At the beginning of the year, Yu Zhao, his wife and children finally arrived at Wanghe Village.
This is the first time Cheng Xue meets Zhao's daughter-in-law Wang, and she has always remembered it before.
After everyone chatted in the main room for a while, Mrs. Wang took Cheng Xue and said:
"Sister-in-law, please take me to get to know our house. I told you to get up early and leave early. I'm afraid I'll forget if you delay any longer."
Like Ms. Liu, she is a restless and warm-hearted person.
After the two came out, Cheng Xue gave her a brief introduction to everything in front and back of the house, mainly about grain, firewood, and the feeding of poultry.
After explaining, he took her to the next door, and the entire house was given to their family, so they could live wherever they wanted.
"...Anyway, during the two months we have been gone, my family has asked you to follow Yu Zhao."
"Sister-in-law, what you said is so unreasonable. You have taken such good care of Yingjie's father. I don't know how to be grateful. I can only ask for this little help."
Wang's personality is similar to Liu's. If you treat me 30%, I have to repay you 50%. She is very down-to-earth and sincere.
"The hares and pheasants in the tank outside the house are reserved for you. You must eat the small green vegetables on the west side of your head as soon as possible, otherwise you will get old. There are also sauerkraut. It seems to be getting warmer day by day, and it will smell bad."<
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"Don't worry, sister-in-law, I won't be polite to you. By the way, my mother-in-law found her in the village about what my sister-in-law said last time. As for Yu Ni, the older sister of the Degui family, she is honest, hardworking, capable, and her age
It’s the same as those in your village. But... his family’s financial gift is relatively high.”
"How much?" Cheng Xue was curious.
Ask about the current market situation so that she can have a comparison when the brats at home get married.
Wang held out two fingers. Cheng Xuegang wanted to say, "Two taels is more?" He never thought——
"Twenty taels of silver."
"What? So high?!"
Wang nodded heavily and shook his head helplessly.
"So she never got married."
"This high wedding gift will be new if you can get married." Cheng Xue murmured to herself.
If it were a previous life, most of the betrothal gifts requested by the woman's family would be sent back to her daughter. But the farm families of the Liangyan Dynasty obviously would not.
What does twenty taels of silver mean to a farmer? You don’t want to marry an ordinary person!
Alas, should I tell the Dong family?
Mrs. Wang saw her confusion and gently advised:
"Sister-in-law, you go over and say it. Whether it works or not has nothing to do with us. Anyway, we will do what he told us."
"Okay, I'll go now and you can pack your things first."
Cheng Xue walked out with a confused mind. As for the direction, she relied on instinct. She was now thinking about how to tell the Dong family. It took a lot of time to be asked, but what she did... was really messed up!
Before Dong Cheng's doorstep, the good girl started barking "woof, woof...". His dog was bigger than the tiger. Occasionally they met in the morning, and the two little things even went crazy together.
The dog that Dong Bin came out to tie was three years younger than Dong Hong, and he is also 17 this year. I guess he will have to work with him after Dong Hong is busy, and I don’t know if there is any news from the Guo family’s sister-in-law.
Inside the house, the Kang table has been set up, and melon seeds and peanuts have also been placed. Only Dong Cheng, his wife and Dong Lisong are in the house, and they have obviously left the children.
Mrs. Dong Xu smiled and pulled her onto the kang and said:
"I thought you had to wait two days to get the news?"
Dong Cheng and Dong Lisong both looked at Cheng Xue eagerly. She was extremely stressed at this moment.
"I'm sorry, Uncle Dong, Third Brother, Third Sister-in-law, there is indeed one at my aunt's side, but the wedding gift is too much. I... didn't handle the matter well."
"How much does she want?" Dong Cheng asked.
"Twenty taels."
Mrs. Xu narrowed her eyes slightly, thought for a moment and said:
"Tiedan Niang, is the girl's name Yu Ni and the brother's name Yu Degui?"
"Yes, sister-in-law, have you heard of it?"
"I mentioned it when I was looking for a wife for my brother-in-law, but the wedding gift was too high." Mrs. Xu shook her head as she said it.
That's not only too high, it's quite high! It costs 200 taels for her to buy a house in the county. A fixed wealth gift is one-tenth of the house!
Dong Lisong, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke:
"Tiedan Niang, what did your aunt say to her? Is it okay to work?"
"My cousin's wife came here today. She said that this girl is honest, capable, and hard-working, but she asked for too much as a wedding gift, so she never got married. In fact, we know very well that if his family didn't ask for so much, I guess she would
She has been married a long time ago."
This was very true, and the three of them nodded in agreement.
"How's it going over there with Sister-in-law Guo?" Cheng Xue asked.
Mrs. Xu: "There are two. But one of them is too determined to be born, so I won't consider it. Thank your cousin-in-law for me, and do it as a matter of fact."
"It should be done, but it didn't get done."
"Why can't it be done?" Dong Lisong smiled and waved his hand, "If this girl is really that good, she will be twenty taels."
What? What did you just hear?
In a family with many sons, hiring a daughter-in-law is a skill. If a bowl of water cannot be equal, then the difference cannot be too great.
She dared to swear that Dong Lisong definitely did not give twenty taels of silver when Xu and Dong Cheng were engaged. When she looked at Dong Xu, her face was hurt and unbelievable.
It is said that the emperor loves the eldest son, and the people love the youngest son. Dong Hong is neither the eldest son nor the youngest son, how can he be so popular?
"Boss, tomorrow I will take your two younger brothers to Yangjiazhuang and Yujiatun respectively. Whoever they like is the one they like. Since that family wants to set a gift of twenty taels, then both of their brothers will have twenty taels. Hurry up and settle.
, we will do the work after spring plowing."
Cheng Xue saw clearly that Dong Cheng and his wife were not calm anymore, but no one spoke.
"Haha...hahaha..."
Dong Lisong suddenly laughed heartily, making the three of them stunned.
Why are you so happy?
The old man patted Dong Cheng heavily on the shoulder——
"Okay, you can act like a big brother. Shuanzi Niang can also act like a sister-in-law."
After saying that, the old man got up and went to the ground. Cheng Xue also wanted to get up, but he stopped him.
"Sit down for a while and be a witness for me. Go back and talk to your neighbor. I'm not biased."
Uh...how did you say this?
Soon, Dong Lisong came back with a box.
"This is filled with the money I spent treating patients and selling medicines over the years. It's fifty-five taels in total. When I hired Shuanzi Niang, I spent seven taels. Today, daddy will make up for you fifteen taels. The remaining four
Give twelve taels to the second and third children. Do you and I have any objections?"
"No need to make up for it, Dad, don't listen to my mother's nonsense, she just has a bad mouth." Mrs. Xu quickly shook her head.
People are contradictory. It feels unfair if they don’t make up for it, and they feel embarrassed if they do.
Dong Cheng on the side couldn't help but shook his head, closed the box and said:
"Dad, this is all your hard-earned money. You don't need to give it to us. We don't want it."
"Why not? I can't take the money with me when I die, why don't you three brothers share it? Instead of you taking it as your share then, why not give it to me now so that you can remember me well."<
