Chapter VII Dowry

Xu Lanyin came outside after getting dressed, Xu Lanzhou had already brushed his teeth with willow branches, and went into the kitchen to light the fire.

Xu Lanyin ignored the disgust in Xu Lanzhou's eyes and smiled, "I'll help you prepare the cakes you went out to eat." Then he realized that he should have sent some steamed noodles last night. ”

Xu Lanzhou said with a heavy face, "What a loser, those cornmeals should be kept and eaten slowly, I can bring a dozen boiled sweet potatoes." He calculated that he would eat four meals outside, three for each meal, and twelve for each meal.

Xu Lanyin shook his head and said, "Logging is a hard work, if you don't eat and drink, where will you have the strength to work." He also frightened, "If you don't do a good job, Master Tian won't be able to call you again next time." ”

Xu Lanzhou also heard that it was not good, and he would have no chance in the future. Nodding his head, he said, "Then make some tortillas and bring some sweet potatoes." ”

Xu Lanhui said again, "People who don't eat salt have no strength, add some salt to the cake, it is delicious and long-lasting." ”

Xu Lanzhou also remembered that her mother once said that eating salt can increase strength, and nodded in agreement.

Xu Lanyin scouted the kitchen yesterday, and it was poor, only a small half jar of cornmeal, a pile of sweet potatoes, a jar of pickles, a small half bowl of salt, and a little white flour at the bottom of the jar. That bit of white noodles is occasionally used to make gnocchi soup or noodles for Qin and Xu Lanting, who have a bad appetite.

Xu Lanyin quickly scooped two large bowls of cornmeal and mixed it with warm water to make a paste. Because there is no oil, the paste is slightly thinner, and the fire is very small.

Before the cake was cooked, a burst of aroma wafted out, and the cake was not baked.

He baked ten loaves and boiled twelve sweet potatoes.

Xu Lanzhou left two cakes and two sweet potatoes, and said viciously, "The cakes are for my mother and younger brother to eat, don't think about stealing them, or taking them for the old Gu family." ”

Xu Lanyin is still a little sad for the original owner. was deceived by Gu Wangchen and stole the things at home to "eat inside and out", it was her fault. But she still remembers her mother and brother in her heart, and she is diligent, which is also true. She would rather go hungry herself than let her mother and brother eat first. Of course, Gu Wangchen had to eat first, followed by his mother and brothers, and she herself came last......

What a stupid big sister. didn't buy Gu Wangchen's good, and made his family hate it. In this family, except for Hanako, who is still sleeping under the eaves, everyone hates the original owner.

Xu Lan couldn't see like a little child, so she stuffed the cake to him again, "Mother and little brother have weak stomachs, this cake is too dry to be restrained, so you should take it away." ”

Xu Lanzhou took it. He ate a large bowl of wild vegetable corn paste and two sweet potatoes, and in order to grow his strength, he ate a lot of pickles. After the meal, he left with a small package, as well as a hat and a coat.

The sky was just white, the mountains were foggy, and there was a faint layer of mist floating underground. Xu Lanyin watched the slender figure disappear into the morning light before closing the courtyard door.

She couldn't sleep and went to the backyard to look around the vegetable patch. The fields are mainly planted with cabbage, courgettes (cucumbers), radish, and a small amount of leeks, shallots, turmeric, and garlic.

Some thoughts unconsciously popped up in her mind, to store some cabbage and radishes to eat in winter, cabbage to make sauerkraut, radishes to cut into strips and dry and pickle, and courgette to make pickles. Earn the money, buy a few chicks......

The original owner is still quite good at running a house, but as soon as he meets Gu Wangchen's head, he short-circuits.

At dawn, Xu Lanyin returned to the house. First looked around the hall, a dark brown table of eight immortals, eight chairs. The innermost one is a black high table, on which a statue of Guanyin is enshrined. In the west room, there is a kang, three small kang cabinets, a small square table, and two stools.

Although the furniture is old, the sheets and quilts are mended, but they are relatively complete, and they are good in the countryside. This was all done by the original owner's father before his death or by his own hands.

Her eyes were fixed on the locked innermost kang cabinet. She quickly took off her shoes and climbed onto the kang, took out the key from her purse and opened the lock, in which were a few patched clothes, a cloth package, and four large coins scattered on the side.

This money was secretly saved by the original owner selling herbs, and when he could buy half a catty of meat, he went to buy meat or directly handed over the money to Gu Wangchen's mother and son.

She took out the package and opened it, and there were folded red silk a few feet in it, a red luo a foot square, and a small wooden box. The box contained a lotus silver hairpin, a pair of silver bracelets, a pair of white fungus, and a carved wooden comb.

The comb was a gift given by the ancient family when the marriage was made, and several other pieces of jewelry were the dowry purchased by Xu Qingyan for the original owner. Red silk is used for wedding dresses, and red Luo is used for hijabs. Xu Qingyan also said that he would slowly add it in the future, but unfortunately he never came back.

The family is so poor, and the original owner is still reluctant to take these things out. Not to mention giving them to the family, even Gu Wangchen was not willing to give them, but it can be seen how important they are in the heart of the original owner.

This is how she is a bride.

The reason why the red silk used to make the wedding dress has never been made into clothes is because the original owner was still young when she bought it, and she wanted to wait until she was full of size before making it. But now that she has grown in size, the original owner's hand unfortunately does not cut herself, and the Qin family is seriously ill and cannot be cut.

In my memory, the original owner was also in a hurry, and wanted to wait a little longer, and when the Qin family's health was a little better, he would let her cut it and do it herself. I really can't do it, so I have to pay someone from outside to help. The grandmother of this body, Mrs. Xu, and the eldest aunt Gu will be cut, but the original owner does not dare to bother them, for fear that they will snatch the material and sell it to his younger brother for money.

The hijab is already embroidered. In the center are two large peony flowers with two butterflies on them, surrounded by a circle of moire.

Even Xu Lanyin, a modern person, can see that the embroidery skills are average, and the color matching is average. This is embroidered by the original owner herself, and the original owner is in needlework, just like her mind, no matter how she is trained, she can't improve.

Xu Lanyin's eyes flashed the scene of a young girl squeezing time to hide in the room and secretly embroider a dowry. The girl embroidered, looked up at the window again, and seemed to see the handsome young man smiling towards her from the sun. She pursed her lips and laughed, then lowered her head and continued to embroider.

Xu Lanyin's eyes were a little hot. That stupid girl, her obsessive fiancΓ© is a thin lover, and he just wants to use her and is unwilling to marry her. The female partner Xu in the book should have fallen into the water after knowing the truth and losing her soul, right?

Since you have made up your mind that you will no longer have anything to do with the ancient male partner, you can sell the dowry and wedding dress, and you can also temporarily solve the family's predicament.

Xu Lanyin made up her mind, so she re-wrapped the things and put them in the kang cabinet.

She went down to the ground, combed her hair in front of the bronze mirror on the table, and saw clearly what she looked like in this life. The facial features are still two or three points like those in the previous life, and they are even more exquisite. But it's darker, and the skin is rougher, so it's lost a lot of points, but it's a rare beauty in the countryside.

Women love beauty, and this appearance makes Xu Lanyin very satisfied.