Zhang Tingzhan looked at Zhang Tingyu and said: "You can weigh the pros and cons outside, but you don't have to weigh them at home; you can think about the pros and cons outside, but you don't have to think about the pros and cons at home. In addition to being yourself, you are also a son and an elder brother!"
He didn't want to talk about anything else, so he went to the bedroom to pick up his wife.
The banquet is over. Although they are family members, they don't live here anymore, so it's time to go home.
*
Dutong Mansion, main room.
Fusong looked at Jueluoshi and Qi Xi and felt very sad.
It was originally a day of joy, but Zhang Tingyu's attitude was so alienated that he really turned his head into marrying a wife, which made his family angry.
Qi Xi shook his head at Fusong and said, "Don't worry about it. Since we don't agree with each other, just don't get close to him in the future. The Zhang family's uncle is more kind-hearted."
Jueluo Shi also said: "Nothing is perfect in this world. If it is really perfect, then you have to think about whether it is a lie. It is not a bad thing to be like this now. It is better than being close to someone with bad intentions."
Zhu Liang was a little confused and said: "Is this a bad attitude to pick on Second Master Zhang? There is nothing to be picky about. No one is happy for sisters to get married. When my sister and Master Jiu made their first engagement, I felt uncomfortable too. When I come, I am also forcing a smile."
Fu Song looked at Zhu Liang and felt a little sad.
This is the eldest son of Dutong Mansion, a little too innocent.
To be honest, Zhuliang's qualifications are indeed inferior to those of the mistress.
Sunubeizi wanted to find a title for his son-in-law, not only because he was a fan of titles, but because the mistress's qualifications and temperament were better than those of his eldest son, Zhuliang.
Qi Xi looked at his son and said patiently: "You were only fourteen at the time. You knew how to treat guests well and suppressed the discomfort in your heart. Zhang Tingyu is in his late twenties this year, but he still has seven emotions. It seems rude, but he is also down. No less good, Zhang Xiang will think of teaching his son."
Zhuliang was a little confused, glanced at Fusong and said: "Is there anything else we can find fault with about my cousin? I don't tell it to my cousin, but my sister-in-law tells it to the scholars. With good luck, the lady who has been elected as a scholar and the lady as a Jinshi have come all the way. Good luck. No good, she will be a scholar all her life..."
Jueluo sneered and said: "It's not picky, it's just a pretense. It's not for us to see. He showed his disapproval of the marriage in front of relatives and friends of the Zhang family. When others looked back and disparaged Mr. Zhang and Mr. Zhang, he wouldn't say He couldn't help but praise him a few times."
Zhuliang was stunned.
With Zhang Tingyu's demeanor, looking at the bright moon, it is very easy to make people feel good. How could he have such a plan?
He asked Fusong in a low voice: "Are you thinking too much?"
He also thinks too badly of people.
Fusong thought about it carefully and said: "Perhaps Zhang Tingyu himself didn't realize that he thought this way, he just made this choice naturally. Scholars are so hypocritical, that's what they are talking about."
Zhuliang shook his head and said: "Why are there two different types of people in this family? I look at Mr. Zhang and it's fine."
When Fusong thought of Zhang Tingzhan, he felt more anxious.
That is the eldest son of Zhang, his future uncle, and the future head of the Zhang family. At worst, he will only get along with the eldest family member in the future.
He was frightened by Zhang Tingyu's behavior and worried about the reaction of the other sons of the Zhang family. If he really followed Zhang Tingyu's attitude, he would have no choice but to stay away from him.
Who doesn't have a bit of arrogance? They won't put a hot face on a cold butt.
*
Now that the tenth elder brother has shown up, it is not easy to continue to "recuperate" in Beiliu Institute. Just like the ninth elder brother, he comes to Changchun Garden every time to check in.
The hotel room here is rich with ice basins. I came here in the morning, went home to eat at noon, and came back for an hour in the afternoon. My life was leisurely.
The errand he has been busy with in the past few days is to bring several Jueluo pens to check the clan and Jueluo population, and record all the clan daughters who are too poor to marry.
He had also been working as a clerk in the clan mansion for two years and was familiar with everyone. Someone came up to him and whispered: "Master Ten, it is difficult for the idle clan to make a living. Not only is it difficult to marry a daughter, it is also difficult to find a wife." , Why didn’t the emperor think about this?”
If that grace is also given, there is nothing to worry about.
