Chapter 39: Dowry

Mrs. Luo inquired about it, and waited until Zhang Yuqian finished the exam before she brought a gift to Zhang's house, saying that she wanted to see Mrs. Zhang.

At the beginning, Mrs. Luo only said that she was An's cousin, and the people in front of Mrs. Zhang spread that the old lady was not in good spirits today, so Mrs. Luo had something to say to Mrs. Zhang.

Mrs. Luo was half angry in her heart, and secretly said that the Zhang family treated An's relatives so slowly, you can imagine what kind of life Yuqing will live in the Zhang family!

"If you go to Tongyu again, you will say that Wu Jun will raise Changping Si Luo Shijun's wife to visit!" Mrs. Luo was furious, opened the curtain of the ox cart, and said coldly.

The old lady's side had to go to the ceremony again.

Not long after, Aunt Yu came back and respectfully invited Mrs. Luo into the house.

Mrs. Zhang invited Mrs. Luo to sit down, and said with a smile that people are old, their spirits are not good, and please bear with me if they are sluggish.

Mrs. Luo came to ask to marry someone else's girl, her posture was naturally very low, and she said with a smile: "The old lady is deaf and clear-sighted, where is she old!" ”

After the two exchanged a few words, Mrs. Luo explained her intentions, "The child left by my cousin Ruxue, I saw it in the courtyard of Zheng Guogong's house last time, and I like it very much." ”

Old Madam Zhang asked tentatively, "Then ...... you?"

"I'm here to propose to my unsuccessful dog!" Mrs. Luo said bluntly, she was too lazy to make a false deal with the Zhang family, "If your family can see my son, I will find a matchmaker to propose marriage!" ”

Mrs. Zhang was shocked and couldn't believe it, she originally thought that Mrs. Luo was talking to Zhang Yuqing, it was for the sake of Zhang Yuqing's deceased mother's face, and she told Zhang Yuqing about a passable marriage, she never expected that Mrs. Luo was actually proposing marriage to her son!

After a long time, the old lady said: "Mrs. Luo, that girl has no father or mother, and her relationship with us is also average, have you thought clearly?" ”

Mrs. Luo was angry when she heard this, gritted her teeth and said, "I naturally know that she is lonely and pitiful!" Marrying a daughter-in-law, it depends on the character and appearance, and the family background is secondary, don't you say? ”

Old Madam Zhang said lightly: "You don't mind this, what else do I have to say?" She can have a kind mother-in-law like you, which is also a blessing from God! She grew up outside since she was a child, and she is not close to us, but there is a good marriage in front of her, and I, as a grandmother, have no reason to harm her good things! ”

Mrs. Luo endured it a few times, but finally couldn't hold it back, and said: "Old lady, she is a wanderer and has suffered a lot, you relatives don't pity her, how can you still complain that she is not close to you?" ”

Old Madam Zhang lowered her face and said unhappily: "Mrs. Luo, this is our family's business. ”

Mrs. Luo took a deep breath, swallowed her anger, and said with a smile: "It's me who talks too much, so let's continue to talk about family affairs." ”

"This kid has an idea, and she promised her before that if she can find a family on her own, I will never stop her!" Mrs. Zhang leaned on the couch and said, "As long as she is willing, you just need to find a matchmaker to hire her." ”

Mrs. Luo fell to the ground with a stone in her heart, smiled, and said, "With your words, I can rest assured!" Although Yuqing's child is pitiful, fortunately, she still has a grandmother who loves her! ”

Mrs. Zhang sighed, remembering the beautiful face that was very similar to her son, her heart was churning with pain, and she waved her hand and sighed, "I really don't care for her, it's just ......"

It's just to be able to give an explanation to the son under Jiuquan.

Mrs. Luo said: "When my cousin Ruxue married into the Zhang family, I remember that she married a lot of things, in addition to tens of thousands of taels of silver gold and silver jewelry, as well as two Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing. ”

Old Madam Zhang suddenly raised her eyes and looked at Mrs. Luo.

Mrs. Luo smiled and said, "My family's background is okay, but it's not that I'm greedy for the Zhang family's money." Forget about gold, silver and jewelry, after many years, it's hard to say where they go. But those two Zhuangzi are real estate, right there, they should have been Yuqing's, don't you say? ”

"Your family is Yangzhou Wu County Lifting Chang Ping Division, saying that your family's background is okay, it is too humble!" Old Madam Zhang sighed.

Who doesn't know that Yangzhou is rich, and Wu County is the richest place in Yangzhou, Luo Shijun is in charge of salt and taxes, and the Luo family is fighting for breath, not money.

If the Zhang family doesn't agree, they are afraid that if it spreads, others will say that they are desperate and will make people laugh to death.

Zhang Yuqian is going to take the imperial examination, Zhang Yuying is going to get married this year, and the Zhang family must not do anything that damages their reputation.

"I'll tell the housekeeper's wife about this, and let her get it done as soon as possible." Mrs. Zhang said.

Mrs. Luo left happily, and went to see Zhang Yuqing before leaving.

When she saw Zhang Yuqing living in such a deserted yard and such a dilapidated house, Mrs. Luo once again scolded the Zhang family in her heart.

Seeing Mrs. Luo appear at Zhang's house, Zhang Yuqing immediately had a premonition in her heart.

"Auntie......" Zhang Yuqing saluted, "Why are you here?" ”

Mrs. Luo liked Zhang Yuqing more and more when she looked at it, and hugged her and said affectionately: "My son! Your grandmother agreed! After two days, I will choose an auspicious day, and I will ask a matchmaker to propose marriage! ”

Zhang Yuqing looked at Mrs. Luo in surprise, and forgot to speak for a while.

