I don't want to be wronged again

Chapter 32, Chapter 31, Dowry 2
Duke Hai thought for a while, then nodded: "Let's do it like this."

Not long after, a row of servants came over carrying dozens of large red-lacquered camphorwood boxes, and lined them up neatly on the ground according to their numbers.

Hailao Guogong walked to the first box with the gold letter "Jia San" stamped on it, and beckoned to Haishi: "Jiaoer, come and see."

The old lady Hai understood something in a trance, and walked tremblingly to the box without anyone helping her.Hailao Guogong slowly opened the box.Han Li stretched his head, only to see a few pieces of clothes and a small box in the huge box.

However, when Mrs. Hai saw those clothes, she stretched out her hands to hug those clothes and cried bitterly, regardless of her manners.

Seeing her sister was sad, the sixth old master couldn't bear it, and wanted to come over to comfort her, but was stopped by the old man: "Let her cry for a while, the tears will flow out, and I won't feel depressed."

After Mrs. Hai cried for a long time, he patted the old lady on the back and coaxed: "Okay, Jiaoer, don't cry anymore! If you cry any more, your body won't be able to bear it anymore. Parents saw me on the ground. It made you cry, and you have to trouble me again."

This box is naturally the relics of Haishi's former Duke Hai and his wife.Hailao Guogong pointed to the box and said to Mrs. Hailao: "These are some clothes and utensils commonly used by father and mother, and some jewelry from mother. Except for the second elder, we kept a few pieces. The three brothers and sisters One serving per person, just keep it in your mind.”

He pointed to the dozens of boxes with the word "C" on it: "These are the things in your room after you left, and my mother asked someone to pack them up later. Look, even your comb Not less."

Dozens of boxes were opened one by one, and the contents were dazzling.There are countless clothes of various colors. Although decades have passed, the luster of the silk is still shining; there is a box that is believed to be the name lock that Mrs. Hai has worn since she was a child. Six; there is a box of all kinds of jewelry, hairpin jewelry, which is still shining and dazzling when opened; there are also various dowry mirror boxes, rouge powder, and sesame oil lipsticks for girls in the boudoir, but they have all dried up. There are also books, paper and scrolls, pens, inks, papers and inkstones, and even incense burners, bells, cups, plates, bowls, kites and kites, which are all inclusive.

Mrs. Hai walked past the box one by one, with a melancholy look full of nostalgia, finally sighed, and said: "Close them all." Closed the time when she was young and gone away.

After Mrs. Hai sat down again, Hai Pan picked up a thick and spacious notebook from the butler who was waiting on the side, and handed it to Mrs. Hai: "Auntie, this is the dowry that grandmother prepared for you back then. After you leave After that, it has been sealed for 43 years. It is fortunate to see the light of day again today."

Mrs. Hai burst into tears: "Brothers, I have taken away my parents' relics, and I have also taken away my childhood playthings: I left them for Zhanyi and Qingdai to play with. It's just this dowry, how can I have the face to accept it? I I have never been married with three matchmakers and six hires, so what kind of dowry can I expect! Besides, my daughter and son-in-law are all filial, and they have never shorted my food and drink. Whether I have a dowry, they all treat me the same—I still don’t know. What do you want a dowry for?"

Duke Hai's two thick eyebrows raised up: "Nonsense! Why can't you get this dowry?! You are the daughter of the Hai family! This dowry was prepared for you by your mother since you were born! If you are not here, let it go!" Put it in the treasury to rot, and it will not be used for other purposes! This dowry is your dignity as the daughter of the Hai family! You don’t need it, you can give it to your niece, Zhanyi and Hanyu, it is always your wish as an elder .Besides, this is after all the kindness of your parents, how can you not? Your mother will scold you for being unfilial!"

Master Hailiu also persuaded: "Jiaoer, just accept it, you deserve it. Back then, the dowry of the eldest sister and second sister was far inferior to yours, and now they are still supporting their two clans. How can our Hai family lose money?" Lost your own flesh and blood?"

