Chapter 246 Dowry

Zhu Lan said, "This boy is getting married in three days, and his house has been decorated as a bridal chamber. I just wanted to remind him to live in Chang Zhi's yard for a few days."

Zhou Shuren stroked his beard and said what he was thinking, "Chang Lian is married, and he is the son-in-law of the county magistrate. He can't go to the county without a penny in the future. I thought that my family would give a monthly allowance of 100 wen to my daughter-in-law, 200 wen to my son, and 10 wen to my grandson and granddaughter."

Zhulan knew that Changlian's wife was a daughter of an official family. Changlian had no money, so he couldn't lift his head and go out. "I have no objection to monthly allowance, but how much do Rongchuan and Xuehan get each month?"

Zhou Shuren, "Rongchuan also gets 200 wen per month, and Xuehan gets 100 wen."

Zhu Lan paused and said, "The Zhou family has six children. Xuemei got married early. The dowry given by the original owner and his wife was given by the original owner. We have been here for more than a year. Xuemei is filial to us. She got married early, and the other brothers and sisters are becoming more and more like young masters and young ladies. She has never complained. I also sincerely treat her as a concubine. I would like to discuss with you that when Xuehan gets married, we should also prepare a dowry for Xuemei. How about it?"

The current family fortune was all earned by Zhou Shuren. When Zhou Shuren becomes a groom, she will be able to use her expertise to manage the family fortune and save more money. She will start preparing a dowry for Xuehan next year, and she also wants to prepare some for Xuemei.

Zhulan touched the clothes on her body. These clothes were made for her by Xuemei. This girl didn't come back very often, but she remembered her preferences in her heart. This year was enough for her to see through a person. With sincerity in return, she also treated Xuemei as her own daughter.

Zhou Shuren really didn't expect Zhulan to have such an idea. After all, he is a man and doesn't have the thoughtfulness of a woman. "I have no objection to giving Xuemei a dowry."

According to Jiang Sheng's ability, it is indeed quite strenuous for him to save up the family fortune and let Xuemei live the life of a wife. Xuemei, this cheap daughter, is indeed a good person. Among the children of the Zhou family, Xuemei is the most insightful and a rare good child.

Zhulan kissed Zhou Shuren, "You are becoming more and more like a father."

She could feel that Zhou Shuren was more sincere towards the children of the Zhou family and was no longer as purposeful as before. Although he was educating the children, they had never entered Zhou Shuren's heart. She hoped that Zhou Shuren could feel more of the warmth of home and be happier.

In the evening, Chang Lian and Chang Zhi passed the county exam, and Chang Zhi again came in first. It was worth celebrating, and taking advantage of the happy event, they announced that they would start paying monthly allowances next month. Everyone had different reactions.

Boss Zhou didn't feel anything. All the money in the family was in Li's hands. It was just a formality in his hands and he had no idea how much to give.

Mrs. Li was excited. As the daughter-in-law with the best math skills, she quickly calculated how much money she could save in a year. Well, she felt that three children were too few. Now that Yu Lu could walk and run, she thought she could have a few more.

Boss Zhou felt a chill on his back, "........"

What happened to Li? Why is she blinking her eyes so vigorously? What does this mean? Why do I have a bad feeling?

Zhou Laoer and his wife had the same idea. With the extra monthly allowance, they could save a lot every month, so they focused on saving money.

Chang Lian was the happiest. He was worried about what to do if he had no money after getting married. His parents had already thought about it for him. Oh, he was so unfilial in the past. He was so sorry to his parents. He must be the most filial son in the future.

Changzhi didn't care. He spent the monthly allowance when he had it, and he wouldn't worry if he didn't have any.

Rong Chuan said hurriedly, "My uncle and aunt have already spent a lot of money to support me. I can't ask for more monthly allowance."

Zhou Shuren said, "You are also half my son in my eyes, and you will not be left out of my monthly salary."

Rongchuan knew that his uncle's decision would not be easily changed, so he tried to argue, "Half a cent, I'll just take a hundred coins."

Zhou Shuren didn't refuse, "Okay."

Rongchuan let out a breath, really afraid that his uncle would not agree.

