Chapter 514 Congratulations
"Congratulations!" Shen Yi poured another glass of wine for Lu Tong.
Lu Tong shook his head, "I have nothing to congratulate you for."
"Who said that!" Shen Yi came closer and lowered his voice, "Brother Lu has done a lot of good things for the people in his position as the county magistrate of Zhaohua County! Let's not talk about anything else, how much money has the coal mine earned for the county? The people's lives are almost better.
In other words, outsiders don't know and still think that we are a poor and remote place. Who dares to say that we are poor after coming to Zhaohua County? If the imperial examination pilot is successful and talents are cultivated for the court, maybe we will even have a reputation in the eyes of the emperor.
Promotion is only a matter of time!"
Shen Yi didn't say too much, but Lu Tong heard something unusual. His heart suddenly started beating wildly, "Brother Shen, what do you mean?"
"Shh!" Shen Yi made a gesture to keep quiet, "Brother Lu, have a drink. Let's not talk about business now."
Chen Yi was able to know all these things thanks to the box of things that Princess Huai'an asked Amber to pass on to him. He was in a hurry just now and didn't have time to take a closer look. He only glanced at it twice, but these two glances had already made him realize a lot of things.
Lu Tong calmed himself down, drank a few more glasses, and even played a game with Su Chunlin, Shen Ying and the others.
Seeing that their county magistrate was so approachable, everyone gradually relaxed.
It's noisy outside.
The backyard isn't very quiet either.
Su Tai asked someone to set up a small table here to entertain the female family members.
Everyone praised Shen Yuezhang.
Xu praised even more, pulling Shen Yuezhang and smiling until her teeth were exposed, "Aunt knew that you are a blessed child, and your parents are reliable."
Chuncao and Chunxing tried hard to hold back their laughter, thinking that the old lady had not said that before. However, they did not dare to expose Xu's shortcomings at this moment.
Han was happy but also worried, "Xiao Tai, I heard that the hot spring villa in the betrothal gift cannot be bought even if you have money. They give such an expensive betrothal gift, how will Yue Zhang prepare his dowry?"
She knew that her daughter and son-in-law were rich, but as Tang said, many things cannot be bought with money, at least they cannot afford something like a hot spring villa. Han really couldn't imagine how her daughter and son-in-law could come up with a dowry that was equal to the betrothal gift.
Everyone just reacted now and couldn't help but worry.
Tang groaned and said, "She is the eldest princess of the royal family. How can ordinary people compare to her? I am afraid that even the wealthy families in the imperial capital may not be able to prepare a dowry comparable to hers.
I would ask the caravan members to go to the imperial capital to ask around and make preparations based on what the noble families have done."
Su Tai nodded, "Sister Tang is right. As long as it is something that can be bought with money, it is not a problem. If it cannot be bought with money, we should not get it, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble."
Seeing that her daughter had an idea, Han was relieved. She looked at the beautiful Shen Yuezhang reluctantly and said with emotion, "I saw you were so little before, but now you have grown into a big girl and are going to get married! Just wait, your grandmother will prepare a good dowry for you!"
Shen Yuezhang hurriedly said: "Grandmother, just be nice. I have Qingfengzhai, which can make money."
Han pinched her cheek amusedly and said, “You have money, it’s yours, and what grandma gave you is a token of her love.”
The others nodded in agreement.
The meal lasted from day till evening.
Lu Tong and Tang Lu Xiang stayed at Shen's house for another night.
Tang had just returned from her daughter's room and saw Lu Tong, who was drunk. She was so angry that she stepped forward and hit him twice, "You are really amazing! You actually drank like this in someone else's house! It's outrageous!"
Lu Tong turned over, his face as red as a boiled shrimp. He was not angry at being beaten by Tang, but laughed cheerfully: "I am happy!"
"Why are you so happy? It's not like your daughter is getting engaged!" Tang rolled her eyes.
Lu Tong pulled her into his arms and said in a very low voice: "Brother Shen told me that I might be promoted! Do you think I should be happy?"
"Really?" Tang's eyes lit up and he grabbed Lu Tong's sleeve. "Is the news reliable?"
Lu Tong leaned back, feeling more relieved than ever before. "He is now the in-law of Princess Huai'an. If what he says is not true, who can I trust?"
Tang was overjoyed, but then a little annoyed, "In this case, should we reconsider Xiangxiang's marriage?"
If Lu Tong had not been promoted and Pu Tianci had achieved top marks in the imperial examination, this marriage would have been a good one. But today, Tang knew that Shen Yuezhang was going to marry the eldest princess's only son, so there was a gap.
Even if her daughter is not as lucky as Shen Yuezhang, she can still find a husband from a higher-class family.
Lu Tong was half sober, and he suppressed his smile and shook his head seriously, "If Pu Tianci can achieve excellent results, this marriage must be accepted! Apart from anything else, the Pu family has a good relationship with the Shen family, and Pu Tianci is even more loved by Brother Shen and his wife.
If Xiangxiang marries Pu Tianci, our family will have some connection with Princess Huai'an. If something really happens in the future, Brother Shen will not sit idly by.
Besides, if Pu Tianci has a promising future and Brother Shen is willing to help him, Xiangxiang's good days are still to come! We should take a long-term view. "
After thinking about it carefully, Tang felt that what Lu Tong said made sense, so he stopped thinking about it.
At the same time, Han and Su Chunlin, who lived in the next yard, were also discussing Shen Yuezhang's marriage.
"My granddaughter's marriage is so good that even I, as a grandmother, feel uneasy! Oh! I'm afraid the things we prepared for the child before can't be used anymore!"
When Chen Yi and Su Tai got married, they had nothing. In addition, Chen Yi had no real elders above him, so Han was particularly worried.
As soon as Shen Yuezhang was born, she helped secretly save up her dowry.
These were all good things that he got on a daily basis and was reluctant to spend, so he saved them up. Every child got a share, which was worth about one or two thousand taels of silver.
This amount of money is a huge fortune for an ordinary family.
Han had thought it through. She would take out these things when Shen Yuezhang got married to bring honor to her granddaughter. But she was hit hard by the betrothal gifts today and was really worried.
Su Chunlin was not in a hurry. "My granddaughter is getting married at the end of the year. If it doesn't work, let Azhan collect some good things from outside. If it doesn't work, we can find another way and give whatever we have. Otherwise, we can change to the farm shop!"
Han wanted to give Shen Yuezhang face, and since she couldn't agree with Su Chunlin, she simply ignored him and turned over to sleep.
The next morning, the Su family and the Lu family left one after another.
Shen Yi was feeling hungover and planned to rest for half a day before returning to the county town.
I took the opportunity to take out the contents of the box and take a closer look.
Su Tai was waiting for him to open the box.
Seeing Chen Yi take out a booklet, he said, "I also took a look at it yesterday. This is the connection between the officials in Lizhou and their connections with the imperial capital. The princess gave you this because she thinks highly of you."
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