"Mother, I am indeed wronged......" The mother in her memory has only a bright face, always with an angry or sad expression.

Shen Yao clenched his fists, slammed the table hard, got up and walked to the window, staring at a bare laurel tree in the yard with lost eyes.

"Not long after the Shen family's accident, the news of my sister's death came out. If it is said that the Du family has nothing to do with it, I don't believe it. I can roughly guess the process in the middle, but," he turned around and looked at Du Mingxin, "you are the Du family after all...... The Du family's reputation is bad, and it won't do you much good. ”

Du Mingxin said with red eyes: "Uncle doesn't have to worry about me, it's a big deal not to marry for the rest of my life." Just back to the Zhuangzi in Songshan, I don't know how happy my life is......"

Shen Yao smiled stiffly and said, "Don't say stupid things. Your mother must still want you to marry a good man and live this life smoothly. ”

Du Mingxin lowered his head, irrefutable. His own ideas are too detached, and even his uncle, who is bent on planning for himself, may not be able to understand why a woman must not marry and stay in the countryside for the rest of her life.

The days are long, let's take one step at a time!

At this time, Mama Cui opened the curtain and came in, and as soon as she saw Shen Yao, she knelt on the ground, and her eyes couldn't stop crying. "Seventh Young Master, are you here...... The old slave was guilty of not taking good care of the third lady, and told her to leave the child at a young age and go to the ......"

"Mama, get up!" Shen Yao stepped forward quickly and helped her up. "The world is unpredictable, and where can you stop it with all your might."

"Seventh Young Master," Mama Cui wiped away her tears and took out two thick booklets from her arms, "Slave maid has something here, please be the master of our girl." ”

Shen Yao glanced at the booklet, which was red satin, and it was already a little old, and couldn't help asking, "Is this my sister's dowry book?" ”

"Exactly." Mama Cui spread out the booklet and put it in front of Shen Yao, "Back then, the old lady was afraid that the third lady would be wronged by marrying far away, so she accompanied a rich dowry. Now, there are only these two booklets left, and the hairpin of the girl and the hairpin......"

Shen Yao frowned and asked, "The second master has not continued the strings over the years, who is taking care of the trivial matters at home?" ”

"It's Aunt Liu, the biological mother of the second master and the former eldest girl." Since Shen's death, Mama Cui has been swallowing her anger in order not to cause trouble for Du Mingxin. Now that the big backer is here, she ruthlessly sued the Du family in front of Shen Yao, from Aunt Liu to the second master, from Du Min to the old lady, and no one was left behind.

Shen Yao pinched the two booklets, and the joints of his fingers turned white from exertion. "Excellent! Go with me, and make the dowry as clear as it is! ”

The Du family in the main room was waiting anxiously, afraid that they would disperse for a while, and Shen Yao came over again. Mrs. Du was impatient, and shouted with a scolding voice: "I haven't seen much in the world, but I also went to the palace to pay respects during the Chinese New Year." I'm afraid that the ladies of the palace have never put such a big score! ”

As soon as the curtain rang, Shen Yao came in with Du Mingxin. Hearing this, he smiled and said: "Old lady, if your body can hold up, I will go to the Queen Mother, and ask her old man to summon you into the palace, listen to the teachings of those nurturing grandmothers, and learn what is the way of respecting the elderly!" ”

Mrs. Du got angry and scolded: "You are now a marquis, and you don't take the old man in your eyes, but this is Du Mansion, and it is not your turn to be wild with the surname Shen!" ”

Shen Yao threw the two dowry books on the coffee table next to Mrs. Du with a "snap", and said coldly: "I don't dare to spread wild in the house of the fourth official!" It's just trying to settle accounts! ”

He bit the "four-grade official" very hard, and the faces of the Du family became very ugly.

The eldest lord hurriedly played a round: "I don't know what kind of account Xingguo Gong wants to calculate?" These two booklets don't look like account books......"

The second master looked at this booklet but panicked, how could he forget this in the first place!

"My sister has been married to the Du family for many years, and she only has one daughter. Now that she is old and about to get married, my sister's dowry should also be sorted out and handed over to her. Today, while I'm here, let's tear this matter up and understand it first. ”

Du Min's face instantly became ugly, and six or seven out of ten of Shen's head and clothes were taken away by her. She glanced at Mama Cui who was standing behind Du Mingxin, and was annoyed why she didn't sell her in the first place!

Although the eldest lady tried to keep her face calm, her heart was quickly calculating. Two days ago, Aunt Liu begged her to tell Du Mingyan that she was a good family affair, and gave her the deed and account books of two shops in the capital. Although Aunt Liu has been taking care of the second master's family assets for ten years, the oil and water in the middle will not allow her to buy two shops in the prosperous area of the capital, which is likely to be deducted from the Shen family's dowry.

"What? Are you all pretending to be deaf and dumb? Shen Yao sneered.

The eldest lord laughed and said, "Where is it!" The dowry is not in a hurry in advance, since Xingguo Gong mentioned the marriage of Sister Xin'er, I have something to tell you. ”

"Sister Xin'er's father and I have set a family affair for her, the man is the third son of the son of Huining Boshizi, and he has already won the show at the age of sixteen. If the emperor opens Enke next year, it will be no problem to lift people. Sister Renxin has also seen it, there is no choice in appearance and character, and she is good to Sister Xin, she is a good child who is honest and sincere......"

"Settled?" Shen Yao asked, "Have you combined the eight characters and let go of Xiaoding?" ”

"The eight characters have been sent to Bao'en Temple," the eldest lord said with a wry smile, "When it is done, someone from Huiningbo Mansion will come to hire you." ”

Shen Yao quickly weighed it in his heart and decided to settle the dowry matter first. So, he replied vaguely, and then continued: "It is better to explain the dowry first." ”

He looked through the account book, took a cursory look at it, and said, "There are five shops in the capital, and the second master will hand these over to Sister Xin first." Although she didn't take care of the house, I went back and found her a housekeeper who could read the account books. ”

"As for the grange and shop in Honan, I will send someone to check and seal the accounts. There are also these heads, antique utensils, calligraphy and paintings, etc.," he glanced at the second master with bad intentions, and said with a smile, "The second master gave me a deadline, when will you be able to match these things to me according to the book?" When the time comes, I'll come over and help my sister put it away. ”

The second old man couldn't speak, but his eyes involuntarily looked at Mrs. Du.

"You don't have to prevaricate that things are not good to take in the opening." Shen Yao took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "You find all the things in the capital for me first, and I will send someone to pick up the ones in Kaifeng." ”