Chapter 249： good eyesight

Zhulan put down the needle and went out. Mrs. Dong was holding the box in her hand. Zhulan motioned Mrs. Dong to sit down, "What are you looking for?"

Mr. Dong put the box on the table, opened it, and took out the land deed inside, "Mother, this is the land that my father gave me as a dowry in Lijia Village. It is 50 acres. I heard from Xianggong that our family divided the land to Lijia Village. I want to ask my mother to help me find someone to ask if anyone is willing to help with the farming?"

Zhulan glanced at the fields. The name was in the name of Mr. Dong, and Mrs. Dong had to pay taxes on these fields. The 50 acres of fields paid a lot of taxes. She and Zhou Shuren dared to do this. confidence.

Dong's is a pure dowry, and he has to manage it himself. How much he will manage in the future will be his own money. Zhulan wants to make it clear, "Your fields are taxed and you help to grow grain, so if you don't catch up with the age, there will be nothing left. , there is not much left in a good year, and you can make a lot of money a year less, you can think about it."

Mrs. Dong also settled the account, but she was too young, and her husband was not even a scholar. According to the regulations of the dynasty, she could not use slaves, and there were no managers. At the same time, no one dared to be greedy for her food, and she was happy to save trouble, "Mother, I figured it out clearly, my husband and I are young, it's nothing to earn less, we also want to save our minds."

Zhulan thought to herself, the three daughters-in-law, apart from the Li family, the other two are people with big ideas, "Since you have figured it out, mother asked your father to ask, and we will talk about it when you come back tomorrow."

Dong shi thanked: "Thank you mother."

"It's all a family, you're welcome."

Mr. Dong picked up the box, "Mother, then I'll go back to the yard."

"Go."

Mrs. Dong went out with the box in her arms. She believed her husband's words and tried not to get close to her mother. The father-in-law didn't like it. When she came, she thought that the father-in-law was studying in the study, but she didn't expect to be in the room. If she hadn't been reading in the house, my mother would have let her in just now.

The study of Zhulan's house is just a decoration for Zhou Shuren. Zhou Shuren is not an ancient person, and prefers to read books casually I am tired of my brain, and I have to lie down in the study.

When Zhulan returned to the house, she talked to Zhou Shuren. Zhou Shuren said that he knew and handed it over to the boss. This is a good thing for Lijia Village. There is no need to pay taxes. Many people inquired when the Zhulan family would buy land again, all hoping to help with farming.

It's a pity that Dong's fields are near Lijia Village. If it is in Zhoujia Village, it can also benefit Zhou's poor relatives.

When Mrs. Dong went back to the house, her husband went to study. She was arranging the dowry. Now that she is not a young lady, she has to do it herself. Fortunately, she was psychologically prepared, comforted herself, and started to tidy up.

The cloth comes according to the number of dowries, and they are placed in different categories. When the dowry is sent, the old woman has already taken it out and placed it in the new house.

The main thing is to pick out the jewelry that can be brought at present, and put the rest away. Some headgear is not something that her white lady can bring, and the mother prepares it in advance for the future.

Once it's all sorted out, it's quite a sense of accomplishment.

Finally, there is the silver coin at the bottom of the box. There are two boxes of silver ingots, each box of two hundred taels, totaling four hundred taels, and a small box of fifty taels of gold ingots, of which two hundred taels of silver are the original betrothal gifts. The dowry was seven hundred taels, and a thousand taels of silver notes were stuffed in private.

The total value of her dowry is three thousand taels.

The dowry is made up by the elder sister, mainly jewelry. The elder brother and sister-in-law don't give much, because the elder brother and sister-in-law know that as an old daughter, the parents will not give less dowry.

In fact, her dowry can have more, but her sister remarries her brother-in-law. In order not to be looked down upon, her father gave her sister half of the family in one breath. The family is rich, but several brothers are watching. The annual expenses are huge, and they really can't save much money in a year.

Mr. Dong didn't know that the window of the study was opened, and Chang Lian had been standing by the window watching. Chang Lian was observing his wife's temperament. , Don't be squeamish, he likes his wife more and more, got up and added water to the kettle, and took out the tea leaves to make tea. When Mr. Dong comes back, he will be able to drink tea to quench his thirst, and also have hot water to wash his face and wash his hands.

Zhulan didn't know that the newlyweds were testing each other, and she was preparing a return gift for Dong's tomorrow.

Zhou Shuren contributed his handwritten book, which Jiangnan brought back, but the county magistrate did not have it on the bookshelf. Zhulan moved out the screen that the second sister-in-law gave her. This is Zhou Shuren's opportunity for the Yang family. I found the ginseng I found. My second brother likes a screen because of bamboo orchid, and my second sister-in-law embroidered the screen. Because it took too much effort, it was delivered during Chinese New Year.

These two things are not bad. Zhulan added the mutton left over from the wedding banquet, and some others. After making up the six items, it will give enough face to Dong's face, and also express that Zhulan is satisfied with this daughter-in-law.

At lunch, Mrs. Zhao's eyes were a little red and swollen, and Mr. Zhou's eyes were all red and bloodshot. Obviously, Zhulan not only touched Mrs. Zhao, but also Mr. Zhou. As a man, Mr. Zhou naturally wanted the best for his wife. It's just that she was a daughter-in-law who exchanged food for food. My mother didn't like Zhao at the beginning, so he didn't dare to mention it. Later, my mother didn't discuss Zhao's. He also wanted to keep a low profile and planned to wait for the child to grow up.

Now that my mother mentioned it in person, he felt relieved. Like my father, although I didn’t say anything of concern, I always cared about them with actions. Therefore, my mother must live longer than my father. It is not that I am unfilial to my father, but that he I feel more and more that if my mother leaves first, I don't have to worry that my father is not a biological father, he is afraid that my father will also disappear.

My father is so arrogant that he can do a funeral no matter what He has dreamed of this scene several times, and he is so scared that he can't sleep for several nights, so such a good mother must be long Hundred years of life.

Zhulan felt Zhou Lao Er's rumination and admiration, and the Zhao family also had the attitude of treating her as her own mother. Well, it's not worth her trouble to remember.

The next day, Mrs. Dong returned to the door. When Mrs. Dong saw the return ceremony, Zhulan was moved again.

After going out and taking the carriage that the Dong family came to pick up, Mr. Dong lowered his voice and said to Xiang Xiang, "I will definitely treat my mother as good as my mother in the future."

The homecoming gift given by my mother not only gave her face, but also gave her mother's face. There must be many people in the family when I go home today, some who bless her, and some who come to watch jokes, but there are not many of them. There are so many people in her family.

Chang Lian chuckled lightly, looked down at his raised little head and said solemnly, how could he feel so cute, he couldn't help pinching his daughter-in-law's face, "I believe you."

Dong's face flushed red. Except for being hugged by Xianggong in the bridal chamber for a night, they never had any intimate behavior. However, why did she think that Xianggong looked good when he smiled. Dad gave the eldest sister a bad choice for her husband, and later the brother-in-law still looked for her by herself. When she came to the door, she didn't expect that her father was very discerning in choosing a husband for her!