Born into a farm family, I became rich by pressuring my parents.

Chapter 78 Dowry
Chang Sui bowed forward, took out a small box from somewhere, and respectfully held it in front of the housekeeper.

Butler Chen reached out to take it, glanced around and slowly opened it, only to find a thin piece of paper inside.

"This is a silver note." Seeing the eyes of everyone around him falling on his hand, Butler Chen showed a vague look of disdain, and then said warmly: "Mr. Jiang, this is the betrothal gift promised by our master. I wonder if you satisfy."

Jiang Yongsheng looked at the banknote restrainedly and immediately took a breath of air.

Although he had never seen a banknote, he recognized the number on it. It was 100 taels!

"How much is this?" Jiang Yongsheng was dumbfounded.

It's not that 100 taels is more than 100 taels, but [-] taels is more when used as a betrothal gift.

Last year, the Jiang family earned dozens of taels just from selling white fungus, so naturally they wouldn't be shocked by 100 taels.

But this is a betrothal gift!

In the countryside where the betrothal gift is only 30 or 100 taels, [-] taels is really a sky-high price.

This is not only money, but also symbolizes the importance the Chen family attaches to the marriage, and also shows the Chen family's rich wealth.

How rich a family must be if they can take 100 taels for dowry!
Jiang Yongsheng was getting married, the clansmen in the courtyard who witnessed this scene all thought.

Not to mention how shocked the owner outside was, Jiang Jinyu and the others, who heard some noise in the room, were scratching their heads and lying on the door panel to eavesdrop. Unfortunately, they were too far away, and together they could only hear a few words here and there. .

Jiang Jinyu stomped her feet in regret.

She shouldn't have come to this room. Who knew that during the engagement, the woman herself couldn't go out?

Even she, who came to accompany others, was kept inside and not allowed to watch the fun.

The strange sounds outside have disappeared, but the noise of clan members drinking and chatting is getting louder and louder, and the banquet has obviously started.

Jiang Jinyu and Jiang Jintao left the door dejectedly, looked at each other, and said in tacit agreement: "Did you hear something?"

As expected, both of them shook their heads.

Jiang Jinyu thought about sneaking out to find her mother. She was a child anyway, so it was normal for her to go out looking for food when she was hungry!
At this moment, Mrs. Liu opened the door and came in. Her face was red and full of joy.

"Come over for dinner soon," Mrs. Liu put the bowl in her hand on the Kang table and called to the girls to come over: "Eat first, and I will bring some dishes over later."

"Mother..." Jiang Jintao hesitated and looked at Mrs. Liu, wanting her mother to tell her what happened just now.

Mrs. Liu gave her a look and said in a rather proud tone: "Don't worry, the Chen family values ​​you."

"There is no better marriage than this!"

Seeing this, Jiang Jintao finally felt relieved. After all, her mother would not harm her!

The wedding banquet only included a meal, and the main point was to allow the tribesmen to meet the man, so after lunch, everyone went home one after another.

Jiang Mingshun and Bai helped finish the finishing work and returned to their homes in the middle of the afternoon.

Finally entering her yard, Jiang Jinyu couldn't wait to pull Bai Shi and asked: "Mom, what did the Chen family say when they came over?"

Mrs. Bai glanced at her, then told her in detail what happened in the old house, and finally concluded: "It's quite sincere."

But he kept silent about anything else.

Jiang Jinyu vaguely felt a little strange and couldn't help but ask: "Isn't 100 taels a lot?" What do you mean?

"I heard people say that eldest sister is extremely lucky. No one in our neighborhood has a larger betrothal gift than her."

Bai was speechless, and after a moment she said: "It is indeed too much for our country people, but not for the Chen family."

"But it's not a loss of face after all." Jiang Jinyu didn't continue to ask, and instead asked enthusiastically: "Who are the people from the Chen family?"

"Is the young master of the Chen family coming to get engaged to my eldest sister?"

Mrs. Bai smiled awkwardly and avoided answering: "Butler Chen came to hire me on behalf of Mr. Chen."

No matter how slow Jiang Jinyu was, he still noticed something was wrong: "How could that be?"

"Is it just Butler Chen?"

Although she didn't know the detailed process of the engagement, she knew that on a day like the engagement, even if Mr. Chen and Mrs. Chen didn't come, Mr. Chen, who was the party involved, would definitely come.

But now that he didn't come, everyone in the Jiang family was not dissatisfied, and today's engagement banquet ended successfully.

Considering how much respect Jiang Yongsheng and Yang had, Jiang Jinyu felt that this was too unreasonable!

Jiang Mingshun and Bai looked at each other and decided not to be satisfied.

I couldn't hide it any more. After all, Jiang Jintao was about to get married.

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Mingshun briefly told the story of the Chen family's wedding, omitting only the part about Jiang Jinyu.

Jiang Jinyu was dumbfounded when she heard this, and manually closed her mouth that was so shocked: "So, the eldest sister will get married soon?"

Jiang Mingshun nodded: "It is set on March [-]th. It is the most suitable day for the Chen family to find someone to plan the wedding."

Jiang Jinyu was already numb and said blankly: "But the eldest sister is only ten years old."

"Yes," Ms. Bai explained, "It's not like we just got married. It still depends on whether we can get over the wedding."

"If it passes, we will have to wait until your eldest sister turns 15 to have another one. Only then will the marriage be truly consummated."

"If you haven't passed..."

Jiang Jinyu understood her mother's unfinished meaning and couldn't help but feel chills all over her body. She asked incoherently: "Ah, this, this, does the eldest sister herself know?"

Jiang Mingshun touched his daughter's head and comforted her, "She is willing."

"Besides, your eldest grandpa and eldest grandma have said that even if the marriage fails, your eldest sister will still be the daughter of our Jiang family."

"We'll just go get her back then."

Compared to Jiang Jinyu's fear, Jiang Mingshun was obviously much calmer.

As long as they don't take advantage of his daughter, he has no objection to this matter. As for his niece, doesn't she still have her own parents?It's his turn to take charge.

Jiang Jintao's engagement caused quite a stir in Huangtian Village.

The tribesmen who came to have a drink naturally would not let go of such a good thing, and they talked to other villagers in a lively and jealous manner that day.

Life in the countryside was ordinary, with nothing more than trivial matters such as you stealing an egg from me or pulling out a seedling. Now, suddenly, a pheasant becomes a phoenix by inserting its feathers into it. That is really novel.

This novelty is mixed with a little eagerness to try it out. We are all the same people. How come the little girl from the Jiang family can find such a good match?

Where is their daughter?It doesn’t take much searching to get the attention of noble people!

Jiang Jinyu has been shutting herself in the room as if she were escaping these days. She doesn't want to listen to those envious words.

This "happy occasion" was a big blow to her. She originally thought that in such good times, even if the girls in the village were not doing well, they would not be sold or sent away. The matter of being a child bride.

(End of this chapter)