Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 264 The bottomless pit that cannot be filled

After a pause, she continued, "Have you forgotten what my elder sister told you last time? If you want to use your dowry to support your uncle's family, we have no objection, but don't force me to help them. I don't want to. My uncle's family is a bottomless pit that I can't fill."

"You..." Madam Han's tears finally fell. "Well, you have grown up and look down on my uncle's family. Is this how you treat me? They are my own brothers."

"Mother, my uncle and aunt have hands and feet, and our family has fields, land and shops. They won't starve to death. Why are you always like this? You have used up your own dowry money to subsidize them, isn't it enough?

Do you still want me to continue to subsidize them? Do they still want to rely on me and the Marquis' Mansion for their whole lives? They are lazy and do nothing every day, just drinking and listening to music. Why don't they think about working to earn money to support the family? "

Rong Jin picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then said, "Look, Zhenzhu is only sixteen years old and hasn't gotten married yet, but now her shop and farm are both thriving, and the money she earns is enough to support herself. Aren't her uncle and aunt inferior to Zhenzhu?

Do my uncle, aunt, and cousin need me to support them for the rest of their lives? I don't owe them anything, so why should I be the one who takes advantage of them? " Rong Jin must have been furious, and although his tone was still unhurried, his words were indeed very rude.

"My cousin's leg was broken, so you asked me to send the banknotes over. But when I fell off my horse last time and was recovering in the Marquis' Mansion, why didn't my uncle and aunt come over once? I don't need their money or snacks, but it's only right for them to come over empty-handed to ask about my situation, right?

But, in the past two months, have my two uncles and aunts come to visit me once? Have they ever cared about me? They only come to the mansion when they want to take advantage of it. Do you see them come here at other times? Why do you always make things difficult for me like this? "

"You..." Madam Han's tears surged down like a river bursting its dam.

"Mother, no one gets money easily. Don't you see that our mansion is in tatters? Are you not the head of the household and don't know the situation of the mansion?

If there is no winery, we will not be able to provide subsidies to the soldiers who retired two years ago. Are you trying to say that it is not my and the Marquis's responsibility to subsidize them? It is indeed not my and our Marquis's responsibility?

Then when did the two uncles become my and our mansion's responsibility? The retired soldiers are still fighting to protect the border on the battlefield, and maybe they are protecting my grandfather, father, and uncles in some battle. What have the uncles done for the mansion? In addition to asking you for money, what else have they done? "He paused, softened his tone, and continued.

"If we don't have the winery, our mansion will soon be out of money, don't you know? If this goes on, I won't have the money to marry a wife in the future. I did get the money from the winery, but my grandmother said that this money is for me to marry a wife in the future and for giving a betrothal gift to my wife. It's not my pocket money." Rong Jin's speech speed became a little faster, but his voice was not loud.

"So, mother, how can you ask me to use the money for marrying a wife to send to my uncle's family? What if I can't marry a wife in the future? If they are really in trouble and have to beg on the street, it's okay for me to help them, but they have hands and feet, fields and land. As long as they are willing to work, how can they not support themselves?

They are just lazy. Why should I support them? Give them the money from the mansion, let them drink and listen to music, and have a good time. Don't grandparents enjoy themselves? Didn't you see that grandparents fought hard on the battlefield, and often they didn't have enough food or clothes.

Don't you see that grandma is so old, but she still works hard to manage the winery? The last time the winery had an accident, it was grandma and sister Hua who stayed in the winery for three days and three nights without sleeping. Don't you know?" Rong Jin put down the teacup in his hand and said angrily.

"I am really ashamed for my two aunts. Years ago, my eldest aunt went to Hua's shop in the name of my in-laws and my relationship with the Marquis's Mansion to cause trouble. She used 65 taels of silver to take away Hua's goose down quilt worth 77 taels of silver, and she was right.

If you don't have enough money, just buy one. If you can't afford it, just don't use it. It's really embarrassing to make such a scene. Isn't she afraid that her reputation of forcing people to buy and sell will spread and make her uncle dismissed and return home?

And look at what the second aunt did. How dare she interfere in Zhenzhu's marriage?" He paused, swallowed the fact that Wang asked Hualei to marry him, and continued.

"Don't you see what kind of person Han Wenbing is? He's only seventeen years old, but he dares to go to the willow-covered place to drink and listen to music. It's not necessarily a bad thing that his leg was broken this time. We should adjust his temper. Otherwise, he might get jealous and be beaten to death that day. He also asked me to send him a banknote. I think it's unlucky to see him."

Madam Han didn't expect that Rong Jin would retort dozens of times with just one sentence. For a moment, she shed even more tears and cried, "Can't you just help them this time for my sake?"

Rong Jin looked at her and said, "Mom, if you help me once, there will be a next time, and if you help me the next time, there will be a next time. If you don't have the heart to cut off their subsidies, they will never think of working to earn money to support their families. The next time they run out of money, they will keep coming to me and the Marquis' Mansion."

After a pause, he continued, "You don't need to shed tears for your uncle every day. Even if you shed a lot, it will not help. I can go to your uncle's house, but I won't send any banknotes. You have a good rest. I will go to your uncle's house now."

After saying that, she stood up, bowed, and left. Madam Han was left alone, crying like rain. As for whether her nephew was beaten by Pei Rongjin, she didn't get a definite answer. Her second brother was demoted and returned home, and she didn't have the courage to go to Madam Pei to confirm. She only knew that she was a failure as a daughter-in-law and a failure as a mother.

Of course, she remembered what Ruyi had said to her, so during this period, she did give less subsidies to her parents. On the one hand, she was really short of money, and on the other hand, she was really unhappy. However, now her second brother is unemployed at home, and her nephew needs to take medicine to recover from his injuries. What should she do without money? What can a few small shops and farms produce?

Hualei was still busy. In early March, Hualei held a wedding for Xile and Zhao Xiaohua. Several people from the village also gathered together to celebrate. Everything went smoothly and everyone was happy.