Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 93 Preparing for Marriage
When Zhixiang came home, everyone was naturally happy.Seeing that they were chatting happily, Mrs. Xue hurried out to prepare meals, Mrs. Zhu also came out, and the two sisters-in-law were busy in the kitchen.

The room was talking about Zhixiang's marriage, "Father, mother, can the wedding date be set in the twelfth lunar month? I think it will be the sixteenth or eighteenth of the twelfth lunar month. It's just one month away from now, so we can make it. I found a matchmaker to deliver the bride price, and then we can get married next month. The Lu family said, there is no need to make a fuss, just keep it simple. We will not live at home when we get married, so there is no need to waste too much. There is no need to prepare general things, we can prepare them ourselves when we get to Anzhou." Zhixiang thought about everything.

"Fifth, don't you feel wronged by this girl? After all, she is a girl from the county town, and the family can be considered to have a property." Chen felt that it seemed too hasty.

"Mother, it's okay, this is what Master Lu meant. When we got engaged, I already gave 200 taels of betrothal gift, which is not too little. When we give the bride price, we just need to give more, and prepare a few more things. It looks good on both sides, otherwise you bought a lot of things and we wouldn't need them, would we?" Zhixiang laughed.

Since it was Lord Lu's intention, everyone couldn't say anything, so they discussed finding a matchmaker to go to the county to give a dowry or something.It just so happened that Mrs. Xue and the others had prepared all the meals, and Wen Han and the others also came back from the school, and everyone had a lively meal together.

In the evening, Qingnian's family and the Han family were invited to have a family reunion dinner.The first time Zhixiang saw Jing Hui, he hurriedly gave him a meeting gift, which was a piece of Hetian jade.

"Fifth brother, Jinghui is just a little baby, how can you ask for such an expensive thing, fifth brother, you should put it away." Qingnian saw it and asked Zhixiang to take it back.

"Look at you, it's not a big thing, it's just a jade pendant. It was given to me by someone else, and I haven't brought it with me. It's just for Jing Hui." Zhixiang put the jade pendant around Jing Hui's neck, "Look , how beautiful it is, isn't it? Come, call uncle."

Xiao Jinghui is still so fat, he just smiles when he sees people.Looking at Zhixiang, he didn't recognize him, and called out, "Uncle." Now his pronunciation is very accurate.

Zhixiang was so happy that he immediately hugged Jing Hui and kissed him on the face several times, which made Jing Hui giggle and kept calling him uncle.

Zhixiang played with Jinghui for a while, and then handed Jinghui over to Qingnian, "Brother-in-law, Jinghui doesn't recognize his birth, so it's good to kiss anyone. But you have to be careful. I have to teach him how to know people outside the house, there are a lot of kidnappers these days, so don’t let them get kidnapped. Over the past few years, I have encountered many such things outside, but you must be careful.” Zhixiang couldn’t help it. exhorted.

"Fifth brother, don't worry, Qingnian knows." Qingnian was also agitated.Isn't that right, this child can be anyone now, and he doesn't cry or make trouble with anyone, so he really needs to pay attention to it.

It was too late at night, so Zhide and Qingnian led their families home.The Xu family has also settled down, and each rests.Zhixiang brought back a total of five servants, and Zhixin was also arranged in the front Xikuan courtyard.Fortunately, Mrs. Chen and the others have been making quilts for a while, so this is enough.

The next day, Mrs. Chen personally went to a matchmaker in the town to discuss the matter of hiring Zhixiang.The matchmaker's surname was Wu, and she was about forty years old. When Wu heard that she was offering a betrothal gift to the niece of the Lu family in the county, she agreed without saying a word. "Auntie, I don't need to say anything. I am responsible for your family's affairs. Auntie is really lucky. This Lu family's county is a big family. There have been people in the Lu family who have been officials for generations. I heard that this Mr. Lu was still the magistrate of Changbai Prefecture, and his son was also a county magistrate outside. That is an amazing family. My aunt's family can marry a girl from the Lu family, and I think your son is not an ordinary person. Ah." Matchmaker Wu praised Zhixiang very much.

Mrs. Chen asked Matchmaker Wu to say, with a smile all over her face, "My son is a classmate of this Lu Zhi County, and now he is also working with Lu Zhi County, so he can marry a girl from the Lu family. Please leave all this to me. The sister-in-law of the Wu family is dead, this is a big deal, it affects the face of the Lu family, we have to discuss it carefully."

The two began to discuss some things about giving the bride price. Chen took out the list of bride price that he had discussed with Zhixiang and the old man, and showed it to Matchmaker Wu.Matchmaker Wu couldn't help admiring when she saw it, "Auntie, at first glance, you are a generous and neat person. This gift is the first one even in the county. Well, let's do it like this. I can guarantee it, Lu There is absolutely nothing else at home. Good guy, this is enough for two or three daughters-in-law in our town. I have been a matchmaker in the town for more than ten years, and I have never seen such a gift. Okay. Auntie, let’s prepare quickly, let’s go to the dowry on the 28th of the winter moon, and we will get married on the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month. These two days are good and suitable for marriage.” That’s what Wu Matchmaker does, and she speaks out the date with just one mouth.

