Reborn 1960之巧女当家

Chapter 169 The Dowry
Xia Zhongguo and the others settled the matter of the two children's engagement in the main room, and the time was five days later. As for the banquet, Father Chu and the others began to prepare after receiving the news that Chu Tianling was coming back.

The only unmarried member of the Chu family is Chu Tianling. Now the life of the Chu family is much better than before. The children in the family can earn money to go home, and they have always saved the money that Chu Tianling sent home. , Now it's just time to use it. After all, these are the money Chu Tianling earned himself, and Chu Tianling's sisters-in-law will not have any objections.

There is no difference between engagement and marriage in the countryside, so when you get engaged, you need to make a betrothal, because some women who are in difficulties can buy a dowry for the bride with the dowry. Before Xia Wenhao and Chu Guoying got engaged, the dowry was also given first.

Although reputation is still very important in this era, it is not uncommon for people to divorce after getting engaged. This divorce will definitely damage the reputation of the woman, so if the man is at fault, the bride price should be regarded as compensation to the woman. .

When Xia Nuan and Chu Tianling were chatting in the backyard, the two families had already decided on the betrothal gift. The Chu family gave the Xia family a total of 200 yuan as the betrothal gift. Besides the money, they would also prepare fabrics, sewing machines and bicycles.

Originally, Father Chu and the others wanted to buy another watch for Xia Nuan, but they were rejected by Xia Zhongguo and the others. They were marrying their daughters, not selling them. If it weren’t for the useful things like bicycles and sewing machines, they would They didn't want to accept it, but they didn't know that Chu Tianling had already given Xia Nuan a watch before he even started talking about someone.

After the Chu family had left, Xia Zhongguo, Wang Ximei, and Xia Nuan talked about the dowry, "Nuannuan, your uncle and aunt Chu's family is in good condition, and all the children can make money. They said it was 200 yuan." The betrothal gift of money will also carry sewing machines and bicycles, and you will be asked to bring these things to your in-law’s house when you get married, so that you can have confidence in your in-law’s house.”

Although it is still a few years before the official marriage, Xia Zhongguo and the others still have to make it clear to Xia Nuan. Although the conditions of the Xia family are not as good as those of the Chu family, it is because there are three children in the family who want to study. , but Xia Zhongguo never thought of keeping the betrothal gift from the Chu family.

Besides, Xia Zhongguo, besides handing over all the betrothal gifts from the Chu family to Xia Nuan, also plans to buy a better set of furniture for Xia Nuan, make more quilts and prepare some thermos bottles.

There are also many places where the children spend more money, so basically there is no money saved these years, but fortunately Wen Hao has started working and will give 15 yuan to the family every month, Xia Zhongguo and the others finally did not arrive Use your savings.

Fortunately, the woman's dowry will not be carried to her in-law's house until she gets married, so Xia Zhongguo and the others still have enough time to prepare the dowry for Xia Nuan.

In fact, Xia Nuan has no opinion on the dowry and the dowry. She still has a few thousand dollars in her hand. Nuan didn't refuse ignorantly, but Xia Nuan had her own request when it came to furniture.

In this day and age, the furniture is basically used for decades. Of course, these furniture are made of solid wood and are not easy to break, so they can be used for decades without breaking.

There are too many children in this family. Wang Ximei and Xia Zhongguo started preparing the silk quilts for their weddings as soon as they were born. She prepared four pieces of silk quilts for each child. The four children in the family are To prepare 16 yuan quilt.

Although silk and satin quilts are very rare and expensive, after more than [-] years of saving, Wang Ximei and the others have almost saved up one piece a year, and the Xia family is willing to spend money for their children. Any family that gets married will make it for their children, but there are very few that prepare four silk and satin quilts for their children in one go like the Xia family.

As for cotton, I'm not in such a hurry. Anyway, there are still two or three years before Xia Nuan gets married. Wang Ximei and the others can find it slowly.

It takes a lot of time to make furniture, and there are a lot of carpenters in this village. Basically, people in the village will find them when they get married and make furniture.

For such a big event as his precious daughter's marriage, Xia Zhongguo of course wanted to prepare the best things for Xia Nuan, and of course it was the same for making furniture. He had to find the best carpenter to make furniture for Xia Nuan.

