Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 273 Pulling Hatred

"Maple leaf, what good thing made you so happy?" Mai Huang asked first.

"Miss, my uncle sent someone to deliver this." Feng Ye carefully put the box on the kang, Mai Huang opened the box with his hands, and suddenly felt a bright light in his eyes, almost dazzled everyone's eyes.

It turned out to be a phoenix crown.

"Ah, it's Fengguan. It turns out that this is Fengguan. It's so beautiful. It's the first time I've seen it."

"Yes, my darling, this is the first time I have touched pearls and gems."

These girls all surrounded the past.

"My uncle said, please ask the girl to wear this on the sedan chair." Feng Ye pursed her lips and smiled, as if she was very satisfied with the effect.

"Yo, that's impossible. This phoenix crown can only be given by my mother's family. How can my husband's family give this?" Guan Yuma came in, followed by a maid, who also held a red sandalwood box in her hand.

"Nurse Guan, is it possible that you are also here to give the phoenix crown?" Mai Qing asked with a smile. She had met Nanny Guan many times, so she didn't recognize her.

"No, Fujin said it's only been two days, so I'll send my old lady here today to give Mai Xiang a try. If the size doesn't fit, I'll send it to have it changed."

While talking, Guan Nanny opened the box on the kang and carefully took out a phoenix crown. This phoenix crown was bigger than the one Huai Ci gave her. The golden dragon and emerald phoenix inlaid on the crown complemented each other with pearls and precious stones. , shining brightly.

"My God, there are so many pearls and precious stones, how much is this phoenix crown worth?" Zilan immediately discarded the phoenix crown just now, and came over, drooling out of nowhere.

It was also the first time for Mai Xiang to see the legendary phoenix crown. She had forgotten that she could wear a phoenix crown when she got married.

The women of the Zhao family and the Ye family had never seen a phoenix crown, not to mention wearing it, so naturally no one would think of buying a set for Mai Xiang.

Mai Xiang looked at the two phoenix crowns placed side by side, one was Huaici's wish to let the girl she likes wear the phoenix crown and Xiapei she bought to marry him, and the other was Uladomin's wish to tell Mai Xiang, she is Mai Xiang's natal family, and Mai Xiang suddenly didn't know how to choose.

"The lord ordered the craftsmen of the House of Internal Affairs to drive them out. Fujin said, they are your natal family. How can you not wear your natal family's phoenix crown and your husband's phoenix crown when you get married? It will be known to the Wan family. Are you making fun of us, Miss Mai Xiang, who doesn't know how to be polite?" Aunt Guan saw Mai Xiang's entanglement and said.

"The Ministry of Internal Affairs?" Mai Xiang was a little confused.

She has no experience anymore, and she also knows that the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs serve the royal family, and Yongen seems to have no right to go through this back door for her.

In fact, Mai Xiang really guessed right, Yong En wanted to give Mai Xiang a special gift, after discussing with Uladomin, both of them thought of Fengguan at the same time.

Coincidentally, the Emperor mentioned the Datong Coal Mine to Yong En that day, and Yong En pushed Mai Xiang and Huai Ci out in a timely manner, and said that Mai Xiang and Huai Ci were the pair of people who tried to inoculate vaccinia back then, and they were Followed to the coal mine discovered when he went to Shanxi to treat smallpox.

Qianlong naturally remembered that he had bestowed marriages on these two people. He knew that the wedding would be in the twelfth lunar month, and Qianlong also said that he would give him a gift of wheat fragrance. To promote, at least in the past two years, no officials have reported large-scale deaths due to smallpox.

Hearing this, Yong En had an idea, and specifically begged the emperor to let him borrow a skilled craftsman from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make a phoenix crown for Mai Xiang, and he would pay for it.

Seeing Yongen's face, Qianlong agreed, not to mention how many great things Yongen has done for him in these years, even Mai Xiang and Huai Ci's character is also rare. , can give up the small self to become a big self, such a character is not worthy of his appreciation?
So Qianlong waved his hand and allowed Yongen to use some of the pearls and gems in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. This is why the phoenix crown held by Madam Guan is more luxurious and exquisite. The phoenix spread its wings and flew among the jewel flowers and leaves.Not to mention others, even Mai Xiang herself was attracted, and sighed the magic of this ingenious workmanship.

"My lord told Fujin that you must wear this phoenix crown. Come on, let me try it on for you." Nanny Guan stopped trying to persuade Mai Xiang, and directly made a decision for Mai Xiang, and personally substituted for Mai Xiang He removed the hairpin ring, and put the phoenix crown on Mai Xiang's head.

"It's really suitable. I didn't expect Fujin to be so accurate with your size." Guan Guan looked at it for a while and smiled with satisfaction.

"Our Miss Mai Xiang will be a beautiful bride wearing this." Aunt Guan took out the scarf from the box and put it on Mai Xiang's shoulders, which was also inlaid with jewels.

"Ah, is this my daughter? I don't even dare to recognize her." Mrs. Zhao opened the door curtain and came in, followed by a bunch of women who came here after hearing the news.

"Grandma Zhao, we, Fujin, have prepared a dowry of 120 eight carry for Miss Mai Xiang. This is the dowry list. We will deliver these dowry in the morning on the first day of the fifth day."

"What, what? How much did you say, 120 eight lifts?" Zhao's mouth can also be stuffed with an egg.

