The Lin family originally thought that they were going to be seized power, but who knew that the sister-in-law refused, and was secretly happy in her heart, but who knew that the mother-in-law Cui Shi said: "Now there are still a few months before the New Year, I think it is better to let Mingzhu help me take care of this family first." Anyway, there is your sister-in-law, the third sister-in-law is watching, and I am also watching, what can go wrong, but our family is in a waste of time, and we are about to employ people, so you let Mingzhu take care of it for me, and you will honor me at that time. Also, Mingzhu can also learn how to manage the affairs of the big family, and it will be useful in the future, I will personally guide her, how can it not be like when you are out of the cabinet, there will be no housework at all. ”

Hu Shi was going to refuse, but after listening to his mother's last words, his heart moved, yes, he sent Mingzhu to Bai's to learn the housekeeping experience, isn't it for Mingzhu's future? Wouldn't it be nice to have a ready-made place to practice it now? Besides, it is good to have my mother personally to guide me, I know the ability of my own mother, and the pearl of such a province will follow its own old path in the future.

Thinking of this, Hu Shi agreed, and said to Mingzhu: "What your grandmother said is that you should first follow your eldest aunt and third aunt to learn a little, learn more about everything, and ask more questions." ”

Mingzhu thought about it, although he had been managing housework at home, he had never been in contact with the housework of the big family, so he took this opportunity to learn. It's just that the second aunt Lin obviously doesn't like herself, and this eldest uncle Jin seems to be the driving force behind the scenes, but the third aunt looks good, maybe they will make a stumbling block for themselves while being a housekeeper. But after thinking about it again, what are you afraid of, I don't really stay in this house for a lifetime, it's only a few months, and I still have my grandfather and grandmother to support me. Just nodded. Thank you, grandmother.

Grandfather pulled Hu to ask about Ancheng and Deqing, and grandmother pulled Mingzhu to ask about some things in life.

The next day, the Kim family sent people to the boat to fetch things back with the Hu family's butler. Although I have seen the list before, but I really saw things, Jin was still very surprised, mainly because there were too many things, and there were antique calligraphy and paintings. It was the previous sister-in-law's dowry, and I knew this, and I still brought someone to pack the box back then, so I knew it. There is also a lot of silk and satin, in addition to being used in the house, there are also gifts for each room. Then there are some Jiangnan specialties of porcelain, tea. Pen, ink, paper, inkstone. Not only are there many things, but they are all exquisite, and at a glance, you can see that they are all high-quality goods, and Jin can't help but think in her heart, how much money does this sister-in-law have? If you want to talk about these things, before the Hu family, you didn't pay attention to it. It's good that the Hu family has been scholarly for generations, has been an official for several generations, and has accumulated a lot of wealth, but more than ten years ago, they were all copied, and in the past ten years, the Jin family has suffered too much, and now she suddenly sees these things, she can't help but be dazzled.

Hu still hasn't had the temperament before he left the cabinet, and these things have been thrown to the housekeeper and Mingzhu. She is accompanying the old lady and the old man every day, serving the second elder with all her heart, of course, a little free, all used to ask for medical skills like Hu Zhili, after all, I haven't seen him for more than ten years, Hu Zhili's medical skills have improved, and Hu has learned some things. In particular, Hu Zhili learned some northwest medical skills in the northwest, and with the integration of wisdom and Central Plains medical skills, he had unique insights in many places, so Hu was overjoyed. Learn by heart.

Hu Zhili knew that his daughter would use these medical skills to treat the poor for free in the future, so he also taught them wholeheartedly, and the father and daughter found the time that the father and daughter wanted before Hu got married.

Mingzhu was very busy, first distributed the things he brought one by one, and then followed the eldest aunt and third aunt to learn housekeeping, and also helped manage the affairs of the house, not to mention that he really learned a lot of things, such as human relations, these are not in Deqing, Mingzhu studied hard. In addition to these pearls, they were also taken by two aunts and grandmothers to attend many banquets, and gradually integrated into the boudoir circle of the capital.

In the meantime, Hu deliberately took time out to go to Hu Yuefang's mansion with his daughter, and the two sisters naturally hugged and cried when they saw each other. Hu Yuefang saw that her cousin was doing a good life now, and she was very grateful that she handed over her handkerchief to Bai's, and was glad that she was too far-sighted back then, and she made good friends with Bai's, but she just helped Bai's a little, but she didn't expect that Bai's helped her cousin so much, and she couldn't help but sigh, people still have to be kind.

Hu's house is now a new look, Cui's put the silver in his hand to make good use of it, the houses are renovated, the lack of furniture has been added, and the Hu family brought silk and satin to decorate the house, now Hu's house looks much better, there are more maids, the flowers and trees in the house are taken care of, and the decorations in each house are also very good-looking, but there are fewer antique calligraphy and paintings, it doesn't matter, there was originally a part of the imperial court back, and now the Hu family has brought back a part, These are enough to decorate the ancestral house and the study of several masters. As for the rest, we can only take our time.

