Chapter XVII

"Now that I have received the dowry from the Fang family, the marriage post is also right, the wedding letter has passed again, I heard that the Fang family has added a dowry again?" He Yinlan looked back and found that He Jiaxian was still outside the door, so she hurriedly silenced. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

He Jiaxian knew that they were avoiding him, so he stopped listening to the sound abruptly, and walked out without stopping.

Xu Shi listened to He Yinlan's bad voice, and was a little angry in his heart, and his face was about to be revealed, and when he turned his head to see her panting and tired, his heart was sour, and his voice softened: "I didn't tell her about the family, and no matter how bad it is, it won't be to the point of selling my daughter......"

"Don't say it so ugly." He Yinlan calmed down and softened her tone: "Who sold her?" Am I the aunt? Or is the second brother the one who is the father? ”

Xu Shi became more and more reasonable: "I didn't mean that......"

"I know you feel sorry for her, sister-in-law." He Yinlan changed her tone and slowly persuaded: "When the Fang family begged me to protect this big matchmaker, I knew that the second brother would be unwilling to ...... Jiaxian used to want to marry a scholar and become a lady of Zhuangyuanlang in the future, and we all know this high-mindedness. ”

She slowly persuaded: "She has a fierce temperament, and she is also worried that she will not be able to think about it if she is in a hurry." Therefore, I only quietly mentioned it to you and the second brother, but the second brother did not agree, and I didn't say anything, and went back to Fang's house as usual. Who knows, it didn't take long for the second brother to change his mind and agree, Jiaxian has always understood things, and listened to his parents, and he didn't have any opinions, didn't he agree at that time? Why did you make a fuss after you fell? ”

As she spoke, she stared at Xu with a scrutinizing gaze, staring at Xu's unnatural face, and only slowly replied after a while: "I was afraid that she would suffer a loss when she got married, and I was always worried in my heart, so I mentioned a few words to her, so that she could be prepared." Isn't Jia Shu what the matchmaker said at the beginning, but the result is ......"

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, what are you asking me to say about you?" He Yinlan was just guessing, she knew that the Xu family was dissatisfied with the family business set by her and He Runian from the beginning, but she didn't expect that she would not be a peacemaker, but she would also be a-stirring stick, "How can you be so confused!" ”

"The children's family affairs have always been the words of the parents and the matchmaker, not to mention that the family sage himself agreed. Even if you don't agree, then you should only persuade her well, why do you still instigate discord and make the child resist? He Yinlan looked at the Xu family: "If you don't agree, you should have dismissed the second brother in the first place, everyone discussed it carefully, and went back to Fang's house, why did you tell the child this behind your back?" ”

"I mentioned it to the master a few times, but the master didn't listen at all." Xu listened to He Yinlan's analysis, and his head drooped more and more: "I think that the old man loves Jiaxian every day, if she is resolutely unwilling, the old man may be able to change his mind." ”

"Huh." He Yinlan sneered, she was about to be angry with the Xu family: "This family business is the big medium that I protect." Her voice gradually deepened, very sad: "Sister-in-law still thinks that I, as an aunt, am for that idea of matchmaking, and I don't care about the lifelong happiness of Zhixian'er?" ”

Xu was silent, and he couldn't even defend himself. She did have that idea. The Gu family and the Fang family lived next door, and they really didn't know the situation of the second young master Fang in the Fang family, but they never said it, and only held on to the fact that the Fang family had money...... He Yinlan only heard that the Fang family was interested, so she hurriedly came over to protect the media.

