Dowry maid's daily life [Red Mansion]

Ping'er came over in person, but unfortunately, the two girls were not there, Yun'an and Song Chen went to hire a kitten, but Daiyu followed Chen Laoxian to visit a distant relative of the Lin family.

Fortunately, Yun'an went to Song Chen's Zhuangzi next door, and he came back in time for noon.Ping'er told Yun'an the words, and hurried back to Rong Mansion.

This matter is extraordinary, and when Yun'an knew about it, Du Zhong also knew about it.

Yun An just looked at Du Zhong: "What do you think, brother?"

The girl asked her brother directly, it wasn't Yun An's recklessness, it was because when Du Zhong nodded her head to agree to her marriage with Song Chen earlier, Song Chen's biological mother, the wife of the Dingcheng Hou Mansion, had inquired about Du Zhong's marriage. He even wanted to be a matchmaker, but Du Zhong politely declined.Because he is the younger brother's biological mother and the younger sister's mother-in-law in the future, Du Zhong can't use perfunctory words to others, but honestly told Mrs. Xie that his marriage is only up to the master's decision.After saying this, Mrs. Xie understood that Du Ge'er's marriage was sure.

According to Mrs. Xie's heart, as long as this eldest brother can get married quickly, and her son's marriage is not delayed, everything will be fine.It's just that Du Ge'er is a direct senior brother on the one hand, and an elder uncle on the other, no different from Brother Chen's real brother, and she is really grateful to Du Ge'er for taking care of her son, so she has to ask which lady it is , She wanted to help Zhang Zhangyan, so as not to marry a careless person who would disturb the harmony of her brothers and sisters-in-law.

At that time, Du Zhong was still very embarrassed, and only said that he hadn't told the master yet, so it was hard to tell the girl to be discussed in vain.Song Chen was winking with his mother, and Mrs. Xie asked her son in private, only then did she know that it was the girl of Mr. Jia of the Rongguo Mansion.Mrs. Xie took the time to inquire about it, and then she was relieved. She was just worried that Jia She's easy-going man would cause troubles to Du Zhong in the future.

It's not easy for Du Zhong to tell his sister Jin Lan, the girl he likes, but Song Chen told An An.

An An was surprised, but also felt that it was expected that Yingchun was indeed destined to be with her brother.In this era of parents' order and matchmaker's words, most couples are mostly deaf and dumb. The repeated karma between Eucommia and Yingchun can make up a story of "talented man and beautiful woman".

Now that she knew that old bastard Jia She had done something about 'selling her daughter', Yun An asked her brother directly.

Du Zhong stretched out his hand and took out a half-worn jasmine veil from his bosom: "I told Master, Master has invited the official matchmaker, and set up a visit on the sixth day of February." Chen Ziwei returned to Beijing in August last year. There are a lot of things to do, such as being an official, the master and the apprentice agreed to go to Rongguo Mansion to propose marriage when Chen Ziwei's official position is confirmed. Jia's family thinks that Chen Ziwei's official position makes marriage easier.In the twelfth lunar month, Chen Ziwei was rewarded for meritorious service. As soon as Chen Ziwei entered the court, he was the servant of the third-rank household department, which can be described as a noble family.

"Master Pardon is stupid, if you act like this, brother will not change his original intention?" Du Yun'an stared at Du Zhong's expression.

"to not fix."

Yun An just laughed: "Okay! Although 5 taels is a lot, our family has made quite a bit of money in the past few years, so it's not difficult to get it together."

Yun An was relieved, and immediately ordered to prepare the car: "There are so many people in the Rong Mansion, there is no guarantee that it will not reach the ears of the second sister, I am not at ease, go and have a look. This time I will stay for a few days, brother Don't forget to let people tell us." After that, he smiled narrowly: "Furthermore, I also want to find out the second sister's mind. Although the elder brother is my real brother, the younger sister is not fake, so I always want the second younger sister's heart. It counts only if you want to.”

Du Zhong moved his mouth, feeling embarrassed, but still stopped his sister, and said bravely: "Today is the girl's birthday, I ordered a new troupe to be sent to the Rongfu, yes, it is borrowed It’s in your name. Good An’an, don’t say it twice.”

After finishing speaking, Eucommia seems to have escaped. When this happened suddenly, he had to be careful in order not to be picked by others.

Du Yun'an was stunned, snoring and snoring his arms, the sky was so cold, it seemed that all of them had been connected to Ren Du's two veins, which was better than her who had gone through once in the new era.

Before dinner, Yun An carried the newly hired kitten Xueqiu to the Rong Mansion, only half an hour behind Ping'er.

Mei Yue and He Yue sent generous gifts to Dangui Garden together. Sister Feng sighed to Ping'er: "It's really rare for their sisters to be like this."

