Chapter 486: Please
On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, brothers Xia Shiming and Mr. Xia came to visit Zeng and gave him a generous gift and an invitation.
Mr. Xia was going to hold a promotion banquet and specially invited Mrs. Chu and Xia Zihan to go there. Mrs. Chu refused on the excuse that she was old and couldn't walk.
Mr. Xia seemed to have guessed it a long time ago. There was no displeasure on his face, but he nodded repeatedly, "I have also heard that the old lady has been suffering from poor health and bones in the past two years, and she has been recuperating. I came here specially to I brought a prescription here. I heard it is very effective in recuperating heart diseases. The old lady might as well give it a try.”
As he said that, he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and held it out with both hands.
Mrs. Chu glanced at Qingya, and Qingya hurriedly stretched out her hands to take it and handed it to Mrs. Chu.
Mrs. Chu carefully looked at the medicinal materials on the prescription. She had been ill for a long time and had been treated for a long time. She had taken medicinal decoctions for several years to treat heart diseases. She was also very familiar with the medicinal materials for treating this disease. She saw that the prescription and Old Man Bai had prescribed it to her. The prescription is almost the same, so you know that the eldest man of the Xia family is really looking for a prescription for her.
You know, the prescription prescribed by Old Man Bai is worth a thousand dollars.
Mr. Xia was able to find him because he was really sincere.
Although this prescription may not be better than Old Man Bai's, Mrs. Zeng understood this intention. She said, "You are interested." Then she said, "On the 26th, I will ask Yu Niang to come over. There is a nanny here, don’t blame me.”
"Don't dare." The eldest man of the Xia family quickly stood up and bowed with a very respectful attitude.
There was even more of a smile on Zeng's face.
"You guys stay for dinner at noon. Sir, you are welcome to stay with me. Brother Xi went to the palace and asked the second master and Mr. Lu to have a drink with you at noon. It just so happened that the Liao Mansion gave you a drink this morning. Bring over a basket of lively fresh fish, and ask the kitchen to cook two large ones for you to drink with at noon. Tell Mr. Lu what flavor you like.”
Mr. Xia was delighted and hurriedly bowed and agreed.
It was not good for the two of them to stay in the back house for a long time. After Xia Zihan came over, met the two of them, and talked for a while, the two of them went to the front yard, chatting with Manager Lu.
After dinner, Manager Lu arranged a guest room for the eldest son of the Xia family to rest, and Xia Shiming went to the back house to find Xia Zihan.
Xia Shiming took out a piece of deed paper from his sleeve and handed it to Xia Zihan, saying, "This is the dowry that dad saved for you. You accept it first. In the future, dad will save it for you..."
Xia Zihan next took a look and saw a house deed for a shop at the east gate of the capital. The shop was not big, but the location was good. The east gate was the intersection in and out of the city. There were many people there, business was easy to do, and the value of the shop was also high. A small shop like this costs more than a thousand taels of silver.
"Dad, I have already saved enough for my dowry. You should keep this shop for yourself. You can rent it out or open a shop. You can also supplement some pen and ink money for your two brothers."
Xia Zihan was about to push the deed paper into Xia Shiming's hand, but Xia Shiming stopped her, with a look of difficulty on her face, and stuttered, "Take this, the Xia family, that Originally, the father-in-law should have given you a dowry of four thousand taels of silver, but...but, your grandmother said, you..."
Xia Zihan is such a smart person. Seeing Xia Shiming's guilty and sorry look on her face, she guessed, "Did my grandmother think that I was raised in the Chu family and was not close to the Xia family, so she didn't want to give my father-in-law any money?" Did you get a dowry? ”
"This... this, Yu Niang, it's because dad is useless. It's not that your grandmother doesn't give, it's because the Xia family is having real difficulties. However, don't worry, you will get married in a few years, and dad will save a dowry for you."
She didn't want to give her a dowry, but she also lied to her father, saying that Mr.
Xia Zihan lowered his eyelids to cover up the fierce look flashing in his eyes.
When she raised her eyes, her eyes became much gentler, "Since my family is in trouble, why don't I just give up my share of the dowry? Dad, my grandmother saved a dowry for me, as well as the dowry left by my mother. In the past few years, I have I also earned some money and bought some dowry. I already have a lot of dowry, so I don’t want to use this little money on me any more. I’d rather keep it to buy some more pens, inks, paper and inkstones for my brothers so that they can study hard and help us set up a family in the future. That’s the big deal.”
Xia Zihan wanted to return the deed to Xia Shiming and wanted Xia Shiming to save some private property for himself, but Xia Shiming was upright and planned to save a dowry for her, so he would not be easily changed by Xia Zihan.
"I am your father. When your daughter gets married, there is no way her mother's family will not accompany her with the dowry at all." He stuffed the deed paper back to Xia Zihan, "Be obedient, don't stuff it here and there, it will tear it in a while."< br>
When Xia Shiming said this, Xia Zihan stopped stuffing it back to him.
She knew that this was what her father, as a father, could do for his daughter.
She couldn't refuse this offer.
Xia Zihan was moved to accept it, but from then on, the pocket money she gave Xia Shiming doubled, and she always found various excuses to give Xia Shiming money.
