The little girl of the landlord's house

Chapter 128

After hearing this, Xu Huiru still looked a bit depressed, she just lowered her head and said, "In the blink of an eye, my cousin is going to get married, and my mother is pregnant again, it seems like I'm the only one left."

Hearing what she said, Xie Yujiao felt that she hated marriage, so she probed softly, "What's wrong with my cousin? Although mother has been busy these past few months, she's been making arrangements for her cousin's marriage everywhere. I'm afraid she won't make it through." After a while, my cousin's lifelong event is about to be settled."

When Xu Huiru heard this, her cheeks flushed all of a sudden, and she just lowered her head and twisted the handkerchief in her hand. Thinking about Ma Shurong, she still felt a little depressed, so she just said, "Actually, I still want to spend more time with Daddy." time."

Since Xu Huiru's mother passed away and Xu Yuxing came to the south to seek refuge with Master Xie, Xu Huiru and Xu Yuxing spent much less time together.Xu Huiru and Xu Yuxing haven't lived together for a long time in these years. Although there is no biological relationship between father and daughter, Xu Huiru still feels a little bit reluctant when he thinks that they will get married in the future and see each other less and less in the future.

Xie Yujiao saw that her face really showed a little bit of reluctance, so she just said: "My sister is only pregnant this year, so I can stay at home for a little longer, and I have to wait for my aunt to give birth safely, so that the future you There are also people who help to take care of the big things."

Xu Huiru felt a little happy after hearing this, but still lowered her head, and quietly twisted the handkerchief in her hand.

When Xie Yujiao and Xu Huiru returned to Xie's house, Mrs. Xu was counting Xie Yujiao's dowry with the maids and women in the Xikua courtyard.In two days, these things will be sent into the city. At this time, they will be registered and registered, with a seal, a red happy letter, and a red hi handkerchief, so that there will be no mess at that time.

Although Mrs. Xu was the daughter of the third bedroom of the Duke's Mansion back then, her father was a concubine. When the family was separated, she didn't have much wealth. Fortunately, Mrs. Xu's mother's family was also a wealthy family in the suburbs of Beijing, and the family had quite a lot of money. A total of 120 dowries were prepared for the Xu family. This posture was really one of the best in Jiangning County at that time.

Now that Xie Yujiao is out of the court, Xie's family bears the title of the richest man in Jiangning, and is married to His Royal Highness Prince Rui. Naturally, this dowry is indispensable. Although it is 120 levies, the cost per levee is much higher than Xu's back then. It takes a few more points to enter the door.

Mrs. Xu was sitting in the hall with a teacup in hand, watching Mama Zhang dragging a few wives to bring in the dowry. After counting, she said to register and record all the dowry for the accountant Mr. Kong who was sitting at the side.There is even a checklist in each dowry box for Xie Yujiao's future counting.

Mrs. Xu saw that Mrs. Zhang was already sweating profusely from exhaustion, so she only called her to come over and rest for a while. The servant girl brought hot tea. Mrs. Zhang sat down on Mrs. Xu's lap, took a sip of tea, and then He wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief, and said with a smile, "Ma'am, if you carry these dowry out, it will be considered as not humiliating the girl."

Mrs. Xu felt a little happy when she heard this. A few months ago, because she wanted to help Xie Yujiao with Zhang Luo's dowry, Mrs. Xu only found Xie Yujiao, Xu Yuxing, and the two housekeepers to stay at Xie's house for a few days, almost without sleep. Yes, I counted the properties of the Xie family.

Mrs. Xu didn't know if she didn't look at it, she was startled when she saw it, looking at the bank notes of those shops, farms and banks, it was the first time that Mrs. Xu knew that the Xie family was so rich.No wonder Mr. Xie never blinked his eyes when he did good deeds before, because that money is really a drop in the bucket to the Xie family.

Xu originally planned to go to the bank to directly withdraw 10 taels of silver, and then put it in a box and carry it all the way to the palace to blind the eyes of passers-by.But after thinking about it, the 10 taels of silver weighed a lot, even if she could take it out, it would be a bit of a loss for the coolies to carry the silver, it would be better to just give the silver bills directly.

"I originally wanted to prepare more. Jiaojiao said that it is not necessary to be too extravagant, lest outsiders think that the prince is really greedy for our Xie family's property. Besides, if it exceeds the dowry gift from the palace, it will embarrass the emperor. Shang Wuguang, I have no choice but to follow her." Although Xu said so, but in the box prepared for Xie Yujiao, there were many silver notes and land deeds.But she didn't tell Xie Yujiao these things, if she did, I'm afraid she would be in doubt again.

"The dowry that my wife is preparing now is already very good. I see that even if the emperor marries a princess, it's nothing more than that. Besides, the emperor has many daughters, but there is only one wife. Our eldest girl is no worse than anyone else. It's gone." Zhang's mother was smiling happily, and the little maid outside came in and answered, saying that Xie Yujiao and Xu Huiru had come back.

