Wang Meijuan thought about it, it's over, if Tang Xiu, the man who suffered a thousand knives, lost his money again, she would have to pay out of her own pocket. Now she has secretly transferred a lot of the money from the public fund, and it's all in her name.

How could he spit out what he had swallowed? Wang thought that it was only ten taels of silver.

Tang didn't hesitate to argue with Wang. She didn't even see Tang Shi during the meal, so Tang became a little worried.'

After finishing the meal, Mrs. Tang said to Tang Bao: "Good boy, although you are younger, you are their elder after all. Your sister is not here, so you will lead your nieces and nephews around. My aunt and you

Mother and sister-in-law have something to say."

Tang Bao knew that Tang was trying to drive her away, so she looked at Wang, who nodded.

Mrs. Wang felt bad, and this aunt wanted to warn her again. If the younger generations of the Jiang family saw that it was unseemly, they would nod in agreement.

Tang gave Jiang Er a look in private, and Jiang Er immediately understood.

Only the Tang family, Jiang Mei's mother Qiu family, Wang family and their daughters-in-law Nian family and Yuan family were left in the hall.

"Sister-in-law, you are not an outsider. My father is celebrating his birthday this time, and my sister-in-law has also worked hard. Although I am married outside, I am still my father's biological daughter. I have thought about asking about my father's birthday celebrations and seeing where I can help.

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Mrs. Wang was a little hesitant, thinking that just providing money would be the greatest help, but she also felt that her sister-in-law was a little too nosy.

When Mrs. Wang didn't say anything, Mrs. Tang asked herself: "Sister-in-law may be too busy and has no clue at the moment. How about I ask the question and sister-in-law answer?"

"To celebrate my seventy birthday, I wonder how many tables my sister-in-law has prepared?"

"Three, thirty tables?"

A seventy-year-old man can only hold thirty tables? Seventy has been rare in ancient times. Seventy in ancient times is as rare as one hundred in modern times. Not to mention setting up running water mats for three days, at least the number of tables must not be less. Thirty is not enough to seat.

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In terms of number of people, the Jiang family and the Tang family only have four or five tables. What's the use of thirty tables? Neighbors will come to congratulate someone like this. It's child's play for the Wang family to hold thirty tables.

"I'm afraid thirty tables is inappropriate, isn't it? Not to mention the surrounding neighbors, including relatives and foreign relatives, there are almost thirty tables inside and outside here. We only have thirty tables now, why don't we ask the neighbors not to come?"

"Isn't it necessary to squeeze in a little bit?"

Tang knew that Wang had a habit of lining his own pockets, but when it came time to really do business, he would spend his own money as if it were hers.

"Even if it's crowded, let me ask, how many plates should you order before the meal? How many cold dishes, how many hot dishes, how many steamed vegetables? How many plates of fruits after the meal?"

Wang didn't say anything, and she left all these things to her daughter-in-law, Yuan, to take care of.

Mrs. Yuan is also a fierce master. She has seen the Tang family clearly. Before she married in, the Tang family boasted about being a wealthy family. The person she married was the son of the legitimate wife. She would enjoy happiness when she married in. After marrying in,

, then I realized that my mother-in-law was supported by my concubine. My husband-in-law looks like a human, but he spends his days fighting with dogs and fishing. He is addicted to gambling and does not do his job properly.

She lost a lot of her private money in dowry, so the two of them often quarreled and quarreled.

Now that the old man was celebrating his birthday, Mrs. Wang asked her to take charge of the kitchen, and even left the purchase of vegetables and side dishes to her. She was only given 300 taels to buy thirty tables, and each table only cost 10 taels of silver.

She also had to pay for firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea. My mother-in-law didn't want to use the money to prepare a good banquet. She didn't want to let her have half of the money to earn. The banquet costing ten taels of silver was simply embarrassing and humiliating. She still wanted her to pay for it.

