If it is said that Sang Xuanyue's dowry caused a great sensation among the people in the market, then the sensation caused in the Wu'an Hou Mansion can be called more than that.

There is an old saying that responds to the situation at this time, which is called "The layman looks at the excitement, and the insider looks at the doorway." ”

Ordinary people only know that jewelry and jade are valuable, and only know that books are good things that can be regarded as family heirlooms, but their knowledge is too short-sighted, which leads to the fact that they do not know the true value of these things in their hearts.

For example, the jewels, many of which are exquisitely workmanlike, and the quality of the jewels is even more pure, and their value far exceeds that of the tribute paid to the inner court. What's even more eye-popping is that it involves some lost skills, which are the real national treasures.

And many of those calligraphy and paintings have long disappeared into the smoke and clouds of history with the change of dynasties. But the Sang family has preserved them intact, so that future generations can use these things to explore the living habits and folk customs of the ancients, and to spy on their ideological dynamics and behavior patterns, which is of great significance for the study of historical progress.

Of course, the most valuable thing is definitely the hundreds of boxes of books.

After seeing the two books placed on the top of the front, it can be said that even the clan elders who are in the same vein as the Wu'an Hou Mansion can't sit still at all.

They trembled and walked to the courtyard where the dowry was placed, and then the whole thing seemed to be dozens of years younger, and they didn't need the support of the juniors, and they didn't feel that their backs and legs hurt, but they were a few tiger pounces, and they directly hugged those boxes.

"These are all the legacies left by our ancestors!"

"It's all a treasure!"

"With these books, the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion can still be glorified for hundreds of years......"

The old men were like chickens, their faces were red, and their eyes were green. If it weren't for the timely support of the juniors, they would have fallen to the ground in embarrassment because of their physical exhaustion.

But who cares about it now? Who wants those useless liturgical traditions? Nowadays, only these books, only the spiritual wealth left by these ancestors, are their treasures, so that they can see them.

A group of old men, who really didn't care about these things at all, carefully took the books in their hands, and argued loudly with red faces.

This one said, "A library should be built and all these books should be put in it for future generations to see." ”

The one said, "Maybe someone from the palace will come after that." At that time, it was specified that the original books could not be given to the palace, but they could be copied by them in the Hou Mansion. ”

Others said: "These books are not borrowed at leisure, and their juniors can watch them, but if they are outsiders, they only see if they can exchange them with us." Otherwise, they can't be allowed to touch these treasures......"

The old men chatted enthusiastically, completely forgetting that these books were the bride's dowry, and they were completely the bride's personal assets, but they had nothing to do with their Wu'an Hou Mansion, or even the entire Shen family.

Someone on the scene realized the problem, but they were juniors, so why not tell the situation and slap the elders in the face? These clan elders are more majestic than the other, and each one is more strict than the other, to be honest, if it is really their face, they will not dare.

But what others dare not do, Shen Yuyao dares.

It was also in the last few days that Shen Yuyao learned that the eldest brother had agreed to marry Sang Xuanyue in order to let the clan spit out, but he agreed to many unreasonable requests in the clan.

Including but not limited to: After the crane is enlightened, three to five school-age children should be selected from the clan to be used as a companion for the crane. On the surface, it sounds good, but in fact, a discerning person can know at a glance that where is this accompaniment, is it clearly to let those children in the clan enjoy the same education and network resources as He'er.

But He'er is the eldest son of the eldest brother, what are the juniors in those clans? At best, they are just the grandsons and great-grandsons of the clan elders, so they also deserve the same upbringing as the cranes? Isn't that the glory of the cranes?

If this first thing made Shen Yuyao very angry, then the remaining things made Shen Yuyao feel like a fish in her throat.

This second thing is that the eldest brother needs to take out 10,000 taels of silver from his personal private property every year to support the entire family.

Although it is said on the surface, it is mainly for those children whose families are in difficulty and whose food and clothing are difficult to sustain. But the silver will eventually be pulled out to the account of the clan, and the eldest brother does not care about the account, and where the silver will go when the time comes, it is not up to these clan elders to say.

