Eldest daughter

Chapter 404
The days passed quickly, and in mid-November, the Wang family's East House gradually became lively. Wang Yuan'er's wedding was scheduled for December [-]th. According to the schedule and customs, it was time for the Cui family to have a grand ceremony.

On November [-]th, amidst the sound of firecrackers, the Quanfu people of Cui’s family came to Dongzhai with their dowry gifts in a mighty way, and the long team carried the dowry gifts tied with big red flowers across the street. Passing through the alley, many people stood on the street and watched, pointing and pointing. Those who didn't know it thought it was the prince and grandson who came to marry the princess.

"Tsk tsk, I heard that the Cui family is a century-old family. Seeing that the betrothal gift is so generous, it's enough to marry a princess with this standard, right?"

"Isn't that right, when we marry a daughter in Changle Town, whose daughter is so blessed? Oh, look, that jade tree, please pinch me quickly. It's a real jade tree, right?"

"The emerald jade tree must be real. How could the dignified century-old clan take that fake stone to make up for it?"

"Even if someone used fake stones to make up the number, you wouldn't be able to tell. Where are their names? Hehe, it's an eye-opener today."

"That's true. If you have a daughter, you should have a daughter like the eldest daughter of the Wang family. If you fall into the wealth pile, you won't have to worry about breaking your leg."

"It's like the three girls, she is a noble lady!"

"It's the same, it's all the same, it's all good luck!"

There were waves of discussions on the street, and the dowry-bearers swarmed to Wang Yuaner's house.

In the east house, the young man guarding the door saw the first betrothal gift from a distance, and he was overjoyed, rushed in and shouted loudly: "Here we come, we come."

There was the sound of footsteps, and it was the Fourth Young Master Song who came out to greet him first. Hearing that Wang Yuaner's wedding date had been set, he returned to Wang Yuaner's house from the capital and took over as his younger brother.

Walking out the door, seeing the long line of dowry presenters, and squinting to see what was the first thing brought up, he nodded, crossed his arms and crossed his chest, and said, "Cui Er is quite a caring person." Yes, set off a cannon to welcome the bride price."

The little servant at the side let out a hey, took the burning incense to light the cannon, and secretly paid for it. Could it be that Uncle Cui didn't care, and the Fourth Young Master Song wouldn't let the dowry in?
But he didn't dare to mutter, especially on such a festive day, and he wouldn't touch the eyebrows of the master.

Crackling, after a string of festive and auspicious firecrackers were let off, under the envious eyes of everyone, amidst the smoke of firecrackers, this dowry gift for the Wang family was carried into the gate of the Wang family.

The singer was holding a long list of dowry gifts and was singing and reading.

"One load of gift cakes, one load of seafood, two pairs of chickens... The betrothal gold is 5000 taels, the gift gold and silver are 1 taels, a large emerald flower inlaid with jewels, a necklace inlaid with a hundred treasures, and eighteen pearls from the South China Sea. A pair of bracelets, a string of [-] beads of red coral..."

As the singer sang the betrothal gifts one by one, everyone's eyes became brighter and brighter.

Those who came to participate in Wang Yuaner's big gift were all acquainted relatives and good neighbors. Even if they didn't have enough vision to know the water level of the red coral and emerald, the dowry and gift money alone were enough to make everyone envious.

Not counting the gold, silver, jewelry, and clothes of the four seasons, the bride price alone is enough to prove how much the man's family attaches importance to this marriage.

The heavier the betrothal gift of the man's family, the more satisfied he is with the marriage.

Therefore, the compliments to the Wang family are endless.

"As expected of a great family, Father Wang, Mrs. Wang, you are really lucky."

"Having this son-in-law Sun Jia, the ancestral grave is really full of smoke."

"Blessings last forever..."

Old man Wang and Mrs. Wang were wearing brand new clothes, standing in the corridor and smiling from ear to ear, especially Old man Wang, who almost couldn't see his eyes.

In the past few years, the Wang family has had scandals one after another, and their reputation can be said to have been lost to the street. Today, it can be regarded as a real return to the city and straighten their backs again.

And Mrs. Zhang looked at the brightly red dowry gifts piled up all over the yard, her eyes were so red that they were about to bleed, and she wished she could move all these things to her own house.

This is the real wealth and grandeur of marriage, this girl Yuan'er is really blessed!
Mrs. Zhang was so jealous that her teeth almost fell out.

If Fuquan had such a betrothal gift when they got married, how decent it would be. No, the Xu family is not worthy of such a good betrothal gift.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Zhang swallowed her saliva and kept rubbing her hands.

In the house, Wang Yuaner was wearing a goose yellow embroidered pomegranate beanie, and eight Xiang skirts sprinkled with gold embroidered lotus and branch flowers all over the bottom. The black silk was lightly tied up, and a pink pomegranate inlaid with treasures was inserted, and earrings were the size of lotus seeds. With red coral earrings, she was listening to the people around her talking about the betrothal gift outside, with a slight smile on her face, looking beautiful, generous and gentle.

"Brother-in-law really values ​​you. I think this dowry is very respectable." Wang Chun'er was very happy. As the aunt of her natal family, she also wore a festive dress, and inserted two rare hairpins.

Wang Yuan'er shyly said: "You're calling my brother-in-law before you get married? How can you be so eager for your elder sister to marry soon?"

