The room was silent, and Cao Shi looked at it with teary eyes, and muttered, "Master-"

Jiang Xi also didn't look at the Cao family, but said: "You are the one who served the former wife, I will pay 200 taels of silver to buy you a dowry, you get rid of your slave status, go out and marry someone seriously." ”

"Sir!" Bai Guo took a few steps forward, "The slave doesn't go out!" ”

Cao finally came to his senses, pointed at Bai Guo and said, "The old man is kind-hearted, otherwise you should have sold a girl like you who climbed on the bed——"

"Enough!" Jiang Xi interrupted the Cao family with a calm face, and finally turned his head to look at Bai Guo and said, "You are only in your early twenties, you are a good age, you should go out and find someone of the same age, marry him and grow old." I'm almost forty, and I can be your father, so don't be foolish. ”

"Master-" Bai Guo burst into tears, "The slave doesn't want anyone of the same age, the slave just needs to serve the master for the rest of his life." ”

Jiang Xi sighed, turned his head and instructed the little servant: "Go to my study to find out the identity deed of Baiguo, and then go to the account room to get two hundred taels of silver." ”

Angelica hurriedly agreed, but in the middle of the night, where to get the silver. Jiang Xi also knew, so he nodded and said to Bai Guo: "You take everything in your room." ”

Bai Guo cried and fell to the ground: "Master, the slave has no father and no mother, and she was bought by the old lady when she was a child, so as not to starve to death on the street." Now the master wants to kick me out, I might as well die......"

"Say what to die." Jiang Xi said a little bleakly, "Speaking of death at a young age, do you know how many people want to live but can't." I don't know how happy I am if your wife is alive......"

His last few words were very soft, and only Taohua beside him heard them, and couldn't help but feel a little sad: "Dad-"

Bai Guo wanted to say something more, Taohua sighed and waved her hand at Mint, who immediately stepped forward and set up Bai Guo: "Sister, let's go down first." ”

Cao's heart wanted to sell Baiguo, but now that Jiang Xi had sent a message to release Baiguo, she didn't dare to say anything, but when she thought of giving two hundred taels of silver, she felt a pain in her flesh - her daughter only got a dowry of three thousand taels when she got married, and Baiguo got two hundred taels for a maid. I was about to say something, but when I saw Taohua beside me, I swallowed it back again, and only whispered: "Sister Tao, look, this, this is too unruly." ”

Taohua glanced at her lightly and helped Jiang Xi up: "Dad, it's late at night, I'll help you go and rest." "All the way over just now, she has already heard Mint say that Jiang Xi is staying in the study, so Bai Guo can quietly go to Jiang Xi's bed when he was serving in the past.

If it was another time, Jiang Xisu didn't care where Taohua was, but today Jiang Xi obviously drank too much during the banquet, and everyone was drunk, at this time, the Cao family didn't take people back to his room to take care of him, and actually let him sleep in the study, where can this be regarded as fulfilling his wife's responsibility?

Cao's back was a little chilly when Taohua saw this, and he didn't dare to say anything, so he watched everyone leave, and then complained to his daughter: "Look at it, what has become of this, a girl who climbed the bed didn't sell it, but gave her these silvers, this-if other people are doing the same, the rules in this family are gone!" ”

Chen Yan was also tossed up in the middle of the night, and forced herself to sleep and said, "Mother, how do you know that Bai Guo did this?" ”

Cao Shi said hatefully: "How do I know, it was Poria who saw that the girl didn't go back to the room in the middle of the night, and came to tell me, so I looked for it." Fortunately, I passed early, and nothing happened yet, otherwise I am afraid that this girl will stay at home and not go out. I saw that Sister Tao looked at me a little unkindly just now, Bai Guo had served her mother, but I was afraid that there was something biased in my heart......"

Chen Yan raised her hand and rubbed her face, and said tiredly: "Fortunately, my father has made up his mind to marry her, and this matter is over." It's better to spend some money than to stay at home. ”

Cao's just hurt the silver, and couldn't help muttering: "Two hundred taels." If it's for you, it's better to add two pairs of heads......"