In the following days, Li had no chance to get excited about the monthly salary. Chang Lian was getting married and the family was very busy. Li was responsible for preparing the dishes and meat for the banquet. It was inconvenient for Zhao to go out, so Li took care of everything outside. Zhulan had educated her well, so Li was still able to stand on her own in the village.

This was Zhulan's first wedding, and even though she had experience with the original body, she was still afraid of making mistakes and checked the process several times.

On the day of the wedding, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren got up early and had breakfast. Zhulan looked at Changlian in his wedding dress, with a childish face. Is this how they get married? It should have been a day of emotion, but Zhulan had nothing to be moved about. She only complained about the ancient times in her heart.

Zhou Shuren coughed and said, "It's getting late. Don't miss the auspicious time."

Chang Lian was feeling uneasy, as he had gotten married and was about to have his own family.

Today Chang Lian rode a horse to pick up the bride. The horse was borrowed by Zhou Shuren. When talking about the horse, Zhulan sighed that Chang Lian was indeed very brave and he could ride well in just one day.

The wedding procession returned an hour and a half later, entering the house with music and dance.

The bride's dowry was delivered yesterday. Dong Lin didn't give her daughter much monthly allowance, so she was particularly generous with the dowry. There were 36 sets of dowry, which was the largest in the county. The cloth and other things were not attractive. What was attractive were the adobe bricks representing the land, as well as the shop and the house.

Dong Chuchu's dowry included fifty acres of land, a two-story house in the county, and two shops, all in good locations. She also had a lot of jewelry, as well as gold and silver, which showed that the Dong family had a deep financial foundation.

The Dong family also gave back the betrothal gift given by Zhulan as a dowry.

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren sat in the seats of honor and watched the ancient wedding with their own eyes. After the wedding ceremony, they were sent to the bridal chamber. It was a pity that Changlian and Dong Chuchu slept together after the bridal chamber, and they would have to live separately in the future.

The wedding was an exhausting one. By the time we saw the guests off and cleaned up the yard, it was already dark.

The next day, Zhulan just woke up and heard the noise outside. She thought it was Li who got up early to cook. She got dressed and went out to see Dong Chuchu rolling up her sleeves and cooking.

Zhulan really didn't look forward to eating the breakfast made by Dong Chuchu. Unexpectedly, the fire was lit and she was cutting vegetables in a very professional manner. Zhulan was afraid that Dong Chuchu would be scared and cut her hand, so she stood at the door without moving.

"Mom, why are you standing at the door?"

“Ouch!”

Zhulan, "......."

Forget it, she forgot about Li.

In the end, Dong Chuchu injured her hand, and Li still made breakfast. While eating breakfast, Zhulan saw Chang Lian looking at Chuchu's hand several times, and then looked at Dong Chuchu with a look on his face, saying, "Didn't I ask you to cook?"

Dong Chuchu's face turned red, and she boasted that she could make breakfast, but her sister-in-law ruined it!

Li felt the gaze of Chang Lian's wife and lowered her head, wishing she could tear the table to pieces.

Zhulan coughed, still feeling a little aggrieved. It was not Li's fault. "Don't just stand there and watch. Let's eat!"

Zhulan spoke and waited for Zhou Shuren to pick up his chopsticks, and then they all picked up their chopsticks and started eating.

Li raised her head quickly. It was her mother-in-law who loved her and helped her out. "Mom, this is the egg custard I steamed especially for you."

Zhulan, "......."

I just helped you out of trouble, and now I'm attracting hatred. She could see clearly from the doorway that Dong Chuchu took the egg, probably intending to make it into egg custard.

Zhao couldn't help but kick her sister-in-law. She knew that her sister-in-law had no bad intentions. Those who didn't know would think that she was making trouble. Her sister-in-law was the daughter of the county lord and had a proud heart. Who knew if she would bear a grudge against her sister-in-law.

Li frowned, "Second son's wife, why did you kick me?"

And he kicked her so hard that her leg hurt so much!

Zhulan, "......."

Zhao, "........"

She was wrong. She shouldn't have reminded her sister-in-law. Now she has gotten herself into trouble!