Shipin Dalizheng

Tang Tiantian cried for a while, and when she saw her mother waking up, she ran out crying again. The old lady and Madam Sima were only concerned with comforting Madam Tang and did not pay attention to her for a while.

When Madam Tang calmed down a bit, Mother Shen and the little maid also came over. Madam Zi Da saw that Mother Shen looked unhappy and asked her what happened. Mother Shen told her about the "dowry".

The old lady and the eldest daughter-in-law looked at each other in bewilderment. The old lady then asked her daughter, "What are you thinking? If you send the dowry over now, aren't you afraid that people will laugh at you for being too eager to get married?"

Mrs. Tang had her own stubbornness. "I brought most of my dowry with me, but my son and daughter's marriages should be paid for by the Tang family. These 20,000 taels are the wedding expenses for his brother and sister. But if I ask for money in the name of marriage now, Tang Xunze will definitely not agree, and I don't think it's right. Now that this money is nominally paid out of the public account, outsiders can't say anything to me. They will only say that it's the Tang family's fault. Tang Xunze has the courage to ask for it, and I think highly of him."

The old lady was distressed. "You are so confused! If Rong Shizi accepts this silver as compensation for horses, people will say he is unkind and unjust, and even cheated his father-in-law. If he accepts it as a dowry, Tiantian will be known for being eager to get married. Besides, we don't know when the two children will get married. If the marriage doesn't take place in the future, Rong Shizi will not recognize the dowry. Wouldn't you be at a loss?"

Mrs. Tang gritted her teeth and said, "Even if it's a loss, as long as it doesn't end up in the Tang family, I'll accept it. I'll give it to my children in the future."

Everyone knew that Mrs. Tang was extremely angry and completely disregarded the consequences, but the money had been sent, and they could only take it one step at a time and see what would happen next.

After a while, Mrs. Tang didn't see her daughter, so she asked, "Where's Tiantian?"

The maid Rui'er rushed in and said anxiously, "Madam, the young lady insisted on going to Rong Shizi to cancel the engagement. She said that instead of waiting for others to cancel the engagement, it would be better for her to do it herself to avoid further embarrassment later."

All the women in the room were shocked. They never knew that Tang Tiantian, who was always crying, had such a big idea in her mind.

At the south city gate, Rong Tang had just entered when a man came towards him. Coincidentally, he looked very familiar.

"Prince Rong."

"Second Master Zheng."

The two men dismounted together. Zheng Changning fished out the share certificate that Butler Tao had sent to Beishan Camp that morning. "Are you serious? You're going to give me a 10% stake in this little winery?"

Rong Tang blinked. "Is it too little? You only offered one thousand taels, so a ten percent stake is not bad. Go ask Duke Du's Mansion. They offered ten thousand taels, but that only represents ten percent of the other deal."

Zheng Changning hissed. He was not familiar with general affairs and had no concept of money. He did not know how much purchasing power one thousand taels had, but he knew that one thousand taels was one tenth of ten thousand taels.

After this calculation, Rong Tang didn't cheat him. He stuffed the contract back and asked curiously, "What kind of wine does your little winery produce? Is it edible? Don't drink too much or I'll clean up the mess for you."

"What are you talking about? If we can't eat it, we dare not sell it. But since Master Zheng is the second largest shareholder, he should pay attention to his small business. Maybe the profit will be greater than yours as a captain."

Zheng Changning clicked his tongue. This Rong Tang seemed quite sensible. He really didn't fight for the military power of the Rong family army and was obsessed with doing business. If Wang Biao heard about it, he probably wouldn't be particularly hostile to him.

After a few words of farewell, he had just mounted his horse when he saw Old Wen, not far from the roadside, staring at him. He couldn't help but smile bitterly and walked up to him to greet him, "Senior Wen, it's not time yet. Can you give me a few more days?"

"One more day, my young master has always been impatient."

"He's been waiting for twenty-seven years..."

