Chapter 1100 Changping County Lord 48
"County Master~" Jing'er said with a bit of complaint: "I see you have spoiled them rotten. In the future, if you get used to it, if others see you, you will think there are no rules in the house."
But what he got was that the county boss was eating dates with a smile, as if he didn't hear anything.
The county boss was too approachable. After sighing slightly, Jing'er picked up the dates and ate them. While eating, I couldn't help but ask: "County Lord, when will Hua'er come back?"
"Do you miss her?" Xining asked jokingly.
Jing'er curled her lips, lowered her head and picked up a date: "After all, she is from the county lord's house. Is it possible that the county lord plans to give it to Miss Wang? She has been there for almost a month, and she doesn't know where Miss Wang is. When will uncle come over?”
At that time, Miss Wang wrote a letter asking her uncle to find out the list of her mother's dowry at that time and come over once. This month has passed and no one has come yet.
Xining said leisurely: "What's the rush? Maybe the dowry list is lost, or maybe we need to discuss and plan it first. After all, this is a big deal, and you can't just come and ask for the dowry."
At this time, reports came from outside that Xiao Zhan was back.
Xiao Zhan bought enough cotton shoes and cloaks. He handed over the list: "In the past two years of warm winters, many stores have accumulated a batch of cotton shoes and coats, and they are worried. As soon as they heard that we wanted to buy them, they were all willing to reduce the price and ship them. We went all the way back and forth, and we quickly bought them all. Quantity.”
"Well, thank you for your hard work!" Xining handed the list written in bamboo abbreviations to Jing'er: "Put it in the warehouse."
Jinger handed the list to Butler Xiao again.
Xiao Zhan added: "One more thing. Miss Wang's uncle, Mr. Deng, came with the caravan."
"Oh?" Xining became more energetic and said that Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here, and the show is about to begin!
Of course, you can't see the good show, you can only listen to it.
The deceased came to report that night. When the Deng family took out a copy of the dowry list and asked to transfer the dowry to Miss Wang, the Wang family was in a panic.
It was said that they were discussing and taking inventory. After the Deng family left, the Wang family's wife cried until she died, desperately.
In the past two years, the Wang family's wife has occupied this dowry, and a lot of it has been subsidized to her natal family. She wants to get it back this time, not to mention that even if her natal family is willing to pay it back, they will delay it. Even if you take it all back and hand over this big fat piece of meat, it will undoubtedly be a loss of heart.
The next day, Miss Wang came to visit on the pretext of bringing the new painting to the county owner.
As soon as they met, Xining saw that Miss Wang had a sad face.
Miss Wang bowed according to etiquette, sat down, and handed over the painting.
Human beings are just hypocritical. You can say whatever you want, but you still have to be secretive and hesitant.
Xining is not in a hurry, she has plenty of time anyway. Now that she has money and power, food and oil, and kitchen knives, others should beg her. She is not in a hurry to help others, she really thinks that she is the compassionate Guanyin.
After looking at the painting, Xining nodded: "It's been less than a month, and there has been such progress. It can be said to be amazing. Not bad, accept it!"
Miss Wang mustered up her courage and bowed to the ground: "Please save me, Lord County."
Xining deliberately pretended to be surprised: "What's the matter? Why did you say save? Is it possible that someone wants to harm you?"
Miss Wang finally couldn't help but speak out, and the Wang family's wife said she agreed and took out the dowry from the previous aunt. Thinking that Miss Wang has also reached the age of marriage and simply looks for a marriage, this dowry will be married with her.
"We have already gone to find a matchmaker and released the news." Miss Wang wiped away her tears and said in a sad voice: "It doesn't matter whether you are a trafficker or a lackey, as long as you can afford a betrothal gift of five thousand taels."
Xining suddenly laughed. It seemed that the dowry he had occupied was not enough, and he wanted to make up for the shortfall by making a fortune from it. She shook her fan and thought for a while before shouting: "Hey, do you know the cost of Li Shu's marriage?"
Miss Wang was stunned when she heard someone reply outside.
"Reporting to the county lord, a small farmer can have tens of thousands of dollars. A small official or a country gentry can have one hundred thousand dollars. Rich businessmen can also have millions of dollars!"
It turned out that there were aides outside. Miss Wang immediately said: "My mother's family was relatively well-off. At that time, the dowry was about two million yuan, and there was also a house, two shops, and a field of 20 acres."
If one tael of silver is one thousand taels, then the dowry will be two thousand taels of cash. Including the shop and fields, it's basically only five thousand taels.
This time, the dowry is only a little more than the betrothal gift. If the dowry is less than the betrothal gift, the husband's family will look down upon him.
When the five thousand taels of betrothal gifts are received and the shortfall is made up, Miss Wang's mother's dowry can be given away as her dowry, and there may still be money to be made.
"This business is really good!" Xi Ning admired him sincerely.
At this time, Baishan's filial piety comes first, and the little mother is also a mother. She also raised Miss Wang. Marriage matters are usually dictated by the parents or the matchmaker. If you can pay five thousand or two, you are a wealthy family. If you say it, you will find a good match for Miss Wang.
"Please save me, County Master!" Miss Wang kowtowed to the ground in tears again.
"Well..." Xining couldn't help but slowly shake the fan, which was a bit difficult.
She thought for a while, and she could only tell the truth: "It's time for boys to get married and girls to get married. It's understandable that Wang's wife will find a match for you. I'm an outsider, even if I'm the head of the county, I can't stop people from getting married. Can't I? You want me to go to the capital and beg you to find a good family and get through this hurdle?”
"Actually, actually..." Miss Wang lowered her head and blushed: "People's women have their own ideas."
"Who?" Xining became curious.
Miss Wang looked around and saw that they were all full of people, and there was also a hidden "staffer" outside. He said cruelly: "Who is there? At worst, she will go to Sanqing Temple to become a sister-in-law!"
"Go to a Taoist temple to be a Taoist nun?" Xining laughed: "The price of your dowry is too high. If you become a Taoist nun, the dowry does not belong to your wife. Tell me, which young man can fall in your fancy. ”
Miss Wang really couldn't say it to her face, so Xining waved: "Come here!"
Miss Wang stood up and knelt down beside her.
She spread her hand: "Write it on my hand."
Miss Wang just wrote it.
Is it Zhong Shuo? !
Xining stared at Miss Wang and said, "You... this piece of wood?" She swallowed the word "like" in the middle.
Miss Wang lowered her head, blushed, and said shyly: "Although we have not been together for a short time, every time we have a curtain in the middle, we can only hear his voice and see his paintings. But my daughter admires his talent and admires him as a gentleman."
Although Miss Wang is not as beautiful as a fairy, she is considered to be above average among the other ladies.
As for Zhong Shuo, to be honest, she couldn't remember what he looked like. I've seen them all at the banquet, but can't remember them. It can be seen how average-looking this person is. To put it bluntly, he has no distinctive appearance. If you put him on the street, he would be just a passerby, A, B, B, D.
As for talent, it's really good. It was the painting and the inscription that impressed her deeply. The painting was top quality!
(End of chapter)