Chapter 102: Sun Rulan Sends Money
Sun Rulan finished speaking.
He then turned around and made to leave.
Meng Xiyan had no choice but to drag his tired body and stand up to greet him: "It's okay, Brother Sun, have you had dinner? Let's have dinner together."
Sun Rulan hesitated for a moment, but still walked into the room.
At a glance from Aunt Man Yue, all the women present immediately stood up and went to the small room next door.
Sun Rulan lowered her eyes, sneer in her heart: The wedding date is approaching, and we will soon become a family. But the Meng family is guarding against me like a thief.
No matter what Sun Rulan thought in his heart, the smile on his face was sincere.
He waved his hand politely, "No need to eat. I heard there was a drought in Jinyang Prefecture, and I was worried about you taking on this task, so I came to ask if there was anything I could do to help."
Meng Xiyan's eyes flickered slightly, and he smiled and said, "You know, the hardest part of disaster relief is raising money and food. That's what worries me the most."
"This afternoon, I saw that the mansion was in a mess. Are you really going to use all your family property for disaster relief, brother?" Sun Rulan asked indirectly.
Meng Xiyan smiled bitterly: "If you take this job, you have to spend all your family's wealth.
What I am most worried about now is that this money is not enough, and I am afraid that I will have to sell this house too."
Sun Rulan clenched his hands suddenly, which were hidden in his sleeves.
Even the house was going to be sold, which showed that donating Meng Chifei's dowry was true.
He waved behind him and said, "I didn't know this would happen when I went to the capital this time, so I didn't bring much silver. Here are only five hundred taels, just consider it my humble contribution to my brother."
His servant immediately presented him with a purse.
Meng Xiyan didn't even look at it and pushed it back: "You've just arrived in the capital, and you have plenty of places to spend money. Don't spend it."
"I know five hundred taels is just a drop in the bucket for disaster relief. But this is my sincere gift. Brother, please don't refuse."
Sun Rulan's attitude was very sincere and he insisted on giving it.
Meng Xiyan is a grown man, so it's not easy to get involved with him.
He immediately said, "The people of Jinyang Prefecture will thank you."
As he spoke, he pulled out an account book from his pocket, flipped to a certain page, and began to record, "Sun Rulan, donated five hundred taels."
After finishing writing, he handed the account book to Sun Rulan: "Brother Sun, please sign your name."
Sun Rulan's breathing stagnated, and her gentle and jade-like image almost fell apart.
He clearly wanted to use money to buy favors from the Meng family.
Meng Xiyan accepted the money but refused to accept the favor.
He gritted his teeth and finally signed his name.
"If there is nothing else, I will take my leave now." Sun Rulan said, turned around and left.
His servant hurried to follow.
Ever since Meng Chifei knew how Sun Rulan would torture him.
I developed a physical aversion to him.
Now whenever I see his face, I want to slap his head off.
Wen Yan also wanted to smash his head off.
Sun Rulan noticed the unfriendly look.
Follow your feeling and look.
I saw a thin and frail girl leaning against Meng Chifei and whispering something.
She was dressed simply and her smile and conversation could not hide her beautiful appearance.
She has a small round face the size of a palm, bright eyes and a slim figure.
She looks delicate and weak, and you can tell at first glance that she needs protection.
With that attire, she must be Meng Chifei's maid.
It would be great if she could follow Meng Chifei and marry him together.
I'll let the matchmaker give me some advice then.
Sun Rulan thought so.
He strode away from this place.
Wait until the master and servant disappear from sight.
Meng Chifei burped.
Wen Yanze sneered, "Brother Xi Yan, you are so blind. He has been misled by your sincerity."
The corners of Meng Xiyan's mouth twitched, and he bent his fingers and tapped her head lightly: "If you don't tease me, you will feel uncomfortable all over, right?"
Wen Yan stuck out her tongue. "Young Master Sun offered you money just to ask you to do him a favor, but you didn't accept the favor. Not only did you not accept it, but you actually donated the money. Be careful he draws circles under the wall and curses you at night."
Meng Xiyan scoffed lightly: "What does he think of my Meng family? Just because he shows his kindness, I have to accept it? Believe it or not, the servant has two purses in his hand. If we don't donate all our wealth, he will give us the other purse."
Sun Rulan returned to the yard.
The servant asked in confusion, "Sir, we clearly prepared two red envelopes, one for 2,000 and one for 500. Why didn't you give the one for 2,000? The Meng family will be more grateful to you if you help them in this time of need!"
"Thanks for nothing!" Sun Rulan's face was gloomy.
He waved his hand irritably and asked the servant to leave.
If the Meng family did not donate all their wealth, he would certainly be willing to give two thousand taels.
Because this money will sooner or later return to her hands through Meng Chifei's dowry.
But they donated all the money.
The Meng family has become penniless. How can they afford a generous dowry for Meng Chifei?
He certainly wouldn't let the two thousand taels go to waste.
but.
As long as the Meng brothers and sisters complete the disaster relief work without any mistakes, the emperor will definitely appreciate them even more.
If I marry Meng Chifei, I will also benefit from it.
This is also the reason why he was willing to give five hundred taels.
**
The Mansion of Marquis Jinping.
Wen Ruyue stood aside, serving dinner to the Huo family.
Ever since she married into the Huo family, her mother-in-law has been setting rules for her from time to time.
During meals, she was not allowed to sit at the table to eat with them, but had to stand beside them like a maid and serve them food.
She thought bitterly, "Just wait! When I make a killing selling grain, you'll just come and curry favor with me!"
She was lost in thought.
suddenly.
There was a loud bang.
The Marquis's wife, Jia, slammed the bowl on the table. "Wen Ruyue, are you deaf? I want some soup."
Wen Ruyue suddenly woke up.
He hurried over to serve the soup.
Jing Mingmei raised her eyes and glanced at her, a sneer appearing on the corner of her mouth.
The meal is over.
Tea was served again.
Lord Huo then talked about the drought in Jinyang Prefecture.
Wen Ruyue cried out in shock, "The matter of Jinyang Prefecture has been exposed now?"
Everyone looked at her.
Jia scolded, "Why are you so surprised? Have you learned all the rules in a month?"
Wen Ruyue quickly apologized.
The Huo family didn't take her actions seriously.
Continue talking about the disaster.
The more Wen Ruyue listened, the more frightened she became.
In my previous life, the disaster would clearly not break out for another year.
Why did it happen earlier in this life?
Could it be that after her rebirth, she changed the trajectory of her previous life and married into a marquis's mansion?
Did it also affect Jinyang?
However, this is not a bad thing.
I don’t have to spend all my money on food, and I can make money as soon as possible so that the Marquis’ Mansion will look at me with admiration.
No!
She needs to invest more.
The more food you stockpile, the more you earn.
After returning to her own courtyard, she couldn't wait to open the warehouse where her dowry was kept.
Pick out the most valuable items and ask the housekeeper to exchange them for silver tomorrow so that she can continue to stockpile food.
Moreover, the Meng brothers and sisters became imperial envoys for disaster relief.
If he could do something to prevent the Meng brothers and sisters from providing disaster relief, the Meng family would be destroyed early.
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