Roughly speaking, each family got at least two mansions, one in Laohu Town and one in the capital. Some land, shops, and silver! And a lot of other miscellaneous things!
This income alone is more than the wealth of half of the officials in the capital.
It can be said that the Qiao family was built on the basis of broken bricks and tiles. Qiao Xin has made great contributions to the present situation, and what is distributed this time is basically Qiao Xin's private property.
The private property of her grandson, granddaughter, son, and daughter-in-law was not distributed, and Qiao Xin also assumed that it belonged to them personally.
It was the first time that Wang Caiwei had seen such an open way of dividing the family property. Even she, the new daughter-in-law, was given 5,000 taels of silver and the right to open a branch of the cosmetics shop by Qiao Xin!
After dividing the property, they divided the slaves.
Qiao Xin would give the deed to anyone who was willing to follow them, and anyone who was unwilling could stay under her command!
"Don't say you haven't trained any staff. Don't use that to comfort this old woman. While I'm celebrating my birthday, all the shopkeepers will come back to report their accounts. We can solve the issue of staff handover together then!"
After saying this, Qiao Xin stood up and went back to the inner room without saying anything more to them!
Nanny Qin came out not long after she went in. Seeing that everyone was still sitting there, she couldn't help but give them a reminder.
"Gentlemen, the old lady said that you should start moving out today. The young masters can continue to stay here!"
Qiao Dalang and the others were in a very good mood and immediately looked at their parents, second uncle and third uncle with sympathy!
It turns out that it was them that grandma disliked!
How could Qiao Yunxin not understand what his son meant, and he immediately became furious.
"What's that look in your eyes, you little brat? If you hadn't started the trouble, would your grandmother have been able to divide the family so easily? I haven't even asked you yet, what are you thinking?"
Mrs. Xu slammed the table and said unhappily, "Why are you yelling at the child? I also agree to divide the family. What? Are you going to divorce me too?"
"Why are you being so unreasonable like a child? If we separate at this critical moment, what will others think? It will break our spine!"
"I don't care what others think. I just know that if we don't separate, my mother will be exhausted to death by you sons! My mother came back from outside early this morning. Her cloak was almost soaked, and her hands and feet were soaked in cold. Who did she work so hard for? Who among all the old feudal lords in the capital is like my mother?
No matter how much it is for me to raise a few grandchildren, it is easier than helping you solve the famine. Don't you see that there are a lot of people behind you who need to eat and drink? Can you eat well and wear warm clothes just by relying on the little things issued by the court? "
Qiao Sanlang stood up and said, "What my aunt said is true. Only after the family is divided can the burden on my grandmother be truly lifted. Only after the family is divided can my aunt, mother and third aunt each take charge of their own household affairs, and all these burdens will not be placed on my grandmother."
Qiao Erlang was the one who saw it most clearly.
"Grandma has never been a controlling person. She has never wanted to tie us down to him. Instead, we are the ones who are unwilling to let go!"
.......
Qiao Xin was lying on a bamboo chair in the backyard, and Nanny Qin came over and covered her with a thin blanket.
"Everyone went back?"
"Go back. The three masters were all stopped by the young master. Old Madam, you love the eldest lady for a reason. He is the only one in the room who agrees with your idea."
"The eldest daughter-in-law is always a good one."
"What about the Second Madam?"
Without even opening her eyes, Qiao Xin said without hesitation: "No matter what, we have split up. Whatever happens, just send the things we found out to the second brother!"
Nanny Qin sighed and nodded in agreement.
The Second Madam really played a good hand of cards badly.
It was obvious that the shop gave her an annual dividend of 20,000 taels, but she was still not satisfied. Not only did she withhold the household expenses sent back by the second master, she also accepted money and property privately, purchased farmland at a low price, and even colluded with internal and external forces to reach out to the workshops in Laohu Town.
Her son and daughter are now distracted from her. If these dirty things are brought to the attention of the Second Master again, there will probably be no one in this family who shares the same mind with her!
After so many years of living in luxury, people's desires have also been fostered. I just don't know whether it was the tacit connivance of the Second Master or the deception?
Looking at the old lady's current attitude towards the second house, I'm afraid it's...
Nanny Qin didn't dare to think about it any further. After handing the things to the current manager of the second house, she left without looking back.
After Zhang coaxed Liu Lang, she returned to her room and found her husband waiting for her in the side room. She was delighted and took two steps forward, handed Qiao Yunqing a cup of tea and asked softly, "Are you done with your work, husband?"
Qiao Yunqing turned around and looked at his wife seriously. She was wearing a red satin jacket with hundreds of gold butterflies on it, and a colorful carved silk coat with stone blue and silver mice on the outside. She was wearing a crepe skirt with emerald flowers on it. Her hair was full of pearls and jade, and she had a soft figure and delicate skin. She was dressed like a complete lady.
Such an outfit would cost at least three hundred taels of silver, and when you think of the half-old outfits of A-niang and the eldest sister-in-law, Qiao Yunqing looked a little dazed, as if his wife had changed so much that he felt like a stranger.
In the past few years, he often took personal action to understand the people's sentiments, and inevitably neglected the situation in the rear house. However, he did not expect his wife to be so bold and unscrupulous!
Zhang saw Qiao Yunqing staring at her without saying anything, and her heart skipped a beat. "What's wrong with my husband? What instructions does my mother-in-law have?"
Qiao Yunqing's voice was cold and calm: "Don't you have anything to tell me?"
"My husband, are you asking about giving money to my mother-in-law? It's not that I don't want to give it. After I gave it to her the first year, my mother-in-law wrote to me saying that she didn't need the money.
That day was Liu Lang's first birthday, and my mother-in-law asked someone to bring me two taels of silver, saying that I should keep it to buy some gifts for Liu Lang. The amount of silver was so coincidental, and I thought... "
"That's enough. You're still using Liu Lang as an excuse. I shouldn't have given you chances again and again. I thought we were a couple in hard times. You gave birth to three children for me. My mother taught you how to be a good wife. I reminded you again and again what you can and can't do. But what about you?
"Did you have someone do something to hurt Madam Shi?"
"My husband, how could I do such a thing? Aunt Shi was sent by my mother to help me."
"It's because she was the helper assigned to you by your mother that you have always disliked her. Ever since Nanny Shi was injured and retired to Laohu Town to retire, you have been acting like a wild horse with no one to restrain you anymore!"
Qiao Yunqing understood everything at this time and laughed at himself: "It's ok for you to abuse my friendship, but you should never accept anything from the Xia family and reach out to A Niang's workshop!"
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