Chapter 514: Shared Joy
"Same joy!" Shen Yi poured another glass of wine for Lu Tong.
Lu Tong shook his head, "I have nothing to celebrate."
"Who said that!" Shen Yi came closer and lowered his voice, "Brother Lu has done a lot of good things for the people in his position as the magistrate of Zhaohua County! Not to mention anything else, the coal mine alone has made a lot of money for the county. Money? People's lives are almost improving.
That is to say, outsiders don’t know that we are here but still think that we are a remote place. Whoever has been to Zhaohua County dares to say that we are poor? If the imperial examination pilot project is successful and talents are cultivated for the imperial court, they might even get a name from the emperor.
It's only a matter of time before you get promoted! ”
Shen Yi didn't say too much, but Lu Tong heard something unusual, and his heart suddenly beat wildly, "Brother Shen, what do you mean?"
"Shh!" Shen Yi made a gesture of silence, "Brother Lu, let's drink and drink. We won't talk about business now."
Shen Yi knew these things thanks to the box of things that Princess Huai'an asked Hu Huo to hand over to him. He was in such a hurry that he didn't have time to look carefully, so he only glanced at it twice, but these two glances already made him realize a lot of things.
Lu Tong calmed down, drank a few more drinks, and even cleared the border with Su Chunlin, Shenying and the others.
Seeing that their magistrate was so approachable, everyone gradually relaxed.
It's noisy outside.
The backyard is not very clean either.
Su Tai asked someone to open a small table here to entertain the female family members.
Everyone praised Shen Yuezhang.
Mrs. Xu was even more complimentary, pulling Shen Yuezhang to smile so hard that he couldn't even see his eyes, "Auntie knows that your child is a lucky one, and your parents are also reliable."
Chun Cao Chun Xing tried her best to suppress her laughter, thinking that this was not what the old lady said before, but now they did not dare to expose Mrs. Xu's shortcomings.
Although Han was happy, she couldn't help but worry, "Xiao Tai, I heard that the hot spring villa included in the betrothal gift can't be bought even if you have money. If you give such an expensive betrothal gift, how will you prepare Yue Zhang's dowry?"
She knew that her daughter and son-in-law were rich, but as Mrs. Tang said, many things could not be purchased with money, at least they couldn't afford things like hot spring villas. Mrs. Han really couldn't imagine how her daughter and son-in-law could get a job with them. The betrothal gift is equivalent to the dowry.
Everyone just reacted now and couldn't help but worry.
Tang murmured: "That is the eldest princess of the royal family. How can it be compared to ordinary people? Even those high-ranking families in the imperial capital may not be able to put together a comparable dowry.
If you ask me, you can ask the people from the caravan to go to the imperial capital to inquire about it, and prepare according to the standards of the nobles from the aristocratic families. ”
Su Tai nodded, "Sister Tang is absolutely right. As long as it's something money can buy, it's not a problem. We can't do anything that money can't buy, so as not to cause more trouble."
When Mrs. Han saw that her daughter had an idea, she relaxed and looked at the beautiful Shen Yuezhang with reluctance. She said with emotion, "I thought you were a little one before, but in the blink of an eye you have become a big girl and you are going to get married! You Wait, grandma has to prepare some extra makeup for you!”
Shen Yuezhang said hurriedly: "Grandma, it's okay if you mean it. I have Qingfengzhai and I can make money."
Mr. Han pinched her cheek in a funny way and said, "The money you have is yours, and what grandma gives you is what grandma cares about."
Others nodded in agreement.
A table of meals is eaten from day to night.
Lu Tong and Lu Xiang of the Tang family stayed at Shen's house overnight.
Mrs. Tang had just returned from her daughter's room and saw Lu Tong who was very drunk. She was very angry and walked up to him and gave him two slaps, "You are really good! You can be so drunk in someone else's house! No!" That's ridiculous!" Lu Tong turned over, his face as red as a cooked shrimp. He was not angry at being beaten by Tang, but smiled cheerfully: "I'm so happy!"
"Why are you happy? It's not your daughter getting engaged!" Tang rolled her eyes.
Lu Tong pulled her into his arms and said in a very low voice: "Brother Shen told me that I might be promoted! Do you want me to be happy?"
"Really?" Tang's eyes lit up and he grabbed Lu Tong's sleeve, "Is the news reliable?"
Lu Tong leaned back, feeling more relaxed than ever before, "He is now married to Princess Huai'an. If what he says is not true, then who can I believe?"
Tang was overjoyed, but then a little annoyed, "In this case, do we have to reconsider the marriage of Xiangxiang?"
If Lu Tong hadn't been promoted and Pu Tianci had gotten top grades in the imperial examination, the marriage would have been good. But now that the Tang family knew that Shen Yuezhang was marrying the eldest princess's only son, there was a gap.
Even if her daughter didn't have Shen Yuezhang's blessing, she could still find a husband with a higher family status.
Lu Tong was half awake, lowered his lips, and shook his head seriously, "If Pu Tianci can get top grades, he must agree to this marriage! Apart from anything else, the Pu family and the Shen family have a good relationship, and Pu Tianci is even more so. Loved by Mr. Shen and his wife
If Xiangxiang marries Pu Tianci, our family will have some contact with the eldest princess of Huai'an. If something happens in the future, Brother Shen will not sit idly by.
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Besides, if Pu Tianci has a future and Brother Shen is willing to give him a hand, Xiangxiang's good days are still to come! We need to take a longer view. ”
After thinking about it carefully, Tang felt that what Lu Tong said made sense, so she stopped thinking.
At the same time, Han and Su Chunlin, who lived in the next courtyard, were also talking about Shen Yuezhang's marriage.
"This marriage between my granddaughter and my granddaughter is so good that I, the grandmother, don't feel at ease! Hey! I'm afraid the things we prepared for the child will no longer be used!"
It can be said that Shen Yi and Su Tai had nothing when they got married. In addition, Shen Yi had no serious elders, so the Han family was particularly worried.
She helped Shen Yuezhang secretly save his dowry as soon as he was born.
They were all good things that they got in daily life and were reluctant to use them. Each child had a share, which was converted into one or two thousand taels of silver.
This amount of money is a huge wealth for ordinary people.
Mrs. Han had already thought about taking out these things when Shen Yuezhang got married to make her granddaughter look good, but today she was hit by those betrothal gifts and she was really worried.
Su Chunlin was not in a hurry, "My granddaughter is getting married at the end of the year. If it doesn't work, let A Zhan collect some good things from outside. If it doesn't work, we will find another way. Give us whatever we have, or we can just switch to Zhuangzi shop!"
Han wanted to make Shen Yuezhang look good, but he couldn't get along with Su Chunlin, so he simply ignored him and turned over to sleep.
Early the next morning, the Su family and the Lu family left one after another.
Shen Yi was suffering from a hangover and planned to rest for half a day before returning to the county town.
I took the opportunity to dig out the contents of the box and take a closer look.
Su Tai was waiting for him to open the box.
Seeing Shen Yi take out a brochure, he said: "I took a look at it yesterday. This is Lizhou's official connections and their connection with the imperial capital. The eldest princess should give you this because she is optimistic about you."< br>