The skilled widow is busy farming

Mrs. Zhang enthusiastically dragged Xiaoya inside and went to the main hall. Xiaoya smiled helplessly, feeling that this was his home, not mine.

Xiaoli is not here today. She is taking her sister to see her parents. She will be back in two days.

The parents of the three families were selected to be directors of stores in the capital, and they received a lot of money and dividends every year. This was because of their daughter's benefit, otherwise they would have chosen someone else who was better than them.

Mrs. Zhang took Xiaoya and praised Xiaoli.

"My daughter said that your clan sister is good-looking and talented, and I like her very much."

"Yeah, that's my sister's blessing."

"I told you that my son will be a Jinshi next year. My uncle said that as long as he has the rank, he can be a county magistrate. I think our two families are well matched, so I came directly to ask for it."

Mrs. Zhang waved her arms and spoke confidently.

"You're right."

Xiaoya also agreed, and she was indeed considered a good match, because Xiaoli's brother was only a county magistrate.

"My yard is big enough, and there is a ready-made wedding room. I am the only son, so naturally he will be his from now on."

"I still need to discuss it carefully with my husband-in-law. My sister also has parents and brothers. We also need to discuss it. We can't be in such a hurry."

"That's natural. By the way, your sister's dowry is about the same as your sister's. It doesn't matter if it's less. We're not the ones who care about dowry."

Mrs. Zhang said to herself, with obvious self-satisfaction on her face, which my son deserves.

"I don't know this yet. My sister has a father and mother."

Xiaoya didn't say anything specific and didn't leak anything.

After finally seeing Mrs. Zhang off, Xiaoya slammed the table angrily, "Take this tea bowl and throw it away."

"Hey, what's going on? Who bullied you?"

The three brothers, Brother Jing and Brother Rui, came in.

"Mrs. Zhang's family is here. She has great official authority. We are well-matched and come to ask to marry your sister. My son will be admitted to the Jinshi next year. My uncle said that the county magistrate is guaranteed. How much dowry will your family give? Isn’t she the same as your sister?”

Xiaoya shook her head and imitated Mrs. Zhang's arrogance.

"Hahahaha! Sister-in-law, you are going to make me laugh to death."

The group of brothers couldn't help but laugh.

"Why don't I have any impression of the Zhang family?"

Brother Rui tilted his head and thought for a while but couldn't remember who it was.

"You don't know me. I met her at the Lu family's banquet. Her daughter went there. My uncle is from the Sun family, a fifth-rank official."

"Oh, I remembered, the young master of the Sun family, a little foundation is not much, what do you mean by giving him a county magistrate, I laughed to death, even my uncle did not dare to say this, how dare his family If you don’t want this guarantee from his family, being so arrogant will definitely lead to trouble.”

Li Rui waved his hand and his face fell.

"I definitely despise his family. Even with her acting like this, I don't dare to entrust my sister to her family. If I go in, I won't torture my sister to death."

"I asked you about Xiaoli's dowry. It's too early to ask before we get to that point."

Brother Jing also kept frowning.

In fact, the dowry preparation is almost the same, not as much as Qing'er's. After all, the level of each household is different.

But thanks to Xiuniang's face and support, Xiaoli's parents, brother and sister-in-law have repeatedly said that they should stay close to their sister and get married first, and it won't matter if they come back after working hard for a few years.

According to the initial budget, the dowry given is 68 units. There are two farmsteads in the provincial capital, and there are people taking care of them at home. If it cannot be exchanged, you can exchange it elsewhere. Other dowry items are included. The initial amount of money for the dowry is 1000 taels. The money is already in Xiaoli's hands.

Xiaoli gave Xiaoli to her sister-in-law Xiaoya and asked her to buy a small farm. A safe one would be the best. Brother Jing had already asked someone to look for it, but he couldn't find anything suitable for a while.

Xiaoli has been selling Kesi handkerchiefs in the past few months, and the small Kesi pictures she sold before, totaling 1000 taels, which she bought from Zhuangzi in her hometown.

Xiaoli is very good at dealing with people, and her sister-in-law also likes her and is willing to think about her.

Brother Jing and Xiaoya are also actively looking for a shop or farm for her to give as a dowry gift.Brother Qun and Brother Chun had given them two sets of hair and facial coverings, some clothes and jewelry some time ago, and they also gave them separate gifts when they got married, not counting this.

Brother Rui also said that he would be given a separate property.

These add up to very affordable prices. There are seventy or eighty sets of dowry here, which is really a lot. 3000 taels is enough.

But why should Xiaoya tell outsiders that you and I have not reached that point.

Xiaoli is considered to be from the poorest family among the three sisters. The other two have brothers who are in business, and they are also responsible for the family business. They have a lot of money. When they come to the capital, their dowry is 98 taels, so they can give them something affordable. If you are afraid of attracting attention, even if there are [-] units, make sure to make the largest box and stuff them inside.

Within two months of arriving in Beijing, the parents had bought a shop, a farm, and other properties for the two young children.

These things will not be told to teenage children. During the discussion, we also told Brother Jing and Brother Rui that our dowry is not shameful and we will definitely not shame you, but there is no need to go around shouting about it.

"Isn't it? There are no rules. My chest hurts when I'm angry."

Xiaoya frowned and said displeasedly.

"I really can't find the right one for a while. Let's take another look. There's no rush."

"Sure, what I'm thinking about is catching my son-in-law."

"That's okay. Marriage is not as good as self-improvement. My aunt has always had this idea, but it's just a matter of two hands. Now we are not in this situation. We still choose the right one."

"That's for sure. I'll look for it again."

Forget it.

Unexpectedly, Xiaoli came back two days later. She came back with her two younger sisters and brought some small gifts. Her parents made pickled vegetable snacks, which are specialties of her hometown. She wanted to give her brother and sister-in-law a taste of things from their hometown.

Then he was stopped at the door by a young man smelling of alcohol.

"Miss Li, stay."

The man's mouth stank of wine, he stepped forward and grabbed Xiaoli's arm and took her into his arms.

"Ah, who are you? Let me go."

Xiaoli was so frightened that she screamed in panic, gave the man a slap in the face, lowered her head and escaped from his creaking nest.

As soon as the concierge opened the door to greet the girl, he saw Xiaoli being grabbed by the arm and being entangled by a young man, and he quickly went to help.

It happened that Brother Chun also came back. He heard his sister screaming and saw her being grabbed by the wrist by a man. He quickly ran over and pushed the person away.

"Who are you? What are you doing? You are sick."

Brother Chun's face turned red with anger.

Looking at Xiaoli again, her face turned pale with fright.

"Fourth brother, I don't know him."

Xiaoli cried in fright.

The rules in the capital are very strict. In the school in her hometown, Xiu Niang is extremely strict with the girls. She will never allow girls to come within one meter of men other than their own brothers. Anyone who does this will be severely punished, and they will be beaten severely. of.

"Who are you? We don't know you, and you can't come here to arrest people like this."

The two younger sisters stood in front of Xiaoli and questioned him aggressively.

"Say, who are you?"

Brother Chun frowned, his expression very stern.

Li Rui also came back. Seeing this scene, he didn't know what happened. It was rare to make his brother so angry.

His younger brother has a gentle temper, smiles at everyone, is very tolerant towards those close to him, and does not lose his temper easily.

It's rare to see him treat others with such harsh words, so he stepped forward quickly.

"Brother Chun, what's wrong?"