After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 1027 Testing
The next day, Hai Xiya, Hai Chang'an and Hai Jiao continued to go to the government office to do their work.

The New Year holiday is approaching, and there is not much official business in the government. Colleagues are distracted and just sit there counting the days, waiting for the holiday. But the right assistant minister who has just taken office in the Ministry of Revenue is a very picky person. Especially at this time, he pays more attention to the attendance of his subordinates. If he finds someone late or leaves early, or chats carelessly, he will catch the person and scold him in public. Hai Xiya doesn't want to lose face, so he works diligently every day and dares not slack off. Even if he has something to do at home and needs to leave early, he must ask for leave from his superiors according to the rules. Influenced by him, Hai Chang'an and Hai Jiao are now also honest in their work. Their superiors see this, but they don't know the truth, but they look up to them more, thinking that they are sincere and loyal people.

After seeing her husband and children and grandchildren off, Ma sent someone to pass a message to Fang, inviting her, Hai Baozhu and Hai Baozhu to come over for a talk. The apparent reason was to discuss Hai Baozhu's wedding date.

This reason was very legitimate. Not long after, Fang came with her two children. However, Aunt Qiu did not come. She stayed at home to take care of the housework and trusted her stepmother and son wholeheartedly. No matter what they decided, she had no objection.

When Fang came, she brought the box with the antique vases. Hai Baozhu saw this and was initially confused as to why his stepmother did this, but Fang explained that she didn't know where the vases came from and was afraid that it would be taboo to use them as dowry, so she had to take them to the second room to ask the elders. Baozhu stopped asking. When he arrived in front of Ma, he listened to the conversation between Ma and Fang and realized that he had been deceived by his stepmother.

Fang had no intention of giving the pair of vases as her daughter's dowry. She just planned to keep them for him first and return them to him when he got married and started a family. Since her current residence was not convenient, she had to entrust the vases to the elders of the second house for collection.

Baozhu said hurriedly: "Mother, I really want to add some makeup to my sister, I am not just being angry and acting on impulse!"

Fang looked at him helplessly: "You are impulsive when you say this now. You will regret it in the future."

Baozhu wanted to say more, but Haitang glanced at him lightly: "Brother Baozhu, if you really respect your cousin and still treat her as your mother, you should be obedient and not disobey her orders again and again and force her to follow your arrangements. You think that you are the head of the eldest house and can decide whether the family property stays or goes. Isn't your cousin the mistress of the eldest house and can't decide whether the family property stays or goes?"

Baozhu quickly denied: "Second sister, that's not what I meant!"

"If that's not what you mean, then just be obedient." Haitang sneered, "If even you don't take your cousin's decision seriously, how can you expect the elders in the clan to respect her again?!"

Baozhu immediately shut up and dared not say anything more.

Fang didn't expect that such a simple reason could make Hai Baozhu obey. She couldn't help but feel that she was so stupid in the past that she didn't even think of this method.

However, Hai Baozhu respected her very much, and she was not a domineering and unreasonable person, so she really couldn't say to the bastard, "Do you still consider me your mother?" Even if she knew what kind of words would make the other party obey, she couldn't say it.

She could only look at Haitang with gratitude, thinking about finding some good things for her niece. Seeing that Hai Baozhu no longer insisted, Ma smiled and clapped her hands: "Okay, everyone should have no objection this time. Pingzi can be temporarily stored in our house, and it doesn't have to be given to Baozhu as a dowry, but Baozhu has to take out money to buy a dowry for his sister. This is his intention as a brother, and you and your daughter can no longer refuse. Even if you are worried that he will be short of money after spending all the money, it doesn't matter. At worst, you can help him later."

Fang also quickly agreed.

Ma continued, "We won't keep the pair of bottles for long. We'll just keep them for you temporarily. They were originally placed in our ancestral home, so it's better to put them back after some time. Don't worry about the people in the clan. Our master said he will stand on Baozhu's side. If anyone dares to bring up the bottles again and instigate Baozhu to sell the bottles and buy land, let him come to see our master, and he will scold him back for you!"

Now Fang, Hai Baozhu and Hai Baozhu were relieved.

Ma added, "Although selling bottles is not advisable, we still have to buy the land. Do you know where the Jiang family is selling the land? How much is the price? If there is no problem, you can buy some. The clansmen's thoughts are not advisable, but the idea is reasonable. It is better to hold the land of Jianghaitun in the hands of your family as much as possible, so that if the Jiang family goes bankrupt, some other wealthy family will emerge and become greedy for the good land of the Hai family."

Hai Baozhu looked ashamed: "Grandma, I know that the land should be bought. Even if I don't have enough money, I should at least buy back the good land, especially those near our house. But I really can't afford much money..." The Hai family had just taken a breath and had not yet recovered. The money he had had to be used to prepare for his eldest sister's wedding, so where could he get the money?

Ma said, "If you have made up your mind not to buy it, then our second house will buy it. Our master will retire in a few years and return to his hometown to live out his days, so he has always intended to buy more land. Besides, Chang'an and Baoshun are both officials in the capital, Chang'an's children are grown up, and Baoshun is about to get married, so we have to add some income-generating property. When Tangtang gets married, we will also prepare a dowry for her. If they are all in their hometown, we can help take care of them, so she doesn't have to worry too much."

Hai Baozhu heaved a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "If someone else wanted to buy it, I would still be a little worried; but since my uncle wanted to buy it, I have nothing to worry about. As long as the land is in the hands of the Hai family and does not threaten the peace of the clan, it doesn't matter who buys it." The ownership of those fields was not the annoying clan elders, but the second branch who was quite kind and close to them, which was a more ideal result for him. How could he object?

Seeing that he was straightforward, Ma liked his personality a little, so she smiled and said, "Our master also said that your mother is a widow and unemployed. Although she has some private money, she doesn't know how long it will last. It is better to give her some income as a long-term plan. Therefore, I plan to buy her a hundred or so acres of good paddy fields so that she can get some rent every year. What do you think?"

Fang was shocked and stood up: "How can I do this?! Second aunt, so many good paddy fields are not a small amount. I am deeply grateful to you and my second uncle. I don't know how to repay you. How can I ask you to spend money again?!" What's more, she really didn't want to deal with the Hai family anymore. The Jiang family's land was in Jianghaitun. If she owned the land there, how could she enjoy peace and quiet in the future...

Ma ignored her words and stared at Hai Baozhu.

Hai Baozhu thought about it carefully, then stood up and said solemnly, "My uncle is very thoughtful. As a son, I should have planned this for my mother. How can I let my uncle and aunt spend money? But I am short of money now and I can't do anything. I would like to ask my aunt to say a few good words for me and ask for my uncle's grace to allow me to borrow a sum of money to buy land for my mother. I will repay part of the debt every year, and pay it off in ten years according to the market price outside, plus interest. Although I am young, the eldest son's land is not small, and the government has gradually returned the good land and property that the Jiang family embezzled. Ten years should be enough for me to save enough money to pay off the money for buying the land."

Ma showed a satisfied expression: "It's good that you have this intention. You don't need to worry about the money for buying the land. This is a gift from my husband and I to our niece, and it has nothing to do with you. You should study hard and take the imperial examinations as soon as possible. Only when you become successful can you make your mother proud!"