"As you wish, now Xian'er and the second brother are in trouble, and they have a good marriage, but I'm afraid that the chickens and dogs will jump, and my sister-in-law will make a lot of contributions!" Seeing that she acquiesced, He Yinlan sank into her stomach when she wanted to explain, and couldn't help but sneer: "Sister-in-law is so confused, no wonder Qingrang doesn't allow me to tell you anything first." ”

Xu's electric light and flint time, suddenly heard the sound of her words, his face became more and more pale, and immediately grabbed He Yinlan's hand, and asked anxiously: "Did you already know, but you are hiding it from me alone?" ”

He Ru earned a total of fifty taels of silver a month, except for family contacts and daily expenses, there was basically little left. She is in charge of the family's food, clothing, housing and transportation, and often feels tight, so she has to be used as a jewelry supplement for the dowry. Where did He Runian get the money to let that Chunjiao live in the city and still wear gold and silver to raise? If He Yinlan knew about this and borrowed or subsidized some of He Runian's silver, this matter would make sense.

Since yesterday, she has been just unwilling, and when she knew these things at this moment, she suddenly felt that her heart was like ashes, and no one could count on it.

He Yinlan saw that her face was pale, her eyes were empty, and her face was decadent, and she suddenly seemed to have been drained of her spirit, and immediately realized that she had said the wrong thing, and then wanted to explain, Xu Shi would not believe it anymore, so she could only endure it.

She has always looked down on the Xu family, and she doesn't respect this second sister-in-law very much, and she hurts his heart at the moment, and she is more embarrassed than guilty. He turned his head away from looking at Xu, reached out to touch the teacup, fished it out, and couldn't help but say angrily: "What about Jiaxian, how can you add a cup of tea, haven't you come for half a day?" ”

Xu Shi only looked at her coldly, his face sad.

He Yinlan was weak in the end, so she chose a nice word and said: "Sister-in-law, you just accused me, saying that I didn't do my best for Xian'er, I was angry for a while, don't take it to heart." Xian'er is my own nephew, how can I really push her into the fire pit, you listen to me, this family business, the eldest lady of the Fang family personally sent someone to tell me, she also knows, it is Yanzhou City Xian's name, her favorite daughter-in-law, really married, naturally will not be treated badly. ”

The eldest lady of the Fang family, Chen, is the wife of Master Fang, who is in charge of the Fang family's inner house, and is kind and kind. Externally, every year before the lunar month, a porridge shed will be opened to give alms to poor families, and Yanzhou City is grateful to mention her; Internally, the huge Fang family is orderly, stable and peaceful under her management, and has a harmonious relationship with several concubines and concubines, and no one is dissatisfied.

There was a little starlight in Xu's empty eyes.

He Yinlan also let out a long breath, but because of embarrassment and nervousness, she made a fine sweat on her forehead. When a cold wind blew, he shivered with cold, lowered his head and coughed.

Xu said loudly: "Jiaxian, Jiaxian, can you pour tea?" ”

Aunt Huang was waiting at the door and hurriedly came in with a pot of tea.

Xu thought a little more about He Yinlan's explanation, and said after a while: "Since this is the reason, don't tell me first." ”

How can He Yinlan say it, this matter was said when she went to the temple to offer incense and chatted with the eldest lady of the Fang family. The eldest lady sighed that the Fang family has been in business for generations, and she is a lowly person, the lowest level of Shinong industry and commerce, and has no status.

He Yinlan only sneered in her heart when she heard this. The Fang family is rich and the first, not to mention cheap, even the prefect of Yanzhou, has to give them some face, the Chen family has no reason to sigh like this, how to make a small family live.

The Fang Gu family is next to each other, but the Fang family lives in the best garden house in Yanzhou City. There are 6 corner gates alone, the Gu family is the ancestral property, only a five-entry mansion, the gate is in an alley, and it is just the corner gate of the Fang family, and it usually doesn't move around at all. If I hadn't met it today, I was afraid that although I was a neighbor, I would not even be able to see Chen's face.

She was wondering, she was not familiar with the good ones, and the Fang family had never taken the Gu family in their eyes, so why did they talk to her about this.

