Did the third place winner regret it today?

Chapter 32

When you see the big items such as "10,000 and 2,000 taels of silver", "a mulberry garden in Huaixi", "100 acres of paddy fields in Huaixi", "100 acres of dry fields in the capital", "raw silk", etc., you don't need to look at other items such as furniture, cloth, spices, toilets, coffins, etc.

Yin Shi held his breath.
At this time, she clearly felt the old man's gaze.
The old man must have expectations for the second daughter of the Yin family who married into the Shen family.

Yin Shi hesitated, but in the end, between "showing that she is smart and capable enough to take on the important task of marriage" and "being an ordinary daughter of the Yin family", she decided to choose the latter.
"Are these all for me?" Yin Shi acted excited and surprised.
There was obvious disappointment in the old man's eyes.

I'm really sorry for you. But I was too hard-working in my last life, and I'm really tired. I hope I can relax a little in this life. I don't want to be hard-working if I don't have to worry about food and clothing. I want to live a comfortable life.
She wanted to take it easy and not have to bear so many expectations.

"No." said the old man seriously.
Yin Shi: “Ah?”
Although I had guessed some of it, I still had to act.

"The 10,000 taels of silver and raw silk will be delivered directly to Jiyun's father, and the income from the mulberry garden will be delivered to the Shen family every year. The rest is your dowry." The old man pointed at her, "Don't be greedy, even so, your dowry is much richer than your sisters."

It was true. Yin Shi had married several of her cousins ​​before her, and two of her younger cousins ​​too. She had seen the dowry lists of other sisters.
Let's not talk about other things, just talking about land, the sisters also have 200 acres. But the good land in Jingji and Huaixi are not the same price. One hundred acres in Jingji is equivalent to several hundred acres in Huaixi. How many Huaixi shops are worth one shop in Jingcheng?
Not to mention other items, the amount of each item is much more generous than that of the sisters.

With so much dowry, you won't have to worry about food and drink anymore.
And the 10,000 taels and so much raw silk were for Shen Ti's father, that is, for the Shen family. The Shen family had a high status and was an official, while the Yin family had a low status and they definitely needed someone to protect them when doing business, which was called offering. It was no problem for Yin Shi to understand this.
At the same time, she knew that if she brought such a large sum of offering, the Shen family would have to treat her well no matter what, right?

Besides, she had two thousand taels of silver for her own expenses. After waiting for so many years, she finally had real private property.
Yin Shi was really happy from the bottom of her heart. She did not try to hide her joy and said with a glow on her face, "Yes, granddaughter knows."

The old man is not familiar with this granddaughter.
At that time, Mrs. Shen said that she already had a candidate in mind. After deciding on the candidate, the old man asked his third son what he thought of his daughter.
Of course, Master Yin San kept praising his daughter for being filial and friendly. He said a lot of empty words, and the old man understood - the father was not very familiar with his daughter.
This is also very common. In a large mansion, a father rarely has the opportunity to meet his daughter, and the daughter is originally raised by her mother.

The old man asked his eldest daughter-in-law to bring Yin Shi with him to teach her how to manage the household, and he would occasionally inquire about her. But the feedback from the eldest wife was just "honest" and "down-to-earth", nothing else.
The old man now looks at his granddaughter and she really is just an ordinary girl.
Apart from her good looks, there is nothing else that stands out about her.

Among his descendants, except for the eldest son who suffered hardships and trials in his youth, the qualifications and experience of the others were mediocre, and there was really no outstanding person.
The old man couldn't help feeling depressed when he thought about this. He really envied the Shen family for being able to both give birth and raise children.
But what can be done? Now that the Shen family has chosen her, there is actually no better candidate. This child is at least a gentle and honest person. In the future, she just needs to be filial to her parents-in-law and respect her husband and not be a troublemaker.
The best thing would be to give birth to a fat grandson for the Shen family as soon as possible, so that the two generations of the Shen family and the Yin family's grandsons would be even closer, and his stupid sons would have someone to take care of them for the rest of their lives.

Seeing that Yin Shi didn't act smart, the old man didn't beat around the bush and told her directly: "I don't have any other requirements for you. Just marry her and be filial to your aunt. You must respect Jiyun. I know about his affairs. It's not a big deal. Every man has three or two concubines. No matter how powerful a concubine is, she can't surpass the main wife. What's more, his wife is of low status and will never be able to turn over a new leaf. You should be more generous and don't argue with her. Coax Jiyun into giving birth to a child as soon as possible. In the future, she will pass the imperial examination and you will have a stable life."

Even though I've been playing dumb, people are still expecting me to have a baby soon.
Yin Shi was helpless.
But even in later times, there is actually no unconditional love, not to mention this era, having children is reproduction and investment. Especially for families with many children, why should you be given more dowry than others?