Now that the Hu Mansion is newly decorated, it has begun to socialize normally, and several banquets have been held in the house, and the guests are surprised to see that the Hu Mansion has recovered its vitality so quickly, and they can't help but inquire about it, and it will not be long before it spreads in the capital that the Hu family came with a dowry to help the mother's family, and everyone is more curious about the Hu family, and of course the Hu family's reputation in Shilin is also better.

It's just that in this way, Cui's received a message from an old lady, saying that she was going to give Hu a matchmaker. This made Cui's heart move, but Hu couldn't cry or laugh, and after repeatedly rejecting his mother, he faced his father in front of the whole family, and his mother said that he would never marry again in this life. The Jin family and the Lin family hurriedly agreed, joking, if the sister-in-law remarries, all the silver will have to be taken to her husband's house, where is the turn of the Hu family, isn't this eating the meat in her mouth and then spitting it out? Don't say that the sister-in-law doesn't want to marry again, even if she wants to, she has to think of something to stop it.

Cui Shi saw that his daughter was very resolute, so he didn't say anything, and Hu Shi proposed to let his mother and sister-in-law find a marriage for Mingzhu. This made Mingzhu blush.

However, Cui's thought about it, Mingzhu is already twelve, and he will be thirteen after the New Year, this is when he said that he didn't choose a good one in his daughter's marriage, and now he must pick a good one for Mingzhu with the spirit of twelve.

Here, Cui's asked everywhere about a suitable grandson-in-law, but Mingzhu didn't care about it, originally, the marriage of this girl's family was the order of her parents, and she couldn't be the master, so she believed that her mother and grandmother would choose a good one for her. I just need to have fun in the capital, thinking of this, Mingzhu began to miss his friend Wen Hui again.

Here Wen Hui and Bai received Hu's letter and knew about Hu's affairs in the capital, Wen Hui smiled and said to her mother Bai: "Mother is really good at pinching and calculating, fortunately you have prepared it for Aunt Hu before, otherwise, Aunt Hu will not be eaten by her sisters-in-law when she returns to the capital this time." ”

Bai Shi also laughed: "Alas, in fact, I have dated these people before, they are all from a big family, and they are not so shallow, all because they went to the northwest and suffered." Those of us who are dressed in fine clothes and food when the scenery is beautiful, once the sky is unpredictable, even ordinary people are not as good as ah. ”

Chen Wenhui thought about it, this place of feudal privilege is really not guaranteed at all.

Just thinking about it, Bai Shi smiled and said, "Okay Hui'er, don't think about these useless things, you say first, what are you looking for me for?" ”

Wen Hui only remembered what she meant, so she said to her mother: "Mother, I heard the master inadvertently say a few days ago that her eldest niece is getting married, and I wonder if my family is going to give a gift. ”

Bai nodded and said: "This matter, the big housekeeper has already told me, Wu Dashan is our person, he is doing a good job for your father now, now the security in Deqing is so good, your father also has a light on his face, now that he marries his daughter, of course we have to give a gift, what's the matter, why are you asking this?" ”

Chen Wenhui told what she knew from her master, Wu Dashan's wife Yan hated the poor and loved the rich, and looked down on her son-in-law, but Wu Dashan's daughter Da Niu insisted on marrying again, and said: "I have heard the master talk about this big girl many times before, the master has the best relationship with her, the master himself has no children, and he treats this big girl like his own daughter." Now the master said that the eldest girl and her mother were awkward, and her mother actually wanted to marry her off according to the dowry originally prepared. The master was very angry. I want to help my niece. ”

Bai Shi laughed when he heard this: "Why are there so many people in this world who hate the poor and love the rich? This Wu Dashan is now a seventh-grade official, and his income in a year is quite a lot, why is his wife still so shallow-eyed? But this girl is affectionate and righteous, but she wants to fulfill it. Besides, it's not for this, it's just for your master. Your master not only teaches you martial arts, but also takes care of your daily life. Originally, you were weak, and your father and I were often worried that since your master came, he taught you to practice, and you didn't get sick once, which is unexpected. Also, Feiguang and Yin Hong around you have gone out to be the shopkeeper, there is no one who is capable around you, just a mother Zheng, and you have to discipline the little girl, where can I take care of you, fortunately Master Wu came, took over the things that said, take care of you well, let me worry less, I am full of gratitude to her, now it should be regarded as a repayment to Master Wu, I will let the housekeeper give the gift more heavily, anyway, the most important thing in our family now is silver. ”

Wen Hui listened, she was very happy, and was about to speak, when her mother said: "Actually, the dowry is not enough to have silver, but also to have some decent things, and when you get to your in-law's house, you will have a hard waist." ”

Wen Hui nodded and said: "Yes, the master said that the dowry of the eldest girl was originally prepared according to the standard of ten taels of silver, which is already good in ordinary people, but now the eldest girl's father is a seven-grade official, and the dowry of ten taels of silver is not to make people laugh to death?" ”