Chapter 400 Twists and Turns 2
Neither Mrs. Fan nor the official media went to the Su family to talk about the 80,000 taels of silver gift, but the news had already reached the Su family.
When Su An heard this, he shook his head and said, "Dad, Mom, let's not have this marriage."
When marrying off their daughter, both the betrothal gift and the dowry became the savings of Su Ruojin and her husband. However, the bulk of the betrothal gift and the dowry came from the money earned by Zhao Lan and Su Ruojin. The Prince of Jin's Mansion paid 30,000 taels, which was a normal betrothal gift for a prince's mansion. It is no exaggeration to say that all the dowry money from the Su family was earned by the young lady.
So Su Yanli and Cheng Yingzhen lowered their heads silently after hearing the news. The family had nearly 100,000 taels of silver in savings, but there were three sons and one daughter in the family. It was impossible for them to spend 80,000 taels for the first marriage. They originally planned to spend 10,000 or 20,000 taels to marry the eldest daughter-in-law, which was already quite good for a family like the Su family. But the other party asked for 80,000 taels right away.
Cheng Yingzhen sighed and asked, "Anzhi, you are so kind to the young lady..."
"Mom, it's just one visit, it's nothing."
Cheng Yingzhen understood that her son had given up.
"Then..." She looked at Su Yanli.
Su Yanli looked at his son and said, "As long as you like it, I think..."
"Dad, I'm marrying a wife, not buying one."
Along the way, from an assistant teacher at the Imperial College, from a ninth-rank official to the current third-rank assistant minister, from a monthly salary that was not enough to make ends meet to a wealthy life with fields and shops at home, Su Yanli has experienced it all personally. He is down-to-earth and lives within his means. He does not engage in empty talk.
He straightened up and said, "Then let's wait for Madam Fan or the official media to say something. If it is really 80,000 taels, then this marriage will be cancelled."
Su Anzhi nodded, "Sons always listen to their parents."
When Su Ruojin returned to the Su family, her parents and brother had already decided. In order to comfort her brother who was in a bad mood, "Brother, let's go to Xiying to see Sanlang."
Su Sanlang and Su Ganzhi have already decided to take the military examination. They are now training in the western suburbs camp. It's hot in the summer, and they are sweating profusely and working very hard. They haven't been home for a long time.
"good."
Since I came back, I have been either reporting on my work or going on blind dates, and I haven't really taken the time to see my eldest brother.
Su Silang and Su Xiaomei also want to follow.
The brothers and sisters went to the western suburbs camp with Zhao Lan.
After leaving the city, the weather was hot, so they stopped by the official road to rest and drink some tea.
People were coming and going, and many of them were taking a break. However, when they saw Zhao Lan and others who were dressed in fancy clothes, the small vendors automatically avoided this small teahouse and went to the small stalls to buy drinks.
Just as Su Ruojin and his sister were about to get up and leave, an ordinary carriage stopped in front of the teahouse.
The carriage was not big, but several people jumped out of it.
In the middle, after a middle-aged man landed, Su Anzhi called out in surprise, "Master Xun?"
The middle-aged man heard the greeting, turned around, and said in surprise, "Brother Su, what a coincidence."
"Yes, Lord Xun, are you back to report as well?"
Lord Xun was the county lieutenant of Yi County, which was not far from Wujiang County where Su Anzhi was located, and they had some overlap in official business.
When the two met, they were very familiar and friendly.
Su Ruojin saw that the last people to get off the carriage were a middle-aged woman, a young lady, and a boy of about twelve or thirteen years old.
Lord Xun quickly reached out to pull his wife and children: "Awan, Ace, come over here and call..."
Lord Xun suddenly paused. When he was with Su Anzhi, he often hugged him and called him brother. Could it be that he wanted his daughter and son to call him uncle? But his daughter was only a few years younger than Su Anzhi.
this……
Su Ruojin couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Master Xun, let them call An Zhi brother!"
Lord Xun blushed, and his wife scolded him, "You are so disrespectful all day long."
"I'm sorry... I made you all laugh." To avoid embarrassment, Lord Xun asked, "Anzhi, they are..."
Su Anzhi introduced her to the Xun family, "This is my sister Ajin..."
Su Ruojin bowed to Lord Xun and his wife, and greeted Xun Wan and Xun Ce.
The Xun family's two children were generous and cheerful, and called Su Anzhi "Brother".
Su Anzhi introduced Zhao Lan: "This is my brother-in-law, Prince Zhao."
"Your subordinate Xun pays respect to the young prince."
Lord Xun and his family bowed to Zhao Lan, but Zhao Lan held them back with his hand, "Lord Xun is too polite. No need to be so polite."
On a hot summer day, the small teahouse lying in the shade of the trees is gray and plain, but Zhao Lan standing here makes people feel what it means to be in a humble place and to be glorious. He is really like a shining banished immortal. While making people admire him, they also unconsciously feel ashamed of themselves.
If the occasion had not been inappropriate, it would have been truly remarkable that Lord Xun, who is not fussy about details, could have composed a few poems out of emotion.
The teahouse was quite small. After Su Anzhi had a few words with Lord Xun, he said, "My Lord, please take a rest first. When you enter the capital, come to Shilang Hutong to find me, or wherever you stay, I will come to visit you."
Whether it is Su Anzhi or Su Anzhi's father Su Yanli, their official positions are higher than Lord Xun, and Lord Xun should pay a visit first. "I will go to pay a visit to Lord Su when I am free. I hope Lord Su will not mind."
"Master Xun, what are you talking about? I will wait for you at home. Madam will also come with the young lady and the young master."
Lord Xun didn't expect Lord Su to be so polite, so he smiled and said, "Then I won't be polite and will bring them with me to bother you."
The group exchanged a few pleasantries before the two groups went their separate ways.
After getting on the carriage, Su Ruojin lifted the curtain and looked at the door of the small teahouse. Lord Xun and his son looked at Su An and his group who were leaving, as if they were saying something.
Xun Zhou and her daughter were working in perfect harmony, one ordering tea from the shopkeeper while the other asked the servants to tidy up the carriage.
Zhao Lan asked, "What is Ah Jin looking at?"
She smiled brightly, "Nothing."
Su Anzhi, Su Silang and Su Xiaomei did not ride in the same carriage with Zhao Lan and his wife.
When they got off the car, Su Ruojin asked, "Brother, Lord Xun's daughter is also called Wan'er."
Su Anzhi was just about to tell Silang about the things he brought for Sanlang, but when he heard A'mei's words, he paused, then realized what she said, and nodded without commenting.
Su Ruojin didn't let him go, "Brother, have you ever been to Lord Xun's house?"
"I've been there a few times. One year I didn't come back for the Chinese New Year, so I spent the New Year at their home."
"So, you are familiar with Lord Xun's children, right?"
"Um."
"Why haven't I heard you say that?"
He and Lord Xun are on close terms and treat the two children as his juniors, so why would he specifically say these things in his letter home?
"Ajin, what are you thinking about?" He glared at his sister helplessly.
Su Ruojin chuckled, "I just feel that brother and Wan are destined to be together."
"Ajin, don't talk nonsense, she is still a child."
"Didn't you hear Lord Xun say just now that Xun Wan is already seventeen this year!"
Su Anzhi: ...
Su Sanlang, who worked hard every day, jumped for joy when he saw his brothers and sisters came to visit him, "Brother, sister, brother-in-law, Silang, little sister..."
Run all the way, straight to your loved ones.
Su Ruojin also waved her arms and shouted happily, "Forrest Gump——"
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