Chapter 340 Fortunately
The You and Ma families met in the temple, and after looking at each other, they quickly started the marriage process.
Because Youshi was in poor health, she simply gave the dowry prepared for her second sister to her first.
After all, the Ma family’s marriage proposal cannot be carried out at the Jia family.
It just so happened that the dowry she prepared for her included a small house with two courtyards in South City.
Old Lady You brought her two daughters and waited for the Ma family to come and propose marriage and present gifts.
Because the Ma family was poor and afraid of being too embarrassed, You Erjie secretly gave them thirty taels of silver and asked them to prepare twelve gifts for the marriage proposal, including chicken, duck, and goose, fish, four kinds of Beijing fruits, four kinds of sugar, tea, sesame seeds, etc.
However, what they didn't expect was that the Ma family only prepared four gifts for the marriage proposal: three kinds of meat, fish, four kinds of fruits from Beijing, and betrothal cakes.
This is indeed the case for ordinary people, but Old Lady You and Third Sister You both knew that she gave thirty taels to the Ma family.
This is what you prepared? Third Sister You picked up a broom and hit Jin, Jia Huang's wife, who was hired as the matchmaker for the man.
The second sister was shocked and wanted to stop it, but it was too late. The maids and servants, including Xing'er, who were transferred by Youshi, threw all the things away in a flash.
Such a small thing is a slap in the face of their grandmother.
This involves the reputation of Youshi and Ningguo Mansion, and it was the third sister who started the trouble, so of course they won't care that Jin is their own grandmother.
"Add all the things together, do you think there are three or two?"
Third Sister You stood in front of her sister who wanted to call Ma Juren, "If you humiliate yourself again, you are not my sister."
You Erjie: "..."
My sister's eyes turned red.
She slowly raised her hand and put back the hair that had fallen off when her sister was swinging the broom in anger. "What nonsense are you talking about?"
She was also surprised to see such a gift.
But she had already backed off once, and if she backed off again...
I hesitated for a moment, but I didn't expect my sister to explode again.
"You are always my sister, and I am always your sister."
At this point, You Erjie finally made up her mind and shouted outside, "Xing'er, Mr. Ma owes us thirty taels of silver, we need it back."
Thirty taels, that's also money.
So, before the people from the You family returned home, Shen Ning saw Jin coming over crying and begging her to make the decision.
"Aunt, they know what's going on with the Ma family. Now it's like this... Aren't they just teasing me and the Ma family? How can I have the face to go back to my parents' home in the future!"
So there is something wrong with this gift.
But since they have acknowledged Ma as their cousin, they should be mentally prepared!
The Ma family has no money, so instead of preparing so many fancy marriage proposal gifts, it would be better to save some money and make some clothes for cousin Ma.
Now that he is dressed decently, he can go to Ningguo Mansion!
"They also want money, but where does the Ma family have money? She is a juren, and she is getting married, so she should make some nice clothes."
Xiao Jin was so angry that she decided to cry in front of Shen Ning and ask the government to compensate her.
"But look at what happened to my niece-in-law just for that thirty taels."
There were blood marks on her face and hands caused by Third Sister You hitting her with a broom. Although the skin was not broken, Third Sister You really used a lot of force!
"…What do you mean thirty taels? How can I settle the case for you when you are so irrelevant?"
Shen Ning frowned, “Let’s talk about the thirty taels first!”
"Uh~"
Xiao Jin hiccuped and tried to put a good face on the Ma family, but she couldn't hide the matter. If she dared to talk nonsense, she would be exposed when Xing'er and the others came back.
She could only tell him about You Erjie giving her thirty taels to prepare the marriage proposal. "... Aunt, it's not that the Ma family doesn't want to prepare a decent one, but you also know that after all these years of studying, their family has really been empty. Didn't the second sister think of this when she took out the money? Men have to have dignity when walking around outside. For such a big event as proposing marriage, doesn't he have to get a new set of clothes?
The marriage proposal gift is a little less, but isn’t that what ordinary people do? When he passes the imperial examination in the future, won’t everything be returned to him?
They think the gift is too little, they should give more, now it’s like this…”
"Has the Ma family paid back the thirty taels?"
Shen Ning suddenly stopped and asked the most crucial question.
"Is it still possible?"
Little Jin slapped her thigh and cried, "My niece's wife even pawned one of her gold bracelets."
What? Shen Ning glanced at her wrist, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up.
She originally didn't want to interfere too much in You Erjie's affairs.
People have to live their lives, and she can help with things like marriage once, but not for the rest of their lives.
But since Third Sister You stood up for her sister, and Second Sister You was not completely blinded by Mr. Ma and knew to return the thirty taels given, of course she had to help.
God helps those who help themselves.
“Isn’t this as it should be?”
Chen Ning put down the teacup in her hand and said in a light voice, "It is only natural to pay back debts. It is true that the Ma family is poor, but since they gave money for the ceremony, any family that knows a little bit about etiquette should at least do a good job, even if they don't try their best, right?"
