History of Struggle of Salted Fish

Xiang Wan's wedding ceremony was on the fifth day of August, and her sister Xiang Qing rushed back from Yongchuan on purpose, first to be Xiang Wan's admirer, and second to add makeup to Xiang Wan.

As the wedding was approaching, Xiang Wan's ceremony was not grand.Among them, the guest of honor was Mrs. Guo, Xiang Qing's mother-in-law, and Mrs. Zhou, her aunt, was the guest of honor. Several other wives who were acquainted with each other also acted as praisers.Xiang Wan seldom went out, and he didn't hand in many handkerchiefs, so he only invited a few close friends from his boudoir who came and went frequently to watch the ceremony.Xiang Qing stayed for only two days before returning to Yongchuan. Her husband had a lot of work to do, and she had to go back to take care of the house, so she couldn't stay and marry off.

The Xie family completed the transfer of the property under their name on the third day after the ceremony, which was entrusted to Fan Fugui.

Strange to say, since Xiang Qing got married, Fan Fugui handed over all of Xiang Qing's properties that he was in charge of. Although Xiang Qing felt it was a pity, since he was a good citizen now, it was not easy to stay.

It was inconvenient for Xiang Wan's mother and daughter to go out, but Fan Fugui did not resign immediately, and planned to hand over when Xiang Wan went out.

Xiang Wan was grateful for Uncle Fan's hard work over the years, so she wrapped a red envelope of 3 taels of silver, and asked Jiu'er to send it to him when he left the house, but was returned intact.

But Mrs. Xie said, if you don't want it, just don't want it. Fan's family must have rewarded him early in the morning.

Putting this matter aside, there are only more than 25 days until August 20th. Although there are no major things to arrange and purchase, there are still some trivial things to be done.

The first one was Xiang Wan's companion.

There are now six maids in her room, and two little maids outside, Xiang Wan decided to take the six people out of the house.

Jiu'er is the big maid in charge, in charge of the errands in her house, and also responsible for managing the little maids below.

Pearl was delicate, and most faithful, in charge of her jewels, gold and silver, and her accounts.

Zi'er takes care of her clothes and bed curtains and other fabrics.

Yue'er is in charge of soup, tea and snacks, and eats with the whole room, and Ruier is assigned to her, so the two of them can take turns to get the meals.

Ye'er is temporarily in charge of arranging the utensils and sweeping the room, and in the future, she will assign two rough maids to take care of her.

Li's family has already discussed it, and they are willing to follow her. When the time comes, she will be the mother in charge of her house, and she will take her family with her.

For the remaining housekeeper, Mrs. Xie chose a family called Meng Shan for her. They used to work in the account house, but later when Mrs. Yang came, they were squeezed out, and now they work as an errand at the gate of the outer courtyard.

Mrs. Yang looked at the list made by Mrs. Xie, and she was very happy with the deed of sale, and also asked her to bring back the stuffing gift to Xiang Wan.

After the division of labor has been decided, the next thing to prepare is Xiang Wan's dowry list.

According to Mrs. Xie, it must be full and good-looking, and fill in everything that can be filled in, so as to give her daughter a strong momentum, and she can be tougher in the future at her husband's house.

Xiang Wan didn't take it seriously, if Mrs. Xu was a difficult person to get along with, she would have to run away halfway, how could she bring all her wealth with her, so she privately used the excuse that Mr. Yu didn't know that Mrs. Fan left behind her property, Saying that we can’t write so much, we are full of guts, so why bother with that effort, Xie had no choice but to give in, and spent the past two days thinking about how to write. Fortunately, the dowry list will not be brought over until the day the bed is made.

Xiang Wan knew that Mrs. Xie had saved a lot of wealth for herself over the years, but she hadn't carefully consolidated it before.

Now that she is about to go out, she will inevitably have to look at them one by one. Even if she is mentally prepared, she can't help but be taken aback.

Although these family resources are not comparable to that of her sister Xiang Qing, they are definitely at the top of the list of prostitutes in Shangjing.

For the convenience of statistics, Xiang Wan transcribed it while watching it as usual.

