On the second day, Li Xin talked to Steward Cui, looked at the free time in the morning, asked about the shop that bought those things, and went there.

Guan Wen planned to finish his work in the morning and squeezed in some time to go to his aunt Guan's house. Everyone who works together knows that Guan Wen has a lot of things to do at home, and they are willing to help him share some of the work, and tell him that if he doesn't come back before he starts work, there is no need to worry.

The two of them went to work on the marriage of Guan Si in this way, but they cooperated in the division of labor and did not delay each other. For the first time, Li Xin also had a sense of pride in being a sister-in-law.

used to stay with the two sisters-in-law of her mother-in-law, Ah Xiu was sensible, although Ah Mei was timid, she didn't make a fuss, she just taught them to learn anything, and after a while, Li Xin felt that there was nothing to be proud of. The first time she got married, she had to do a big job at home, and the burden fell on herself, although it was a bit heavy, but there was no doubt that this was also a very important step for her to integrate into this family.

Besides, as soon as this marriage is done, Guan Si's daughter-in-law enters the door, and there are two daughters-in-law in the family. I heard that the girl of the Hu family is ingenious and can afford to do things, and the work of the family must be shared with her in the future. helped her get the marriage done properly, if Guan Si's daughter-in-law accepted her love, she would also have an extra boost in her in-law's family.

Guan Wen handed over the two taels of silver that Li Xin had won, and asked her to look at the dowry, and before leaving, Li Xin said: "It is estimated that I went to buy it today, and the two taels of silver will be almost spent." ”

Things in the town are more expensive than in the country. Guan Wen waved his hand, "You can do it if you look at it, buy more practical ones, the fourth daughter-in-law has passed the door, and there is only a blind father left in her mother's family, and the girl of the Hu family must not be at ease." ”

Li Xin nodded, took the money and rushed to a larger grocery store in the town, looked at the things that he had calculated in his heart, and chatted with the store guys. Bargain by the way. The owner of the store looked like a shrewd person, forty years old, a little grateful, and smiled with an abacus bead, "Big sister, this is going to ask the price of all the things in my shop?" ”

Li Xin said with a smile: "What the boss said, buying and selling, you always have to shop around, right?" Everyone wants to buy good quality and low price, and I also look at your big shop here. Good credit. I came to you to buy something. I just don't know, if I buy more, will the boss give me a discount? ”

The boss is a good person, and when he heard Li Xin say this, he got off the counter and walked up to Li Xin and said with a smile: "The big sister is a big customer, so the small store will naturally take care of some." ”

Li Xin didn't pick any questions. Pointing to the cotton wool mat and red cloth in the corner of the shop, he asked about the price, and then looked at the larger lacquer box, as well as some dry cakes and candy. The boss has been in business for a decade or two. Naturally, he got a glimpse of one or two, and asked with a smile: "The eldest sister has something big to do at home?" I see that you are doing a happy event, but the red cloth is for the bride? ”

"yes. The younger brother married a wife, thinking about buying a dowry in the town and going back, and his in-laws would have more face in the future. ”

The boss nodded and said, "It's this reason, don't worry, the big girl in our shop, it's definitely a good thing!" The price must be fair, too. It's a sign that is not bullied, I can't do anything about tearing down my own signboard, right? ”

As he spoke, he asked the guy to pick up a bed of cotton wool mat and motioned Li Xin to touch it, and said, "The cotton wool that has just been taken care of is ironclad and warm under the back in winter." And this," and motioned to Li Xin to look at the liner of the cotton wool bedding that was slightly placed on the top layer, "This is also a long time to play, it is absolutely fluffy, the length and width are enough, and the weight is also seven or eight pounds, and it is absolutely enough for two people to sleep." If you buy both of these big girls, I'll give you eight hundred dollars. When sold alone, the mat was 400 yuan, and the mattress was 450 yuan. ”

This price alone looks very cheap, but it adds up to a bit overwhelming. If you buy cotton in the countryside and other families, the two-piece set will cost six hundred dollars. The eight hundred dollars and some bits and pieces add up to almost a tael of silver.

Although Guan Wen said that he should buy it in real terms, but Sijing fruits and Sixi candy must always be prepared, and these two things are counted as 100 yuan. Buy two or three lacquer boxes, dozens of dollars. If she has to prepare two sets of clothes for her new daughter-in-law, she has to pull two pieces of cloth, and she can't help but remember it as a sister-in-law. The other is the jewelry for the new daughter-in-law, regardless of the copper, silver or gold-plated, you have to prepare the same, the Hu family is so poor, there must be no extra money for the girl to make jewelry, it is estimated that no one will help to handle it, and there is no older woman to remind.

If you think about it like this, there are really many places to use money. The rice and noodles have to be evenly balanced, and the bride money has to be prepared, such as chicken, duck and fish, cakes, wine, tea, sesame, and two decent pieces of furniture for the Hu family to marry......

At the beginning, Li Xin's marriage was all her mother's family Zhang Luo, and she only vaguely heard some of these things, and she really didn't know how to describe that feeling if she hadn't experienced it herself.

In comparison, when Guan Wen married her, the dowry list was really too thin. As far as she counts now, there are three or four dowry gifts. When Guan Wen hired her, she had a thin dowry box.

However, most of the dowry gifts given to the Hu family will still be returned as a dowry.

