Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 291 Looking for Supplements
Jiang Shi was really bewildered by Mai Xiang. After so many years, who would have thought that Mai Xiang would suddenly ask this, could it be that he wanted to settle this muddled account with her?
Not only the Jiang family was fooled, but the old man and the old lady were also fooled. Over the years, they hadn't thought about this issue, and they all thought that the Jiang family was in charge. Although they were harsh on this bastard, they should have what they should have, right?A few days ago, Mai Xiang also said that although food and clothing were poor, they also recognized them, who called them bastards, why did they turn over this old account again today?
Wan Chengyao frowned. Over the years, he knew what his son was living like a mirror in his heart, but he always let it go, always thinking that no matter how bad it was, he could still have enough food and clothing. His biological mother's property was pawned, what crimes has he suffered all these years?

Although Huai Ci was also surprised that Mai Xiang would ask such a fierce question, but since Mai Xiang asked, he would definitely stand by his wife's side, so Huai Ci smiled lightly, patted Mai Xiang's head, and said : "I haven't received a lot of monthly money since I was a child, but I still had some pocket money during the years of studying."

"What nonsense are you talking about? When did I underpay your expenses? The old lady is here, and the old lady testifies, you go to the academy to study, repairs, meals, accommodation, which expenses are not paid by me? Are these not Money? Later, something happened to you, and you lost the face to continue reading. You ran away from home, saying that you wanted to support yourself with your own skills. Where can I find you to send you monthly money? It can’t be depended on me, is it? If you don't want it yourself, you have to fight for it." Jiang Shi argued angrily.

But in this way, one thing has been confirmed, that is, she has indeed taken Huaici's share.

"Ma'am, I'm going home for New Year's Eve." Huaici said, still in a calm tone.

"Then you didn't say you wanted it. By the way, later on, didn't you divide up the household registration? Why do you need monthly money?" Jiang made another excuse.

"Ma'am, it's not a question of whether you need it or not, but a question of whether the Wan family gave it or not. If I remember correctly, my husband-in-law only divided the family and did not separate the family. He was still a descendant of the Wan family. Why? How can there be no treatment from Wanjia?"

After Mai Xiang finished speaking, she held Huai Ci's hand, and with a slight smile on her face, she looked at Jiang Shi, waiting for Jiang Shi's answer.

"Mother Zhigao, take a look at the account of the past few years." The old man said with a dark face.

"Father, I..."

"go."

Jiang had no choice but to take out a bunch of keys and hand them to the maid next to her. The maid took the keys and was about to leave when the old man followed the old lady's side, Bicui.

After about a quarter of an hour, two maidservants brought over five or six account books and said, "Go back to my lord, there are only these five years."

Jiang Shi felt relieved when he heard this, and said, "Father, those old account books were burned when we moved in the countryside."

Wan Baocai took an account book and flipped through it himself, then threw it to Wan Chengyao.

Wan Chengyao picked up the account book and looked at it. Not only did Wan Zhiyuan's monthly money, food money, clothing money, and even the money for New Year's festivals were received on it, there were even two women and two maids. Money, it is obvious that the Jiang family is greedy for money.

Mrs. Jiang leaned her head over to have a look, and seeing this year's gift money, she hurriedly said: "Since Zhiyuan's engagement, I have thought about buying every gift for him, how can 100 taels of silver be enough? You can't make up for it from the monthly money." ?”

"Madam, I still have those gift slips, do you want to show them, how much are they worth?" Mai Xiang said.

"Shut up, mother-in-law is talking, you are always interrupting, the country girl is just uneducated, you see, what will happen to the family as soon as you enter the door?" Jiang's hatred of Mai Xiang is extremely extreme, and he doesn't care about his status. up.

Huai Ci stood up and said, "Grandfather and grandma, if you don't admit that I am a descendant of the Wan family, we will move out tomorrow morning. If you admit that I am a descendant of the Wan family, don't say anything else. Less, in the past, I didn't have the ability to speak, and I would admit how much I suffered, but now it's different from the past, without Wanjia, I can live well."

After Huaici finished speaking, he took Mai Xiang's hand and was about to go out, Wan Baocai shouted, "Stop."

Mai Xiang and Huai Ci had no choice but to stand still, waiting for the old man to speak.

"Zhigao's mother, let's not talk about it, you have made up for Zhiyuan's account for the past five years, and it is from your own private account, so make it up now."

"Father, the money has been added to the annual expenses, where did I steal it?" Jiang Shi still wanted to struggle.

Wan Baocai didn't speak, just stared at Jiang for a while, and just about to speak, Jiang hurriedly said: "Father, I'll make it up, I'll make it up right away."

After Jiang finished speaking, he was about to use his abacus to pick it up, when the old man said, "Forget about the New Year's gift money, you can give them 400 taels of silver."

"Father, why are there so many?" Jiang didn't believe it.

The old man didn't say anything, and Jiang shi took the abacus for a while, and it was almost the same number. It was really sad to ask her to take out more than 1000 taels of silver.But Jiang knew that if she didn't spit out the money today, then the right to be the head of the family must have changed hands, which was why she had to compromise.

