Evening Shaohua in the Red House

Maids in Jia's mansion usually go out when they are around 20 years old, or they are married with servants or released to let their parents choose their own. They choose a good marriage for Fuling.

Therefore, Li Wan was not surprised, and said with a smile: "This is a good thing, who is it? The others are nothing, no matter how the family is, you must have a good character."

Although Fu Ling is a girl, her looks and manners are no different from the average master's girl, and her behavior is prudent. These days, several housekeepers have come to ask their sons to marry them, and there are many of them who have face in front of the master. Li Wan found reasons to refuse, Fu Ling had served her for several years and had always been loyal, since she knew the fate of Jia's house being ransacked and exterminated, naturally she would not let her jump into this pit of fire and end up being betrayed in the end.

Aunt Liu hurriedly said: "Speaking of which, it is also a good relative. It is my distant nephew, surnamed Zhou, who is 24 years old this year. His ancestors were also farming and studying people. Although they are not down now, the family is still well off.

Although my nephew is a bit older, he is a loyal and responsible person. He has also studied for several years, but he has not been able to get a good reputation. Previously, the marriage was delayed because of continuous filial piety. The children of the family are studying, and the family has more than a hundred acres of land. The house is newly built, and there is no shortage of food and clothing. Although there are no parents in the family, there is a grandmother, who is also very amiable. "

After hearing this, Li Wan asked a few more questions, and was quite satisfied in his heart. Without his parents-in-law, he could be the master of the house after marrying. Feng, the account managers are all good at it, better than ordinary young ladies from humble families. Since the other party has studied, they have a common language, so it's not impossible for them to speak the same language.

Thinking of this, she smiled at Aunt Liu: "I sound good, you are Fuling's biological parents, so you think it right, but whether this is Fuling's lifelong event, you have to ask her herself."

When Aunt Liu saw that Li Wan cared so much for her daughter, she was very grateful and hurriedly said: "Don't worry, grandma, it's only natural. I'm here today to ask her what she means."

Li Wan asked someone to take her to Fu Ling's room.

Not long after, Aunt Liu came out. Seeing her smiling face, Li Wan knew it was done. She was happy but also a little bit reluctant, so she asked Aunt Liu: "When are you going to pick it up?"

Fu Ling's house? "

Aunt Liu replied: "Look at the calendar yesterday, April 26 is a good day, go back today and reply to the Zhou family, then you can invite a matchmaker to propose marriage."

Li Wan counted the days and said: "There are still twenty days left, don't be in a hurry, you go home first, Fuling has served me for a while, I have to prepare a dowry for her, and set a table of wine for her Farewell, and besides, I have to revoke her identity certificate and re-establish her household registration, so you can come pick her up in a few days."

Aunt Liu was very happy and quickly agreed, and Li Wan ordered someone to send her out.

Li Wan asked someone to invite Sister Feng again, told the reason of the matter, and said with a smile: "This time, I will trouble you to take care of it. Let the Poria cocos go out first, and get the household registration of a good citizen, so that the Zhou family can invite a matchmaker to propose marriage."

Sister Feng and Li Wan were very close friends, and said with a smile, "what should I do? Don't worry, it's easy. Just leave it to me, and keep it in a decent and proper manner."

Li Wan thanked him with a smile.

After chatting for a while, Sister Feng went back after having a sip of tea. Li Wan also knew that she was busy, so she didn't stay with her.

Not long after, everyone in Li Wan's courtyard knew that Fu Ling was going out to get married soon, and they all congratulated her.

Fu Ling has always been generous, so she couldn't help but feel a little shy at this time. She was naturally happy when her life-long event was settled, but she couldn't help but feel a little sad when she thought of the imminent parting.

Because Fu Ling was going out soon, Li Wan brought Dan Ju up, and Fu Ling handed over all the things and objects in the house to Dan Ju, and explained Li Wan's various preferences in detail before tidying up her own things. stuff, don't go out.

Fu Ling has been serving Li Wan's errands all these years with all her heart and responsibilities. Li Wan treats them generously, rewarding them from time to time, and has saved a lot of things over the years. There are about five or six hundred gold in clothes, shoes and hairpin rings.

