Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 480
Cao family, Dongfu.

Looking at the magnificent dowry box placed in the west courtyard, Zhao Jia couldn't help but widen his eyes even after seeing the eldest daughter-in-law's box a few days ago.

If it is said that the dowry of the eldest daughter-in-law made Mrs. Zhao Jia surprised and delighted, when she saw her niece carrying the dowry with a dozen pieces of adobe on it, and two new tiles on the other, Mrs. Zhao Jia’s smile was froze.

With a lot of land and two properties, if it was replaced by a girl from another family as a dowry, Mrs. Zhao Jia would be very happy.However, the other party is her brother's family, and she has always known everything, so she feels a little bit unbearable.

When her sister-in-law married in, she only married one property as a dowry, so the other properties and land should be purchased later, or the family's property.

Although her brother has been a foreign official for more than ten years, he is a bit upright and not a person who can make money.When I returned to the capital two years ago, I spent a lot of money on human relations.

I don't know if Jinghui's dowry of 120 levs can make the Fucha family suffer, but Ruhui's 120 levies of dowry can wipe out the servant's mansion.

Chu Yu and Jing Hui stood behind Mrs. Li, and also followed to see the dowry.

Jinghui looked at the dowry all over the yard, just smiled peacefully and didn't think much about it.How old is Chuyu? Looking at the adobe, he counted in his heart, ten yuan, ten hectares of land, just two hectares more than Jinghui's dowry.

After all, the days when the two entered the house were not a few days apart, looking at the Shilang's mansion, they didn't want to be compared to the Fucha family.

If this feeling of comparison persists, Chu Yu can't help but feel a little worried in the future.She turned her head, glanced at Jinghui, and felt that she was worrying too much.

Jing Hui was originally quiet and came from a wealthy family, so she couldn't find any mistakes in her actions.

Even Zhao Jiashi, who watched coldly and wanted to give his eldest daughter-in-law a bad blow, couldn't find a chance to anger her.

Even if Ruhui came in with a bad temper, Jinghui would not confront her.

The yamen has been sealed, Cao Yin and Cao Yong are both in the mansion, and the male guest who came to congratulate him is in the mansion here.

Because Cao Song's wedding was just held a few days ago, this time, except for the bride and groom, it was like a repeat, but it was much more regular than before, and it was not as busy as before.

What Cao Yong does every day is to take a few brothers to pick up and accompany guests.Cao Song's marriage leave hadn't expired yet, and he didn't go to work until after the year; Cao Xiang Guozijian also had a holiday, and school didn't start until fifteen years old.

When Cao Song got married a few days ago, Cao Shuo did a lot of work inside and outside, and he contributed a lot.

Now it was his turn to marry a wife, but he was a little shy, embarrassed to talk too much, just smiled and followed behind his brothers.

At the age of sixteen, he married a wife at such a young age, Cao Yong patted him on the shoulder and couldn't say anything.Back then, when he married his wife, he was only seventeen years old, not much older than Cao Shuo.

Compared with Cao Shuo's shyness, Cao Song, who is grinning from ear to ear, is more like a bridegroom.

Ever since he married a daughter-in-law and entered the house, no matter what time in the past ten days, as long as he is in front of people, Cao Song can't hold back his smile, and he doesn't feel sour.

Cao Xiang studied at the Imperial College for two months, not to mention taller, but also a bit more refined.Standing next to his brothers, he looks dignified and looks no less impressive.

The male guests didn't pay attention, and the female guests of relatives saw Cao Xiang, so they had to take a second look.

At the age of teens, talents, learning and character are all outstanding, and those who have daughters at home will inevitably care.It's just that when I inquired about it, I knew it was a concubine, and it didn't show any good things, it only made people sigh.

The dowry was over on the 25th of the twelfth lunar month, and the 26th of the twelfth lunar month was the day. Cao Yong had been busy for two days.

Although it was his younger brother who got married, he started working as soon as he opened his eyes and only rested at night.After all, most of the guests who came to congratulate him came to see the relationship between Cao Yin and his son.

On the evening of the 26th, Cao Yong also felt very tired after sending off the last few tables of guests.

This holiday is more tiring than when I was on errand.Dealing with relatives and friends is really "talking to people, talking to ghosts", and you must not miss it at all, otherwise you will make people laugh.

