Chapter 2035 A Bowl of Water
Old Zhou said, "I haven't seen you bring back any money you earned."
Zhou Silang: "Didn't that mean we bought furs, pearls, and medicinal herbs? And cattle too. Look at the account books. We made a lot of money last year. This year, with all the tea we're bringing in, we'll only make more."
Old Zhou asked, "And will you bring back more furs, pearls, medicinal herbs, and cattle?"
Zhou Silang had planned to do so, but when his father asked him this, he hesitated for a moment before saying, "Dad, isn't this a good idea?"
Old Zhou said, "What a bullshit! We don't even need the money we earn, so what's the point of buying and selling all the time?"
He said, "Big Head is not young anymore. He will definitely get married this year. Marriage requires a betrothal gift. Doctor Liu's family looks much richer than ours. Our betrothal gift cannot be too shabby."
Zhou Silang: "Aren't you afraid that if you send this betrothal gift, they will keep it all and only give you a granddaughter-in-law?"
Old Zhou said, "No, I've asked around. The wealthy and kind families will return the betrothal gifts as dowry, and even add some extra dowry."
How could he do business at a loss?
Zhou Silang: "That's someone else's dowry, it has nothing to do with Datou."
"Why is it okay?" Old Zhou patted him on the shoulder and said, "Stop talking nonsense. We're all family. Will she not give her dowry to her husband and children in the future?"
"Besides, she'll be an imperial physician in the future," Old Zhou said with emotion. "Look at how much money and grain Manbao earns every year. It's a stroke of luck for Datou to marry her, so we can't be too stingy with the betrothal gift. We have to give Datou some face."
Zhou Silang paused, "But Dad, you're talking too late. I had already ordered some tea bricks before I came back yesterday, and I've used up most of my cash. How much money do you have left?"
Old Zhou turned and walked away. "I don't have any money. It's from the public treasury. We'll divide it up later."
"Impossible," Zhou Silang chased after him, "You and Mom always get a share when the money is divided. You and Mom are so frugal, how could you be without money?"
Old Zhou said, "That's the dowry prepared for Manbao."
He said, "Don't you see the situation at Bai Shan's family? The betrothal gift will definitely be high. We can't just not prepare any dowry."
Zhou Silang urged, "Use some of it now, and then get money from Big Brother and the others to make up for it later."
Old Zhou glanced at him and said, "That's a bad idea. There are still three more heads below the big head. Even if you want to marry a wife, you should do it within your means. How can you borrow money to prepare the betrothal gifts?"
But as soon as he returned to the house, he couldn't help but discuss it with Qian, "Boss, you must not have much money. Things in the capital are so expensive. If you want to buy a good betrothal gift, it will definitely cost a lot. Why don't we give some of our own money to Boss first?"
Qian refused outright. She said, "I gave it to the eldest, so will you give it to the second when they get married? There are still the third and fourth, and a series of children."
She said, "If we can't treat everyone equally, the children will have complaints. Bring the second son and his wife with you to the capital this time. Ertou and Erya should also be engaged."
"That family..."
After a moment's silence, Qian said, "We'll be back in the autumn. If Ertou and Erya's marriage can be finalized by then, that would be great. If not, we'll have to wait until next year. If Li Gu and his family propose marriage in the future, we'll also let Lao San and his family go to the capital."
"It's better for the daughter-in-law to take care of herself. She will be the one to take care of them in the future."
"Then you won't help the boss?" Old Zhou frowned and said, "The Liu family is a good match. If the betrothal gifts are not prepared well, it will be a joke."
Qian said, "Big Boss has money, and he will find a way to get his own betrothal gifts. He should be able to handle the gifts according to his ability. It was originally agreed that each family would be responsible for the marriage of their grandchildren."
This was also the important reason why Qian asked them to save their own money and distribute the public money once a year.
The grandchildren would have to get married and study, and every family was different. Whether they were willing to study, whether they could study, and even what kind of people they would marry were all different. That was why she simply asked them to hand over a portion of the money and keep the rest for themselves. In addition to daily expenses, the money from the public bank would be distributed once a year...
Therefore, marriages have long been the responsibility of each family.
Qian said, "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. The eldest is already a grandson, and you take care of him. You have to take care of the rest of the children, otherwise when it's their turn to get married, they will also complain that the betrothal gifts and dowries are not enough. Will you give them?"
Old Zhou: "...Our family makes so much money every year, how could it not be enough when it's their turn?"
Qian said calmly, "How much of this world's stuff is enough?"
Old Zhou fell silent.
Qian said, "Datou and his family's affairs are left to their parents to take care of. We just need to take care of our own children's affairs."
She said, "All six children, Dalang to Liulang, have started their own families and careers. Now only Manbao is left. We just need to marry her off. Since we said this money is Manbao's dowry, then it is for Manbao."
Old Zhoutou never mentioned this matter again.
Zhou Dalang and Xiao Qianshi didn't want to ask their parents for money. They had the same idea as their parents, that is, to eat as much as they could. Although they wanted to make the betrothal gift better, that had to be done when they had the money.
If they didn't have it, it would be impossible for them to borrow money to marry a daughter-in-law.
However, they have little money, but Datou has a lot of money himself.
He turned around and ran to find Zhou Lijun. After the two of them checked the account books, Zhou Lizhong took a bundle from Zhou Lijun.
He took the bag back to his parents.
Zhou Dalang opened it and was shocked to see the money inside. "Where did you get so much money?"
Although it is not as much as the money saved by the couple, it is still a lot.
The main thing is that he is one person and they are two people!
Zhou Lizhong said, "I saved money in the past. I worked with my fourth and fifth uncles and received monthly wages. I also left all the money I saved with my second sister and fourth uncle. I took it with me when I went to the grassland with my fourth uncle..."
Even if he didn't go, he still gave the money to his fourth uncle to buy shares, so he made a lot of money.
The reason why Zhou Dalang and his wife were able to save more money than him by farming was that all the public money was in Zhou Silang's hands. Every year he would go back and forth for business and would always get a share of the money at the end of the year.
After Zhou Lizhong handed the money to his parents, he said, "Dad, Mom, take my money and go get the betrothal gifts."
Little Qian couldn't help but say to Zhou Dalang, "He has achieved much more than you did before."
When Zhou Dalang married her, the betrothal gifts were all paid by her family, and there wasn't much left.
Zhou Dalang felt a little embarrassed in front of his son.
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(End of this chapter)
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