Chapter 127

In recent years, Shen Ze had a good business, made a small fortune at the border, and got a thousand taels of gold after he returned to Beijing. He had a lot of money on hand, and this time he was hired, which was quite heavy.

Around the guests saw that a load of things are also a little shocked, only Meng looked at things after the heart move.

Lin's mother took over the bride price list with a smile. It said that the bride price was one thousand taels of gold, 48 pieces of silk and satin, four pieces of Sichuan brocade, four pieces of cloud brocade, six pieces of duoluone, sixteen sets of four seasons' clothes, two tiger skins, ten deer skins, ten Fox Skins, four pairs of dragon and Phoenix bracelets, one set of red gold inlaid with ruby, pearl, agate and Jasper, four sets of red gold silk, There are four sets of silver headpieces, 36 pieces of fragmentary jewelry and four pairs of gold and silver ingots. In addition, there are some tea cakes, seafood, three animals, candy and rice wine. Lin Mu didn't look at them one by one.

After reading it, she roughly estimated that, with 10000 taels of dowry money, these things were about 20000 taels, while her daughter had saved 45002 taels of private silver in the past two years alone, and the total amount of other headgear and other things was about 3000 taels of silver. I will put all the dowry money into the dowry, and my daughter's dowry will be very decent. After thinking about this, Lin's mother was happy again. Her son-in-law gave so many betrothal gifts, which showed that she attached great importance to her daughter. Naturally, she was not dissatisfied. Then let Fangcao take the gift list to leisurely, and turn around to deal with the relatives, friends and neighbors who come to see the excitement.

Meng's and Han Jin's mother and son brought people to help with cooking in the early morning. Some people near the Lin family heard that their daughter had been assigned to a senior official from Sanpin, and they all came to join in the fun. I also saw that the wife and the young master of the clerical family of the Ministry of official were all here, and they all came to curry favor with each other. Although Meng's mother and son don't think much of these people, they are used to dealing with them, and they will never make people feel embarrassed.

Leisurely uncle's family and two uncles came yesterday after they got the news. Since Enron won the first prize, these relatives have more or less touched some light, but also stimulated several men. The second cousin, who had already given up the imperial examination, is now studying hard in the cold window, preparing to take part in the government examination next year.

Today, although the days of several families are getting better and better, they are still surprised to see the dowry of the Shen family. The gold and silver heads are shining in the sunlight, which is very eye-catching. There are also those silk and satin are dazzling, rare and unusual, and their wealth is not a small fraction. The eldest aunt looked at her sister-in-law, who was chatting and laughing with her relatives. Today, she was wearing a red silk jacket embroidered with Begonia flowers, a red sandalwood pleated skirt, a pair of red gold and sapphire Jingfu Changmian gold hairpin with the same color edge, and a pair of green jade bracelets in her hand. It looks like it's in its early 30s, which is quite different from the previous years. Aunt Lin sighed in her heart. A few years ago, her sister-in-law worked hard all day for her daughter's ransom money and her son's study expenses. Now she looks like a decent official wife. Now the gap between the two families is getting bigger and bigger. The second son has successfully won the imperial examination and the Jinshi one after another. I'm afraid his future can't be compared with that of his nephew. He doesn't have a daughter who is the adopted daughter of the Minister of the Ministry of official. Looking at the younger sister's family has become prosperous, so it's better not to alienate them.

Shen Ze's betrothal gift was so rich that it naturally attracted many onlookers. Some of them are envious and jealous. They can't help but sneer that they have accepted such betrothal gifts from others. When the sun rises tomorrow, they can't take out the corresponding dowry to see if you lose face?

It's not surprising that outsiders think so. The only things that Lin's family shows up are this house and the hundreds of mu of land in Baishan Town, which is worth hundreds of taels of silver a year. I'm afraid I can't save today's bride price even if I save it for ten years.

Even a few relatives murmured to themselves. When all the other guests left, they asked in private, "how is leisurely's dowry prepared? The Shen family has given us such a dowry. We have to give it here. It's too thin. I'm afraid it's funny. If we are short of money, we can still raise a hundred taels of silver in our family. "

Lin's mother said with a smile, "thank you for your concern. Thanks to my elder brother and sister-in-law, they have been doing their best to help take care of our family's fields all these years. Leisurely dowry has been prepared almost, only a few things like Rouge powder are missing. When she was in the Marquis's house, she had saved some headpieces and private houses. A few years ago, she sold some embroidery works and got several thousand taels of silver. In addition to the gifts given by her adoptive mother and prepared by her family, I wanted to put all the betrothal gifts sent by my son-in-law into her dowry except tea and fruit. In this way, it would be very respectable. " Smell speech, big aunt surprised way "leisurely embroidery unexpectedly sold several thousand Liang silver?"

Mrs. Lin nodded, "she can read Chinese characters and embroider on both sides, so it's more expensive to sell. But she's been busy making dowry in the past two years, and the embroidery is less. I'm also afraid that her eyes will be damaged when she is young, and she will suffer in the future, so I don't let her do too careful work at home

Although she was a little envious, she still said with a smile, "after my niece got married, she will be an official wife. Naturally, she doesn't have to do embroidery work for money. I just gave you all the dowry. How can it be good for angel to get married

Lin's mother said, "an Ge'er is still young. He is only seventeen years old this year. Even if he decides to get married, he will always wait until he is weak. I didn't plan to find him a daughter-in-law of the highest rank. Two or three years is enough time to prepare a decent dowry for him. "

The eldest aunt frowned, "if you marry a daughter of a small family, isn't it insulting an'er's character? He's the number one

Lin's mother shook her head gently, "why is our family not a small family? He was different from her elder sister. Her elder sister grew up in the Duke's mansion after all. She knew well that she could cope even if she married higher. Our mother and I used to dig for food in the field. Even if a girl from a wealthy family married us, we can't serve others. Is it hard for me to see my daughter-in-law's face when I get old? "

Listen to sister-in-law say so, big aunt also busy smile said, "this is also, but I see today many young girl, eyes are looking at Ann. I think it's better to decide his marriage earlier. It's going to take a long time. Don't worry about any more accidents. Now some young ladies in Beijing don't care when they go to trouble. "

Lin's mother sighed, "now I don't know what's wrong with the world. When we were young, we would not wander around in the village. Today's little ladies, who roam all over the street, today's horseback riding and tomorrow's assembly, also gather together to comment on the men in the street. The more miss gaomen acts, the bolder she is. Well, I'm too old to understand young people. "