After Jiang finished the calculation, he went back to his room to get the bank notes. At this time, Wan Baocai called Huai Ci and Mai Xiang to the study.

"Zhiyuan, grandson's daughter-in-law, grandpa handles this matter like this, what's your opinion?"

"Actually, I didn't intend to get this debt back, but my mother's attitude just now was too hurtful. Mai Xiang is my wife. She loves my past and wants to seek justice for me. But for me , Many things, injury is injury, and this kind of injury is far more than what this little money can make up for."

Wan Baocai nodded and said, "Grandpa understands that we were wrong before and ignored you too much. Grandpa is sorry for you, child, don't worry, grandpa will try to make up for you in the future. But, your mother, after all, she is a Elder, I hope to give her some face."

Mai Xiang wanted to say something at first, but suddenly thought that the exam is only a month or so away, she can't make a big mistake because of a small loss, if it really makes a big mess and affects Huaici's mood for the exam, the loss outweighs the gain.

"Understood, grandfather. I am straight-tempered and impatient. I will pay more attention to it in the future."

Seeing that Mai Xiang agreed, Wan Baocai thought for a while, and did not avoid suspicion. He took out a bunch of keys from his body, opened a cabinet, and then took out a wooden box about one foot square. There was also a small wooden box on the wooden box. Copper lock, and then open the copper lock, there are some jewels and jade and a stack of silver tickets.

"Grandpa, we don't want this, we don't lack money, we just want to ask her for an explanation, nothing else." Mai Xiang waved her hands quickly.

"That's right, Grandpa, our annual income is quite a lot, and we really don't lack money." Huaici also waved his hand.

The old man had already admitted his mistake, and called him "children". This was the warmth and kindness he had never had before, and Huaici was content.

"This is what we owe you. Take it if I give it to you." After the old man finished speaking, he gave Huaici four 500 taels of silver bills.In addition, he gave Mai Xiang a few red, blue, and green gemstones the size of pigeon eggs. The old man said that he bought them from the coast of Fujian in his early years, and they were brought by Westerners.

Mai Xiang knew that the old man was buying peace of mind, and even if Mai Xiang didn't want these things, they would still be in the hands of Wan Zhigao or Wan Chengmin, so Mai Xiang stopped being hypocritical.

Coming out of the old man's study, Jiang Shi hadn't come yet, Kang Yi was checking this month's account with her abacus, Mai Xiang could only sit down and wait.

As soon as Mai Xiang sat down and cracked a walnut for the old lady, Jiang entered the house with a small box in his arms, and ordered Huaici's 400 taels of silver bills in front of everyone. All of them were counted together and given to Mai Xiang.

"Remember, I won't owe you any more in the future." Jiang said as he handed the banknote to Mai Xiang.

Mai Xiang took the bank note and said with a smile, "My wife knows whether she owes it or not."

Huai Ci turned to the old man and the old lady and said, "Grandfather and grandmother, we're going back to rest. In this month, we won't come here every day to say hello. When the exam is over, I'll kowtow to you."

"Okay, okay, Mai Xiang doesn't have to come every day anymore, I'll take care of you." The old lady said hurriedly.

"understood."

After entering his small courtyard, seeing the servant girl shut the courtyard door, Huai Ci smiled and scratched Mai Xiang's nose, and said, "Are you happy now?"

"Well, let's be so-so." Mai Xiang couldn't help laughing when she thought of Jiang's face.

No wonder people say that troublesome children have milk to eat. No, Mai Xiang actually got back more than 3000 taels of silver after making a fuss. Putting doubts aside, this is progress.

On February [-]nd, Mai Di and Wu Fu came to pick up Mai Xiang and Huai Ci and went back to her mother's house. I heard that Jiu Feng's marriage was also settled, and it was the same scholar.

After returning from their natal home, the two went to the publishing house again and sent over the illustrations of the script of "Dream of Red Mansions" drawn by Mai Xiang this month, preparing to typeset and publish the script of "Dream of Red Mansions".

After returning from this tossing trip and returning to Wan's house, it was already dark, and the two of them went directly to the room, because they had to report to the old lady when they went out.

When the two entered the door, Jiang Shi was joking with Wan Chengmin and the old lady Wan Chengmeiwan. Seeing them, Jiang Shi didn't even look at them. Mrs".

It's just that from now on, Mai Xiang seldom goes to the room to pay her respects, so as not to be disgusted with Jiang's acquaintance, anyway, she has the old lady's order, this month, she is responsible for taking good care of Huaici.

On the seventh day of March, Mai Xiang took Huai Ci out for a day of shopping. The two first went around the nearby temples, and then flew kites under the city wall for half a day. They had dinner at Fuyun and returned home in the evening. , Mai Xiang let him take a hot bath.

On the eighth day of March, Mai Xiang personally sent Huai Ci into the Gongyuan, but when she came out, she was stopped by a maid.

(End of this chapter)