Chapter Ninety-Five: The Dowry
"Dowry has always been a woman's confidence."
Chang took care of the dowry list for Cheng Yuguan, and told Cheng Yuguan on the side about his experience.
"For those who love their daughters a little, they must prepare for their daughters to eat, drink, and lazar. You can't let people say that the daughter who married in the past will eat theirs and use theirs for the rest of their lives. ”
As he spoke, Chang pointed to a list in his hand and showed it to Cheng Yuguan.
"This is your daily utensils. From the bedroom table to the screen soft couch, my mother has arranged it for you. I used ironwood that I collected in Bingzhou since you were a child. Although it is not expensive, it is very durable. We have a first-class carpenter master at home, and we are sure to make it decent and convenient for you. ”
"And the fabrics."
Chang picked up another dowry list and handed it to Cheng Yuguan.
"Thirty pieces of silk and silk. There is no need to save the bottom of the box. Except for some fine satin and silk materials, you can either buy bed curtains or reward them to your subordinates. Don't press the bottom of the box, it's fading, it's a joke. ”
"Besides, in our kind of people, except for the really rare materials, the rest can only be used in the current season. After a year, the province is not in vogue, and you don't have to waste it, and you will be talked about when you reward others. ”
Chang's arrogance, Cheng Yuguan listened to his mother's nagging, and couldn't help but urge him.
"The people in our house haven't gotten a few material rewards this year. My mother was diligent and thrifty in running the house, but let me be the god of wealth and a boy from a scattered family. ”
When Chang heard this, he was stunned for a moment, pointed at Cheng Yuguan and smiled.
"Okay, our God of Wealth has spoken, so let's make an exception. Come, go to the storeroom, take out the batch of woven gold satin, and make a vest for everyone. On the day of the eldest lady's wedding, put them all on, and have a festive picture! ”
"Yes, ma'am! Miss Xie! ”
As soon as Chang's voice fell, there was a maid on the side, coaxing and joining.
Cheng Yuguan was shy by what his mother said, and couldn't help blushing a little.
Seeing this, the two sisters-in-law joked one after another.
"Our Yuguan has always been free and easy. It's rare to see you so gentle and shy. ”
Zhao looked at Cheng Yuguan and blushed and quipped.
"Yes. But that's how it should be. I used to be very aggressive, but I didn't wake up until I got married. We women still have to use more of a weak attitude. It's not that you are really weak, but to use some of these methods, what you want to do, in order to get twice the result with half the effort. ”
Qian spoke, as directly as ever.
"Look at your second brother. When I talk to him on weekdays, he always listens to him. But if I just mess around, your second brother's bones will be crispy in an instant. I will do whatever I say. ”
Qian said, becoming more and more elated, clapped his hands, and said to Cheng Yuguan.
"So, this man is all a tendon, very stupid. You use a little trick, and he still doesn't listen to you? ”
"I'm still late to get the hang of it, you listen to your sister-in-law teach you a few tricks to ensure that it will be more effective. Let the husband, listen to you obediently! ”
Zhao was coldly affected by Qian's family, glanced at his mother-in-law quickly, and quickly reached out to pull the happy Qian family.
The Qian family was on the rise, and Leng Buding was pulled by his sister-in-law, and he was a little stunned.
"Sister-in-law, what are you dragging me for? Everyone is a family, and they are all women, they all understand! There's nothing that can't be said! ”
Qian said with a big grin.
Zhao smiled awkwardly and looked at his mother-in-law and sister-in-law.
"No, I mean, today is to prepare a dowry for Yuguan, your private affairs, don't talk so much. I didn't have to make Yuguan blush, I couldn't listen to it anymore. ”
Qian hadn't noticed Zhao's eyes, so he only waved his hand.
"Hey, sooner or later. Seeing that Yuguan is about to get married, these words are all from my experience. ”
As he spoke, Qian took Cheng Yuguan's hand.
"Little sister, you may feel embarrassed at this time, but you have to keep it in mind. Men are stubborn donkeys, leading and not walking backwards. You have to have the means and means to live a smooth life, you know? ”
"Ahem!"
Seeing that Qian couldn't keep his mouth, Zhao coughed vigorously.
"That's it!"
Seeing that Qian's face was uncertain, her mother-in-law Chang came out and said.
"Every man is his own fate. Where does the husband and wife get along with whom? ”
Chang's tone was strange, and Qian suddenly realized that the way she said to deal with her husband was to deal with her mother-in-law Chang's own son.
In front of other people's mothers, they said how to deal with other people's sons, such things, Qian suddenly understood, and he was a little embarrassed.
The matter of preparing the dowry for Cheng Yuguan ended inexplicably in a somewhat embarrassing atmosphere.
The two sisters-in-law of Qian and Zhao only shirked another day, and quickly took the opportunity to slip away.
