In the face of the inquiries of several companions, Ah Yue did not hide it, nodded and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth:

"Ah Qing and I do plan to get married, but the date has not yet been decided."

When a few people heard this, they suddenly came to their senses, and in the countryside, getting married is a rare thing.

"Are you ready?"

One of them, who was already married, asked.

"Prepare what?" Ah Yue looked ignorant.

"Of course it's a dowry."

"Ah Qing said that there is no need for a dowry, and we are still living like this."

At this time, a lady passed by the stall and happened to hear the conversation of several people, and interjected:

"Young man, this can't be done, the girl can not do it, but you can't give it.

Besides, even if you don't have a dowry, at least you have to cut two pieces of red satin to make a new dress, right? ”

Hearing this, Konishi hurriedly stepped forward and said:

"Auntie, I haven't gotten married yet, you told us, what do you need to get married?"

This lady is also a master who can't hide her words, and seeing that a few young people are sincerely asking for advice, she simply moved a stool directly from the stall next to her and talked endlessly.

Only then did a few people know that the co-author was a well-known matchmaker in the city, and she was very familiar with all things about getting married.

According to her, no matter how cheap the marriage is, it will cost dozens of taels of silver, not to mention those phoenix crowns and red makeup, the wedding banquet alone is a lot of expenses.

And the bride can't even go out without a decent piece of jewelry, right? Jin Yu can't afford it, but at least it should be silver.

In addition, there are gongs and drums, sedan chairs, firecrackers...... But they all ask for silver, and a few people add up to fifty taels.

"Fifty taels, it's enough for me to pout my ass for several years." Konishi stammered.

"Don't think it's expensive, a woman's family can only be this once in a lifetime."

After the eldest lady finished speaking, she stood up, and one of the several people hurriedly sent a fresh sea fish.

The eldest lady was not polite, she took it directly, and did not forget to say to Ah Yue before leaving:

"Young man, if you really like that girl, you can't feel sorry for the silver, you can earn it again if the silver is gone, and if the girl is gone, you can only hide in the bed and cry alone."

After the eldest lady left, Ah Yue was silent, and the rest of the people were also very interested and didn't bother.

The time soon came to the evening, and the fish and shrimp in the baskets of several people were almost sold, and just when the stall was about to close, Ah Yue, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke:

"You guys come with me to buy some things for your family."

"Do you have silver?" Konishi wondered.

Several people often drink together on weekdays, and they know each other's details, although Ah Yue is hard-working, he can never save more than fifty taels of silver.

The rest of the people are also half a catty and eight taels, and the brother who has already married is still owed a famine until now.

The reason why a few people didn't say anything just now is really because they are shy, if they can be like the sons of big families in the city, they can take out dozens of taels with a casual drink of flower wine, and they will not still be singles.

Ah Yue didn't say where he got the money, but just led them around the city and finally came to a pawnshop.

"Wait a minute." After Ah Yue finished speaking, he raised his legs and entered the pawnshop.

The counter of the pawnshop was surprisingly tall, and Ah Yue's height was just showing a head, and a guy behind the counter was sleeping on his stomach, and he reluctantly raised his head when he heard the movement.

"What do you want to be?"

When the guy saw that the person who came looked poor and sour, he didn't even open his eyes to look at him.

Ah Yue was not angry, took out a jade pendant from his arms and put it on the stage, this jade pendant he has always carried with him, although he doesn't remember where it came from, but he has always felt very important.

The guy picked up the jade pendant and looked at it carefully, the jade quality looked good, but unfortunately there were more cotton wool, but there were rules in this line, and no matter how good the thing was, it couldn't be praised.

So he directly put the jade pendant on the counter, and said impatiently:

"There are cracks in cotton, there are knocks and damages, and there is a piece of broken jade."

The guy opened his mouth and came, eager to devalue this piece of jade to worthless.

Ah Yue frowned when he heard this, "How much can it be?" ”

"Twenty-five taels."

The pawnshop guy didn't even lift his eyelids.

"It's too low, can it be higher."

"At this price, love should not be right."

"This ......"

Ah Yue made a mistake for a while, he still heard some of the rules of the pawnshop, if he thought the price here was low, then it would be lower to go to the next one.

"Aren't you bullying?" Just then, the rest of the people who were waiting outside the door walked in.

They had just waited outside for a long time and didn't see Ah Yue come out, so they wanted to come in and have a look, but they didn't expect to hear the man's angry words as soon as they entered the door.

"Let me ask you, where did this jade come from to be damaged, where did it come from? If you can't say it, the brothers will tie you up and send you to the yamen. ”

Xiaoxi shouted that he was about to step forward, and the rest of the people also picked up their shoulders one after another when they saw this.

The pawnshop guy also panicked when he saw this, this world is stunned and afraid, that jade pendant is indeed not as unbearable as he said, even if he really arrives at the yamen, he will not take care of it, and he will have to get into trouble if he doesn't get hit by the board, so he quickly changed his words:

"I read it wrong, I didn't knock it or touch it, but I'll give you thirty-five taels of silver at most."

"Okay, it's thirty-five taels."

Ah Yue saw that several companions were still eager to try, and hurriedly agreed.

……

"This is a pawn ticket, you take it."

The pawnshop guy is also interesting, and he didn't deliberately embarrass a few people, mainly because he was afraid of being beaten, and these people were not easy to mess with at first glance.

What is important about doing business is to be kind and make money, and you can't compete with a bunch of mud legs.

While thinking so in his heart, the man handed over the silver and said:

"According to the rules, there should be a beheading breath."

A few people on the side glared when they heard this, "What? Beheaded, I think you want to behead. ”

The guy is also a handsome man who knows the times, and hurriedly added:

"But I can't ask for it, just as I admire a few of them."

Ah Yue smiled and said nothing when he saw this.

……

As soon as the group left the door of the pawnshop, there was a burst of laughter, without concealment.

The guy in the pawnshop turned red and white for a while, and finally secretly said, "The big husband can bend and stretch", and he persuaded himself.

After a few people left the pawnshop, they first went to the cloth shop to buy a big red satin, and then went to say hello to the drum and sedan chairs, and when they turned back and set a date, they were not afraid of being blind.

On the way back to the village, Konishi said:

"Ah Yue, the jade is thirty-five taels, but there is still a difference of fifteen taels, although the brothers are poor, they can make up for it."

"That's right, the matchmaker is right, the girl's family can only do this once in her life, and she can't neglect others." The other chimed in.

Ah Yue felt a warm feeling in his heart when he heard this, but he still opened his mouth and refused:

"No need, I've saved some silver in the past six months, it's enough."

Hearing this, several companions were no longer reluctant and walked along the country road towards the village.

At this moment, the sharp-eyed Ah Yue suddenly noticed a figure on the road ahead.

The man seemed to be wearing a blue robe, and at first glance he was not dressed as a countryman, but the road clearly led only to Longqi Bay.

……

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