153. Grandma Jiang
Old Madam He smiled happily and said to Shen, "We Awen, we will live a life at first sight." He ordered Madam Yu to collect the money and said to Hu Wen, "I am thinking of buying some land for the third girl, so that you will have a promising life in the future. Don't underestimate the fields, you won't make a fortune, and you will have a long flow of water."
Hu Wen smiled and flattered Mrs. He, "It's still my grandmother who has knowledge." In fact, it's not unhelpful for the He family to return half of the betrothal gift. At least his grandmother said, "It's really a family of honest people." At least it was not that jealous of money, but he gave the money to his grandson. Mrs. Hu said, "His family returned half of the betrothal gift, which shows the reputation. Miss Jiang's family is not very rich. This is to tell the truth. It is common for us to use the man's betrothal gift to buy a dowry. You can give this money secretly and ask her to take the dowry. Then you can get married with a decent marriage."
Hu Wen sent it back to the He family.
I have to say that Hu Wen's move is in line with Mrs. He said that Mrs. He asked Liu Fan at that time, and praised Hu Wen's hairstyle and clothes, which made Mrs. Hu shy to praise Mrs. Hu for a moment.
After the preparatory ceremony, the Hu family went to Chaoyun Guanbu to calculate the auspicious day of marriage. Since Hu Wen was about to 15 years old and was still in school, he set the date of marriage on the 12th day of the twelfth lunar month next year.
The Hu family wanted to prepare Hu Wen's marriage yard, and the He family had to start preparing for the third girl's dowry. With the five hundred taels given by the Hu family, the He family was relieved.
The dowry is a trivial matter, especially the most particular thing in the wealthy family. Not only are there large items like furniture, but also small samples such as rouge and water powder. For this, Mrs. He also took Mrs. Shen to the Chen family for advice. Now that the third girl has a better marriage, Mrs. He feels proud.
When Aunt Chen heard that the third girl had settled the Hu family, she was extremely happy and laughed, "Isn't this sister and sister-in-law with our second girl?"
Second Grandma Chen hurriedly helped Mrs. He sit down and laughed, "Auntie, if you have something to do, come over and say, I'll just go over, and I'll do it, and you and your brother and sister come all the way."
Mrs. He smiled, "You are busy with noble people, so how can you get away with me?"
"Auntie is joking me." Grandma Chen took the tea back and asked with a smile, "My aunt has kept this matter from the third girl. I would have known it earlier and went over to congratulate her early in the morning."
"I haven't decided yet, so how can I talk about it? Now that I have decided, I have to come and ask my sister." Old lady smiled, "The Hu family is a wealthy family. When the third girl gets married, she has to do her best to back up the dowry for the child. I heard that wealthy families pay more attention to it, so my sister has to give me some advice on this dowry."
Aunt Chen laughed, "It's nothing difficult." He said to Grandma Chen, "Give Erniu's dowry list to show your aunt and your brother and sister."
Mrs. He was illiterate, mainly because Mrs. Shen was watching. Mrs. Shen was telling him in detail while listening. Mrs. He was stuttering his tongue. At the beginning, there were furniture, the bed was prepared by the man, but the woman had to come to the couch, chair, table and stool. The Chen family was Qingyishui's rosewood in total. There were 72 pieces. Then there were jewelry, gold, silver, agate, jade, gems, pearls, hairpins, hairpins, hairpins, and straps, and complete sets of jewelry. They were all here.
It is cloth, various makeup, palace satin, lake silk, kesi, and several sets of clothes made directly. The cloth is followed by antique calligraphy and painting decorations, and the Chen family is a nouveau family, which is less. In addition, there are trivial things, such as rouge, water powder, porcelain bottles, medicinal materials, cups and plates, washbasins, combs, handkerchiefs, ear diggings, pens, ink, paper, ink, ink, and ink, etc., and it is a long pile. Finally, there are four fields on the pavement.
Mrs. He chanted the Buddha's name, "My God, Erniu has eaten and drunk for three lifetimes."
Grandma Chen smiled, "This is the only one I have ever experienced in my life, and my mother loves her, so she has added a lot of extra."
Grandma Chen is a warm-hearted person and said, "Anyway, the family is also buying a dowry for Erniu. If my aunt has any inconvenience, I will just say it. I will buy it together." Her daughter married the eldest son of the second wife, and the third girl married the third son of the eldest wife. Of course, it is incomparable to her background. However, her daughter and the third girl are also sisters. They marry into the Hu family as granddaughter-in-law. It is always good to support each other in the world.
Mrs. He smiled, "Even if I smashed bone marrow oil, I can't afford to buy a rich dressing box like Erniu. Just ask you about the type of dowry. Anyway, everyone will do their best. Hu's family also knows the situation of my family, so just try their best to buy it."
Aunt Chen knew the temperament of her younger siblings and said, "The old saying is good. Good men don't eat family food, and good women don't wear wedding clothes. Life is good, and it depends on yourself. I think the third girl is capable, and the young master of the Hu family has vision."
