Dafang uttered a cry and lied, "I came out to use the restroom."
"Okay, then go back to the house."
In fact, Zhang Dahu had seen through all of this a long time ago. After returning to the house, he started to have fun with his wife. They were really like a newlywed couple, very much in love.
"Our daughter never lies. I saw through her at once, but I just don't want to expose her."
Dahu's wife slapped him in the face and said, "You're still talking about others. You did the same thing before the New Year, climbing over my wall to peek at me."
Zhang Dahu chuckled, "That's because my wife is the prettiest in the village."
"Go to bed quickly and stop talking nonsense."
Two days before the wedding, Erlaizi came to the county town carrying eggs and chickens. Jiang Tuantuan gave Erlaizi the second month's salary, totaling one tael and five hundred wen.
Er Laizi jumped and dragged Jiang Tuantuan to the silver shop to buy jewelry.
Li Jingchen was worried, so he followed them.
When I arrived at the silver shop, I saw the waiter I had met last time, but this time he didn't look down on me.
After all, since the flood, almost no one has visited the store, and even the wealthy families who used to come here don’t come anymore.
The shopkeeper heard the commotion from the back and hurried out. He looked at the two familiar faces and immediately smiled. "What would you three like to see this time?"
The second beggar scratched his head and said, "I want to buy a hairpin for my wife."
When the shopkeeper heard this, he immediately thought about it. Judging from the clothes these two people were wearing, they were all made of coarse linen. They should be farmers from the nearby village or farmhands of a wealthy family.
Last time he bought a bracelet worth one or two taels of silver, and this time he said he wanted to buy one for his wife. It seems that they are getting married. But only two months have passed, and he probably doesn’t have that much money on hand, probably only two or three taels.
The shopkeeper immediately had an idea and took out three silver hairpins from the cabinet.
The first one is in the shape of auspicious clouds, simple and elegant, with two silver beads and three taels of silver hanging below.
The second one is engraved with a big osmanthus flower, which makes people look gentle when worn. It costs two taels and five hundred wen.
The third one is engraved with two small daisies, which looks very fresh and is also the cheapest, costing two taels of silver.
Er Laizi fell in love with the hairpin engraved with osmanthus flowers at first sight and wanted to pay for it immediately.
Jiang Tuantuan quickly interrupted him, "Boss, this is our second time here. We will definitely come again in the future. You have to give us something."
Er Laizi then realized that he had to give something as a gift, otherwise he would have to go to the silver shop across the street next time.
The shopkeeper smiled and asked the waiter to take out a pair of daisy earrings. Although they were small, they were exquisitely made.
Erlaizi happily accepted it.
When they paid the money and were about to leave, Li Jingchen grabbed Jiang Tuantuan.
I have just looked at it for a long time and feel that this hairpin is very suitable for you, Madam.
This hairpin is very exquisite. The body of the hairpin is carved with lifelike colorful butterflies. A snow lotus is quietly blooming on the head of the hairpin. In the middle of the snow lotus there is a round, transparent, delicate, and fat-like mutton-fat jade. There is also a lotus seed-like pendant. It is not vulgar at all, but elegant and ethereal.
The shopkeeper's eyes sparkled, and his keen merchant sense made him feel that business was coming.
You have really good taste. This hairpin is the treasure of our store. As he said this, he carefully took the hairpin out of the cabinet.
Li Jingchen tried to tie Jiang Tuantuan's hair very clumsily, but failed every time after trying several times.
The shopkeeper was getting anxious watching this and really wanted to help Jiang Tuantuan put it on.
Jiang Tuantuan completely gave up on Li Jingchen's craftsmanship. In fact, she didn't know how to do it herself. She didn't dress up during her confinement period, and Feng Xiaoli would help her when she occasionally went out.
Jiang Tuantuan held the hairpin and gestured towards the bronze mirror. It was indeed very beautiful and suitable. "I like this hairpin very much."
Li Jingchen said: "Buy it."
The shopkeeper said, "This hairpin costs fifty taels of silver."
Li Jingchen directly took out fifty taels of silver from his pocket. In fact, he would not normally carry so much money when going out, but he heard that he was going to a silver shop, so he brought it with him in advance.
When Jiang Tuantuan heard that it was so expensive, he secretly decided to open a silver shop himself because it was so profitable.
Seeing Jiang Tuantuan standing there in a daze, the shopkeeper thought that she thought it was too expensive and didn't want to buy it, so he quickly asked the waiter to take out a bracelet worth three taels from the cabinet.
The shopkeeper said, "I think Madam and the hairpin are destined to be together. It would be a shame not to buy it. This bracelet usually sells for four taels of silver. I'm giving it to Madam today."
Erlaizi was stunned on the spot. Wow, the gifts were more expensive than the original ones I bought.
The waiter wanted to remind the shopkeeper that this bracelet was not four taels, but three taels.
The shopkeeper gave him a sharp look, signaling him to shut up and stop talking.
Jiang Tuantuan slowly came back from his thoughts, "Thank you very much, boss."
After Jiang Tuan Tuan and his group left, the shopkeeper couldn't stop smiling. "Let me tell you, you can't judge a person by his appearance. There's a reason why they say he's only worth a few ounces. This is a tactic. Learn from him."
Waiter: "Yes, yes, the shopkeeper is really the smartest person in the county."
After leaving the silver shop, they went to the cloth shop. As a wedding gift, Jiang Tuantuan bought Erlaizi a wedding dress.
Er Laizi burst into tears of gratitude, "Boss, you are so kind. Apart from my parents who are no longer with us, you are the best person to me."
Jiang Tuantuan couldn't stand seeing others act like this. "I gave him a light kick. Can a grown man stop acting like a woman?"
The wedding day soon arrived. Yubao was too young and stayed at home, so only Jiang Tuantuan and Li Jingchen attended.
As soon as I arrived at the entrance of the village, I saw the trees were hung with bright red cloth, and everywhere was full of joy.
When we arrived at Brother Dahu's house, we saw the villagers forming a team and beating drums and gongs. It had been two months since the dam collapsed, and there was finally a happy event in the village. Everyone wanted to use this event to get rid of the bad luck, so they came to celebrate.
Red paper was also pasted on the door and the yard was redecorated.
Unfortunately, there is very little food at home and we cannot host a banquet. The villagers also expressed their understanding and only set up a table to invite close relatives, who more or less brought something as a share.
The wedding ceremony began with the village chief sitting at the top.
First, they bow to heaven and earth, then they pay homage to their parents, then the couple bows to each other and then they are sent to the bridal chamber.
Dafang was sent to the bridal chamber by everyone.
Originally, Jiang Tuantuan was not qualified to sit at the dinner table, but at Erlaizi's strong request, she also sat at the table and ate together.
Everyone looked at Jiang Tuantuan with different thoughts in their mind.
But Jiang Tuantuan didn't care what they thought. He just ate and drank.
At the dinner table, Er Laizi toasted everyone with a glass of wine, and that was the end of it.
Erlaizi can drink quite a lot, but it gets on his face easily, so his face is red at this moment.
Surrounded by the crowd, she walked into the bridal chamber.
Dafang heard the sound of the door closing and nervously grabbed the corner of her clothes with both hands.
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