"At that time, Doctor Cheng insisted on taking only 3,000 guan, but he refused no matter what, so he had to pay the original price of 3,850 guan."
"The two sides pushed and pushed each other for a long time. It was the first time in my life that I had seen that scene. In the end, both sides took a step back. It was three thousand three hundred and fifty."
But I saw Wen Jifu vividly preaching about Zhang Yue's purchase of a house in front of Li Taijun, Wu Anshi, Fan, and the fifteenth and seventeenth mothers.
Everyone in the Wu Mansion had different expressions. Li Taijun smiled kindly, Wu Anshi looked very exciting, and Mrs. Fan pursed her lips and smiled, looking at Qi Niang's expression frequently.
And Seventeen Niang was in a sweet mood at the moment.
Every woman is stunned when she hears that her husband can be so considerate. The Seventeenth Mother is no exception.
The fifteenth mother looked at the seventeenth mother's expression at this moment, and she felt depressed in her heart.
"Seventeen, you are so lucky to have such a husband." Mrs. Fan said to the Seventeenth Mother in front of the fifteenth mother.
In the Wu family, the Seventeenth Niang and the Fifteenth Niang had not gotten along since childhood. The two sisters also had different attitudes towards Fan. The Fifteenth Niang sided with Wu Anshi whenever the couple quarreled.
The fifteenth mother felt that it was Fan's fault. Even though Wu Anshi was out looking for flowers, she thought it was Fan who did not have the skills to make her brother fall in love with her, and she could not blame Wu Anshi.
Therefore, the fifteenth mother often advised Mrs. Fan to be virtuous as a woman. As a housewife, she should not be jealous but should be tolerant of others.
The fifteenth mother also disliked Wu Anchi's wife Wang, thinking that this woman was arrogant, unwilling to be submissive, and that she was above her husband.
On the contrary, in Seventeen Niang, when Wu Anshi argued with Fan, she usually sided with Fan.
The stories between sisters and sisters could fill a book.
Mrs. Fan knew that the Fifteenth Mother and the Seventeenth Mother were at odds with each other, so she deliberately praised the Seventeenth Mother in this way, and then when she saw the Fifteenth Mother's expression, she immediately became unnatural.
Li Taijun took a look at his daughter's expression and said, "It seems that you are really serious about saving this child. Your father's original vision of people is not in vain. He has chosen a good son-in-law."
After hearing this sentence, Wen Jifu, the fifteenth mother felt it all in her heart.
Li Taijun looked at Seventeenth Niang again and said: Your father often said that our Seventeenth sister has a high spirit and loves to read. Whether she marries someone rich or not is the second most important thing. The most important thing is that her husband must be talented, otherwise nothing can be said.
How can a marriage be harmonious when we are together?"
"At the beginning, your father didn't expect to pick a top scholar as his son-in-law. He just hoped that you would be safe and happy for the rest of your life. Later, the husband of the Zhang family said that he wanted to be a Jinshi before getting married. He said that he would not pick such a choice. If the husband of the Zhang family five years later,
Even if he does not win the Jinshi, our Wu family will still marry our daughter and let him take the exam slowly in the future. Your father never asked his son-in-law to win the Jinshi, but the husband of the Zhang family won the first prize instead, which is quite unexpected."
The Seventeenth Mother was moved for a while after hearing this, and everyone else sighed that the Seventeenth Mother was so lucky.
After everyone chatted for a while, the fifteenth mother got up and said she had some good satin and wanted to make clothes for her sister-in-law and sister, so she took them out and went out.
The fifteenth mother is like this because Wenjifu can say a few important words in front of Li Taijun.
Wen Jifu said: "Mother, Lao Taishan should be leaving for Beijing soon!"
Li Taijun nodded and said: "The wedding date will be set on the day when the court summons him to return his duties."