Wang Chun'er, contrary to her usual submissive temperament, did not give in at all, instead she plausibly smiled and said: "After changing the appointment letter of Geng Tie, he is my brother-in-law, why can't he be called?"

Wang Yuan'er didn't argue with her, she poked her head out the window to look at the red eyes, bit her lips lightly, and couldn't hide her joy in her heart.

There is no woman who does not like to be valued by her husband's family. This is not vanity, but decency.

She understands that although she and Cui Yuan were married by the emperor, the Cui family is extremely dissatisfied with her parentage, how could they put all their effort into handling the betrothal gift? .

How could she be unhappy when he made face for her like this?That man has her in his heart! .

Wang Chun'er looked at the elder sister's brows and eyes with joy, and her eyes were moist. If her parents were there, she would be so happy!
"Miss, the nurse next to Mrs. Cui's family has been ordered to kowtow to you." Mother Zhong lifted the curtain and came in to report.

This is also to remind Wang Yuan'er that the people from the Cui family are here to see how she is born and how her character is!

Wang Yuan'er sat upright, with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Please."

Nanny Zhong nodded and led the people in herself.

The people who came were Mrs. Cui's personal nurse, surnamed Zhang, and after her, Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Yuan from Quanfu invited by Cui Yuan.

The mother Zhang kowtowed to Wang Yuan'er with a smile, saying that she was ordered by his wife to kowtow to the future second grandma, and she would listen to her orders. So he gave up his seat and greeted the two Quanfu people.

After serving tea and sitting down, Wang Yuan'er and the two Quanfu people came and talked back and forth, with a neither humble nor overbearing attitude, neither flattering nor condescending, generous and decent, which surprised several people.

Especially those two Quanfu people who were originally invited by Cui Yuan to be Quanfu people. They were all curious about what kind of woman Cui Erye, who had eyes above the top, liked, and asked the emperor to give him a gift. marriage.

Looking at it now, the background is low, but it is not unworthy of the stage, at least this person is very sophisticated.

And that mother Zhang looked at Wang Yuaner's waist sitting upright, and she was listening to Mrs. Yuan with a smile on her ears as she said some interesting things about Beijing, and she couldn't help but flash her eyes from time to time.

This future second mistress came from a poor family, but she didn't think her words and deeds were petty. I heard that she recognized the second wife of the Song family in Jiangnan as a relative. Could it be that she got advice because of this?
Naturally, Wang Yuan'er knew that Nanny Zhang was judging her, so she didn't feel very displeased, but her expression became more comfortable. The more you judge, the more I can't tell you the depth.

No, the more indifferent her attitude was, the more frightened that nanny Zhang was, and she didn't dare to make a conclusion. When she returned to Cui's house, she said to the eldest wife, but the eldest wife sneered disapprovingly: "What kind of What kind of person is bred, how good is the person that Zhuzi likes, you are exaggerating!"

Nanny Zhang hesitated to speak, but thought that his wife was angry at the fact that the master gave the second master so much money as a dowry, so she didn't dare to touch her brows, so she just followed her words to please her: "Yes, from a poor family, why not?" Can it get on the stage? When you enter the door, isn't Mrs. Ren rubbing the ball and flattening it?"

Mrs. Cui snorted softly: "The marriage was bestowed by the emperor, I dare not instruct her casually, lest people will sue me in front of the emperor. People with stiff wings can fly, I can't control that much. "

Nanny Zhang laughed straight: "Your majesty can't control the family, right? If you want to say who is not filial, isn't that what you said?"

"You're right!" Mrs. Cui raised her eyebrows, and said again: "But I don't want to see them dangle in front of my eyes. It's better to stay away from them. My eyes hurt when I see them."

"Yes, yes." Mother Zhang let out a sigh of relief when she heard this. Anyway, the uncle has already married a wife. Since the second grandfather is not close, he will definitely not live at home in the future, and the family will be separated. Just stay so far away, Good on both sides.

She didn't know how Mrs. Cui's family said in secret that Wang Yuaner and the others were wrong. She accepted the dowry in a lively manner, and then returned the gift. She and Cui Yuan officially entered the countdown.

When the betrothal gift came, her large dowry would also be sent to Cui's house one after another, especially the new bed, which had to be fixed in advance, and who she would invite to be the Quanfu person to set up the bed and guard the room had to be chosen carefully.

The Wang family didn't have many relatives, so Wang Yuan'er still invited Mrs. Zheng and Aunt Tie Zhu, who he had good friends with, to be all blessings.

As soon as the Cui family's new house was decorated, the Wang family went to measure the size and made a new Baiziqianbabu bed, and went to install the bed on the auspicious day of the eighth day of December.

The closer the divorce is, the more people will come to add makeup to Wang Yuaner, and the Wang family will be decorated with lights and festoons, and red lanterns will be hung everywhere. They have made good friends with her, and there are people coming in and out every day from the shopkeeper Zhuangtou and the east house of various shops and farms, as if It's as lively as the New Year.

On the ninth day of the lunar new year, Mrs. Song Er brought her daughter-in-law to personally add makeup to Wang Yuaner and send her off as a wedding to her family. On the tenth day, Wang Yuaner's uncle's family members all came, and it was a joyous occasion.

(End of this chapter)