The main activity is that the man comes to give the dowry, if the woman accepts it, the family affair will be done, and there can be no repentance.

Invitation: It is the day when the man comes to the woman to discuss marriage.

Welcome: There is no doubt that it is the groom who goes to marry the bride.

After figuring out this, Qingbao understands that the red boxes placed in this courtyard are all dowries from the Ding family.

Since it is a lower hiring, how can it be regarded as Xia Yu's lifelong event, Qing Bao relied on the small person, so he squeezed in front of the person and carefully watched the dowry sent by the Ding family.

This dowry is not as Qingbao imagined, it is all silk and satin, clothes and jewelry, etc., but there are all kinds of [color] colors.

There are rulers, there are combs, there are mirrors, there are embroidered shoes, there are scales, there are abacus, there are scissors...... It's like a little grocery stall.

Of course, there are also silk satins, all of which are whole, neatly placed in the box.

There are also jewelry, some gold, some silver, and some jade, one by one, about a dozen.

Since Qingbao came to this world, he has never come into contact with the gold and silver jewelry of this world, silk and satin, so he can't say how expensive these things are.

But though she didn't know it, she had a way to figure it out, and she went into the piles of women in their forties and fifties, and listened to their comments on the dowry, and in a few moments, she really got some way to it.

Many women said that the things given by the Ding family are good, but unfortunately the style is a little older, and if this is a decade back, it will be a good thing.

There are also a few women who said that the silk has been sitting for a long time, although it is very well maintained, but there is a faint musty smell when you smell it.

Of course, it is more to praise the Ding family's generosity, gold, silver and jewelry, and it can be seen that he is a good family with a family background.

Qingbao listened to everyone's comments, and couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, this Ding family won't be as rich as it appears on the surface, right?

For example, if a really rich family hires such a major event as the eldest son and grandson, he will definitely use the most popular clothes and jewelry at the moment, rather than the old style of more than ten years ago.

The matter of employment is not only a reflection of one's own financial resources, but also a matter for women.

If the dowry is small or undignified, not only will the woman not be able to hold her head up in front of her relatives and friends, but the man will also be despised.

But now, the dowry given by the Ding family looks rich, but in fact they are all old things from more than ten years ago, which has to make people think about it.

Qingbao looked at it for a while and then withdrew, how about the dowry, there was no room for her six-year-old child to intervene, and she could only listen to the discussions of the third aunt and six mothers-in-law.

When I returned to my grandmother's house, I found that the people in the house probably went outside to see the dowry, and there were only two people left, Huang Liuniang and Huang Grandma, which was rare and clean.

Huang Liuniang was wiping her tears with red eyes, and Grandma Huang was persuading her: "The Ding family has so many dowries, and I still attach great importance to the granddaughter-in-law of the eldest girl, and the eldest girl can live a good life, you should be happy." Besides, today is a good day for the eldest girl, you wipe your eyes and tears, if you let your sister-in-law know, you should be angry again......" As soon as she said this, she saw someone coming in, and Grandma Huang quickly stopped talking. Later, although she saw that it was Qingbao, Grandma Huang didn't continue the topic just now.

Huang Liuniang wiped away her tears and asked Qingbao, "Liuya, where did you go just now?" ”

Qingbao was not stupid enough to say the gift money in front of Grandma Huang, so she had to avoid the important and said lightly: "Go to the courtyard to see the dowry." ”

As soon as she heard Qingbao mention the dowry, Huang Grandma encouraged Huang Liuniang and said: "You also go and see, after all, this is a lifelong event for the eldest girl, and you, the mother, should also palm your eyes." ”

Huang Liuniang listened to the old lady's words, and then put on her shoes and went to the kang.

Qingbao hurriedly walked out with her, pulled her to a corner where no one was, and said in a low voice: "Mother, the eldest sister said that you should follow a gift of one or two silver, and if you have more, the money will not reach her." ”

Hearing that her eldest daughter was still thinking about her, Huang Liuniang couldn't help but cry again, but fortunately, a woman walked over and said a word to her, which made her hold back her tears.

"Liuya, you go and tell your eldest sister, don't worry about the gift money, I won't embarrass her. After all, I am her mother, and the gift money should be heavier than others. Although this money is not in the hands of your sister, it can also get her a good reputation, no matter who talks about it, they will say that the family that gave birth to her is not a poor family, even if it is to her mother-in-law's house, it will also make people look up to her. Also, if I have a lot of gifts, your eldest sister can hold her head up in front of your aunt! Huang Liuniang's attitude was very resolute, and it could be seen that she was determined to pay for the two taels of silver.

Qingbao is really completely speechless, but it is just a couple of silver more than others, can he erase the fact that his family is poorer than others? Xia Yu can't wait to get rid of this poor family, where can she say anything about her biological mother or anything like her mother-in-law's family? and the eldest aunt, it has become a habit to despise his family, and he will definitely not change his family's opinion because Huang Liuniang gave an extra tael of silver, right?

