Chapter 316: Selection

Meet Xu Lingyi in the evening.

Xu Lingyi was quite disappointed: Originally, Lao Zhuo and I had an extraordinary relationship, and if it could work out, it would be a good thing. But I think that boy is good-looking, but not smart enough in his actions. He is not a good match for our sister Zhen.

What should we do then? Eleven Niang said.

I refused without even a single word. Xu Lingyi said, mentioning it briefly during the dinner, only saying that Sister Zhen grew up under her mother's knees, and her marriage would most likely require her mother's approval.

Eleven Niang pondered: It’s best to say this. We have room for maneuver. Then she told Xu Lingyi what Mrs. Tai said. The young master of the Wang family should inquire carefully.

I think so too. Xu Lingyi said that he sent someone to inquire this afternoon. There should be a reply tomorrow. He also said that in two days, the youngest son of Chenge's hometown will get married. The Wang family has a new boy and wants to give him a full moon gift. You

Just be careful when you go.

Eleven Niang agreed, but she was also surprised that the youngest son from Chen Ge’s hometown was getting married: Which girl had she chosen?

Xu Lingyi looked at her with a smile but not a smile: He had decided to marry the eldest daughter of Wan Chun's family, the governor of Gansu Province.

Eleven Niang was slightly startled, and then thought of how she looked slightly shy when she heard the name Wanchun for the first time.

When Xu Lingyi saw it, he came over and laughed softly: I don't know whose family the eldest daughter of Jinhua Magistrate Wanchun is engaged to.

Eleven Niang glared at him: What does other people’s family affairs have to do with us?

Xu Lingyi laughed loudly, hugged her sideways, and whispered in her ear: "If you have nothing to do, let's discuss it."

Suddenly the little maid's voice came from outside the door: Mr. Marquis, madam, Linbo is here.

Let him come again tomorrow. Xu Lingyi strode towards the bed.

Eleven Niang pushed him gently: It’s so late, Linbo must have something urgent to come to see you. You’d better meet him first

Xu Lingyi hesitated for a moment.

Eleven Niang struggled to get down: Mr. Hou, it’s better to go and take a look.

Xu Lingyi put her on the bed and whispered: Wait for me for a while

Eleven Niang frowned slightly, watching Xu Lingyi leave the inner room, thinking of his teasing just now.

Yesterday's love was undoubtedly beautiful, Xu Lingyi should have felt it too

Life experience told her that only by working hard can you seize the opportunity when it comes. Then, she seized the opportunity and was rewarded. So when she was alone in this time and space, she followed her previous successful experience and worked hard to recover.

; Strive to become a chess piece that the eldest wife can use; Strive to marry into the Yongping Marquis Mansion; Strive to be liked by the eldest wife; Strive to be recognized by Xu Lingyi; Strive to become a good wife and mother in line with the mainstream of society

But she forgot that her heart originally had her own opinions.

In this environment that she had to work hard to integrate into, when the bustle of the day ended and she had to reveal herself to accept the man who was a complete stranger to her, the effort became so embarrassing that she instinctively began to struggle.

Ask the person holding her to show her some respect.

Eleven Niang stared at the smoke-like fine Ge cloth tent.

Yesterday, I felt respected, so I could accept it calmly.

What about Xu Lingyi?

He was teasing himself like a child two days ago.

While thinking, Xu Lingyi walked in.

He looked worried.

What happened? Eleven Niang calmed down and asked him.

Xu Lingyi sat beside the bed, was silent for a moment, and said: Eleven Niang, I am going to Zhangqiu early tomorrow morning.

Zhangqiu Eleven Mother looked at Xu Lingyi in surprise.

Zhangqiu is a county in Shandong. She had read about it in the Chronicle of the Nine Regions of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Why is he going to Zhangqiu?

Xu Lingyi seemed a little embarrassed to speak.

Eleven Niang didn't ask further questions, and said: "You're going to be away for a few days, so I can help you prepare a change of clothes."

"I'll probably go there for seven or eight days," Xu Lingyi said. After thinking about it, he added, "I'll be back before you get the haircut."

Eleven Niang always thinks that any birthday party and birthday gifts are the icing on the cake, and she values ​​​​the friendship that provides help in times of need.

The Marquis doesn't have to worry about my concubine's haircut ceremony, it's better to get things done calmly and calmly. As she said that, she called Lu Yun in, helped Xu Lingyi pack her clothes, and opened the medicine box again. The weather was getting hotter and hotter.

, and brought some Huo Qizhengxiang Pills, Mulberry and Chrysanthemum drinks. He also earnestly told him to be careful on the road. It was cold in the morning and evening, so don't bother him. Remember to add or take off clothes according to the weather.

Xu Lingyi nodded, but suddenly said: Zhangqiu, it's the second sister-in-law's maternal grandmother's voice, which sounded a little sad.

What was Xu Lingyi, the second lady’s maternal wife, doing there? Even if something happened to the second lady’s maternal family, Mr. Xiang should have stepped forward. If Xu Lingyi was also involved, something big must have happened.

Eleven Niang thought about it, and immediately sent the waiters in the room, and asked Xu Lingyi in a low voice: What happened in the end? Master Hou also told me to explain it to me. At least I have an idea. I won't think about it when it comes.

