Yue Yao was tired of practicing calligraphy, standing in the middle of the yard and watching the fish in the tank swimming freely, she couldn't help but reach into the water, and ripples rippled on the water.

Brother Zheng stood by and watched with a smile, occasionally fiddling with the water lilies in the water tank, revealing the fish hiding underneath.

Hua Bud looked at the rare relaxation of the sister and brother and smiled lightly. Since Young Master Tingzheng came over, the smile on the girl's face has become more and more. These days, the girl looks not only better than before, but also taller and fatter. Now that my uncle's family has two happy events in succession, it is really a good thing for the girl, and Bud feels that what she is worried about is no longer there.

The date is set, and the Ma Mansion has sent an invitation to the Lian Mansion, as long as the decision is made (to give a dowry gift), just wait for the marriage date to be determined, and they will be married.

The person who came to deliver the invitation made a special statement that his lord hoped that his cousin would come over. Ma Chengteng thinks that Ma Peng can get this marriage, and Yueyao has made great contributions. If there was no Yueyao, he would definitely not take his son out for a walk, and his son would not be able to pass the examination room in that state, and he would not be able to say that the dealer would not be able to talk about this good family business.

The old lady wanted to shirk it, but she thought that the father of the daughter-in-law who was about to enter the Ma family was a waiter in Zhongshu Province, who was a big man with real power, and he should be befriended. After thinking about it for a while, the old lady decided to let Yueyao go.

Mo Shi knew that the Ma family wanted Yueyao to go over, and his face was very embarrassed: "Old lady, Yueyao still has filial piety on her body, so it is not appropriate to go to the Ma family in this way." "Where can the filial piety keeper go to the marriage.

Mo Shi was a little uncomfortable when she got this news, because she had also taken a fancy to the Zhuang girl before, and vaguely mentioned it to Mrs. Zhuang. It's just that Mrs. Zhuang said that she couldn't be the master, and the matter was finally settled. Her son is good-looking, and his conditions are no worse than the Ma family in all aspects, but the girl from the Zhuang family rejected their family, saying that the Ma family, how can she be comfortable.

The old lady didn't know this reason: "I told the people of the Ma family, but the people who came said that what the Ma family said would not hinder it." Everyone in the Ma family said so, and it was not our fault that we were called unlucky. "Ma Chengteng is not taboo, he must let Yueyao go to Ma's house, it's their business.

Mo was speechless, this is the difference between having a hostess and not having a hostess, if there is a hostess, he will never do this.

In fact, Mohs is thinking too much. This kind of taboo thing, even if there is no heroine, the man in charge knows it, not to mention the person who prepares the gift list and the person who does the work. Ma Chengteng insisted on Yueyao going over, because of a different kind of gratitude.

Mafu is relatively low-key. did not feast on the guests, only invited acquaintances, Mo did not go in person, but asked Yueyao to bring gifts, and the ceremony was completed.

When Yueyao arrived at Mafu, she saw the noisy carriages and horses at the door. Yueyao didn't go to the front yard, and went directly to Begonia Garden. In Begonia Garden, Yue Yao practiced calligraphy with peace of mind, and according to Yue Yao's estimate, she would definitely have to wait until the evening to see her uncle and eldest cousin.

Soon, a little maid came over and said, "Girl, Mrs. Liu came over to greet the girl." ”

Yueyao helped solve Cheng Lizi, so that Mrs. Liu was very grateful to Yueyao. If it weren't for Miss Biao's help, the eldest young master would have married the tigress of the Cheng family. Marrying the daughter of the Cheng family, the eldest young master will be ruined for the rest of his life. Now that the young master has been lifted, and he said that he is such a good family, she doesn't have to worry about anything anymore.

Yueyao didn't want to see Mrs. Liu, but Mother Deng said, "Girl, if it weren't for the girl's help, the eldest young master wouldn't know what to do now." This gratitude, the girl can afford it. "Mother Deng's meaning is to let the old man and the eldest young master also have to accept such a relationship, even the people in the mansion are unreliable, and now they can only hope for the Ma family.

