Chapter 927: Making up One's Mind 1
In the letter, Chen Xuenniang explained that she gave Fubao a red brocade box in the bundle as a gift for him.
Because in the local customs, girls do not wear longevity locks, and there is a saying that longevity locks will lock girls in their parents' home and prevent them from getting married. Feng Qingxue does not know how the custom was formed and what it means.
Therefore, Chen Xuenniang gave Fubao a set of jewelry, which is enough to be a dowry when he grows up.
It is a set of jewelry that is so beautiful that it can be called elegant and priceless. It is inlaid with filigree and decorated with many oriental pearls and gems. There are three pairs of oriental pearl earrings and a plate of oriental pearl court beads. The beads are strung with four jade beads and some tourmaline, agate and coral as souvenirs. The jewelry even includes four long nail covers. The luster is not bright enough, but it is exquisite.
Lu Jiang took a look and said, "The color of the Dongzhu is like light gold. It is the best among the Dongzhu. Only the Empress Dowager and the Empress are qualified to wear it, especially the court beads. Apart from the emperor, only the Empress Dowager and the Empress, or the Imperial Noble Consort in special circumstances, can wear it."
The Imperial Noble Consort is equivalent to the Vice Empress. In the absence of the Empress, the Imperial Noble Consort will lead the harem, and her clothing is almost the same as that of the Empress.
"Do you need me to tell you? I also know this rule!" Since it was given to Fubao by Chen Xueniang, Feng Qingxue was not polite and put it into the space alone and gave it to Fubao later. The others were rewrapped and stored in the space, and returned to Chen Xueniang when they met next time.
Although Chen Xueniang's gold and jewelry were indeed very valuable, Feng Qingxue was not greedy at all. It's not like she didn't have any.
"I knew that Xue Niang had hidden a lot of jewelry, which she had saved before she became a good woman. I just didn't expect there would be so many and so valuable." Feng Qingxue sighed to Lu Jiang, "Xue Niang was very generous to Xi Bao. She gave Xi Bao a white jade longevity lock and a pair of shrimp whisker bracelets. The shrimp whisker bracelets in "Dream of Red Mansions" are worn by children. Did I tell you that?"
Lu Jiang thought for a while, "I think I did."
"Then I did." Feng Qingxue sighed, "There is no female comrade in the world who doesn't like beautiful jewelry. I like it too. I have a lot of collections in my space, many times more than Xue Niang's! There are dozens or even hundreds of times. But in this world, no one dares to let their jewelry see the light of day. It's really hard to describe!"
"You have a lot of jewelry? How come I don't know?" The jewelry that I and my father gave her couldn't even compare to the number that Chen Xue Niang entrusted to her, right? There were some underground, but they weren't dug out, right?
Feng Qingxue exclaimed, "Didn't I tell you?"
"No."
"Oh!" Feng Qingxue did not hide anything and told him everything: "During the two years of famine, I exchanged grain for a lot of antique jewelry. Uncle Xu, Aunt Xu and their friends almost all asked me to exchange grain. It was really profitable! After the famine was over, I traded with Shen Feihong several times. If I had time to go to the black market or the second-hand market, I would spend money to buy or exchange grain. Tianjun and Acheng also bought a lot of things when they mixed in. They all gave them to me when I was at home."
Unconsciously, she became an invisible rich woman. When the jewelry and antiques appreciate in value decades later, instead of donating them to the country, she will sell them all. Can she earn the title of the richest woman for a while?