After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 100 Farewell
Mrs. Ma had started preparing a dowry for Jin Guo a few months ago, but it was just because the Liu family had not proposed marriage, it was difficult to publicize it.

Now that the marriage has been decided, she can feel free to take out the dowry list.

Jin Guo came to the Hai family when she was about ten years old. She was nominally working as a maid for the Ma family. In fact, the Ma family treated her as half a daughter. She took good care of her body, taught Chinese, etiquette, writing and accounting. She was very attentive to everything. .Nowadays, the daughter of a small wealthy family in Suzhou City may not be as good as Jin Guo in terms of knowledge and hospitality.If it weren't for her obvious Hu appearance, Ma was afraid that she would get into trouble easily in the Central Plains, so he would have been reluctant to marry her in Suzhou.

Since the Hai family was leaving soon and could not catch up with the wedding date set by the Liu family, Ma had no choice but to entrust the matter to the wife of General Gu and Liu Keren, who were familiar with her, and increased the dowry by [-]%.The dowry list she originally drew up was twice as large as what ordinary Suzhou officials would marry a maid, including ten pieces of cloth, four pieces of sheepskin, one set of silver jewelry and one set of silver-gilt jewelry, and a few scattered jade ornaments. , Jinguo's own clothes, jewelry, bedding, and daily necessities are not included.But now, considering that the master's family was not around when Jin Guo got married, Ma gave her another ten taels of silver and four strings of silver in the box, as well as two pieces of red cloth to make her wedding dress, and finally sold it for her at the government. She became a slave and recognized her as her goddaughter, so that she could marry into the Liu family as a daughter of a good family.

Jin Guo was so moved that she hugged Ma's legs and cried. She wished she had to get married and wanted to stay by Ma's side to serve her.

When she lost all her relatives and was sold to Guazhou, and almost fell into prostitution, it was Ma who saved her life and gave her a new life.She is where she is today because of Ma's grace.

Mrs. Ma had no choice but to give her many kind words in a gentle voice, asking her to live in the Liu family with peace of mind and to be a virtuous and dutiful daughter-in-law. But if the Liu family and his son dared to make her suffer, she should not be stupid and endure it.Suzhou Wei also has acquaintances with the Hai family. Even if he can't intervene in the Liu family's housework, he can always help deliver a message to the Hai family.Since Mr. Ma recognized her as his daughter, he would not let her go and would definitely make the decision for her.

Jin Guo hugged Ma and cried harder and harder.When I went to bed at night, both eyes were still swollen.

Haitang got her two cold spoons to use as a cold compress, and then took out the makeup she had prepared for her and showed it to her: "Your marriage was decided in such a hurry, and I didn't have time to do any decent needlework. . I bought these at the market outside. They are two strings of agate bracelets. They are of good quality and the red color is festive. You can play with them. You can also use them to make jewelry in the future. If you encounter difficulties at home, When money is needed, these two strings of agate can be exchanged for a few taels of silver by looking for more honest out-of-town merchants or wealthy households."

Caravans pass by from time to time in Suzhou, and agate is not uncommon, so it cannot be sold at a high price.If it were in the Central Plains, the price could more than double.If it were in Beijing 60 years ago, the selling price would be even higher.Haitang is a good person and knows that this thing can give Jin Guo some protection. She also told her not to sell it at a low price, but to use it as a mascot at the bottom of the box, which can save lives if necessary.

Jin Guo has been with Mr. Ma for many years and has a lot of good things. He naturally knows the value of these two bunches of agate, and he immediately started to cry again: "Tangtang, keep it for yourself, you will also need a dowry in the future."

Haitang rolled his eyes at her: "I don't know how many years I have to wait before I get married! Besides, when I get married, do you think I will be short of these two strings of agates? I bought them for you with my own money, and I even spent a long time cutting them with others. What’s the price! I’ve spent so much effort, why don’t you give me any face?”

Jin Guo then cried and put away the agate string, and said repeatedly: "I will write to you. If you want to know what happened in Suzhou, I will tell you everything!"

Haitang smiled and said, "You should learn a few more words before you say this, otherwise I'm worried that you won't be able to finish writing a letter."

