A Dream of Red Mansions Unexpected Visitors

But she said that Mrs. Wang honestly gave such a large dowry to Daiyu, and she was cutting her flesh in her heart. Originally, she had a supplement from the Xue family, but Aunt Xue was easy to deceive, but Baochai was not easy to deceive. Tell me about yourself, no matter how much you throw teacups in the room, it won't help.What's worse is that Xue's family has moved out of Jia's mansion, and he is busy with the affairs in the mansion. As long as he doesn't come, there are thousands of ways to get out.

Thinking of the people who came to hire Yingchun a few days ago, the real money and silver were handed down. Is there any person in the house who is not astonishing? The dowry that Tanchun received when he became the princess was ten times richer than this, but that They all belonged to the Nan'an Palace, but it was just a visual addiction. Not only did they not get any money, but they posted a lot of them in order to win the favor of the Palace.Who would have expected that the murderous Nan'an Palace would not help the Jia family at all, and would be punished by the emperor. A bunch of cowards, those things might not be brought back. If he came to Jia's mansion to fight the autumn wind, he would have to waste some saliva to drive them out.Tanchun, this dead girl, is indeed a bad girl. She has been raised for nothing for so many years, and she has gained nothing at all. A little concubine, her life should be compared with that of the big house's Ying girl and the fourth girl in the East Mansion. Yesterday After returning home, the eyes are not the eyes and the nose is not the nose to the family members. This is to see who is not pleasing to the eye.

The things he left behind in Zhen's mansion are worth only 30 taels of silver, which is enough for what to do.When Yuan Chun was pregnant, she spent 10 taels. If she had known that the little prince would not survive, she shouldn't have given out the money. It was all in vain. Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang even hated the dead Yuan Chun.Later, when Tanchun went to the Nan'an Palace, there was Daiyu's dowry, which was another 10 taels. The things that could be directly used as cash have long since disappeared. If they were sold out, they would only be half of their actual value. Fortunately, I took the things from Tanchun and Daiyu directly.But counting it now, I only have 8 to 30 taels in my hand, and I am in charge of the house. The rent in Jia’s mansion in spring and autumn is only [-] to [-] taels, which is enough for what to do. The shop is not so eager to sell it and has to pay back.My own dowry has been about [-] taels in the past ten years of operation, but that is reserved for Baoyu.The old lady can say nothing in the mansion, except for her imperial order and the word filial piety on her head, isn't it because of her share of private money when the two families separated.My thoughts turned here, remembering that Wang Xifeng pawned the big things in the old lady's room to maintain the turnover of the mansion, left a lot of her dowry, and refused to give away the profit, Madam Wang scolded again in her heart that she was not familiar with it. The white-eyed wolf must have had his own thoughts at the beginning. It must be because the old lady loves Baoyu. In the future, those things will belong to the second wife.

Anyway, Jia Zheng hadn't been in Mrs. Wang's room in the past few years. He tossed and turned and couldn't sleep the whole night.The maids came in one by one to help them wash up. Seeing the blue-black under the eyes in the mirror, Mrs. Wang hurriedly asked someone to apply a hot towel, and asked Yu Chuaner, who was doing makeup, to thicken the makeup.I was busy when I saw Zhou Rui's family coming.Since Zhou Rui's family was humiliated by Wang Xifeng and their son's errand was gone, they naturally flattered Mrs. Wang even more.It's just that Mrs. Wang has been very strict with things since she became the housekeeper. Even if she is in charge of the spring and autumn rents in her dowry, the oil and water are not one-third of what they were a few years ago. Naturally, I have something on my mind to come here early I want to tell Mrs. Wang that she knows Mrs. Wang's worries. Seeing that Mrs. Wang doesn't have a smile on her face, she is not worried. This matter has really been done, and the benefits alone are enough to chew on for a few years.

