"I think your little mouth is still the best." Wu Yan used her slender fingers to lightly tap the corner of her lips a few times, then moved her mouth closer to Qing Lan's ear and said softly in a voice that the three of them could hear,"I'm not sure.""No wonder our fourth brother is so energetic all day long. It's my younger sister…Hmm?”
Qing Lan knew that Wu Yan had heard Liu Yun teasing Yang Xiong earlier and was now teasing her. She was shy and felt a wave of hot air by her ear. She immediately felt embarrassed and ran out in a panic."I, I'll go fix the pot…"
"Hahaha--" Wu Yan laughed gorgeously." Little girl, don't run away. Teach me how to praise someone-"
Yang Shu held back her laughter and slapped her.
Wu Yan disdainfully rolled her beautiful eyes."You think everyone is as serious as you? That little girl knows her place!”
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It was time to discuss the marriage.
After the snow, the sky had cleared up. On the mountain road, a dazzling seven-colored light shone from a distance of two to three feet away from the human eye.
A middle-sized man had his hands in the sleeves of a newly made old blue cotton jacket. He walked quickly in eight steps. His brown eyes rolled around under his dark and messy eyebrows. His mouth was wide open as if he was thinking about something happy. Suddenly, a cold wind blew, and two lines of clear snot appeared. The man raised his right shoulder and rubbed it with his elbow. After putting down his shoulder, he shrunk his neck into the collar, making his back look even more arched and shorter.
About ten steps behind him, a woman with small eyebrows and high cheekbones was dragging the arm of a woman whose face was covered by a headscarf. She kept muttering,
"Do you remember what I told you at home?”
"Don't be ungrateful. This is all for your own good!”
"Our family has raised you for so many years. You've grown up well, so you should ask for more money. It's considered filial to your parents. Your nephew can also benefit from it. You only have one nephew, Yuan Bao. In the future, if you marry him and suffer losses, you'll have to rely on Yuan Bao to support you!”
"A good man is afraid of being pestered. When the time comes, cry if you want to!”
"You have to listen to your brother and me when it comes to making his family pay more money. Don't just agree to whatever he says later. At this time, his family is willing to pay more money because they like you. If they don't, it means that they don't take you seriously.”
"Don't be reluctant. Your brother has asked around. His family is rich, but no matter how rich it is, it won't be your turn to be the head of the family for eight to ten years.”
"Sister-in-law is an experienced person. There's nothing wrong with listening to Sister-in-law. Don't be silent. Did you hear me?!”
The woman couldn't see her sister-in-law's expression. She only heard her make a sound of acknowledgment from her throat. She pursed her lips in disappointment and continued to pull her arm forward.
This woman with a headscarf was Zhang Yunyun, who was in Dacheng. People in the mountains did not pay much attention to marriage. Basically, there were three steps: proposing marriage, betrothal, and getting married. The betrothal gifts of the Wang family had been sent, and the rest was just to discuss the details of the marriage. Logically speaking, there was no need for both parties to personally come forward with a matchmaker in the middle. Even if there was a family that was afraid of the matchmaker playing tricks in the middle, they would find two prestigious and upright daughters-in-law from the clan to help negotiate. There was no reason for the girl to come forward to discuss her marriage with her future in-laws.
However, Zhang Yunyun's brother and sister-in-law did not want to discuss the details of the marriage. They wanted the Wang family to add another betrothal gift when they married. In fact, this was not a big deal. After all, they were poor people from the mountains. They did not care so much.
In most families, the betrothal gifts of their daughters would become the betrothal gifts of their sons. It was not that there were none, but there were also very few who could put the betrothal gifts into their daughters 'dowry boxes. Therefore, some well-off families would add a sum of silver to their daughter-in-law's chest when they married her, which was called "wedding wine money" in this area. The amount of silver would not be more than the betrothal gifts, but it was more or less meaningful. As parents, most of them would be embarrassed to deduct it for their daughters.
The betrothal gift that the Wang family gave Zhang Yunyun was based on the number of Li Zheng's daughter-in-law-ten taels. This was already considered the first in King Village. As for the " wedding wine money ", it had already been passed down through the matchmaker, Dacheng's aunt. It had changed from the initial five taels that Aunt Wang had planned to fifteen taels. However, the Zhang family still seemed to be dissatisfied. They felt that the matchmaker was the Wang family's aunt, so she would definitely side with the Wang family. Therefore, before the matchmaker came today, Zhang Yunyun was dragged out by her brother and sister-in-law.
