Chapter 45 Packing Lin Qingqing (Revised)
When a woman gets married, her dowry is the best indicator of her parents' intentions and how much they value their daughter.
The Lin family was so generous with the banquet for their daughter's wedding this time that the villagers were curious about Lin Qingqing's dowry. Many people had asked about it in the past two days, and the Lin family had fooled them with a few words.
Lin Qingqing meant that she was going to join the army, so she didn't need to buy any furniture or take it with her. She also didn't need to prepare any large items or quilts because it would be inconvenient to take the train.
Lin's father, Lin Li, also thought so. After discussing, they decided to exchange all the things they needed to prepare for money and give it to Lin Qingqing to take to the army. Then she could buy whatever she wanted in H City.
Ask my brothers and sisters-in-law to prepare more dowry.
Lin Qingqing did not refuse the suggestion of Lin's father Lin Li, so that her family would feel more at ease when she went to the army.
That evening, after finishing their meal and cleaning up, Lin Li brought several daughters-in-law of the Lin family to Lin Qingqing's room. The women of the family sat around a red leather suitcase.
In front of everyone, Lin Li took out five hundred yuan and the 100 yuan betrothal gift from Song Yiyuan: "This five hundred is given to you by your father and me. This 100 yuan is also a betrothal gift. You are in need of everything in the army. Don't be reluctant to spend it. After you have your own family, you will have to rely on yourself to take care of everything. Here are a few clothes. You don't know how to make clothes for yourself, so mother makes clothes for you every year and sends them to you..."
As Lin Qi spoke, her voice began to sob, and Lin Qingqing hurried forward to comfort her.
"Mom, I still have a thousand here. With this money plus Song Yiyuan's allowance, we will definitely be able to eat and drink well in our army."
Li Lanying also tried to comfort him: "Yes, mother, his aunt will have a good life in the future."
Wang Chunhua was clever and stood up to comfort him, "Mother, although my sister-in-law is marrying far away, she is marrying well. Look at Xiao Song's appearance and military status, and he is from the capital. Which son-in-law can compare to him in these aspects? This is a great joy."
After hearing what Lin Qingqing said, Li Zhaodi changed her mind and said, "Why not let Daya go to the army with us? That way, my sister-in-law won't be bored in the army and there will be someone to help with the work."
Lin Qi wiped his tears with the corner of his clothes and did not respond. Lin Qingqing also pursed her lips and said nothing. She didn't know what it would be like to go to the army, but she knew what her sister-in-law was thinking. Now that she had money, life in the army would definitely be better than in the countryside. If Daya went with him and developed feelings for him, she would definitely have to find a good relative for her. Then the Lin family would have nothing to worry about in the future. It was really a calculation.
Li Lanying saw that the atmosphere was a little awkward. She took out a pillowcase she had made and ten yuan: "Auntie, I made a pair of pillowcases with scraps of clothes these days. You can take them to the army. Here are ten yuan for you to keep as a gift."
As soon as Li Lanying took out the things, the other sisters-in-law couldn't sit still anymore.
Li Zhaodi quickly took out some money and said, "Her aunt, we have also collected ten yuan for you as a dowry, and this mandarin duck quilt cover. Don't be disgusted, big girl, please think about it again."
Lin Qingqing smiled: "Thank you, sister-in-law."
Zhang Guilian also took out some money: "Here are seven dollars from her aunt for you as a deposit. I can't give you any more."
Several sisters-in-law said that they would give ten yuan to Lin Qingqing as a deposit. Zhang Guilian suddenly took out seven yuan, and Lin Qingqing's face turned dark. Lin Qingqing said that she had built a house for the family and had to support several children to go to school. This third daughter-in-law was really short-sighted.
Zhang Guilian was given a few looks by Lin Li and several sisters-in-law, who seemed to disdain them. What was the big deal if she could save three dollars by being looked at a few times?
Liu Daxiu pulled out a wad of loose cash from her pocket and handed it over with a twinkle in her eyes. "Auntie, here are five dollars for you as a dowry. Your fourth brother doesn't usually go out to carry heavy bags or do odd jobs, so he doesn't have much money, so he didn't prepare anything else."
Lin Guoqiang is the one with the worst health among his brothers, and he has to raise three children. His life is even tighter than that of his other brothers. Liu Daxiu is introverted and taciturn by nature, and she has become even less talkative after marrying into the Lin family. She just works hard on weekdays, and now she can come up with five dollars, which means she has really emptied the family savings.
The sisters-in-law looked at the stack of money and said nothing. They all knew the situation of Lin Laosi's family, and Lin Li was not angry.
Seeing that Lin Qingqing didn't take it, Liu Daxiu thought that she was disgusted with it, and his hand holding the money began to tremble.
Lin Qingqing pulled out the bottom few large-denomination bills and pushed Liu Daxiu's hand back. "Fourth sister-in-law, I'll just take these. The rest can be used as snacks for San Ya and Qi Mao and Ba Mao."
Liu Daxiu withdrew his hand tremblingly, lowered his head and said nothing more.
Wang Chunhua took out ten yuan and a mandarin duck bed sheet. "Auntie, these ten yuan are for you as a treasure. I also made you a few pairs of socks along with this bed sheet."
Wang Chunhua was thoughtful and considerate. She made socks for her daughter even when she was pregnant. Lin Li kept this in mind.
"Fifth sister-in-law, you are about to give birth, why are you still busy with all this? I remember your kindness."
The money was collected by Lin Qingqing, so of course it couldn't be put into the box directly, as there would be many people at the banquet and there would be too much attention.
Several sisters-in-law were busy packing things into boxes. Two red mandarin duck pillowcases, a bed sheet and quilt cover, two sets of summer clothes, two sets of autumn clothes, and one set of winter clothes filled the boxes to the brim.
It was already past nine o'clock when they finished packing. Several sisters-in-law went back to rest. Lin Yu stayed and talked to Lin Qingqing for a while before going back to sleep.
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