The dowry was very rich, and the food and clothing utensils were complete. The dowry list is also very detailed, from fields, shops, boxes of silver, furniture, earrings, toilets, and mouthwashboxes, all of which are clearly listed.

These dowries are not only good-looking, but also very practical. Four hundred acres of land on the outskirts of the capital, plus a Zhuangzi, a small shop in the capital, and a set of rosewood furniture, these should add up to more than 5,000 taels of silver. In addition to cloth, clothes, skins, medicinal herbs, books, gold and jade ornaments, etc., these have more than 3,000 taels of silver, plus 1,000 taels of silver in the box, about 10,000 taels of silver.

She is just a pseudo-concubine, and it is not easy for the Jiang family to take out so much money from the public to buy a dowry for her, and she prepares it very carefully. She can conclude that Xie Yuhui and Xie Yuxia, the two concubines, will not even have half of their dowry.

This is not only because Chen Shiying attaches great importance to her, but also because she is married to the Chu family, and the Jiang family is willing to befriend her.

In addition, she also accompanied four girls and two rooms.

The Yifang Ding family had already gone to the capital first, taking care of the 400 acres of land and Zhuangzi there, and their family would live there in the future.

In the other room, the family surnamed Li, the man Li Bo is in his forties, and he used to work in the account room of the Chen Mansion. The daughter-in-law, known as Mama Li, was the needlework manager of the Chen Mansion before, and she was specially given to Qian Afu as a housekeeper. son Li Mu, daughter-in-law Li Mu's family, and two six-year-old and two-year-old grandchildren.

The four girls, including Qingfeng, who came to serve her as soon as she came to the Chen Mansion before.

Mama Jiang, the steward of the main courtyard, led people to the Rose Courtyard to kowtow to Chen Afu.

Chen Afu paid special attention to Mama Li, who was in her forties, moderately fat and thin, and spoke neatly and neatly. Chen Afu has a good impression of her, and if she uses it well, she should be her good assistant. She still believes in the Jiang family, and since she has done so much face, she will not send a fool or spy to be her housekeeper.

Mama Jiang also specifically explained that Mama Li and her family are not born in the family, and this family has nothing to do with Chen Afu.

Except for Qingfeng, the other three girls were bought a few months ago and have just been trained. They are all thirteen years old, and their names are Xiaohong, Xiaolu, and Xiaozi.

Mama Jiang said that the reason why their names were so simple was because she thought that Chen Afu would give them a new name.

After these people got up, Xia Yue gave each of them a purse containing six silver coins.

Then, Mama Jiang took out the key from her waist and led Chen Afu to see the dowry.

Except for the furniture that has been shipped to the capital, the rest of the dowry is placed in the transept of the Rose Courtyard.

The door opened, full of boxes in the room, and Mama Jiang opened the box again, and there were a variety of things inside, and the fabrics and decorations were of good quality. In one of the small boxes was neatly stacked silver ingots, which was a thousand taels of silver pressed box.

Chen Afu thanked Mama Jiang, and Xia Yue handed her a purse containing two silver ingots.

Mama Jiang took the purse with a smile and handed the key to Chen Afu, who took it and handed it to Xia Yue for safekeeping. In the future, Xia Yue will be her first girl.

In addition to leaving the three little girls behind, Chen Afu asked everyone else to go home and prepare, and he will take a boat to the capital tomorrow morning. only didn't let Mama Li's son, daughter-in-law and two grandsons go to the capital, they still have to go back to Dingzhou Mansion, there is no need to let the two children toss back and forth. Instead, let Li Mu's family go to the General's Mansion to find Manager Yang, and Manager Yang will arrange their residence and errands.

Mama Li's family kowtowed to Chen Afu again.

Chen Afu had just rested for two quarters of an hour when he heard laughter coming from the courtyard, and it was sisters Chen Yuqing and Chen Yuxia who came.

The two little girls were so happy that they blushed, especially Chen Yuxia, who had never been to the capital yet. They came to add makeup to Chen Afu, Chen Yuqing gave a red gold hairpin with beads, and A Yuxia gave two silk handkerchiefs that she "embroidered herself".

As soon as they left, they welcomed another guest, Chen Yuhui. Because he is too thin, he has higher cheekbones and a narrower nose, and he can't hide the anger in his eyes.

Chen Afu didn't even have a polite face with her, and said, "You won't be here to add makeup to me, right?" Don't say anything unpleasant, and it won't affect my good mood. ”

Chen Yuhui sneered and said sharply, "Of course I won't add makeup to you, because you don't deserve it at all." You robbed my grandmother of the husband I had set for me, and you instigated my father to find me a rich man in the countryside. Slut, you're so bad! ”

As soon as the words fell, her hand suddenly grabbed Chen Afu's face.

Chen Afu kept guarding her, ducked his head back, and reached out to grab her wrist. Her nails were long and sharp, which was obviously disfigured.

Chen Afu was furious, stretched out his other hand and slapped her twice, and pushed her to the ground with all his might. scolded, "I'm a countryman, so I have a lot of strength, just because you dare to ruin my face!" Let me tell you again, you look so ugly, my fiancé will never marry a daughter-in-law for the rest of his life, and he will not want you, don't daydream. Xiaohong said, "Look at Miss Chen's nails and sharpness, go and report to Mrs. to let Mrs. know how sinister Miss Chen's intentions are." ”

Chen Yuhui's face was already swollen, painful, ashamed and angry, he got up and ran away crying. And Xiaohong also went to the main courtyard to report to the Jiang family what the second girl had done.

In the evening, the three sisters Chen Afu went to the main courtyard for dinner again, but Chen Shiying and Chen Yulan did not come. Because Chu Lingxuan came, they accompanied Chu Lingxuan to eat in the outer courtyard.

Chu Lingxuan will return to the capital in a few days.

When Chen Shiying returned to the main courtyard, the Chen sisters had already left. Knowing what Chen Yuhui did, he was so angry that he shook his head. said to the Jiang family, "After Fu'er's family affairs are completed, Hui'er's family affairs will be decided, and it is best to marry her off at the end of this year." ”

Jiang sneered, "She said that what we found for her was a rich man in the countryside. ”

Chen Shiying said, "Madame, don't be angry, she was spoiled by her mother." When I'm older, I'll know that we're doing this for her good. ”

After that, Chen Shiying went to the Rose Courtyard and talked to Chen Afu for a while, asking her not to worry about her sister and to be a happy bride.

There was nothing to say all night, and the next day just after dawn, the main gate of the Chen Mansion was opened, and more than a dozen carriages ran out of it, and under the protection of more than 20 nursing homes, they went straight to the canal wharf outside the city.

When the boat arrived at Tongxian in the evening, they went to the post station again, and someone had already come here to charter a courtyard and prepare a sumptuous dinner.

Jiang led a few children to eat, and then went back to their rooms to rest.

After breakfast the next day, the family took a carriage and entered the capital at noon.