Chapter 171: Cruel Reality
Is this old guy Li Yuanshan sure he wasn't pretending to be poor before? Or is it a swollen face and a fat man?
Li Yuanqian really couldn't believe it in his heart.
The items on the gift list are:
Two boxes of paddy
Two boxes of brown rice
Ten pieces of bacon
A stupid roe deer
Ten air-dried chickens, air-dried fish, air-dried rabbits, and air-dried bamboo rats
Twenty live ducks
Twenty hares
Half pork
Six jars of wine
Ten horses of ordinary coarse cloth
Two pieces of cotton cloth
Two pieces of fine cotton printed fabric
Two pieces of silk
There are two peony flowers
Mandarin duck peony flower sterling silver head, gilt bracelet pair
20 taels of silver (about 20,000 yuan)
……
I'm afraid that the above things add up to more than fifty taels of silver, right?
Not long ago, a family in the village married their son to an old and ugly cripple because of two boxes of brown rice.
Li Yuanqian had already guessed what that brother's fate and future life would be.
Although he is Lizheng, he has no way to intervene in this kind of thing.
Just for two boxes of brown rice, he buried his son's whole body.
The family can't help it, after all, in such an age, if you don't marry and sell your brother, the family will probably starve to death at home.
The reality is so cruel.
After Li Yuanqian read the gift list, he silently threw out those bad emotions.
After all, his son is not as unfortunate as that brother, and he will have a good in-law. has a husband who loves him, and relatives who are not bad in character and appearance.
Li Yuanqian looked at the people present, calculated it in his heart, and then expressed his satisfaction with Li Hai directly on his face.
But... Why didn't he know when Li Yuanshan's old guy was rich in his family? Li Yuanqian estimated the value of the dowry, and then touched his chin and speculated secretly.
"Could it be that he is slapping a swollen face and making a fat man?" Li Yuanqian thought about the situation in Li Yuanshan's family in his impression, thought about the income situation in recent years, and then thought about it Some time ago, it seemed that Li Yuanshan's son was married.
I secretly decided that this was a possibility
But when he thought that it was because his son was going to marry his own brother, how could he be so satisfied? He didn't have pride...
Li Hai, who had been waiting for Li Yuanqian to speak, saw the satisfaction and happiness on his future father-in-law's face, and he knew whether his future father-in-law was satisfied or not.
"Don't stand outside, come into the courtyard and sit" Since I have already identified Lehi as a son-in-law, I have already identified in my heart. Li Yuanqian will naturally not be hypocritical
After all, the croppers are the most realistic. Even if Li Yuanqian is the leader in the village, he is no exception.
"Yes, come in" Li Sun, who was talking to Li Matchmaker, also reacted, and hurriedly let Li Hai and his party in.
It is also the custom here that the bride price bearer carries the things into the courtyard and places them before leaving.
Although Li Qing did not understand why this custom existed. But he won't be stupid enough to question it.
After all, he doesn't do such a direct thing of pulling hatred and brushing up his sense of existence.
"Uncle Lie. Uncle Zhuang. Please take the people in the village back first, remember to go to the uncle's house for dinner in the evening" As soon as Li Hai entered the courtyard, he must have entered the house directly.
Xiao Li Li and Li Gu, as Li Hai's relatives, of course had to follow in.
As for Matchmaker Lee? Do you need to talk about this? In this era, there is no matchmaker, who dares to get married.
So... Li Qing had no choice but to do these things.
"Forget it. Just practice it in advance," Li Qing secretly encouraged himself.
"Okay, this is no problem" Li Dazhuang laughed, of course there is no problem.
As for Li Lie, although he didn't smile, he was also happy between his eyebrows.
After all, the people of Lehi's generation are all Li Dazhuang and Li Lie, and they grew up, so Li Lie was also very happy to see that Lehi was about to get married.
"Then I'll trouble you, Uncle Zhuang, Uncle Lie, be careful on the road" Li Qingqing and the two arched their hands.
"Okay, you kid, when did you become so polite? Do I not know your virtue? Li Lie scolded with a smile.
Then he took the people in the village and left one after another.
"Master Li, I'm sorry for you~" Li Qing arched his hand with the person who took the lead in blowing, playing and singing, and then handed over a handful of broken silver wrapped in red paper.
"Hehe, Li Qing, you're welcome, I've been friends with your uncle for more than ten years, and I've made money in this matter, it's just mutual benefit and reciprocity, you can also find me when you get married in the future, I can give you a little cheaper~" Master Li put the silver in his pocket and greeted Li Qing at the same time.
"Hehe, Master Li, then it's decided, I'll look for you directly when the time comes" Li Qing didn't refuse.
Originally, he was not familiar with these people at all, and he didn't know anything about them, but since the uncle could let this person bring someone to help Lehi do a happy event.
Li Qing felt that there was nothing to rest assured about?
"Okay, that's it" Master Li is also a man.
After agreeing with Li Qing, he hurried away with his people.
"Yun, let's enter the house" Li Qing looked up at the only person in the courtyard at this time.
"Hmm" Han Yun saw that his master had already solved everything, nodded, and walked to Li Qing's side.
"Let's go in" Li Qing took Han Yun's hand and went into the room.
In fact, Nagina Zheng came to tell the time of marriage and send a dowry to the brother's family.
Li Qing, who didn't learn history well, couldn't figure out what Nagina Zheng was at all.
And there is no "ferry" god in this world who can let him check it.
Therefore, Li Qing calmly became an illiterate person in terms of marriage customs and etiquette.
When Li Qing stepped into the house, not many people noticed him.
Li Qing pulled Han Yun to a corner and stood up.
Li Qing carefully observed the person sitting opposite Li Hai and Li Matchmaker.
A middle-aged man who is honest and looks in good spirits, he should be his cousin Li Hai's father-in-law - Li Yuanqian.
And sitting next to the middle-aged grandfather is a middle-aged brother, who doesn't wear much makeup, but looks like he has good skin, combing the hairstyle of the brother who has become married, if it is not mistaken, this should be Li Hai's Yue-Li Sun.
And Li Qing thought that it was the two of them when he just came out to greet the guests, and he couldn't be wrong about sitting in this position at this time.
Li Qing looked at the crowd and matched the names of the people he knew one by one in his heart.
That sturdy young man should be Li Yuanqian's son, Li Shen
And the one next to him should be his husband - Li Wang...
Li Qing didn't quite remember that this was the first Li Wang clan he had encountered.
In this world, just calling a surname is not a name, and the possibility of hitting a name is too high...
He remembered that the husband of the shopkeeper of the silver building was called Li Wang, right?
When he first came to this world, the brother who came to his house to cook had a brother named Li Wang, right?
He...
He doesn't remember much anyway...
And there are a lot of people named Li Lee...
Li Qing silently complained in his heart.
Of course, he won't be self-righteous to change this custom, if he proposes that his brother doesn't need to change his name after marriage, I'm afraid he will be burned to death as a heretic the next day, right?
And...
Li Qing thought that after Han Yun married him, he would become Li Han's...
This kind of setting that you know it's your husband when you hear the name...
How does it sound good?
Li Qing said in his heart.
ps: The last time I added a word at the end of the article, I have a bad cold these days, and there is only one change, and it will break out after recovery. Thank you. (To be continued.) )