OBS Chapter 154 Plum
Chapter 154 Plum
Zhao Yuanlan was also relieved when he heard that Lord Yue agreed.
After chatting for a while, I got up and said goodbye and went back.
Both parties tried to persuade him to stay, but in the end he did not stay for lunch and went back.
After seeing Zhao Yuanlan and the others off, the women in the hall quickly took the gift book to read.
The ritual book was written in three pages.
"My little sister is so lucky. General Zhao is indeed a first-rank general. With such a grand ceremony, I'm afraid the princes are no better than him."
All these things added up, the value is close to more than 40, which is not too much even for a princess.
How come such a good thing happened to Yue Hongmian?
Hearing the envious voices of her sisters-in-law, Yue Hongmian said nothing and slowly looked at the gift list.
The tension in my heart suddenly subsided.
When the matchmaker came to my house before, I had asked people to inquire from many aspects, and the results came back were all good, so I agreed to the marriage.
Although the results of the investigation were good, I still felt uneasy in my heart, afraid that there might be something I didn't know, afraid that I was deceived, and that the person I trusted was not the right one.
From the sneaky glance today, I found that although Zhao Yuanlan was over 38 years old, he did not look old. Instead, he had a gentle, jade-like, mature and restrained feeling. His eyes were clear and bright, without any cunning.
When I saw the gift list again, my anxious heart suddenly calmed down, and it was not because the betrothal gift was too much.
I just feel that this person values me so much, even if he doesn't take a concubine because he has a hidden illness, I will treat him well in this life.
The two sisters-in-law were still looking through the betrothal gifts, and especially when they saw the jewelry, their jealousy reached its peak.
That phoenix crown was so huge. Not only was it made of pure gold, it was also inlaid with various gems.
There were also two sets of pearl head ornaments. The pearls were the biggest she had ever seen. It felt like each one was worth a thousand gold coins. And she actually had two sets, with pearls inlaid with gold, and another set with even rarer pink pearls.
Ahhhhh!
So jealous, so hateful!
She is an old girl, why should she do that?
I hated her to death in my heart, but now I dare not say a word of ridicule. My little sister is different now. She is about to become a general's wife.
Zhao Yuanlan's rank is higher than that of her father-in-law, so how dare she mock her younger sister?
After a while, Lord Yue and Mrs. Yue, who had come to see off the guests, came back.
"Mian'er, your father and I have discussed this. We will keep the livestock as a gift, as it is inconvenient for you to carry with you. The rest will be used as a dowry for you to take with you."
"Thank you dad, thank you mom."
Yue Hongmian quickly thanked her parents.
"This kid, this was originally given to you by General Zhao, why are you thanking me?"
When Lord Yue and Madam Yue were discussing the matter, they thought that their daughter had already married into a wealthy family, and in order to have confidence in the future and not be bullied, all the betrothal money must be given to their daughter to take with her.
It can also be considered as an additional insurance for my daughter.
"Come here, take all these betrothal gifts to the storeroom and put them together with the young lady's dowry."
Lord Yue had him carried away directly.
"Wait a minute, Master. I see there are also Phoenix Coronet and Tuan Shang and other wedding jewelry on the gift list. Leave these for Mian'er and put them with her for her wedding day."
"Okay, I'll listen to you, Madam. Mian'er, find someone to find out what your mother said and carry it to your room."
"Yes, Dad."
Then he ordered his maid to look for it.
"You should also go with them and put them into the warehouse together with your dowry."
Lord Yue was afraid that his two daughters-in-law would be jealous, so he simply asked Yue Hongmian to go to the warehouse in person.
"Yes, Dad, then your daughter will take her leave first."
"Well, let's go."
"Mother, are you going to take all the money for me?"
The sister-in-law was still a little unconvinced. Couldn't she keep some of the money she had?
"Why don't I take all of them and leave them for you?"
Mrs. Yue was not polite either.
"No, mother, that's not what I meant. I meant that you two elders should at least leave some for me. Otherwise, it would seem that I am not filial to you."
"I know whether Mian'er is filial or not. Do you think you are filial if you leave all the betrothal gifts at your parents' home?"
I carried over 68 betrothal gifts, but I didn't get any of them back. Although I don't care about those things, I still feel unhappy.
"Not really, mother, I just said it casually. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
The boss walked away embarrassedly.
Although the second son's wife is also bad, she is always mean and never acts as a target.
I watched my sister-in-law leave but I didn't move.
Madam Yue glanced at her.
"Why? You want a piece of the pie too? I advise you to stop right away. I know exactly what you're thinking."
After so many years, how could you not know what your daughter-in-law is like?
The second daughter-in-law, who was just about to think of her words, choked and spoke awkwardly.
"Mom, I have something else to do, so I'll leave now."
Then he left.
"I don't know why I married these two. My sister-in-law's wedding is so close, but she didn't even ask for help with the arrangements. She's only thinking about the betrothal gifts. How can I be a sister-in-law?"
Madam Yue complained to Lord Yue.
Lord Yue sighed. There was nothing he could do. He had wronged his daughter over the years.
Mrs. Yue looked at the strawberries left behind.
Someone has been sent to deliver it to Yue Hongmian.
This is given to my daughter by my son-in-law, so I won’t taste it myself.
The more I look at this son-in-law, the more I like him. Last time, he even sent me some cherries. Regardless of the price of the gift, he is ultimately a good man who knows how to love his wife.
