Chapter 331 Dowry
As soon as Madam Mo finished speaking, Mo Hanyue walked in with a red face.
"Master Meng, may Hanyue make a request?"
When these words were spoken, everyone present except He Zhiran was shocked.
How can a girl make her own requests for marriage?
Mo Hanyue really had no other choice. After much thought, she decided to tell it out before the wedding.
Soon, Madam Mo's face darkened and she said in an unhappy tone, "Hanyue, your marriage is already arranged by your mother and your brother. How can a girl like you be the one to handle it yourself?"
God knows how much courage Mo Hanyue mustered to come here. Now that she has said it, there is no reason to back down.
She raised her head stubbornly and said, "Mother, Hanyue has been studying pharmacology with Sister-in-law Jiu for over six months and has just started to try to plant herbal medicine fields. I hope that after we get married, Master Meng will agree to let me come back here every day to tend to my herbal medicine fields."
Sister Jiu said that no matter what you do, you must see it through to the end and not give up halfway.
She really likes pharmacology, especially watching the medicinal herbs she planted with her own hands grow day by day. It is a sense of satisfaction she has never experienced since she was a child.
Although she also likes Meng Huaining and is willing to marry him, if she can no longer continue to do what she likes, she would rather not marry for the rest of her life.
Mo Hanyue just figured it out these past two days.
Because Meng Huaining mentioned their marriage, she thought about the future.
Among the nine sisters-in-law in the family, except for the ninth sister-in-law who has her own subjective consciousness, the other eight sisters-in-law all regard their husbands as the gods and live a hopeless life step by step all day long.
This is not the life he wants. She wants to be like Sister Jiu, have her own abilities, and be able to create more value through her own efforts.
At first, Meng Huaining thought that Mo Hanyue was unwilling to marry him when she came here!
He was so scared that his back was soaked with sweat.
Unexpectedly, the little girl made such a small request.
He immediately felt relieved, and seeing that his future mother-in-law was about to scold him, he quickly stepped forward.
"That's no problem. I'm planning to buy a house. If Miss Mo thinks Xiling Village is suitable, I don't mind building a courtyard here similar to the Mo family's new house."
This is also Meng Huaining's little idea.
Today he went to the foot of the mountain and saw the new house of the Mo family. Its structure was unique and it made people feel very comfortable.
Besides, he has no relatives or friends in Yuncheng, so it would be better for him to help his wife.
If he happens to be busy with work on weekdays, Mo Hanyue has her family to take care of her, so he doesn't have to worry.
In fact, Meng Huaining did not see what the Mo family’s new house looked like after it was completed.
If he saw it, he would definitely not look for so many reasons to build a house here again. The word "comfort" alone would make him make the choice without hesitation.
Speaking of the same courtyard, everyone in the Mo family knew that the new house was built so well and uniquely, all thanks to He Zhiran.
Therefore, everyone's eyes fell on He Zhiran.
He Zhiran had no objection when Nanrui wanted to build the same house, and she would have no objection if Meng Huaining, her future relative, wanted to build one.
"Since Brother Meng has such a plan, why don't we, the Mo family, build it and consider it as part of Hanyue's dowry."
She has been thinking these days about what kind of dowry to prepare for Mo Hanyue.
It just so happened that she had just seen the betrothal gift sent by Meng Huaining. In Yuncheng, this was definitely a sky-high betrothal gift, which showed how much Meng Huaining valued Mo Hanyue.
In this case, the Mohists cannot lose their manners.
She also asked the villagers and learned that when some wealthy families in Yuncheng married off their daughters, they would give some shops, real estate or farms as dowries.
Since Meng Huaining likes living here, why not give them a courtyard house similar to the Mo family's?
By then, if we prepare some jewelry and other items, Mo Hanyue's dowry will be complete.
Although she had plenty of space for these things, they were all "dirty" after all. If they caused unnecessary trouble, it would not be worth it. Therefore, He Zhiran planned to buy some other styles on Taobao.
Anyway, there are still about two months until their wedding, which is enough time for her to prepare.
Based on Mrs. Mo's understanding of He Zhiran, the ninth daughter-in-law is a sensible and generous person. Now that she is in charge of the family, she will naturally not treat Han Yue's dowry badly. However, the old lady never expected that her daughter-in-law would give her an identical house as soon as she asked.
You know, the house may not look like anything special on the surface, but the cost is extremely high, especially the glass used for the windows, which were all purchased from foreigners. How could the price be low?
Besides, there is only so much of that stuff, and it’s not easy to get it again once it’s used up.
There are nine daughters-in-law in the family. Even if the ninth daughter-in-law is generous, it is hard to guarantee that the other daughters-in-law will feel uncomfortable about such things.
She couldn't just ignore the feelings of her other daughters-in-law for the sake of her daughter's reputation.
"This..." Is it a bit too expensive?
He Zhiran knew what her mother-in-law was thinking. She was worried that the dowry given to Mo Hanyue would be too generous, which would easily cause dissatisfaction among other sisters-in-law.
He Zhiran had considered this before he spoke.
What she was thinking was that she only had this one sister-in-law in the family, and the money in her hands was enough to rival a country, so she would not care about the small dowry for Mo Hanyue at all.
What's more, she didn't plan to spend this money on public funds.
"Mother, my husband and I have already discussed that Hanyue's dowry will come from our private funds and will not be used from our Mo family's public account."
Since settling down in Xiling Village and starting to raise rabbits, He Zhiran has recorded the family's income and expenses in a small notebook.
On the last day of every month, she would gather her family together, make the accounts public, and distribute the corresponding wages to everyone. Of course, the wages were distributed according to work, and no one would have any objections.
Old Madam Mo knew that her ninth son and his wife had a lot of money, but that was also their personal property. How could she possibly use her son's money to help her daughter?
But she was not a country woman who had never seen the world. Since the ninth daughter-in-law had already said it in front of her future son-in-law, there was no reason for her to kick the ball back.
"In that case, I've saved some money, so I'll use it to build a house for Hanyue!"
Her children were filial and gave her some of their wages every month. She also helped her daughters-in-law make some dolls to earn some money. So Mrs. Mo had saved some money.
But she was still worried that it might not be enough to build a courtyard house like that, so Madam Mo's tone was not very confident when she spoke.
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