These tattered clothes aren't worth carrying; it's not worth the effort.

Xiao Yuntao had been lost in her own thoughts, seemingly pondering something, when she looked up upon hearing this: "What's wrong?"

Xiao Yunying said, "No, I don't want it. Go back and wear mine."

I'm a bit taller than Xiao Yuntao, so the clothes might be a little big for her. I'll make do with these for now and make her new ones later.

"No need, Third Sister's clothes are still wearable."

Xiao Yunying insisted, "Third sister, listen to me, don't take these things. Just take the valuables, so that the Ge family won't take them while you're gone."

Xiao Yuntao pondered for a while, took off her shoes, got into bed, moved the innermost bedside table out a little, and took out a purse from the gap underneath.

"I don't have anything valuable, just the five taels of silver you gave me last time."

Xiao Yunying asked in confusion, "What happened to your dowry when you married into the family?"

Although the Xiao family doted on and spoiled the original owner, it wasn't the kind of favoritism that made her the only one they loved. It just meant that the balance was slightly tilted in her favor. The Xiao family treated Xiao Yuntao very well.

In her memory, when Xiao Yuntao got married, besides the newly made quilts, bed cabinets, and clothes chests, there were other things she needed for daily life.

There was also a silver hairpin, a pair of silver bracelets, and twenty taels of silver.

The parents shared the same views on how to treat their children, and as long as the family's financial situation allowed, they would never show favoritism towards one over the other. In terms of dowry, they prepared roughly the same things for both sisters.

Unlike the original owner, Xiao Yuntao was not a spendthrift or extravagant person. The fact that she couldn't produce it now could only mean that someone else had taken it.