The Xu family was busy for the job until the tenth day of the first lunar month. It was about to reach the most lively Lantern Festival, which was the Lantern Festival.

From the eleventh day of the lunar month to the twentieth day of the lunar month, the gates of the major cities in the capital were closed day and night for ten days. The inner courtyard of the imperial palace was unable to stop the people from the front of the Meridian Gate. Women were allowed to get sick, touching the copper nails on the palace gate to get some blessings, and lanterns were placed on the Qinhuai River, and people from all over the world sang and played everywhere.

Unfortunately, bad news came. Last year, the old lady refused to let her family go out. This year, the mansion even passed a message saying that the old man was not feeling well and should not go to Beijing to reunite. This made the girls in the family very disappointed.

In addition, the routine is reduced by half every year. The housekeeper explained that due to the increase in spending in the mansion, many young masters and ladies have reached the age of getting married, and their other half may have to stop next year.

Xu Qingtang had already known about this two years ago, and it had been dragged to the present. However, the eunuch's words reached Wang's ears for some reason. He sent a maid to invite Xu Qingtang to meet him, intending to demolish the entire North Courtyard and rebuild a yard.

Seeing that another large sum of money was going to be spent, Xu Qingtang had no choice but to tell him what he gave him, saying that he would be considerate when there were any difficulties at home and asked Wang not to tell him.

Before a day had passed, the old lady there got the news. She was shocked and ordered someone to call Xu Qingtang and his wife to interrogate the reason.

Xu Qingtang smiled bitterly and said, "For some reason, my son went over to ask the third brother in person. The third brother said he didn't know and asked the fourth brother. The fourth brother immediately ran to the old man's house and there was no more. The son had to go and find the eldest brother, but the eldest brother didn't say a word, and sneered and served tea to see him off."

"It's outrageous." The old lady patted the table and said sternly: "I don't care about the money in his house. If it is cut off, it will be cut off. At least I have to give it a reason! This is obviously because I want to save money and food, and I plan to break off my family affection. Well, they dislike us, and we won't go up to them in the future. We all have their own experience from now on."

Xiao hurriedly said, "Mother, please calm down. Maybe the mansion has encountered difficulties recently, so it is unknown whether it is inconvenient to say it out loud. Don't get angry and your body is ruined."

"What's the difficulty?" The old lady sneered in disappointment and said, "In the early years, the two families had similar populations, and one-third of their promising prospects were given to our family every year. Later, I thought I had spent a lot of money there, so I took the initiative to reduce it to one-quarter. I didn't expect that even these are too much now. Forget it, let him go."

Xu Qingtang sighed: "In recent years, the eldest brother was in charge of the affairs of the mansion. He has been cold-faced since childhood. He is far inferior to the intimacy of our family as the third brother and fourth brother. Unexpectedly, the old man is still alive and is so mean and polite."

The old lady became more annoyed the more she thought about it. Suddenly she was so angry that she coughed. Yuelan quickly handed over a bowl of turmeric soup. Wang took the spittoon first. The old lady coughed so hard that Xiao reached out and patted her back hard. Then she spit out the phlegm caused by the weak fire, took a sip of hot soup and rinsed it with tea, and finally recovered.

"The more you do this, the less you can't bow your head."

As the old lady was angry and embarrassed, Xu Qingtang and his wife knew it was bad at once. Sure enough, the old lady said slowly: "We must build the yard. We cannot let the royal family underestimate our house, and we cannot let the other side wait and see jokes."

"Yes." Now that things have come to this point, Xu Qingtang focused on it. He decided that no matter what method he used, he could not disappoint his mother.

The old lady was not unaware of the truth at home, so she waved her hand gently and said, "There are 3,000 taels of silver in the box in my room, and there are some fabrics, so use them."

Xu Qingtang said firmly: "My son will handle this matter, and no one is allowed to worry about your body."

Wang was determined to be noble in front of his relatives, and couldn't help but say, "Mother is kind, too. Can you still go out to borrow money? Just take it and take it, and it's not too late to pay it back when you have the money."

Xiao looked at his sister-in-law angrily and thought to himself that you didn’t tell the old lady secretly, but you still dare to spend the old lady’s coffin book? Before this festival was over, it made the whole family feel bad. It was just for the sake of his son, and it was too selfish.

Liu looked at this scene coldly, and couldn't help but feel a little gloating. He thought that he should be careful in the future. When the old lady left, he could quickly divide the property and save all the time.

At this time, Xu Hao suddenly said: "My father said that he would solve this matter, and he would definitely solve it successfully. Grandma and aunt don't have to worry."

Wang Shiqi said: "Can you father and son still make money out of thin air?"

"Although it's not too far, it's not far away." Xu Hao smiled mysteriously.

The sad and disappointed old lady stared at the only grandson who was still by her side for a long time, then looked at her second son who was calmly raising her head. She finally felt relieved. The father and son who were most despised in the past were not discouraged when the matter was about to come, and this was enough to make her feel relieved.