But now he is greedy, blatantly greedy.
"Who is he trying to slap in the face by giving so little?"
At this point, her face suddenly turned cold. "Jin, besides being the man's matchmaker, you are also the daughter-in-law of my Jia family. Zhen'er and You have been taking good care of you and your wife over the years, right? When you found something wrong, you didn't know how to fart and give some advice. How dare you go over and propose marriage?"
She remembered who this Jin was.
In the Red Mansion, Aunt Jin Rong makes trouble in the school.
"How much do you despise my Ningguo Mansion and the mistress of my Ningguo Mansion?"
Shen Ning's voice was stern, "Come here, send her to the ancestral hall and think carefully in front of the ancestors about how to be a daughter-in-law of the Jia family."
"Aunt~"
Jin was horrified.
His body softened and he slid down from the chair and knelt down. "That's not what I meant. I..."
She wanted to say something else, but the maids knew that Shen Ning was angry, so how could they let her continue?
What a nice person grandma is!
Because they were from the ladies' courtyard, the rewards they received were always of the best quality.
There is no one in the You family except these two step-sisters. The eldest grandmother treats them as her own sisters, and because of this, the madam looks up to them. But in the end, they allowed Jin to lead the Ma family to humiliate themselves like this.
If grandma knew about this, how sad would she be? Seeing that Jin was still trying to complain, Wang Po pulled the handkerchief from her hand without hesitation and stuffed it into her mouth.
Good, the world is quiet.
Shen Ning rubbed his forehead and ordered: "When Xing'er comes back, ask him to come over immediately."
As soon as the words fell, Xiao Que'er from You's courtyard came running over frantically, "Madam, our eldest grandmother has started a war."
After Youshi became pregnant, although she left all the household chores to Yingchun, Daiyu and others, it did not mean that she did not care at all.
Jin was the matchmaker between the second sister and the Ma family, and she suddenly came here in such a mess...
Yu couldn't help but think more.
Over the years, she has worked hard to be the mistress of Ningguo Mansion. Whenever the clan members come to her with any problems, she will help in any way she can.
But Youshi also knew that because of her background, there were still many people gossiping about her behind her back, saying that she was extremely lucky to be able to marry into the Jia family.
She couldn't argue with this shit luck.
Sometimes, I even feel lucky that she has such bad luck.
Although his mother died young and his father also passed away early, his stepmother did not bully him and his two younger sisters were very well-behaved.
After marrying into the Jia family, no matter how bad Jia Zhen was, he at least gave her respect in front of others.
The stepson and she had tested each other, and they had always been on good terms, without even blushing.
After her mother-in-law returned home and some operations were carried out, Youshi's life became better.
Inevitably, she wanted to give her stepmother and two younger sisters more face. Everything was apparently fine, so why was it now...
Yu Shi was anxious and wanted to ask over here, but she didn't expect that before she even walked out of the gate of the courtyard, the baby in her belly became anxious just like her.
The midwife in the courtyard quickly took her position, and the maids and old women, who had already rehearsed situations like today's several times in their minds, all did what they were supposed to do in an orderly manner.
When Shen Ning came over, You's labor pains had already passed and she was being forced to eat eggs by the midwife.
"Mother~"
"It's okay, it's okay, don't be afraid!"
Shen Ning was afraid that Youshi was afraid, but in fact, she was afraid, "Does it hurt now?"
"Only a little."
Yu Shi noticed that her face was pale, and hurriedly said, "Mother, I'm fine. I'm young and healthy, and the two mothers have taken care of you before. You can rest assured!"
Although I am still worried about my second sister, no matter how big the problem is, it is not as important as the baby in her belly.
If she is well, the whole family will be well.
When Youshi had a stomachache, she tried her best to let go of everything.
But my mother-in-law is like this...
Yu Shi couldn't help but feel comforted.
"Excuse me, both of you."
Shen Ning looked at Zhong Wenpo and Liu Wenpo who had taken care of the delivery, "Just tell me if you need anything..."
"Don't worry, Madam. Grandma has been doing well this time. She'll be fine."
"Yes, ma'am, please sit outside and take a rest."
Both of them were afraid that her nervousness would make Youshi nervous as well.
"Don't worry, mother~"
Youshi also encouraged her to go out, for she was afraid that she would be frightened here and would be distracted when she went back.
"Okay then!"
Shen Ning was someone who listened to advice, and said, "I'm outside, the palace doctor is here too, just call me if you need anything."
She stepped out and then remembered to send someone to the palace gate to inform that if possible, Jia Zhen should return as soon as possible.
It's impossible for Youshi to keep giving birth to children in there, and then he can become a father when he returns home comfortably.
In this era, when a woman gives birth, she really has one foot in the underworld and is risking her life.
