Chapter 18 18. How Much?
After Li Cuicui said this, she also looked at the other daughters-in-law, "Don't think that mother is partial here. Your dowry is also up to you. Look at these things, they were all exchanged for Jin's dowry. You don't want to lay your hands on your sister-in-law's dowry!"
“…”
Everyone started to get suspicious at the same time. They had never heard that Jin brought any valuable dowry when she got married. Wasn't her family extremely poor at that time?
"This is a way out left by her grandmother. Now the time has come, otherwise people would not be willing to give it up." Li Cuicui knew what these people were thinking, but if she didn't make things clear today, she didn't know how much trouble she would have in the future.
“Seventh brother’s sister, I don’t know what kind of treasure your ancestors left for you. Let’s open it to everyone first, so that we don’t always look like we have never seen the world.” Wang Caiyue’s tone was tentative.
Gu Wenheng was not polite when he spoke. "Look at what the second sister-in-law said. I remember when you got married, the dowry box was locked. At that time, we wanted to open our eyes, but the second sister-in-law didn't give us the opportunity."
“……” Wang Caiyue was blocked and couldn’t say a word. After all, these were all things she had done in the past.
Seeing that Wang Caiyue was useless, Liu Liu curiously stroked the package in Jin Qianqian's arms, "Seventh brother's sister, don't forget, we are fleeing now, aren't you too conspicuous in your new clothes?
Sister-in-law doesn't have anything else, but she still has a few old clothes. We are about the same size, so why don't we exchange them?"
At this point, she covered her mouth and laughed, "Of course, sister-in-law won't take advantage of you. I'll give you two old clothes in exchange for a new one, so you'll have something to change into."
"I have never seen such a shameless person." Jin Qianqian suddenly remembered this sentence, especially when she saw the other sisters-in-law seemed to agree with it, she was so angry that she laughed.
"Then I have to thank Fourth Sister-in-law a lot."
"Well, we are all family, so I naturally won't bother with you." As he said that, he was about to take the package from Jin Qianqian's hand.
Gu Wenheng stretched out his hand and pulled, and Jin Qianqian hid behind him, "This won't bother Fourth Sister-in-law, we also bought coarse linen clothes, and chose gray, so even if we stand with everyone else, we won't be conspicuous.
I remember that some of Sister-in-law's clothes are made of satin, but I dare not take advantage of you."
"..." Liu Liu cursed inwardly. How dare this couple think so. Even if they were her own old clothes, they would not exchange them for the satin ones. Those were bought with great difficulty by her parents as her dowry.
Seeing that the few people who had taken the lead in the front didn't get anything good, the others also stopped thinking about it, but they were even more curious about the dowry that Jin Qianqian took out.
After everyone had dispersed, Gu Wenheng and Jin Qianqian took their bags and started to clean up not far from Gu Dashi and the others.
"It seems that our future days are going to be exciting." Jin Qianqian shook her head. She was used to being alone before, and now she was forced to be with so many family members, she was really a little uncomfortable.
"Don't be afraid," Gu Wenheng was now extremely grateful, "They are all brothers from the branch family. As long as we treat the two elders with care, it will be considered as fulfilling our filial duty on behalf of the original body. Others will not affect us."
Then, he was afraid that Jin Qianqian would suffer in her future dealings with these people, so he explained the current laws to her.
Filial piety has been the guiding principle in all dynasties. As long as the elders above are appeased, nothing else will be a problem.
"Seventh Brother, come here." Li Cuicui looked at the young couple huddled together again and shook her head silently in her heart. She guessed that Seventh Brother was coaxing his wife again. She didn't see that their relationship was so good before. The change was really fast.
"How much did you pawn that thing for?" Li Cuicui was almost going crazy with this question, but she finally asked it.
Gu Wenheng had expected this, and imitated the gesture of the previous shopkeeper and simply spread out his palm.
"Five taels?"
Gu Wenheng shook his head.
"Five hundred coins?" Li Cuicui shook her head after she finished speaking. What Old Seventh had just stuffed into her hands were two silver dimes, so that meant it should be two taels.
"Fifty." Gu Wenheng paid the amount that the shopkeeper had given him before, but even so, Li Cuicui was so scared that she covered her mouth tightly.
"Really that many?"
"This place is too small, otherwise the price could definitely be multiplied several times. It's a pity that both of us have reached a desperate situation, otherwise I really want to wait until the next bigger city to make my move." Gu Wenheng looked regretful.
Li Cuicui took a while to come back to her senses. "This is incredible. Fortunately, this place is not big. If we really go to the capital, there are many nobles there, and we may not be able to keep this thing.
But you can't be so arrogant, a few people have come to ask me if I know what you are selling inside. "
Gu Wenheng had expected this, "Then tell them that what I pawned is a mirror. If they are curious, they can go to their own pawnshop to find the owner."
Li Cuicui looked at Gu Wenheng inexplicably, "Why do I feel that you have become more and more weird recently?"
"Really?" Gu Wenheng looked at his brother and sister-in-law not far away. "Throughout this journey, I finally understood that it is better to rely on oneself than on others. When it comes to a life-and-death situation, even brothers may not lend a hand."
Li Cuicui was speechless, "..."
Gu Wenheng turned around and looked at Li Cuicui with a serious face, "Mom, I told you all this because you are my biological mother, and I hope you can keep it a secret for me. I don't want everyone to leave in a bad mood in the future."
Li Cuicui looked at Gu Wenheng with a complicated expression. She could tell that the seventh brother had some opinions about his brothers. If it weren't for the wild vegetable balls she had given him before, he wouldn't be so open with her now.
She sighed, "Forget it, I can't do anything about it. Anyway, you have all separated and have your own little thoughts. But mother still wants to tell you that you are brothers for life, and you should help each other if you can."
She really remained impartial towards her sons, but she had no way of controlling their thoughts and could only take one step at a time.
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Gu Wenheng and Jin Qianqian lagged behind the team all the way, replenishing their bodies in a secretive manner.
Now they don’t say that they have returned to their previous normal state, but their complexion is getting better day by day. It’s just that it is covered by mud and dirt, so it is not very obvious.
What made them most uneasy was that they encountered more and more fleeing groups on the road and conflicts became more and more common.
Sometimes, in order to fight for a little water, we not only have to argue with the locals, but we may also have to fight with the same refugees.
On this day, seeing that the water supply was running out again, the team had to arrange people to go out and look for water during their rest time.
It was Gu Wenheng's turn. He was holding the dagger that Jin Qianqian gave him for self-defense, and in his hand was a machete that he pretended to have bought after going into the city.
(End of this chapter)
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