The Wan family only sent 120 levies of dowry this time, and the dowry given by the palace is 64 [-] levies, which is much more than the combination of the Wan family’s dowry and the Ye family’s dowry, because Ye Dafu has counted them in the past few days. Apart from the tea and wine, the family's betrothal gift was kept, and the rest was prepared to be sent back as a dowry to Mai Xiang, plus the fixed gift from Wan's family last time, and in this way, Ye's family managed to scrape together [-] liters.

Mrs. Zhao took the dowry list, but she was illiterate, so she handed it to Mai Xiang. Mai Xiang glanced at the booklet in her hand, there were about ten pages, and her head was getting bigger.

"Elder Sister, there is also a thousand mu of land here." Mai Huang leaned over, and she saw this first with sharp eyes, because she knew it was worth 8000 taels of silver.

"Guanmao, I can't take this. Now, go back and tell Fujin that this gift is too expensive."

Mai Xiang also glanced at herself, and could see that these things were carefully prepared by Uladomin. There were two pairs of Jin Ruyi, Jade Ruyi, Emerald Ruyi, and Ivory Ruyi, ten sets of various gold and silver jewelry, four seasons clothing materials [-] pieces each of damask, silk, gauze, silk, silk, satin, brocade, crepe, cotton, some tiger skins, mink skins, fox skins, ermine skins, squirrel skins, wolf skins, raccoon dog skins, etc. ready-made Four sets of clothes for each season, one for each season, a scarlet feather gauze, a scarlet gorilla felt cloak, a fruit-green embroidered multicolored mink fur gown, a cherry-red white silk ermine gown, in addition to a kang table, a kang screen, a wardrobe, and a dressing table There are some hardwood furniture such as screens, high tables, short tables, boxes, chaise longues, and Arhat beds. There are also various antique vases, calligraphy and paintings, ornaments, porcelain, bonsai, etc., which are densely packed. Mai Xiang just glanced at it. You will know how valuable these things are.

"It doesn't matter what the old lady said, Fujin said, if you want to recognize her as a sister, just obediently collect the gift list, and you will have to reconcile the account when you arrive at Wan's house. Do you want to recognize her as a sister?" Fujin said Now, this gift has to be given in double."

Mai Xiang understood what Madam Guan meant. If Mai Xiang didn't accept this gift today, Uladomin would break up with Mai Xiang. double serving.

"Nurse Guan, my sister has already said so, dare I not? Please ask Nanny Guan to go back and thank me for me." Mai Xiang had no choice.

"This is a good boy who is obedient."

After Madam Guan left, Mai Xiang hurriedly put away the two phoenix crowns. The family had a lot of miscellaneous hands. If they were not in order, they would lose something if they touched one or the other. What's more, it was obvious that such a precious thing was placed in front of these poor people. It is to pull hatred.

Because of the gift list sent by Madam Guan, Li Damei and Zilan once again enjoyed it, and felt that the gap between themselves and Mai Xiang was not 01:30, and they became estranged unconsciously.

Mai Xiang didn't care either, she was not the real Mai Xiang, and naturally she didn't have much kinship with these people.

Fortunately, there were only two days before such a day, and the fifth day of the Lunar New Year arrived. Only then did Mai Xiang know that this day was called "Osmanthus Box Day", and it was the day when the woman sent the dowry to the man's house.

This day just after dawn, Ye Dafu took a few young men and built a shed in the yard. Just after breakfast, Ye Dafu invited all the middle-aged men in the family to the warehouse, and moved them into the shed one by one. Things, Mai Huang is holding a gift list in his hand, counting them one by one, a bunch of people are gathered around the yard, men are working, women are stuffing red envelopes into the four corners of the dowry box, and commenting while stuffing it, it can be counted as opening once In the blink of an eye, the children were walking back and forth in the middle to watch the excitement.

Who knows that the things here have not been counted yet, and suddenly a bunch of children came to the gate, running and shouting: "The dowry is here, the dowry is here."

Then a nun walked to the door and shouted, "Zhang Jia's Acton University Scholars House gave Miss Mai Xiang a dowry of 32."

After hearing this, Mrs. Li hurriedly brought people forward and gave Mammy a big red envelope, and Bafu hurriedly set off a string of firecrackers at the door.

As soon as these 32 things were carried through the door, there was no place to stand in the courtyard. At this time, Wufu discussed with Ye Dafu to send the dowry of Ye's family that had been counted to Wan's family, and just borrowed the man who carried the dowry from Zhang Jia's family. .

After hearing this, Ye Dafu naturally agreed, and discussed with Zhang Jia's mother-in-law, but the other party had no objection, so, just as the Ye family's 64 dowry was carried out, this side began to count Zhang Jia's 32.

Zhang Jia's home also has some clothing, porcelain, jewelry, jade, fur, etc., as well as some furniture such as boxes, cabinets, dressing tables, full-length mirrors, Duobao Pavilion, Kang table, and Kang screen.

"Tsk tsk, Mai Xiang, you won't be able to wear all the clothes you have in your life." Mrs. Sun smiled from the side.

"Clothes are nothing, money can't be spent." Qian lamented.

"My dear, I have never seen such good things in my life." Zhou also said with wide eyes.

"That's right, my granddaughter, I'm not boasting, the average man is not half as smart as her, and these things are only suitable for her."

Just as Mrs. Zhao was about to say a few words, someone came outside again, this time it was the Jinbeile Mansion, where the dowry was carried, and everyone was amazed again.

The dowry from Zhang Jia’s family had just been carried out, and the dowry from Prince Li’s Mansion also came in. This time it dazzled everyone’s eyes even more, and they couldn’t even see the good things. More and more.

(End of this chapter)