The Book of Raising Children by Houmen

Chapter 76 Dowry (2)
"I'm fine. It's just that your brother worked hard. When the big girl and the two tigers were born, the parents-in-law was still there, so they could help." After Yuan said this, she suddenly remembered something. Bibi, got up quickly and said: "Almost forgot something, just saw you crooked and didn't go in, your brother asked me to tell you something."

Zhao Jing saw that Yuan Shi stopped what she was doing, walked to the door, poked her head out to look left and right, and closed the door, she still felt a little curious.

Yuan Shi closed the door, came over and took Zhao Jing's hand, leading her all the way into the bedroom, then stopped, bent down and moved the footrest in front of her bed.Zhao Jing stretched her neck and took a look. There was a red-painted toilet under the bed, but she didn't notice it.

Yuan Shi opened the toilet lid, Zhao Jing wanted to cover her nose habitually, Yuan Shi just smiled and said: "This one is new, it's new." Zhao Jing leaned over and saw Yuan Shi bring out a black lacquer toilet from inside. The box was opened, and there were two rows of silver neatly stacked inside, shining so brightly that it dazzled the eyes.

"This money is..." Zhao Jing didn't finish her sentence, but she also knew that she gave Zhao Yong these money every year for so many years.Most of the court ladies enter the palace to subsidize the family. Zhao Jing got this original body. Although she can't be filial to her, she will never be selfish to the point of fulfilling the most basic obligations, so she will take the money every year. Take some out and let Zhao Yong take them home for daily use.

"Your brother said that these are all your dowry money. We will save it for you and return it to you when you come out. Now that you are out, let me tell you that all this money is put here. It’s very safe, little thieves won’t steal money here, don’t you think?”

Seeing Yuan's complacent expression, Zhao Jing felt more and more touched in her heart, reached out her hand to touch the silver, raised her head and said, "Sister-in-law, this silver is all for my family, and I will use it separately. I also saved some money for myself, you don’t need to give it to me, I gave the money to my brother, because I want the family to live better, and I don’t want you to live too hard.”

Zhao Jing was worried that Zhao Yong would spend the money indiscriminately, but now seeing that the money has not been touched, she was so moved that she didn't know what to say, her eyes turned red.Although she treats them as family members, it is not like Zhao Yong treats her, it is a real brotherhood.

"Your brother's lord, I can't do it. When my parents-in-law passed away, he took 20 taels of silver from here to pay for the funeral. In the past two years, I have saved it and returned it." Seeing Zhao Jing's expression moved, Yuan said, He patted the back of Zhao Jing's hand with a slightly rough palm and said, "Sister, let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart. Your brother is honest, but I still like him as an honest person. Follow him in my heart." Practical."

Zhao Jing nodded, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, raised her head and asked Yuan Shi: "My brother has been working as a cook in Piaoxianglou for some years, and his skills must be good. Why don't you take the money and come out?" Opening a small shop is better than working for others."

After Yuan Shi heard this, she just waved her hands and said: "That's impossible, your brother doesn't have the ability, besides, this is your dowry money, we can't touch your money for anything."

As Yuan Shi said, she had already stood up, and someone was knocking on the door outside, while Yuan Shi was taking care of her, she gave Zhao Jing a wink and asked Zhao Jing to put the money back.Zhao Jing wanted to say a few more words, but Yuan Shi left in a hurry, and Zhao Jing had no choice but to put those things back into the toilet.

Zhao Jing bent down and pushed the toilet under the bed, put the footrest down, and couldn't help laughing while sitting on the edge of the bed. She never thought that the first small coffer she owned would be a toilet.

Life outside the palace was not easy. Zhao Jing was mentally prepared early in the morning, but she did not expect that her body was far more delicate than she imagined.

For example, in the past two nights, the charcoal stove made her throat burn and hurt, but if there was no charcoal stove, the wind from the wooden window would blow in at night, making her bones hurt from the cold.

Zhao Jing didn't have a thick padded jacket like Yuan's. Although the few clothes brought out from the palace were good, living in such a home and wearing silk clothes was indeed a bit strange.

It was not too bright that day, Zhao Jing woke up, she was planning to go home to make up for the sleep she hadn't slept in for more than ten years, but at this time, she couldn't fall asleep.

Zhao Jing summed up the reasons, mainly because the charcoal fire was no longer hot in the middle of the night, and the steamer was also cold, and the bed was like an ice cellar. It would be strange if she could fall asleep.

She sat on the bedside and sighed, thinking that she couldn't do it, she got up and moved, and helped Yuan Shi go to the kitchen to light a fire to make breakfast, and it could be a little warmer.

At this time, the door of the main room rang, and Yuan Shi came in from the outside and asked Zhao Jing, "Your sister is up?"

Zhao Jing responded, and while putting on her clothes, she went to open the door for Yuan Shi. Yuan Shi stood at the door with dark circles under her eyes, holding a thick padded jacket in her hand. Seeing that Zhao Jing was wearing thin clothes, she just handed it to her. Said: "It's cold at home, yesterday I dug out a padded jacket I wore when I was a girl, and added some new cotton inside to modify it, you can make do with it."

(End of this chapter)