My daughter won't suffer any loss if she marries him.
Yue Hongmian took the maids to the warehouse. There were a lot of betrothal gifts in quantity and variety, so they had to be carefully checked before they were put into the warehouse. All 128 pieces were successfully put into the warehouse in the afternoon.
Looking at those expensive jewels, I felt indescribably moved.
Zhao Yuanzhen did not go to the General's Mansion again, and sent another batch of ice cubes to the Yinzi Shop. The previous ones were almost used up.
So he returned to the village.
The orchard says the plums are ripe. Would you like to pick them?
Zhao Yuanzhen took people to pick plums again.
It took three days to pick all the fruits.
The first to ripen are the yellow plums, which are particularly sweet.
You have to pick them before they become soft, otherwise they will be too ripe to keep.
All the plums that were suitable were picked. Plums were very heavy, and more than 4000 kilograms were picked in the first batch. As usual, some were distributed to people in the family shop, some were sent to the old house, and some were also sent to Zhao Yuanlan's house and the Queen's.
The rest are distributed to the shops for sale.
The grocery store's business has been booming recently, because of the instant noodles and tissues, it has brought in a large number of goods, and because of the fine salt, it has intersected with the purchases from all the major mansions, so every time new things are available, they are all divided up by the major mansions without much promotion.
I gave the cherries to be used to make cherry pancakes to the cook and started making them.
For this purpose, Zhao Yuanzhen even hired someone to build a drying yard to facilitate various drying operations.
Another batch of raw materials was delivered to the instant noodle workshop.
Flour, chili peppers, onions, ginger, garlic, and various seasonings. The pork is bought fresh every day when Zhang Xinnian delivers milk.
The warehouse on Zhuangzi's side has finally been completed.
The master was taken to the backyard of the instant noodle workshop to build a greenhouse and a Tremella fuciformis room. Zhao Yuanzhen finally thought about it and decided to build the Tremella fuciformis room here as well.
After screening various materials, the greenhouse was made of glass and half of the walls were constructed of glass.
The floor ducts are laid in the greenhouse and the entire greenhouse is built into a fan-shaped surface.
The back is a whole wall, and only the wall 20 centimeters above the ground is built on the south side, and the rest is all made into glass windows. This greenhouse consumes about 50 square meters of glass.
The entire greenhouse is more than 100 square meters and cannot be built too large. If it is too large, it will affect the temperature and be detrimental to the growth of vegetables.
Using oilcloth as the surface, we made many large waterproof and snow-proof quilts and covered the greenhouse.
When the temperature is low or at night, cover the plants with a quilt. When the sun is shining during the day, remove the quilt and let the plants bask in the sun.
The construction of the Tremella shed is similar to that of the greenhouse shed, but the height of the two walls is the same, and a glass roof is installed on the top.
Zhao Yuanzhen bought the thickest and best glass. Each glass was cut into the required size and made by the craftsmen. After the wooden frame was made, the glass could be installed.
There was no glass glue at that time, so Zhao Yuanzhen researched and made an adhesive by adding some paste and paint to fill the gaps on the edges of the glass. When the paint dried, it could play a good waterproof role.
Adding an oilcloth quilt on the top will prevent water and air from leaking.
During the construction, Zhang Xinbai followed the whole process. After all, the glass was very expensive and it would be painful to see it broken.
Zhao Yuanzhen gave the blueprints and determined the general direction of construction, and then handed it over to Zhang Xinbai.
It's already June, and Zhao Yuanlan is getting married in five days, so she has to go and help.
You also need to prepare gifts.
Every time I prepare a gift, I have a hard time figuring out what to give.
Zhao Yuanlan's wedding is a big event. Last time, I prepared a betrothal gift for Zhao Yuanlan. I didn't spend many points, just over 1. More than 10 kilograms of gold.
But the value of the item far exceeds the value of 10 silvers, at least more than 20.
Therefore, the 10 silver left by the original owner was returned to him.
When it comes to choosing a wedding gift, Zhao Yuanzhen wants to just give silver as a gift, but she is afraid that Zhao Yuanlan will not accept it.
Finally I remembered that I still had five shops for rent.
We chose two shops with two floors and yards, each with an area of more than 200 square meters, and went to the government office to get a white contract.
The price of the two shops is also more than 3 taels.
Just consider it as a wedding gift to Zhao Yuanlan.
I have to choose the gifts for the younger generations myself. They don’t have much money, so I’ll give them about 1,800 taels as their own pocket money.
Finally, we decided on 3 pieces, one for each room.
A set of golden wedding dolls for Zhao Yuanlan and Yue Hongmian.
The system knew Zhao Yuanlan and Yue Hongmian, and put together all the pictures of the gold jewelry he had bought.
Make a proportional Q-version doll.
The two dolls are 25 cm tall and are made entirely of gold. They are hollow inside but have thick walls. A total of nearly 600 grams of gold was used.
The second piece is a dressing table made of high-quality wood, designed with drawers and various jewelry boxes, and the most important piece is the mirror that is nearly half a meter long.
It is not a bronze mirror, but a mirror made with modern technology.
The third item is a set of jade mahjong. The red agate was chosen, the mahjong is very beautiful, and the patterns are clean, neat and beautiful.
This should be Zhao Yuanlan’s favorite.
There are three items. Let them draw lots. Whichever one they draw gets it.