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Chapter 839

The fulfilling days passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, it has been three months since the Sheng family entered Beijing, and it is now July.

It was only a few days before Hualan got married.

Uncle Sheng Wei, the eldest family member of the Sheng family, also rushed to Tokyo from You Yang's hometown.

Uncle Sheng Wei, this time he came to Beijing mainly for two things, one is to add dowry to Hua Lan, and the other is to send a sum of money to Sheng Hong who just came to Beijing.

In addition to gold, silver, and copper coins, all kinds of Suzhou silk, Hangzhou forging, Shuzhou brocade, Huizhou rice paper, brush and ink, various pearls and agates, jade seeds, antique calligraphy and paintings, etc. were sent.

The capital is big and it is not easy to live in. It is applicable to any dynasty, even the Great Zhou Dynasty with high salaries and cleanliness.

Sheng Hong's salary of forty to fifty guan a month, even with various subsidies, is not enough for the Sheng family to pay the servants a month.

Sheng Hong's income mainly comes from the production of the farm in his hand. It is still a bit slow to make money from farming. It is no problem to maintain the family's expenses, and it is impossible to have too much surplus.

Sheng Hong had just entered Beijing, so it was inevitable that he needed to manage various relationships. Without spending money, how could he have a smooth career.

The goods that Sheng Wei sent over were everything that one could expect, and Sheng Hong didn't need to bother buying them no matter what kind of human relationship he had, or his sophistication.

Uncle Sheng Wei sent several large ships of goods to Sheng Hong, which was enough for Sheng Hong to deal with favors and smoothly integrate into the officialdom in Tokyo.

Grandpa Sheng Changbai married the daughter of a scholar and had three sons.

Because the Sheng family originated from the old man Sheng, relying on his ability, the grandfather undoubtedly became the head of the Sheng family.

The grandfather's three sons separated into the third house, the main branch of Youyang Sheng's family.

The three sons of Mrs. Sheng did not develop as expected. The eldest son of the big house inherited the family business and took the business route, but he was greedy and lustful. When he died, his family property was almost wiped out, and even the ancestral home of the Sheng family was sold.

The second room of the Sheng family, Grandpa Sheng Changbai, was admitted to Tanhua and welcomed his noble daughter.

Life went smoothly when the grandpa was in charge, but after the grandpa got old.

Tan Hualang also doesn't know how to manage the house, spoils his concubine and destroys his wife, and has a feud with Mrs. Sheng.

Not to mention the lack of help from the Hou family in the official arena, Tan Hualang's health was also poor, and he died of a cold before he was thirty.

The third room of the Sheng family, not to mention the youngest son of the grandpa, has never done anything serious in his life, eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, is useless, and also ruined the family business that was originally separated.

The only outstanding thing about the third child may be that he has a long life, and he is still alive now.

The son inherited his father's business, and the third generation of the Sheng family followed the old path of their respective fathers.

The eldest son Shengwei was in business, the second son Shenghong took the imperial examination, and the third son continued to eat, drink, prostitute and gamble, and became a prodigal son.

The three generations of the Sheng family can be regarded as competitive. Sheng Hong passed the Jinshi examination. Although his rank was average, he married the noble queen Ruofu, and with the support of the Yue family, Sheng Hong's official career was considered smooth.

Uncle Sheng Wei is a talented person in business. He got a Jinshi from Sheng Hong. After having a backer, the business will become better and better.

After more than ten years of hard work, he has earned a considerable family business and restored the momentum of the Sheng family when the old master was there.

There is also Sheng Wei's support behind him, and Sheng Hong has no need to corrupt the law.

In each position, you can win over the superiors and subordinates, and they have all made good achievements.

Relying on the connections of the Wang family with one hand, and the financial resources provided by Sheng Wei with the other, and his own ability is not bad, Sheng Hong was able to get along in the officialdom like a fish in water.

When the uncle Sheng Wei came, of course the nephews and nephews Sheng Changbai would also visit him.

Sheng Hong's sons and daughters also received gifts from their uncle.

Girls' gifts are mostly gold and silver jewelry, silk and satin.

Boys' gifts are mostly pens, inks, paper and inkstones, paper fans and jade objects.

Because he has also read the book, this big house uncle, who is not a philistine, has the air of a Confucian businessman.

"Big sister, stay a while."

Thinking of Hualan, who was about to get married, Sheng Changbai stopped Hualan after seeing Sheng Wei going out together.

Because one is mostly in the front yard and one is mostly in the backyard.

Hua Lan was basically shut up in her own courtyard again, holding back her temperament and waiting for marriage, and the two of them didn't have much time to talk.

"Erlang, what's the matter?" Hua Lan stopped and said.

Hua Lan is handsome, elegant, gentle and generous, knowledgeable and courteous, and has inherited the good genes of the Sheng family.

Unlike Ru Lan, who inherited the gene of her mother Wang Ruofu's royal family, it can only be said to be correct.

Whether it is Sheng Hong, Wang Ruofu, or the old lady Sheng, it is not without reason that they like Hualan more than Rulan. Hualan is much better in character and appearance, and it is not just Hualan who is the first of the two. child.