Yue Yao thought for a while and agreed to see Mrs. Liu, and in the face of Mrs. Liu's thanks, Yue Yao smiled and nodded: "I heard that the eldest girl of the Zhuang family was personally raised by the Duchess of Lu Guo. The big girl of the banker, whether it is a housekeeper director or a social social, is a first-class good. So, I'm also very happy for my eldest cousin. Yueyao heard Mother Deng say that the eldest girl of the Zhuang family was capable and intelligent, and her appearance was good, so she was sincerely happy for Ma Peng.

Mrs. Liu felt that this was not right, how could she feel that there was something in her words! But the cousin had no intention of going on. After Mrs. Liu went out, she couldn't help but ask Mother Deng: "What do you mean, girl?" ”

Mother Deng has a lot of things, and she serves by Yueyao's side, so she can guess the meaning of Yueyao's words, but it is difficult to say this. just smiled and said, "The girl is happy for the eldest young master, what can it mean." "It's naturally good if you can figure it out, but if you can't figure it out, that's also Mrs. Liu's own business.

After Mrs. Liu went back, she didn't understand it, she was all a fan of the authorities, and the bystanders were clear. Mrs. Liu told her daughter-in-law about it.

Mrs. Liu's daughter-in-law immediately understood: "What the cousin means is that when the eldest and young lady pass the door, the mother-in-law will be able to unload her burden and live a few days of leisure." ”

Mrs. Liu's face changed and changed, and the cousin's words meant that he should step down and hand over the power of stewardship in the courtyard.

Mrs. Liu's daughter-in-law saw her mother-in-law's face and hurriedly said, "Mother-in-law, the cousin girl is really good for her mother-in-law." If not, I wouldn't have said this to my mother-in-law. "The future young lady has the means, and she will definitely be able to suppress the Cheng family. But in the same way, I definitely don't want to see people like my mother-in-law serving by the side of the eldest young master, not that the future young lady can't tolerate people, but everyone wants to use their own people.

Mrs. Liu's daughter-in-law meant that instead of waiting for the future young lady, she was tired of her mother-in-law and thought of a way to send it away. It's better for the mother-in-law to automatically retire to the old, so that the young ladies will settle down in the future, and their younger generations can also be polished.

Mrs. Liu also knew that her daughter-in-law was right. But she has been worried for more than ten years, and finally waited until the eldest young master said a good family, and prepared to live a few days with her eyebrows raised. Now it is a slap in the face, asking her to withdraw, this kind of gap is not acceptable to ordinary people.

Not to mention what Mrs. Liu thought, Mother Deng returned to the house: "Girl, these words should not be said by the girl, the girl can let me go and tell Mrs. Liu." She knew that the girl was not for the good of Mrs. Liu, but for the good of the young master, and even more for the good of the young lady who was about to enter the door. But the girl really shouldn't have said that.

Yue Yao smiled and said, "What did I say?" I'm just saying that I'm happy for my big cousin. She didn't say anything directly.

Mother Deng sighed slightly, but didn't say anything.

Yue Yao smiled lightly: "Mom, it's okay." The subtext of Yueyao is that this means, whether to back down or not depends on Mrs. Liu herself.

Mrs. Liu got her grandmother's last words, worked hard to prevent Cheng's persecution of her eldest cousin, and did her best to take care of her cousin's yard, which can be said to be a credit for hard work. Treat such a person, you can be raised, and Yueyao also believes that the eldest girl of the dealer family will not be reluctant to give up this money. But the eldest girl of the dealer couldn't allow Mrs. Liu to be by her side. It's not a matter of Miss Zhuang's intolerance, but that Mrs. Liu's position is too special, not an elder, and she can't be treated with the courtesy of an elder; But you can't treat it like a servant.

Of course, Yue Yao thought that the eldest girl of the Zhuang family was so smart, she would definitely be able to deal with it properly. What she said was purely for the sake of Mrs. Liu's dedication to taking care of her cousin's growth, it was her cousin's blessing to be such a loyal servant, and Yueyao also hoped that Mrs. Liu would live well. If Mrs. Liu listened, then everyone would be happy, and if she didn't listen, she would do her best.

Qiao Lan came from the front yard and said to Yue Yao: "Girl, don't you know that my uncle's family gave the dealer a 128 dowry." ”

Mother Deng was stunned, one hundred and twenty-eight lifts, how could she give so many dowry gifts? Mafu's family foundation is not going to be wiped out.