Chen Yan was a little bored: "I won't just fight with a girl." "What's more, even if this silver is not given to Baiguo, it will not fall into her hands. Today, she didn't even have a chance to talk to Taohua, and I am afraid that she will not be able to do what she wants to defend Liu Zhijing, even so, she will get married in a few days, and don't make any trouble, marry peacefully, and then slowly plan for the future.

Cao's family just muttered a few words in vain, and when he was robbed by his daughter, he thought of Jiang Xilai again: "If you are drunk like this, you won't go back to the room to rest, if you come back, how can you make that girl take advantage of the loophole." ”

As soon as she said this, she reminded Chen Yan: "Mother, you too, why do you ask your father to sleep in the study by himself?" You said that my sister didn't look at you well, I don't think it's for the ginkgo fruit, but I'm afraid it's for my father. ”

Today, because the Cao family talked about giving the dowry shop with the Xiao family and the Jing family, his heart fell on this, and he didn't care when he saw Jiang Xi go to the study. At this time, Chen Yanyi said it, and suddenly became a little panicked: "This, this is your father who is going to the study by himself...... It's also that Angelica's little guy is hateful, how can he help people to the study! ”

Chen Yan glanced at her speechlessly. Jiang Xi's two little guys, Trillium is a clever one, and today he listens to the call on the second gate, but Angelica is an honest one, so naturally Jiang Xi is what he says. Moreover, if a slave does not listen to his master, can he still make his own opinions? Therefore, this matter is not to blame Angelica, but only to blame Cao himself for not paying attention.

However, after all, the Cao family was worried about her marriage, and Chen Yan couldn't care about others at this time, so she only said: "Mother remember next time, but you can't be so negligent again." ”

Cao Shi nodded hurriedly: "When you get married, your mother will take care of these things, and you will just serve your father." ”

It's a pity that the Cao family didn't hear Jiang Xi and Taohua's words, otherwise they wouldn't feel so confident that there would be another time.

Taohua had already helped Jiang Xi back to the study at this moment. Although there are beds in this study, they are much narrower, but the bedding on the bed is thick, and they are all new. Jiang Xi sat on the bed, and when he saw Taohua reaching out to look at the futon, he sighed and said, "This is all from Baiguo Zhangluo." ”

Taohua wanted to get angry in the main courtyard just now, but when she heard this, her eyebrows finally rose: "Mrs. doesn't care?" ”

Jiang Xi said lightly: "She is busy with Sister Yan these days, and she can't take care of anything else. After a pause, he didn't wait for Taohua to say anything, and said, "When you come back this time, do you think you can stay in the capital for a longer time?" ”

"If the emperor asks me to preside over the pox thing, I'm afraid it won't be a matter of being able to return to the northwest in a few months." Taohua frowned and replied, and wanted to talk about family affairs again, "Dad, it's not always like this......"

Jiang Xi waved his hand to stop her, and continued: "Since you can stay in the capital for a few more days, I think-you can take Bai Ge'er to the county king's mansion?" ”

This is not very conformist, but Jiang Bohua is still young, and there is no mother-in-law in the Anjun Palace, as long as Shen Shu nods, there is nothing to do.

Taohua was slightly stunned, and suddenly guessed what Jiang Xi meant: "Dad, are you going to go out?" ”

Jiang Xi nodded: "The emperor made me a pharmacist, and allowed me to pay money for the county government, but I have only been reading at home for a year, and I haven't been out yet." If this is spread out, won't others say that the emperor has seen the wrong person? Anyway, Sister Yan also called me dad for a few years, I will wait for her to get married, and then entrust Brother Bai to you, there is no need to worry about it, I should go out for a walk. ”

Taohua instinctively wanted to object: "Dad, where are you going?" ”

"Dad used to walk a lot in the south, but now I want to go north to see it." Jiang Xi had thought about this matter a long time ago, but because his son couldn't let go of his hand, he didn't make up his mind, "I heard that there are many good medicines in the Northeast, and my father wants to go and see it." Now that the spring flowers are blooming, my father will go north, and it will be a good season for half a year, and he will not be guilty. ”

Taohua originally thought that Jiang Xi suddenly had the heart to leave home because of the white fruit, but now it sounds like he had a plan, and the words that blocked him changed again: "Dad, I'm only afraid of your body...... The northeast is a mountainous place, and I heard that it is not very quiet......"

