Chapter 397 Tang Gang''s view of the Xin family
The Xin family was having a family banquet. The happiest person was not the clan members, nor the Xin Kuan and his wife, but showing off that their brother-in-law were not enough to Xin Huan. He would say "my brother-in-law" whenever he saw everyone, and he would always show off that the objects on his body were given by his brother-in-law. In Mrs. Xin''s words, the tail had already left his body and flew into the sky.
Tang Mo''s easy-goingness made the sons and girls of the Xin family relax a lot. If the big family that was passed down from the fragrance of books in the afternoon, the elders might have to ask about the sons'' studies, but the Xin family kept silent in a tacit understanding and only appeared on their traditional Xin family program, planning to count and count copper coins.
"You have to open your eyes today, that''s a unique skill."
The formation was set up, both men and women could participate. After the clan elders set the questions, the abacus beads crackled, their fingertips flew on the abacus. Some people were still muttering something in their mouths, and the old lady''s eyes were staring, "Have you learned arithmetic, right?"
"Everyone is easy to learn. Most of the accounts are counted in your mind. Where can I not learn this when doing business?"
Xin''an said that the Xin family has collected a lot of books on arithmetic, and no matter how big or complicated the accounts can be calculated quickly and well.
“Excuse me.”
The old lady looked at Tang Gang, and Tang Gang looked at the men''s plans at first glance, not knowing what she was thinking.
If the plan opened the eyes of the Tang family, then counting the money surprised them even more. Several large boxes of copper plates were carried out. They had to string copper plates one thousand coins in the shortest time. Someone grabbed a handful of copper plates and then skewed them. Seeing that they had almost finished, they touched the copper plates from beginning to end, and added a few more.
Someone picked up a pile and divided the copper plates into piles with a thin stick in his hand.
Xin Huan took a box, grabbed it, closed his eyes and listened, and then let the copper plate slide down from his hand, making a tinkling sound. After several handfuls, he stopped the bracelet money. Tang Mo was curious, "What does this mean? You can tell how many of them are?"
Xin An said: "If it''s a unique skill, you can tell money by listening to the sound. The cousin relies on the touch, the second cousin''s eyes are rulers, and the third cousin''s palms are scales."
Tang Mo lowered his voice, "It is worth a whole family that can''t produce a scholar. If you have these skills, you can still study. How can others live?"
In his opinion, this craft can be used as a juggling, or can you just set up a stall to bet big or small, and you can still make money?
"Even if the Xin family is down and out, they will not live too badly. Naturally, it seems that the Xin family will have many years of prosperity now."
The father-in-law is rich and honorable.
When Tang Gang looked at Xin Kuan again, there was something in his eyes. When he talked to the elders of the Xin family, he became more polite. When he praised others for their good manners, he also became more sincere.
Xin An raised his eyebrows, thinking that her father was more tricky.
The next day, Xin Kuan took Tang Gang and Tang Mo to Ziwei Garden again, and Xin An accompanied her mother to the Zhou family.
The Xin family and Zhou family''s marriage is in front of you. Both the betrothal gifts and dowry are ready. In five days, the Xin family will start to arrange the job and give it to the job in half a month.
The Zhou family has a good background in Huaijiang, and their ancestors were once rich. There were scholars in the mansion, and some were officials in the court, but their official positions were lower.
When Mrs. Xin brought Xin An, the female relatives of the Zhou family came out and were very enthusiastic. Mrs. Xin said, "My daughter is thinking about the old lady''s body and said she wants to visit her. Is the old lady better?"
"Thanks to the fact that I have been taking Yangqi pills from Beijing, I feel much better."
Mrs. Zhou helped Mrs. Xin intimately, and said to Xin An: "I have to be very good at this matter, thank you Mrs. Young Master." "Just treat the old lady well. My brother said the first thing he did when he arrived in the capital. He was very concerned about this. My sister would naturally not be careless."
Mrs. Zhou took the mother and daughter to see Mrs. Zhou. The old lady was far less energetic than Mrs. Zhou and was a little disappointed, so I was afraid she would have to hold on.
When he saw Xin''an holding her hand, he said thank you for the tonic she sent and said that he would work hard to live. Xin''an was very sad when he heard this, "I brought some more for you, you will definitely live for a hundred years."
The old lady smiled and nodded, and in just a moment she looked tired. Mrs. Zhou took the people away and sighed on the way, "The doctor also said that the old lady is not sick, she is just old."
"It should be half a year to keep it well."
Mrs. Xin was also sighing, saying that the Xin family had prepared everything they should have prepared, and they just waited for the days to get married, and lowered their voices, "I''m thinking about it, I''m still a little younger, so I don''t have to worry about getting pregnant, and I''ll talk about it until the 17th or eighteenth."
Mrs. Zhou''s eyes were red immediately and she held Mrs. Xin''s hand, "I thank you. It''s a blessing for me to meet a mother-in-law like you."
Mrs. Xin patted her hand, and this was also a reminder from Xin An that a woman is very dangerous to be pregnant, and she is at a young age and has a high risk. She can afford to wait for two more years.
When he arrived at the main hall, Mrs. Zhou insisted that Xin An take the seat. After all, in terms of identity, she is more noble. Xin An smiled and said, "I came here in the name of my juniors today. How can I take the seat? Aunt Zhou doesn''t need to be polite. We will be a family soon."
Mrs. Zhou did not refuse anymore, and asked Xin''an with a smile if she was fine in the capital, whether she was adaptable, whether the capital was very prosperous, etc. Xin''an said with a smile. Xin Huan''s fiancée, Miss Zhou Yutan, stood quietly aside, graceful and generous, standing next to her a girl half a head shorter than her, her eyes always circling on Xin''an, as if she was about to say something, but she didn''t speak in the end.
"Sister Zhou, come."
Xin An knew Zhou Yutan and signaled Chunyu to bring the gifts he brought, saying, "I haven''t seen you for a long time. In more than half a month, you will be my legitimate younger sibling. This is what I, my prospective aunt, brought to you from the capital. I still like it."
The red-bottomed mother-of-pearl lacquer jewelry box is extremely exquisite. Everyone thought it was this box that was given, after all, that box doesn''t look cheap.
Xin''an opened the box door, and each of the three-layer drawers was not lost. There was a full set of powder, twelve hairpins and two pairs of bracelets, and earrings and necklaces. "Don''t think I''m vulgar. It''s really my brother who went to the capital to do the work, he pulled my shop around, and wanted to pick you a unique gift. It was so vague that I saw it, so he bought more."
“Fortunately, we women don’t mind the amount of jewelry.”
Zhou Yutan’s Fuli reason, “Thank you sister, these jewelry are exquisite, I like it very much.”
My aunt and sister-in-law are so generous that she is less nervous than she is about to pass the door.
Xin An joked, "You like it. When you pass the door and get free, I will come to the capital with my brother. I will take you to choose it myself and ask my brother to pay us."
Zhou Yutan blushed, and Mrs. Zhou smiled so satisfied, and she felt that the Xin family was paired up.
(This chapter ends)