When visiting Rongguo Mansion, it is natural to meet Jia Mu first. Besides, the stage is also set up in Jia Mu's yard, and a new opera is being sung on it. It's so good, it's hard for you to order it."

Mrs. Xing also smiled and said: "I haven't heard of new operas before, but sister Du is interested. I will ask the second girl to thank you personally."

Yun'an has seen everyone, and seeing that Yingchun is not here, he asked with a smile, "Where are the birthday people?"

Mrs. Xing covered her mouth with her handkerchief and laughed: "I heard that Miss Du is overjoyed? The second girl is coming soon, the master is just giving her a job. I told her just now, and she hid back in shame, not even making a show. Look."

Yun An could hardly hold back his smiling face, and immediately felt that something was wrong, if it was just this one sentence, why would he not even eat the birthday party wine?Yingchun's temperament has always been willing to be considerate of others, if she really couldn't bear it, she would not abandon these people who celebrated her birthday.

Mother Jia seemed ignorant, and Yun An was impatient to chat with Madam Xing, so she said that she was going to talk to Yingchun.Mrs. Xing was very happy and said a bunch of useless vernacular before letting Yun An go.

In Pingming Building, Yingchun's eyes were swollen, Siqi's fists were clenched tightly, she was so angry that her chest hurt, and she didn't know how to persuade her.Xiuju remembered to turn around: "We can't wait, let's tell the old lady to go, and ask the old lady to make the decision!"

Yingchun couldn't help crying, but her mind was extremely clear, sobbing, she said: "No, the old lady can't control the fate of the parents. Besides, if the master's words are released, the old lady may find it embarrassing. If she knows it, she will just pretend she doesn't know it. I said it thoroughly in the past, not only was it useless, but it might even make the old lady feel uncomfortable, and it would be over with just saying 'this is my life'."

Siqi himself has a sweetheart, Pan You'an, who is the oldest among the girls in Yingchun's house, and is also the first to know what love is like, so she knows something about what Yingchun tries to hide.At this time, she bit her lip and said to Yingchun: "Girl, let's ask Uncle Du for help!"

Yingchun clutched her chest, stunned for a moment, then suddenly ordered Xiuju: "Bring me my embroidery basket."

Xiuju didn't understand what it meant, she brought the basket, and saw Yingchun picked up the half-made purse inside, closed her eyes, tears rolled down, Yingchun gritted her teeth, picked up the scissors and was about to cut.

Siqi was wary when she asked her to take embroidery work, and when he saw her like this, he hurriedly stopped her: "Girl!"

Yingchun cried, "I won't burden others!"

During the dispute, one hand went to grab the purse in Yingchun's hand, but Yingchun held it extremely tightly, Yun An squeezed it and didn't take it out.

Looking up and seeing that it was Du Yun'an, Yingchun and the maids were all stunned, Yun'an took out the purse.

But it is a purse with navy blue and green embroidery, the style is generous, but the embroidered on the blue background is not an ordinary green bamboo, but a big tree with a longevity stone under the tree.

How clever Yun An was, he immediately guessed that it was an Eucommia tree, the girl's heart relaxed, and all that uncertainty disappeared.

Yingchun was still rolling tears, her face was flushed, she took the purse and randomly stuffed it into the basket, Xiuju hurriedly took it away and hid it.

Siqi was overjoyed, as if seeing a savior, he hurriedly grabbed Yun An's hand: "Miss, you are here! You don't know..."

"I just found out, I'm here soon." Yun'an looked at Yingchun: "Are you planning to accept your fate?"

Yingchun put her arms around Yun'an and cried, "I don't accept my fate! My good sister, I beg you to sell those scrolls of authentic works for me. I will raise [-] silver to redeem myself, and I will swear not to marry from now on..."

Before he could finish speaking, Yun An covered his mouth, and Yun An asked Si Qi: "What did the eldest lady tell your girl?" What redemption or not?

Yingchun's heart was on fire, and all the happiness in the past few years was reduced to ashes. Her father was like a guillotine for killing people, cutting off her future with one knife.

Siqi endured his anger and repeated what Mrs. Xing said. It turned out that apart from what Yun An knew about the "5 taels of employment silver", the couple also planned to treat their daughter as a long-term bank. It is said like this: "The master said that whoever can come up with [-] dowry silver must have a rich family! If someone is willing to propose with these things, it shows his sincerity. We can rest assured that you have entrusted him to others; on the other hand, you are a girl from a concubine after all, and the engagement money is a little overdone, but since he is willing to come, it is likely that the master is willing to take care of you. In the future, the whole family will come and go frequently, and the master and I will also have a filial son-in-law to rely on..."

