Even his father agreed to use the shop to make a dowry for his daughter, so Zhou Dalang naturally had no objection, so the next day he hugged a piece of colorful silk and gave it to Lao Zhou, then turned around and went out to find a matchmaker.
There are very few families in Shiliba Village, not to mention the town, even in the county, who would accompany their married girls to a shop, so as soon as the matchmaker heard Zhou Dalang's words, she went to Dali Village to find the head of Guanli as soon as she finished her breakfast.
The Guan family has not been divided either. In this era, as long as there is no hatred, the family really cannot survive, otherwise the family would not be separated.
In the families of the rich and powerful, the weak need to rely on the strong, and the strong need to rely on the weak, so there is no distinction.
Ordinary families can't even afford to divide the family. The labor and taxes after the family separation are too heavy.
Therefore, if you persuade people to separate their families, the sky will strike like lightning.
Although the head of the village is the head of the village, he still has to perform hard labor and has to pay a lot of money, so his family is not divided. Don't you see that the six sons of the old Zhou family are crowded into two courtyards?
He only has two sons, so he is not in a hurry.
So when the matchmaker comes, Guan's family is all at home.
The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and they have nowhere else to go if they are not at home in the winter. When they heard that the old Zhou family would give Zhou Lixin a shop in the county town as a dowry, the Guan family's eyes lit up.
Especially Dafang, who looked at Chang Guanli with piercing eyes.
Chief Guanli asked the matchmaker, "I wonder what the Zhou family's requirements for betrothal gifts are?"
The matchmaker smiled and said: "As long as the betrothal gift is given according to the rules, the old Zhou family wants these things to be used by the two children in the future. However, in the future, the eldest son will go to the county to study, and the eldest daughter of the Zhou family will also go.
To run a shop, the couple are both in the county, so it’s not good for one to live in the shop and the other to live in the school, right?"
Guan Lichang nodded thoughtfully.
The matchmaker smiled and said: "So what the old Zhou family means is that it would be great if you could buy a house for the children in the county, so that someone can take care of the eldest son while he is studying, and there will be no delay in the shop."
She pointedly said: "Mr. Li, our two children are not too young anymore. We can't be separated often after we get married. It's better to be more stable after giving birth to a child."
Guan Dalang and his wife felt that the matchmaker was right, and they looked at Guan Lichang anxiously.
Guan Erlang's wife pinched Guan Erlang.
Chief Guan Li pondered for a moment and then nodded and said: "That's not bad. I wonder what the Zhou family has any requirements for this house?"
Guan Erlang couldn't help but said: "Dad, even if you only have one child to enter a house in this county, it would cost seventy or eighty taels, right?"
Even though their family is well off, it costs about ten taels to marry a daughter-in-law, and buying a house is too expensive.
Of course, the head of Guanli knew about it, but the old Zhou family was even willing to dowry the shop, so he couldn't let his eldest grandson lose face there.
He glanced at his second son, and then said to the matchmaker: "Please help me ask what the Zhou family's requirements are for this house."
The matchmaker immediately smiled and said: "The old Zhou family said that it is just a place to live, just in the county. It is mainly for the convenience of the two children, no matter how big or small, so the Guan family can make their own decisions."
She smiled and said: "I asked carefully before I came here. Their shop's monthly income is quite a lot. It mainly relies on the income of Qian Dalang's wife. After the dowry, the shop will still be run by their mother and daughter, so there is no need to worry."
Business."
Not to mention the second room of the Guan family, even the big room can't help but think, then is this shop still a dowry, and what is going on if it is run by the mother's family?
The matchmaker said softly and unhurriedly: "The village elder is well-informed and should know that in this restaurant, the main thing is the skill of the person holding the spoon. I heard that their restaurant has just opened in the county.
In two or three years, the business has been better than that of some old restaurants."
Chief Guan Li obviously knew this, and even went to a restaurant to eat there. He smiled and said, "Their food is good, and my mother-in-law's cooking is really good."
The matchmaker smiled and said, "Isn't it? So if the rich man's wife is here, this restaurant can't lose money. From now on, it is the eldest daughter of the Zhou family who will keep the profits herself, but she and the eldest son are husband and wife, and they are a family."
How can a husband and wife share their differences? She can also help the eldest son with his food and supplies in the city, right?"
The Guan family all began to think.
Studying is the most expensive. Guan Li doesn’t dare to say that everything is the same, but the three grandsons are indeed studying. It’s just that the two younger grandsons seem to have shown their talents in farming, not to mention Guan Li.
The mayor and their parents have given up and plan to provide Guan Yong with education.
Books, pens, ink, and paper are the most expensive items, not counting the various peripheral expenses of studying. If Zhou Lixin's dowry is used as a foundation and some help is provided, the family will be much easier.
Now Guan Erlang and his wife had no objection, although the cost of buying a house for 70 to 80 taels was quite high.
Guan Lichang had more on his mind. Now the Zhou family could even use their shop as a dowry. It seemed that Zhou Man had indeed brought back a lot of things when he came back from the capital this time.
Otherwise, with Zhou Jin's stingy temperament, how could he be willing to marry into a shop?
However, what he valued was not the things Zhou Man brought back, but the people and ability to earn these things back.
How old is Zhou Man?
How old are the Zhou Langs who followed her out?
The future is still long, and the eldest daughter-in-law has uncles and aunts like this. She will always take care of her when she encounters difficulties in the future.
The mayor couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth. He sent the matchmaker out in a friendly manner, then turned around and called his eldest son over, saying, "You can go into the city tomorrow and go see the dentist to take a look at the house. You don't have to buy a big one."
, I bought one with a small courtyard inside, and finally there is a well inside, so the young couple won’t have to buy water from now on.”
He added: "Choose one not far from the county school. It will be convenient for Ah Yong to go to school. I remember that their shop is not far from the county school. It will be convenient for the eldest grandson's wife to go to the shop from there."
Of course it's not far. Luojiang County is just that big. You can walk around one main street in half an hour. How far can you go?
However, Guan Dalang happily agreed. After all, buying a house and land is a big deal.
"Dad, when did you buy this house?"
"Don't worry, our family won't go back on our word. We will live in this house for a long time, so we have to choose carefully. Choose first, and then buy it after the New Year." He said: "A Yong will be in his new year.
I'm going to the county school to study, so don't be in a hurry."
But Guan Dalang was afraid that his father would regret it, so he wanted to make the decision as soon as possible. It would be best to make the decision before his grandson-in-law came in. It would look more sincere, wouldn't it?
The headmaster is used to being steady and slow in doing things, and it's the same now.
However, the Zhou family was not slow in doing things. The matchmaker gave them the right letter, so Zhou Dalang and Zhou Erlang found a time to change the shop to Daya's name before the Yamen closed for the New Year.