Chapter 346: Engagement
On November 12, Shen Zhiyan and his team went to Qinghe Village again.
This time is much more grand than last time.
The two carriages in front were carrying people, but the ones at the back were filled with betrothal gifts, all tied with big red silk flowers. They came out of the small town and meandered along the way.
The leading carriage had already arrived at Lijia Village, but the last carriage carrying betrothal gifts had not yet left the town.
Li Zhiyuan's family lives at the entrance of the village.
Mrs. Li had just finished her meal and was sitting at the door picking her teeth. She was surprised to see the long convoy.
Just then two villagers passed by and stopped to ask: "Whose convoy is this?"
"Look, there are big red silk flowers tied on it. It must be a betrothal gift."
"This is the kind of ceremony that even the rich man Zhang used to have when he married his daughter-in-law."
"Ha, when Mr. Zhang married his daughter-in-law, he only sent a cart of betrothal gifts. How can it compare with this caravan? When I was in the county, I saw a wealthy man sending a betrothal gift, but he didn't give so many gifts. Tsk tsk, I wonder which girl is so blessed."
"This kind of grand ceremony can only be worthy of a rich lady from the county or the capital. But the convoy is coming towards us. Could it be from our area? No way!"
"Tsk tsk, who cares who they are? It's not my home anyway."
The villagers were envious and sighed as they stood there watching the fun.
Mrs. Li curled her lips, feeling jealous. Her Zhiyuan had been married twice, but he couldn't afford such a grand ceremony!
As she thought about it, her eyes suddenly lit up.
By the way, why not have a wedding when Ye Caiping comes back!
They didn't have so much betrothal gifts, but Ye Caiping's dowry was enough to form a long convoy, and a ten-mile long red wedding dress was quite magnificent!
Whenever she thought of this scene, Mrs. Li felt happy.
By the way, she hasn’t visited her two precious granddaughters for a long time!
How about making something delicious tomorrow and let’s see!
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The convoy passed through the village road, and passers-by on the road couldn't help but stop to watch the excitement.
Soon, they entered Qinghe Village. When the convoy stopped in front of Ye Caiping's house, a circle of villagers had already surrounded it.
Mrs. Zhao came up and said, "Oh, is this a betrothal? Could it be that...Jin'er or Huan'er is engaged?"
Shanzi, the gatekeeper, smiled and said, "No, no, it's my wife Ye who's engaged!"
"What, Caiping is engaged!!!" all the villagers exclaimed.
Shanzi smiled and said, "Yes, yes."
As they were talking, Shen Zhiyan and his group got off the car.
Shen Manman was still dressed like a little red envelope, with her hands behind her back, and said with a smile: “Auntie and my father are engaged!”
"Is that Mr. Shen?" Thanks to the fact that Shen Zhiyan and his daughter visited each other frequently, there was no one in Qinghe Village who didn't know Shen Zhiyan.
Mr. Shen is not only a great scholar with great talent, but his elder brother is also a Shangshu, a family of officials, who is much higher than the county magistrate.
Now, Mr. Shen is engaged to Caiping.
The villagers were excited and most of them offered blessings, but some felt jealous. However, this sour feeling was soon drowned out by the blessings.
Shen Manman said happily: "Xiao Qiu, hand out candy!"
Xiaoqiu quickly took a few servants, took out fruit boxes, and distributed candy to the villagers.
In addition to distributing candies, someone actually took out a bag of copper coins and threw them out in handfuls.
The villagers went crazy instantly, praising and admiring him.
Shen Zhiyan raised the corners of his lips slightly, and walked into the Ye family with Shen Manman and others.
All the members of the Ye family were there, including Second Aunt Ye's family, Hu Fen and her daughter, and even Ye Lizheng and other members of the Ye family who were not out of the fifth degree of mourning.
Then cartloads of betrothal gifts were sent in.
Duanwu stood aside and read the gift list.
Old Man Ye and others listened in amazement. They couldn't believe that in addition to the betrothal money, there were so many other things.
Ye Caiping looked at them with a smile. To be honest, she had not prepared any dowry at all.
If ordinary people get married, it’s just a few loads of dowry, which can be bought and prepared at any time.