"Isn't that nonsense? In the past twenty-seven years, no one has dared to make such a bold promise to the young master. You want him to stand up? Since you said that, you must be able to imagine how anxious he is."

Rong Tang assured him again, "I will definitely give him an answer. Just wait a few days. There are 500 to 600 people in Fuxinzhuang, more than 300 in Rongjia Village, and thousands of people, young and old, all waiting for food. Look, old man, I'm so anxious that my hair has turned white."

"Stop talking nonsense to me."

Even though he knew it was impossible, Lao Wen still looked at his head. Bah, a teenage baby, how could he have white hair?

After releasing Rong Tang, Old Wen turned to the two-horse carriage on the left side of the city gate and said to it, "Young Master, I think we shouldn't rush him these days. He's been really busy these days, running between the capital, Rongjia Village, and Fuxinzhuang several times a day just to feed the thousands of old, young, sick, and disabled people. He doesn't even have time to eat. If you force him, he doesn't have the energy right now. It's better to let him busy himself for a while and then contact him again when both sides are on track."

I have to say, this kid is kind and righteous, which is a quality that Old Wen admires.

Xuan Que said angrily, "How dare those lowly people compare themselves to the young master? The little thief really can't tell the difference between the important and the unimportant."

Look, this is the difference between how the little girl and the old martial arts master look at people. In Xuanque's heart, no one in the world is more important than Zheng Changzhi, but in Lao Wen's heart, everything still has a priority.

He glanced at Xuan Que calmly and said, "Xuan Que, after all, we are the ones who need help. If we only give 99 points without adding one point, and push others too far, it will only backfire."

Xuan Que sneered, "Old Wen, what's wrong with you? You actually spoke up for that little thief? What's wrong with forcing him? He only has a few ordinary guards around him, who are no match for your hand. Are you afraid that you can't defeat them? Don't they fear death at all?"

"Xuan Que, I'm not as detached from the world as you are. There aren't many experts around Master Rong worth caring about, and I can kill them all with one hand. But isn't our ultimate goal to kill people? Isn't it to heal the young master's leg? Even if we kill them all, will the young master be able to leave? If you really think that the young master's leg is more important than the lives and livelihoods of thousands of people, please be polite to Master Rong for the sake of the young master's leg."

Xuan Que was furious and stamped his feet, saying, "Old Wen, do you really believe what that little thief said? He said that if he told the young master to stand up, he would stand up. He was clearly lying."

Old Wen had a blank expression on his face. "Xuan Que, are you saying that the young master will never be able to stand up again?"

Xuan Que was speechless, "I..."

Zheng Changzhi in the car finally spoke up, "He doesn't have time, so let's go to Rongjia Village and wait. I'll wait right under his nose and see when he can finish his work."

As soon as Rong Tang entered the Earl's Mansion, Rong Xiu pulled him into the front hall to talk, and it was so urgent.

"We can't delay any longer. Hurry up and prepare a list of betrothal gifts and send it to the Tang family as soon as possible."

Rong Tang was confused. "Grandma, what does sending a betrothal gift mean? Are the Tang family here to pressure us to get married?"

他不是说过守完孝吗？何况这刚揍了二舅哥，就算唐家不义绝，也不可能急着嫁女儿，这面子该往哪搁？

Is it to save money? Rong Tang looked strange.

Rong Xiu patted his shoulder and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Why would someone urge me to get married?"

He was also looking around nervously, afraid that the servants might hear and spread something bad about Miss Tang.

"Today, Madam Tang sent her trusted confidant, Madam Shen, to deliver the money for the horse compensation. She also delivered Miss Tang's dowry, a full twenty thousand taels."

In Rongxiu's view, the twenty thousand taels were all dowry, so how could there be any mention of horse money? The other party was willing to compensate, but their uncle's family was embarrassed to accept it.

Rong Tang's face looked even more strange. She sent the dowry while he was not at home. Wasn't this just to urge him to get married?