"You are the eldest son, and your father-in-law has already given you six thousand taels for your delay. How can we be reluctant to part with that small amount of betrothal gift?" The second wife was really furious, "Isn't this what we did before."
"Isn't it the eldest daughter of the Jia family who suspects that we want to treat them poorly? What do you mean?" Zhang Hou didn't understand, so he turned to the eldest lady and asked. Why is it so complicated?
"My brothers and sisters saw that my wife had made demands on the dowries of the second and third daughters-in-law before, so they also made the same request to the Jia family. So the Jia family may have had some misunderstandings." Mrs. Zhang replied to her husband with a busy smile, and then continued her business He smiled at the second wife beside him and said, "Brothers and sisters, the eldest daughter of the Jia family has been in the palace for five years and has missed the flowering period. If the dowry is short, it will not be good for the Jia family and the Zhang family. I'm afraid it will spread out and Zhang Jia Both families have lost face. So this time, not only the Jia family must have a decent and well-behaved wedding, but our Zhang family must also have a dignified and solemn wedding."
"Then we don't have to abide by the rules?" Mrs. Zhang Er felt as if the sky was falling. "Others can abide by the rules, so why can't the Jia family abide by them? Isn't this trying to instigate our relationship with the eldest family and look down on our wife?"
"Brothers and sisters!" Mrs. Zhang looked up in fright when she saw the eldest grandma. She hurriedly stopped the second wife and smiled comfortingly at her eldest daughter-in-law. She cried in her heart, but in front of Zhang Shangshu and Zhang Zhen, it was really difficult. He curled his lips and said, "Why should the Jia family look down upon the clan's wife when everything is fine? There are several girls under the family to be married, and they are all named legitimate daughters. If even the dowry of the eldest daughter is no more than this, what will happen to the three girls below them?"
Mrs. Zhang was busy explaining to everyone in a gentle voice that what Zhang Zhen said just now was too harsh, not what a family should say. Of course, she also mentioned another intention of the Jia family, showing that the Jia family was not unreasonable. People cannot influence the marriage of other children for the sake of your family.
"The concerns of the Jia family are really unreasonable. When the eldest aunt and the second aunt got married, they not only inquired everywhere in the capital, but also inquired about the dowries of the princess and the prince's concubine. They did not dare to go too far. I am I'm afraid that the Jia family doesn't understand the rules and really puts on a red dress, and people have to say that girls from the Jia family are not easy to marry, so..." The second wife was also unhappy and couldn't help but say.
"Mother!" Zhang Zhen quickly stopped shouting. If this word got out, he wouldn't have to marry her anymore. He had seen how strict the Jia family was in picking people, but he didn't dare to let his mother touch her brow. He hurriedly smiled at the eldest lady and said, "Auntie, please forgive me. In front of my aunt, my mother has always been as close as a sister. She always treats her like an aunt." As a role model, now she is the head of her own family and is a little in a hurry. Please forgive me.".net
The second wife's eyes widened and she had no idea why her son said that. Does this mean that you don’t know how to be the master? Or is he saying that he did something wrong this time? I felt so wronged that I almost shed tears.
The three young ladies below also sighed. In fact, it depends on how you say they are soft-tempered. Previously, people lived in four rooms, and there was nothing they could do if they wanted to be gentle. Now that they are all separated, my mother-in-law is also preparing to slowly hand over the housework, so everyone will have their own thoughts. Now that the second aunt is really inferior to herself, do you think it is better to let Ziduan get married as soon as possible? Please hold up the second room quickly, otherwise, the Hou Mansion will not be criticized for having too long hands outside.
The second room was divided, and when he came back, he told Ou Mengmeng that everyone in the first room except Zhang Hou felt uncomfortable. You took away the money and property, and now you are back to occupy the space. What is this? mean? Finally left. Now, if the dowry of the three of them is used as an excuse, if word spreads, shouldn't it be said that Zhang Hou's eldest brother is domineering? Do you even have to take care of your second wife’s dowry?
After thinking about it, the eldest wife smiled, turned back to the second wife and patted her hand gently, "I know you have good intentions, and you also think that the marquis and the second uncle are one brother. The six brothers below them have been raised together since childhood. , have a deep relationship, so except for the eldest brother, the other six brothers must share the same betrothal gift and dowry. You can't say who married a daughter-in-law with a good family background and a large dowry, but the brothers were separated, and there was a gap between the sisters."
"Yes, yes, propriety is still important." The second wife felt that the eldest wife was her first confidant in life, but she didn't know that the eldest wife really couldn't complain in her heart.
"If there is no family separation, of course we have to do this. This is what I said to the second daughter-in-law and the third daughter-in-law when I married. Zirui is the eldest son and the heir apparent. The dowry is too high, and it is not good to overtake the eldest daughter-in-law. This is right The respect of the eldest son and grandson. As for the third and fourth bedrooms, even if they are compensated with gold mountains, look at me
What did you say? That is their own business, what does it have to do with our direct descendants? Mrs. Zhang smiled faintly and patted her hand gently, "Now the second uncle can be regarded as opening a government office and building a mansion. This is the first major event after you established a mansion. Ziduan is your eldest son who opened the door and established a household. You have to establish a government office." You must follow your own rules, otherwise, how will you marry the two younger ones later?"
Zhang Zhen almost wanted to cheer for his aunt. That's really good. Look at what he said. He didn't mention whether it would cause the audience to be dissatisfied with Changfang. He just said that you should be self-reliant and self-reliant.
Sure enough, before, I had underestimated these women in the inner house. I always thought Mrs. Jia was great. Now I see, it's not that the aunt is incompetent, but that the uncle can't stand up on his own, so the aunt has some problems and can only make peace with her. Guard what you have to guard. Now that we had finally gotten rid of them all, it didn't matter whether my uncle could stand up or not, so I calmly coaxed my mother to be happy.
"Yes, it seems that my sister-in-law has thought wrong. Also, if the ostentation is too small, people will still say that we are missing something!" Sure enough, the second wife cheered up.
Everyone looked at the second wife together, and the three nieces and nephews sighed in their hearts, too, what can I say to a fool?
Zhang Shangshu understood. When his son said that the bride price and dowry caused disputes, he understood where his wife was wrong. He is a veteran of the Criminal Department, and he really worked his way up step by step.
Zhang Zhen only has disputes, and what he handles are cases, and they happen everywhere. If the promised betrothal gift is not up to standard, it will lead to a fight; if the betrothal gift is enough, but the dowry is too small, both parties will also fight; there is also a fight between the two parties if the betrothal gift is not returned in full, as promised before; and the dowry is Those who came after being pressed, but their daughter-in-law secretly sent them back to their parents' home, and those who were able to go to the Ministry of Punishment were all because of this death.
So don't think that this is a trivial matter, and don't think that this kind of thing won't happen to people like them. If you are really not careful, you will become the laughing stock of Beijing. Now he felt that it was better to marry his daughter-in-law back as soon as possible, otherwise, the lintel of Shangshu Mansion would not be able to survive.