Yueyao heard Mother Deng's exclamation, but she laughed. One hundred and twenty-eight dowry was given to the eldest girl of the Zhuang family, and it could become the dowry of the eldest girl of the Zhuang family in the future. As long as the eldest girl of the dealer does not agree, don't say that Cheng is just a stepmother, even the biological mother has no right to use it. It's okay this way, no matter what, you can still save some of your money.

The Ma family is so generous, but Mrs. Zhuang Bao's anger is broken. Under normal circumstances, the woman must marry the corresponding dowry as much as the man gives, otherwise she will not be able to get by on the face. Now Mafu does not play cards according to common sense, and gives one hundred and twenty-eight dowries, which are worth fifty or sixty thousand taels of silver, that is to say, the dealer also has to marry fifty or sixty thousand dowry.

Not only could she not swallow these dowry gifts that made her blush, but she also had to marry so many things, thinking of this, Bao's heart twitched.

No matter how angry Bao is, he can't say that he will cut the dowry. Bao and Zhuang have been married for many years, and they are clear about their husband's temper. The husband has a good face, and he will definitely grit his teeth and marry so much. If she said it, not only would she make her husband unhappy, but she would have to marry so much, and finally complain in vain.

Lord Zhuang was also surprised by the Ma family's big hand, but she already had a measure in her heart: "All the dowries of the Lu family are given to Ruolan, and the public middle school will take out another 40,000 taels of silver to buy a dowry, which should be enough." "The dowry of the Lu family that year was also one hundred and twenty-eight lifts, and there were 40,000 taels of silver in the public school, which was enough to make do with more than 100,000 taels of silver.

Bao Shi was shocked: "Give my sister's dowry to the eldest girl?" What about the eldest young master? "Lu's dowry, she has never touched a hair. What she is worried about now is that if all the dowries of the Lu family are given to Ruolan, all the dowries of Zhuang Changhe will have to be made public in the future.

Master Zhuang said with great relief: "Today, Chang Hyuk came to tell me that he hoped to give his mother's dowry to Ruolan, and he didn't want a cent. also said that the daughter's family has a rich dowry, and it can stand in her husband's family. Master Zhuang was very pleased to see a pair of children love each other, especially when his son told him that he could buy a better family business in the future, which made him very pleased. Of course, he will not say the latter words to Bao.

When Bao Shi heard this, he didn't have a headache, but wanted to faint. Zhuang Ruolan not only took away the dowry of the Lu family, but also took away 40,000 taels of silver from the public middle school. In the future, Zhuang Changhe will get married, and he will definitely not be able to say it without two or three thousand taels of silver. Where is the foundation of the family, and where will the money for the marriage of her children be at that time? She just wanted to open her mouth to remind her husband tactfully, but she didn't expect that his husband had already gone out.

Bao's fingers were white. The maid beside him hurriedly comforted: "Madam, the master can't help it." Even if the lord doesn't want to marry so much, but Ma Fu is so generous, and there is the Guogong Mansion watching next to him, even if the lord doesn't want to, he has to agree for the sake of face, and the lady must not make trouble with the lord at this time, otherwise it will take advantage of the eldest girl's heart. ”

Bao Shi hated so much that his lips were bitten and blood came out. She hated, hated the deceased Lu Shi, who had been dead for so many years and still had a ghost, these years, she took care of the housework conscientiously, worked hard to increase income, saved expenses, and in the end it was all cheap for the white-eyed wolf.

The personal maid also sighed slightly, the first lady Lu's rich dowry was so tempting to see it. It's a pity that the Duchess of the Kingdom is not easy to think with, and she directly takes the eldest young master and the eldest girl over because she doesn't believe that the stepfamily can treat the original children well; also bluntly said that he was worried that his daughter's dowry was too rich and would be remembered, so he directly sent someone to take care of Lu's dowry. Don't say that your own wife wants to take advantage of it, she can't touch it, and the Duchess is also a thief, and the annual income of these dowries is directly delivered to the eldest girl.

The wife in the foreign country is all happy, but when she returns to the capital, everything is not going well. The eldest girl is under the tutelage of the Duchess of the Kingdom, and the shrewdness of a few years old is frightening. Over the years, the eldest girl has relied on her wealth to support the Guogong Mansion, and has been singing against her wife. Although Mrs. Rao has an advantage in her reputation, she has never taken half a advantage in the hands of the eldest girl. Fortunately, as long as the eldest lady doesn't care about her and the eldest young master, she won't provoke the lady. It's a pity that Mrs. is unwilling, and always wants to calculate the eldest young master and the eldest girl, but what she didn't expect was that she folded the second girl in.