After saying that, she pointed to the two pots of grape seedlings in the corner of the room: "These are the branches I cut from the grape vine at home. They have been raised. I want to give you a thought. These are the seeds you bought from the market. , the two of us planted it together. The varieties are not quite the same as those at the nursery, but the fruits produced this year taste good and are suitable for making wine, but it’s a pity that there are too few. You can continue to plant them yourself, and maybe you can still grow them. It can add another grape variety that can make wine to Suzhou."

Although the Liu family and his son are currently working in nurseries, they will eventually join the vineyards in the future.When Jin Guo married into the Liu family, she also brought two pots of grape seedlings of good varieties, which would be her capital to establish a foothold in the Liu family in the future.Jin Guo hugged the two pots of grape seedlings with a serious expression, looked back at Begonia, and tears began to fall again.Not to mention how Haitang stopped Jinguo from crying, neither the master nor the servant slept well that night.When Jin Guo got up early the next morning, he started to pack his luggage and prepare to move to Gu's house.Ma has already agreed with Mrs. Gu that Jin Guo will marry from the Gu family.Now that the Hai family is in a mess, Jin Guo is asked to move in early and come back every day to help with things.

Mrs. Liu Keren also complained, feeling that her family had lived in the Hai family's house for three years, and the relationship between the two families had become closer. The Ma family should have let their goddaughter get married in the Liu family.But Ma also patiently explained to her that Jin Guo's future husband's family name would be Liu. If she married from the Liu family and then into the Liu family, it would sound too strange, so she might as well leave it to Mrs. Gu.Moreover, General Gu is the old boss of Hai Xiya and his son. They have been friends for many years and their relationship is very close. They have known each other for longer than the Liu Keren family.

Mrs. Liu didn't say anything anymore, but she also expressed her enthusiasm that she was willing to help Liu's family prepare for the wedding. Anyway, she couldn't write two characters "Liu" in one stroke.

As a scholarly family in the capital, the Liu family was so warm and kind to the Liu family, who came from a peasant family in a small border town. Many people were secretly surprised. They only felt that the relationship between Liu Keren and the Hai family was really deep. Even the husband of the Hai family's goddaughter Everyone is willing to treat them as their own.

Haixi Ya discussed the matter with Ma in private: "We left and climbed up to Minister Tao. From then on, the sky was high and the birds could fly. Liu Keren was worried that we would leave him alone. He endured all this in Suzhou Years ago, he has suffered a lot. As long as he has the opportunity to return to the Central Plains, he will never let it go. Madam, don’t take it too seriously. Just how you got along with him in the past will be the same way you will get along with his family in the future. "

Mr. Ma understood: "Don't worry, sir, I understand in my heart. When did Mrs. Liu take Fu seriously in the past? Now that she has suddenly become a good sister, isn't she expecting us to give him a hand? It's all for the sake of the children, eh. I can also understand.”

In her heart, she regarded Xie Wenzai, Cao Gengyun, Lu Bainian and others as her own. She was also willing to get close to the family members of the former exiled prisoners who had returned home long ago, and exchanged letters for a year and a half.But Liu Keren was not a native of the Wu clan. He was relegated just a few years ago, and he was not the same as Xie Wenzai and others.Ma knew the difference, and he would not really regard Liu Keren as one of his own just because he was friendly.

If it weren't for Xie Wenzai's friendship with Tao Yue, and the Hai family being somewhat respectable to the Zhou family, how could Liu Keren regard them as close friends just because they had lived in the Hai family's house?Liu Keren, a descendant of a cousin from a scholarly family, is not that naive.

The north wind was getting colder day by day, and just after the Double Ninth Festival, the Hai family packed their carriages, horses and luggage, said goodbye to their relatives, friends and colleagues in Suzhou, and headed east towards Chang'an.

Jin Guo was accompanied by her fiancé Liu Qianju, who was sent crying all the way five miles outside the city gate to say goodbye to her benefactor and relatives.

Haitang kept waving to Jin Guo through the window until she was no longer visible.

After retracting into the carriage, Haitang couldn't help but let out a sigh as she thought about everything she had experienced since traveling through time. Then she put aside the melancholy in her heart and began to look forward to her new life after arriving in Chang'an.

(End of this chapter)