Chapter 262: Door-to-door courtship
Liu Wan now tends to let her children know more about the world, and of course she hopes that they can participate in important moments such as matchmaking.
Although the whole family was not wearing silk clothes, the whole family was neatly dressed and clean, without a single patch of thin cotton clothes.
Although it is not a silk dress, this is already the most high-end dress in Taoyuan Village.
When she arrived at Xie Tietou's house, to Liu Wan's surprise, the Xie family also attached great importance to this matter and carefully cleaned up the house.
There was originally a yard of firewood piled up at the door of Xie's house, but now it is neatly stacked under the eaves, and the whole courtyard suddenly looks a lot more spacious.
The chickens and ducks were also put in cages, there were no chickens and ducks running around, and even the hall was rearranged, and there was a feeling of being spotless for a while.
In terms of attitude, Xie Tietou and his wife attach so much importance to this matter, and Liu Wan is also very happy.
In the past, as soon as she came to the door, Xie Lanhua would come and ask questions, asking long and short, very affectionate, but today she didn't know where she went, and she didn't even see each other, so she should be shy and hiding.
However, Xie Mingguang ran before and after, boiled water to make tea, and the group sat down at the Eight Immortals Table in the hall.
On the table of the Eight Immortals of Xie Tietou's family, it is rare to put the mung bean cake bought in the town, which is specially used for hospitality at first glance.
There is no good means of storing food in the countryside, such as mung bean cakes, which are shelf-stable, are placed in a jar filled with lime, and the lid of the jar is sealed, and the lime can absorb moisture, thereby extending the shelf life of the food.
But because of this, the mung bean cake is sucked off of water, and it looks a little dry, and it is hard as a stone to bite.
Liu Wan naturally won't dislike it, although this kind of mung bean cake is not delicious at all, but this is already the most high-end pastry that can be used in the countryside.
Not every farmer can take out Liu Wan's pastries casually.
The coarse tea brewed by Xie Mingguang is fried by himself, with the unique aroma of oolong tea.
After some greetings, Cai's solemnly explained his intentions, saying that he wanted to come to ask to marry Xie Lanhua, and implored Xie Tietou and Zhao to agree.
Xie Tietou and Zhao were already mentally prepared and generously agreed.
Both sides were relieved and rejoiced.
Now that it's decided, let's start talking about the engagement.
When to get engaged, what bride price, etc.
Xie Tietou was very happy, and proposed a dowry of 20 taels of silver, and other bits and pieces were as much as they were according to the customs of the village. And the future dowry of the orchid will also follow the customs of the village.
Liu Wan landed on the ground with a stone, and there was no other objection.
At noon, Xie Tietou didn't let them go back, and forced them to eat at home.
He personally cooked and made eight dishes, stir-fried sausages, husband and wife lung slices, sauce pork ribs, and braised wild free meat...... It's mostly meat and vegetables, and there are a lot of game he hunts himself.
The old wine on the table is Xie Tietou's own rice wine, and the dishes are all very large, and they are placed on the table, which looks very rich.
Liu Wan motioned to Wang Jing to thank Tietou and his wife for a glass of wine first, but Wang Jing raised his glass and shouted:
"Dad, mother, son-in-law, I salute you a cup, do it first! Thank you for agreeing to marry Orchid. ”
Everyone burst out laughing.
Wang Jing's eagerness can be seen, and he neatly changed his words to his father.
Xie Tietou and Zhao have always had a good impression of Wang Jing, and they were in a good mood when they got this fast son-in-law, and the couple dried up the wine in one gulp.
Liu Wan saw that Xie Tietou and his wife were not twisted, they were bold, and she felt that this family could get along, and she intuitively felt that this in-law had found the right one.
If you find an awkward mother-in-law like Qiu and Zheng, the life of the family will not be easy, and there will always be such and such contradictions.
"Our orchids are very arrogant, they can only work, and I will ask you to take care of them in the future."
Zhao also took wine to toast Liu Wan.
Before agreeing to ask for a kiss, the woman can take Joe.
