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How much did Wang Xifeng give granny Liu? Why is she so grateful to Wang Xifeng?

Granny Liu went to Guo Rongfu for the second time and immediately became popular because she voted for Jia Mu. She brought laughter to everyone in Jia's family, and also got rich rewards. When she left, she returned with a full load. Most of the items in the car are given by private individuals. Grandmother Jia gave Granny Liu clothes, purses, noodles, fruits and medicine, Yuanyang and Pinger gave clothes and skirts, and Jia Baoyu gave a small bell to the kiln cover. They all give gifts, and only Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng give money. Mrs. Wang was very generous, giving Granny Liu 120 taels and Wang Xifeng 820 taels of silver.

It stands to reason that it is more appropriate for Jia Mu and others to exchange gifts, because Granny Liu came here mainly to repay her kindness, not to ask for help as she did last time. This year, Grandma Liu's son-in-law brought some fruits and vegetables to show her respect for Jia Jia's bumper harvest. If the Jia family gives money, it will make people feel that Granny Liu is looking for a reward. Mrs. Wang gave her money for a reason. Granny Liu had no contact with Grandmother Jia and Wang Xifeng before, but only met Mrs. Wang once. At first, she went to Guo Rong Mansion solely for the sake of Mrs. Wang. Seeing that Granny Liu was so pleasing to the grandmother, Mrs. Wang simply gave her family 120 pieces of silver to buy some industries or do some business, so as not to ask for help in the future.

It turns out that Wang Xifeng only needs to send some silks and satins, and the other eight taels of silver are her own private money. This money doesn't look like grandma Liu's rent for going home. It only takes one or two diaosi to rent a car. Wang Xifeng is good at dealing with people. She came uninvited to give grandma Liu money, which was suspected of sending poor relatives. So, is the eight taels of silver that Wang Xifeng gave granny Liu a reward or a thank you? Personally, I think that Wang Xifeng's move means kindness and help, and more out of gratitude. She wants to thank Granny Liu in three main aspects:

In addition to her own talent and Mrs. Wang's support, Wang Xifeng was also loved and appreciated by her grandmother. In order to stabilize her position, Wang Xifeng flatters Jia Jia while taking care of the housework. To this end, she did not hesitate to follow the example of spot clothes and played with colors, which made Bo Jia laugh. She saw that Grandmother Jia and Granny Liu hit it off very well, so she asked Granny Liu to tell you some interesting things about the countryside. Granny Liu is very talkative and will make up stories casually. She told several interesting stories, such as a girl smoking firewood in the snow and an old woman worshiping Buddha and having grandchildren. She spoke sweeter than a storyteller, and everyone else listened with relish.

Grandmother Jia took everyone to the Grand View Garden, and Wang Xifeng and Yuanyang secretly asked Granny Liu to go. Granny Liu is very sensible and actively cooperates with Xifeng. She played tricks on the banquet several times and made a fool of herself on purpose, which made the grandmother Jia and others laugh. This is the happiest day for Jia Mu and the girls. Usually, Jia Mu will feel sleepy after visiting one or two places in the garden. On this day, she actually visited most of the gardens. Of course, this is because Granny Liu humorously mentioned Grandmother Jia's playfulness, and she should also remember Xifeng's contribution. If Xifeng hadn't encouraged Granny Liu to do this behind her back, the whole play wouldn't be so lively and interesting. Knowing that Granny Liu is very knowledgeable, Wang Xifeng naturally knew that it was a deliberate trick on her. Later, perhaps out of apology, or thanks to granny Liu for helping her please the old lady, she sent a thank-you fee of eight taels of silver.

Second, Wang Xifeng thanked Granny Liu for suggesting a way to give her daughter and elder sister a good sleep.

When Wang Xifeng's daughter visited the Grand View Garden, she was disturbed by the cool wind and was hot all over. Grandma Liu said that her sister was too delicate to stand the slightest wind and rain. She suddenly fell ill, probably because she met the flower god in the garden. She suggested that Xifeng should look up those precious books. After turning over the jade sagger, Cai Ming ordered people to send this special gift with five-color paper money. Sure enough, the elder sister fell asleep peacefully. Zhi Yanzhai commented: "Is it really safe to send it?" That's what women think. What's the reason for staying up all night? "

Although grandma Liu's method has no scientific basis and is not a good medicine for treating diseases, it has at least played a psychological role in searching, which has relieved her a lot. Just like when Wang Xifeng and Jia Baoyu were enchanted by Ma Daopo, it didn't work to ask a doctor to take medicine. Jia Zheng and others invited monks and Taoists to exorcise evil spirits, but only for peace of mind. Regardless of whether Buddhism and Taoism played a substantial role in eliminating the disease, the Jia family had to pay for it. Elder sister is ill, and Wang Xifeng has to pay for medical treatment. Grandma Liu told Xifeng a common method in the countryside, and it was reasonable for Wang Xifeng to give her some money as a reward.

Third, Wang Xifeng thanked Granny Liu for giving her daughter a good name. Eight taels of silver was the naming fee.

Jia Fu has talented people and beautiful women such as Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu, and their literary talents are flying. If you give them a name, they can get a good name with both poetry and connotation. However, Wang Xifeng did not ask Bao Dai and others to name her daughter, but asked the illiterate granny Liu. This is because Wang Xifeng thinks that the elder sister is too delicate and difficult to support. Naming poor granny Liu may make her daughter's life even more difficult, and she can also borrow granny Liu for her birthday. Grandma Liu heard that the elder sister was born on the seventh day of July, so she named her Qiaojieer, saying that she would fight poison with poison, succeed in adversity in the future and live a long life. For such auspicious remarks, Wang Xifeng should also send a red envelope to win the lottery.

There is a folk custom that after a child is born, adults usually ask fortune tellers to arrange eight characters and name the child. Even if the fortune teller is a relative of the child's parents, the fortune-telling fee and the naming fee must be paid, but it will be bad if you don't pay them. I think Wang Xifeng gave grandma Liu money mainly to pay the naming fee. The number she gave was not one or two, but eight or two. I just think "eight" is a lucky number, which means "send".