Jinyi Music

So Jia Silian reported to Jia Jincheng that the Mou family knew about their family background and didn't want to make too much publicity and embarrass the in-laws. Jia Jincheng was grateful when he heard the words. After all, her daughter was married to the Mou family by a matchmaker, and the dowry was not the most important thing at all. Yes, if the Mou family really got a dowry of [-] or [-] liters and sent it to the Jia family, there was no place for them to put it, and even if they went bankrupt, they would not be able to make up such a dowry. , still the best!
On the other hand, Mou Biao just said that he was a concubine, and he was the youngest, and his older brothers and sisters were not married, so he was not good at publicizing, let alone going over his brothers, so the marriage was only done according to ordinary people's family. !
When Mu Bin heard the words, he praised his youngest son for being so sensible, so he gave a village outside the city to his future eighth daughter-in-law with a big wave of his hand, and told Mou Biao,
"Tell your daughter-in-law that you do the marriage according to ordinary people's family. It's not that you don't value her. It's just that what we want is to live a stable life and don't engage in those vain rituals. You young couples understand it in their hearts and it's done!"

Mou Biao thanked his own father, took the land deed, and took Silien to the yamen, and wrote the manor with [-] acres of fertile land and ten acres of mountain land under the name of Sileian. Now Jia Silian is also a small landowner. It's just that she didn't tell anyone about it, even the younger sisters in the family didn't know about it.
Naturally, it is even more impossible for Mrs. Xiang to know her daughter's net worth.
"The Mou family is so clear that they don't value you. How can you be a decent young master? Why do you have to follow the rules of ordinary people in marriage. You can't look down on anyone!"

Jia Silian said lightly,

"Mother, our family has a low lintel. It's strange that people think highly of it. It doesn't matter if we don't value it or not. As long as we live a good life in the future!"

Xiang thought for a while and said,

"That's right, talking about ostentation is all false, so...not to mention the dowry gift on the surface, but in private, the young master didn't make up for you?"

Jia Silian said,

"It makes up for it..."

Xiang Shi was overjoyed, his eyes lit up,
"How much did you make up?"

"About two or three hundred taels of silver..."

The two or three hundred silver is the money that Mou Biao bought her jewelry. I just say so, but in fact, Silian's wedding dress jewelry, etc., should be prepared by the mother's family. Give birth to a daughter.

Yesterday, Mou Biao took her outside to measure her height, fat and thin, and invited the best embroiderer of Tianyi Pavilion in the capital to rush to do it. She only embroidered a pillowcase, because the scheduled date was after March, and the wedding dress It's complicated, and money is added to make people rush to work.

Naturally, Jia Silian would not mention these things to her. Xiang Shi heard that there were two or three hundred taels of silver, and said dissatisfiedly,

"Anyway, he's everyone's young master. If you go out to have a meal and listen to a song, the reward is more than this money. How can I give you such a small amount?"

Jia Silian had vaguely guessed her intention of coming, and said calmly,

"Mother, among the seven sons in their family, he is the youngest and a concubine, how much money can he have?"

In fact, the same is true. According to the rules of the Mou Mansion, Mou Biao’s monthly silver is only a few dozen taels. Later, when he went out to do business, he didn’t even have the dozens of taels of silver. Mrs. Liu said,…

"Even if you go out to do business, you will have a monthly salary, so you can't let your family support you!"

Mou Biao didn't care about the little money, Wu Yiniang was so angry,
"The eldest young master in front received an errand, and she also stopped the moon silver, but the girls, women, servants and servants in the yard are all raised at home, and the daily bird's nest and shark's fin are not missing. Our family eight The young master stopped Yueyin, she didn't even raise Mou Long and Mou Hu, and asked the eighth young master of our family to raise it by himself, which is clearly bullying!"

Mrs. Liu is bullying, but she is bullying in an aboveboard manner. Even Mu Bin can pick a good one. She hates that Mou Biao has obtained great benefits from her husband. She always has to respond to Mu Biao's mother and son!

Xiang Shi didn't believe it.

"Everyone's young master is a big spender, so how come he has no money?"

Jia Silian replied,
"Mother, my future father-in-law is famous for being ruthless and upright. He least likes others to use power for personal gain. His family education is also very strict. The eldest son in front of him passed the imperial examination and sent a small county magistrate in the south. It is said that the place is hot and humid. In the past, many people would be dissatisfied with the environment. Mrs. Mou originally wanted to prevent her son from going, but my future father-in-law didn't say a word for his son. What's more, it's a concubine!"

This matter is true, but it was Mu Bin's painstaking efforts to keep his eldest son away from the capital, and only Mou Biao knew best.

Mrs. Xiang didn't know the situation of the Mou family, so she was really intimidated by her, and she was extremely disappointed, but she thought that she still had two or three hundred taels of silver, so she said to her daughter,

"You are going to get married, my mother will support you..."

After finishing speaking, he took out the cloth bag he brought with him, opened it, and took out a piece of cloth inside,

"This is the dowry fabric when I got married. I have been reluctant to use it for so many years, so I will give it to you now!"