He thought for a while, picked up the dowry book and flipped through it: "I remember one year, I fell in love with the scenery by the Dongting Lake, and wanted to stay in our family's other courtyard by the lake for a few days. But I was told by my mother that the courtyard and the thousand hectares of fertile land by Dongting Lake were prepared for your dowry. Is it still there now?"

Haipan smiled and said: "Yes, someone has been in charge of that other courtyard all the time, and there is still the promise of the thousand hectares of land these years." He turned to a certain page and pointed out: "It has been accumulated year by year, not only this One item, as well as the interest of 26 shops for my aunt. After accumulating a certain amount every year, it will be transferred to the Haihui Bank for deposit, and then invested in our family’s business to earn interest year by year. These years have already been this amount .”

He turned to the last page, and there was a number: 170, 5000 taels.

Sun Zhangyang refrained from making a sound, but Li Haizhu screamed out.Mrs. Hai sighed: "Leave half of the money for the Hai family—after all, the Hai family manages it up and down. Pan'er has worked hard over the years, and 5% of it should be reserved for you to marry a wife. I know that the Hai family's According to the rules, the son is only given 5 taels of silver to get married. Afterwards, he will live in peace, raise a wife and children, and start a business. What can you do with [-] taels! You are a good boy, aunt will save more for you Son. [-]% will be given to the stewards and boys who manage these industries. I will reward them for their hard work over the years. The rest will be used by parents to build graves and sacrifices. Cifen, this little silver, it should be considered as a little filial piety of mine."

Hai Laoguo sighed: "That's the case, let's do it like this. Pan'er, I haven't come to thank your aunt yet!"

Haipan bowed and gave Mrs. Hai a deep gift: "My son, I thank Auntie for the reward! I also thank Auntie for the reward for the boys below!"

From the beginning to the end, both the Hai brothers and sisters, and Haipan, all played it lightly, without showing any emotion at all, as if what they were talking about was not a few hundred thousand taels of silver, but only a few tens of taels of silver.You know, the annual tax revenue of the whole country is only more than 10 million taels a year!The promise of these dowry alone is one-third of the national annual income!What is the concept of a thousand hectares of fertile land by the Dongting Lake?The land in the south of the Yangtze River is fertile. Good land in Jiangsu and Zhejiang usually costs 300 taels of silver per mu. The land by Dongting Lake is fertile and watery, and the price of the land will never be lower than that in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. How much is this thousand hectares of land worth?
At this time, Han Li really realized what the gap is.After the shock, he was already numb. Anyway, he knew that his rice bug would die if he ate gold every day.
Mrs. Hai opened the notebook and said, "Let's leave this other courtyard to Sixth Brother, don't you like the scenery there? Sixth Brother, don't refuse me either—I'm afraid I won't have the chance to live in this other courtyard again with my body. It’s done. I gave it to you, and it’s also my sister’s thought for you.” Only then did Master Hailiu nodded and accepted it with tears in his eyes.When Mrs. Hai saw something she liked again, she assigned it at will: "Bring this white bear skin to elder brother. This is what my father hunted on the iceberg over the red-haired son in the early years. It should be left to elder brother. This warm jade bed will be moved to elder brother later." Haizhu, Haizhu is weak, so it’s better to sleep on this bed; this one is for Zhanyi, and this one is for Han Li.”

Han Li and Zhan Yi have become little rich women with a net worth of several 10 taels in just a short time.Zhan Yi is still ignorant, but Han Li is well aware of the weight of the money.You must know that you can already be considered a rich man if you have [-] to [-] silver. For the property of the Sun family, Aunt Lin, mother, daughter, Wang, and others are still plotting in every possible way. If you know that this golden mountain is right in front of you, you don’t know how jealous .At that time, wouldn't Zhanyi and himself be coveted like a big piece of fat?I have to talk to my father about this matter, and I can't disclose this news, as long as I can make a fortune in silence.

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