Font
Large
Medium
Small
Night
Prev Index    Favorite Next

Chapter 1285 The Shen family divides the spoils

After the people left, Chen Xi looked at the box at his doorstep and suddenly felt a little worried. It was not suitable for delivering these things anywhere, so he could only stay at home.

Xie Yuner took Zhu Shan out and saw Chen Xi standing at the door, asking, "My husband, these are..."

Chen Xi waved his hand without explaining, and said, "I'll ask Brother Jiu to ask someone to help carry it in... You don't have to pay attention, I'll explain it in detail to you when I get inside!"

When Zhu Shan saw Ma Jiu turn around and leave, he hurriedly said, "I can do it alone, I don't need to call anyone..." Unfortunately, Ma Jiu has already driven away.

The box has eight mouthfuls, each mouthful of about one cubic cube. Although it is not big, it is surprisingly heavy. Fortunately, each mouthful of box has a rope tied to it, which is a strong place.

Zhu Shan stepped forward, and with force on his legs and waist and abdomen, he lifted the box steadily.

Chen Xi was very surprised. He had tried it just now, and each box was at least 100 kilograms. Unexpectedly, Zhu Shan’s Qili Avenue was at this level.

Soon, Zhu Shan sent the eight-mouth box into the yard.

Chen Xi asked Zhu Shan and Xiao Yu who came over to open the box and exposed the things inside.

Good guy, except for a box of jewelry and jade, the rest are boxes of silver. Most of them are ingot-shaped silver. Although they are not official silver, they are of good quality. As for copper coins, they are much more messy, and even copper coins from the Tang and Song dynasties. These copper coins are mainly used to hide more expensive things... Under the copper coins are gold bricks, gold bars and gold and silver jewelry, which are very valuable at first glance.

Xie Yun'er never expected Chen Xi to accept such a heavy gift. Seeing this, she was so surprised that she couldn't stop talking and said in a daze: "My husband, why... so much money?"

Chenxidao: "The Tartars knocked on the gate and plundered countless times. Almost every Tartar soldier was a treasure house for moving. I led my troops to fight against the Tartars, and won consecutive victories. Every time I cleaned the battlefield, I seized a lot of money, not to mention that there were more gold, silver and jewelry there when I captured the Tartars camps several times."

"The Tatars swept the capital and placed all the looted things in Nanyuan. Our army defeated the Tatar soldiers and horses twice outside the capital. The Tatars hurriedly withdrew, and the things stored in Nanyuan were not in time to transport them away, and a small half of them were cheaper. After all the wars accumulated, they were already considered an amazing wealth, and what they sent is mine now."

Xie Yuner asked nervously: "My husband, should this money be handed over to the court? Such a large amount is left at home... I'm afraid something is wrong?"

Chen Xi smiled and comforted: "Yun'er, things are different from what you imagined. This is not a bribery. It's better to say...how to say it, it's similar to sharing the spoils!"

"You should take it first. It is not appropriate to hand it over to the court. After all, this is a seizure on the battlefield. It was made by me and the soldiers with one sword and one shot. If I hand it over, it would seem noble, but the court knew it and would definitely order the soldiers who went to war with me to confiscate the shares of their property. This is not advisable to harm others and not benefit oneself."

"After counting, see how much silver and copper coins are there, you will leave these things to Yun'er. How to deal with them when you look back, I will tell you in detail that as for gold, jewelry, jade and gold and silver jewelry, they are all left in the mansion. Even if they have to be dealt with, they will not involve these!"

Xie Yuner was not very clear about the things on the battlefield. She just did what Chen Xi said.

That night, Chen Xi took Xie Yuner to roughly count the property. The silver was about 4,200 taels, 820 taels of copper coins, 1,000 taels of gold, plus jewelry and jade and gold and silver jewelry, it was estimated that there would be about 20,000 taels of silver, which was much higher than what Chen Xi expected.

When the counting was made, the whole family was watching. Even though Chen Xi was rich, he had never seen so many babies in his house.

After a detailed inventory, Chen Xi looked at Lin Dai who was almost drooling with his eyes wide open and said, "What do you like? Go up and pick two of them, everyone has them!"

Lin Dai was not polite and went up and took two pieces of gold jewelry... a gold necklace and a pair of gold bracelets, but was afraid that Chen Xi would blame her, so she pinched it in her hand and looked at Chen Xi secretly.

Chen Xi smiled slightly and didn't ask much, letting Lin Dai hold the thing in her hand, turned to Xiaoyu and said, "Go and help the young lady out and let her walk around!"

The young lady naturally refers to Xie Hengnu. Here, Lin Dai, Yin Wen and Lu Xier have one, so naturally she cannot leave Xie Hengnu's behind.

Yin Wen and Lu Xier each took it. They did not have the appetite of Lin Dai. They took simple jade for their own use. Chen Xi was afraid that they would suffer losses, so he personally chose a few for them, which were of great value together.

After Xie Hengnu came out, he also chose a few, and even chose for the unborn child. Finally, Xie Yuner was the last one.

