The unhappiness of the family banquet did not affect Jiang Xi's family, and on the selected auspicious day, they moved into a new house.

The house is not very big, but of course it is much more spacious than the east courtyard of the Jiang family, as soon as Jiang Bohua came in, he happily messed around in the front and back yards, and ran with his bellflower and Sanqi were sweating.

Taohua arranged a row of houses in the southeast corner for Mrs. Jiang, Jiang Xi can use this place as a study on weekdays, and when Jiang Bohua is a little older, he can invite a gentleman to come here to teach.

Mrs. Jiang does not have too many requirements for food, clothing, housing and transportation in addition to being neat and clean, and he is very satisfied with the bright light here. Taohua accompanied him around the house and said, "Uncle Grandpa, look at what's missing?" ”

Old lady Jiang smiled: "You think thoughtfully, you don't lack anything." ”

Taohua glanced at the box brought by licorice and jataman: "You just brought such a thing?" "I don't have a lot of clothes.

Old lady Jiang waved his hand: "I'm afraid that the Ministry of Rites will come soon to discuss your family affairs, and the Liu family will also be hired, I will go back after a few days, and I will come back when you are free." ”

Taohua hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Do you want to send your second brother to the academy and explain it to your eldest uncle?" "Why do you want to make a fuss, and you have to run over and move back, although it is already out of the New Year, but the weather in the north is still cold, such a tossing method, don't freeze the old man.

Old lady Jiang slowly shook his head: "I haven't been able to talk well with your uncle for many years. Even if I was willing to speak, he would not listen, and all I could do was prepare a way out for him. In the future, Yu's family will fall, and he will not have nowhere to live. ”

Taohua frowned slightly: "You mean, you are afraid that the eldest uncle will follow the Yu family and will be affected in the future?" But - how do you think that the eldest uncle is following the Yu family? ”

Old lady Jiang opened her mouth and didn't answer. How do you say it, do you want to say that Yu's change of medicine killed Concubine Xian?

Taohua saw that Mrs. Jiang didn't speak, so she continued to say: "If you say that the eldest uncle wanted to follow the Yu clan in the past, but since the eldest sister had a miscarriage in the palace, she should have seen clearly that this road is not going through, right?" What does the eldest uncle think now, you-"Can't you just ask?"

Old lady Jiang was a little distracted. Taohua is actually right, Jiang Jun is a shrewd person, and he may not have his own plans, but how can he talk to him? In fact, since he snubbed the Yu family a few years ago, the eldest son has gradually become estranged from him. Especially after Jiang Meihua entered the palace, he moved into Baicaozhai and only brought Aunt Zhu, and the father-son relationship with Jiang Jun dropped to the freezing point.

He can't blame Jiang Jun for defending his mother, and he doesn't want to tell his son what Yu has done, let alone let his son alienate his mother. He has cured many difficult diseases in his life, but he can't sort out his home, this is his incompetence.

Taohua saw that the muscles on Mrs. Jiang's cheeks twitched slightly, revealing an indescribable sadness, she was a little afraid to speak, and was thinking about how to comfort her, but Mrs. Jiang spoke first: "Sister Tao, tell me the truth, are you willing to do this family matter?" ”

"Huh?" Taohua was stunned for a moment by this jumping topic before reacting, "I do." "Before Shen Shu's marriage, Jiang Xi also revealed a little bit to Mrs. Jiang, but he didn't say it all.

"You—not because of your father and your brother......"

Taohua's heart warmed up, and she took Mrs. Jiang's hand: "Uncle Grandfather, don't worry, I am really willing." "Since she came to the capital, Mrs. Jiang has been closer to her than to others, but here in Taohua, I always feel that he is a kind neighbor, and the feeling of separation cannot be removed no matter what. It wasn't until she heard this sentence that she really felt that this was my family.

"That's good." Old lady Jiang touched her hair and sighed, "The third child is better than I can teach children." After saying that, he waved his hand and went into the house to look at the lonely book.

As soon as the Jiang family settled in the new house, the official media invited by the Liu family came to the door, and naturally came to discuss the next appointment.

The smiling face of the official media was somewhat stiff: "The Liu family is poor, and they have always been diligent and thrifty, and my wife also knows it......"

