When Da Niu got home, the first thing he did was hand over the two taels of silver that his mother had given him.
"Mother, this is the money Grandma gave me. She said it's for me to get married."
“Hey, your grandma gave it to you, so just keep it. A man can’t be without money. When Daxue comes home, you can give it to her to keep safe. You have to be very filial to your grandparents in the future.”
Jiang Yue was making noodles when she saw the silver. Instead of being greedy, she smiled and told Da Niu to put it away.
Da Niu wanted to say something more, but seeing his mother busy herself, she immediately put away the money and helped her scoop the noodles.
"Da Niu, go and make some toppings. Er Gou has already chopped the meat into small pieces."
In early June, the sun was blazing, and you'd be drenched in sweat after just a short time in the kitchen.
"Okay, Mom~"
Da Niu agreed, put on an apron, and started getting busy.
Jiang Yue rinsed the scalding hot noodles twice in cold water, then scooped them out and set them aside for later use.
After another short while, the family worked together and enjoyed a delicious bowl of noodles with toppings. They were extremely satisfied...
After finishing the noodles, Jiang Yue asked Da Niu and Er Gou to go to the field to check on the medicinal herbs and water them while they were at it.
This concerned the family's future livelihood, so the two brothers naturally wouldn't take it lightly.
Jiang Yue hung the four pieces of clothing from the pig in a bucket and then in the well.
Otherwise, in this weather, it would spoil and stink the next day.
After finishing all this, she felt a little sleepy, so she told her daughter and went back to her room to sleep.
She slept until dusk, when the fiery clouds on the horizon stretched for miles, a truly magnificent sight.
Jiang Yue opened the window, not afraid of mosquitoes. There was plenty of mugwort in the house. After taking a bath at night, she would fumigate the room and sleep soundly all night!
Dinner was cooked by Da Niu and Er Gou: mixed grain rice, served with stir-fried wild vegetables in lard and stir-fried pork with chili peppers. It tasted delicious.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, the sons dutifully brought over two buckets of hot water for Jiang Yue to take a bath.
Tsk tsk, I have to say, having many sons has its advantages, at least you don't have to worry about the heavy lifting.
The next morning, Jiang Yue got up early, put on her new clothes, tidied herself up a bit, and looked exceptionally energetic.
Today, she received a betrothal gift from Da Xue's family. She needs to go early to invite Aunt Qin to her house for breakfast. After they have eaten and drunk their fill, she will take the children to present the betrothal gift!
"Knock knock knock~"
"Third son's wife, open the door quickly!"
At the same time, the front door of the house rang.
Perhaps it was too early, Cao'er pushed open the door with sleepy eyes, rubbing her eyes as she tried to open it.
"Cao'er, go back to your room and continue sleeping. Your mother and grandmother are busy."
Seeing this, Jiang Yue told her daughter to go back to her room and continue sleeping, saying that everything would be fine with her help.
Grass was obedient; she yawned, went back inside, and climbed back into bed to sleep.
"Mother, eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, you've arrived! Please come in and have a seat!"
As soon as Jiang Yue opened the door, she saw her mother-in-law and two sisters-in-law arrive, so she warmly welcomed them and led them inside.
"We know you have a big event today, so we're here to help you out and make things easier. Your father-in-law, your eldest and second sons will come later to help with the betrothal ceremony. We, your mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, will go and invite your Aunt Qin over for dinner. Your eldest and second sisters-in-law will go to the kitchen to cook..."
Old Mrs. Zhou explained that her third daughter-in-law was young and might not remember many of the proper etiquette, so she got up early and brought two of her daughters-in-law to help.
Fortunately, Jiang behaved well during this period, and her two daughters-in-law came to help her without hesitation after hearing about it.
“Mother is so thoughtful. I’ll leave the cooking to my eldest and second sisters-in-law. Mother and I will go and invite Aunt Qin first.”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yue immediately understood the reason and was extremely grateful.
After settling in briefly, she saw Da Niu and Er Gou also coming over, dressed in their new clothes.
"Greetings, Grandma, Auntie, and Second Aunt."
Needless to say, Da Niu was dressed in his best clothes today as it was a big day for him to present his betrothal gifts to his future wife's family.
And you know what? Clothes make the man, and Da Niu looks quite masculine, a bit like Wu Sanlang.
Looking at her eldest grandson, Old Mrs. Zhou was overwhelmed with emotion. After secretly wiping away her tears, she smiled and praised him:
"Da Niu looks really energetic today, good, very good."
"Grandma, what about me? How was I today?"
Er Gou sensed that Nai was thinking about his unfortunate father again, so he changed the subject with a grin.
He wore a new outfit today, just to make his mother proud.
Old Mrs. Zhou was amused by her second grandson's antics and couldn't help but say with a laugh:
"Ergou, your older brother is dressed so nicely today to present his betrothal gift to your future sister-in-law, why are you dressed so brightly too?"
"Grandma, you don't understand. I'm doing this to support my eldest brother, to make my mother proud, and to let everyone see that our Wu family's third branch has two grown men. Let's see who dares to mess with my mother or bully her!"
Er Gou proudly gestured with his muscular physique, but unfortunately, he had been eating too much good food lately, so most of his muscle was fat.
Jiang Yue couldn't help but laugh. Her son hadn't been raised in vain; he knew how to care for her now.
Old Mrs. Zhou and her two wives laughed too, but after laughing, they had to hurry up and get down to business...
Meanwhile, the Liu family of five also got up and busied themselves, putting on their half-new clothes that they would only wear during the New Year, cleaning the yard inside and out, and washing the kettles and cups several times before stopping.
Daxue wanted to help, but today was her special day, and no matter what she said, her mother wouldn't let her do any work.
"Sister, Mom told Grandma that you should wear two braids, a big red flower, and just sit in the room."
After Wu Xiaoxue finished sweeping the floor, her grandmother arranged for her to go inside and talk to her sister.
To be honest, she felt that her sister's fiancé, Brother Da Niu, and his family were quite nice, and that her sister would definitely have a good life after marrying into their family!
Actually, she is also good friends with Big Brother Niu's sister, Sister Xiaocao. It's just that Sister Xiaocao rarely goes into the mountains to dig for wild vegetables now, so she has to go alone, which is quite boring.
"Xiaoxue, can you check for me? If Brother Da Niu comes, just let me know."
Wu Daxue was a little nervous. Today was the day the two families had agreed upon for the betrothal ceremony, and she had tossed and turned for a long time last night and hadn't slept well.
It feels like a beautiful dream, and when I wake up, it's all gone.
"Okay, I know, sis. By the way, sis, Mom made a lot today, and she even boiled some tea eggs."
Wu Xiaoxue licked her lips. The tea eggs smelled delicious, but her grandmother and mother said they were for entertaining guests and couldn't be eaten.
Wu Daxue smiled, pinched the beautiful girl's thin cheek, and coaxed her:
"Sweetie, if there are any leftover tea eggs, I'll give them to you."
"Oh, thank you, sis. You're the one who loves me the most!"
Wu Xiaoxue nodded. Her sister was the best sister in the world!
It's no wonder Wu Xiaoxue thinks this way; she's never had a father's love since she was little.
Although her mother felt sorry for her, she felt even more sorry for her brother, not to mention her grandparents.
Wu Daxue hugged her younger sister and sighed inwardly. Besides being nervous, she was also a little worried about the dowry.
Her younger brother, Changjun, is still in school!
If her grandparents and mother left all the dowry for her younger brother's education, would she be... ...affected if she married into Da Niu's family?
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