The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 278

Mr. Xu smiled disapprovingly: "How is this possible! It's not that the Xing family has no sons, and it's also true that the eight classics are authentic. Lao Xing is either confused, or you have misheard the news."

Mrs. Xu gave a weird cry, and sat down next to her husband, chattering: "If I had such a shrewd daughter as the Xing family, I would be willing to give her all the family property. I have a troubled son, why don't I find another one?" She is a clever daughter. Anyway, my son-in-law knows how to be filial to my mother-in-law, unlike the tall daughters-in-law who fight against me for fear of losing a little. Is it that I am so unpopular as a mother-in-law? "

Master Xu smiled awkwardly, and quickly got up to appease his wife.The Xu family has been living in seclusion since the death of the concubine, Mr. Xu is idle at home all day, spattering about defense historians, and easily refuses invitations from anyone.At most, I would occasionally take my servants to Dayan Temple to burn incense and pay respects to the Buddha, just to relax.

When this person is free, he has a lot of time to introspect at home.Only then did Mr. Xu know that his wife's life in the mansion was not smooth sailing, not to mention being filial to the old lady every day, but also fighting with a few daughter-in-laws who didn't agree with each other.Those daughters-in-law are all the daughters of the rich and powerful, and no one will obey the other. Mrs. Xu is a little partial to one, and the rest of them will definitely form gangs, making the house restless.

It's a pity that most of these daughters-in-law were selected by the concubine when she was still alive. Master Xu also knew that his wife was quite critical of this, but now that they even have grandchildren, what else can they do?
Knowing that his wife was venting his dissatisfaction through the affairs of the Xing family girl, Mr. Xu laughed and said, "Although we don't have daughters, it would be nice to raise a few warm-hearted granddaughters in the future. Just like I heard that Rongguo Mansion, Although the men of Jia's family are not in tune, I heard that the old matriarch of Rongguo Mansion raised his granddaughters very well."

Mrs. Xu sighed: "I don't expect several granddaughters to be top-notch, I just hope that one of them will be as successful as the girl of the Xing family. I have another matter to discuss with you. How much gift money is appropriate for the Xing family? I'm afraid it won't look good, and if it's too thick, I'm afraid that outsiders will find out the relationship between our two families."

Master Xu's face gradually became serious: "Our relationship with the Xing family is no better than that of others. When we were in trouble, the Xing family was there to help." Come to Xu Mansion for emergency, Mr. Xu will keep it in mind.

"Besides, even Long Live personally inquired about the Xing family's marriage, and even allowed a few princes to go to watch the ceremony. I think it takes two thousand to get by at least."

Mrs. Xu nodded immediately: "I think so too. Our family only repays the debts of the inner government. If we take out too much, it will make people suspicious. Two thousand silver is considered a public payment, and I will pick it from our own treasury. Make a few congratulatory gifts individually."

Listening to his wife's praise of Miss Xing's family, Mr. Xu couldn't help feeling a little curious.

In Master Xu's view, Lao Xing is simple and honest but not lacking in shrewdness, sincerity and cunning. The key to being successful in official circles is to be loyal and have a spirit of chivalry and courage.His wife, Mr. Xu has also met, she is not as good as his own wife no matter what, it is said that she is also a daughter from a small family, but she is very talented in business.

Why is the daughter born to this couple so unusual?
Mr. Xu is not the only one who is so curious. Unfortunately, the Xing family doesn't often go out and about. Everyone has complicated emotions about this Gusu girl who adopted the fifth prince and married into the Shangshu's mansion.

There are those who are envious, those who are jealous, those who congratulate, and those who watch the excitement.
Then it came to the day of giving the dowry, Shili Chang Street was overcrowded, and the red carpet was spread from the street entrance to the gate of Xing's house.Twenty or so boys were all tall and tall, and the big girls and daughters-in-law on the street were blushing.These young servants are the faces of the Xing family, they were carefully selected by the Lu family from various shops, they are not only about the same size, but also temporarily asked the stewards to train them on etiquette, wearing the same suits, they are very eye-catching.

On the left and right sides of Xinyou's main gate, there are red and red double blessings. Ten cute and fair little boys are carrying candy baskets. When they see children watching the excitement on the street, they will grab a handful of peanut candies and stuff them there.It was even more lively at the corner gate. The housekeeper of the second door of the Xing family led more than a dozen people to give up their face here. From the corner gate to the west entrance of the alley, there was a long queue like a queue.

People who received rice noodles at the gate gathered at the gate to watch the fun, and all the stewards who came in from the main gate came to give gifts.Although those boxes were tightly sealed, the stewards were all dressed in rich clothes, with their chests and stomachs puffed up, and they knew that they would not send anything.

This is just the bride's house. I heard that the groom is the son of the Shangshu Mansion, so it must be more lively than here.

As a result, there was a lot of discussion among the crowd: "Look at the daughter of this family, it is not in vain to live like this for a lifetime."

"It's a pity that we didn't have good parents, otherwise..." Someone said sourly, although he was holding the rice noodles from Xing's house in his hand, there was resentment inside and outside the words.

There are also people who are grateful for the Xing family's righteous deed: "What do you know? The Xing family's ancestral home is in Suzhou. I heard that it was originally a poor family. It is all thanks to the hard work of the Lai couple that they have achieved today's achievements. Don't be mean if you don't know the inside story. if."

