Wealth and glory seek stability

Hua Rong was wearing a brand new navy blue robe, looking outside the Huashui Pavilion. When he saw Jin coming out with Huadie, he hurried forward to ask:

"How is it? Have you said everything I asked you to say?" Hua Rong said as he picked up Hua Die and rubbed her face with his beard, making her laugh.

"Little Butterfly has been very good today. This is for you."

Hua Die took the red envelope from Hua Rong and smiled, "Thank you, Daddy!"

Jin scolded, "Brother Rong, you underestimate me too much. The young lady is very kind and likes our little butterfly very much. Look, this is a gift from the young lady to me."

Hua Rong saw a big red package and scratched his head. He had no idea what was in such a big package.

Jin knew what he was thinking at a glance, "It's just some candied fruits. I heard that everyone who came to see the girl this morning will have a portion. The new son-in-law will be here soon. Don't stand here. I'm going to the backyard to talk to Jin Hu's wife. You can go and do your work."

"Hey! Sister, I'm going to go now. I'm afraid I'll be busy today. You can hire a car to go home later. I'll go back later today." After saying that, he put down Little Butterfly and walked away with big strides.

Jian Xi's dowry totaled 396 loads, plus rewards from the imperial palace. Hua Rong and Jin Hu were responsible for looking after the dowry, and he had snatched away this little time.

Jin looked at Hua Rong's receding back, smiled and shook her head. Now their family's life was becoming more and more hopeful.

In the past, when Hua Rong was not at home, the mother and daughter were often bullied. Now that Hua Rong works for the master, she can also go out and socialize with him.

The servants in the mansion were also very respectful to her. Jin knew that this was all because of her man's helpfulness in front of Jian Xi.

She took Huadie to the backyard and had the leisure to admire the flowers and plants on the roadside.

The flowers in the general’s mansion garden are really beautiful.

The backyard is divided into seats for men and women.

Dongfang Wenying was pregnant, but she still came out to entertain guests on her wedding day.

Mrs. Wang missed her daughter so much that she followed her personally, fearing that her daughter would get into trouble.

The wedding procession has arrived at the front yard. Most of the male guests have gone to the front yard to join in the fun, while most of the female guests are in the back yard.

Jin Hu's wife Cao was sitting at a table chatting with other lieutenant's wives. When she saw Jin coming over, she smiled and waved, "Shu Yuan, come quickly."

Shu Yuan was Jin's maiden name. She had only recently found out that Jin Hu was her cousin from the same clan. Although they were five generations apart, they were still relatives after all.

Jin brought Little Butterfly to the seat next to Cao and greeted her with a smile, "Cousin. Little Butterfly, call me aunt."

"Hello, aunt."

"Good boy, are you hungry, little butterfly? Auntie has some candy here."

"Thank you, auntie. I'm not hungry. The pretty sister just gave me some snacks."

Cao turned to look at Jin, with a puzzled look on her face, "Beautiful sister?"

Jin placed the paper bag on the table, ruffled Little Butterfly's hair and explained with a smile, "It's the bride. Everyone went to see the bride this morning, so we went to join in the fun."

"Auntie, what is this?"

Jin Xiaohu pointed at the package that Jin had placed on the table, very curious.

Cao grabbed Jin Xiaohu's hand and said unhappily, "Shut up. I told you to behave yourself. Today is a good day. Don't force me to beat you."

Jin Xiaohu was Jin Hu's only son. As he was still young, he sat in the female guest seat with Cao. He had only a small dreadlock on his head and two inverted eyebrows. He looked like a replica of Jin Hu.

Jin liked the chubby Jin Xiaohu very much and untied the red ribbon on the package.

"This is the gift I got from the bride when I went to see her just now. It's probably candied fruit."

When Jin said that the small package was given by the bride, it attracted a lot of people at the table. Most of those sitting at the table were the families of Shen Nanxing's colleagues.