Just as she was packing her things, Mei Xiang came in and said with a smile, "Sister, grandma is calling you, come with me."

Fu Ling smiled and said, "What's the matter, it's in such a hurry."

Mei Xiang pursed her lips and smiled, "It's a good thing that my sister will know when she goes."

Fu Ling felt something in her heart, she couldn't help but blush.

Li Wan was sitting on the Arhat's bed watching Dan Ju tidy up her things. When she saw Fu Ling coming in, she couldn't help but smile, beckoned her to come forward, pointed to a mother-of-pearl box on the small kang table, and said, "You have been with me for so many years, and there is nothing good for you. , There are a few things in this box, just to add makeup to you."

Fu Ling was taken aback, and when she opened the box to look, she couldn't help being surprised. It turned out that the box was divided into two compartments. The first compartment contained two envelopes of silver. Plum-shaped red

On the head and face of the gemstones are a plum blossom hairpin inlaid with rubies in gold, two plum blossom temple hairpins, a pair of bracelets, a pair of earrings, and a pair of rings. Inlaid with small and clean rubies, the craftsmanship is extremely delicate and unique.

Fu Ling hurriedly pushed back, saying: "Grandma, this is too precious, I can't afford it."

She usually takes care of Li Wan's body, so naturally she has an impression of this set of hair masks. It was made by Li Wan in the year when he was newly married. The craftsmanship is extraordinary. With the addition of gold and inlaid rubies, it costs at least 400 taels of silver , is too precious.

Li Wan said with a smile: "There is nothing to be ashamed of. You have served me for so many years, and you always want to marry decently. Now that you have a good result, I am also happy for you. Girls have a lot of dowry. You have the confidence to speak in the past. Besides, although your in-law’s family is not an official family, it is also a scholar’s ​​family after all. If you marry in the past, you will inevitably go out to socialize in the future. It would be despised if you dress too plainly. Anyway, I will wear this ruby ​​head mask It's terrible, I might as well make you a dowry."

After that, she asked Mei Xiang to take a big red pomegranate red silk, a big red feather satin, a rich Changchun satin, a fragrant cloud gauze with a hundred butterflies wearing flowers, and a cicada wing with clouds and a hundred bats. Sha Lai smiled at Fu Ling: "After leaving the pavilion, you must wear brighter clothes. You can take these few pieces of material and make some new clothes."

Fu Ling was very grateful in her heart, and said with tears in her eyes, "I really can't afford grandma to treat me like this."

Mei Xiang Dan Ju and the others were also quite envious, these are all good materials for the masters to make clothes on a daily basis, especially the pomegranate red silk, although it is for official use, it is no different from the one used by the government, it is Jiangnan The new material produced by Zhizao Mansion this year costs more than 20 taels of silver per piece, which is enough for ordinary people to chew for a year.

One piece of ruler can make two clothes, and a piece of cloth is at least thirty or forty feet long. The clothes can be worn for several years. These materials plus the 100 taels of silver and the ruby ​​head can be said to be one piece of clothing. A very respectable dowry.

Although they are envious, they are not jealous. They have always had a good relationship with Fu Ling, not to mention that Li Wan has already said that they will do the same when they go out in the future. Yes, my sister will accept it, after all it is grandma's wish."

Li Wan also said: "Exactly. It's just a little thing. What's it worth? Put it away."

Fu Ling has served Li Wan for many years and has been in charge of property, and she also knows that she is rich, so this

These things are precious things to her, but they are just a drop in the bucket to her grandmother. Moreover, Li Wan never took back the things he rewarded, so he no longer refuses.

The next day, Sister Feng sent Fuling's household registration of a good citizen.

Daiyu and the others also heard the news. They and Li Wan had always been close friends, and Fuling would often serve them when Li Wan taught them the rules of needlework. In the middle of the congratulations, only Baoyu was unhappy, and he couldn't stop sighing behind: "My daughter's family is a pearl when she is not married, but she becomes a dead fish's eye when she is married. What a good daughter's family does when married, it is better to be married for a long time." stay with us!"

Everyone smiled when they heard the words, knowing his weird problem, they ignored him.