My younger sister insisted on marrying me and made me the Marquis' wife.

Chapter 556: Fingernail
Madam Gu was not annoyed, she just said: "I'll just let you watch and drool, what's the matter?"

The two men were already quite old but were still bickering, which showed that they had a pretty good relationship. However, Qin Yuan had never seen this person before, so she just smiled and said nothing.

The old woman said to Qin Yuan, "Child, don't be like your mother-in-law. She likes to show off in front of me. In the past two years, I have not been very agile and rarely come to talk to her. I thought my son would be more stable now that he has married, but I didn't expect that... he would not change, ahem... it is difficult to change a person's nature. He is still that annoying bastard."

Madam Gu said, "Go away. Are you unable to move because of your weak legs? I heard from my sister-in-law the other day that you were still wandering around..."

Before he could finish his words, the old woman hurriedly stopped him and said, "Don't talk nonsense in front of the young."

Old Madam Gu just smiled and didn't stop Qin Yuan from talking to her.

The old lady smiled and took Qin Yuan's hand. She first asked how old she was, and then asked if she got along well with her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, and whether Gu Sanlang loved his wife... and so on. While she was talking, she winked at Old Madam Gu, and called her own daughter-in-law over, saying, "Look how pretty she is. She is really good-looking. Sanmu is also blessed."

Her daughter-in-law glanced at Madam Gu's expression and said with a smile, "Mother, you are really something. Now that your son has signed a contract with the Marquis, they will all work together. Why are you bringing this up? If the old lady is unhappy and complains to the Marquis, won't your son be in trouble? Besides, the Marquis is a fool to us, but he must be a considerate and caring man to the Marquis' wife."

Everyone laughed.

Qin Yuanfei blushed but did not answer. She only thought to herself that Lord Gu had been busy these past few days and she didn't know what he was doing. It seemed that all the members of the Gu family had been mobilized.

After the excitement, they got down to business. Old Madam Gu asked Qin Yuan to talk about the benefits of the clan purchasing the sacrificial land property. This was because the Marquis' Mansion also had to take into account the children born in the mansion and the veterans who followed the Gu family to the battlefield, so they needed to open up a separate area and record it in the clan.

"…Although it is nominally the clan's property, in reality the bulk of the income has to be spent on them, but this also has an advantage…"

Everyone listened quietly, occasionally interrupting to ask a few questions.

Qin Yuan explained several times to make sure everyone understood the benefits of this charter.

The old woman clapped her hands and said, "This is a great idea. I heard a while ago that the Marquis' Mansion distributed money and food to the old soldiers. Everyone was grateful. This is a good thing. But those of us who started our careers on the edge of a sword, most of our money comes from swords and guns. If we can't fight, it's easy to eat up all the money. We can manage for a while, but not for a lifetime. The ancestors of these people followed our ancestors to fight on the edge of a sword, and they just want their descendants to have a shelter. Although there will be no wars in the future, we can't throw away the things passed down by our ancestors. If something happens, where can we find people to use them?"

"Yes, otherwise it is said that you should raise an army for a thousand days and use it for a moment. They are also the foundation of the Gu family and cannot be lost."

Someone echoed.

Qin Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Madam Gu's frequent visits recently had taken effect. As expected, everyone said it was good, with only a few people having some complaints.

"The ten fingers are of different lengths. Some people from wealthy families don't care about these fingers, but some families who live in hard times have to be more calculative. If the family's industry is prosperous, the money and food distributed each year will be more, and the children will have more confidence to go to school and find jobs."

"Yes, the seven necessities of life, firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, are free. Money is a person's confidence. If you have money, you can stand up straight. If you don't have money, you can't raise your face in front of the servants. It's okay to allocate some land to them. After all, they have followed our ancestors to the battlefield. But we must also think about leaving some room in our hands. We can't let the servants climb over the heads of the real masters in the future. Not to mention anything else, sometimes when we want to seek benefits from the Marquis' Mansion, we have to look at the servants' faces. It's really that the master is not as good as the servants."

Qin Yuan remembered them all in his mind.

Madam Gu said, "Since no one has any objections, let the men take care of this matter. As for the share you mentioned, let them worry about it. The Marquis' Mansion will take the lion's share of this expense, and each family will contribute according to their circumstances. They have the final say on the specifics. In any case, after this property is acquired, the things that will be distributed to the clan members every year will be much more. I think we can give out more relief in the future, and more money and grain." Everyone nodded in agreement, and even the few with the strongest opinions said, "Of course it's much better than nothing."

There is more meat in the pot, so each person will get a few more pieces.

No matter how much meat you have, you don't care.

But it’s different for those who live on this little bit of meat.

Madam Gu took Qin Yuan and escorted everyone out of the house. Then she smiled and said, "Yuan'er, you did a good job today. I have seen that no daughter-in-law or granddaughter-in-law is as smart as you. They are not as smart as you."

Qin Yuan supported Madam Gu and walked back slowly, saying with a smile: "Mother loves me too much, the more she looks at me, the more she loves me. She thinks no one else's child is as good as her own."

Madam Gu laughed: "But I think the third child is not as lovable as other children."

It is true that you cannot talk about people behind their backs. Lord Gu said aggrievedly, "I didn't expect that mother would despise her son to this extent. Ever since her son got married, mother has become less and less tolerant of me."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law turned around and saw Marquis Gu in court robes, with his hands behind his back, following silently behind them like a ghost.

Old Madam Gu picked up her cane and pretended to hit him.

"You bastard, don't you know that scaring others can kill you? If Yuan'er heard this, she would only think about how to please me, but you only want to scare your mother. Which one do you think is more filial, you or Yuan'er?"

Lord Gu glanced at Qin Yuan, stretched his neck and said, "Even if you have a daughter-in-law, you don't need a son anymore. If mother doesn't love her son, then beat him."

Madam Gu could no longer put down her cane.

"You bastard, what nonsense are you talking about? Of course, mother is worried about you."

Lord Gu pushed the issue further and said shamelessly, "Then mother should also share some of the love she has for her daughter-in-law with her son. I want to go to your place to eat and listen to what you have to say."

A few words made Mrs. Gu smile happily, "Haha, good, go ahead."

Lord Gu said seriously, "Then my son asked someone to invite my sixth brother and seventh sister. It has been a long time since we have sat down and had a good chat as a family."

Qin Yuan knew that Lord Gu had something to say, and it was probably related to what he had been busy with these days.

I'm afraid I'll have to wait a while before I can say what I want to say.