After all, Li couldn't talk to Xiang Li about the money increase because Xiang Yuan disagreed.

Xiang Li is also a man who has a family and a career. If he is asked to spend extra money to support his younger brother who is studying in the imperial examination, his own son will spend relatively less money on that gift.Previously, the original owner had the nerve to search for Xiang Li, but now Xiang Yuan can't bear to do such a thing.

The money given every month is from Xiang Li's filial piety to the Li family.In Jing’an, where filial piety is greater than the sky, even if Mrs. Li wants to live with her youngest son, Xiang Li, as the boss, can’t treat Mrs. Li badly. Instead, he has to be more filial. .

After Xiang Li found out about this from a young girl, he felt more and more that his brother had really changed his sex, so he helped arrange the marriage and became more sincere.

The eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month is suitable for marriage.

Early in the morning, the Xiang family in Chuiliu Lane was full of voices and bustle. The hired helpers were busy setting up the tables and chairs, while the relatives were in charge of the arrangement of fruit refreshments.There are three simple stoves built in the corner of the yard, all of which are steaming hot, one is steaming steamed buns for a wedding banquet, one is marinating meat, and the other is stewing meat and vegetables, and the aroma wafts far away.On the table set up by the side, there were washed and prepared vegetables, and the cook who was specially invited to take charge of the dishes was accustomed to preparing wedding banquet dishes, and at the moment he was giving instructions to the apprentice he had brought along in a low voice.

The Xiang clan doesn't have many relatives, and there are even fewer female family members who can come, so they are all staying with Li in the inner courtyard at this time.Secretly heard that Xiang Yuan didn't like to marry a man, and no one wanted to make it boring, so he smiled and congratulated, and then praised Xiang Yuan for his promise in the future.Mrs. Li was very happy to hear that, and temporarily suppressed her displeasure about marrying a male daughter-in-law.

Xiang Yuan didn't care about these things, he was looking forward to getting married for the first time in two lifetimes.

Dressed up properly, he led the wedding party all the way to Zhao Mansion, and successfully picked up Zhao Shen.Seeing the young man in the red robe, Xiang Yuan's hands itched, he secretly stretched out his paws and squeezed Zhao Shen's not petite hand by helping him on the horse, and decisively got a hidden eye.

Tsk, quite shy. <( ̄︶ ̄)>

Zhao Shen:········

You misunderstood, if possible, I really want to give you a knife.

The newlyweds worshiped, Zhao Shen was sent into the new house, and Xiang Yuan stayed outside to greet the guests.Although Zhao Shen is a younger brother, he is different from a woman. The Xiang family and Li family's female relatives are not easy to come and disturb, so they only sent Ah Ting to guard at the door of the new house, in case Zhao Shen needed someone for anything.

Zhao Shen looked around at the new house, and sure enough it was still the same as in the previous life.Mrs. Li was not willing to treat his youngest son badly, so the new house was decorated in a festive manner. All the utensils were new, and even the rough paper pasted on the windows was replaced with brighter ones.

It's still early now, and he will have to wait in the new house for more than an hour before the guests outside will gradually disperse.Zhao Shen surrounded him with both hands, and unconsciously pinched his cuffs tightly with his fingers, lost in thought.

People are in good spirits on happy occasions, Xiang Yuan is getting married for the first time, and he is rare to see anything.The few people who came to Congratulations from the Qianxin Club teased and drank a few more drinks, and they were a little bit hot without realizing it.When I was dizzy, I was patted on the shoulder, and someone laughed and yelled in my ear: "Xiaozi, you really married a male wife. Back then, I was joking with you. Who doesn't know that you like me?" Mei Jiao'e, why are you serious? After all, your Xiang family and the Zhao family are family friends, Master Zhao will not make things difficult for you if you don't like it, why do you say you have wronged yourself!"

Before this person finished speaking, the surrounding area became much quieter, and when the voice fell, it was even more so quiet that a needle could be heard.

Lin Hong didn't expect Zhao Xiang to be so messed up. Xiang Congzi's good marriage was disturbed by him like this. Xiang and Zhao's family didn't look good. There was also Zhao Shen in the new house. Now that Zhao Xiang's words spread, Zhao Xiang Shen's situation can be imagined.

"Brother Zhao Xiang, you drank too much."

Zhao Xiang glanced at Lin Hong and laughed twice. "Brother Bo, stop joking, I'm not drunk after a thousand cups, how can I get drunk with just a little wine?"

Zhao Xiang picked up the wine glass with two fingers, shook it, drank it in one gulp, then turned the wine glass upside down, and a drop of rice wine was attached to the rim of the glass.

Seeing Zhao Xiang blocking Lin Hong with words, Zhang Yan wanted to come forward to argue.Xiang Yuan pulled him back, turned to face Zhao Xiang, squinted at him, with a smile that was not a smile.

