Xie Xiuwen's unwillingness to take a concubine was not just because he only wanted fame and not beauty.

The most important thing is that Xie Xiuwen knows what kind of person his mother is. She was once a noble lady, and she lived a prosperous life for several years after getting married. Her housekeeping skills are not weak at all.

Although Xie Xiuwen has never seen it in person, he has heard of it.

Xie Xiuwen still remembered that when he was young, his father also had several concubines.

However, none of the concubines could bear a son for their father, and later on, they were all sold because of the family's financial ruin.

Every time he recalled the smile on his mother's face, he shuddered.

He remembered too clearly that when his mother sold those concubines, the look of pride on his face almost overwhelmed him.

Having several concubines seems to cost a lot of money, but in reality?

In addition to the usual food and drink, when those concubines were sold, they couldn't even take away their extra clothes, let alone some other jewelry?

In the words of the old lady, a concubine that has been kept for several years is just a few pets to amuse the master.

Now that the family is in dire straits, selling a few pets can relieve the family's financial stress. In the final analysis, it is she, the mother-in-law, who makes the money.

When Grandpa Xie doted on his concubines, he bought a lot of jewelry and clothes. But in the end, all these things fell into Grandma Xie's hands. What should be pawned and what should be used is not necessarily used.

Did you make a deal that won’t make you lose money?

When the concubines came in, they didn't spend much money, but when they were sold, they made another fortune. No matter how you look at it, it was a good deal!

When Liu Ruolan came in, the Xie family was no longer what it used to be, so naturally she didn't know about these old things.

At that time, Xie Xiuwen was just a young child who had just begun to enlighten himself. The fact that he can remember it to this day shows that the old lady at that time left many shadows in his heart.

Perhaps from that time on, his image of women became more vicious in his mind.

But the playmates I met when I was young are naturally different.

Moreover, he and Liu Ruolan have known each other for many years, and it can be said that they have a deep understanding. If not, he would not be willing to marry her. If it were another girl from another family, there would probably be no such loving couple.

Xie Xiuwen himself also knows that it is difficult for him to be sincere to women.

Liu Ruolan is one of the few women.

Xie Xiuwen's temperament is actually quite aloof. Otherwise, he would not have only casual acquaintances with most of his classmates if he had been studying for many years. Moreover, he has never felt that it is good to have a large number of people around him.

As for the so-called prosperity of Ziyi, he never took it seriously.

Look at what is happening to the brothers of his grandfather's generation now?

Look at the indifferent relationship between his father and several uncles now. They almost don’t move around even during the New Year, so how can we talk about being close?

Liu Ruolan was still a little uneasy. She felt that her husband had not lied to her, but at the same time she was a little scared. What if her husband was just comforting her?

On the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, some of Grandpa Xie’s nephews came over, and they all brought New Year’s gifts, which looked very generous.

In addition to meat and wine, there were several pieces of thick cotton cloth, even a pot of oil and a bag of white rice, and he also brought candies to several juniors.

Grandpa Xie felt extremely uncomfortable when he saw his nephews acting generously.

Just because they are so generous, does this mean that their family is in dire straits?

Xie Xiuwen was not at home. He went to the county and happened to help Mr. Liu sort out some documents. When he was free, he wanted to go to the other rooms to learn more.

Learning from books is one thing, but practicing it in practice is another.

Several classmates who will go on a study tour together after the spring have all had experience working in government offices, but he is the only one who is relatively new to this, so he is eager to ask his uncle for help when he comes back this time.

Fortunately, the county magistrate was easy to talk to. The main reason was that he knew that he was Wang Hanlin's junior brother, so he naturally did not dare to neglect him.

After returning home in the evening, Xie Xiuwen also learned that several cousins ​​had come to give gifts.

Grandpa Xie looked unkind, and after dinner he called all three sons to the study to talk.

"You should also go to the houses of some uncles tomorrow. You have also seen the New Year gifts they gave. We can't give less. Third child, I remember you still have a few furs there, so you might as well take them with you.

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Xie Laosan was a little unhappy and hummed: "There are still more. There are only two rabbit furs left. I wanted to make a hand covering for my mother-in-law."

Grandpa Xie frowned, but he also knew that the third child got it by himself, and it was really unreasonable for him to force it.

Xie Xiuwen suggested: "Father, let's go to the county to buy some. Bring some dry goods at home, such as dried bamboo shoots and fungus. After all, they live in the county, these things are not easy to get. We ourselves

I can’t finish the meal, so I might as well do it as a favor. In addition, I’ll go to the village chief’s uncle’s place to see if I can even out some of the chickens and ducks that will be harvested tomorrow, so we can give them out as gifts that year.”

This is good!

Grandpa Xie's eyes lit up when he heard this, he must be the second one who can do it.

Xie Xiuran folded his hands and said nothing. Anyway, as long as he was not allowed to pay, he could do whatever he wanted.

"But, then you go and have a look, and ask the third child to go with you. Don't worry about the money, I won't let you suffer any loss."

Xie Xiuwen smiled and did not refuse.

It is not expensive to collect these things from the villagers, and they are much cheaper than those sold in the county. Even if they pay the cash, their family will take all the money. If they buy one or two individually, the price will be high.

In addition to these, Grandpa Xie felt that he still had to buy some more snacks, mainly because they looked good.

The next day, the three brothers borrowed a bullock cart and went to the county together.

Grandpa Xie is on his third trip. There are two elder brothers at the top and a younger brother at the bottom. Naturally, he has prepared three copies of everything.

Xie Xiuwen knew the attitude of these uncles. Except for Uncle Xie, most of the other elders did not want to see them.

Just because Mr. Xie was too prodigal back then, and later borrowed a lot of money from them, they were worried that they would have to support the third family again if they had more contacts, so they became less and less close to each other.

The last person I went to was my uncle Xie Zheng’s home.

Xie Zheng is the youngest, now nearly fifty years old. When he saw Xie Xiuwen, he couldn't hide the light in his eyes.

"Sit down quickly. I'm going to Mingshan Academy to study for my essays. How is it? Are you sure about the provincial examination next year?"

"Thank you uncle, I'm doing fine now."

Before the outcome of the matter, Xie Xiuwen did not dare to say that he was 100% sure, so his attitude was relatively modest.

"Study hard. Whether our team can regain its glory depends on you."

Xie Xiuwen quickly said he didn't dare.

"I heard that my dear baby was frightened before. I always wanted to go and see him, but I couldn't leave home. How are you now?"

"Thank you for your concern, uncle. It's all fine now."

Xie Xiuran turned his head with a look of disdain. If you really have the heart, why have you been so unavailable for so long?

Aren't you just looking down on their family? What's the point of saying that they have all these things?
Chapter completed!