Mrs. Mei exclaimed: "Such a good Nanzhu is really rare." The rarest thing is that they are all the same size, and they are round and have no flaws. There is also this design, how beautiful it is, it is suitable for young girls to wear at home. ”

Mei Ying couldn't bear it anymore, so she snatched it and said, "Mother, this palace flower and bracelet were all given to me by Mrs. Chen, so I'll distribute them." ”

Mrs. Mei thought about it, she was a little afraid of Mei Ying, and she could only hand over her things to Mei Ying when she heard the words.

After Mei Ying got it, she said: "Mrs. Chen said, these gold bracelets are for our sisters, and they happen to be five pairs, just add my five girls' homes to the family, into the painting, you put away one pair, and the rest will be sent to the second girl, the third girl, the fourth girl, and the fifth girl." ”

Mrs. Mei was immediately unhappy and said, "A couple of your sisters are just a couple, how can the concubines born to those two cheap concubines also give it?" Where are they worthy? Otherwise, if you marry into the Chen family in the future, what do you want, it is better for you to have a pair, and the remaining four pairs will give each of your two sisters. In the future, they will be able to have decent jewelry when they get married. ”

Mei Yingli ignored it, so she called the painting and gave the clip to the painting. I held it tightly in the painting, for fear that the bracelet would be taken away again.

Mei Ying said to the three sisters-in-law: "These pairs of palace flowers, although they are not worth anything, but they are made in the palace, and the style is very good, so I will give them to the three sisters-in-law one pair." I heard that the three cousins-in-law have nieces in their families. Let's put it on for my nieces too. A pair for each niece. There are still four pairs left, into the painting, you give each of the four sisters a pair. I've never liked these flowers, so I don't want them. ”

After saying that, it doesn't matter if Mrs. May is ugly. He said to the three sisters-in-law, "Mother is tired of coming today, so please come to my house and have a cup of tea." ”

After speaking, he didn't care about Mrs. Mei, and left with his three sisters-in-law.

Mei Jizu's wife Zhuo was surprised, and there were already several things that she didn't expect in this meeting. One is Mrs. May's greed, ignorance, and lack of rules. Not virtuous. It's really superb. There is also a future in-law, who actually loves Mei Ying so much, which has not yet passed the door. The rewards continued, and he was really as rich as rumored outside, and he was so generous. Those vegetables. Gong Hua is just that, but it shows the power of the Xiao Chen family. You can get things in the palace and things that outsiders can't, but the five pairs of red gold pearl bracelets, whether it is workmanship or style. The inlaid pearls all show the wealth of the Chen family, such treasures, ordinary officials and eunuchs have a certain treasure to hide. Their family is good, and they actually use it to reward people. It was also five pairs as soon as it was shot. Not only the future daughters-in-law, but also the sisters, and the concubines were also given. This open-mindedness is really not an ordinary person. No wonder the patriarch attaches so much importance to it. In addition to these, she also felt that Mei Ying was very unexpected to her, she was not bullied by her stepmother, but she was soft on the outside and strong on the inside, and she seemed to be a person with outstanding ability.

When she arrived at Mei Ying's house, Zhuo Shi was a little strange why Mei Ying didn't take her to the hall, but went straight to the east wing?

Mei Ying already smiled and said: "Our family has a large population and a narrow residence, these three wings are occupied by me and my two sisters, and the three wings opposite are the two sisters born to my stepmother. All five of our sisters are crammed into this wing, and the backyard is for my aunts. The wing room next to the study in front is for the brothers. The people can only live with their respective masters, or live in the back podium. ”

Zhuo Shi realized that what Mrs. Mei said about having no place to live was true, and couldn't help but say: "What can we do, it seems that we can only live in the inn." ”

Mei Ying smiled, asked Zhuo Shi and others to do it, and went to the painting to send palace flowers and bracelets, Mei Ying personally picked up the kettle and brought the tea, and invited the sisters-in-law to drink tea.

Mei Ying said: "Sisters-in-law, don't worry. You have come all the way to help me, how can you let your sisters-in-law stay in the guest house? Mrs. Chen had already arranged everything, and she gave me a small house with two entrances, which was about the same size as this one in our family, and also had a small garden. I had just gone to see it before you came, and all the utensils were neat, and you could go and live as soon as you moved. Moreover, it is very close to me, so it is convenient for my sisters-in-law to come to our side. ”

Zhuo and the two sisters-in-law who came with him were surprised, and Zhuo asked, "Is Mrs. Chen your future mother-in-law?" ”

Mei Ying blushed and said, "Yes." ”

Zhuo Shi was strange and said: "Your mother-in-law really loves you, you haven't entered the door yet, you haven't done anything for their family, you have already given you bracelets, palace flowers, not to mention, I actually gave you a yard to prepare for your marriage?" ”

Mei Ying said: "Mrs. Chen is thoughtful, she is afraid that it will be inconvenient for someone from the clan to hold the dowry for me, so she specially gave me this house." I think the three sisters-in-law and my brother live in it, and it's okay to squeeze it. But it's not as convenient as in the clan. ”

