Chapter 209: 209 loves money but does not covet it as if it were his life. Chapter 209: 209 loves money but does not covet it as if it were his life. Although it was said initially that if one wanted to split the soap business, each family had to bring out twenty taels of Silver, the second eldest’s family hasn’t done so till now, but as long as the eldest’s share is there, his portion cannot be withheld either.
Even if he is an unfilial son, Mrs. He couldn’t go to such extremes.
Besides, after such a long time, Mrs. He believed the lesson taught to the second eldest and his wife was sufficient.
“Mother, I have decided not to get involved in the soap business, as for my share, just leave it for you and father. Or, it can be used to build a house,” Ye Jiu said.
“You silly girl, to think I, Mrs. He, have been so astute all my life, how could I have given birth to such a foolish child!” Mrs. He, frustrated as though she was unable to forge steel, extended a finger and pressed it against Ye Jiu’s forehead, “Having divided the business and not keeping anything for yourself, what will you do in the future? Jiujiu, you must understand that it’s easy to give them now, but it will be hard to take back later, so Mother tells you, no matter what, you must always keep something back for yourself. As for the matter of building a house, let your fourth brother pay the Silver. After all, the house will be his in the future, and it won’t be a loss for him.”
“Mother, you have to have faith in your daughter. If I can give up the soap business, I am confident that I can come up with a business that makes even more money than soap. Besides, I think the money for building a house should still come from you. Eventually, fourth brother will have to take a wife, and having her live in your house is the only way you can stand tall,” Ye Jiu confidently stated.
“Hmph!” Mrs. He immediately scoffed, “Even if I don’t put in the Silver, I can still stand upright. I am living in my son’s house, whom I’ve raised from birth, who dares to be unfilial to me!”
Ye Jiu couldn’t help but laugh. She had never seen her mother display such pride.
“By the way, my girl,” suddenly Mrs. He climbed onto the kang bed, took out a money box from the cabinet, and then opened it, revealing various sizes of Silver and silver notes inside.
However, Mrs. He wasn’t particularly happy as she said, “A few months ago, you suddenly disappeared, and Mother had no choice but to take out your Silver and gave it to your brothers to go look for you. Your fourth brother went to the capital city, Mother gave him five hundred taels. And to your eldest and second brothers, that two thousand taels of Silver was almost halved in an instant. Now there’s only twelve hundred taels left.”
Although the family was jubilant about Ye Jiu’s return, Mrs. He couldn’t help feeling a bitter taste for not having kept safe her daughter’s Silver.
As for the miscellaneous Silver in this box, they were all earned from the soap business over the past few months, adding up to nearly a thousand taels.
Mrs. He had made up her mind; if her daughter was unhappy, she would replenish these funds for her daughter. After all, the business was still going, and they weren’t afraid of not making money in the future, so it wouldn’t be a loss to her other sons.
As for the opinions of her sons and grandsons, Mrs. He hadn’t considered them at all.
She was still alive. If the family was divided, she could still control them as she pleased.
Yet Ye Jiu didn’t care; she loved money, but she wasn’t obsessed with it.
Moreover, she had never intended to take back the Silver she gave to Mrs. He.
“Mother, Jiujiu has caused you worry these days,” Ye Jiu nestled into Mrs. He’s embrace, “Silver isn’t important, it’s enough that Jiujiu has Mother.”
“Truly my good, prized child, my dear heart…” Mrs. He was moved to tears.
In her life, she hadn’t had much good fortune, enduring hardship for most of it, but she counted having this precious heart of a child as one of her biggest treasures.
Old man Ye came back from the field with a hoe, his face showing exhaustion.
Mrs. He asked, “How are things in the field coming along?”
Old man Ye sighed, “It’s early days yet. Our land and the fourth’s aren’t even fully combined yet. With the eldest and second on their way, who knows when they’ll be back to plant the seeds in time!”