12dz Chapter 281 Do you know where Uncle is going to play?
Chapter 281 Do you know where Uncle is going to play?
Tang Yuebei, the Earl of Yongning, is a serious dandy young man. He is the kind of person who won't even bother to pick up a piece of grass or move it vertically, or even help someone if the oil bottle falls over.
His daily routine is just eating, drinking and having fun. As for making money to support his family, that’s none of his business.
When his father was alive, the family's housekeeper was good at making money, and the family could still make ends meet.
After his father passed away, the housekeeper left the house and returned to his hometown to retire. Without a source of income, the whole family was left with nothing.
Fortunately, his wife was a capable housekeeper who could keep things under control, and she also married a capable wife to her eldest son, so the house could barely hold on.
After his wife passed away, he had no restraints and began to let himself go. He did whatever he wanted, asked for money when he didn't have it, and never cared about the affairs of the family.
Even if Shi Shi could get along well, with more expenses than income, the family was getting poorer day by day.
Shi wanted to ignore Tang Yuebei and not give him money to spend, but she didn't dare.
No matter what, Tang Yuebei is still the head of the family and Shi's father-in-law. Even though he is a playboy, Shi does not have the courage to confront him.
Besides, if they don't pay, and if Tang Yuebei gets angry and something bad happens to him, they will lose the title of Yongning Earl.
Without the title, not only will the current Earl's Mansion be uninhabitable and will be reclaimed, but the Earl's salary and some benefits will also be lost. The Earl's Mansion will be in an even worse situation and will really be unable to survive.
Shi didn't dare to deduct money from Tang Yuebei, so he had to deduct even more from the daily expenses of the other families, causing complaints from each family.
The Mansion of the Earl of Yongning, the courtyard of Tang Yuebei, the Earl of Yongning.
Tang Yuebei sat in his room drinking tea. He put down the cup and frowned:
"You call this tea? It's tasteless, and you might as well drink water."
His servant Tang Yuan stood aside with his head lowered, not daring to breathe.
Recently, Uncle had bad luck. He lost every time he gambled, which made him furious and angry.
The uncle wanted to make some money, so he asked the eldest lady for money.
Although the eldest lady gave the money readily, anyone could tell from her expression that she didn't want to give it.
The uncle became even more angry.
Shi: Am I not going to give you money? You know that my family is almost out of food?
There are five people in this big family, and everything from food, drink, and shelter costs money. There are many people who spend money, but few who earn money, and she doesn't know how to make money.
Everyone just knows how to ask her for money. Is it easy for her to run this broken family?
Even in this situation, the old man still goes to gamble frequently, and he can't even pay her slowly. Who can she complain to?
"Is the uncle at home?"
Tang Yuebei put down the teacup angrily and was about to ask Tang Yuan to get him some good tea when he heard someone calling him from outside.
Tang Yuan hurriedly pushed the door open and went out, and soon returned:
"Master, Lord Shang has sent someone to invite you to play."
Tang Yuebei's eyes lit up and he asked hurriedly:
"Did you say where you were going to play?"
"I told you that Lord Shang has invited a few close friends to go to Liufang Garden to enjoy the plum blossoms and roast venison."
"Roast venison?"
Tang Yuebei's eyes brightened. Roasted venison! He couldn't remember how long it had been since he last ate roasted venison. He was so greedy.
Whether to appreciate the plum blossoms or not was not within his consideration.
"Tang Yuan, hurry up, go get fifty taels of silver, and we'll go right away."
Tang Yuan ran to withdraw the money, and Tang Yuebei happily followed the servant of the Shang Mansion to the gate.
"Another payment? How much?"
Shi was looking at the account book. When she heard the accountant say that the uncle wanted to withdraw money, she became furious.
The accountant said quietly, "Master, you want to withdraw fifty taels."
Fifty taels is really not a lot for a big family, but for the current Earl's Mansion, it is almost enough to cover the expenses of the mansion for a month.
He just gambled it all away and lost it all. Does he know how difficult life is in the mansion now?
If Tang Yuebei knew this, he would definitely say:
I only asked for fifty taels because I knew that my family was in financial difficulty.
Otherwise, as a nobleman, I must bring at least three to five hundred taels of silver when I go out to play. What can a mere fifty taels of silver do?
Shi asked again: "Do you know where Uncle is going to play?"
The accountant quickly replied, "He said he followed Lord Shang to Liufang Garden to enjoy the plum blossoms and barbecue."
Shi heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they were not going to the gambling house. She hoped that the fifty taels of silver could last for a long time.
Fortunately, that damn girl Tang Wensu was lucky enough to get a good marriage, and life in the mansion soon became better.
Thinking of this, Shi felt much better and was happy to give the money.
Tang Yuebei took the money, took Tang Yuan, and followed the merchant's servant to Liufang Garden.