Chapter 115: Flying on the Branches
Xu Jin Zhengzhang Er King Kong was confused, and saw a small sedan chair carried by the two sedan chair men to stop quickly, the sedan curtain was lifted immediately, and the personal old eunuch of Xingwang Zhu Youyuan slowly came out.
Xu Jin couldn't help but feel a move in his heart, and stepped forward and said, "Father-in-law An, could it be that you sent these all by you?" ”
This old eunuch's name is An Dahai, the confidant eunuch of Zhu Youyuan, the king of Xing, who was responsible for taking care of Zhu Youyuan before he was canonized as the king of Xing, and later followed Zhu Youyuan to Luzhou, Huguang'an, to take up the domain, and was an old man who served King Xing for more than 40 years.
Father-in-law An said with a smile: "Our family is going to congratulate Xu Gongzi." ”
"Dare to ask where Gonggong An came from?"
Eunuch An said with a smile: "The Xie family has a daughter Xiaowan, gentle and virtuous, beautiful and wise, who has taken care of His Royal Highness the Prince for more than half a year, and is like a sister and brother. These are all dowries made up by the prince to Miss Xiaowan, all of which were purchased in a hurry by the old slave, or there are inconsiderate places, and I hope that Xu Gongzi will not be surprised. ”
Eunuch An said and handed Xu Jin a thick stack of gift lists.
Xu Jin stood on the spot with the gift list, Xingwang Zhu Youyuan actually accepted Xiaowan as a righteous daughter, so didn't Xiaowan become the county lord? If Zhu Houxi sits on the throne in the future, wouldn't he be promoted to a princess? And if he doesn't stay, he will become a horse master.
In fact, Xu Jin thought too much, even if the biological children of the vassal king want to be canonized as the county king, they must be canonized by the emperor, not to mention that it is just a righteous daughter accepted by the vassal king. Of course, if Zhu Houxi wants to canonize Xie Xiaowan as the princess of the county lord in the future, it will be another matter!
The brothers of the Xie family were surprised and delighted, their sister was accepted as a righteous daughter by King Xing, and their status was not the same, and they were only higher than the three girls of the Fei family, even if the brother-in-law really married her in the future, he didn't have to worry about his sister being crushed.
Xu Jin didn't know how to react when he took the gift sheet, he didn't understand the etiquette in this regard at all.
Seeing this, Gonggong An didn't understand, so he took the gift list from Xu Jin's hand and sang it aloud: "The wedding items of Xingwangfu are as follows: a thousand taels of silver, a Yahuan, a three-screen Arhat bed with sour branches, a Nanmu bookcase, ten silk pieces, an agarwood inlaid jade Ruyi handle, and Xiuyu Ruyi a handle...... A pair of red embroidered shoes with a copper basin buckle, and six boxes of boxwood combs......"
The long gift list An Gonggong read for a full quarter of an hour, except for the lack of real estate and land, there are all kinds of wooden furniture, ornaments, clothes, cosmetics and daily necessities, and there are nearly a hundred. This is also the result of hasty purchases, if it is a regular county lord who marries, this number may have to multiply several times.
An Dahai waved his hand after reading the gift list, and in the envious eyes and exclamations of the onlookers, all the dowry items were moved into the house in order, and the courtyard of dozens of square meters was stuffed to the brim, which was also the result of Eunuch An considering that the house of the Xu Jin family was too small and did not buy too many large pieces of furniture, otherwise I am afraid that the yard would be stuffed.
Xie Xiaowan, who had just gotten up, was stunned by the scene in front of her, and her small mouth opened into an "O" shape and couldn't close it for a long time.
Gonggong An handed over the gift list to Xu Jin, and said with a smile: "Xu Gongzi, Miss Xiaowan's dowry has been delivered, and the old slave will go back to the prince to return to his life, in addition, the old slave has to remind that in the future, Miss Xiaowan will be the righteous daughter of the prince, and the prince's family must have the dignity of the prince's family. ”
Xu Jin sweated darkly, it seems that the haggis shop will not be able to open again in the future, but it's okay, if it wasn't forced by the situation, he didn't want Xiaowan to get up early and work in the dark to make money.
Next, Xu Jin didn't need to be reminded by Eunuch An, so he asked Xiaowan to take some copper coins and reward them to those helpers who helped carry the dowry, these people were temporarily found by Eunuch An to help, after all, Zhu Youyuan came from Huguang in a hurry, and it was impossible to bring so many people with him, and even the money for the dowry was borrowed from the local gentry first.
