poor, she had better not go around saying that the Cao family treated her badly.

Needless to say, Li Yuanniang was actually a little afraid that the other girls in the Prince's Mansion would laugh at her for marrying into such a family, so she became much more obedient afterward. However, she was secretly furious. After all, they were all concubine's daughters. The daughter of the fourth branch of the family married Zhou Linlang's brother and was now the wife of the Duke's heir. Her sister, Li Erniang, was also betrothed to the son of a nobleman in the capital. In any case, they were all much better off than her marrying a country bumpkin. How could she not be furious?

Seeing the rude and uncouth behavior of the Cao family, Li Yuanniang wanted to divorce and remarry. After all, she hadn't had any children yet and was still young, so remarrying wouldn't be difficult.