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Chapter 247 Volume B 150 Section [-] There is a mystery in giving gifts, and you must be sober when receiving gifts

Looking down, Feng Ziying saw the gift from the King of Xining.

The king of Xining County himself didn't come, but the prince came, also a man in his 30s, but he seemed to be overly drunk, and the gift he gave was a pair of jade ruyis. According to Aunt Su's judgment, it should be around 1000 taels of silver.

Aunt Su's mother's family is engaged in the jade business, and she is very discerning in this area.

Feng Ziying believes that this should be a manifestation of the normal relationship between the four kings and the Feng family, something around 1000 taels of silver.

Both Nan'an County King and Beijing County King didn't come, and the things they sent, such as paintings and calligraphy, and some gold and silver things outside, were all worth about 800 taels of silver, which was not much different from that of Xining County King. He became more and more suspicious of this generous gift from the King of Dongping.

In contrast, the national bull Niu Jizong of Bagong Town sent 500 taels of gold directly, and the gift from Qi Guogong Chen's family was a pair of jade pendants, but the quality of the jade pendants was much better than the pair of Ruyi jade pendants of the Xining County King. , according to Aunt Su's valuation, at least 5000 taels of silver.

The Duke Xiu's family sent an ancient painting, it should be a painting "The Picture of Willow Crows and Reed Wild Goose" by Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of the former Song Dynasty. No one in the mansion could judge the value, because this ancient painting is indeed too watery. However, Feng Ziying believed that the gift from Duke Yixiu would not be a fake, and I am afraid that it would not be less than 5000 taels of silver.

People from the Rong and Ning mansions also came, Jia She from the Rong mansion, and Jia Zhen from the Ning mansion.

The Rongguo Mansion sent a jade belt wrapped with gold silk. It is said to be made by a famous master in the Ming Dynasty. It is unknown how much it is worth, but it should be around 2000 taels. The Ningguo Mansion sent two complete tiger skins, which is estimated to be around 1000 taels. It should be worth more than [-] taels of silver.

Based on Feng Ziying's understanding of the current Rongning Second Mansion, this may be regarded as a relatively important gift for the Rongning Second Mansion.

There is a clear gap between the background of the Rongning Second Mansion and the other six princes.

Needless to say, the family of Zhenguo Gongniu is Qi Guogong Chen's family and Xiu Guogong Hou's family. Chen Ruiwen has no post and is just a general of Weizhen with a false title, but his son is the commander of Long Jinwei, and the other heir The son served in the selection camp.

The Front Picking Battalion was also affiliated with the Imperial Horse Supervisor, and it was actually formed by mobilizing some mobile elite forces from the Four Guards Battalion and the Warriors Battalion.

Hou Xiaokang of Duke Xiu's family also only had the false title of hereditary first-class son, but his legitimate son married the daughter of the eldest princess, Princess Jianyang, that is, elder sister Wei Ruolan, and at the same time served as the head of the family history department. It's a pretty good arrangement.

This is basically a review of the strength of the entire martial arts group family, Feng Ziying silently figured out, unless there is a special intention, if you walk around according to normal human relationships, you can basically see a general idea.

For example, family friends below the 400th Marquis who have a close relationship with the Feng family, probably have gifts between five hundred and eight hundred.

But there are also some very closely related ones, such as Jinxiang Hou Han's family, who directly sent four pairs of gold scorpions, weighing 150 taels and worth 800 taels of silver.

The Wei family also sent a pair of jade ruyis, but the material was much better than the one sent by the king of Xining County, at least worth 2000 taels.

"Is this the Lantian Jade Bi sent by Hongwu General Chen Daoxian?" Feng Ziying looked at the pair of jade bis, feeling a bit unsure.

"Brother Keng, this is the most expensive gift. According to your Aunt Su's estimate, the value should be around 1000 taels." Duan also knew about Chen Daoxian, "The Feng family did not have such a deep friendship with their family. Eight years ago, Chen For the old lady’s birthday, we only gave one Jade Buddha, which is worth less than [-] taels.”

Feng Ziying was also quite puzzled and troubled.

Chen Yejun and himself are fairly familiar, but their relationship is not as good as that of Han Qi and Wei Ruolan, and the relationship between the Chen family and the Feng family is not as good as the relationship between the Feng family and the Wei and Han families. It is unbelievable to have such a pair of jade bi.

"Is there anything unusual?" Feng Ziying couldn't figure it out, and he was sure that his father certainly didn't understand the purpose of this Hongwu General Chen Daoxian's behavior.

"There are a few more copies." Mrs. Xiao Duan specifically pointed out a few in the roster for Feng Ziying.

Feng Ziying took a rough look, and there were about five or six people with gifts worth around 2000 taels, and except for two people, none of them came or invited.

