Most of the Xue family's money was lent to the Jia family to build a villa for relatives, and the remaining money was not enough for extravagant living. Even without Xia Jingui, the Xue family would not be able to provide a decent dowry.
However, the Xue family is a century-old family and is an imperial merchant, so they must still have a lot of wealth. However, after these years of hard work, the family business is not going well. But if you really need to get something, you can still get it.
In order to prepare for Xue Baochai's marriage, Aunt Xue had no choice but to write a letter to the second room of the Xue family in Jinling, hoping that her nephew Xue Bian could send the things stored in the old house to the capital to serve as Baochai's dowry.
If the family had enough money, Aunt Xue planned to buy new ones, but now she can only use these old things.
The second wife of the Xue family also has a daughter, named Xue Baoqin, who has been engaged to the son of the Mei Hanlin family since she was a child. She was originally planning to get married in the past two years. After the court policy announced the dangers of early marriage and early childbearing, many families consciously
The age at which children can get married was postponed. Although the court did not force it, aristocratic families still had to take into account the issue of heirs.
At this time, Xue Biao's mother was not in good health and was afraid of delaying her daughter's marriage, so she wanted Xue Biao to take her sister to the capital to see what the Mei family thought of the marriage.
Xue Biao took his father's dowry and his sister to the capital.
When Xue Biao was about to leave, Li Wan's natal family learned the news and begged them to take them to the capital to join Li Wan. The two families were considered relatives, so Xue Biao would not refuse.
When passing by Suzhou, I met the Xing family who were planning to go to Beijing. After talking, they learned that they were all relatives of the Rongguo Mansion, so they also boarded the Xue family's fleet.
When Wang Tingxuan heard about it afterwards, he kept lamenting that some things can be changed, but some things really cannot be changed.
It is said that it is difficult to change the Xue Biao and Li family's plans to go to Beijing, but it is a bit hard to understand that the Xing family still went to Beijing according to their original destiny. In the book, the Xing family had no choice but to go to Beijing to seek refuge with Mrs. Xing because they could not survive.
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Led by King Zhongshun, the royal family, the court, and even aristocratic families have invested a lot in Jiangnan. As long as you are honest and work hard, you will never go hungry.
Over in Suzhou, the hometown of the Lin family, Lin Ruhai also invested in some businesses, and the annual surplus was sent to the Lin family. In this way, the relationship between Lin Ruhai and the family was restored, and by the way, the poor people of the Suzhou generation also had a livelihood.
The Xing family's life should not be difficult, so why would they come to the capital?
Not only the people in Jiangnan, but also the people in the capital will benefit the most.
Just look at Grandma Liu's family. Grandma Liu's village is near the village bought by Wang Tingxuan. They actively cultivated sweet potatoes in accordance with the imperial decree. Although the family lived in poverty, they did not go to Jia's house to catch the autumn breeze.
Later, with the establishment of the workshop, people nearby had jobs, and the family's life became better and better.
Wang Tingxuan set up a private school in Zhuangzi, and found an old scholar to teach his children to study. Grandma Liu's grandson Ban'er studied in the private school.
When Daiyu was dealing with matters in Zhuangzi, she heard that Zhuangzi had a child who was very good at reading, so she gave him some books by Lin Ruhai.
Later, Grandma Liu took Ban'er to Lin's house to express her gratitude.
Even though Grandma Liu had never read a book, her wisdom should not be underestimated. Through this incident, she gained Daiyu's favor. Every harvest season, she would bring Ban'er to give gifts.
After going back and forth, Lin Ruhai also gave Ban'er some pointers on his reading experience, which improved his grades a lot.
Even though they saw Grandma Liu's plan, the Lin family and Wang Tingxuan didn't have any resentment.
However, without Grandma Liu, Wang Xifeng's eldest sister no longer has the name Qiao Jieer. I heard that she was named Jia Ying together with her younger brother, and the family still used to call her eldest sister.
When Xue Biao and his party arrived in the capital, they went directly to Jia's house. When Jia's mother met the four girls, Xue Baoqin, Li Min, Li Qi, and Xing Xiyan, she immediately became extremely happy. The house had not been so lively for a long time.
This time, Jia Mu did not deliberately mention Bao Qin's marriage and come to the Xue family.
Although Xue Baoqin did not know how to respond to Xue Baochai, Jia Mu's love for her did not diminish.
In addition to being partial to Baoyu, Jia's mother also liked talented girls most. Baoqin was just a girl who was not inferior to Xue Baochai and Daiyu in both talent and appearance.
After talking for a while, Jia Mu planned to keep Bao Qin with her, so she said, "Tell girl Qin to live with me."
Xue Biao hurriedly said: "I won't disturb the old lady. We are here today just to say hello to the old lady. We are going to Beijing this time to discuss the marriage with the Mei family. As a brother, I can't let my sister call me
People looked down upon it and already ordered people to tidy up the yard."
Xue Biao actually thought about living in the Jia family, but the atmosphere in the Jia family was not very good, and the situation in the mansion was not as good as before. He also thought about the Mei family being a Hanlin family, and what would the Mei family think if they lived in the Jia family.
Jia's mother looked a little ugly after being insulted. But Xue Biao said there was nothing wrong with her, so it was hard for her to say anything.
Aunt Xue was also unhappy. This time she asked the second wife to come over, not only to deliver dowry, but also to help the family handle business. Although the Xue family's imperial merchant position has not been withdrawn, it is almost the same. Their family no longer has
Luzi no longer does palace business.
Xue Pan is not a business person, nor can she do any business. If it were not for the reputation of Concubine Xian De, their family would not even be able to keep the Huangshang brand.
Aunt Xue hopes that Xue Biao can support the family business. If the Huangshang brand is really lost, the family will really have no hope.
"If you go to Beijing and don't live with me and your brother, what are you talking about living outside?"
"I brought my sister to Beijing to help her prepare for her marriage. If you and your brothers and sisters live in your own home, we might as well follow you. Now how can we cause trouble to other people's families?" There is no way, even if it offends others,
Xue Biao also refused.
Seeing Xue Biao's resolute attitude, Aunt Xue had no choice but to give up.
The second wife of the Xue family did not stay, and Mrs. Wang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Leaving someone to stay was not just a matter of words. The family had to prepare a lot, and all of it was money.
Li Wan took his sister-in-law and Li Min and Li Qi back to his yard, while Mrs. Xing took Xing Xiyan back to the big room.
It was not possible to live in the east courtyard. Jia She and his aunt lived there, and it was not suitable for a little girl Xing Xiuyan to live there. Mrs. Xing took him to Yingchun and Xichun.
Wang Xifeng learned the news and arranged for someone to prepare something for Xing Xiuyan.
"Sister Xing, you live here with your second sister and fourth sister. If you need anything, just tell me or my wife. Don't be polite."
Xing Xiuyan had been living under someone else's roof since she was a child, and she had long noticed that there were stories in the Jia family. When Mrs. Xing nodded, she smiled and thanked her.
This chapter has been completed!