Zhou Rui's family took the golden hairpin from the maidservant's hand and put it on for Mrs. Wang. She was one of Mrs. Wang's dowries at the time, and she was in charge of combing her hair. Even if she was unfamiliar with her skills for many years, she was not very familiar with it. She soon made it for Mrs. Wang. alright.Although Mrs. Wang was satisfied in her heart, she was not in a good mood. Naturally, she wanted to beat Zhou Rui's family to make her devote herself more. She glanced at her and said, "Zhou Rui's family, I asked you to be the housekeeper, not just to comb my hair. Seriously. I haven’t done much, so I’m just worrying about these unorthodox things.” Zhou Rui’s family slapped himself lightly, licked his face and said, “My dear wife, I’m just thinking about you, so I’m naturally anxious about you. What's urgent is that now I think of a good way to help my wife, and I don't care about the time, so I came so early."

Mrs. Wang sneered and said, "Do you know what I'm anxious about?" Zhou Rui's family leaned over, flicked his hand, and counted the banknotes.Mrs. Wang knew that Zhou Rui's family really knew what was on her mind, so she waved back and left Zhou Rui's family behind, picked up the tea bowl, brushed the tea cover, but didn't drink, and said calmly: "I want to see if you can think about it." Come up with a way."

Knowing success or failure, Zhou Rui's family decided to do it with one stroke, and hurriedly said: "Ma'am, I have inquired these days. The family that the second girl married said that the dowry gift from the family that the second girl married was 8 to 10,000 taels, but in fact it was 5+. Now that the family has more money, it is natural that there are many ways to handle things. Not only are they salt merchants, but they are also doing business in the Thirteenth Bank of Guangzhou. Foreigners are generous in buying our Chinese tea and silk. It was bought for [-] taels, and if we sell it in the capital, it will be worth *[-] taels." Mrs. Wang was delighted when she heard it, and then she frowned, and said: "Those dowry gifts are for big families, so they don't count. When entering an official position, neither the eldest master nor the eldest wife is generous. Even if the old lady is watching, at least half of it must be kept in her private room. Poor me, the second wife, although she loves to welcome the girl, she can't do anything."

Zhou Rui's family knew that Mrs. Wang meant that there was no reason for the money to enter the second room, no matter how valuable it was, it was nothing but worrying about it, so they hurriedly slapped their thighs and said, "Madam, you forgot about the third lady."

Mrs. Wang frowned, and said: "You don't know that people in this world don't look at a girl's character and look at her family status. It would be fine if the empress is still alive, but in this state, the third girl is a concubine again, waiting for the old lady to go , only the master, a fifth-rank official, is behind the back, what is it, those salt merchants who donate an official are also fifth-rank. What's more, even if the marriage fails, she has said it once, and her reputation is not good."

Zhou Rui's family hurriedly said: "Ma'am, you are a fan of the authorities. Although the third girl is a concubine, she was raised in front of you. Even though the master has no title, the third girl's marriage has been praised by the emperor for a loyal monarch. With these four It's a word, it's even better than the second girl. The businessman over there in the thirteenth line is not strict about the rules, and they say that they are big at both ends. We kept the news and made her a relative in Beijing. Wouldn't it be okay to go to the south when the time comes? If you can let her go, even if the old lady doesn't allow you to say that you are not in harmony with the rules, then don't worry. The second girl said that the person is the second son, and the dowry is only so small, and the Li family is not really a big family. Tell the third girl The master of the family, all the property of the family belongs to him alone, how much dowry is not up to your wife?"

Mrs. Wang's heart was moved, but she said: "I'm afraid those old masters are getting older."

Zhou Rui's family smiled and said: "It's better to be older, and to be more loving. The third girl can be in charge of the house when she enters the door. What's not to be satisfied with? I'm afraid her husband-in-law will pay two to three hundred thousand taels in order to thank you." Dowry gift. Anyway, I heard that the president of the thirteenth industry can spend a million dollars a year for food and clothing, so they shouldn't care about such a small amount of money."

