Rebirth of the poisonous concubine

Chapter 364 Lord Hou said that the family is very poor
Chapter 364 Lord Hou said that the family is very poor
It was afternoon at this time, and the sun in the early summer of May poured down from the corner of the eaves, casting large swaths of bright light on the ground.

The Lingwuhou Mansion, bestowed by the emperor, covers a very large area, with a wide courtyard, a mansion with carved railings and jade columns, pavilions, terraces and pavilions.It is also on Xungui Street in the capital city, very close to the imperial palace. It is a rare and good house, which cannot be bought even if you have money.

On the vermilion lacquer gate, there is a plaque with three big characters "Ling Wuhou" written by the emperor himself, which can be said to be the peak of the holy family.

It's just that the big mansion looks empty now, compared to the Lingwuhou Mansion in Ye Muxi's memory a few years later, it is very simple.

There were no potted flowers on the empty coffee table, it was bare, and the paint on the coffee table was still peeling off.

Walking along the corridor and through the garden, Ye Muxi frowned slightly.The garden was overgrown with weeds, and the paths were covered with fallen leaves, and many flowering branches protruding from the flower beds blocked the way.

"My sister, be careful, lower your head, don't get your face scratched by the flower branch." Ye Qingyao reminded softly, reaching out to lift the flower branch.

Ye Muxi choked silently.

Counting the days, Dad and the others have been back to Beijing for more than half a month, why is the situation in the mansion still like this.

Walking from the gate to the inner courtyard, Ye Muxi found that there was no maid guard in the whole Hou's mansion, and the servants were no more than the two or three that his parents brought from Jiangzhou.

Finally, when the family sat down in the main hall, Ye Muxi asked, "Father, why is the house so simple?"

"This...the family has no money, your father said, just the few of us live together, and we don't need to pay attention to those ostentations, just make do with it." Lin Mingyu said with a shy face.

Although Ye Lingxiao is a leader in war, but he is a layman when it comes to running the inner house, so he said carelessly, "Yes, I also think that the yard given to us by the emperor is too big, how can our family use such a big place, a courtyard is enough It's such a big place, the maid sweeping the floor is too busy, look at the mess in the back garden..."

"However, this house was given by the emperor. Naturally, we can only accept it from the emperor. It is a waste to take up such a large space."

Ye Lingxiao was not very satisfied with the fact that his family got such a big Hou's mansion for nothing.

Ye Muxi was silent.I don't know how many people are so jealous that they want to hit the wall, but you still think that the house bestowed by the emperor is too big and too good.

But recalling his previous life, Lingwuhou's mansion has always been shabby, and he was regarded as a nouveau riche by other nobles, and he was very excluded in the noble family.

It got better later.

"Father, didn't the emperor give you a lot of money? Why is our family so poor?" Ye Muxi twitched the corners of her mouth.

Ye Lingxiao said, "The emperor did reward ten thousand taels of silver, but this is a reward for pacifying the war in southern Xinjiang. It will be difficult to have so much silver in the future. Your father and my salary are enough to support you, how can you spend the silver?" It was wasted on buying servants. Half of the ten thousand taels of silver will be reserved for soldiers, and the other half will be reserved for you and Hong'er. You are getting old, so I have to save a dowry for you. And Hong'er will marry a wife in a few years , the dowry must not be less, and we must not treat our future daughter-in-law badly."

When Ye Muxi heard this, her eyes became sore.The money bestowed by the emperor, my father wanted to save her dowry.

Some first-rank generals, with the emperor's permission, can raise a certain number of private soldiers, such as the black armor soldiers of the Jun family.Her father had [-] private soldiers, all of whom were southern barbarian soldiers brought back from southern Xinjiang. They all fought with him when he was a hundred tribes in southern Xinjiang, and they were loyal.

These private soldiers are also called personal soldiers. They need to register as military households with the Ministry of War, but they are not part of the military establishment. All military expenses have to be paid for by themselves. The personal soldiers’ salaries, food and lodging, purchase of weapons, etc. are very expensive to raise soldiers, five thousand Baiyin raises [-] soldiers, which is only a year's military expenses.

"Muxi, what your father said is right. Our family is no better than other aristocratic families. There is no profitable business, and there is no businessman in the family who knows how to do business..." Lin Mingyu said, "So, we don't pay attention to it, and we can save money. Save it."

Ye Muxi raised the lip line slightly, and said with a smile, "Isn't the Ye family doing business? The second uncle runs so many businesses in the Ye family. Grandma didn't send a little when Daddy came to the capital? After all, we are all a family." .”

"Hey, your grandmother is still angry with your father because of your uncle's matter, so how could she give money." Lin Mingyu said.

Ye Lingxiao cleared his throat, put on the air of the head of the family with a straight face, and said majesticly, "I have already married and established a business, how can I rely on my mother to give me money. Don't say that my mother won't give me money, even if I give it, I can't take it." If I want to give it, I should honor my mother."

"Oh." Ye Muxi smiled.This did not happen in the previous life. Seeing his father as a marquis, the old matriarch immediately took out most of the Ye family's money for his father's turnover. In fact, he was just following the trend, and any kind of kinship was placed behind.

No matter how big father's official position is, as long as he doesn't corrupt the law and doesn't know how to do business, then he will be short of money.The old matriarch wanted to endure it on purpose, so that father would find out that the little money rewarded by the emperor would not be able to live on, so he would know the benefits of having a family to help him, he would know the importance of money, and he would know the Ye family, what should he listen to? who.

However, in this life, Ye Muxi doesn't intend to let the old lady be the master of Lingwuhou's mansion anymore.

Because of the forced marriage of the mother and the matter with the uncle, there was a layer of estrangement between the Jiangzhou Ye family and Lingwuhou's mansion.

Ye Muxi is happy to see this kind of scene come true.She doesn't want all relatives.

However, in this era where filial piety comes first and clan blood is valued, even people like Ye Lingbo dare not drive away relatives who come to visit, and Ye Muxi naturally will not do so.The sense of proportion is also a very deep knowledge.

It is not an easy task to take care of a huge Hou Mansion.Ye Muxi is not at all complacent about becoming the daughter of the Hou family.

For her, from now on, she has just gained a foothold in the capital.

If you want to gain a firm foothold, Ronghua I, there is still a lot to do.

"Father, mother, I roughly understand what you are talking about. But..." Ye Muxi smiled slightly, "Money is not a problem."

Ye Lingxiao didn't know why, so Lin Mingyu also looked at a loss.

In the past, Ye Muxi didn't dare to publicly expose her business, but now that she has the backing of Lingwuhou Mansion, it's time for "collusion between government and businessmen".

"Jiangzhou Yuyanfang, mother must know about it?" Ye Muxi asked.

"I know, Jiangnan's rouge gouache is the best seller. The shopkeeper, Xi Niang, said that she was thankful for your help in the past, and she brought gifts here every year and festival. They are all expensive and good things, and the rouge jade dew is especially useful. "Lin Mingyu praised with a smile, and said, "It's just a little expensive. If it wasn't for the gift from the shopkeeper, I would not be willing to buy it. But the noble ladies in Jiangzhou are all eager for the things in Yuyanfang."

(End of this chapter)