Steward Cao hurriedly said: "My wife and sister don't know, I just came back from the yamen and raised Lan'er to be a flat wife. After she gave birth to her son, she helped her to be his wife, which neither wronged her nor affected the future of the children. ”

Liu Ya was disdainful in her heart, she didn't have time to ask Wang Lan's choice, Steward Cao's move was undoubtedly to leave people behind.

Looking up at Wang Lan, she was stunned, and Liu Ya understood that she didn't know in advance.

"My cousin-in-law has such a heart, and my cousin is blessed, this is the mother and the son are expensive, right?"

Liu Ya smiled and took off a pair of gold bracelets on her wrists, put them on Wang Lan and continued: "I didn't know that my cousin had such a happy event before, and I didn't prepare a congratulatory gift, so I hope my cousin won't dislike this pair of bracelets." ”

In order to let Steward Cao know that their mother's family members are not fighting the autumn wind, Liu Ya deliberately wore a lot of gold and silver jewelry before coming to the door, and almost pasted the words 'I am an upstart' on his face.

"No, no, no, I don't ......" can be wanted.

"Cousin doesn't look good, does it? My cousin felt the same way, and it just so happened that these two golden hairpins were also given to my cousin. ”

Cutting off Wang Lan's words, Liu Ya also took off the golden hairpin on her head, and said regretfully: "It's a pity, I didn't wear that set of gems today, I can't control it at my age, but my cousin just helped me to wear some festive style." ”

"I can't ...... it!"

Wang Lan was anxious and didn't know what to do, and she didn't let her finish her words.

"That's it, my cousin-in-law will send someone to go with me in a while, and I'll go to the silver building to choose a few sets of heads and faces for my cousin that are suitable for my wife.

I had too many worries before, although those sets of heads and faces were good-looking, but after all, I couldn't take them, and it was not good to lose face to my cousin-in-law, and I would make up the dowry list when I went back. ”

Liu Ya turned her head to look at Steward Cao, looking happy because Wang Lan was straightened, and her smile was very sincere.

"I shouldn't have been my wife and sister, since Lan'er is my wife, I should buy these for her. But if it's a dowry, it's hard for Cao to say anything. ”

Steward Cao responded happily, saying high-sounding lies, but did not mention the dowry for the Wang family.

"My cousin-in-law's words are out of sight, the eldest cousin is the first of our sisters to marry, this dowry should naturally be richer, after all, she is the eldest daughter!"

"But I have a sentence to say, cousin-in-law, don't be surprised, although my cousin is now a concubine, should the process of three media and six hires be made up? Otherwise, it will be unjustifiable! ”

Steward Cao's face stiffened, he hadn't thought of such trouble, not to mention that he had to spend money to buy a dowry.

Wang Lan hurriedly pulled Liu Ya's sleeve, but Liu Ya smiled and said, "When my cousin-in-law leaves the process, we will also buy a dowry for my cousin according to the rules." This yard is not small, but there are too few objects in the yard, and it is not convenient to have children in the future.

It just so happens that I have fellow villagers who are apprentices in the Zhang Ji carpenter shop in Fucheng, and now they have become masters in the shop, so how about asking them to add a set of furniture to my cousin's house? ”

Hearing this, Steward Cao's face finally eased again, the carpentry work of that Zhang Ji is notoriously good, especially recently it has become famous, it doesn't matter, I really don't know when I can order furniture.

"I listen to my wife and sister, so I'll let people arrange it, and go to my father-in-law's house to propose marriage first. It's just a few days when I'm not too busy, and I'll accompany Lan'er back to her parents' house again, which should be a way for Lan'er to relax. ”

got cheap, Cao Steward's words were immediately changed, and he even wondered in his heart if Wang Lan became his wife, whether Liu Ya would be willing to give more money, this daughter-in-law would be a good deal.

For Wang Lan's future, Liu Ya doesn't care about spending some money, she has already understood from Wang Lan's touched look that this marriage cannot be broken.

