Chapter 8 Counting the Dowry
For example, "a certain amount of cloth for clothes for four seasons" was actually either coarse cotton or ramie cloth, not to mention the finest and latest brocade, there wasn't even a piece of ordinary silk.
Even so, it was packed in several large boxes and divided into four dowries.
As for the "silver in the bottom of the box", Qiao Xuan finally found a pitiful ten taels of silver.
Of course, as the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and the county magistrate's daughter is still much better than a peasant girl.
These things were equivalent to bullying and humiliation in the eyes of a real county magistrate's daughter, but to Qiao Xuan, she felt very pathetic that she had made a good deal.
Just the ten taels of silver is a huge sum of money for a farmer!
Mrs. Qiao's humiliation might have been a fatal blow to the original owner, but to her, it was nothing.
Compared to being penniless, her starting point is pretty good. If she wants money, she will earn it herself.
It will be satisfying to slap someone hard in the face in the future!
After everything was packed up, Qiao Xuan generously took all the cloth out and distributed it to her mother-in-law and sister-in-law Xu, and specially contributed it to make clothes for everyone in the family.
These fabrics were nothing in her eyes, but they were very good things in a farm family.
Fang and Xu were both shocked and could hardly believe it.
Fang was still a little hesitant, wanting to do it but also wavering, for fear that others would say that she was coveting her daughter-in-law's dowry.
You know, when her daughter-in-law's dowry was brought in yesterday, she heard a lot of sour words, especially from the two younger brothers and sisters-in-law from the second and third rooms. Their words were so sour that she could squeeze out a jar of vinegar.
Qiao Xuan observed the expression on her face, her eyes bright and she smiled: "This is just a little thought from my daughter-in-law. Mother, if you are distant with me, how can I bear it? We are all a family, we should be close to each other, don't you think?"
Fang then laughed and accepted it. She couldn't help but say, "This dowry is the most important thing for a woman. You should keep your things well and don't waste them. We still have a long life ahead of us!"
Qiao Xuan felt warm in her heart, and was really touched. She nodded and smiled, "I'll remember what Mom taught me!"
She also took out two pairs of very bright silk flowers and gave them to her sister-in-law Shao Taotao and her three-year-old niece Shao Qing.
In her opinion, the workmanship of the silk flowers seemed a bit crude, but they cost twenty-five cents a pair. Who in the countryside would be willing to buy them easily?
Xu was very happy and thanked on behalf of Shao Qing; Shao Taotao also liked it very much, blushed and shyly thanked her, and happily put it on her hair, which won her a lot of praise from the women.
Qiao Xuan felt a little guilty because she had some hidden ulterior motives when giving the cloth and silk flowers, so she was particularly enthusiastic in saying nice things and praising the man. The women all laughed and were very happy.
She gave the gifts with a bit of testing intention, to test the personalities of her mother-in-law, sister-in-law and younger sister-in-law. If they were greedy, then she would have an idea.
But unexpectedly, it is not like that.
Even though sister-in-law Xu is a little worried, that is human nature.
Qiao Xuan was finally relieved.
She didn't know that Xu was also feeling a little guilty at the moment.
As soon as the fifth brother's wife came in, it was obvious that she was inferior in every aspect, and she was full of resentment. Seeing her trying to please her mother-in-law, Xu cursed her countless times in her heart, "Shameless!"
Who would have thought that the fifth brother's wife was so generous and gave her so much cloth, two of which were very thick, so she could sew cotton to make cotton clothes in winter. She also gave Shao Qing such beautiful silk flowers.
She felt that she was really wrong!
(End of this chapter)
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