Whether it is a wealthy family or a small family, marriage is a big deal. No matter whether it is a man or a woman, a marriage will be damaged for more than ten years.

Especially in the Song Dynasty, when the commodity economy was highly developed, the gifts and dowry were paid more attention to. The man's family gave gifts, while the woman's family gave dowry, so the "good match" was particularly important at this time.

If the family is not right and the household is not right, getting married is a big problem first. One party gives a shabby gift, but the other party gives a generous dowry. This marriage is hard to accept.

Some people say that as long as the woman looks like a flower and jade, it doesn’t matter if her dowry is a little shabby, the man will also bring out generous gifts to marry. This statement can also be valid, but more often than not marrying a wife, it is marrying a concubine.

Most of the time, husbands and wives in the Song Dynasty were equal, and the basis of equality was the equivalent of economic and financial resources. A match between the two families was a guarantee of economic and financial resources. The idea that poor families wanted to obtain equal status when they married their daughters into wealthy families has been an unrealistic fantasy from ancient times to the present.

Especially for wealthy families and powerful people, marriage is a kind of protection or exchange of political interests. We will be more cautious when marrying a wife and daughter.

Although the Fan family can only be regarded as a middle-aged family in terms of financial resources and is far from comparable to the richest man in Pingjiang Mansion, in the eyes of many people, the Zhu family's daughter is a high-spirited marriage to Fan Ning.

You should know that Fan Ning's current fame and identity can be fully able to marry a princess or county lords. Of course, marrying a princess is a little short of a moment. Marrying a princess usually requires descendants of founding fathers, such as the Cao family, Guo family, Gao family, Pan family, etc. In history, Zhao Zhen's eldest princess married Cao Shi.

Although the Zhu family is rich enough to rival a country, its political status can only be considered a third-rate. First-rate is a royal family member, second-rate is a founding father and a powerful minister, and third-rate is a new relative of the foreign relative.

But even if it is a relative of the foreigner, the Zhu family's status is far inferior to that of the Zhang Yaozuo family. The Zhu family is just the imperial concubine of the late emperor and is an outdated foreigner. Zhu Yuanjun was gradually expelled from the power circle, which is directly related to this reason, and of course it is also related to his own wrong team back then.

Fan Ning was the first in the imperial examination for boys and the fourth in the imperial examination. He was favored by the emperor. At the age of nineteen, he was promoted to a fifth-rank official, and was appointed as a secretary and a junior supervisor. He held the power of a local state, especially the overseas officials who opened borders, which were famous all over the world. If he wanted, even if there was no suitable princess or county lords, at least the Cao family was willing to marry his legitimate daughter to him.

This is why Zhu Yuanfu would rather turn against his brother than give up on this marriage.

In the back hall of the Zhu Mansion, Zhu Yuanfu, his brother Zhu Yuanfeng and Zhu Pei's father Zhu Xiaoyun, the three of them were finalizing Zhu Pei's final dowry.

Generally speaking, the woman’s dowry list should be taken out simultaneously when the man’s family gives gifts, but both parties are in a good match or know the truth. It’s okay to give the dowry list in the end. The only thing that the Zhu family can do with their daughter is wealth, so the Zhu family is very cautious in this regard.

Zhu Pei’s dowry list is a thick stack. I won’t talk about the gold, silver jewelry, jewelry, jade, silk, and satin. There are at least hundreds of boxes. The key is real estate, which is the big one.

"Did my father always plan to live in Mudu Town?" Zhu Xiaoyun asked in a low voice.

Zhu Yuanfu shook his head, "I am the head of the Zhu clan and the eldest son, so I naturally have to live in the old house and protect my parents' tomb. I moved to Mutu because your grandmother believed in Lingyan Temple. After Ape got married, I planned to move back to Wujiang."

"Since that's the case, why not give the house in Mutu Town to Ape?"

The house in Mudu Town covers an area of ​​200 acres and is another house of Zhu Yuanfu. He plans to leave it to his second grandson Zhu Yi. Zhu Yuanfu has four sons and two daughters. The four sons have given birth to more than a dozen grandchildren for him. Zhu Pei is ranked third among his granddaughters, but he is his favorite granddaughter and has always been with him.

Zhu Zhe, the eldest grandson of Zhu Yuanfu, was lacking in oxygen at birth, which caused him to have a bad mind and could only keep him in the mansion.

The next grandson Zhu Yi was also born to Zhu Xiaoyun, but he was the de facto eldest grandson. He had finished the Imperial Academy and was given the grace of the emperor. He was appointed as a Jinshi. He was run by Zhu Yuanfu and was appointed as a ninth rank official. He was now a member of the Pingjiang Prefecture. He currently lives in Changzhou County. His wife is the daughter of the Gu family, a wealthy family in Wu County. Zhu Yuanfu wanted to leave the mansion in Mudu Town to him.

