The twelfth elder brother was very obedient and said nothing else, but he kept this in mind.
In the future, Brother Ninth and Sister-in-law will give gifts in pairs, which not only have good meaning but are also valuable.
Brother Ten had already arrived. Seeing that the two of them hadn't come out yet, he came in and said, "Are you going to be busy for a while longer?"
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "I'm not busy anymore, let's go."
Not only is he not busy today, he also doesn't plan to come tomorrow.
I said before that I wanted to check in at the park, but I ended up running here every day these days.
Shiqi Gege has already moved the palace at noon, and the layout of Chengqian Palace is waiting for the royal news.
He stretched out and said, "I've been really busy for a while."
The twelfth elder brother walked beside and glanced at the ninth elder brother.
Is the seal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs too heavy?
You just stamped your stamps all day long, and within half an hour, you were already tired?
The tenth elder brother said: "Then will the ninth brother be in Changchun Garden from tomorrow? Then I won't come either. The clan house has been busy these days, so I'm afraid of nagging..."
"ha?"
When Brother Jiu heard this, his ears immediately became sharp and he said, "Is there any other news in Beizi Mansion?"
It has only been a few days. Are these Eight Banners old and young men tired of hearing the news about Beizi Mansion?
It's endless.
The tenth elder brother shook his head and said: "It's not Beizi Mansion, but in other clan mansions, there are two people who sued their brother and sister-in-law, saying that they didn't share the dowry of their biological mother when the family was separated; there were also people who sued the stepmother, saying that they had secreted the dowry of their biological mother. Several
All the lawsuits are related to dowry."
There are few clans that are not divided into families like Beizifu, and most of them are based on titles.
In the past, in addition to the imperial title, there was also the ennoblement. One was knighted at the age of fifteen, and then the Ministry of Internal Affairs prepared a residence according to the grade.
Later, after taking the imperial examination, the age of separation reached twenty.
After being awarded a title, the family basically has to be separated.
Brother Jiu said: "Ha! You were a big fool before, and you didn't say anything when you suffered a loss?"
The tenth elder brother said: "We all have to be decent. We want to keep our family's ugliness out of the public eye, and we don't want to quarrel with each other. Now that there is an example in Beizi Mansion, we probably think that compared with face, the inside is better."
Brother Jiu asked: "Can the clan be compared with ordinary banner people? Even if they are not rich, they should not be very poor if they have industry to support them, right?"
The tenth elder brother shook his head and said: "Not necessarily, the noble clans are not well-off. The worst general, Feng'en, only has a salary of one hundred and twelve years, one hundred and ten dendrobium meters a year; the idle clans are paid according to the fifth-grade civilians."
The annual salary is eighty-five taels of rice and forty-five hu of rice. Many families have no money to marry."
In his opinion, eighty-five taels of silver was indeed too little, and it would be very tight for the whole family.
No family can live alone. In addition to wives, concubines, children, and other members of the household, they all need to eat it.
When this son gets married, the betrothal gift can be smaller, just look down.
But when a daughter gets married, the dowry is difficult to deal with. Nowadays, old girls are popular in the clan.
It's not that my parents cherished the idea of marrying late, it's that they didn't have the money for a dowry.
Many people have been delayed for a long time and have no choice but to become stepwives to fill houses.
Brother Ninth heard that something was wrong, and thought of the old Duke who disappeared last year, who was the bastard of the same family.
But it sounds like, even if you are not qualified to take the exam, you still have to spend money.
No wonder they dare to give birth and give birth to many children.
Ninth Prince Digu said: "How many fifth-grade nobles are there? There are so many errands in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and there are many fifth-grade ones. As a result, they give birth to a waste, and they can get so many..."
Having said this, he paused and said: "It doesn't look like there are many now, it seems like there are more than 400 yellow belts. With the title examination, the number of titles has been controlled, but what's the use? I'm just idle.
The clan works hard to have children, and if the family earns enough money, they can support the father-in-law. If you don't care about it, this will be the bulk of your expenses in the future."
The Tenth Elder Brother said: "The jade certificate is revised every ten years. When the time comes, Khan Amma will see how the population is growing, and he should be able to deal with it."
Brother Jiu said: "Anyway, we have to take care of it. Otherwise, it really won't work. We can arrange more vacancies for the clan, but we can't just hang around and wait to die. If we are not trash, we will become trash."
The twelfth elder brother followed the two elder brothers, and he was very confused.
Isn’t it a good thing to have more children and more blessings?
But when it comes to Brother Nine, it becomes a bad thing?
However, the emperor's father is very fertile and has more than a dozen sons now. If the princes were like this, the number of their grandchildren would be more than 200...
Half an hour later, the group arrived at Brother's place.
The ninth elder brother took the twelfth elder brother back to Beiwusuo, while the tenth elder brother went back to his own home to change clothes.
The residence of the twelfth elder brother is still located in the study room in the front yard.
There is an ice basin and a pot of bamboo in the house, which are full of greenery.
Brother Twelve saw this last time, but he didn't bother to ask.
I saw him look twice more.
Seeing this, Brother Jiu raised his eyebrows and said, "This is the famous 'Guanyin Bamboo'. People are asking for hundreds of taels of silver per pot. I'll keep this for you and give it to you on your wedding next year."
The twelfth elder brother hesitated for a moment and said: "Ninth brother, is it next year? The thirteenth brother is not old enough, will it be the next time?"
