Chapter 88: Still poor after struggling for half a life
Jiang Mingyue closed the box and looked at her brother pleadingly and asked, "Should I return the money to Brother Xie?"
Jiang Minghong calmed down and asked: "Why did your husband suddenly give money to your sister?"
"Didn't I give him a hosta in return? He was afraid that I would have no money..."
Jiang Mingyue explained it to her brother in detail and asked strangely, "Are we so successful in pretending to be normal? We look like we have no money?"
"It's not that we are pretending to be successful, it's that Brother Xie is afraid that you will be wronged because you have no money to spend."
There are four servants in his family, and he is studying in a private school. Although his sister works in Jinxiufang, her monthly salary is fixed. People who know them will definitely guess that they are not that poor, let alone as smart as Xie Yuan.
After Jiang Mingyue heard her brother's words, she felt so happy that she was bubbling over.
"Then what should I do with the money?"
"Since I thanked Brother for giving it to you, Sister, just put it away so that he can feel at ease."
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
When she couldn't make up her mind, she would listen to her brother.
"Brother Xie just told me something about my sister."
"What did you say?" Jiang Minghong suddenly became interested. Although he had guessed it, he had not confirmed it after all.
"Sister is now the fifth prince's wife."
Jiang Minghong took a long breath after hearing this. Sure enough, he was right.
Jiang Mingyue saw a bit of joy in her younger brother's eyes, her eyes flashed and she said, "My sister also has a daughter. I heard from Brother Xie that she is one and a half years old."
"But your name is Song Lan?" Jiang Minghong blurted out.
Jiang Mingyue said "Hmm" and took the initiative to find a step for her brother.
"But Brother Xie told you?"
Jiang Minghong was relieved when he heard that his sister didn't think much about it.
"Well, I heard Mr. Xie mention it once. This little princess was very favored because she looked exactly like the Holy Emperor. She was given a title when she was one year old."
Song Lan is only one and a half years old now, so she still has some time, Jiang Minghong thought.
Jiang Mingyue said 'Oh', it is absolutely impossible for Brother Xie to tell his younger brother this. It seems that this little princess was very famous in her previous life.
"It's very late, go to bed early!" Jiang Minghong stood up and looked at his sister and said.
"good night!"
At that time, Xie Yuan, who was already lying in bed at Xie's house, had not fallen asleep for a long time. Everyone who knew him said that he valued wealth very seriously, and he thought so before.
Today, he gave the thirty thousand taels of silver as he said without any hesitation, reluctance, or regret.
In the past, if he had no money in his hands, he would feel empty in his heart. But now, even if he gives all his wealth to Jiang Mingyue, he still feels very at ease, and even has a hint of joy, because someone is taking care of the money for him.
I didn't expect that Xinyue would become like this Xie Yuan after he was alone, but such a change was quite good. Thinking of these, Xie Yuan slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep quickly.
At the same time in Kyoto, Shen Jiaoniang gave the betrothal gift list to her husband.
"This is the betrothal gift list. You should also take a look at it."
Chen Fugui took it, and while he was looking at it, he listened to his wife say: "Although our son-in-law comes from a poor family, he is full of sincerity. Among them is a gold hairpin, earrings, and a big head.
Then it’s cloth. Two of them are fine cotton. The pomegranate red color of that one is very suitable for our Juan’er. There are also some miscellaneous ones. I won’t tell you. You can see for yourself. In addition to these, there are thirty taels of betrothal cloth. silver. "
Chen Fugui quickly glanced at the betrothal gift list and handed it to his wife, teasing her.
"You were extremely dissatisfied with this son-in-law at the beginning."
"He was only a child at that time. Of course I was not satisfied. Juan'er was our first child and we raised her with care. She has outstanding looks, actresses, and cooking skills. I don't want to wrong our child."
Chen Fugui sighed after hearing this, "It's because I, as a father, don't have the skills. If my position were higher, our Juan'er might be able to marry into an official family and become an official wife."
Shen Jiaoniang held her husband's hand.
"What are you talking about? You have worked very hard, and you are also a good husband and father."
She knew that her husband had been working diligently over the years and just wanted to climb up the ladder. Unfortunately, they had no money and no connections. They were still just a small official until now.
"I think our son-in-law is a lucky man. He is a scholar now. In a few years, he may be a scholar. Even if he no longer takes the imperial examination, others will still call our daughter a scholar. This is already better than our neighbors. On the other hand, the marriage is much better, and our son-in-law is now a teacher in a private school, so we won’t have to worry about Brother Yan’s studies next year.”
Chen Fugui squinted his eyes and smiled after hearing his wife's words.
"That's the reason. Not only Brother Yan, but also Brother Shu can be given another hand in the future."
Shen Jiaoniang nodded and discussed, "Should we make this dowry a little richer than before?"
Chen Fugui only felt a little headache after hearing this. Their family was considered frugal and could live a normal life, but even so, they had only saved a total of more than one hundred taels over the years. Although they had started preparing for Juan'er's dowry early, But the son-in-law sent over thirty taels of betrothal silver, so they had to give their daughter some money to keep in the bottom of the box, otherwise they would be looked down upon.
But if we prepare more for Juan'er, what will Feng'er and the others do in the future? Their family also has expenses.
Shen Jiaoniang knew what her husband was thinking when he saw his frown.
"You don't have to worry about money. Over the years, my sister has given me a lot of jewelry one after another. Those that are not suitable for Juaner and the others, I am going to sell. This is enough to make up for it."
Chen Fugui heard this and patted his wife's hand gently.
"I feel sorry for you. You have been with me for so many years and you have never had a good day."
"I am not aggrieved at all for the sake of my children. Besides, if today's life is not a good day, then what kind of day is a good day?"
Speaking of her sister, Shen Jiaoniang couldn't help but ask.
"Is there still no news from my sister and brother-in-law?"
Chen Fugui nodded.
"No news is the best news."
Shen Jiaoniang nodded.
"I don't know where Brother Hong and Mingyue are now. It's really worrying."
When Chen Fugui heard this, he thought about the news he had heard in the past two days, and his eyes flashed. The man named Sun had not left Kyoto. Does that mean that even if Jiang Minghong and his two men did not come to Kyoto, they were probably not far away from Kyoto. It's a pity that he has no one available, otherwise he would send people to several places near Kyoto to search.
Chen Fugui is thinking about Sun Liang, and Sun Liang is also thinking about Chen Fugui. It has been so long, and Jiang Wen has not replied to Chen Fugui, which shows that he does not trust the Chen family.
This also shows in disguise that he has not been able to get any useful information from Chen Fugui, so he can only check it slowly by himself.
Fortunately, with his master's prompting, he already had a direction. What he had to do now was to investigate secretly. It was time for him to leave Kyoto.