"You have taken all these belongings. You are old and old. What's the use of keeping things outside?" The old lady said with a wry smile, and then cheered up and said with a cheerful smile: "I believe my grandson's words, and I believe my son's promises. On the contrary, the money is useless and is better used to buy land, so that it can last forever."

Xu Qingtang was not a pedantic person, so he immediately said, "Yes, my son knows."

Xu Hao frowned and seemed to be recalling something, and asked: "Does the land used to worship the ancestral tombs not be confiscated even if something happens?"

Xiao was startled and quickly scolded: "What are the nonsense of children talking about every family? Stop me."

Xu Hao explained calmly: "I just ask, it is said that people will have good fortune and bad luck, and the moon will have profit and loss. When you are rich, you should look at it longer-term and save money and regret it only when you are at the forefront."

This heartless words were like a stone stirring up a thousand waves. The old lady and Xu Qingtang suddenly changed their expressions. The old lady sighed with a gloomy face: "Yes, I should think of this section, I should think of it."

Xu Qingtang was no longer as calm as before. He rubbed his hands in panic and said anxiously: "Oh no, a disaster is coming."

The three daughters-in-law below were so scared that their hearts were pounding. Xiao asked hurriedly: "What's wrong? You should explain it clearly."

"Oh." Xu Qingtang sat on the chair with a depressed look on his face.

But the old lady Jun insisted on calming down and said to Xu Hao with a wry smile: "It's useless, but you can try it. At that time, I can only pray to God for blessings and bless my Xu family to leave a trace of blood and live on Tian Sizu's birth in the future."

Xu Hao was stunned for a while, and finally came back to his senses, his face turned pale, and his unintentional words hit the nail on the head? Is the Xu Mansion about to be executed by Zhu Yuanzhang?

No! Anyway, my family has to be a devil under the knife, so why do we have to be so clear at this time? Besides, even if Zhu Yuanzhang was an emperor, he would not dare to take the blame for the world without a reason and attack the most loyal first hero of this dynasty.

"It's not like this, this matter is a bit strange." Xu Hao shook his head and immediately said the idea in its original form.

When the old lady and Xu Qingtang heard Xu Hao's analysis, they felt that it was reasonable. If it was because of a serious crime of treason, then no one could escape. If not, even if there were relatives and no matter how involved they were, they would not be able to blame themselves. After all, they were each one of them, and they were not Xu Da's direct descendants.

What is that for? Xu Qingtang thought about it and did not care about his anxious wife, and pondered: "Is it because of the greed of ink in the mansion that there is a possibility that the property of the house was confiscated? So he did not dare to tell us openly, but secretly cut off the contact between us, so that our family was implicated and the house was confiscated?"

"That's all the accounts, how can I tell you clearly?" The old lady said dissatisfied, and then suddenly realized, "I know, it seems that it's the same as Hao'er's thoughts. This is to remind us to prepare early just in case!"

Xu Hao breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't believe that someone in the Xu family would illegally embezzle, and it wasn't that short of money? Could it be that Old Zhu was jealous of seeing the Xu family's life? He thought of enriching the treasury for his grandson in advance. Well, the garden of the Xu family's house is indeed too big.

He also knew that his thoughts were too fantasy and he was just having fun in suffering. No matter what, as long as he could save his life, he still had a chance to start over.

For the Xu family, this incident is no less than shocking news, second only to the whole family being tied to Caishikou. Wang did not dare to set up a yard, as he was as stupid as a walking corpse.

Xiao was also a little sane and stood there frowning. On the contrary, Liu was the most calm. At least she had her husband's official position. Even if it was not for the Qing magistrate's 100,000 yuan silver, she could still be guaranteed for her life. As for other relatives, she could support the elderly lady for her old age in the face of disaster, which would be considered filial.

There are still many doubts about this matter, but the reason is somewhat unreasonable. Why do you have to hide your head and tail when sending someone to spread the message in secret?

But the Xu family would rather believe that it was there. Even if the Xu family really wanted to cut off the supply of property, it would be fine if they were careful. Anyway, they had to buy some ancestral property.

Nowadays, real estate transactions in the Ming Dynasty were extremely active. Every year, a group of officials had their heads fallen, and a group of rich people lost their families for various reasons. Moreover, there were many places and few people at this time. As long as they had money in their hands, they would not have to worry about not being able to buy land.

Xu Qingtang was about to leave to Suzhou and Hangzhou to purchase some land secretly, and then go to Fengyang’s hometown to build an ancestral tomb. Buy nearby land and register it with the government. It will take at least half a year to come back.

Xu Hao became the only male in the family. Since he boasted that Haikou did not need to spend too much money, he naturally had to pay attention to the matter of building a new house.

He did not explain too much to his father, and only said that the person who tied the bell was to untie it. Xu Qingtang, who was skeptical, had no time to spend at home, and told him not to repair it if the matter was not done.
Chapter completed!