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Mrs. Yuan was the fish seller of the Yuan family in the market. Mrs. Wang valued the Yuan family's business at the beginning.

Mrs. Yuan is also a good accountant, but the amount of money is extremely high. Thinking that when she first got married, the old man was quite okay with her and never treated her badly, so he didn't want to make any money from it, so he calculated it honestly.

How to make the banquet look presentable.

She said: "Go back to my aunt, and order two plates before dinner, peanuts and half a plum. Four cold dishes, namely cold shredded shredded vegetables, cold dried tofu, mixed cucumber and pork head. Eight dishes of hot dishes, braised pork elbow, braised lamb, braised

Fish, fried spinach with bacon, stewed chicken with mushrooms, pork skin and winter melon soup, fried shredded radish and shredded potatoes.”

"That's enough, second nephew-in-law, what is your standard for each table?"

"Twelve."

Mrs. Tang then looked at Mrs. Wang: "Is this how my sister-in-law wishes her father's birthday? When did the Tang family fall to this point?"

"Auntie, you don't know that our family has a lot of expenses. My husband and eldest son are not engaged in production. The harvest in the fields is small. Those tenants bully me, a female generation, and I am short of money. The business of the shop is also not good.

Well, there are still two shops that are operating at a loss. I have also worked very hard these years. The whole family is waiting to ask me for money. I..."

As he spoke, he pretended to cry.

Although Mrs. Yuan is fierce in the market, her character is quite good. In her heart, she looks down on her mother-in-law the most. Looking at her coquettish behavior, Ms. Yuan rolled her eyes. She likes to complain when things happen, and she holds on to power without delegating it.

Mrs. Qiu is also a daughter-in-law under Mrs. Tang. Even if Mrs. Tang sometimes scolds her for being useless, Mrs. Qiu will still delegate the power to handle all matters in the family. Only those who are unsure will ask Mrs. Tang for advice. Mrs. Wang

Usually, both daughters-in-law are there and can do it, but they never let go, making it difficult for the daughter-in-law to do it.

However, the power of running the family was in the hands of Tang Lianshan's successor, the Wang family. The Wang family was selfish, low-ranking, and greedy, which made the family a mess. Several times, the Nian family wanted to help take care of the family affairs, but Wang family always said that

Her status as mother-in-law prevented Nian from being tainted with power.

Therefore, Nian only lived on the few taels of silver given by her father-in-law every month and her dowry. Because her husband Tang Zhi wanted to study and had two sons to raise, life was very tight.

Tang's is not someone who will get confused if you mess around with her. It's useless to think about Jiang Qing's troubles in front of her because of Zhao Yansui's marriage.

"Sister-in-law, the banquet is very small, and I hope that the extra people can squeeze in, but the banquet is very shabby. Although my Tang family is declining day by day, it is not shabby enough to allow guests to crowd the table. Is it possible?

Is this how my sister-in-law leads the family? Don’t complain to me. The Tang family has 60 acres of fertile land, a dozen acres of fertile soil, and more than 20 acres of wasteland. How come the annual harvest is four to five hundred taels. There are four grain and oil shops and four rental shops.

The harvest is around 800 taels, so the Tang family’s annual harvest is at least 1,200 taels."

"My eldest nephew and wife, how much is your monthly salary for a house? How much is your eldest sister's?"

Nian has been educated for two years. She is gentle and capable, but also cowardly and does not fight for anything. Wang usually bullies them and only gives them two taels of silver every month, which the whole family needs. But Nian is another person who treats big things like small things.

Because of his bad character, he ignored the facts and said: "Four taels of silver. My sisters are not married, so they only have half a coin."

Wang looked at Nian with wide eyes. When Nian said four liang, Wang finally felt at ease.

"What, you four liang, our second wife only has three liang, mother, do you prefer the big one?" Ms. Yuan stopped immediately and started arguing: "I won't do it, why should you, the big one, have four liang, and our second wife is still my mother's biological child?
Chapter completed!