After a rest and conversation, Jiang Yue learned the general situation: the marriage with Da Shi would be finalized once Matchmaker Yang returned and their horoscopes were matched.
The wedding date was set for the eighth day of the second lunar month, giving both families time to prepare.
The bride price of twenty taels of silver was intended to be returned by the bride's family along with the dowry, to be used by the young couple as a personal fund after their marriage.
The bride's family was extremely satisfied with Da Shi and had no complaints whatsoever. Furthermore, because the groom's parents had kind faces, they negotiated the dowry readily. Even before the horoscopes were matched, they were already calling each other "in-laws"...
Madam Zhou only whispered these words to her third sister-in-law; she wouldn't tell anyone else.
If their birth charts are incompatible, it won't be good for the woman's reputation.
Jiang Yue covered her lips, smiling but saying nothing.
Judging from this, this in-law family is quite good; they are a kind family who dote on their daughter!
Such foresight shows this family is kind-hearted, and it will save Da Shi a lot of trouble in the future...
When Matchmaker Yang came to Jiang Nian's house, she didn't just ask for a drink of water.
My sister's grandson's marriage is settled, but her granddaughter's marriage still needs to be discussed further.
The Wu family of three avoided the situation, leaving only Matchmaker Yang, Liu, and Jiang, who had been pulled down, inside the house. After a short while, Liu called Lei over, and after confirming the details, she arranged with Matchmaker Yang to go to Wu Family Village the next day to propose marriage to the second branch of the Wu family!
......
Jiang Yue sat on the oxcart on the way back, still somewhat dazed.
My little niece has become my niece-in-law?
Hmm~
After returning to the village, Jiang Yue was asked to stay behind and talk to her brother and sister-in-law. She didn't hide anything and told them the general situation.
The elder brother and sister-in-law have three children: two sons and a daughter. Lei Zi is the elder brother, and if Xiao Niu marries into the family, she will be the eldest sister-in-law and will inevitably have to take care of her younger brothers and sisters.
However, my brother and sister-in-law are now raising ducks and selling roast duck, so they have a proper business and their lives are not bad.
The elder brother and sister-in-law also expressed that although they are not separating the family at present, they plan to build a new house after the Spring Festival, similar to their family's courtyard house, so that the brothers and sisters can live separately and not disturb each other at all.
Mrs. Zhou was very satisfied with this. She liked her sister-in-law's house too, and she was so happy that her daughter could live in it after she got married!
As for suspicion, what is she suspicious of?
With your sister-in-law being so capable, how could you bear to see your family members living poorly?
If the little girl marries into her brother's family, the sisters-in-law will be even closer, and the little girl won't suffer!
Old Mrs. Zhou and Old Mr. Wu exchanged a smile, both very satisfied with the marriage arrangements for their grandson and granddaughter.
They're all from Jiangjiawan, so we know each other well, which is great!
This marriage brought new life to the Wu family's old house.
First, the main room was prepared, a large stone bridal chamber. The bride's family intended to provide their own dowry, ranging from a bed and wardrobe to stools and tables, etc.
The girl is getting married, but the wedding date is not yet set. However, Wu Erlang feels indebted to his daughter, so he and his wife discussed it and began to prepare her dowry.
The next day, Jiang Nian drove an oxcart through the wind and snow, carrying his wife, eldest son, and matchmaker Yang, bringing betrothal gifts.
With the groundwork laid by the Jiang family, Jiang Nian and his family of three had a very pleasant conversation with everyone at the Wu family's old house.
The two families were already related by marriage, and now that they were even closer, the marriage proposal went exceptionally smoothly.
As Jiang Yue revealed, the Jiang family plans to build a new house after the New Year. Jiangjiawan is located near a mountain with many trees, so they can use local materials to make furniture.
Wu Erlang and his wife breathed a sigh of relief. They were too poor to prepare any other dowry for their daughter before. They spent the whole night discussing and decided to buy her silver bracelets, jewelry, and the like, so that they could exchange them for cash if their circumstances worsened in the future.
With the Jiang family saying this, they no longer needed to worry about the timber.
The little girl hid in the house, while her younger brother, Xiaoshi, tipped her off, relaying what he had overheard to his sister.
When Lei Zi found him, he gave him two candies and told him to take one to his sister.
The candy was so sweet that the little girl couldn't help but smile.
The little girl's marriage was set for the sixth day of the fifth lunar month, three months later than Da Shi's.
Although combining them saves on the cost of the banquet.
But neither the first nor the second wife cared at this time. They hoped that their children's marriages would be handled with ease and without any rush.
Jiang Nian had no objections. By then, their new house would probably be completed, and when relatives came to the wedding banquet, they would have even more face.
The Jiang family gave a dowry of twenty taels of silver, and Jiang Lei used his own savings to buy a silver hairpin to include in the dowry.
This auspicious cloud and ruyi hairpin is not only meticulously crafted, but also quite heavy; I'd estimate it's worth more than two taels of silver.
Seeing this, Mrs. Zhou was even more satisfied with her future son-in-law!
When she was eating, she used serving chopsticks to pick up food, and the broth was overflowing!
The others just smiled and remained silent, chatting about other things...
Jiang Yue tried to minimize her presence, glancing at the young girl's youthful face out of the corner of her eye, and sighed inwardly how wonderful youth was.
In the days that followed, Jiang Yue's family's life returned to normal with few setbacks.
Behind the big white rear end in the front yard are four companions of similar size, who spend their days eating feed and patrolling the front and back yards.
Fortunately, Xiaobai was keeping an eye on him and he didn't poop anywhere, otherwise Jiang Yue would definitely be sharpening her knife at Dabai again!
"Clatter, clatter~"
Every time Da Bai sees the female owner, he runs away as fast as he can and refuses to come closer.
It scared the goose to death! Not long ago, it saw Little Five just pooping in the house, and then poor Little Five was caught and slaughtered by the lady of the house and stewed into a pot of meat!
"Woof woof woof~"
Little White looked at Big White strangely. This guy usually acts all high and mighty, so why does he become so timid when he sees the lady of the house?
In the courtyard, smoke began to rise from the kitchen chimney.
In the neighbor's house not far away, a man had just finished using the outhouse and was stamping his feet from the cold.
Upon seeing the smoke rising from the chimneys, he looked on with envy.
At this hour, besides the Chiang family, which other family would be so extravagant as to cook lunch?
Sigh, I'm so envious~
Sigh, his family is struggling to make ends meet this winter. They can't afford to eat three meals a day. Two meals a day, plus plenty of water, they can just tough it out and get through the days.
Also, the crops in the fields have all been harvested, and the medicinal plants have all been harvested. Next year, they will expand the land by a few acres and try to plant more crops, so that he can cook three meals a day at this time next year!
"Wife, come to the kang (heated brick bed), let's squeeze in together, it'll be warm~"
"Pah! Don't think I don't know what you're up to. Mother said we have too many children, we can't have any more. She won't want to take care of any more!"
"That old geezer, he's just trying to scare you. If we go outside, you won't get pregnant!"
"Don't try to fool me, will it even work?"
"Don't worry, I asked Axe, he tried it, and it works!"
"Pah! Pah! How shameless! Asking others about such a thing!"
"Why should I, a grown man, be ashamed?"
"Hmph~"
"Come here quickly~"
......
Soon, the sound of a cat meowing filled the room, soft and drawn-out.
Most other households that stay at home are in the same situation...
Unable to go out, don't want to freeze, and just want to kill time, so what can I do? Just do what everyone else does!
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