Since Mrs. Xia became the head of the Xia family, Xia Shiming's salary has to be handed over to the father-in-law. However, the Xia family's expenses are all provided by the Xia family's father-in-law and not by Xia Shiming. Not only does he not need to contribute money, but he can also receive it every month. to five Aunt Zhang and Aunt Guo also receive ten taels of pocket money a month. Even Xia Zihan’s two younger brothers also receive ten taels of pocket money a month.
Calculating this, Xia Shiming's situation is much better than before when the second wife had to support him with his own salary. Now, he no longer has to give pocket money to his aunts. He still has fifty taels of pocket money to spend every month. He has always been thrifty. He can't spend fifty taels of silver in a month, but he still has twenty taels left. He saved two taels of silver, and he also saved all the money Xia Zihan gave him, and asked Guo An to use it to buy a shop and save a dowry for Xia Zihan.
Of course, this was secret and he didn't dare to let Mrs. Xia know.
Ever since he understood Mrs. Xia's true thoughts, Xia Shiming consciously became more wary of her. Even his two concubines were taught by him personally, and he did not want Mrs. Xia to see her for fear that Mrs. Xia would The wife will offer to take them with her to raise them.
His legitimate son was abandoned by Mrs. Xia. At that time, he was not in Jiangning City, so there was nothing he could do. Now, he is with his two concubines. These two concubines are the hope of his second wife to establish a family in the future. Xia Shiming naturally You must teach wholeheartedly, and do not want to be deliberately raised to death by your own mother.
In the afternoon, after Mr. Xia woke up, he and Xia Shiming came to say goodbye to Mr. Zeng. When leaving, Mr. Zeng ordered his servants to pack a few big fish for them to take with them.
The next day, the twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month, celebrated the off year.
When she got up early in the morning, Xia Zihan first went to say hello to Madam Zeng, had breakfast with her, and then was busy taking care of the housework in the house.
The lady in charge of the house was busy preparing for the New Year in the house as she came in and out.
Chu Yuexi took a rest today. After breakfast, he went out. When he came back at noon, the boy behind him was holding two boxes in his hands.
"Grandma, Chu Yu, I bought two snacks from Juxianglou for you to eat." Chu Yuexi opened the box and asked the maid to get plates to put them in.
"I know that grandma likes Juxianglou's dim sum. When I passed by Juxianglou, I went in and bought some. Grandma, please try it." She touched the dim sum in front of Zeng with an expectant expression.
Chu Yuexi and Mrs. Zeng have been together for seven or eight years. Even if Chu Yuexi did not adopt him and come to the Chu family, Mrs. Zeng has always loved him. Now, she regards him as important as her eyes.
Chu Yuexi specially bought snacks for her. Even if she didn't like to eat them, she would be happy. What's more, Chu Yuexi also bought her favorite Poria cake.
"It's delicious." He was so moved that his eyes turned red.
Xia Zihan was eating at the side, "Grandma, I also bought you snacks at Juxianglou. How come the ones my brother bought were more delicious than the ones I bought?"
"You girl, are you jealous of your brother?" Mrs. Zeng said amusedly, "The ones you bought are also delicious, just as delicious. Grandma also likes to eat them."
The grandparents talked for a while, and Chu Yuexi suddenly said, "Grandma, I asked for leave at the age of 28. Qinghui said that I would go to Huguo Temple to burn incense, and I agreed to accompany her."
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"If the second princess doesn't go, will she go alone?" Zeng asked.
"There are many things in the second prince's palace, and my mother-in-law has to take care of them all by herself. My sister-in-law is pregnant again and can't help. Originally, my mother-in-law planned to go to Huguo Temple to burn incense herself a year ago, but she didn't have time to go. Let Qinghui go. Qinghui went alone. I was worried, so I asked for leave to accompany her. ”
It turns out that the purpose of buying snacks for Mrs. Zeng is to ask for a token to go out.
Even so, Ms. Zeng was happy. She was happy that her grandson took her into his heart and regarded her as an elder.
She agreed wholeheartedly, "Well, you should accompany Qinghui. I'm not worried about her going alone. Then you can bring a few more people, or let Chu Cang and Chu Fei go with you. On that day, Yu Niang Don’t go out and let them protect Qinghui.”
When Princess Qinghui goes out, the Second Prince's Palace will definitely send a large team of guards to protect her. However, since it is her future granddaughter-in-law, Mrs. Zeng is still unfounded.
Xia Zihan said, "How about I go too? Since I came back, I haven't gone to the temple to burn incense."
She also went to burn incense and worship Buddha, asking the Bodhisattva to bless Chu Jingqi's trip to the border so that she could go to the border smoothly and come back safely.
The matter was settled, and Chu Yuexi was very happy. Although there was an extra candle like Chu Yu to light up, she could go to Huguo Temple to play in the snow and see the snow scene with her beloved Qinghui, and it was still fair and aboveboard. He would be happy if he could be as sneaky as before.
In the evening, the whole Chu family had an extra meal to celebrate the New Year.
Mrs. Zeng specially ordered Manager Lu to set up a table in the side hall of the front yard. The three of them, their grandparents, and their grandson also invited Mr. Qi, the old man, to have a reunion dinner with them.
On the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, Xia Zihan rushed to the Xia family after arranging things in the house.
Let me tell you some good news. On the 11th of next month, this book will be updated, with 50,000 words a day, so that you ladies can read it all at once, (*^__^*)
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