Mei Hanlin thought about it, and suddenly felt that sometimes, it was not all Mrs. Mei's fault. For example, there is no culture, is it Mrs. May's fault? When I first married my wife, I knew that I was born in a businessman, and it was normal to have no culture. Also, although Mrs. Mei is the lady of the main room, the aunts in the backyard come and go, and the rivers are endless, and the literati of Mei Hanlin sing and make peace, pay attention to the demeanor of celebrities and scholars, and will give each other concubines, so this backyard is very chaotic. This qiē is probably intolerable even for a woman. However, Mrs. Mei has endured it for so many years, and has been taking out the dowry to subsidize the family.

In this family, there are many women, Mei Hanlin drinks and socializes, and also likes to read, play antiques, paint, and write, these are all things that burn money, plus there are many children in the family, the wife gave birth to a daughter and two boys, the stepwife gave birth to three boys and two girls, and the concubines gave birth to two girls and two boys. Now there are seven boys and five girls in the family, how much does this cost every month? It is these persecuted Mrs. May who are becoming more and more stingy and stingy. So, is it Mrs. Mei's fault that the family has become like this, and Mrs. Mei has become like this, and can ※↖wan※↖shu※↖ba, ←anshub■a.?

Mei Hanlin unconsciously lowered his tone and said, "I know that after you married me all these years, you have not enjoyed any blessings, but you have suffered a lot. ”

As soon as she said this, Madame May's tears flowed out. Over the years, she has really suffered a lot. In retrospect, I cried more and more, and while crying, I said, "My lord also knows what to say." When I was at home, I was originally a young girl, so I was naturally arrogant, and I didn't know how to make money, rice, oil, salt, and had no way. I was married to an official eunuch like you, and my family was very happy and worried, so they gave me a lot of dowries, thinking that with this money I could live a better life. However, after marrying you, because you are an eunuch, I will often attend the meetings of those ladies. They are all from scholarly families, or they are from wealthy families. Every time they meet, they either recite poems or paint, or show off how much jewelry they have added. How many clothes. or show off your husband's official position, show off your family background, and show off your children. What about me? I have some money, but can it be compared with the ladies of the noble families? Not to mention the lady of the family. Among the civil servants. There are many who don't have money. But most of these people are scholars. They are very tall. Where can I afford to be a businesswoman? How much have I been wronged? Although the master is a Hanlin, but in the capital, how many officials are there in the six grades. Where are the wives of those big officials willing to take care of the wives of petty officials like me, but the wives of people like us dislike me for being too vulgar, how angry do you say I am? Not to mention, if you're angry outside, it should be better to go home, right? Look at our home, which day was peaceful? The aunts are all difficult to serve, there are more and more children, we live in a cramped house, the children are crowded, and the servants are even more crowded together, how many bad things must be done on this day? Not to mention, seeing that the children are all older, they are going to talk about marriage, but with so many children, more than a dozen, do we have the money to prepare dowries and dowries for them? Where will our sons live when they are married? My dowry has long been eaten, and life at home is difficult, where can I buy this? Can you not worry? ”

Mei Hanlin thinks about it, it's all his own fault, and he really can't completely blame Mrs. Mei. Mei Hanlin said softly: "Madam, you have suffered, it is all my fault, it is because I have no ability, and I am really sorry to make my family like this." ”

Mrs. Mei was crying, she didn't expect her husband to admit her mistake to herself, and she couldn't help but be stunned.

Mei Hanlin said: "The past is over. We will have a better life in the future. Let me tell you the truth. This time, our family doesn't have to pay a penny for Mei Ying's dowry. Early on, Mrs. Chen gave it to Mei Ying. A total of 50,000 taels of silver, as well as a lot of head jewelry, precious playthings, antique calligraphy and paintings, etc., and even a small house is located two alleys away from here. I told your step-ancestors that they lived in the inn, but they didn't, they all lived in that Mei Ying's small house. With these, we will definitely be able to marry Mei Ying beautifully. I didn't even ask for the five thousand taels of silver given by the clan, so I asked my step-ancestors to bring them back. In addition to these, Mrs. Chen understands righteousness and is a broad-minded person, and told us early on that the dowry this time was left to subsidize us. You've already read the list. In addition to the silk and satin, and the gold and silver jewelry, and the silver, and the shops, and the land. The annual rent of those lands is enough for our house. In this way, the little dowry you have left can be kept as pension money. There are also the profits of those shops, which are slowly saved, but fortunately, the children are young, and when they are older in the future, they will be able to buy dowries and dowries for them. As for the silver, it was twenty thousand taels in total, and we could buy the houses on the east and west sides of us, so that our children would have a place to live. Although it is not big, it is only enough for the time being. However, in the future, when the daughters get married, the house will naturally be vacant, and it just so happens that the sons will have a family and will have a place to live. ”

Mrs. May was stunned.

