Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 128
On September 24, Zhixin also returned to town.The ginseng seeds have been sprinkled, and the work in the ginseng field is almost done.Zhixin entrusted the ginseng land to the Wang family and the Fang family, and returned to the town by himself.The Yue family will come to give the bride price the day after tomorrow, how can he do it without being a father?
As soon as the old man saw his eldest son come back, he had to ask carefully about the situation on the mountain.Everyone was chatting here, when the gatekeeper Lao Wang came in and said that Zhixiang had sent someone back.

"Hurry up, please come in." The old man was very happy when he heard that the youngest son had sent someone.

A man came in outside, about forty years old, he looked like a housekeeper.The man entered the house and hurriedly saluted the old man and the old lady, "My master asked the younger one to come to the old man, and the old lady said hello. The master is outside and busy with work, so he can't come back to attend the wedding of the eldest lady, so he ordered the younger one to prepare some gifts for the old lady. Come back. There is also a letter from our master." The butler took out the gift list and letter and handed them to Zhixin.

Zhixin was illiterate, so Zhiming and Wencheng went back to the village today and were not at home.It happened that Jinghan was in the room, so Zhixin handed the gift slip and letter to Jinghan.Jinghan didn't read the gift list, but read the letter first.Zhixiang said in the letter that he is too busy there now and has no time to come back to see off his relatives.I can only let someone take some things home to show my uncle's heart. "Butler Fu, my fifth uncle said in the letter that he has prepared two dowry girls for my sister? Did someone bring them? Can you let me see?"

The Xu family was from a farming family, so they didn't think about it at all. There were four girls in the family, but no one looked up and thought about it.It is estimated that Zhixiang's wife also thought of this. She came from a family and knows a lot about these things.Jinghan secretly admired Fifth Aunt's thoughtfulness. Although Yue's family is not an official family, it can be regarded as one of the best in the town. If Jingya gets married without two dowry girls, it is indeed not good.

Steward Fu hurriedly brought in two girls from outside.Jing Han took a closer look, and found that the two girls were average in appearance, barely considered handsome.The age is about fourteen or five years old, not too old, and it can be used for a few years. "What's your name?" Jinghan asked, seeing what happened to her grandparents who couldn't react for a while.

"For Miss Hui, my name is Erya, and her name is Taohua." The older girl quickly replied.

As soon as Jinghan heard it, she knew that these two people might be new buyers, and Aunt Wu wanted the eldest sister to name them.This is also good, the two girls seem to be quite honest, they are not outstanding, so they won't have extra thoughts.Stay with the eldest sister to serve for a few years, and then find a similar family to marry. If you can marry the steward of the Yue family, maybe you can help the eldest sister in the Yue family.

Thanks to the fact that the two girls that the fifth aunt found were not outstanding, otherwise Jing Han would be annoyed.Generally, when wealthy families marry their daughters, they will prepare a few dowry girls with outstanding looks, and keep them as a means to win over the son-in-law.If Zhixiang's wife sent them like this, Jinghan would be the first to send them away. Fortunately, these two are not outstanding, and it should be that the fifth aunt is afraid that the elder sister will not be used.

Hmph, if Yue Pengcheng dares to have other thoughts after marrying the eldest sister, then he will never have a good life in the future, Jinghan thought secretly.

Here, Steward Fu led a few people to bring in all the things that Zhixiang had sent, and the four full boxes were placed on the ground. "Old man, old lady, our master said that these four camphor wood boxes are reserved for the eldest lady as a dowry. Among the things inside, two boxes are for the eldest lady, and the other is for the old man and the old lady. "

The old man nodded, "Boss, Steward Fu must be tired after coming all the way. Let them settle down first and have a good rest."

Zhixin agreed, and then led Steward Fu and the two servants out.

"You two, go to the backyard with me to meet my eldest sister. From now on, I will follow my eldest sister. As long as you can serve with all your heart, your benefits will be indispensable in the future." Jinghan turned her head and said to her grandma, then He led the two girls out.

Seeing Jinghan go out, Mrs. Chen said to the old man, "It's really thanks to Wanting's thoughtfulness. How can our family know these rules? If Jingya didn't bring a dowry girl to marry, she would have to Let people look down on you. It seems that the young lady from this rich family is really different. Sigh, although our family's life has improved, but when it comes to these things, it's really not a star." The old lady sighed a little. with.

"Isn't that right? Isn't that the old saying that the third generation sees food, the fourth generation sees through it, and the fifth generation reads articles. Our family is just from a farming family, so how can we compare with others who have been rich for five or six generations? You don't have to worry about it." These, without the accumulation of several generations for hundreds of years, how can we become such a family? Even if our family takes advantage of 10 taels of silver, it is nothing more than a nouveau riche." The old man smiled and persuaded his wife.