Jiang Xi smiled and patted his chest: "Dad hasn't arrived yet, why are you afraid of going out?" Don't worry, look at my father, who is as strong as a cow, and I'll be fine when I go out for half a year. ”

Tao Hua just felt that her eyes were a little sour, and she was immediately amused by Jiang Xi's sentence that she was as strong as a cow: "Dad! ”

Jiang Xi touched his daughter's hair: "You are also older, now that you are married, whether you are a son-in-law, you have your own ability, don't worry, father." Brother Bai will be handed over to you first, I just don't worry about him, if it is handed over to your wife, I am afraid that it will be damaged. ”

"Then the family matter-" Now that Jiang Xi has made up his mind and even made a plan, Taohua will no longer stop him, "And you have to bring people with you, both Trillium and Angelica." Don't look at the emperor's permission for you to support people in the yamen, when the time comes, these people don't have to talk twice, not to mention that it's not good to ask them to serve people......"

"You can rest assured." Jiang Xi was confident, "Trillium is clever, there can't be no one at the door of the house, so I'll take Angelica with me." As for the affairs of the house, I have given all the business outside to the shopkeepers, and the accounts have been allocated to the house every month according to the usual money, and the rest of the accounts will be read when I come back next year. After all, the inner house is just such a thing, let her toss it. ”

Taohua thought for a while: Cao's is tantamount to being circled. She can't interfere in the business outside, it's nothing more than the food and clothing in the back house, and the monthly silver is limited, so she can't toss anything even if she can build it hard.

"I told them all, if anything happens, I'll go to you." Jiang Xi sighed, "Dad didn't do anything for you, but told you to get married and worry about your mother's family......"

Taohua pushed him: "Look at what my father said, is it possible that if I get married, I won't be my father's daughter?" I'm going to be angry when I see this. ”

"No outside, no outside." Jiang Xi hurriedly changed his words, "I'll leave it to you for anything, don't worry, Dad." It's not too early at this time, you go back and rest, it's really ...... like this tonight, "What if my son-in-law leaves a bad impression because of this?"

"Then Daddy rests." Taohua is a married daughter, and it is not good to stay in her father's room for too long late at night, so she touched the thick bedding on the bed, and as soon as the utensils were complete, she got up and walked out of the study and went straight to the white fruit room.

Bai Guo was sitting in the room in a daze.

Poria and Bai Guo lived in the same room, and when she saw that she didn't return at night, she went to report to Cao's, but she didn't expect to find out Bai Guo and climb into Jiang Xi's bed. After she arrived at Cao's side, she was always pressed by Baiguo, and she became Cao's and Chen Yan's henchmen, and she still couldn't get past Baiguo. Tonight, I unexpectedly made this incident, I took advantage of my wish, who knew that Bai Guo was not only not beaten and not sold, but was going to let go of the deed and get the dowry silver.

If the Cao family said at this moment that they wanted to release Poria Cocos's body deed, Poria Cocos might not be reluctant. Although the slave is a lowly status, but a lone woman is not necessarily much better than being a slave and maid if she is released without relatives. If the owner of the stall is generous, or has some wealth and power, then life may be better than that of ordinary people.

It is for this reason that Poria has hollowed out her mind to accompany Chen Yan to marry the Liu family - that is the master of Hanlin, if you are not a jinshi, you will not enter Hanlin, and if you are not a Hanlin, you will not enter the cabinet, if you can become a big official in the future, even if you take your slaves and maids, you will ascend to heaven. If she was asked to choose between resignation and marriage, she would definitely choose the latter.

However, although she didn't want to release her citizenship, she still felt uncomfortable when she saw that Bai Guo had released her nationality - from cheap to good, this is also what many people can't ask for, how can Bai Guo still get such a good result after doing such a thing?

When Bai Guo first came back, she wanted to sneer, but before she could open her mouth, she was glared back by Mint. In the past, she didn't take mint seriously when she served in Taohua Courtyard, but now her value is very different, not to mention that mint came back from the northwest, and somehow she has more energy. Poria couldn't describe it, but she was instinctively a little timid, so she had to sit aside and not speak, and when she saw Taohua coming in, she was even more frightened and hurriedly jumped up to say goodbye.

