Chu Lian nodded, it was natural, and after meeting this mother-in-law a few times, Chu Lian could vaguely feel that her mother-in-law was gentle and gentle.
Otherwise, Mrs. He wouldn't love her that much, and often went to visit Liu's yard in person,
After the two walked around and returned to Qingwei Hall, it was almost time for lunch.
Seeing that the two young mistresses had arrived, Madam Liu ordered the servant girl to serve the food.
Zou's two daughters had been brought by the nanny to sit in the flower hall, and Mrs. He also sat down with the help of the maid.
Soon a round table was filled with dishes, Mrs. He looked at the table full of dishes, but sighed, "If your mother can sit here, then our family and family members will be able to gather together!"
Everyone at the table fell silent after Mrs. He said a word, but Nanny Liu who was at the side saw that the atmosphere was not good, and quickly interrupted: "Madam, look, there are snow clams today!"
As we all know, snow clam is one of the most precious ingredients, which can beautify the skin, nourish yin and moisten the lungs. Famous for being expensive in modern times, although Chu Lian is a gourmet lover, due to economic constraints, he has never seen dishes made of real snow clams.
Hearing Mammy Liu's words, she immediately shifted her gaze, and then saw the dark half of a small bowl with green magnetic tortoise pattern.
Chu Lian: ...
Is this a snow clam? The corners of Chu Lian's mouth couldn't help twitching slightly. After these few days, she shouldn't have any illusions about this damned cooking of the Great Wu Dynasty, otherwise she can only be hurt by herself!
No matter what the ingredients are, this is a snow clam! You can't buy it with any money, so it's just so ordinary that it's put in the pot? And made such a dark cooking look, this... who dares to say anything
Chu Lian was interested in it at first, but she really couldn't have any desire to taste such a snow clam.
I shrank my neck, I'd better leave this good thing to others...
Mrs. He was reminded by Madam Liu, and immediately came out of her sadness. She smiled and glanced at the two granddaughters-in-law, "The snow clam was sent by the empress dowager, but it is rare to eat it. I ate the snow clam. It is very good for the woman's body, and you two will share it in a while."
Mrs. Zou must have eaten snow clams and knew its benefits, and her eyes showed eagerness, but Chu Lian really didn't have the courage to eat snow clams.
She said politely: "Since snow clams are so rare, it's better for grandma to use them, granddaughter-in-law is in good health! No need to mend."
As soon as Chu Lian said this, Zou couldn't monopolize Xueha, so he followed suit.
Mrs. He couldn't help it, so she had to ask Nanny Liu to divide the small bowl of black snow clams into three portions, because it was not suitable for children, so she didn't give it to the two Miss Sun.
Liu Mama smiled and put the small white porcelain bowl filled with snow clams in front of Chu Lian, "Speaking of which, the third grandma is really a lucky person. Even the empress dowager can only get the snow clams twice a year. I was overtaken by the third grandma."
Chu Lian was embarrassed and wanted to cry, but she didn't want to catch up with her at all, okay
In the end, it was really helpless, and Chu Lian forced to put the small bowl of black snow clams into his stomach. To be honest, the taste was not good, it was too salty, and he only tasted salty, but he didn't eat it at all. There are other flavors as well.
After eating, he quickly drank a bowl of light soup.
This meal at Qing Wei Tang was really painful.
Chu Lian managed to get rid of the snow clams like taking medicine, but saw Mrs. He and Mrs. Zou taking a mouthful of snow clams slowly, and then drinking the soup. They looked like they were really eating some delicacies from mountains and seas. It wasn't that the black snow clams were separated from the same bowl, Chu Lian would have thought that the three of them ate different dishes.
At Mrs. He's place, Chu Lian didn't dare to show too much, let alone the tea, the tea here is all sencha, which is really undrinkable.
After the meal, Mrs. He and Mrs. Zou both wiped their mouths with wet handkerchiefs gracefully under the service of the maids, and then rinsed their mouths.
In the afternoon, Mrs. He was going to take a nap, and Chu Lian took this opportunity to sneak back to her Songtao Garden.
She really didn't dare to stay any longer, afraid that Mrs. He would let her eat something strange again.
He Sanlang didn't come back at noon, so Chu Lian went back and poured three cups of clean water first, and then washed his mouth with fine salt, which completely eliminated the weird taste in his mouth.
After tossing and tossing for a long time, Chu Lian reclined on the soft couch by the window to rest. It was windy outside today, and the cool summer breeze blew in through the window, so it was quite comfortable.
Seeing that she seemed to be falling asleep, Xi Yan and the others took a thin blanket to cover Chu Lian, and retreated lightly.
It was more than half an hour after Chu Lian woke up, and as soon as he raised his hand, he saw the red pink jade bracelet on his white and slender wrist, and thought of what his sister-in-law Zou said in the morning.
Chu Lian frowned, and after a while, he called out, "Happy Goose!"
Xi Yan walked in quickly, "Third Mistress, what are your orders?"
Chu Lian got up from the soft couch, touched the shiny bracelet on her left wrist with her right hand, "Go, take me to the warehouse to see my dowry."
"Ah? Look at the dowry?" Xi Yan obviously didn't expect that Chu Lian would suddenly want to see this. The dowry list was drawn up before the marriage, and everything was in Chu Lian's hands. She knew best how much it was worth. want to see
"Yes, what's the matter? Can't see it?"