"My cousin-in-law has a heart, so I have to bring a letter to my grandfather and them when I go back, so that they can all feel at ease."

Liu Ya nodded with satisfaction, turned her head to Wang Lan and said, "Cousin, you have to take good care of your body, otherwise you won't be able to endure the hardships of bumps on the road." When your cousin becomes your wife, my cousin will definitely prepare you a few more sets of worthy heads and ornaments in the house. ”

"Regardless of whether my cousin is a little nephew or a niece in my belly, this is the first junior in our family, her cousin has no great ability, and she bought a few good fields in the county seat, and when she turned around, she gave twenty acres of land to the child as a gift."

“……”

Wang Lan didn't know what to say at all, and she also knew that Liu Ya would not give her a chance to refuse.

Liu Ya's kindness, Wang Lan couldn't express her mood at the moment except for constantly shedding tears.

"My wife and sister are so generous, Cao has thanked me for my son." Steward Cao hurriedly got up and bowed deeply to Liu Ya.

Liu Ya gave a handful of help and said with a light smile: "Don't mind my cousin-in-law, I'll wait for my little nephew to grow up and thank me." If it is a son, he will be a farmer with this land, and he will have less trouble when taking the imperial examination in the future.

If it is a daughter, then it should be necessary to prepare a dowry for her in advance, and then the cousin-in-law should not be reluctant. ”

Liu Ya's joke made Steward Cao laugh a little embarrassed, but he also understood that Liu Ya was beating him not to hit the ground, and also asked him to protect Wang Lan's mother and son.

Since it is Wang Lan's dowry, it will either belong to Wang Lan's children, or it will be returned to her mother's family.

After leaving Zhuangzi, Liu Ya took the initiative to ask Steward Cao to assign someone to follow him on an errand, so he went to Zhang Ji first.

"Sister Liu Ya, why are you here?" Did you come to see me?

Xiao Zhu opened his mouth excitedly, but he didn't dare to ask the words later.

"I'm here to order a set of furniture for my cousin as a dowry, and I have to trouble Brother Xiao Zhu to go through the back door."

Winking playfully, Liu Ya said again: "The style should be atmospheric, and it is best to use cypress." ”

"Sister Liuya will choose, as the saying goes, 'thousand-year-old pine, 10,000-year-old cypress', cypress wood has fine texture, strong quality, water resistance, corrosion resistance, and fragrance, which is more suitable for carving patterns."

Speaking of wood, Xiao Zhu is the first to go.

Liu Ya covered her mouth and smiled, spit out her powder tongue playfully, and said embarrassedly: "I don't understand what Brother Xiao Zhu said, I chose cypress, one is because it has a fragrance, and the other is that this fragrance has the effect of calming the nerves and replenishing the brain, as well as clearing heat and detoxifying." ”

Xiao Zhu blushed even more, he didn't want to show off in front of Liu Ya, he just said these words habitually.

"Sister Liu Ya also knows a lot, I don't know about these."

Scratching the back of his head innocently, only in front of Liu Ya, Xiao Zhu would be so helpless.

Liu Ya smiled and shook his head, under Xiao Zhu's introduction, this set of furniture was naturally cheaper, but it also cost nearly three hundred taels.

After all, Wang Lan's courtyard is not small, and it is necessary to prepare furniture in at least three rooms, and also to make a study furnishings, which normally cannot be brought down without more than three hundred taels.

Knowing that Liu Ya still had to buy jewelry, Xiao Zhu volunteered to take Liu Ya to the one he had taken over the business before, so he could naturally save some silver for Liu Ya.

"This order and jewelry will be handed over to your Mrs. Lan, and when the furniture is ready, Brother Xiao Zhu will arrange to send it over."

After buying the things, Liu Ya gave Zhuangzi and the upper and lower people a purse as a reward, which was also a good fate for Wang Lan.

"Thank you cousin for the reward, the small one must be done." The man was overjoyed, and the money was worth two months' wages.

Xiao Zhu didn't blink his eyes when he looked at Liu Yahua, and his eyes couldn't help but darken.