The good fabrics nowadays can't stand the storage at all, and the only ones that can be stored for a long time are coarse woven fabrics such as cotton and linen. What good goods can there be for those who are married to the family? The fabrics are faded when taken out, but Jia Silian Thinking that she was finally thinking of herself, she didn't feel disgusted, so she took it and put it by her hand and said,
"Thank you mom!"

Xiang Shi nodded, looked at Si Lian and sighed,

"In a blink of an eye, you all grew up. Among you sisters, you are the one who was born the best. Sure enough, this blessing is also the best..."

She paused, seeing that Silian didn't answer, she finally spoke,

"Silian, your life is better now, you can't forget your mother, now your mother's life is not easy..."

Jia Silian remained calm, picked up the teapot on the table and poured a bowl of water for Xiang Shi, Xiang Shi didn't drink but looked at Si Lian and said,
"You are going to marry into a noble family in the future, and you will be able to eat and drink spicy food in a short time, and serve your servants. Although my mother did not treat you very well before, it is not too bad. You must not forget your mother's birth." Grace!"

Jia Silian sighed secretly when she heard this, since the day she decided to marry Xiao Lin, she knew that there would be such a day,
well!Some people are born unworthy of being parents, but they just have a bunch of children, even if they gave birth to you and raised you, they can rely on this to collect debts from you! …

Jia Silian pretended not to understand what she meant, and replied,

"Didn't Mother live a good life with Uncle Lu now? Uncle Lu is an honest man, and he treats you well. As long as Mother doesn't focus on her mother's family like before, she will be able to live in this day!"

Speaking of the bitterness on Xiang's face,

"You, Uncle Lu, are worthless. What you earn every day is just enough to make ends meet..."

Jia Silian asked with a puzzled face,

"It's good to be able to make ends meet. What else does Mother want? Besides... Isn't Mother also setting up a stall for business? The Yanghua Hutong is our old stall, and the neighbors are all regular customers. Mother, as long as she continues to do it with peace of mind, there will be a lot of income in the stall every month, this... you can't hide it from me, mother!"

"I……"

Xiang's expression was aggrieved, and the income from the stall was naturally quite a lot. If it wasn't for this, the son and grandson of the Lu family would have changed their ways to ask Lu Er to ask him for money?
"But... that business is hard work! Every day, I get up early and work late at night, and my mother is alone, and there is no one who can help!"

Jia Silian said,

"If you want to make money, it's not hard work. Get up early and be greedy. You see, I'm going to get married now, don't I also get up early and be late every day, and I have to serve my stepmother and little brother. If you feel Tired, let Uncle Lu quit his job to help you..."

Mrs. Xiang couldn't tell what was going on, and if she asked Lu Er to help her, wouldn't it mean that one share of the money would be divided into two shares. Now that Lu Er's money is in charge of the family, and her own money is kept by herself, she still has to keep it for the elderly!

Xiang thought for a while and said,

"Silian, my mother is getting old and her legs and feet are not good. You will be a noble lady of a noble family in the future. It is not difficult to give a few dozen taels of silver every month to let my mother live a good life! "

Jia Silian just sneered in her heart when she heard this, and after going around in such a big circle, she finally got to the point of today, and replied,
"Mother, I'm afraid you're thinking too much. A month is tens of taels of silver. Xiao Lin's monthly salary in the yamen is no more than ten stones of rice for a month. It's only two taels of silver. You want it every month." Dozens of taels of silver, let me grab it?"

Since the founding of the country by Taizu, this dynasty has been very mean to officials, and the monthly salary is set extremely low. If the officials are not greedy, let alone family servants, they cannot support themselves. Therefore, even Taizong punishes corrupt officials extremely severely. , resorting to the method of peeling and pulling weeds, and letting people come in and out to watch, that can't stop the corruption.

Up to now, none of the officials in Daqing is relying on monthly salary alone to support their families. Si Lian wants to use this to fool Xiang Shi, but Xiang Shi is not stupid. Hearing this, she curled her lips and said,
"You don't want to bully my mother to be honest, the officials outside don't know, but the officials in the capital, who counts on the little monthly salary to eat, are just like your father... There is a lot of money in private! "

Jia Jincheng is regarded as a handyman. According to the rules set by Emperor Taizong, he is to be raised by the chief official in the yamen. On the surface, he can't get a few copper coins, but how can the money Xiangshi in private? I don't know how many there are?

Jia Silian sneered,
"Mom, you know about dad. Dad is just a small job. For so many years, he has been in charge of the family. Dad holds all the money in the family. Every time he uses something, he has to ask him for it. Silver, the private money in your money box, if you don’t rely on the stall outside, can you save it?”

Xiang Shi was at a loss for words, and heard the fourth daughter continue,
"I'm married, but that's the bright side. You can still set up a stall to sell noodles, can I? Do you think Xiao Lin will let me take care of all his money... he Your monthly salary can be delivered to my home and handed over to me, which is regarded as a great respect for me, where do you want me to get dozens of taels of silver to support you?"