Aunt Li and her family have been making toothbrush handles at home every day. This morning, they finally had a happy occasion in the village and went to see the bride.
When the two sons returned, they had long forgotten about Fan Dazhu and Zhang Chunhua and excitedly went home to cook.
Upon seeing Hu Wenhua enter the courtyard, the children in the family immediately ran in to inform him.
As she wiped her hands, Aunt Li turned and called into the house, "Erzhuang, Sanzhuang, Wenhua is here! Come out quickly! Dayan, make a cup of tea for the guest."
Erzhuang and Sanzhuang went out with Wenhua. They didn't know if Hu Wenhua came to talk to them, so they had to call their two sons out to entertain the guests.
Da Yan was the matchmaker arranged by Wen Hua. However, it would be awkward if he hadn't come to discuss marriage. It would be perfect to have Da Yan make tea.
Seeing this, Hu Wenhua quickly stated his purpose: "Perfect, all three of you are the people I've been looking for."
Upon hearing this, Feng Dayan immediately understood. She handed over some tea, stood aside with a smile, and waited for Hu Wenhua to explain his purpose.
Hu Wenhua first handed the money bag to the two men: "Erzhuang and Sanzhuang, this trip will last forty-six days in total. It's nine taels and two mace. You two count it."
Upon hearing that it was nine taels and two mace, everyone present was incredibly excited!
After going out for less than two months, he actually earned nearly ten taels of silver. In the past, it would have taken a whole family two or three years to save up that much!
Just as Aunt Li was about to say that there was no need to count, as they were trustworthy, Sanzhuang spoke up first: "Mother, this is a rule set by Wenhua for us. All the money that passes through our hands must be counted carefully, otherwise we won't be able to explain whether there's too much or too little money later."
In the past, they felt embarrassed and were not used to it, but after selling rabbits a few times, they gradually got used to it and felt that having rules was good, and it was better to do everything according to the rules!
When Feng Dayan saw her brother-in-law say this, she quickly took a winnowing basket from the side and said with a smile, "Then count the copper coins and put them in here."
The two men counted the two hundred copper coins separately, and after counting them twice to confirm that there were no errors, they took out nine taels of silver from the money bag before handing the money bag back to Hu Wenhua.
They counted twice to make sure they didn't take too much or too little, so both sides could feel at ease. How wonderful!
With nine taels and two mace of silver in hand, even the children in the courtyard stared wide-eyed at the winnowing basket.
Erzhu grabbed a handful and gave them to the children, telling them to go back to the house and divide them among themselves. He gave the rest to Aunt Li to keep safe.
Despite her urge to see the silver, Aunt Li cheerfully asked Hu Wenhua, "Are you looking for Dayan about betrothal?"
Hu Wenhua cupped his hands and earnestly requested, "Sister-in-law Dayan, we may have to go on a long trip next month, so we will have to trouble you and Sister-in-law Guifen to finalize the date for the betrothal."
Since they were both from the same village and neither family would leave their homes during this period, setting a date wasn't difficult. However, if both the man and woman had betrothal gifts, the formal engagement would be conducted through a matchmaker.
Feng Dayan beamed with joy, "Today is the 28th, tomorrow is an odd number, how about the day after tomorrow? If that works out, I'll go talk to Guifen about it later."
"Okay!" Hu Wenhua had no objections.
Once the betrothal date was set, Erzhuang asked anxiously, "Wenhua, are you really going on a long trip next month?"
"What are you going out for? Aren't we here for you?"
When they came back, all they knew was that the whole family was now making toothbrushes, supposedly for brushing teeth, and they were very finely made, costing only one penny each!
An adult can earn nearly thirty coins a day if they work hard, and even a child of ten years old can earn more than ten coins a day! Tian Tian, who works in the workshop, has earned thirty coins in a month, and those who stay at home have also earned more than two taels of silver this month!
They didn't have to travel around or be exposed to the sun and rain, and they earned two taels of silver a month. Why did it feel so unreal to the two brothers?
They were thinking that regardless of whether it was true or not, they would still follow suit, but now Wen Hua says he's going on a long trip next month!
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