Li Xin sighed secretly, and talked to the owner of the store about the price, and finally set 760 yuan to buy cotton wool mats and mattresses. I picked three more lacquer boxes, sixty dollars. A few dried fruit cakes or something, eighty dollars. A piece of flower cloth and a piece of red cloth, a total of two hundred and thirty dollars. It all adds up to a tael of silver.

Counting the copper coins found by the boss, Li Xin was not very distressed. Speaking of which, these two taels of silver are also a windfall, and she is not very sorry.

After all, she still has private money, doesn't she? I kept some for myself, and when I went back to the door, her mother stuffed the money for her.

She just has a number of her own private money in her heart, and she has never told others. The big head is left to the mother's family, and the small head is kept by himself, which is considered a psychological comfort, and having money in hand always makes people feel at ease.

She bought a lot, the boss made a big business, and it was rare to be generous, so she asked Li Xin where she lived now, and sent a guy to help her move her things back.

After thinking about it, Li Xin asked, "I don't know where there are better jewelry shops here?" ”

"Yo, big sister, this is the right person." The boss walked to the door with a smile and pointed to the west, "Follow this road all the way, and after seeing a well, go to the north side of the road for a while, there is a 'Liuzhen Fang', where the jewelry is all of the best." Absolutely one in a million. ”

praised it so well, Li Xin secretly wondered if this boss was the nursery of Liuzhenfang. It doesn't hurt if you don't go over and take a look, there is still some time before noon, Li Xin explained to the daughter-in-law on the other side of the big kitchen and asked her to help clean up the vegetables and meat, and she can cook directly when she goes back in time, so she is not in a hurry.

instructed the young man to bring the things to the Cui Mansion and the one named Guan Wen was called. Li Xin walked towards the place pointed out by the owner of the store.

The appearance of the treasure shop looks simple and elegant. Although it is not said that it is a gathering of customers, it is also a source of customers who are not broken. Li Xin stroked the coarse cloth clothes on his body, combed his sideburns, and thought that although he was from the countryside, he couldn't let the people here look down on him. With a faint smile on his face, Li Xin walked in relentlessly.

He still had less than a tael of silver on his body. It's impossible to say how good things you can buy. But no matter what, there have to be one or two things to press the bottom of the box, so that the Hu family knows that the Guan family still attaches importance to this marriage.

The guy from Liuzhenfang had good eyesight, and when he saw Li Xin, he greeted him. said "Please come from the guest officer", but his attitude did not seem to be very respectful, and he realized that Li Xin did not look like a wife from a rich family. If you don't dress well and go out alone, you can't buy anything good even if you buy jewelry, so I took a little perfunctory, just walked with her, and didn't say anything about it.

Li Xin didn't care. No one was chattering to her heart's content, and she hugged her arms and walked around the Zhenfang.

I have to say that the recommendation of the grocery store owner did not trap her. The jewelry in the Liuzhen Workshop is finely made and the design is unique, so there will be no embarrassing situation of "bumping shirts". It would be a novelty to buy one or two and go back. The women in the village rarely bring any jewelry, if the Hu family girl wears jewelry when she marries, when others ask, they hear that it is the dowry of the Guan family, and they say that both families have light.

However, the price is not cheap.

Li Xin only looked at the copper jewelry, but his eyes suddenly saw a pair of silver earrings, which were very small and carved into flowers, and the bride must be very pleasing to wear.

After thinking about it, Li Xin called his partner and said, "Little brother, please give me those pair of earrings." ”

The young man glanced at her lightly, but he didn't refuse, and shouted at a middle-aged man who seemed to be in charge. The man was a little fat, but he smiled like a Maitreya Buddha, and his eyes were crooked, "What does Madame want to see?" ”

"Those flower-shaped earrings." Li Xin pointed at the pair of earrings. The man smiled and said, "Madame has good eyes, this pair of 'flowers bloom and pedicle' is in good condition, and the workmanship is fine, and it is pleasing to look at." A young daughter-in-law like Madame wears it just right. ”

As he spoke, he took out a royal brocade blue handkerchief and held the earrings, and said while gesturing to Li Xin: "This pair of earrings is a little smaller, and many young ladies are not happy to wear them, because they are too small and they can't be seen when their sideburns are scattered, so it's better not to wear them." The second one is also compared to the others, the price of this pair of earrings is low, and the ladies and ladies feel that it is not high-grade enough. ”

is worthy of being a businessman, and the advantages and disadvantages of these earrings are revealed in a few words, and the disadvantages in the rhetoric have become an advantage that Li Xin feels - the sideburns are generally girls who are not tied up, and the daughter-in-law of the family has a bun, and the ears will not be covered; The price is low, judging from Li Xin's clothing, maybe this "low" price is within the range of this customer's affordability.

Hearing that he said it clearly, it was not much of an exaggeration, and it was not nonsense, Li Xin took one and studied it, and asked with a smile: "I don't know the price......

"A pair and a half taels of silver." Maitreya Buddha steward said with a smile: "This price is very cheap, just weigh these two earrings." ”

Li Xin cushioned, if it was sterling silver, this was indeed true.

I was thinking about whether to give up this pair of earrings and choose another ornament, or to negotiate the price with this steward, when a slightly immature and delicate female voice suddenly came from upstairs in the Zhenzhen Fang.

"It's just a string of Hua Hu inlaid with red agate beads, and it's everywhere in Jingshi, and I don't want it yet!" (To be continued)