After coming out of his parents' room and returning to Wutong Garden, Cao Yong leaned directly on the kang, not wanting to move.

When Chu Yu saw her, she was very distressed. She threw a wet towel and waited for him to wipe his face, and said, "I've been exhausted from seeing my forehead for the past two days. I'll take a day off tomorrow."

Cao Yong waved his hand and said: "I can't rest, I have to go to Wanyan's house tomorrow, I heard that the old man is not in good health now. There is also Prince Jian's mansion, I have to go there myself."

If it's a new year, if you come to the door, it's not easy to go empty-handed.

Chu Yu sat on the edge of the kang, thought for a while, and said, "My son-in-law, there is old ginseng at the old man Wanyan's side. How about sending some old ginseng plants over there as a gift? On the side of Prince Jian's mansion, everything is done according to the ginseng plant. The previous year’s rules were prepared, since the forehead has to go there in person, how about adding [-]% ​​more?”

Cao Yong stretched his waist, and said to Chu Yu, "Where did you get the land deed from Xiaotangshan? Find it out and have a look."

After hearing this, Chu Yu couldn't remember it for a while, so she looked back at Xi Yun.

Xiyun said: "The house deed and the land deed are all in one place, stored in a box inside the kang box."

The pair of boxes on the kang were locked. Chuyu heard this, got up and went into the back room, and took the key.She opened the box herself and took out a pear blossom wooden box.

The box was also locked with a brass lock, and when it was opened, the inside was thick, full of house deeds, land deeds and so on.

Chu Yu looked through it, found half a dozen land deeds, and sent them to Cao Yong.

Because there used to be a barren hill there, when we first bought it, we bought it for one tael or two taels of silver per mu. In some places, we even spent only five taels of silver, and one hectare of land was only 50 taels.

Now, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is building a palace there. In the past five or six years, the land price has increased by nearly ten times.A land with springs has a price but no market.

The hot springs that the Cao family bought in the past have been sold over the past few years, and they have been sold as gifts.

The Cao family looked at the remaining land deeds, picked out a land of about ten hectares, and picked out another land deed next to the Seventeenth Brother's other courtyard.

He handed the remaining few sheets back to Chu Yu to put them away, and said, "I will take these two sheets as gifts tomorrow."

Wanyan’s family is okay, because of the friendship between Yongqing and Yongsheng, and the old uncle Wan Jiha’s health is not good, so it’s reasonable to need warm soup to recuperate; on the side of Prince Jian’s house, the two houses usually pay mediocre salutes, let alone can’t compare Going to Prince Pingchun's mansion is less than the thirteenth elder brother and the sixteenth elder brother.

This time, sending a Zhuangzi as a new year gift is a bit heavy.

Chu Yu recalled hearing from her father-in-law and mother-in-law yesterday that Seshitu’s decree to seize the title had already come down, she suddenly realized, and said, “Your son-in-law is worried about the third son-in-law, and you want to entrust Uncle Jian to take care of it?”

"It's not just this. Prince Jian's mansion came to send New Year's gifts yesterday, and there is a shop at the front door. Cao Fang sent someone to ask about it. The shop there is big, the land is good, and the market price is also worth six to seven thousand taels. This manor is only Gift recipients, have you ever given out a gift generously? Our gift return here is naturally not too light. Because of the mess, the things are still stored in the accountant in the front yard, and I will ask someone to bring them to you tomorrow." Cao Yong spoke a little dry mouth, stood up, went to the table and poured a cup of warm tea to drink.

When Chu Yu heard this, she couldn't help being surprised, the ceremony was really too heavy.

The prince's annual salary is only 1 taels of silver, and this time the gift is half of the annual salary.Even if you pay filial piety to the palace, you don't send such a heavy gift.

Cao Yong looked at the clock, it was late, and after washing his feet and relieving his fatigue, the husband and wife went to the back room to resettle.

Lying on the kang, Chu Yu was still a little confused when talking about the gift giving tomorrow.Cao Yong hesitated for a moment, and told Chu Yu what happened in the shop a few days ago.

When she heard that someone had poisoned Daoxiang Village, she opened her eyes wide in fright; when she heard that the Han Jiang family took precautions and resolved the crisis, Chu Yu also showed a bit of admiration on her face.

