Zhan Zeye looked at the dowry box that had been torn into pieces by Tang Qiuyue with a very strange expression.
He knew that the Tang family was wealthy, but he didn't expect them to make such a fuss about Tang Qiyue's dowry box, especially in such a simple and straightforward way.
"Is your father seriously ill?"
It’s no wonder that Zhan Zeye was so mean to Tang’s father. After all, no one in their right mind would think of making a fuss about the dowry box, and the key is that he didn’t even notify the owner of the dowry.
Tang Qiyue nodded. "He's definitely mentally ill. I've always been curious why he and my stepmother, even though they hate me so much, gave me such a large dowry. The point is, I saw the items in the dowry last night. They were all just for show, not practical at all."
Tang's mother runs a garment shop, so her familiarity with fabrics is instinctive. Tang Qiuyue has been influenced by her mother and over the years, although she doesn't know all kinds of fabrics like the back of her hand, she definitely knows a lot about them. However, she didn't expect that the alley where her dowry was made was full of all kinds of low-end fabrics.
Of course, it wasn't all cloth. There were also some pots, pans, and bowls. Those were normal items for an ordinary family to marry off their daughter. But such a shabby dowry was made in a very thick dowry box. Tang's father even said that it was made of the hardest and heaviest rosewood.
Rosewood!
Are you crazy to use a big rosewood box to store junk?
This is consistent with Tang's father's character of caring more about face than substance, but Tang Qiyue is not stupid. She always feels that there is something wrong with Tang's father insisting on letting his daughter marry a poor soldier.
Zhan Zeye has a military rank. Even if there is an old leader behind him who is acting as a matchmaker, the old leader is just a connection, not Zhan Zeye's biological father.
Some things will reveal problems if you think about them carefully. Tang Qiyue hadn't thought about it that much at first. Such a large rosewood box is indeed very heavy.
But when she knocked on the box, she always felt that the sound was wrong. However, because Zhan Zeye came back suddenly, Tang Qiyue didn't have time to think about it.
Just now, I had a flash of inspiration and wanted to open the dowry box to take a look.
"Don't you know that these dowry boxes are made of gold?"
Zhan Zeye's expression was very serious. He didn't even care about the injuries on his waist and abdomen, and squatted on the ground to check.
Tang Qiyue did not open all the dowry boxes, but Zhan Zeye could see that there was probably no one box without a filling.
Tang Qiyue smiled bitterly: "If I knew, do you think I would tell you?"
She had thought her father would put some gold, silver and treasures in the box, but she had never imagined it would be so generous.
There were twelve dowry boxes in total, which almost blocked one wall of the house. If they had not been violently demolished, no one would have guessed that there was something inside.
How much gold is this?
The Tang family must have used up a lot of their inventory to cast so many, right?
"There was no hint about this in the dowry list my father gave me, nor did he verbally remind me!"
Tang Qiyue didn't understand at first whether her father was being generous or not, but Zhan Zeye said, "Your father is really smart. He didn't tell you anything. If one day he needed these things, he only needed to borrow a dowry box from you. How could you refuse to give it to him?"
Although the dowry box is a dowry for a woman marrying out, it is just a box after all. It is estimated that not many women marrying out would treat it as a treasure.
The key is that these are all made of rosewood. Tang Qiuyue will definitely not throw them away. Also, because they are dowry, her husband's family will not think about them. At most, they will be placed at home and used as a box.
Although there was a gambling element in Tang's father's business, he also understood human nature.
The corners of Tang Qiyue's mouth curled up, but her expression showed no joy, only sarcasm.
If she had discovered these problems quietly, she could have used the trading system to exchange everything, but now that Zhan Zeye had seen it, she could no longer put it away.
"Since my father is just gambling, I'll donate all my dowry, and he'll just have to swallow his bitterness and not be able to say anything!"
Tang Qiuyue is not a hesitant person. Since she had said she would donate, she would donate it all.
Zhan Zeye was stunned. He really didn't expect Tang Qiyue to be so decisive.
"Are you sure? This is no small sum. It's enough for your Tang family to live comfortably in the future!"
Wealth is attractive to the heart. Even though Zhan Zeye is determined, he was still a little nervous when he saw the gold.
Tang Qiyue nodded: "I will only donate this to your troops. This gold can only be used by you when it is converted into money. Whether it is exchanged for food or equipment, it is up to you to arrange it, but only you can use it!"
Although she was a little woman, Zhan Zeye did not dare to underestimate her. She knew how to tie things up, and was sure that he would not embezzle these things.
"If you insist, I'll make the arrangements, but you won't regret it after the things are moved out!"
Zhan Zeye had no time to rest. If he kept these things at home, people would come to visit every day. If they were seen by others, it would be very troublesome and had to be dealt with as soon as possible.
He approached Tang Qiyue, bent down slightly to look at her at eye level. He was clearly asking, but he was also examining her.
Tang Qiyue clenched her hands, "I won't regret it, but can you please give me some money in exchange? I gave all the money I extorted from my father to Xiaoyuan. I don't have any money. If I join the army, I need to buy some supplies!"
This was something Zhan Zeye had not expected. He stared at Tang Qiyue for a long time before taking out a wad of money from his shirt pocket and handing it to her.
"This is my salary advance. I originally wanted to give it to Mom, but now that we've split up, Mom definitely won't want it. You can use it as you see fit!"
Even if she was not the wife he was willing to marry, his mother had accepted her and he had no way to take her back. In addition, there were boxes of gold all over the floor, so Zhan Zeye really couldn't bring himself to cancel the engagement.
No matter who you marry, handing over your salary is a man's responsibility.
Zhan Zeye was also a decisive person. Seeing that Tang Qiyue didn't move, he directly stuffed the money into her hands.
"I'm going to call my old boss. Two of my comrades are accompanying me back to visit my family. I'll deal with these boxes tonight!"
Zhan Zeye asked Tang Qiyue to hide the opened box before he opened the door and left.
Sitting on the bed, Tang Qiuyue looked at the money in her hand. It took her a long time to react. She counted them one by one and found that there were more than 180.
You have to know that at that time, the average worker only earned about 30 yuan a month. Although 180 yuan is not a lot, it is half a year's income for many families.
It was obvious that Zhan Zeye had advanced three months' salary.
Tang Qiyue stuffed the money into his pocket, exhaled heavily, then looked at the box and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Using so much gold to exchange for a stable life for my brother and mother is what Tang's father, the scumbag, should pay.
After comforting herself, Tang Qiuyue remembered what she could take with her if she joined the army, and she had to put the things in the dowry box in order.
When you roll up your sleeves and prepare to work hard, the system suddenly pops up to remind you that there are items that can be traded.
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