Chen Dabin's legs were weak, his steps staggered, his eyes were straight, he entered the room, and sat on the stool. Ma Yuanwai said: "Master, you are double happy, why don't you seem to be happy?" ”

"Outside the horse, Xia Guan felt that it was too sudden. Since the prince is a friend of the lower officials, he should have informed him in advance, which caught the lower officials a little off guard. I don't know if the father-in-law who came is real or not. ”

"Hey! I said, Master Chen, what are you thinking? I knew this Gonggong Li when I was on an errand in the Internal Affairs Office, and if I didn't know him, I gave him silver? Besides, who has the courage to fake the Empress Dowager's decree? Are you naïve? This kind of thing will the prince tell you? Do you have any face for rejecting him? The disciple has already talked to you about this kind of topic, you don't take it seriously, the prince likes the senior sister when he is handling the case, and he gives clothes and frames paintings, you can't notice it? ”

"I like it, I know, but I only think it's the idea of a father and daughter, and ......" Chen Dabin is a person in the officialdom, and he understands very well that his daughter is married to the prince, even if it is a side room, the dowry of sixty-four is something that his Qipinzhi County, who only has forty-five taels of silver, can't afford. Even if it was upgraded to six grades, it didn't come out much.

How can the horsemen not know the master's suffering? He comforted: "You, you must be worried about your sister's dowry. Don't worry, let's figure it out. You and your wife must have prepared some, and I will raise some for you, and your brother-in-law, Mr. Zhou, will not sit idly by, as well as your brother's mansion and the people in your hometown. There is still a month and a half before my sister gets married, and it is still too late to send a letter to my hometown. ”

"Outside the horse, what you said is a way, but Prince Rui is the brother of the current saint, even if he ignores the government, he is also a meritorious prince, and this dowry cannot be sloppy no matter what. We can't lose face to the prince, and we can't lose face to ourselves. Yun'er and her mother have indeed prepared some in the past few years, but it is a drop in the bucket, at most five or six lifts. Yun'er's uncle and cousin can also help some, and together they are only about ten lifts at most. Even with the help and support of you, your brother-in-law, nephew, and people from your hometown, you can't exceed twenty lifts, and you are still far from sixty-four. If you can't do it, just take a few antiques in my hand, maybe it's worth a few dollars. ”

Ma Ping's eyes lit up, and he praised loudly: "Don't say it, selling antiques is an excellent way, I know that the treasures in your hand, if they can be sold at a price, it is estimated that the dowry of the junior sister is about the same." If your brother-in-law Zhou has a ready-made one in his hand, he will also sweep it over, so that he will not cross this threshold? Today, the saint is also sitting firmly on the Jinluan Palace, saying that it is 'the prosperity of antiques, the troubled times to buy gold', the price of antiques has risen again, many large families still regard antiques as the most beautiful dowry, good antiques are silver! Don't come forward to sell antiques, if the owner of the antique shop knows that you are in a hurry to use the silver in order to get a dowry for your daughter, your antiques will not be sold for a price. Let your brother-in-law advise you, and I'll help you grasp it. ”

"Thank you, thank you! Although I am about the same age as you, I have never been involved in the marriage of my children, so you can take care of it. The Shangding and Jade Rough in my hands may be sold for a few more bucks. ”

"Just sell that piece of jadeite rough, Shang Ding can't sell it anyway! That's the treasure that you have passed down from your ancestors for more than a hundred lifetimes, and it was originally intended to be left to your junior sister, but now you can't recruit your son-in-law, so this Shang Ding should be kept for his own retirement. Don't panic first, the disciple goes to various jewelry stores, antique shops, and pawn shops to feel the price, and shopping around means buyers, so we also have to 'compare prices', right? Whoever gives the most money will sell it to whomever he wants. Disciple Jianyì, you still live in a pawn shop, so you can have a chance to redeem it. ”

"It won't sell for a price that way."