Mrs. Wang nodded as expected, and discussed with Zhou Rui's family, and then asked Zhou Rui's family to find out which merchants wanted to talk about their stepmothers.Zhou Rui's family has already considered all aspects. When her son-in-law was in the antique business, he met many nouveau riche who wanted to make friends with the rich and powerful. First of all, one is the nouveau riche who came up with muddy legs, spitting on the ground should not be too eye-catching, and the other is mostly old enough to be a grandfather, even if they want money, it will be a face for someone with a status in the capital More importantly, that's why even the fifth and sixth grade Beijing officials are unwilling to marry such a person, and they look down on the rest of the seventh and eighth grade.It was after Leng Zixing talked to Zhou Rui's family that Zhou Rui's family thought about it and came up with such a poisonous plan.Now that he was confident, he hurriedly reported a few families, and the betrothal gifts that could be given were all more than 25. The family with the most was [-], but they were too old to be fifty.Mrs. Wang was very satisfied, and began to think about what to say in front of Jia Mu. As for Jia Zheng, he never cared about these things, otherwise Jia Huan would bully him like that, and he would not say a word when he spoiled Aunt Zhao so much.

When Daiyu led Qingxuan to greet Jiamu, she saw Mrs. Wang kneeling in front of Tanchun's legs. Jiamu had a sullen face but didn't say anything, so she knew something was wrong.When I hurried in, I heard Mrs. Wang's eyes were red, and she cried: "Girl, I watched you grow up, can I not love you, it's just that you also took care of the house, the third girl. I know, the empress and your royal uncle are gone now, no one in the capital knows that you have been a concubine princess, and it will be difficult to find another family. Originally, a concubine would be able to return to the prince of Nanan, As a result, Nan'an Palace was defeated as soon as you became the princess, and everyone outside now says that you are a bastard, but you are just a businessman after all, and I can't help it."

Mother Jia leaned on her crutches, beat the ground hard, and sighed: "What a crime!" But she no longer prevented Mrs. Wang from telling Tanchun a businessman, and asked Tanchun to help Mrs. Wang up, and asked Mrs. Wang what people.Mrs. Wang also has a mind, she only talks about the worst ones, those with few betrothal gifts, and the most vulgar. When the elders didn't separate the family, the servants in Jia's mansion had already told about the separation. Mrs. Wang's reputation was already not very good, so how dare she make it worse.Then she said what she had decided in her heart, and Mother Jia thought for a while about the taller one among the dwarfs, so this is the only reliable point.A girl's family in Tanchun, what can Mrs. Wang knelt down and looked up at Jia Mu, wanting to beg, but she saw Jia Mu's turbid eyes with cruel eyes, as if saying: "Since it is the Jia family's Girl, if you don't even have the heart to contribute to your family, you deserve to be abandoned." Daiyu also knew that she couldn't say anything, and could only think of a way after it was over.

The author has something to say: Pan Zhencheng, the general manager of the Thirteen Banks in the Qing Dynasty in 1711, is said to be able to spend 300 million taels of silver a year, and Heshen’s family property is said to have about 300 million silver, so I think the era of Dream of Red Mansions is based on According to calculations during the Qianlong period, a large amount of silver flowed in. The big businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River should have a net worth of tens of millions. Aunt Xue’s family only has a million. I think that the title of Sheren may be a spy for the emperor, and the descendants are gone. For this position, serving the emperor is likely to give most of the money earned to the emperor. The second is that the money belongs to the entire Xue family. Once Aunt Xue’s husband dies, her son will definitely lose property if she does not live up to expectations. The other three families have to pay for it every year. , so it will be a little less. Lin Ruhai can have two or three million silver if he is not greedy. It can be seen that the businessmen in the Jiangnan area are much richer than those in the Jinling area. It is definitely not a problem to be really rich.

The next chapter solves the problem of Tanchun, and gives everyone an unexpected ending, and those who guess it will get a red envelope.