Chapter 95: When A Weak Woman Also Makes a Twist (200
Chapter Ninety-Five: Weak women also have troubles (200 monthly tickets will add more)
(He came after me, crying and begging for monthly tickets)
Watching the royal carriage go away surrounded by the palace guards, Dao Chi's mood suddenly dropped. Wang Ning had just come out to pay homage to the crown prince, and together with his grandson, he personally escorted the distinguished guest out.
The old man was worried about Hu Tou. It could be seen that his grandson was feeling uncomfortable, so he didn't say anything. He only said: "You have been on vacation for half a month, and you will go back to study in another half month. You can be company by then."
Dao Chi nodded and helped Wang Ning back to the courtyard.
Although the personal guards brought by the Crown Prince just now were not 300, but 70 or 80, they were scattered in the streets and alleys, attracting many people to poke their heads in. Although others were curious, they just murmured a few words.
The view from the outer eighth room is more realistic because it is a close neighbor to the outer ninth room.
Over the past year or so, they have all seen the changes in Waijiu Fang. Maybe Waijiu Fang is not as wealthy as them now, but everyone can see that Waijiu Fang's life will get better and better.
The grandson-in-law is a scholar, and the grandson is a student in the palace. Now the number of servants in the family is gradually increasing. The eighth old lady and the two daughters-in-law have never had the idea of getting close to the ninth house, but they were stopped by the eighth old lady.
The eighth old man said this: "Everyone else belongs to others, and people should only look at what is good in their own bowls. At that time, I was alienated from the outer nine houses because I was afraid that they would be called poor and take advantage of them. Now we must learn
Are those shameless people from the tenth house asking for cheap? Are my children and grandchildren beggars?"
After talking to each other for a while, the wife and the wife lowered their heads and never dared to talk about spending more time with the outsiders.
Adults are concerned about face and interests, but it is not as simple as children think. The two grandsons in the eighth room love to hang out with Dao Chi.
Both of them are studying in ethnic studies, but they haven't ended up yet. Dao Chi is about the same age as them, but he passed the county and government examinations. How can they not admire them.
The two daughters-in-law in the eighth house were afraid that their father-in-law would blame them, so they taught their sons twice, and the two younger ones did not dare to go out to the ninth house again. But the two cousins became more attentive in their studies, thinking that if their brothers passed the boy test, their parents would
Is there any reason to prevent them from getting close to their cousins...
Wang Ning and Dao Chi could not have imagined that the old and young people in the eighth house would be entangled, and the grandfather and grandson began to draw up a dowry list for Shun Niang.
Taking advantage of half a month of vacation left, Dao Chi wanted to handle this properly.
In addition to the fifty acres of land he bought before, Dao Chi went to Xicheng to buy a shop in the past two days. The location is only moderate, and precisely because of this, the price is also cheap, with three front rooms facing the street for one hundred and five taels of silver.
. Even if the rent is not much, it will be no problem to earn more than ten taels of silver a year.
The dressing room, shop floor, furniture and other major items are all ready, but there are quite a few bits and pieces left.
This was the first time that Daoist Chi came to this world to buy a dowry. He didn't know what to buy, and the list drawn up by Wang Ning seemed too simple. Even if the Zhang family and his son were not snobbish, there were still relatives of the Zhang family.
Shun Niang has such a kind nature, Dao Chi doesn't want her to be looked down upon by others because of the dowry.
Really helpless, the Taoist idiot could only ask Rong Niang for help.
Rong Niang copied a copy of her dowry list and took San Lang and Dao Chi with her for reference.
Bonsai with glass covers, cloisonné enamel fruit boxes, hanging mirrors, and hanging screens are all considered "luxury items" at this time, so I have to cross them all out. These things have been accumulated over many years, and if you have money, you can't buy them for a while.
The silver wax skewers can be replaced with tin ones, and the pastel tea cans can be replaced with blue and white cans. Tea sets and porcelain can be halved, and grooming utensils, toiletries, cosmetics, etc. can be purchased within the scope of Anlu City.
Clothes for all seasons, shoes, socks, and other items of clothing are almost all prepared here. All Taoist idiots need to do is add more rulers.
For the dowry jewelry, I asked Rong Niang to help me choose it at the silver house. Gold, jade, and jade are not allowed unless ordered to do so. Except for the four pairs of earrings, which are pure gold, one pair of hair and face are made of gilt gold, and a pair of cloisonné enamel hairpins.
Several sets of hairpin rings commonly worn by other households are made of silver.
The two boxes of jewelry cost fifty-five taels of silver.
After choosing the jewelry, the three sisters took the prepared list and made a large purchase in Xicheng. Other than that, they were not valuable items, and the clothing materials were bulky. Except for silk that could be used by common people, plain
Yarns, etc., because Zhang Qinghe is already a scholar and Shun Niang is considered a "scholar's wife", the clothes can be made of silk and silk, which are not available in the outer nine houses.
In addition to the restrictions on clothing materials, Taoist idiots know that there are also restrictions on the colors of common people's clothing. Women of the common people can only wear light colors, and no bright red or crow green are allowed. This is the difference between scholars and common people.
If this theory is followed, Waijiufang is much better than ordinary people, because Waijiufang belongs to the "scholar" class, and there are not so many taboos in dressing.
When all the purchases were made, a whole carriage was piled up.
When they got to the outer nine rooms, Dao Chi arranged for everyone to unload the truck.
Shun Niang was very surprised when she saw him buying lavishly. Wang Ning couldn't tell what it was. Before the Taoist idiot went out, he had already told the old man. The two big-headed Taoist idiots spent money. On these small heads, Wang Ningshi
No more words.
