Chapter 17: The Dowry Turmoil

Now that the weather is cold, Sang Yu is more and more lazy to move, every day is huddled by the side of Shou'antang's grandmother, the whole person is very quiet, after a period of study, when it snows occasionally, she can also say a chapter, sigh about the time.

If she gets up early in the morning and finds that it is snowing, she will pretend to be contemplative, leaning against the window and looking at the goose feather snow road outside

If Lin Yao happily folded plum blossoms to show Sang Yu one day, Sang Yu would smell the fragrance of the flowers, close his eyes, and smile slightly, "How can you get the fragrance of plum blossoms without going through a cold bone?"

If Ah Yue said something like why is it so quiet today, Sang Yu would raise his head from the book, squint his eyes and look into the distance, "Yuliu Xiao is idle in the pavilion, and the moon is bright and sees the snow in Songshan Mountain."

Whenever this happens, Ah Yue also looks into the distance, thinking about finding out where Songshan is.

After a long time, Mama Li was inevitably a little worried, and finally quietly said to Mrs. Lin one day when no one was around, "Look at how thin and cool the poems that Miss Fifth has chanted these days, the old lady should pay attention to it." ”

How could these old ladies Lin not notice it and said with a smile, "When such a big girl and some poetry is the most emotional, we just look at not letting her look at some small children, the pattern is small." ”

Therefore, Mama Li had no choice but to give up, and watched the fifth lady hold a book every day, from the very beginning of the "Thousand Character Text" to the "Three Character Classic", and slowly changed to "Female Rules" and "Female Ring", and as the winter passed, the books in Sang Yu's hand were replaced with "Tang Poems", "Song Ci" and so on.

And Mama Li thinks back to the fifth miss when she first came to the Lin Mansion and her current appearance, although only a short year has passed, but this personality seems to have changed dramatically, if you look carefully, it seems that it has not changed, it is still the fifth miss who is always coquettish in the arms of the old lady and makes a little confused from time to time.

Sang Yu nested in Shou'an Hall for a winter, and when it came to the beginning of spring, it was not good to refuse Lin Yao's invitation under the pretext of cold weather.

Finally on a day that could not be shirked, Sang Yu came to Fengzhuxuan, who knew that as soon as he entered the house, he heard An's very happy voice coming from inside.

"That's a great joy for you."

Sang Yu didn't wait to walk over, he saw Lin Yao coming out, took Sang Yu to give An a courtesy, and hurriedly returned to his room with Sang Yu.

I saw that I didn't see Lin Yao in the winter, and there were a lot of good things in Lin Yao's room, such as an inconspicuous incense burner in the corner, which was also very valuable.

Lin Yao saw Sang Yu sitting aside and looking at her room, she felt so unhappy, after Mama Gao's teaching some time ago, Lin Yao understood that the real lady does not need to decorate her room magnificently, she just needs to be low-key and have more connotation.

So this winter, Lin Yao thought hard and meditated, and worked hard to make the room look like this, and even her father, who had always been rigid, was very satisfied when he saw it.

"Do you know why Mother is so happy?"

Where did Sang Yu know this, so she had to shake her head, Lin Yao was even more proud when she saw that she knew that others didn't know, and her face softened, "Big sister, future husband, our brother-in-law, you always know!" ”

Sang Yu thought about it carefully, and remembered that there was such a person and said, "Well, this one naturally remembers." ”

"In the morning, there was news that the eldest brother-in-law had won the Jinshi, and now he was determined to enter the Hanlin Academy as a Jishi, and he only had to wait three years to take the exam and officially arrange the way."

This is really good news, but Sang Yu is a little confused, it stands to reason that An has never been very concerned about the matter of the eldest sister, but she is so happy about the eldest brother-in-law.

Sang Yu thought about it for a day, and it wasn't until she remembered before going to bed that Mama Gao had said that her sisters were the same, and Sang Yu realized that the eldest lady must not want the husband of the eldest sister to marry to have too high achievements, so that Aunt Feng's style will grow.

However, if the marriage is too low, it will be related to Lin Yao's relatives in the future, so now this is the best, only to become a Jishi, and it will sound good to say it when the time comes, but now there is no real job, and everything is not certain after three years.

Thinking about the level, Sang Yu also fell asleep with peace of mind, but in the dream, she dreamed of the small village again, dreamed of her brother Ersu, and I didn't know if I felt tears gushing out again.

Waiting for Sang Yu to get up the next day, he only felt a heavy heart, and he couldn't help but pick up those poems and read them word by word.

I thought that the eldest sister would not be able to leave this family until the end of the year, but I didn't think that the Liu family would get married in advance, and the marriage was scheduled for the end of summer, half a year in advance, and now there are still two months before then.

Fortunately, preparations have been started since last year, and now although it is in advance, it is not in a hurry, Sang Yu watched everyone get busier and busier, and Mama Gao stopped a few little girls' classes and began to concentrate on Lin Lezi.

Sang Yu had more free time, and before she could ask, she learned from Lin Yao why she wanted to get married.

