Official You's Family in the Red Chamber

Chapter 19 Marriage and Engagement

Seeing that Jia Amnesty and his wife finally calmed down, Jia Jing breathed a sigh of relief, and Jia's mother ignored it indifferently, and Mrs. Wang just satirized Xing's fate. If Zhang used to overwhelm her everywhere and made her jealous, now Xing There was no way for her to get her interested in comparison. Comparing her majestic royal daughter with the daughter of a dilapidated family is simply a loss of status.

No matter what everyone thinks, Mrs. Xing has adapted well. If she had unrealistic fantasies at the beginning, they were all wiped out in the first few months. However, when she was desperate, the elder suddenly stretched out Reaching out to help, Xing seemed to have grasped at straws.

Even though Jia Amnesty still treated her honestly, she was sincerely grateful to Jia Amnesty, the three-in-one yard was more than enough for her two younger brothers and two younger sisters to live in, and she even found jobs for her two younger brothers.

After more than half a year in Jia's family, how could she not understand the meaning of her natal family to women, especially after she had some understanding of the masters of the two houses, how could she not be grateful for Jia Amnesty's promotion of her natal family.

Not to mention, the niece and daughter-in-law next door sent by the Ning'an Hou Mansion to help her are step-wifes like her, but they are much more respectable than her.

Of course, she also knew that she was incomparable with others. She was the eldest daughter of a third-rank official, who entered the door with ten miles of red makeup, had a daughter under her knees, and raised her original eldest son.

Because Youshi said that he was helping but was actually giving advice, the two became acquainted with each other. Youshi was one of the rare people in the entire Jia family who did not reject her. Therefore, she had a good relationship with Youshi. She had been to Dongfu a few times. Her pomp and pomp is probably not as good as that of the aunt in the courtyard.

For this, she admired Youshi very much, not to mention the housekeeper's methods, even those Yingying and Yanyan in their house, in the end she had to be out of sight and out of mind. Looking at the East Mansion, Tongfang has no right to appear in the mistress easily In front of them, the two aunts were full of ostentation, but they were too honest in front of Youshi.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but think of her own siblings. She knew that Mrs. Wang didn't like her, so why did she like Mrs. Wang? No matter what, she was a first-rank wife, and a little sixth-rank Anren was crazy about her. What is Wang's ability? The housekeeper didn't see how powerful he was. He had nothing to do with the concubine's room. Besides his birth, he had nothing to do. Then look at Dongfu, whether it's Qin's or You's, this is the real thing. As a real master, Wang's methods are not worth mentioning at all. No wonder Wang doesn't like to come to Dongfu, because he is afraid of being compared.

Leaving aside the disagreement between the Xing family and the Wang family, recently the Xing family has rarely had the courage to discuss matters with Jia She, which is not a big deal, but they also have to pay attention to it. The cousin of the You family in the next door is getting married. They are also relatives, and I heard that the relationship between the two of You's family has always been good, not to mention other things, she has been taken care of by You's family, and the master has a good relationship with Uncle Zhen, so we have to talk about the gifts they gave, in short, they can't be thin.

Jia Amnesty and Xing Shi were discussing about gifts, but You Qisong and Li Tao were already on their way back to Beijing, so these two children have been on their way for almost half a year.

First took office with You Wende, and ran back to his hometown to take the exam within two days, and the hometowns of You's family and Li's family were not in the same place. Li's praise and the admiration of his sisters, Li Shi and a lot of gifts were thrown on the boat back to the capital. As the representative of Youfu, he returned to Beijing to add makeup to You Shuya. You Qisong and Li Tao were relatively speechless.

No way, You Wende didn’t know if it was a disaster in his life. The Yellow River, which has been quiet for seven or eight years, has recently seen signs of unrest. If there is a disaster, it will be big. Very busy.

In the mansion, Mrs. Li has to take care of You Wende while also taking care of the housework, and she can't socialize. You must know that Li Jingyi is only a few months younger than You Shuya. If it weren't for the family's recent affairs, she should have married People, this is Li's niece raised since she was a child, not to mention You Qisong and Li Tao are not young, even if the boy is late, it will not be a few years before he gets married.

Mrs. Li is very busy, Li Jingyi naturally needs help, and Mrs. Wan also handles many trivial matters, and also needs to take care of You Qingwan and You Qingyan, the only two idlers in the family, You Qisong and Li Tao are naturally arranged The task of returning to Beijing.

You Wenjie's family in the capital was also very happy to hear that You Qisong and Li Tao had returned to their residence. Didn't You Wende send the eldest son back because he valued it? Doesn't the two fifteen or sixteen-year-old scholars come back at once show the upbringing of their You family? As for Li Tao The question of the surname Li was flamboyantly ignored.

When You Qisong returned to Beijing, it was inevitable to visit You Qingyuan. Although her mother's family had left Beijing for less than a year, You Qingyuan felt as if several lifetimes had passed.

Jia Jing had a good impression of these two children who were already scholars at a young age, and Jia Zhen was also very close to his brother-in-law. They chatted for a long time, and after dinner, You Qisong and Li Tao said goodbye and went back to You Wenjie's mansion. The one who came back to Beijing to help with You Shuya's marriage had no reason to live in Ning'an Hou Mansion.

Two days after You Qisong and Li Tao arrived, Zhao's natal nephew also arrived.

Zhao's natal family was a local squire. Her father was originally a teacher, and her elder brother was also a juren. After You Wenjie became an official, he found out that the one who was assigned to the local area was a good fellow of his, so he wrote a letter to send He emphasized the etiquette and dragged You Wende to help. Zhao's elder brother could be an official if he was a candidate, so the two families spent a little time to arrange for Zhao's elder brother to be the master of the eighth grade. Zhao's elder brother could not pass the imperial examination. , but there is a father who is a teacher, and it is not bad to be an official. After seven or eight years, he is still a county magistrate of the seventh rank, and the Zhao family can be regarded as an official family.

