Madam Shi said, “When you get old, you’re just not very useful. Today, I just entertained some guests and talked to you for a while, but I feel tired.
You've been busy all day and must have been very tired. Come back. We, the two grandparents, should take off our hairpins, jewelry, and clothes, change into comfortable clothes, and have a rest.
What I say to you, you should think about it yourself. If you have any ideas, come to me.
There is no need to apologize, but you should give them a way out and appear to be friendly on the surface.
Let's not pursue this matter too hard. I am still the boss. I have said today that this matter ends here and is over. You haven't taken over yet, so you have to show respect to me, an old woman."
Sun Yannan looked at Madam Shi in amazement after hearing the word "take over". Although the groundwork had been laid before, but it was pointed out directly... Madam Shi didn't even think about it... Did the mother-in-law really have no idea...
Seeing her expression, Old Lady Shi smiled and said, “I wanted to unload this burden twenty years ago, so naturally I want to hand it over to you as soon as possible.
But given the current situation, I can't just give up. I'll just have to wait until this hurdle is over.
Although it is a burden, it is not without benefits. You will experience it when you spend money and employ people.
The Master's family had an astonishing amount of land, and I had added more over the past few decades. The number of tenant farmers and serfs who depended on these lands for their survival, as well as the families they left behind, was also an astonishing number.
Any rules you set or changes you make in the future can affect many people, such as how much rent tenants have to pay or the treatment serfs receive.
People often say that power is important to men, and I think it is the same for women.
Everyone says that I have a deep love for my old man, Shi Yue's late grandfather. In fact, at the beginning, he was about 80% in my heart, but after I took over the management of Shi's land and farm, he was only about 30% or 40% in my heart.
Power is intoxicating. Once you take charge of a household, you must maintain your integrity and never become obsessed with controlling the fate and lives of others. Tenants and serfs may be weak, but the principle of water carrying a boat can also capsize it.
The four girls around you are good, but just four are not enough for you.
Although I have some capable people, you may not be able to control them as the saying goes. Besides, they are all old, and it is not good for them to stay in their positions for a long time. I will let them step down and enjoy a peaceful life.
Later, Madam Zhao will send you the deeds to one thousand acres of fertile land and a list of people. You should take care of these for now. If there are any good people among them, keep an eye out for promotion.
Well, my old bones are really tired, you go back."
Sun Yanan came back from the old lady's courtyard and was still thinking about something, so he let the maid take off his hairpins and rings and change into casual clothes.
Just after changing clothes, I heard the little girl guarding the gate announce: "The young master is here."
Sun Yanan thought: This is really a round-the-clock battle with no time for rest.
Shi Yue had just sent a few young masters back when the young master of the Yan family hesitated for a while before saying, "It's probably not a good idea to talk about this now, but could you please sell me some of the braised duck platter you made?
Although I'm full, I still haven't had enough. I don't care about the price, whatever you say is fine. I'll pay a hundred taels of silver first. If it's ready, send some to my house first. Three, five, or ten taels of silver is fine. When the money is gone, I'll replenish it."
Shi Yue: ...This guy is really a foodie.
Shi Yue said: "It's not worth anything. If you like it, I'll send it back to you."
The young master of the Yan family said, "No, that won't work. If that's the case, how can I have the nerve to ask for food for a long time?" He stuffed the hundred taels of silver into Shi Yue's arms and hurried away.
The third son of the Wu family and the eldest son of the Yan family also took out silver notes, each of fifty taels. The eldest son of the Yan family imitated them and said, "I'm afraid it's not a good idea to talk about this now..."
The third son of the Wu family interrupted him and stuffed two silver bills into Shi Yue's arms: "It's the same for us, but after we got married, our wives cut our pocket money in half. We each get fifty taels. Let's settle the bill first." Then the two of them left quickly.
Shi Yue came to Sun Yanan's yard with the two hundred taels of silver notes.
Sun Yannan glanced at the banknote and asked Xiaoye to keep it. Then he asked, "Husband, you didn't come here for this, did you?"
Shi Yue said, "Rong Li's body is weak to begin with. He usually stays at home for ten days or half a month before he can go out and walk around. The doctor said that he is too weak to move around, but he cannot stay active. The less he stays active, the weaker his tendons, veins, and blood will become..."
Sun Yannan said, "She only comes out to act like a demon once every ten days or half a month. My husband, do you think this is enough for me to bear with you?"
Shi Yue said: "How do you talk like that?!"
Sun Yannan said: "She has been in seclusion for half a month, and her first move was like stinky fish and sour tofu. You don't blame her, but blame me?
So it seems she is the one who is wronged, but I am not wronged. Did I set a trap for her? Did I harm her?"
Shi Yue said, “My husband hasn’t even finished speaking, but you’re quick to interrupt and retort.
Although she was wrong in this matter, you beat and knocked her in front of everyone today and forced her to eat the spoiled food.
Madam Rong has also publicly announced that she will bring someone to apologize to you. What else do you feel wronged about?"
Sun Yannan said: "Since she was wrong in the first place, why should she feel wronged? She prepared that dish to embarrass me and planned to let the whole table eat it. She felt wronged when she tasted a few bites herself?
Originally, I didn't feel wronged anymore, and I could conquer demons and monsters on my own. But now I feel that my husband's heart is so biased that I can't explain it."
After hearing her last words, Shi Yue's expression softened slightly. "You and I are one as husband and wife... It's not that I'm partial to one another, it's just because she's not in good health... Grandmother and Mother don't like her, so she's just venting her anger."
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