It would only take three or four months at most to make a complete set of furniture, but Xia Zhongguo was worried that the carpenter had too much work and would not have time, so he planned to talk to the carpenter about making furniture early so that he could arrange it It's time to come out, and the painted furniture is best placed for four or five months to let it dissipate the unpleasant smell.

In other words, it is best to make this furniture one year in advance, so that Xia Nuan can use it when she gets married.

The next day Chu Tianling came to Xia's house to take Xia Nuan to the county to buy things for their engagement. This time Xia Zhongguo didn't stop him anymore. Now that the two of them are about to get engaged, they are now husband and wife. Chu Tianling finally went home to visit relatives on vacation, Xia Zhongguo also felt that there was no need for him to stop the two children from meeting.

It's just that Wang Ximei warned them a few more words before they went out, "Be careful when you go to the city, and come back early as the road is too dangerous after dark."

"Auntie, don't worry, I will send Nuan Nuan back safely." After speaking, Chu Tianling and Xia Nuan rode bicycles to the city.

"Nuan Nuan, today we will go to the city to buy some new clothes for you. By the way, my mother also said that buying a few extra catties of candy is considered wedding candy, and it will be fine to distribute it to the guests at that time."

Xia Nuan felt that buying clothes was not a good deal. When Chu Tianling wrote a letter saying that he was coming back to propose marriage, Xia Nuan pulled the fabric and came back and started making clothes for herself. I have made several outfits myself, I have clothes to wear when I get engaged, but you have nothing to wear except military uniforms, we will see if there are any clothes suitable for you when we arrive at the supply and marketing cooperative."

The most expensive things in this era are building a house and getting married. Although Xia Nuan can make money herself, she also knows that Chu Tianling will not be willing to spend her money. She has already made a few new clothes and there is no need to buy any more. It's such a waste of new clothes.

"How can this work? How can the one you bought yourself be the same as the one I bought for you? Ask any man who doesn't buy new clothes for his wife when he marries his wife, and you won't buy more when you grow up now You can change clothes." Chu Tianling wished to buy more things for Xia Nuan, how could he promise Xia Nuan that he would not buy clothes!
Looking at Chu Tianling's appearance, Xia Nuan knew that he would not listen to her, "Okay, but if the clothes from the supply and marketing cooperative don't look good, don't buy them for me, and I won't wear them when I buy them back. Just buy me some fabric."

"Let's talk about it after we get to the supply and marketing cooperative!" Chu Tianling brought some extra money when he went out, and he planned to use it to buy things for Xia Nuan.

The supply and marketing cooperative in the county seat is bigger than the one in the town, and the things inside are more comprehensive. Chu Tianling took Xia Nuan directly to the supply and marketing cooperative in the county seat.

Chu Tianling had already prepared the sewing air ticket and bicycle ticket, and he wanted to buy them together when he came to the county this time.

After arriving at the counter, Chu Tianling bought a few catties of candy, "Please show me those shoes in size 36."

Chu Tianling was talking about the pairs of women's leather shoes at the counter. The employee in the supply and marketing agency saw that Chu Tianling was wearing a military uniform and thought that he was not someone who couldn't afford things, so he didn't say much nonsense and just put the size 36 shoes on. The shoes were directly given to Chu Tianling. Of course, these pairs of leather shoes were not cheap. Her eyes were fixed on these pairs of shoes all the time.

"Come on, Nuan Nuan, do you want to try these pairs of shoes?" Chu Tianling took off Xia Nuan's shoes and asked her to try them on.

The shoes that person was holding were all size 36 for Xia Nuan, which was just the right size for her to wear. These pairs of shoes were all black leather shoes, but the style and heel height were different.

Although materials are scarce in this era, they are all genuine goods at a fair price. These pairs of shoes are soft in leather and breathable, and Xia Nuan is very comfortable to wear. not cheap.

"It fits well, but I don't have a chance to wear these leather shoes, so don't buy them, let's go and look at other things!" Xia Nuan took off the leather shoes on her feet and wanted to go to other counters to have a look.

(End of this chapter)