Planting a fairy in ancient times

Chapter 392 418. Spending Money Like Water
Cui Shi'an promised to give Cui Yingying a cup of bird's nest every day, but Jiang Xiuzhi was heartbroken and difficult to do.

The most inferior bird's nest on the market now costs 500 taels of silver per catty.Cui Yingying eats a cup of bird's nest every day, at least half a catty a month.

The nobles of the family have the face of the nobles of the family, so the bird's nest bought by the Cui family can't buy inferior products, not to mention the best, but also the first-class.

Otherwise, as soon as the purchase of the Cui family left, there would be rumors such as "the Cui family has fallen" in the capital.

Jiang Xiuzhi secretly calculated in her heart that just the bird's nest that Cui Shi'an promised to provide to Cui Yingying would cost an extra 500 taels of silver every month.

Moreover, Cui Yingying, a married woman, has bird's nest to eat, and the rest of the Cui family want to eat, will Jiang Xiuzhi give it?

If you don't give it, these people will definitely say that Jiang Xiuzhi's housekeeper is unfair behind his back.

If so?
1 taels of silver a month is not enough for those people to make it.

Cui Shiniang learned housekeeping from Jiang Xiuzhi a few years ago.

Seeing that her mother's face was not good-looking, Cui Shiniang thought about it for a second, and realized that her father's behavior of caring for her sister-in-law made her mother embarrassed.

"Father, I also want to eat bird's nest to strengthen my body, can you also give me a cup of bird's nest every day?" Cui Shiniang pulled Cui Shi'an's sleeve and acted coquettishly.

"Okay, if you want to eat bird's nest, let your mother order the big kitchen to make it for you." Cui Shi'an said with a smile.

Cui Shi'an only cares about making money outside, and doesn't care how the money he earns is used at home?Is it enough?

In Cui Shian's mind, Jiang Xiuzhi would naturally speak out if he didn't have enough money.

The Cui family is a powerful family with tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land.

It's a pity that the Cui family has entered Cui Shi'an's generation.

Except for Cui Shi'an and his second younger brother Cui Shiyuan, who are promising, the others are all gangsters waiting to die.

Cui Shiyuan served as a general in Dingbeihou's army, lived in Beiyan Mansion with his wife and children, and couldn't go home once for several years.

Cui Shi'an is capable, the brothers really didn't make much money to go home except lying down and nibbling on their ancestral property.

Over the years, Jiang Xiuzhi couldn't bear to embarrass Cui Shian, and never told Cui Shian about her difficulties.

But today, Jiang Xiuzhi couldn't bear it anymore.

If Cui Shian does not give up the idea of ​​subsidizing Cui Yingying, Jiang Xiuzhi will take out her dowry money and post it in the public office.

Although Jiang Xiuzhi said she was selfless, she was not selfless enough to give her dowry to buy bird's nest for her sister-in-law.

"Shi Niang, there is not much money in the palace. You are in good health, so don't eat bird's nest." Jiang Xiuzhi took the opportunity to "teach" her daughter.

The smile on Cui Yingying's face froze.

It's not that Cui Yingying couldn't hear it, but Jiang Xiuzhi was a little unhappy.

However, Cui Yingying did not want to give up the honor given by her elder brother.This is not a matter of a cup of bird's nest, it represents her Cui Yingying's face in the Cui family!

"Ma'am, is there no money in the palace?" Cui Shian frowned.

Cui Shian never thought that there would be a day when the family would be short of money.

"Husband, after the accounts were settled last night, there is only 5000 taels of cash left in the public house. This year's harvest is not good, and several large farms near Beijing have no rent to pay." Jiang Xiuzhi lowered her head and said lightly.

"What? There are only 5000 taels on the account?" Cui Shian was shocked.

Generally speaking, the Cui family's treasury has at least 5 taels of silver.

For a small family, 100 taels of silver is a huge number.

For the Cui family, the 5000 taels of silver was not enough for two months' expenses.