"Big sister is going to marry and leave home, I want to talk to big sister?"

"Then let's go to the front pavilion and talk."

Under the feudal ethics, Sheng Changbai and Sheng Hualan, brothers and sisters, should always pay attention to the distance when they are in contact with each other.

This can be compared, it is really too much for Qi Heng and Sheng's daughter to study in the same school.

The girl is only six or seven or eight years old now, so she looks fine, but when her daughter is ten years old, boys and girls are still mixed together, which is too unreasonable.

Even filthy men and serious scholars do not support this kind of thing.

"Alright."

After arriving at the pavilion, he ordered his servants to prepare tea, but when no servants were around, Sheng Changbai said, "During this time, I have inquired a lot about Yuan Wenshao."

"Huh?" Hua Lan was a little surprised, he didn't expect Sheng Changbai to talk about this.

"You are about to marry into the Yuan family. How can you not know the situation of the Yuan family? Let me tell you about Yuan Wenshao's situation that I found out recently?"

Hua Lan didn't speak, but Hua Lan just nodded. In front of Sheng Changbai, her own brother, Hua Lan didn't need to pretend, she just pretended to be shy when she heard about her fiancé.

"Yuan Wenshao's reputation is not bad. I didn't find out about Yuan Wenshao's deeds in the city. He has found a job in the city defense army, and he can be regarded as a progress among the nobles."

First of all, Sheng Changbai still gave an affirmation, first of all An Hualan's heart.

No matter what age, the fear of pre-marriage is the same.

"I know that."

During this period of time, Hua Lan was not idle, and she also knew a little about Yuan Wenshao's situation through various channels.

"Then let me tell you something you don't know. I heard that Yuan Wenshao is a filial servant and listens to his mother in everything."

Yuan Wenshao is a dutiful son in ancient times, and a modern mother boy. This is the era of ancient times, parents' order, and matchmaker's words. Yuan Wenshao was able to marry a daughter-in-law. In modern times, it is really difficult to find a match for an ultimate mother boy. .

Seeing that Hualan was indifferent and didn't know what Ma Baonan was, Sheng Changbai continued: "Yuan Wenshao didn't listen to his mother. His mother favored Yuan Wenchun, the boss of their family. Yuan Wenchun married his uncle's cousin, Mrs. Zhongqin's wife." My niece, do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand a little bit, the eldest lady of the Earl of Zhongqin's mansion will favor the eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law."

Although Hua Lan has a narrow mind, her IQ is still sufficient.

"Yes, and the relationship between Yuan Wenchun and Yuan Wenshao brothers is not very good."

From the day when they were recruited, Yuan Wenchun and his wife could tell that they wanted to save the Luosheng family's face.

Yuan Wenchun not only looked down on the Sheng family, the Sheng family lost the hired goose, and Yuan Wenshao would also be ashamed, and Yuan Wenchun also had a bad relationship with Yuan Wenshao.

Hua Lan's face became serious, and he said with some seriousness: "I know what to do."

"What do you know? What I mean is not to tell you to be cautious when you arrive at Earl Zhongqin's mansion. I mean to be more defensive after you pass by." Wang Hua From Lan's expression, Sheng Changbai could probably tell that Hua Lan had misunderstood.

"You can be bold when you do things. You have a family. As long as you are reasonable, you don't need to swallow your anger in the Yuan family. There is only one empty name in the Earl's Mansion left in the Yuan family, but it is actually a poor family.

The officials didn't like their family, so there was only one Yuan Wenshao in his family who became an official, and he was mixed with a low-level official in the city defense army.There is no property in the family, and it is said that they are already unable to make ends meet.Their family has no rights and no wealth, and their insides are far inferior to ours. Big sister, you don't have to think that marrying their family is a high marriage. "

Sheng Changbai wanted to chat with Hualan, because he wanted to comfort Hualan.

Don't go to Yuan's house and suffer grievances, just bear it by yourself without telling your mother's family.

Tell her natal family that the worst outcome would be that Wang Ruofu couldn't help but lose her temper and go to Yuan's house to make a fuss.

Although it was a bit embarrassing after the quarrel broke out, it could solve some of Hualan's urgent needs.

Marrying into a family like the Yuan family, the Sheng family is still qualified to support Hua Lan.

It's just that Sheng Hong is a good-looking person, and he doesn't want to tear himself apart.

A few years after Sheng Changbai, the imperial examination high school, a young Jinshi, with a bright future, is also qualified to be Hualan's backing.

After all, it was the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it was also a normal feudal dynasty.

It is a normal national policy that the culture is noble and the military is cheap.

Because the Taizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty bullied other people's orphans and widows, and robbed other people's homes.

One of the things that Zhou Taizu was most worried about was that other people would do the same to him.

Therefore, he was born with a little more defense against military officers and nobles than other dynasties.

The emperor of the old Zhao family couldn't trust generals by nature.

The use of literati to suppress warriors is engraved in the bones of the old Zhao family.

