Taiping Inn
Chapter 133: Marriage
Whenever he thought of the Li family, Li Ruyan couldn't help but complain in his heart. The old patriarch is the current patriarch of the Li family, but the old patriarch has not paid much attention to the affairs of the Li family in recent years. Although the affairs of the Li family and the affairs of the Qingwei Sect overlap to a large extent, there are still some things that have nothing to do with the Qingwei Sect, such as weddings and funerals. Logically speaking, if the patriarch does not care about things and his wife has passed away, the eldest son and daughter-in-law should come forward. Zhang Haishi, a person of an outsider, should not intervene. But there is also Li Feiyan, who is an elder, the sister-in-law of the current patriarch, and the daughter of the previous patriarch and the sister of his wife. Many elders have to give her face. When she speaks on things that do not involve the fundamental interests of the Li family and are tacitly approved by the patriarch, even Li Yuanying cannot say a word.
Of course, there are not a few children of the Li family, but the children of the Li family are also the core elite of the Qingwei Sect, and most of them hold important positions in the Qingwei Sect. As the power of the Qingwei Sect continues to expand, they will not only stay in Qizhou and Donghai, but will be scattered across the country. They could come to congratulate on the wedding day, but they couldn't travel all the way to Liaodong for "Da Ding". However, it would be better if "Da Ding" had several peers of Li Xuandu and good status to show respect. So Li Ruyan, who happened to have nothing to do, was caught doing hard work.
Li Xuandu saw Li Ruyan's appearance and suddenly felt that it was meaningless. In order to maintain its prosperity, the Li family has always had the tradition of adopted sons and sons-in-law being in power. Li Daoxu ascended the throne as a son-in-law, and Li Xuandu, Li Yuanying, Li Taiyi and others were all adopted sons. This tradition can ensure that the Li family has talents from generation to generation, and there is no shortage of successors, and it will prosper forever, but there are also great hidden dangers. After losing the blood connection, the Li family is more like a sect, not a family. The family affection that is not much in the family is even weaker in the Li family to the point of being almost non-existent.
At this time, Li Xuandu really looked like a complete outsider to most people in the Li family.
Li Xuandu had just returned from the Qin family. No matter what, the Qin family still looked united on the surface. Looking at his own side, they were almost writing open and secret struggles on their faces. Li Xuandu couldn't help but feel a little bored and waved his hand to signal everyone to disperse.
Although Li Xuandu had seen through all this a long time ago, he would occasionally feel grateful for his family and clansmen. There is a saying that the more you lack something, the more you want it. Li Xuandu has been an orphan since childhood. If he said that he had no obsession with his family, it would be a lie. However, Li Xuandu quickly put aside this slightly weak idea, restored his usual indifference, and continued to perfect his "Nan Dou Twenty-Eight Sword Art".
The fifteenth day of the first lunar month was the day when the Li family made a big promise to the Qin family, so Li Xuandu led the team to the Qin Mansion early in the morning.
Li Daoxu was not a spendthrift, but he was never stingy with money. He took out a sum of money from his private treasury to help Li Xuandu get married. Zhang Haishi was not polite and bought a decent enough betrothal gift. The materials were all purchased from Jiangnan, including Hu silk and Shu brocade; all kinds of clothes for the four seasons were customized from the Weaving Bureau. Although it was not in accordance with the rules, power and money were good things. There were also various jewelry, all from Li Feiyan's collection. At that time, Mr. Li and his wife prepared two extremely generous dowries for their two daughters. After Li Qingyun died, because she had no children, her dowry also fell into Li Feiyan's hands. Although Li Feiyan later left Qingwei Sect, the two dowries were still hers. Whether it was Li Daoxu or Li Daoshi, unless they were shameless, they would not touch the dowry of a woman. No matter how Li Feiyan dealt with her dowry, others could not say anything.
In addition, there are things that Li Xuandu doesn't know the function of. They are packed in various exquisite utensils and brocade boxes. They may not be precious, but they represent a certain meaning. Just like a gift list, the valuable thing is not the gift list itself, but the gifts corresponding to the gift list.
People have received the news long ago, and they are standing on both sides of the street. There are crowds of people, watching this strange team go to the Qin family mansion. In addition to more than a hundred Li family members, there are also two hundred ordinary disciples in the team. Two people carry it, making the team half a street long. Most of the onlookers are envious. The Qin family also sent people to wait in front of the door to welcome them, responsible for reporting the gift list into the warehouse.