Old Madam He smiled, "It's better, Awen is a honest person."
After looking at Chen Erniu's dowry list, Mrs. He and Mrs. Shen wanted to say goodbye. Aunt Chen tried to keep the meal, so the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had to keep it. After using the meal, Mrs. Shen was pregnant, so the maid served the room he had packed to rest. The sister-in-law and sister-in-law said something, and Aunt Chen said, "I can rest assured when the third girl has a good marriage."
Mrs. He was extremely relieved and smiled, "I think it's destined, but I didn't get what happened after talking about those marriages."
"Yes." Aunt Chen said, "Three Girls, I am a blessing for the future." Although the Hu family's son was born in a illegitimate family, he relied on the Hu family's signature in Bishui County and was not afraid of having no food. As soon as the third girl married, she was a young grandmother. Even if she was a girl from a rich man, she would not have the luck of her. Isn't she a blessed person?
The third girl had a good family, and Old Lady He was in a good mood and talked to her elder sister-in-law for a long time. Although her life was not as rich as the Chen family, Old Lady He was still very confident. The third girl had a good marriage and her own girl had more skills in films, so she would naturally not be bad in the future. A Liei studied in a college, and her son studied with Xu Juren and took the exam for scholarship. His grandson is now studying with the Jinshi gentlemen. According to He Madam He speculated that at least he would be at the level of a Juren in the future. When he got to his great-grandson, he might be able to earn the reputation of a Jinshi master. Thinking about it, it was so good.
Mrs. He and Shen walked in the Chen family and also saw how to prepare the dowry for marrying into a wealthy family. His family could not compare with the Chen family, but they were trivial and trivial, so how much they could prepare.
The small families were not too particular, so Shen took the third girl He Zijin by their side and asked them to do some things. Shen said, "I went out to inquire. The furniture materials of the wealthy families were all exquisite, such as mahogany, chicken wenge, and rosewood, all of which were expensive wood."
The third girl said, "I heard that those woods are very expensive, but it is better to use pine wood. Pine wood is not the wrong wood."
Shen smiled, "I think so too. It is better to use expensive wood or something, but it is not cost-effective to take up the money at once. It is better to take a step back. It is also a good furniture to make pine wood. Let's leave some living money to buy a few acres of land, and also have to prepare some clothes and materials."
He Zijin said, "You might as well buy clothes materials from the state capital. Not to mention the many samples, they are actually not much more expensive than the good materials in the county."
Shen laughed, "That's what."
The third girl is still working in the embroidery workshop. According to the third girl’s wishes, she will quit her job before getting married next year.
As July entered, the weather became cooler and the He family welcomed an unexpected guest.
He Xin and Li came here personally with Grandma Li Wu, the boss of Furongfang. Shen was taking He Zijin and Old Lady He to make a dowry list for the third girl. When Cui'er heard the report, he asked Grandma Li Wu to go to the study and then invited Grandma Li Wu to come over to speak.
Li smiled and introduced, "This is the grandmother of Furongfang's boss."
Shen thought for a while before he remembered that Li mentioned Furongfang last year. Grandma Li Wu smiled, "My surname is Jiang."
Shen said hurriedly, "Grandma Jiang, please sit down."
Grandma Li Wu, Jiang, was quite handsome, and her clothes and jewelry were just right. When she looked at her, she felt an undescribable temperament when she met. Jiang was quite polite, and even asked Mrs. He and looked at He Zijin, "This is your big girl, I have heard of her name for a long time."
He Zijin stood up and bowed, "Last year, I saw your pot of phoenix feathers at the chrysanthemum-fighting party, which is quite extraordinary."
After receiving the tea from Madam Yu, Jiang's pair of apricot eyes shone brightly and looked at He Zijin with a smile, "Then I guess the eldest girl will know my intention."
He Zijin sat very steadily and smiled, "The chrysanthemums will not bloom until the end of August and September, you are here too early."
Jiang laughed, "I'm afraid I'll come too late, so I'll ask someone to take the lead."
He Zijin smiled, "You are so polite."
Jiang and her husband Li Wu came here in person, just to buy He Zijin's green chrysanthemums. Li mentioned this matter to He Zijin last year. He Zijin didn't expect that the people from Furongfang would come to Bishui County in person.
Jiang and He Zijin talked privately about the business, laughed, "If the girl's flower can win the ranking in Douju, how much bidding will be, our Furongfang will not be paid. Even if it falls outside the top ten, Furongfang can also be sold on behalf of others, with only 10% of the taps."
The conditions are very generous, He Zijin said, "You treat me so well."
Seeing that such conditions were expressed, He Zijin couldn't help but sigh and felt calm. Jiang laughed, "The big girl doesn't know the tricks here. Unless you don't like you to make a name for yourself, we can have the possibility of cooperation. And fame is important to our business, so I don't have to say that the big girl knows it." Last year, she asked the He Xin family to mention this matter with the He Xiucai family, and Furongfang naturally understood the situation of the He Gong family clearly.
