So Jia Silian reported to Jia Jincheng that the Mou family knew about their family background and did not want to make it too public and embarrass the in-laws. Jia Jincheng felt grateful when he heard this. After all, his daughter was married into the Mou family by a matchmaker, and the betrothal gift and dowry were not the most important thing at all.

Yes, if the Mou family really wanted to send sixteen or twenty-four betrothal gifts to the Jia family, their family wouldn't have the space to put them there, and even if they went bankrupt, they wouldn't be able to come up with the same amount.

Dowry is still the best!

Mou Biao only said that he was a concubine and the youngest. None of his older brothers and sisters were married. It was not easy for him to show off, let alone go beyond his brothers. Therefore, marriages were arranged according to ordinary people's families.

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After hearing this, Mou Bin praised his younger son for being more sensible, so he gave a village outside the city to his future eighth daughter-in-law with a wave of his hand, and told Mou Biao,

"Tell your daughter-in-law that by organizing the wedding in an ordinary family, it's not that you don't value her. It's just that what we want is to live a stable life and not engage in false etiquette. You, the young couple, understand in your own hearts!"

Mou Biao thanked his father, took the land deed, and took Si Lian to the Yamen again. He wrote the manor with thirty acres of fertile land and ten acres of mountainous land in Si Lian's name. Now Jia Silian is also a small landowner.

Yes, she didn't tell anyone about it. Even her sisters at home didn't know about it.

Naturally, it was impossible for Xiang to know her daughter’s net worth. She was dissatisfied when she heard this and said,

"The Mou family clearly doesn't value you. How can you be a serious young master? Why should your marriage be arranged as an ordinary family? Who are you looking down on!"

Jia Silian said lightly,

"Mom, our family is from a low background. It's strange that people think highly of us. If we don't think highly of our family, we don't care about these things. As long as we live a good life in the future, it will be fine!"

Xiang thought for a moment and said,

"That's right. Talking about ostentation is all false. Then...not to mention the betrothal gift on the surface, but privately the young master didn't make up for it for you?"

Jia Silian said,

"I've made up for it..."

Xiang was overjoyed, his eyes were shining,

"How much did you make up?"

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

These two to three hundred silver were the money Mou Biao used to buy jewelry for her. This is just what he said. In fact, Si Lian's wedding dress, jewelry, etc., all the things that her mother's family should prepare, were all paid for by Mou Biao. The Jia family only needs

Just give birth to a daughter.

Yesterday, Mou Biao took her outside to measure her height and weight, and invited the best embroiderer from Tianyi Pavilion in the capital to do it. She only embroidered a pillowcase because the scheduled date was after March.

It was complicated, and money was specially added to make people rush to work.

Naturally, Jia Silian would not mention this to her. When Xiang heard that there were two to three hundred taels of silver, he was dissatisfied and said,

"After all, you are our young master. If you go out to have a meal and listen to music, the reward will be more than this amount of money. How can I give you such a small amount?"

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

"Mom, they have seven sons in the 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 monthly silver was only a few dozen taels. Later, when he went out to run errands, he even lost these dozens of taels. Liu said,

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

Mou Biao didn't care about the little money, but Wu Yiniang was very angry.

"The eldest young master in front of me received an errand, and she also stopped Yue Yin, but the maids, women, servants and servants in the yard are all raised by the family, and there is no shortage of bird's nests and shark fins every day. Our family of eight The young master has stopped Yue Yin, and she doesn’t even raise Mou Long or Mou Hu anymore. She wants our eighth young master to raise them by himself. This is clearly bullying!"

Mrs. Liu is bullying people, but she does it openly and openly. Even Mou Bin is a good choice. She hates Mou Biao for getting huge benefits from her husband. She can't get involved in external affairs and family affairs. She always had to deal with Mou Biao and her son!

Xiang didn't believe it,

"Isn't it true that all our young masters are big spenders? How could he be so broke?"

Jia Silian responded,

"Mom, my future father-in-law is famous for being selfless and upright. He doesn't like people taking advantage of power for personal gain. His tutoring is also very strict. The first eldest son passed the imperial examination and sent a small county official from the south. It is said that it is hot and humid in the north. In the past, many people were acclimated to the climate. Mrs. Mou originally wanted to prevent her son from going, but my future father-in-law didn't say a word for his son. The official documents were all written down, and he was his legitimate son. What's more, What’s more, he’s from a concubine!”

This is true, but it was Mou Bin's attempt to keep his eldest son away from the capital. Only Mou Biao knew the painstaking efforts. Even Mrs. Liu only had a partial understanding of it, and she had complained about her husband for a long time!

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

"Even if you are going to get married, my mother-in-law will always support you..."

After saying that, he took out the cloth bag he brought with him, opened it, and took out a piece of cloth inside.

"This is the fabric that was given to me when I got married. After so many years, I have been reluctant to use it. I will give it to you now!"