Third, the eldest brother purchased 1,000 acres of fertile land as a ceremonial field at the location of the Shen family's ancestral house. What does the ritual field mean? It means that the land is confiscated, and the rent obtained is used to worship ancestors and repair ancestral halls. But the Shen family did not have a field of worship before, on the contrary, because everyone at the time attached great importance to the family, after the Marquis of Wu'an was developed, he successively bought a lot of fields for the clan. These fields are included in the list of ceremonial fields. After several generations of Wu'an Hou's addition, now the entire Shen family's ancestral field is 50,000 acres of residence.

Fifty thousand acres, did the ancestors of the Shen family have to eat gold and drink silver every day, or do they have to be the same as the Bodhisattvas in the temple, even the tablets must be gilded, otherwise they will be able to spend so much silver?

Fourth, yes, these clan elders opened their mouths and made a fourth request. 、！ That is to let the eldest brother give them the few juniors proposed to arrange a good future.

Listen to it, look at it, one by one, all of them are to make the eldest brother cut the land and pay compensation.

If it was in normal times, these people dared to calculate the eldest brother like this, and the eldest brother would have let them go back crying a long time ago.

But because of He'er, the eldest brother also wanted to marry Sang Xuanyue into the mansion as soon as possible, in order to prevent the clan elders from making a big fuss and delay the time, so the eldest brother actually responded to all these unreasonable requests of the clan elders.

Although these things, for the eldest brother, they can really be done with a raise of their hands. But whose silver is not silver? Whose connections don't need to be repaid after use?

After Shen Yuyao knew about this, her whole body was about to explode. If it weren't for the old lady and Mama Cui and Shuangli pulling her tightly, she would have to find these people to theorize in the first place.

It's really thick-skinned and can't eat enough. To be honest, it's the first time she's grown up to be so big and she's met such a shameless person.

But the eldest brother and Sang Xuanyue's family affairs were close at hand, and Shen Yuyao knew that the big things were important, so she didn't go to these clan elders to argue about anything in the end.

She has been holding this breath in her heart, and she can't find a chance to get angry, but now that her sister-in-law's dowry is so powerful, it directly gives her a chance, Shen Yuyao feels that if she can't catch it, she can't help the temper she has been pampered.

I saw Shen Yuyao waving the handkerchief in her hand and walking out of the old lady with a smile.

The old lady stretched out her hand and wanted to pull her, but Shen Yuyao had already thought that her mother would stop her, so she turned to one side and directly avoided her mother's hand.

Seeing her smile open, she first shouted several old people present, and shouted "Big Uncle Ancestor", "Third Uncle Ancestor" and "Fifth Uncle Ancestor", and those old people who were all immersed in books all came back to their senses.

They looked at Shen Yuyao when they heard the voice, even if Shen Yuyao was a girl from the Hou Mansion, they didn't give Shen Yuyao face at all. only frowned, looking at her with a bitter and hateful face, as if she was blaming her for not behaving properly, and actually disturbing her elders at this time.

Shen Yuyao could see their thoughts, and she also knew that these high-ranking elders were unhappy. But what she wants is for them to be unhappy, and if they are unhappy, she has to be happy.

Shen Yuyao pretended not to see their expressions, so she had to remind her: "The eldest uncle, the third uncle, and the fifth uncle, I just heard from you that you want to build a library and put all these books in the library. Have you forgotten something? Oops, maybe I really forgot, after all, the elders are also old, and it's normal to be forgetful. ”

Then without waiting for these people to respond, Shen Yuyao said in one go: "These, including these, all these books, calligraphy and paintings, these are all the dowry of the Sang family to marry my sister-in-law!" ”

Shen Yuyao deliberately accentuated the voice of the word "dowry", and sure enough, she saw that several ancestors froze their faces.

Their faces darkened, and their expressions gradually cracked, and Shen Yuyao was happy when she saw this.

She added fuel and vinegar and said: "The dowry is the private property of the female dependent, that is to say, these books are all my sister-in-law's own things. Not to mention that you have no right to use it, uncle, even my mother, even my eldest brother, are not qualified to ask my sister-in-law for it. Otherwise, if the dowry of the bride we covet is spread, will we be able to be a man in the Hou Mansion of Wu'an? ”

Shen Yuyao is so weird, and her words are not good. When did those ancestors get so down by the juniors? They have always been high, and they can't wait to be offered on the Buddhist shrine, but now they are so ridiculed by the juniors, it is really their faces are peeled off and thrown on the ground and trampled on.

But then again, not a single word Shen Yuyao said was wrong.

