Chapter 377 Cheap Filial Piety
"It turns out that mother has already thought of a solution." Wei Ruo said with a smile, "It's just that mother has forgotten that the government has already formulated the rules on how to distribute the new land opened up. It has been calculated according to the money, food, and people contributed by each family. The amount of the Wei family's share has been determined." "Are
n't you from the Wei family? Isn't the effort you contributed belong to the Wei family? As long as you are willing, you can share more land. Who dares to gossip?" Yun asked a series of questions.
"But I don't want to. I just want to earn a good reputation for myself, and I don't want to trade it for the land." Wei Ruo replied, his eyes bright and transparent, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly.
"What did you say?"
Wei Ruo explained unhurriedly: "Does mother think there is a problem? Isn't it good to be a lady praised by everyone and do things that are beneficial to the reputation of the school captain's house? What about money? You can get it all the time, and you can get land in other ways, but this good reputation is not so easy to get."
Wei Ruo continued: "My mother thought, I am not just earning this reputation for myself . , is also earned for our Wei family. My sister has corrupted the morals, ruined the reputation of our Wei family girls, and made the Wei family suffer from gossip. As the eldest daughter, I, as the eldest daughter, now do something good and gain a good reputation. Isn't it just right?"
" Furthermore, my father served as an official in the government, fought bloody battles for the people, and became a hero praised by everyone. As his daughter, I cannot hold him back. I should also establish a good image of serving the people without expecting anything in return. "
Yunshi was choked back by Wei Ruo's righteous and awe-inspiring speech.
Every word she said was reasonable and well-founded. Not only did it not sound wrong at all, but it actually made sense.
Wei Ruo looked at Mrs. Yun who wanted to scold her but couldn't find the words, and smiled slightly: "Does mother think what her daughter said makes sense?"
Yun's face was solemn: "You've already said it, what else do you want me to say? You haven't thought about family affairs at all! You said that I prefer Wanwan, but you don't even think about why. I Whenever there is anything that worries you, Wanwan knows how to be cold and hot, and is filial and sensible, but you never think about my family." "
Oh? My sister knows how to deal with cold and hot? So has she helped you solve the problem? Why did my mother look for me instead of looking for her?"
"She is not as capable as you." Yunshi retorted.
"So you just think it's filial piety when you touch your mother? You don't have to pay or put in any effort to get a good reputation as a filial piety. This deal is really a good deal!" Wei Ruo chuckled.
"How did you talk?" Yun frowned.
"Does mother think there is anything wrong with what I said? How about mother try to ask my sister to use all her private money to supplement the family income?" Wei Ruo asked.
"She doesn't have much private money." Yun replied.
"She still has a few sets of masks. If she sells them, she can get a lot of money." Wei Ruo suggested.
"She only has a few sets in total, and she still has to go out to meet people."
"If she is really as willing to help her mother as she said, she will probably sell the jewelry and give the money to her mother without her asking. Yes. In the final analysis, it’s just words that are cheap and cost nothing.”
After saying this, Wei Ruo stood up and said to Yun before leaving:
“My mother’s problem is that my daughter can’t help at the moment. If I think of any good ideas, Now, I'll come see my mother again. I still have some things to do today, so I won't disturb my mother anymore."
Then Wei Ruo quickly left Cangyun Garden without giving Yun Shi time to react.
Yun took several deep breaths to prevent herself from exploding.
After a while, Mrs. Yun turned to Cuiping who was waiting beside her and said, "Look at how rebellious she is. How can I talk to her properly? It's already good if we don't quarrel."
Cuiping comforted her in a soft voice: "Madam, calm down." Cuiping didn't have much to say. She felt that what the eldest lady said just now was somewhat reasonable, but as the lady's personal maid, she didn't think so. Easy to say.
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On the third day of September, the third day after the autumn examination, Wei Yichen returned to the school captain's residence.
When he returned to his home, he went to see Yunshi as soon as possible. Yunshi asked him about the exam situation with a happy face.
"Not bad." Wei Yichen didn't have much expression on his face, neither happy nor sad.
"Chen'er, don't hide this from mother. Did you not perform well this time?" Yun asked worriedly.
"No."
"Chen'er, don't be sad if you don't perform well this time. We can wait for another three years." Yun continued.
Yun was more worried about Wei Yichen than being sad that her son didn't perform well this time.
After all, something big happened before this exam. It was understandable that his son's mood was affected and he didn't perform well.
"Really not. Don't worry, mother, I performed normally in this exam. Although I'm not sure whether I will pass, I have no regrets." Wei Yichen replied.
"Really?" Yun looked at her son's expression, somewhat unconvinced.
"It's true."
After receiving the affirmative answer, Yun's heart dropped.
Wei Yichen looked at Mrs. Yun and asked, "I heard that my mother took her second sister, who was supposed to be punished, to Mrs. Yuan's banquet on the Mid-Autumn Festival?" "Ruo'er told you? Why did she tell you this just after you returned home?
" ?" asked Yunshi.
"It's not what Ruo'er said. I haven't seen her since that time in the provincial capital, and she has never sent me any news." Wei Yichen explained, "Mom doesn't need to relate this matter to my eldest sister. Now I'm asking What about your second sister?"
Facing Wei Yichen's sharp gaze, Yun showed a guilty look on her face: "Chen'er, the rumors outside are very unfavorable to our Wei family. I let your second sister attend the banquet to dispel the suspicion of the outside world, otherwise everyone will see her. If you don't go, you will really think that she has done something immoral."
"Didn't she just do something immoral?" "
That's true, but she is my daughter and your sister after all. Can you help cover it up? Some are always good, not to mention Ruo'er? You can't ruin Ruo'er's reputation as well, right?" "
Ruo'er has the ability to earn a good reputation for himself, so there is no need to worry. What's more, there is Ruo'er. My father and I are here, and we should work hard to make ourselves stronger and honor our ancestors. As long as our family is prominent, we will have no worries about not having a good husband in the future."
Yun was dumbfounded and didn't know how to answer the question for a moment.
Just when the atmosphere between mother and son was getting colder, a panicked boy ran in from outside the door.
"Madam, eldest young master, something happened! Something happened to the second young master!"
(End of this chapter)