Food is the most important thing for people. What's the fun in earning money if you don't use it to fill your stomach? Of course you should shop!
Aunt Zhang glanced coldly at her niece and reminded her, "Actually, you can't say that they're getting arrogant. Twelve taels of silver is a lot for us, but for them, it might be like spending three hundred coins for us."
Three hundred coins was Xiaocao's wages for ten days. In the past, she would never have been willing to spend that amount, but now everyone in her family could earn money. Jinniu and Yinniu, who went out to work, earned two hundred coins a day! Three hundred coins was only their wages for one and a half days.
The two men's wages for a day and a half were exchanged for their sister's once-in-a-lifetime bridal sedan chair; how could the older brother be reluctant to part with it?
Even without the Golden Ox or Silver Ox, she, as the mother, earns money now, about half a month's wages. She's willing to let her daughter ride it once. She never got to ride it back then, but now her daughter can. That money is well spent.
Zhang Chunhua, however, thought differently. She glanced at her aunt and gave a mocking smile: "Aunt, you have quite the nerve. You can talk about spending three hundred coins a time so casually!"
Aunt Zhang took a deep breath and asked Hu Wenhua and Ding Jiajia, "Wenhua, Jiajia, after you get married, could my Xiaocao ride in this bridal sedan chair once when she gets married?"
"Auntie, I won't let Xiaocao sit here for nothing. I'll give her three hundred, no, five hundred coins!"
Zhang Chunhua's eyes widened, thinking that her aunt had gone mad, trying to save face by pretending to be something she'd never been before.
Hu Wenhua did not respond, but immediately turned to look at Jiajia, who was behind him.
Ding Jiajia had just been blaming Wen Hua for being too generous, but when she heard that Aunt Zhang was willing to spend 500 coins to let Xiao Cao ride in the car on her wedding day, she immediately understood why her parents were so happy, even more excited than she was.
Don't all mothers want to see their daughters get married in style and glory?
Her gaze fell on Aunt Zhang's face, and she nodded gently: "Okay, it's just sitting empty anyway. I'm familiar with Sister Xiaocao, so I don't need to pay."
Aunt Zhang disagreed and insisted on paying.
Ding Jiajia reluctantly agreed, "Alright, but it doesn't have to be five hundred coins, two hundred coins will do."
Most villagers could easily afford two hundred coins, which would also allow more people to ride in bridal sedan chairs.
Upon hearing that it cost two hundred coins, Aunt Li was the first to raise her hand and said generously, "I'll reserve a day's worth for my Tiantian too. I'll go back and get the copper coins right now!"
Not to be outdone, Aunt Zhang eagerly said, "I'm not only setting an engagement for Xiaocao, but also for Jinniu, Yinniu, and Tongniu, the three unmarried daughters-in-law!"
The Golden Ox, Silver Ox, and Bronze Ox looked completely bewildered. When did they get betrothed? How come they didn't know?
Aunt Zhang glared at the three of them resentfully and said irritably, "So what if you're not yet married? Maybe once you're engaged, a girl will take a liking to you."
Golden Ox, Silver Ox, Bronze Ox: .....We're not well-educated, Mother, please don't lie to us.
When the others saw that Aunt Zhang had even made a betrothal to her daughter-in-law who was still just a prospective daughter-in-law, they all raised their hands.
Some people ordered them for their daughters, and some for their daughters-in-law; the scene was quite lively.
After a short while, a tally was taken, and it turned out that thirty people had been selected, which almost encompassed all the eligible men and women in Shanshui Village. Each person was worth two hundred coins, so thirty people would cost six taels of silver.
The bridal sedan chair has only just returned, and we've already recouped half the cost?
Zhang Chunhua never expected that, apart from her, all the other girls in the village of marriageable age would be able to get married in a bridal sedan chair!
Even girls who marry into the family from outside can ride in a bridal sedan chair!
Why should she? How could a girl from out of town be as precious as this local girl?
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