This meal would be considered ordinary even in the homes of some wealthy families in the capital, but the Lu family took it for granted, with only Zhao Qianxun enjoying it immensely.
He went home for the Chinese New Year a few days ago and didn't visit the Lu family. Although the Zhao family wasn't short of food and clothing, they weren't at the point of eating lavishly every day. During the New Year, they had chicken and pork on the table, which was already standard for wealthy families in the village.
Three days ago, after returning home, I ate at the Lu family's house. Faced with this table full of delicious food every meal, I naturally ate voraciously.
Lu Yan also enjoyed eating with her little cousin, and happily put a piece of braised pork knuckle into his bowl, while she herself only took a small piece of stir-fried meat.
She couldn't help but mutter, "I want to eat bracken too."
Zhao Qianxun swallowed the food in his mouth before speaking, "It's easy for my little cousin to want to eat bracken. I'll tell my second uncle later, and we can have it tomorrow."
The village has no shortage of wild vegetables.
As long as you tell Zhao Yong, the Zhao family will get up early tomorrow morning and bring a whole basketful so the Lu family can have a good meal for two days.
On February 12th, two large boats with upturned eaves and corners came onto the northern river.
The boat docked at the west pier. A large group of people disembarked from the first boat, followed by a group of young maids and servants dressed in identical clothes, who carried down carriages and led down horses.
There were five carriages. After harnessing the horses, a young boy swung himself onto a large horse, attracting frequent glances from people in the county town.
"Is another wealthy businessman coming to settle in Fenggu County?"
"It doesn't look like it. Look at all those things they're carrying, it looks like they're here to propose marriage!"
"The dock is piled high with stuff. I roughly counted over eighty loads. If this is used for betrothal, wouldn't the bride be a celestial being?"
In the county town, the maximum dowry for weddings is eight loads; the wealthier families might use sixteen loads.
In the village, the betrothal gifts consist of wine and meat, plus five or six taels of silver, or ten taels of silver for better-off families.
"Back then, when Master Shen got married, he only brought twenty-six loads of betrothal gifts. That was the most impressive betrothal gift I had ever seen."
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