Taohua didn't have the heart to talk to her, waved her hand and sent her out, then closed the door and looked at Bai Guo: "You are not small." ”

Bai Guo knelt down with a plop: "The slave should die, I shouldn't count the princess living at home today to have this thought." But the slave and maid really feel sorry for the master, and only want to serve the master for the rest of their lives, and let the master live more comfortably. begged the girl to be the master, and the slave didn't ask for anything, only to stay with the master. ”

Taohua was silent for a moment, and motioned to Mint to help the person up: "I can't be the master for you." What to do is decided by the father, and I am a daughter, and I can't overstep my responsibilities. ”

Baigo looked at her in despair. Taohua looked away: "You pack your things, someone will take you to get rid of your naturalization tomorrow." I'll ask someone to rent you a small yard outside, and you can think about what you want to do to support yourself. She hesitated slightly, but still said, "Father plans to wait for Sister Yan to get married and go out to the northeast to see the herbs over there." ”

Bai Guo was full of despair, and wanted to die in this room, but after listening to Taohua's last words, it seemed that a ray of light suddenly fell into the darkness, and he was stunned for a while before he figured out a little meaning, and was suddenly ecstatic, and was about to kneel down again to thank him, Taohua had already gone out of the room and went back to his yard.

Although Baiguo's matter is a big deal in the Jiang family, because Taohua has always been well-governed, and now she has become the princess of the county, who dares to disobey what she says? Therefore, although the Cao family made a fuss and everyone in the house knew about it, no one dared to go outside to talk about it, not even the other two rooms of the Jiang family. That is, on the second day, he quietly sent Baiguo out, and then raised the first second-class maid to take Baiguo's position, and Cao's name was changed to Olive.

On the day of the dowry, Xiao Shi and Jing came over, and they didn't pay attention to the existence of a maid, so they sent the twenty-four dowries to Liu's house according to the rules, and went into the new house to lay out.

However, when she came back from Liu's house, Jing's face was not very good, and her maid Yinzhen privately pulled mint to speak: "Then Mrs. Liu's eyes are staring at the dowry, I look at it like that, I'm afraid that what is in each box is in her heart." ”

This dowry, also known as the dowry, was placed in the courtyard of the man's house, which was originally for everyone to come and see, to show the importance that the woman valued her daughter. However, there are no people who come to see the dowry like Mrs. Liu, as if they just have to take a ledger and register everything.

Jing's mother's family is a big businessman, and they have a lot of entertainment, and they don't see other people's dowries less, but it is rare to see such a face as Mrs. Liu. She didn't have any feelings for Chen Yan, mainly to sell Taohua a favor, so she specially asked Yinzhen to tell Mint about it. In this way, you can advance or retreat, if Taohua doesn't want to care about Chen Yan's affairs, you can also don't know.

Mint also knew what Jing's meant, pursed her lips and smiled: "I heard that the Liu family is frugal, and it is probably afraid that the new daughter-in-law will not know how to run the house, and then spend the dowry indiscriminately." ”

As soon as Yinzhen heard this, he knew that Taohua didn't want to care, so he immediately stopped talking and said with a smile: "It's too." It is said that the rules of the reading family are big, and it seems that this is the case. Speaking of which, the day after tomorrow, Miss Yan got married, and the princess also had a matter on her mind. I heard that the emperor asked the princess to come back because he wanted the princess to preside over the pox, so I'm afraid I'm going to be busy soon, right? ”

"Not really. Today, the princess will enter the palace again. "Actually, I entered the palace to diagnose the pulse of Lu Baolin and Concubine Yuan Shu, but I only said to the outside world that it was to discuss the matter of pox, and of course Mint would not say it.

Yinzhen whispered: "I have heard that this kind of pox is good, and it is said that after planting pox, you don't even need to use medicine, just have a fever?" ”

Although Jiang Zhu was promoted by the salt department, he did not receive a penny of money in office. can have this confidence, of course, because the family has its own income, there is no need to accept the filial piety of outsiders. In this way, Jing's virtuous helper has to do a good job in the family's business.

This pox is a big deal, not only to cure the disease, but also to treat the herbs, and it is reasonable for Jing to move this thought. After all, if Jiang Zhu supplies medicinal materials, he must ensure quality and quantity, and even if he wants to make money, he will never be shoddy.