"Don't worry about this, the disciple knows a pawnshop shopkeeper with the name 'Ping'an Zhai', this person's character is quite good, and his eye for identifying antiques is called 'God's Eye', and if it is a real thing, he will give the price of the real thing, and he will not deceive him. And as long as the patron says that he will redeem it in the future, he will keep it. ”

"Ransom what? The silver was given to my daughter as a dowry, and what shall I redeem? ”

"There are no absolutes in everything, even if you don't redeem it, you will say that you will redeem, isn't it good to leave yourself a chance? Besides, the younger sister is a side Fujin, young and beautiful, and the prince likes it, so is the pocket money still less? Maybe you can redeem it. Of course, this is a later story, you quickly rummage through the cabinets to find out the antiques or something, and I will ask the price. ”

"Whether it's good or not, I'm so messed up that I don't know what to do? You'll be in for a treat. ”

"Look at what you said, I am your disciple, master and apprentice are like father and son, and it is an honor for a disciple to help you. Don't panic, it's just in time. ”

"How much time is left? There is no silver yet, and things must not be purchased now? There are also some who wear them that Yun'er has to make by herself......"

"You're too serious. Do they know if they do it with their own hands? Besides, when you go to the palace to be a side of Fujin, you just need to be pampered, and what kind of needlework do you do? You, you have raised a good girl, it's too much to make a face for you, among the emperor's ministers, there are many people who want to give their daughters to Prince Rui as a side room, because they want to have a good character. In the new year, the younger sister will give birth to a son to the prince, then ......"

"Stop, stop! Don't talk about it outside of the horse. ”

Chen Dabin was wailing in his heart, why can't his daughter escape the fate of being a concubine? He didn't tell Sù Ma Ping that the Shuntian prefect was going to take Yun'er away, and he couldn't say it. Since you can't escape, then choose to be a concubine for the prince, at least the character of the prince is much better.

When the horse member saw that the master's face turned pale, he knew that the master was distressed about his daughter, so he quickly diverted the conversation and said something else, "That's right, the queen mother's marriage decree is coming, and the prince Rui should make a small decision, and the engagement ceremony should be there, right?" He and Fujin both want to save face, and the junior sister is the first side room of Lord Rui, and his wedding will definitely not be less. Then there is the bride price, which is the dowry that is decided, and it is even more indispensable. There are not only things, but also silver tickets, so just wait for the silver tickets of the Ruiwang Mansion. The dowry of the junior sister is not to mention sixty-four lifts, but also one hundred and twenty-eight. ”

"I said that outside the horse, waiting for the prince's dowry to give Yun'er a dowry, you can figure it out! Where, hurry up and go to the Jade Dragon Paper Store to discuss the sale of antiques with your brother-in-law Zhou. I don't understand this dowry and dowry, so I know that I can't spend less money. ”

This is clear. Then, the disciple went to run errands? ”

"It's okay or not, you can do it for you."

Just after the hour, Ma Ping came back with a happy face. It's not polite to enter the house, grab the kettle on the table, drink it directly to your mouth, and then sit down, the antiques are brought back, and there are 30,000 taels of silver tickets.

Chen Dabin's face finally showed a smile, and while counting the silver tickets, he also greeted Ma Ping: "Ma Yuan, sit down and rest, the lower official is really convinced of you." Hey, no, you pawned antiques, why did you bring them back? How can there still be so many silver tickets? ”

"Sit down, and be restless! Listen to what the disciple has to say to you. The disciple took a few of your antiques to Ping'an Zhai, and the shopkeeper Kong gave the disciple a silver ticket of 20,000 taels at the moment. The disciple repeatedly told him that if he wanted to redeem it, he must not be in a hurry. ”

"The shopkeeper Kong swore that he would never forget his righteousness, when he would redeem him, and when he would return to Zhao. The disciple was afraid that you would be in a hurry to take the silver and hurry back, and on the way, he ran into Nalan Dongde, the personal guard of Lord Rui. He said that the prince ordered him to invite me, so he went directly to the general's mansion. was invited to the room of the prince and Fujin. After retiring the maid and grandmother beside Fu Jin, Fu Jin said: "Please come out to discuss Miss Chen's dowry." The prince and I are well aware of Lord Chen's hardships, he is a seven-grade county, and his annual silver is only forty-five taels, how can he buy a dowry of sixty-four raises? Even with the help of relatives and friends, it is not enough for a while. I discussed with the prince, and asked the horse clerk to take the silver that was ordered by Xia Xiaoding to Lord Chen first, as part of Miss Chen's dowry, and soon made a formal dowry. ”

"The disciple said, 'Thank you Lord Wang and Fu Jin for showing compassion to Lord Chen for this, but Master Chen has already prepared the dowry silver, which is 20,000 taels.' ”

"Oh? Lord Chen has always had a clean breeze on his sleeves, how can he save these silver taels? "The prince is very puzzled.

