Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 243 Mrs. Wang’s Disdain

Take Mr. Han as an example. He is a very complicated person.

During the Song-Xia war, he cooperated with Fan Daxiangong to defend Xixia, made many military exploits, and gained great prestige in the army.

Due to his meritorious service, he was promoted to deputy privy envoy. Fan Daxiangong presided over the new policy, and he also supported it very much.

However, when the New Deal was about to fail, he pointed out many of its shortcomings and asked for help.

Therefore, there is a lot of controversy over the evaluation of Mr. Han Daxiangong.

Some people think that Grand Prime Minister Han is very scheming and supports the New Deal just to sell himself well to the officials.

Seeing that the New Deal was about to fail, he deliberately pointed out many of its shortcomings in order to please the conservatives.

He asked to be released because he did not want to be implicated by the reformists.

Some people also think that Mr. Han is dedicated to the country and an upright man.

It is impossible for the person who asked the question to keep it completely secret. When the test is about to start, the news will naturally spread.

When Sheng Changbai saw Li An say this, he knew that he understood what he meant, so he did not continue the topic, but played chess with Li An.

Controversy also creates uncertainty, making it difficult to figure out his political leanings.

I support the New Deal because many of the shortcomings of the Song Dynasty can only be solved through reform.

After hearing this, Li An stared at the chessboard for a while, put the chess pieces in his hands into the chess box, and said with a wry smile: "How can I be your opponent in this game? If it's elephant play, I can still play with you."

On the contrary, they knew it early and considered it more.

Hearing this, Sheng Changbai smiled and said, "I know how to play the elephant show. If it wasn't getting late today, I would definitely play a few games with you."

Because there are only six chess pieces on one side, it is also called Liubo.

"pat~"

The purpose of knowing who is the author of the topic is to write some articles based on this person's political leanings.

Everyone has their own judgment. If he talks too much, Li An may not listen, but it will affect Li An's judgment.

This is why Sheng Changbai said that knowing may not be a good thing.

"Then we'll have time to do it again." Li An smiled.

Feeling guilty, he chose to invite himself to be released.

Sheng Changbai finished his sentence and said with a smile: "Zi Qian, you lose."

For a person whose political affiliation is uncertain, knowing that he is the one who asked the question may not necessarily be a good thing.

Criticizing the New Deal is that the New Deal does have many shortcomings, which makes him very disappointed with the New Deal.

But there was not much time at that time, and the scholars did not have that much time to think.

By the Song Dynasty, chess was still slightly different from that of later generations, but the difference was not big.

However, it is mostly played for entertainment by ordinary people, and the upper class still likes Go.

Xiangxi is also later known as chess. There are many theories about the origin of chess, but what is certain is that it appeared before the Qin and Han Dynasties.

He only knows the basic rules of Go and is considered a bad chess player.

But chess is different. In his previous life, he played chess with his grandfather when he was young, and he thought he was pretty good at it.

……

Ru Lan and Mo Lan met Li and sat with them for a while, then Mrs. Wang asked them to go back.

When Mo Lan returned to Lin Qige, she smiled and told Lin Xiaoniang about the engagement between Ming Lan and Li An.

Only Mrs. Sheng and Sheng Hong knew about this matter at first.

Mrs. Wang also received a greeting card from Mrs. Zhang yesterday and found out after asking Sheng Hong.

Therefore, so far, only the servants at Wei Ruixuan and Shou'antang know about it, and it has not spread.

"Haha, the old lady is so precious to that bitch. I thought she was going to help that bitch find a noble family. Unexpectedly, she married a poor scholar." Lin Xiaoniang said with a smile. "Mom, that Li An is not poor. His family is doing business in Yangzhou, and he also owns a teahouse in Bianjing. I heard that business is good," Mo Lan said.

"So what? It's just a little money. Why do you, the master, send so much money every year? Without your father's help, can they keep so much money?" Lin Xiaoniang said disdainfully.

Lin Xiaoniang comes from a family of officials and knows very well that money is secondary, and power is the most important.

Regardless of Sheng Hong's low official position, if he hadn't pretended to be aloof and received so many gifts during the holidays, why would he have asked the big house to support him.

If you have power, you will have money. If you have money but no power, you are just a piece of fat, and anyone can take a few bites of it.

"What mother said is that I really don't know what grandma thinks." Mo Lan said with a smile.

"No matter what she thinks, if you can marry into a noble family in the future, wouldn't you be able to beat her?" Lin Xiaoniang said with a smile.

"Mom, don't worry. When I marry into the Qi family, let alone Minglan, even Ru Lan and Hua Lan, I can beat them. Let's see what Wei Ruixuan is proud of." Mo Lan said.

Lin Xiaoniang opened her mouth. She actually didn't want her daughter to hang herself from a tree. In her opinion, Bianjing didn't have much, except for the Lord's family.

But she was worried about damaging Mo Lan's enthusiasm, so she didn't say anything. Instead, she smiled and said, "Then I'll wait for you to bring honor to my mother."

……

At noon, the Sheng family prepared a sumptuous meal for Li An and the others.

After eating, drinking tea to sober up, and chatting for a while, Liu Xuewen said goodbye.

Sheng Hong and his wife held him back for a while and sent him out personally.

Watching the carriage leave, the couple turned and entered the house.

Back in the hall, Mrs. Wang asked someone to bring up the gifts Li An had brought.

"Although Minglan is a concubine, she is still too high for the Li family brother, so she gave her these things." Mrs. Wang looked disgusted after reading it.

When Sheng Hong heard this, he said displeasedly: "These things cost hundreds of taels anyway. It's not cheap."

Zhang asked Li An to prepare three hundred taels, but Li An finally spent more than five hundred taels.

More than five hundred taels may not seem like much, but the Sheng family is many.

It was Li An's first visit to the house after getting engaged. Not only his elders wanted to send gifts, but also several brothers and sisters of the Sheng family wanted to send gifts.

If you divide it evenly, there won't be much money left for each person.

"Guanren, what do you know? I heard Ru Lan mention that the teahouse opened by the Li family brother in Bianjing can earn thousands of taels a month. It's not shabby to give these things to the door for the first time. Are we prosperous?" Mrs. Wang curled her lips.

"What are you talking about? It's his business to have money. Can't our Sheng family survive? We have to rely on our son-in-law to give us gifts?" Sheng Hong glared at Mrs. Wang and said, "Hurry up and divide these things. Okay, send it to each room. I drank too much, so I’m going to take a nap."

After saying that, he walked out directly.

"I was still thinking that this girl would get engaged early and receive a few years' gift to get her dowry back. But now I see, she is still a loser." Mrs. Wang curled her lips.

Although Minglan didn't need a dowry to supplement her marriage, the money spent was not from the Sheng family.

In Mrs. Wang's opinion, the Sheng family's property will all belong to Changbai from now on, and there is no difference between the Hua Sheng family's and Hua's.

"Madam, the Li family's family is low, so they don't need much as a dowry." Liu's mother reminded.

"Haha, I would have forgotten if you didn't tell me."

When Mrs. Wang heard this, her mood instantly improved a lot.

She asked people to put away the things Li An sent and divided them into several portions to deliver to each room.

Except for her and Sheng Hong, the old lady had one share, and each of the brothers and sisters had one share.

Naturally, there are no concubines. Even if a concubine gets married, she will only be the one who gives gifts and honors her.

However, Wei Xiaoniang is Minglan's biological mother, so she still has a share.

Mrs. Wang didn't despise Miss Wei even though she said something unpleasant. Instead, because she didn't like her very much, she was given several pieces of cloth and some jewelry and snacks as gifts.

(End of this chapter)