Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

The reason why Gu Wenxuan mentioned the three shops was that he wanted to transfer them to his father-in-law before the New Year's Eve, otherwise he would have to wait until the first month of next year for the county government to open for business.

In order to avoid not being able to obtain Yue's family household register and transfer the household registration, he had to reiterate it again.

If the shop he exchanged for the gift was not good, he would say it was a gift from his master.

Thursday was frightened.

At least his San Ya is protected by her uncle. It would be disastrous if the child's sister-in-law found out that the child used her dowry to buy a shop for the two younger ones.

No one fought for the dowry with San Ya because it belonged to her master. It was neither logical nor moral to buy a shop for Da Jiang Xiao He.

"No. Now they know that my wife doesn't need to use the rent for the dowry, let alone a few thousand taels of silver, even if it's tens of thousands of taels of silver."

"What?" Zhou Sishun exclaimed in surprise.

Gu Wenxuan laughed and said, "Two percent of the Gao Mansion's income was given away not long ago."

Of course I know this. Zhou Sishun was stunned for a moment, and rolled his eyes at his son-in-law in annoyance, "Stop showing off, you guys know how much you earn, that's all."

Originally, he was curious and wanted to ask his son-in-law to tell him the truth, how much cash the young couple had now, to see if it was the same as what his daughter said.

Today?
"Don't show off."

"I'm really not showing off. They can figure out what 80% is from 20%. My husband and I spend a lot, but there are other places to make money.

For example, the two villages of Zhending Prefecture and Zhoujia Village supply preserved eggs to Yunkelai, as well as bean curd produced here and oil produced by the oil press.

Not counting the straw paper, the income here in the past three months is quite considerable. We also dispersed and kept it secret from the village, so Uncle Zhao made an accurate estimate.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have taken such a thick stack of food just because I told him I wanted to buy a shop—” Gu Wenxuan gestured with his hands, “You’re talking and laughing, aren’t you afraid that I won’t be able to finish it?”

It's dying.

No matter how much you hide it, it still can't be covered up.

Even though Zhou Sishun didn't know that his good daughter and good husband and wife had colluded with each other to hide most of the family assets from him and his in-laws, he was still frightened at this moment.

"Tell your uncle Zhao Er to keep quiet. After all, your husband is no longer an official. He can protect you temporarily, but not for long.

It's okay if you two earn little, but if you earn too much, maybe even the Gao family will be tempted to rob you, and those wealthy families will secretly be worried."

"Don't worry, the Zhao family is much richer than us. Just from my calculations, Mr. Zhao San can earn at least 50,000 taels of silver from Xiangpi this year."

As for whether his master would end up being forgotten by everyone, Gu Wenxuan decisively avoided this sensitive topic. As for his master, as long as the current emperor did not die, he still had real power in his hands.

Even if the current emperor passes away and the merit of following the emperor is lost, Zhou Shan, the first strategist of Daliang, is a representative figure of later generations who have just cleared their grievances and rehabilitated their wrongs.

As long as he doesn't interfere in the fight for succession to the throne and commit the crime of treason in the future, the tea will not get cold. Mr. Gao will be cold, but his husband will not be made a target.

A ruthless person who can endure hardships to clear his grievances and then retreat bravely at the right time is not something that ordinary people like him can describe.

"Earning so much?" Zhou Sishun smacked his lips and shook his head, "How courageous! When Boss Zhao can no longer be an official, maybe even his skin and bones will be eaten up by others."

That's why Mr. Zhao San was anxious. He was fed up with his eldest sister-in-law's family, but he had to show his sincerity. The huge business seemed to make a lot of money, but in fact it was not as good as his wife. His wife seemed to be at a disadvantage by giving Gao's family 20% of the pancreas workshop shares, but her uncle was not easy to mess with. Just wait and see, this New Year gift will definitely be very expensive.

It's freezing cold outside.

Zhou Sishun heard his brother-in-law assure him that no one would dare to covet his San Ya workshop in the next three to five years, and that after three to five years it would be abandoned, as the money earned would be enough for them to live a comfortable life.

He felt reassured.

He didn't ask. No matter how extravagant his San Ya was, she should still be able to earn tens of thousands of taels of silver a year. In three years, she would have earned 30,000 taels of silver.

I spent a lot this year, building workshops, building manors, buying farms and houses, and buying jewelry for my mother and mother-in-law.

Even if there is no extra silver on hand this year, it will be better next year. At most, a paper-making workshop will need to be built. With less expenses, the cash income will naturally be more.

I don't want to have much more, but if I have an extra 30,000 taels of silver in three to five years, I won't be able to keep anything. Having 30,000 taels of silver as a backup will prevent me from suffering from poverty.

Besides, my son-in-law is not Zhao Laosan. He is a quasi-juren, which is good. Even if he doesn’t become an official, no one dares to bully him in his own area.

Patting Gu Wenxuan on the shoulder, Zhou Sishun said that he was reluctant to let his son-in-law suffer the cold outside this time, and quickly pushed his son-in-law inside with both hands.

He would never admit that he could stay any longer. As the son-in-law, he would have to ask whose name the three shops were under and he also wanted to take his family's household register. What was he thinking?

This person has no idea that no matter how careful you are, you cannot guard against "internal thieves".

An incense stick of time ago, Zhiming took the note written by his good son-in-law to his little brother-in-law, sneaked back home from the village school, got the household register and gave it to Zhiming.

Of course, Xiaohe couldn't be blamed. Poor him, he was young and inexperienced, and he actually believed that his third brother-in-law wanted to use the household registers of the two families to go to the county government office to make a New Year update.

Inside the manor.

Gu Erzhu and Liu were invited to leave by Chang Qing and Zhou Molan. They learned that not only a female doctor and a midwife would arrive in the next two days, but also a distinguished guest.

But the couple were curious and surprised. You know, today is the seventeenth day, and it's only a few days away from New Year's Eve. Why did he come at this time?

Not to mention that it was freezing cold on the road, even though their village was located in the Zhili area, it was not far from the capital city for a round trip. It was almost the New Year, and the girl, especially the daughter of an official, was almost thirty years old. She had to learn how to manage the household at home these days.

After all, it sounds like the young lady is already thirteen or fourteen years old and has learned everything she should learn. Why does she come here at this critical moment? It's so strange and confusing.

Then I thought about how the older son, who I heard came with us, never came in. It couldn't be that something happened in his family and the child came here to escape trouble.

Gu Erzhu and Liu looked at each other.

Liu smiled and nodded, and Gu Erzhu turned to look at Chang Qing, who was very particular and insisted on sitting on the first stool.

"Uncle Chang, is there anything here that you shouldn't mention to my wife and me? We are brothers, is there anything you shouldn't tell me?

My husband and I don't treat you two as outsiders. Not to mention how much you two have helped us, just because this distinguished guest is the daughter of our child's uncle, we, the Gu family, will not ignore it.

Of course, if it's hard to say, it doesn't matter. If you need our help, just ask. Even if you can't accomplish big things, you can still help with small things." (End of this chapter)