The rural life of a peasant girl

Chapter 16 Qingming (1)
Just looking at Lin, Pang, and Zhang, she had no choice but to sigh.

"Mom, the food is ready, it's ready to serve." Mrs. Lin walked up to Grandma Su and said.It's a pity that Grandma Su didn't even give her a look back, and she wasn't annoyed, as if she was used to it.

"Matchmaker Fang, this will cause you a lot of trouble with our sister's marriage." Grandma Su said to the matchmaker Fang very politely.

"What's the matter, old sister, don't worry, I'll take care of this matter for you." The matchmaker patted her chest to assure her, and as she patted her chest, she could feel the powder on her face. The shock shakes off.

"Come, come, come, let's eat first. It will be dark later, and your way back will be difficult." Grandma Su dragged Fang's matchmaker to the table.

After a meal, Grandma Su reminded the matchmaker that she would be hired in three days.

After Fang's matchmaker left, Grandma Su told her daughters-in-law again, and told them to prepare carefully for the appointment three days later, so as not to let the in-laws look down on them.

Look, it's not ready yet, but the in-laws and the in-laws are calling.

After several people agreed, Grandma Su let them go.

Time flew by and it was already three days later.

Because of Grandma Su's request, the whole family must be present today, so that the future son-in-law can see the harmony of this family. Even Su Dong asked for leave and came back, so even if Su Ling didn't want to go back to the old house, she was forced to do nothing .

Before dawn, the old house was busy.

Su Mei's good day, wearing new clothes.The silver-red cotton silk beanie and the pomegranate-red skirt reflected a shy and happy pretty face, making it even more festive.

After breakfast, about half a quarter of an hour later, I heard the sound of a carriage outside.

"Here, here, the people from the Mo family are here." Su Shui's son Su Bo, who was guarding the gate outside, shouted while running towards the yard.

The people hired by the Mo family came, Grandma Su and Grandpa Su rushed out with a whole family, it can be seen that they attached great importance to Mei Su's marriage.

Mo Xiucai, Mo Xiucai's wife, Zhang Cuiyun, and Mo Wenxuan all came, as well as Fang's matchmaker and a servant. After a little politeness, the two families settled down.

After sitting down, Mrs. Zhang hurriedly asked for the dowry to be brought up.

There are no established rules for Zhuang households to make small orders. The general ceremony is quite simple, and there are not a few people who make orders with a copper hairpin and a ruler.There are even poorer families who cannot come up with such an engagement ceremony, but if the two parties ask a matchmaker to make an agreement, the marriage is confirmed.

The Mo family prepared five betrothal gifts.

A large crimson tray was covered with plain satin, on which were placed two small red gold phoenix hairpins, two red gold rings, a pair of gilt silver bracelets weighing one or two each, and a purple crepe veil, There is a pair of gold-reduced silver three things tied to it, and a bright blue Fangsheng silk handkerchief, and a pair of gold-reduced silver three things are also tied to it.On the other tray are colored satin with both ends.

Such a betrothal gift is extremely heavy in the eyes of the farmers, and it should be worth 40 taels of silver in a rough estimate.

The Mo family's betrothal gift came up, and everyone in the house's eyes were brightened. Of course, this does not include Su Ling's family. They admired it. This Mo family is a wealthy family, and they value Su Mei so much, otherwise they would not be willing to pay such a heavy price. Everyone praised Su Mei for finding a good husband's family.

Grandpa Su and Grandma Su were also very happy.The Mo family prepared ample dowry.It shows that they value Su Mei and this marriage.This made them feel proud as parents and feel more at ease about their daughter's future.

Grandma Su even called Su Mei over and put the phoenix hairpin on her head. Seeing Su Mei's shy appearance, her face was about to bleed.

The family is feeling it!
Over there, Mei Su poured tea for everyone and brought a few plates of snacks, she looked like a daughter-in-law.

Su Ling looked at her little son-in-law, and felt that something was wrong. Looking at Mo Wenxuan's thin body, his face was also pale, but everyone didn't notice it, maybe they did, but because of Grandma Su, no one dared to speak out.

Grandma Su was completely immersed in the joy that her daughter was about to marry and enjoy the blessings, and she didn't notice anything at all.

And Fifth Aunt Su, who was in the middle, was also very happy to see Grandma Su's satisfied expression, but that hypocritical smile was disgusting no matter how you looked at it.

Especially the exchange of eyes between her and Fang's matchmaker, Su Ling felt something tricky, but couldn't say anything.

Grandma Su felt disgusted when she saw several daughters-in-law crowded in the living room, and sent them to the kitchen to prepare food for the in-laws.

Su Ling also felt bored staying in the living room, so she also went to the kitchen.

After the Chinese meal, the two families returned home happily. Looking at the dowry gift from the Mo family, Grandma Su's wrinkled face smiled brightly like a chrysanthemum.

Su Ling faintly felt that a storm was coming.

"Xiaocao, the dried bamboo shoots are still available these days!" Su Ling came back from the house, just in time to meet Xiaocao.

"Should be able to support it for a month or two! Shopkeeper Qian asks us to supply more every time, but I have already explained to him as you told me. The business of Tianyue Restaurant is also good now. We can still supply the remaining dried bamboo shoots for a while, and the sour bamboo shoots should be available for sale in summer." Xiaocao was very happy to see Su Ling.

Su Ling thinks about it, but fortunately, he will sell all the dried bamboo shoots at once for money, or he will lose a lot of money.

Now the products made of bamboo shoots are also sold at a high rate. It seems that we have to find a way to make money quickly. The fish can still be supplied for a while now, but we can't keep our money!Thinking about my dream of becoming a small landlord, earning money, and having food to eat is still far away.

It seems that we should find time to go to the town to see if there are any easy and profitable jobs, because a new human being in the 21st century is even worse than them in ancient times.

The sky was still a bit chilly, Su Ling stretched his clothes.

"Xiaocao, I want to go to the town on the market day. Now our dried bamboo shoots are almost out of supply. I can't always live on the money from selling bamboo shoots. I want to see if there is any other way to make money. Do you want to go together then?" Su Ling suggested to Xiaocao, the most important thing is that she thinks that Xiaocao really doesn't go out except when necessary, which is very in line with the old lady's door. Standard, her family is not very well-off now, if she doesn't need to do the farm work at home, she probably won't go out, it's a house in modern times.

This is not good, she doesn't want her girlfriends to be like those ancient people who are obedient to the four virtues, being parents at home, husbands when married, and children after giving birth. In Su Ling's view, there should be one time in a person's life not for others, It's about living for yourself, for becoming what you want to be.

(End of this chapter)