Dowry industries include:

1. There is a second entrance house in Ruyi Lane, Shangjing, with an annual rent of 1500 taels;

2. There is a Sanjin house in Wusheng Street, Luzhou, with an annual rent of 2000 taels;

3. A two-storey restaurant in Ruyi Lane, Shangjing, with an annual rent of 2500 taels;

4. A single-storey pavement in Hehuali, Shangjing, with an annual rent of 800 taels;

5. A double-storey pavement on Wangfu Street in Shangjing, with an annual rent of 2000 taels;

6. A double-layer pavement in Zijinzha, Luzhou, with an annual rent of 1800 taels;

7. A double-storey pavement in Wusheng Street, Luzhou, with an annual rent of 1400 taels;

8. There are 20 hectares of fertile land in Guanlian Mountain in Shangjing, with an income of 2300 taels last year;

9. There are 3 hectares of fruit forests in Guanlian Mountain in Shangjing, with a profit of 500 taels last year;

10. 10 hectares of fertile land in Jiuhua Mountain in Shangjing, and the future interest will be about 1000 taels;

11. 20 hectares of paddy fields in Qingniu County, Luzhou, with an income of 2400 taels last year;

12. There are 20 hectares of fertile land in Qingniu County, Luzhou, with an income of 2000 taels last year.

Among them, the double-storey pavement on Wangfu Street in Shangjing was added by the Xie family later, the fertile land in Jiuhua Mountain was given by Yu Wenchuan privately, and the rest were handed down by the Fan family. Not to mention that the annual income of these industries adds up to about 2 taels , just looking at the current market price of the property is conservatively estimated at 267 million taels of silver.

These certainly couldn't be recorded on the dowry list, Xiang Wan thought about it, and ticked off items 8 and 10.

Xiang Wan knew that Mrs. Xie took all of his property away to her, and knew that she couldn't refuse. He just waited for the profits from the property to be kept by Mrs. Xie in the future.

The next thing to count is the dowry items.

On the second day, it was rare for Xiang Wan to go to the warehouse in person. Afraid that she would be stunned, Mrs. Xie specially took the list to compare with her. If she didn't even know what her dowry was or what she looked like in the future, it would be a joke. .

Jiu'er was in charge of the roll call, while Zhu'er brought Zi'er and Ye'er to present to Xiang Wan one by one.

This list is meticulously remembered, not only recording the material texture and origin of the things, but also the cost or valuation of the utensils.

What Xiang Wan was most interested in was jewelry. It's natural for women to love beauty.

She didn't even know that she had eighteen sets of head and face jewelry alone, all of which were inserted from the head, dropped from the ears, hung around the neck and worn on the hands, with a dozen to twenty or thirty pieces. They didn't wait, some of them were left by Mrs. Fan, given by her sister, given by her aunt, bought with public money, and prepared by Mrs. Xie for her over the years.Xiang Wan glanced at the list. These added up to a price of 3 to [-] taels, which was quite a fortune.

Jiu'er and Zhu'er knew how to pack boxes and cages in the past, but Xiang Wan herself hadn't seen them all before. Every time she went out, she let Mrs. Xie play with them, and because she was too late to wear too many boxes, so she reconciled the accounts, While playing and admiring, plus those single pieces, these jewelry alone, she was right for nearly a day.

Back in the study at night, Xiang Wan copied another copy according to the list.

Xie left behind: ruby, emerald, diamond, gold inlaid with jade, pearls, tourmaline, coral and white jade;

The heads sent by my sister are a set of sapphire and a set of tortoise shell;

What my aunt gave me was a set of pure gold;

The office office is a set of sapphire and crystal that I bought a few days ago; the color of the sapphire is not as good as the set given by my sister;

Xie prepared opal, emerald, glass, agate and beeswax.

Xiang Wan thought about it, crossed out the emerald and the south pearl, and ticked off the red gold jadeite and beeswax.

The two sets of emeralds and pearls were reserved for Aunt Xie, she must have left one for herself, and let Xiaotao keep it secretly before she left.

The red gold, jade and beeswax can be included in the dowry, plus some forty or fifty pieces of jewelry and accessories that are usually worn, and she is not going to reveal the rest.

On the second day, Xiang Wan continued to check the dowry in the warehouse, but he was not as interested as yesterday.

