[Chapter 67 Chapter 67 Dowry from Mother]
Zhao Yuanyuan didn't know what Shen Yuyao was thinking, and she continued to lobby.
"Your uncle's hometown is in the countryside, right? I tell you, these rubber shoes are in great demand in the countryside. They are indispensable when he goes out to plant rice or when it rains.
Your aunt will definitely be happy if you change back."
Hearing her say this, Shen Yuyao nodded: "Okay, shoe size..."
Before she finished her words, Zhao Yuanyuan waved her hand nonchalantly: "Shoe size doesn't matter. No one in the family would have a pair of these shoes. It's always right to choose a larger size. Anyone can wear them."
After agreeing on the time and place to exchange items with the two men, the three of them quickly finished the remaining rice in the lunch boxes and returned to the counter.
Because she got what she wanted, Shen Yuyao was in a good mood throughout the class.
Last night, she received a letter from home.
The letter was very thick, and contained content from her parents as well as from her three brothers.
In particular, she saw the handwriting of her third brother, whom she had not seen for a long time, which made Shen Yuyao very happy.
In the letters, they all described to her what had happened in the past few days in a happy tone.
The third brother also described in vivid detail the scene in which he saw something appear out of thin air on the plate.
None of them mentioned missing each other, and no one said a word of complaint, but as they watched, tears were already streaming down Shen Yuyao's face.
——She saw a kind of cautiousness between the lines of her brothers' words.
This is behavior that would have never occurred to them in the past.
This made Shen Yuyao feel the changes in her brothers, as well as the reluctance and sadness hidden behind the words.
This made Shen Yuyao feel very uncomfortable, and made her want to be nicer to them.
Being in two different spaces, the only way Shen Yuyao could think of to be good to her family was to give them more of what they wanted.
Shen Yuyao couldn't help feeling happy when she thought that her brothers would soon get the lunch boxes they wanted, as well as the rubber shoes they would probably like.
It was 2:30 in the afternoon when Shen Yuyao returned home.
Those who should go to work in the yard are working, and those who should go out to find work are finding work. It seems unusually quiet.
She returned home, locked the door from the inside, and opened the camphorwood box.
As soon as she opened it, she smelled a rich fragrance!
Shen Yuyao looked down and found a stack of white cotton cloth in the box, and next to the cloth was a small bundle wrapped in a peach pink silk handkerchief.
Shen Yuyao first took out the small bag and opened it, and found several porcelain jars sealed with beeswax inside.
The porcelain jars vary in size, some are as big as a palm, and some are not even as big as a baby's fist.
The jars also come in different colors.
One of the two big ones is white and the other is cyan.
The other small ones all have white backgrounds with different patterns printed on them.
Shen Yuyao flipped through the bottles and saw orchids printed on one, plum blossoms printed on another, and osmanthus printed on another...
She had seen the one with osmanthus flowers printed on it in A Niang's house before and knew it was called Fuhua Cream, which was used for moisturizing the face.
She was young at that time, and her mother refused to give it to her even after she asked for it several times.
How could my mother be willing to give it to her now?
Shen Yuyao was a little curious.
She rummaged through the bag and found a letter written to her by her mother at the bottom of the bag.
After reading just two lines, her face turned red.
She even quickly threw the letter aside, as if there was fire in it that would burn her.
The day Shen Yuyao returned from Teacher Ye's house, she told her parents the news that she was going to get married.
Tell them that she and Cheng Liyan will probably get their marriage certificate in a week.
She also specifically explained to her family that there is no emphasis on ceremony here and getting the certificate is equivalent to a formal marriage.
In order to prevent A Niang from getting too excited and throwing things at her, Shen Yuyao specifically told them not to do that and not to prepare a dowry for her!
Nothing can be given!
Be it jewelry, gold and silver, or wedding dresses, none of them are allowed.
When Shen Yuyao was writing, she could already guess how sad her mother would be when she saw such a letter.
After all, A'niang had said it many times that she had started preparing a dowry for her since she was born.
They said that when their A Yao gets married, there will be a grand wedding...
Now, she was really getting married, but she couldn't give away the dowry that her mother had prepared.
Shen Yuyao could imagine how her mother felt when she saw the letter.
But she still wrote it with a hard heart.
What else can we do?
She only has this small house, which is rented.
She couldn't leave any hidden dangers for herself.
But Shen Yuyao didn't expect that if she didn't let her mother give her a dowry, her mother would find another way!
A Niang said in the letter that each bottle of these ointments was worth a fortune.
The prescriptions she used were some she brought from her mother's home, and some she obtained from nobles in the palace through various means.
A Niang attached in the letter the detailed effects and usage of these ointments.
And let her start using it immediately.
She said that if she used it from now on until the day they got married, it would definitely make Shen Yuyao's skin as white as cream and make her husband obsessed with her.
From then on, there would be no room for other women in his eyes or heart.
A Niang even told Shen Yuyao to choose a convenient time, and she would deliver the newly built bathtub and the bathing sachets specially prepared for her.
He would also prepare water for her bath.
She just needs to return the tub and water after washing...
A'niang's letter was very long. She was afraid that she might be shy, so she said a lot of consolation words. She was not at all like the A'niang that Shen Yuyao knew.
In her heart, although A Niang treated her very well, she also had a strict side.
Anyway, I would never say such things to her.
Shen Yuyao didn't dare to think about the scene that her mother described. Her face was already burning hot.
She rubbed it with her hands, quickly put the bundle aside, and picked up the pile of white cotton cloth.
This cloth is also a tribute and its price is more expensive than ordinary silk.
In their family, only her parents, and her eldest brother's two children are eligible to use it.
Even her three brothers were reluctant to be given by her mother.
A'niang said in the letter that no matter how the customs here have changed, as a married woman, she still needs to prepare gifts for her in-laws.
Although there are no relatives in my son-in-law's family, I still have to at least sew a set of underwear for him by myself.
This is what a wife must do.
A Niang also told Shen Yuyao not to worry about her clothes.
Even though it is not popular to wear wedding dresses here, her family will still prepare some underwear for her.
A Niang will find the best embroiderer and start making embroidery for her from now on.
Reassure her that she will be the most beautiful bride no matter where she is.
In the next few days, apart from going to work and exchanging items with the other two girls, Shen Yuyao went out. She refused all invitations and stayed at home to make clothes.
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