Chapter 67: Engagement

Qian Xile didn't hide his money.

She is going to get married.

It's no big deal to say it out loud. She's not afraid even if her brother and sister-in-law complain to her. She hid the dowry money in a place where it can never be found.

Only she knows.

"Kid, why didn't you tell your brother about such an important thing? How much did you save?" Qian Ping'an asked.

"I won't tell you. You will know it when I get married."

Qian Xile turned his head and ignored him.

Jiang Fubao sat obediently in the chair and said nothing.

She held the cup and drank water in small sips.

In fact, his eyes were darting around, quietly observing his future sister-in-law.

The two parties chatted for a long time.

Half an hour later, Jiang Fubao and his family left Qianjia Village.

Another night.

At dawn in the morning, the Jiang family came to find Qian the matchmaker at the agreed time.

Prepare to propose marriage together.

Today, Matchmaker Qian wore red on purpose, and she walked to Qian Xile's house with her voice raised high.

There was a lot of noise, as if they were deliberately trying to let the villagers know.

“Boom boom boom—”

The Qian family's door was closed.

Matchmaker Qian knocked three times before footsteps were heard from inside.

"I'm here to help the Jiang family..."

"Hey, you're proposing marriage so early? Well, where can I find a daughter-in-law who doesn't want a dowry? If she were my son, I would rush to marry her. If she runs away, wouldn't it be a big loss? Right?

Matchmaker Qian, you are so poor that you don’t even find a good family for Xile. You don’t even give her a dowry. I don’t know why Xile wants to marry into a good family. I am her sister-in-law, so I naturally hope that she can live a better life. But she doesn’t know how to be kind~”

Qian Xile's sister-in-law Zhu Pan'er opened the door and didn't wait for Qian the matchmaker to finish speaking.

He interrupted her.

He then pretended to pinch his sleeves and wipe away his tears.

However, it was too fake, and the corners of the eyes were dry.

It's obviously a happy day, but she insists on being annoying.

Matchmaker Qian's smile froze on her face.

Zhang Jinlan, who had a bad temper, wanted to get angry, but after thinking it over she held back.

After all, he is proposing marriage in person, and it would be bad if he made a big fuss.

The scene suddenly became quiet.

No one spoke.

Zhu Pan'er felt that she had won the game and was about to make another sarcastic remark, but a child's voice suddenly rang out.

"Auntie, there's a piece of food stuck in your teeth. It's quite large."

Jiang Fubao was held in the arms of his aunt. She stretched out her little fleshy hand, pointed at Zhu Paner's mouth, and said while trying not to laugh.

This is when people are at their most vulnerable.

Zhu Pan'er was also a person who cared about her reputation, so she quickly shut her mouth.

Put your fingers in your mouth and feel between your teeth.

But she had so many teeth and no mirror, so she didn't know where the food got stuck and was so busy that she didn't even look up.

He even ignored the word "Auntie" that Jiang Fubao called him.

Everyone was trying not to laugh.

Until Qian Xile comes out.

Only the Jiang family members were able to enter the Qian family.

Sit in the main room.

Qian Xile personally brought a few glasses of water.

There is no sugar in it.

"There was some candy left at home, but my sister-in-law is so stingy that I don't know where she hid it. I searched everywhere but couldn't find it. You guys can share it."

Qian Xile is not afraid of ugliness.

Tell a few people about your family affairs directly.

This made everyone laugh.

Zhu Paner came in from the yard after picking her teeth.

She didn't pay attention just now.

It was not until she saw Zhu Yingqiu's face that she froze in her tracks: "It's you?"

Although she hadn't seen him for many years, she naturally remembered him as they grew up in the same village.

"Heh..." Zhu Yingqiu sneered with the corners of his mouth drooping, and ignored her.

This kind of person would feel disgusted if she said a single word to him.

He killed his family and he still has the nerve to live in this world.

The bad guys will be gone for thousands of years!

"No, I don't agree to this marriage. No matter who you marry, you are not allowed to marry her son."

The laughter seemed to hurt Zhu Paner's fragile heart.

She had a gloomy face and wanted to kick the Jiang family out.

"Who do you think you are? Are you qualified to interfere in my marriage? What, do you want me to make a scene again? I'm not afraid, but I'm afraid that your reputation will spread far and wide, and your three precious sons won't be able to find wives in the future, haha."

Qian Xile, who was sitting on a chair, sneered with the corner of his mouth tilted.

Zhu Pan'er was choked by just a few words.

She breathed heavily and pointed at Qian Xile with her hand.

But I can't utter a single word.

“Pah—”

"Brother, what did you promise me before? Have you forgotten it? None of you have any right to interfere in my marriage! Who I want to marry is my business. Your wife has bullied me so much. After a hundred years, I wonder how you will have the face to see our parents!"

Qian Xile slammed the table.

It scared everyone.

She questioned her eldest brother harshly.

Qian Ping'an, who had been worried for many years, felt brave for the first time when he thought of his parents.

He grabbed Zhu Pan'er's arm and pulled his wife out of the door.

The main room finally became quiet.

"Hehe, Uncle Auntie, Grandma Jiang, I'm sorry to make you laugh."

Qian Xile's expression changed immediately.

Her anger dissipated instantly and she smiled foolishly twice.

"You have suffered so much over the years."

Zhang Jinlan's words made Qian Xile's eyes red.

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about this on such a happy day. Come, I've prepared the matchmaking documents, you two can sign them."

Those who can be matchmakers are all literate.

The matchmaking book was written by Matchmaker Qian yesterday.

After the two signed their signature.

The matchmaking letter was handed over to Zhang Jinlan for safekeeping.

"Child, please keep the two taels of betrothal gift with you." Zhang Jinlan looked outside the main hall.

He quietly stuffed two taels of silver into Qian Xile's pocket.

"Grandma Jiang, please keep them for me. You can give them to me on the day I get married. I'm afraid my sister-in-law will steal them. Oh, and there's also the dowry. I'll give it to you. Please keep it for me as well."

Qian Xile pulled out a purse from his trouser leg.

There's quite a bit of change in there.

Put together, it's exactly five taels.

"Oh, so many?" Zhang Jinlan took a breath of cool air.

How many wild vegetables and mushrooms did the granddaughter-in-law who has not yet married into the family dig? How did she save so many?

"I started saving money since I was old enough to understand. Maybe my parents blessed me. One time when I went to the mountains to pick wild vegetables, I accidentally got lost and walked to the inner circle. I picked up a mushroom, which was different from ordinary mushrooms. I asked a friend in the village, and she said it was Ganoderma lucidum.

Although it's not a big sum, it helped me earn four and a half taels of silver. The remaining half tael was earned from selling wild vegetables and mushrooms, which is exactly five taels, not a penny more. On my wedding day, my sister-in-law will definitely follow me closely, so I'd better give it to you, Grandma Jiang, to keep it for me in case she finds out that I'm hiding the silver."

Qian Xile threw two taels of silver into the money bag.

After tying it tightly, he put it in Zhang Jinlan's hand.

"Since you trust me, I will keep it for you. When you marry in, I will return it to you. Don't worry, the betrothal gifts and dowry are not part of the public money. You can keep them by yourself. You can spend them wherever you want in the future."