Even more envious and yearning: "Tell me, how much money does the Xing family spend to marry their daughter?"

"My uncle's aunt is helping out in Tianxianglou. It is said that the Xing family has set up a total of 120 seats. It has been open for three consecutive days, and one table is 40 taels. In addition, four major theater troupes have been invited, which is really expensive."

There was an uproar in the crowd.

At noon, ten old mothers came out of the door, carrying glutinous rice balls wrapped in perilla leaves in their baskets.The glutinous rice balls are filled with real good ingredients, such as red beans, mung beans, cashew nuts, almonds, and melted brown sugar in the core.The old mothers send it to everyone they meet, and explain with a smile that this is called the perfect candy heart bag, and it is the owner's thank you to the neighbors.

The crowd of onlookers had never seen such a fresh wedding, and it was a little boy's candy, and what kind of candy bag, even the air seemed to be filled with sweetness.

After sending out a circle, there was a noisy voice coming from the door.The onlookers stretched their necks to look in, and the servants stood respectfully on the steps, carrying out one after another mahogany boxes from inside.The first lift was tied with golden silk, but on it was a red coral tree.

There were exclamations in the crowd.The golden yellow silk and satin are obviously used to distinguish the bright yellow color. Generally, this color is used on the head when giving a wedding, which means that it is a dowry rewarded by the palace, which is extremely expensive.

Only then did everyone remember the background of the Xing family.

Behind it are all kinds of furniture, such as six-poster canopy bed with vermilion lacquer door, lacquer carved three-screen mirror table, front table with three buckets, and even the children and grandchildren bucket with embossed dragon and phoenix playing with pearls. Also black rosewood.The people who watched were dazzled and dizzy.

It doesn't matter, the last dozen or so jewelry are called dazzling.There are red gold necklaces, jade bracelets, coral headbands, crab hairpins, bonsai hairpins, and birthday hairpins, some of which can be named, and some of which cannot be named.

Pearls, gems and agates almost popped out of jewelry boxes, and silk and satin could not be worn out in a few lifetimes.

The Chuichuidada team, led by Jia Lian, rushed all the way to Shangshufu.

The Song family provided supplies at the door, and the seven aunts and eight aunts gathered in the backyard. When they heard that the bride's cousin had brought the dowry, they all came to see it curiously.

Although Mrs. Song was also looking forward to it in her heart, her reserved energy suppressed her steps. She just sat in the main hall with a few old aunts who couldn't walk, talking and laughing, and it seemed that she didn't plan to get up.

After a while, the sisters-in-law who came to congratulate the Gao family came back with smiles, and they all said that they had never seen such a generous dowry before, and today was an eye-opener.A smile appeared on Mrs. Song's face, and when her two daughters-in-law came in behind the crowd, she saw her mother-in-law smiling like a flower blooming on her face, making her even more uncomfortable.

Although I know that the Xing family will not treat their daughter badly, but in comparison, their dowry back then is too inferior.

The two young mistresses complained to their husbands at night.

The second young master is fine, but he reprimanded his wife a few words and told the second young mistress to get along with her younger siblings in a friendly manner.Only the eldest young master felt sorry for his wife, and secretly complained to the third brother that he would not look for the daughter of a good family in the capital, but a daughter of a businessman's family.

To his horror, he was asked by his friends as soon as he went out, what aspect of the Xing family did Song Chen take a fancy to.

The Eldest Young Master has a weak character, his ears are soft, and he can't stand provocations. The Eldest Young Mistress only said a few words, and he raised his feet angrily to find Song Chen.

The next day was the big wedding. As the eldest son, the young master was supposed to help him get in and out, but he didn't want to be discovered by the servants. The young master's eye sockets were punched into purple black, and the corners of his eyes were even congested, which was terrifying.

Song Lian was furious, and asked someone to arrest the eldest son for questioning, only to find out that the eldest son and the younger son were fighting in the study outside last night.Song Lian was startled, and hurried to call Song Chen, lest there would be a joke on the wedding day.

Mrs. Song sat aside and kept cursing: "The uneasy things must be tricked by your daughter-in-law!"

Although Mrs. Song is not shrewd, she is not a fool either. Can't she see the resentment in the eyes of the two daughters-in-law yesterday?

When Song Lian heard this was the reason, he gritted his teeth and said, "Your wife is jealous, so you should get angry at her mother's house, and there is no need to embarrass your third brother. Are we still waiting for your daughter-in-law's dowry money to buy rice for the pot? Bah, no progress." Things, you can't find things if you are coaxed by others. If your brother is injured today, our Song family doesn't have to be ashamed in the capital! Going back to our hometown to farm directly is more enjoyable than being troubled by your brothers. "

The young master had never heard his father say such heartless words, so he knelt down and begged for mercy.

After all, it was her own son. Mrs. Song couldn't bear it, so she said to Song Lian, "You don't have to be so angry. Don't you know what kind of character a son is? The most pure and kind one is his wife who doesn't worry. Now Just looking at the dowry of the third family is envious, what about the future? Maybe you don't dare to covet it."

The eldest young master turned pale with fright, and hurriedly said: "Mother, we have absolutely no such intentions, it's all because of my son's momentary confusion, and it has nothing to do with Jiang's!"

(End of this chapter)