While Qingzhu was serving her tea and trying to calm her down, Old Lady You, Second Sister You and Third Sister You also rushed over as soon as possible.
None of the three expected that Youshi would launch the attack today.
"My dear, elder sister~"
"Don't worry, the eldest sister is eating now."
Shen Ning glanced at Third Sister You and said in a soft voice, "It's still in the labor pain stage, and the midwife said it's fine."
"Thank you very much!"
Old Lady You was very grateful.
She came to take care of the delivery, but she was not there at the most critical moment.
"You're welcome. The elder sister is my daughter-in-law."
The fact that Youshi had a child made up for the regret in the Dream of the Red Chamber.
In the Red Mansion, she is clearly the grandmother of the house, but she lives like an invisible person.
Her husband and stepson could neither persuade nor control her, and her parents-in-law couldn't persuade her either.
She could only survive, and although she managed to survive to the end, the Jia family had fallen, so how could Youshi live a good life?
"Please sit down. The midwives are all inside. It's okay."
As a relative, Shen Ning couldn't pretend not to know what the mother and daughter were doing today, so she could only say bluntly: "Jin came home, I already know everything. The Ma family is not a good match. It's lucky for Second Sister Yu to find out so early."
Old Lady You: “…”
You Erjie: "..."
Third Sister You: “…”
None of the three had expected that Jin would actually dare to come here.
"Aunt, my elder sister suddenly started to act, was it because Jin startled her?"
Third Sister You clenched her fists and her face turned red.
"That's not the case."
Shen Ning comforted her, "It was originally a matter of a few days. It could have happened a day earlier or a day later. Don't worry, I have already punished Jin to the ancestral hall."
"It's troublesome for my in-laws."
Old Lady You blushed.
You Erjie also lowered her head.
"…It's Jin's fault. She has a poisonous heart. How could the people she recommended be good people?"
Shen Ning sighed, "Even if he is like Mr. Ma, he is greedy for the money for marriage proposal. Even if he passes the exam, he won't last long." She glanced at You Erjie, "Second sister is still young and doesn't know how treacherous people are. This marriage is a big deal, and her in-laws have to make the decision for her."
“Yes, yes!”
Old Lady You nodded hurriedly.
It was also because they, mother and daughter, were greedy and had illusions about the Ma family.
But now, Old Lady You has completely given up this idea.
With the second daughter's personality, if she really married into the Ma family, not only would she be exploited by them, but her sisters would also be implicated.
“This is not a good place for children.”
In the room, Youshi's contractions probably started again, and her moans grew louder.
You Erjie and You Sanjie are here. If they get frightened, they will be psychologically afraid of getting married and pregnant in the future.
For their mental health, Shen Ning said, "Second sister, third sister, go back! If there is good news, I will report it to you immediately."
"yes!"
You Erjie and You Sanjie looked at You Lao Niang, and when they saw her nod and let them go, they bowed and left together.
Old Lady You couldn't stay any longer, so she said a few words to Shen Ning, went into the delivery room, and stayed there until she came out.
When Jia Zhen came back at full speed, Xing, Jia Wen and Jia Min were also there.
In the room, Youshi listened to the midwife and did not use all her strength to scream. She only groaned when she really could not bear it anymore.
But Jia Zhen was very panicked.
His mother nearly lost half her life giving birth, and Youshi...
Jia Zhen was so anxious that he paced back and forth outside the window.
When Jia Huang heard that his wife was punished to the ancestral temple, he did not dare to come to Chen Ning to beg for mercy. He kept asking about Jia Zhen until he came back, and then he came here timidly.
But how could Jia Zhen have time to care about him at this moment? Shou'er learned the whole story from Xing'er, and took the silver that Xing'er had stuffed into his pocket, but did not report it.
There was no one in the first row, and no one in the second row either, so Jia Huang went back obediently.
At his home, Mr. Ma was also waiting.
How could he be willing to accept the fact that the duck that was already in his hands flew away just because of his mother's so-called show of power and frugality?
At this moment, I was just thinking of asking Jia Huang to find a chance for him to meet You Erjie.
You Erjie was very good-looking, which was exactly what he liked.
He decided to apologize to her on behalf of his mother, and asked her to not take it too seriously for his sake, and that he would treat her well in the future.
"Don't even think about it."
Jia Huang was very afraid of Chen Ning, "Now that the aunt of the East Mansion is in charge of this matter personally, even I am in trouble. You..., don't even think about seeing You Erjie again in this life."
For women, marriage is often like a second life. Love is beautiful, but how many years can it last? Only after suffering setbacks in life do you realize how important it is for a girl to marry someone of the same social status.
In marriage, the most feared thing is poverty alleviation.
The man will not think how good the girl is, he will only think her son is capable. Similarly, the man will also think he is capable.
So be cautious when entering into marriage and keep your eyes open, because that certificate may bind your life for decades to come.
When love turns into family affection, sense of responsibility and morality will also become invisible shackles.
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