Qin Yilin went to find Ding Heli, and Shui Qing also went to the west wing to find her parents.
Hu's mother's hands trembled slightly with nervousness.
She liked Ding Jiajia very much and also thought highly of Ding Heli and Qin Yilin as in-laws, but the more she thought highly of them, the more worried she became. Their family was so well-off; her daughter could marry into a wealthy family in the city and be served by maids. Why did she have to choose Wen Hua, a peasant?
Father Hu was also nervous, but he appeared calm and reassured him, "It's alright. We had saved up more than twenty taels of silver before, and we made sixty or seventy taels from selling wine the year before last, right?"
Last year, Wenhua and I earned several taels of silver from delivering potatoes to Master Bai. Later, Wenhua probably earned about ten taels from selling rabbits. This time, he also received a share of the village's reward gifts, which was five taels of silver. We haven't spent much money with our daughter, so all in all, we've accumulated over a hundred taels of silver, which isn't too bad.
Mother Hu knew that this amount of money was not bad, not to mention in Shanshui Village, it was not bad even in Niutou Town. It could be considered a considerable fortune. However, she said, "If the girl we marry is from any other family in the village, I won't have to worry. But the Ding family, others may not know, but do you think we don't?"
"Our family's resources are too meager; we're afraid people will misunderstand." Especially since Shuiqing was only asked to inquire after the herbal medicine shop was established, it seemed like they were plotting something.
She immediately blamed herself, saying, "It's all my fault. If I had realized earlier that Wen Hua had those kinds of thoughts, and had inquired about it before the herbal medicine shop even appeared, we would have had some wealth by then, and the Ding family would not have thought we were after money."
Mr. Hu scratched his head, unsure of what to say.
They were rushing to earn money at the herbal medicine shop, especially after it was divided into several installments. Not to mention the old couple, even if Wen Hua liked Jia Jia, they didn't know if the Ding family would misunderstand that he was after the money!
The two were filled with worry, and their anxiety intensified when they heard Qin Yilin's hurried footsteps leaving the courtyard.
Time seemed to drag on endlessly until my daughter finally pushed the door open and came in.
"How is it?" Mrs. Hu rushed over and asked cautiously.
His eyes fell on Shui Qing's face, trying to discern something.
"Sit down first, and we can talk slowly." Mr. Hu brought over a chair for his daughter to sit down, and then pulled his wife down to sit as well.
Shui Qing first said what her parents were most concerned about: "If Aunt Ding can appreciate Chinese culture, Uncle Ding should appreciate it too."
Mr. and Mrs. Hu breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly asked, "Didn't she think Wen Hua was after her money?"
Shui Qing thought of Qin Yilin's words about giving hairpins. Back then, there were no herbal medicine shops, and she had no idea that it would be so profitable. Wen Hua liked Jiajia back then, so of course she wouldn't think it was for money.
"I can't go into details," she shook her head and said, "Uncle Ding and Aunt Ding aren't snobbish people. Aunt Ding said our family is simple and not the kind of people who nitpick. Besides, everyone likes Jiajia, so we'll just treat Jiajia well in the future."
When it comes to their family's wealth, Mr. and Mrs. Hu have no advantage, but when it comes to liking Jiajia, they are full of confidence.
Mr. Hu said generously, "That's right! Our family are honest people. No matter whose daughter marries into our family, we would never mistreat her."
There's no need for that. A man should be out there working hard to earn money to support his wife and children. What's the point of just skimping on his wife's income?
Hu's mother stroked Shuiqing's hand gently, sighing, "If you want your life to get better and better, you have to put all your energy into one thing. If you have energy to spare for dealing with outsiders and instead cause trouble at home, how can life be good?"
A mother-in-law torments her daughter-in-law. She may be happy when she's young, but what if she gets old? Will she still have a good life when she's old?
"Your mother won't be a wicked mother-in-law and make her unhappy in her old age. Like your father said, no matter whose daughter marries into the family, we won't do anything to torment her."
Shui Qing smiled and nodded. People who can't think straight can be of any age, and her mother was clearly not one of them, which was good.
Hu's mother glanced at the head of the household, and Hu's father immediately said happily, "Then I'll go talk to the old village chief about buying land and building a house?"
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