Yin Shi bowed her head and said, "My granddaughter knows that I should fulfill my duties as a daughter-in-law, but..."
She raised her head: "It's just that my granddaughter has thought about it. My cousin would rather sacrifice his marriage for Miss Feng. I think he is deeply in love with her. Maybe it's not up to me to have a child. But I'm not afraid. Aunt is my real aunt and she will not treat me badly. If Miss Feng has a child, it will be registered under my name. I think my cousin will be happy. Grandfather, don't you think so?" The old man squinted his eyes and looked at her. He vaguely felt that this granddaughter didn't seem to be as stupid as he thought before. He thought about it and nodded: "What you said is that a child like Jiyun cannot be forced. Don't go against him. If you really let that woman have a child first, just register it under your name. Jiyun is a sensible person and will only be grateful and guilty to you. Your parents-in-law are both sober people and will not treat your child badly in the future. Besides, a man should rely on himself to succeed. Like Jiyun, he will have a bright future."
After saying that, fearing that Yin Shi couldn't let go of those romantic things, he added: "There's no need to fight over those petty gains in the backyard. You don't want Jiyun to look down on you and our family. Be more generous."

Yin Shi really wanted to shake hands with the old man!
Communicating with the old man was much smoother than communicating with the third wife. The third wife was only thinking about the secret ways of the harem, and wanted to teach her but had to hide it, which gave Yin Shi a headache. The first wife was more generous and had the demeanor of an eldest daughter-in-law, but she was unwilling to teach the third concubine's daughter.

"Don't worry, Grandfather." Yin Shi promised, "When my granddaughter gets married, she will treat her cousin with respect and make sure he doesn't forget that the Huaixi Yin family is both his maternal grandfather's family and his in-laws' family."
As long as her parents don't urge her to have a baby, Yin Shi is still willing to be the link between the Yin family and the Shen family.
There's a high probability that you won't be able to come back a few times in your lifetime, so it's not too difficult to say.

But she still had something to ask: "My granddaughter wants to know who will be the roommate for my granddaughter? Has it been decided?"
The old man understood immediately: "Do you have someone you want?"
Yin Shi said, "If the elders have already made the arrangements, I will naturally follow their orders. But the maid who used to serve me, Yunjuan, married a man who worked at the gate. This is the man I used to work for. I am unfamiliar with the place, so I hope to have someone I know."

When the Yin family marries off their daughter, they usually give her a companion house to help her manage external assets, affairs, etc.
Yin Shi's choice of a concubine was a hot commodity, and the first and third wives had been fighting over it, and the old lady wanted to snatch it away. But the old man refused to give in and said he wanted to pick the person himself.
Yin Shi only found out about this after the third wife complained to him.

But she had no chance to talk directly to the old man. It was rare that today she could finally skip the old lady, the first lady, and the third lady and communicate with the real head of the family. She no longer had to worry about offending those three people, so she stated her demands.
This was normal. She was originally a concubine's daughter and didn't have many connections in the mansion. Although the person chosen by the old man was good, she was not familiar with him, so it was natural for her to want to find someone she was familiar with to be around.
The old man said: "This is a simple matter, just let them and their spouses go with you."
Yin Shi was overjoyed.

Time passed quickly and it was the second year. After the first month of the year, Yin Shi's three-year period was over. She had completed the six ceremonies and was ready to get married.
All the sisters, including those who were married, came to add to her dowry.
The female elder in the family, even the old lady, pinched her nose and got a set of red gold headdress.
Most of the women from families that had dealings with the Yin family in Huaixi came, and even the county magistrate's wife was given a pair of gold hairpins.

Yin Shishou added makeup and smiled happily.
These dowries were not even included in the dowry list and all went into her private pocket. How could she not be happy?

Yun Juan came to greet Yin Shi with her child in her arms: "We have almost packed our things, we can leave anytime."
She had just given birth and was in confinement. With Yin Shi caring about her, she was living a good life.
But she was very worried: "My husband and I have never been out of Huaixi and have never seen the world. Can we go to the capital?"
Yin Shi held her child in his arms and teased her, saying, "I am the same. That's why I want you to come with me."

Yunjuan's husband is a man of high rank, and if he is a man of high rank, he is not stupid. This was the marriage that Yin Shi arranged for Yunjuan after giving a gift to Sun's mother.
After Yunjuan gave birth to a child, her husband originally said that he would see if he could find her a job in the inner court through someone else's connections to earn more money after the child was gone. However, Yunjuan's former master's fourth daughter from the third room was probably married by then, so she could not ask for help, so she had to make her own plans.
But Yunjuan had just finished her confinement when she received good news: her former mistress, the Fourth Miss, was going to take them to the capital.

It was like a dream. Many of the prominent servants had fought hard for the position of the chambermaid, and it was finally decided that the person was chosen by the old master himself. At that time, Yun Juan was still pregnant, and the couple did not dare to even think about it. Who knew that the fourth lady would ask for them herself?
Joy falls from heaven.

Since the couple were willing, Yin Shi felt relieved.
In fact, the worry is completely unnecessary. Water flows to the lower places, and people go to the higher places. The people of Huaixi have added many times the filter to the capital.
When Madam Shen got married, she didn't have a maidservant yet. She only brought a few maids and a male servant.
Today, the male servant is also the manager of the Shen family, and the maid who came with the dowry is Madam Shen’s trusted confidant. It is said that they are all very respectable people in the Shen family.
Who doesn’t yearn for this?

In February, someone from the Shen family came to pick up the bride.
Yin Shi, with her beautiful wedding dress, and escorted by her cousin and brother, boarded a boat and headed for the capital against the wind.
Start a second life.

(End of this chapter)