Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 130 The Dowry
In the front yard, many people from Yue's family came, including Yue Siyuan and his wife.In addition, there are Yue Siyuan's elder brother and sister-in-law, Yue Pengcheng's two cousins, and of course a matchmaker.

The steward of the Yue family took the servants to move the dowry gifts out of the carriage one by one, of course a big fat pig tied up with five flowers was indispensable.In addition, there are two jars of wine, as well as various clothes and fabrics, head and face jewelry, etc., which are stored in six large boxes in total.All the things are tied with red silk, so that people can tell at a glance that this is a dowry gift.

The three Zhixin brothers had been waiting outside for a long time. When they saw the Yue family coming, they hurriedly let them into the living room.The old man and old lady of the Xu family were all sitting in the room with smiles on their faces.

"Siyuan, come and sit down quickly." The old man greeted.

Siyuan hurriedly introduced everyone, and the two sides got to know each other, and the guests and hosts were seated separately.The matchmaker here read the betrothal gift list sent by Yue's family, then handed it to Zhixin, and Zhixin handed it to Chen Shi to put it away.

After listening to the items on the list, Mrs. Chen said, "Siyuan, Xiujuan, what do you think you prepared all these betrothal gifts for? You already passed the standard when you got engaged, and you gave more betrothal gifts. Forget it." , I won’t say anything, we will take all these things with Jingya intact, as long as the young couple live a good life.”

Yue Siyuan's wife Liu Shi laughed, "Auntie, Siyuan is the only seedling in our family. Haven't we left all of our things to him? Jingya is a gentle and virtuous child, a good child, and we all like it. Sending some things will also make Jingya look good, right? By the way, auntie, we bought a house for Pengcheng and Jingya in the county town, and we will move to live in the county town when they get married. Let Jingya accompany him to study at school. Siyuan and I are still young at home, so we don’t have to keep our daughter-in-law in front of us. It would be great if they could let me have a grandson sooner. It's gone." Liu Shi's words stunned the Xu family.

Mrs. Xue hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law, this is not acceptable. How can there be a daughter-in-law who is not at home to take care of the elderly? Pengcheng is the only son, and Jingya should be a filial piety for Pengcheng in front of her parents. How can the young couple run to the county seat by themselves?" Go live?" Although the mother doesn't like her daughter getting married, she still has to set rules in front of her mother-in-law.But it was really unexpected for the Yue family to do so.

Zhixin also said, "Isn't it? Brother Yue, let's think about this matter carefully. Both of them are still young, they have been out like this, and they still don't understand when they encounter things? I think it's better to live with you until At the same time, anyway, the county school also has Muxiu every month."

Yue Siyuan waved his hand, "That's the deal. After Pengcheng and the others get married for a month, let them move to the county. This is how they live. It's just that the parents are short-lived. They are young and young, and they go out to work alone. However, if there is any matter, the two of you can discuss it with each other, which is much better than being in front of us."

Yue Siyuan's elder brother said, "Brother Xu, you don't need to persuade, this is the rule of our family. When the son gets married, he will go out and live alone. When the old man is old, he will move in together. Back then, I He Siyuan also came here in the same way. When the old man and the old lady were still there, they had their own houses. They could live in whichever house they wanted to live in. If they got tired of living in another house, they would change. This is better. On the contrary, the time is closer, more harmonious than the ones where the whole family lives together."

When Zhixin heard this, he had no choice but to nod, "Since it's the Yue family's rules, then I won't say anything. Brother, don't worry, the two young ones are married. I will tell Jingya to let them come back to see you often."

Everyone talked about the details of getting married, and then just sat there and chatted.Mrs. Xue is Jingya's mother, so she naturally had to accompany the guests in the house today, so Mrs. Zhu and Mrs. Han were there to help take care of her in the kitchen.In the kitchen, there are several daughter-in-laws nearby, as well as Honglian and the girls, who are all busy with the noon meal.

At the beginning of noon, all the meals were ready, everyone set up a banquet in the living room, and everyone ate the banquet lively together.

Jinghan and the others were accompanying Jingya in the backyard, so they let the girl set up a table alone, and the four sisters had dinner in the backyard.

It was not until the beginning of Weishi that the Yue family left and went out.The three Zhixin brothers arrived at the gate, and after saying goodbye to Yue Siyuan and the others, the Yue family got in the car and left.

When the brothers returned to the living room, Mrs. Chen said, "All the things from the Yue family, together with the gift money and jewelry from the betrothal, are all taken away by Jingya. In addition, didn't we prepare a dowry of eighteen liters? If you add them together, you can get 28 taels of silver. In this way, it is good enough in our town, and the dowry on the bright side can only be like this. I will leave 120 taels of silver for Jingya to put at the bottom of the box. Look at it ?"

