When Tang Hongyi said this, her tone was contemptuous.
She had always been aloof, but now when George Kun saw her look like this, he felt extremely humiliated.
The money was all given by her voluntarily, and he did not ask for it. Compared with her other two men who often hinted at buying various expensive things, he never mentioned it.
Now that she has given it, and she doesn’t lack it at all in her capacity, she wants to bring it out again at this moment, which is obviously a deliberate attempt to humiliate him.
George Kun knew in his heart that the assassin himself did not say a word, which further confirmed that he was with her for the money. He gritted his teeth and explained with difficulty: "I took all the money to buy gifts for you.
The betrothal gift sent today only cost me eighty taels, and you, the Communist Party, only gave me this much..."
If you want to perform the six rites again, you have to sell the gifts you received before.
Tang Hongyi frowned: "You took the initiative to cancel the marriage. You can take back all those things. You can't spend so much to marry another woman. You can just take it back. Even if it is depreciated, you can still get dozens of dollars back."
Two. In this way, I will help you make up for all your losses, and I will also give you some benefits later. Three hundred taels, is it enough?"
Hearing this number, George Kun's heart was moved for a moment. But it was only for a moment that he became clear.
Tang Hongyi can give so much casually. After marrying him, everything she owns will belong to him. But she can't lose a lot for a small amount. Besides, he has paid too much for her and has gained all his reputation.
If you can't marry her in the end...even if you have a lot of money in hand, you will be laughed at by everyone.
Let's put it this way, if the two get married, then they are in love with each other. If they part ways in the end and he takes a large sum of money... that means he has no shame and skin and takes the initiative to seduce a rich girl and sell himself for money.
Any fool knows how to choose.
George Kun said eagerly: "I don't want money, I just want you."
Tang Hongyi's face became darker.
George Kun noticed her displeasure, felt uneasy, and said tentatively: "Hongyi, in my heart, you are like a fairy in the sky. I have never been willing to make you uncomfortable, so be it, if you really don't
If you are willing to marry me, then I... will go to Mr. Tang to cancel the marriage now!"
As for whether the withdrawal can be successful, it's not up to him to decide?
Only then did Tang Hongyi show off her face: "George Kun, you are wise! As long as this marriage is canceled, I will give you money later. If you are still reluctant to let me go, we can still..."
She blinked, with a charming expression and meaningful eyes.
As long as they don't get married, the two can still communicate secretly.
But George Kun always dreamed of a serious status. He nodded: "I understand, in fact, what I want is you. As for whether this marriage can happen or not, I really don't care. Hongyi, I'm really afraid that you will leave me."
And go... I will go find Mr. Tang."
He turned and left.
As soon as he turned around, he saw Jiang Yuniang under the flowers and trees not far away. His face was slightly stiff and he blurted out, "How long have you been standing here?"
Chu Yunli thought for a while: "It started when you said the reason for separation was for Hong Yi."
George Kun: "..." Doesn't that mean he listened to the whole thing?
He was a little embarrassed for a while. He said he was going to cancel the engagement before, but it was just to deal with Tang Hongyi. He had no intention of canceling the engagement at all, and even secretly prepared to persuade Mr. Tang to get married as soon as possible.
If Jiang Yuniang decided to supervise him, how could the marriage proceed?
You know, before Mr. Tang said that he would marry him, it was because they were inseparable from each other no matter what. If it is known that Tang Hongyi did not marry anyone else, this marriage may really be a success.
Yellow.
The key is that Jiang Yuniang knows more about this now. If she runs away and talks nonsense... George Kun has not forgotten that Tang Hong'an asked Master Tang to come forward and warn him not to interact with Tang Hongyi in private with just a few words.
If Tang Hongan was determined to intervene, how could he win the beauty back?
Tang Hongyi's face didn't look good either: "You are like a rat in the gutter, you are everywhere."