Chang smiled bitterly and handed the dowry list to Cheng Yuguan.
"You are the shopkeeper of the shop, it stands to reason that settling this dowry list is just a trivial matter for you, and your mother is just worrying about it in vain in front of you."
Chang handed the list to Cheng Yuguan and advised.
"Mother knows that you have never liked to be careful, but some people are the most faceless and the best at inches. You don't care, she still thinks you're stupid, it's her shrewdness. ”
"For this kind of person, you have to compare the baht, and you have to completely tear off her."
Chang's words were serious, and Cheng Yuguan listened to it, and nodded along with it.
"Mother's words, I understand."
Immediately, Cheng Yuguan wrote a letter and called Liuyun over.
"Send it to Chenghou Mansion."
Seeing this, Chang nodded with satisfaction.
People should be tolerant when they should be tolerant, and they should be careful when they should be careful, so that they can live smoothly.
Cheng Yuguan can listen to persuasion, it is good. What the final result is, the mother and daughter didn't think that Cheng Houfu would hand over the dowry happily. The purpose of Chang and Cheng Yuguan is to beat the Yang mother and daughter.
Cheng Yuguan saw it easily here, and when the Yang family and Cheng Yulou got Cheng Yuguan's "urgent" letter, they only felt that the sky was dark.
"Mother, Cheng Yuguan and I will become concubines in the future, but I can't lower her because of this. Otherwise, in the rest of my life, I won't be able to raise my head in front of her?! ”
Cheng Yulou thought about it for a long time, and had already thought of the family banquet in the harem, in front of Cheng Yuguan, because of the silver dowry, she was locked up by Cheng Yu in front of everyone and stepped on the shameful scene under her feet.
This is naturally unacceptable to Cheng Yulou, who has always been self-conscious.
The Yang family naturally didn't want their daughter to be the daughter of Mrs. Low Ancestor, but this dowry had already been taken away by the mansion.
The remaining bits and pieces, packed up, are obviously not enough to satisfy Cheng Yuguan.
Yang's eyes rolled, and he finally made up his mind and looked at Cheng Yulou.
"Mother, have you thought of a way?"
Feeling his mother's gaze, Cheng Yulou asked with hope.
Yang held his daughter's hand.
"Yulou, you have already married the fifth prince. In the past, in front of the five princes, you had to pay attention to decency. Now, there is no need to regain points, what should be said is still to be said, with him to give you a cover, the province will come out when the time comes, and a large family with the five princes will lose face together. ”
Yang's eyes were fixed on Cheng Yulou and he said.
Cheng Yulou was originally difficult to accept, but under his mother's earnest gaze, Cheng Yulou had no choice but to nod.
"The daughter will give it a try, as her mother said."
Cheng Yulou seemed to have made up his mind to break the kettle.
Yang nodded with satisfaction.
Yang looked lively in the house, but in fact he was a paper tiger.
Up and down this Cheng Hou Mansion, the only person who is really in charge is the old lady who hides in the "Buddha Hall".
…
In the palace, Cheng Yu was about to leave the palace with excitement and joy on his face.
"Miss, I didn't expect the five princes to be so moral, and today's various things can be called a sentence of "deep love and righteousness", right? ”
Cheng Yulou had a difficult face and begged to come to the front.
The fifth prince seemed to have expected it, and calmly opened his mouth and took the dowry list on himself.
"You give me the list, and you don't have to worry about the rest in the future."
Thinking of the happiness of the five princes, Cheng Yulou really has a feeling that someone is a backer today. And this reliance happens to be her future husband.
Thinking of this, Cheng Yulou lowered his head and smiled. My heart is sweet.
Qing He looked at Miss so sweet, and at the same time, a trace of sourness flashed in his heart, and at the same time, he was very happy for Miss and for himself.
Because her whereabouts are also on the five princes.
…
The master and servant went out of the palace and walked for a long time, but they met Bai Xiaoling at the Nanyi Gate.
Seeing that after stepping through a door, you can get out of the palace city, Cheng Yulou didn't want to make any extraneous branches, and after nodding lightly, he stepped to leave.
"I didn't expect my sister's family to be so difficult. If I had known, I wouldn't have squeezed you so much before. I've always been the most kind-hearted. ”
Bai Xiaoling saw Cheng Yulou walking to leave, but he stopped leisurely and spoke in a slow tone. There was a hint of arrogance in the slightly raised tone.
Cheng Yulou stopped in an instant, and looked at Bai Xiaoling with a gloomy face.
She didn't expect that she had just asked the fifth prince for help, and in the blink of an eye, Bai Xiaoling came to taunt her face.
This situation embarrassed her, and she was a little incredulous.
Could it be that when she spoke just now, Bai Xiaoling was beside her?
Cheng Yulou couldn't help but guess.