Just thinking about it, Chen's voice changed, and his tone was a little stunned: "A few years ago, my second master was out of the game, and he was promoted, and it was easy to wait for a few years of shortage, so he got a Jiangzhou Liwen idle errand and was appointed as a foreign officer." But in the end, it's still on the job, which is much better than our big house. ”

When He Yinlan heard this, she vaguely understood something, but she couldn't grasp it. I only listened to the eldest lady and continued to sigh: "Therefore, the master wants to let the second young master become a master, so that it will be good to shine on the lintel." It's just that he didn't study well, he fished for three days and dried nets for two days, and he didn't even get back from the exam for three years. Ay. ”

Only then did He Yinlan try to talk: "You are planning for the second young master like this, he should understand your hard work, and study hard." ”

"As you may know, he wasn't born to me, so he doesn't like to listen to me." Chen put the handkerchief on the corner of his eye and pressed it: "Seeing that he is eighteen, he has not grown at all in his studies, and he is not trying to make progress all day long, and the slightly better Miss Boudoir, where can I look at him." ”

"Although he disrespects me as a mother, I can't help but do my best for him. I'm telling you today, I think that your brother has been promoted before, and there must be many classmates, to see which young lady can be suitable for Rui'er, it doesn't matter if the door is good, as long as he is virtuous, he can supervise Rui'er to study and progress. ”

I'm waiting here.

He Yinlan's heart moved when she heard this, and that thought only crashed into her mind at once, and she only pretended to think for a while before she hesitated and said, "You don't need to ask, my mother's family has two nieces." ”

Chen's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said: "That's how good it is, Mr. He is a rich five-car ...... here."

This is what He Yinlan meant, and seeing that Chen was interested, she whispered: "It's just that my second brother has read a lot, and his brain is not very flexible, so I'm afraid I don't want to...... If Madame has time, let's go and see other people's homes. The tone was not very firm.

"Let's just mention it, who said it must be done." Chen said with a smile: "If you can't succeed, don't force it." ”

He Yinlan agreed to tell He Runian.

Chen's intentions, she didn't understand, the stakes involved, just a little thought, you have to understand.

The Chen family obviously didn't want his concubine to marry a good daughter-in-law who was in the right household, so under the pretext of asking him to be a master, he only set his sights on the scholars of a small family, and the family background was so low that he was dependent on the Fang family, and he was not in business, and he couldn't understand the twists and turns of the Fang family at all, so he only lowered his eyebrows and lived carefully. In this way, Fang Qirui's future Yue family dependence will be broken, but I am afraid that his status is too low, and he can be pulled down again.

The Chen family is worthy of being the head of a business family, and he has a good calculation.

He Yinlan didn't care how the Chen family calculated her concubine, she was just thinking that this in-law was also a good thing for the He family.

He Runian is pedantic, a scholar with a noble temperament, and disdains to socialize with others, just relying on that little money, raising a large family, he has long been overstretched, and the situation of the family is not as good as day by day.

If the niece can marry into the Fang family, she will be able to get some oil and water in the future, but I am afraid that some will leak out of the fingers of the Fang family, which will be enough for the He family to eat and drink.

Although the Chen family is now in charge of the family, and they are clamping down on their concubines everywhere, they can't see what Fang Qirui can do, and they can't get anything for the time being. But Young Master Fang is disabled, and he has been married for three years and has not come out. If this continues, even if the Chen family is unwilling and holds the power in her hands, she will die in front of her. In the end, the huge property of the Fang family had to fall into the hands of the concubine Fang Qirui.

Thinking of this, she went to tell He Runian with great interest, but she was really refused, she was still immortal, and she didn't return to Chen, she just wanted to drag it out first, and then find a good opportunity to persuade the second brother.

It's just that it didn't take long for He Runian to suddenly agree, and he came to find her and sent her back to Fang's house, she was also puzzled for a long time.

Thinking of this, He Jiaxian was pushed out to the Fang family by her, and there were many rights and wrongs in the mansion, she was not unclear, but she was dazzled by wealth and nobility. At this time, he looked at Xu's pitiful baba, somewhat guilty, and rarely talked to Xu's heart: "Second sister-in-law, I won't tell you, although my illness is not fatal, but it is also dragged and dragged down the body, and it is not uncommon for me to suddenly give up Tao'er one day." ”