Chu Yunli seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "I didn't seduce a married woman. Even if I am a mouse, I am more sensible than some people. What's more, I am the daughter-in-law of the Tang family, and this is the garden of the Tang family. Where can I
Can't I go? You two insist on talking here, and I think you're disturbing my view."
Tang Hongyi's chest heaved with anger: "Strong words and unreasonable words."
George Kun's face was complicated: "Jiang Yuniang, you didn't talk so much before." You also don't know how to sophistry.
Chu Yunli waved her hand: "I can't afford to offend you, I'll leave right away." After taking two steps, she turned back: "George Kun, your mother has been in the spotlight in the alley these two days, if you can't marry a noble
Girl, where can I put the Qiao family’s face?”
When Tang Hongyi heard this, why didn't she understand that the Qiao family was using her to show off?
Suddenly her face turned black with anger, and she emphasized: "Whoever wants to marry, I won't marry anyway."
"I won't marry either!" Chu Yunli smiled and said: "I'm already married, and it won't be my turn to marry anyone else!"
Tang Hongyi was almost angered to death by her gloating words.
Back in the hall, Chu Yunli said bluntly: "Madam, just now Hong Yi found George Kun and asked him to cancel the engagement."
Mrs. Tang's heart moved, and she looked expectantly at the Qiao family's mother and son. So after marrying at a low age, her daughter could do whatever she wanted without being harshly treated by her husband's family. But that was just what she said to comfort herself. In fact, he would rather let his daughter marry into a well-established family.
, to be a wealthy lady.
In her opinion, love is not reliable at all. If you want to live a good life, you need status and money. Even if your daughter can get out of the palace with a large dowry, it is limited. A serious wealthy family will pamper their daughter-in-law.
.If the dowry is not used, the dowry really becomes the woman's private property. In addition to inheriting the mother's dowry, the child born will actually have the majority of it left by the father.
But the Qiao family is like a locust, wanting to suck their daughter dry. As for the grandson... one generation is worse than the other.
Mother Qiao's face changed, and she subconsciously looked at Mrs. Tang's expression. After seeing clearly, her heart thumped, and she forced a smile and said: "This marriage has been agreed upon, and it is not easy to change. Madam, don't worry, Hong Yi will be my daughter from now on.
I will never let her suffer any injustice."
Mrs. Tang was a little annoyed. Even if the Qiao family refused to marry, the master would persuade them to agree. But the Qiao family was not even willing to try. They must have been interested in their daughter's dowry.
"Hongyi is spoiled by me, please bear with me."
You still have to mention it when you should, and you still have to refuse the marriage when you should.
The mother and son of the Qiao family seemed unable to hear the implication of her words. The whole family promised not to care about it and would accommodate Tang Hongyi in every way. George Kun felt that something was wrong. Before leaving, he said: "I will mention it to Uncle Tang."
The thought of mentioning red clothes."
Mr. Tang's intention in setting up this marriage was to teach his daughter a lesson. After his daughter learns well, he will then send her to another place to live the rest of his life. Of course, he will not care about his daughter's thoughts.
So, the two families began to practice six rites.
During this period, Tang Hongyi made trouble several times, but Mr. Tang was determined.
The wedding was scheduled for two months later. During this period, Tang Hongyi was not able to go out even once. Even the wedding dress and jewelry were delivered to her door by the embroidery house for her to choose.
These days, besides doing business, Chu Yunli has focused all his thoughts on the health of the couple, and they have been taking medicine.
Tang Hong'an is getting better day by day, and his face has become more rosy recently. Seeing this, Mr. Tang even tried to take him out to do business with him.
Mrs. Tang saw this and was anxious in her heart. What made her even more anxious was that Mr. Tang would not allow her to interfere with her daughter's dowry. That's all, Mr. Tang was so busy and couldn't spare any time to arrange it himself.
Originally, the two of them were husband and wife, so they could just talk to each other at night. But Mr. Tang has been too busy recently and spends most of his time in the study. Even if he returns to the room occasionally, he is exhausted. Mrs. Tang always feels that she is the one who bothers him with such things.
immature.
