Old Zhoutou said: "I haven't seen you bring back the money you earned."
Zhou Lang: "Didn't we buy furs, pearls and medicinal materials? There are also cattle. Look at the accounts in the account book. We made a lot last year. If we bring so much tea this year, we will only make more.
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Old Zhou asked: "Then you will bring back more furs, pearls, medicinal materials and cattle?"
Although Zhou Lang had this plan, when his father asked him, he hesitated for a moment before saying, "Dad, isn't this bad?"
Lao Zhoutou said: "What a heck, we don't even need the money we earn. What's the point of buying and selling all the time?"
He said: "Da Tou is quite old. He will definitely get married this year, and a betrothal gift will be required for marriage. The family of Doctor Liu seems to be much richer than ours. Our betrothal gift cannot be too shabby."
Zhou Lang: "Aren't you afraid that if you send me the betrothal gift, they will keep it all and only give you a granddaughter-in-law?"
Old Zhoutou said: "No, I have already asked. Those wealthy families, as long as they are more kind, will send back the betrothal gifts as dowries as they are, and some more dowries will be added."
How could he trade companionship?
Zhou Lang: "That is also my dowry. It has nothing to do with Datou?"
"Why doesn't it matter?" Lao Zhoutou reached out and patted him and said, "Don't act so careless here. We are all a family. Is it possible that her dowry will not be given to her husband or children in the future?"
"And she will still be an imperial doctor in the future," Lao Zhoutou said with emotion: "Look at how much money Manbao can earn in rice and grain every year now? Datou can marry her, which is like a lantern, so this betrothal gift is
We can't be too stingy. We have to save face for the boss."
Zhou Lang also pondered upon hearing this, "But Dad, you spoke too late. I had already reserved tea bricks with someone before I came back yesterday, and most of the cash I had was used up. How much money do you still have on hand now?"
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Old Zhou turned around and left, "I don't have any money in my hand. It's the public's money. I'll share it later."
"Impossible," Zhou Lang chased after him and said, "When we divide the money, you and your mother always get a share. You and your mother are frugal, how can you have no money?"
Old Zhoutou said: "That is the dowry for Man Bao."
He said: "You don't have to look at the situation in Bai Shan's family. The betrothal gift will definitely be high when the time comes. We can't not prepare any dowry."
Zhou Lang encouraged: "Use some now, and then get money from Big Brother and the others to make up for it later."
Lao Zhoutou glanced at him and said: "Bad idea, there are three more under the big head. When marrying a wife, you have to do what you can. How can you borrow money to pay for the betrothal gift?"
But as soon as he returned home, he couldn't help but discuss it with Qian, "The boss definitely doesn't have much money. Things in the capital are so expensive. It will definitely cost a lot to buy a good betrothal gift. Otherwise, let's spend it first."
Give some to the boss?"
Qian refused directly. She said: "I gave it to the big head. Can I give it to the second head when they get married? There are three and four heads at the bottom, and a series of children."
She said: "A bowl of water cannot be leveled, and the children will have objections. This time I will bring the second child and the second daughter-in-law with me to Beijing. It is time for the second child and Erya to get engaged."
"That home..."
Qian thought for a moment and then said: "We will come back in the autumn. It would be best if Ertou and Erya's marriage can be decided by then. If it cannot be decided, it will have to be left to next year. If Ligu and they want to get married in the future, let them do it.
Laosan and the others are going to Beijing."
"The daughter-in-law has to see it for herself. From now on, the daughter-in-law will support them."
"Then the boss won't help?" Lao Zhoutou frowned and said, "The Liu family is a good family. If the betrothal gift is not prepared well, it will be a joke."
Qian said: "Big Tou has money in his hands. He will find a way to pay for his own betrothal gift. He can handle Wan'er as much as he has the ability. We have agreed that each family will be responsible for the marriage of our grandchildren."
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This is also an important reason why Qian asked them to save their own money and distribute the public money every year.
The grandchildren have to get married and study. Each family's children are different. Whether they are willing to study, whether they can study, and even what kind of person they marry and what kind of person they marry are different, so she simply asked them to hand in
After part of the money, I keep the rest by myself, and the money from the company will be divided once a year except for daily expenses...
Therefore, each house has already been responsible for marriages.
Qian said: "Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. The big head is already a grandchild. If you take care of him, you have to take care of the remaining children. Otherwise, when it is their turn to propose marriage, they will also complain that the betrothal gift and dowry are not enough.
Are you going to give it or not?”
Old Zhoutou: "...Our family makes so much money every year, how could it not be enough when it's their turn?"
Qian said calmly: "How much is enough in this world?"
Old Zhou fell silent.
Qian said: "It's up to their parents to take care of Da Tou's affairs. We just need to take care of our own children's affairs."
She said: "All the seven children from Dalang to Liulang are married and have careers. Now only Manbao is left. All we have to do is give her away. Since we said that the money is a dowry for Manbao, then it is for Manbao."
Full of treasures.”
Lao Zhoutou stopped mentioning this matter.
Zhou Dalang and Xiao Qian didn't want to ask their parents for money. They had the same idea as their parents. They wanted to eat as much as they wanted. Although they wanted to make the betrothal gift better, they had to do it if they had enough.
If they didn't have it, it would be impossible for them to borrow money to marry their daughter-in-law.
However, they have little money, and most of them have money themselves.
He turned around and ran to find Zhou Lijun. After the two checked the account books, Zhou Lizhong took a baggage from Zhou Lijun.
He carried the baggage back to his parents.
Zhou Dalang opened it and was shocked when he saw the money inside, "Where did you get so much money?"
Although it's not as much as the money the couple saved, it's still a lot.
Mainly, he is one person, and they are two people!
Zhou Lizhong said: "The money I saved before was earned every month by my fourth and fifth uncles. Moreover, all the money I saved was placed with my second sister and fourth uncle. I took it with me when I went to the grassland with my fourth uncle.
It’s on…”
Even though he didn't go, he gave the money to his fourth uncle to buy shares, so he made a lot of money.
Zhou Dalang and his wife were able to save more money than him while farming, because all the money from the father-in-law was in the hands of Zhou Dalang. He went back and forth every year to do business, and he always had to pay a sum of money at the end of the year.
Zhou Lizhong handed the money to his parents and said, "Father, mother, you can use my money to make betrothal gifts."
Xiao Qian couldn't help but said to Zhou Dalang: "He is much more promising than you were before."
When Zhou Dalang married her, all the betrothal gifts were paid by his family, and there were not many things left.
In front of his son, Zhou Dalang was a little embarrassed.