Chapter 69: Help Shui Miao save a dowry
Fu Bao's eyes lit up when he saw this purse, what a beautiful purse, he took the purse and opened it to see that there were two copper plates inside.
Fu Bao looked at the two copper plates, and knew in his heart that this must be Aunt Shui Miao's own private money, but it was just two copper plates, and Aunt Shui Miao seemed to be very poor.
Rolling her eyes, she pulled Shui Miao to her room, Shui Miao followed behind Fu Bao funny, she wanted to see what Fu Bao wanted to do.
As soon as he walked into Fu Bao's room, Shui Miao was a little shocked, just the big bed carved with exquisite patterns made the style of the whole room rise a lot, and the bedding on the bed was actually satin.
Shui Miao glanced at Fu Bao deeply, on her fair and smooth face, those eyes were like stars, it seemed that the uncle and aunt were ready to treat Fu Bao as a daughter.
"Hold ......"
Fu Bao asked Shui Miao to pick her up, came to the Duobao Pavilion, pointed to an octagonal box made of red brocade fabric on it, and spit out a word in his mouth: "Yes"
Okay, Shui Miao put Fu Bao down funny, and then picked up the big octagonal box and handed it to Fu Bao, but Fu Bao pushed it over, and spit out another word in his mouth: "Give"
Shui Miao's delicate fingers pointed at herself, and asked in surprise, "Does Fu Bao want to give me this box?" ”
Fu Bao nodded and spat out a word: "Yes"
Shui Miao is about to love this little milk dumpling to death, and she speaks word by word, as if it costs money to say one more word.
Opening the octagonal box, Shui Miao's eyes widened, the octagonal box was divided into two layers, and the upper layer was divided into eight grids, each of which contained the same item, with various types of embroidery needles and various colors of silk thread.
Lifting the upper layer, Shui Miao's eyes widened, the lower layer not only has large and small round embroidery bandages, but also two books at the bottom, one book is an embroidery needle pattern, and the other is an embroidery pattern.
These two books can be understood at a glance for the water seedlings who know a few words, they are both picture teaching, and people who can embroider can basically understand it.
"Fubao, this aunt can't be wanted, it's too precious." Shui Miao shook her head.
Fu Bao sighed, this is her mother from the county town in exchange for it, that is to hope that Fu Bao can learn to embroider well when he grows up.
But it's not clear what kind of goods she is, let her sit in the boudoir and embroider, it would be better to let her turn back into a camphor tree.
"Send"
Fu Bao's voice was a little louder, and there seemed to be a hint of anxiety in his tone, Shui Miao knew in her heart, could it be that this little girl didn't like embroidery.
Shui Miao had no choice, holding the octagonal box in one hand and Fubao in the other, and when the rich sister-in-law saw the box in Shui Miao's hand, she couldn't help but shake her head and laugh.
"Since it was given to you by Fubao, you can take it back."
"Sister-in-law, this is too precious......" Shui Miao didn't know what to say.
"It must be that your purse is so beautifully embroidered, so Fu Bao thinks you will like embroidery." The sister-in-law also said with a smile, she just looked at the purse that Shui Miao gave to Fubao, and it was indeed exquisitely embroidered.
"Then I'll give Fu Bao rust more clothes, shoes and socks purses in the future, the little girl's family just wants to dress up beautifully." Mizumiao said a little shyly.
"This relationship is good, I have some cotton and silk here, and I will bring it back when you go back, and Fubao's clothes, shoes and socks will be handed over to you in the future, but we will pay the wages." Grandma Xiang had an idea.
"That's not possible, she is Fubao's aunt, and she has to collect money to make some clothes, shoes and socks for her niece, which is too unusual." Xianghanhe's daughter-in-law hurriedly refused.
"Brother and sister, Shui Miao is going to be in time this year, didn't you say that the little girl wants to look at others, then you must always prepare some silver on your body next." Grandma Xiang whispered.
Xianghanhe's daughter-in-law nodded when she heard this, some time ago, a matchmaker came to the door and showed her daughter a family, a family in Xujia Village next door, but she was not very satisfied.
What's more, according to custom, the elder brother is not married, and the younger sister cannot go out, so the top priority is to find a family for the eldest son.
But marrying a daughter-in-law always has to turn into silver, and the family is only six or seven taels of silver, and she can't even afford a bride price, and the daughter-in-law of Xianghan is worried.
The sister-in-law's heart moved, her two younger sisters have not yet married, the eldest sister is almost twenty years old, because she has been withdrawn, so she doesn't want to marry anymore, the younger sister is eighteen this year, but it can be said that she gave Shuigen.
And her own little sister married into the second uncle's family, she can still protect a little from the side, why not, as for the bride price, it is enough to ask for five taels of silver and some rice and white noodles.
"Auntie, my little sister is eighteen this year, but she doesn't care much about the bride price, the main thing is to ask her husband's family to treat her well, I think your family should be able to do it."
"What, Ping'an's family, don't fool me, you really want to say that kissing me is very fond of it, but my family's money is ......"
"I'll go back to my parents' house tomorrow, you wait for my news." The sister-in-law glanced at Shuigen and saw that his face was flushed, so she couldn't help but purse her lips and smile.
Grandma Xiang also laughed happily, glanced at Shui Miao and said: "Shui Miao, the manual fee for making a coarse cloth dress in the county is five Wen, the caftan is twenty Wen, and the embroidered one is ten to fifty Wen, and the silk and satin material is doubled, are you willing?" ”
Shui Miao knew that the eldest aunt was for her good, but it seemed a little embarrassing to earn her family's silver.
"On the day you get married, the eldest aunt will bring Fu Bao to add makeup to you." Grandma Xiang simply joked with Shui Miao again, although it was a joke, but it was also a promise.
Shui Miao's face was already so red that she could drip water, Fu Bao felt funny in his heart, what his grandmother said was very common, why was her aunt so shy.
The rich sister-in-law and the eldest sister-in-law glanced at each other, hurriedly returned to their respective rooms, turned out all the clothes at the bottom of the box, and handed them to Shui Miao: "Shui Miao, the clothes of a few boys in our family have also been handed over to you, and they are all made into long shirts." ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Old Man Xiang, you must know that the peasant children are mainly short clothes, and if they can wear long shirts, it means that they have gone to private school.
Old Man Xiang nodded and said, "Let's make three pieces first, my family's Xiangchu and Xiangqian, and one for each of Jixiang." ”
"The sleeves and neckline of the caftan should be embroidered with moire, the price is forty wen a piece, and then make two skirts for Fu Bao, what flowers to embroider you can do yourself, one for eighty wen." Grandma Xiang said.
There was wetness in Xianghanhe's eyes, he knew that his eldest brother wanted to help him, one robe was forty wen, and three were one hundred and twenty wen.
In addition, Fubao's skirt is eighty wen for one piece, and two pieces are one hundred and sixty wen, just these clothes are made, and Shui Miao can earn two hundred and eighty wen, which can be worth more than ten catties of pork.