Zhao's nephew is slightly older than You Qisong, and he is also a scholar, but he hasn't taken the exam yet, and he has no fame. He is both a scholar, but he can be compared with You Qisong and You Qibai.

A few days later, You Shuya got married. You Wenjie was no richer than You Wende, but he was quite good at managing the family property. You Shuya was his only daughter, and she gave a very rich dowry. , You Qingyuan and others added a huge amount of makeup, and You Shuya's dowry reached a full 76 liters.

You Shuya is just a daughter of a fifth-rank official family, and she married the Zhou family, which is also an ordinary official family. Such a large amount of dowry is really amazing. Anyway, the Zhou family is very satisfied. I thought that fifty or sixty dowries would be decent enough. , I didn't expect such a big surprise.

After seeing You Qisong and You Qingyuan, they were even happier. They were real relatives, representing third-rank officials and a waiting mansion.

Mrs. Xing also went to the wedding. Compared with Mrs. Jia and Mrs. Wang who don't like to go out, she likes to go to parties. Even if she can't speak a few words with others, she is still a first-class wife, isn't she?

When Mrs. Xing saw You Shuya's dowry, she couldn't help being a little envious. If she had such a dowry, her life would be much better than now. Then she thought that You Shuya would have such a dowry when she married into a fifth-rank official family. I'm afraid that the things from the General's Mansion are really hard to sell, no wonder Jia She despises it.

After You Shuya's wedding was over, You Qisong and Li Tao set off for home. The Li family had already received news that Li Jingyi's marriage was settled.

To say that Li Jingyi followed Li Shi to Youfu since she was a child, and she is no different from the young lady in the mansion, but she is still an orphan girl without father and mother. No matter how good it is, marriage is also difficult.

Mrs. Li is naturally interested in the marriage of her own niece. Li Jingyi has not been engaged until now, so it is the reason why Mrs. Li looks down on those people. Mrs. Li has also inquired about this family with You Wende for a long time It was just settled.

What Li Jingyi chose was the eldest son of the prefect of Qingzhou. You Wende has inquired that this is the second son of the Dong family. The old man of the Dong family is the second-rank household secretary of the current court. Li Jingyi is equivalent to marrying the second wife of the Dong family. Moreover, the prefect of Qingzhou has been working for several years. Got promoted.

This kind of Dong's family will look at Li Jingyi not so much because she wants to marry the Li family, but because she wants to marry the You family. The elder Dong in Beijing is very optimistic about You Wende.

When Li Tao came back and heard about the situation, he was also very satisfied. How could they not know about their own situation? Li Jingyi's marriage is really a high-flying marriage.

A few days later, Li Shi took advantage of offering incense to pray for blessings and let Li Jingyi and Mr. Dong's family meet. Although Li Jingyi blushed, she was willing to see it, so the marriage of the two families was set up like this.

Li Jingyi started her life of waiting to get married, but Li Shi was getting more and more busy. Li Jingyi had made an appointment, but she was also busy with dowry and so on.

Li Jingyi grew up in You's family since she was a child, and You Wende treated her like a daughter, and saved a dowry since she was a child. Although Li Jingyi did not have a dowry like You Qingyuan's biological mother, she married later than You Qingyuan In the past few years, You Wende has been promoted again and his family property has increased frequently. Therefore, Li Jingyi has bought a lot of dowry in recent years. When she gets married, even if she is definitely not as good as You Qingyuan, she will not be too bad.

Letting the relative's dowry exceed that of the eldest daughter in the mansion would be a slap in the face to You Qingyuan, Li Shi would never make such a mistake.

Mrs. Li was busy arranging the dowry for Li Jingyi and started thinking about You Qisong and Li Tao's marriage. She didn't expect You Wende to tell her to wait until after the two children were elected, boys are not in a hurry.

Li Tao was even more ruthless, and directly told his aunt that he was going to be admitted to Jinshi before getting married. Li Shi and You Wende also understood that You Fu could prepare a dowry for Li Jingyi, but there was no reason for Li Tao to divide the family property. In fact, only Li Tao could inherit in the future The few acres of land and a small shop in the family back then were far inferior to Li Jingyi's. If he didn't live up to expectations, it would be difficult to marry a suitable wife, so he followed him.

On the other hand, Juwende has been busy recently, and it seems that this trend will not stop in recent years.

You Qisong and Li Tao have devoted themselves to a new round of study, and they plan to take the government examination next year.

Even You Qingwan and You Qingyan are also studying. The two little guys are now seven years old. When they were in the capital, Mrs. Li invited them back as a nanny. The husband is directly the one of You Qingyuan and Li Jingyi.

To say that Wan Shi is really a loving mother who completely considers her daughter, since You Qingwan and You Qingyan can remember, Wan Shi has often brought them close to Li Shi, wishing to put the child directly with Li Shi.

Sisters You Qingwan are concubine daughters, even if Wan Shi is a good concubine, their identities cannot be changed, but if they can have the title of being raised next to a well-known aunt, it is a real boost to their status.

How can Mrs. Wan's mind be more full than Mrs. Li's, thinking of her as a loving mother, and the two daughters who will marry out in the future can't be hindered. Two children, and never stopped Wan Shi from looking after the children, and said to the outside world that they were raised by their aunt since childhood.

Such actions made You Wende feel grateful, after all, his daughter was somewhat different to him, and Wan Shi and the two little girls were also sincerely grateful to Li Shi.

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