Today's good fabrics cannot withstand being stored for a long time. The only coarse-woven fabrics such as cotton and linen that can be stored for a long time are of good quality. What kind of good materials can Xiang's family have? The fabrics have faded when they are taken out, but Jia Silian Thinking that she was finally thinking of herself, she didn't dislike it, so she took it and put it in her hand and said,

"Thank you, mother!"

Xiang Shi nodded, looked at Si Lian and sighed,

"In the blink of an eye, you have all grown up. Among you sisters, you are the one who was born the best. Sure enough, you are also the best blessed..."

She paused, and when Si Lian didn't answer, she finally said,

"Si Lian, your life is getting better now, but you can't forget your mother. Her life is not easy now..."

Jia Silian remained calm, picked up the teapot on the table and poured a bowl of water for Xiang. Xiang didn't drink but just looked at Silian and said,

"You will marry into a high-ranking family in the future. It won't be long before you can enjoy the good life, drink hot food, and have slaves and maids. Although my mother was not very kind to you in the past, it was not too bad. You can't forget your mother's childbirth." The grace!”

Jia Silian sighed inwardly after hearing this. From the day she decided to marry Xiao Lin, she knew that such a day would come.

Alas! Some people are not worthy of being parents, but they just have children in droves. 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,

"Isn't Mom living a good life with Uncle Lu now? Uncle Lu is an honest man and treats you well. As long as Mom doesn't focus on her family like before, she will be able to get through this life!"

Speaking of this, Mr. Xiang had a bitter look on his face,

"Uncle Lu, you are a good-for-nothing. What you earn every day is just enough to make ends meet..."

Jia Silian asked with a puzzled look on her face,

"It's good to be able to make a living, what else does Mom want? Besides... isn't Mom also setting up a stall to do business? The Yanghua Hutong is our old stall, and the neighbors are all regular customers. As long as Mom keeps working with peace of mind, the profit from the stall will be quite a lot in a month. This... Mom, you can't hide it from me!"

"I……"

Xiang's face looked aggrieved. The profits from the stall were naturally quite large. If it weren't for this, would the son and grandson of the Lu family have changed their ways to make Lu Er ask for money?

"But... that business is hard work! Every day, I get up early and go late at night, and my mother is alone, and there is no one who can help me!"

Jia Silian said,

"If you want to make money, it's not hard work. Just get up early and be greedy. Look, I'm getting married now. I also get up early every day and work hard every day. I also have to serve my stepmother and little brother. If you think I was tired, so I asked Uncle Lu to quit his job and help you..."

Xiang was in trouble and couldn't tell, so she asked Lu Er to help her. Wouldn't it mean that one share of money was divided into two parts? Now Lu Er's money is in charge of the family, and her own money is kept by herself, and she still has to keep it for retirement!

Xiang thought for a moment and said,

"Si Lian, my mother is getting old and her legs and feet are not strong anymore. You will be a noble lady from a high family in the future. It won't be difficult to give you dozens of taels of silver every month to help your mother live a good life!" "

Jia Silian just sneered in her heart after hearing this. After going around in such a big circle, she finally got to the point of today's topic and responded,

"Mom, I'm afraid you are thinking too much. It's dozens of taels of silver a month. Xiao Lin's monthly salary in the yamen is no more than ten shi of high-grade rice. It's only twenty taels of silver in exchange for it. What do you want for a month? Do you want me to grab dozens of taels of silver?"

Since the founding of the country by Emperor Taizong, the dynasty has been very unkind to officials, and their monthly salaries have been set at extremely low levels. If officials are not corrupt, let alone family servants, they will not be able to support themselves. Therefore, even Emperor Taizong used very severe methods to punish corrupt officials. , resorting to the method of peeling off skins and pulling out grass, and watching people come in and out, it will not stop the trend of corruption.

Nowadays, none of the officials in Daqing can support their families with their monthly salary alone. Silian wanted to use this to fool Xiangshi, but Xiangshi was not stupid. Hearing this, he curled his lips and said,

"Don't try to bully me into being honest. The officials outside here don't know, but the officials in the capital, who rely on their monthly salary to make a living, just like your father... That's a lot of money coming in privately! "

Jia Jincheng's job is considered as a handyman. According to the rules set by Taizong, he must be raised by the chief official in the yamen. On the surface, he can't get a few copper coins, but privately, how can the money be paid to the Xiang family? Don’t know how many there are?

Jia Silian sneered,

"Mom, you also know that dad is a little bastard. For so many years, he has been the owner of the family. The money in the family is all in dad's hands. Every time he uses something, he has to ask dad for it. Silver, the private money in your money box, can you save it without relying on the stalls outside?"

Xiangshi was speechless, and then heard her fourth daughter continue,

"I'm getting married, but that's all on the outside. 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 will take care of all his money every month If your monthly salary can be delivered to your home and put in my hands, you respect me very much. Where do you want me to get dozens of taels of silver to support you?"

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