It is said that the money bank and ticket number similar to the nature of the bank only appeared in the last years of the Ming Dynasty, at this time there is no service to deposit and withdraw cash at any time, and silver and copper coins are heavy metals, the number is extremely heavy, and it is extremely inconvenient to go out, King Xing hurriedly came from Huguang, and it is impossible to bring so much money with him, so he temporarily borrowed money and silver from the local gentry of Shangrao County to give Xie Xiaowan a dowry.
In addition, although the treasure banknote was issued in the early years of the Ming Dynasty, this thing was issued indiscriminately by the government, and the depreciation was very outrageous, and the people were boiling with resentment.
Father-in-law An left with a group of helpers, and the house finally quieted down, but the dowry that filled the yard was a headache.
In addition, the most unaccustomed thing for Xie Xiaowan is the little girl who marries her. This little girl's name is Xiaoyue, about fifteen or sixteen years old, sweet and lovely, she is a girl trained in the Xingwang Mansion, originally this time she was going to take care of the prince Zhu Houyu, but Zhu Houyu gave it to Xie Xiaowan as a dowry.
Xie Xiaowan was born in poverty, and it was customary to be served there, but Xiaoyue followed her inseparably, screaming one lady after another, making Xie Xiaowan's girl extremely uncomfortable.
It was close to noon that all the dowries piled up in the courtyard were moved into the house. It is said that Yahuan, who has been formally trained by the palace, is really professional, and she arranges hundreds of items in an orderly manner, which makes Xie Xiaowan feel at ease.
When he was about to have lunch, Zhu Houxi stepped on the door, this kid was wearing brand new clothes today, dressed as a noble son, and holding a folding fan in his hand, as soon as he entered the door, he proudly "patrolled", and saw the new furniture and new furnishings in the house, so he nodded with satisfaction: "Brother-in-law, Sister Xiaowan, is there any shortcomings in the family?" When I went back, I asked Grandpa An's old goods to be delivered. ”
As Zhu Houyu spoke, he naturally served himself a bowl of rice, and sat down next to Xie Xiaowan to eat, which made Yahuan Xiaoyue's jaw almost drop.
Xu Jin said casually: "His Royal Highness the Prince of the World should send a set of mansions first, there is no stuff here." ”
Zhu Houxi smiled: "Don't say it, I am indeed going to send a big house to Sister Xiaowan." ”
Xu Jin was stunned for a moment: "You can't be serious, right?" ”
Xie Xiaowan said uneasily: "Your Royal Highness, don't be, the things are already valuable now, if you send a set of houses to Xiaowan again, you can afford it." ”
Zhu Houxi said disapprerovingly: "What can't I afford this, I also plan to give the entire Shangrao County to Sister Xiaowan, but unfortunately I don't have this power." ”
Yahuan Xiaoyue almost dropped her jaw again, her heart was shocked, no wonder His Royal Highness begged the prince to accept Xiaowan as a righteous daughter, it seems that her feelings for this person are really deep.
"Don't say stupid things, even if you have this power, what's the use of my sister asking for the entire Shangrao County?" Xie Xiaowan was both moved and amused, and subconsciously reached out and touched Zhu Houxi's little brain.
"You'll have this power in a few years, and it will depend on whether you send it or not!" Xu Jin thought secretly in his heart.
After everyone chatted and finished eating, Zhu Houxi mysteriously took out a house deed from his arms, and said with a smile: "Brother-in-law, the dowry given by my father has been sent, this is from this son, take it, you have to be good to Sister Xiaowan in the future, otherwise this son will not be able to spare you." After speaking, he pushed the deed in front of Xu Jin.
"You...... It's really a house! Xu Jin picked up the deed and glanced at it, and suddenly blurted out in shock: "Carriage and horses!" ”
The house deed that Zhu Houxi handed over to Xu Jin was the Hengfeng car and horse shop that was sealed opposite.
Zhu Houxi said proudly: "Sister Xiaowan, doesn't she want to help a group of coachmen who are in the carriage and horse dealers?" I mentioned it to Uncle Sun in the name of Xingwangfu, and bought the carriage and horse shop and gave it to Sister Xiaowan to operate. ”
Xu Jin couldn't help frowning, and said solemnly: "His Royal Highness, we can't accept this gift!" ”
Zhu Houxi suddenly said unhappily: "Why can't you accept it?" Do you still want Sister Xiaowan to get up early and run a haggis shop in the dark? The carriage and horse shop is different, you can hire someone to take care of it, and you don't have to work so hard to earn money as Sister Xiaowan. ”
Xu Jin smiled bitterly: "Your Royal Highness, running a carriage and horse shop is not as simple as you think. ”