Rebirth of the concubine's scheming

Chapter 41

Mrs. Gu got up and stood by the door Ruhua supported Mrs. Mu, and Mrs. Gu gave her a seat on one side.

"I got up late in the morning, and I didn't come out until I finished handling those accounts. I kept my mother waiting for a long time." There was a slight smile on Mu's face, and there was nothing unusual, and Yan sat down and muttered, Could it be that the third sibling's information was wrong? She also sent someone to investigate. Siqi did go to the pharmacy to dispense the medicine, but the prescription could not be produced.

"You are still busy with these things when you are not feeling well. You can't wait. A few years ago, I could help with these things, but now I can't." Mrs. Gu held her hand, her palm was slightly cold.

"Yes, sister-in-law, we came to see you with our mother, and we also wanted to see if there is anything we can share for you. You are not feeling well now. I discussed it with my mother, or Ah Hui will take care of you for a while." Gu Yuzhi It doesn't matter whether you are fainted or not, the purpose of coming here is still to be achieved. Is it true that when a person is sick, he still has to hold on to that power.

Mrs. Mu took the cup from Ruhua, and signaled Ruhua to take Yin Huan to the inner room, drank the tea slowly, put down the cup and looked at Gu Yuzhi after a while, "Since the second brother said so , I won’t be embarrassed to say that.”

When Mrs. Mu said this, Gu Yuzhi became interested instead. Could it be that she would hand it over automatically? Mrs. Gu also said, "Wan Ting, what can you do to help, so why not be embarrassed."

Mrs. Mu looked at Mrs. Gu with a smile, and gently held her hand, "Mother, I used to do this. If I didn't feel unwell these days, I would go there myself. Every year after the spring plowing I have to go to Lingnan for a few days, and my mother also knows that our Gu family has a lot of fields and Zhuangzi there. The matter of collecting rent and bills cannot be left to the hands of people. Originally, the Zhuangzi here should be rushed as soon as the matter is over. In the past, now that the second brother said so, it also saved me from opening this mouth."

Yan's expression immediately changed. Where is Lingnan? There are a group of barbarians living there. When she first married into the Gu family, she went there with her sister-in-law. The farmers in charge of the village would always gather people with hoes. Besiege, dismantle your wheels and pull your roof, so that you can't leave, and you can't do anything. If you want to solve it by force, the women and children in their villages will sit directly in front of you, crying and beating you. One death counts as one, anyway, save food rations.

Every now and then there would be trouble there, not for anything else, just for the rent, Mrs. Yan had been there once, and she would not go there again. At that time, Mrs. Gu wanted to let Mrs. Yan also take charge of the house and share some of the burden for the eldest daughter-in-law. After coming back, the Yan family refused. The eldest brother is Gu Guogong, and the elder sister-in-law is naturally in charge of the family. She needs to intervene in whatever she needs, just manage the husband and give birth to a good child.

Gu Yuzhi didn't know these things about the Gu family's property at all. Seeing his wife's face changed drastically, he glanced at Mrs. Gu and tentatively said, "Sister-in-law means to let Ah Hui go to Lingnan."

Mrs. Mu lowered her head, gently touched the bracelet on her wrist with one hand, and said in a calm voice, "That's what I mean, I can handle the affairs of the house, Lingnan, my current body can't bear it too , since the second brother and sister sincerely want to help, let's help my sister-in-law."

"Sister-in-law, I can help you with many people in this mansion. I'm not familiar with the long distance to the south of the Lingnan. It's really difficult to get news back and forth if something happens." Yan refused politely. In more than ten years in Gu's mansion, I have never met such a barbaric lowly peasant who can roll on the ground casually and forget what is stuffed in his mouth when he picks up straw. Really, how barbaric!

"Don't worry about the second brother and sister. You also went with me in the first two years when you were married. I will send Siqi to go with you. Siqi has been with me for five or six years. She knows everyone there. If you go for me, they will definitely not make things difficult for you." Mrs. Mu looked up at her, and what she said was reasonable, since you want to help, then help me with what I can't do now.

"Wan Ting, people in Lingnan and that are not easy to talk to. If you let Ah Hui go, she might not be able to do it." Mrs. Gu saw Yan's concerns. The land in Lingnan was bought by the eldest son later. Yes, she doesn't know, because the harvest is good every year, even if it's not easy to handle, it still hasn't been sold.

"Mother, there are more than a dozen Zhuangzi in the Gu family, and you are also the person in charge of the family. Which one of the Zhuangzi is easy to deal with? The ones in Lingnan are not easy to talk to, even the two Zhuangzi on the edge of Lin'an City are not easy to talk to. Now, this family is still handed over to Yixin's wife, these things seem difficult, but they are actually much simpler than the things in the house, the people in Zhuangzi are all honest people, and they spend their whole lives earning money from that one-third of an acre of land."

These are Mu's few rebuttals to Mrs. Gu. She made her words clear enough. If you, Yan, are willing to help, then go to Lingnan, and if you don't want to, then don't intervene. After everything is done and handed over to her, she just picks up the readymade.