The tenth elder brother snorted coldly: "If you really can't marry a daughter-in-law, you are asking for it. Don't idle clans also receive money and rice? If you eat and drink like crazy and you can't marry a daughter-in-law, then just cut off the money." Well, it will save the old loser from giving birth to a little loser..."
There are also those unsatisfactory families who marry their eldest daughter and Jueluo daughter as stepmothers and side wives. In addition to saving dowry, they also get a betrothal gift and keep it as a marriage envoy for their son. This is simply shabby.
These bastards selling their daughters still want grace?
It’s time to stop collecting money and go begging for food.
After a few days, there were more than 30 poor people in the idle clan.
These people are not from the main sect of the Royal Palace, but are the descendants of the smaller sects similar to the Duke's Palace and the General's Palace.
Without large subsidies, with only eighty-five taels of silver and rice, he could take concubines and have children.
Anyway, when it comes to families without nobles like them, all the sons are treated the same, so it is not a loss to have a son.
But in this case, if there are more sons, there will be more daughters.
This large family has eighty-five taels of silver a year, plus the autumn wind, which is enough for them. They cannot afford to marry. There are forty-one eldest daughters who are still unmarried after the age of eighteen.
This is just the clan, Jueluo's money is given according to the ordinary flag members, twenty-four taels a year, and there are more poor people in the family.
The tenth elder brother was shocked when he saw the list. He went back and complained to the ninth elder brother: "It is said that the emperor also has three poor relatives. This is great. There are more than thirty poor relatives!"
Brother Jiu said: "They are all hard-core crops, but they have been raised to waste. If they stop making money and rice and make up for the errands according to their abilities, do you think they will still dare to eat and wait to die?"
Brother Ten hurriedly said: "Brother Ninth, please don't put this in front of others."
There are established rules for the selection of the clan and Jueluo.
If the clan vacancies and Jueluo ques are increased, the Eight Banners vacancies will be reduced, and the Eight Banners nobles will not be happy.
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "I can't say anything, I just keep saying this. Khan Ama wants to supplement the dowry of the clan daughter and Jueluo daughter. Now that you have been counted, the Ministry of Internal Affairs can also purchase it."
Not two days later, Brother Jiu was summoned to the imperial court and received instructions. The clan paid a dowry of one hundred taels of silver per person and the Jueluo girl paid a dowry of twenty taels of silver per person.
The ninth elder brother agreed and went to the city in person to explain the matter to the twelfth elder brother.
"The money is too little, so we have to keep a close eye on it and not ask others to reach out. We have to deal with it decently and realistically..."
Brother Ninth asked Bi Tie Shi to find out the dowry list of the daughter of the noble clan. He compared it and pointed out a few items and told Brother Twelve: "Clothes and jewelry account for 40%, so we can't show off our timidity; furnishings and furnishings should be prepared at 30%. The remaining 30% was made into silver coins to carry in purses and wear as personal gifts..."
The twelfth elder brother listened carefully and found out that there were forty-one dowries in total for the clan daughter and sixty-eight dowries for the Jueluo daughter.
The former is one hundred taels of silver, and the latter is twenty taels of silver.
The twelfth elder brother has been on duty for half a year and has also been around the imperial city and knows some about the price market.
He was a little numb and said: "Brother Ninth, I'll pay you back a hundred taels. I'm richer. But can these twenty taels be enough to buy a dowry? A piece of silk costs three or four taels. These twenty taels of silver, There are not enough clothes for all seasons!”
Brother Jiu looked at him and said, "How can an ordinary Qiding family, with twenty-four taels of silver a year, have enough food and clothing?"
The twelfth elder brother thought for a while and said, "Why don't you buy silk clothes and replace them with cloth clothes?"
The price of ordinary green cloth is only one-tenth of that of silk.
This is used as a dowry. Isn’t it too shabby?
Brother Ninth thought that the current regulations in the Prince's Mansion came with the palace. The girls in the family had one piece of silk, one piece of satin, and four pieces of cloth of various colors every year.
This is a year's worth of clothing material.
If Jueluo girl's dowry is not as good as that of a girl from her family, it would be a bit shabby and laughable.
He thought of Guangchu Treasury and said: "Set aside this money for clothes first. Later I will ask someone to check the accounts of Guangchu Treasury to see if some backlogged old materials can be removed."
These fine materials are all dyed. If they fade over time, they can no longer be supplied to masters at all levels. They are mostly reserved for palace connoisseurs.
