Tianliangyuan

Chapter 343 Don't you feel sorry for me?

The Xie family was powerful and influential, and naturally, they were also wealthy in terms of money.

The old lady and Madam Yu had already thought about Xie Chan's dowry. The public funds would provide 1,000 strings of cash as dowry money, as well as a small estate and two shops, which was already quite generous.

At that time, the old lady and Madam Yu thought that Xie Chan was going to marry into the Song family, so they thought that these dowries were presentable.

Unexpectedly, the two families later broke off the engagement, and now Zheng Tuo is asking to marry Xie Chan. The Zheng family is clearly inferior to the Song family.

But Zheng Tuo himself has a promising future, and his sister has married into the Gu family, so his dowry cannot be neglected.

What's worse, Xu Zhaozhao had previously caused a stir by raising the monthly allowance, so the old lady and Madam Yu had to be even more cautious.

These expenses from the public coffers should be quite substantial.

However, Xie Xiaolin is the eldest son and also a Duke. If the family were to divide the property, Xie Xiaolin would be able to receive at least 60% of the assets.

In other words, the entire Duke's Mansion belongs to Xie Xiaolin, and he should also own the most of the land and related properties.

If the family were to separate, Xie Chan would be the legitimate daughter of the Duke's mansion. Although she was born out of wedlock, her status would be different. Strictly speaking, Xie Yun and Xie Qiao's status was actually inferior to Xie Chan's.

After all, neither of their fathers were as powerful as Xie Xiaolin!

That's how it is these days. Before marriage, daughters rely on their parents; after marriage, they rely on their husbands; and in their old age, they rely on their children.

Tsk, they're all the same.

After discussing it again, the old lady still felt that the dowry should be increased.

We can't let the boss suffer a loss.

The family's stability and glory over the years were all earned through the eldest son's hard work, and we can't be stingy when his daughter gets married.

"Increase her dowry to two thousand strings of cash. Also, replace her estate with one of more than eight hundred acres. As for shops, two in the capital will suffice, but I remember there are a few shops in Yunyang County. Allocate two to her there. Whether she arranges her own business or just lives off the rent, it's up to her."

"Yes, mother."

The Yu family will not have any objections.

After all, Xie Chan was the eldest daughter of the main branch of the family, and Xie Yun's dowry was much more generous than Xie Chan's.

Of course, but just looking at the public figures, it seems that the amount is not much less than Xie Yun's.

Those miscellaneous items are countless; the most important things are money and property.

After all, industries can continue to generate money, while utensils and the like are used and then gone once broken, so the Yu family doesn't care much about them.

After the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law discussed it, they ordered someone to call Xie Xiaolin, Xie Zheng, and Xu Zhaozhao over.

Xie Xiaolin had no objections. In fact, he didn't know what dowry Xie Yun had prepared when she got married, but since his mother had approved it, it must be correct.

After Madam Yu finished speaking, the old lady was relieved to see that the eldest son's family had no objections.

"Over the years, Chan'er and Juan'er have been raised by my side. Although they are born out of wedlock, they are still my granddaughters. They come to pay their respects to me every day and call me Grandmother. I am getting old, and some of my jewelry and hairpins are too brightly colored for me to use. So I took out a few pieces to add to Chan'er's makeup."

"Thank you for your trouble, Mother. You should keep your things; many of them were part of your dowry prepared by your maternal grandmother."

Xie Xiaolin recalled his mother's teachings when he was young, and naturally thought of this incident, so he felt that his daughter should not take his grandmother's things!

The old lady smiled, seemingly in a good mood.

"I'm practically half-buried at the neck, what else could I possibly be unable to let go of? These are just material possessions. If I were to be unable to let go, it would be because I'm thinking about the children of our Duke's mansion. But Sanlang is doing well, and Dalang and Erlang are also achieving some success. Our Xie family will have more younger generations to rise to prominence in the future, and that makes me happy."

You don't need to say anything more about the dowry. I'm getting old and don't have many good things left, so I'll just give Chan'er two extra gold ingots and two extra silver ingots, in pairs, for good luck!

Since the old lady had said so, Xie Xiaolin naturally couldn't refuse any longer.

Moreover, Madam Yu also knew that when Yun'er got married, the old lady had given her two sets of jewelry, two gold and two silver ingots.

This can be considered impartial.

On the way back, Xie Xiaolin called the couple to his study.

"I only have a few things here, and Sanlang knows them all. There's nothing to hide. Xie Chan is my first daughter to get married. I haven't been in the capital for many years, so I'm not very familiar with some of the new rules these days."

"Third Brother's wife, tell me, how is the dowry prepared by the family? Among all the noble ladies, is it inferior?"

Xie Xiaolin couldn't say anything in front of his mother, of course.

Xu Zhaozhao thought about it carefully and shook her head, saying, "Father, the amount of those dowries is still quite good. Although it is not as grand as that of a legitimate daughter, if we were to rank them among the dowries of all the concubine daughters in the capital, they should be in the top ten. Of course, we cannot include the concubine daughters of the imperial relatives."

Xie Xiaolin wasn't stupid. He could tell from this that the dowry was acceptable, not outstanding, but it wouldn't diminish the Duke's family's status.

“I haven’t acquired any other properties in the capital over the years, but I do have quite a few in Jizhou. However, Xie Chan is a daughter, and if I were to use them as a dowry for her, I’m worried that she wouldn’t be able to protect those properties.”

"Father, don't worry, we still have a brother-in-law! Besides, the dowry you're giving isn't just gold and silver; it could also include several or a dozen strong men, or shrewd and capable managers!"

Xie Xiaolin suddenly realized, "That's right, why didn't I think of this before?"

"In that case, let's just give him a manor in Jizhou. Shops are too troublesome. Farmland is easier to manage. As long as there are no disasters, the annual income will be roughly the same. It will also save her some trouble."

"can."

Xie Xiaolin looked at Xu Zhaozhao with some curiosity: "Don't you feel bad about giving my daughter so much dowry?"

You should know that Xie Xiaolin only has Xie Zheng as his son, so everything he owns will naturally belong to Xie Zheng in the future.

Now that I've given away a lot of dowry, there will be less left for Xie Zheng in the future.

Xu Zhaozhao chuckled: "There's nothing to be sad about. It's just some property. Even if you gave it all to your two younger sisters, I wouldn't be dissatisfied. That's what you earned with your military achievements and scars. I wouldn't complain no matter who you gave it to. Besides, your sisters will have enough dowry to rely on in the future. If they live well in the future, Sanlang and I can have less to worry about. Don't you think that makes sense?"