The grandmother and the other two aunts also hurried over, took the hand of the colored ring, and looked at it.

Caihuan retracted her hand a little uncomfortably, this was given by Madame, she must keep it.

The grandmother took her hand again, and almost fainted with laughter in her eyes.

You must know that if a daughter-in-law can have such a big gold bracelet on her hand, the dowry must be more than this.

"Eldest daughter-in-law, you have already passed the door, you are a member of the Sun family, since we are a family, we will not talk about the two families.

You also know that the family can marry you, it is his blessing, but also our blessing, you just passed the door, I will come to tell you about the rules of the Sun family, this daughter-in-law passed the door, the mother-in-law should prepare a congratulatory gift, of course the daughter-in-law must return the gift.

You see, I gave you a bracelet to wear on your hand, and you also gave back a bracelet to wear on your hand. ”

Grandmother said, her eyes staring at the gold bracelet with colored rings.

Caihuan subconsciously retracted his hand, his brows furrowed, Cousin Sun is polite, why does his mother-in-law not know the number of etiquette, she has also seen the world, and she has never heard of this kind of family rule.

But it was only a country rule, so he smiled and lifted a corner of the hijab, and said, "What my mother said is that my daughter-in-law has written it down, so I'll go through the cabinet now and find you a good one." ”

The grandmother was not happy at the moment, sat aside with a straight face, shook her handkerchief, and sighed: "Alas, you see, this will hit the mother-in-law as soon as you enter the door, don't you know what to do in the future, the daughter-in-law of the family also said that she is virtuous!" ”

"Mother, the rest, there are in the box, you can pick one, this one is rewarded by the marquise, and the daughter-in-law can't give it to you!" Caihuan clenched his fists and said in a very resolute tone.

The grandmother patted the back of her hand angrily, and grinned, "You! The Marquise gave it to you, isn't it yours, and you just can't bear it. ”

"No, it's really the marquise's kindness to her daughter-in-law, she gave her daughter-in-law and another serving girl one each, if you see that your daughter-in-law doesn't have it in the future, the daughter-in-law really doesn't dare to eat." Caihuan said in a good voice.

When the grandmother heard this, her face became kind, since it was given by the marquise, there is affection in it, and it will be good to see each other in the future.

Then he gave birth to another bad water, and said with a smile: "Okay, the marquise's reward is bigger than the family rules, you can wear it well, as for your dowry, you can hand it over, and I will collect it for you......"

Caihuan chuckled in her heart, she had just worshiped heaven and earth, and her mother-in-law came to collect the dowry?

However, she can't go back on it, everyone in Yonghou Mansion watched her marry Xiaoqing together, this is her fate!

The three or four large chests contained quilts, winter clothes, fabrics, and a box of jewelry and jewelry, and two packets of broken silver of one hundred taels each.

In addition, two silver tickets of 1,000 taels and two land deeds of the two shops are placed in the mezzanine of the jewelry box.

Now, I can only protect myself first, give up some, and wait until the days are long, see if I can hand it over.

Seeing that her mother-in-law was blinking at herself, Caihuan simply pulled off the red hijab, bowed her head and saluted, "Everything is up to my mother." ”

Grandmother's Coke bloomed, and she hurriedly pulled her and said yes repeatedly.

Caihuan came over and opened a box in the middle, which contained a stack of fine cloth.

The grandmother and a few aunts hurried over, staring at the fabric in amazement, making a smack.

I also saw Caihuan take out a small box from the cloth, bring it to the front, take out the key from his bosom and open it, revealing gold and silver jewelry, which surprised several women for a while.

She poured all these jewelry on the bed, picked out some of the rewards that Qin Nianbai usually gave and put them back in the small box, then pointed to the others and said: "Mother, these, and those in those boxes, will be handed over to you for safekeeping, as for the jewelry, it is given by Mrs. on weekdays, please allow the daughter-in-law to keep it by herself and keep a thought, and the box against the wall is the old clothes given by the sisters in the house." ”

The grandmother's eyes were already stunned, where could she care about the few things picked up by the color ring, picked up several things with both hands, and answered without raising her eyes.

The three aunts were also dumbfounded, so they almost grabbed it, and one by two began to flatter their grandmother.

Then, the grandmother left her a few pieces of broken silver, a total of more than ten taels, and said with a smile: "You can keep these money first, and when it runs out, your mother is giving it to you, and she will definitely not take more of you, it is all for safekeeping!" ”

In this way, even if Caihuan says it, her grandmother will keep it for her, and she is not afraid of what others will say.

Finally, the grandmother wrapped the jewelry on the bed in a cloth, called two more people, and carried the other boxes out.

The three aunts who watched the excitement also chased after their grandmother's ass and went out.

Caihuan was the only one left in the room, she stared blankly at the red hijab in her hand, and tears unconsciously shed from the corners of her eyes.

I silently thought in my heart that everything was self-inflicted, deserved, and I couldn't complain about others.

At this time, Ying'er opened the door and came in, and saw her sitting on the bed, and there was only one of the five or six big boxes left next to her, and she came over with a frown.

"Sister Caihuan, what's the matter, where is your dowry?" Ying'er asked, pulling the colored ring.