It can be said that they have no contacts, or at most they can be regarded as acquaintances with a nod, and they must have a plan for sending a generous gift that has surpassed a very close family relationship.

Feng Ziying didn't read any more.

In his opinion, there are two kinds of gifts for this kind. One is for those who burn cold stoves, um, even if they are not cold stoves anymore, those who are optimistic about the future of the Feng family or the old man and himself, come to occupy a seat in advance and sell them. a good one.

This point Feng Ziying will not refuse.

Because he also needs such a group in the future, there is no harm in laying out some friendships in advance, and his father also belongs to this group, so he naturally has a sense of intimacy. People think that you have a future to hug thick legs, which is normal and understandable. .

There is another kind of conspiracy, and this conspiracy refers to a specific situation, not the Feng family.

This is the most difficult to judge, even you can't ask, like Dongping County King and Chen Daoxian, can you say that there is something wrong with others?

But there is no doubt that there has never been hatred and love for no reason in this world, so why give you thousands of taels of silver, unless you have something they can use that they have identified, and it is of great use, not that kind Let’s first burn the stove and buy a place.

Feng Ziying doesn't worry about questions that he can't figure out for a while, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate won't bother with such celebrations and gifts, unless your behavior obviously touches on some specific issues.

In a word, these days, there has never been a problem with receiving gifts. The key is whether there will be any problems with your own behavior. If there is a problem, it is to draw the list together.

"Mother, auntie, just make this list and keep it in a book. I will write a letter to explain to dad." Feng Ziying took a breath, raised her head and thought for a while, "Don't make a fuss, my son has won the juren. If you become a Jinshi, you may have to face more similar situations, who will let your son attract the attention of everyone now?"

"But Brother Keng, these..." Duan was still a little worried.

"It's okay, people come to congratulate, we can't turn them away. Besides, if there is any problem, it won't be because of this. Soldiers come to block, water comes to cover, son knows how to deal with it." Feng Ziying posed very smartly Waving his hand, "It's just right, didn't mother say a few days ago that she would spend money to buy the surrounding houses? Isn't that a good time?"

As soon as this matter was mentioned, Duan immediately lost his composure.

"Brother Keng, you have also seen the situation today. There are already six tables of guests that can't be accommodated. Moreover, the maids and boys in our house can't keep up with the guests. You are getting older too. , The side courtyard is too small, and we have to rearrange it, because I was mainly working on your father's recovery, so I didn't dare to think about it, now I have to think about it."

"What does mother mean to buy those two houses on the east side?" Feng Ziying knew that this was something her mother had planned for a long time.

I have been thinking about this since I came back from Datong. The two houses on the east side are also too dilapidated. It is unavoidable that they are next to the Shenwu General’s Mansion, but they are the old houses of the two brothers. Although they are dilapidated, you can’t force them. Renovate it?

At that time, my mother was determined to buy it, but the asking price was too high. The two families probably thought that the general Shenwu must have made a lot of money when he came back from Datong as a general for 20 years. Naturally, the lion opened his mouth. After his father returned to Beijing, he was unwilling to stay in the capital for a long time and wanted to seek recovery, so he put it aside.

Now that my father has gone to Yulin Town, watching the host leave, I also feel that this business may not be profitable, so the price has been lowered a lot. Some time ago, I even asked someone to come to the Feng family to ask if there is any interest. bought it.

"Well, brother Keng, your two younger sisters are getting older, and they can't stay with your aunt all the time, so my mother is also thinking, your father doesn't want us to go to Yulin, so we have to consider going to Yulin in this capital." If you live here for a long time, the two houses on the east side are a bit dilapidated, but they are more spacious, and there is a pond. If we can buy the corner yard at the back, our Feng family can also use this place as their ancestral house. ,..."

Feng Ziying couldn't help being stunned, why did this mother become so generous all of a sudden?
The two next door to the east are fine, but there are more than ten or twenty houses in the large yard behind. It is not an easy task to let these people move away and buy them these days.

The Feng Mansion is indeed a little narrower, and it is not comparable to the big mansions with gardens and backyards in the Rong Mansion and Ning Mansion, but it has been accumulated by the state for decades. You bumpkin who just came back from Datong, a general , can it be compared?
"Mother, it's not easy to buy this backyard, not to mention too many people, it's also troublesome, and if it doesn't work, it will get a reputation for buying and selling..." Feng Ziying frowned.

"Brother Keng, I'm afraid you don't know? It rained heavily in July, and many houses in the city and outside the city collapsed. After soaking in the courtyard behind us for several days, twenty or thirty houses collapsed in one night. Four or five people were wounded, but luckily no one was killed. Most of the yard is dilapidated and uninhabitable at all, and these people can't afford to rebuild it, so they just left it there because someone found out that we intend to buy the two houses on the east side. , That's why I came to the door, I hope we can do a good job and buy the big corner yard behind,..."

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