It's not easy to do. The Jiang family now has a princess of the county, and Jiang Yanhua, as the princess's sister, is also worth doubled. If you change to another family, are you afraid that you will not double the dowry immediately, for fear that the cooked duck will fly? Liu Hanlin didn't know what to think, but the dowry was still "Yiyi Guli".

What a good ceremony! The matchmaker felt like she wanted to pull her hair and wail. All day long, don't you know that every family now pays attention to rich employment and remarriage? How can the matchmaker open her mouth? Is this Liu Hanlin a real gentleman or a real fool, isn't he afraid of the annoyance of the female family?

Cao looked at the list in front of him, and he could see that the value of all the dowries would not add up to more than two hundred taels of silver, and it was so shabby that he couldn't see it in the capital.

"This is too ......" Even if the official media had already said that the Liu family was poor, the Cao family still felt a little unacceptable, "I think you also know that the dowry prepared by my family for the girl is also worth a few thousand taels, and the Liu family is like this now, is it for my family to reduce the dowry?" ”

Jiang Yanhua hid in the inner room and listened, and couldn't help but feel a little anxious when she heard the words, but it was not easy to go out to stop her, so she had to look at the daylily. It's just that Daylily hasn't gone out yet, so I heard the official media cough dryly and said: "Don't hide it from Mrs., when I came, Liu Hanlin said that it is good to marry two surnames, he is the heart of Master Mu Jiang's benevolence to help the world, and he wants to have a virtuous woman in the house, so he came to ask for marriage." Marrying a woman is a filial mother, husband and children, not to get her dowry, so he is frugal and courteous, and hopes to marry with virtue in the house, not for the friend of wealth. ”

The last few sentences made the official media really burst into tears, and it took her half a day to understand Liu Hanlin's words, and she didn't know if the woman could understand it. Nowadays, do you have to learn to drop your book bag as a matchmaker?

Cao opened his mouth and didn't speak. The meaning of co-authoring the Liu family is that the dowry is not too much? How can this work? The Liu family is used to being poor and self-controlled, how can she let her daughter go to live like that, hasn't she suffered enough in the Chen family before?

In the end, the Cao family still accepted the order and asked the Liu family to choose an auspicious day to hire him. What can you do if the dowry is thin, can you still regret the marriage because of this?

The official media wiped their sweat and left, and on a cold day, the matchmaker actually sweated vigorously.

The Cao family was worried about the list, and when he saw Jiang Yanhua coming out of the house, he said, "What does the Liu family mean by this?" The dowry is so simple that it will be a joke when you say it. ”

Bai Guo went out to send the matchmaker, and Poria stayed in the house to serve, so she said: "Mrs., the Liu family has always been poor, and the slave maid heard that Liu Hanlin wears cloth clothes on weekdays, not a rare silk dress during the New Year's holidays, and these dowries are about to do their best." Besides, people say that poor Hanlin is poor, and now that he has no errands, it is inevitable that this will be the case, and if the future is good, everything will naturally be fine. ”

As she was talking, there was a sound of footsteps outside, and the curtain was lifted, but it was Taohua who walked in: "I heard that the dowry of the Liu family is very thin, what does the wife mean?" ”

It is not the turn of the girl who has not left the cabinet to participate in such a thing as discussing the dowry, so Taohua is also in her room today, but I heard that the dowry list is extremely simple, so I still have to come out and ask. After all, Jiang Xi is not at home today, and if she doesn't pay attention to it, it doesn't seem to be very good. After all, the dowry represents the importance that the man attaches to the woman, and if he can't do it, it's just fine, if he is contemptuous, then he can't.

Jiang Yanhua actually felt that this dowry was too little, but at this moment, Taohua asked it so bluntly, which made her rebellious: "Sister, the Liu family has always been poor, and if this dowry is placed in ordinary people's homes, it is not too little." Besides, the matchmaker also said that marrying a woman and marrying a virtuous woman is not for wealth, and the Liu family doesn't want me to prepare much dowry. ”

Taohua raised her eyebrows: "So, my sister's dowry should also be reduced?" ”

Cao Shi suddenly jumped up: "How can this be done!" The Liu family is already so poor, Sister Yan doesn't bring more dowry, how can she live this life? ”

Taohua smiled: "So, even if the Liu family is not wealthy, the wife also has to prepare a dowry, right?" Fang Cai Baiguo retold what the official media said to her one by one, which sounded magnificent, but when you think about it carefully, you feel a bit hypocritical. It's not that the dowry must be rich, but this kind of secretive attitude can't help but give people a feeling that they want to be what and set up a memorial arch, which makes people feel unhappy.

