novelraw Chapter 286: Thinking about Xin'an's dowry
Chapter 286: Thinking about Xin'an's dowry
Chapter 286: Missing Xin An’s dowry
It was not too late to see the sky after coming out of Xu's house, so Xin'an ordered the coachman to go to Wang's house. Mrs. Wang specially sent someone to invite her, so she had to go out and have a look. By the time she returned to the Hou Mansion, it was already dark. It's starting to get dark.
It always gets dark earlier in winter, and the lanterns at the entrances of various shops are already lit early. There are more and more people on the street. Xin An opens the curtain and asks, "Is there a night market in the evening?"
Cao Gui, who works as a bodyguard and part-time coachman for her, said: "The imperial court has stipulated that the curfew time from yesterday to the end of the Lantern Festival will be postponed by one hour. It is not very busy now. It will only become lively after the 28th of the twelfth lunar month. At that time, the streets will be full of people." , I heard that the imperial court purchased a lot of lanterns this year, and when the time comes, several streets will be lit up in sequence, which will be beautiful. "
Xin'an then remembered that the imperial court was like this every year. She used to want to go when she heard about the excitement outside, but Tang Rong said that they were just peddlers selling worthless gadgets. There were many kidnappers and thieves, and it was not safe. She gave up the idea of going out for a stroll, but he actually took Tao Yiran there and bought a lantern for Tao Yiran.
She also made trouble, what did Tang Rong say?
It's hard for a younger sibling to be widowed, so it's good to take her out to relax. She's not as busy as you every day, and there's nothing sad about her. As the eldest brother, I have to take care of her more.
Now that I think about it, I want to go back and strangle Tang Rong to death immediately.
An arena attracted her attention. Wanting to watch the excitement, she asked Cao Gui to find a place to park. How dare he disobey the Goddess of Wealth. He not only parked the car but also personally escorted Xin An to watch the excitement.
When they got closer, it turned out to be a martial arts competition arena. On it were the words "Jingyong Martial Arts School" in black letters on a red background. Chunyang asked, "Is this the martial arts gym that Second Young Master often goes to?"
"Er Shan, Er Shan is in the ring."
Xin'an stretched his neck to look, and he saw Ershan. He was wearing a single suit in the cold weather. He seemed to have grown taller, and his eyes were very fierce.
While guarding against someone rushing into Xin'an, Cao Gui explained to Xin'an, "Putting up a ring is a common way for martial arts schools to recruit disciples. Now every martial arts school should find a place to set up a ring to show off their skills. There will be many more in the future." In martial arts melee fights, everyone wanted to be at the top of the martial arts gym in the capital. At that time, all they had to do was fight hard, and it was common to get injured or disabled. "
"If you stand out, you may be favored by a wealthy family or the imperial court. Then you will have a bright future."
Chunyang said it was not worthwhile to risk one's life for an uncertain opportunity. Xin An said: "If you show your skills on stage you can get a future, even if you are injured, you will still make money."
“Know that opportunities are hard to come by.”
For ordinary people, the most worthless thing is themselves. Many opportunities have to be risked with their lives. As long as they can get the opportunity, what does it mean to be injured and bleed?
Cao Gui looked at Chunyang curiously, feeling that a girl was more innocent than the master. Looking at what Chunyang was wearing, the outermost piece was brocade. It could be seen that the master was rich and the maid was also taking advantage of it, so she had to have it. Follow the right master.
Xin'an saw Ershan fighting with others. Although he couldn't see any tricks, he could still see his ferocity. He tilted his head fiercely and asked Cao Gui, "What do you think of the shorter boy?"
Cao Gui made a judgment after looking at a few things, "It can be seen that he has been practicing for a short time. It is not a boy's skill, and his kung fu is average, but he has a life-threatening ruthlessness, which is rare."
