Chapter 819 Chaos in Rongguo Mansion: Juniors are affectionate, elders are greedy
When Lin Zhao was running rampant on the grasslands of the Western Regions, Rongguo Mansion fell into a silent embarrassment.
Baoyu is fifteen years old, and Mrs. Wang is still anxious to marry Baoyu even if she spends the whole day "talking to the queen in the palace."
But suddenly, the backup candidate Baochai was engaged to Lin Zhao!
Completely ignoring the huge differences in each other's identities.
But Daiyu, whom Baoyu could not forget, despised Baoyu at all, and even got engaged to Prince Heng.
At this time, although Mrs. Wang felt uncomfortable in her heart, she was just laughing at the Xue family for their short-sightedness and disdain for her treasures and jade. Her treasures and jade were of great fortune. Although Baochai was of good character, she was not tolerated by martial artists.
As for Daiyu, her thin and frail body simply does not meet Mrs. Wang’s criteria for choosing a wife. If you want to marry any prince, then go for it! We Baoyu are not rare!
But in the past few days, there has been news.
Xue Pan is engaged!
The woman is Li Wan’s cousin Li Min.
It turned out that Xue Pan went to celebrate Baoyu's birthday that day, but met Miss Li Min in the garden.
Li Min was dressed in poetry and calligraphy, but she was not a sister of the Jia family, and her appearance was detached and indifferent. Xue Pan fell in love with her at first sight, but she treated her with courtesy. After just one glance, she bowed her head and waited until Li Min had gone far before continuing to walk.
It happened that Baochai, who came to visit Tanchun to play, saw this.
So Baochai informed Aunt Xue, and Aunt Xue immediately went to Li Wan...
However, Li Min had an easy-going temperament and was very fond of Xue Pan's attitude.
So the two quickly got engaged.
Normally, Mrs. Wang would not feel anxious about their engagement, but when Jia Mu heard about it, she said to her: "Baoyu is already sixteen years old this year. Your master has been sent away to take office. It is inconvenient to return to Beijing. You have to inquire carefully."
Now, if anyone has a good daughter at home, you might as well ask about her, it’s time to get ready."
Mrs. Wang hurriedly agreed, and the beads in her hand were spinning very fast. Sister Feng saw it from the side, smiled mockingly, lowered her head, and stood still behind Jia Lian.
Now that Sister Feng is out of confinement, she doesn't care about the family, but in order to build virtue for her children and to give Sister Qiao a good future, all her energy is focused on Yingchun and Xing Xiyan's marriage.
After all, she is the daughter of the Rongguo Mansion, and her dowry for the Spring Festival is basically ready. Sister Feng only needs to check the list to see if everything has been delivered on time and in good condition. Even if there are any missing items, they are just some small items that can be easily replaced.
Xing Xiuyan's dowry really gave Sister Feng a headache for a while. One thousand taels of silver was not much, so how to buy a decent dowry that met the conditions of the Li family and Xing Xiuyan's identity was really difficult. She thought about it for a few days.
He also ordered Xing'er to ask Grandma Liu to help find out the dowry lists of the other two daughters-in-law of the Li family, and compared them one by one, and finally came up with a solution.
In addition to buying a small courtyard with three entrances on the street where everyone gathered, I also built a set of furniture of medium quality. In addition, I bought several boxes of silk and satin everywhere, and started Ping'er, Qingwen, and Musk.
The girls who are good at work, such as Yue, Shu Shu, and Painting, together with the little girls underneath, made many exquisite clothes by piping, embroidering, or tracing lines. Sister Feng added those high-standard clothes to Yingchun.
, and the rest was given to Xing Xiuyan. It was Baoqin, Daiyu, Baochai, and Miaoyu who sent the medicinal materials together. Each of them didn't have much, but together they made up enough for a box.
Therefore, when Xing Xiuyan saw her dowry list, she was completely shocked. She knew that Sister Feng had asked for one thousand taels of silver for her dowry, but there were more than one thousand taels of things on the list? How could she buy four or five thousand taels?
Come down?
Sister Feng said more earnestly: "Most of these are given to you by Sister Lin, the two girls Baoyu, Baoyu, the sisters in the garden, and Miaoyu. They will give them to you when you add makeup. You also
No need to be polite, just accept their wishes. As long as you are willing, there will always be a time to repay them in the future."
