Chapter 247 Volume B Section 153 There is a secret in giving gifts, but you must be sober when receiving them

 Looking down, Feng Ziying saw the gift from the Prince of Xining County.

The Prince of Xining County himself did not arrive, but the Crown Prince did. He was also a man in his thirties, but he seemed to be drinking too much. The gift he gave was a pair of jade Ruyi. According to Aunt Su's judgment, it should be around one thousand taels of silver. .

Aunt Su's family is engaged in jade craftsmanship, and she is very discerning in this area.

 Feng Ziying believes that this should be a reflection of the normal relationship between the four kings and the Feng family, and it is worth about one thousand taels of silver.

Neither the Nan'an County Prince nor the Beijing County Prince came. They brought gifts such as paintings and calligraphy, as well as some gold and silver items. The total value was about 800 taels of silver, which was not much different from the Xining County Prince. This made Feng Ziying became more and more suspicious of this generous gift from Prince Dongping.

In contrast, the gift sent by the Niu Jizong of Bagong Town was 500 taels of gold directly. The gift sent by the Chen family of Qi State was a pair of jade pendants, but the quality of these jade pendants was much better than the pair of jade Ruyi by the king of Xining County. Yes, according to Aunt Su's estimate, it is at least five thousand taels of silver.

What Duke Xiu Guo’s family sent was an ancient painting. It should be “Willow Crows and Reed Geese”, a painting by Zhao Ji, Huizong of the former Song Dynasty. No one in the house could judge the value, because this ancient painting is indeed too watery. Deep, but Feng Ziying believes that the gift sent by Duke Xiu is not a fake, and in addition, I am afraid it will not be less than 5,000 taels of silver.

Someone from Rongning Mansion also came, Jia She from Rong Mansion, and Jia Zhen from Ning Mansion.

What the Rongguo Mansion sent was a jade-wrapped gold belt. It was said to be made by a famous artist in the former Ming Dynasty. The value is unknown, but it should be around 2,000 taels. The Ningguo Mansion sent two complete tiger skins, which are estimated to be worth 2,000 taels. It should be worth more than a thousand taels of silver.

Judging from Feng Ziying’s understanding of the current Rongning and Ningfus, this may be considered a relatively heavy gift from the Rongning and Ningfus.

The background of Rong Ning's Second Mansion has obviously widened the gap between that of the other six princes.

Needless to say, the Niu family of Zhenguo is the Chen family of Qi Guogong and the Xiuguo Gonghou family. Chen Ruiwen has no official position and is only a fictitious title of General Wei Zhen. However, his legitimate son is the commander of Long Jinwei, and his other legitimate son is Zi served in the forward selection camp.

The Selection Battalion is also under the Royal Horse Supervisor. It is actually formed by transferring some of the mobile elite forces from the Four Guards Battalion and the Warrior Battalion.

Xiaokang, the Duke of Xiuguo, also only had the fictitious title of a hereditary first-class son, but his legitimate son married the daughter of the eldest princess, Princess Jianyang, the eldest sister Wei Ruolan, and at the same time served as the head of the Experience Department of the Zongren Mansion. It's a pretty good arrangement.

This is basically a review of the strength of the entire martial arts group family. Feng Ziying silently figured it out. Unless there is a special intention, if you move around according to normal human relationships, you can basically get a rough idea.

For the family friends below the Twelve Marquis who have a close relationship with the Feng family, the gifts are probably between 500 and 800 taels. For those who have a weak relationship or even did not come, the gift value is between 200 and 400 taels.

  But there are also some who have a very close relationship, such as the Han family of Jinxiang Hou, who directly sent four pairs of gold ingots, weighing 150 taels and worth 1,800 taels of silver.

The Wei family also sent a pair of jade Ruyi, but the material was much better than the one sent by the Prince of Xining County, and it was worth at least two thousand taels.

“Is this the Lantian jade that Hongwu General Chen Daoxian sent?” Feng Ziying looked at the pair of jade and was a little unsure. This was a bit too much. According to his judgment, it must be worth a lot of money.

"Brother Keng, this is the most expensive gift. According to your Aunt Su's estimate, it is worth about ten thousand taels." Duan also knew Chen Daoxian, "The Feng family does not have such a deep relationship with their family. Eight years ago, Chen Daoxian For the old lady’s birthday, we only gave her a jade Buddha, which is worth less than a thousand taels.”

 Feng Ziying is also confused and troubled.

Chen Yejun is relatively familiar with him, but his relationship is not as good as that of Han Qi and Wei Ruolan. The relationship between the Chen family and the Feng family is not as good as the relationship between the Feng family and the Wei family and the Han family. However, this general Hongwu not only came in person, but also sent him a gift. It's incredible to have such a pair of jade.

"Is there anything unusual?" Feng Ziying couldn't figure it out, and he was sure that his father also didn't understand the purpose of Hongwu General Chen Daoxian's actions.

“There are a few more.” Xiao Duan specifically pointed out a few of the names on the list for Feng Ziying.