He doesn't really want to change his current situation. It's good to live alone in five houses now.
But he felt uncomfortable thinking about having to separate two-thirds of the courtyard to go out, and having several strangers come in later.
Brother Jiu snorted coldly: "Next time? Forty-three years? Then, you and the Thirteen people guard the two princess-born concubines. Before Fujin comes in, the eldest son and the eldest daughter of the concubine all come out. This
You think you’re living a peaceful life, right?”
The fifth elder brother and the seventh elder brother have learned from the past, and the elder brothers behind them will not arrange late marriages.
The twelfth elder brother shook his head and said: "Don't be disobedient..."
Brother Jiu looked him up and down, his expression became serious, he glanced down his waist, waved his hand and sent the little eunuch at the door down, saying: "Honestly, do you have something to hide? There really is something wrong.
, shouldn’t you hide your illness and avoid medical treatment?”
The twelfth elder brother was a little confused and didn't react for a while.
Brother Jiu put it bluntly and said: "Have you not read the "Huangdi Neijing"? My husband is 28, the kidney qi is strong, the sky is guizhi, the essence is overflowing, and the yin and yang are combined, so you can have children. You are sixteen.
, it is the age when the energy is overflowing, isn’t it..."
Having said this, he thought about the fact that the twelfth brother's birthday was in the twelfth lunar month, which was a small birthday. He was only fourteen and a half years old now.
Or maybe it’s really nothing like that…
Do the numbers 7788 in the Huangdi Neijing refer to false years or real years?
According to the laws of the previous dynasty, the age of marriage for men and women was set at sixteen and fourteen respectively. The reference for this should be the "Huangdi Neijing".
The years in the law are calculated as false years. Can it be calculated that the "Huangdi Neijing" also states false years?
The twelfth elder brother's face turned red, all the way to his neck, like a red date steamed bun.
He stared at Brother Jiu and was speechless. He really couldn't understand why he could say this calmly.
Brother Jiu hummed and said: "It's all written in the book. What's there to be ashamed of? If you have something wrong, tell me and see the imperial doctor early. If you are embarrassed to say it, I will arrange manpower for you. It doesn't matter. Just don't think about those evil spirits."
Heretic!”
The twelfth elder brother hurriedly said: "Don't worry about it. My brother is fine, but he is impatient and annoyed by the crowd."
Brother Jiu couldn't laugh or cry, and said: "Who can live alone? No matter what age you are, you will always grow up."
For example, the fourteenth elder brother is three years younger than the twelfth elder brother, and he has long been thinking about marrying Fujin.
The difference between this younger brother and his younger brother is really big.
Shu Shu was in the main room and had already received the news. Knowing that the twelfth elder brother was coming, he ordered Walnut to say: "Ask the kitchen to prepare a fruit plate and send it over, and send two plates of cakes as cushions."
Walnut responded, went to the dining room, packed the food box and sent it over.
When the twelfth elder brother saw that his sister-in-law had sent someone over, he looked at the ninth elder brother and wondered whether he should go over to pay his respects to his sister-in-law first.
Brother Jiu waved his hand and said: "No, let's see you later when we go out. To save you the hassle, you can eat two pieces of melon and take a rest. We will set off for Nanwu Institute at the second quarter of the year. There is still half an hour."
The twelfth elder brother listened to the arrangement honestly.
Brother Jiu then returned to the main room.
Shu Shu was looking at the two brocade boxes, seemingly hesitant.
Brother Jiu leaned over and said, "What are they?"
Shu Shu pointed to the left and said, "A new riding crop and a Mongolian knife were both gifts I received during my northern tour the year before last!"
They are all good things, and those inlaid with precious stones and gold will suit the preferences of the Mongolians.
Princess Kejing keeps it and can reward others.
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "If you don't give these, give me foreign goods, Gurkha knives, perfume, mirror Korean ginseng and so on..."
After Shu Shu heard this, he couldn't help stroking his forehead and said, "It's me who is confused."
Things are rare and valuable.
These objects received on the grassland may seem like good things to me, but to the Mongolian princes, they are nothing.
On the contrary, Western objects, which are thousands of miles away and have traveled across oceans, become precious.
Shu Shu said: "Then give me the Gurkha knife. When the princess leaves the capital, prepare Korean ginseng and others."
This is also a courtesy exchange.
When the princess came back before, she sent a cart full of furs. There were no impure furs, they were all mink furs, rolled in rolls, prepared and ready for making clothes directly.
The materials for this car are quite expensive.
Shu Shu's temperament was that she would rather suffer than take advantage, so she had already thought about returning the gift.
After being married for several years, Brother Jiu knew about her behavior. After thinking about it, he said: "The return gift from Fourth Sister does not have to be formal, otherwise it will look awkward. We have nothing to do. We are afraid that she will feel uneasy..."
Shu Shu nodded and said, "Yes, I understand."
In the past, the princess was a princess and her husband-in-law was Prince Duoluo. Naturally, between the couple, the princess had the highest status.
Now the prince-in-law is Tushetu Khan, who has become the most powerful person in Khalkha. The situation of the princess and her prince-in-law has been reversed.
This should also be the reason why the princess returned to the court.
Shu Shu said: "With the relationship established, we can wait until Princess Qianqiu sends people over to give gifts, or wait until the princess gives birth to a baby and prepare birth-birth gifts."
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "That's better. For us, it's just a little troublesome. For the fourth sister, it's also a comfort to be in a foreign land..."