So Zhongqin Bofu, this kind of noble who participated in the conspiracy and was not liked by the emperor, was really easy to bully.

Gentlemen are noble and military are inferior, and the Zhou Dynasty was also serious. For decades, the emperor never killed civil servants.

On the contrary, most of the nobles who were canonized by the Taizu who founded the country, ransacked their families and wiped out their families.

Sheng Changbai was preparing for the next imperial examination, so he took the imperial examination.

If he could pass the Jinshi exam as he wished, he would be a young Jinshi from a Zanying family.

It is enough to deter the poor nobles of the Yuan family.

In fact, Sheng Hong had already entered Shangshutai, although he did not hold any real power.

It was Sheng Hong who chose Shang Shutai to take up such a spare position. He picked and picked and thought carefully, just to avoid getting involved in the chaotic battle for the heir apparent in Tokyo now.

But it can be regarded as entering the center, the future visible to the naked eye.

With Sheng Hong now in his early thirties, as long as he lived long enough.

It's not impossible to become a third-rank official wearing a purple robe,
The current Sheng family really can't afford to offend Earl Zhongqin's mansion.

It's not like his own daughter married and was wronged, so she didn't dare to stand up for her daughter.

Hualan was relieved here, Sheng Changbai actually wanted to talk to Yuan Wenshao.

It's just that after the Sheng family came to Beijing, Yuan Wenshao also visited the Sheng family twice.

Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu are the protagonists, and Sheng Changbai has no chance to chat with Yuan Wenshao alone.

Sheng Changbai occasionally went out to participate in some literature and poetry meetings, and he was not in the same circle as Yuan Wenshao.

Since I have never met Yuan Wenshao, I have no chance to chat with this future brother-in-law alone.

In late July, when Hua Lan got married, it was the third time Sheng Changbai saw Yuan Wenshao.

The Earl's House of Loyalty and Qin reluctantly put on a noble family, and a set of reliance on the marriage of the legitimate son, forced to keep the face of the Earl's House.

When Hualan got married, the Sheng family's preparations were much more respectable, with a dowry of 120 liters.

Farms in the suburbs of Beijing, shops in the city, more than a dozen boxes of luxurious clothing materials, a complete set of privately-made four-season pure gold head and face jewelry, dividends from shops, a large amount of cash, and a housemate population.

Beds, tables, cabinets, and boxes are a complete set of precious mahogany furniture.

Shili Hongzhuang, whether it was Sheng Hong or Wang Ruofu, they handled this matter openly enough.

These dowries are not just enough for Hualan to eat for several lifetimes.

It means that Hualan has a few children, enough to bring up the children with rich clothes and fine food, and then Hualan will help the children to marry and marry a wife.

During the Great Zhou Dynasty and even the entire ancient times, a woman’s dowry was in charge of the woman herself. It was regarded as the woman’s private property, and her husband’s family was not entitled to take it at will.

The future use of these dowries will also be passed on to the children born by the woman herself.

In most cases, the more dowry a woman has, the higher her status in her husband's family will be.

Women don't need to be raised by men, so women can naturally have more confidence.

A man with ambition would not want to use his wife's dowry to supplement his family.

The money that Wang Ruofu usually subsidizes to Sheng Changbai comes from Wang Ruofu's original dowry, so Sheng Hong is completely unqualified to control it.

Her natal family has status and she is rich, so it is Wang Ruofu who wants to overwhelm Sheng Hong's confidence.

After meeting Yuan Wenshao three times, seeing Yuan Wenshao again will be soon.

Three days after their wedding, Yuan Wenshao brought Hualan Sanchao home.

The young couple met old lady Sheng, Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu.

Hua Lan was taken by Wang Ruofu to Wang's inner house, where she spoke privately about her mother and daughter.

Yuan Wenshao stayed in the front yard, but Sheng Hong left it to Sheng Changbai to receive him.

Sheng Hong not only maintained his status as an elder, but also had trouble chatting with his son-in-law.

The Yuan family is also from a noble family, so of course they have read and practiced calligraphy.

But for the family of noble generals, they only need to read and understand, and study the art of war is the business.

Poems and songs are not within the scope of Yuan Wenshao's study.

"Brother-in-law, I heard that you have practiced martial arts since childhood, and are highly skilled in martial arts, and are skilled in bow and horse. Can you learn from me?"

After a few polite words of awkward chat, Sheng Changbai spoke.

"Why not."

Yuan Wenshao's personality is quite generous, and he looks okay.

"Then please brother-in-law, move to the martial arts arena."

In addition to wanting to give this brother-in-law a disarm, trying the military strength of the military officer of the Great Zhou Dynasty is also what Sheng Changbai has always wanted to do.

Without using weapons, the two started practicing with bare hands.

"No more fights, no more fights, Erlang, how about we compare bows and arrows?"

Boxing and kicking are Sheng Changbai's strengths. After practicing for fifty rounds, Yuan Wenshao couldn't stand it anymore. This was the result of Sheng Changbai's lack of energy to bully others.

(End of this chapter)