my grandmother

Chapter 95
The small courtyard of the Li family has been cleaned up.

The sisters of the Li family and sister Mei got out of the car, and Li Xiaonan, including Li Xiaonan, got busy immediately.

Li Wenliang's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Guo, was waiting at Li's house. As soon as Li Jinzhu got out of the car, she was grabbed by Mrs. Guo and began to talk about the arrangements from the dowry shop. Li Jinzhu had to decide almost every step.

Li Shikuan's second daughter-in-law, Cao's second sister-in-law, heard the news and invited Li Yuzhu and Li Yinzhu away.

After discussions between Li Wenliang and Mrs. Hong, the Hong family's betrothal gifts were changed from silk, satin and goldware to cash, except for a few necessary betrothal gifts.

The cash and the 600 taels of silver that Li Shikuan took out made a total of 100 taels, half of which was held by Li Wenliang. He bought or made various furniture in Pingjiang City and Lijiaji, and the other half was handed over to Li Wenliang. His younger brother, Li Wenru, bought curtains, rice, clothes, candlesticks, basins, etc. in Linhai Town.

These dowries were sent to Li Jiaji one after another, and it was only two days before the Li family sisters came back that they all arrived.

It was the first time for Li Yinzhu to see her dowry. Under the order of Cao Ersister-in-law, she carefully read it and memorized it.

According to Cao's second sister-in-law's words: You have to see clearly your own dowry.

This was a very difficult task for Li Yinzhu, because she had never seen most of the dowry, so the second sister-in-law Cao had to call Ai Ye over to accompany Li Yinzhu to accept the dowry.

Li Yuzhu and Second Sister-in-law Cao discussed each piece of dowry, which ones should be carried separately, which ones should be carried together, which one should be carried first, and how to arrange it when they arrived at Hong's house.

This is a very delicate matter.

Firstly, the dowry shop is when the newlyweds put on a show at home. The dowry must be good-looking, eye-catching enough, and admired by people when it is set up and carried out.

Secondly, the new house prepared by the man’s family is an empty house and an empty yard. In the inner yard, everything from large cabinets, tables, canopy beds, to curtains, curtains, and candlesticks is filled by the dowry shop. Which dowry must be placed first, and which one is advanced If you go there, the road will be blocked, and you will have to wait in the back, and everything must be carefully arranged.

The dowry in the new house has to be displayed outside for people to see in the first few days.

When all the dowry is placed outside, the dowry placed outside should not be in the way of people entering and leaving the new house. It must be prevented from being damaged by careless guests. It needs to be seen by others, and it must be difficult to take away, so as not to be taken away by cheap hands, and it will not be a disadvantage if it is not troublesome, and it is not good if it is troublesome.

This is also the time to test women's family management skills. Those families with profound backgrounds will carry their dowry into the new house and arrange them one by one like clouds and water.The dowry displayed in the room is conspicuous and calm, and everything is appropriate.It shows the family style and heritage of the woman's family.

Li Shikuan and the elders of the Li family also planned to make such a show.

Ever since the Li family gave birth to a ten-year-old scholar, and then married the Hong family, and the Li family had become a respectable family in Kunshan County, from Li Shikuan to the elders, their vision and insight have been increasing day by day.

In the wedding between the third girl from the Li family and the county magistrate Hong's family, Li Shikuan and several clan elders had the same opinion:

This is the first big appearance of his family's Li family in front of Zhu's family in Kunshan County. This is a test for their Li family, and it is also an excellent opportunity to show their Li family background. We must work together to make this wedding a success. Be decent and proper, and show their Li family's family tradition and heritage!
Li Shikuan handed over the important matter of laying out the dowry to his second daughter-in-law Cao.

The Cao family comes from the Cao family in Jixi.

The Cao family is a well-known scholar family in Huizhou, and the daughters of the Cao family are known for their literacy, virtuousness and ability.

At the beginning, Li Shikuan placed high hopes on his second son, Li Wenru. Since Li Wenru was five or six years old, he began to worry about his daughter-in-law. Promising second son.

When Li Wenru was eight or nine years old, Li Shikuan had the opportunity to get to know the Cao family. He tried his best to tell Li Wenru's talent and future, and appointed the eldest daughter of Cao's parents, Miss Cao, for Li Wenru. Half a year after the eldest son got married, he hurriedly married Cao back.

The reason why he was in such a hurry to marry back to the Cao family was because Li Wenru's intelligence did not develop in the direction Li Shikuan expected, but spread in all directions.

Because of his second son's failure to live up to expectations, Li Shikuan became ill several times. The only thing that made him feel relieved about this second son was that Li Wenru and Cao's husband and wife got along very well, which was a blessing among misfortunes.

