C4 (1/2)
”Speaking of marrying her...” Xiao mama frowned and thought for a while, ”The estate does have a lot of property, but after Master became seriously ill, Madam managed to take back the business matters. However, there is still a lot of land left. Before the Madam passed away, she had already written down the list. The dowry for the two of them were the same, the south side having eighty paddy fields, the northwest side having thirty paddy fields, and then, there were also some shops on the north and south side. The other people did not have much money, and each person had saved one hundred thousand silver taels.
The two sisters were flabbergasted. Although they had heard others say that their family was rich, they did not know that there were actually so many. Normally, the monthly allowance of the two sisters here was less than two taels of silver.
”That field originally belonged to the same place. Madame divided it into two and gave it to the two ladies. She said that it would be easier for the two sisters to look after it in the future.” As Mama Xiao spoke, there was hesitation in her eyes.
Since Chu Xuanghua understood his wet nurse, he bluntly said, ”Mom, if you have something to say, just say it, there's only the three of us here.”
”Actually, the property left behind by the lord and mistress is far more than this. At that time, the madam's meaning was that the two ladies should be entrusted to the house of the Marquis and that the two ladies should not be left to fend for themselves. So …” Another part was a separate list. I gave it to the house of the Marquis and said that the world had changed greatly. I wonder what will happen when the two ladies grow up.
”In short... ”I'm not too sure either, but it won't be any less than the two ladies' dowry.”
Chu Yuehua and Chu Xuohua looked at each other, neither of them saying anything, but they seemed to have thought of something in their hearts.
Mama Xiao glanced at the two of them before suddenly dropping to her knees.
”Mom, what are you doing?” Chu Xuohua was shocked, hurriedly reaching out to help her.
”Miss, there are some words that have been held in this old servant's heart. It's been so many years since I last spoke, and it's really been difficult for me to speak them out loud.”
”If you have something to say, then just say it to me. Why do you need to say it like that? ”You are my wet nurse, so our friendship is naturally extraordinary. If you are like this, how can I be at ease?”
”Girl, have some snacks! The people outside the house may look like flowers blooming in the morning, but in all these years, I've never seen such a sight! The Cheng family said that the two ladies were born into a merchant family and looked down on the girls. However, why did the madam marry the lord in the past?
It was said that the old master had once saved his wife's life. The duke of Guo was grateful for the old master's kindness, so he simply married his beloved daughter to the old master.
But, do you know how many bridal gifts the old master sent over in the past? A total of five hundred thousand silver taels! Isn't this place an easy place to buy? Looking at the ladies in front of him, the one in the main room, Miss Painted, was born from a concubine but had married into the House of Marquis Yongding. The second lady in the second room was now the concubine of the palace.
”These two young misses are part of the Duke of Guo's plans. How could such a family marry their young lady to a merchant without any achievements?”
Chu Xuanghua glanced at his sister, then shivered a little. ”Mother means … Is it for money? ”
”Other than this, what else could it be? What money did his family have now? The reason why he said those words today was because he was truly worried about the two ladies. In the future … Who knows? He might be tricked! Call me. Why are you meeting the old master and his wife! ”
Chu Xuohua's expression turned cold, but then his voice suddenly darkened, ”Mom, your words are too much. The Hou Mansion is my maternal grandfather's family, and that is the blood of a direct relative. ”It's best for mom not to say these words in the future.”
After saying that, he directly entered the room, leaving behind the stunned Xiao Ma who was still kneeling on the floor, and the thoughtful Chu Yuehua.
”Second Miss, I …”
Chu Yuehua came back to her senses, looked at the panic-stricken Xiao Ma, and revealed a gentle smile, ”Why is mother still kneeling, hurry up and get up! Yesterday, I saw that the Immortal Phoenix Flowers in the corner were blooming extremely well, so I had to trouble mom to gather some for us two. Later, give us two dyed nails. ”