There are many Cui family members, and each month is about 3000 taels for each house owner's share and servant's share.There are still hundreds of mouths to eat every day, and the money to buy rice, noodles, meat and vegetables is not a small amount of money for a month.

When encountering major events such as weddings and funerals, the money will flow out like water.

Let's take an example!
At the end of the year before last, Mrs. Cui passed away.The Cui family spent 1 taels of silver on the funeral.

Last year, Mr. Cui passed away, another 1 taels.

Moreover, the marriage of the nobles of the aristocratic family cannot be sloppy.

The betrothal gift for the sons of the Cui family is 8000 taels for a son from a descendant, and 5000 taels for a son from a concubine.

The dowry of the girls of the Cui family is 5000 taels for a male from the first wife, and 3000 taels from a concubine.

Cui Shi'an's eight brothers have more than 60 sons and [-] daughters in total.There are even more grandchildren, more than [-] at present.

In Jiang Xiuzhi's hands, no less than [-] weddings were held.

The expenses of these marriages cost no less than 20 taels of silver.

Jiang Xiuzhi has been married to the Cui family for more than 30 years, and the little property of the Cui family has gradually shrunk and shrunk in the past [-] years.

Now King Cheng and King Wu rebelled, and prices in the capital skyrocketed.Jiang Xiuzhi wished that every penny could be divided into two.

"Husband, the farm in the suburbs of Beijing has been useless for several years, and the shopkeeper in Jiangnan..." When Jiang Xiuzhi said this, Cui Shi'an understood.

At the end of every year, the big shopkeepers on the Jiangnan side would escort tens of thousands of taels of silver to Beijing.

This year, because of the rebellion of King Cheng and King Wu, Cui Shi'an specially asked someone to inform the big shopkeeper on the Jiangnan side not to come to the capital for the time being, waiting for his notice.

In case the big shopkeeper encountered rebels on his way to the capital, the consequences would be disastrous.

When the rebels saw the money, no matter who it was, they would definitely grab it.

"Ma'am, you've worked hard. I'll ask the accountant to allocate 1 taels of silver from the outer study for you to use first." Cui Shi'an took Jiang Xiuzhi's hand and patted it.

Over the years, natural disasters have occurred frequently.

The fields in the south of the Yangtze River are fertile and can be promising.

In the farms near the capital, the tenants can't even fill their stomachs. Where can they get food to pay the rent?
The Cui family is a kind family, so naturally it is impossible to disregard the lives and lives of the tenants. In this way, the money in the family is naturally spent quickly.

"Husband, you usually go out to socialize, and we have used the money from the study outside. What do you use?" Jiang Xiuzhi asked weakly.

Jiang Xiuzhi also knows the money in the study outside.

The 1 taels of silver should have almost emptied the books.

The money that Cui Shian invited his colleagues to eat and drink outside was all taken from the account of the outside study.

Jiang Xiuzhi was afraid that Cui Shian would not be good at spending money.

"Don't worry, madam, I have my own opinion." Cui Shi'an patted Jiang Xiuzhi's hand and said comfortingly.

"Mom, you can take what Daddy gave you." Cui Shiniang persuaded.

Cui Shiniang knew that Cui Shian was a man of promise, and Cui Shian would not back down when he agreed to Cui Yingying's matter.

If Jiang Xiuzhi continued talking, it would only annoy Cui Shian.

"Okay, the concubine is going to settle the accounts, so I will leave first." After Jiang Xiuzhi blessed, she turned and walked to the flower hall.

When she turned around, the tears in Jiang Xiuzhi's eyes finally couldn't help dripping out.

Jiang Xiuzhi knew that Cui Shian wanted to take care of the whole family's life by himself!

However, no matter how capable a person is, he will be tired!

Hundreds of mouths were all pressed on Cui Shian's shoulders, Jiang Xiuzhi felt distressed.

(End of this chapter)