103. Save a dowry for sister Zijin
A Nian insisted on saving a dowry for his sister Zijin, at least she couldn't ask her sister Zijin's dowry to be thinner than the third sister. She discussed with the old ghost in her stomach, "I think my grandmother's words are quite right. You said, what kind of crafts should I learn?"
The old ghost was almost exploded and said, "Stupid! Learning literature and martial arts is worthy of the imperial family! It is not as good as studying anything! Are you stupid? The benefits of studying are not comparable to learning craftsmanship and making a living!"
A Nian was silent for a while, "The third sister got engaged when she was fifteen. Sister Zijin will be fifteen in four years. In these four years, I will never be able to pass the imperial examination and Jinshi, so I can't save a dowry for Sister Zijin. I heard that if the dowry is too small, I will be out of my face when I go to my husband's house." Sister Zijin is not good at embroidery work, and she is slow to do things, and she can't save much money every year when selling flowers and copying books.
The old ghost said, "Look at the great-mouthed Mrs. He's a good-looking man, but his heart is soft. Besides, the big grandmother of the He family, your sister Zijin's mother, is not bad business. They have already quietly invested in the land. Could it be that the big grandmother of the He family will not give her daughter a dowry in the future? How can you worry about this? You study well and get a good fortune in the exam, and let people know that your sister Zijin has a capable brother like you, who dares to be lazy!"
The old ghost had to do ideological work for the little ghost in this life, and said, "Besides, don't you like Zijin?"
"I like it, Sister Zijin is so nice to me."
"Then why do you always say that Zijin will marry someone else? Are you stupid?" The old ghost couldn't believe that he had this kind of IQ when he was a child. He was obviously very good at studying~
A Nian said righteously and sternly, "Sister Zijin is so good, how can I be a good match? Sister Zijin deserves a better man!"
Old Gui: I have become a saint in this life?
The old ghost ignored these children's affairs, and he said, "Anyway, don't even think about learning craftsmanship, study wholeheartedly! Get a good fortune as soon as possible!"
A Nian sighed, "In this way, I can't save the dowry for Sister Zijin before she gets married. Besides, I need a lot of money to study paper, pen and ink. In the future, I have to go to school and I will have two taels of silver a month."
The old ghost really couldn't stand himself in this life, so he turned his eyes helplessly and said, "There is still a sum of money. Don't say that you can support your studies, it's enough to get married in the future."
A Nian asked, "Where is the money?"
The old ghost sighed, "When Uncle Sheng sent you to his adopted father's house, he should have given him 100 taels of silver. The adoptive father is not a greedy person. I later lived in the Jiang family and the money was given to the Jiang family. This time you are living in the He family, and I think it should have given to the He family."
A Nian thought silently, "I am different from my third sister. After all, Sister Zijin and I have no blood relationship. This should be my money for meals. I'm afraid I'm not enough to study."
"There is still some money." Lao Gui said, "If there is nothing wrong, you will have a silver note in the shoes you were wearing that day, and the silver bank in the prefecture could be exchanged." It was thought that she stayed it specially, but for some reason she didn't tell him, so when he needed money the most in his previous life, he didn't know that there was this money around him.
A Nian asked, “Really?”
Old ghost, "Anyway, I was like this at that time, you can go and have a look."
A Nian ran to remove his shoes. He asked Sister Zijin to keep his things, especially when he was sent to Changshui Village, he was wearing only one piece of clothes and nothing else. Later, he was too young to wear them. After washing them, Sister Zijin took them to the cabinet and put them in the cabinet.
A Nian told Zijin everything, and He Zijin said, "There won't be any silver bills, right? I've brushed your shoes for several years, and if you have silver bills, I've been flooded with water." Who can hide silver bills in shoes for a long time? The shoes will be washed. The silver bills have waterproof and anti-counterfeiting measures, but they can't help washing them. As he said this, he found A Nian's old shoes and found scissors to dismantle the shoes for A Nian.
The old ghost swears, "Anyway, I have it in that life!"
