The aunt glanced at Yang Yiyi and then at Xia Tian. One was playing absent-mindedly, while the other was playing cards unaware. She hoped she was just overthinking it.
Yang Yiyi played with her cousins for a while, then pulled them over to where Xia Tian and the others were playing cards.
"Cousin, you are very good at playing mahjong!" Yang Yiyi looked at the pile of peanuts next to Xia Tian and complimented with a smile.
Peanuts are their poker chips.
It was only because Xia Tian restrained herself that she was able to do so. Otherwise, with her photographic memory, she would remember exactly where every card was, and no one would be able to beat her.
"That's right, Xia Xia, you are so lucky. I am about to lose all my peanuts." Fifth aunt continued with a smile.
"It's just luck." Xia Tian joked with a smile, "Whether I can eat peanuts this year depends on my luck today."
"Hahaha, then you have to try your best to win, because those peanuts are not enough to eat." Old Lady Cui was also amused by her words.
"My cousin's wife is still short of peanuts. My cousin is the governor now. How much do you want to eat?" Yang Yiyi continued, with a hint of envy in her tone.
Xia Tian smiled and said, "Although your cousin is the governor, he has to support a large family with his salary. He may not be able to eat peanuts to his heart's content."
If you want to be an honest official, you can't rely on his salary to make a living.
The higher the official position, the more people there are in the family and the greater the expenses. Fortunately, they all have private property, otherwise the salary alone may not be enough to spend.
"That's the truth. It's difficult for an official to support his family just by relying on his salary."
My third aunt agreed, "As for your third uncle, he's only financially well-off thanks to my dowry shop and the family business. Otherwise, if he'd only relied on his salary, he would have starved to death long ago."
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