Jiang Yanhua's face flushed: "Sister, what do you mean by this?" I know that my sister is going to be the princess of the county, and the dowry is naturally very rich, is this to ridicule me? ”

Taohua glanced her up and down, and laughed sneeringly: "Are you planning to treat kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs?" ”

Jiang Yanhua said a word, and he also consciously lost his words.

Since the decree of marriage came down, she said that her heart is not sour, it is false. Although Liu Zhijing is a Hanlin, he has not yet taken a real job, even if there is a shortage in the future, he will work from the seventh grade upwards. Just like Jiang Jun, he is also a Jinshi, isn't he only a five-grade now?

A woman's worth in this life depends on her father and brother before she gets married, and she has to rely on her husband after she gets married. She doesn't know where she can go in the future with Liu Zhijing, but as long as Taohua gets married, she will be the princess of the county, and she will be a good one. The difference between this is even greater than the difference between the Chen family and the Jiang family!

Fortunately, Jiang Yanhua is still a little sensible, knowing that her current family business is already very good, she does not have Taohua's medical skills, and it is impossible for her to be seen by the Queen Mother and the Emperor, so naturally she does not have this blessing. However, knowing that he knows, his heart is still inevitably sour, and when he heard Taohua sneering at Liu Jiayu, he couldn't help but sneak out a sentence that shouldn't be said.

After she said this, she regretted it, and was about to say a few soft words, but she heard Taohua mercilessly say that she didn't know what to do, her face suddenly turned even redder, and the apology words on her lips were swallowed back: "My sister has been unpleasant to the Liu family from the beginning, and she can naturally find fault with everything." Now my sister has finally given me a clear word, if my sister doesn't want me to marry the Liu family, just say it, let my father go and quit my family! ”

Now Taohua's face is also ugly. For Liu Zhijing, she really has no empirical evidence, just because of Jiang Xinghua's original words. Later, the people who asked Shen Shu to check it out, and they only knew that Liu Zhijing had a good reputation in the capital, and they all said that he was indeed poor and self-controlled, but he was a little old-fashioned. As for the fact that he once divorced his wife, he himself was not very secretive, but he seemed frank.

It was Chunhuaxuan's shopkeeper who inquired about the news, and when he sent the news, he also said bluntly that the reason for the divorce was only childless after inquiring for a long time, although it was a bit ruthless, but it was also within seven outs, which seemed to be quite in line with Liu Zhijing's old-fashioned temper, and he couldn't see any big problems. As for the things before he entered Beijing, Chunhuaxuan is not a spy agency, and Liu Zhijing is not a high-profile big person, so it will take time to investigate.

But before Shen Shu sent someone to Liu Zhijing's hometown to inquire, the Cao family had already sent Jiang Yanhua's eight characters out, and Taohua was angry, so he told Shen Shu that there was no need to ask. So at this moment, Jiang Yanhua really asked, she really didn't know what to say.

"Since that's what you think, then I'll make it clear." Taohua became annoyed and decided to simply solve this matter at once, "I stopped this family business because I heard that the Liu family was a little bad outside, and I was afraid that they would be harsh, and you would only suffer in the past." I came here today, but I just felt that this dowry was too light and did not respect you enough. This family matter, from beginning to end, you and your wife are enthusiastic, since this is the case, I will not say anything, your family affairs, you are in charge, if there is anything bad in the future, the family may not be able to help you, you can do it yourself. With that, he turned around and left.

Jiang Yanhua felt a little ashamed when she heard the first few words, but when she heard Taohua say that she and the Cao family were enthusiastic about this family business, she suddenly felt as if she had been pricked by a needle. Why is she so enthusiastic, isn't it because she can't get a better family? Taohua can now be the princess of the county, so she is naturally happy to say cool things, if she has not settled her family affairs now, she is still not like this.

