Ji Rong's head hurt when he heard this.
"Uncle Shi...why are you here? Aren't you still sick..."
"I only have a minor illness, and I won't be lying in bed for the rest of my life! Are you saying that you don't welcome me?"
The rich man found an armchair nearby, sat down, and knocked the crutch in his hand hard.
"Juniors don't dare."
"It's not the best. I, an old man, have been worrying about the Ji family all my life. I took care of your father. I have no merit but hard work. I don't want the Ji family's century-old filial piety to be ruined by you Ji Rong." On the pulse!”
Ji Rong's Adam's apple rolled hard.
"Uncle Shi, why are you here so late?"
"Brother, why are you pretending to be stupid?"
Ji Laosi, who had been following the wealthy man with a sullen face, sneered when he heard this, his high-pitched voice making people feel uncomfortable all over.
"The eldest lady is so lucky. She just left Wu Dingbo's son-in-law and now she has married another one. It's really a strange thing to have a female servant serving two husbands!"
"What did you say!"
Ji Chengfeng slapped the case and stood up, eager to rush up and punch Ji Laosi, causing Ji's mother to have quick eyesight and hands to hold her back.
Ji Laosi flinched. Seeing that Ji Chengfeng couldn't get through, he suddenly felt emboldened and held his chin high to show off his power.
When I was feeling proud, a voice behind me asked:
"Does this gentleman have any dissatisfaction with the marriage between our Marquis and the County Lord?"
Ji Laosi's back stiffened and he slowly turned around, only to see a kind and elegant old man standing outside the door with his sleeves inserted.
Behind him were several muscular men, who stared at Ji Laosi with hawk-like eyes, which made his legs tremble and his back sweat.
"You, you, you are?"
"This is Manager Lu from the Champion House!"
Ji Rong quickly introduced, "The betrothal gifts haven't been counted yet, and Manager Lu is staying at the house these days."
The rich man stood up hurriedly, "It turns out that he is from the Hou Mansion, but he has been welcomed from afar! He has been welcomed from afar!"
"When I came here just now, I heard you guys discussing the betrothal gift. It happened that the Marquis had given you some advice, so I came here to send a message."
Uncle Lu glanced at the two elders of the wealthy family and said slowly:
"The Marquis has ordered that the betrothal gift should be handed over to the county head. Whether to keep it or take it away is up to the county head."
Ji Rong and the others did not say a word, but the wealthy family elders and Ji Laosi immediately jumped to their feet.
Ji Laosi was so angry that his nose and eyes were crooked, and he said with a smile:
"Master Hou, what do you mean by this... This betrothal gift is originally given to the bride's mother's family... How can there be any reason for the bride to take it away by herself..."
Manager Lu: "The Marquis said that the county lord and Li Hou did not join the Ji Mansion family again, but established a new female household, so the betrothal gift should not belong to the Ji Mansion. If this master feels that it is inappropriate, we You can go to Shuntian Mansion to argue."
Bang——
Ji Laosi fell down on his chair, completely dumbfounded.
I really forgot about this! !
The rich man was so angry that he hugged his crutch tightly and kept gesturing to Ji Rong to speak with his eyes, but he ignored him.
Manager Lu looked at Ji Rong with a smile and had no intention of leaving. It was obvious that he was here for the betrothal gift and he wanted Ji Rong to give him an accurate answer.
Ji Rong nodded, "The Marquis has thought well. Go and send someone to send a message to Luming Pavilion and ask Xitao next to the eldest lady to bring someone to move the betrothal gift."
The steward nodded numbly and left. Steward Lu was satisfied and bowed his hands.
"Then I'll take my leave now."
When Manager Lu turned around, he glanced at Ji Laosi meaningfully, and then left with the others.
After everyone left the Moon Gate, Ji Rong looked at the two elders of the wealthy family and said, "Uncle Shi should have understood now. The betrothal gift cannot be touched, so you two should go back."
"This, there is no such truth in this world! There is no such precedent!"
The old man from a wealthy family blushed and said, "His champion, the Marquis Mansion, is clearly a waste of money! Our Ji Mansion got nothing when we married our daughter, but we still paid him the dowry! Don't you two have any brains!"
"Compensate? You have an idea of whether to compensate or not."
Ji Chengfeng chuckled, "I think this is pretty good. The betrothal gift and dowry should last for years. She has the final say how she wants to spend it and where she spends it."
"If this betrothal gift really goes to the Ji family, I don't know which clan it will be spent on in the end. You know, up to now, there are several families whose public debts have not been repaid! You, the rich clan, know what you are doing!"
"you--"
The wealthy old man had a dull pain in his head, rolled his eyes and fainted on the spot.
"Quick! Get the doctor to take him back!"
There was a rush in the front yard, and Ji Laosi took advantage of the chaos and slipped away alone.
On the way back to the hospital, he cursed Ji Shu and Qi Ye fiercely as he walked, and kicked away the stones blocking the road.
Passing by the bridge, it was dark at night, and suddenly a strong kick hit his back. Ji Laosi flew out and fell into the pool under the bridge!
"Gulu--help--help Gulu--help!"
Ji Laosi didn't know how to drink water and became fat again. He drowned quickly. He didn't know how much water he swallowed. His stomach and chest were swollen as if they were about to explode!
At this time, a group of patrolling guards passed by with lanterns. They heard the movement in the lake and surrounded them.
"It's the Fourth Master! Help!"
Luming Pavilion
Xitao walked into the inner room with the antidote, brought it to Ji Shu's bed, and said to her with a smile:
"Miss, you don't know, but the front yard is very lively!"
"Um?"
Ji Shu put down the account book in his hand and tilted his head curiously.
Xitao told the story about the front yard vividly, laughing hard.
"It has only been two days since the rich man was able to go to the ground, and now he is lying down again. There is also the fourth master, whose stomach is as swollen as a ball! Now he is vomiting sewage out! Half his life is almost gone! It's time! Call them Covet the lady’s things!”
Ji Shu smiled, took the medicine, stirred it to cool down and said:
"The general's betrothal gifts are too many and too eye-catching. No one would be jealous of him, let alone them who are used to taking advantage of the master's family."
"It was really wise for the young lady to set up a female household in the first place, so that she wouldn't have to worry about spending money to support them!"
Ji Shu indeed considered it this way. She thought about it and said:
"But you can't leave nothing behind, otherwise even if the female household is reasonable, it won't look good emotionally. Today's world still puts filial piety first."
"Young lady is not afraid of leaving things for the master and his wife, but the master doesn't care about the internal affairs of the house, and the wife is soft-hearted and easily deceived, so the money left will not be spent on the two of them. I'm afraid there is no suitable place to put it."
Xitao sighed heavily.
"What do you think, Miss?"
Ji Shu rubbed the side of the cup and remained silent for a long time.
Suddenly, she thought of something and raised her eyes to look at Xitao, "Do we have a bank at the foot of Dongjiao Mountain?"
Xitao: "There is a Yongheng Bank. What's the matter, Miss? Do you want money? But it's not safe to go to Yongheng Bank. I heard that the mountain king is making trouble there, and the court is preparing to send troops to clear it out."
Ji Shu pursed his lips and smiled, thinking about it.
