Chapter 77 Is Shen Qing's brain broken?
"Congratulations, Uncle Guan is very happy, and Ali is very happy~"
Carpenter Guan was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. He kept saying, "Congratulations, we are all family from now on."
The second daughter-in-law of the Zhang family laughed out loud after hearing this, and said to the people on both sides with a smile: "Listen, I have never seen anyone rushing to marry off their daughter!
The way he said this sounded like he was eager for the girl to get married as soon as possible."
The people on both sides instinctively wanted to laugh, but suddenly they remembered that Carpenter Guan was a good person, and they would indeed be a family in the future, so what he said was true.
He forced himself to suppress his instinct and changed his words, "You can't say that. It's not easy for Carpenter Guan to be both a father and a mother. By completing his daughter's lifelong event, he should also give an explanation to her mother, right?"
"Yes, besides, Guan Li is really not young anymore. When her children were young, she was not anxious at all. She even thought she could take her time to choose and find a good one. But as she got older, she became so anxious that she wanted to get married the next day!
You don’t know if you haven’t experienced it.”
Zhang's second daughter-in-law didn't get approval, so she huffed and puffed, then turned to look into the yard and shouted, "Show me the betrothal gifts, so I can broaden my horizons."
My mother-in-law has said many times at home that Shen Qing is too stingy and would never give valuable items as a betrothal gift!
And when the two were close in the past, Shen Qing and her mother-in-law had revealed it several times that they would wait until Guan Li was old and wait for the Guan family to pay for their daughter's marriage.
Now isn’t it that Guan the carpenter is more anxious than the man? Maybe the thing wrapped in red cloth is worthless and that’s why he dare not show it!
The other villagers, eager to share in the joy, started to jeer, "Auntie, open it and let me see it too."
"Yes, there hasn't been any happy events in our village for a long time, especially since both of your families are from our village, we have to take a good look at them!"
Shen Qing had overlooked Zhou Chuncao's second daughter-in-law, her niece Zhou Tian. She thought this was a foolish move, and smiled at the other enthusiastic villagers, saying, "Okay, but it's not a valuable item, just for good luck."
Then start opening them one by one.
The largest package is pastries.
"Wow! How long will it take to finish all these cakes? Auntie, you are so generous!"
Zhou Tian snorted inappropriately and muttered, "It really is a worthless item, no wonder it's in such a big bag."
What's the point of buying so many pastries? They are not cheap and don't last long. Isn't it a waste of money just for the sake of face?
He's really just trying to show off!
The two people nearby silently stepped two steps away after hearing this, and thought to themselves at the same time, we are in the same village, don’t we have any idea about the marriage market?
As Zhou Chuncao's niece, Zhou Tian was lucky to have two bags of cakes at the beginning. Now she actually dares to despise others who have more than twenty bags!
He really has no ability, but he is so arrogant.
Shen Qing then opened the second large package, which contained peach red, pomegranate red and gauze fabrics.
Zhou Tian looked at the neatly folded cotton cloth and said nothing.
The bright red cloth used to wrap the things was enough to make a set of clothes, but I didn’t expect that there was cloth for several sets of clothes inside, and it was all cotton!
It was a great pleasure for the girls in the village to have a new set of clothes, no matter whether they were made of cotton or linen, but Guan Li got four sets of cotton clothes at once!
The men present did not show any obvious excitement when they saw that the fabric was of decent quality, but the women and girls could not hide their envy.
If I could have a few sets of cotton clothes, I would have enough to wear for the rest of my life.
Shen Qing then opened a small cloth bag, which contained a silver hairpin and a silver bracelet.
This time even the man was silent. He could say he didn't want to buy them before, but if he tried hard, he could afford them. And these silver hairpins and silver bracelets were made of real silver, at least two taels of silver, right? How could he just buy them!
Zhou Tian's face looked extremely ugly.
She bit her lip, thinking about how she had two red hairbands in the past. Her mother-in-law said that only she had them and her elder sister-in-law didn't. She asked her if her aunt was particularly good to her.
What a bullshit!
My sister-in-law doesn’t have a red hairband, but getting one is not such a good thing!
She just felt that her previous self was a joke. She always remembered her mother-in-law's kindness for the sake of two hairbands. She secretly felt that she was worthy of being a member of the Zhou family and that her treatment was better than that of her elder sister-in-law.
Wait, she squinted her eyes at the completely opened red cloth bag, and immediately discovered an incredible secret. She raised her eyebrows and shouted, "Auntie Jiang, this isn't it?
"Where's the betrothal gift? You haven't prepared any?"
"I'm indeed not prepared." Shen Qing replied frankly.
Carpenter Guan said that no matter how much money she prepared as a betrothal gift, he would double it and let Guan Li take it back.
The Guan family had debts in the past, and after finally paying off the debts, they didn't have much money on hand. The only reason they said this was that they were prepared to include Guan Li and Guan Xiaoshan's wages in the total.
She still paid the betrothal money even after knowing these words. Even if she only paid according to the normal betrothal money in the village, she would still be draining the Guan family's wealth!
When Guan the Carpenter, Guan Li, and Guan Xiaoshan heard that there was no betrothal gift, they were deeply moved. Guan the Carpenter also blamed himself for saying it too early. Now, for Jiang Saozi's consideration for them, she has gained a bad reputation...
Zhou Tian's eyes lit up with a smile, and he said proudly, "I was wondering why there were cakes, cloth, and silver hairpins and bracelets. All together, it only cost five taels of silver. Compared to the seven taels of silver for the betrothal gift, Auntie has saved two taels!"
Jiang Ying's expression changed slightly, and she said hurriedly, "There are still ten kilograms of malt sugar!"
"Oh, ten catties is only seven cents. Auntie, you have made a really good calculation. You can accomplish great things with little money." She had originally given a betrothal gift of seven taels of silver. That was a full seven taels!
Now Guan Li's total weight is less than six taels, which is one tael less than hers.
Zhou Tian looked at Guan Li with eyes full of pity.
Shen Qing continued calmly, "I haven't prepared any betrothal gifts because I'm thinking the wheat harvest is coming soon, so it would be more practical for the Guan family to give a donkey and a donkey cart."
One stone can cause a thousand ripples!
"What? This donkey cart is a betrothal gift to the Guan family?"
"No wonder there's only one carriage for four donkeys and one cow. It turns out it's a betrothal gift. The donkey carriage isn't just for carrying wheat, it's also for Xiaoshan's benefit, isn't it?"
"Of course, that's very thoughtful!"
"That's more than considerate! I asked about the donkey a few days ago, and it cost eleven taels of silver. I left in dismay. And this carriage, too, must cost at least two or three taels of silver. My God, how much silver is that?"
"Including the fabrics, cakes, candies, and jewelry, it's almost twenty taels!"
"I'm afraid no one will be able to surpass Guan Li in the next few years."
Zhou Tian's face turned ashen and looked extremely ugly.
A donkey is worth two men. Many families can afford to marry a wife but cannot afford to buy a donkey. Large animals are sometimes much more valuable than people.
And Shen Qing actually gave a donkey and a cart as a betrothal gift.
Is her brain broken?
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