Ruan Mianmian glanced at the eight ingots of silver. Judging from her mother's reaction, this box of silver was not too small.
"Third Madam, this is eighty taels of silver." Aunt Yun stepped forward and picked up two ingots of silver to show Zhou Yuning.
Aunt Yun lowered her voice and said, "At the bottom is a bank note worth one thousand taels."
After suddenly being given so much money, the Hou Mansion was probably going to kick them out, right? Zhou Yunning's face turned pale at the thought.
"Mother Yun, are these also rewards from grandma?" Ruan Mianmian asked calmly.
"Young Master, this is not a reward from the old lady. This servant was ordered to bring it from the accounting room for the third lady. It is the third wife's share for the past three years."
"How much?" Ruan Mianmian reacted quickly, "One thousand and eighty taels for three years, which is thirty taels per month."
"In the Marquis Mansion, the wife's monthly allowance is twenty taels, the young master's monthly allowance is twelve taels, and the third lady and you combined are thirty taels per month."
Ruan Mianmian nodded maturely. Seeing that Grandma Yun was about to put the two silver coins back in her hand, she stopped her and said, "Mommy, it's getting dark soon. I'd like to thank you all for the hard work. Let's take the two silver coins and share them."
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She is such a transparent child, almost like a spirit. Grandma Yun held two ingots of silver with a smile on her face.
"The third lady and the young master have received a reward. You can take it and share it."
"Thank you, Third Madam, and thank you, young master."
The servants who accompanied him happily thanked me. For them, it was quite a month or two extra, which was a huge income.
Seeing Zhou Yunning standing at a loss, Ruan Mianmian reminded: "Mother, please bring the money into the house and put it away quickly."
"Oh, okay, okay." Zhou Yunning hurriedly covered the box, turned around and ran towards the house.
"Mommy, you have been with your grandmother for many years. You have never seen any good things, and you look down on those tacky things." Ruan Mianmian took two steps back and bowed, "Your kindness, Mianmian will remember it."
What Ruan Mianmian meant was that I owe you a favor, and I will repay it someday.
Grandma Yun admired in her heart: He is such an exquisite little person. He is so smooth when he is only three years old. He will definitely be even more amazing when he grows up.
"Young master, you are serious in your words. I am just following my orders." Not daring to neglect Aunt Yun, she solemnly returned the greeting.
Ruan Mianmian smiled, and so did Grandma Yun. It's good to talk to smart people. There's no need to say much, we understand each other.
A large group of people came to Liluo Residence, and after drinking tea, they left happily.
Shuang'er looked at the boxes that crowded the room and the box of silver with a dazed expression: "Third Madam, am I not dreaming?"
"Sister Shuang'er, it's not a dream. I told you that someone would send you money." Ruan Mianmian turned to Zhou Yuning proudly, "Mother, I was right."
"Mianmian, what's going on?"
Ruan Mianmian recounted everything she had said deliberately in front of Ruan Geng. Of course, she skipped over the Rubik's Cube.
"So, the Marquis Mansion did not ignore us and my mother, and your grandparents were also kept in the dark."
"Mom, some things are not what you imagine. Sometimes what you see with your own eyes or hear with your own ears may not be true, let alone what others tell you."
After Ruan Mianmian finished speaking, she took Shuang'er to open the box and look at the things sent by her grandmother. Zhou Yuning was thoughtful.
As if the news had wings, it spread to every corner of the Hou Mansion in an instant.
Everyone was whispering and talking, focusing on the big and third bedrooms, while the second bedroom, which had always been low-key, was ignored as usual.
In fact, the first person to receive the news was the main room of Hengwuyuan. After Mrs. Ruan took the money from the accounting room and left, Manager Zhang rushed to report the news to Chen Wanyu.
Chen Wanyu's hands shook and she broke the tea bowl. She never expected that Mrs. Ruan would intervene in the internal affairs without saying a word and go to the accounting office directly.
After a while, the people under her command came back with news that Aunt Yun from Fu'an Hall went to Liluoju with a lot of rewards from the old lady.
After hearing the news, Chen Wanyu thought for a long time and remained silent for a long time.
Manager Zhang asked cautiously: "Madam, what should we do now?"
"Besides the accounts of the third room, what other accounts did the old lady check?" Chen Wanyu didn't even notice that her voice was trembling.
"No." Manager Zhang was also confused. "As soon as the old lady came in, she ordered the account books of the third room. After reading them, she asked the younger one to prepare a thousand taels of silver notes and eighty taels of cash. She didn't say anything more and just took them.
Walk."
"There is nothing wrong with the third room's account book, and Zhou Yunning's account is also listed. What the old lady took will be entered into the account, and I will make up the money personally."
"Then just ask the third lady to sign for it."
"Follow the rules." Chen Wanyu took a deep breath to calm down.
"Yes, I understand, I'm just afraid that the old lady will come again..."
"You should turn around and hurry up. Remember, you have to take it upon yourself to smooth over the conspicuous traces in the Hou Mansion's accounts. If it really doesn't work, let's discuss it again."
"I understand, little one." Manager Zhang left in a hurry.
Qin Ruolan, who was sitting next to Chen Wanyu and listening, said comfortingly: "Aunt, isn't Grandma Ruan just helping the third room get a copy of the certificate? It's such a big deal, why are you panicking?"
"What do you know?" Chen Wanyu's eyes flashed, "The old lady has not cared about the affairs of the house for ten years. Don't underestimate her hand, there is a lot of meaning in it."
"Don't scare yourself." Qin Ruolan didn't take it seriously, "It's just more than a thousand taels of silver. Even if you really take it, it won't be over until you make up for it."
"The old woman asking for a share for the third bedroom is equivalent to telling everyone that she doesn't hold any grudge against the couple, and the third bedroom will not be so easy to control in the future. What's worse, she is clearly trying to beat me up."
Qin Ruolan seemed to understand: "Why do I want to beat you?"
"Since Ruan Mianmian fell into the water and woke up, the relationship between the two elders and the third room has become closer and closer." Chen Wanyu looked worried.
"Aunt, what are you worried about?"
"You don't understand even if I tell you."
"You tell me, I'll listen and learn a little bit, that's good too."
Chen Wanyu nodded slightly: "It's okay if you listen. According to the rules of the Marquis, your uncle's monthly quota is thirty taels, mine is twenty taels, your two cousins each have ten taels, and you are also ten taels."
"How can you spend so little money?" Qin Ruolan exclaimed.
"The combined total of all the people in the big house only has eighty taels of silver. Not to mention anything else, you alone spend more than one hundred taels of silver every month. Over the years, all our expenses have been paid by me in the office."
Now Qin Ruolan understood: "What should we do? What if the old woman checks the accounts?"
"She just started to beat me. There are problems with the records of the third room, let alone the others." Chen Wanyu gradually calmed down, "For the current plan, we can only try our best to smooth out the obvious loopholes and mistakes in the books.
In case she suddenly attacks, she will be really caught off guard."
"Aunt, does the old woman want to deprive you of your power to run the family?" Qin Ruolan asked worriedly.