Chapter 201 House Deed
When Song Yun left, Bi Yi drove a horse-drawn carriage to take him away.
My mother also went with me, saying that she wanted to buy something.
So my third brother and mother also went out together.
However, since we are not distributing silkworm treasures today, no one is very busy, and the silk quilts at the old house are no longer being made, so everyone has withdrawn.
Because my family is going to get married, there are still many things to do before the wedding.
Shen Xia was in the room, designing her own wedding stage and the ceremony process, all of which had been rehearsed in advance.
Shen Xia spent the whole day drawing blueprints in the room. She also ate lunch in the room. She didn't finish drawing until her third brother and mother came back in the afternoon.
The third brother bought ten servants and ten maids.
There were fourteen servants and fourteen maids in all.
Shen Xia left the four maids behind as she had other uses for them.
Because the four of them knew how to make silk quilts, they were kept as masters.
I left one pen to my eldest brother, one ink to my second brother, one paper to my third brother, and one inkstone to my fourth brother.
But because fourth brother is often not at home, I stay with Shen Xia, and go to him when he comes back.
Then two new servants were arranged to be by my mother's side, a boy and a maid.
Xiaowu and Xiaotian live in the same yard.
So a servant and a maid were arranged for him.
There is no arrangement for Fourth Brother in his yard, except for Yan Yi. We will arrange one for him when he comes back and needs him.
For the others, the gatekeeper will arrange two and then take one to the gate of the factory next door.
After everything was arranged one by one.
Shen Xia asked Bi Yi and Cui Yu to take everyone downstairs to wash up.
After dinner in the evening, Song's mother called Shen Xia into the room.
"What's the matter, mom?" Shen Xia was curious.
Song's mother took out two deeds from her bosom.
Shen Xia felt a sense of familiarity.
This should be the title deed, what is the other one?
Mother Song put two pieces of paper in Shen Xia's hand: "Xia Xia, keep these two."
Shen Xia took it and opened it.
I had gone to the government office to get the land deed, and the name on it was originally Zhao Yan's, but it had been changed to Shen Xia's.
The other one is a house deed, also in Shen Xia’s name.
"Mom, why are you writing my name?" Shen Xia was puzzled.
She thought it was a good idea to write Song's mother's name.
Song's mother smiled and said, "Mom will get old one day, so it's better to just write your name."
Shen Xia smiled and said, "Mom, aren't you afraid that I'll take the deed and run away?"
Song's mother also joked, "It was originally yours. With your ability, you can build ten more courtyards as big as this one, let alone this one."
"Mother thinks so highly of me."
"I'm not overestimating you, you're just capable." After saying that, Song's mother picked up Shen Xia's hand.
"Xia Xia, actually, I have selfish motives for putting your name on the house."
Shen Xia raised her eyebrows. How could this be possible even if he had selfish motives?
Song's mother continued, "The situation in the Song family is very complicated, so writing your name on it can be said to be your dowry. No one dares to touch it. In the Jinyuan Dynasty, there has never been a saying that the husband's family dares to touch the daughter-in-law's dowry, unless the person concerned is willing, otherwise they will be stabbed in the back."
"So, if there's anything in the future, just write it in your name. I feel guilty for letting you deal with such a complicated relationship."
After listening to what Song's mother said, Shen Xia could understand her worries.
The old house of the Song family was built by their eldest son, but not only was it occupied by force, but their entire family was also driven out.
I'm afraid they were scared by the experience, so they made plans in advance for fear of encountering such a thing again.
Shen Xia also patted Song's mother's hand gently: "Mom, don't worry, I'll be at home in the future, and no one can bully you."
Mother Song raised the corner of her mouth and said, "Okay, Xia Xia is the best. Until now, I can't believe that our family has such good luck. It's a great honor to be able to marry you as a daughter-in-law."
Shen Xia thought that this had nothing to do with the Song family’s ancestral tomb, it was all for the good of her mother and brothers.
Shen Xia stared at the red cloth beside the bed and found that the embroidery on it was almost finished.
She asked curiously, "What is this?"
Song's mother smiled and replied, "This is the mandarin duck quilt cover I made for you. I will put it in your room when it is finished."
Shen Xia gently picked up the quilt cover and carefully looked at the exquisite embroidery on it.
She was amazed at the delicate craftsmanship and thought that this craftsmanship has almost been lost in modern society. Even if she could buy similar products, she would have to pay a lot of money and might not even be able to buy them.
Before, I had only seen this mother making clothes and doing some small embroidery. This was the first time I saw her embroidering something of such a large area.
She couldn't help but exclaim: "This is so precious!"
"What's so precious about it? It's just an ordinary quilt cover. Mother doesn't know how to do anything else but a little embroidery." Song's mother said.
Shen Xia just looked at the mandarin ducks above.
I remember that for thousands of years people have regarded mandarin ducks as a symbol of love and loyalty.
But in fact, it is not the case. Male mandarin ducks change to female mandarin ducks every year.
Of course, Shen Xia would only think about it in her heart and would not say it out loud, after all, no one knew.
It was not until modern times that people discovered this fact.
The only representative of loyalty is the wild goose, but it seems that it is not popular at this time.
"Well, thank you, mother."
The two talked for a while, and then Shen Xia went back to his own courtyard.
In the evening, Shen Xia called the three brothers into the room and asked the eldest and second brothers to try on the wedding dresses first.
Yeah, good, the sizes are suitable.
After trying it out.
Shen Xia then told them about her imaginary wedding ceremony.
The three of them listened very carefully.
But looking at Shen Xia's shining eyes, as long as she sincerely wants to marry us, that's fine.
Looking at her arrangements for the marriage, the three of them were very happy.
The three brothers would find ways to satisfy whatever she wanted.
Song Jiang looked at Shen Xia: "Xia Xia, don't worry, we will definitely follow your idea."
Song Ming also said: "Yes, that's right. Don't worry, Xia Xia, we will arrange all of this."
Song Jin said: "Xia Xia, just be a beautiful bride."
Shen Xia raised the corner of her mouth: "Okay! Thank you for your hard work, brothers."
Song Jiang asked: "Xia Xia, who should be the host?"
"Right?"
Shen Xia thought about it.
After thinking about those around me who can speak, I still don’t know who to choose, and I have to choose someone who learns quickly.
Otherwise, what if there are too many people around and I can’t say it?
At this time, Song Jin said, "Let Fourth Brother be the host! He will definitely have no problem."
Shen Xia also nodded: "Yes! Since Fourth Brother is a scholar, there shouldn't be any problem."
In the end, they decided to choose the fourth brother.
But the invitations could not be sent out at all, as all the people who had worked for the Song family before said they wanted to come.
If you write your own invitations, it will be awkward if some people have them and some don't.
As long as Sister Qin from the county goes to pick up Fourth Brother on the eighth day of the New Year, just give him an invitation!
Anyone who can come from the village, please come!
However, there will probably be quite a lot of people coming, so we will need to ask many people for help.
But Song Jiang and the others said that they knew how to arrange it and told Shen Xia not to worry and just need to take care of herself.
Shen Xia also believed in them, as long as they felt there was no problem, it was fine.