Time Travel and Love

Chapter 518 The Value of the Red Seal

Seeing her face flushed red, Mo Liujin chuckled twice, reached out to cover the little hand covering his mouth, and kissed her palm twice, "What's wrong? You and I are husband and wife, and there are no servants in the house. What are you afraid of saying this?"

"Don't say that!" Chu Qingmeng pulled out the hand he had kissed with disgust.

Mo Liujin ignored her words and whispered in her ear, "I will control myself in the future and only come once, good Chujiu, don't be angry that I won't be close to me. If you won't even let me kiss you, what's the difference between that and wanting my life?"

"You still say that?!" Chu Qingmeng stared at his eyes in shame and anger.

Mo Liujin then responded and said "I won't say anymore". He finally met the person. For more than a month of missing her, he had only the portrait to accompany him to sleep. Now that the beauty was in his arms, Mo Liujin felt tired. It was not the tiredness of the body, but the tiredness of the heart.

So he held Chu Qingmeng and lay down on the couch, took off her hair accessories, and hugged her tightly. In a moment, his steady breathing reached Chu Qingmeng's ears.

The whole family finally had lunch together. Mo Liujin was so attentive that he kept serving food to Chu Qingmeng, almost wanting to feed her directly.

Chu Qingmeng was disgusted. How could such a good person suddenly become abnormal?

After lunch, Jiang Qing had the two children brought over. "I'd like to ask the parents to decide on the names of the children."

Chu Qingmeng held Xiao Mingwei in his arms and looked at the two little guys. He touched their faces and said, "It seems like they have grown up a little."

Mo Liujin just glanced at it and jokingly said, "Think about what name to give the child. Think of a few. I'm afraid the family will be very busy this year. Is your private treasury enough to pay for the red envelope this year?"

Chu Qingmeng thought about it and realized that it was true. Concubine Feng in Jiang Qingyuan was also pregnant, Xu in Jiang Che's courtyard was pregnant, and the concubine was also pregnant. It seemed to be quite lively.

From Mo Liujin's tone, Chu Qingmeng knew how much the red envelope she gave was worth. He laughed and said, "As much as you give is enough."

In fact, when Jiang Qing and Jiang Che saw the amount in the red envelope, they were dumbfounded. Two hundred and sixty thousand taels per person, what does this mean?

Their father was a general, earning an annual salary of 100,000 guan (approximately 100,000 taels of silver). They were only sixth-rank generals, earning 20,000 guan (approximately 20,000 guan). The family's shop and property brought in only 130,000 or 140,000 taels of silver annually. Adding in various other expenses, the three of them probably earned over 400,000 taels a year.

This comparison shows the value of the red envelopes in their hands. For the younger generations in the family, their mother’s red envelopes were worth more than 700,000 taels.

"Mother, your red seal really scared your son." Mo Jiangqing said, feeling a bit amused. "My brother and I looked at each other for a long time before we were sure you really weren't faking it."

Chu Qingmeng smiled and shook his head. "Not really. I can't make up for the twenty-plus years I was absent. This is all I can do. I just hope Qihua can give me another granddaughter to keep our little Mingwei company. I'll be even happier then."

Chu Qingmeng thought that he had nothing to do recently, so he decided to open the warehouse and prepare some dowry for his granddaughter, in case she died accidentally one day.

"Mother, you should think more about yourself." In fact, Mo Jiangche always felt that Chu Qingmeng was too frugal. She didn't look like a princess at all when it came to appearances, clothing, food, jewelry, utensils, etc.

Chu Qingmeng smiled and said, "I just find it troublesome."

The family was talking and laughing when a cold wind blew in. "Master, Auntie is seriously ill. Second Master is waiting for you at the door."

Mo Liujin was originally smiling as he watched Chu Qingmeng teasing Xiao Mingwei, but upon hearing this, the smile froze on his face. "Take my note and ask for the imperial physician."

"Master, Sixth Master has already sent someone to invite him."

Mo Liujin stood up and looked at Chu Qingmeng.

"Go ahead, what are you looking at me for? She's your mother, how can I stop you?" Chu Qingmeng felt both amused and helpless at Mo Liujin's subconscious fear of her.

Regardless of the occasion, Mo Liujin reached out and rubbed Chu Qingmeng's head. Just as he was about to say something, Chu Qingmeng slapped his hand away, "Are you going or not? If you keep hesitating, don't go!"

"Wait for me to come back." Mo Liujin left after leaving these words.

Chu Qingmeng rolled her eyes at his back, then held Xiao Mingwei and spoke to Li and Xu, "I just got two rolls of phantom yarn. I'll have Chunhe deliver them to your courtyard later. You can do whatever you want with them."

Li and Xu were surprised. The phantom gauze had just become popular in the capital recently and was extremely valuable. It was said that one piece cost a hundred taels of gold.

Mrs. Li and Mrs. Xu hurriedly declined, "Mother, please keep it and make the clothes yourself. This is too expensive."

"It's just material. It doesn't matter if it's expensive or not. Just take it. You have more banquets than me. What's more, you represent the reputation of our general's mansion. No matter how good the material is, it's worth it." Chu Qingmeng handed Xiao Mingwei to the wet nurse and smiled again, "Most of my clothes are made of brocade and are regulated. I can't wear these beautiful ones anymore."

The two of them said a few polite words, and seeing that Chu Qingmeng was determined, they accepted it.

Just as he finished speaking, the doorman came to announce that the eldest prince had arrived. Chu Qingmeng sighed and had him led to the main hall to meet him. Jiang Qing and Jiang Che stood up and helped Chu Qingmeng to the main hall.