Then he said: "You don't have to count on our wife. You are a daughter who has left home, and it is not easy for her to make too many decisions about her family's affairs. You should be tougher. Live your life well, and I will do it in the future.
Send someone to see you. If you have any grievances, just send someone to tell me. It’s just that you have to work hard to stand up yourself. Don’t rely too much on us.”
Xing Xiuyan hurriedly agreed with tears in her eyes.
While waiting for makeup, the sisters gave a lot of rare antiques to Yingchun, and a lot of red gold to Xing Xiyan.
Seeing that Yingchun and Xing Xiuyan's dowry was so rich, some of the people who came to congratulate them couldn't help but nod secretly. They had heard that there were many famines in the Jia family before. They thought they were going to see a joke, but they didn't expect that although the Jia family was in a bad situation, it was not.
It’s a shame to go to my daughter. The second girl’s dowry was at least 40,000 to 50,000 taels, especially the whole box of Western gadgets, which was very hard to find. Even the niece’s family also had 5,000 to 6,000 taels of stuff.
It's rare that he is willing to marry some Western things, which shows his thoughtfulness.
But what they didn't know was that Jia She and others were jealous of the box of Western things. After Jia Mu heard about it inside, she smiled and said to the people who came to watch the ceremony: "They sisters have a good relationship. Brother Zhao
He is also a good-luck boy whom Your Majesty has personally sealed, and Feng Yatou is a shrewd one. She must have seen that she didn't have enough money, so she forced Yu'er to find Brother Zhao and gave half of it to her."
Lin Zhao was a "good fortune boy" as Emperor Xiaode personally called him, and everyone in the capital knew about this.
Everyone knows that Lin Dutang not only managed the Jin Yiwei to spy on the news and stabilize the capital, but also continuously sent gold, silver and jewelry to Emperor Xiaode's private treasury.
However, all this money was sent in an honest and fair way, without any support from the people.
With such an ability to earn money, my sister would give makeup to her cousin. It was just a casual thing and not worth mentioning.
Mrs. Xing was originally very dissatisfied because Sister Feng had secretly brought a lot of Western things to Yingchun from them. After hearing what Jia Mu said, she was shocked. Thinking of Daiyu, her greedy heart was extinguished.
No matter how greedy she is, she doesn't dare to stroke the Lin family's beard.
All the aristocratic families in the capital would not dare to do so. She was an eldest aunt, and she was still a virgin. She came from a small family and had no power, so naturally she didn't have any courage.
Mrs. Wang lowered her head, not knowing what she was thinking. But Mrs. Wang Ziteng smiled and said: "If it weren't for the sake of the old lady, even if Feng Yatou forced her, Uncle Lin and Princess Lang would not agree.
Given.”
Jia Mu smiled proudly and said: "They are both good and filial children." Then she said to Mrs.
Okay, it’s both money and effort, it’s really hard work.”
Mrs.
Mother Jia was well-calculated, so she naturally knew that the price of Yingchun and Xingxiu cigarettes was far more than the money given by her family. It could be that Sister Feng, Daiyu, Baoyu, Baochai and others were trying their best to overprice them.
She was also happy to see that their brothers and sisters had a good relationship. After all, the girl was marrying into a good family. She heard that Sun Shaozong was also a prosperous official and could help Baoyu in the future.
Xing Xiuyan is also a good girl. I heard that her son-in-law is smart and motivated. He has already won a scholarship and is planning to take the imperial examination next year. Although it doesn't look obvious now, no one can tell what will happen in the future. I would rather be friends now.
This family of relatives cannot be broken off. Therefore, when Baoyu asks her for something coquettishly, she is willing to give it as long as it is not too outrageous.
Everyone was chatting and laughing all day long. In the evening, before Sister Feng had even had a drink when she went back, she and Jia Lian were called to Jia She's place. Sister Feng smiled bitterly and fought with all her strength.
East courtyard.
Jia She and Mrs. Xing took their seats, their faces ashen. Sister Feng and Jia Lian stood in the middle of the house. Jia Lian stood sideways casually, looking at the roof; but Sister Feng stood neatly, with her head lowered.
Jia She couldn't contain his anger. He asked coldly: "Where did those Western things come from?"