None of the three Zhixin brothers had any objections, and Xue felt that it was a bit too much, "Mother, don't you need to do this? When Huixin got married, we prepared a dowry of sixteen liters for him, which was enough to show off. How can this Jingya compare to her?" Do you still have more wisdom? Isn’t that bad?”

Mrs. Chen smiled, "Meilin, when did Huixin get married? Can our family be compared then? Tao's and Yue's? When Han and Jingwan got married, the dowry was at least sixteen liters, and the silver at the bottom of the box was at least 120 taels. Why did we fight all our lives for the children to live a good life? The children in our family are sensible, so give them money Money, I don't feel bad."

The old man also said from the side, "Okay, it's settled like this. Our family still has so much income in a year, so we can't lose our children. Boss, you two put together Jingya's dowry. We are only a few days away from getting married, so don't delay."

Now that the old couple have said so, it's hard for Mrs. Xue to say anything more. Anyway, the more the daughter's dowry is, the better it is to give her face. "Father, we know, let's prepare."

Mrs. Chen handed over the list just now to Mrs. Xue and asked her to show it to Jingya. Mrs. Xue took the list and went to the backyard.When I came to Jingya's room in the backyard, the four sisters were chatting there, so Xue handed the gift list to Jingya, "Well, this is the gift from the Yue family today. I'll take everything you have left." Of course Xue was happy in her heart, with her daughter having such a dowry, she would be able to live a better life in her husband's house in the future.

Mrs. Xue also told Jingya what the Yue family said today about the separation after getting married.

Jing Han listened from the sidelines, admiring the family rules of the Yue family.People in this era are still living together as a family, and the more people there are, the more lively it is.When the elderly want their children and grandchildren to be in front of them, it will appear that the family is prosperous, united and harmonious.The Xu family is considered a special case. After the third uncle and fourth uncle got married, they lived outside because the third uncle was in a pharmacy in the county, while the fourth uncle opened a school in the town.And isn't the second uncle just not separated, and has been with the big guy all the time?I didn't expect this Yue family to be even more special. It's really interesting that the old man doesn't stay with his son.However, it is good to think about it.When a son becomes a relative, he becomes an adult.If you are still in front of your parents and rely on your parents for everything, you really can't become a master.

"Eldest sister, it's not bad for you. Once you enter the door, you can go out separately. You don't have to wait on your parents-in-law, and the young couple can live their own lives. Well, this is very good." Jinghan is really happy for Jingya.

Mrs. Xue took Jingya's hand and instructed, "Although I said so, Pengcheng is the only son after all, you must come back often. Anyway, the county school is not so strict, so come back and live for a few days when you have time. As a parent, how can you not want children?"

Jingya nodded, "Mother, I understand. Mother, don't worry, Jingya will treat her parents-in-law well."

Mrs. Xue chatted with Jingya for a few more words, and then she came out of Jingya's room. There are still many things to be busy at home, how can Mrs. Xue be free?
After giving the betrothal gift, getting married is not far away.The family is busy all day long, preparing the banquet for sending off relatives, and discussing who will be married off.

On the fourth day of October, several stoves were set up in the courtyard of Xu's family, and the invited cook began to prepare things for tomorrow's banquet.There are a lot of things that need to be prepared in advance, what needs to be put on, and what needs to be oiled.The cook led five or six apprentices to work there, and there were also nearby daughter-in-laws who helped pick and wash vegetables.

Jingya's dowry has all been arranged and placed in the front reception room. The dowries carried by 28 were all tied with red silk, which looked very happy.

Mrs. Xue can no longer do any manual work this time. She just manages the warehouse there. When people want something, Mrs. Xue will find it.Jing Han and Jing Wan also helped Xue Shi take care of the belongings, and the two of them would write down what was taken out in the notebook.

All the household utensils to be used were rented from special places, Wen Han and Wen Cheng brothers drove the bullock cart several times to pull them.When Zixuan came back from the village, he also helped out.Xingjia's wine shop was too busy, so he asked his wife to come over to help.

The Xu family has been getting along well with their neighbors in the town for the past few years, so when they heard that the Xu family was going to marry their daughter, many people called for a wedding banquet.Zhixin discussed with the old man and decided to prepare forty tables of banquets.Of course, such a banquet cannot be accommodated in one sitting.Fortunately, the local custom is the running water banquet. After the banquet starts, as long as there are enough people to gather for a table, the food will be served.After eating this table, remove the leftovers from the dishes, and continue to arrange the next wave.Therefore, it should be possible to set up banquets in various courtyards of the Xu family.

This banquet can't just be rice, but also some steamed buns. In fact, northerners still like to eat pasta.So Mrs. Zhu took people to a nearby neighbor's house and steamed a dozen pots of steamed buns. "Third sister-in-law, are these steamed buns not enough?" Han said, looking at the snow-white steamed buns on the curtain.

"Then let's stew some rice tomorrow. It can't just be steamed buns. Some people like to eat rice." Zhu Shi said.

(End of this chapter)