After a rough look, I only made a total number on the paper, such as:

10 calligraphy and paintings of the former dynasty; 2 boxes of Nanzhu, 2 boxes of golden amber; one white jade Guanyin; 4 pairs of gold inlaid jade Ruyi; 4 pieces each; 4 large screens, 2 small screens; 2 pairs of gold and jade bonsai, 2 pairs of nasturtium bonsai; 4 pairs of coral ornaments; A pair of brush washers; 2 sets of blue-glazed tableware, 2 sets of celadon tableware, 2 sets of colored porcelain tableware, and a set of crystal tableware; 2 sets of blue-and-white porcelain tea sets, a set of Tang Sancai tea sets; A set; 2 pieces of rough jade, jade grips, and jade hangers; 2 boxes of woolen materials, 2 boxes of silk and satin; 2 boxes of clothing materials, 2 boxes of ready-made garments...

Xiang Wan wrote three full pages before finishing the transcription.

I singled out some of them that are valuable and easy to carry.

The next day, when Xiang Wan handed over the dowry list she had prepared to Mrs. Xie, Mrs. Xie frowned. Why did she simplify it so much?It's okay to say that this farm shop is full of Xiang Wan's name on the deed, even if it is not written in, it is not afraid that someone will occupy it in the future.

But those dowry things are not included in the book, I'm afraid it's inappropriate.

Xiang Wan had no choice but to confess that she didn't intend to carry all the dowries to the Du Mansion. Those that were expensive and easy to move would be stored in the second house where she was dowry, and Manager Li would take the servants to look at them. That said, Guanshi Li is also Li Quan.

Mrs. Xie was taken aback, what kind of monster was he playing, so Xiang Wan had no choice but to confess that Mr. Du was actually a broken sleeve, or the kind that was completely broken, and he was afraid of changes in the future, so he took precautions.

Xie suddenly felt his blood rushing up, and almost pouted.

After pondering for a whole night, Mrs. Xie also knew that the marriage was prepared to the present, and there was no way she could retreat. She could only follow what her daughter said and hide her true strength well. The first of the seven, if the Du family took this as an excuse to divorce Xiang Wan and marry him as a dowry, it would really be called Tian Tian's disapproval.

Xiang Wan was still worried about how to transfer the belongings out, but with Xie's help, it would be twice the result with half the effort.

Mrs. Xie made some deletions on the list that Xiang Wan had drawn up, and showed it to Xiang Wan again.

There are only 5000 or 4 essential items left above, including 4 taels of stuffed silver, a field in Mount Jiuhua; a complete set of huanghuali wood furniture; a set of sapphire and crystal heads; fifteen pieces of daily jewelry; Bedding with 2 covers; 2 pairs of blue and white floor-standing vases; 2 lamps; 2 large screens, 2 kang screens, a pair of coral bonsai; a set of celadon tableware, a set of celadon tableware; 2 boxes of satin clothing , [-] boxes of ready-made clothes; plus some daily pots and pans, nothing else.

According to the list, Mrs. Xie packed and sealed the things again, but because she couldn't make it public, she only brought Jiu'er, Zhuer, Zi'er and Li's family, and the four of them fiddled with it for three full days.The poplar boxes that were going to be carried to Ruyi Lane were all locked, and the boxes were stuffed to the brim, there were fifteen of them.The rest of the dowry was packed into mahogany boxes, stuffed half full, and prepared according to 36 liters. Fortunately, a set of huanghuali wood furniture took up [-] or [-] liters, which was passable on the surface.

Mr. Yu and Mrs. Yang looked at the dowry list, but they didn't say anything. According to the money given by the public, these things still can't be bought, and they can't pay the money, but it's because the things are too thin.How did they know that in addition to the property worth more than 20 taels and the expensive dowry, Xiang Wan also had 20 taels of silver bills in his hand, but Xiang Wan forcibly left 5 taels of silver bills for the Xie family.

At Haishi on August 24, Li's family got drunk with Mrs. Wang who was standing on the corner door beside the west building.Li Quan and Meng Shan's family took their sons and a group of nine people to take advantage of the night to carry the cage onto the carriage that had been parked at the door beforehand, and then the carriage went all the way to Ruyi Lane silently. , and no one else found out.

Because Li Quan and Mengshan's family did a good job in errands, Xiang Wan not only sealed a big red envelope, but also specially promoted the daughter of the two families to work in his house as an errand.

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