Chapter 88: The situation of the Su family
After Shangguan Juan put it on the table, he found that there were very simple meals on the table, and the three dishes and one soup were all home-cooked dishes.
It seems that Su Qiongniang is really ready, she thought silently in her heart, and at the same time her voice suddenly sounded.
"Benefactor, the humble house is simple and there is nothing to entertain, so I personally cooked some home-cooked food, don't dislike it."
Su Qiongniang actually wanted to repay Shangguan Juan and them with some sumptuous work, but the family was really poor, and the braised pork on the table was still bought and made with her savings.
"I was almost tired of eating those dishes a while ago, Qiongniang's cooking looks like it makes people drool, I just happen to be able to change to a new taste, Xiao Jiu, do you think I'm right?"
In order to alleviate Su Qiongniang's embarrassment, she simply pulled Mu Chenyu into the water to accompany her in acting.
Mu Chenyu nodded, picked up the chopsticks and took a piece of tofu to express her attitude, seeing that the two did not dislike it, Su Qiongniang and her parents finally breathed a sigh of relief.
This way, the Su family can see that the master and servant are either rich or noble, and one of the little girls named Tassel is even more extraordinary.
This can be seen from the previous events alone, they were also worried that their benefactors would not be used to eating the meals prepared at home, and now the original nervousness of seeing them like this has dissipated a lot.
Shangguan Juan only sandwiched a piece of meat for Mu Chenyu, and the rest of the meat was untouched, Su Qiongniang asked and only said that she had eaten too much oil and water recently and wanted to eat something light.
Su Qiongniang couldn't resist her, so she could only give a piece to her father, and the so-called meat was gone.
After eating, Shangguan Juan was sitting outside the small courtyard chatting with Su Qiongniang and her parents, and Mu Chenyu was driven to the room by her to rest.
After all, in her opinion, Xiao Jiu's body bones are weak, and she needs a good rest to recover her strength, Mu Chenyu was originally unwilling, but in the end she was persuaded to rest.
Although Shangguan Juan said that he was talking to the Su family, he was actually thinking about taking advantage of people's short hands and eating people's soft hands, and he couldn't do nothing after eating other people's food.
What's more, she helped people send the Buddha to the west, so she thought about using this chat to learn about the situation of the Su family, so that she could do it herself.
"I wonder where my uncle is doing?" If it were an ordinary ordinary person who asked about it, it would probably seem abrupt, but the Su family regarded her as a benefactor, and they were blunt when they saw her asking.
"On weekdays, I settle accounts for people in the restaurant, and I finally have some money to supplement my family." When Father Su spoke, there was still a trace of embarrassment in his eyes.
said that it was a settlement, but in fact, there was not much money in hand, and at most it could barely fill its stomach.
Shangguan Wan didn't have a discriminatory expression when he heard this, but nodded.
Then he realized that the Su family was a little uncomfortable, Shangguan Wan seemed to change the topic unintentionally, and after a cup of tea, Su's father was going to the restaurant to settle the account, so he left in advance.
Su's mother asked the rich man for leave in advance, but when she saw that the two were talking happily, she went to the kitchen to do some chores.
Then she and Su Qiongniang were left, and as for vanilla, she was sent to take care of Xiao Jiu.
Compared with the nervousness of Su's father and Su's mother, Su Qiongniang did not have any defense against her, but trusted her wholeheartedly, and answered whatever Shangguan Juan asked.
made her feel good, and at the same time let Shangguan Juan understand the specific situation of the Su family.
It turns out that the Su family looks decent in the county, but the family background is not particularly good, Su's father is a bookkeeper, but Su's mother is a cook for a wealthy family in the county.
The sum of two people's January silver is only about one or two silver at most, how can it be a miserable word.
The monthly money of the two of them added up, and after deducting the living expenses, they could only save less than half a tael of silver, and when she said this, Su Qiongniang's eyes were a little moist and a little guilty.
"Don't hide it from the benefactor, in fact, the original family still had some savings, but after I got married, my father gave me most of the silver money, and there was only one or two silver left for the dowry, so my father and mother worked so hard."
Shangguan Juan couldn't help but be glad that Su Qiongniang had two relatives who cared about her, and at the same time, she was a little worried that they were in such a situation, wouldn't they be even more bullied after they left?
She can still help now, but if she leaves those cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods, maybe she will spread her anger on the Su family.
So in addition to wanting to help them, she also wanted to let them stand on their own here.
Su Qiongniang didn't know what she was thinking, but she saw that the benefactor's eyes looking at her seemed to be a little complicated, and there was a hint of wanting to say something.
"What is the benefactor looking at me like this?" Isn't there something dirty on her face?
Su Qiongniang's voice pulled her thoughts back, and when she heard what she said, Shangguan Juan was a little stunned, and at this time, when the footsteps sounded, she saw that the vanilla came out at some point.
"Miss, what are you and Miss Su discussing?" Vanilla asked with some curiosity.
Shangguan Juan felt that there was nothing that could not be said, so he briefly talked about the issue of dowry that they had just discussed.
"Miss Su, since you have nothing to do with your ex-husband, you can get the dowry back." Vanilla knew that she still inquired about it herself.
Su Qiongniang's eyes flashed with light when she heard this, too many things have happened in the past few days, which made her forget that the dowry can be retrieved, but fortunately, Vanilla reminded her.
"Fortunately, there is a reminder from the girl, so I will take the dowry list."
The dowry list was drafted when she married into her husband's family, and her mother helped her put it away, but she didn't give it to her when people from her in-laws came to her several times to ask for it, just to have a guarantee.
And she, as a party, naturally knows where the dowry is.
"Miss Su should hurry up and get the list, otherwise it is very likely that the dowry will not be recovered." Vanilla thought of something and reminded Su Qiongniang.
But Shangguan Juan was a little puzzled: "The dowry is Su Qiongniang's, we can get it whenever we want, why rush for a while?" ”
"Miss, if the dowry is not taken earlier, if the in-laws run away with the dowry, then they really can't get it back, and the slave has a sister who has been separated because her husband beat her, and she didn't have time to get the dowry back, but the people of the in-laws' family took off the dowry when she went the second time."
Speaking of this vanilla, I was a little angry, and my face was a little puffy.
Shangguan Juan understood the reason when he heard this, and at the same time remembered the selfish nature of Su Qiongniang's ex-husband's family, and his heart suddenly became clear.
With their scoundrel nature, it's really possible to do disgusting things like a dowry.
If you want to change to modern law, if your ex-husband embezzles his ex-wife's dowry, he will have been scolded to death by people on the Internet one by one.
But it's a pity that this is ancient times, and many times it pays attention to black and black.
While she was thinking, Su Qiongniang had already appeared in front of the two with a dowry list.
It is clearly written on the dowry that Su Qiongniang brought to her husband's family.