Chapter 1614 Marriage a Month Later
The Xu family felt uneasy, but considering their daughter's shameful actions, they lacked the confidence to ask for an excessively high dowry. However, they felt they had to at least offer something; they couldn't just not give a single penny, or the Ge family would lose face.
If the Xu family members felt this way, Xu Cai would certainly disagree even more.
She felt that she was no less than an orchid, so how could her bride price be lower than that of an orchid?
Xu Cai had inquired about the dowry for the orchid; it was a full thirty taels of silver. Thirty taels of silver was enough to cause a sensation.
Yu Fenglin was a blacksmith. Although he ran a small shop, he had no parents and no one to help him. His family was in debt, and he did all the blacksmithing by himself. The fact that he could come up with thirty taels was already a great show of sincerity.
You should know that in those days, the bride price was given to the bride's parents. However, Li was a doting mother and her family was not short of money, so she only kept five taels of silver as a token, and gave the rest to Lanhua to take back as part of her dowry.
When Shuyou got married for the first time, Madam Ruan told her to take all the betrothal gifts back with her to rely on.
Li considered herself generous; how could she be inferior to Ruan?
Xu Cai was very envious when she heard about this. In general, the bride price in the village could be as high as five taels. But the Ge family ran a tofu shop and did some small business. They should be able to afford a bride price of thirty taels, right?
At that time, Xu Cai felt that Ge Qifei loved her deeply, and the thirty taels of orchid had inflated his appetite, so she thought that when she got married, he should also have that amount.
But she didn't consider whether her family could provide a corresponding dowry, even if the other party really gave such a large dowry.
Therefore, when Xu Cai mentioned the amount of the bride price, both the Ge family and the Xu family thought she was crazy.
The Ge family turned and left on the spot. Ge Qifei overturned the table and cursed Xu Cai for being delusional and a wasted flower.
The first conversation ended unhappily.
Later, I heard from Xu's neighbors that there was a lot of noise at Xu's house that night, and Xu's father slapped Xu Cai, who cried for most of the night.
The next day, when the Xu family discussed the bride price again, it had been reduced from two taels to one tael.
The Ge family really didn't want to marry this troublemaker, but the two of them had caused quite a stir by sneaking into the sunflower field. The village chief of Shangshi Village was personally overseeing the handling of this matter. If they went back on their word, Fan Zhong would lose face and might even complain to the town mayor.
In the end, no one asked Xu Cai's opinion. The bride price was one tael of silver, and as for the three gold pieces, that was out of the question.
Under such circumstances, one can imagine what life would be like for Xu Cai and Ge Qifei after their marriage.
When Lan Hua heard about this, she was truly shocked. Madam Li advised her to stay away from Xu Cai in the future, and preferably not to speak to her at all.
Lan Hua simply agreed in a daze. Who knew that when she returned, she would brush past Xu Cai, who looked haggard, while sitting in the mule cart.
Orchid opened her mouth as if to say something, but the other person glared at her fiercely.
This guy is unbelievable.
Orchid wasn't without temper; she glared back, her eyes full of disdain, and pulled the curtains down.
From that point on, the two went their separate ways completely.
Shu Yu asked, "Has the wedding date been set?"
"Yes, my mother said it will be around mid-October."
The old lady exclaimed, "This is too fast! It's already the tenth of September, and it's only been a month?!"
Lan Hua smiled wryly, "Xu Cai is already Ge Qifei's woman. The two families are afraid that if they wait any longer, she might get pregnant. Besides, this matter is a scandal for both families, so they don't want to hold a big celebration and don't need to prepare too much."
(End of this chapter)
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