This girl gritted her teeth. Fifty thousand silver is nothing more than the bride price of the Princess Empress. Those who are willing to spend such a sum of money will never be willing to marry such a decent family. People who are looking forward to climbing to the Duke's Mansion - how sincere can they be!Besides, when the girl is married, the [-] silver is a dirty hat that will be put on her head for the rest of her life, and it is difficult to lift her head even in front of servants!

Siqi thought to himself: For the current plan, the person the girl thinks of is really the only life-saving straw!

After hearing this, Yunan understood what Yingchun meant by not bringing tired people, so she said to the girls: "You guys prepare the washcloths and handkerchiefs, and I will talk to your girls."

When there was no one left, Yun An whispered in Yingchun's ear: "Is the little show invited today good? You know I don't like to hear these things very much, and I have already delivered your birthday gift first, so I must have guessed that this little show is for someone Did you send it in my name? Dear sister, don’t be afraid! My brother has already invited Mr. Chen to Zhang Luo, and the sixth day is a good day to visit!"

Yingchun was astringent and flustered immediately, suppressing the sweetness: "But! No..."

Guessing what she was going to say, Yun An knew that Jia She sold her as a commodity and sucked blood for the rest of her life were the two hurdles that Yingchun couldn't get over, so she hurriedly said, "Listen to me first, This is not difficult, not to mention the authentic treasures, but the private houses that our sisters have quietly saved in the past few years, which is enough to put together [-] yuan. That day, Jie Jinlan swore to the world that they were closely related, and no matter what happens Forget it? If you only think about this, you will really fail us. Since we can solve the [-] by ourselves, it is meaningless."

"I just found out today that my brother has been hiding an old handkerchief embroidered with winter jasmine flowers in his bosom. He said that a kind girl wrapped the money that day, and it left a mark in his heart. Later, he was lucky enough to have a lot of good luck. His heart is as firm as a rock..." Yun An said with a smile: "Let him say what he wants to say in the future, if I say too much, maybe both of them should annoy me."

"As for the rest of the matter, their men will naturally take care of it." Yun An said again: "If you have to take care of everything yourself, what do you want them to do!"

At this time, Chen Ziwei also said to Du Zhong: "Make sure about the marriage first, then we can talk about other things. To clean up, you have to wait until your wish is fulfilled. It's not like there are no other girls. You can't hurt the jade bottle when you hit a mouse. Don't worry, with Master here, I'm afraid that the old man will not cultivate!"

Du Zhong said: "This is exactly what I mean. This is [-] silver bills. Master, please help me make the decision."

Hearing this, Chen Ziwei thought of something, and suddenly laughed loudly: "I will be a teacher for a day and a father for life, good boy, I will leave it to your master!"

Du Zhongyin asked: "Is Uncle Lin in the mansion?" The [-] silver is not a small sum. Although nobles from aristocratic families can get it, they would not be willing to marry Jia She. Now the most worrying thing is the wealthy businessmen, such as The salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, these people are willing to take [-] silver to pull a thread in the middle of Beijing, not to mention that Jia She married a lady from the dignified Hou Men's mansion, they are happy to marry back and put it in the backyard.As far as Du Zhong knows, many salt merchants will spend a lot of money to marry a girl from a down-and-out family to raise their status. None.

Chen Zi nodded slightly and said: "You have improved, and you are more considerate in handling things."

Both Lin Ruhai and Chen Ziwei were rewarded for their outstanding achievements in the salt administration. Lin Ruhai was the official who directly presided over the salt affairs, so he was more intimidating to the salt merchants.

The Minister of the Ministry of Etiquette, the second grade, also knew about this at this time, but it was because of Daiyu.When Dai Yufang returned to the other courtyard, Xuehe came back to understand the matter. Like Yun An, this little girl also ordered to prepare a car, and she was going to Rong Mansion immediately.

When Lin Ruhai heard the letter, she was not worried but happy: Yu'er really got two good sisters who are willing to advance and retreat together.

Lin Ruhai was relieved, in the eyes of these old foxes, the absurdity of Jia She, who did not hesitate to make such an idea, was not a big deal at all, and it was just a good way to see the children's temperament.

It’s just that this side is willing to take out 5 taels of silver honestly, just asking for a smooth marriage, but some villains on the other side are not willing, such as Sun Shaozu, who put his arms around a kiln sister and sneered: “[-] taels? There are enough people, and it will be his old lady's spring and autumn dream! Not only will I not take it, but I will also get all the money! Forcing the old man who is greedy for money to take the initiative to marry his daughter to me... When the old man attacks the official in the future, the old man wants to Riding on my head to be my father-in-law? All right, first spend [-] silver in vain to pamper my son-in-law..."