Chapter 364: The Dying Mother-in-law Jia (10)
After listening to Qiao Mu's explanation, Jia Daishan and Jia Shishi both had pupils that couldn't help but tighten, and their expressions vaguely revealed a little greed, but Jia Daishan's expression management was obviously better, and he quickly retracted the expression on his face, and asked with concern:
"Mother, why are you still hiding such an important matter from me, can't you tell me if you don't get married, it's just that Halloween is coming in a while, I'm worried about what to give to the saint as a birthday gift, do you see if you can support it?"
In fact, Jia Daishan now actually wants to ask where are the private treasures in Qiao Mu's hands? What's inside?
However, after all, those things belong to his mother, who is a child, how can he be embarrassed to ask his mother's private room directly, and the son is still there, if he asks so bluntly, wouldn't it be a bad example, so he can only ask tactfully and indirectly.
Compared with him, Jia Shi's expression management is much worse, and his speech is also very direct:
"Mother-in-law, you're not right.
Did you hide so many things without telling your father-in-law? I'm afraid this is not in line with women's morals, right?
And to put it mildly, you are not in good health now, these important news is still hidden from us, if something happens, we don't know anything, and when the time comes, those good things will have to be buried somewhere.
Or even cheaper for others?
Besides, where is the safety of the house when the things are placed outside, if you want me to say that it is better to move all the things to the house, or put them in your private treasury, we will not be greedy for your things, why bother? β
"Shut up, what are you talking about?
Mother, don't be angry, she has always been big-mouthed and uneducated, but it is indeed a bit dangerous to put so many things outside, although the events of the year are hidden, it is difficult to guarantee that no one will find out.
If you want me to say, you have to put it away.
The capital is much safer than anywhere else. β
Jia Daishan first pretended to reprimand Jia Shishi, and then said more tactfully that he thought so for the good of Qiao Mu.
The two of them sang red faces.
One sings with a white face.
Cooperate that complements each other.
Who has lived a long time is not a personal essence, the difference is only whether you want to care about it, if you want to care, then care, if you don't want to care, then be confused.
It is reasonable not to be deaf or dumb or to be a housekeeper.
Everything was calculated, and it was too sad that day.
And, sooner or later, you'll have to be.
Therefore, Qiao Mu did not directly reprimand them for wanting to be greedy for their own private house or anything, but said:
"I know that the capital is safe, but there are a lot of people in the capital, and it's okay to transport some small things over, one or two boxes can fit it, but if you bring things over on a large scale, it's too eye-catching.
So it's safe to stay where it is.
If you want to use something, you can just take some temporarily.
Anyway, it's not far, only three or two days away.
Although the treasury is not empty now, it is definitely not rich, and our family has twice taken over the more than 800,000 taels of silver owed to the treasury, and now we haven't paid back a penny, so let's keep a low profile, I just let Yu'er send these things privately, and I won't add them to the dowry.
Only two or three treasures will be placed in the dowry.
Fill up the faΓ§ade a little.
Nowadays, the saint cares more about face, so this money can be owed for the time being, but it is impossible to owe it for the rest of his life, and when the next emperor takes the throne, I am afraid that the debt will have to be repaid.
When the time comes, you shouldn't be able to do it.
In recent years, I have sold some of the heavier and more precious items in that batch of things in a scattered manner, and I have also sold 100,000 taels of gold, which can be transported to the house for time, but cannot be moved, which is intended to be kept to pay off the silver owed by our family's treasury.
I'll talk about it when the gold comes back. β
Qiao Mu's words can be described as jumping very much.
In a few sentences, the two of them diverted the topic of their inquiries and talked about the debt of the treasury.
"One hundred thousand taels of gold?
Isn't that a million taels of silver, and we have so much silver in our family? I remember that the total amount of silver in the public treasury was only about 100,000 taels.
Grandma, you're too rich! β
Surprised and excited, Jia Yu didn't call her grandmother reservedly, and happily called out her grandmother.
completely ignored the fact that their family still owed more than 800,000 taels of silver to the treasury and needed to repay the principal and interest.
Jia Daishan was also a little surprised, he never expected his mother to hide so deeply, let alone that his mother still had so many treasures and so much gold in her hands, and his mother's private house could really be compared to today's treasury.
Rich rivals the country, probably like that.
As for Jia Shi's.
At this time, it is already envy, jealousy, and hatred.
When she got married, although it was also ten miles of red makeup, the total value of those ten miles of red makeup added up to less than 100,000 taels, and most of them were fixed assets that could not be used, and the real cash was only 10,000 taels in total.
It is the silver at the bottom of the box.
Over the years, although she has been able to make some income every year, but she has spent a lot, and she has worked hard every year, at most she can only get a few thousand taels of silver from the public treasury, and more than 20 years have passed, and the silver that she can mobilize at any time in her hand is only about 50,000 taels, but this old immortal casually sells something and holds 100,000 taels of gold, which makes people want to rob it.
The most terrifying thing is that these assets are only assets that they don't know, and at present, this old guy still has dowries and private assets worth more than one million taels of silver that they know about.
The more she thought about it, the more desperate Jia Shishi hoped that this old guy would die on the spot, and then she would accept all of this old guy's private money.
When you think so,
Her face was already hideously ugly.
Although Qiao Mu knew that human greed was a very normal thing, and no one was exempt from vulgarity, but at this time, seeing the expressions of the two couples and those previous remarks, he was still a little disappointed after all.
Family affection is vulnerable in the face of money.
The more adults.
On the contrary, it is more difficult to resist the money offensive.
Because adults are more realistic.
Jia Yu looks good now, but in the original trajectory, didn't he also sell his daughter for five thousand taels of silver, it can be seen that some things are really hard to say, and they are not black and white.
"This money is to be returned to the treasury.
After paying off the treasury, it is estimated that there will not be much left.
Forgiveness, you put these things away and take them back, and come back to me if you lack anything, but you have to remember one thing, when you get married, you can't rely on me everywhere anymore!
Then you will either go to the army for training.
Either you have to enter the officialdom, if possible, don't do martial arts, it's best to choose one to take the test, even if it's only a Wen Xiucai or Wu Xiucai, it's better than looking white.
The specifics of your father are clearer.
Dai Shan, go back and urge me more, didn't Brother Jing from the next house be admitted to the Juren last year, it doesn't make sense for him to do it, but he can't do it!
Let him try.
Anyway, he is still young, find a few more people to help him tutor and train, if it is really not good in two years, you will fill in the gap for him at that time. β
There are some things that should have been done before the national funeral, but many things are not easy to do during the national funeral, so they can only be delayed.
Now that the national funeral is over, Qiao Mu naturally has to arrange the original plan, which can be carried out together with the marriage, that is, to exercise Jia Yu's physique and conduct a large-scale training for him.