Seeing that the east wind returns, the struggle for teaching is the most complicated

, All to my aunt.That's my mother's life savings!Now that I have been defeated, I ask for money again, but I add another 1000 taels!

Seeing He Hongwen's surprise, He's mother choked up and said, "Hong'er, this time, I will do my best, and there will be no second time..." She wiped her tears with a wet silk, but the tears could not be stopped Stay "Your aunt is my own older sister, and she is also in her dozens of years old. Mother can't bear to see her suffer from old age, and she will be raped for a lifetime... Tell your daughter-in-law, just treat it as spending on me... I will never speak to you again..."

Cao Jinxiu wept bitterly: "Auntie, don't say that, if my mother knew that you begged your daughter-in-law like this for her sake, she would be too sad to live... Auntie, you are so miserable..."

Seeing his mother in such pain, He Hongwen felt sore.After all, the mother is the patriarch of the family, how could he let his mother, who had suffered all her life, come to see the face of his son and daughter-in-law?But……

He suppressed the sadness in his heart, afraid that he couldn't help but change his mind, so he quickly gave the best reasons: "Mother, my son and daughter-in-law never meant to disobey you...but the family can't afford such a large sum of money! Seeing his mother and Cao Jinxiu looking at him in surprise, he could only explain, "Last month, Chu Heng bought seventeen hectares of fertile land in the outskirts of the capital with all the available cash in the family. It’s not enough.”

Cao Jinxiu was stunned for a moment, then turned her head and said to He Mu: "Seventeen hectares is [-] mu... With such a large amount of money coming in and out, grandma just... just do it by herself? My aunt doesn't know..."

Mother He shook her head. Of course Chu Heng had told her about this, but she never cared about housework, and now she was overwhelmed by her sister's affairs, so she forgot about it.When her son mentioned it, she remembered it, and she couldn't help becoming anxious: "Then what should I do? Your aunt... I'm afraid I won't be able to survive this winter."

He Hongwen was a little annoyed that Cao Jinxiu didn't forget to stir up the relationship between his mother and Chu Heng at this time, so he said angrily: "My son can't do anything about it. The land I bought this time is also the son of that family who is useless. He beat people to death. Parents gave five thousand acres of land. The land was sold at a low price. Except for the 3 hectares we bought, the rest was bought by the Zong family. Our family didn’t have enough money, so Chu Heng borrowed [-] taels from his natal family. Now the land of the two families is connected , can my son sell this land? Or sell the He family's ancestral property?"

The He family's ancestral property, which Mother He didn't even dare to make up her mind to sell; the newly purchased land is connected to the Zong family, if it is sold, the Zong family must know about it, and if the Zong family knows that the He family gave such a large amount of money to a concubine's natal family, Even if you don't say it, what do you think in your heart?Mother He also pondered, the He family is also a scholarly family after all, this person cannot afford to be lost.

"Aunt..." Cao Jinxiu wrapped his mother's arm around her, "You have to save my mother..."

"Good boy, don't worry..." Mother He patted her weakly, turned her head and said to her son, "If you really can't, just sell the [-] acres of land that I married as a dowry..."

When He Hongwen heard it, he knew that his mother was determined.Naturally, he couldn't let his mother sell all the dowry. Seeing his mother's mournful face and his cousin crying, he felt uncomfortable.I could only grit my teeth and said, "Mother, don't do this... son... think of a way."

He walked back to his room with heavy steps, where Chu Heng was teasing Brother Qi.Brother Qi is about to turn one year old, it's time for fun, He Hongwen usually hugs his son for a while when he sees him, but today he has no interest at all.Seeing him looking depressed, Chu Heng sat on the side of the bed without saying a word, so he asked the nurse to take the son away, went over and sat down next to him, and said softly, "What happened?"

He Hongwen sighed, told what happened just now, and finally looked at his wife with regret: "Chu Heng, I'm sorry for you... But I really can't disobey my mother... She has been a widow for so many years, and she is sick and weak... ..."

Chu Heng smiled slightly: "You are filial, I am not angry. But," she looked at her husband with a smile, "what is the relationship between the Cao family and the He family?"

He Hongwen was stunned, and Chu Heng's smile at this time was very similar to Minglan who said "Brother He, your future wife will be hard to be"... But everything today was exactly what Minglan said that day of……

He lowered his head, suppressed the ups and downs in his heart, and said: "I asked Uncle Cao's family to write down the document, as long as Jin'er came in, Cao's family can only be regarded as the family of the concubine's family, and can no longer be regarded as relatives of the He family. But...but..."

"But my wife can't leave this sister behind, can she?" Chu Heng was still smiling, and He Hongwen was speechless, so he nodded.

Chu Heng tilted his head and thought for a while: "As the saying goes, helping the urgent is not helping the poor. The old lady gave the Cao family a lot of money back then, but now they have ruined it all, and the heirs are so full of poisons. How long will we help?" Is it the size? If things go on like this, I'm afraid it won't be enough to move the He family to them."

He Hongwen said: "I don't know this. But my mother said, this is the last time... and said some uncomfortable things, I really... really..."

