Chapter 259: More than 100 people carried the dowry back along the original route
If you take a shortcut, the People's Clinic is not far from Pingyang Marquis's Mansion, and you can walk there in three quarters of an hour. But getting married! Naturally, you have to take a longer detour, and it will take more than half an hour to get there.
The dowry behind the sedan chair was initially loaded with only seven or eight loads, but it kept increasing as they moved forward, and by the time it was almost at the gate of Marquis Pingyang's mansion, it had increased to one hundred and eight loads.
Even Uncle Shen came to join in the fun, and when Shen Feiyan found out, she almost laughed her teeth off.
I followed the dowry deliveryman to the street and saw the more than a hundred loads of dowry and burst into laughter.
Chatting with the people around her: "Hahaha! This Du Wanwan is really shameless. She deliberately didn't prepare a dowry and waited for others to give it to her."
The people next to her looked at her as if she was a fool and didn't respond.
She didn't care, thinking that others agreed with her point of view, and spoke even more enthusiastically.
"They are refugees from famine, they are so petty, what's so great about knowing medical skills? They need others to give them everything, they are taking the opportunity to blackmail. These noble families are rushing to help, they are simply sick."
The people around couldn't help but say, "Miss Shen! I think you are sick. You didn't marry the prince, so you are going crazy with jealousy?"
"Doctor Du didn't ask the noble family to prepare any dowry. So what if he doesn't have a dowry? Doctor Du himself has an excellent dowry."
"Yes, Doctor Du is a great doctor. How many dowries can compare to hers?"
"It's not that Doctor Du doesn't have money to buy a dowry, it's that she has given all the money to us ordinary people."
"Huh!" Shen Feiyan didn't care and sneered, "Du Wanwan spent all the money she earned on the people? Who of you saw it? She is just a greedy and shameless woman. She gets a lot of money over there, and she's desperately trying to cheat you, the suckers, over here."
"You know it now?" The people beside him sneered, "It seems that the two slaps that Doctor Du gave that day were not enough to wake Miss Shen up."
"You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. Miss Shen talked nonsense on the street once, and it was not enough for her to be punished by Doctor Du? How dare you come here and talk nonsense?"
"People with bad mouths love to talk nonsense. What can we do about her? Did you see that mad dog across the street? It keeps barking."
"You? You dare to call me a mad dog?"
Shen Feiyan was so angry that she raised her hand to hit someone, but she was surrounded by several women who disliked her. They exchanged glances and understood each other.
"Oh! Miss Shen! You are the daughter of a noble family, how can you be on the same level as us shrews."
"It's not nice to fight in the street. How can a daughter of a rich family be so aggressive? Come on, stop fighting with them. You are no match for them."
"Where did I call you a mad dog? I just said that. Why do you compare yourself to a mad dog?"
While they were talking, their hands were not idle either, they focused on the shameful parts of Shen Feiyan's body, causing her to scream in pain.
It was true that she brought her maid with her. She had not gotten the upper hand over Shen Xiangxiu last time, and the more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She did not dare to vent her anger on anyone, so she slapped the maid beside her hard a few times.
It’s time to dump Du Wanwan.
Today, the maidservant refused to help her no matter what. She just stood outside pretending to be stopped and unable to come in, looking helpless.
She cried out, "Miss! Miss! Miss!"
Shen Feiyan was almost mad. She didn't understand why she was yelling. She was about to be beaten to death, okay?
My body was burning with pain, especially in a private place. I couldn't even touch it to relieve the pain.
After the women had dealt with the people, they exchanged glances, dispersed tacitly, and disappeared into the crowd, making them impossible to be found.
Shen Feiyan's hair was pulled into a mess, and she curled up on the ground with tears in her eyes. When the maid came over, she looked up and glared at him fiercely, and was helped away by the maid.
Du Wanwan, who was sitting in the bridal sedan, didn't know this. She was thinking about how to deal with the dowry. It wasn't hers and she absolutely couldn't accept it.
"Ye Yi!" Du Wanwan exclaimed softly, handing over a note, "Give it to your master."
"Yes!" Ye Yi agreed and walked to Ye Tingxiao, "Master! Doctor Du gave it to me."
Ye Tingxiao took it and opened the note. On it was written a sentence: "The rest of the dowry will be returned in its original state."
Looking back at the bridal sedan, Ye Tingxiao smiled knowingly. He knew that his Wanwan would not easily accept gifts from others.
It’s not that the Pingyang Marquis’ Mansion can’t afford the betrothal gift, nor is it that they are not prepared to give a dowry, it’s that Wanwan doesn’t want to be so high-profile and just wants to marry him in a low-key manner.
But the people did not allow it, and almost everyone in the city came to watch the fun, and the streets were deserted.
Seeing that she had no dowry, everyone took the initiative to raise money for her. The starting point was good, but the couple would not accept it.
When they arrived at the Pingyang Marquis Mansion, Ye Tingxiao dismounted and led Du Wanwan out of the sedan chair.
Before entering the hall, Ye Tingxiao clasped his fists and bowed to the people who brought the dowry: "Thank you all for your respect and love for my wife.
But my wife said that the dowry cannot be accepted and must be returned in its original form. A glass of light wine, thank you all for your kindness, please come in!"
Zhou Haotian was the first to object: "My Lord! The things have already been delivered, how can we return them? This is a gift from us to Doctor Du, not to you."
Yan Hong stood aside and said with a smile: "Doctor Du! I will never forget your life-saving grace. It's just a few pieces of dowry, which is not a big deal. On such a happy day, please don't give gifts to each other."
"Yes! We gave it all willingly. We respect everything Doctor Du has done for Liangjun City."
"Yes! We respect Dr. Du for his generosity and dedication to protecting the well-being of the people."
Du Wanwan did not lift the veil and said a few words.
"Du Wanwan is grateful for your kindness, but I don't want to accept gifts without merit. Please don't make things difficult for Wanwan. Since everyone is here, please go in and have a drink of wedding wine. There is no need for dowry. Pingyang Marquis married me not because of whether I have a dowry or not, but because of me as a person."
Pingyang Hou Ye Zhenghai stepped out and laughed, "Yes, my daughter-in-law is right, Pingyang Hou Mansion will always remember everyone's kindness.
It's not that my daughter-in-law doesn't have a dowry, it's that we don't want to be extravagant. Her body is a dowry of invaluable treasure. If you already have a body, what's the point of having those material possessions?"
After hearing this, no one said anything else and everyone fell silent.
The mighty general Yan Hong was the first to order the servants at home: "Since Doctor Du has said so, let's carry the dowry back. We must have a drink of wedding wine."
Ye Zhenghai immediately clasped his fists and bowed: "Everyone, please come in. The bride and groom are about to go into the hall to worship. If you want to watch the ceremony, please go in quickly. If you are late, there will be no good seats."
Zhou Haotian pulled the old man of the Chu family and said, "Come on, let's go in and watch the ceremony. Let the servants carry the dowry back. We must drink Doctor Du's wedding wine."
The head of the Chu family gave a wink to the servants and followed Zhou Haotian into the gate of Pingyang Marquis' Mansion.
In this kind of situation, if there is one person taking the lead, the others will naturally follow. After a short while, more than a hundred people carrying the dowry returned along the same route.
(End of this chapter)
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