"The prince misunderstood, these silver were not sold by Lord Chen's property, let alone greedy for ink, but he pawned the ancestral 158 generations of Shang Ding and a piece of jade rough and a Tang Sancai and a few ancient paintings. He is an expert in this field and can distinguish the authenticity of antiques. There are a few valuable antiques in hand. ”

"How can an ancestral heirloom be sold?"

"Yes, yes, he doesn't have a son, and he will have to rely on these antiques to support his old age in the future, but he must give his daughter a good dowry. This is a silver ticket for pawning antiques. ”

"Fu Jin, look at how much silver can you make up in the house? Hurry up and let the horse crew redeem Lord Chen's antiques and treasures. ”

"Okay, you wait, the concubine will go to make up immediately."

When he was young, Fujin brought a silver ticket of 30,000 taels and asked the prince if it was enough. The prince looked at Ma Ping, and Ma Ping hurriedly said: "Xiaguan is to pawn antiques for Lord Chen, and he has already obtained 20,000 taels, which is enough for a dowry, and Xiaguan can only take what you give to Xiading." ”

"Hurry up and redeem the antiques! In case the owner of the antique shop does not admit the account and wants to redeem the silver, or is bought by an insider who knows the goods, it will be troublesome. The 20,000 taels of silver are for ransom of antiques, and you can redeem the antiques and hand them over directly to Lord Chen. This 10,000 taels is for a small order. ”

"What's the matter? Master Chen pawned the antique and got the silver, and if you redeem the antique with the silver, the antique should be yours, and you let the subordinate hand it over to Master Chen, which is not quite right, right? Either use Master Chen's 20,000 taels to redeem the antiques, and take your 10,000 taels to make a small decision. ”

Fu Jin said with a smile: "Ma Yuan has always been shrewd in doing things outside, why can't he do this little thing?" The 10,000 taels of silver tickets were given by the prince to Miss Yun, and the other 20,000 taels were redeemed for antiques. The 20,000 taels in your hand are given by Lord Chen as a dowry for Miss Yun. Wang Ye meant to ask Mr. to hurry up and redeem the antiques, and then hand over the 10,000 taels of silver to Mr. Chen, the silver for pawning the antiques was Lord Chen's, and it was Miss Yun's dowry, one yard to one yard. When the next big decision is made, it is time to give a dowry, and in addition to the silver ticket, there must be a physical object. My prince has not accepted the side room, and he fell in love with Miss Yun, which means that Miss Yun and my prince have a fate, and she is a good girl who is hard to find. ”

Ma Ping has always felt that his mind is very clear and his thinking is quick, but today he was confused by Fujin, and he couldn't get around it. I had to take the silver ticket given by the prince Fujin to redeem the antiques, and at the same time bring back the silver that was set in a small order, and went on the fire all the way, I was afraid that I couldn't make a difference with the master, but I thought about it, the master's antiques were redeemed back, and there will be silver for the elderly in the future, so I am very happy.

The prince treats the master like this, which means that he likes his sister very much, and the younger sister will be honored and favored when she gives birth to a son to him in the future; One is that the master's career will be very smooth, the prince is the emperor's savior, and he has always been very favored in front of the emperor, and the prince has nothing to do with the emperor and did not refuse. The prince is also the master's son-in-law, what about the master, whether it is talent or character, or work ability, then there is nothing to say, the prince has been not promoted before, because the prince has been on the battlefield, no one covers him, and those bachelors in the Hanlin Academy are all "literati and light people", jealous of the master's talent, so they partnered to squeeze him into Zunhua. Now that the prince is not on the battlefield, and there is such a young and beautiful side room as the junior sister, it is strange that the master does not borrow light! When I think about it, I forget all the worries about getting angry, and all that is left is happiness.