After Ji Yunpu left, Su Wan opened the gift he gave.
The box contains a box of pearls. The pearls are medium in size, round and full, and have bright luster. No matter what kind of jewelry they are, they are all very good.
She pinched a pearl and smiled: "It seems quite thoughtful."
Pearls are not as precious as jade and gems, but this full box still has a certain weight.
"You are indeed interested." Li Lin looked up and saw that she seemed to like her very much, and raised his eyebrows slightly, "Like pearls?"
"I like it quite a lot. Who doesn't like good things? But don't look for it for me. I still have a few boxes over there." Su Wan has plenty of food and clothing here. Manager Zhang often brings things to him. Send it to her, saying that the people below saw it and specially set it aside to honor her.
In the past, there was no mistress in the Li family, but there was no such thing. Now that there is one, whatever good things are seen should be sent to her.
She originally thought that by living here, she could use up some of her inventory of cloth, but instead it piled up more and more. Jiubian also sent a lot of new jewelry over there, saying it was a new style, so she sent some over. Playing with her, now she has accumulated a large box.
She really has a lot of pearls, big and small, and they are divided into several sizes. There are also more than a dozen purple pearls and golden pearls. There are even those with good quality and strange shapes that are specially used for grinding powder. There are several boxes of pearls for the noodles.
Supplements such as bird's nest are assigned a portion each month, and she can't finish them every month.
She deliberately wanted to refuse, feeling that this life was simply too luxurious, but Manager Zhang said that this was the portion, so she could eat as much as she could with confidence, and give it away if she couldn't eat more.
She was reluctant to give away such good things. Apart from leaving some for Zhou and Song, she tried to eat the rest. There was a period of time in early October that almost made her vomit.
I have to say that the Li family is really rich and they really want to take care of her with great care.
"Choose some for Xiao Sang and Xiao Pei, and let them ask someone to make some jewelry. It can be regarded as a dowry from me..." Like precious gems, if they are given to them, they will obviously be valuable. Some of them they dare not wear, but pearls are just right.
"Madam, you are kind." She was the first to prepare a dowry for a slave. He had also seen many slaves betrothed to other families. If the master was more kind, he would just give some money to the bottom of the box, which was already considered kind.
A few days ago, Madam Zhang discussed with Su Wan the marriage between Zhang Shou and Xiao Pei. Since there were too many secrets in the house, and both Zhang Shou and Xiao Pei were servants of the house, they should not be too ostentatious, so she did not invite them. matchmaker.
The betrothal gift given by the Zhang family was quite large, totaling six hundred and sixty-six taels of silver, eight pieces of cloth, and a complete set of gold ornaments.
Apart from keeping the three books and six etiquettes simple, and not hiring a matchmaker, it was very generous. Even girls from wealthy families might not be able to get married like this.
Su Wan was very satisfied and asked someone to find a nice piece of red fabric for Xiao Bao to embroider on her wedding dress.
The wedding day was set for August of the next year. This was Xiaobao's own request. She felt that she was going to get married, but there was no one around Su Wan to take care of her. She needed to teach one or two people before she could get married with confidence.
"It doesn't matter." Su Wan said with a smile, "They have been with me since they were young, and they have devoted themselves to me. Although they are servants of the master, they still have friendship. If I don't have anything, there is nothing I can do about it, but I Yes, I hope they get better."
She couldn't give them too much, but it must be a lot. She had thought before that, except for some things, when these two got married, she would give each of them 500 taels of silver to put down the bottom of the box. Plus the betrothal gift, the young couple would have something. With private money, life must be good.
Maybe you don't have great wealth, but you can live a stable life without worrying about food and clothing, and still have spare money to buy the things you want, which is already very good.
After Su Wan returned to the main courtyard, she selected some pearls for Xiao Sang and Xiao Bao. Twenty pearls for each person were enough for any jewelry.
Finally, she asked Xiaobao to study ink for her, and wrote a letter to Mrs. Xie, asking about the house. If Ji Yunpu wanted to live in Guiyan City, he must have at least a yard as big as Jingpingyuan.
However, this matter cannot be accomplished in a day or two, so we can only wait slowly.
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The time came to the end of December. Su Wan read this year's account books, paid the managers and employees, and arranged the annual gifts for each family. Then it was Li Lin's birthday.
He was born on December 27th, only three days before the New Year.
He doesn't like too much excitement, and because of his status, he hasn't been fond of birthdays since he was a child. He feels that it is quite laborious and wastes money and effort. Not only is it meaningless, but he also has to entertain guests, so it is better to spend time with his family. , it makes people feel comfortable to live quietly.
Su Wan has known him for three years. In the first year, he was away and did not come back until nearly March of the second year. However, he spent the second year with him. The two of them ate longevity noodles in peace. Now in the third year Yes, the same is true.
But last year he made the longevity noodles, and this year it was Su Wan who made them for him. She started learning to knead the noodles from Madam Gao when she had free time at the beginning of the month, and then learned to cook noodles from Master Gao.
She had done these things before, but after so many years of pampering, she was a little slow to learn, but it went smoothly. In the end, she even gave him an egg.
The snow was falling heavily outside, and the two of them were sitting at the table by the window, warming themselves over the charcoal fire and eating longevity noodles. The room was quiet and warm, and the people sitting in the room felt warm and comfortable.
Su Wan carefully sucked the noodles and drank the soup. She was in a good mood. The noodles were indeed made well. Although the soup base for the noodles was cooked by Master Gao this morning, she was the one who made and cooked the noodles. Own.
She looked at him eating noodles and smiled softly, with tenderness in her eyes: "Is it delicious?"
"It's delicious." He looked at her eyebrows, and his heart felt warm and warm. In fact, he didn't have much thought, he just wanted her to be with him. Just like last year, he already felt very happy.
But she really didn't expect that she would learn how to cook noodles and make longevity noodles for him.
When he was a child, his parents spent his birthday with him. His mother would make him a bowl of longevity noodles, and the whole family would sit together and spend it with him. Later, after his mother passed away, he became the noodle maker. Father.
Later, his father also passed away, and he became the one who made longevity noodles every year.
After that, he had no family anymore and was alone in this world.
But now, he has married a wife, and it seems that he has a home, a family to miss, and someone to care for him.
She spent the rest of her life with him, waiting for his return at home, and making him a bowl of longevity noodles in this cold winter.