Xi Yan quickly shook her head, "Then wait a minute, this servant will go get the key to the small warehouse."
Chu Lian was a little excited, smiling and waving at Xi Yan, "Go, go."
At any rate, she is also a legitimate daughter of the British government. Although she is not favored, her husband's family is the Jing'an House, and the British government's dowry will definitely not be out of order.
In the past, all my property was earned by my own work. I didn't expect that in the Great Wu Dynasty, I would be able to own a property that only belonged to me without struggling. I am happy just thinking about it.
For the daughters who came out of the court in the Great Wu Dynasty, the dowry given by the natal family must be recorded in the government, and it belongs to the woman's own property. Even if the husband and wife reconcile later, the woman can take the dowry away unconditionally. This is clearly stipulated in the marriage law of the Great Wu Dynasty. So, the more dowry, the more important the bride is. In this bustling city of Shengjing, the amount of dowry is a measure of how much a girl is favored at home. If there is too much dowry, people will look at her highly even at a lady's gathering in the future.
The original book did not mention Chu Lian's dowry, and when Chu Lian arrived in the Great Wu Dynasty, it happened to be an auspicious day for her wedding, so she had no time to check the dowry, so until now she still doesn't know how much she is worth.
Xi Yan, who was leading the way, and Nanny Gui, who was following Chu Lian, both had weird expressions, their heads were lowered, and from the corner of their eyes, they glanced to the side from time to time and pulled the corners of their mouths. It was obvious that Chu Lian was in a good mood.
Songtao Garden is not far from the couple's small warehouse, and they arrived without even asking for half a cup of tea.
After sending the little maid to leave, Xi Yan took the key and opened the door of a room, "Third Mistress, most of your dowry is here."
It was still daytime, although the lighting in the house was not good, but the light coming in from the windows allowed Chu Lian to see everything here clearly.
In a huge room, there are several rows of empty antique racks, and those open wooden cabinets that are made of good materials are also empty. Only a few red lacquered wooden boxes are piled up in the corner at the end of the warehouse, which is particularly obvious.
As soon as he came in, Chu Lian couldn't maintain the raised corner of his mouth anymore, he stared around with wide eyes, and finally set his eyes on Nanny Gui who was beside him.
Nanny Gui winked at Xi Yan, and Xi Yan hurriedly stepped forward, supporting Chu Lian's arm, "Third Grandma, go sit down there, the servant girl and the nanny will carry the box over for Third Grandma to have a look at." .”
Chu Lian looked suspiciously at Xi Yan, who was dodging her eyes, and did not speak, letting her help herself to the table.
Then she and Nanny Gui lifted four or five boxes in front of her. It was obviously a wooden box half the height of a person, but only two women could lift it, so one could imagine that there were not many things inside.
Nanny Gui took out a post wrapped in red kraft paper from her cuff and handed it to Chu Lian, carefully considering the vocabulary, "Third Grandma, this is the dowry list, take a look and see if there is anything wrong."
When Chu Lian asked Xi Yan to pick up the key to the small storeroom, Nanny Gui thought about why Chu Lian wanted to see the dowry, but in the end she could only think that Chu Lian was afraid that the dowry would be missing, and wanted to get the right amount.
Chu Lian took the post with a smile and opened it, a pair of moist almond eyes scanned from top to bottom, and saw that there were a total of ninety-nine dowry items listed on the list, she nodded secretly in her heart, quite satisfied.
So she was very interested in reading from the first one, and asked Nanny Gui and Xi Yan to show her the corresponding one.
"Precisely carved Four Seasons Ruyi screen." Chu Lian read out.
Nanny Gui and Xi Yan glanced at each other, took out the screen stand and a few squares of embroidered noodles from the box, and placed them on the table in front of Chu Lian.
Xi Yan wondered: "Third Grandma, this screen is installed, if you take it apart again it will damage the embroidery surface, if you don't use it now, why don't you install it?"
Chu Lian was dumbfounded. He first looked down at what was written on the dowry list, and then looked up at the one in front of him. He couldn't laugh or cry. The high-end carved Sijiruyi screen with such a high-end name was clearly just a few pieces of lacquered wood. A baby and a few embroidered noodles... Even if she doesn't have a vicious eye for appreciating treasures, at a glance, she knows that the thing in front of her is worthless at all, maybe even ten taels of silver.
I looked at a few more, and they were all flashy like this screen, they only looked better on the outside, and they were far from the real good things.
In the end, Chu Lian didn't bother to look at it anymore, and waved her hands to ask Nanny Gui to tidy up and cover the boxes, and she was alone holding the dowry list in a daze.
She looked carefully, and there were nearly a hundred dowry items from top to bottom, and almost none of them were really valuable. Seeing Nanny Gui's attitude just now, the small chapter with a piece of topaz inside was more precious, and she had already taken it out and placed it in person In my personal purse.
And apart from these nearly a hundred dowry items, there was nothing else, no shop, village, or land!
Chu Lian smiled wryly in his heart, as expected, he was not so lucky.
Compared with her mother-in-law Liu's dowry, my own dowry is too shabby.
(I’m sorry to my sisters, I have something to do these few days and I haven’t been able to update. Shanxue will send you the long-term comments and red envelopes on the 12th, because I’m going to Suzhou tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, so I can only More. Hug girls (づ￣3￣)づThank you for your understanding!)