After Ming Jing left Xie's house, Hongcha, who used to guard the porter and make announcements, became the first-class maid, and the remaining red mushrooms, safflowers, red apricots, and red dates became the second-class maids.
Black Tea is indeed far different from Ming Jing. In the past, when Ming Jing was here, many things were done without Xie Yixiao asking. Ming Jing got things done, but when she came to Hong Tea, she had to tell her what to do and how to do it.
Xie Yixiao was a little uncomfortable at first, but she also knew that this was a normal state. Miss Ming Jing was so capable that she was spoiled.
She calmed down, and then told Hongcha about the things she wanted to take care of in the yard so that she could get started as soon as possible. In the following days, she attended two more wedding banquets and a flower-viewing banquet, and spent the rest of her time
Talk to Mrs. Xie about the future affairs of her dowry shop and farm.
Mrs. Xie arranged for two stewards to manage Xie Qingshan's property. The two stewards were cousins. The cousin's surname was Zhao and her cousin's surname was Chen. Steward Zhao was in charge of the things the family had given to Xie Qingshan, while Steward Chen was in charge.
Xie Qingshan’s private property.
Because they are managed separately, it is now convenient to hand over the property. The family's property was given to Xie Yiling, and Xie Qingshan's private property was divided into half and half, and Xie Qingshan's private property belonged to Xie Yixiao.
Xie Yiling got three shops and a house with three entrances, while Xie Yixiao got three shops and two farms.
One of the two farms is also on the outskirts of the Imperial City, the one Mrs.
In addition, the family has prepared a dowry for Xie Yixiao. If she marries well, the family will naturally be more generous to her. In addition to the 10,000 taels of silver, there are also two shops, a house and a farm.
It happened that most of the things distributed to Xie Yiling were replenished, and these were later put under the control of Manager Chen.
In addition, the elders each have their own purchases, and the elders are also very generous. With this, the dowry property will be very large, and she also has it from her mother's side.
Xie Yixiao was stunned for a while when he saw the listed items: "Give these all to me?"
Mrs. Xie nodded: "Your father's should have been given to you, and what the family gave you was also discussed. You can just take it with confidence. When you get married in the future, you won't be short of money. Your elders will give it to you."
Yes, it’s also my love for you.”
Also because Xie Yixiao married Rong Ci, who would be the ninth young lady of Duke Rong's palace, and the future princess of Duke Ding's palace, the people in the clan were very happy to give her these things.
Even if Xie Yixiao doesn't do anything, having this relative is of great benefit to the Xie family.
As for the elders, there are only a few direct descendants of the Xie family. Everyone in each family has some wealth, so naturally they have to give some.
Seeing that she was in a trance, Mrs. Xie added: "You don't need to think too much. The Xie family still has some wealth. In the past few years, when the previous aristocratic families left one after another, they also bought a lot."
Nowadays, the wealth of various aristocratic families has been saved in this way. As the court changes, some are afraid of being liquidated and sell their property at a low price and run away quickly. Others, like the Liao family, are reduced to selling their ancestral property to live a living. They have money and power.
The aristocratic family began to buy and operate.
Moreover, there are only a few aristocratic and powerful families in the Imperial City, so each family naturally has a lot of things.
At this moment, Xie Yixiao probably had a profound understanding of what it means that 'most wealth is in the hands of a few people'. I am afraid that half of the shops and farms in this imperial city are occupied by aristocratic families.
It is really difficult for ordinary people to own a shop in the Imperial City. Sometimes even if you have money, no one will sell it to you.
A big problem with the feudal monarchy is that even the land is in the hands of a small group of people. Many people have no land of their own and can only lease land from landlords for farming. In this way, the food grown must be handed over to the state.
A portion of the taxes must be paid to the landlord.
If you are lucky and meet someone with a conscience, your life will be passable, but if you meet someone without a conscience, your life will be really hard. You will work hard all year round, like an old scalper, but
There were not even many days to eat enough.
But when it comes to worldly matters, if you want to ask others to have a conscience in order to live their lives, that's really...
Xie Yixiao was a little dazed.
Mrs. Xie said: "If you and Yi Ling want to replace each other, you can discuss it among yourself while Manager Zhao and Manager Chen are here. You can make your own decisions."
Xie Yixiao came back to his senses and said yes.
After coming out of Si Xian Tang, a group of people went to a courtyard in the outer courtyard. The two siblings started to change shops. Originally, Manager Chen was in charge of the three shops in Xie Qingshan's private property. Manager Chen wanted to change them back. After all, it was him.
He is more familiar with the ones he has been operating for a long time, so there is no need to start over with a new one.
Xie Yiling has no objection. Although the shops are different and the management is uneven, he has already gained a lot, so he doesn't care about it. Anyway, no matter which shop is a new shop to Manager Zhao, if the business is not good, he will think of another way.
When it really didn't work, I rented it out.
Xie Yixiao and Xie Yiling changed shops, and then talked to Mrs. Xie and invited someone from the government office to help change the names on the land deed and clarify the ownership.
After that, the property assigned to Xie Yiling was managed by Manager Zhao, and Mrs. Xie helped look after it. When Xie Yiling got married in the future, she would hand it over to him. Xie Yixiao would need to take care of this part by herself in the future.
The days before she got married were the time for her to learn. If she didn't understand anything, she could ask Mrs. Xie.
After such busy work, it was March 24th. On this day, the Changning Marquis Mansion held a funeral for Gu You. Xie Yixiao went with Wen and Jiang Zhaoling.
White flags and white silk were hung at the door of Changning Marquis. The whole mansion was quiet, and a group of people went to burn incense.
The Gu family prepared a tomb for Gu You, intending to lay her to rest and let all dust return to dust. From then on, there would be no Gu You in this world, and they did not recognize the one outside.
After the three of them finished offering incense, they went to pay homage to Mr. Jiang.
Mrs. Wen came here on behalf of the Xie family today. Seeing the sadness on Mrs. Jiang's face, she advised her: "Mrs. Gu, please take care of yourself, but please pay attention to your health."
Mrs. Jiang nodded: "It's rare for you to come. I have nothing to do. Sit down. I won't have any good tea for you today."
Mrs. Wen said: "Mrs. Gu, you are so polite. Our two families are relatives, why should we stick to this cup of tea."
Like any other guest, Mrs. Wen came to the door, lit incense, said a few words to the host, and then left after being polite.
Xie Yixiao liked Jiang Zhaoling and stayed to accompany Jiang.