But at this time, Bai Xiaoling took out a silver ticket from his sleeve cage, handed it to the maid, nodded his chin, and motioned for the girl to take the silver ticket to Cheng Yulou.
Bai Xiaoling's girl lowered her head and smiled, took a few steps forward with a smile, and came to Cheng Yulou. Squatting slightly, he said respectfully.
"Please Miss Cheng Er, this is also a part of our young lady's heart."
Cheng Yulou looked at the silver ticket in front of him, and only felt that his face was hot.
I don't know if it's because of my predicament and being understood, or because this maid said "Miss Cheng Er".
She has always been "Miss Cheng", only herself, who will call Cheng Yuguan "big sister". Naturally, there is her careful thinking in this.
Unexpectedly, now, she was returned and called "Second Miss".
knew that in Cheng Yulou's heart, there was only one "Miss Cheng", and that was herself.
And Cheng Yuguan is just a "big sister".
Now that he is called "Second Miss" by a maid in person, Cheng Yulou not only stiffens his face, but also unconsciously rises a trace of hatred in his heart.
Just when Bai Xiaoling's master and servant thought that Cheng Yulou would not accept this "humiliation", he didn't expect that without Qinghe's hands, Cheng Yulou reached out himself, took the silver ticket, shook it in his hand, and looked at Bai Xiaoling.
"Thank you, Miss Bai, for your generosity. Sure enough, adversity sees the truth. In the past, Miss Bai didn't like me, and I still hated me in your heart. Unexpectedly, at this time, he was the first to reach out to help. Another day, I will solemnly thank you with the five princes. ”
Seeing that Cheng Yulou adjusted so quickly, Bai Xiaoling's look of watching the show was closed, and he suddenly felt bored.
Glancing at Cheng Yulou up and down, Bai Xiaoling put away his interest.
"Forget it, it's just a silver ticket, and it's not a rare item in the dowry list of Mrs. Hou's first wife. No one lacks these melons and dates, but such good things are hard to find. Miss Cheng Er, let's bother by myself. Let's go! ”
Bai Xiaoling called back the maid, but she didn't see Cheng Yulou's embarrassment, and she was a little bored and wanted to leave.
Both of them left the palace from the harem, which is naturally a direction.
Seeing the master and servant leaving, Cheng Yulou, who had been smiling, suddenly broke off the bead string in his hand and scattered all over the ground.
Cheng Yulou is tall and self-controlled, and the jewelry on his body naturally looks simple, but it is the best material.
The color is fresh and elegant, but the texture is hard and round.
When she landed, she jumped on the ground lively, so that Bai Xiaoling, who passed by her with her head held high, was caught off guard and stepped on it.
"Hey..."
Suddenly stepping on the slippery beads under his feet, Bai Xiaoling's feet tilted, and he exclaimed in surprise, his body was unstable.
At this moment, Bai Xiaoling wanted to reach out to the maid to support her, but the maid was also immersed in the pride of stimulating the famous "No. 1 talented girl" in the capital, and her heart was uneasy.
is even more unstable than Bai Xiaoling, a young lady.
The two of them helped and pulled each other, and they both fell.
The noble girl, who had a decent hair at all, suddenly fell to the ground, and this embarrassed appearance made the wooden guards on the side couldn't help but look sideways.
At this time, Bai Xiaoling, in addition to the pain in his feet, was more hot on his face.
She has been noble since she was a child, and she has never been so embarrassed as she is today.
"Ah, Miss Bai, how are you? It's all my fault, I wore and wore this bracelet, but I didn't expect the rope to break at this time. ”
However, since Sister Bai knew that the Cheng family was in a difficult situation, she also specially sent a silver ticket to relieve the siege. I guess it's understandable. After all, it is very expensive to replace the jewelry of the daughter's family. The Cheng family can't afford it now. ”
Cheng Yulou bent over, obviously looking like he was going to help people, but he stopped in mid-air, looking at Bai Xiaoling's master and servant, but he didn't stretch out his hand.
There was also a yin and yang weirdness in his mouth, and he returned Bai Xiaoling's taunt just now.
Bai Xiaoling sat on the ground, feeling the pain in his feet, feeling that he was twisted.
But his eyes were staring at Cheng Yulou.
"You deliberate..."
Bai Xiaoling's maid opened her mouth to accuse, but was interrupted by Bai Xiaoling's sudden wave of her hand.
The maid looked back at the young lady, but found that Bai Xiaoling's face was not angry, only a pair of eyes, as deep as ink.
Bai Xiaoling looked at Cheng Yulou who was bending down to watch the play with heavy eyes.
"I can naturally understand that Miss Cheng Er's family is struggling. Today, I have stepped on the beads in your hand, and you can't use it. Change Ming'er, I'll send Miss Cheng Er a bunch of new ones. ”