Chapter 27 I can only sell my ancestral home
Old Mrs. Fang is still feeling unwell. Even after taking the Jiuxin Pill, her heart is still stuffy and painful.
During this year, Liang Jiang's mother often visited her house and helped her heal well.
But this blow immediately revealed her condition.
But she was too embarrassed to ask anyone to find galangal again, so she could only hold on.
The most tiring person these days is naturally Fang Chengxu.
Fang Yuan was spoiled and didn't understand anything about the inside and outside of the home. She felt bored if she stayed in front of Mrs. Fang for a while, not to mention at night. She would go back to her room after dark.
And he said plausibly: "My mother used to have a headache and fever, and she was always taken care of by Liang Jiang. I don't understand anything, so it's useless to stay."
Fang Chengxu lived on the couch in the outer room for a few nights.
The couch was a bit narrow, and it was very uncomfortable tossing and turning.
The old lady in the back room couldn't sleep well either, tossing and turning, sighing, and always tormenting the old lady who was keeping watch, but she didn't need anything.
Fang Chengxu often thought that during the day he was in charge of the Fang Mansion, dealing with all the trivial matters, and at night he had to serve his mother. Liang Jiang must have been very hard this year, right?
However, in just three days, when he first returned to Beijing, the high spirits and high spirits in his eyes gradually dimmed, his beard was unkempt, and he looked much haggard.
The servants rushed to report that Mrs. Tong had suddenly arrived. Fang Chengxu was surprised and immediately ordered people to change clothes in a hurry. Naturally, he was slow to greet her when he left the house.
When Mrs. Tong learned that Mrs. Fang was ill, she couldn't find fault, so she followed Fang Chengxu to visit Mrs. Fang first.
After exchanging pleasantries, he directly stated his intention.
"Yesterday I went to Huguo Temple to donate lamp oil. When I came out, there was a fortune teller at the door who told me that someone would be born in the General's Mansion this month."
"What does it mean to be a stranger?"
"That is to say, there should be fewer people at home."
Old Mrs. Fang comforted her: "I'm afraid that when the sorcerers see that you are rich and noble, Mrs. Tong, they are trying to deceive you? This is their usual routine, coaxing you to willingly spend money to do dojos or rituals to ward off disasters. Don't worry about it. superior."
Mrs. Tong shook her head: "I would rather believe that this kind of thing exists than that it doesn't exist. I asked at that time if there was a way to solve it.
The teacher said that those who claim to be able to change their fate against the will of heaven are all charlatans. How can things that are destined by God be changed?
Unless a daughter in the family gets married and takes her husband's surname, she is considered a virgin. If this statement comes true, the disaster can be resolved. "
Mrs. Fang immediately understood the purpose of Mrs. Tong's sudden visit.
"Is your house planning to arrange the wedding before the end of the month?"
Mrs. Tong nodded: "That's exactly what I meant."
"But today there are only ten days left until the end of the month to make all the plans. The time is too hasty."
"When I came here, I also asked my husband to read the horoscopes of the two children. The twenty-sixth or twenty-eighth of this month is an auspicious day, and it is a good time to get married."
Old Mrs. Fang was also afraid that it would take too long and lead to long nights and dreams. She agreed in her heart, but she was very embarrassed on her face.
"We naturally want Zhao'er to come in as soon as possible, but now that I'm sick and Zhao'er is in confinement, we have to rely on Chengxu to take care of everything inside and outside. Many things were not prepared in time and were a bit rushed."
"There will be no fuss here at the General's Mansion, and everything will be kept simple. For the Fang family, just follow the normal procedures, which will save a lot of trouble. Ten days are enough time to prepare for the wedding and organize the banquet."
Mrs. Fang was eager to save money: "The betrothal gift..."
"There's no need to arrange for small items here and there. The bride price is absolutely indispensable."
As soon as the bride price was mentioned, Mrs. Fang began to feel flustered and uncomfortable again, screaming ouch. The servants came in to serve me and take medicine, but I was unhappy for a long time.
