"Get ready. The dowry is too much and I can't carry it. Aunt Wang, please come in and help move the dowry out." Bai Haitang responded inside and walked out after saying that.
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, here it comes." Aunt Wang's brows were filled with joy, and she twisted her plump body and walked straight in.
Bai Haitang was in the courtyard and saw the entourage except the king putting down their betrothal gifts.
When Begonia opened it, he saw that the first follower was carrying two loads of millet. To be precise, they were ears of corn, with the stems attached. They hadn't beaten them down at all. After only a few handfuls were put in, the load was full. Cover it with a cloth and look.
It seems to go up a lot.
The second follower's burden was a pig's head, the other end of the burden was a piece of pork, and the rest was pig offal and lard.
The third follower picked two wooden boxes made of wood dumped from the mountain.
The fourth follower picked a piece of original color cloth.
After seeing this, Bai Haitang sneered in her heart. These betrothal gifts together were not worth even one tael of silver, but Tian Niu was asked to bring five taels of silver as a dowry and marry into the Wang family. Although this old man was old, he had a bright mind.
He settles accounts and doesn’t even make a loss-making business when getting married.
Wang Yuanwai didn't want to stay here at all, he looked impatient, and wanted to take the dowry and his yellow-flowered daughter so that he could leave.
Aunt Wang walked into the house and saw Tian Niu lying on the bed with a big quilt on her face. Her face was blue and her eyes were almost motionless, just like the eyes of a dead fish in the river.
When I walked in and said hello to her, I unexpectedly noticed a slight smell.
The mute girl was waiting next to her, stroking her tears.
At this time Bai Haitang came in.
"What's going on? It was fine a few days ago, why is it suddenly like this?" Aunt Wang pinched her nose and frowned.
"As the saying goes, there are unforeseen circumstances, which will put our Tian Niu in trouble. Although we have an agreement, we cannot cancel the engagement. Wang Yuan is also from a wealthy family. You must keep your word, and Tian Niu will be left to you.
Yes." Bai Haitang said.
Aunt Wang felt worried, why would Yuan Wang want such a sick person? She didn't want to smell the sour smell, and her face was as green as a green potato.
"I'm going to discuss it with Yuanwai Wang." Aunt Wang went out and said something to Yuanwai who was riding away. After Wang Yuanwai gave some instructions, Aunt Wang came into the room again.
"If you don't mind, just take the dowry and go." Aunt Wang glanced around to see where the dowry was, and finally her eyes fell on a package of things that Haitang had wrapped in daughter's red cloth and placed it on the bedside table.
Bai Haitang knew in his heart that if Tian Niu was like this, he would want it, because he hoped that she would not live for a few days, and after they got married, the dowry would not have to be returned.
"After all, she married into a rich family. My Tian Niu is now suffering from a strange disease. The disease is strange. I went to the city to see it. The doctor in the city said that only folk remedies can cure it. This folk prescription costs ten taels of silver and can be eradicated at one time.
One cent is a lot, but our family can't raise the money. How about my husband's family cures my sister and then we get married?" Bai Haitang said.
Aunt Wang seemed very embarrassed. Your dowry was only five taels for ten taels of silver, and you still had to pay another five taels for it.
Looking at Tian Niu's face, she looks normal and doesn't look like she's pretending.
I had no choice but to tell Yuan Wang when I left.
I saw Wang Yuanwai's expression changed drastically.
"Who wants a sick man to go back and waste money? You hapless matchmaker, I'd better be your midwife!" After Wang Yuanwai finished speaking, he turned around on his horse and walked out of the village.