Peppermint shook her head: "This kind of pox really doesn't need any medicine." Everyone in the northwest knows that each family grows pox, and a child only charges 50 yuan, just because they don't use any medicinal materials, otherwise how can it be so cheap. ”

There is no need to conceal and deceive this kind of thing, because you can find out as soon as you ask, so Yin Zhen did not doubt it, and turned around and told Jing's family. Jing sighed after hearing this: "I really don't use medicine, Sister Tao is really a god." ”

Jiang Lianhua was doing needlework next to her, and smiled when she heard this: "I said that my mother doesn't need to ask." If there is a place to use medicine, the third sister will definitely come to us. As long as the medicine is good, why doesn't the third sister take care of the family? ”

Jing Shibai glanced at her and said, "Aren't I afraid that Sister Tao will hinder the eyes of outsiders and make it difficult to use her family?" ”

Jiang Lianhua said with a smile: "If you don't avoid relatives, the third sister is not that kind of person." ”

Jing Shi saw that although the stitches of the purse made by her daughter were not very delicate, they were bright and vivid, and she couldn't help but touch her mind again: "You are not too young...... this family matter has not been decided."

Jiang Lianhua lowered her head to do needlework and did not speak. Jing wanted to sigh when he saw her like this: "The Ou family is a good family, otherwise your grandfather wouldn't have been able to tell Sister Tao at the beginning." Now that Brother Ou has won the tribute, I heard that he is still in the front, if there is no fault in the palace exam, at least it is a second list. Young Jinshi, it's extremely rare, and I don't know how many people are rushing to ask for it, that is, for the sake of your grandfather and Mrs. Ou being friends......"

Jing's heart was also broken for his daughter's family affairs. Jiang Lianhua is seventeen this year, and it is said that it is too late to marry at this age, not to mention that she has not yet decided on a family matter. She was thinking about Cui Jing of the Cui family, but it was very boring to have a hot face and a cold ass a few times, not to mention that the Cui family now has such a delicate relationship with Taohua, so this matter will be put down.

It should be said that after Taohua married the princess of the county, the sisters in the family were also worth more. Jiang Danhua has a big heart, so he doesn't like this and doesn't look at that, but Jing's is not. Jiang Zhu is still in the position he is promoting, and he will do well in a few years, and he will be promoted to the end of the fourth grade, after all, he is not on the right path, and he is not as good as those in the scientific examination.

Jing's family doesn't plan to marry his daughter to any high-ranking official family, as long as he picks a five- or six-grade official, who has some family wealth, a clean and upright style, and the man himself is motivated, this is the best. It's hard to talk about anything else, it's hard to talk about the upright family style, this time it was Jiang Songhua who came back and talked about the brother of the Ou family, and Jing's heart was moved.

Jiang Lianhua spread the half-embroidered purse on her lap, lowered her head and said, "The son of the Ou family is naturally good, but Mrs. Ou is difficult to get along." Why didn't the third sister and his family succeed at the beginning, did my mother think about it? ”

Jing's is a personal sperm, how can he not understand this kind of thing: "It's not all Cheng Enbo who was killed that day!" Fortunately, there is evil retribution in this evil, and he is now - Sister Tao is also married to the king of Anjun, and God has eyes. ”

Jiang Lianhua smiled faintly: "My mother also said that it was Cheng Enbo's fault, why was the third sister wrong?" But why doesn't the Ou family understand this truth? ”

Jing's coughed dryly: "The door style is different, the Ou family wants a daughter-in-law who keeps to herself...... "Don't show your face outside."

Jiang Lianhua raised her eyes, and there was a slight sarcasm in her smile: "Keep to yourself...... If the mother marries into the Ou family, will Mrs. Ou be satisfied? ”

"You kid, how do you talk—" Jing muttered in his heart, although he kept a straight face. When she was a girl, she could go to the store with her mother to see the business, and she was still like this after she got married.

Jiang Lianhua smiled faintly again: "With such a clean and upright style, I'm afraid I can't get by." I don't want my husband to be famous in the future, it is enough to get a confidant, walk around the north and south of the river, and learn the interest of gambling books and pouring tea. ”

She got up after she said that: "Yesterday's painting is not finished yet, so I'll go to the study first." Throwing down Jing's and staring at her back in a daze, I don't know whether to praise my daughter for being clear-headed, or to scold her for being whimsical......