Wang Chunniang was so happy that she didn't know what to say.

"I ......," Zhang Yuqing said with difficulty.

Mrs. Luo only thought she was a little girl and was shy, hugged her and smiled: "Don't worry, the two Zhuangzi of your mother, I said it, and the old lady of the Zhang family also agreed!" ”

Zhang Yuqing's eyes lit up, "Really? ”

"How else can I lie to you?" Mrs. Luo smiled, "That is your mother's thing, we naturally want to get it back!" ”

When Mrs. Zhang was called over by Mrs. Zhang, she still wondered what was going on.

After hearing Mrs. Zhang say that there was an official's wife from Yangzhou who wanted to marry Zhang Yuqing as her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Zhang's mouth opened wide in surprise.

"Is it to be a lady? Isn't it small? Mrs. Zhang asked in surprise.

Old Madam Zhang asked rhetorically, "Do you think that my granddaughter is only worthy of being a concubine for the old man?" ”

"Not really! You are mistaken! Mrs. Zhang smiled shyly, "I just didn't expect her to be so creative!" The transfer makes this official not big, but who doesn't know the benefits in it! It's much better than the poor Hanlin! ”

She just didn't expect that the little girl was silent on weekdays, who knew that she would find a good in-law for herself quietly.

Mrs. Zhang didn't want to talk to her more, so as not to get angry and hurt herself, so she directly ordered: "Those two Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing were originally your sister-in-law's dowry, you sort them out and hand them over to Yuqing." ”

Mrs. Zhang was scolding Zhang Yuqing for being inappropriate in her heart, and when she was not ashamed, she suddenly heard this and stood up from her chair in shock, "What?!" ”

Mrs. Zhang patiently repeated the words, and instructed: "Whether she wants to sell it or keep it in her hands, let her be." ”

"You, you, you ......" Mrs. Zhang was anxious and angry, "why did you give her Zhuangzi?!" ”

That's pretty polite.

The old lady frowned, annoyed, and secretly said whose daughter-in-law dared to yell at her mother-in-law like this.

"That's An's dowry." The old lady said.

Mrs. Zhang shook her handkerchief, and her willow eyebrows were upside down, "Mother, although it is An's dowry, but it is not clear whether the one who entered the door is the eldest brother's daughter!" What if not? How can good things be cheaper for outsiders? ”

The old lady said angrily: "Even if it's not, it's not yours!" ”

Mrs. Zhang patted her chest and said angrily: "If I hadn't worked hard to manage those two Zhuangzi over the years, they would have become a wasteland!" Although those two Zhuangzi are not mine, they should belong to the Zhang family and should be left to the sons of the Zhang family! ”

"You're unreasonable! As long as Yu Ying marries into the county lord's mansion and Yu Qian has fame, the Zhang family will be able to make a comeback, how many Zhuangzi will not come at that time? You're only staring at this little profit! Mrs. Zhang slapped the table angrily, "The Zhang family has gone downhill, it's twilight, do you want others to say that the Zhang family not only has no money and no one, but even doesn't even have a face to eat?" You are not afraid of ruining the reputation of the Zhang family and ruining the future of your children! ”

Mrs. Zhang looked at the old lady's face full of anger, anger rose from her heart, and an evil fire rushed straight to her head, only hating that the Zhang family had no good things except for herself and her children, so she didn't even say hello, turned around and left angrily.

After returning to her room, Mrs. Zhang couldn't help but drop several things, and only then did she suppress the anger in her heart a little.

"It's a dog that bites people and doesn't bark!" Mrs. Zhang gritted her teeth and scolded, "When you come up, you want to bite a piece of meat on me, but there is no door!" Back then, it should have been ...... back then"

The housekeeper's daughter-in-law next to her asked in horror, "Madam, what's wrong?" ”

Mrs. Zhang shut up, asked the maid to come over to clean up the mess in the house, and told the old lady that she wanted her to give Zhang Yuqing two Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing as dowries.

"Those two Zhuangzi produce a lot of output in a year! Accounts for a large part of the family's income! The housekeeper's daughter-in-law looked at Mrs. Zhang's face and whispered.

Mrs. Zhang leaned back on the chair, asked the maid to rub her head and beat her back, and said angrily: "The old woman doesn't care about the family, how do you know how difficult it is to be in charge!" Relying on the master's little money, the family would have drunk the northwest wind a long time ago! In the year when the Hu people came in, the houses in the family were burned, and the family was hollowed out to build a new mansion! Fortunately, there are still those two Zhuangzi, who produce a lot every year, and the family has only been a decent one over the years! She is about to give Zhuangzi to others with one mouth, how can she say it! Open your mouth and shut up your reputation, can reputation be eaten as food? ”

"Then what is the Luo family, it must have taken a fancy to these two Zhuangzi before they wanted to hire her as a daughter-in-law!" The maid who beat Mrs. Zhang's legs said, "The Luo family must be a petty official in the south, and they can't be on the stage!" She also knew that no one in the capital could look down on her, so she deceived a petty official's wife in the south! ”

The maid pouring tea next to her echoed, "That's it, who doesn't know that she is a lone star, and whoever is next to her is unlucky!" Usually silent, my heart is holding back! Our lady is not good enough for her, is she? What a revenge, white-eyed wolf! ”

"It's not that our lady is too kind! Who would have thought that this little girl would be so damaged when she turned her back! The housekeeper's daughter-in-law figured out what Mrs. Zhang meant, and became more and more bold, "Madam, can you let that little girl succeed!" ”