Chapter 293: Leveraging the Situation to Make Money
Wen Yan could tell that her grandmother didn't want to move in with them.
She was afraid of causing them trouble and also afraid of making herself unhappy, so she refused to agree.
Wen Yan frowned and looked at the old lady sadly: "Grandma, you don't want to move in. Are you not satisfied with me as your granddaughter-in-law?"
Although Grandma Wu can't see with her eyes, her heart is bright!
He immediately joined in, "Yes, grandma-in-law, if you stay here for a few more days, you will know how good she is."
If I refuse again, I will hurt my granddaughter-in-law's feelings.
The grandmother had no choice but to agree, and the three siblings were very happy.
Wen Yan breathed a sigh of relief and said to her grandmother, "It's a good thing you're willing to stay, otherwise the doctor I hired would have been in vain."
When Mrs. Bai left yesterday, Wen Yan asked her to invite Doctor Lin from Tonghetang to come and check on my grandmother.
After all, she is Ying Zhilin's biological grandmother. At present, she seems to be kind and amiable, so he will try his best to take care of her.
Today is the second day of the buffet, and there are not as many guests as on the first day.
After breakfast, Wen Yan began to count the gifts slowly.
Ying Zhilin also came to help, one counting and the other registering.
Some of the villagers gave a dozen or twenty coins, some gave ten eggs, and some gave a bag of food or snacks.
These are all tokens of everyone's love, and Wen Yan has recorded them all in the book.
The gifts given by the wealthy gentry in the county were very eye-catching.
Brocade, silk fabrics, gold, silver and jade articles, and even direct silver notes, all of which amounted to 666 taels.
After Wen Yan finished registering the account, she showed it to Ying Zhilin: "What should we do with these people's gifts?"
Ying Zhilin took the account book and took a look at it. He didn't even frown: "Keep it for now, and return it later when you have the chance."
"Okay. But I'm not familiar with these people in the county. I'll ask the clan leader to keep an eye on them. He knows the county better than I do, and he'll be able to return the favor in time."
"Okay, I'll listen to you, madam." Ying Zhilin looked at her and agreed.
"Everything should be heard from Yan."
Speak of the devil, and here he is. Clan leader Ying walked into the yard with a smile on his face.
Wen Yan and his wife quickly stood up to greet him: "Grandpa, the clan leader is here."
Patriarch Ying exchanged a few pleasantries with them, then went to the study with Ying Zhilin to discuss matters.
Wen Yan finished counting the gifts and was about to put them into the warehouse when she heard a cackle: "Wow, there are so many good things, and my nephew and his wife didn't even let us see them. Why did they put them away?"
Then the second aunt of the Ying family came into the yard, waving her handkerchief and twisting her waist.
"Second aunt, how come you have time to come here so early in the morning?" Wen Yanying came out and greeted her.
He signaled Pei'er, Qinghe and the other two with his eyes to quickly put the things away.
The three of them immediately ran towards the east wing with their things.
Second Aunt watched anxiously as the good things were taken away. She stamped her feet anxiously and yelled at Pei'er to bring the things to her for inspection.
If she tried to wrap them herself, maybe Wen Yan could give her one or two.
Unfortunately, not only was Wen Yan blocking her way, but that slut, Pei'er, was also deaf and didn't even stop for a moment before all the good stuff went into Wen Yan's yard.
The second aunt looked away regretfully: "My niece and daughter-in-law, I have something important to say that concerns Zhilin's future and fate."
Second aunt held Wen Yan's hand and spoke with a serious look on her face.
Wen Yan pulled her hand back without leaving a trace, "Second Aunt, if you have anything to say, feel free to say it."
Second Aunt laughed, her every gesture full of flattery: "My dear niece, you see, now that Zhilin has passed the imperial examination, he will have to entertain and socialize a lot in the future. It's ridiculous to rely on him to handle it all by himself, don't you think?"
"Second aunt, just say what you want to say." Wen Yan had already guessed what she meant.
Sure enough, the second aunt continued, "Look, every scholar out there has one or two servants around him. Zhilin should have someone he can trust to run errands and pass on messages for him."
As she spoke, she pushed her eldest grandson in front of Wen Yan, "Your nephew is sixteen years old this year. Not only is he tall, but he's also very smart. Let him stay with Zhilin and help him run errands and do odd jobs."
Wen Yan didn't want to respond to her question: "I can't make the decision on this matter. I know Lin will make his own decision."
"You are his wife, how can you not make the decision on such a small matter? Do you think it is a burden... Forget it, we are all family, let's not ask for the monthly salary." The second aunt shed tears of grievance as she spoke.
Wen Yan: “…”
Before she could say anything more, the study window was pushed open from the inside.
"What are you talking about!" The clan leader stood in the window with a fierce look on his face, staring at the second aunt with a pair of shrewd eyes, "Don't think I don't know what's going on in your mind.
A servant who runs errands gets a fixed monthly wage, which is at most a few hundred or a thousand coins.
But the biggest part of the money was extortion and bribery outside under the name of Ying Zhilin.
how?
As soon as you know that Lin passed the imperial examination, you are already thinking about how to take advantage of his situation to make money.
If your family can't settle down, I will have no choice but to send you back to your original village."
Clan leader Ying tore off Second Aunt's fig leaf.
The second aunt didn't expect that the clan leader was standing inside. Her face turned red with embarrassment, but she still stubbornly wanted to defend herself.
The clan leader snorted angrily, "You are totally unreasonable. Do you really think that only your family is smart and everyone else is stupid?
He actually dared to plot against Zhilin.
If you are really smart, why don't you send your children and grandchildren to school and let them pass the imperial examination for you? You can do whatever you want and toss around however you want. Why do you have to lower your status and do errands for others?
Don’t you want to?”
The clan leader yelled and retorted, making Second Aunt's face turn pale and blue.
She grabbed her son and ran away crying.
Patriarch Ying was still not satisfied and shook his sleeves: "Humph, what a family!
Do you really think others can't see what kind of people they are?
How dare you come and harm Zhilin.
Wen Yan, next time they come, you don't have to worry about family ties, just kick them out."
Wen Yan smiled and said nothing more.
After arranging the chores at home, Wen Yan and Ying Zhilin prepared to go to the ancestral hall.
As soon as she went out, she saw the Liu family coming towards her, carrying a carrying pole.
"Dad, Mom. Eldest brother and his wife, third brother and his wife." Wen Yan called people very naturally.
Several grandchildren of the Liu family also gathered around and called her "little aunt" obediently.
Wen Yan rubbed their heads one by one, handed each of them a piece of candy, and called out to the yard, "Xiao Hai, come out and greet the guests."
Xiaohai took them out to play.
Father Liu and Zhang Gan's mother couldn't help but feel excited: She called us, the little girl called us mother again!
But they didn't show it on their faces and responded calmly, "Where are you going now?"
"Let's go to the ancestral hall to see how the banquet preparations are going." Wen Yan naturally and affectionately took Zhang Ganniang's arm, "Why didn't you come yesterday?
My stepmother came yesterday and said she wanted to introduce you to each other."
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