My husband's coffin was placed in Yizhuang, and his own box was moved to the courtyard of Yangliu Lane. It was so simple that he settled in Nanyi County. He didn't dare to bother the old house for the time being-

Logically speaking, Liu should be very satisfied. Cheng Qing cut the mess quickly and settled the family. She didn't know where to start after changing her.

But Liu still had many doubts.

Cheng Qing's sisters were not understanding, and the eldest lady couldn't help but ask her:

"Xiaolang, why do you want to accept the third uncle's 200 taels of silver? The people in the old house bullied us like that, so we don't have to be pitiful to the old house!"

Mrs. Cheng was not the biological child of Liu, but was born by Cheng Zhiyuan's original wife Qi.

When Cheng Zhiyuan and his stepmother got into trouble, they broke up from the clan and took their newlywed wife Qi to leave Nanyi. Qi was in trouble and passed away after giving birth to the eldest lady. The eldest lady was so little older that Cheng Zhiyuan married Liu again as a successor. Liu took care of the eldest lady until she was over one year old before she became pregnant. She gave birth to Er Niang and San Niang once.

Cheng Qing is Cheng Zhiyuan's fourth daughter and was raised as a son since childhood. Cheng Zhiyuan not only declared it to the outside world, but also hid it from his three daughters internally.

Cheng Qing was taken care of by Liu since she was a child. Only Liu and Cheng Zhiyuan knew the secret of her being a girl.

As soon as Cheng Zhiyuan died, Liu was the only insider.

Liu maintained this secret very well. Even if Cheng Zhiyuan died, she never thought of telling her three daughters about Cheng Qing's true gender. A woman, she followed her father at home, married husband, and died husband, even if Cheng Qing was a fake son, it was Liu's support, and the three sisters support!

The eldest lady practiced this very well. She didn't want Cheng Qing to receive Cheng Zhishu's money, but she would not question Cheng Qing's decision in public. She endured it until she could only say it if her family members were to say it.

Cheng Qing did not perfunctory the eldest lady, but she thought that it could correct the eldest sister's view of money.

Girls, don’t think that money is stinky and vulgar. You will not know until you are beaten by society that your lover’s mouth is a deceitful ghost, and your white money will never betray you.

"Sister, why can't I ask for the third uncle's money?"

Mrs. Cheng was anxious, "My father didn't interact with the old house before his death. Xiaolang, do you do this, wouldn't the old house look down on us?"

Cheng Qing smiled and turned to ask Liu: "Mother, if it weren't for the 400 taels of silver that fell from the sky, how much money would be left in the family?"

Mrs. Liu was silent for a moment and carried out the silver box:

"Your father went there suddenly. There were more than 800 taels of silver in his house. I bought him a coffin and sent him to spend money. I also sought medical treatment for Xiaolang. On the way, there were escorts from the escorts... Now, there are only sixty-three taels of silver and a coin in this box."

Copper coins are equal to one tael of silver, and all the Cheng family's belongings are only 64 taels of silver.

Cheng Zhiyuan has been in the official career for more than ten years. As the saying goes, "Three years of Qing magistrate, 100,000 snowflakes." Cheng Zhiyuan did not become the prefect, but also became the magistrate for three years. His entire family belonged to only more than 800 taels of silver. He kept his family living in the government office, and did not buy houses or fields... This is also the source of confidence that Cheng Qing felt that he could reverse the case for Cheng Zhiyuan.

If Cheng Zhiyuan was involved in the disaster relief silver corruption case and committed suicide for fear of crime, what about the money he greedy for Mo?

The imperial envoy searched through the county government, but neither found the account book nor the large amount of money. Cheng Zhiyuan was a poor magistrate!

Mrs. Liu told her family about her financial situation, and Mrs. Cheng was stunned.

Just the few houses they live in now cost fifteen taels of silver a year, and the family still has 64 taels of silver left, which really won't last long.

Madam Cheng then gritted her teeth, "Mother, Xiaolang, now that our family is in trouble, there is no need to talk about the magistrate's family's show. I still have my head and clothes, and it's worth four or five hundred taels to send to the pawnshop-"

It is better to use the silver that takes off clothes and jewelry to support it than to bow your head to the old house.

Mrs. Cheng’s temper is exactly the same as Cheng Zhiyuan.

Her decision also affected Erniang and Sanniang. The two sisters also quarreled to send things to pawn shops. They were not as wealthy as the eldest lady. Most of the eldest lady's clothes and jewelry were subsidized by the family, but Erniang and Sanniang's ring hairpin and clothes can be used as three or four hundred taels in total.

The three sisters were so united that Liu was moved. He looked at Cheng Qing and wanted to send his things to the pawn shop.

What can Cheng Qing say?

Even though you are moved, your head hurts.

She held her forehead and smiled bitterly:

"Sister, even if I have no prospects, I will not see you having no hairpin or clothes to wear. If other women have women, I will earn more for you sooner or later! I asked my mother to tell you the remaining money in the family to remind you that money is a good thing. We can't get along with the old house, but we must not get along with the old house's money."

Mrs. Cheng wanted to refute, but Cheng Qing didn't give her a chance:

"When the family was separated, my father didn't take any money and left all the property of the second wife to his step-grandmother Zhu. Will people be grateful to his father? No, they will only joke about his father's stupidity behind his back. Sister, look at the third uncle's wear today. A mutton fat jade pendant hanging around his waist is worth at least 180 taels of silver. A jade pendant with a robe horn is more than all the cash-winning ones in our family... That is the property that my father once gave up back then!"

Cheng Qing was stunned by Liu and his three sisters.

They never considered it from this perspective, and just followed Cheng Zhiyuan's will. However, the people in the old house had endless money to spend. They were both second-family grandchildren, but they were so sad that they needed to be pawned.

Mrs. Cheng stuttered, "Xiaolang, are you going to compete for family property with the old house again?"

Although it was unfair, my father gave up on it himself. Now I want to fight back, but Mrs. Cheng feels that the chance of winning is not high.

Besides, what are they fighting for family property with the old house? His father Cheng Zhiyuan was only a seventh-rank magistrate. His step-grandmother's son Cheng Zhixu was an official outside and had already become a fifth-rank magistrate. He reached out and knocked their family to death.

Cheng Qing shook his head:

"There is no need to fight for family property, that is to die. I just want to say that we can spend a lot of money on the old house. It was not brought by our step-grandmother Zhu from her mother's house, but by the ancestors of the second family for their hard work!"

If you don’t spend money, two hundred taels of silver is nothing, Cheng Qing doesn’t care.

But whether it is relying on the help of the patriarch, or giving some money to the old house for the sake of good looks, or asking Liu and his three sisters to pawn clothes and jewelry, these ways to eat up are not enough, Cheng Qing has other plans for his future.

Liu was worried, "After taking over the money from the old house, there will be a reason to get us there."

Cheng Qing's face was as deep as water.

"Mother, you are wrong. Whether you accept the money or not, you will cause trouble in the old house. We can only fight and can't be a turtle!"
Chapter completed!