Chapter 188: Marriage Proposal
Lin Yujuan thought of her eldest sister Lin Xiujuan, who was still living in Qintong. There are four sisters and brothers in the pen and fun pavilion www.biquge.info family, and everyone has a pen industry except her. And when she got married, her family was not very wealthy, so she didn't have many dowries.
I said that I would give a share to the eldest sister in the brick kiln, but no one has sent a letter back yet. I don't know how she's doing now.
It's the end of November in the blink of an eye, and there's no need to say how cold it is outside. Lin Yujuan, she is not away from the fire kang at home.
That afternoon, she was sitting on the kang reading the book, and Luo Hongmei came to call her, saying that someone came to propose marriage. Last time, the Qi family made a self-proposed decision to marry Lin Yujuan, but it turned out to be such a big thing as running away from home. This time, she remembered to call Lin Yujuan over and ask her opinion.
At this time, Lin Guilu and Yukou were not at home, only the Qi family and sister-in-law Luo Hongmei were there.
After Lin Yujuan arrived at the Qi family's courtyard, she found that there were a lot of gift boxes in the courtyard, and after Lin Yujuan glanced at it, she estimated that there could be more than a dozen.
Lin Yujuan was looking at it, and a woman's laughter came from the room.
"Ahh I'll give you my greetings, old woman. ”
Lin Yujuan looked at the woman's appearance of forty or fifty years old, although it was not exaggerated to the point that her face was pale and her head was covered with red flowers, but it was not far behind. I have all the bells and whistles in my clothes, I don't know what sachet I am wearing, the smell is too strong, and I am very angry.
"Where does the joy come from?" Although Lin Yujuan guessed that these eight achievements were the matchmaker invited by the Jiang family to propose marriage, she always had to ask clearly.
Qi's Luo Hongmei was also very curious in her heart. But on this cold day, the matchmaker led a group of people to come to the door with a bride price, and it was estimated that it was not light, and the Qi family sent Luo Hongmei to hurry up and boil some hot tea.
The matchmaker smiled even brighter: "My surname is Zhang, and everyone calls me Mrs. Zhang." was entrusted by the Jiang family in Taizhou, and came to be a matchmaker for the second young master Jiang Mingde in his family's house. ”
It took Qi a long time to react, and it turned out that it was not someone else who proposed marriage, but Jiang Mingde's cousin who had come to her house several times. How could he propose to his daughter? It's not right.
Thinking about it again, the relationship between the two cousins is very far-fetched, and there is no blood relationship for a long time, and this relationship is not impossible to do.
Originally, Qi Shi liked Jiang Mingde very much. You think a young man with good looks and a good family background is very humble and humble, can he not be liked? What's more, people have now become masters, which is even more enviable. In such a way, a young man actually came to propose marriage to his daughter, and Qi was surprised and happy in his heart.
Although she felt that the two families were too far apart, the matchmaker came to the door, so let's listen to what people say first.
Lin Yujuan was also very happy when she heard Mrs. Zhang's words, the Jiang family finally came to the door to propose, Jiang Mingde really didn't lie to her.
After Mrs. Zhang sat down in the house, she asked the Jiang family and the entourage to move the bride price into the house and open it.
"This box of silk and satin is all shipped from Hangzhou, and this basket of mountain goods is from the south......" Mrs. Zhang introduced in the same way.
Every load, every box of gifts is very rare and valuable to the Lin family. There were even many things they had never heard of before.
These dozen or so bride prices add up to a few hundred taels of silver, and they can't be done.
That's not all, in the end, Mrs. Zhang also took out 500 taels of silver as a salary.
Qi's eyes widened, and the whole five hundred taels of silver ingots were neatly stacked in the tray, and the silver light was dazzling. She had never seen so much cash in front of her in her life? She was a little excited, as long as her family Yujuan agreed to the Jiang family's marriage, and the bride price of the whole room was in front of her, the silver would be all hers!
How could she not agree, such a good marriage can't be found with a lantern, and her family Yujuan is not stupid.
Luo Hongmei is also envious, jealous and excited, so many dowries!
Lin Yujuan was naturally taken aback by the Jiang family's approach.
Mrs. Zhang looked at the surprised looks of the women of the Lin family, and she was so unhappy.
"These are all bride gifts from the Jiang family, and the thirteenth of next month is a good day, and I will come to pick up the lady and go to the door again."
"Thirteen next month? It's only a few days away, and don't the two families have to discuss this day of marriage? The first looks very polite, why is this time like this? Don't you look down on our family too much? Which family is in such a hurry, and it is not a concubine. "The Qi clan counted the days, and it was only ten days, and there was no time to prepare for anything.
"Huh? This was originally accepted by your lady to be an aunt? Didn't you say that the two of you had already agreed to it? Mrs. Zhang was also taken aback.
Lin Yujuan was stunned when she heard this. Aunt? This word is not too unfamiliar, I heard Wang Qizhen say it to her before, and she didn't take it seriously at all. I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it, this Jiang Mingde kept saying that he wanted to marry her and take care of her, so he just accepted her as a concubine.
Hehe, no wonder others, just blame yourself for not taking a good look in the mirror. I don't know how many pounds and taels I have, but people said they wanted to marry her, and she took it seriously.
"I don't say yes!"
The Qi family naturally agreed with Lin Yujuan's decision, but also did not agree.
Mrs. Zhang didn't expect this well-said thing to change hexagrams.
"Mrs. Lin, I really don't know what the two of you said at the beginning. But if you think about it, this marriage is all about the right family. To put it mildly, your family is not half a star worse than the Jiang family. You are a harmonious person again, but Young Master Jiang is a new master, even the official lady can marry him. Do you think people will marry you back to be the main house? "Mrs. Zhang is really polite when she speaks.
Lin Yujuan didn't blame her when she heard it, she said: "Mrs. Zhang, you are right, this Jiang family's family is too high, I really can't climb it." But if you want me to be a concubine for his family, that's impossible. You hurry up and carry the Jiang family's things back. ”
Where would Mrs. Zhang give up so easily, the Jiang family's reward is a lot.
This time, though, she turned her attention to Qi.
"Mrs. Lin, if your lady really shouldn't be stupid."
Qi Shi was surprised when he heard this: "What are you talking nonsense about this matchmaker?" Where will the daughter of a good family be a concubine for others. ”
Mrs. Zhang laughed when she heard Qi's words: "This concubine also depends on who does it." If your lady is a concubine of Jiang Juren, then everything will not be taken care of by the Jiang family in the future? Not to mention, if your family's land is in Jiang Juren's name, how much less tax do you have to pay every year? ”????!“?” (To be continued.) )