Chapter 31 Chapter 31 Dowry? No!
That day, Zhuo Jia was weeding the vegetable garden in the yard when Aunt Ding came.
Seeing that she was alone, Aunt Ding couldn't help but ask, "Where's Zhang Zhiqing?"
Zhang Zhiqing was already famous, and now he is even more famous!
Zhuo Jia asked Aunt Ding to sit on a chair, and she sat down herself and said, "Zhang Zhiqing has gone to the county."
She said she was bored staying at the educated youth center these days. She was originally going to go with Zhang Yunhuan, but her period suddenly came this morning, so she didn't go with them. Zhang Yunhuan left cursing on his own.
"Then you are here alone." Aunt Ding asked with some surprise.
You see, what a coincidence, she just happened to want to talk to Zhuo Zhiqing about something.
Zhuo Jia nodded naturally: "Yes, everyone else has gone to work, no one has asked for leave today!"
Maybe it was because the work in the fields was not tiring now, so everyone else was working very hard. Not to mention, she really felt that she and Zhang Yunhuan were here to ruin the reputation of the educated youth group.
Aunt Ding smiled. She looked at Zhuo Jia and said, "Zhuo Zhiqing, the Qiao family's house is almost finished. Hongying asked me to ask you if you have any requirements for marriage, including a dowry. Don't worry, I'll go talk to the Qiao family."
She took ten dollars, so she definitely wouldn't hesitate when it was her turn to step forward.
Zhuo Jia's mouth twitched, and she said, when Qiao Anchuan came to see her last night, he suddenly said that the marriage report had been issued, and he kept blushing. So it was because of this.
She looked at Aunt Ding and said, "Aunt Ding, I don't have any requests."
She had already put forward all her requirements when she was looking for a partner. As for the amount of the bride price, Qiao Anchuan was going to give her his bankbook before they even got married, and they would live in a new house after they got married. What else could she ask for? None, not at all!
Aunt Ding: “…”
These words made Aunt Ding very confused. She had tried to find a matchmaker before, but this was the first one as easy to talk to as Zhuo Zhiqing. To be honest, she felt that Chuanzi was not worthy of Zhuo Zhiqing.
Thinking about this, Aunt Ding began to ask: "Then how much do you think is a suitable betrothal gift?"
The brigade here usually gives a few dozen yuan, and some don't give any betrothal gifts, just a bag of food. But she felt that Zhuo Zhiqing couldn't do that.
However, her good-tempered Zhuo Zhiqing said: "Doesn't Qiao Anchuan have an elder sister-in-law? Just do it according to the time when his elder brother married his elder sister-in-law."
She had met Qiao Anchuan's sister-in-law, a woman with a very good temper!
The most important thing is that the passbooks are all hers, so why should she care about it? What's more, with the purchasing group around, these are all trivial matters.
Aunt Ding thought of Qiao Anchuan's sister-in-law and nodded: "That's fine. What about the three turns and one ring? Do you have any requirements?"
When Chuanzi is not at home in the future, Zhuo Zhiqing will need help from other members of the Qiao family, especially the sisters-in-law, and they need to get along well with each other.
Zhuo Jia shook her head again: "No request, I already have a watch, and I can't make clothes, so there's no point in buying a sewing machine. As for bicycles, the Qiao family has them."
And the biggest problem in buying a bicycle is not the money, but the ticket. If she had the ticket, she would have bought the bicycle herself. But it doesn’t matter, she can think of a way later.
Aunt Ding glanced at Zhuo Jia's wrist and nodded dully. Zhuo Zhiqing was right, but...
How could she introduce such a good daughter-in-law to someone else?
Oh, it’s because she doesn’t have a suitable son!
"Then, I will reply to the Qiao family like this." Aunt Ding said with some stammering.
This was the first time she met someone so easy to talk to, and she found it a little hard to accept. Before, there had been a lot of betrothal gifts and dowries, and she wished the two in-laws would fight.
Zhuo Jia nodded, thought for a moment, and then asked, "Auntie Ding, what preparations do you make for your daughter's marriage here?"
No matter what the bride price is, that is not her consideration, but she should consider the dowry. The amount of the dowry will determine whether she can live a stable life in the future!
If Aunt Ding knew what she was thinking, she would definitely say that no matter how much the dowry was, her future life would be very stable. After all, everyone in the brigade knew that Zhiqing Zhuo was rich and had big pockets!
Aunt Ding, who knew nothing, thought for a moment and said, "Here, some people let their daughters go out with only a set of tattered clothes, while others make them new clothes. Those who love their daughters even more will give them new bedding as a dowry, as well as some chairs, cabinets, and other things, just enough legs to make up the difference."
Of course, there are no specific requirements. It all depends on whether the girl's family loves her. Sometimes, the amount of the dowry represents a woman's confidence in her husband's family. This is absolutely true.
Zhuo Jia nodded, not quite understanding. She already had a new quilt and was making another one. She spent a lot of money on it and asked Lin Yu from the county to help her find a way to get it.
Not to mention clothes, everything she had was new. She even had red clothes, which were obtained with the help of a fat aunt from the commune's supply and marketing cooperative. She put almost all her White Rabbit milk candies into it, but she had almost everything she needed!
As for furniture, she quietly asked Qiao Anchuan, but Qiao Anchuan said that he had already found someone to order all the furniture and was making it now. The furniture would probably be delivered once the house was completed, so she didn't need to worry about it.
Thinking about it this way, Zhuo Jia suddenly realized that she seemed to have everything she needed and was just waiting to get married!
