Mrs. Liu perked up, with a look of approval on her face. She pulled the person who was trying to persuade her and whispered: "My dear brothers and sisters, how could I not know this? But you have been in the capital for a while, so you should know that the people in this capital are

How can a house be so easy to buy?”

She said: "Here in the inner city, just a small courtyard costs thousands of dollars. Since Shanbao's father passed away, Shanbao's mother and I have barely made a living and provided Shanbao with education. How can we have so much money?"

buy house?"

"Our family can't afford to lose that person if we buy it in the outer city," Mrs. Liu said: "And the families living there in the outer city are incomparable to those in the inner city. We can't let our two children get married in the future and let them come from Chongqing."

Would you like to move to the outer city in Yuanfangli?"

"Don't say that my in-laws are unhappy. Even I can't make fun of Shanbao's future."

The person who made the suggestion forced a laugh. She didn't believe that Mrs. Liu couldn't even come up with a thousand dollars. Their family had a lot of assets. Even if they were handed over to some members of the clan, she took away a lot.

She still has a lot of land with Zhuangzi in Longzhou, and their Bai family's fields are also in that area. I heard that the harvest is quite good every year.

The new wheat seeds that were very popular in Longzhou a few years ago were brought from the south by their family, and they must have made a lot of money.

But Mrs. Liu said she had no money, so she couldn't mention this, so she could only apologize.

Mrs. Liu did not let her go, and pulled her and continued: "My younger brothers and sisters don't know that the costs of being an official and not being an official are different. His mother and I only need enough to eat and drink, but the children cannot be wronged."

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She clapped her fingers and said: "People want a good Xuan pen. We Shanbao can't use such a good one, but we have to use a Hu pen or a Shanlian pen, right? If they want to use Taohe inkstone, we always have to prepare one at home.

The Chengni inkstone, not to mention the daily paper and ink sticks, are too old, how can he hold his head up outside?"

Mrs. Zheng on the side was dumbfounded. They did have these things at home, but the ones that her son used on a daily basis were obviously very common. But the pens, inkstones and papers that the mother mentioned were basically only used for drawing or writing at home and mounting them.

It is only used when writing characters.

Mrs. Liu continued, "There are also the children's accessories. After all, he is a young master from a well-known family. Even if he has no father and has fewer things than others, he can't lack too many things. His clothes need to be changed from time to time, and his accessories can't be missing either. Welcome gifts

In the past, I couldn't be more humble than my classmates, and I had to waste so much to maintain this dignity..."

Mrs. Liu didn't say much, she just took the handkerchief and wiped her tears.

She said: "Why didn't I know that it was not good to live in the Zhou family? Not to mention the distance. When the two children get married in a while, how will his mother and I face this grandson-in-law?"

"You are my own family, I'm just saying this. If it were anyone else, I wouldn't say this. Alas, it's just because our widows are unemployed and many things left by our ancestors are gone, so we let our children suffer this injustice."

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The face of the sister-in-law who was held by her changed slightly, and she did not dare to bring up this topic again.

When she returned to their home, she still couldn't help but call her son, truthfully told her what she said, and asked, "What did you mean by what she said?"

Bai Min frowned, "Does she want to communicate with the clan through her mother?"

The old lady said worriedly: "I feel the same way. It is impossible to say that she is short of money. Who in the clan does not know that she is a capable person. When the ancestral property matter was so big, our clan hired her

My maternal nephew came over, and everyone was fine before and after he came. He changed his tune after staying for less than two days, collected the family's things, and went to help her instead."

Otherwise Mrs. Liu wouldn't have been able to leave just as she said.

"Although there has been little contact between the two parties in recent years, her family's properties are not far away from Zhuangzi. All the thoughtful people in the clan know that the management is not bad," she said, "I believe that Bai Shan spends a lot of money, but no one else does.

One or two children who are studying? It’s difficult to do this without anyone else. She may be thinking about the ancestral property of the clan when she said this."

Bai Min pursed his lips in displeasure and asked, "Why did she suddenly mention this matter?"

The old lady was a little embarrassed. It couldn't be said that she couldn't stand others and took the initiative to bring up the matter of buying a house in the capital, right?

Seeing the old lady's reaction, Bai Min vaguely understood something and asked, "Were there many people there at that time?"

The old lady said helplessly: "The only people we talked about in private were your wife and sister-in-law besides me."

Bai Min:……

The old lady waited for him to make up his mind.

Bai Min thought for a long time, and finally said: "Forget it, I'll discuss it with Lao Wu. I'll also tell my eldest brother. As for how to decide, I'll listen to my eldest brother."

This eldest brother is naturally Bai Wei, the current patriarch of the Bai family. In the past two years, his father Bai Jing got old and fell ill twice. Not only did he return home from official duties, but he also gave the position of patriarch to Bai Wei.

Bai Wei, like most heads of aristocratic families, did not become an official, but concentrated on taking care of the family at home. Now he is very strict about family education.

The fifth child is Bai Yan, who has become closer to the Zhou family and the Bai Shan family in the past two years. Zhou Lang is still called uncle and nephew.

When Bai Heng heard that their illness was so severe, he almost spit out blood, "Third brother, why is the old lady telling their family this if she has nothing to do?"

He said: "I have deliberately avoided this matter in the past two years. Who doesn't know that the aunt in the fourth room is very powerful. So many clan elders couldn't do anything to her back then. Why do you go out of your way to deliver the message?"

Bai Min said: "Old ladies are comparing each other and sarcastic, what can I do?"

"Besides, there is no way to hide this matter all the time," Bai Min sat down on the chair, also brought a cup of tea to drink, and said in a deep voice: "If you ask me, since the fourth house is so tough, it is better to give them the things."

"Give it to them?" Bai Heng smiled bitterly, pointed at himself and asked, "Should I give it, or should you give it?"

He said: "Even if our two families are willing to give it, what about the other families? We have held it in our hands for more than ten years. What has become of the food we eat? Is it possible to let them vomit it out?"

"Does this cause us?" Bai Min said: "To be blunt, the fourth house was not willing to take it out at the time, but didn't it come out in the end? The same is true for us. But it depends on who is more powerful.

It’s just weak.”

Bai Heng couldn't help but mutter, "Their family isn't very powerful, right?"

Bai Min glanced at him and said: "We just want to return them when they are no longer powerful and repair the relationship. If their family is really so powerful that we have to return it, then it is better not to return it and just find a reason."

Just give them this room."

Bai Heng's face turned pale when he heard this, "Branch? Third brother, their family is not far away from our direct branch. If this spreads out, how will we, the Bai family, behave?"

"So while Bai Shan is still young, we need to take out all those things, even add some, and find a reason to give them to the fourth room. I think the reason given by the fourth room's aunt is good. Bai Shan has grown up, so it's time to
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