Zhu Yuanfu took two steps and asked Zhu Yuanfeng, "What do you think?"

Zhu Yuanfeng pondered for a moment and said, "The warehouse Mingren and Mingli have been using it all the time. As far as I know, most of the items inside are from Aning. I agree with Xiaoyun's opinion. Besides, Yi'er is an official in Changzhou County and basically does not go to Mutu. The house was given to him and finally the Gu family. What do you think of the Fan family who lives in Mutu Town?"

"You are right, I have a scheming. Then this house will be included in Peier's dowry, and the 5,000 acres of land and several shops I purchased in Mudu Town, will also be given to Peier."

Zhu Xiaoyun looked at the dowry list and said, "Does my father really plan to use the Zhu family money shop in the capital as a dowry?"

Zhu Yuanfu glanced at his son, "This is something that has been decided long ago. I have told Aning's father. What do you think?"

"Does the child think the dowry is too big? My father has five granddaughters and twelve grandsons!"

Zhu Xiaoyun is not unwilling to love his daughter. It is because Zhu Pei is his daughter that it is a bit difficult for him to be a human being. He has three brothers and more than a dozen nieces and nieces. His father gave all such important assets to his daughter, so the other three brothers will definitely be dissatisfied.

Zhu Yuanfu sneered and said, "Zhao Zongshi wanted to give his sister to Fanning, but Fanning did not agree. Mr. Cao wanted to give his granddaughter to Fanning, but Fanning did not reply, and he was determined to marry Peier. If other grandchildren could reach such a height, I would not be stingy."

Zhu Yuanfu said to Zhu Xiaoyun again: "You don't know! The token of love Aning gave Pei'er was a night pearl, not a fluorescent stone, but a real night pearl. This is the only night pearl outside the royal family, and it can be called a priceless treasure. At that time, Pei'er was the daughter of my Zhu family. Aning was so generous. Will I take back my words? You don't care about face, I want this old face!"

Zhu Xiaoyun's face turned red by her father's reprimand and bowed and said, "The child knows his mistake!"

Zhu Yuanfu snorted heavily, "You are short-sighted and can't do big things!"

Zhu Xiaoyun felt bitter in his heart. How could he not understand? His son-in-law's official position was almost over to him. How could he care about the little property he gave his daughter to dowry? The key is that those money shops were not his Zhu Xiaoyun's property, but his father's property!

The father has four sons and he is the eldest son. How could he not express his opinion? You should know that the most valuable property of his father is the Zhu family money shop, and the essence of the Zhu family money shop is the twelve money shops in the capital. The father waved his hand and gave it to his daughter. What did the other brothers think?

Zhu Yuanfeng smiled beside him and said, "Xiaoyun's worries are understandable. It is best for the elder brother to gather a few nephews to explain, so that everyone can reach a consensus to avoid a gap between the brothers in the future."

"What's there to discuss!"

Zhu Yuanfu glared and said angrily: "Is the Zhu family very poor? There are 86 money stores in the world, and there are more than 100 real estate in various places. There are seven large houses in the capital alone, tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land, millions of coins in stock, countless gold and silver, and so many precious things. So much property is not enough for them to divide them up? Who dares to say a word about my decision this time? I will cancel his inheritance right and not give a penny!"

Zhu Yuanfeng didn't know how to say anything else. In fact, he felt like a mirror in his heart. He was not the same as himself. The gift he gave Zhu Pei to get married was twenty thousand stone ships. Zhu Pei didn't need this thing. He also gave it to Fan Ning with the reason Zhu Pei got married. Zhu Yuanfeng was also optimistic about Fan Ning and bet heavily on him.

"Then it's decided. In addition to the dowry given to Ape, there are Mutu's house, three shops, five thousand acres of land, and twelve money shops in the capital. That's it!"

Zhu Xiaoyun hurriedly said, "Father, Ape's mother and I are planning to give Pei'er ten thousand guan."

Zhu Yuanfu waved his hand, "That's what you give your daughter money, not counting dowry."

"Then what I gave to Ape is not considered a dowry." Zhu Yuanfeng said with a smile.

"That's not counting. Wouldn't it be a joke if you put twenty ships in? You can think of it and actually sent twenty ships."

Zhu Yuanfeng smiled and said, "It was Aning who told me that the three brothers were preparing to do overseas trade, so I just wanted to support them."

Zhu Yuanfu's heart moved and asked quickly, "Why don't I know about this?"

"Maybe they just decided! Brother, our Zhu family should not participate in this matter."

Zhu Yuanfu knew Fan Ning very well. Just like Fan Ning wanted to be Tian Huangshi back then, who would have thought that Tian Huangshi, which was worthless at the time, would become a treasure? Fan Ning's intention to do ocean trade must have his profound meaning. He really wanted to have a good talk with Fan Ning about this matter.

At this time, the butler hurried outside the door: "Master, the Fan family is here to send a makeup gift!"

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