Mei Hanlin continued: "Also, Mei Ying told me that she will follow her uncle to Nanyang in the future. There is the foundation of my uncle, and the emperor also said that I want my uncle to guard Tianshui City, and the city lords of Tianshui City within ten generations in the future will be the descendants of my uncle. This lord of the city is hereditary. In other words, in the future, Mei Ying's children will not need the small mansion in the capital, their foundation is in Tianshui City, where there is no land, how many houses, the whole city is their own. So, Mei Ying said, when they left, she would give the small house to her two younger brothers, who were the same mother. Also, in the future, the dowry of the two children will be handed over to her to manage. We don't have to spend money. This way we have a few less burdens. This house is just for the three sons born to you, plus the house bought on both sides of the east and west, the three brothers are just enough. As for the sons of the concubines, according to the general rules, they must be separated after they get married, and we don't need to prepare a house for them in the capital at that time, Mei Ying said that they should all go to Tianshui City to settle down. Aren't we missing a few more burdens? As for the daughters, it's easy to do. Whether it is a concubine or a concubine, it is just a good dowry. We have these silk satins, furniture furnishings, toys and antiques, calligraphy and paintings and the like that the Chen family gave us this time, and we can't give them four of them? ”

Mrs. May was immediately overjoyed. It's so gratifying that the future housing problem of the three sons born to me has been solved. Moreover, the two sons born in the former house will leave them to live in another house, which is really great news, and how good the days after this will be. As for these children who are still young and have to live for a few years, it doesn't matter, they have endured it for so many years, do they still care about these years? Good days are just around the corner.

Mei Hanlin continued: "Also, aren't you angry at being angry in the circle of your wife? Not in the future, because after Mei Ying gets married, we will be the official in-laws of the Xiao Chen family, and the Xiao Chen family has such a big family background, but the in-laws, we are currently the only family. The eldest daughter-in-law of the Chen family is in the south, and now she has arrived in Xinguang City, and she can't appear in the circle of ladies in the capital. Therefore, our family is the only one, and these people all want to slap Mrs. Chen, dare to treat you badly? You don't just can't recite poetry and paint, it doesn't matter if you can't read. Also, our official position is small, but what kind of family is the Chen family? It is a family, and it is a storage zài that can be compared with the royal family. Xiao Chen's family is the queen's favorite, since the queen's canonization, the foreign wife is faintly headed by Mrs. Chen, you haven't participated in the palace banquet don't understand, if you participate once, you know how powerful it is. Even the concubines in the palace have to slap Mrs. Chen. Who are you? is Mrs. Chen's only in-law in the capital, you say, who else dares to offend you, and who doesn't scold you? ”

Mrs. Mei's eyes immediately lit up and said, "Yes, since the decree of marriage came down, even the banquet of the eldest princess's mansion has invited me?" And I sat on the chairman, of course, it was Mrs. Chen who was on the throne, and I was next to her. Also, many noble ladies in the capital, who had not looked at me in the past, sent me posts and invited me to the banquet. ”

Thinking of this, Mrs. Mei suddenly felt a little embarrassed and said: "It's just that for a while, for Mei Ying's dowry, I'm worried, and I don't have the heart to participate in those banquets, and I will also participate in more such banquets in the future." ”

Mei Hanlin said: "Yes, you just think it's good to participate in the banquet of these noble ladies, wait, this is just the beginning, because we haven't officially married yet, and after Mei Ying gets married, we will officially become in-laws, and the palace will give you a post in the capital." ”

Mrs. Mei's eyes widened: "Enter the palace?" ”

It's pitiful to say, although Mrs. Mei is from the capital, she has never entered the palace in her life, but she heard about the palace in the play, and she has never been there. Also, the ladies she interacts with on a daily basis are the wives of low-level officials, and they are qualified to enter the palace, so they have never talked about what the palace looks like, and they will enter the palace in the future to see and participate in the banquets in the palace, what an honor it is. This must not make those sisters-in-law of the mother's family envious to death? Don't let the ladies who come and go every day be envious to death?

Mrs. Mei never thought that such a thing would fall on her, she was a little at a loss, and said: "I'm like this, what if I don't understand the rules when I enter the palace?" ”

Mei Hanlin said with a smile: "Now the biggest one in the palace is the queen, and the person she trusts the most is Mrs. Chen, and the rest of the nobles, concubines, which one doesn't look at the queen's face?" Which one doesn't stammer with Mrs. Chen? You just offended them, and Mrs. Chen has you in your pocket, what are you afraid of? ”

A few words immediately appeared in Mrs. Mei's heart, under one person, above ten thousand, although she is not such a status, but Mrs. Chen is such a status, she can also enjoy such glory if she follows Mrs. Chen?

Mrs. May felt that in an instant, the blood flowed backwards. (To be continued......)