Feng Ziying took a rough look and found that there were about five or six people with gifts worth about two thousand taels, and except for two people, none of them came or were invited.

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 Feng Ziying didn’t read any more.

In his opinion, there are only two types of gifts. One is for those who burn Lengzao. Well, even if it is no longer Lengzao, those who are optimistic about the future of the Feng family or his father and himself should come in advance to occupy a seat and sell Good.

 Feng Ziying will not refuse this.

Because he will also need this kind of group in the future, there is no harm in laying some friendships in advance. Moreover, his father also belongs to this group, so he will naturally have a sense of closeness. It is normal and understandable and acceptable for people to hug you if they think you have a future. .

 There is another kind of person who has a conspiracy. This conspiracy refers to a specific situation, not the Feng family.

 This is the most difficult thing to judge. You can’t even ask, like Prince Dongping and Chen Daoxian, can you say there is something wrong with someone like him?

But there is no doubt that there has never been hatred and love for no reason in this world. Why should they give you thousands of taels of silver unless you have something they have identified that can be used, and it is of great use, not that kind of thing? First come to Shaozao to buy a seat.

Feng Ziying will not worry about issues that cannot be understood at the moment. Even the Metropolitan Procuratorate will not ask about such celebration gifts unless your behavior obviously touches on some specific issues.

In a word, these days, there is never a problem with receiving gifts. The key lies in whether there will be a problem with your own behavior. If there is a problem, then you will make a list together.

"Mom, aunt, just keep this list in a book and keep it. I will write to dad to explain it." Feng Ziying took a breath, raised her head and thought for a while, "There is no need to make a fuss, my son has been selected as a candidate. If you win the Jinshi, I'm afraid you will face more similar situations. Who makes my son the center of attention now?"

"Brother Keng, these..." Duan was still a little worried.

"It's okay. People come to congratulate us. We can't turn them away. Besides, if there is any problem, it won't be because of this. Soldiers will block it, water will cover it, and the soil will cover it. My son knows how to deal with it." Feng Ziying said coolly. Waving his hand, "It's just right. Didn't Mom say a few days ago that she wanted to buy the surrounding houses? Isn't this just right?"

 As soon as Duan talked about this matter, he immediately lost his composure.

"Brother Keng, you have seen what happened today. The six tables of guests are already too big to accommodate. Moreover, the maids and boys in our house can no longer keep up with the number of guests. You are also getting older. , that side hospital is too small, and we have to rearrange it. Originally, because we were mainly working on your father’s resurrection, we didn’t dare to think about it, but now we have to think about it.”

“What does mother mean to buy the two houses on the east side?” Feng Ziying knew that this was something her mother had been planning for a long time.

I have been thinking about this since I came back from Datong. The two houses to the east are also too dilapidated. It is inevitably unsightly to be next to General Shenwu's Mansion. However, they are the old houses of two brothers. Although they are dilapidated, you can't force them to do so. Renovate?

At that time, my mother had the intention to buy it, but the asking price was too high. The two families probably figured that General Shenwu would make a lot of money when he returned from Datong where he had been the general of the army for 12 years. After my father returned to the capital, he was unwilling to stay in the capital for a long time and wanted to seek revenge, so he put it aside.

Now my father has gone to Yulin Town. Watching the male master leave there, he also feels that this business may not be profitable, so the price has been lowered a lot. Some time ago, he even asked someone to come to the Feng family to ask if he had any interest. Bought.

"Well, Brother Keng, your two sisters are getting older and can't stay with your aunt all the time, so Mom is also thinking that your father doesn't want us to go to Yulin, so we have to consider staying here in Beijing. If we can live here for a long time, the two houses on the east side are a little more shabby, but they are more spacious and have a pond. If we can buy the corner yard in the back, our Feng family can also use this place as our ancestral home. ,…”

Feng Ziying couldn't help but be stunned. How could this mother suddenly become so generous?

The two houses next door to the east are just two houses, but there are more than ten or twenty houses in the large courtyard at the back. It is not an easy task to move these people out and buy them out these days.

The Feng Mansion is indeed a bit narrow, and it is not comparable to the large mansions with gardens and backyards such as Rong Mansion and Ning Mansion, but it has decades of experience as a countryman. You, a country bumpkin who just came back from Datong, are just a general with no name. , can it be compared?

“Mom, it’s hard to buy the small courtyard in the back, not to mention there are too many people, it’s troublesome, and it might even end up with a reputation of buying and selling by force...” Feng Ziying frowned.

"Brother Keng, I'm afraid you don't know, right? There were heavy rains and waterlogging in July. Many houses fell down in and outside the city. After our big courtyard behind us was soaked for several days, twenty or thirty houses fell down in one night. Four or five people were injured, but luckily no one died. Now most of the yard is in dilapidated condition and cannot be lived in. And these families can't afford to rebuild it, so they just leave it there. Some of them also heard that we were interested in buying these two houses on the east side. , that’s why I came to the door, hoping that we would be kind enough to buy the big courtyard behind..."

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