But once she agreed to the courtship, the woman became a "vulnerable group" in a blink of an eye, because her daughter would marry into someone else's family in the future, and she would be someone else's family.
Whether a daughter can live happily in the second half of her life depends on what her in-laws and husband do to her.
Thinking of this, how can the Zhao family not show weakness?
Fortunately, Liu Wan is not the kind of person who catches other people's "handles" and is arrogant, she said respectfully:
"This cup should be my respect to you husband and wife, it is you who have raised orchids so well, and when the orchids come to our house in the future, I will definitely treat her like a daughter."
If Jing'er dares to treat her badly, she will definitely serve her family.
I set the rules for their sons before, they can't bend to be powerful, they can't be lewd when they're rich, and they can't be bad to their daughters-in-law, and it's impossible to hook up and do some unruly things outside.
This is an iron law that cannot be overcome. But if it exceeds the rules, I will deal with it first. ”
Liu Wan said loudly.
Although Xie Tietou and his wife knew that Liu Wan said this to reassure them, and they still needed to watch the after-effects, they were so reasonable that they were always much more at ease.
So, the couple hurriedly drank the glass of wine.
For a while, everyone staggered and finally returned happy.
"Mother, I have a daughter-in-law!"
On the way home, Wang Jing drank too much and muttered all the way.
"Yes, you have a daughter-in-law."
Liu Wan was also slightly drunk and responded.
"Mother, I'm so happy." Wang Jing walked all the way, chattering all the way.
"Hehe, if you have a daughter-in-law, you will be more sensible in the future." Liu Wan patted him on the shoulder.
"Yes, I will do more calculations, and sell them for more money."
Wang Jing nagged in his mouth.
After Liu Wan's proposed foot scoop was completed, it happened that day that Lord Qin sent to the village, and when everyone came to see the excitement, they found the Wang family's foot scoop.
After trying it, many people said that it was easy to use, and asked Wang Jing to help them make a payment.
Now life is inseparable from the stone scoop, the rice, the noodle, if there is a foot scoop, labor-saving and time-saving, not too easy to use.
Wang Jing took more than a dozen orders, and the price of the foot was quite high, and one or two pieces of silver were paid for the foot lift.
Of course, people in the village can't afford it if they are single-family families, but they also have a way, either brothers or neighbors to make a custom order, and the wages are shared equally.
Although the utilization rate of the foot is high, if it is a single family, it is not used every day, but several families use it together, the utilization rate is the highest, and it can save money.
Everyone will calculate the economic account, for a while, call friends, some of the foot is ten families co-authored custom, a family only needs to charge 100 money, everyone picks their pockets, and can afford it.
The foot is a large item at home, and it is a necessary tool for farmers to live at home, so it quickly became popular in Taoyuan Village.
Recently, some people from other villages came to Wang Jing to order their feet, saying that they were introduced by relatives from Taoyuan Village.
Liu Wan listened to her son's nagging with a little wine, and there was a feeling of satisfaction and abundance in her heart.
"Mother, isn't my brother too happy? All drunk. ”
Wang Lian was on the side, smelling the wine spraying from Wang Jing's mouth, wrinkled his nose, and disgusted the authenticity.
"Hehe, of course I'm happy with the third brother, the third brother, I will make good money, and when the time comes, when the time comes, when the time comes, when the time comes, I will give you a set of dowry, the six major pieces and the seven small pieces are complete, so that no one will look down on you."
The six major pieces are the makeup box, the stepping bed, the stewed cupboard, the camphor wood box, the bottom of the pressure box, and the treasure bucket of descendants.
The seven small pieces are spittoons, red rulers, vases, copper plates and shoes, silver belts, dragon and phoenix quilts, bed sheets, pillows, and dragon and phoenix bowls and chopsticks.
These dowries have to be fully purchased, and it is also a large expense.
Wang Jing said it so generously, Liu Wanle said:
"You're the one who is the brother, don't regret it when the time comes."
"No, don't worry, you must use good materials to make the poor sister marry beautifully."
Wang Jing burped.
Wang Lian stopped talking.
How old is she, and suddenly she talks about the dowry, so what's going on for her?