Qin Daoyuan was very satisfied with the betrothal gift and secretly relieved.
Qin Daoyuan knew that although his son-in-law was famous and the leader of the Taiping Sect, he didn't care much about silver and money, and didn't have much extra money. But the marriage between two families is all about face. Although the Qin family has no shortage of these, if the betrothal gift from the Li family is too shabby, it will be seen by outsiders as the Li family despising the Qin family and not taking the Qin family's daughter seriously. If the Qin family accepts the betrothal gift, it will be seen as weak or asking for something from the Li family. In this way, the Qin family's reputation will be ruined, which Qin Daoyuan will never tolerate.
Now that there is no mistake in the betrothal gift, it means that the Li family is not planning to play any tricks, or even if there are any tricks, they have been suppressed by Zhang Haishi and Li Feiyan. The next step is to set a suitable wedding date based on the birth dates of Li Xuandu and Qin Su.
On the other hand, the Qin family was also preparing Qin Su's dowry. Because she was the eldest master's only daughter, the Qin family attached great importance to her. Unfortunately, Qin Su's biological mother died early, and there was no proper mistress in the mansion. Although Qin Buer was a woman, it was already difficult for her to be in charge of the new house. It was really difficult to ask a woman who had not married and had children to be in charge of this. In the end, they invited the second lady of the East Mansion, that is, Qin Daoyuan's wife, Qin Su's aunt, to preside over it personally. On the basis of Qin Su's biological mother's dowry, they added and subtracted some.
The dowry of a wealthy family is not only gold and silver jewelry and furniture, but also various industries, such as fields, farms, shops, and maids. If they are from the martial arts world, sometimes they will also give other things as dowry, such as magic weapons, or magic skills, depending on the situation of each family. Although there are precedents for these, they should also be considered according to the specific situation.
The first dowry is the furniture for the new house, but Li Xuandu's residence is not yet determined, whether it is Liaodong, Donghai, or Taipingzong, so the Qin family simply prepared three sets of rosewood furniture, from the living room, study to the bedroom side hall, everything is available, and then there are quilts, pillows, four-season clothes, and cloth, all for the new couple. Then there are all kinds of antiques, calligraphy and painting, porcelain, jade, pearls, coral, jade, gold and silver, everything is available.
In addition, there are all kinds of jewelry, all made of precious materials, made by top craftsmen, and they are complete sets, with different styles and styles. In terms of value, they may not be cheaper than antiques.
These add up to more than a hundred boxes.
However, these are not the most valuable. The real valuable is the dowry industry, which was personally finalized by Qin Qing before the retreat. First of all, there are 100 mu of land, 1 mu is 15 mu, 100 mu is 1,500 mu, and there are 500 mu of land in Qizhou, totaling 2,000 mu. The current Sun Ge Lao is a high-ranking official, and the entire family has only 200,000 mu of good land in a hundred years of operation. There are also 20 industries in various places, most of which are located in the prosperous areas of the Imperial Capital and Jinling Prefecture, including the Qingping Bookstore that Li Xuandu and Qin Su have discussed. There are also four dowry maids, eight housekeepers, eight housekeepers, and 40 families.
These are all Qin Qing's private property, not the public property of the Qin family, so the Qin family has no objection. Of course, the Qin family is not giving things to the Li family for nothing. According to the rules, these are all Qin Qing's gifts to his daughter, and they are Qin Su's private property, just like Li Feiyan's dowry, which has nothing to do with men. Li Xuandu has no right to dispose of it, and can only pass it on to his children. If there are no children or if they divorce, they will have to take it back from the Qin family.
This dowry must be sent to Li Xuandu's house the day before the wedding. If it is a small family, there may not even be a place to put it, so Li Xuandu must buy a new house, which is another expense.
Li Xuandu doesn't like luxury, but he and Qin Sudu can't make the decision on this matter, because it is a good relationship between the two surnames, which concerns the face of the two big families of the Qin family and the Li family. No one wants to be laughed at, and it also concerns Qin Su's face. In today's world, there is a trend that the more grand the wedding is and the richer the dowry is, the less likely the in-laws will treat the bride badly, and vice versa, so no matter what Li Xuandu thinks, he can only accept it.
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