Chapter 257: Before Marriage (2)
In the past few days, Xu Zigui has been busy alone, and almost the entire house is busy preparing a dowry for Xu Zigui and accompanying the room.
On this day, Mrs. Xu saw that the weather was good, so she asked Jiang's mother to go over and invite Xu Zigui.
Seeing that it was Jiang's mother coming, Xu Zigui hurriedly went to the door to greet him, and affectionately took Jiang's mother's hand and smiled: "Mom will run in person, just come over with a little maid." ”
While talking, he instructed Xi Qiu to pour tea. Mother Jiang waved her hand again and again and said with a smile: "I can't help it, the old lady is still waiting for the girl in Liufangzhai." ”
Xu Zigui said with a smile: "Mom will sit and drink tea for a while and wait for me, I will go to the house to change my clothes and my mother will go over." ”
Mother Jiang nodded hurriedly and smiled: "It should be so, it should be so." ”
sat down with Xi Qiu's service, and Lan Xiang and Red Sleeves followed Xu Zi into the inner room.
A few days ago, the injuries on Red Sleeves were much better, but Zidai still couldn't get out of bed.
The two changed Xu Zigui's clothes, and Xu Zigui went to Liufangzhai with Jiang's mother
"Grandmother," Xu Zigui smiled and gave Mrs. Xu a blessing: "Grandmother has found her granddaughter, but what are your orders?" ”
Mrs. Xu beckoned to Xu Zigui with a smile, and motioned for Xu Zigui to come to her side: "Your mother will come over in a while, and your mother and I will pick a few rooms for you." ”
Xu Zi returned, and lowered his head a little embarrassed to beat Mrs. Xu's legs.
Seeing Xu Zigui's shy appearance, Mrs. Xu couldn't help but be happy, and reached out to lift Xu Zigui's face, and sighed again
"It's like yesterday that you were still coquettish and obedient by my side, a little girl. Now he is getting married. ”
After that, he waved his hand to Jiang's mother and ordered: "Go and take out the dowry I prepared for Gui Ya'er and give it to Gui Ya'er to see." ”
Mother Jiang hurriedly smiled and brought a group of maids into the inner room to bring out the dowry that Mrs. Xu had prepared for Xu Zigui.
The dowry is an important item for the ancient eunuchs, especially the ladies of the family like the Weiguo Mansion. In an exquisite family like Weiguo Mansion, a daughter like Xu Zigui, who is valued, has begun to save dowries one by one since she began to babble. Now Xu Zigui is married specially, and he is going to be a concubine for the prince, and the dowry is naturally more elegant.
For example, with the same thick and thin dowry, most of the marriages of ordinary people are simple. Like Xu Zigui, he was made the lord of the county by the Holy Lord. Or a family with a thick background. or a prestigious family, all of which are a qiē from the complex. That is to say, in addition to the dowry maids, mothers-in-law, stewards and fixed property (such as fields, Zhuangzi, etc.), the large ones such as beddwells and other furniture, and the small ones such as clothes for the four seasons. Even the shrouds were prepared. Just like Mrs. Xu, the Qin family, and Pei Yanran. They had a dowry that was set from head to toe and strictly regulated. Then there is when Xu Zigui, Xu Ziyun, and Xu Ziruo sisters got married. There is also such a regular dowry.
In addition to these, in order to show their love for their married daughters, ordinary people will carry a few boxes of silver for their daughters to spare in the future.
Mrs. Xu prepared it for Xu Zigui. almost gave half of his life savings to Xu Zigui
“…… This Zhuangzi is the suburb of Baihe in the capital, there are about nearly 1,000 acres of fertile land inside and out, and the head of the village is the eldest half of your Feng's mother, although Brother Qi is angry to be a little general under the prince's subordinates, and your Feng's mother has also taken off her slave status, but your Feng's mother is not worried about you, and she is afraid that you are unwilling, so she took the initiative to ask me to come here, saying that she wants to marry you. I thought that you just entered the palace, although you have the help of the queen, but after all, your position is not easy to do, Zi Dai is not by your side, Mother Feng is a careful person, so I agreed. ”
After that, he patted Xu Zigui's little head and continued: "There is a stream next to the grange and a mountain forest, although it is not very big, you can plant some fruit trees and vegetables there, and then sell them." ”
Xu Zigui nodded, and seeing that Mrs. Xu still wanted to give it, Xu Zigui hurriedly stopped: "Enough is enough...... My good grandmother, you gave me all your brains, what do you give your sisters to marry? Besides, Sister Yun, Sister Ruo, and Sister Ning, besides, in the future, Brother Jin, Brother Ling, and a few of their brothers marry daughters-in-law, what will grandmother give them? Besides, although your father and brothers are filial, it's better for you to have a silver list by your side, isn't it? ”
Mrs. Xu saw that Xu Zigui was not like others, and she stopped her side with all her thoughts, and thought about herself, she was moved in her heart, but she didn't follow her mouth
"Grandmother has a good example! Besides, your sisters and brothers are still early, and their self is naturally ready, so I want you to worry about it here! ”
Xu Zigui persuaded a few more words, Xu Lao Taijun saw that her granddaughter insisted, thinking that a total of one hundred and sixty-four dowry, she gave this better, and then Xu Zigui and her old son mother must also give better, and I don't know if this one hundred and sixty-four is enough to pretend, so I simply gave up and stopped mentioning this matter. It just so happened that the Qin family also came over at this time, and Mrs. Xu and the Qin family set up a room for Xu Zigui together.
