Ye Shiheng said: "Lanxi is not busy. She went to the Bei Niangniang Temple to pray for a child a few days ago. I specifically asked Liuzhi, and she said that Lanxi goes to the Bei Niangniang Temple to worship whenever she has time, and she has done so several times."
Madam Ouyang said with a look of heartache, "This silly child, really. We all know her physical condition. We wouldn't blame her if she didn't have a child. Why torture herself like this? It would be fine if she didn't get pregnant. If she did, wouldn't it be the end of her life?"
Ye Shiheng said goodbye to Madam Ouyang and said, "Lan Xi is busy and has no time to think about those messy things. Do you think I am deliberately tiring my daughter-in-law?"
Not long after, Dugu Lanxi came over with Liuzhi, bowed to her father-in-law and mother-in-law, and asked what her father-in-law wanted to see her about.
Ye Shiheng assigned Dugu Lanxi a task: "Zelin and Hua'er got married in a hurry, so Penglai Residence was used as a temporary wedding room. It's fine for Zelin to live alone in Penglai Residence, but it's a bit crowded for two people. If they have children in the future, the small Penglai Residence will be even smaller. Wutong Residence is still empty, so Zelin and Hua'er will live there from now on. You should find a mason and tiler to renovate it. If you need new furniture, ask Master Tan to make it custom-made. Leave a warehouse for it. The dowry is Hua'er's private property, so it's not suitable to be stored in the big warehouse. She has to manage it herself."
Dugu Lanxi nodded in response. After Ye Shiheng finished speaking, she made an suggestion: "Dad, my sister-in-law is a bride, and I'm afraid that a normal warehouse won't be able to accommodate her. We need two warehouses."
"Two warehouses? Wutongju is not a big place, it can't accommodate two warehouses." Ye Shiheng looked at his daughter-in-law's dowry list. The dowry list was so long that he felt dizzy at a glance and didn't want to look at it anymore.
Ye Shiheng thought for a moment and said, "How about this, Lan Xi, take Hua'er's dowry list to the big warehouse and take out all the belongings that Hua'er brought as a dowry. Once Wutong Residence is renovated, move them in and put them in there."
Dugu Lanxi looked at Ye Shiheng in disbelief: "Father, this is my sister-in-law's dowry. It's not good to touch her dowry without her consent."
Madam Ouyang smiled and said, "Lanxi, you misunderstood. Your father hasn't finished speaking yet. You can bring up Hua'er's dowry belongings and calculate their approximate value in silver. Then, when the time comes, convert them into silver to compensate Hua'er. That way, it won't be considered as taking away Hua'er's dowry. It's not good to hear about taking away a daughter-in-law's dowry. Your father is not someone who doesn't know the rules."
Ye Shiheng meant exactly this. He said, "Hua'er's dowry is generous, and her belongings are custom-made. I'm afraid they're worth quite a bit of silver. Zhonggong may not have extra silver to give to Hua'er. If Zhonggong's extra silver isn't enough, he can use his land to make up for it. Calculate how much silver Hua'er's dowry belongings can be converted into, tell me the number, and then I'll find a mason."
Dugu Lanxi left Rongliyuan and returned to Fengquexuan, taking Liuzhi and several maids to the big warehouse.
As soon as the eldest daughter-in-law left, Madam Ouyang was worried that it was inappropriate for Ye Shiheng to use the land to compensate Hua Fushu for her dowry. She said, "Shiheng, you said you wanted to use the land to compensate Huaer. I think this is inappropriate. The old man will not agree to it."
Ye Shiheng said: "I am the only son of my father, and all the family property was passed down to me. I gave the land to Hua'er as a companion, not as a gift to her. The old man didn't spend a penny on Lin'er's marriage, so what opinion could he have?"
Madam Ouyang still felt it was inappropriate. "No, the old man will definitely scold you. How about you use the land and shops under my name to compensate Hua'er?"
Ye Shiheng sternly refused: "Your dowry is for us children. It was the Ye family who paid for Zelin's marriage. The cost of the banquet has been paid, but the money for the decoration of the new house and the addition of furniture has not yet been paid, so the old man will not have any objections."
Madam Ouyang had no choice but to give up. "It's up to you. My dowry will be divided equally among Lin'er and his three siblings. Hua'er's dowry is enough for her and Lin'er to live on for a lifetime. Lin'er won't mind if my dowry is more or less. I just don't want you and your father-in-law to be unhappy."
"We've made quite a bit of noise." Ye Shiheng said.
Ye Shiheng sighed silently. The conflicts between him and his father had always been caused by his father.
The old general deliberately stopped taking medicine for a few days in order to force his son to agree to take Xu as his concubine as soon as possible. However, his son was very persistent and in the end he was the one who suffered. Fortunately, his grandson Song Yan was very filial and he personally prepared the medicine for the next two or three days and brought it to him personally.
Looking at such a filial grandson, the old general felt relieved. He put the matter of raising his wife on hold temporarily because he had to recuperate his leg, but he did not put aside the matter of how to get Ye Shiheng to agree to send his grandson to the military camp. He thought all day long about how to get Ye Shiheng to agree.
On the other side, Dugu Lanxi took Hua Fushu's dowry list to the big warehouse for inventory.
The big warehouse is where things are stored in the mansion. It is very close to Fengquexuan. When the door of the big warehouse was opened, Dugu Lanxi was stunned to see that the big warehouse, which originally only contained some things, was now full. It was all Hua Fushu's dowry.
Hua Fushu's dowry was very rich. In addition to the fields and shops, it also included household items, silks and satins, ready-made clothes for all seasons, jewelry and headwear, etc. It really had everything and nothing was missing. These things were arranged by Madam Ouyang to be stored in the warehouse and separated by category.
Therefore, Dugu Lanxi didn't need to distinguish and count again. She led her people to the household items and began to count according to the dowry list. When she unfolded the dowry list, she was really shocked. The list was ten feet long. "My sister-in-law is indeed a ten-mile long dowry. Uncle Hua really loves his daughter. How many people can find such a dowry in the capital? It must be a princess or a princess."
Ouyang Madam's housekeeper, Ayu, helped Dugu Lanxi count the items. She smiled and said, "Madam, there's more than one list of dowry for the young lady. Madam has two more. The young lady is careless. She hasn't thought about this for so long after getting married. Come and ask Madam for the list."
Dugu Lanxi was so shocked that she couldn't be more shocked. "My sister-in-law's family looks just averagely wealthy, but in reality, they're as wealthy as a country. Uncle Hua is really low-key, very low-key."
Without further ado, Dugu Lanxi and her men got busy. Ah Yu and two maids were in charge of counting, while she was in charge of proofreading. They finished the count quickly. However, calculating the silver value was a bit of a struggle.
As Ye Shiheng said, the furniture was basically custom-made, and many of them were made of precious wood. Based on the amount of materials used in the furniture, calculated at ordinary prices, and adding the cost of manufacturing, the cost of the furniture has exceeded 10,000.
This is just an estimate and will always differ from the actual cost.
If she wanted to know the actual cost of these household items, she would have to ask Hua Fushu, but unfortunately Hua Fushu had not returned yet.
Fearing that he might have made a mistake, Dugu Lanxi recalculated several times and confirmed that it was correct before going to Rongliyuan to report to Ye Shiheng.
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