Daily life of a co-wife

Adopting a son is a big deal, and Gu Zigui thought it would be better to discuss it face to face, so he went to the door.

"Have you found a suitable candidate for adoption?" Gu Zigui asked.

He agreed to his aunt's idea of ​​adopting a son.

Although he was the only male in the Gu family, he often had to go to the military camp and had no time to help with any family matters.

As a woman, you have to think twice even when you meet the male servant at home.

Especially since there were no male heirs in the Anguo Marquis's Mansion, the servants in their house were almost all women.

"There are two candidates for the aunt, one is Gu Zian and the other is Gu Ziming. I don't know if you have heard of these two people.

My aunt only knows these two people, but she doesn't know whether they are willing to be my adopted sons.

Please help your aunt to find out later. If it doesn’t work, we can look at other candidates.” said the wife of Marquis Anguo.

"Gu Zian has just joined the Gu family army. I know him a little bit. If he is the candidate, I agree.

As for Gu Ziming, I have heard of this person, but I need to investigate further." Gu Zigui said.

What he was thinking about at this moment was not these two people, but the Ningguo Marquis Mansion.

He is the only male in their family. Do you think they should adopt an adopted son?

However, with him as a male already, it seems unreasonable to adopt another son.

"When you go to inquire, please ask me about their marriage.

We agreed in advance that if you acknowledge me as your godmother, I will decide on the marriage." said Lady Anguohou.

The relationship between them is just a transaction.

"As for Zi'an, his family has been in financial difficulty these past two years, and he has no plans to discuss marriage. As for Gu Ziming, I need to find out more about him."

People from Gu Ziming's branch are the few educated people in the Gu family.

Their family's situation is different from that of other families.

"Our Gu family wants to adopt two sons. You just have to watch them. If the other party's character is not up to standard or he is already engaged, forget it.

I adopted this son because I wanted to have someone to run errands for me." Lady Anguohou said again.

Unless an adopted son is raised from a young age and there are no other heirs in their family, only then can he hope to inherit their family business.

This adopted son has nothing to do with the Gu family's business.

"I know." Gu Zigui understood.

Although several of the brothers of the Marquis of Anguo Mansion are no longer with us, as Su's wife, her children will inherit the Marquis of Anguo Mansion.

I just don't know whether the Su family will still want the Anguo Marquisate by then.

Capable people like them should look down on the power of the Marquis of Anguo's Mansion.

Gu Zigui quickly found out the situation of the two children. Gu Zian was fine as his family was burdened with financial responsibilities and he was not yet engaged.

But Gu Ziming is different.

At a young age, he was already a scholar. When he passed the examination, he was already engaged to the daughter of his mentor.

Gu Ziming couldn’t do it, but he saw Gu Ziming’s brother Gu Zishi.

The Gu family really couldn't afford to send too many people to school. After Gu Ziming passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, his brother Gu Zishi, who was two years older than him, was forced to drop out of school.

For the sake of his brother, he was willing to give up his studies. This was what Gu Zigui saw.

People around him said that Gu Zishi was a man who valued friendship and loyalty.

After the candidate was chosen, Gu Zigui first mentioned it to Old Madam Gu.

If he was adopted as a foster son, the old lady would definitely not be happy, but in this case, if he was just adopted as a godparent, she would have no objection.

She knew about the plight of Lady Anguohou.

"With Su's new daughter-in-law, the two adopted sons cannot live in the Marquis of Anguo's Mansion." Old Madam Gu made a request.

Although Su had a husband, Zigui did not live in the Anguo Marquis Mansion.

In order to prevent any accidents, it is better to take precautions against them early.

"My aunt said that after they adopted their son, he would still live in their own home, but he would visit my aunt only when needed," said Gu Zigui.

My aunt is not a generous person, so it is impossible for her to support a few more people at home.

“After all, I have adopted a son, so I can’t let them down.

Although they don’t live in the Anguo Marquis’ Mansion, they can’t live too badly. You can build a separate courtyard for them in your hometown.” Old Madam Gu said again.

This branch of the Gu family also originated from Gujia Village.

Gujia Village is three hours away from their capital.

"Zi Shi was a scholar, and my aunt said that after she recognized him as her godfather, she would send him to a college to study.

As for Zi'an, he usually lives in the military camp.

Zi'an has a mother at home, and this house is built in his hometown.

At that time, he was studying in the city, and in order to facilitate his study, his aunt bought him a small courtyard in the city. "Gu Zigui said.

He must have discussed it with his aunt before telling my grandmother.

"Is this money enough?" asked Mrs. Gu.

She knew that Su's dowry had already gone into the pocket of the wife of Marquis Anguo.

But she has married off several daughters, so she definitely doesn't have any wealth left.

"Don't worry about the money. Su also agrees to this matter and she has already paid the money." Gu Zigui said.

When it came to money, my aunt hesitated.

She was planning to find them a wife, and she would pay for the wife, but she didn't want to pay for building the house.

The wives that my aunt wanted to marry for her two adopted sons were her nieces from her mother's family.

After all, she is from her mother's family, so the betrothal gift cannot be too shabby. All her money has been spent on this.

After Su knew about it, he took out the money on his own initiative.

“Speaking of money, didn’t Su use the tax-free quota of our Ningguo Marquisate?

she……

If you have the ability, you can take this quota back." said Mrs. Gu.

She heard that with this tax-free quota, the Su family would receive an additional one-third of income each year.

When there is little land, you don’t feel it, but it’s different when there is a lot of land.

Before, their two families only had a hundred acres of land each.

And now, the Su family has 5,000 acres.

In addition to the quota for the Anguo Marquis Mansion, they do not have to pay taxes on tens of thousands of acres of land. In time, the Anguo Marquis Mansion will definitely be richer than the Ningguo Marquis Mansion.

Originally, the two families were the same, but one of them is getting better and better. I'm afraid the eldest daughter-in-law must be dissatisfied.

As for Su, she is Zigui’s woman, but all the benefits were taken by Luo.

"Grandma, we don't have much cash in our house right now, and we can't build a family business.

When Jialai deposits cash in the mansion and buys land, I will take back the tax." Gu Zigui promised.

Their expenses as Ningguo Marquis are quite high, and some of them are not making enough money to cover their expenses.

Although he had heard the news, his stepmother was the head of the family, so he didn't know the specific situation.

It's impossible for his stepmother to tell him that there's not enough money in the house.

Now all his salary has been handed over to his stepmother, and he cannot take out any more.

"Oh, this is the only way." Old Madam Gu could only sigh.

Su married into the Anguo Marquis's Mansion, but the two men in their mansion had little financial resources.

Although Tang was born in the Valley of Divine Doctors, she had no dowry, and all her expenses had to be paid by their family.

As for the princess, she was of noble birth and had a generous dowry.

But she is a princess. Do you have the nerve to accept her dowry?