Xu Zigui is the first girl to marry in the Weiguo Mansion, and she is the eldest daughter, so the issue of chasing the room and the maid to marry has naturally paid a lot of attention
“…… Can you choose from the six maids who are waiting close to you? ”
Xu Zigui told the Qin family about the decision he made a few days ago: "Yuerong Yuexi was given by the prince, and when the day is approaching in a few days, I will send them back to the prince's mansion, and then they can move to the East Palace with the prince's mansion, so there is no need to think about them." Red sleeves and blue incense are determined to follow me, Xi Qiu is a safe one, and he also voluntarily lowered to the second class with Xia Mo, and then there are two third-class maids, so I thought about bringing Chunhua and Yingge. ”
Qin nodded: "The arrangement is reasonable, but your grandmother and I originally wanted to send you two maids over, but now that you have paid attention, I won't stuff people around you, it's just this maid who is married...... Is there anyone in your courtyard who doesn't want to follow you? ”
Xu Zigui hurriedly smiled: "These maids are originally trained by the mother for her daughter, and the daughter naturally does not dare to be greedy for the people around her mother and grandmother. also took them, Zidai is now unable to move, so naturally she will not go with her daughter, so she will stay in the house to recuperate...... And then there is Dongxue, she is a child in the family, Lao Tzu and Niang are here, and her daughter wants to keep her, and there is no one else who is unwilling to follow her daughter. ”
Only then did Qin Shi nod and smile: "That's the best, why don't you take Dongxue and go over with her old lady." It's also a one-room companion room. ”
Xu Zigui is not good at talking to the Qin family that Zidai and Dongxue are her eyes and ears outside the palace. only smiled: "Dongxue, she is a powerful porter, if I want to leave, my mother will have to bother to find other people, and the porter is the most important." Dongxue Laozi is a trustworthy person. If he is gone. If you find someone who is trustworthy and capable of doing work, it is indeed not easy to find, is it? ”
Only then did the Qin clan give up. smiled: "That's it, the companion room will find it for you from me." ”
As he spoke, he beckoned to Wen Zhu to come over, and said to Xu Zigui: "I have always been worried about you, Lan Zhu is a stable one, and now that she is married again, let her go over to be a housekeeper mother with you, and I can also mention you more." ”
Xu Zigui hurriedly got up to thank him, and Mrs. Xu beckoned Zhu Xiang over, and said to Xu Zigui: "What your mother said is very true, I don't worry about you, you first let Zhu Xiang withstand the lack of winter snow and be your dowry maid, even if you don't wait closely, I can rest assured that she is by your side." ”
Xu Zigui hurriedly thanked him, and after gossiping with Mrs. Xu and the Qin family for a while, he took Lanzhu and Zhu Xiang back to Liuqing Garden.
Zhu Xiang is the first-class girl next to Mrs. Xu. Xu Zigui naturally didn't dare to let Zhu Xiang deign to be the dowry maid by his side, and when he returned to his courtyard, he began to redeploy.
"From now on, Mother Lan is your housekeeper mother, you have to respect Mother Lan as much as I do, do you know?"
Everyone agreed in unison, but Lan Zhu was terrified: "The girl is very loving." This is not to be done. ”
Xu Zigui said with a smile: "You are an old man next to your mother, and you have raised me since I was a child, how can you not do it?" ”
After that, he stopped talking about it, and talked about the exchange of the dowry maid and the housekeeper maid
"Xia Mo Chunhua Zhuxiang stays, and the others go down to rest."
Everyone bowed their knees, and they all retreated, leaving only a few Xia Mo, and Xu Zigui smiled and said: "Sister Zhu Xiang is the eldest girl next to my grandmother, but she can only be a second-class steward when she comes to me, she is really wronged sister." ”
Zhu Xiang hurriedly smiled and waved her hand: "The girl is really tormented by the slave maid, and being able to serve the girl is a blessing for the slave and maid." ”
Xu Zigui smiled and waved his hand: "It's a blessing for Gui'er to have my sister's guidance." ”
After that, he looked at Xia Mo and the three of them, and sighed: "Chunhua, I still have to trust Yingge and her mother, it's not good to lower her daughter too low...... Xia Mo knows some medical skills, I need her to be close to Red Sleeves......"
