Chapter 409: The taste of the nouveau riche
It’s not that he has other thoughts, but that he knows that survival in the royal family is not easy. Shen Tian has no background and can only rely on his mother and his son.
Ke Yunyun nodded heavily, "It's absolutely true, no one in the imperial capital doesn't know about it."
In the Splendid Courtyard of the Sixth Prince's Mansion.
Lamei walked through the exquisite corridor eaves with a letter of greeting and entered the back room. As soon as she blew out a long string of white smoke, she couldn't wait to speak.
"Concubine, I just received a greeting from the Tang family. Tomorrow your eldest brother will come to our house to visit you and the little emperor grandson."
Shen Tian's loving eyes shifted from the baby on the bed to On wintersweet.
“Bring it over quickly and let me take a look! It’s probably the caravan that brought seafood!”
“No! When the steward of our house came back today, his shoes were squeezed out. However, he also said that it was lucky that he ran fast, otherwise he wouldn't be able to grab anything." Shen Tian was amused with his strange voice and imitated the steward.
“Even if he doesn’t grab it, my eldest brother will keep it for me. When the time comes, we will give the money. Isn’t it more convenient than him fighting for it like this?”
Lamei shook her head, "Concubine, you don't know that Xi Ji's caravan was watched by everyone as soon as it entered the city. It is true that the Shen family uncle will send you seafood, but it is for you. His Highness said, You arrange your things and he won't worry about it.
The house must serve the guests with seafood, so the more, the better. In addition, the palace must also send some, both inside and outside, but not much of it actually goes into the master's mouth.
Hey! Master, why don’t the caravans send more shoes to the sea? Fresh people are here! Last year, everyone didn’t know that some small families could still buy things first, but this year, things are all taken away by the officials of the fifth rank and above, and many families can’t buy them even if they have money.”
Shen Tian couldn't help laughing, "Business Things can't be that easy! I heard from my elder brother that the fishing and processing of these seafood are very complicated, as long as we can buy them at home, we don't have to worry about it."
"That's right!" Lamei said happily! He smiled and hurried over to help take care of the little emperor's grandson.
Early the next morning, after Shen Tian washed up, she eagerly waited for news from the front yard.
As soon as Shen Dagou and others came to the door, Murong Chen asked his servants to notify Shen Tian to come over, and even brought out the little emperor's grandson.
It was cold outside, and Shen Tian came here holding the baby in her arms.
When she got off the sedan chair, Suchuan's brains were all going to be broken.
Shen Dagou quickly asked, "Second sister, are you coming from outside?"
Shen Tian suppressed a smile and shook her head, "Brother, it's cold. I'm afraid the child will be blown by the wind. It's warmer in a sedan chair."
"That's it!" Everyone suddenly realized, and then their eyes fell on the baby.
The three-month-old baby is chubby, white and tender, with only a small head showing. His eyes are big and lively, and he is not afraid of people.
Shen Dagou's heart softened when he saw it, and he quickly took out an exquisite box, "Second sister, these are the longevity lock collar, bracelet and anklet that my parents prepared for my grandson, and your sister-in-law and I gave them You prepared a portion, and the eldest sister, second brother, and the others all prepared things for the child."
Shen Tian opened them one by one and was happy, "Brother, thank you! I like it very much!" br>
There are a total of seven or eight headscarves here, all of which are long-life locks and wealth locks, both gold and silver. They are big and heavy, and I have to say they have the taste of a nouveau riche.
Su Zhan quickly took out Su Tai's share, "Concubine, this is what my eldest sister and eldest brother-in-law have prepared for you and the little emperor grandson."
"Let them worry!" Shen Tian said and opened it to take a look.
In the box are a safety buckle, pendant, bracelet and anklet made of fine mutton-fat white jade, as well as a jade lock and a jade plaque.
In the other box were twelve ginsengs. Those ginsengs seemed to be of some age and were packaged very delicately.
Murong Chen had never seen anything good, so he nodded affirmatively, "What a treasure!" Shen Tian smiled softly, "It cost Brother Shen and Sister Xiao Tai a lot of money! I accepted their wishes."
Suchuan then handed another gift list to the steward. It was all seafood, with sashimi accounting for most of it.
This gift list made Murong Chen even more happy. Immediately, the steward sent the seafood to the warehouse, and then took out more than 20 pieces of brocade and dozens of jars of fine wine that were rewarded by the palace, and added them to the return gift. .
As soon as Murong Chen left, Shen Dagou breathed a long sigh of relief, and his tense muscles relaxed. He lowered his voice with some worry and asked: "Second sister, did we send the wrong thing? Didn't His Highness? Happy?”
Shen Tian smiled reassuringly at him, "Brother, don't think too much. His Highness knows what is going on in our family. If you guys were really creative and gave something extraordinary, he would find it strange. This gift was quite satisfactory and was given by the child's mother-in-law." How could His Highness be unhappy with his heavy love?"
When Shen Dagou thought about it, he stopped worrying about it.
The group had a meal at the Sixth Prince's Mansion before leaving.
After returning home, the return gift from the Sixth Prince’s Mansion also arrived.
One is for Shen Yi Su Tai, and the other is for Shen Dagou's family. The things are all the same, and there is no preference for one. On the contrary, Shen Tian added some more things to her parents' family.
Shen Dagou's hanging heart finally settled down.
Before the caravan left the imperial capital, its last stop was the Yongan Marquis Mansion.
Liu Laosan was settling accounts with the manager excitedly.
“We are getting rich, we are now considered rich people in the imperial capital!”
Looking at the string of amounts on the account book, Liu Laosan straightened up. a bit.
The housekeeper smiled like a sneaky cat, "How else can I say that the young lady manages the house well! If she hadn't come, we would still be living a miserable life. But now that the young lady comes, we won't be able to eat any delicacies from the mountains and seas every day. Problem.”
Liu Laosan pointed at himself depressedly. He asked, "Do I look so useless?"
The housekeeper hurriedly slapped himself, "Master Marquis, I said something wrong, don't take it to heart, take a look, you know people well. That’s the real talent!”
Liu Laosan was instantly happy.
At this moment, the concierge informed Suchuan and others to come.
The housekeeper quickly collected the account books.
Liu Laosan had just made a lot of money. Seeing that he was kind to everyone, he always greeted him with greetings.
“You’re all done, are you ready to go back?”
Su Chuan clasped his fists and bowed, “Yes, Lord Marquis, all the New Year’s gifts my brother-in-law asked us to send have been delivered, and it’s time to go back. "
Liu Laosan nodded slightly, "How is things going with Shen Yi?"
Suchuan looked confused, "Is there anything else important? I didn't even see my brother-in-law when I went back this time, but I knew that the county government was very busy, as if they were digging something. All the people in that area had been moved away, and the official officials Even if you keep it, we can’t get in or ask.”
Liu Laosan felt confident and looked at a few people meaningfully. After pondering for a moment, he slowly asked: "You brought two gentlemen back, how do you feel?"
This topic changes too quickly! The people who were already confused were even more puzzled by Monk Zhang Er.