"I understand what you said. If these things don't come in a hurry, we won't be able to wait in this life. I just hope that Wen Han and the others will have a few outstanding people in this life, and after a few generations, maybe our family will die." I can become that kind of real family." The old lady had great hopes for her grandchildren. "However, speaking of Jinghan in our family, she is not ordinary. At such a young age, you can see that she did not show timidity at all when she spoke just now. This child is also old, and I am really worried about her marriage. Didn't you say you want to mention it to Zixuan? Why hasn't there been any movement for a while?"

"Why are you so anxious about this? If the Lin family doesn't mention it, we Jinghan won't be able to get married yet? Zuo Jinghan is only fifteen, and I don't want her to marry too early. Let's wait and see." The old man persuaded the old man Ma'am a few words.

"Well, if our family is still as poor as before, I don't worry about it. I will do it now, because I am afraid that people will say that we want to keep Jinghan at home and earn more money for us. Our family can reach today, there is a Most of it is due to Jinghan, and people will not be able to say it at that time, is our family reluctant to part with Jinghan, a cash cow?" The old lady sighed and revealed her troubles.

When the old man heard this, he also nodded, "If you say so, it's true. Okay, after Jingya's wedding is over, let's make arrangements for Jinghan first. Over at the Lin family, I'll let Zhixin find out. Go ahead and ask his family what they mean, I saw that Zixuan had a heart for Jing Han at the beginning. Jing Han also has to ask what she thinks, if she doesn't have that heart, let's look at another family."

Of course Jinghan didn't know that her grandparents were thinking about her marriage. She led the two girls to the backyard and found Jingya. "Sister, these are the two girls that my fifth aunt bought for you, what do you think?"

Jingya was stunned when she heard that, "Girl? What kind of girl should I use?"

Jinghan was speechless immediately, and pulled Jingya over, "Sister, do you really think that the family you married is the same as ours? Although Yue's family is a family of merchants, they have been rich for many years anyway. There are not many slaves in the family. , if you marry in the past, if you don't bring two dowry girls, how can you do it? Besides, Brother Pengcheng is the only son, and he will be in charge of the family business in the future. You will be the grandmother in the future. How can people manage those family businesses well?" Jinghan had no choice but to explain to her sister slowly.

After hearing Jinghan's words, Jingya suddenly realized, and her face flushed, "Thanks to Aunt Fifth, if it weren't for her thoughtfulness, no one in our family would understand these things." Jingya looked at it carefully These two girls.

"Elder Sister, the original names of these two girls are not good, you can give them a new one after you look at them. They should be nicer and easier to remember." Jinghan reminded.

"How can I name it? Why don't my sister help me out? You also gave Honglian and the others their names, and they all sound pretty." Jingya couldn't think of a name, so she asked Jinghan to help.

Jinghan had nothing to do, so she had to think about it for a while, "Let's call it Baiwei, Baihe. If I buy another girl in the future, I can choose the next name to save trouble. After Erya, I will call it Baiwei, and after Taohua, I will call it Baiwei. Bai He, did you hear that?"

The two maids quickly replied, "My servant thank you for giving me the name, I will definitely serve the eldest lady with all my heart."

"Okay, you can live with Honglian and the others for the time being. It will take about ten days or so, and you have to follow my eldest sister to Yue's house. Honglian, you take them to the house where you live, and then look for me Mother wants two sets of bedding. Hong Lian, you are good at sewing, wait for me to tell mother, you guys have each come up with a set of clothes these days. Make a few more sets for Bai Wei and Bai He. It's our family's face, but we can't be ashamed of it." Jinghan called Honglian and asked her to help settle the two of them.

Honglian led the two girls to where they lived.And Jinghan went to her mother's house and told Xue Shi about the fabric, and Xue Shi knew that there were two more girls in the family. "Your grandma is still in charge of the things at home, and I have to go to your grandma for this matter. Let's go, let's go to pick up two pieces of material together, and it's time to make some sets of clothes for these girls." Said, Mrs. Xue said Lead Jinghan to the front yard.

"Mom, don't go to the mountains in the future. My grandma is getting old, and you have to take over the house. Honglian and others, I don't plan to let them come back to serve the family. They have to play with those things on the mountain. Tussah silkworms and mushrooms. Look at how many more people you can buy at home, at least one woman who cooks in the kitchen, two girls, you can’t bring someone to the house and you have to serve tea, right? My elder brother has He is a scholar, and maybe he will be able to be admitted to the Jinshi in the future, and our family will not be like this at that time." Jinghan was talking to her mother while walking.

"Okay, mother will listen to you. When your eldest sister's work is done, mother will do as you say." Xue agreed with a smile. "Our Jinghan has grown up and knows a lot."

(End of this chapter)