"You believe everything I say, aren't you stupid?"

The words seem to be joking, but they are actually sharp.Zhao Xiang's long face turned red in an instant, and on impulse, he clenched his fists and was about to strike.

Fortunately, the people around saw that the situation was not good, so they dragged and trapped Zhao Xiang.

"Oh, you young people are really good. When it's not possible to reminisce about the past, today is Xiang Yuan's big day. Don't let him go. Hurry up and toast."

The members of the Xiang family cooperated with gags, and finally covered up the turmoil.

Xiang Yuan was a little depressed.What happened to the original owner, he came to pay the bill, and even his reputation was affected, but he still couldn't explain it.As the saying goes, "the more you describe, the darker you are." If you don't explain it, everyone's discussion will pass. If he jumped out to explain it stupidly, people would think he was guilty.

Let's see later.

Zhao Shen didn't know what happened outside.

He is an older brother, and he doesn't have a girl to serve him personally, so he doesn't have the idea of ​​marrying a girl as a dowry.Apart from the so-called twelve dowries, he was the only one who married with him.

Master Zhao and his wife promised to buy him a dowry according to the specifications of a prostitute, and they did.Twelve dowry, no more, no less, full.But Zhao Shen knew that there were a lot of tricks hidden in it.

The silver at the bottom of the press box has a lot of space to manipulate. On the bright side, there is 50 taels of pressed silver per person, which is placed by the wife herself. When it comes to Miss Zhao, it is not up to the wife to decide how much to put.There are no shops or land.Mr. Zhao said that the business has been sluggish in recent years, and he cannot afford it.And because he is a brother, he naturally doesn't need complicated jewelry, so this end is also saved.But for good looks, replace it with ready-to-wear or fabric.The Zhao family has two shops that sell fabrics, and the old goods they have accumulated over the years are not old or young.

Zhao Shen sneaked out of the mansion before, and learned the skills of business management and account management from a time-honored shopkeeper in the city for a few years. He can tell at a glance whether fabrics are in fashion, good or bad, expensive or cheap.Mrs. Zhao looked at him for not being able to understand general affairs, so she sent him the old goods that Zhao's shop had saved up, thinking that she had made a big deal.

Zhao Shen sneered, he clearly remembered that in another year, the outdated materials that Mrs. Zhao gave him would become popular because of the scholars' advocacy of "returning to the basics". down.

If he can seize this opportunity, he will be able to save a lot of money.

It's just that now that he's married into the inner house, if he wants to come out to do things, he must go through a lot of twists and turns.

Thinking of this, Zhao Shen poured out a small paper bag from his purse, opened it, revealing the pale yellow powder inside.

There was a jug of light wine on the octagonal camphor wood table in the room, it was for the two of them to drink Hebei wine when Xiang Yuan came back.Zhao Shen stood up and walked to the table, opened the lid of the pot, and opened the paper bag, hesitating for a while, still unable to make up his mind.

The day before the wedding, Father came to his room, held his hand, and chatted with him tearfully.

"Brother Shen, do you think it's so easy to leave? Without a guide, we can't even get out of the city. Even if we leave Lizhong and go to Nanling, without a guide, the soldiers guarding the city can arrest us immediately. Even We got out of Nanling by luck, we are black households, we can't settle anywhere, how will we live in the future?"

"Father knows that you feel wronged, and also understands that you don't want to be trapped in the inner house like this. Don't worry, Father has already made plans for you. You take care of this thing. After you get married, if that Xiang Yuan treats you badly, the Xiang family will If it’s difficult for you, you put it into Xiang Yuan’s rice or tea. Don’t be afraid, such a small amount is just to make him an idiot, and there is no danger of his life. Once Xiang Yuan collapses, the Xiang family can only rely on You hold on, when the time comes, let's see who can give you face."

Before this, he had always thought that his father was the kind of soft and weak brother who had to be raised in the inner house and needed to be cared for. Zhao Shen never knew that his father could have such a ruthless mind.

Afraid?Zhao Shen shook his head, Father said it harshly, but actually after so many years, in Zhao Mansion, no matter how difficult the situation was, Father would take it calmly, his hands were always clean, not stained with any blood.He was trapped in his affection for Mr. Zhao, and he was willing to stay in the inner house, but for his only son, he was reluctant to let him suffer like this.Father's vision is limited, he can't see the hope of escape, so he can only help him to the best of his ability, and he can only be grateful.

As the candle flickered, Zhao Shen blinked his eyes, slowly put away the paper bag, rewrapped it tightly and put it in his purse.

There is no rush, just wait.

He can't make an irreversible decision because of something that hasn't happened yet. Even though he still hated Xiang Yuan in his last life, in this life, Xiang Yuan hasn't let him down yet, so he can't do it easily.

It was enough to shoot him a brick before.

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