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Chapter 71 Dowry
The weather in early September is cool and pleasant, and the wind is full of sweet osmanthus fragrance.

Children wear patterns cut from catalpa leaves on their heads, chasing pigeons in the sky, and run in groups in the streets and alleys.The laughter spread, causing everyone who heard it to turn up their mouths.

The courtyard of the Xu family was full of red eyes, it was a betrothal gift from the Chen family, whether it was on the box cage or the bucket, they were all made of brand new red silk flowers.

The sumptuous and grand dowry made the originally unremarkable courtyard of the Xu family look gorgeous.

Last month was Xiaoding, today is Dading, all the betrothal gifts are in place.

"Look at the red all over the yard, it's really festive!" The lady Yue next to Xu Lang raised her brows and eyes with joy, "Third Young Master really values ​​our girl!"

"Who says it's not? It's not in vain that our girl has suffered for so many years." Mother Cheng couldn't help feeling emotional as she spoke, lifting her sleeves to wipe away the old tears that gushed out.

Anyone can see that Chen Qin is really kind to Xu Lang.

Not to mention just marrying an old girl from a down-and-out family, this dowry gift is enough to hire a young lady from the Duke's family.

Besides, neither Xu Lang nor the Xu family cared how much dowry Chen Qin offered.

For so many years, he has never married, waiting for Xu Lang is enough to prove his sincerity.

But Chen Qin didn't want Xu Lang to suffer a little bit of grievance, so he did his best both in terms of face and face.

"Mother Cheng, Mrs. Yue, we girls have already checked the betrothal gift list, so it's all right," Ziling smiled and said, "There are a few items that will be sent to the hall, and we have to return the gift!"

"The fifth girl was born," Cheng's mother and Yue Niangzi hurriedly said to Xu Chunjun, "We often say that the fifth girl is the most like our girl, and now I look at it, it is really better than blue."

"You two are really flattered, I'm just helping out." Xu Chunjun said modestly, "Everything is ready-made, I just checked, I don't know much about returning gifts, so the two mothers have to come forward."

According to the customs of the capital, the woman's family does not need to pay the man too much in return. Usually, it only needs two carp, two bottles of wine, and some money for the matchmaker and the bearer.

The things were already prepared, and Miss Yue went to find some safe people to carry them out.

Everyone in the Xu family was sitting in the hall. Such a happy event made the whole family happy.

The official positions of the three lords of the Xu family have also been fixed. The eldest lord Xu Ze was appointed as a reviewer by the Hanlin Academy, starting from the seventh-rank official position.

The second master, Xu Run, and the third master, Xu Gai, got fill-in positions in the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry, respectively, and both were nine-rank positions.

The official positions are not high, and they are all idle positions.

Fortunately, they all stayed in the capital, which can make up for the pain of being separated from each other for so many years.

The Wei family's mother and daughter couldn't help being jealous after seeing so many things, but they knew that Xu Lang's things should not be meddled casually.

But it also strengthened their determination to please Xu Lang.

"Daoqing, Si girl, the two of you also stepped forward to help," Wei whispered to his two children, "Don't let that dead girl steal the limelight by herself."

Her husband came back, but Wei Shi hated Xu Chunjun even more.

She felt that Xu Gai obviously preferred this concubine daughter, and those born to her were obviously behind.

In fact, these children of hers are really ignorant and immoral, and they are not like Xu Chunjun, who is sincerely filial and considerate to their father.

They neither searched for doctors and medicines to find folk remedies to treat their father's ailments; they also refused to search and buy calligraphy, painting and piano scores for his father's entertainment;

However, Xu Chunjun can be considerate to his father and do everything by himself.

But Wei Shi never cared about these things, she only looked at what others gave to herself, and never looked at how much she gave to others.

It took a whole half a day to finish Xu Lang's ceremony, and after lunch, he put all these things back together.

This day has passed.

The next day, Xu Chunjun was ready to go out after breakfast.

Xu Chunsu could not wait to stare at her with eight eyes all day, and immediately said: "Fifth... Fifth sister, I wanted to tell you a long time ago that I didn't ask Mother Che and Qiu Xing to go to your room that day. When I come back, I will tell you." I also told them, and told them not to do it again in the future.”

She originally wanted to call her "fifth girl", but she remembered what her mother and brother told her, so she changed her name.

"I've forgotten about this a long time ago, and Fourth Sister doesn't have to worry about it." Xu Chunjun smiled and said indifferently, "I still have something to do, I have to go out."

"Where are you going?" Xu Chunsu was afraid that he might miss something good.

"I want to go out to meet someone," Xu Chunjun said, "that is the eldest lady of Yong'an Houfu."

"That Cen Yunchu?" Xu Chunsu couldn't hide his loathing expression, "She has a very bad reputation, why did you hang out with her?"

"Not often," Xu Chunjun responded calmly, "Does Fourth Sister want to go with her?"

"No more," Xu Chunsu shook his head fiercely a few times, obviously avoiding Cen Yunchu, but he still couldn't help asking, "When are you going to the Prince's Mansion?"

"My sister also knows that I can go to that place if I want, so I have to post a message from the county master." Xu Chunjun said with a little embarrassment.

"We met the county magistrate outside last month, didn't she still say she would invite you?" Xu Chunsu muttered, obviously, she had been looking forward to entering the county palace.

"The nobleman forgets things so much, maybe he forgets them after he finishes talking." Xu Chunjun said helplessly.

Xu Chunsu rolled her eyes and said nothing, of course she knew that Xu Chunjun had no control over this matter.

"If fourth sister has nothing else to do, then I'll go out." Xu Chunjun said.

"Then when you come back from the street, bring back some preserved venison and dried whitebait from Grandma Gan's house." Xu Chunsu ordered bluntly.

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Lvshi said unwillingly: "How embarrassing! I ask people to buy things every time, but they don't give me any money!"

Both Xu Chunsu's mother and daughter have the problem of gluttony, and they usually like to eat snacks most.

Especially after arriving in the capital, the countless delicious food really satiated their mouths.

So I send my servants out to buy some food every now and then, but these things are not cheap, and what's more, the little things add up over time, which is really a lot of money.

Therefore, as long as Xu Chunsu catches Xu Chunjun going out, he will tell her to go back and buy snacks. Of course, it is free every time.

"Okay, let's go out quickly." Xu Chunjun said indifferently, "Remember to pass the road of Grandma Gan when you come back."

Cen Yun had sent her a post to invite her two days earlier, and this was the first time the three of them met again after they parted from Yaowang Temple that day.

(End of this chapter)