Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 292: It’s better to give a huge sum of money than to ask about your well-being

"Besides, my sister and I have been staying at the Marquis' Mansion for such a long time. Not to mention that we have never paid for the room, the Marquis' Mansion and Grandmother Pei have helped us so much. Even you have helped us a lot. Especially Xiaoyuan, from the time he entered the Marquis' Mansion until now, you have been personally taking care of him, teaching him lessons, and teaching him archery. Xiaoyuan was able to enter the Imperial College because of you.

Logically, Xiaoyuan should be giving you a thank-you gift.

Not to mention that our new house was chosen by Grandmother Pei, who asked Butler Pei to help us look at it. Many of the items in the house were also selected by Grandmother Pei. The gifts have already been placed in our new house in advance, so why do we need you to spend money on it? "Hua Lei said sincerely.

Hua Lei was indeed not lying. When shopping for things for the new house, Madam Pei found the best carpenter in the capital and made a bunk bed for herself and Xiao Yuan using the best huanghuali wood.

Making a bed for a younger generation is usually done by the elders, which means the elders' blessing and care for the child, hoping that the child will have a warm and happy environment from now on. This is completely different from the meaning of Hualei making a bed for herself.

Hua Lei's grandparents were both gone, and there was no news from her parents. The meaning of Mrs. Pei's action moved Hua Lei deeply. Not to mention the high price of the two beds, Mrs. Pei's kindness was priceless.

Rong Jin nodded, pushed the box over again, and said, "I know that what grandma gave was a token of her heart, and what I give is a token of my heart." His tone was sincere, but the tips of his ears turned red involuntarily.

After a pause, he said, "Xiaoyuan is smart. Even without my help, Xiaoyuan would have been admitted to the Imperial College. Besides, I didn't do anything. There are so many brothers in the Marquis' Mansion. It doesn't matter if I lead one or a group of them."

"That's not how you put it. No matter what, Xiaoyuan and I owe you a favor. I will never accept this banknote. Take it back quickly. Even if you have money, you can't spend it like this." Hua Lei said firmly and pushed the box containing the banknote back.

What kind of nonsense is this? I have been staying in the marquis's mansion for three years, eating and living for free. But when I leave, I have to accept a huge amount of silver notes from the owner and take away the money for the two houses. This is really unacceptable.

However, Rong Jin pushed the box in front of Hua Lei and said, "Sister Hua, this is the banknote that the winery gave me. If it weren't for Sister Hua, the Marquis' Mansion wouldn't have opened the winery, I wouldn't have so much silver, and the life of the Marquis' Mansion wouldn't be so easy.

Sister Hua feels that she is staying at the Marquis' Mansion because of the Marquis' Mansion's fame, but I think that it is the Marquis' Mansion that is relying on Sister Hua's fame. Not to mention the winery, even my grandfather and my father's great victory in Mobei, the promotion and reward of Dingbei Marquis' Mansion and my father's uncle, I also think that they are all relying on Sister Hua's fame."

Seeing Hua Lei was about to speak, he waved his hand to stop her and said, "Sister Hua, you want to say that you received silver for the things you sent to grandfather, but the efforts you made for my grandfather and the border soldiers cannot be measured by silver, so please accept these silver notes."

It turned out that after receiving the news of the great victory in Mobei, Emperor Shengwu divided his troops into two groups. One group appointed new officials to go to Mobei to contact and confirm relevant matters with Lord Pei. Because of the expansion of the region, the original government offices were understaffed and needed new personnel to manage them. The other group also sent their own shadow guards to Mobei to secretly inquire about the news of the Xiaowan tribe and other nomadic peoples.

At the beginning of October, the shadow guard who was sent by Emperor Shengwu to Mobei to gather information had returned. The situation the shadow guard had discovered was exactly the same as the battle report sent by Old Marquis Pei. The Xiaowan tribe had indeed been surrounded and the other nomadic peoples had been driven out of Changling Mountain. The Mobei border had now been directly occupied to Changling Mountain.

Therefore, after receiving the exact news, Emperor Shengwu sent his chief steward, Eunuch Fu, to the Dingbei Marquis Mansion on October 8th to issue an imperial decree, directly promoting the third-rank Dingbei Marquis Mansion by two levels, officially conferring the title of the second-rank Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. Naturally, old Marquis Pei became the second-rank Zhenbei Marquis.

Pei Jingyang, the third-rank General of Pingbei, was also promoted to the second-rank General of Zhenbei, and Pei Jingyuan, the third-rank General of Pingbei, was promoted to the third-rank General of Pingbei. In addition, 30,000 taels of silver were rewarded to the women in the mansion, as well as a lot of precious fabrics and gold and silver jewelry.

However, the title of the Marquis' Mansion and the rewards for Pei Jingyang and Pei Jingyuan will have to wait until Old Marquis Pei returns to the capital to personally receive the rewards in the palace. Therefore, there is still no change on the gate of Dingbei Marquis' Mansion, and the plaque of Dingbei Marquis' Mansion is still hanging for the time being.

Seeing Hua Lei's refusal, Rong Jin continued, "Sister Hua, please accept it. Grandmother knows about this, so don't feel any psychological burden. I know you are not short of silver, as your shop and farm produce a lot. But silver has no mark, so you can buy whatever you like."

In fact, Rong Jin went to Jinyutang several times and looked around for all kinds of gold, silver, jade, hairpins and bracelets. He thought they were all suitable for Hua Meimei, but because he was persuaded by Xiaoyuan before, he was afraid that if he bought them casually and gave them to Hua Lei, it would bring unnecessary trouble to Hua Lei, so he just gave her a silver note directly.

However, Hua Lei didn't think so. She suddenly remembered a sentence she saw on the Internet in her previous life, "It is better to give someone a huge sum of money than to ask about their well-being." She felt very burdened now. Not to mention that Rong Jin gave her too much money today, even if Rong Jin didn't give her a penny today, just the expression on Rong Jin's face would make Hua Lei feel under great pressure.

After such a long time, she certainly understood Rong Jin's feelings for her, but she was only fifteen years old and Xiaoyuan was only ten years old. She still needed to take care of Xiaoyuan until he grew up, so she really couldn't consider marriage at the moment.

Otherwise, if she got engaged, according to the customs of the Great Sheng Dynasty, it was considered late for a woman to get married at the age of 17 or 18. If she got married, would she leave Xiaoyuan, who was only 12 or 13 years old, alone at home? Hua Lei was worried.

In addition, Rong Jin's mother, Madam Han, was very dissatisfied with her. In the past three years, she had indeed not made things difficult for her, but she had also not been fond of her. This was actually normal, and Hua Lei did not think there was anything wrong with it.

Apart from being able to do business, she was indeed lacking in the etiquette and cultivation of other young ladies from aristocratic families. Hualei knew it when she saw those young ladies from aristocratic families walking gracefully during the Mid-Autumn Festival. The interpersonal relations between aristocratic families were even more complicated and had many rules, and she did not understand the twists and turns in them.

Therefore, Hua Lei was not surprised at all that Madam Han, who came from a noble family and attached great importance to etiquette, looked down on her.