The reason why he had pulled Zhang Yunyun along was because his brother had asked around. He knew that Dacheng would definitely return home to pay respects to his ancestors during the winter solstice. The school in King Village was recruiting students again, and Dacheng would definitely stay behind to support them for two days. How much money would it take for such a beautiful girl to cry and act coquettishly? He had inquired about the Wang family's background. It was very thick!
This time, he was determined to get it!
He had already thought it through. If he asked for a hundred taels first, he would ask for a price and return the money on the spot. The Wang family was a family that cared about their reputation. No matter what, they could at least give him sixty taels, right?
He had already thought about how to distribute the silver. He would give five taels to his parents and five taels to his little sister. After marrying into the Wang family, she did not lack food or drink. With five taels of silver on her, it was not a small amount!
The rest was all his, fifty taels! A roast chicken and a pot of wine in the town's Defu Restaurant cost fifty big coins. One tael a month, twelve taels a year. Aiyo, it could take three to four years!
If only the Wang Clan had given him more face? Then-
As she walked, she pondered. Before she knew it, she had already arrived outside King Village. There was a fine powder workshop on the ground of sweet wormwood. Thick white smoke enveloped the roof of the plank house. If she listened carefully, she could hear the sound of lively laughter. Zhang Yunyun pulled down the headscarf that covered her face and looked around curiously. She had been to King Village before, but this time, it was different. This place was not as lifeless as other villages in winter. It was lively and had a smoke and fire atmosphere.
At the entrance of the village, a group of young boys were playing with sticks, and their shouts of "Huhehayo" broke through the clouds. Seeing the few of them approaching, a boy with big eyes and a round head put away his stick and walked up. He cupped his hands politely and said in a clear and loud voice,"Where are the guests from? Which family are you looking for?"
Zhang Yunyun's older brother, Zhang Xi, was stunned. He wiped his forehead and said,""We, we…Kid, welcome, welcome. We are from the Zhuang Manor. Let's go to the Dacheng Clan, Wang Dacheng!”
The boy's eyelids moved as if he was trying to gauge the truth of his words. Then, he smiled brightly, revealing his white teeth."Brother Dacheng's house is in the back street. I'll take you there!”，After saying that, he shouted at another kid in the team,"Fat Tiger, run quickly. Brother Dacheng's family told auntie that they had a guest.”
A chubby boy responded loudly and ran away with a stick.
" No, there's no need…" Zhang Xi wanted to refuse.
Unexpectedly, this kid waved his small hand and made a very bright "please" gesture."This is the rule of our village.”，With that, he led the way, ignoring the muttering of the three people behind him.
A few days ago, the eldest aunt of the Wang family had sent a message to the Zhuang Manor. After breakfast, Aunt Wang and her mother-in-law were preparing the dishes for the lunch in their own small kitchen. Originally, Yang Ping wanted her to prepare them in the big kitchen at the back, but Aunt Wang refused. She had experienced what kind of people the Zhang family were. They did not even want to take a look, let alone bring the dishes from the Yang family courtyard.
Yang Ping asked her to take whatever she wanted from the big kitchen. Aunt Wang agreed. Originally, everyone was eating together. Uncle Wang had always been in charge of the purchase of food. There was no need to be pretentious.
Aunt Wang had just chopped up a chicken when the messenger boy was already shouting at the door," Grandmother, Grandmother…Your family has guests. Three people from the Zhuang Manor…"
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other and were surprised."So early?"
Most people would arrive around the middle of the night to visit relatives and friends. If they were late, it would be difficult for them to prepare lunch. It was too early, and she didn't clean up properly, did she? When was this? The mountain road was difficult to traverse after the snow. Did he leave without eating breakfast?
Aunt Wang lifted her apron to wipe her hands and went out. She looked at the boy at the door and laughed."You call that Zhuang Zhuang and Xiao Zhang Zhuang? Don't you know that's your grandaunt?”，As he spoke, he took out three big coins from his sleeve and placed them in his hand."Don't buy all the candies. Save them for school!”
The matter of rewarding the children was taught to her by Jin Qiao after the village set up the " Children's Patrol Team." The children would run around and report to strangers while they were practicing martial arts. However, the children were happy with two or three big coins. Many families in the village learned from them. Some gave them copper coins and some grabbed a handful of fruits. After a period of time, the children became more diligent and cautious. There were no more people who came to the village to poke their heads in.
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