Volume 1 - Who Have Seen Again Chapter 178 - Flesh and Blood (2)
In the past few years, there has been no housewife in the inner courtyard of the Shen family's four rooms, Zhang Lao'an is "honored", Shen Juren is blindly strict, and the subordinates are respectful and respectful in front of him, but behind them there are only complaints about the unkindness of the owner.
What happened in the fourth room was passed on by word of mouth, and it was passed on to Yu Jingjing.
The heads of the houses got the news, and there were many discussions, some laughed at the big lady of the Zongfang "the dog is nosy with the mouse", which said that the little lady of the He family to Shen Juren is the master of the Zongfang, and now it is the big wife of the Zongfang who has made this happen, and it is these two people who turn over the clouds and rain, and these two people will be good people; There are also those who complain about the eldest wife of the sect and the Guo family, and the female family members in the next room go to meddle in the family affairs of the fourth room, what is this? There are also jokes about the indiscretion of Shen Ju in the fourth room, if it weren't for his shortcomings, he wouldn't have been taken care of like this.
There are also those people who are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, so they made a special trip to spread the matter to the ears of the He family.
The third wife of the He family is preparing He Wuniang's dowry, which should be glamorous and show the sincerity of the He family and the fourth room, but it can't be too much, after all, He Wuniang is only the adopted daughter of the He family's clan, not her own daughter, and this is marrying as a stepfamily.
Hearing that the eldest lady of the sect took the clan concubine to count the dowry of the Sun family, the third wife of the He family was stunned at first, and then became furious.
What is this called?
Outsiders didn't say anything, but the aunt and grandmother of the He family who went out of the He family spread the news that the He family was a thief, so that others thought of the He family
Mrs. He San was not angry, and immediately sent someone to invite Master He San to tell her about it.
Master He San's heart was also full of anger, because the old things of a few years ago have been talked about a lot in recent years, the old mother and brother in the family have condemned it, and outsiders have also ridiculed it.
He put down his body and made a special trip to find a clan sister and promised the Shen family four rooms, just to resolve this past incident.
Mrs. Zongfang's move was like an ear scraper hitting him in the face.
When outsiders see Mrs. Zongfang's move, they will definitely chew on the He family, and the old things from a few years ago will be turned out again.
Before others talked, Master He San could still deny anything with a smile; Now that his cousin personally arranged this play, even if he said that what happened back then was unintentional, who would believe it?
Master He San only felt bitter in his mouth, but he didn't think that Sister Lobby's move was a special trip to target the He family. She herself is the daughter of the He family, and the reputation of the He family is bad, what good is it with her?
Master He San frowned and said, "The eldest sister doesn't like Wu Niang very much......
In the final analysis, the most difficult move of the eldest lady of the sect is not the He family, but He Wuniang, who is about to enter the door.
Even if she didn't do anything, she was already suspected of "greedy for money".
Mrs. He San shook her head and said, "What do you mean by that?" In the past six months, Wu Niang has been married, and the two have met very few times, and they have never gotten along, so how can they like it or not......"
Speaking of this, she hesitated: "But because of the events of the year, the eldest aunt and grandmother have always been estranged from the Jiufang branch...... Could it be because Wu Niang is from the ninth room......"
Thirteen years ago, Mrs. He San was a young daughter-in-law at that time, and her in-laws were there, but she knew some shadows, but Master He San was clear. Because of this, he felt guilty about Jiufang.
Mrs. Zongfang has always acted thoughtfully, and now she has even done such things that harm others and herself, and it seems that the things of the past are to be remembered for a lifetime
When Master He San thought of this, he laughed angrily: "Back then, she begged her mother's family, but now it's the He family, isn't it?" It's not enough to force one to die, but you still want to force the second one? ”
When the eldest wife of the sect was dying after giving birth, the eldest brother of the sect had already married a wife and had children, and it was not good to say, that is, the eldest lady of the sect really continued to marry someone else, and the patriarch was pressed, and the family rules were staring, and he could really abuse the head of the former son-in-law?
Obviously, the eldest wife of the sect is narrow-minded, afraid that if she has a stepmother, she will have a stepfather, and her three sons will suffer, so she is bent on choosing a steproom among the sisters of her mother's family.
Even the few times that the sister of the clan got along with the eldest lady of the sect, it was also arranged by the eldest lady of the sect, otherwise a brother-in-law, a little lady who has not been out of the cabinet, how can she not avoid suspicion?
After the last time, the eldest lady of the sect turned around, turned her face, and forced her mother's family to marry the sister of the clan far away.
Poor weak girl in the boudoir, the most unfortunate ended up marrying away from home and dying young.
Master He San felt that his conscience was not clear, and he really couldn't see the eldest lady of the sect like this, so he also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and said: "Add another three percent of Wu Niang's dowry, and ten miles of red makeup will be laid out, I will take a look, who would think that the daughter of the He family is the kind of person who cares about his ex-wife's dowry?" ”
It is related to the reputation of the daughter of the He family, and Mrs. He San also has a daughter herself, so she immediately nodded and said: "Just do what the master ordered...... and couldn't help complaining: "Even if the eldest aunt and grandmother want to spread fire, it doesn't take it like this, it seems that she has been a clan wife of the Shen family for decades, and her children and grandchildren are complete, and she is confident, so she doesn't expect her mother's family to help ......her."
Hearing his wife mention "help", Master He San thought of Shen Ji, and wondered if he should send a letter to his eldest brother to knock Shen Ji well, and then felt bored.
Now that the relationship between the second room of the Shen family and the family has eased, even if he doesn't take care of Shen Yi, there are still elders in the second room of the Shen family in the capital.