After choosing these hostesses at home, Chen Xi greeted Zhu Shan and other women and said, "Xiaoyu is now a woman. She needs some household use with Brother Jiu to get two suitable jewelry. I will ask Brother Jiu to bring back one hundred stale money later..."

Seeing Xiaoyu waved his hands and shirking, Chen Xi smiled and said, "This time I went out to fight. The cost of my family is tight. It's all up to Xiaoyu to use his savings to overcome the difficulties. I will reward you for my contributions. Xiaoyu, you don't have to refuse! As for the other girls, choose two of them and treat them as the dowry I give to you!"

Yesterday, Chen Xi returned home, and Xie Yuner told him that several maids and several brothers in the carriage and horse gangs fell in love over time and basically belonged to each other. Even Xiuer found a simple and honest person. Only Zhu Shan had a relatively high vision and had not found a suitable partner yet... Of course, it is also possible that ordinary men are not interested in a tomboy like Zhu Shan.

Because Chen Xi has not come back, the maid at home cannot marry at will, and everything has to be decided by Chen Xi, the head of the family.

Chen Xi gave them a dowry, which means that they agreed to marry, and of course they would still stay in the Shen family to do things after getting married.

All the maids in the Shen family can receive generous salaries and be valued by the master and wife. Even the maids' partners are old people from Tingzhou Prefecture, and they are willing to stay in the Shen family to work.

At Shen Xi's request, Xiaoyu went to the box to choose two silver jewelry. Seeing this, the other maids did not dare to act rashly.

After everyone got the things, Ma Jiu happened to lead a few brothers into the door. Chen Xi asked the female family to return to the inner house first, and then sent someone to move the things into the warehouse in the west wing of the second yard. The people Ma Jiu brought were exactly the husbands chosen by Hong'er, Lu'er and Xiu'er. Chen Xi looked at it carefully and looked good and satisfied.

After everything was settled, Chen Xi and Xie Yun'er arrived at the study room. Xie Yun'er said, "My husband, I'm so busy with so much money at home!"

Chen Xi said: "Don't worry, your husband is also a second-rank official now, and no one dares to bully him. Besides, there are both good players like Zhu Shan and brothers from the carriage and horse gang led by Ma Jiu. You are not afraid of any ordinary thieves coming... Yun'er, the maids in the family are gradually becoming masters. After so many years, the Shen family and the Lu family have different fates. What's the matter with the girl I left in the mansion before?"

Xie Yuner smiled: "My husband said that he had returned to the capital before. Uncle Yun said that his husband bought a girl and came back. I thought it was only three or five, but he was chattering a lot, which was really difficult to manage. So I sent a few to serve my parents-in-law, and some of them stayed in the pharmacy and pharmaceutical factory... Uh, Jun'er left one next to him. If the master felt that there was not enough staff, he would just dispatch a few people to come!"

Chen Xi's face was full of comfort. Although the Shen family was not well-known in the capital, it was considered a small industry and needed manpower in all aspects. Xie Yun'er returned to the capital and managed her home in an orderly manner, making Chen Xi feel much more relaxed.

Chen Xi said: "Yun'er, thanks to you, otherwise these tedious things will be troublesome. Seeing that the family has to add children, in order to avoid being in a hurry, you can choose two or three of the maids, specializing in boiling water, cooking or doing housework. Why are you the wife of a second-rank official? You should enjoy it well and don't do everything yourself!"

Xie Yuner, whom Chen Xi ordered, responded one by one. Chen Xi went to the main courtyard to see his eldest son Chen Ping. Chen Ping was not yet three years old at this time, but he was already a half-year-old boy. He could walk and called him parents.

Chen Xi held his chubby son and said with a smile: "This is my Chen Xi's child, young and smart!"

Xiaoyu covered her mouth and smiled, "What the master said is that ordinary children don't know anything when they were four years old, but our young master has already said it!"

It was just a joke at most. Chen Xi didn't take his heart, but his son was healthy and safe. Chen Xi also had a little more motivation to work hard. He looked at Xie Yun'er with a happy face, walked over, and sent the child to Xie Yun'er's arms. The child hugged his mother and felt much closer, much more honest and peaceful than Shen Xi's arms.

Chen Xi sighed lightly: "I've been a little bit apart. In the future, I will strive to accompany my family forever. Even if the court dispatches me to the place, I will never do anything to lead the army and fight. I think I am a young man, but I have to bear the burden of the family, country and country. It's really unbearable!"

Xie Yuner asked curiously: "Why did the master suddenly say this? Where is the master? I will take my children and my sisters with you!"

Chen Xi shook his head helplessly: "You can't say that. Now I don't know where the court will arrange for me next. I originally thought it's good to stay in the capital, but I thought... some things are not controlled by humans, but it's better to perform the job. I can live a safe life for a few years. Then I may be more capable! As an official, I still have to go to a place far away from the emperor. Do whatever I want. This is the truth!"
Chapter completed!
Prev Index    Favorite Next