For a whole day, Su Jin's heart was in a panic, and if he was rich, he naturally raised his eyebrows, once he owed a huge amount of money, he became low-voiced when he spoke and did things, and the aura of the whole person was much weaker; Li Zhong and other subordinate officials felt strange, Su Jin was not like this on weekdays, especially in public, and he looked enthusiastic, and he seemed to be a little embarrassed today.

"Zicong, are you feeling unwell?" Approaching the evening, Li Zhong couldn't help but ask.

Su Jin sighed and didn't hide it from him, and told Li Chong about the financial crisis, and Li Chong was shocked: "It turns out that your money is all Yinzhuang's money, why didn't you say it earlier, if you say it earlier, I will definitely not agree to you doing this." ”

Su Jin shook his head and said: "When you say this, I think my efforts seem meaningless, look at this city with bright lights, is it a city that has never existed?" In time, the city will not only bring us great wealth, but also affect all aspects, do you think 10 million can buy that? ”

Li Chongdao: "I didn't mean that, what should I do in this predicament now?" By the way, there is still a lot of balance in the four-way tax this year, why don't I take it out and get you through this hurdle? ”

Su Jin waved his hand and said: "No, the tax in the road is to pay for the soldiers, and the harsh winter has arrived, there must be a lot of relief in various places, you will have to go to all roads to inspect in a few days, there must be no people who have run out of food and cooking before the year, and I am afraid that there is still a gap in your two or three million money." ”

Li Chong frowned and said: "Having said that, you can't just watch you have difficulties and ignore them, besides, the taxes of the four roads should belong to you, and the court is not pulling out a dime, so the money should belong to you." ”

Su Jin smiled: "Forget it, let's not discuss this matter, can you say that the emperor wants him to give me money?" You don't know that Di Qing, the prefect of Yanzhou, has been transferred back to Beijing, and according to reliable information, he will lead the army south to quell the rebellion next spring, and at this time the emperor will thank God if he does not reach out to me for money; No, the three thousand war horses in the horse farm, including the stallions, were ordered by him to leave, and there was another war, and the emperor was also poor. ”

Li Chong sighed and said: "That's right, so be it, I still have tens of thousands of private money in my hand, and I will send someone to you at night, although it is not of great use, it is also a piece of my heart." ”

Su Jin smiled and said: "I received Brother Zhaoting's wishes, you should keep the tens of thousands of yuan for yourself, I heard that you and Jingtai's sister are having a hot fight, I am afraid that these tens of thousands of yuan as a dowry are not enough, if I take it, won't it delay your lifelong event?" ”

Li Zhong twisted and said, "You know this, too?" It's a big deal to postpone it, what's the hurry. ”

Su Jin said: "It's still postponed, you are a few years older than me, I have a son, you are still a single, you can wait for Miss Jing can't wait, I heard that Miss Jing is seventeen years old, and it will be eighteen after the New Year, do you want people to wait until the wrinkles on the face?" ”

Li Chongdao: "Hey, I know you won't want it, tomorrow I will convene a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce to talk about Zicong's difficulties and see if I can think of a way." ”

Su Jin hurriedly said: "Don't do it, as soon as you say that they are not good to help, but when it spreads, it will be said that I Su Jin forcibly borrowed, this is not helping me, this is destroying me." ”

Li Chongdao: "This can't do this, that's not good, are you watching your silver village being squeezed?" And what do you use to fill the shortfall? ”

Su Jin said: "I can't help it, but my wife said that she has a way, so I'll go back and ask her, she is better at this kind of thing than me." ”

Li Chong put down his worried expression and said: "You can be regarded as picking up a treasure, Miss Yan is the top woman in the world, she said that there is a way, there must be a way, no matter how to give me news tomorrow, it is really not good to be gossiped about, and I have to find those businessmen to borrow some money for you to tide over the difficulties, I will borrow it in my own name, this can be regarded as taking care of your face." ”

Su Jin was speechless and said goodbye and returned to the house.

At the dinner table, Su Jin wanted to ask several times, but Yan Biyun diverted the conversation, Su Jin understood that Yan Biyun was afraid that everyone would worry and didn't want to talk about it publicly, after the meal, Su Jin went into the room and pulled Yan Biyun and asked, "Is there a way?" ”

Yan Biyun smiled and said: "Husband, don't worry, the matter has been resolved, and I will personally return to the capital tomorrow." ”

Su Jin said: "What is the solution?" Or borrow money from Yan Xiang? ”

Yan Biyun shook his head and said: "How can this be so, after I left the cabinet, I took care of my mother's business for two years, and you don't know what happened later." ”

Of course, Su Jin knew that after Yan Biyun got married, Yan Shu asked her to take care of the Yan family's industry, but the daughter who came out of the cabinet was the water that was spilled out, and the Yan family originally had a lot of complaints, plus Yan Biyun's energy was limited, and the income of the Yan family's industry decreased slightly. The relationship is also a little embarrassing, if you go to Yan Shu to borrow money at this time, it will inevitably cause a new round of dissatisfaction, and the amount of borrowing is so huge, once it is rejected by the Yan family, it is really difficult to get over the face, so neither Su Jin nor Yan Biyun will consider this road.