She kept putting it off, and seeing that there was only half a month left for the wedding, it was too late to even buy anything. However, the man had not returned to the house for the past few days. She couldn't wait any longer. When the family was having dinner last night, she couldn't help but say: "Master
, the wedding dress in red has been delivered, the dowry..."
She hesitated to speak, but Mr. Tang waved his hand without raising an eyebrow and said, "I've already prepared it, so don't worry about it."
Mrs. Tang was dumbfounded. She was worried about her daughter, but after specifically asking the stewards and attendants around the master, she learned that no dowry had been prepared at all, so she became more and more anxious and asked regardless of the presence of Tang Hong'an and his wife.
"But... the warehouse at home is not receiving the goods."
"It will be delivered in two days." Mr. Tang said in a light tone: "Don't worry, Hongyi is my daughter, I will consider it for her."
After hearing this, Mrs. Tang felt slightly relieved.
In the blink of an eye, after waiting for a few more days, just when Mrs. Tang couldn't wait any longer and wanted to ask again, the goods finally came in.
There were only two carts of furniture. The materials were ordinary and the carvings were not exquisite. Only the servants in the Tang Dynasty could use them. The rest were made of fine cloth and the jewelry was ordinary.
When the housekeeper next to Mrs. Tang received the goods, she frowned: "Who are these things for? The government has not prepared to change clothes for the servants recently, and this kind of material is not enough..."
The delivery person was a merchant in the city, not the owner. He just said: "Anyway, it's your goods, just take it."
The mother-in-law thought so, and thought it was Mr. Tang's capable servant getting married, so she took the goods into the warehouse.
When Mrs. Tang heard about receiving the goods, she thought it was her daughter's dowry. When she saw her mother-in-law coming back, she asked, "Which warehouse is it placed in?"
The mother-in-law knew what the master was worried about recently, and said: "It's not the girl's dowry at all, it's just some clumsy things. It should be given by the master to the people around you. The girl's dowry hasn't been sent yet."
After hearing this, Mrs. Tang began to worry: "The wedding is only six days away. What on earth is Master doing?"
Next, Mr. Tang didn't come home for another three days. Mrs. Tang couldn't sit still and ran directly to the shop to block people: "Master, it's not that I'm ignorant, it's really that it's too late to delay this matter any longer. Such a large dowry
, it must be packed in advance, and the people who choose the dowry must be prepared, and clothes must be prepared for them. If you prepare too much, it will be a waste, and if you prepare too little, it will be troublesome."
Mr. Tang looked puzzled: "The dowry has been delivered, but you haven't received it?"
Mrs. Tang looked confused.
She turned her head and looked at the housekeeper beside her.
The mother-in-law was confused at first, then carefully recalled the goods recently received by the house, and her expression suddenly changed.
Mrs. Tang had obviously thought of this and exclaimed: "Are they those clumsy things?"
Mr. Tang nodded: "Hong Yi is determined to marry into the Qiao family. I even went to measure the size. His yard is too small. George Kun's house is only as big as Hong Yi's bathing room. But the marriage is her own choice.
Yes, the Qiao family couldn't buy another yard, so they had to buy the same house as theirs. As for the materials, the Qiao family had to work from top to bottom, and the fine cloth was just right. If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken, if you marry a dog, follow the dog.
You need to talk to Hong Yi. After you get married, you should stop being so delicate and don’t wear those expensive clothes and jewelry..."
Mrs. Tang's head was buzzing, and she couldn't come back to her senses for a long time. She looked at the man in front of her chattering endlessly. She understood all these words, but she couldn't understand them when they were connected together.
"No..." After a long while, she found her voice: "You mean, that thing is Hong Yi's dowry?"
Seeing the man opposite him nodding calmly, she blurted out: "But Hongyi is your legitimate daughter. Even if the family's ancestral property is not divided, it's not too much to spend 20% of your silver to buy a dowry, right?"