Regardless of the dynasty, the dowry is the private property of a female dependent. Especially in the dowry that has been prepared by the Yamen, then no one should have a bad idea, otherwise the bitter master will really sue for a promise.

At that time, it will not be as simple as losing face, I am afraid that the entire clan will be disgraced.

Bullying a female dependant and stealing the bride's dowry is a rare thing that has not been seen for many years, and it has been spread...... They can't afford to lose that person!

Several ancestors' faces turned blue and red, red and white, white and purple, purple and black. It's really like a color palette, colorful and exciting.

Shen Yuyao opened her mouth and wanted to stimulate them, but the second lady had already grabbed her and pushed her behind her.

The old lady stood up in time at this time, apologized to several uncles with a guilty face, and said: "Yao'er's children's family, you don't like to listen to what you say, uncles and uncles are elegant and noble, don't be like her children." ”

The faces of several uncles were much better with the naked eye, but the old lady was embarrassed at this time: "But although what Yao'er said just now is not to be heard, it is also reasonable." After all, these books are really Sang's dowry, and they have walked three streets, swaggering through the market and carried to our house, and I don't know how many people outside know that these things are Sang's private property. If we use these books, I'm afraid the words of outsiders will not be good. ”

The old lady spoke sincerely, but several old ancestors were disgraced by Shen Yuyao, and they were preached by the old lady...... Although the old lady is a sister-in-law/younger sister, she is a woman after all. As soon as she said this, the fact that they coveted the dowry of their nephew and daughter-in-law was directly concluded, so how could they erect their majesty in front of the juniors in the future?

Several uncles immediately became short of breath and their faces turned red.

Seeing this, the old lady hurriedly called someone and asked her to help several uncles down.

He also opened his eyes and said nonsense, it was cold, the wind was blowing, the uncle and uncle were old, and their bodies could not withstand the wind, so it was better to move to the house as soon as possible......

The people were just helped away, and even the juniors who came with a few clan elders retreated in disagreement. Even some of the little daughters-in-law in the clan who came to see the excitement saw that the situation was wrong, so they quickly made excuses and left this side of the house.

When these idle people left, only the Wu'an Hou Mansion family was left in the courtyard, and several people looked at each other before they all smiled.

Shen Tingjun has always been with several uncles, as for Shen Tingyi and Shen Tinglan, they entertained the stewards of the Sang Mansion outside, and told their subordinates to take the dowry as gently as possible.

They have been guarding the outside, and they don't know what's going on inside. However, after the dowry was raised, after they entered the mansion, they realized that these clan elders had come with hundreds of boxes of books.

At that time, they felt that something was wrong. After all, the clan elders were raised by the Hou Mansion, and those books were really valuable, if they really wanted to take them for themselves regardless of their face, I am afraid that things would not look good.

Their brothers hurried towards this courtyard, and when they arrived, they happened to see their own Yao'er being angry with the clan elders.

Although the brothers are often made out of temper by Yao'er's cruelty on weekdays, at this moment, the brothers have the ambition to praise Yao'er together: "When you grow up, you will be able to protect your short." ”

"It's well done, but next time it's going to have to be low-key. Those are elders in the end, and your direct confrontation will also bring your reputation, so you still have to think of a roundabout way next time. ”

Shen Yuyao didn't listen to the words of the second brother and the third brother, she only picked up what she liked.

And she also heard it, whether it was the second brother or the third brother, she supported her today's actions from the bottom of her heart.

That's it, if it happens to something like this next time, she'll do it again.

Shen Yuyao was eccentric, and looked at the thoughtful eldest brother on the side, she said unrelentingly: "The second brother and the third brother have praised me, why doesn't the eldest brother say anything?" I just spoke for my sister-in-law, and I also protected my sister-in-law's dowry, and my eldest brother didn't praise me twice, don't you think you're too much? ”

Shen Tingjun came back to his senses when he heard this, and couldn't help but look at his sister with a smile in his eyes. Then he said: "Yao'er did a good job, I will give you a credit today." Go back and wait for your sister-in-law to enter the door and let her reward you well. ”

Shen Yuyao stomped her feet: "Can't the eldest brother reward me?" Big brother doesn't even have a private room now? ”

Shen Tingjun smiled and said: "There is still a private room, but I gave you all the keys to the treasury to your sister-in-law, and now the treasury can't be opened." What do you want, wait for your sister-in-law to enter the door and ask her for it. ”