After the imperial examinations, I grew up by farming

Chapter 77

Youdao is unpredictable in the world, who would have expected that the Xu family would transform from an ordinary family of merchants into a relative of the emperor and a new rich man in the capital within five or six days after entering Beijing?

The elders of the Xu family were both happy and worried.

Married to the royal family, I am afraid that the dowry will not be grand enough, so that my daughter will not be able to hold her head high in her husband's house.

To this end, several elders in the Wangjing mansion held meetings twice a day.

Receive the edict once in the morning.

Now is the second game.

The old lady looked at the second lady, Mrs. Zhang, "Have you calculated our family's assets in Wangjing?"

The madam held the ledger and replied, saying:

“算清了：现银两万零280五两；良马46匹；加上前两天买的，身契在徐家的仆从34人、掌柜19人、学徒13人；

"There are 980 stores and 720 outdoor stalls on Chunhua Street. There are a total of 19 stores and stalls open for business. The monthly rent is [-] taels. The court has already collected the rent, and the Xu family can only start collecting it from July.

"In addition, the jewelry, calligraphy and paintings bought by the second and third bedrooms in the past few months are not much in one place, and the daughter-in-law doesn't count."

The reason why I say these few months is because the dowries, including the dowries of the two wives of the second and third bedrooms, were sold out during the military turmoil a few years ago.

As for the big house, no matter whether it is the late Chen family or the current Liu family, they don't have much dowry, so they don't mention it.

After the second lady finished speaking, she handed the account book to the old lady.

The old lady flipped through the ledger and said, "Boss and brother Wen, have you been notified?"

The third lady said: "After counting in the afternoon, I have sent a letter to my eldest brother and Brother Wen, informing your Majesty of the marriage, and according to what mother said, I asked my eldest brother and Brother Wen to take the deeds that have not been robbed in Nanli, Sichuan, and Huguang. The land deeds are all sent, and the monthly income amount is also sent together, so that information can be exchanged."

Putting the ledger on the coffee table, the old lady said earnestly:

"Xiaoqi's marriage is the most important thing. The dowry... Shop Zhuangzi, gold, silver, pearls, jade, flowers, objects and people for a lifetime. , is the girl's own confidence, the lifelong reliance."

The old lady said, looked at the third lady, and continued:

"Third daughter-in-law, while the wedding date is still undecided, you can talk to Xiao Qi to see if you can ask the royal family to set the wedding date next year. This year our family... her uncle, brother, second uncle and aunt, and her mother and grandmother, together Earn her a dowry—don’t tell the child about the latter sentence, just let her discuss it with Prince An, and the wedding will be postponed until next year.”

The third wife should be.

The old man said to his son and daughter-in-law:

"Besides, Brother Cheng's daughter-in-law... I'm thinking about waiting for the matter of Xiaoqi to pass—the two children have no matchmaker and no employment. Now that they are home, they can no longer be wronged by the children. The hiring needs are complete.

"Especially Fangyun, without the support of her natal family, we will give her a dowry. Although she is not as good as the girl from the Xu family, we don't want her to be teased like a rootless duckweed without a dowry."

The second wife, the second master, the third wife, and the third master all agreed.

The old lady said again:
"The first year is more difficult. When the business is established and on the right track, the other children... no matter the dowry or dowry, they will naturally be able to prepare for it.

"However, this child, Xiao Qi... really never expected that she, who has always been clumsy, would actually be more 'promising' than her elder brothers and sisters, and bring back such a noble one without making a sound.

"To be honest, her grandmother is very terrified in my heart."

"Who says it's not?" The third lady felt the same way, "It doesn't matter if it's an ordinary family, but the Tian family—her father and I dare not mention the Xu family's rule of not allowing concubines."

The third master hurriedly nodded in agreement.

Unlike the three-bedroom couple, the second master is very optimistic about marrying the royal family.

The second master said: "If you want me to say, you are just worrying about nothing!"

"Not to mention that Prince An seems to be a reliable person, and there is only one empress in the harem of His Majesty. Even if Prince An dares to mess around, our house is so close to the palace——

"Based on Brother Cheng's ability, sooner or later he will be the general guarding one side, Xiaoqi himself will also become an official, and Sister Peng, Brother Wen, her grandmother and uncles, our big family, can still be called A Prince An was bullied?"

If Prince An really dares to bully their girl from the Xu family, hold him down and give him ten packs or eight packs of Acacia!
Your Majesty can't blame Xiao Qi for his son's death on a woman's bed, can he?

The second master didn't dare to say the next two sentences.

"In my opinion it is too!" The second lady smiled and said: "The palace is already the best marriage, and our Xiao Qi is the real princess, the master of the family, and there is no need to wait in front of the mother-in-law every morning and evening. The young couple closed the door. What a wonderful day it is."

The old lady didn't care about the second lady's words of "serving the mother-in-law", but thought of another thing.

The old lady said to the second master: "The approval document for opening the bank hasn't come out yet?"

The second master slapped his forehead and said angrily: "Look at my memory, I went to the Yamen to get it yesterday morning. On the way back, I met Mr. Yuezhang and Uncle Zhao. They went to drink together, but I forgot about it when I came back. In the study, I Just go get it!"

Before the Second Master finished speaking, his feet were already moving, but the Second Madam was one step faster than him.

The second lady raised the ear of the second master, and scolded: "Such a thing! You can't even run an errand, what else can you do?"

"Mother, mother—"

The second master screamed in pain, covered his ears and called mother.

In this regard, the old lady chose to ignore it.

The third master and the third lady gloated and watched the play, and even raised the teacup to clink glasses.

……

The palace sent someone to invite the princess-to-be before dinner.

Ning Yu looked at the food on her table, and decided to go to the palace for dinner.

After dinner, Yan Shi took Ning Yu to the roof to rest and watch the stars.

Ning Yu took out a piece of cloth from his bosom and stuffed it to him, "Here! The bank's business paperwork has come down, and the marriage certificate of His Royal Highness will be returned to you."

Yan Shi opened the cloth and recognized the word "Yan Jin" under the bright moonlight.

Seeing him looking back and forth at the cloth, turning it over and over again, touching it again and again, Ning Yu didn't understand, so she asked, "What are you studying?"

"I was thinking..." Yan Shi held up the cloth and unfolded it, "In that environment, where did you get two such clean white cloths?"

"Think of it?" Ning Yu didn't expect him to think about this, and suddenly felt it was funny.

Yan Shi shook his head, "No."

"Come here, I'll tell you."

When Yan turned around, Ning Yu smiled inexplicably, stretched out his hand to hook his neck, and leaned forward until there was no gap left.

Ning Yu leaned close to Yan Shi's ear, exhaling like blue.

She said slowly and in a low voice: "I don't think... I hug you now, is it different from that time?"

The warm breath brushed over the ears and temples, and the soft whisper was soft and charming.

Feeling the softness of his chest, Yan Shi's ears were burning hot in an instant, and his body subconsciously backed away, but the next second, his body froze in place——

The earlobe, which was already hot, was being gently bitten and rubbed by her.

(End of this chapter)