Mr. Tang looked serious: "Originally, I thought so too. At that time, I planned to give her 40%, but she... never listened to me and always acted willfully. Look at the things she did, how could I still
Dare you give her so much? Sometimes I give too much money, which is a disaster. I am thinking about her." You see that Mrs. Tang wants to say more. He waved his hand impatiently: "I have made up my mind, you don't need to say anymore.
Moreover, you are not allowed to subsidize in private. If I find out, I will leave the back house to Hong'an's wife to take care of it. I think her business is doing well, so she should be able to handle the things in the backyard."
As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Tang could only swallow her dissatisfaction.
When she walked out of the shop, she was completely lost and almost lost her footing.
After getting on the carriage, the more Mrs. Tang thought about it, the more worried she became... You know, the gifts given by the Qiao family when going out for six rites may seem ordinary to Mrs. Tang, but for the Qiao family, they should have spent all their efforts to buy them.
, maybe I still owe debts outside.
Under such circumstances, they put all their hopes of repaying their debts on their daughter's dowry. Originally, Mrs. Tang didn't care about this. In fact, the things Qiao's family prepared were not very valuable, and they were just a drop in the bucket compared to their daughter's dowry.
She just returned the favor. Occasionally she thought this was good. Her daughter had paid off a large debt as soon as she entered the house, and the Qiao family didn't dare to treat her harshly. But now... if her daughter couldn't come up with so much money, the Qiao family would be disappointed.
How to do it, it's really hard to say.
Mrs. Tang has been worrying about her daughter's marriage these days and has not caused much trouble to her stepson and his wife.
Chu Yunli thought that Mrs. Tang would not think of her until Tang Hongyi got married. Unexpectedly, as the wedding was approaching, Mrs. Tang went to her yard in person instead of organizing a banquet.
"Is something wrong?"
Mrs. Tang sighed: "Yu Niang, something happened." She briefly explained the matter: "This matter is inappropriate no matter how you look at it. Hongyi is the legitimate daughter of the family, how can the master do this?"
She thought that Jiang Yuniang was already the daughter-in-law of the Tang family, and no matter what she thought in her heart, she had to at least take care of her face. If the girl married like this, everyone in the Tang family would be embarrassed. If Jiang Yuniang was sensible, she should help persuade her.
Chu Yunli looked surprised: "Really?"
Mrs. Tang nodded: "The master is determined, and I really can't persuade him. The wedding is in two days, and the dowry will be revealed... How can our family explain it in front of so many guests?"
"That's it." Chu Yunli thought for a while: "I got sick that day and I just didn't see anyone."
Mrs. Tang choked.
Is this the point?
Even if you don’t see anyone, you still feel so embarrassed!
"No, Mother Yu, this big family won't gossip, but this kind of thing is rare, and some people will definitely talk about it secretly. In the future, when a noble girl gets married, someone will bring this matter up. Your face will be disgraced.
!”
Chu Yunli seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "Madam, I think you made a mistake. I come from a small family and don't understand the rules you mentioned. In my opinion, the Qiao family and Hongyi are sorry for me. They have passed
The worse it is, the better. If you ask me, my father gave too much dowry. It would be better not to give it at all!"
She had long known what Tang Hongyi's so-called dowry was. It was quite rich compared to the marriage of girls from ordinary families. But if it was said that the Tang family's legitimate daughter was getting married, it would be a joke... There would be so many maids with shame.
dowry.
Mrs. Tang looked particularly ugly.
In the next two days, Mrs. Tang kept jumping around and looking for people to persuade her. Even the married aunt of the Tang family was brought back by her.
Tang Hong'an's aunt didn't like this step-sister very much, but because it was a matter of face for the Tang family, she was still going to come back to persuade her brother. The brother and sister stayed in the room talking for half an hour. After Tang came out, she told Mrs. Tang that she was
There is nothing I can do and I really can’t persuade him.
Mrs. Tang went to find the elders again, and even invited her mother's family, but in the end she came back without success. She was dumbfounded, could her daughter really get married like this?
In fact, Tang Hongyi really got married like this.