In the old lady's heart, she had long considered Dao Chi to be her own flesh and blood, and she did not stop him from trying his best to buy a dowry for Shun Niang. In the old lady's opinion, if her eldest grandson were still alive, he would definitely do the same thing as Dao Chi. She
If you care too much, it will be like treating a Taoist idiot as an outsider.
The west room of the upper room had long been vacant, which was reserved for the bride's dowry. Everyone carried and carried these things to the upper room.
After all the things were unloaded and Shun Niang's forehead was dripping with sweat, she heard Rong Niang say that these things were the dowry her brother had bought for her.
She did not run away this time, but said sternly: "Grandma, Erlang, I don't want it. Either you withdraw from these things, or you give Erlang as a betrothal gift. If the Zhang family wants a dowry, then I won't marry you."
Although Wang Ning has said that Taoist idiots should not get married early, but the nine-fang family has been passed down for three generations alone, and he is not allowed to get married too late. Most of them will get engaged after the boyhood ceremony. After careful calculation, it is only three or two
Years of hard work.
Wang Ning scolded: "Shut up, you dare to say anything!"
Shun Niang lowered her head and said: "If you don't want it, don't do it. I am a sister. I don't say what I do for my brother, but let my brother take care of me. What does this mean?" As she spoke, tears were already streaming down her face.
fall.
It's even more troublesome for an honest person to twist her, and in front of Rong Niang and her brother, Wang Ning was already annoyed.
Dao Chi couldn't tell Shun Niang that these things were nothing. Even if it seemed to outsiders that he had spent almost all his wealth, that was not the case. But in front of Rong Niang and San Lang, it was hard to say this.
Even if he spent a hundred or so taels of silver to buy things, in order not to make Rong Niang suspicious, he went to the drug store first and sold the ginseng, deer antlers and other high-end supplements that the prince had brought when he came over that day; when he was at the silver building, he took out the old bags
The hairpin came out and was exchanged for dozens of taels of silver.
When Rong Niang and San Lang saw this, they decided that this was the source of most of Wai Jiufang's money, and they felt more and more that it was not easy to be a Taoist.
Rong Niang was a little disapproving of Shun Niang, feeling that she was too soft and did not inherit Wang Ning's rigidity; but now seeing her like this, she can't bear it.
Seeing that Wang Ning's face was turning blue and she was hesitant to speak, Rong Niang took Shun Niang's hand and said: "Good sister, dowry has been provided by the mother's family according to their ability since ancient times. The amount is based on your wishes.
Sister, you just have to endure it, there is no point in saying whether you want it or not."
Shun Niang choked and said, "But, how can I bear it?"
Rong Niang took out the handkerchief and helped her wipe away her tears and said: "What can't be tolerated? Aren't you two brothers and sisters? Let me tell you, Erlang has done a good job. Even though he is young, he is still a man who supports the family.
, If I don’t make the decision for you, my sister, who will make the decision? Even if I give all these to you now, what will happen? Could it be that he is a good-for-nothing, so he can’t make money back."
Shun Niang couldn't refute her words as if she was pouring beans. She just said: "But, but..."
"But what? Erlang came out early in the morning and ran around for a long time without even taking a sip of tea. Sister Shun Niang didn't say thank you, but instead blamed her. I couldn't stand it. I'm not an outsider, so Jin Jin
The two are so clear about each other, they are all one family, and it would be meaningless to say who suffers and who takes advantage." Rong Niang said crisply.
Shun Niang said hurriedly: "I don't blame..."
Rong Niang smiled and said, "Sister Shun Niang, just accept this kindness happily. Don't say anything else, or you may make your great-uncle angry."
Shun Niang was embarrassed and ashamed by Rong Niang's words, but she didn't say anything like "no", but she still looked a little confused and uneasy.
Wang Ning sighed secretly, ordered Dao Chi to entertain Rong Niang and her brother, and took Shun Niang to the east room to untie the knot.
Dao Chi took Rong Niang and Sanlang to the east chamber to serve tea.
After entering the room, Dao Chi raised his big finger to Rong Niang: "Big sister is so awesome!"
Rong Niang covered her sleeves and chuckled, "What's this? It doesn't matter whether you're a man or a woman. If you want to speak loudly, you have to use the word 'reason'."
Saburo asked curiously: "Then what should I do if I am unreasonable?"
Rong Niang raised her eyebrows and said: "It's not like the world falls into your arms. If you don't have any reason, you can just find it. Even if you can't find it, isn't there still that sentence? When the public says the public is right, the mother-in-law is right. If so.
I don’t have any confidence in my heart, so why not stop talking as soon as possible and why bother?”
Sanlang was speechless and said: "Sister, doesn't it mean that you have to defend yourself even if it's unreasonable?"
Rong Niang thought about the business, looked at Dao Chi and said, "How much more money can you raise here?"
Dao Chi thought for a while and said: "I only have a few taels of cash left for today's shopping, a few old objects given by the master, and two good inkstones given by the prince and the patriarch after the imperial examination...
"At this point, he hesitated and said: "Sister, how much money does the pawn shop need?"
Rong Niang said: "A pawn shop is different from other shops in that it needs a warehouse. The space behind the shop must be large and the place cannot be too remote. After buying the shop, you need to use a blacksmith to defend the iron warehouse. Not counting the principal, the shop floor requires three.
, four hundred taels of silver. In the early stage, the ready-made clothes can be sold directly to the ready-made clothes shop, and the good items received can also be sent directly to the antique shop for consignment. When the principal is turned over, and there is surplus money, it is not necessary to buy another two shops.
Chi. Even if this is the case, from the store to the principal, it costs at least seven or eight hundred taels of silver..."