I hugged the fourth master of the Hou Mansion before. Although I couldn't marry into the Hou Mansion, I got a lot of benefits from the fourth master.
The fourth master had just ignored her for two days, and another wealthy businessman from out of town came. He was good-looking, young, and most importantly, rich.
Liniang may not have to worry about food and clothing in the future.
The girls in Zuijin House had red eyes with jealousy, and they all wished they could take their place, but the wealthy man didn't even look at them, as if he could only hold Liniang in his eyes.
"Where do you think Liniang is now?"
"You should have already boarded the boat, right? It's probably not a small boat yet." His tone sounded sour.
A gossipy girl came over and whispered, "Have you heard? The tigress in Hao Ke's house can't give birth. If she marries Liniang and goes back to be the second wife, if she really gives birth to a son and a half, she will really be blessed in the rest of her life."
I can rely on you.”
Whether he said it well or listened to it, it was all sour, and he sighed softly at the end.
Probably out of envy!
What they didn't know was that after Liniang got on the ship, her disaster would come.
Mrs. Cui naturally wanted to leave no traces when she started. As soon as something happened in the front foot's house, the girl who was the best friend of the fourth master and the back foot died. No one with a discerning eye would be able to see the fishy nature of this.
Although the Tiedan Hou Mansion has some power, it is not that it can dominate the sky with one hand. The death of a girl in the building is not a big deal, but if someone with a heart takes advantage of it and reads Li Shu's book, the nature of it will change.
The best way is to create an illusion, making people think that Liniang has been redeemed and has gone to enjoy happiness in other places. In fact, when she gets to the river, it can only take the blink of an eye to deal with a weak woman?
After solving Liniang's case, Mrs. Tian felt a little better. She knew that if Liniang died, Fourth Master would definitely take his grievances out on himself. Even if he didn't dare to do anything to her now, he would make up for it in the future.
In the past, she was always cautious and cautious, wanting to be a perfect wife, Li En's virtuous wife, and help him achieve success. Now it seems that she was too naive and took things for granted.
Li En is just an Adou who can’t be helped!
Tian, who had no hope for marriage, remembered another incident.
Her eldest sister will be nine years old soon, and in two or three years, the marriage will be arranged. It is best for her to have a family member, so that she can also rely on her.
If a man can't be counted on, he must marry his daughter well and educate his son well. In the future, when the old lady passes away, the family will inevitably be separated. If you count on this man, your life will get worse day by day.
With hope in her heart, Mrs. Tian was no longer sad or sad. After she got better, she immediately sent someone to Qingpingxuan to invite Li Maner.
"Fourth Aunt wants to see me?"
Li Man'er was very surprised. She didn't want to get involved in the housework of the fourth room, but after all Tian was her elder and she was ill. It would be a bit unreasonable for her not to go.
She just took off her domineering hat, don't put it back on again.
"Okay, I'll change my clothes and go see my fourth aunt."
Li Man'er asked the maid to freshen herself up, changed into a honey-colored skirt, simply put on two beaded hairpins, and took Mu Yun to Tian's courtyard.
"The big girl is here."
A girl lifted the curtain for Li Man'er, and the master and servant entered the room.
Aunt Xue came to greet her in person, her eyes bright, "Hello, Miss."
"Mother Xue, how is the fourth aunt?"
"Thanks to the big girl, I'm fine now." Nanny Xue's words were definitely not polite. If Li Man'er hadn't revealed the dim sum thing, her wife would have been so angry.
"Take me to see my fourth aunt."
"Please come this way." Grandma Xue's attitude towards Li Man'er has changed greatly. It would be no exaggeration to say that she is respectful.
"The eldest lady is here?" Mrs. Tian sat back and said gratefully: "Man'er, it's all thanks to you that this happened."
Tian's complexion is much better than the past few days. She has lost some weight, but she seems to be more energetic. It seems that she has figured it out.
"Fourth Aunt, one family does not speak the same language as the other."
Mrs. Tian glanced at Nanny Xue. Nanny Xue understood and immediately called everyone in the room away.
Seeing this, Li Man'er also asked Mu Yun to go out. She and Tian were the only two people inside.
"Fourth Aunt has something to say to me?"
It was only then that Mrs. Tian took a closer look at Li Man'er, and was really surprised when she saw it.
This child has been good since she was a child, and her wild temper in the past suppressed her appearance. Now she is quiet and dignified, with an outstanding temperament, and her appearance is even more outstanding.
"Did the eldest lady forget the dowry left by the late wife?"
Li Man'er's heart skipped a beat, and she searched her mind carefully before saying, "How could it be possible? My mother's dowry list is all at my place, and everything in the warehouse has been carefully checked to make sure there are no mistakes."
Mrs. Tian smiled, shook her head and said: "What about the shop? Where are the land deeds? I know that most of these things are in the hands of the eldest girl, but don't forget that the eldest sister-in-law coaxed them away from her at the beginning.
We have five shops!”
Coax away five shops?
Is the original owner an idiot?
Hearing what Tian said, the memories belonging to the original owner slowly emerged in Li Man'er's mind.
The original owner was still young at that time, so Guo took away five shops from her with coaxing and deception. Although the property deeds were still in the hands of the original owner, the right to operate the shops belonged to Guo.
The five shops are engaged in sophisticated business, and all they earn are the money of the women's families in the capital. Their net profits are only two thousand taels of silver each.
That's ten thousand taels a year, but these shops have been in Guo's hands for several years. Roughly speaking, all the money earned from this shop has gone into Guo's pocket.
"That's right, Fourth Aunt didn't mention it, I really forgot about it." Li Man'er only said: "Thank you very much, Fourth Aunt. When I take the shop back tomorrow, I will definitely give the little brother in Fourth Aunt's belly a meeting gift."
Little brother?
Tian's eyes suddenly lit up, "Man'er, you mean..."
"Yes, the fourth aunt is pregnant with a boy, congratulations to the fourth aunt." She already knew this when she took Tian's pulse before.
Tian was a little excited, and there were tears in her eyes, but she was happy. It would be an understatement to say that she cried with joy.
"It's thanks to you that this child is safe." Tian said what she meant, but then she changed the subject, "Have you ever thought about how to get the shop back?"
"Don't worry, Fourth Aunt. Not only will I get the shop back, but I will also make her spit out all the money she has earned over the years, with interest."
Tian looked at the energetic girl in front of her and couldn't help but wonder where her confidence came from. How could she be so sure that Guo would spit out everything!