Shuiqing immediately thought of someone: "Sister-in-law Guifen, she's a native of this village, kind and respectable, and Changlin is an ambitious young man. The whole family is harmonious, so she's the perfect match!"

If the man and woman are on good terms, most families would be willing to act as matchmakers. Sister-in-law Guifen is familiar with her mother, and Brother Liwen is also very familiar with Wenhua, so they shouldn't refuse.

“I was thinking of her too, but I heard from your Aunt Ding that she’s close to her and is planning to ask her out. I can’t take that away from her! So I’m worried about who to choose?”

Shuiqing quickly thought of another person: "Then there's Aunt Li's eldest daughter-in-law, Feng Dayan. She's the same generation as Sister Guifen. She's kind and honest, and Aunt Li treats all her daughters-in-law very well. They're a loving mother-in-law and filial daughters-in-law. Every daughter-in-law in the village envies her. Mother, you can't go wrong by inviting her."

Mother Hu's tense heart relaxed. Fortunately, Qing'er was there. She replied, "Okay, Mother will take some things to invite her later."

Then, as was his habit, he asked, "By the way, how much dowry do you think we should offer?"

For some reason, I always feel more at ease asking Qing'er about things now.

"The betrothal gifts shouldn't be too high, just a normal amount. Also, didn't Ling Ce give us a thank-you gift last time? There were several bolts of silk in it. I picked out a bright red one, a pomegranate red one, a deep blue one, and a sky blue one to make some new clothes for Jiajia and Uncle Ding and Aunt Ding."

Two gold hairpins, one jade hairpin, a pair of gold bracelets, and two sets each of earrings, necklaces, and jade pendants—Mother, you can take them all with you.” This was something she had planned beforehand. Originally, there was only one set of gold hairpins, bracelets, earrings, and necklaces for Jiajia, and the other set was reserved for Wenhua. But now that her sister-in-law was Jiajia, Wenhua's set naturally belonged to Jiajia as well!

Upon hearing this, Hu's mother instinctively assumed that her daughter was worried that the Ding family's dowry was too high and their betrothal gifts too low, and was trying to save face for her family. She quickly replied, "How could we let you have that?"

Shuiqing interrupted, "Mom, whether it's Jiajia or Wenhua, I'll pay. It's not out of politeness, it's because they're both good friends!"

"You see, although Wanxia isn't my biological daughter, I'll make sure Yan Qiuxing has her share of everything she needs in the future. She deserves the best treatment, so Mother, please don't refuse me. Just accept it."

Madam Hu silently swallowed her polite words. Qing'er's dowry was too generous; she couldn't accept it with peace of mind.

Never mind, I'll have Wenhua come over and talk to his sister later.

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There are basically no secrets in the village. Within two days, everyone knew that the Hu family had bought forest land and farmland to build a house and settle down in Shanshui Village.

Families with daughters of marriageable age often had such thoughts.

Later, they saw Qin Yilin carrying gifts to the old village chief's house to find Wang Guifen. After Wang Guifen accepted the gifts generously and happily, the experienced women immediately guessed what it was about and understood why the Hu family, who were living comfortably, suddenly started to acquire land and build houses. Naturally, they gave up on the idea.

With life getting better and things getting busier, families who weren't too worried about their children's marriages suddenly found themselves in a state of urgency.

Before, when people couldn't even afford food and clothing and their safety was not guaranteed, no one had the mind to think about anything else. But now that people are well-fed and have some extra money, suddenly other people's weddings are on the agenda, as if they will fall far behind if they don't hurry up. As a result, everyone is starting to get anxious!

Zhang Chunhua was the most anxious among them.