Zhuo was about to speak, and Mei Chengzu's wife, Hua, who came with him, asked: "Just now my aunt said that the houses in the capital are very expensive, and the house given by Mrs. Chen should be very expensive, right?" ”

Mei Ying nodded and said, "It's not particularly expensive, because we are not close to the Imperial City here, and the most expensive mansions are on the edge of the Imperial City." I don't know much about these things, after all, I stay at home all day and have never been in contact with such a trader. However, the last time my father said that he had a colleague who wanted to buy this house, and they asked for 15,000 taels, but his colleague did not buy it, and he did not expect to sell it in two days, but Mrs. Chen bought it and gave it to me. The deed has been completed, my name has been written, and it will be counted as part of my dowry in the future. ”

Fahrenheit was speechless and said, "Oh my God, a second-entry house costs 15,000 taels of silver, which is really expensive." If it is in our hometown of Qingzhou, it is a matter of a few hundred taels, and if the house is better, it is only a matter of one or two thousand taels. This capital is really expensive. ”

Zhuo Shi frowned and said, "This Mrs. Chen gave you more than 10,000 taels of silver in private, but we only brought 5,000 taels of silver to you as a dowry, how can we do it?" ”

Hua Shi also thought of this problem after passing through the suitcase, and hurriedly said: "At the beginning, the clan gave you five thousand taels of silver as a dowry, and there were still many people in the clan who had opinions and felt that they had taken too much. But, you see, where can this be, you can't even afford to buy a house. ”

Zhuo glared at Fahrenheit, and Fahrenheit realized that he had slipped out.

Mei Ying said, "Thank you to the patriarch and the elders of the clan for my heart." It's just that I'm a foreign daughter, and although I have a marriage given by the emperor, I can't afford to marry me with so much money. My father and I meant to ask my brother and sister-in-law to bring the money back. As for my dowry, it has already been settled. ”

Hua Shi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It seems that my uncle has been an official for many years and still has some savings. I said, if you don't need to pay from the clan, can't your uncle be able to marry his daughter? ”

Mei Ying's face flushed, and she gritted her teeth and said: "Don't hide it from my sister-in-law, although my father has been an official for many years, but because he has nothing to do with the court and is not from a wealthy family, he has always been just a noble Hanlin, without a real job, just relying on Yulu, it is not easy to live in the capital, if it weren't for my stepmother's makeup, we don't know if we can live this life." Seeing that my stepmother's dowry was empty, my stepmother was also a little unhappy, and she became more and more reluctant to prepare a dowry for me. The dowry prepared for me before was not as good as the dowry for the maids of large families. But it doesn't matter. Before, when Mrs. Chen gave me the house, she also gave me some things, which could be used as a dowry, and gave me a silver ticket of 50,000 taels, and today, my father has already given it to my brothers. So, sisters-in-law don't worry. With these 50,000 taels, plus those things, and that house, I can already buy a very good dowry. Therefore, my father and I discussed that we should not want the five thousand taels of silver in the clan. Please bring it back with you. ”

Zhuo and Fahrenheit and others were dumbfounded. Is there such a thing in the world? Mother-in-law prepares dowry for daughter-in-law?

Fahrenheit's eyes widened and said, "Fifty thousand taels of silver? Oh my God, you can't make ten miles of red makeup, huh? ”

Mei Ying said: "Originally, if 50,000 taels of silver were to buy a small mansion in the capital, it would really not be enough to make ten miles of red makeup, but now that the small mansion is already available, then just buying some clothes, fabrics, heads, jewelry, and utensils can really make ten miles of red makeup." ”

Fahrenheit said: "Big girl, you are really blessed, how did you meet such a reasonable mother-in-law, you are about to fall into the nest of blessings." ”

Mei Yaozu's wife, Feng Shi, who has never made a sound, said: "Didn't you fall into the nest of blessings? Although we are in Qingzhou, we have also heard of the reputation of Xiao Chen's family. We also have Cuijin Building and Qinghe Restaurant in Qingzhou. You see, this little gold-woven jacket on my body is from Cuijin Building. Their family is really rich, this money is nothing at all, but the face is heavy. ”

Mei Ying said: "Actually, I don't care about these face, dowry and other things. However, Mrs. Chen told me. The Chen family is a big family, the chief helmsman, and many relatives, if my dowry is not decent, I will be laughed at by the concubines in the future. I'm not afraid of jokes, but I'm afraid that Mrs. Chen will be laughed at by the other ladies in the house because of me, and then my sins will be great. Therefore, I also ask my sisters-in-law and brothers to pay more attention to the purchase of my dowry. ”

Zhuo Shi hurriedly said: "The clan asked us to come to the capital for this matter. Your dowry is not only related to the face of the Xiao Chen family, but also to the face of our Mei family. Although our Mei family is nothing in the capital, it is still one of the largest families in Qingzhou, and this face cannot be lost. You can rest assured. We will definitely make a good effort to buy you a decent dowry. (To be continued)