In addition to increasing He Wuniang's dowry and letting the He family reveal his wealth, he had no other countermeasures to the faint tricks of the eldest lady of the sect.
A few days later, the day of the official employment of the fourth room of the Shen family arrived.
The dowry prepared by Shen Juren is only thirty-two lifts, Songjiang is thick to marry, and the dowry is also heavy, these lifts are only medium, but no one laughs at the Shen family's four rooms are thin, just because of the thirty-two dowry, ten of them are silver, each lift is five hundred taels, and only one of the bride is five thousand taels.
It is also Shen Juren's lack of greed, from the original 1,000 taels to 3,000 is not counted, and when it comes, he cheekily adds 5,000 taels.
This is just a step-room, and with such a big spend, the visitors can't help but be amazed, and feel that the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse.
The fourth room of the Shen family has been silent for the past few years, but I didn't expect that the confidence is still full.
There are old ones with the Shen family, and the Sun family, who inevitably replaced, is not worth it, so what about saving thousands of family fortunes? Wait for the newcomer to enter the door, live in your house, spend your money, and say that you have to beat your baby. It is said that good people have good rewards, but God also has time to nap.
Master He San listened to the joy of the guests, looked at the white flowers and silver in front of him, and smiled on his face, but his eyes were cold.
Is he really wronged? He has his own heart, and it is his business to want to accompany He Wuniang more; was forced to add a dowry, but no one wanted to.
In addition to the ten lifts of silver, the remaining twenty-two lifts looked like they were counted, but because of the dazzling silver, others ignored the shortcomings of other dowries.
Mrs. He San looked at the dowry list, and she was also smiling in front of people, but worried in the back.
When she saw her husband, Mrs. He San said, "How can this be good? The dowry that was prepared before was still half short. The Shen family is really, they have been informed before, why are they so unkind? ”
Before, the two of them prepared a dowry for He Wuniang according to five thousand taels of silver, and the news was also transmitted to the fourth room of the Shen family through the eldest master of the sect. The dowry of the 1,500 taels of sons that he planned to add later did not inform the Shen family otherwise, and he also intended to press the Shen family when he was showing the dowry.
Shen Juren's move caught them off guard.
Master He San sneered: "What's so worrying about this? Didn't a few days ago add a new 15-hectare Zhuangzi? Add directly to the "
When Mrs. He San heard this, her face was full of reluctance: "That Zhuangzi is mostly Shangtian, but the master used more than 10,000 taels of silver to buy it......"
Master He San picked up the tea and took a bite: "Don't be reluctant, it's the He family who is the He family after all, just add a sentence to the dowry list."
When Mrs. He San heard this, she knew what her husband meant.
In order to prevent the husband's family from encroaching on the dowry, some of them will record this article on the dowry, and the accompanying halo field shop will only pass on their own niece or niece, if the married woman has no children, the mother's family will take back the dowry property after the death of the married woman.
Mrs. He San smiled bitterly: "What's the use of adding this sentence?" Wu Niang is the age when she should give birth, seeing that her body is also strong, and the four-room master over there is in his prime......"
Master He San said contemptuously: "No matter how good the land is, it depends on the seeds...... Shen Yuan wants to take advantage of the He family, he is looking for death......"
Mrs. He San understood her husband's meaning, and couldn't help but feel that the fifth lady was a little pitiful, and wanted to persuade her, but when she thought of the fifteen-hectare Zhuangzi, she closed her mouth again......
The capital, Shen House, Jiu Ruju.
Shen Rui changed into new clothes, Dong Xi smoothed the folds on the back placket, and sighed: "The second brother has grown an inch longer."
Shen Rui listened, just laughed and didn't speak.
Shen Rui was already taller than Shen Jue of the same age, and in the past few months in Beijing, he seems to have adapted to the water and soil of the capital, and his body is straight. Although he is only thirteen years old now, he is already five feet five inches tall.
With the strip of his body, one day when Shen Rui got up early, he found that the crotch of his pants was slimy, and with the first sperm loss, his voice began to change tone, no longer a crisp child's voice, but very sharp.
Shen Rui easily refused to speak, not because he was afraid that others would laugh at his ugly voice, but in order to maintain his throat, so that he looked a little more stable.
Now, although Shen Rui and Shen Jue have not officially succeeded, their identities have been revealed, and even the second wife, who was originally the most resistant to the succession, has begun to clean up the house, and the housekeepers naturally see it seriously.
Many people stammered to Shen Rui's side, but Shen Rui only couldn't do it, except for following the third master to study, he didn't mean to accept his subordinates and cultivate his henchmen.
Jiuru Curie, except for the two maids brought into Beijing by Shen Rui, only the Chunyan given by the eldest wife, and the Chunying transferred by the eldest lady from the courtyard of the third wife, can serve closely. As for Hao's mother, who followed him into Beijing before, it was the eldest lady of the sect who was in charge, and she was directly brought back to Songjiang by the second master.
Although Hao's mother knew that Shen Rui was the heir of the Shilang Mansion and had a great future, her children and grandchildren were in Songjiang, and she was afraid that Zhang Lao'an's hard work would make her stay in the capital completely, so she followed the boat south.
Before leaving, Shen Rui asked Dongxi to wrap twenty taels of silver for her, and said: "Mom, don't worry, what I said last year counts, and when my aunt turns Zhuangzi over in two years, I will have to bother my mother to bother......
Hao's mother had already died before, but now she was happy to descend from the sky, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Shen Rui.
She has always been aware of current affairs, and she didn't need Shen Rui's signal, she had already mentioned there that she didn't dare to forget the little master, and she would often write to the little master to say hello in the future. As for whether there will be any other household items mentioned in the letter of Greetings, that is a story for another time......