Chapter Seventy-Nine: Talking Medium
"Mother......
Jixiang was a little reluctant, he wanted to study hard, and when he was admitted to Tongsheng, he didn't have a bigger choice, so why bother to pull with the people of the Li Chang's family.
But since ancient times, marriage has been the order of the parents, where is the auspicious resistance, seeing that the face of his mother is a little unswerving, auspicious can only be silenced.
Early the next morning, the eldest daughter-in-law walked to Wangjia Village in full dress, her old sister lived in Wangjia Village, and the family conditions were quite good.
The eldest daughter-in-law finally saw the little girl who was going to talk about the matchmaker, and she hadn't seen her for a few years, and she really raised it like an onion, especially a pair of hands, with some flesh on the back of her hands, but her fingers were very slender.
"No wonder you can embroider such a good job, just look at these hands." The eldest daughter-in-law touched the little girl's hand, and then picked up a handkerchief and looked at it carefully.
"Sister, the family you are talking about is the Xiang Hanlin family?" The daughter-in-law of the Wang family asked.
"Exactly, that Xiang Hanlin was a child in his early years, and it stands to reason that he can be a master in the village, but he is really shy in his pocket, so he started farm work.
But now it's different, their family is developed, even a new house has been built, and I tell you, Jixiang is a very good-looking, fair-eyed young man. The eldest daughter-in-law said endlessly.
The daughter-in-law of the Wang family smiled slightly, but her eyes showed contempt, and then she pretended to say casually: "You know my girl, not to mention her good looks, she also has a job in her hands, so the bride price is ......."
"You talk about it, there is always a number of more or less, you say it, I will ask the Xiang family." The eldest daughter-in-law didn't notice the eyes of the daughter-in-law of the Wang family, and said with a frown.
"Well, fifty taels of silver, white rice and white flour, two hundred catties, coarse grains, eight hundred catties, and one set of clothes, shoes and socks for my girl in four seasons." Wang's daughter-in-law said.
"This ......"
The eldest daughter-in-law was a little hesitant, fifty taels of silver, this number is a bit big, you must know that Perfume Gen gave five taels of silver before marrying a daughter-in-law.
"If their family can't even get these, then they are not worthy of my girl." The daughter-in-law of the Wang family said arrogantly.
"And your dowry......"
It's okay to ask for a bride price, but if the dowry is too shabby, it is inevitable that there will be suspicion of selling girls.
"Marriage, my girl's work is a dowry, you must know that in order to train her to learn embroidery, it took a lot of silver." Wang's daughter-in-law said.
"By the way, there is another condition, that is, if my girl marries in the past, she will divide the family, and I don't care if they are the eldest or the oldest, Jixiang must be separated from his parents and brothers." The daughter-in-law of the Wang family added another sentence.
"You ......"
The eldest daughter-in-law was a little angry, and before anyone got married, they had to split up first, just ask whose daughter-in-law can be so arrogant and domineering.
"Old sister, don't be angry, think about it, my girl can earn one or two dollars a month by embroidering alone, if she marries, their family's fifty taels of silver will not be able to come back in a few years." Wang's daughter-in-law said.
"This ......"
The eldest daughter-in-law fainted.
She suddenly regretted agreeing to see each other at the two families, is it too late to regret it now, the eldest daughter-in-law walked back in her soul, and made up her mind that she didn't care about this matter, but she met Grandma Xiang halfway.
Sure enough, the more things you don't want to encounter, the more they will come, and the eldest daughter-in-law looks up at the sky, she must have offended God, otherwise she wouldn't even have time to prepare a lie.
Grandma Xiang's eyes lit up when she saw the eldest daughter-in-law, and she grabbed her and took her home, and she had to settle the auspicious family affairs no matter what today.
"Daughter-in-law Hanlin, I think this family matter is a little inappropriate, originally I didn't know that my old sister was so concerned, otherwise I wouldn't have had much trouble." The eldest daughter-in-law was embarrassed and told the matter again.
Grandma Xiang was a little unhappy when she heard this, even if the bride price was high, as long as the dowry could withstand it, but people obviously used some craftsmanship to replace the dowry and engage in those vain things.
If the girl is good, they will recognize the Xiang family, but before they pass the door, they are asked to divide the family, and it is difficult to worry about their own poverty, and they will rub the light of their daughter-in-law.
"Hanlin's daughter-in-law, as soon as I say this, you just listen to it, you decide for yourself whether it can be successful or not, I am really kind." The eldest daughter-in-law left without even taking a sip of tea, embarrassed.
Old man Xiang can figure it out, since he doesn't like it, then change the family, and besides, Jixiang is now focusing on his studies, even if he is optimistic, he may not be able to get married immediately.
Grandma Xiang nodded again and again, and immediately went to find the matchmaker in the village, to help Jixiang look at others, the requirements are not high, as long as the person looks okay and has a gentle heart.
A few days later, an old woman wearing green clothes and red pants with a few flowers on her head came to the old man's house, and Grandma Xiang saw that it was the matchmaker who came to the door.
"Sister of the Xiang family, today the magpie is calling on the branch, smiling at the plum blossoms, and your family has a happy event." The matchmaker's voice arrived before she entered the door, and her throat sounded so loudly that she woke up Fu Bao in her sleep.
Fugui's sister-in-law was sitting on the edge of Fubao to make shoes, Fubao's feet had grown a little longer, and it didn't take long for the shoes to be a pair, and when she saw Fubao being scared awake, she couldn't help but roll her eyes outside.
"Fubao is not afraid, my mother is here, do you want to shhhh Fu Bao nodded, and was carried by the rich sister-in-law to the backyard thatched house.
"Sister Xiang, you said that it was a coincidence, you were just about to give your family an auspicious look at your daughter-in-law, and someone in Wangjia Village asked me to be a matchmaker, saying that her girl was a first-class good girl.
Not only is she handsome, but the strange thing is that the girl has a unique skill in her hands, if you can marry this girl, your family will be developed. The matchmaker said with a smile.
"Matchmaker, isn't that the girl from Wangjia Village who can embroider flowers, ask for a bride price of 50 taels, 200 catties of white flour, 800 catties of coarse grain, and want her husband's family to divide her family?" Grandma Xiang understood when she heard it.
The matchmaker took a moment, how can this sister of the Xiang family know better than me, the bride price is fifty taels of silver, as well as two hundred catties of 100 meters of white flour and 800 catties of coarse grain, but it doesn't seem to mention that she wants to split the family.
Grandma Xiang smiled, it is estimated that the other party saw that her family did not respond, and she restrained a lot, so she didn't mention the separation, but this family had left a bad impression in Grandma Xiang's heart, so she shook her head and refused.
"Don't refuse, just look at this girl's embroidery."
Seeing Grandma Xiang shaking her head, the matchmaker hurriedly took out a big red silk handkerchief, which was embroidered with a pair of mandarin ducks, which was really vivid, as if she could come out of the silk handkerchief.
This embroidery is really good, better than the craftsmanship of their own water seedlings, no wonder they can be ashamed to say that the craftsmanship can be worth the dowry, it is indeed worth it.