Mother An heard the buzz of discussion outside and her face turned pale. This matchmaker must have done it on purpose. "We both have already agreed on this."
"But, Qingniang, even if there's no big dowry, there should at least be a small one, right? A TV, a washing machine, and a refrigerator, right?"
Mother An shook her head stiffly.
"Mother Qing, we have a rule over here. When you receive a betrothal gift, if you don't take it all, you have to return a portion to the man. It's called reciprocity. Did you return it?"
Mother An shook her head again.
"Then, Qing Niang, can we only take the bride away? Nothing else?"
"Yes, yes, those are it."
Zhou Xiang looked at the pile of daily necessities and a few quilts in the corner and nodded. "Oh! So this is the custom for marrying off a daughter in Shang County. Okay! Hurry and load the car."
Father An's face was burning hot as he faced the teasing gazes of everyone in the yard.
Zhong Xiong waved to Wang Qiao and the others and said, "Let's go. Let's go in and move the dowry."
Then, each person came out carrying a quilt and holding a basin, bucket or something.
The crowds that came to watch the excitement really saw some excitement today.
Anwen's older brother is already 20 years old and knows a lot about these things. As a boy, he really didn't notice that the dowry given to his sister by his family was just these trivial things. He thought his parents would arrange it.
He entered the west room and looked at his sister with red eyes. "Sister, I'm sorry. I didn't know that my parents were so extreme."
An Wen shook his head. "It has nothing to do with you. From now on, I will not return to my parents' home. You take good care of my younger brother."
"Sister!" An Wen's eldest brother shed tears.
An Wen waved his hand, "Okay, carry me out! I guess my parents have saved the money for changing their names, so let's just go out! No need to offer tea anymore."
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