But the wealthy and powerful families all had carriages full of them, and they were particular about having a ten-mile-long red wedding dress. It is a rare thing that the woman has been collecting since she was born. Even if she wanted to prepare, it was too late.
When Ye Caiping heard the betrothal gift announced by Duanwu, she knew that this was the dowry prepared by Shen Zhiyan for her.
Ye Caiping couldn't help but look at Shen Zhiyan, she was thoughtful.
Shen Zhiyan also looked at her with a smile in his eyes.
The sound of the Dragon Boat Festival singing was so loud that the villagers who gathered in the outer courtyard to watch the fun couldn't help but sigh: "These things can't be prepared without a thousand taels, right?"
A servant of the Shen family, Zhongqiu, said, "My master gave 88,800 taels of silver as betrothal gift alone. All these betrothal gifts are also worth tens of thousands of taels!"
The villagers' mouths were opened so wide that they could almost fit a stone in them. This... wouldn't it cost 100,000 taels?
One hundred thousand taels! !
What is the concept of this?
Is there so much money in the world? In their opinion, even the richest man in Nanzhou doesn’t have that much money!
Mrs. Zhao squeezed in and said, "Being a minister actually makes so much money!"
Zhongqiu's eyes widened when he heard this: "Pah, pah, pah, don't slander my master. The annual salary of a minister is only two hundred taels! This money is all accumulated by the Shen family."
"Our Shen family is the Dingguo Marquisate! We have thirty or forty manors alone. Not to mention the shops and merchant ships."
The villagers listened and began to talk in low voices, praising Ye Caiping for marrying well.
"I originally thought that Cai Ping could make so much money, and it would be a loss to marry anyone. I didn't expect Mr. Shen's family to be so powerful."
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Ye Er's whole family.
Ye Peng was chopping wood while Wei Xiaojuan was sitting beside him eating melon seeds.
Wei was hanging clothes. "Humph, this father and daughter have gone off so early in the morning!"
"I didn't expect Caiping to be engaged!" The voice of a villager suddenly sounded outside.
"Yes, it's still Mr. Shen. I heard that the betrothal gift alone is 100,000 taels!"
"One hundred thousand? Is that true?"
"That's what they said anyway. Whether it's true or not, the betrothal gifts were packed in carts. I heard there was even a maid handing out candies and copper coins at the door!"
"What are you waiting for? Let's go get some candy. If you're quick, you might be able to pick up a few coins."
The three Weis stopped what they were doing and stood in shock.
Wei's face changed slightly: "Ye Caiping... is getting married? Impossible! How could it be..."
Because of the feud with Ye Caiping's family, Wei hoped that Ye Caiping's family would suffer misfortune every day. When she suddenly heard this news, she was stunned.
People like Ye Caiping, who was divorced for breaking her mother-in-law's leg, have a very bad reputation and it would be impossible for her to get married even if she had money!
And this person is Mr. Shen! Not only is he handsome, he is also a top scholar, and his brother is a high-ranking official.
In her opinion, he was an unattainable big shot, how could he want Ye Caiping?
Wei's face was almost distorted, and he turned around and walked out quickly.
Ye Peng's face wasn't looking good either, and he felt a surge of sourness in his heart.
How could...
If this is true, then wouldn't Ye Jin'er become a lady from an official family?
Wei Xiaojuan looked at his expression and became angry: "Husband, come here and peel the melon seeds for me."
Ye Peng was upset: "I'm chopping wood, can't you do it yourself?"
Wei Xiaojuan was startled, and her eyes immediately turned red: "Husband...you are mean to me!"
Ye Peng frowned. She had been crying more and more frequently during this period.
Anyway, his eyes always get red and he looks like he has suffered a great injustice.
He asked himself if he had done anything to let her down!
He did all the dirty work, and she just stood there and looked on in disgust.
He is not idle now. Not only does she not help him because he is so tired, she also asks him to peel melon seeds!
He had been enduring all this time, and now he was upset by the news from Ye Caiping's family. Coupled with her unreasonable behavior, he turned around and went into the room in anger.
And slammed the door.
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