Chu Heng smiled and said: "Don't do this. I'm not that stingy and evil daughter-in-law, how can I make things difficult for my mother-in-law? But you know, the first one, the family doesn't have the money now; the second one, the wife probably really thinks it is This is the last time, but the Cao family may not think so. The flowers are all gone tomorrow, and when I ask for them again, will my wife have the heart to ignore them? If I just want the 3000 taels of flowers, I can afford to go back to my mother’s house and cry. , but that’s not the way to go.”

He Hongwen hurriedly said: "No way! There is no reason for you to go back to your mother's house and lend money to Cao's family! Even if my mother-in-law doesn't say anything, I will lose face again."

Chu Heng smiled and said, "If I really went to borrow money, I wouldn't say it was for the Cao family." Her face suddenly darkened, and He Hongwen saw it. When she was about to ask, she smiled again and said: " Instead of dying like this, it is better to think of a long-term strategy. Do you know that among the sons of the Cao family, there are one or two outstanding ones?"

He Hongwen said: "The Cao family has six sons, the eldest son, the second son and the fifth son were born by my aunt, and the other three are concubines. The three descendants are not very successful. Back then, it was because the eldest cousin was a dandy, and the grandmother I feel that the Cao family has no way to teach their children, so they are reluctant to marry the Cao family... Only the third cousin who was born out of a concubine loved reading when he was young, but my aunt kept suppressing him, and then he was exiled, which ruined his future. The Cao family lived in Beijing I chatted with him a few times, he intends to give up his studies and start a business, but he has no capital. He can’t be called outstanding, but he is the only one in the brotherhood who still has some ideas about starting a business.”

Chu Heng nodded and said: "That's it. We just need to give this third cousin some capital and help him get up. When he gets better, he will naturally support the two elders of the Cao family. No one has a son and even reaches out to his nephew." reason."

He Hongwen hesitated and said: "My aunt has always been strict with these concubine children, if she said to give the money to the third cousin, she would definitely not agree."

Chu Heng smiled and said: "It's okay, I'll go and tell my wife, I'm sure she will agree."

On the second day, Chu Heng congratulated his mother and came to pay her respects.When Cao Jinxiu saw Chu Heng, she knelt straight and cried, "Grandma, please show mercy—"

Chu Heng smiled and said: "Sister Cao is not well, you should help her up quickly." The two nuns in the back helped Cao Jinxiu up without saying a word.

Mother He and Cao Jinxiu had been haggling for most of the night, and now their complexion was burnt yellow, and they didn't have the slightest energy.Seeing that his daughter-in-law didn't allow Cao Jinxiu to speak, he sighed in his heart and said, "Heng'er, you... come and sit down."

Chu Heng sat beside her mother-in-law's bed, looked at her mother-in-law's face, frowned and said, "Madam's complexion is not good."

Tears welled up in He's mother's eyes, and she said, "This is my destiny, I won't worry about it for a day..."

Chu Heng smiled and said: "Look at what my wife said, it's time for my wife to enjoy the blessings of my children and grandchildren, so why do you still say that my life is not good? Is it the husband or brother Qi who made the wife embarrassed?"

Mother He was taken aback.It stands to reason that now only her children and grandchildren are her family members. Although her sister is related, she has a different surname, not even her mother's family.Chu Heng's words seemed casual, but they actually had weight in them.When she was asked like this, it was hard to say what she said later.

"Auntie..." Seeing Chu Heng blocking He's mother back, Cao Jinxiu hurriedly called from the side.Mother He turned her head and saw Cao Jinxiu's tears filled with tears, her eyes were swollen so small that she had to be cruel and said to her daughter-in-law: "Yesterday... Brother Hong told you..."

"Oh, I said it, Sister Cao's natal brothers have lost their family business and want to have a good time with my sister." Chu Heng said lightly, "My husband wants to give them 300 taels of silver."

"300 taels!" Cao Jinxiu blurted out. This figure was ten times less than what He's mother had said to He Hongwen. How could the mother tell herself once, how could she spend this little money?

Mother He waved at Cao Jinxiu. In fact, 300 taels is not a small amount. A small family can live for a year with 30 taels of silver, and 300 taels can buy [-] to [-] mu of land in Cao’s original hometown.She also thought about it last night, if the family really couldn't get the money, she had no choice but to spend less, and then figured out a way by herself when the turnover was free.

Chu Heng didn't look at Cao Jinxiu either, and continued to say to Mother He: "My husband and his wife have discussed it, and my husband said that most of the brothers in Sister Cao's family are used to living the lives of sons and daughters, and no matter how much money they have, it will be in their hands , It was also spent as soon as it was handed over. The wife even sold the dowry, and gave them 2000 taels of silver, but it was gone in just three years. Sister Cao, isn’t it?”

In front of the servants in the room, Cao Jinxiu was unwilling to admit it, but she couldn't deny it, so she just lowered her head and wept.

Chu Heng continued: "According to my husband, whoring and gambling are bottomless pits, and our He family did not open the treasury.