Qi Yunxiao pulled Shen Qingyu and the two children and walked out with quick strides.
Mrs. Qingpinghou became anxious when she saw it!
"Father and son, let's talk carefully! Why are we still quarreling?"
"My mother is not her biological child after all. If she doesn't scream, she won't scream. What does it matter?!"
The most important thing is money!
The last time Qi Yunxiao came home, he ran away without giving him any money, and the family couldn't open the pot.
During this period, it was maintained by pawning objects for clan sacrifices.
The Hungry Ghost Festival is approaching in a few months. If those things are not redeemed by then, it will be a big joke!
What's more, if Qi Yunxiao doesn't give money anymore, how will the family live now?
Continue to pawn?
If you want to pawn, you can only pawn hairpin jewelry.
How do women go out to socialize?
When Qingpinghou was pulled, he also reacted: I really can't make him angry away.
I still have to ask him to get money!
"You are the eldest son of my Qingping Marquis and the father of three children. If you disagree with me, you will leave. How do you teach your children?"
These words made Qi Yunxiao stop in his tracks.
He looked back at Qingpinghou, half-smiling but not smiling: "Isn't it because no one has taught me since I was a child, so I don't know how to teach children."
This traitor!
Qingpinghou's veins popped out again.
Mrs. Qingpinghou smoothed things over again: "The food has been set, eat! Eat!"
The whole family sat down, and the table was full.
"Eat the vegetables, eat the vegetables! It won't taste good when it's cold!"
Mrs. Qingpinghou hurriedly greeted her.
Qi Yunxiao glanced over. The food was quite rich, with fish and meat.
But Qi Yunxiao, as the shopkeeper of Guiyun Tower, still ate it in one bite: this fish is not fresh, it is not freshly killed.
The meat is also too fatty.
It seems that the family is really poor and can't even afford to buy groceries.
Qi Yunxiao lowered his eyes, pretending not to know, picked up the vegetable dish, took two chopsticks, finished the rice in the bowl quickly, and put down the chopsticks.
"I'm stuffed."
Shen Qingyu was also naughty, and like Qi Yunxiao, she quickly put down her chopsticks.
The two younger ones also followed the same example.
As soon as the family of four put down their chopsticks, they saw other people eating.
The child born to Qi Yunxiao’s stepmother still knows how to maintain eating manners.
The eyes of those concubines and concubines shone brightly.
Although they tried their best not to be too hasty in their actions, the way they gorged themselves on meat still exposed their living conditions.
Isn't this the Houfu?
Why are you so poor that you can’t even feed your own children meat?
Shen Qingyu learned for the first time that some nobles in ancient times could not afford meat.
Under the forced humor of Mrs. Qingpinghou, the dinner table maintained superficial harmony.
The Marquis of Qingping asked seemingly unintentionally: "When you returned home this time, you didn't stay at home. Why did you stay in Xinghua Lane?"
"Yeah." Qi Yunxiao replied with one word.
Qingpinghou: "!!!"
For money, I endure it!
"That house belongs to the Minister of Household Affairs who was confiscated before. How did you get it?"
"Good luck." Qi Yunxiao replied with three words.
Qingpinghou: "!!!"
I can't bear it anymore.
Mrs. Qingping Hou grasped the key point: "That house is now in your name?"
"No. It's in my wife's name."
This kind of thing can be found out by going to the Yamen to check it. It cannot be hidden.
"What?" Mrs. Qingpinghou's eyes almost popped out!
That house was also famous in the past.
The Minister of Household Affairs was greedy for money. After spending money, he bought the house and lived in an outer room.
Unexpectedly, something happened suddenly. His house was confiscated and his house was confiscated. He escaped from the outer room and died suddenly outside the capital a few days later.
So the house became vacant.
That’s Xinghua Lane!
The capital is famous for being a place where prices are high but there is no market.
Why did it fall into Shen Qingyu’s name?
Mrs. Qingpinghou turned around a few times in her mind, and a smile appeared on her face: "Since we have a house there, we can go over and help you take care of the children in the future."
"No need. We will leave soon and go back to the village."
Qi Yunxiao refused.
"If you don't live there? Isn't it abandoned? Otherwise, I'll ask someone to come over and clean it frequently in the future."
"No need." Qi Yunxiao refused again, "It's okay to just let it go unused."
Mrs. Qingpinghou: "..."
Damn chatter.
Shen Qingyu lowered his head and suppressed laughter.
Although Qi Yunxiao doesn't know how to chat, he's not at this level.
Today this was purely intentional!
Fortunately, the power of money is very powerful, so Mrs. Qingpinghou quickly adjusted her emotions and decided to play straight.
"Xiao'er, you are doing business outside, and the family's household expenses have been running low for a long time. Can you give me five thousand taels of silver first?"
Still here.
Qi Yunxiao raised his head seriously and looked at Qingpinghou.
Qingpinghou focused on drinking soup.
Qi Yunxiao waited for him, and he drank spoonful after spoonful with graceful movements.
There's no rush, we can wait.
Qi Yunxiao continued to wait.
After finishing the bowl of soup, Qingpinghou stuffed another green vegetable into his mouth, lowered his eyes and chewed it very seriously.
Mrs. Qingpinghou wanted to say something else, but she found Qi Yunxiao looking at Qingpinghou without blinking, and she suddenly felt bitter.
Is it useful to shrink your neck if you want to save face at this time?
Your son is waiting for you to speak!
It’s as if the whole family in this house, not yours, are all supported by one woman!
So Mrs. Qingpinghou stopped talking.
There was an eerie silence at the dining table, and for a while the only sound that could be heard was the sound of Qingpinghou chewing vegetables.
Several concubines and concubines ate quickly, and now they realized something was wrong and quietly put down their chopsticks.
Qingpinghou finally couldn't pretend anymore, he raised his head and looked at Qi Yunxiao.
"The money at home is tight and the expenses are quite large. What your mother said is that you should take out five thousand taels first."
Qi Yunxiao looked indifferent: "My father is a Marquis and he gets a salary every year. How can it not be enough?"
"My wife has three children, and her annual expenses before were no more than ten taels of silver."
"There are not enough masters in the Qingping Marquis, right? One hundred taels should be enough? Your salary is more than one hundred taels!"
Since you want face, I will tear your face off!
Qi Yunheng endured his mother's words for a long time, and finally couldn't bear it anymore: "One hundred taels a year? A meal at Guiyun Tower costs a hundred taels of silver! Brother, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Qi Yunxiao spread his hands: "Then you can't blame me. I can make everyone eat, but I can't ask the people in the house to go to Guiyun Tower to pretend to be rich!"
"Brother, you can't compare the life of our Qingping Marquis with the lives of people in the countryside! We are all dealing with young men from aristocratic families, how can it be too shabby?"
Qi Yunheng really felt aggrieved.
I have been doing well these past few years, and my eldest brother also gives money to the family every year. At least I can get a subsidy of ten thousand taels a year.
Why did you suddenly start settling small accounts?
He stole his position as the heir apparent, and now he is unwilling to give money to his family?
Too scheming!
Qi Yunxiao's eyes turned cold.
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