She made a fuss, and as a result, Mr. Tang also collected the wardrobe inside and took away half of the materials.
If there is any more trouble, the already meager dowry will only become even smaller.
The Qiao family didn't know these things and were happily preparing to welcome the bride. Qiao's mother was happy on the outside recently, but in fact she was complaining in her heart. The family had been completely depleted, and she even went to borrow money from the other two daughters-in-law's parents' families.
Fortunately, as long as the bride comes in, life at home will be easier.
She planned well. On the day of her son's wedding, she didn't sleep all night. She was so excited at the thought of having a God of Wealth in her family that she got up before dawn.
The wedding team is not the best in this city, but it is definitely the first in this alley. Early in the morning, George Kun dressed in Jifu and led people to the Tang Mansion.
The auspicious clothes he was wearing were sent by the Tang Dynasty. Everything from the inner and outer shirts to the socks were complete, and they were all embroidered with flowers. This was the first time that Mother Qiao had seen such good materials. George Kun himself was very handsome.
Well, put on this tailor-made noble clothes to make you look even more handsome.
Mother Qiao sent her son off, and the guests who came came to congratulate her one after another. She smiled so much that her mouth reached to her ears.
"You are still lucky."
"Each daughter-in-law is more powerful than the other... If Zhikun marries this one, the good days of the Qiao family are yet to come."
Others congratulated Mrs. Li and Mrs. Liu: "You have such a sister-in-law, you two will be able to make a lot of money in the future. If nothing else, the grandson of the Tang family will definitely be able to study, and your children will be able to follow suit."
If the child is talented, he might shed the skin of a poor man and become an official."
Someone laughed and said, "The Qiao family is no longer poor. In the past, they only pretended to be poor with us. If nothing else, just the six gifts that their family left. Can you afford it, or can I afford it?"
In fact, Mother Qiao is not willing to let people talk about these things, because the work done by the Qiao family is on the surface, and everyone knows how much money they can have. But they did spend so much, and
It’s no secret how much money was borrowed... Where the extra money came from, anyone who is not stupid knows.
A group of people were talking about it, and Mother Qiao found an excuse to get away and went to chat with others.
This place is quite far from Tang Mansion, and George Kun deliberately went out early for fear of missing the auspicious time. It was almost past noon, and everyone waiting in the yard finally heard the sound of joy approaching, and they all gathered at the door to watch.
The first one is the sedan chair, then George Kun, and then the dowry.
When everyone took a look, they immediately realized something was wrong.
The married girls of the Tang family should have been married for ten miles. The betrothal gifts had all gone into the courtyard, and the ones behind should have been a street away, at least half a street away. But this group of people didn't seem to be very long.
Mother Qiao also saw it and scolded her: "The auspicious time has not come yet, so we shouldn't be in such a hurry. We should wait outside for the people behind us. I don't know how the steward arranged things... I can't look for him next time."
When the wedding team arrived, everyone was cheering on the groom, and they realized something was wrong. This George Kun didn't seem to be very happy, he seemed to be forcing a smile.
Mother Qiao's heart skipped a beat when she saw her son's expression. She wanted to ask more carefully, but she couldn't come forward at the moment. Over there, Mrs. Xi was already welcoming the bride and groom as she got off the sedan. She took some time off and asked someone to go to the queue.
The steward of the team caught him: "Where are the rest of us? Why didn't you wait? No one from the Tang family has been here before. What if we go the wrong way?"
The steward is from the alley, and he usually helps other people welcome their brides. When he heard this, his expression was speechless: "There are no people left, they are all here."
Mother Qiao: "..."
She frowned: "I'm busy on this big day, so don't make fun of me."
The steward looked serious: "Do I dare to joke with you about such a big thing?" He pointed at the people who were carrying things through the door, and said more bluntly: "Those are dowries, listen to the Tang family.
He said that the dowry is not large because the girl from the Tang family married into a small family."
Mother Qiao's face turned pale and she almost pouted.