The skilled widow is busy farming

Chapter 119
The clan also allocated some new money, and together with the villagers, each person was sent a gift to the capital to be used as a dowry for Yingzi. My daughter has brought benefits to the clan. We do not owe my daughter, so we have to make her face.

The clan and the whole village gave a gift money, and saved a total of 500 taels of silver. Li Qing used it to buy property for Yingzi, and bought a large farm separately. In this way, Yingzi's dowry totaled more than 4000 taels. , and very affordable, all of them are industries, and the rest is serious Yunjin tapestry, which can also be used as currency.

This was considered the most expensive dowry in Lijia Village. Yingzi looked at the box in her hand, which contained a stack of land deeds and house deeds, and tears fell from her eyes.

Yingzi's wife saw it and asked hurriedly: "What's wrong? Don't cry, my daughter. This is a lot. Your aunt helped you buy a property with 1000 taels of silver. It's not a loss for you."

Yingzi cried and shook her head, "Mom, I have spent all the money of everyone in our village. My master still has two sons who are not married. My grandpa Zeng and third grandpa have taken out the coffins. I must behave like this." Come out, don’t let anyone underestimate me, the daughter of the Li family.”

Yingzi gritted his teeth and spoke.

To marry a high-ranking family, you must have a generous dowry, otherwise you will be looked down upon by others. Xiu Niang knows this best. She is also the one who travels around the clan to help Yingzi. She really loves her like a daughter and helps her everywhere. She thought about the most affordable thing.

"Everyone loves you, that's all. Your master treats you like a daughter. In the future, if you are capable of Qing'er and Brother Qun, you will take care of them."

Yingzi's mother touched her daughter's head and sighed with emotion. Without Xiu Niang, Yingzi would never have been able to marry into such a good family in the capital, let alone have such a dowry, and his family would not have had so much money in total.

"Mom, don't worry, I will never forget it. We are all family members, how can we be strangers."

"Then don't cry. Our children can't cry all day long."

Yingzi was ready to get married with peace of mind, and there were other dowries that needed to be purchased. Li Yan bought them from Jiangnan and sent them over by ship. In addition to the property being prepared, the dowry also included other things, such as medicinal materials, jewelry, silk fabrics, furniture wood, etc.

Because Yingzi was the first girl to marry into a high-ranking family in the capital, which represented the Li family's prestige and reputation, the clan had the money and strength to contribute.

The aunts and girls in the weaving workshop not only gave money, but also contributed their efforts. They were busy weaving cloud brocade palace flowers, kang screen embroidery, etc. for Yingzi. They later filled it in the dowry together, which was much cheaper than buying it.

Even Li Lian'er and Wang Qiao'er bought Yingzi a complete set of gold-plated hairdresses inlaid with rubies, pearls and jade. They both bought different styles, and each of them prepared four sets.

It also allowed everyone to see the unity and defense of Lijiacun.

At the same time, no one said why Yingzi had so much dowry. No one asked this question, and there was no one who was jealous. They knew better what kind of responsibilities and hard work Yingzi had to bear, and how much he had sacrificed for them. It was not so easy to get into the high school.

Qing'er is weaving tapestry at home, and plans to weave a Kang screen for Yingzi that means good luck. It will be slightly larger and will be very elegant and beautiful after being framed and placed on the Kang screen.

It’s cold in the capital, and the houses of wealthy families all have heated kangs. In winter, the kangs can be tilted to keep them warm and comfortable. This kang screen is an ornament placed on the kang.

This was also Qing'er's first time knitting a slightly larger picture. She was afraid of making mistakes, so she worked hard to make a good one for her sisters.

Xie Lin often visited Yingzi, talked to him, and brought her many gadgets from the capital, things that the girl liked.

"Thank you brother, this is for you. Thank you for placing such a big order for our village wine shop. Grandpa Zeng asked me to thank you and say that I will come back to the capital to treat you to the best wine.