Caihuan shook her head and wiped her tears with a handkerchief, "Don't ask, don't tell Madame, just take it as if I begged you!" "510 Literature

"They, they took all your dowry away? You're just in the door! I told Madame to go! Ying'er's eyes widened, and she was about to leave with resentment.

Caihuan hurriedly grabbed her, took out the small box next to the pillow, and opened it to Ying'er to show that there were only five or six pieces of jewelry inside.

"Good Ying'er, I'm not stupid, how can I let people take it all?" Caihuan smiled and opened the mezzanine, and took out four land deeds and two silver tickets for one thousand taels from inside.

He also said: "I am already married, even if I regret the marriage and say that I am innocent, who will believe it, it will only make others laugh at Mrs.!"

Besides, with these sides, I am not afraid that the Sun family will treat me poorly. ”

"But what if you're not doing well? It's still a hurry to turn back now! Ying'er grabbed Caihuan's hand and said distressedly.

Caihuan suddenly became sad, holding Ying'er with one hand, and said firmly: "I'm not afraid of anything, I even endured the pain of my skin, what are these." Remember, don't tell Madame, otherwise, I'm afraid that Madame will make decisions for me, and when the time comes, who will dare to ask me. ”

The two hugged each other again and cried......

At the end of the front yard, my grandmother ran over and whispered about her victory next to my grandfather's ear.

The grandfather nodded with satisfaction, feeling that this daughter-in-law was quite acquainted.

Unconsciously, it was already getting dark, and the mothers-in-law, maids, and servants who came to eat and drink in the Hou Mansion all went back one after another.

Before leaving, Ying'er went to say goodbye to her grandmother, and deliberately beat her sharply, "Mrs. Sun, today is the last time I talk too much, Miss Caihuan is our marquise's personal maid, I saw that the dowry in the house is gone, I heard the girl say, the house is narrow, put it in another room, it is better to be like this!" Otherwise, it will be difficult for the lady to blame her. ”

The grandmother's face turned pale with fright, and she hurriedly said, "Yes, Caihuan said that the house is narrow, and I am afraid that my son will stumble, so I want to ask someone to carry it to another room." ”

Ying'er had a cold face and turned her head away, and her grandmother breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he called his grandfather and said Ying'er's words.

"Let's go, we have to leave early tomorrow morning, otherwise, we won't get any of these dowries!" Grandfather squinted his eyes and said solemnly.

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Yonghou Mansion, in the main hall of the backyard, Qin Nianbai was a little unaccustomed to looking at the red silk on the door frame.

Caihuan and Xiaoqing got married all of a sudden, and they were going to be deserted here again.

"Mother, you can't bear the two aunts, just let them come back, don't be depressed."

Xiao Ping'an didn't know that he had come out, took Qin Nianbai's hand, and said in a milky voice.

Qin Nianbai stroked his little face, and his heart suddenly stopped being sad

Ping An is also two years old, but the first birthday of the reissue has just passed, and it is really not appropriate to hold a birthday banquet again, otherwise there will be rhetoric outside, and the Queen Mother will be embarrassed.

At present, there is another major event, that is, on Chinese New Year's Eve eight days later, as long as the officials and relatives are mobilized to donate money for the country, the national treasury will be able to hold up the tax revenue until next autumn.

At the beginning of the spring, everything is calm and you can live a good life.

"Mother, why do you only smile and don't speak, isn't what Ping An said wrong?" Ping'an pulled Qin Nianbai's hand and asked coquettishly.

Qin Nianbai smiled and before he could reply, he heard He Yan's voice, "What's right, isn't it?" What do you mother and son say again? Tell me about it, how about it? ”

"You're back, did you get Erkun drunk?" Qin Nianbai asked with a smile.

He Yan shook his head and waved his hand, sat down, his face was a little drunk, "I just found out today that that kid's alcohol consumption is actually above me!" Oops, I almost couldn't ride a horse, you said he became a parent, so hard, no one could drink him. ”

"You can still ride a horse, the groom will give you a face, so that you don't lose face in front of your subordinates, it's good for you to match the groom." Qin Nianbai complained angrily.

He Yan leaned back in his chair, raised a finger, and suddenly said in a daze: "Speaking of which, Erkun has not had any good relationship for many years......

"You drink the sobering soup for a while, rest for a while, and then go to the bath, I'll take peace down first." Qin Nianbai rolled his eyes again, just afraid that he would be drunk and say nonsense like a cave house in front of the child.

He said to the maid Mulberry next to him: "Mulberry, go and let the kitchen prepare some decanting soup." ”

Mulberry groaned and went out.

Qin Nianbai also pulled the child out, He Yan stood up, ran over in a flash, hugged Qin Nianbai from behind, pointed to Xiao Ping'an and said:

"He Cong, do you remember what your father told you that day?"

"What are you doing, don't scare the child." Qin Nianbai turned his head and said.

"Back to the father, the child remembers that the mother belongs to the father, and the child cannot be monopolized, only the child's wife is the child's monopoly." Xiao Ping'an politely arched his hand and looked at Qin Nianbai again, "Mother don't worry, the child is not scared." ”