Wen Jifu said: "Mother, my son-in-law heard something. When Lao Taishan was a professor in the palace of King Wu, he used the six maxims of the clan to restrain the clan's children with six maxims of sight, hearing, hobbies, learning, advancing virtue, and advocating thrift. Officials
After my family read Lao Taishan's Six Proverbs of the Clan, he highly praised it and gave it to Zong Zheng, so that the clan's children could practice it. At that time, when the Thirteenth Regiment was training at Mu Qin's house, they took Lao Taishan's Six Proverbs of the Clan and wrote it on the screen as a warning.
"
Li Taijun picked up the Ru kiln tea cup, took a sip, and said: "This is the first time I have heard of this matter. But it is not important, so I might as well not mention it."
Thirteenth Regiment Training was Zhao Zongshi's nickname. Li Taijun knew that Zhao Zongshi's identity was sensitive, so he did not want to mention it more. Officials like them were very taboo about getting involved in the reserve position if it was not necessary.
Therefore, when Wen Jifu mentioned that Zhao Zongshi admired Wu Chong very much, Li Taijun also expressed his knowledge and said to Wen Jifu earnestly: "Now that the official is not in good health, don't mention it too much. By the way, is Mr. Lu in good health?"
Please ask him again and again to take care of himself. Although he is in Xijing, I feel at ease when I look at him. It’s not like today when all my husbands are roasting on the steamer."
Wen Ji just said so, and he knew that Li Taijun also wanted to remind himself not to pry around. It was wise to learn from his father and stay away from this dispute when the throne was about to be determined.
Li Taijun said suddenly: "But, don't be icing on the cake when doing things, you need to provide help when it's time. You and An Shi can go to the uncle's house more recently."
On the side, Mrs. Fan and the fifteenth mother bought a lot of jewelry, gold and silver for the seventeenth mother as dowry.
The discord between the fifteenth mother and the seventeenth mother is a feud. After all, they are biological sisters. At the same time, they also need to show their generosity as a sister and cannot let the younger sister look down upon them, so it is generous to take action.
The same is true for the Fan family. Among the Wu family, the Seventeenth Mother is the only one who can talk to her. Now that the Seventeenth Mother is married, she will never have anyone to talk to again.
The seventeenth mother looked at the fifteenth mother. Fan was also moved by this. After she got married, how many more days would she sit down and talk with her sister-in-law and sister like this?
Fan and Seventeenth Mother said: "Although Duke Zhuangyuan comes from a poor family, he will have a bright future, so he cannot be considered a low-income man. Now he seems to be a man who knows both coldness and warmth. Sister, you have found a good home, sister-in-law."
I’m so happy for you.”
The Seventeenth Mother was amused when she heard this. When Zhang Yue won the first prize, her sisters-in-law didn't say anything, but now that they have bought a house, everyone changed their minds in unison.
It seems that the quality of a marriage is not about the person you marry, but whether he treats you well or not.
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In November, the Zhang family hired someone from the Wu family.
On this day, Zhangqiu brought wine, geese, and sheep to represent the Zhang family.
In addition to these three items, there are also women's clothes, various jewelry ornaments, various colored silks and satins, and some snacks, such as tea cakes, fruits, pastries, silver ingots, and copper coins.
These were all carried into the Wu Mansion in baskets, and each betrothal gift was accompanied by a marriage certificate and a gift list.
Wu Anshi is a person who cares about face and appearances. She was previously worried that Zhang Yue would use the money from the betrothal gift and wedding to buy a house, which would lead to others seeing her jokes.
But now he was very happy after seeing the betrothal gift, and the Zhang family was almost the same when he was hired by a high-ranking official from Bianjing.
In addition to these betrothal gifts, there are also gold bracelets, gold chains and gold pendants made of real gold and pure silver. These are really valuable. Zhang Yue's appointment can be said to have given the Wu family a lot of face.
Seeing all the real money, Wu Anshi finally let go of her thoughts.
Of course, the Wu family's return gift is naturally more than the Zhang family's betrothal gift.
Betrothal gifts and betrothal money have existed since ancient times and have a long history. As the saying goes, "men and women will not be known to each other unless there is a matchmaker; they will not be friends unless they receive money."
