At noon, the Lin family had to hold a banquet for all the guests. The banquet was arranged in the restaurant early in the morning, which saved Mrs. Lin a lot of worries.

Leisurely now it's not easy to entertain guests outside, so she set up a table in her room to entertain her two sisters.

The wending gifts from the Shen family happened to be sent to this room. Tingran looked at the exquisite red gold silk head and said with envy, "I am satisfied to have one or two kinds of jewelry in my life. The last time sister Yulian was engaged, the man just sent a set of seven or eight pieces of gold jewelry without jewelry, which made the villagers envy for a long time. If you have a gift in the village today, don't you know what it's like to be envied? "

After hearing this, he said, "what's the point? It's just something outside. If you want me to say that as long as you have a good character and are willing to make progress, you will find that other places are weaker. What's the point? Both sisters are blessed, and they will be no worse in the future. "

Rao is two people under some slight jealousy, now listen to this words also can't help but deepen a smile.

Because leisurely is still young, and Shen Ze wants to prepare for the Spring Festival of the next year, the marriage between the two families is tentatively scheduled for the beginning of the next year. But after wending, the two families were serious relatives. Shen Ze often sent servants and wives to deliver things, but they didn't have much valuables. Most of them were home pickles and seasonal fruits. Know leisurely like dill, that time also let a person taohuan two pots of good white Begonia come over, also be quite thoughtful. Of course, since the marriage is settled, leisurely is also willing to have a good relationship with her future husband. She often makes some needlework and snacks for her younger brother to take. Only Enron is often not angry. In the past, his elder sister only gave him one opposite sex to make clothes. Now, in addition to his future brother-in-law, there is also his elder sister's adoptive father. The number of times that he can wear his elder sister's sewing is getting less and less

Although there is no specific date for the wedding, it is time to prepare all kinds of dowries, especially clothes, purses and other time-consuming items. Among them, the most important is the wedding dress. This year, even ordinary women with a little spare money will spend more than half a year on making a wedding dress.

One of the wending gifts Shen Ze sent that day was a bright red Hangzhou silk with a dark pattern of silver and water grass. You can see that the material is not ordinary. And it's dark pattern, so it's more harmonious to embroider patterns on it. Leisurely cut it by herself, and she felt anxious to start making wedding clothes now. Moreover, she didn't think about what pattern to embroider. So he put away the material, took out another piece of material, and began to lay the curtain first. Nowadays, everything has to be done by hand. Fortunately, after the release, Meng gave her a big two small three servant girls. Afraid of her uneasiness, she chose the servant who bought it from outside. The big maid was originally a second-class maid in Meng's courtyard. Her name was Yutan. She was only 13 years old this year, but she was quite steady. Although her needlework was not as leisurely as that of Lin Mu, she was no better than Lin Mu. With her help, she not only shared the leisurely work, but also easily adjusted the willow leaves and grass. Now, the little maids of the Lin family are quite good at their manners.

On the other side of Zhongyi Marquis's house, the Han family is also discussing with Shen Mingchang about the dowry of their eldest daughter. Han said, "the fifth Prince has a heart. As soon as the prince's palace was built, he sent someone to ask Tian what kind of flowers she likes, so that the gardener can plant some. He also quietly sent someone over the design of the main courtyard of the second gate, saying that if there is anything unsatisfactory, just open your mouth, and let the craftsmen change it when it's cheaper to start construction now. Rao Shitian sister is not good at this moment, this idea is rare. In the past, I only heard about the prince, the Grand Prince and the third prince, but not about the fifth prince. I was afraid that the fifth prince would not want to marry him. Now it seems that I know it in my heart. I can be a little relieved that my sister Tian will marry in the future. "

Shen Mingchang twisted his beard and said, "madam, you don't have to worry too much. As long as our loyal Marquis's house stands still, even if she is married to the royal family, she won't be wronged. In my opinion, the fifth Prince is very thorough and will treat Tian well. Our daughter is also open-minded and has been taught by a wife over the past few years. Seeing that his behavior is becoming more and more stable, I think the future will not be so bad. By the way, since the prince's mansion is almost finished, the fifth Prince is two years older than Tian's sister. I think they will get married by the end of next year at the latest. What's the matter with Tian's dowry? " Han got up, took out a list from the makeup box and handed it to her husband. He frowned slightly and said, "I've prepared it for her since she was born. If you marry someone of the right family, that's enough. Now I really want to marry the royal family. I always feel that it's getting thinner. " After looking at the list carefully, Shen Mingchang said, "all the things on this list add up to nothing more than 20000 taels of silver. It's not much. Should we still have money in our house? "

Han was angry at him for a moment. "Naturally, there is money in the house, but Tian is not the only child in our family. Even if she is married to the royal family, it's not too special. The rule of our family is that the legitimate daughter will go out of the cabinet for ten thousand Liang. The private rooms given by other parents are not included. It's just headgear, bedding and furniture, just daily necessities. I want to give her the two shops in my dowry and the Chuang Tzu in Tongzhou, plus the Chuang Tzu in Jinzhou, which my master originally gave me. These properties add up to a thousand taels of profit every year. Plus ten thousand taels of silver, it will be enough for her to spend in the royal family. "

Shen Mingchang said, "madam, why do you have to do this? Is it hard to be Tian's sister is not my child? Why do you use your private room to make up the big head? Even though there are such rules in the mansion, Tian's sister is married to the royal family now, which is not comparable. Put away your private room and keep your own flowers. Give her the Chuang Tzu in Baiyunshan and the Chuang Tzu in Yizhou, plus the two shops on Mingtong street, and then take ten thousand taels of silver notes from the cashier to press the bottom of the box. As a father, I gave her 3000 taels of gold tickets and two shops on the other side of Jinling in private. In this way, we can get by. "

The reason why Han said that just now was that she wanted to help her daughter ask for more dowry, but she didn't expect Shen Mingchang to be so generous this time. "Hou ye, is there too much? After all, Tian has several younger brothers and sisters. "

"They are just common people. Each of them has eight thousand yuan. Brother Hong is still young. We still have more than ten years to save money for him. It's hard for Tian to get married to the royal family, so we parents have to pay more on the dowry. " Shen Mingchang returned.

Hearing this, Han nodded, "since the Lord is so generous, I will thank him for my daughter." Shen Mingchang patted her hand and said, "our dear husband and wife, why bother to say these words. Another thing, when I was in Fuzhou, I made a lot of red sandalwood and yellow pear furniture. When I went to Beijing to report on my work, I didn't bring it back because I was too busy. Two days ago, the goods have been delivered to Tianjin. I have asked zege'er to pick up the goods. It is estimated that they will be delivered tomorrow. At that time, you can choose some good ones and put them in Tian's dowry. You can arrange the rest. "