When Xie Yujiao was going out early this morning, Mrs. Xu had told her that she would be leaving the court in a few days, so she could stay at home and be a newlywed for a few days.It's just that Xie Yujiao couldn't afford to be idle, so she told Mrs. Xu that Kang Guangshou was going to be there today, and she really couldn't shirk it.After hearing this, Mrs. Xu let her go out. When she heard that they were back, she hurriedly asked the servant girl to invite her directly to the Xikua courtyard. Afraid that they would be hungry, she asked the kitchen to bring some snacks, tea and fruits.

Xie Yujiao and Xu Huiru walked together and saw dowry-carrying servants waiting in the aisle one after another. They felt a little happy when they lifted the red-lacquered dowry yards neatly.

Xie Yujiao herself didn't feel anything, but Xu Huiru blushed when she saw this posture, and always felt that it was a very sacred thing for a girl to come out of the court.

When Mrs. Xu saw the two entered the yard, she went up to greet them in person, asking them if they had eaten, and at the same time asking if they had seen Lord Kang.When Xie Yujiao left, she didn't tell Xu Huiru what Kang Guangshou was going to do, but now that she asked Xu's words, she felt that she was about to reveal herself, so she only glanced sideways at Xu Huiru, and she saw that her face had already turned red. A slice is gone.

Xie Yujiao only smiled and said, "The name of the village there is warm, and they treated us to a good meal. At noon, we ate mountain bamboo shoots, stone chicken, and some wild vegetables picked from the mountains. It was very refreshing."

Seeing that Xie Yujiao only talked about eating and did not mention Kang Guangshou, Xu Huiru felt better. The two sat down, and Xie Yujiao continued: "Master Kang is busy with work, so he left without lunch." After Xie Yujiao finished speaking, He only took a sip of tea from the teacup, and then said: "This year is his last year in office, and he doesn't know where he will go in the next year. If he thinks about it, he also wants to do a good job in the last six months. Come, there is hope for promotion in the future.”

When Xu Huiru heard this, she shook the hand holding the teacup lightly, then hurriedly stabilized, put the teacup aside, and gently wiped the water stains on the skirt with a handkerchief.There is a very inexplicable feeling in my heart.Kang Guangshou is going to be promoted, which is obviously a very happy thing, but Xu Huiru can't be happy for a while.

"I don't know where Mr. Kang will go. He is so young and promising, I'm afraid the emperor will send him some great uses!" Xu only murmured, when she looked up, she saw Xu Huiru wiping her skirt, and only spoke Asked: "What's wrong with Huiru? She looks restless."

The Xu family has been entrusted by Xu Yuxing recently, and has been busy with Xu Huiru looking for a marriage, but after all, she was once a lady of the Duke's Mansion, and those who are too unfounded and nouveau riche will look down on them after all.After going back and forth, I searched the entire Jiangning County, but the Xu family didn't like a few of them.The worst thing about a small family is that it is easy for the mother-in-law to be mean. Xu Huiru lost her mother when she was young. If she grows up, she will suffer from her mother-in-law, which is too pitiful.

But even so, Xu never considered Kang Guangshou.Firstly, he is a widower; secondly, he is ten years older than Xu Huiru; thirdly, he has a child left by his original spouse.Mrs. Xu is a face-saving person. Even if Kang Guangshou is one in a million, with his three adjustments, Mrs. Xu will never consider Xu Huiru.

"Auntie, I'm fine, but I accidentally didn't hold the teacup." Xu Huiru lowered her head, thought for a moment, and then said dully, "Master Kang is a young talent, he must be promoted this time."

As a girl in the boudoir, Xu Hui had never been enthusiastic about these things, but now that such a sentence came out suddenly, Xu was also stunned for a moment.Mrs. Xu raised her head and glanced at Xie Yujiao who was sitting beside her. Seeing that she was holding a teacup with the corners of her mouth slightly raised, she suddenly became more and more puzzled.

In the evening after dinner, Mrs. Xu left Xie Yujiao to drink tea in the main courtyard.Mrs. Xu took out a red sandalwood box from the room, sat down opposite Xie Yujiao, pushed the box in front of her and said: "These things are not easy to carry in the dowry, I will give them to you first, When the time comes, wait for the maids to pack up your usual and frequently used things for you, leave them alone and take them with you."

Xie Yujiao looked at the box with some doubts. Back then, she had seen her own dowry list. Although many things seemed superfluous, Mrs. Xu said that this was a custom and an old rule, so in the end Xie Yujiao agreed to everything. It's just that what's going on with this extra box of things now?

Xie Yujiao lowered her eyebrows and thought for a while, then opened the box and saw a thick stack of banknotes inside, just looking at the denomination, Xie Yujiao's palms were sweating a little.It's not that she doesn't know about these money, it's just that she never thought about taking it away from Xie's family.

Xie Yujiao was about to decline, but Xu Shi said first: "I know that the prince likes you, not because he is greedy for our family's money, but what else can our family give him besides money? I know the big things going on outside, but I also know that Dayong is going to war now, and he wants money everywhere. The court tried to change ways to collect more money. If our family doesn’t have it, then that’s all. If there is, why don’t you take it out and give him some money? , he is a prince, he has done this for you, what else can you not give him?"

After hearing this, Xie Yujiao's eyes felt a little hot. Xu's words were correct, except for herself, what else could Xie Yujiao give Zhou Tianhao, except for the money from the Xie family?

(End of this chapter)