Everyone also knew the background of Jin and Cao. Their husbands gave up their bright futures in the army and insisted on following a little maid and being ordered around, so they looked down on the two of them to some extent.

Although Jin and Cao were wearing fine silks which were much better than their silk shirts, they were still thought to be showing off.

Jin opened it.

Inside was an extremely beautiful square glass box, which was specially customized by Jian Xi from an official kiln. It was filled with dried fruits, candied fruits and candies, and it looked very beautiful in the glass box.

Cao couldn't help but admire, "What a delicate box."

Jin randomly grabbed a handful from the box and handed it to Jin Xiaohu, "Here!"

Huadie stared at the glass box on the table, the outer wall of which had colorful butterfly patterns, and tugged at her mother's sleeve.

"what happened?"

Huadie pointed at the box and said, "Mom, I want this box."

"Okay, I'll give these candied fruits to Little Butterfly after we finish eating them, okay?"

"Okay." Jin looked at Little Butterfly's round smiling face with a look of satisfaction. As long as her daughter and husband were fine, she would be willing to do anything.

"Ouch!" Jin Xiaohu covered his mouth.

Cao looked nervous and asked, "What's wrong?" She pulled Jin Xiaohu's mouth and pinched out a shiny gold ingot from his mouth. It was in the shape of a ruyi and weighed about one or two taels.

"My enemy, you are just like your damn father. Do you think you can just eat this gold? You are really going to scare my mother to death."

Cao was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat. She knew that some people would swallow gold and commit suicide. If she hadn't discovered it in time, wouldn't her only child have died...

The Jin family has been a single-son family for three generations. After thinking about it, he couldn't help but burst into tears, clutching his handkerchief.

Jin saw the noise and turned around. After understanding what had happened, she rummaged through the glass box and found three gold ingots of different sizes and one silver ingot, in the shapes of ingots, peanuts, and melon seeds.

"I'm so sorry, cousin. I didn't know there were gold and silver ingots in the wedding candy. I thought they were put in there for good luck. I didn't check it before giving it to you, and I almost caused trouble."

Jin was very ashamed, for she knew that the Jinhu family had been a only-son family for three generations. If something bad happened today, her family would probably become enemies with the Jinhu family.

Cao was a sensible person. After thinking through the cause and effect, she wiped away her tears and said to Jin:

"Shu Yuan, it's not your fault."

Turning around and looking at Jin Xiaohu fiercely, Jin Xiaohu felt a chill on the back of his neck and tried to slide off the stool, but Cao grabbed his ear.

"You asked for this, little brat. When I get home, I'll tell your dad and have him give you a good beating."

"Ah? No, Mom, I won't dare to do that again."

No matter how Jin Xiaohu begged, Cao remained indifferent.

Cao handed the golden ruyi in her hand to Jin. Don't underestimate this little bit of gold. It would be worth ten taels of silver, which is not a small amount for an ordinary family.

Jin quickly refused, "Cousin, keep it for Xiaohu to play with, as a gift for meeting him. It's wedding money anyway, so it's good to ask for good intentions."

"Then I will shamelessly accept it. Next time I will prepare a meeting gift for Little Butterfly."

Cao accepted it with a smile. Her father-in-law was a carpenter and her family lived well, so she could still afford to reciprocate for such a small gift.

Jin smiled without saying anything. Relatives rely on mutual interactions to deepen their ties with each other, and she also wants to help Hua Rong build good relationships with the families of his colleagues.

Except for Cao and Jin, the rest sitting at this table were the wives of officers in the city defense camp. These wives of officers felt that they were superior to others.

"I heard that General Hua Rong joined the army at the age of fourteen and served in the army for fifteen years. He also made military achievements and had a bright future. Why is he so depressed that he ended up working as a guard in the general's mansion?"

A sarcastic voice sounded. Jin looked up and saw a woman who looked to be in her thirties with only two silver hairpins on her head. The girl next to the woman looked at her with resentment.

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