Daming: Wanted to be a small landlord, but was forced to ascend the throne

Chapter 278 Ancient Betrothal Gift
Nacai is the ancient dowry gift.

The matchmaker brings the dowry from the man's family to the woman's home, and the woman accepts it, which means she agrees to the marriage.

When Lu Lian presented it, he found that the lead matchmaker was Yuan Zonggao, and he was a little excited.

To him, this matchmaker has a lot of face!

Shi, the head of the palace, came to be a matchmaker in person. Is there anyone more respectable in Anlu Prefecture?

It can be said that the wedding ceremony in Prince Xing's Mansion was held in a hurry.

According to the general wedding of Ming Dynasty, the lottery is accepted first, and the dowry is given, and the woman accepts it.

The second step is to ask for a date, that is, to send the marriage certificate, and the two parties agree on the auspicious day for the wedding.

Xingwang's mansion directly handled the lottery and the application period together.

When Yuan Zonggao came, he brought the marriage certificate directly, saying that it was time to discuss the marriage.

Of course, the so-called consultation is just a notification.

Not to mention that Lu Lianxian did not have the right to express opinions, even if he had, he would directly say according to the other party's wishes.

The time was agreed on the eighteenth of December.

It's too early and too hasty, and it's too late to choose the day of the New Year.

The [-]th is still three days away from the real Chinese New Year festival, and eight is still an auspicious number.

Although there is a saying that the Laba is the new year, in many places, the real New Year is only after the stove is sacrificed.

"Miss, I heard that the marriage offer from the prince is very generous, and many people are watching it!"

Su Jin trotted into the yard.

Han Jinrong looked delighted.

Although everything was properly arranged in this Lu Mansion, and Lu Lianxian was thoughtful and considerate, but he still didn't feel like home.

After escaping, Han Jinrong was basically with Qin Shao except for a few moments.

In addition to the relationship between men and women, it is more of a family-like relationship.

They were talking, and the voice of the mother-in-law came from outside.

Su Jin quickly opened the door.

"Is the lady there?"

The old woman asked respectfully.

"Yes! What's the matter, Madam?"

Su Jin also asked kindly.

In the past few days, because of the preparations before the wedding, various things have been discussed in particular. Su Jin knew that someone came here, so there must be something.

"That's right! There's a young man outside who says he's the lady's younger brother, and he brought something for the lady."

"My lady's younger brother?"

Su Jin was a little curious, and Han Jinrong from the room also walked in.

"Sujin, just go out with your aunt to have a look. If it's our younger brother, let someone come in."

Han Jinrong said directly.

Even though she was a little curious about her younger brother, she didn't have a younger brother, but since the other party introduced her identity like this, it should be one of her own, so maybe something happened.

Go out and have a look before making a decision.

Su Jin followed the middle-aged servant woman out, only to find that the servant woman was going through the small back door.

Opening the door, I saw a young man in brand-new clothes standing at the door, beaming with joy.

"Master Li! Is it you?"

Su Jin exclaimed in surprise.

That person was none other than Li Liangqin, the youngest son.

"It's me, my wife is in the courtyard."

The third son laughed.

"Yes! Yes! Come in quickly."

Su Jin said hurriedly.

"This is my wife's cousin Li Ye! They are all my own!"

Su Jin said to the woman.

It means that it is our own people, you don't have to worry about it, we entertain ourselves.

The servant girl was also colorful, she nodded directly, turned around and left to do her own work.

They had been instructed by Lu Zhong from the very beginning that the lady living in the yard was the biggest in the mansion, and she would do what she said without any doubts.

They are all doing errands to get money to eat, so naturally they don't ask too many questions.

"Lady, Master Li is here, come out quickly!"

Sujin shouted as soon as she entered the yard.

Han Jinrong had heard a familiar voice already at the door.

"Little Sanzi, why are you here?"

Han Jinrong shouted happily.

Because she can't go to a foreign home before she gets married, she is almost suffocating here now.