The Cao family was already shocked by Jiang Yanhua and Taohua's words, and it wasn't until Taohua left that he came back to his senses: "This, how is this-why is Sister Tao'er so angry today, you too, how can you say the words of quitting your family?" is so hard-standing, she is now the princess of the county! ”

Jiang Yanhua originally felt aggrieved in her heart, but when Cao Shi said this, her eyes immediately turned red, and she said fiercely: "What about the princess of the county, I don't expect to be stained!" ”

In Cao's heart, the princess of the county is a high-ranking person, and since Taohua was accused of marriage, she doesn't even dare to be sour in her heart. Hearing Jiang Yanhua say this at this time, he couldn't help but be anxious: "What are you talking about!" In the future, if she marries the prince, if she carries you, she will naturally have everything. ”

Jiang Yanhua's eyes widened: "I don't need her to carry me!" In the future, I will be able to live a good life, so that no one can laugh at me! My mother accepted this list and told the Liu family, I don't care about the dowry, as long as I have a good life in the future. If he can earn a future, it's better to give me 10,000 silver! ”

Taohua came out of Cao's house, and she was also angry. If it weren't for Jiang Xi's absence today, she wouldn't have come out like this. As a result, kindness became a donkey's liver and lungs, and she was nosy.

Bai Guo stood outside, quite a little panicked. Seeing her like this, Taohua sighed and patted her hand: "Just do your best, you can't take care of anything else." ”

When she returned to the house, Taohua's breath had not yet dissipated. Mint saw that her face was unhappy, and hurriedly interrupted with something else: "Girl, this March will be your ceremony, the prince asked someone to send the clothes and the pattern of the crown hairpin, you have to hurry up to make clothes and choose hairpins." ”

Taohua also learned after crossing over that the fifteen-year-old girl in ancient times was actually a big day, especially the official eunuchs with heads and faces, and they had to invite relatives and friends to hold a ceremony for their daughter. At that time, needless to say, there will be no etiquette, and three sets of clothes and jewelry alone will have to be changed. Especially now that she is the future princess of the county, this and the ceremony cannot be simplified.

Not to mention, clothes and jewelry will always have a special charm for women, and Taohua chose it for a while, and the sulk gradually dissipated. Mint saw that her expression had improved, and then said: "According to the slave maid, the girl has managed this matter until now, and she has done her best, and she will continue to manage it - after all, the wife is the second girl's mother-in-law, and it is inappropriate for the girl to interfere too much, and no one believes the girl's hard work when it is spread outside, but it will affect the girl's reputation." ”

Momoka sighed. Jiang Xinghua said those things, she and Mint can't say, doesn't it seem that she is meddling in things without evidence and no evidence?

"Well, you're right. Don't talk about this, is Ming'er the second sister saying that she will go to the temple to offer incense? ”

Mint couldn't wait for Taohua to quickly throw away the affairs of the Liu family. If you want her to say, my wife's heart is very hot, why should my own girl do such a thankless thing? Even if they believe that the Liu family is not good and does not do this family business, unless their own girl can find a better husband than Hanlin for the second girl in the future, she will definitely complain.

"Exactly. The clothes, hand, stove, slaves and maids are all packed, just wait for the second girl to pick them up tomorrow. ”

What Jiang Lianhua said about incense is actually going out to see the scenery. Since entering the capital, she can't go out as often as before, which is really suffocating. Now that I've moved out, I'm moving a lot more freely, so I can't wait for the weather to be completely warm, so I call Taohua to go out.

This time they went to Daheungzenji Temple. After all, it was two girls who went out, and Jing couldn't rest assured that it was too far away, so he chose this place.

Daxingshan Temple has the relics pagoda of the Tang Dynasty Bukong Zen Master, and it is said that the pine branches in front of the tower can be broken down and you can pray for rain. But that was all in the early years, and now the most famous thing in the temple is a statue of Guanyin carved with a thousand hands and a thousand eyes donated by someone in the early years of this dynasty. It is said that the founding emperor also rebuilt the Great Xingshan Temple, and the world was completely pacified after the statue of Guanyin was enshrined.