After hearing this, the twelfth elder brother was very concerned and said: "Ninth brother, that is Guangshu Treasury. Isn't it easy for cheating to happen?"
This involves auditing accounts, which makes people feel uneasy.
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "Guangchuku is different from other yamen. It is not a place where one can cover the sky with one hand. Among the four general office doctors selected in the middle, two are selected from the six departments; the eighteen Yuanwailang at the bottom are also from each library. One person is an official of the Six Ministries, so even if there is corruption, it is only a small incident. There was such a big move in the Accounting Department last month, and other yamen have also made up for what they need to make up for, so there will be no difference in the books."
As long as it's not bad on the books.
If the emperor really wanted to conduct a thorough investigation of the wrapping, he would not do so in a big way.
It’s hard to say that the family fortunes of the lieutenants and foreign ministers of various government offices in the Ministry of Internal Affairs are now in front of the imperial court.
The twelfth elder brother felt relieved after hearing this.
He is not afraid of causing trouble, but he is afraid that things will get out of control and trouble will occur later.
Two days later, Brother Jiu took Guangchuku's account and went to Qingxi Bookstore to ask for an audience.
It happened that the eldest brother came out from the imperial palace. He had taken a trip to Yongding River a while ago and was tanned a lot. However, his red nose with rosacea was much better. He looked much refreshed and his clothes were much neater.
Brother Jiu looked at it and said, "This tidying up is so neat. Do you have a new sister-in-law? When will the wine be served?"
The eldest brother patted him on the back and said: "Don't tell me, these are the new clothes that eldest brother asked someone to cut for me!"
Brother Jiu hurriedly slapped his mouth twice and said: "Tong Yan Wuji, Tong Yan Wuji! What a blessing, I have my niece's filial piety!"
The eldest brother said proudly: "Nowadays, the county prince's palace is well managed by Da Gege. It's very impressive."
Brother Ninth immediately gave a thumbs up and said, "Okay, my niece has become successful. I will give my eldest niece a golden abacus and send it to her later."
The eldest brother smiled and said: "If I really learn from your uncle's skills, then I won't have to worry about it in the future!"
Brother Ninth wanted to see Your Majesty, but the two brothers left after saying a few words.
When he arrived in front of the emperor, Brother Jiu talked about the current price of silk and satin, as well as the age of young women in the palace, and said: "If clothes are made of green cloth for all seasons, the money will be enough, but it is too shameful. At that time, he wore the same clothes as the girl, but if he wanted to buy silk and satin, it would take up a lot of money. The son thought about the clothes materials piled up in Guangshu warehouse. The earliest ones were from the Shunzhi Dynasty. Could he free up some for use? , broke off the silver, settled the accounts, and added it to the dowry..."
Kangxi had always been frugal and would not waste anything.
I heard that the Guangchu warehouse still had clothing materials from more than forty years ago. I couldn’t help but frown and said, “Why has it been backlogged for so long?”
Brother Ninth has only taken over the Ministry of Internal Affairs for three years, how could he know this?
However, he took two folds and said: "Khan Ama, these are the twelfth elder brother who took people to count them. One records the silks and satins of various colors that are still bright, and the other records the materials that are somewhat faded. The first ones It can still be used and is still of good quality; the rest can be moved out to buy clothes for the four seasons..."
It's better than continuing to suppress.
In this way, there will be fewer orders to go to Jiangnan Sanwei School next year.
Kangxi took it, looked at it, nodded, and said, "Just do as you say..."
Having said this, he praised a few words and said, "Yes, the job was done carefully this time."
Whether these eldest daughters or Jueluo daughters, they are all poor members of the clan, and they will not marry into any prominent families, so they will not be able to interact with Brother Jiu in the future.
It is very rare that the ninth elder brother can be so considerate and find other ways to preserve everyone's dignity when the dowry money is not much.
The ninth elder brother said: "My son just talks, but the twelfth elder brother is careful and diligent. It took three days to complete the inventory of the satin library. It is not easy for someone who wakes up early and waits late..."
Speaking of this, he thought of the skins in Guangchu Division again and said, "Khan Ama, do you want to count the skins as well? There are quite a lot of skins put into the warehouse every year in these years, and there should be a backlog."
Kangxi looked at Brother Ninth and twitched the corner of his mouth.
No wonder everyone says Brother Jiu's hands are loose. This is really loose...
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