Speaking of this, Xu Zigui stopped, not knowing how to continue, Chunhua naturally understood what she meant, Zhu Xiang had never served Xu Zigui, if she was asked to be a first-class person, it would be impossible, after all, she didn't know anything about temperament. But Zhu Xiang is after all appreciated by the old lady, and she is the first-class big girl next to the old lady, no matter how bad it is, it can only be the second class, Xi Qiu was originally reduced to the second class, and she can't be wronged anymore, and then it's Xia Mo, Xia Mo knows some medical skills, and the palace is a place to eat people, the most important thing is that Xia Mo and the red sleeves are close to each other, and then it's Yingge. As Xu Zigui said, she still has to ask Yingge for her mother, so naturally she can't wait for Yingge, and she is only left with herself.
Fortunately, Chunhua has served Xu Zigui for many years, and if Xu Zigui is not really helpless, he will never wronged them. In addition, Chunhua is also sensible, so he smiled before Xu Zigui spoke again
"Yes, the slave maid still has shortcomings, just enough to let Sister Zhu Xiang train her."
In a word, he automatically recognized himself from the housekeeper to the dowry maid.
Xu Zigui felt guilty in his heart, and rewarded Chunhua with some things. Zhu Xiang was embarrassed to shirk, but was interrupted by Xu Zigui with a smile
"Okay, okay, that's it, don't shirk it anymore." After that, he said to Lan Xiang: "Mother asked me to go to her after dinner, and identify those companions, and then you and I will go with you." ”
Lan Xiang should be, and asked again: "Girl, when will Yuerong Yuexi leave?" ”
Xu Zigui naturally understood her careful thoughts, and said with a smile: "They left quietly the night before, you don't have to be reluctant." ”
Lan Xiang stuck out her tongue embarrassedly, and helped Xu Zigui to eat, Xu Zigui smiled at the red sleeves and the others: "You all go down and hand over the work, red sleeves, you go and talk to Lan and Zhu Xiang about my habits or something, don't let the two of them catch blind." ”
The red-sleeved people nodded their heads one by one, and Xu Zigui took Lan Xiang's hand and went to the restaurant.
After eating, Xu Zigui came to the main courtyard according to his words, and the Qin family had already brought a group of companions to wait for Xu Zigui in the main courtyard.
Xu Zigui came, and as soon as he gave a blessing, the Qin family pulled Xu Zigui to recognize the person. first pointed to a dark-skinned man to show Xu Zigui
"This is Wang Weilin, a family in the western suburbs of the yard as a head of the village, in the future this family and the western suburbs of the yard will be with you to accompany the room."
After that, he pointed to a woman and said, "This is Wang Weilin's family," and then pointed to two men who looked similar to Wang Weilin and said, "These two are Wang Weilin's sons." Their family is the most honest, and they can do their jobs well, so I can rest assured that you can use them. ”
After that, he pointed to a more honest man and showed it to Xu Zigui: "This is the Zhuang head Wan Jiaxian of the Beishan Courtyard, and their family will marry you in the future with the Beishan Courtyard."
After that, he pointed to the Wan family and his two boys to show Xu Zigui.
Later, he pointed out a few companion rooms and said to Xu Zi to confess, and after the dowry on Zhuangzi was recognized, Qin pointed to several dowries in the house and Xu Zi was recognized
“…… This is Cheng Wanzong's family, who used to work in the kitchen, if you are hungry for the family's dishes in the future, you can let Cheng Wanzong's family cook it for you. ”
Xu Zigui nodded and snuggled in Qin's arms: "My mother is really thoughtful for her daughter." ”
Qin smiled and patted his daughter's head, and when he saw that his daughter almost recognized it, he waved everyone away and left his daughter to speak
"Although you don't need us to worry about your big ideas on weekdays, you are under our noses after all...... Are you going to get married this time, or are you going to marry into such a cannibalistic place in the palace, how can you not worry about your mother? ”
Xu Zigui saw that Qin's eyes were red, and he was ready to cry, so he hurriedly coaxed: "Fortunately, the queen mother and the queen mother love their daughter, and they have Princess Anyang as sisters, so they won't be too sad to come to their daughter's life." ”
Saying that, seeing that it didn't work very well, he deliberately made Qin's laugh, and said: "Besides, your daughter is extremely smart and loved by everyone, and ordinary people will not embarrass her daughter." ”
Qin Shi nodded his daughter's forehead and shook his head helplessly and smiled: "There is no door on the mouth again, and you have no face and no skin like your aunt!" ”
It just so happened that Xu Zhenghui came in at this time and heard this sentence, and immediately didn't follow it: "Sister-in-law said so, sister-in-law is going to her mother to complain!" (To be continued.) )