The skilled widow is busy farming

Qing'er's dowry has been added to in recent years, and it can be found everywhere. It is not limited to the capital, but also to the south of the Yangtze River.

Qing'er's property is only much larger than that of Yingzi. This is because her brothers love her. In addition, Xiuniang's money has bought her a lot in the past two years. Li Mao and his wife have been working in the capital for almost two years, and they have divided the money between them. They all bought properties for their daughters.

After calculation here and there, the property alone cost 1 taels, excluding other dowries such as silks, satin, medicinal materials, etc. This is very rich, definitely not inferior to Zhou Yun’s daughter-in-law Xiao’s daughter, who was married to Zhou Yun. At that time, the total dowry was 1 taels, including the dowry money, and Qing'er had more money than she did.

As for the money for the dowry, Xiuniang, her sister-in-law, her mother-in-law and others worked together to collect 2000 taels of gold ingots for her to use as the dowry. This dowry could hold one hundred and eight tons.

The only thing left is to buy some silk and satin one after another. There are better ones in my village. Li Qing went to buy medicinal materials, and other things can be bought one after another.

At night, Qing'er and Xiu Niang slept together, and they whispered small words.

"Qing'er, I've let you meet whoever you want to choose, and you also understand the family background, or who you like in your heart, I will make arrangements for you."

"I am willing to go to the Lu family. I have fallen in love with Lu Jun. He is top-notch in style, bearing, knowledge and education. The Lu family can also support our family and can help my brothers."

Qing'er chose the best Lu family without hesitation.

Choosing the Lu family was a bit hard on herself, but the bonus to the Li family was too great.

Being a daughter-in-law in the Lu family is not an easy task. It is too complicated. There are many sisters-in-law, aunts, and mothers-in-law. There are two floors for the mother-in-law, one floor for the old lady, and one floor for the mother-in-law. There are also several aunts and uncles, as well as brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. , you have to count a bunch of people to count their heads.

"But being a daughter-in-law of the Lu family is not easy. It will be very hard for you."

"Auntie, I know you love me the most, more than my mother. But I really want the Lu family. It's not easy for my brothers to get to where they are today. The wives they chose are all from high families. Could it be that it's easy for my brother? In the village The child has to learn to get along with the daughter of a high family, and even the grandmother has to take a step back. Which is easier? People can only have one end. I want the Lu family, and I am also a member of the Li family. It is my turn to contribute, and I also want to serve the clan. The other girls here have to show their respect."

Xiu Niang hugged Qing'er, her eyes were red, this child knew everything.

"Aunt, don't feel bad. I don't complain. My mother loves my eldest brother the most and looks forward to my second brother the most. But I have you to love me, my great-grandfather and great-grandmother to love me, and my grandparents to love me. It's you who let me go to school. Yes, it was you who paid me to have my grandma teach me. I can’t learn these skills in vain. I also want to set an example for the daughter of the Li family. The Lu family is a famous family, how could I know that my Li family cannot become a famous family?"

Li Qing is a spirited girl.

"Okay, if you want my aunt to arrange it for you."

"Thank you auntie."

Qing'er leaned in her arms and snuggled intimately.

In her heart, her aunt is actually more important and closer than her mother.

There are many farm children, and it is impossible for them all to be treated the same. It was my aunt who stood up and was not afraid of offending others. She fought for her rights and interests again and again, carefully planned for her future, and saved money for her to buy property and pay for her dowry.

In the hearts of the brothers, their aunt is the same as their mother, or even more important to their mother, because her aunt taught them how to behave and provided for them, and she set a correct upbringing and example for the whole village.

There is never any thought of sacrificing one person to fulfill the other. Instead, he uses his weak shoulders to carry one child after another, just like carrying a child across a river, picking up and dropping off one child after another, without leaving any child behind.

After providing for the brother-in-law, he provided for the second brother, then for the eldest brother, and again for the third brother, and then it was his turn. Even sister Yingzi also supported her, and finally her own youngest son.

Auntie, it's so hard. Even so, I still think about the girls and boys in the village. Those who are poor should not be left behind. If they can study, they will have an extra way out. Even if they learn a craft, they must be literate. If a girl can study, literate and manage the house, she can marry someone. A good family will never be wronged in this life.

Compared with my aunt, my grievances are nothing. They are not worth mentioning. In the final analysis, I am married to a higher class. The Lu family has a higher lintel, which is a bit troublesome. However, the advantages of marrying her outweigh the disadvantages, so there is no grievance. Yes, you can't be too greedy.

With Qing'er's consent, Xiuniang went to find her sister-in-law the next day. "Sister-in-law, Qing'er still wants the Lu family."

"Good boy, I have wronged her. I will also send Zhuangzi to do makeup. I can't wrong the girl."

When Mrs. Zhou heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief and felt very happy and sad.

"How can I ask for it from you? You already gave me a shop, so I can't ask for anything more."

"Keep it, it's not for you. After all, she married the Lu family for the sake of the family. It's not like our Zhou family didn't benefit from it. I like this child. With your money back then, he's lovable."

Mrs. Zhou likes Qing'er and Yingzi very much. Both children were taught by Xiu Niang. They have the same temperament, perseverance, generousness and straightforwardness.

"Then let me thank you on behalf of Qing'er for taking such trouble. Sister-in-law, you have worked hard for my family in the past few years."

Xiuniang solemnly bowed to her sister-in-law and thanked her.

"Look, why are we sisters saying such kind words? Life will get better and better."

"Yes."

Xiuniang helped Qing'er and Yingzi with advice on how to take care of their dowries. In the past two years, she also trained several stewards and servants. Although the manpower was still a little short, they were not expensive, and they were all easy to use.

Xiaoyue went with Qing'er as a dowry. Li Rui bought a few more slaves before, some of which were a family, so the little girl stayed. Now she also understands the rules and follows her around to serve Qing'er.

Yingzi's end was also fully manned.

Originally, he wanted to go back to the village after finishing his work, but he asked Li Rui to leave the person behind. They were getting married in the spring of next year. Li Rui pestered Xiuniang to stay, and even left the person in his small courtyard.

Xiuniang was tired of being pestered by Brother Rui, so she agreed. The courtyard was almost tidy inside and outside, but some of the furnishings inside were not appropriate. Xiuniang took Qing'er to tidy up and rearrange it for him.

This two-in-one large courtyard is completely given to Li Rui. In the future, there is no need to worry about not being able to accommodate any additional children. Li Mao and his wife and Qing'er live in the courtyard next door, and Li Rui lives next to it.

After the Lu family received the letter from the Li family, they hurriedly called Geng Tie and other matters.

The Qintian Supervisor was invited to make a match, and it was a match made in heaven. The Lu family was also very satisfied, so they invited the official media to start proposing marriage and employment.

The Lu family still attaches great importance to this marriage. Lu Jun also likes Qing'er and never forgets to urge his mother to propose marriage.

Xiu Niang had already taken the opportunity to check Lu Jun's pulse. He was still a boy, strong and healthy. It seemed that the Lu family's tutoring was indeed very strict.

Qing'er met Lu Jun at the banquet in the presence of Mrs. Lu, Mrs. Zhou and others, and she fell in love with him.

Qing'er has a very good appearance and is as beautiful as a flower. She picked up the advantages of her parents. She studied and learned rules since she was a child. Her etiquette is elegant and charming, dignified and generous, refreshing, lively and lovable.

Since their son likes it so much, the Lu family naturally actively promotes this matter.

After a busy day of back and forth, the marriage was decided.

Qing'er started weaving tapestry silk at home in preparation for her marriage.