"The person I was fighting against was superior to him in Kung Fu. He paid great attention to moves. If he let go and hit the short boy, he would lose within ten moves. But he was intimidated by the boy's energy. The first thing that mattered in the fight between the two sides was momentum. , maybe this little guy can win in the end.”
Xin'an smiled and waited until Ershan defeated him before nodding with satisfaction. Chunyang Chunlu was very surprised. One admired Cao Gui's accuracy, and the other sighed that Ershan was awesome.
"Go back."
Xin'an turned around, thinking that Tang Mo's money was not wasted, and Ershan was still valuable to cultivate. It was already a little late when I returned home. Tang Gang, who had already returned, was talking to the Wei family. Seeing that Xin An had just come back at this time, he didn't say anything. Instead, Mrs. Zhang spoke up, "Is the second daughter-in-law coming back just after she went out?"
"yes."
The Wei family were guests, so they had to entertain them when they came. Wang arranged a dinner for the whole family to attend. Wang smiled and said that the meal was about to be served, so that she didn't have to go back to Qiushiyuan. "It's just a good time for the whole family to talk."
Xin'an sat down and Ms. Zhang asked her what she was doing when she went out. Ms. Wang was very dissatisfied. She didn't ask her daughter-in-law what she was doing when she went out. However, the guest did ask her, and she couldn't recognize her identity.
"It's nothing, I made an appointment to have tea with someone."
"I saw you brought a few boxes with you when you left the house."
Zhang still wanted to get to the bottom of it. She already knew about the marriage exchange. She thought it was good to replace Xin An with Tao Yiran, but it would not work if she replaced Xin An's dowry. She had seen the wealth of the salt merchants. You don't even need to think about it to know that the Xin family must have a large amount of property as a dowry, and part of that property must be given to the Hou Mansion in the name of dowry. Even if the marriage changes, the dowry should be left behind.
"My aunt only saw half of it. I sent those boxes to my mother."
Mrs. Wang supported her daughter-in-law and said that it was like this. Mrs. Zhang smiled softly and taunted Mrs. Wang, "I heard that the Xin family is rich, so I think there will be a lot of things in the dowry. Sister, you are lucky."
"Sister-in-law, what do you mean by this?"
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Wang looked at Xin'an lovingly, then looked at Zhang with a smile, "A woman's dowry belongs to her. This is something stipulated by the court law. The Hou family has accumulated some wealth over the years, and the Marquis believes in me. The items in the warehouse are at my disposal, so I really don’t need to stare at my daughter-in-law’s dowry like those short-sighted people.”
As he said that, he looked at Tang Gang and said, "You think so, Lord Marquis."
Tang Gang was extremely disgusted with Mr. Zhang. He was ugly, short, and fat. His yellow teeth when he smiled were even more disgusting. He had no sense of being ugly at all. He kept talking, and his voice sounded like a pig. Same, it sounds awful.
Sitting next to her, Mrs. Wang looked like a fairy.
"What Madam said is that since you are the mistress of the Hou Mansion, everything in the Hou Mansion is at your disposal."
He still knows who to help at times like this.
Mrs. Zhang almost broke her yellow teeth, thinking that when the head mistress of the Hou Mansion was still the daughter of their Wei family, everything she wanted was inconvenient. She didn't even have the key to the warehouse of the Hou Mansion. What should she do? It all depends on the face of the old lady in the Hou Mansion. It's good now that a step-in-law can enjoy great blessings.
Tang Rong, who insisted on coming to talk with him, had a faint smile on his face, but he didn't like Mr. Zhang in his heart. He came all the way to the Marquis Mansion and brought a few inexpensive gifts, so forget it. It was really embarrassing for him to speak so unpretentiously.
I can't help but compare the Wei family and the Wang family in my heart. The Wang family doesn't come often, but every time they come, they bring enough gifts and speak politely. When I think about losing to Tang Mo in this aspect, I feel sorry for the Wei family. The family is even more unhappy.
But he thought it was still useful in the Wei family, so he didn't say anything and pretended to be deaf and dumb.