"Girl, how are you doing here? Oh! This Lu Lianxian arranged this small courtyard well. Although we haven't seen it, Brother Wang said that even if we don't come, they dare not deal with it casually. After all, the status of the master is not ordinary."

The third son looked around Han Jinrong's residence with a smile and said.

"Little Sanzi, don't be joking. That Lu Tongpan is actually a pretty good person. At least he knows the current affairs and doesn't have too many distractions. By the way, why did you bring people to send so many things?"

Han Jinrong saw that the third son brought over a lot of servants, they carried things one by one, and the third son still held a booklet and several contracts in his hand.

"Girl, Master Qin brought this here. He said it was your dowry. You can bring it over when the time comes."

The third son ordered those people to bring the things over, and then gave the booklet in his hand to Han Jinrong.

"Grandpa...how did Grandpa put all those lands under my name?"

Han Jinrong looked at those land deeds and exclaimed in surprise.

When she came to Lu's house, Qin Shao had already told him that he would add a dowry to her himself so that she could marry decently.

Qin Shao learned that in this Ming Dynasty marriage, not only the man had to ask for a bride price, but the woman also had to dowry.

Of course this is the case in normal families.

There are also those who can't tell the difference after asking for a bride price, which is basically selling their daughters.

The daughters who were sold were basically from other families, and they basically severed ties with their parents.

The dowry of women in the Ming Dynasty must be recorded in the record, and there is a notary to testify. If the man and woman can't live on and divorce or are divorced, the woman's dowry must be taken back.

If a woman's dowry is withheld by her husband's family, she can go to the government to file a lawsuit to get it back.

Of course, the betrothal gifts given by the man are also recorded. Generally, on the day a woman marries to the south, she will bring those betrothal gifts back home.

Even though the status of women in Ming Dynasty was inferior to that of men, if a man was accused of corrupting his wife's property, it would be a shameful thing, and even his reputation would be ruined.

The beloved son of parents must plan far-reaching for this!
But some parents who love their daughters will give their daughters something as a dowry, which will more or less make their daughters have some face in the husband's family, and it is also for the daughter to have a support.

In particular, families with good economic conditions usually have their daughters dowry some fields or shops in addition to dowry things on the surface.

Rent out these things or do business, there will be a steady stream of income.

A woman has an income in her husband's family, so she doesn't have to live a life of reaching out, and naturally she will live with confidence and better.

Qin Shao was very emotional when he learned about these situations.

He remembered that men and women in the world in the previous life also talked about the bride price issue.

In many remote and poor places, the bride price is even more important, and it costs hundreds of thousands to marry a daughter-in-law.

In Qin Shao's eyes, it is normal for a man and a woman to ask for a bride price when they get married, which has existed since ancient times.

But the so-called betrothal gifts are actually funds planned for the life of the young couple in the future, for the future use of the small family.

No matter how much it is, as long as the parents don't intercept it, there is actually no problem.

But the custom in the past life is getting worse and worse. Many parents with poor economic conditions withhold their daughter’s dowry for their own use or leave it for their son to marry a wife.

Compared with ancient parents who knew how to plan for their children, some modern parents are indeed lagging behind in their thinking.

Han Jinrong has no natal family now, even if Lu Lianxian is the adoptive father, if they use him, they can't let him also pay the bride price.

In order to save Han Jinrong's face, Qin Shao directly selected dozens of acres of the fields he bought and put them under Han Jinrong's name, and Wubiju Han Jinrong participated in the management and gave her some shares.

"My lord said this is your dowry. It's your thing. It will look good when the time comes, so you can accept it! My lord divided those fields into several parts. Brother Wang Yin and I also have them, so you can accept them! My lord. There are a lot of fields now, and the Xingwang Mansion is all his. He said that he has no time to manage those fields in the future, and let us do it ourselves. Girl, Brother Wang and I don’t understand these things. When the time comes, ours will also be given to you. Please help Just run it!"

The third son said with a smile.

His little beggar is now a small landlord, and he is very excited these days.

(End of this chapter)