A Nian's shoes were very torn, and there were patches on the upper, but they were washed clean. Because A Nian's clothes, shoes and socks were left by his mother, so after he couldn't wear them, He Zijin also left them for him. Because he knew that there were silver notes hidden inside, He Zijin was quite careful to disassemble them. Sure enough, there were several layers of oil cloth in the sole of the shoes. Soon, he took out a small oil paper bag from A Nian's sole. The oil paper bag was quite tight. When He Zijin spread it out, he really broke a silver note inside. Looking closely, He Zijin was startled and said, "Five hundred taels!"
A Nian, the poor child, also looked at what the 500 taels of silver bill looked like. He opened his eyes and said happily, "Sister Zijin, please take it! You can use it to buy a dowry in the future!" In this way, Sister Zijin will not be afraid of losing face in her in-laws' house without a dowry!
"Do you still know what dowry is?" He Zijin smiled, "I think you should buy some land for this money, and there is a production."
A Nian insisted, and Faner said seriously, "This is the one who bought a dowry for Sister Zijin! I will earn it myself in the future!"
The old ghost was talking in A Nian's head, "At least one hundred taels are left, you have to use money to take the exam in the future, stupid boy!" Do you know what a huge sum of money this is! Of course, you don't have to care about it in the future, but now it is still very important to the stupid boy!
A Nian ignored Lao Gui at all and insisted on handing over the silver notes to Sister Zijin, insisting that Sister Zijin take them away and buy the dowry in the future.
A Nian suddenly had this large sum of money, and He Zijin asked him, "Do you know where this money comes from?" A Nian's mother is so poor! Six hundred taels of silver, she is a little frugal. A Nian's future money will definitely be enough to build a house and marry a wife!
A Nian said, "It should be left by my mother."
He Zijin asked, "Does the old man know where your mother is?"
A Nian's feelings for his mother were obviously not as good as his feelings for Zijin's sister. She asked Lao Gui in her stomach, and Lao Gui sighed, "I want to know too." He also wanted to know where his mother went? Is his mother...why...
A Nian honestly told Sister Zijin, "He doesn't know either."
He Zijin put away the banknotes and said, "There are no good investment channels these days. I will buy some land and produce some every year. Although there are not many, there are still many. You are enough to study."
A Nian was quite persistent, "I bought a dowry for Sister Zijin."
He Zijin touched his head, "Come on, let's discuss it together, we have to make a long-term livelihood."
This is the He family.
He Zijin thought, why did A Nian's mother sew the silver notes for him to sew the shoes, because she was afraid that her wealth would not be exposed. But if she sewed her pair of torn shoes, if she threw away her shoes and took them away or put them for other children to wear, wouldn't this money be in A Nian's hands?
I really don’t know what A Nian’s mother thought, this matter is not handled thoroughly!
Five hundred taels, such a large amount of money, a family with a black heart can really sell A Nian and take over the money. Fortunately, the He family is not such a family.
Although the He family is not a big family, they don’t have to worry about wearing clothes. Although Mrs. He loves money and has bad mouths, he is a well-behaved person. Otherwise, Mrs. He could have just used a thin dowry to send off the third girl.
My grandmother He was not greedy for the money earned by the third girl. Now seeing A Nian’s large amount of money, it was true that his eyes were hot, but the He family did not become Rongguo Mansion, and A Nian did not become Lin Daimei who took over with his family’s wealth. Otherwise, there would be many dog-slaughtering people. The He family is stronger than the dog-slaughtering people, and there is also benevolence and righteousness.
The main reason is that A Nian's mother is still alive. Although there is no news, she may give her a woman who has 500 taels of silver in the soles of her son. If she has news one day, she will not be a good person to mess with.
He Zijin said, "This silver was left to him by A Nian's mother for future use. I think it would be better to store more than a hundred acres of land in the last 100 taels given by my uncle. Then I will keep the annual income for him, and the expenses of A Nian's school will come from here in the future." Being a landlord is the safest.
A Nian said, "From the land to make a dowry for Sister Zijin."
Old Mother He was not polite at all and sighed again, "A Nian is so kind." Boy, you have to remember in the future. Your land is a dowry for my girl. Old Mother He didn't plan to ask for A Nian's all, but if A Nian really wanted to give Zi Jin some dowry, she wouldn't refuse in the future.
Shen didn't say anything, and she didn't take A Nian's child seriously. Anyway, she put the ground to make up for A Nian's expenses. A Nian saved her daughter, but now she looks like a good child. Shen said, "It's good. Why don't you let your grandmother arrange to buy A Nian's land."
