Liu Cuifang spoke with feigned modesty, but secretly she felt a little proud.
"Cuifang, why are you getting married so quietly? I heard it's on the sixth day of next month?"
The little grass was a bit curious.
“Yes… they’re in a hurry, that’s why they chose the date…”
Liu Cuifang looked slightly embarrassed, but still forced herself to answer.
"You said before that their family is quite wealthy, so the dowry must be quite substantial, right?"
Xiao Cao asked this question not to mock Liu Cuifang, but because she genuinely wanted to compare how much difference there was between Cuifang's and her own betrothal gifts.
"Little Grass, to tell you the truth, I have no betrothal gifts, and their family is well-off."
Did you know that this family of three earns more than ten taels of silver a month a year?
Liu Cuifang had no choice but to change the subject.
"Oh, so much? If they're so rich, why are they so stingy and not giving any betrothal gifts?"
Xiao Cao's focus was still on the betrothal gifts.
"This is a test for me. I said myself that I didn't want a dowry."
It was to show them that I didn't marry into their family for their money.
Liu Cuifang then described herself as exceptionally noble.
"Oh, that's not bad. As long as you can live a good life after marriage, what does this dowry matter?"
The little grass spoke with a hint of doubt.
"That's what I thought too, but I couldn't stand the gossip from the villagers, so I was too embarrassed to go out."
Seeing that Xiaocao seemed to believe her, Liu Cuifang became more talkative again.
"I'll come to see you off on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. We grew up together, and I really don't want you to leave."
Xiao Cao thought for a moment, then felt a little troubled about what kind of dowry to give to Cui Fang.
I had originally embroidered a pair of pillowcases, but now that I see how well Cuifang does it, I feel ashamed to show mine off.
“Okay, you must come. After I get married and move to town, I won’t be coming back as often.”
Liu Cuifang thought that since she was pregnant and had gone to town, she probably wouldn't come back often.
Well, I didn't want to hear any gossip in the village anyway.
A few days later, Wei Yuyan thought about going to town to buy some meat to treat herself.
I wonder how their division of labor is going. I'll go check it out while I'm at it.
"Xiao Lei, Qian Qian, I'll take you two to town for a stroll and have breakfast there."
Wei Yuyan was too lazy to make breakfast; by the time she finished, the sun would be out and it would be too hot.
"They've arrived."
The two children, who were still lying in bed, immediately jumped up upon hearing this.
Wei Yuyan finished washing up and dressed up carefully today. Now that she didn't have to do any work, she could dress up and feel great.
I also styled Qianqian's hair into a pretty bun. Xiaolei can do it very well now and doesn't need my help anymore.
"Let's go."
Wei Yuyan carried a small basket on her back; she didn't have many things to buy today.
At most, I'll buy the kids some snacks and a little meat.
"Sister-in-law Wu, Xiaoqian~".
Just as the group locked the door, they encountered Xiaoya, who was carrying a lot of things.
"Xiaoya, did you come to see us?"
Wei Yuyan noticed that Xiaoya looked somewhat worried.
"Yes, Sister Wu, Grandma is sick, and I want to get her some medicine. You said you would buy my mushrooms last time, so I brought them over. I just want to get some money to buy Grandma's medicine."
Xiaoya explained that this basket of dried mushrooms was quite heavy, and she was covered in sweat.
"Put it down. How much does it cost for your grandma to get the medicine?"
Wei Yuyan remembered that her family didn't have a scale, but her sister-in-law Xiuhua had one.
"I don't know. I haven't asked the doctor yet. Grandma was in bed all day yesterday and didn't have much energy."
Xiaoya was so anxious she was about to cry. Her grandmother was her only family, and she couldn't bear to be left alone.
"Xiao Lei, Qian Qian, you two open the door and carry the mushrooms inside."
Wei Yuyan lifted this large bag of dried mushrooms; it was quite heavy, weighing dozens of kilograms.
"Okay."
Xiao Lei obediently went to open the door.
"Xiaoya, your sister-in-law doesn't have a scale at home. Could you come over this afternoon and we'll weigh the mushrooms?"
Here is one hundred coins, consider it a small fee. Take it quickly and go get a doctor.
Wei Yuyan knew that Xiaoya couldn't wait, so she had no choice but to resort to this drastic measure.
These mushrooms should be worth between ninety and one hundred coins. One hundred coins should be enough to hire a doctor.
“This is too much, Sister-in-law Wu.”
Xiaoya shook her head; she didn't believe that this big bag of mushrooms was worth a hundred coins.
"It's not much. You can return the rest of the money this afternoon. Besides, your mushrooms are enough to cover this amount of money. Take it without worry."
Wei Yuyan tucked it into her sleeve.
"Thank you, Sister-in-law Wu. I'll go fetch the doctor now."
Xiaoya bowed to Wei Yuyan and then quickly ran back to find the doctor.
Wei Yuyan only had one hundred coins with her, which she gave to Xiaoya before going back to her room to get more.
Upon arriving in town, Wei Yuyan took the children to have breakfast first.
The children wanted to eat fried dough sticks, so Wei Yuyan bought a few extra to bring to Li Cai's children later.
After eating the fried dough sticks, Wei Yuyan took Xiaolei and Qianqian to the market. They found that Licai and Zhang Dasao were selling them, and their business was as booming as usual.
"Do you want some candy?"
Wei Yuyan noticed a snack shop nearby and let the children go in and take a look.
"I don't want to."
The children shook their heads. It's hot lately, and the candy melts quickly, so they don't want to eat it.
Having eaten too much, she got tired of it and didn't buy any snacks today. Wei Yuyan bought a pound of pork belly and went to the shop.
I saw that Brother Lifu was selling steamed buns by himself; Sister-in-law Xiuhua was not there, probably resting inside.
"Brother Lifu~".
Wei Yuyan made arrangements with the provincial authorities.
"Hey, sister-in-law is here. Your sister-in-law Xiuhua is resting inside. There aren't many people here, so I can manage on my own."
Li Fu explained.
"It's okay, you can take a break. How's business? You're selling out every day, right?"
Wei Yuyan observed that although the shop wasn't as crowded as a wet market, there were still people coming in and out to buy steamed buns.
They are all regular customers and residents from the surrounding area.
"Well, business is alright. We sell out every time, though sometimes the shops sell out a little slower."
"We can just sit here and wait; we'll sell out eventually."
Li Fu thought that since he was idle anyway, as long as he could sell them, he wouldn't mind waiting a while.
"Xiao Lei, take the fried dough sticks to Xiao Ru and her brother. We'll be back in a bit."
Wei Yuyan nodded. As long as they sold out, that was fine. She told the children to take two fried dough sticks inside.
Then, seeing that guests were coming in to eat steamed buns, Wei Yuyan went to the backyard.
Why haven't Xiaolei and Qianqian come out yet? We need to go back early, otherwise the sun will be too strong later.
"Rock, paper, scissors~".
"Rock, paper, scissors~".
The children seem to be playing hide-and-seek.
"Xiao Lei, Qian Qian, are you going back a little later?"
Wei Yuyan felt somewhat helpless.
"Sister-in-law, is it okay if we want to play with Sister Xiaoru for a while?"
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