The next day, the two elders of the Shen family were leaving the imperial city. Song Heng and Shen Ming returned home as soon as they went to court. Song Ziling also took half a day off today just to see them off.
In the Qiushi courtyard, Mrs. Li held her little grandson in her arms and said reluctantly: "Grandma's dear grandson, my grandmother is going home today. I hope my dear grandson will always be safe and sound."
"Ouch..." Xiao An opened his mouth and smiled at his grandmother.
Seeing her grandson's lovely smile, Li's sadness at parting was much lessened: "Our son An is really pretty when he smiles."
Shen Wan walked out of the inner room with a small box in her hand.
Her health is better today than yesterday. Apart from feeling a little chest tightness and shortness of breath, she has no other discomfort.
Hui'er knew that Madam was going to give something to Mrs. Shen, so she stepped forward and said with a smile: "Madam, please hand over the young master to your servant!"
Mrs. Li handed over her little grandson to Hui'er.
Shen Wan walked forward, took Li's hand and sat on the stool.
"Mom, here are one hundred thousand taels of silver notes."
Shen Wan handed the box in her hand to Mrs. Li.
Li's eyes widened and she said, "So many?"
She went back this time to prepare for the marriage between Ming'er and Princess Liufang, and to prepare the betrothal gift.
With their little financial resources, they could not afford a betrothal gift worthy of Princess Fang.
Wan'er had said before that she would help, but she didn't expect that she would come out with so much money.
To prepare the betrothal gift and prepare for the wedding, thirty or forty thousand taels of silver is enough, but it is really not necessary to use so much.
Shen Wan smiled and said: "The marriage between Ming'er and Princess Liufang must be successful, so money is certainly indispensable."
Mrs. Li frowned and said, "It's still too much. Fifty thousand should be enough."
Moreover, even after accepting the fifty thousand taels of silver from her daughter, she felt a little uneasy, fearing that her mother-in-law and son-in-law would have something to say.
After all, there is no reason in this world for the younger brother to get married and the older sister to pay for it, even though her daughter earned the money herself.
Shen Wan thought for a while and said: "That much means that a daughter should be filial to her parents. Parents have raised their daughter, but now the daughter cannot stay in front of her parents and fulfill her filial piety. She should always use the money she earns to honor her parents. Right!"
"This..." Mr. Li hesitated.
"Stop this and that, mother, just accept it!"
Shen Wan put the box in Mrs. Li's hand and said with a smile: "My daughter doesn't have much now, but she has the most silver. This mere one hundred thousand taels of silver is just a drop in the bucket for her."
Qiu Ju advised from the side: "Old madam, just accept it! I can testify that one hundred thousand taels of silver is really nothing to madam."
Just for Zhaixinglou alone, the income this month is more than that, let alone the income from grocery shopping at the two factories and Zhuangzi.
Green vegetables are a rare commodity in winter, and I made a lot of money this winter.
Mrs. Li held the box in her hand, looked at her daughter and said, "Mother knows that you are a filial piety, so she accepted these banknotes."
"Grandma, mother."
Song Ziling entered the room, bowed to the two of them and said, "Everything has been packed and we are ready to go."
Mrs. Li didn't want Shen Wan to send her away because she had just recovered from her illness. Mrs. Li was afraid that she would catch the cold again if she sent him away.
But Shen Wan insisted on giving it away, but Li couldn't resist her, so she let her wear more clothes and let her go.