When Tong Zhaoer heard that her mother was coming, she immediately sent Mother Zhao to invite her.
After seeing Mrs. Tong, she told the truth everything that happened in the Fang family in the past two days.
"I just realized that now the Fang family has nothing but this empty frame. It still owes Liangjiang several thousand taels of silver. How can there be any money left for the betrothal gift? Mother, do you think the betrothal gift can be reduced?"
Mrs. Tong had a look of resentment on her face, and deliberately dragged her daughter back to the general's mansion immediately. However, the child was already born, and the Fang family let the news out again.
If you want to get married, it would be really frustrating.
Mrs. Tong stopped complaining and gritted her teeth and said: "Silly girl, the less money the Fang family has, the more necessary this betrothal gift is! His family property belongs to the two brothers, but the betrothal gift will be yours in the future. Mother will give it all to you." Press the bottom of the box.
Even if Fang Chengxu is forced to sell the house, the betrothal gift cannot be less. "
Tong Zhaoer asked aggrievedly: "If we sell our ancestral home, where will we live?"
"With my mother here, how can I still let you live on the street? Your father and I have already agreed to give you the house on West Street as a dowry.
After you two get married, you will move into the house. Then you will be the real hostess. You will be far away from this family. How do you care about how they live? "
After thinking about this, Tong Zhaoer immediately beamed.
Mrs. Tong called Fang Chengxu aside and said this.
"The bride price is absolutely necessary, this is an old rule, otherwise no one in the husband's family will cherish the daughter-in-law who comes in vain.
But my general's office doesn't care about this little money. In the future, I will pack all the money in the box for Zhaoer and take it back to the Fang family. Moreover, I will give Zhaoer a house in the capital as a dowry.
We have already made the final concession. If your Fang family continues to push back, you will be too ignorant. You can figure it out for yourself! "
Fang Chengxu really had no face to refuse. After some difficulty, Mrs. Tong finally gave in and the bride price could be reduced by two thousand taels.
Before she left, she set a wedding date for the two of them, as well as some specific details of the process, and left several servants for Tong Zhaoer, one to support her, and the other to help the Tong family prepare for the wedding.
Fang Chengxu and Mrs. Fang recounted Mrs. Tong's words. Mrs. Fang asked sadly: "We can't afford to offend the General's Mansion. If the lion opens its mouth, we can only knock out our teeth and swallow blood. But the Fang family Now that we are at the end of our rope, where can we get so much money?"
Fang Chengxu gritted his teeth: "There are a lot of rumors in the town now, and the words are very ugly. I'm afraid I won't be able to borrow a tael of silver.
The money for your daily expenses in the past two days, as well as the money you needed to take medicine when you were sick, were all borrowed from the classmate who won the exam together.
I'm afraid there is no other way to get this bride price except selling the ancestral property. "
Mrs. Fang was startled, and Fang Yuan on the side stopped even more: "What! I sold my house and land just to get you a wife! Brother, why are you so selfish?"
"This money will still be returned. When the time comes, I can coax Azhao into redeeming it."
"She is very stingy with five hundred taels of silver, so she would be willing to give out a few thousand taels? She, Tong Zhaoer, wants to put all the Fang family's property in her own pocket openly! Brother, why are you more naive than me?"
Fang Chengxu murmured: "I have also inquired about my reward. According to the usual practice, the court can reward me at least four to five thousand taels of silver, silk and satin, or a mansion. When the time comes, I will find a way to raise some silver. It can solve the urgent need.”
Fang Yuan became even more angry: "The plan is good, but everything is subject to change. What if the house is in ruins?
I originally thought that if you climbed up to the General's Palace, you would be able to honor your ancestors in the future, and we would be able to follow suit. Now, he has to spend all his money to marry a poor man!
Had I known this, it would have been worse than when I was the head of the Liangjiang family. Although I was not rich and powerful, I still had good food and clothing and lived a stable life. "
Fang Yuan was chattering away, while Fang Chengxu's face was red and he remained silent.
(End of chapter)