Chapter 365 Dowry List

"Dowry?" Cao Junzhu looked at Pinggu in disbelief and murmured, "Didn't my mother's dowry disappear a long time ago?"

Grandma said that life was difficult. Daddy's career was not going well during that period and he offended many people. Grandma used the family money to bribe people and there was nothing left.

Since it was used to take care of their father, how could they, as his children, have any objections?

Now Pinggu says that her mother's dowry is still in her grandmother's hands.

"Nonsense! Their mother's dowry has long been used to cover expenses, there's no way there would be anything left!" Mrs. Cao shouted anxiously.

Cao Qingzhu reacted quickly and asked, "That's not right. Grandma, you clearly said before that Mom's dowry was used to build relationships with Dad. How come it's used to cover daily expenses?"

Mrs. Cao's expression changed again and again, and she forced an explanation: "Maintaining relationships is naturally considered part of daily expenses."

"How can this be the same? There are many cases of people using their daughter-in-law's dowry to make ends meet, but I have never heard of anyone using their daughter-in-law's dowry to make a living and then using their own money.

"Madam Cao, I dare to ask, to whom does the remaining money of the Cao family belong?" Ping Gu asked with reason and evidence.

Mrs. Cao really wanted to say that it was from the Cao family, but she couldn't say it out loud.

It would be fine if the three grandchildren were young and ignorant, so she could just fool them and get away with it. But now, even if she could shamelessly say that the silver and money all belonged to the Cao family, they would not believe it!

After all, as Pinggu said, there is no way to live on the daughter-in-law's dowry and leave the family money.

She took a deep breath, calmed down her anger, and turned to Pinggu, narrowing her eyes and scolding coldly: "No matter who it belongs to, it will still belong to these three brothers in the future, right?

Aren't you, a servant, overreaching? Do you think you can interfere in the affairs of your master?"

Ping Gu looked back fearlessly, her tone clear: "Will all belong to the three brothers in the future? That only means there will be some left in the future!

Furthermore, we need to know whether it was given by the Cao family or left to them by their mother. After all, it is not a small amount, right? "

Their maternal grandparents loved their daughter very much and gave her a very rich dowry. But Mrs. Cao took advantage of the fact that the dead could not speak for themselves and used her daughter-in-law's money to support her grandson. She even turned the tables and said in front of her grandson that their mother was useless.

In recent years, the three brothers of the Cao family have not been close to their maternal grandparents because Mrs. Cao often complains that their maternal grandparents have a lot of money but are reluctant to give it to their mother, and they ignore and do not pay attention to them.

It is obvious that the most important money for living is their mother’s dowry!

Cao Wenzhu's face turned cold, and she turned to Mrs. Cao and asked, "Grandma, where is my mother's dowry list?"

In the past, he trusted his grandmother and naturally believed whatever she said, but now he wants to see the dowry list. He can tell whether his grandparents treat his mother well and value her just by looking at the dowry list.

There is no need to say more about the rest.

Mrs. Cao's old eyes were suddenly filled with disappointment. She said earnestly, "Your mother's fake list is just a thin piece of paper, mostly blank. After so many years, we've moved several times, especially from the capital. How could a piece of paper be preserved?"

She always claimed that the money she used to live on was all from the Cao family, and that it was the money she had painstakingly earned. As the ancestor of the Cao family, she was the head of the family, and her three grandchildren were living under her care, so whatever she said was the truth.

Once she knew that all the money was brought by their mother, how could she manage the family? How could she make her three grandsons obey her?

Pinggu whispered a few words to her eldest children, and then saw Xiaojin running quickly towards the workshop.

She then said to the others, "Don't worry, brothers. Your mother is literate and an excellent embroiderer. She was worried that the paper would not be easy to preserve, so she embroidered the dowry stitch by stitch and gave it to me for safekeeping. You will see it later."

When she came out, she had silver ingots tied around her legs and a dowry list of cloth wrapped around it.

Mrs. Cao's face was gloomy.

Cao Junzhu and the other two thanked him and said nothing more.

The scene fell silent for a moment.

The villagers stared at the other side of the bridge with wide eyes, their hearts pounding with nervousness.

In fact, whether there is a dowry or not has nothing to do with them now. It is the private matter of the Cao family, but who doesn’t want to hear about other people’s private affairs?

Especially private matters that can broaden your horizons!

After all, in the past they only knew about betrothal gifts, and there was very little or even no dowry, and they had never heard that a dowry required a list?

Mrs. Cao said that there was a lot of blank space on the paper, which meant that there was something written on it. It would be good to have a dowry, so why did she choose it...

As the women were eagerly waiting, Xiao Jin came running over, panting, holding several layers of cloth in his hands.

Pinggu took it and opened it layer by layer, and saw that it was densely embroidered with words, and the length was so long that it could not be displayed with two hands!

Everyone opened their mouths in surprise.

They were already shocked when they saw Guan Li's dowry and marveled at how much Carpenter Guan loved his daughter. They didn't expect that he would be willing to give even more!

Anur muttered quietly, "Master, they always say Han women have no status at home. But judging by the length of this list, it doesn't seem like they are unloved."

Su Mu nodded and said, "We are all human beings. Some don't like their daughters, and some naturally love their daughters. How can we generalize?"

Some parents think that once a woman marries someone else, she will become someone else's family and will lose out if they give her anything. Of course, there are also those who feel sorry for their daughters who have to live with other women and worry that their daughters will not have a good life, so they prepare a lot of dowry.

The world is so big, there are all kinds of people.

Cao Junzhu took the cloth and looked at each item one by one.

Cao Wenzhu and Cao Qingzhu held their elder brother's hand and looked back.

The more I looked at the three of them, the uglier their expressions became.

After watching for a while, the three of them stared at Mrs. Cao.

Mrs. Cao shuddered all over, not caring about the pain all over her body. She first scolded Pinggu, "What are you thinking? You are determined to disturb the peace of my Cao family, right?

Good, good, it is a blessing for the master to have a servant like you. Today it is my Cao family, and tomorrow it could be her Shen Qing, right? "

After saying this, Mrs. Cao looked at Shen Qing with obvious disdain.

It was as if Shen Qing didn't hear anything.

The master of the house was a despicable person. Even the loyal servants were killed by him. Didn't Pinggu originally stay in the Cao family honestly and peacefully? It was she who didn't cherish her and wanted to starve her to death without anyone knowing to make room for her.

If Pinggu didn't have several caring daughters, grass would have grown on Pinggu's grave in two months.

Moreover, she did not think that Pinggu was a traitor. After all, in Pinggu's mind, her master was Cao Junzhu's mother, not Mrs. Cao.

However, Shen Qing was a little curious. Pinggu hadn't said anything when she was at Cao's house before. She could say it then because her life and the lives of her children were in the hands of Mrs. Cao. Given the reality, it was normal for her not to say anything.

But after she and her four daughters, Jin, Yin, and Zhuobao, came out, she did not tell anyone about the Cao family's commotion several times;

And why did she suddenly blurt it all out today?