Mrs. Chen felt that the day was decided very well, and she was very considerate, nodded and said, "Then I will trouble the sister-in-law of the Wu family. After my son's wedding is over, I will definitely give sister-in-law Wu a big red envelope."

Matchmaker Wu waved her hand, "Whether there is a red envelope or not, I can do things for you two, even if I have nothing, I will handle it well. If this is said, I will be famous."

When Mrs. Chen returned home from Matchmaker Wu, she dragged Mrs. Xue and Mrs. Zhu out to a shop in the town to prepare a bride price.Zhixiang has already prepared big valuables, but now they are small things that are almost fragmented.Mrs. Chen took her two daughters-in-law to buy these.In addition, as a mother-in-law, she must prepare something good and keep it as a gift for the new daughter-in-law.

"Mother, I think this hairpin is pretty good, look, this pattern is a new look." In a jewelry shop, Mrs. Xue showed Mrs. Chen a crested hairpin.

Mrs. Chen took it and weighed it with her hands. This hairpin probably weighs six or seven qian, which is quite enough.The style is also really good and the workmanship is fine. "Come on, boy, how much is this hairpin in your house?" Chen asked the guy over there.

The clerk hurried over, "Ma'am, the hairpin in your hand costs ten taels of silver."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Chen felt that it was a bit expensive. "Young man, yours is a bit expensive. We sincerely want to buy it, so you can give it cheaper." One tael of gold and ten taels of silver, plus this handwork, ten taels of silver is still a little higher.

The guy couldn't make the decision, so he ran in and called out the shopkeeper.The shopkeeper came to Mrs. Chen and looked at the hairpin, "Old lady, if you really like it, you can give me nine taels of silver for this hairpin. This hairpin is made of pure gold, and the workmanship is good. The money."

Chen thought about it, and felt that it was almost the same.Just nodded, "Okay, that's it. Wrap it up for me."

The guys over there went to wrap the hairpins, and Xue Shi and Zhu Shi were also picking there.Mrs. Xue picked out a pair of silver bracelets, and Mrs. Zhu picked out a silver hairpin, "Mother, do you think the ones we picked are all right? When the fifth sibling comes in, why don't we both give a gift?" Mrs. Xue took asked with the bracelet.

"Okay, as long as you have that kind of thought, it doesn't matter how much you have, it's about your heart. In our family's conditions, jewelry that can be given in silver is good." Chen looked at the things in the hands of the two sisters-in-law, and he could attach so much importance to them. The new daughter-in-law is happy.

These two things cost another three and a half taels of money, and the young man happily wrapped them up, and then sent the three of these girls out of the shop.

Chen and his daughters-in-law went to several silk and satin shops, but they didn't find any good materials.The last one I came to was the one where Mrs. Xue bought some discounted fabrics that year.As soon as he entered, the guy from back then was still there and greeted him directly. "Ma'am, what kind of material do you want to see? If you want to wear it normally, you can buy some cotton. If you want to do business, then look at the silk and satin here. All the materials in our family are shipped directly from the south, and they are guaranteed to be unique. Our Yueji silk and satin shop also has shops in the county, and they are all big shops."

The mothers were stunned when they heard about Yue Ji, and Mrs. Xue hurriedly asked: "Is it the Yue family's shop? Then your owner's name is Yue Siyuan?"

The man nodded and said, "That's right? How does this sister-in-law know?"

The Chen family smiled and said nothing more, "Dude, we need to buy some fabrics for wedding gifts, please help us choose some good silks and satins."

The buddy led them to the silk and satin side, and picked out several materials with bright colors and festive colors and gorgeous patterns. Sure enough, as the buddy said, these are not available in other places.Mrs. Chen was optimistic about these, so she ordered one of the same, a total of four pieces of material.

"Auntie, these materials are all five taels of silver per piece. If you want more, I'll give you four and a half taels per piece. Four pieces are 18 taels in total. Do you think so?" Naturally, it will be cheaper.

"Okay, just wrap it up and wrap it up properly. We are using it for a wedding." The old lady felt that the price was reasonable, so she paid the money to the waiter.

The three mothers carried four pieces of cloth, and walked home after leaving the silk and satin village. It was not too far from Xu's house, and it took a quarter and a half minutes to walk.As the three of them walked, they discussed and picked out four pieces of fabric that Zhixiang brought back, so that eight pieces of fabric could be made up.The ones that Zhixiang brought back were all very good materials, not inferior to the ones they bought.

It took a few more days for the mothers to prepare everything for Zhixiang's dowry.Zhixiang sent Xu An to go to Lu's house in the county first, and told there that Dongyue 28 will give a bride price.

(End of this chapter)