Jiang said rightly, He Zijin is seeking money, not fame, and it is not a good thing to be too famous these days. He Zijin said, "I hope your business can keep it confidential to me and my family."
Jiang thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid I can't keep it absolutely confidential. After all, if someone is interested in investigating the tip of the girl last year, it will definitely be possible. If we cooperate, even in Furongfang, we won't disclose the girl's affairs. After all, I'm afraid you will be abducted by other businesses with more favorable conditions, right?" Jiang smiled first.
He Zijin said, "I still believe in the clan's vision the most."
"My family has been in love with Mr. He for decades. Please rest assured about this. If I were not sincere and rash, I would not ask Mr. He to be a middle-aged man." Jiang asked, "How many pots of green chrysanthemums have the eldest girl raised this year?"
He Zijin said, "There are only four pots that can be taken to the Dou Ju Club. Two pots are sent to the Dou Ju Club. Two pots are considered as backups. For the rest, I will leave two pots at home and leave my favors, and the others will not flow out any more."
When Jiang heard this, he knew that He Zijin was well aware of the principle of "scarcity is precious". He laughed, "It is better to buy and sell the two pots that can be used as a backup for Dou Juju. "
"Okay." He Zijin only tried to save trouble.
Jiang smiled, "It's refreshing to work with the big girl." Although He Zijin is not old, the key is that he has a clear mind and is not the kind of person who whine.
He Zijin smiled, "Maybe I'm accomplicated with you." What she wanted was to eat with meat. Furongfang had figured out her thoughts, not to mention that she had good conditions, so she really had no reason to refuse.
Jiang also felt that He Zijin was not very old, but he was a person who could make decisions. She said, "I also have a daughter in my family. When the eldest girl goes to the prefecture, I will introduce you to you." Jiang and her husband Mr. Li brought a lot of gifts. Furongfang not only operates flowers, but also a famous rouge shop in the prefecture. Therefore, they specially brought a few very good rouge powder.
After the party in Furongfang said goodbye, the Feng family next door came to visit. Feng Ning's wife Zhou said a few polite words before asking, "Can you recognize the aunt's family and Jiang family?"
Old lady He smiled, "You are talking about Grandma Jiang." If He Zijin hadn't told Furongfang that the matter would be kept confidential, Old lady He would have to show off to Zhou. Before the flowers of her girl were blooming, a merchant would come to her door!
"If my servants said they looked familiar today, I wouldn't dare to come over." Zhou sighed, "I heard that she married a good family again, so I don't know about her. Since I know, I would like to remind my aunt, younger brother and sister no matter what."
Not to mention Mrs. He, even Mrs. Shen couldn't help looking at Mrs. He Zijin brought tea fruits to take care of Mrs. Zhou, and sat beside Mrs. He listened. Mrs. Zhou said, "She is from our county and her family is very poor. However, she is very good at life. She has great means to marry a scholar family in our clan. But she didn't want to, just five or six years after marrying, and Feng Xiucai died of illness. She only had one daughter under her knees, so she should have kept her husband chastity. She didn't want to, after being filial for a year, she had a good family again. I really don't know what kind of means she did, and went to get married to the prefecture. She just got married, and forced her to marry a girl from the Feng family to a big family! She was so troubled by her affairs that the whole clan was uneasy!"
"Who can I ask for advice these days?" Zhou said, "Her husband's family can live, even though she is not a rich family, she will never have to worry about food and clothing. Besides, there is a high court. She took the girl to remarry, but she pity her mother-in-law guarding an empty family alone, so what's the end of her life? She had to go to her daughter's house to live."
"She is such a person. We are real relatives. Since I know her affairs, I have no reason to say it." Zhou also said it out of kindness.
Mrs. He sighed, "Looking at her handsome young wife, it turns out that she is a second marriage." Zhou said, "Not only looks handsome, she has no ordinary skills either." Shen said, "When my sister-in-law told us, we also have a clear idea."
Zhou also talked about Jiang's affairs in Furong County. When the children came home from school, they stood up and said goodbye. When they saw Zhou off, He Zijin and He Lao Niang Shen said, "It turns out that Grandma Jiang is the manager Jiang who used to be in charge of Aunt Li's embroidery workshop. Because of her marriage, Aunt Li transferred someone to the prefecture to take over the business she had in charge of the past. There was a vacant in the accounting room, and the third sister was promoted to the accounting room by Aunt Li."
Mrs. He waved her hand, "Do you care about her? We can make money if we have money." Her family and Mrs. Jiang are just business dealings, so how many marriages can be controlled by others. Mrs. He is a real person. As long as she can get benefits, Mrs. Jiang is not her family, and she has no requirements for Mrs. Jiang's morality.
What's more, Grandma Jiang just remarries, and it's not a crime of murder and arson.
Chapter completed!