The Cao family was brought up by the standards of a clan wife since childhood, and Li Shikuan handed over the most important dowry in the important appearance of the Li family to the Cao family.

As for Li Xiaonan, Cui Ye dragged her away as soon as she got out of the car.

Cuiye didn't even bother to say a word of missing, and said to Li Xiaonan, "The old man told me to beat the son-in-law well!"

Li Xiaonan was stunned, "Huh? Who did you hit? Whose son-in-law?"

"Your family! You don't know! I'll tell you!" Cuiye excitedly explained how to beat her son-in-law. "...Tang Weng said that beating a son-in-law should be done carefully, let me discuss it with you, and the beating must be interesting!"

Li Xiaonan understood, and let out a long groan.

It turned out to be like this, um, that was a good beating!
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Linhai Town.

Gu Yan rode on a horse, wearing a golden crown on his head, and a silver-blue cloak that fluctuated with the wind. Under the guard of the chief guard and others, he rushed straight to the gate of the Sea Taxation Division, jumped off the horse, and looked up at the monster-like sea. The gate of the tax department turned around and went to the nearby pier.

He Chengze, the head of He Ji's old house, got Xin'er, took his son He Ruiming, and trotted out of He Ji's old house, chasing towards the pier.

Gu Yan walked around the pier, greeted He Chengze and his son who were rushing over, pointed to the warehouse next to him, and said with a smile: "I'm out for a horse race, and I stopped by to have a look. "

"No matter how busy you are, it won't be here for a while." He Chengze leaned over and smiled.

"That's right, let's go and see, is there anything new recently?" Gu Yan waved the folding fan for a while, looking extremely casual.

He Chengze looked at his son He Ruiming, He Ruiming hurriedly took half a step forward, and replied with a smile: "A few days ago, there was a boat full of fresh-looking Guibiao. It was just unloaded, which is quite interesting."

"Yeah." Gu Yan hummed speciously, took two steps, and then said with a smile: "Go and see."

The warehouse next to the Customs Department is specially used to stack the unsold goods unloaded on the same day. Those sold in the warehouse on the same day will be transferred by the buyer immediately. If they cannot be sold on the same day, they will be transferred to other warehouses for sale the next day. .

This warehouse is the largest warehouse around the pier, and it is also the busiest warehouse.

Gu Yan and his party were brightly dressed and imposing, attracting everyone's attention as soon as they entered the warehouse.

Gu Yan stopped and walked among the warehouses, and used a folding fan to move the goods from time to time, but they all glanced casually.

He Ruiming followed closely beside Gu Yan, watching Gu Yan's expressions and movements with all his attention, and was always ready to step forward to explain and introduce.

He Chengze was half a step behind his son, watching Gu Yan's expression and behavior intently.

"Master, Yao Wu has arrived." Shi Gun reported.

"Well, let her come here." Gu Yan ordered casually, took a step forward, and his eyes fell on a Bingdi Shuangxi ivory powder box. Suddenly he let out a snort, turned around, looked at Shi Gun and asked, "Miss Li I said once that her elder sister is going to get married, did she say when she will get married?"

"It is said to be the sixth day of March." Shi Gun hurriedly bowed and replied.

Gu Yan groaned, slowly patted the folding fan in the palm of his hand, frowned slightly, and smiled for a moment: "Now that I know, I must add some makeup. Courtesy is indispensable, this box is not bad."

"Yes."

Shi Gun hurriedly stepped forward to pick up the ivory powder box of Bingdi Shuangxi, and asked with a smile, "Whose product is this? What's the price?"

"I'll do it." He Ruiming hurriedly reached out to pick it up.

Gu Yan stretched out the folding fan and pressed it on He Ruiming's hand, "This is my private matter, you don't have to worry about it, let Shi Gun handle it."

"Yes." He Ruiming hastily withdrew his hand, looked at Shi Gun who had called the owner of the ivory powder box, asked the price, and paid the bill on the spot.

Gu Yan continued to move forward, and picked out another branch of coral, a pair of agate bowls, and a pair of rhinoceros horn cups, and motioned for a few servants to hold them together. After looking at them, he hummed in satisfaction, and ordered Shi Gun, "Pick a few." Send it personally."

Shi Gun hurriedly bowed his body to agree, Gu Yan turned his head and saw Ah Wu stretching his neck to watch the excitement, raised his brows slightly, and said with a smile: "You should come over too, congratulations."

"Ah? Yes!" A Wu was taken aback, and quickly agreed.

(End of this chapter)