vrcanaries Chapter 541 Before setting off, everything that can be sold should be sold off.
Chapter 541 Before setting off, everything that can be sold should be sold off.
Lin Chang'er was somewhat surprised. When they were discussing marriage, they had agreed on the betrothal gifts and dowry, and both sets of elders had agreed that they would not be responsible for taking care of their elders in their old age.
They even drew up a written agreement, although she couldn't possibly abandon them in the future.
But people only feel confident when they have money in their own hands.
Madam Wu had handed over most of her dowry to her as soon as the marriage was finalized.
Right now, she can't bring herself to take money from her private coffers.
She pushed the box back, saying, "My uncle has found Qingfeng, so he should handle this." However, his private treasury had already been handed over to her long ago, so it was appropriate for her to take charge of this matter.
"If we really can't hold on any longer in the future, we'll ask you for help again."
He looked up at the sky again. "It's getting late. I need to get into the city as soon as possible to find my godfather and get a charter together."
"There's no reason why a military commander should be spending his own money to subsidize the army every year. Even if he had mountains of gold and silver at home, he would have emptied them long ago." I wonder whose country he's protecting.
Of course, the Zhenbei Army guarded the northern border fortress, refusing to yield an inch, so that the people behind them could live and work in peace.
But in fact?
Year after year, the taxes were increasing, and there were sea raids from the south. The court did nothing to help. It was no exaggeration to say that we were living in constant fear, let alone having a good life.
"Chang'er..." Madam Wu understood this principle perfectly well, but she never dared to say it aloud.
Hearing her say things I dared not say myself now fills me with immense satisfaction.
But I still warned her, "These are things we can say at home, but you absolutely must not say them again once you leave this house."
Lin Chang'er smiled and said, "I know. I'll set off now. Don't worry, we'll find a way to gather the grain."
Having said that, she took another step, but seeing that Madam Wu was about to see her off, Lin Chang'er quickly stopped her, "Wait!"
Madam Wu did not see her off again, but only watched Lin Chang'er's departing figure with the nanny.
After a long while, she said again, "Brother Liu, I want to go into the city. I don't need a carriage anymore. Go and fetch two horses, and we'll ride them."
Then Liu Zi responded loudly, "Okay, boss, please wait a moment."
Madam Wu's lips curved slightly, and she sighed, "Granny, do you think I was a little too decisive when I came here?"
The old woman said, "My dear girl, what are you thinking about again? Now that the young master is taking responsibility himself and the future young mistress is capable, the sky's the limit. If the second young lady and the young master can also find a way to get out of this mess and reunite, that would be the best outcome."
Madam Wu smiled and looked away. "You misunderstood. What I meant was, why should we give up our family business in the capital to those two concubines' children?"
"No matter what, I am the legal wife, Feng'er is the legitimate son, and the Wu family should have belonged to him in the first place."
"Especially now that Feng'er has found such a good wife, there is no need to worry about losing the family business."
“My brother-in-law wants hundreds of thousands of shi of grain, not just a few dozen jin or a few dozen shi. He can’t fill the hole in that, so Feng’er and Chang’er will have to fill it. Although the old lady is wise and gave her private treasury to Feng’er early on, that dilapidated house, shops and estate in the capital is still worth some money.”
"I should have sold everything I could before I left, so I could have at least made up for some of the losses."
Upon hearing this, the old woman chuckled, "Miss, if you really sold the house, shops, and estate, Lord Wu would probably have already come to argue with you."
Madam Wu pursed her lips. "Let's talk about it then. When the old lady was alive, she said that as long as I am still the head of the Wu family, I can do whatever I want with all the dead things in the Wu family. Whether he and his sweetheart are homeless or what, it has nothing to do with me. I still have the written agreement that the old lady gave me."