Shi Qingluo moved closer to Old Lady Xiao.
"Can you be sure whether tofu will sell well in the future?"
"Anyway, we ourselves can't be sure. After all, we haven't sold it yet. People from the village came to exchange it these days just for the sake of novelty."
Old Mrs. Xiao thought for a moment and said, "Even if you are not sure, you can let your uncle and third uncle take care of it first."
If they can't do it for long, they can just leave. They won't lose anything anyway.
Shi Qingluo looked at the old lady with a look of "Why are you so stupid?" and said, "Is this my main point? Why are you so slow to react?"
Old Mrs. Xiao: “…” Is this still her fault?
Shi Qingluo showed a look of anger at the lack of fighting spirit.
"What I mean is, there is a gold mountain right in front of you, but you don't go digging for it. Instead, you listen to others' instigation and come to stare at our tofu workshop that we are not sure can make money. Is that interesting?"
Old Mrs. Xiao also reacted, “Are you referring to my second son?”
Shi Qingluo nodded, "Yes! He took his concubine to the capital to enjoy the good life, but left you in the village to suffer. This is called unfilial."
"Old lady, you were deceived by that woman and left a maid to serve you. What do you actually get?"
"The power and money of the General's Mansion are all controlled by that woman alone."
She continued: "Old lady, I really feel sorry for you."
"You raised a son who became a general, but you let him go to someone else. You should be the old lady of the general's mansion and be in charge of the family."
"Our family still owes more than ten taels of foreign debt. What's the point of you staring at us?"
"Even if we are rich, it is not the turn of the grandchildren to take care of the grandparents."
"Not to mention, our marriage certificate has been stamped by the government."
"We have to work hard to pay back more than ten taels of silver, but they spend more than this amount on a meal in the general's mansion."
Old Mrs. Xiao was stunned. "How can you eat so much in one meal?"
Shi Qingluo was speechless, "How is it impossible? They eat sea cucumbers, abalone, bird's nests and shark's fins. This meal is more than a dozen taels."
She pointed to the flowers on the ground not far away, "Do you see that pot of purple chrysanthemums?"
"I see. This color is quite special." It was the first time that Old Mrs. Xiao saw purple chrysanthemums.
Shi Qingluo emphasized, "Is it the color that matters? It's the price that matters."
"These flowers were bought from the son of the wealthy Bai family in the county. They were bought from the capital and cost several hundred taels."
Old Lady Xiao said in disbelief: "What? A pot of flowers costs hundreds of taels? You are just talking nonsense."
Wang and Wu also didn't believe it, "How can a pot of broken flowers be worth hundreds of taels?"
Shi Qingluo rolled his eyes and said, "That's why you don't understand. Your vision is too narrow."
"If you go to the county town and ask around, you'll find out that Young Master Bai bought several hundred taels of purple chrysanthemum. There's no need for me to lie to you. You'll be able to tell the truth if you ask around."
At this moment, a young man behind Old Lady Xiao said, "Grandma, I heard about this last time I went to the county town. It really happened."
He found it unbelievable at the time and lamented how these wealthy families really loved to have fun and live a luxurious life.
Old Lady Xiao's eyes widened. "This pot of broken flowers can't even be eaten as food, why does it cost hundreds of taels?"
Shi Qingluo said: "Because of face! People play with status and showing off."
"You think the Bai family is just a merchant in the county, and a pot of flowers costs hundreds of taels. Your second son is a general, so what is a dozen taels of silver for a meal?"
Old Lady Xiao thought it made sense, "They are so extravagant in the capital? They complained to me before."
They originally wanted to go to the capital with them, but the second son said that it would be difficult for him to stay in the capital.
Although it is a general's mansion, the expenses are very high and we have to live frugally all the time.
"I asked the young master of the Bai family, and he said that the higher the status of people in the capital, the more luxurious their lives are."
"They wore silk and satin, ate delicacies from the land and the sea, and had many servants."
She sighed, "Look at you guys, what are you wearing? Even the servants in the general's mansion don't wear this material, yet you guys are wearing it happily."
"You raised General Xiao. Why is it that after he gained status and endless money, others are the ones to enjoy the fruits of his labor?"
Wang and Wu agreed: "Yes, why?"
How could that little brat spend more than ten taels of silver for a meal?
What's more, they actually made clothes with materials that even their servants wouldn't wear. That's too much.
Old Mrs. Xiao's expression also turned much uglier, and she obviously felt disgusted. It was obviously her son who was raised, so how come that little bitch got to enjoy the whole thing?
Seeing this, Shi Qingluo continued to deceive and instigate, "We have severed our relationship with the old house, but General Xiao and the old house have not separated."
"So he should support his parents and take care of his brothers, sisters and nephews."
"He actually ran away like that now. That's unfilial. If you go and sue him, you'll win."
Old Mrs. Xiao asked unhappily, "Do you want me to sue my son?"
Shi Qing was speechless. The old lady's train of thought was really short. No wonder she was fooled by Xing Hong.
"I'm not asking you to sue him. I'm asking you to go live directly in the General's Mansion in the capital."
"If he and that woman disagree, you threaten to sue them for being unfilial."
"How you treated my husband just now, you will treat your son the same way from now on, you will never go wrong."
"Besides, keeping it is more useful. After all, he has to honor you, but my husband doesn't."
Old Mrs. Xiao was still hesitating. After all, she was a little afraid of her son who had a murderous aura.
Shi Qingluo saw that she was moved, and continued, "Old lady, even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about your grandchildren!"
"They are not as smart and talented as my husband. Since there is a second uncle who is a high-ranking official, why not use him?"
"Do you want to be a peasant for the rest of your life?"
Xiao Dalang and Xiao Erlang: “…” They were somewhat implied. They were obviously smart, but they just didn’t like studying.
But after hearing the second sentence, they didn't care about anything else, "Grandma, we don't want to be peasants."
These two people are Dalang and Erlang of the old house. Xiao Hanzheng was originally Sanlang. After the family split up and the relatives broke off, he took the initiative to ask the villagers to call him Dalang and Xiao Yi Erlang.
It was also to deliberately separate it from the old house.
Old Mrs. Xiao was stunned. Yes, how could her precious grandson become a peasant?
"With General Xiao's current status and position, it would be an easy task for him to arrange tasks for your two sons and grandsons."
"They haven't married yet. If they get a good job in the capital and have the support of the general's mansion, they can marry any city girl. Why stay in the village and marry a village girl?"
"Besides, my mother was very filial to you and always served you attentively."
"Why doesn't that woman serve you as her mother-in-law after she came into the family? Who is she looking down on?"
"So what if you become the general's wife? You are still the general's mother."
"The current emperor proposed to rule the world with filial piety. As long as they have not severed their kinship and divided their families, they must respect you and my ex-grandfather."
The woman left Xinghong behind, not only because she wanted to kill the young husband's family, but she also wanted to trick the best man who stayed in the old house into not going to the capital for help.
In that case, she packed up these top-quality items and gave them to the other party as gifts.
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