Chapter 401 402 Recognition

Li Yu found Nanny Yang and told her the reason for her visit. Nanny Yang didn't expect that Li Yu didn't even know these things. Thinking that Li Yu had just come to Beijing from other places, it was normal not to know the rules of Kyoto. She thought that others were afraid of the palace. The people who came here learned about things in his house, and Mrs. Li asked her for help. She was indeed a cheerful and informal person.

Aunt Yang smiled and said: "Madam, the majority of the betrothal gift is the bride price,... the betrothal cake, seafood, three animals,... the rest depends on the attitude of the groom's family."

Li Yu was dumbfounded when he heard this, thinking that it was so complicated. When he and Xiao Xi got engaged, Xiao Xi's betrothal gift was considered the first in the village. Now compared with the ones in Kyoto, it is an abridged version. .

Li Yu couldn't help but sigh: "It's not easy to get married once. Fortunately, it only happens once in a lifetime. If the man is so cumbersome, what will the woman do with the dowry?"

"Yes! Fortunately, it's only once." Aunt Yang was happy after listening to Li Yu's words. She pursed her lips and said, "It doesn't matter whether the man's family or the woman's family has a strong family background. For a poor family, the man's family only gave him a set of clothes." There are also those who give betrothal gifts, and the girl from the girl's family carries a small bag with two old clothes in it. There are also those who marry the man. The good ones are like the officials and big merchants in Kyoto, who have a rich family and have a full dowry of sixty-four sets, including After buying fields and shops, they pressed the money at the bottom of the boxes, and each box was stuffed to the brim. Some families even prepared the food and clothing that their daughter would need for her whole life after she got married. Those young ladies from aristocratic families have been We start preparing for the dowry at the age of 10, and those from poor families cannot even fit half of the dowry."

After hearing this, Li Yu felt that his dowry was also an abridged version. After hearing what Nanny Yang said, he felt a little headache and said: "Nanny Yang knows so much. To tell you the truth, I am confused about these things. Monk Zhang Er is just afraid. You don’t know if you’ve offended someone by breaking your etiquette. It’s a pity that you have to go back to the palace in two days. It would be nice if you could go back later and stay at my house for some time.”

Aunt Yang looked at Li Yu's distressed look and thought that she had not decided where to go after leaving the palace, so she might as well come to the Zhou family to help: "I don't want to hide this from you, madam. I will leave the palace in two days." When I return to my hometown, if Madam doesn’t dislike this slave, I will shamelessly come to help Madam for some time.”

"Thank you, mama." Li Yu said with a smile.

Li Yu asked Nanny Yang some things to pay attention to when holding a happy event. Mr. Wen came back with Yangyang in hand, and Yangyang ran to Li Yu and leaned against him.

Mr. Wen glanced at Nanny Yang who was sitting in the hall. Nanny Yang also stared at Mr. Wen. Suddenly, Mr. Wen pointed at Nanny Yang with a look of surprise on her face, "Are you from Yang Palace?"

Aunt Yang also recognized Mr. Wen, stood up, bent her knees and saluted, "Hello, Doctor Wen."

Doctor Wen smiled cheerfully: "Mr. Yang, we haven't seen each other for more than twenty years. We are all old. You haven't left the palace yet?"

Aunt Yang smiled and said, "Yes, you are already old. Doctor Wen, I will leave the palace in two days."

Li Yu saw Yang Yang leaning against him and yawning again and again, and smiled at the two of them: "What a coincidence. It turns out that sir and Aunt Yang are old acquaintances. Sir, you and Aunt Yang can catch up with each other while I take Yang'er to sleep. Sleep."

Mr. Wen touched Yang Yang's head and said, "Go and get some sleep. He has been impatient for a long time." Mother Yang stepped aside and sent Li Yu and Yang Yang to the door.

Li Yu led Yang Yang back to the room. After Yang Yang climbed onto the bed and lay down, he said to Li Yu: "Mom, my master took me to see a big show. Those people had a lot of colors on their faces. They didn't talk well and were babbling." I sang at the top of my lungs for a long time, but it was not as good as the little song you sang."

Li Yu smiled and saw him wrinkle his nose in disgust, and kissed him on the forehead, "If you don't like it, I won't watch it next time."

Yangyang squinted his eyes and said, "Then Master will have no one to accompany him. I promise Brother Qijin to play well with Master."

"Mother, Yang'er, is a good, trustworthy and filial baby. Go to sleep! Mom will sing a ditty for you." Li Yu patted him gently, humming a ditty and waited for him to fall asleep before leaving the room.

Seeing that Mr. Wen and Nanny Yang were still talking in the flower hall, Li Yu went to the kitchen, looked at the dishes, and returned to the main courtyard to see that Li Qing and Zhou Jia had returned.

Zhou Jia said to Li Yu: "It will be an auspicious day in two days. The official media will come to propose marriage. How about the nanny from the palace?"

Li Yu nodded, "Very good, Grandma Yang and Mr. Yang are still old acquaintances."

After hearing this, Zhou Jia felt relieved. Li Yu told Li Qing and Zhou Jia how Lin Zexu came to their home, and discussed with Li Qing: "Ah Qing, he wants to get to know us. I think he is sincere to my mother." Yes, do you want to recognize this uncle's family?"

Li Qing thought to himself, Brother Zhaocai said that the people in his brother-in-law's old house have begun to live like nothing. Although his brother-in-law has adopted him, he is his biological father after all. When they are at the end of their rope and know the situation of his brother-in-law, they will definitely Looking for trouble, my brother-in-law is now an official in Kyoto, and his every move is being watched! If there are elders in the family, someone will come to them for reasoning.

After Li Qing thought about it, he smiled at Li Yu and said, "Sister, brother-in-law, if he really recognizes us, then let's recognize him!"

Zhou Jia nodded after hearing this, "They are the elders over there after all. Since we have decided to admit it, we should take the initiative and not wait for them to come..."

Before Zhou Jia finished speaking, Zhaocai reported at the door: "Sir, Madam, Bachelor Lin and his wife have sent people to come to the door with gifts."

Li Yu, Zhou Jia, and Li Qing hurried to the front hall and saw Lin Zexu and Gong with two men and two girls, followed by several servants carrying gifts, just past the screen wall.

Zhou Jia and Li Qing stepped forward and bowed and said, "Scholar Lin, Mrs. Lin, please come in quickly."

When Lin Zexu heard Li Qing call him Bachelor Lin, he looked at Li Yu and Li Qing with red eyes, "Ah Yu, Ah Qing, are you still unwilling to forgive me as your uncle?"

Gong took a step forward and said to Li Yu: "Your uncle has never forgotten your mother in these years. He has always blamed himself. He feels that he has failed his father-in-law and mother-in-law's trust and failed to fulfill his responsibilities as an elder brother."

Li Yu looked at the Lin family couple with red eyes and felt a little sad. He bent his knees and saluted Lin Zexu: "Ah Qing and I forgive you. If you hadn't come to my house first, we would have gone to your house to meet the two elders." .”

"Then you have forgiven me? Are you willing to recognize me as your uncle?" After hearing this, Lin Zexu looked at the Li Yu siblings in great surprise.

Seeing that Li Yu was blushing and unable to scream, Li Qing stepped forward and bowed to Lin Zexu and saluted: "Yes, uncle."

Lin Zexu helped Li Qing up and said, "Ah Qing, Ah Yu, thank you very much for your willingness to forgive my uncle."

Zhou Jia smiled and said to Li Qing: "Ah Qing, let's invite the two elders and these people to sit down in the main hall first!"

Li Qing nodded, smiled and said to Lin Zexu's family: "Uncle, aunt, please."