Yingzi shyly gave Xie Lin a belt. It was a tapestry belt with patterns.

"I like gifts. I also need to drink wine. No need to thank you. We will be a family from now on."

Xie Lin acted generously, holding the belt and smiling happily.

The two chatted happily, mostly Yingzi chirping. Xie Lin listened quietly, looking at Yingzi with gentle and warm eyes.

Yingzi is cheerful, loves to laugh, is tenacious and brave, has a bit of a stubborn temper and refuses to admit defeat, and is very stable and patient in doing things. This character is very popular with Xie Lin.

Xie's family is a family of military commanders, and his tutor has decided that he cannot have a girl who is too weak as his wife. The same is true for Xie Lin. What he admires the most is a strong and brave woman like his mother and aunt, who is better than men in life and work. Even a man like him admires that their temperaments and temperaments can really match each other.

The relationship between the two became more and more congenial. "Thank you, brother, can I ask you a favor?"

"You tell me, I'll do it for you."

"It's like this. I went to Beijing to buy my dowry. I was short of manpower before. Now I use Uncle Erqing's stewardship and manpower. But the clan also has property and is overwhelmed. Can you help me buy some slaves? Also, let’s borrow a steward. My family couldn’t use too many slaves before. All the brothers and sisters in the clan learned the work. My great-grandfather said that it is easier to use than slaves, and it can also help children and grandchildren learn their skills.”

"That's right. The more people work, the faster they learn skills. My boys also have to work everywhere. Is this what my father-in-law and mother-in-law mean?"

"My parents don't know how to do business. Uncle Erqing asked me to come to you. He gave me all the dowry property and asked me to learn to take care of it. I thought there was still a shortage of manpower."

"Oh, that's okay, I'll go find Uncle Erqing to discuss it, and you can leave it alone."

Xie Lin understood as soon as he heard that the Li family was really short of manpower, so he might as well ask the Xie family to help. From now on, this will also be the Xie family's property, so you can go and do it yourself.

He still had to go to Li Qing and Li Rui in person to discuss what was appropriate. A dowry was a dowry, and he could not do it and lose his wife. This would be their family's property from now on, and it would be left to their children in the future, so they had to be careful. Dry.

"it is good."

Yingzi smiled.

After Mrs. Zhou finished her business with Yingzi, she started talking about brother Luo Qun, who also wanted to get married.

This time it was a nephew, and Mrs. Zhou was very careful and attentive. She must choose a good daughter-in-law, otherwise Xiu Niang will be wronged in the future. It is not easy for a widowed mother.

It was also because I was thinking too much and was a bit picky. I couldn't find a suitable girl. Mrs. Zhou and Xiuniang became my sister-in-law.

The daughter-in-law is too strong-willed and is afraid that Xiu Niang will be wronged, and she is also worried that the brothers will be offended.

It's not suitable if you have a soft personality, and you won't be able to get money from the boss's wife in the future. Xiu Niang is also old, so she can't work for a lifetime.

I went back and forth over who to choose, but I couldn't decide.

"Ms. sir, please help me find out whose family is suitable."

Mrs. Zhou took the roster and looked at it one by one.

"I think it's all pretty good."

Zhou Yi doesn't care much about this matter, especially girls. He can't look at it. It all depends on the conduct of the boys in the family. It can be seen that the family tradition is not bad. Only women can enter the back house, and men can't easily enter the back house of other families. ah.

"I'm asking you blindly. Who am I busying and worrying about? You don't care."

"If you ask me, I really don't know. If you ask me if a boy is good, I can tell you one or two. If you ask me which girl is good, I can't tell you. I've never seen him."

Zhou Yi spread his hands in grievance.

"Then let me ask you, which family do you favor in your heart? Brother Qun must be careful about his marriage. My sister has had a hard time in this life. If you marry a good daughter-in-law who has a bad temper, she can enjoy her old age in peace."

After hearing what his wife said, Zhou Yi nodded in approval.

(End of this chapter)