Chapter 495: The One Near the Water Gets the Moon First
"As expected of a military commander's son, Liao Xiaolang's voice makes you know he's a strong man."
When Xin An arrived at the door, the wet nurse was busy changing Liao Xiaolang's diaper. His crying was deafening. Mrs. Liao, who was leaning against the bed, smiled helplessly, "This kid saw Aunt Xin like this for the first time. I'll make fun of him when he grows up."
Perhaps because he heard a strange voice, Liao Xiaolang stopped crying. He tilted his head and stared at Xin An. His eyes were small and had not yet grown into shape, but his mouth was quite big, and quite similar to Liao Zhi's mouth.
Xin An smiled and came forward to pinch his chubby hand, placing his fingers on his palm and tightening his hand. Xin An was surprised and said, "It's really powerful."
"Sister Xu, you are really capable. You gave birth to such a strong and powerful boy."
"This has nothing to do with ability. I'm already pregnant, so I have to give birth."
She was in so much pain during the birth that she regretted it so much that she even wanted to stab Liao Zhi to death.
Now all that's left is joy, and I feel that any pain is worth it.
After changing the diaper, the wet nurse carried Liao Xiaolang to the next room for dinner. Madam Xu asked the maid to put a soft stool in front of the bed and invited Xin An to sit down and talk. "According to Xuzhou's custom, guests who come to visit must eat a bowl of sweet soup. I'll ask someone to prepare it. You two can talk."
"Thank you, Aunt Xu."
Madam Xu left with a smile. Xin An got up and sat on the edge of the bed, holding Madam Liao's hand. "How are you? Are you doing well recently?"
The Liao family is a nest of monsters. The head of the family is in confinement and can't do anything, and who knows how high the people below will jump.
"You can see that my mother is helping me run the house. The other two families have been hoping to take over the household chores when I give birth, but now that their wish has not been fulfilled, they have been making a fuss."
Mrs. Liao rarely mentioned the affairs of the Liao family to outsiders. Xin An was one of the few people who knew about it, so she had no scruples when she spoke. "When the master's family came to the capital, there were too many people outside the door who wanted to meet them. The other two families benefited a lot from it. At the beginning, the mansion was full of smoke and miasma. Only your brother-in-law was fierce and got angry to intimidate them."
Liao Zhi could send his grandfather and father off, but he couldn't send the other branches of the Liao family away. "I'm looking forward to getting out of confinement as soon as possible, so that those people won't have to jump up and down."
"Now you know how much I envy you for having a good mother-in-law, right?"
Xin An nodded repeatedly, "I am angry when I think of your situation. Fortunately, Aunt Xu is here, otherwise those people would have eaten you alive, right?"
"Didn't you say you were going to get rid of them all? Why are they still here?"
Mrs. Liao said that Liao Zhi could control the men in the Liao family, but the men could not control their families. "I turned a blind eye to them spending my money before. When they went out on credit, they asked the store to come to the Liao family directly to ask for it, and I gave it to them. But they didn't thank me for the benefits and thought it was their due. I didn't indulge them and I wouldn't pay for them. Now we just live together and spend separately. They see that I eat well and use things well, but they are so stingy that they are shy. How can they not be jealous?"
This matter is not difficult to understand. The Liao family was originally very poor, but suddenly such a rich master came. What's more, this rich master had let them taste the sweetness before. They were so happy to take advantage of it, but suddenly they couldn't take advantage of it anymore. They were so angry that they died.
"This kind of thing should be deterred right away, so that they don't have other ideas."
"That's a lot of thought."
Mrs. Liao, who stayed in bed all day, was bored and angry. Now she finally found a way to vent her anger. "If the big one can't take the place, she will order the little one to come. She said she would send two maids to me to learn how to be a housekeeper and help me with some chores. She also said that my dowry was too much and it would be better if I could take care of it myself than if I let the servants take care of it. How could there be such a person?"
"Your eyes are as red as a rabbit's all day long. You obviously don't like me but you still have to force a smile to face me. Your face is very distorted..."
When Mrs. Xu came back with the sweet soup, she heard her daughter's complaints. She shook her head helplessly and walked in with a smile, "Come and try our Xuzhou sweet soup."
I thought it was a soup like fermented rice wine, meatballs and egg soup, but it turned out to be a fruit soup. Mrs. Xu said it was steamed with dried fruits. I couldn't smell the specific fruit, only the sweet taste. I drank the small bowl of it quickly, gave the bowl to the maid who was serving her, and told her about Xin Huan's letter, and of course thanked the Xu family very much.
"We should be thankful. Auntie knows everything. If you hadn't mentioned this matter, the Xu family wouldn't have gotten such a good job."
Mrs. Xu also received a family letter from Xuzhou. The Xu family actively cooperated with the Xin family in preparing for charity fundraising and had already met the Prince of Jin. The Prince of Jin also invited them to a banquet, which gave the Xu family great face. The Xu family benefited a lot from this charity fundraising. Her master specifically told his daughter to interact more with the aunt of the Xin family.
"Sister Xu and I hit it off right away. Sister Xu has helped me many times over the past year, and I remember her kindness."
Mrs. Xu was filled with joy. "You are not sisters but you are better than sisters. You should help each other."
Mrs. Liao nodded with a smile, and then explained to Xin An in detail Mr. Gong Yang's actions and what to do next, so that Xin An and the Xin family could take advantage of the opportunity to move to a higher level.
"Your second uncle came at the right time. If Xuzhou wasn't so desperate, my father would have come to the capital in person. The emperor wants to enrich the people and fill the treasury, and many government orders favor merchants. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that must not be missed."
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"There's something else I want to tell you in advance."
Mr. Gongyang lives in the Liao family, so Mrs. Liao naturally knows more than others. She has already known in advance some decrees that have not yet been issued by the court, and she told Xin An about them as a reward for the Xin family's contribution to the Xu family.
After leaving Sister Liao, Xin An went directly to Xin's house and told Xin Chang about these things, asking him to prepare in advance.
Xin Chang sighed and slapped his thigh, "The one who is close to the water gets the moon first. There are many people in our Xin family, but it seems that they are not enough at this time. What should we do?"
"No, I'll write a letter to your father right now. If I can't grasp this secret, won't I regret it to death?"
Xin An happily became a hands-off boss and went back home. She wanted to tell Tang Yu about it, but after thinking about it, she decided not to say anything, as it would not be good for her sister Xu if too many people knew about it.
In Ningcui Courtyard, Tang Nan sat opposite Tang Yu with disapproval, and Tang Yu also had dissatisfaction in his eyes.
His sons are all outstanding and have been praised by teachers in the academy. There is a high probability that they will be on the list of the next imperial examination. Now one of them has been selected into Mr. Gongyang's school. There are rumors outside that the sons who enter the school can become pillars of the court. Tang Yu can't help but feel a little proud. He thinks that the sons of his family are far superior to those of the Marquis' Mansion. He said that if he didn't have a title, he wouldn't know who is stronger and who is weaker.
After being scolded by Zhao at first, Tang Nan also felt that his idea was very dangerous.
(End of this chapter)
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