In the end, Qingbao maliciously guessed that Huang Liuniang must follow the gift money of two taels of silver, on the one hand, for Xia Yu's sake, and on the other hand, it was not necessary to show off in it.

can give twice as much gift money as others, no matter who mentions it, it is estimated that they will no longer laugh at Huang Liuniang for being so poor that she can't get anything.

Huang Liuniang wanted to borrow this gift money to relieve her sulking for many years.

Although Qingbao guessed Huang Liuniang's thoughts, she didn't break it, anyway, she shared the silver, as long as she didn't spend her own money, then she would be fine, not to mention looking at it like this, her own dissuasion, nine out of ten [eight] nine will not work.

Huang Liuniang went outside to see the dowry, and felt very satisfied, and was happy that her daughter could marry a rich and good family.

Qingbao, on the other hand, got Huang Liuniang's instructions, put all the sweets on the plate, and brought them to the living room for the new aunt and relatives from the Ding family to eat.

Because Qingbao was too young, not yet seven years old, no one asked her to avoid any suspicion of men and women, so she entered the living room unimpeded.

In the middle of the living room, Uncle Huang sits, and opposite sits a young man in a red wedding dress.

By putting sugar on the table, Qingbao carefully looked at the future brother-in-law.

Not tall, but not low, not fat, not thin, slender and wonderful. With red lips and white teeth, clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, he has a good appearance, but when he looks at people, the corners of his eyebrows are always inadvertently raised, revealing infinite style, and he looks a little frivolous.

When Qingbao used to go to work, he had also come into contact with many people, but it was the first time he had seen a person like this one, from head to toe, from eyebrows to eyes. A person like him should be a person who is very popular with girls, plus the family has a little money, it seems that Xia Yu will be busy in the future.

Qingbao put candy on this table, and then went to the table of the Ding family's relatives to put candy, but his eyes never left Ding Junan. Soon, Qingbao found out that Ding Pan'an had a problem, that is, he seemed to have ADHD, and he had not seen him sitting steadily since she came in, although his butt was stained on the chair, he kept moving around, as if there were nails on the chair piercing him.

If it's at home, it doesn't matter, seventeen or eighteen years old is the age of activity, and no one cares if he jumps up and down, but today is a big day for marriage after all, and it is the first time he has climbed the door of Yue's house, can't he even sit for half a day? couldn't restrain himself like this, which made Qingbao can't help but look down on him a little.

When she got out, Huang Liuniang greeted her, pulled Qingbao to a remote place, and asked anxiously, "How does your brother-in-law look?" ”

Qingbao replied, "It's very beautiful, I've never seen someone so handsome." Qingbao originally wanted to tell Huang Liuniang about Ding Panan's inability to sit still, but later thought that Ding Panan was in a young age, and it didn't hurt to be active, so he didn't mention it.

Seeing that her son-in-law really had a good family background and a good appearance as her sister-in-law said, Huang Liuniang was completely relieved, pulled Lin Qi, and went back to the house to report the good news to Huang Grandma.

At noon, everyone naturally ate at Huang's house, Qingbao was the first time to eat an ancient feast, and felt that although the taste of this dish was not as delicious as the dishes with various seasonings in later generations, it was the original taste of the food, which was also quite good. So I let go of my stomach and ate, and ate the first hearty meal and good food after coming to ancient times.

After eating and drinking, the new aunt said goodbye, and the Huang family dispersed.

Qingbao's family returned home, Huang Liuniang happily described the Ding family's dowry and son-in-law's appearance to Xia Shouping, although Xia Shouping saw the appearance of his son-in-law in person, but seeing his wife so happy, the acquaintance did not interrupt her. Later, Huang Liuniang said that when she gave her sister-in-law two taels of silver as a gift, her sister-in-law was very happy, and she smiled at her for the first time, and some relatives, when they saw that she took out two taels of silver, their eyes changed when they looked at her, especially when everyone learned that those sweets were also her family, many people rushed to talk to her to show goodwill......

Qingbao sighed, feeling that he and Huang Liuniang were living in two different worlds.

In Huang Liuniang's view, the gift of one or two more silver is to improve his status among relatives and friends, which is a very face-saving thing. In Qingbao's view, this is a very stupid behavior. How good it is to have that one or two pieces of silver, how good it is to keep it for Xia Yu as a private house, why do you have to give it to your aunt for nothing for the sake of face?

After Xia Yu's affair passed, Qingbao's family resumed their life of selling sugar.

After lunch, when the Xia family father and son went out to sell candy, and Huang Liuniang also took a nap, Qingbao would move a stool and sit at the door for a while, waiting for the little fat man to come to play with her more and more.

The little fat man Yue Yue after eating Qingbao's candy, will come to Qingbao's house from time to time to report, Qing Bao also saw his scholar Xiao Chengzi, a hot little boy, more extroverted than the little fat man, very talkative, and the little mouth is sweet as if smeared with honey, only stayed with Qing Bao at noon, so Qing Bao willingly gave him a bag of sugar.