The Ma family was used to looking down on their daughters-in-law. In the past, when marrying off daughters-in-law, they basically followed this process: "Receive the betrothal gift, and the man comes to recruit people."

To put it more bluntly, it was a one-handed exchange of money and the other handover of goods. The process was clean and innocent.

As for the husband's family welcoming the bride, sending their daughter off to marry, and going to the man's house for a banquet... these things, they have lived for decades and have never experienced them.

Therefore, when Ma Daya's family did not come, the villagers of Gujiagang talked about it.

Some people said that the people of the Ma family did not know etiquette. But some people said that the customs are different every ten miles, and the customs are different every five miles. The Ma family is close to the county town. Maybe the customs there are different from here...

Just as the two pairs of brides and grooms were performing the ceremony of kneeling three times and knocking their heads nine times, Ma Ergouzi, who had finally finished carrying bags at the dock today, finally came over in a hurry. As soon as

he came, before he sat down, he heard the villagers of the Gu family saying that his Ma family was rude... He quickly looked around and found that his niece's family really didn't come. He realized something at that time.

His face suddenly turned red, and he really wanted to find a place to hide. He was too

embarrassed to see anyone .

He was really too embarrassed to see anyone.

Thinking that even if he went back to his niece's house to call those people over, it would be too late. Ma Ergou thought about it, hesitated again and again, and after paying his respects to the master of ceremonies who presided over the wedding, he quickly presented the gift money. The

gift money for a banquet generally depends on the dishes on the table.

The rich dishes, including chicken, fish, meat and vegetables, the higher the gift money given by each person. According to the rules of their country, it is generally thirty big coins.

Because Ma Ergou wanted to save face for his niece, he asked his son to use two Ma families to give gifts.

He gave on behalf of his niece's biological father.

Fifty cents.

His son gave on behalf of their family, thirty cents.

His son handed in a gift, and after the father and son found an empty seat at the table and sat down, the smiles on their faces were a little forced.

Although the Gu family was generous. There were many meat dishes on the table, no matter how much, it was not worth the eighty dollars that the father and son spent.

Thinking that his relatives were holding him back and not giving the Gu family any face, Ma Ergou felt particularly uncomfortable.

An hour later, when the drinkers had dispersed, he ran to Ma Daya's father with his son in anger.

In the middle of the night, when they arrived at Ma Daya's house, Ma Ergou lost his temper at them.

Although Ma Ergou was not the oldest, he was older, made more money, and had established himself in the county.

He criticized all the men and women, young and old, of the Ma family. Although they were not convinced in their hearts, they still said they were convinced.

However, the head of the Ma family, that is, Ma Daya's grandfather, after hearing what Ma Ergouzi said, he couldn't help but get angry at him and said, "Okay, Ergouzi! Stop talking." "We don't know

about the Gu family's custom of picking up brides. We are a poor family, how can we know that rich people like them will do so many things!" "

To be honest, I think what the Gu family did is not fair. We are not rich now, and many people can't even afford the bride price. This money should be used wisely, instead of wasting it. If his family really has money, they should save it..."

Ma Ergouzi was very angry when he heard it.

He shook his head repeatedly and said, "When a man and a woman get married, it means that both families have a good relationship!"

"The Gu family also received the marriage invitation from the daughter of the Jiang family today. The Jiang family is much better at showing off than our Ma family! Not only did they call on the neighbors to send her off for sixteen days, but her family also paid for a full sixteen loads of dowry! New quilts, new clothes, new chairs, new toilets, new dishes,... everything. There was nothing wrong with it. Moreover, the daughter of the Jiang family's grandfather, her father and several uncles were all in attendance..."

"..."

When the men of the Ma family heard this, they were stunned.

They really didn't understand why the Jiang family did this.

They had privately calculated how much it would cost to raise a daughter every year and how much the betrothal gift would be.

As for the dowry, they hope that the daughters of the Ma family who want to marry into the family in the future will give more.

It would be best if they could give a house, good farmland, maids and servants as a dowry, and they don’t mind.

They just hope that others will give a dowry when marrying daughters of the Ma family, and it would be best if they could give money out of their own pocket. As for their own family, they would never do such a stupid thing!

What do losers need a dowry?

They can even say that they are losers!

Thinking of this, Ma Daya's parents said excitedly, "Wuwuwu, there are so many sons in my family who are not married yet! Giving a loser as a dowry, what's the big deal?"

"For more than a hundred years, our family has been marrying daughters of noble families like this. Life is not easy, we have been extremely poor for a long time, how can we possibly afford the dowry?"

Ma Ergou found that no matter how he talked to them, it was useless. After he became discouraged, he suddenly realized that he seemed to have let his brothers down this time.

He felt a little regretful.

When he was upset, he took his eldest son and rushed home before dawn in the morning.

...

Gu Yanzhang's family knew nothing about what happened on the Ma family's side.

They only knew that after such a day, they, as parents, could finally take a break.

However, things always go as they expected.

That night, Gu Dazhu's house was quiet, but Gu Erzhu was making a fuss.

Gu Erzhu looked at Ma Daya with dissatisfaction.

Especially when he saw her wearing that navy blue dress, her skin looked particularly dark and yellow, her hands and feet were rough, and compared to his sister-in-law, one was like mud under his feet, and the other was like clouds in the sky,... Gu Erzhu couldn't help but punch Ma Daya, "Tell me, what do your parents think?"

"Do you know how embarrassed I am to go to your house to pick up the bride today?"

"I really didn't expect that your family turned out to be such a mess!"

Gu Erzhu originally planned to take advantage of the fact that there were many males in the Ma family and make some easy money for himself.

He didn't expect that the Ma family's eating habits were so ugly...

Thinking of those people's malicious teasing, Gu Erzhu became rude to Ma Daya.

...

Early in the morning of the next day, it was the day for the new bride to serve tea to her parents-in-law.

After the two newlyweds in the family got up, the daughter of the Jiang family took the initiative to go to the kitchen to prepare meals for the family.

However, in recent times, the cooking has long been done by the brothers Gu Sanzhu and Gu Sizhu.

As soon as she came over, the brothers greeted her politely.

"Hello, sister-in-law."

The daughter of the Jiang family nodded with a smile, then immediately frowned and said with a disapproving look, "A gentleman stays away from the kitchen. Cooking is not the business of you men..."

Chen Xuanxuan, who got up early, felt unhappy when she heard this.

This is the rule in her family!

Everyone has to learn how to cook, and everyone has to take turns to cook.

They are just peasants from the countryside, why do they need so many rules?

If the peasants can't even cook, who will serve them?