Chapter 82: The Insatiable Dowry

As soon as Shen Yunqing approached, he heard the bride's tone was very unkind, and she trembled with anger, "One or two more, more than that, are you blind?" ”

She looked at the bride, the bridal clothes she was wearing were of the highest quality, her head and face were also middle-class, and she was painted with bridal makeup, and she didn't have the shyness of a bride at all at this moment.

I saw her sitting on the box at the front, trembling, and pointing to the groom opposite.

Looking at the groom again, although he was a scholar with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, he was scolded by the bride at the moment, his face was a little unbearable, and he also followed his voice a little louder, "You see clearly, where is more?" My scale is an old scale that has been used for decades, and there is never a shortage of catties or two, and my neighbors know it. ”

Shen Yunqing was a little curious when she heard this, she tilted her head slightly, and asked Nangong Qiao: "Do you need to bring a scale to welcome relatives here?" ”

Nangong Qiao looked at her sideways and shook his head: "I don't know." ”

I forgot that he was from the capital, and it is estimated that the customs of each place are different, so it is better to ask him directly than to ask the bride.

She stepped forward, "What are you guys doing here?" ”

The bride kept staring at the numbers on the scales, didn't raise her head, and replied casually: "Share the dowry!" ”

The groom on the side hurriedly defended: "It's a bride price, a bride price!" ”

Shen Yunqing was a little confused, according to her understanding, the bride price was given by the groom to the bride, and the dowry was brought by the bride to the groom's house, these two names are different, right?

Before she could continue to ask, the bride couldn't control her emotions, and her eyes instantly turned red, "Kong An, do you want to be embarrassed?" These are the dowries that my mother prepared for me, and I will share it with you now to give you face, you don't know what to do. ”

The one named Kong An was full of disdain, and glanced at the bride opposite, "You figure out who is shameless, today's marriage is not knotted, your future name will be a talented lady, you are the daughter of a businessman, you have given you such a good reputation in vain, you dare to mention that this is a dowry, phew, it's really shameless." ”

With these few words, Shen Yunqing heard a little information, this groom is a showman, the bride's family is in business, the ancient class is strict, the farmers and businessmen, and the businessmen are the last.

She looked at the bride, saw her grabbing the silver ingots in the scale and throwing them on the ground, and cried: "Okay, you Kong An has a very good mouth, I Jiang Wan can't say you, then everyone don't want it, what do you share?" I'll give it all to the townspeople! ”

As she spoke, she opened the box behind her, took out all the gold, silver and jewelry inside, sprinkled it on the ground, and shouted to passers-by as she sprinkled it: "Come and pick up the money, these are all yours, and those who see it have a share." ”

There were really a few passers-by who wanted to pick up one or two in their pockets, but they were driven away by Kong An: "Go and go, what to pick up, really drop the pie on the same day?" It's all mine, she doesn't want me, get out! ”

With that, he bent down and pulled it into a pocket in the groom's garment, and went to pick up the silver ingots that had rolled aside.

It doesn't matter if it looks good or not, there is real money on the ground, and it can be a big loss if it is picked up by others.

He picked it up and said, "Jiang Wan, what are you crazy about, don't give it all to me, why are you doing this?" ”

Jiang Wan removed the phoenix crown on her head, threw it aside, and stepped on it a few times with her foot, "Kong An, the most wrong decision I have made in my life is to marry you!" I've never seen such insatiable people as you guys. ”

Shen Yunqing stood aside, becoming more and more incomprehensible, becoming a parent was an unforgettable thing for two lovers in their lifetimes, why did these two make trouble like enemies.

Seeing that the bride seemed to be full of grievances, no one said, also as a woman, Shen Yunqing Qing Jiang Wan walked over, took out a handkerchief to wipe away her tears, and reached out to tidy up her clothes, pulled her aside, and asked: "This girl, today is your big day, why did you quarrel on the road?" ”

The other party reached out and took the handkerchief in Shen Yunqing's hand, wiped away his tears, and didn't say thank you.

Waiting for her to calm down a little and think about it, then she said: "My family is the largest fabric business in Yangcheng, two years ago, I was introduced by the matchmaker and married him. ”

"His hometown is in the town in front of him, but now he has moved to Hanzhong County."

"At that time, the matchmaker praised him and his family to the sky, saying that he would definitely be able to lift people in the future, my father and mother thought, it doesn't matter if he is in the middle or not, as long as this person is good to me, it is enough."

"The marriage ceremony was given at the time, and my father said that when he got married, he would take out one-third of the family property as a dowry, and whether he passed the exam or not, these family properties were enough for us to spend."

"In the past two years, I have accompanied him to catch the exam, he is also very hardworking, and he is also considerate to me, and finally admitted to Xiucai this year."

"After the exam, he proposed to my father to get married and have a wedding."

"At this time, his true nature was exposed, he said that in addition to the marriage, we also got the money for their family banquet, and we also had to give a red envelope of 1,000 taels to each relative and friend who came to drink the wine."

"In addition, my father's fabric store in Yangcheng has a total of more than a dozen stores, and he said that he would take half of it as a dot fee for him in case he gets into the officialdom in the future."

"My father agreed to the request for money and 1,000 taels of red envelopes for the banquet, but when he heard that he was going to distribute the material store in the end, he refused, saying that the cloth store would be useless even if it reached his hands, because Kong An could only read and didn't understand the way of business at all, and he would definitely lose money in his hands."

"My dad said that he could give him 20% of the profits in the fabric store every year."

"In fact, my family's property is not only these fabric shops, Kong An has already inquired clearly, and he has also counted the money my family earns every year, but he only counts the income and does not count the expenses, and thinks that my father is only willing to marry this point, which is really stingy."

"How did he know that these dowries alone are millions of taels, not to mention two percent of the profits."

"When I was talking about marriage, I noticed that something was wrong with him, but he finally gave in, and the wedding was decided."

"However, I have always felt uncomfortable in my heart, although the conditions of his family are not as good as my family, but they are okay, he can afford to study all the time, and his ancestors have also produced a county master, which is considered a scholarly family, his family is only him, my family is also my daughter, my father These assets will definitely be given to me in the future."

"Yesterday, the welcoming team set off from Yangcheng, he ignored me, I sat in a sedan chair for a day and didn't even drink saliva, he threatened me with the matter of the dozen stores, saying that if I didn't come over with my father, he would not welcome me into the house, and he wanted me to become a joke for everyone in Hanzhong County."

"I was so angry that I said that I wouldn't marry, I wanted to go back, even if I was laughed at by my relatives and laughed at by all the people in Yangcheng, I wouldn't marry, and he refused again, saying that these dowries were already his, and I wanted to leave, so I had to leave half of the dowry."

She said so much in one breath, she didn't drink water all night, she cried so much that her voice was hoarse.

"Finally, as you just saw, we split the dowry here......"

Shen Yunqing nodded, took out a bottle of water for her to drink under cover, and took out something that could fill her stomach for her to eat first, and when she finished eating and drinking, she calmed down before pulling her towards the groom Kong An.

Over there, Kong An was still bending down to pick up the silver ingots that Jiang Wan threw on the ground, and he refused to stop when his pocket was full.