It turned out that the eldest lady of Liu's attendant, that is, the eldest brother-in-law's mother-in-law, was getting more and more sick, so as soon as the two families combined, they thought of Chong Xi's method, thinking that Chong Yi might be able to wash away the illness.

But Lin Yao quietly told Sang Yu that although he said so, it was actually because if the eldest brother-in-law's mother went, the eldest brother-in-law would have to keep filial piety, and this delay was another three years, and the two families could not afford to delay, so they hurriedly got married.

And the wedding date was also set, the two families combined, and invited someone to come to see it, and they all said that July 28th was a good day, so it was set at that time.

This suddenly advanced the wedding date, but it was very bad for Aunt Feng, she wanted to wait for the Mid-Autumn Festival when Lin Zheng was happy to coax Lin Zheng to add more dowry to the eldest girl, but who knew that she would marry before the Mid-Autumn Festival.

In the past few days, he has tried his best to invite Lin Zheng to the Gem Courtyard, crying or making trouble, coaxing or deceiving Lin Zheng to relax.

And Aunt Feng is worthy of being an old man who has been with Lin Zheng for more than ten years, poking Lin Zheng's heart every sentence, everyone who has been dry and thin since Lin Lezi was born can't say it, and he has been talking about Lin Lezi as a hero for so many years.

Almost every night Lin Zheng came out of the courtyard, and the next day he always had to tell An what to add to the eldest girl's dowry, at first the eldest lady didn't think so, but now after a while, half a month has passed, and An is a little angry.

Just when Lin Zheng sent someone to tell An to add a shop to the eldest girl, An couldn't help but sue Shou'an Tang directly.

And at this moment, Sang Yu is behind the curtain, everyone can't see the place listening to the movement in front, you don't need to look at Sang Yu to think that the old lady must have a serious face with the corners of her mouth slightly downward, and her father is at a loss, not knowing where she is wrong, and the eldest lady is calm, Aunt Feng must be panicked and careful.

And just as Sang Yu expected, the front hall is exactly such an atmosphere at this moment, the old lady looked at the three people with different expressions below and had a slight headache, this morning An's came to ask for peace for the first time and served her own meal.

Without saying anything, she talked about the marriage of the eldest girl, but without waiting for what she could say, she turned the subject to the dowry, and thought that she had told the old lady everything quietly, but the old lady knew what she meant from her first sentence.

I summed it up a little, in short, my son was pestered by a fox to add a dowry to a concubine over the specifications, and she, the eldest lady, was very dissatisfied, so she came to make her own decisions.

Looking at An's indignant face, the old lady finally took over the porcelain job and asked people to call Lin Zheng and Aunt Feng to Shou'an Hall, and then there was the picture that Fang Cai Sang Yu thought.

"Mother, I wonder what happened when you called your son early in the morning?"

Lin Zheng couldn't stand the silence, so he opened his mouth first, and when Mrs. Lin saw that someone had opened her mouth, she stopped talking and said, "It's nothing, it's just that the eldest girl's marriage is approaching, and it's not good for me, as a grandmother, to stay out of the matter, so I came to ask one or two." ”

Lin Zheng glanced at An Shi on the side, and his intuition told him that things must not be so simple, but now that Mrs. Lin didn't pierce the window paper first, he couldn't say anything, so he had to report it truthfully.

Finally came to the dowry, Mrs. Lin said, "The only thing that this daughter's family can do when she goes to her husband's house is the dowry, I don't know how the eldest girl's dowry is prepared?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Aunt Feng suddenly realized, glanced at An Shi, who was slightly proud on the side, and the thoughts in her heart were running rapidly, no wonder this old lady who had never liked herself now called herself, I am afraid that she will ask for sin! Now they have to come to cover the water and cover the earth.

On the side, An was already prepared, and when he heard Mrs. Lin ask, he quickly took out a piece of paper and put it in the old lady's hand with both hands.

Lin Zheng glanced at An's move and always understood today's theme, even if he was dissatisfied at the moment, he couldn't show it, so he had to wait quietly for the attitude of the old lady above.

And Mrs. Lin listened to what An said in the morning, and she was already mentally prepared, but now she was still a little shocked when she saw the dowry list, where is this concubine marrying, I don't know that I thought it was a concubine marrying, although Lin Lezi is the eldest sister, and the feelings are extraordinary, but I can't jump the rules like this, if I really marry like this, wouldn't it make Liu Shiyu think that Lin Mansion has no rules and look down on them Liu Mansion.

Thinking like this, the old lady's expression became more and more serious, and when she saw that she finally slapped the list directly on the table, "Confused, whose idea is this?" ”

An Shi saw that Mrs. Lin was in trouble, and her heart was simply happy, but her face was about to be expected, and she was not uncomfortable, An Shi thought about Aunt Feng's appearance in the past, and pretended to be pitiful, "The daughter-in-law naturally obeys the master." ”

Lin Zheng was not much surprised by this sentence at the moment, but was very surprised by An Shi's tone at the moment, he didn't expect her to say such a well-behaved thing, which really shocked his jaw.