As soon as Taohua and Jiang Lianhua entered the Daxingshan Temple, they saw that most of the people who came and went were women, some asked for children, some were sick, and the incense in the Guanyin Hall was particularly vigorous, but there were almost no people in front of the relic.

"The money is all in the incense, it's better to ask a good man to take a closer look." Jiang Lianhua looked at the person who was burning incense in front of the Guanyin Palace, and couldn't help but whisper. She came here today because she heard that the Guanyin statue was carved with great charm, so she came to see it.

Momoka couldn't help but smile. Jiang Zhu's family is actually quite interesting. Aunt Zhu has been fasting and reciting Buddha for many years, and Jing's family often does this on weekdays, but she doesn't believe in these things. People come to the temple to burn incense, and she comes to the temple to see the sculptures, which is also a rare outlier in this era.

"It's about always some incurable diseases, and they can't be cured for a long time, so I hope for the Bodhisattva." Taohua looked over at a glance and saw several women with yellow faces, and couldn't help frowning. There are quite a few people who have gynecological diseases here, and they are probably not embarrassed to tell Lang Zhong about their illness at all, so they have been ill for a long time and have to come to the Bodhisattva.

Jiang Lianhua nodded in agreement, and when she saw the Bodhisattva statue standing in the main hall, her heart suddenly flew over: "Sure enough, it is well carved!" ”

Momoka also raised her eyes to look. The sandalwood bodhisattva is nearly five feet tall, standing on a lotus seat, with more than a dozen arms stretched out behind him, and an eye carved in the palm of his hand, which is called a thousand hands and a thousand eyes. The Bodhisattva's body is slender, with a jewel on his chest, a treasure light on his back, and his eyebrows are lowered, and he looks kind, even if he has many more arms, he does not look terrible.

Jiang Lianhua already only had this Bodhisattva in her eyes at the moment, and she didn't care about the large number of people in the hall, so she squeezed in, standing by the door and only looking at the Bodhisattva statue. Several of her maids had to follow closely, leaving the most powerful one named Biluo to Taohua with an apologetic smile: "Third girl, my girl is like this, a little infatuated...... Three girls, don't be surprised. ”

Momoka couldn't help but laugh. Jiang Lianhua is like this, just like Jiang Xi who saw Ouchi's lone medical book.

"What's so strange about this, you go in and follow the second sister, and I'll walk around the temple." This Bodhisattva statue is not very good-looking in her, and she really doesn't have many artistic cells, so it is better to go for a walk.

As a result, before he had gone far, Jiang Lianhua's other maid named Yinzhen came over: "Three girls, three girls, go and take a look, our girl-our girl collided with someone." ”

Taohua was confused, and asked as she walked quickly after her, "What's the matter, you can tell me more details." ”

In fact, the matter is not complicated, that is, Jiang Lianhua looked at the Bodhisattva as if she was out of her mind, and when she walked forward, she didn't pay attention and collided with an old woman. In fact, no one in the hall would walk too fast, and even if they did, they wouldn't have much energy, but the old woman fell down in a plop, and she couldn't wake up, so it was a big deal.

Taohua ran to the Guanyin Hall in one breath, only to see the people who came to offer incense gathered in a group, a gorgeously dressed old woman fell to the ground in the middle, several maids were crying around, and a young woman pulled Jiang Lianhua and didn't let go, twisting into a ball with Biluo.

Tao Hua squeezed in from the crowd hard, didn't bother to talk to Jiang Lianhua, and leaned down to check the old woman first. A maid next to her immediately cried and reached out to stop her, but was blocked by mint: "My girl is treating your old lady!" ”

The maid was stunned, and Taohua had already plucked the hairpin on her head and pricked it a few times, when she saw the old woman move slightly, snorting in her throat, and her eyelids moving.

Jiang Lianhua didn't expect to knock people like this all at once, and then she breathed a sigh of relief: "Third sister, this, does it matter?" ”

"It shouldn't matter." Taohua reached out and touched the back of the old woman's head, making sure that she hadn't hit her head, and when she saw the old woman open her eyes, she asked, "Old lady, can you see me clearly?" Hands and feet may move? "I don't look like I have a crooked mouth and slanted eyes, and if I don't hit a bone, it's not a big deal.