The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times
Chapter 155 Strike
"Hello, Madam Zheng." Chen Ge'er bowed.
Madam Zheng was so shocked by Chen'er's words "Hello, Madam Zheng" that she took several steps back. "Chen'er... my Chen'er... have you forgotten your grandmother? How... can you call your grandmother like this... Chen'er! Chen'er!"
Chen Ge'er shook his head and said, "Madam Zheng, since we parted in the North, we have become two families. I hope Madam Zheng will not disturb me and Yu Jie'er anymore, and stop harassing and bullying my mother."
When Madam Zheng heard what Chen Ge'er said, she shook her head sadly, "It's not like that... It's not like that... Chen Ge'er is not like that, I am your grandmother..."
Chen Ge'er said, "You were once my grandmother, I cannot deny that. But since General Zheng married someone else and divorced my mother, you are no longer my grandmother. The divorce agreement clearly states that Yu Jie'er and I are no longer members of the Zheng family. If General Zheng had not had shortcomings, how could we have followed our mother? During her exile, my mother never let you down, nor did she let the Zheng family down, right?"
Brother Chen asked Zheng Xiaoqi this "Is that so?"
Zheng Xiaoqi felt embarrassed when he was asked and was unable to raise his head.
Madam Zheng was shocked again, "Brother Chen..."
"General Zheng has let my mother down, and he doesn't have the ability to take Yu Jie'er and me away. In that case... there is no way back. What's more, General Zheng, Madam Zheng, and you have humiliated my mother time and time again. If you really treated me well, how could you humiliate my mother? Madam Zheng, Chen Ge'er has been educated and is sensible. I know what is right and what is wrong. Please don't disturb my mother again! Please also save some dignity for yourself, and don't let Yu Jie'er and I hate you and the Zheng family!" After Chen Ge'er finished speaking, he bowed again.
Mrs. Zheng was really sad now and stopped acting for a long time.
Seeing that Madam Zheng did not respond, Chen Ge'er turned around, pulled Xia Mianwan up and said, "Mother, let's go back."
Xia Mianwan didn't expect Chen Ge'er to say such a thing. She couldn't help but touch Chen Ge'er's head. Traveling through this era, having two such lovely children made her life worthwhile.
"Okay, let's go home."
Madam Pei glanced at the women of the Zheng family and said in a cold voice, "My daughter-in-law is so kind, you have bullied her many times. If you bully my daughter-in-law again next time, you will offend the entire Pei family. If you don't want to fight to the death with our Pei family, then restrain yourself. Men serving in the same court should keep some face! Mianwan, let's go!"
Xia Mianwan looked at her mother-in-law in surprise, then pulled Chen Ge'er to follow silently.
Mrs. Zheng stared at Chen Ge'er's back as he left and fell to the ground crying.
After getting on the carriage, Madam Pei patted her chest desperately, "How is it, how is it, Mianwan, how was my performance just now?"
Xia Mianwan saw that her mother-in-law was getting nervous and laughed out loud: "Mother, you were killing like crazy just now!"
Mrs. Pei heaved a sigh of relief after hearing Xia Mianwan's comments. "I thought so. I was almost scared to death."
"Grandma, you were so awesome just now!" Yu Jieer said with a smile.
Yu Jie'er rarely calls Madam Pei grandma. Madam Pei is very happy to hear Yu Jie'er calling her that. She embraces Yu Jie'er and says, "Good girl, our Yu Jie'er is so good!"
Xia Mianwan believed that Chen Ge'er's behavior this time would be the biggest blow to Madam Zheng, but she would not be afraid no matter what. With a changed identity, she would not have to live such a depressed life like she did in Yanzhou.
……
This autumn harvest was a great success for the entire State of Chen. The climate in the north was good, and the technology of "fish farming in rice fields" in the south was promoted. In addition, the Yanzhou Chef Contest made a name for itself, and fish fillets and dried shrimps became famous all over the world. The lives of the people in Yanzhou City became much better, and Chen Suzhi's performance evaluation also reached a higher level.
The emperor was also very happy. Although the national treasury was not rich now, it was definitely not as empty as when the emperor first ascended the throne.
The emperor was so happy that when he rewarded Chen Suzhi, he also issued an imperial decree to the Pei Mansion, rewarding them with a lot of silver and jewelry.
As soon as the emperor issued this decree, the entire State of Chen knew that the technology of raising fish in rice fields was actually the work of Madam Pei in Yanzhou. For a time, Xia Mianwan's reputation became well-known.
The Pei family was a newly-made family, not a well-established family. Although Pei Yanxu's annual rewards and salaries were quite high, it was a bit difficult to support the expenses of the entire Pei Mansion in just a few years.
It’s not that Pei Yanxu had never asked for it before, but the emperor was poor, so he had to pretend not to understand Pei Yanxu’s meaning, and then rewarded him with various flashy ornaments and jewelry.
No matter how poor Pei Yanxu was, he didn't dare to pawn the things given by the royal family, so he had to think of ways to make some money from other businesses.
In the past, the entire Great Chen Kingdom was poor, and the rouge shop and bookstore run by the Pei family were just average, and most of their income still depended on the farm.
When Xia Mianwan started to take charge, he took stock of the entire Pei family's output. The rouge shop and the bookstore made a profit of about 100 taels of silver each month. The shops on the east and west streets were in very good locations and were directly rented out, making a total of 300 taels of silver each month. The income from the farm was about 500 taels of silver a year, and the only other income was Pei Yanxu's salary.
Pei Yanxu's salary is not paid into the public treasury. Of course, all the expenses for social events will not be paid from the public treasury either.
However, the annual and festival gifts between prefectures were all paid for by the public treasury.
The Pei Mansion's mansion was awarded by the Emperor, which saved Pei Yanxu a lot of money. In addition, there were two thousand taels of gold awarded by the Emperor. This money was considered the foundation of the Pei Mansion and the Pei family did not use it.
When Pei Yanxu went to Yanzhou, he always had to give some things as gifts when interacting with officials. If the water is too clear, there will be no fish. He would also accept some insignificant gifts, so... this time when he returned to Beijing, Pei Yanxu also brought back five thousand taels of silver, nothing else.
Xia Mianwan's family income was these, and the major expenses were mainly on the monthly salary and the monthly salary of the servants. Fortunately, there were few masters and servants in the Pei Mansion, so although the income was not much, it was able to balance the income and expenditure.
This time, His Majesty rewarded me with three thousand taels of silver, which was quite generous.
Mrs. Pei felt a little embarrassed when she learned that Xia Mianwan was going to put the three thousand taels of reward into the public treasury, but she was finally persuaded by Xia Mianwan. Since they were family, why should they have two different opinions? Besides, the emperor gave a lot of reward this time because of Pei Yanxu's face, and Xia Mianwan was really not short of money, so she was also very generous.
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