Now I finally watched the eldest girl get married, and she was going to get married in half a year, but I didn't expect that before leaving, the eldest girl would dig such a big pit and take away so much money, which is equivalent to cutting the flesh of the lady, the eldest girl is really ruthless.

When Ruolan heard that she wanted to give all her mother's dowry to herself, she immediately scolded Zhuang Changhe angrily: "You fool, our mother's dowry should be half of our share, and the rest of the difference will be filled by Bao's family, what kind of generosity are you!" "Ruolan doesn't really want the money. It just makes Bao's heart ache, her heart is comfortable, and then she thinks about her grandmother who is about to go to the capital, Ruolan has a sarcasm in her eyes.

Bao and his grandmother have always wanted to marry into the Bao family, but unfortunately they can't pass the grandmother's hurdle. Moreover, his father didn't look down on the Bao family, so he didn't succeed for a long time. If not, it's really hanging.

Ruolan knew very well why Bao and her grandmother wanted her to marry into the Bao family. Bao is hoping to let her get married, and she will be angry for so many years. The grandmother is because she has a rich dowry, and she is also the granddaughter of the Guogong Mansion, so she can help the Bao family when the time comes.

Ruolan looked down on Mrs. Zhuang 10,000, because her mother was born noble, she was not easy to handle, so she tossed hard. made her mother die early, and now she has taken a fancy to the background of the Guogong Mansion and the dowry left by her mother and wants her to marry into the Bao family, which is really disgusting.

Zhuang Changhe said happily: "Sister, don't worry, my father has already agreed, in addition to the 40,000 taels of silver given by the public school, I am privately subsidizing my sister's 20,000 taels of silver." I think, with such a rich dowry, my sister can be ranked even if she is the first in the capital, and when my sister arrives at Ma's house, she can walk sideways at Ma's house. "All of them add up, and the dowry is a hundred thousand taels of silver.

Zhuang Changhe can't help his sister in other places, and the only thing he can do is to buy a rich dowry for his sister.

Ruolan said with a smile: "I don't need these dowries to gain a firm foothold in the Ma family." "Ma Peng is very loyal, loyal people are easy to control, don't be like her father, just learned that people are outstanding, but too shrewd, married her mother and got the strong support of the Guogong Mansion, but she didn't treat her mother well. In the end, let the mother die depressed.

Ruolan originally intended to divide the dowry in half, but for her younger brother's heart, she didn't argue with her brother after thinking about it. Men are not as good as their daughters' families, men should earn their own family business, not as good as their daughters' families, and the dowry is not only the foundation of their lives, but also the basis for the future: "Since you have told your father, I will not be hypocritical, but you still choose a few, which is considered a nostalgia." ”

Zhuang Changhe saw that his sister didn't shirk it, and was overjoyed: "Okay, sister, whatever you say is what you say." ”

Ruolan said with a smile: "I don't shirk it, I am glad that my family Changhe has grown up and knows that he is responsible." "If my brother didn't say this to my father, Ruolan would definitely not want to. But since the younger brother cut first and then played, he obviously made up his mind, and then pushed back and forth to hurt his younger brother's heart in vain.

After Ruolan waited for Chang He to leave, she looked at the dowry list, and then thought that the Zhuang Mansion would take out 60,000 taels of silver to accompany the marriage. couldn't help laughing at the moment, and when the younger brother gets married next year, it will definitely cost thirty or forty thousand, and when the time comes, Ruolan smiled unkindly. I believe that not only does Bao can't sleep every day, but her grandmother knows that she has married the Ma family with this large amount of dowry, and her heart must be vomiting blood.

Ruolan's personal maid said with a smile: "Girl, such a rich dowry, not to mention the first one in the capital, is also countable." ”

Ruolan smiled and nodded: "Yes." "The dowry is naturally good, everything else is false, having money in your hands is the most important thing, having money in your hands, don't panic.

In the evening, Yue Yao went out to greet Ma Chengteng and Ma Peng who came to Haitang Garden, and said with a smile on her face: "Congratulations to my eldest cousin for setting such a good family business." ”

Ma Chengteng glanced at his son with a smile, although he said that the eldest girl of the dealer family was a little stronger, but she couldn't find the slightest fault in her parenting ability, and he was still very satisfied.