Countermeasures

Seeing that the eleventh mother was facing a formidable enemy, Xu Lingyi hurriedly said: "It's not like something happened." After a while, Xu Lingyi said unnaturally. When the second sister-in-law got married, there was a sum of land that was packed into boxes

, it was the dowry of the old lady of the Xiang family, and she asked her second sister-in-law to keep it with her. There was a period of time when the family was very difficult, so the second sister-in-law sold the property privately to supplement the family's income. He said, looking a little embarrassed. Later, although I sold it

The money for the land was returned to the second sister-in-law, but I thought that the farmhouse was originally the dowry of the old lady of the Xiang family, and the second sister-in-law sold it privately. Not to mention the rush, the price was low, less than three-fifths of the market price. I felt in my heart.

I was very uneasy. I wanted to buy back part of the land to make up for my second sister-in-law's shortfall. I kept asking people nearby to help me look after it. This time I went to Zhangqiu and heard that some of the people who originally bought the land wanted to sell it.

land

Eleven Niang was very surprised.

Didn't Mother Tao say that the second wife's dowry was very shabby? Why did a piece of land suddenly appear? And hearing Xu Lingyi's tone, the trustee was watching and worried that this would not happen, so she had to go there herself because the person selling the land was not afraid of Xu Lingyi.

Knowing that he was eager to buy the land, so he deliberately raised the land price, or there were other powerful families who also took a fancy to the land and sent people like managers to take action. There was no guarantee that the land could be purchased smoothly.

She was a little confused and said casually: Who is this land seller? Can you find a relationship with him? Then talk to him carefully and give him more money. He wants to sell anyway, so it doesn't matter.

Xu Lingyi smiled bitterly after hearing this: How could it be so easy?

Eleven Niang was puzzled.

Xu Lingyi said: That piece of land is six thousand acres, and it is all fertile land, and it is connected into one area. The second sister-in-law's family also spent a lot of effort to buy this property. At that time, no one in Zhangqiu area could afford it.

After eating, he found that the field was divided into dozens of pieces and sold piece by piece. It was easy to sell it, but now he wanted to buy it back. He sighed. After so many years, the people who bought the land back then had their own circumstances. Some days

Things are getting more and more prosperous, but some are in decline. It's easy to say that those who are in decline are just given more money, but those who are living a good life, how can they sell such good land? It is impossible to do it even with money.

thing.

However, Eleven Niang's mind only echoed the phrase "six thousand acres, all fertile land".

Why did she stutter a little when she heard so many words?

Xu Lingyi said tactfully: This is the second sister-in-law's family matter, so we don't have to ask too many questions.

Thinking of the tense relationship between the Second Madam and Mrs. Xiang, Eleven Niang felt that there might be some stories in it, so she didn't want to ask more. She said: "Have you recovered some land now?"

More than 800 acres were recovered. Xu Lingyi said that the second sister-in-law refused to take it. He said that when the old lady of the Xiang family gave her the land, she also hoped that the land could relieve the second sister-in-law in case of emergency. Now she has taken it out to relieve Xu.

It was a pressing need for the family, so it was well spent. Besides, I gave her the money from the land sale that year. She refused to take it no matter what. The land deed has been kept with my mother, and she added that the land to be sold this time totaled 400 yuan.

Duomu. Most people in the Zhangqiu area know that I want to buy back this land, and some gangs use deceptive means to trick the landlords into selling their land. So I will rush to Zhangqiu early tomorrow morning to avoid failing to buy the land.

But the reputation of forced buying and selling has faded.

Does this count as knowing that there are tigers in the mountains and preferring to go to the tiger mountains?

In this case, the Marquis had better think it over carefully. Eleven Niang persuaded him to avoid being impeached by the imperial censor, which became another unspoken matter. It would be even more unpleasant to hear that the Xu family's property was selling wives.

I didn’t know that Xu Lingyi was helpless, so he had only bought back more than 800 acres intermittently over the years. This time I went to check out the situation, and if I could buy it, I would buy it. If it didn’t work, I would have to look at the opportunity again. He added,

It's just that as time goes by, the land changes more and more, and I'm afraid it becomes harder to buy it. It's a pity.

Eleven Niang could understand Xu Lingyi's mood, but she was more concerned about the relationship between the thirty-six dowries and the six thousand acres of prime farmland.

After seeing Xu Lingyi off the next day, she immediately called Mother Song to ask.

I heard from Tao's mother that when the second wife got married, the wife helped add the dowry. Is there such a thing?

Yes, Song’s mother smiled, then leaned into Eleven Niang’s ear and whispered: Mr. Xiang, he is the heir. Then he straightened up and smiled, when the second lady got married, she moved several carts of books here. The elder of the Xiang family

The madam said that these things would not be included in the gift list to avoid any disputes in the future. The madam felt sorry for herself, so she gave the second madam a pair of foot-long mutton-fat jade Ruyi and some valuable ornaments that she had given as a dowry.

The old lady of the Xiang family liked her very much and said that our wife was upright and upright. So when the second wife got married, she made the first one with the pair of jade ruyi given by the missus. When the third wife just got married, she made the first one.

I was angry with Mr. San over this matter.

If they are not on the gift list, that means that all these books were given to the Xu family

"Does my sister know?" Eleven Niang said thoughtfully.

You should know that Mother Song is a little unsure. The books moved by the Second Madam are placed in Shaohua Courtyard. When the Fourth Madam first got married, she even borrowed books from the Second Madam.

Sorry, I'll make a draft first and catch bugs later.

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