Chapter 86: Cousin's memorial arch, disgusting
After this incident.
Qi and Lin Yingxue will not come to trouble her for the time being.
Lin Qingjun also took advantage of this time to embroider more things so that she could sell them at Qianzi Pavilion.
Although there are not many embroidery products, as long as they are good enough, they can be sold at a high price. Wasn’t the Shishi Ruyi sold for twenty taels last time?
She split the money 50-50 with Boss Shang, and got 10 taels out of the 20 taels. Add to that the 25 taels she got from selling Lin Yingxue's hairpin last time, and the 10 taels she saved from her daily frugality, and she had a total of 45 taels of silver in her hand.
If this amount of silver was in the hands of an ordinary farmer outside, it would definitely be a windfall. A farmer's annual expenses for good food and clothing would only be ten taels, and these forty-five taels would be enough for them to live for four or five years.
However, these silvers were nothing in the hands of the people in Shangjing, especially in wealthy families like the Lin family. The gift that Qi gave to Old Madam Qi was eight hundred taels, and these forty taels of silver could not even buy a leaf of the orchid.
In her previous life, she had also taken care of household affairs and been a mistress. She knew that this money would not be of much use. Back then, Xiao Yuan and his superiors went to Ling'an for official business together, and the round-trip travel expenses were more than sixty taels.
She still remembered that when she first took charge of the household, the Xiao family had only a hundred taels of silver. If she took out these sixty taels, the remaining forty taels would not even be enough to pay for medicine for her parents-in-law, let alone the expenses of the huge Xiao family.
However, she still gritted her teeth and took out the sixty taels.
But then he found out that it was just the travel expenses, and the food and lodging in Ling'an were calculated separately. In other words, the one hundred taels in this mansion were enough for him to go on a long journey.
She was numb.
For the first time, she felt that the household affairs in the mansion were such a headache. As a new mistress, she was really panicked.
If all the money was given away, wouldn't the in-laws and servants in the mansion be starving to death? But if he didn't give it away, he would be wronged.
She gritted her teeth again and gave away all the 100 taels of silver. As for the rest, she would always find a way.
Retract your thoughts.
She clenched the silver in her hand.
It is true that one only regrets not having enough money when one needs it. It is also her own fault that she never thought about earning money while in the Lin Mansion. She only lives on the meager monthly salary and the two taels of silver that Lin Zhi gave her when he was happy. This is why she is so short of money now.
Lin Qingjun looked up and saw Xiaotao hesitating outside.
She called Xiaotao in.
Xiaotao mumbled that all the rice, flour and oil in the small kitchen were gone.
Lin Qingjun was very upset.
These days, I have been so busy taking care of Lin Yingxue and the others that I haven't taken care of my own small kitchen at all.
If a small kitchen was in other mansions or other courtyards, it would be a very proud existence. This means that one can cook whatever food he wants by himself without going through the big kitchen. It is a sign of being favored and pampered, and it has also become a weather vane for the servants in the mansion. They will curry favor with whichever courtyard has a small kitchen.
But it's different here.
Don't think that Qi was so kind as to let Qijunyuan have a separate small kitchen. It was because the smell of her aunt's decoction had reached her bird's nest, and she disliked it, so she allowed Qijunyuan to have a small kitchen.
Although he said that this was a special case for Qijunyuan.
But in fact, she did not allow the main kitchen to provide rice and noodles, nor did she allow them to go out of the house to buy things at will. Therefore, this small kitchen was actually another way for Qi to control Qijunyuan. Only when all the people in Qijunyuan were under house arrest would she ask the people from the main kitchen to send in some food. But that food was so good that even dogs wouldn't eat it.
Thinking of this, Lin Qingjun laughed at Qi, saying that she was obviously a cousin but still wanted to set up a memorial archway for herself. It was really disgusting.
She immediately took out twenty-five taels of silver from the forty-five taels.
Use ten taels to buy rice, flour and oil, and the remaining fifteen taels for Xiaotao to buy a few pieces of summer cloth. The cloth doesn't have to be beautiful or expensive, but it should be light, sweat-absorbent and breathable. Also, choose the color that Xiaotao likes.
Xiaotao was puzzled.
Lin Qingjun smiled and said, "This summer shirt is made for you, so naturally you should choose the one you like."
Xiaotao was shocked again.
Lin Qingjun pulled Xiaotao's arm and saw that the sleeve was much shorter, revealing her white and thin wrist, which was heartbreaking to see.
"You've been wearing this dress all spring. It's still chilly, how can you, at such a young age, endure this?"
"It's also my fault for not being able to do this for you sooner."
"Xiao Tao, I'm sorry. This kind of thing will never happen again."
She promised.
Xiao Tao's eyes were hot, and she shook her head and said in a trembling voice, "Miss, please don't do this. It's not that you don't want to do it, but Madam is going too far."
The lowest-ranking servant in the mansion had two sets of clothes a year, one set for spring and one for winter. The third-class servant had three sets, the second-class servant had four sets, and the first-class maid not only had five sets, but her monthly salary was also one or two taels of silver higher than others.
According to the regulations, Xiaotao should be a second-class slave, but because her mistress dislikes Qijunyuan, she lives a life worse than the lower-class slaves. She wears two sets of clothes a year, and the materials are of the lowest quality. They are not warm in winter and stuffy in summer. In addition, she is at the age when she is growing, and when spring comes, she can no longer wear last year's clothes.
The young lady wanted to make a few more clothes for her in private, but once the lady found out, not only would her clothes be torn, but the aunt and the young lady would also be punished. She really didn't want to make the aunt and the young lady suffer again because of such a small matter.
Lin Qingjun put the silver into her purse and said, "This has nothing to do with you. I'll fine you, but it won't cost you a piece of meat. It's the fact that you're suffering from the cold that makes me feel uneasy."
She gently placed the purse into Xiaotao's hand and said, "Go with peace of mind. I'll take care of everything. Remember, don't buy expensive things. Buy something practical."
It's not that Xiaotao is not allowed to wear expensive clothes, but expensive clothes are not practical. For example, silk looks bright and beautiful, but it feels like wearing armor when worn on the body. It is airtight and not as close-fitting and comfortable as cotton. Silk is easy to snag. If you are not careful, the dress will be ruined.
"Go quickly, don't be afraid."
There is no need to worry about Qi. She has a headache now, so how can she have the energy to care whether the servants in her courtyard have more clothes?
Xiaotao wiped her tears, took her purse and went out.
It was a coincidence that Xiao Tao thought that the maid would stop her when she went out. After all, every time she wanted to leave the house, the maid would make things difficult for her and would not let her nine times out of ten. But for some reason, the maid guarding the door looked flustered. When she saw her going out, she just waved her hand impatiently and let her go, and asked her to come back quickly so as not to delay her from locking the door.
After Xiaotao left, Nanny Gui brought her people to Qijunyuan with a fierce look.
As soon as Lin Qingjun saw the appearance, she knew what had happened. Da Tao's body must have been discovered by someone. She had been dead for so many days and her body had already become smelly before they discovered it.
Haha, the Lin family’s vigilance isn’t that great either.
She closed the door of the room to block out all the noise. Her aunt was resting and no one was allowed to disturb her.
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