The situation outside seemed calm on the surface, but the situation underneath was already tense and ready to explode.
When Ren Shimin was still in Kyoto, Master Ren sent someone to Kyoto to inquire about the news. Now that Ren Shimin is back, the person who inquired about the news brought a letter from the second old master who was far away in Kyoto.
Early that morning, Old Master Ren summoned all the adult men in the Ren family, and Ren Shimin also went. After returning, he rested well for a few days and finally recovered.
After Ren Yaoqi learned about it, she passed it on to the Third Master Ren, who came back to report it. She suspected the Second Master's letter was about the Ren family's coal warehouse in the south, and that this matter was likely related to Fang Yacun.
Ever since Ren Yaoqi learned about the involvement between Fang Yacun and Eunuch Lu, she has been paying close attention to news from Kyoto.
At noon, when Ren Shimin came back, Ren Yaoqi went to his study to find him.
Ren Shimin was puzzled as to why his daughter cared about such trivial matters, but he still spoke to Ren Yaoqi patiently, "Father said that thanks to the Fang family's help, the Ren family's coal mines in Jiangnan have started to improve. I heard that the Ren family may open four more coal warehouses in the Kyoto area next year, and the relevant paperwork has already been prepared."
Ren Yaoqi asked tentatively, "I remember that the paperwork required for the coal warehouse in Kyoto is very complicated, and it costs a lot of money to smooth the relationship."
Ren Shimin thought for a moment and said, "I heard from my father that there seems to be some noble person helping me."
Ren Yaoqi pursed his lips and asked stiffly, "What noble person?"
"Well...my father didn't seem to say that." Ren Shimin was embarrassed to say that he didn't pay attention.
Ren Yaoqi lowered his head and whispered, "How can there be so many cheap things in this world? When others give you something, they always hope to get more in return. I just don't know if the Ren family can afford to give that 'noble' what he wants."
"What reward? The Ren family is not short of money." Ren Shimin said indifferently.
Ren Yaoqi sighed. She remembered Ren Shimin's words that he might go to Yunyang Academy to teach after the New Year and the beginning of spring. So she asked, "Dad, if you go to Yunyang Academy to teach, how much salary will the academy give you each year?"
Ren Shimin glanced at Ren Yaoqi with a bit of surprise when he heard this, frowning and saying, "Money is just material possessions. Yaoyao, don't worry too much about it. If you need anything, Daddy will have someone buy it for you. As for the academy, I was just planning to discuss with Principal Xu about not taking the monthly salary."
Master Ren San didn't care about that little bit of money at all. He went to the academy only because there were many like-minded people there, and he could study the things he was interested in with them. He learned a lot on the way to Kyoto this time.
Ren Yaoqi knew this would happen.
She sighed inwardly and said, "Dad, it's not that I care about material possessions, but do you remember that the fifth room was fined a year's monthly allowance?"
Master Ren San suddenly realized, "Oh, that's what happened? I remember. My fifth brother once came to me to borrow some money, but somehow father found out and had the money taken away. He also said that if I dared to secretly give money to my fifth brother again, he would punish me as well."
Ren Yaoqi nodded: "How have Fifth Uncle and the others been doing this year? Have you seen it?"
When Old Master Ren said he would not give the money, he really meant it. Originally, Mrs. Ren Wu had a lot of dowry, so it was not a problem to support the expenses of the fifth room. However, most of Mrs. Ren Wu's dowry was some valuable jewelry. After she pawned it several times, Old Master Ren Wu would not let her do it anymore, and he also did not allow her to borrow money from her parents' home.
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