First of all, Mr. Sheng left a rich legacy, which can basically maintain the daily expenses of the Sheng family. Although the ancestors of the Sheng family are not so good, it is also very simple to find a few capable people. Take the old lady Sheng as an example. Seizing the opportunity of changing the dynasty, the Sheng family was lucky enough to curry favor with several senior officials, and their business became more prosperous. At this time, the Shengjia family began to flourish. Not only did they have the money to build ancestral temples, ancestral temples, but they even built a mansion in their hometown of Qiyang.
When Sheng's father's generation arrived, Sheng's family went up a flight of stairs and returned. Because he not only won fame by his own efforts, but also became a charming playboy, and he was lucky enough to marry the only daughter of Yongfu. At that time, the Sheng family was still a merchant family, and it was able to get Yong to agree to his daughter's marriage, which shows how well-off his family was. Later, although Mr. Sheng favored his concubine and killed his wife, he did not lose his family. Because he got off the assembly line earlier, Mr. Sheng did leave a lot of property. As we all know, Mrs. Sheng's children died young, so these properties were naturally inherited by her only son, Shengji. Speaking of it, the Sheng family is indeed a clean family, but it is not poor.
After Lin tried her best to marry, she was worried that she would go her own way, so she gave Lin part of her land and pavement. Therefore, Yi Sheng didn't start from scratch, he was a standard "rich three generations". Even if the official position is not high or low, but decades of financial resources are still there, maintaining the daily expenses of the Sheng family is not a big problem. Furthermore, Shengwei is also an important source of income for Shengjia. At that time, Mrs. Sheng tried her best to build this family business, but unfortunately her family fortune fell. In desperation, Mrs. Alexander can only hide in the countryside and maintain her life with the help of Mrs. Sheng. Of course, such a hard life did not last forever, and the Sheng family had a backbone again.
Sheng Wei is very talented in business. When he grew up, he embarked on the road of business. Through unremitting efforts, he not only redeemed his eldest brother's lost ancestral property, but also created a more brilliant family business. It is no exaggeration to say that he is the richest man in Qiyang. After Sheng Weifu got rich, he didn't forget his aunt's help. Therefore, he sends various gifts to Sheng Jia every year to express his gratitude. In this respect, the inner monologue in the original is very intriguing: when Mrs. Sheng is critically ill, she can't go back to visit Yang. Looking at the children standing in front of him, Yi Sheng felt guilty. Thinking of decades of brotherhood with Sheng Wei, people go to their home every year to pull money and send new year's goods. It's really outrageous that people suffer such a disaster and they only send their youngest child.
It is worth noting that Yi Sheng's monologue clearly shows that all the funds that have been used for management for decades. Imagine that Shengwei's car was full of money and new year's goods and went to Fu Sheng. The value of those items must be amazing. Even Sheng Ji felt guilty about Sheng Wei because of money. In fact, this is the genius of Shengwei. In ancient times, agriculture was valued more than commerce. Although Sheng Wei is the richest man in Qiyang, he knows his social status is low. As it happens, my cousin Bi Sheng is an official in North Korea, which can help Sheng Wei in business. There are people in the DPRK who are easy to handle affairs. Sheng Wei usually pulls a car and a car of money to Sheng Jia on the grounds of repaying kindness. On holidays, Ming Lan Juran and others can get many benefits. It is no exaggeration to say that Shengwei is Yi Sheng's money bag, which continuously provides Yi Sheng with a lot of treasures. How can Yi Sheng have the pressure to support his family?
Finally, the "high-priced marriage" also indirectly lightened the burden of bringing home the bacon for Yi Sheng. I still remember that when Changbai got married, Hai's dowry was brought in. To say that this sea family deserves to be a noble family, there are dozens of cases of dowry, let alone other objects. Even Minglan was dumbfounded, just as she said, "Don't mention supporting my sister-in-law, even my eldest brother and several concubines can live a good life." Mrs Fang felt a little funny when she saw that Ming Lan had "never seen the world". In her spare time, she explained to Minglan the meaning of "ten-mile red makeup". The so-called ten-mile red makeup means that the bride's family has prepared all the money and clothes that the girl needs in this life, even the shroud. This also shows that the daughter-in-law married her husband's family at that time, although she was already a husband's family, but her family had long been well fed and clothed. Really, a new daughter-in-law can enter the house without spending her husband's money.
Since the married women of Hai family are all "ten-mile red makeup", the married women of Yong Yi Houfu will naturally not be lower than this standard. The same is true of Wang Changchang's wife, the Queen, who came to Shengjia with countless dowries. Judging from the lens given in the play, dowry is not limited to gold beads, jewelry and other property, but also includes some fields, paved manors and so on. These grange pavements are taken care of by knowledgeable people, who can not only feed themselves, but also have a lot of money balance every year. The daughters of these rich families do not support themselves by their in-laws, but by their own dowry, and sometimes even subsidize their in-laws. Moreover, when their daughters get married, it is basically their mothers who choose part of their dowry as their own dowry. What impressed me most was that when Mrs. Wang prepared to marry Hua Lan and Ru Lan, she didn't spend much money on her family, but mainly paid for it herself.
This also virtually saved a lot of money for Yi Sheng, and the burden of supporting the family was naturally much lighter. At that time, civil servants were proud of being honest and clean, being cautious for officials and never daring to waste money. In fact, the whole Sheng family really doesn't spend much money except asking teachers. There are dozens of people in the Sheng family, and it is far from enough to rely on meager wages. However, the financial resources of the family are there, and with the continuous support of Sheng Wei, it is necessary to ensure the daily expenses of Sheng Jia. When the children get married, Mrs. and Mrs. Sheng will relieve some pressure and don't have to worry about Sheng.