He Zijin handed the silver notes to He Lao Niang and said, "When the government passes the land deed, you have to ask A Nian to go."
"You need to say, I buy land and buy old ones!" Old Madam He smiled and looked back at the silver notes. He said, "My lady He didn't know a big word, but she recognized the silver notes. Now the third girl had just cut her meat, and A Nian turned around to find a way to make up for it. Now she has first purchased land to subsidize A Nian's daily expenses. Since A Nian has money, just study, just read it. This money can be used to buy more than 100 acres of land. In the future, it will be enough to find a wife in the future. When his girl gets married, she will remind A Nian to give land to his girl today, and she may even get a few acres of land. She doesn't want to get land, and she will do all her girl to marry a good mother-in-law, so as to avoid being able to sting her mother-in-law's family in the future. Otherwise, if the daughter is not married well, there will be endless troubles. One daughter is three thieves.
Just thinking about it, after getting such a large silver note, Mrs. He was so happy.
The old ghost said to A Nian, "If you are the imperial examination, this place is still there, and it is worth visiting for the rest of your life."
A Nian was open and sincere, "If you want Sister Zijin, you can't trust me, there will be no trustworthy people in this world. Besides, I originally planned to give Sister Zijin a dowry."
The old ghost is unquestionable. The young man is the hardest to be convinced by his passion. He uses bloody facts to teach him to see the world and people's hearts clearly.
A Nian suddenly became a wealthy man who had no worries about food and clothing. He just now faced A Nian's study problem. The key is that A Nian is now studying. If he can read a good fortune, he will be decent in the future.
Mrs. He called her son to ask, "How about A Nian's study?"
Speaking of this, He Gong didn't know that A Nian had cheating and had a private counseling for the old ghost. Of course, A Nian's qualifications were not bad. He Gong looked happy and said, "I know every word and know every word, and it is much better than my son when I was younger. There are only a few words that will make me feel deafening! If A Lie had A Nian's qualifications, what would I worry about in the future?"
Old Lady He was unhappy to hear his son say this to his grandson, saying, "A Lie is also very smart. I will recite the letter to me that day, but Liuli is so happy."
Mrs. He asked repeatedly, "Can you make a name for yourself if you are like A Nian? "
He Gong said, "It must be better than me."
"Then the Chinese scholar is fine, right?"
He Gong was full of confidence, "As long as A Nian devoted himself to studying, he would be expected to be a scholar, and a scholar would be expected."
Mrs. He thought for a while, "Since this is the case, let A Nian concentrate on studying. I used to want to find a shop for him as an apprentice. Now that he has money, it doesn't matter whether he is studying or not. Anyway, he has land, and he always has some production in a year and can study."
He Gong didn't expect that his mother had such an idea recently and hurriedly said, "Mom, if you have such a thing in the future, ask me, how can you become an apprentice and a mate with A Nian's qualifications? Isn't that a pity!"
"What do you know? If he doesn't have this place, how can he read books?" Since A Nian became rich, Mrs. He stopped talking in advance and said to her son, "Okay, then you can teach them how to read them well. Don't delay yourself too much. Let's try it again in the autumn exam next year."
He Gong sighed, "Where are you fighting again and again after repeated defeats?"
Mrs. He smiled, "What's the point? Our family can't afford to study. Even if you can pass the imperial examination at the age of 40, your father will be happy. Even if you can't pass the imperial examination in your life, you will be much better than your devil father."
If he can't win the exam in his life, he will say anything. Fortunately, He Gongsu is generous and smiled and said, "That's right." It's difficult for him to pass the exam himself, but A Nian has shown his talent at such a young age. A Lie is not a stupid person. He can adjust these two small things, which is not much worse than him who pass the exam himself.
He Gong had decided to take two young men to Mr. Xu for a while during May Day.
Because A Nian became a small landlord, he had the output of the land for him to study. He also heard from his son that A Nian was not stupid and he would probably be able to study some things in the future. Since then, Mr. He has never mentioned that A Nian would learn craftsmanship. In Mr. He’s opinion, if A Nian could be a scholar in the future, and with a hundred acres of land, it would be decent enough.
Chapter completed!