"Then you said there is a way, what is the way?" Su Jin said urgently.

Yan Biyun said: "Anyway, there is a way, you don't care." ”

Su Jin hurriedly said: "What other secrets are there here?" ”

Yan Biyun sighed and said, "Okay, come with me." ”

Yan Biyun walked in front with the lamp, Su Jin followed, the two came to the side room and stopped, Yan Biyun took out the key and unlocked the door, and pulled Su Jin into the house, Su Jin saw five or six red leather wooden boxes on the ground in the middle of the house, and said suspiciously: "What is this?" ”

Yan Biyun smiled, opened several wooden boxes with his own hands, and the room was full of jewels and dazzling under the light, Su Jin was stunned and said, "This ...... Isn't this your dowry? ”

Yan Biyun nodded and said: "Yes, these things are all jewelry and jewelry that accompanied the marriage when they got married, and there are some jade brocades and other things, which have never been used for a few years, you see that the jade cabbage is dusty, and the slave family thinks about it, these things are useless to put away, it is better to take them to the capital as a pawn to tide over the current difficulties, how can these boxes be three or two million, plus some jewelry in the capital house, it is absolutely safe to make up three million, plus more than two million on the account, isn't this almost inseparable?" ”

Su Jin waved his hand and said: "How can this be, this is your dowry, it's okay if I don't enjoy it, how can I still be a dowry, no, doesn't this make me ugly?" ”

Yan Biyun put down the candlestick and came to Su Jin and looked up at him and said: "Stupid words, although the dowry is a woman's private property, but you and I are husband and wife, how can the slave family look at these things in the eyes at a critical time, do you say that our family is safe and sound, or is it okay for the slave family to hold these dead things and look at your husband and you are in crisis?" ”

Su Jin hurriedly said: "Having said that, this teaches me how to be at ease." ”

Yan Biyun said: "Husband and wife are one, there is nothing uneasy, if you don't accept it, the slave family will not be at ease." ”

Su Jin hugged Yan Biyun, tears were about to fall, and he choked up: "Sister Yan, you are really good." ”

Yan Biyun buried his head in Su Jin's arm and said softly: "Husband, you know Biyun's thoughts, the slave family didn't want you to be a big official, the slave family only wanted to stay with you for a lifetime; Dowry and other things outside the body, what must be the relationship between you and me? Don't blame yourself, this time the pace is faster, and you have to do what you can in the future. ”

Su Jin nodded and said: "Keep the pawn ticket, and redeem it when you have plenty of money in the future, although these things are useless, but they are also a thought, they will be passed on in the future, and their children and grandchildren will remember that these things are not simple treasures, but the most precious true feelings in the world." ”

Yan Biyun nodded and said, "Husband is right, let's go out, don't let Sister Ling'er know, otherwise they should be worried." ”

Su Jin nodded, and the two were just about to leave side by side, when they heard the door open silently, and the two looked stunned, but saw Xia Siling taking the lead, Rou Niang, Huanniang, Xiao Sui'er, Xiao Xian'er and others standing on the porch behind the snow wearing cloaks, and several people were holding large or small exquisite wooden boxes in their hands.

Su Jin was stunned and said, "You guys are?" ”

Xia Siling smiled, walked in the door and put the heavy box in his hand on the table, stretched out his hand to open it, and the box was full of jewels, gold and silver piled up like a hill.

"This is the dowry of the slave family, and there is a box in the old house in the capital, tomorrow I will go back to Beijing with Sister Yan, and I will take it as a pawn!"

"And us." Rou Niang Huanniang Xiao Sui'er also put the jewelry box in her hand on the table: "This is what the master has bought for us over the years, although it is not much, but when this is difficult, how can our sisters stand by and do nothing?" ”

Su Jin's lips trembled, his eyes slowly swept over the delicate or sweet faces of several women, and he sat on the chair and couldn't speak.

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PS: The dowry in ancient times was a woman's private property

1. The bride price and dowry are given by the man to the woman's family, and the woman's parents may also give the dowry to their daughter as a dowry, but it is no problem not to give it, and the woman's parents have full control.

2. The dowry is given to the bride, belonging to the bride's private property, the in-laws have no right to use and interfere, if you want to move the daughter-in-law's dowry, you must get the consent of the daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law is also legitimate if she does not agree. In ancient times, the misappropriation of a daughter-in-law's dowry was a bad act and was very bad for reputation.

3. After a woman's death, her dowry can only be inherited by her own children, and if she has no children, she must be inherited by her mother's descendants. A Chinese woman actually has a certain right of inheritance, and the inheritance of her mother's property is reflected through a dowry, so if she has no descendants to return to her mother's family, the rest of her husband's family is not allowed to occupy it.

4. If a woman is divorced or leaves her husband's house, the dowry is taken away by herself, and there is no such thing as dividing.

5. In ancient real life, many daughters-in-law would still be usurped by their in-laws because of their weakness, but if this kind of thing is sued or spread, the in-laws will have to pay the price. Ancient women usually used dowries to subsidize their families, subsidize their husbands' education or business, raise and pass them on to their children, and some particularly "virtuous" people also used their dowries to give their husbands concubines to improve their status.