After the cause and effect are understood, the intention of Prince Jian's mansion to give away the shop is obvious.Regardless of whether they have anything to do with them, after all, the people involved in their shop, they don't want to quarrel with the Cao family, so they gave the shop away, which is considered to make up for the rift.

Prince Jian Yaerjiang is not a magnanimous person. He had a dispute with the prince in the past, and the two have been fighting for many years.

This important gift is indeed too hot to accept, it seems shameless to refuse it, and it seems arrogant to accept it.

Chu Yu sighed, and said: "My son-in-law is more thoughtful. Speaking of which, our gift is worth more than the shop this time. How about it in the future, we can't find fault here."

Cao Yong also heard about the fact that the shopkeeper of the Jianwangfu shop ran away.

Prince Jian's House has always been in contact with the Cao family, and they are considered friendly, so there is no need to do such a thing; besides, if there is any inadvertent enmity, with Yaerjiang's status, even the prince will not be taken seriously. Yes, how could condescend to show favor to Cao Yong?

If other businessmen get involved, it may also involve rivalry among peers, trying to smash the signboard of Daoxiang Village.But it is the person who used arsenic, and the dragon is using the Jian Palace without a trace, what is the other party planning?
With the sales volume of Daoxiang Village and the surge in customers at the end of the year, if the other party's wishes were fulfilled and the snacks mixed with arsenic were sold, it would not be a matter of one or two households, and it is unknown how many people would die.

In the new year, at the feet of the emperor, if such a major and special case occurs, it will cause a lot of thunder.

Even if Cao Yin and his son are in the Sacred Heart, Cao Yin must be charged with lax family management, and Cao Yong's reprimand is the lightest.Even Chu Yu must have a concubine introduced into the palace to teach the rules.

Even if it doesn't hurt the bones, it's still a slap in the face.

When the husband and wife said this, they looked at each other with serious expressions.

In the end, who is it?
In interpersonal communication, some are close, some are far away, and there are also people who accidentally take on hatred, but the black hand hiding in the dark and waiting for an opportunity makes people feel uncomfortable.

Cao Yong saw that Chu Yu had lost his smile, and regretted it a little, he said: "Look what I'm talking about with you, it just makes you worry, don't worry, I'm out there."

After hearing this, Chu Yu hurriedly said: "It's better for the son-in-law to talk, two people will have more ideas than one person. Otherwise, I'm confused about everything, and I can't do it well if I want to be the son-in-law's helper. Forehead son-in-law, tell me what you have in the future." At the end of the speech, she already showed a bit of pleading.

Seeing her eagerness, Cao Yong's heart softened, he nodded, and said "um"...

*
Dongfu, the main house in the inner courtyard.

Zhao Jia suffered from insomnia again. When the second daughter-in-law came in, most of her worries were gone, and she should have been happy.However, she was frowning, her chest was congested, and she just felt that she couldn't breathe.

Although she didn't go to the accountant's side, but she also heard from the steward here that the people who accompanied the ceremony were all gone, the key... The key point was a shop given by Prince Jian's mansion.

Fortunately, this shop has been on Zhao Jia's mind for a long time.

As early as when she was in Jiangning, she thought about building two shops to earn some rouge money.But Cao Quan didn't care, and she gave birth to children one after another, and she had no time, so she let it go.

After arriving in the capital, she hesitated for a long time whether to buy a shop or a Zhuangzi.In the end, I still felt that Zhuangzi had a promising future, so I bought two Zhuangzi.

The business in Daoxiang Village is very hot now.

The female relatives who ate during the day still talked about it, saying that the pastry in Daoxiang Village is expensive now, if you want to buy it, you have to queue up, and it will be gone if you wait in line.

There are many people who eat pastries in Beijing, so it would be good to invite two masters from the south to set up a "Guixiang Village" and a "Juxiang Village".After a few years, the dowries of the fourth sister and fifth son can be saved.

When a daughter-in-law enters the house, she is given a dowry of 120 or [-] liters. How can this girl be less when she goes out?

What's more, there is still the Duke's Mansion now. In the future, it will not be shabby if you go to the ceremony, and you will always need money to pay.

Although it is said that the wedding is held in the office, whoever accepts the gift, who accepts it, and who pays it back, but it is the second bedroom's happy event after all.Not to mention the gold and silver, as an aunt, she has the cheek to ask for a store, so it shouldn't be a problem...

(End of this chapter)