When Aunt Ding left the educated youth site, she was in a daze. How could she not be in a daze? She had never encountered such a simple thing. Yes, it was too easy to make money.
After Aunt Ding left, Zhuo Jia thought of the newly built house at the Qiao family's side. It was almost completed and seemed to be about to be topped out!
In the evening, she went with Qiao Anchuan to see it. She had to say that the new house was well built. Not only the three blue brick and tile houses, but also the toilet and bathroom inside were all well-designed. She provided a lot of her own suggestions.
Humph, she will be living in this house in the future, so of course she wants Qiao Anchuan to build it to her liking!
However, because of the house construction, she and Qiao Anchuan rarely went out on dates during the day. Basically, they would take a walk outside at night when they had nothing to do. Sometimes she would go to the new house during the day, but rarely.
Ahem, it was Qiao Anchuan who didn’t let her go. Because the weather was hot, everyone was working shirtless, so Qiao Anchuan didn’t let her go!
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In the evening, Qiao Anchuan came to see Zhuo Jia as usual. After spending more than ten days together, Qiao Anchuan had made great progress. At least he no longer blushed when Zhuo Jia smiled at him or when they held hands.
The two walked by the stream, and Qiao Anchuan said as they walked, "Auntie Ding came to my house today, and I heard her tell my mother that you don't have any requirements for the bride price, and you don't ask for three turns and one ring or anything like that. Jiajia, are you not willing to marry me?"
In the end, Qiao Anchuan felt a little aggrieved. He didn't have any requirements and it didn't look like he wanted to live a normal life.
Zhuo Jia was amused by his behavior. In front of outsiders, Qiao Anchuan looked like a man and seemed very reliable, but when the two of them were together in private, who would have thought that this man would be like this?
Facing Qiao Anchuan's even more dissatisfied look, she quickly suppressed her laughter and kindly comforted him, "Nonsense, what are you thinking? Aren't you going to hand in your bankbook after we get married? I can buy it myself when I want. Why do you have to make demands now? Will you not let me buy it after we get married?"
When she said the last sentence, Zhuo Jia wanted to roll up her sleeves, as if she would hit Qiao Anchuan if he dared to shake his head.
Qiao Anchuan quickly shook his head: "Let me buy it. You have the final say in our family from now on."
Since Jiajia is so good to him, of course he has to be good to Jiajia too.
"That's it, so there's no need to rush to buy those things now." Zhuo Jia said meaningfully.
The top priority now is to get married quickly!
Alas, if Qiao Anchuan returns to the team before getting married, I wonder if she can move into the new house by herself?
Maybe it’s not a good idea, so let’s get married quickly!
Qiao Anchuan, who understood what she meant, nodded vigorously: "Yeah, I understand."
But he has already made an appointment with Peng Kuo to reserve one for him when the supply and marketing cooperative has bicycles!
Zhuo Jia asked curiously, "When will the house be completed?"
If she remembered correctly, Qiao Anchuan's vacation seemed to be about to end in ten days, and he would have to go on the road for another three days, so Qiao Anchuan would have to leave in seven days, and she didn't know if it would be too late.
Qiao Anchuan thought for a moment and lowered his voice, "It's already built. My mother has someone calculate it. The day after tomorrow is a good day, so the roof will be capped the day after tomorrow."
Because he couldn't ask for help now, Qiao Anchuan lowered his voice!
Zhuo Jia: "..."
I really can’t believe this, it turns out that the decisive Aunt Hongying also believes this!
Speaking of calculating the date, Qiao Anchuan pursed his lips and continued, "Jia Jia, I heard my mother and Aunt Ding discussing the date of our wedding today. Aunt Ding will come to see you tomorrow."
He really didn't mean to hear it, it was just because he had such sharp ears.
Zhuo Jia's eyes lit up. She looked at Qiao Anchuan and asked curiously, "Which day are they discussing?"
Look, look, it was clearly her who was getting married, but she was the last one to know everything. Fortunately, Aunt Ding was there, otherwise who knows how much trouble it would have been.
But her approach was already considered simple. Aunt Ding said that some families would have to discuss the matter several times. Of course, there were also those who got married quickly, such as getting married in just one month...
Oh. She and Qiao Anchuan have only known each other for less than a month!
Qiao Anchuan scratched his head: "You mean three days later, so I can stay at home for a few more days."
Well, that means the two of them can still be alone together for a few more days. Thinking of this, Qiao Anchuan began to blush again.
Zhuo Jia nodded: "That's okay."
I just find it unbelievable that she is getting married in three days and she herself doesn’t even know about it!
But it’s not surprising that time is tight. After all, we agreed at the beginning to get married once the house is built, so we are also waiting for the new house.
Well, it was her request to separate and live separately, so she has no objection and she is looking forward to it!
Seeing that she had no objection, Qiao Anchuan's eyes lit up frighteningly. He said again, "Then, should we get the marriage certificate first, or wait until after the wedding banquet?"
This is a big deal. He has been looking forward to the certificate between him and Jia Jia for a long time, and he wants to take it with him!
Zhuo Jia blinked. She first thought about the original owner's age. Well, she had already turned eighteen. Then she nodded and said, "Let's wait until the banquet is over before collecting it."
The wedding banquet is only a few days away, and there is also the important event of the house topping-out ceremony. She can spare the time, but Qiao Anchuan doesn't have the time either.
Qiao Anchuan nodded honestly: "Okay."
Listen to the object!
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