Ma Peng is the most unexpected one, until now it feels like a dream, but when the exam came out, he helped someone, and he ended up with a good marriage.

When Ma Peng went to the dealer's house, he met Ruolan. Although it was only a hurried meeting in the corridor, less than two minutes before and after, it was enough for him to see Ruolan's appearance clearly. It can be said that the eldest girl of the dealer family is his ideal wife, dignified and generous, with outstanding appearance, he does not care about the rumored fiancée of the outside world. The brother-in-law said that all this is the evil created by the stepmother, think about his stepmother, the stepmother is as black as the world.

Ma Chengteng felt a little guilty about throwing his niece in the courtyard and greeting the guests outside: "Yueyao, you have been waiting here for so long." "I shouldn't have let Yueyao come over, but Ma Chengteng really wanted Yueyao to come over, even if he couldn't go out, it would be good to sit in the courtyard.

Yue Yao shook her head with a smile: "Uncle, I can't go out because I have filial piety, otherwise I will be talked about." Uncle rest assured, I also felt the joyful atmosphere in the mansion when I stayed in the courtyard, and I was really happy for my eldest cousin. ”

Ma Chengteng glanced at his son.

Ma Teng immediately bowed to Yue Yao: "Cousin, this time my cousin was able to pass the exam, and it was all my cousin's credit." "Without his cousin's advice, his father wouldn't have taken him out for a walk, so that he didn't have the pressure to go to the exam, and finally unexpectedly got lifted. Therefore, Ma Peng is truly grateful to Yueyao.

Yue Yao avoided this salute. Zhengse said: "My cousin's words are wrong, my suggestion is just to let my cousin relax, the most important thing is that my cousin has a solid foundation, if it weren't for my cousin's hard work and hard study in the past, and he learned solidly, even if I said more, it would be useless." When she made this suggestion, she also thought that she wouldn't be able to pass the exam anyway, so there was no need to be so nervous. But who would have thought that he would really be admitted. Of course, even if she was admitted, Yueyao didn't think it was her own credit. This can only be said that my cousin has learned well, plus a little luck, if my cousin doesn't really learn, he can't pass the exam.

Ma Peng was even more moved when he heard this: "Cousin, you have to accept this gift." "Replace a bow with a thank you.

For the thank you gift, Yueyao was not hypocritical and accepted it calmly. Although the fundamental reason is that Ma Peng himself studied solidly, he could not pass the exam without her advice. Although she was unintentionally planted in the willows, without her unintentionality, she would not have been able to get this good result.

After the three of them finished talking about this, Yue Yao said in front of Ma Peng: "Uncle, Yue Yao wants to ask her uncle for two things. ”

Ma Chengteng nodded: "Girl, you can say something if you have something." As long as your uncle can do it, he will definitely help you. Ma Chengteng thought that Yue Yao had suffered some grievances in Lianfu.

Yue Yao still said what she asked for last time, please sir.

Ma Chengteng felt a little tricky, but he still nodded and said: "Cheng, I will let people inquire, and if you inquire about people, I will let people send you a letter." "It's not that Ma Chengteng doesn't help, he is also looking for it during this time, but it is very difficult to find one that meets Yueyao's requirements. Not only must you learn enough, but you must also have good moral character and be patient, which is really not so easy to find.

The second thing Yue Yao said was the matter of the genealogy of the elder brother: "Uncle, now I don't even call the house or the elder brother, and I haven't given him a preface." I want to wait for this year's New Year's sacrifice to record Brother Zheng'er in my mother's name, what do you think, uncle? ”

Ma Chengteng naturally nodded in agreement. My sister is gone, although Ting Zheng's biological mother is from a humble background, but Ting Zheng is the only son of my brother-in-law, and he is also Yueyao's younger brother, and he will be the one who will incense his sister in the future: "You mention this matter to your grandmother first, if the people in Lianfu refuse, your uncle will mention it again." "He did this for Yueyao's good. Otherwise, relying on his uncle but not communicating with the elders in the family, Yueyao will not take care of it.

Yueyao nodded again and again: "I'll tell my grandmother when I go back." "Yueyao couldn't tell her grandmother that it was her idea, which showed how distrustful she was of the Lian family.