Mrs. Gu's face was slightly swaying, she was used to power all her life, it was a bit embarrassing to be refuted by the eldest daughter-in-law in person, but she felt a little sorry in her heart, originally she came this time with the intention of sharing the power of housekeeping, seeing her daughter-in-law The daughter-in-law is always thinking about the Gu family, and the steelyard in the old man's heart is pulled left and right.

"Then sister-in-law has to prepare everything for Ah Hui. She will be able to set off for Lingnan immediately. I will definitely leave this matter to you, sister-in-law. What sister-in-law said is right. The Gu family will still be handed over to Yixin's daughter-in-law in the future. Believe in the daughter-in-law's mother-in-law, it's really hard to justify that she doesn't have the slightest housekeeping power." Gu Yuzhi immediately followed her words, and looked at Mrs. Mu with deep meaning.

"That's natural. If the matter of the second sibling is settled, then I, as the sister-in-law, can naturally entrust you with the affairs of the Gu family, otherwise, the people below will not accept it." Mu nodded, It can be regarded as agreeing with Gu Yuzhi's words.

"Then wait for the news from my sister-in-law. I will take Ah Hui back to prepare her luggage so that she can leave as soon as possible." Gu Yuzhi is full of confidence in this. He is only a Lingnan. See Yan's fearful eyes.

After finally seeing off Mrs. Gu and the others, Mrs. Mu entered the inner room and leaned against the bed unbearably. Yin Huan walked over, touched her hand, and checked the temperature of her forehead, "Mother, The fever is gone, and you'll be fine soon."

Mrs. Mu looked at Yin Huan who was full of worry, and reached out to touch her head. She could hear the child's words in her drowsiness, but she couldn't wake up. Even when Yin Huan was having a nightmare last night, Mrs. Mu couldn't sleep. I vaguely heard it, including what Madam Gu and the others said when they first arrived.

She, Mu Wanting, is a sensible person. She stayed in the Gu family because she didn't want to leave Dalang. She didn't want to hold on to everything in the Gu family for the rest of her life, but she never expected that the second brother could not bear it so early.

How could it be so easy to be in charge of the family, Mu's face turned cold as he hugged Yin Huan and looked at the window. In this family, except for her, no one is really competent.

"Mother, if you agree to Second Uncle's words, Second Aunt can take care of Lingnan's affairs." Yin Huan was always listening to the outside, and the matter of power distribution would be gone after swallowing.

"That depends on how well she handles it." Mu said softly, and then looked at Siqi, "Siqi, I have prepared all the things to go to Lingnan, and don't leave anything behind. I will notify the second lady at night. Set off early tomorrow morning, take everything you need to bring, do what the Second Madam tells you, and remind you on the way, and when you arrive, tell Guanshi Li the reason why I can't go."

Siqi responded and went down to get ready. Mrs. Mu looked at Yin Huan, there were many things she couldn't say, but she knew everything this child did.

"After you've been busy for a while, after you take a nap, you can follow me to learn how to housekeeper." After tidying Yin Huan's hair, Mrs. Mu said.

A look of joy flashed in Yin Huan's eyes, and he nodded vigorously, "Then mother, you should take care of your body first."...

The matter of Mrs. Gu's illness passed away in a few days, and there were many speculations, but after seeing Mrs. Mu, they all fell silent. The second lady went to Lingnan, and the house became even quieter.

After Mrs. Mu fully recovered, it had been six or seven days since the second lady left. Gu Yuzhi, who was still in the game, was starting to feel a little worried. Even Mrs. Gu felt that it was too much to go for six or seven days. No matter how slow the carriage is from Lin'an to Lingnan, it should arrive in a day.

Mrs. Mu is still busy with her own affairs. After finishing all the business of the shop during her illness, in the afternoon, she will take Yin Huan to teach her how to deal with the affairs of the mansion and how to read the accounts.

Yin Huan is a fast learner, after all, she is not eight years old, even the Mu clan praised her for being a good housekeeper, and she will be able to manage the house properly when she gets married in the future.

Regarding the fact that the second wife has not returned, she didn't show any other meaning. She took all the people and things with her, and the rest can only be relied on by the second sibling. If this matter can't be done, then no one in this family can rest assured Let her take over.

Another three or four days passed. In the evening, when it was time for dinner, the Gu family's carriage arrived late. After getting the news, Mrs. Gu went to the second son's yard in person. The very good Yan Shi sat there, while Mrs. Gu and Gu Yuzhi didn't look very good.

On the way here, Siqi had already told the story. It has been a day since the carriage arrived in Lingnan, and he stayed in the city for a night. He only set off for the village in the countryside the next morning. When he arrived at the entrance of the village, he was stopped by the villagers. There was also heavy rain in Lingnan, and a lot of the farms that had been planted were washed away, and not many were rescued. The harvest would definitely be affected. The people of the Gu family did not go there in time. If the harvest is after autumn, will the Gu family want to collect grain here? plus one to the price.

(End of this chapter)