Quick Wear: I've never been a good person

Chapter 405: Dressed as a Widow Without a Man (2)

My cousin didn't take it seriously, and he didn't have the time.

Then Xu Yougen took another puff of his cigarette and said.

"Not taking a betrothal gift is not a big deal. When I married Dashan's wife, I only took two strings of copper coins as a betrothal gift. That was indeed all my belongings.

In the past few years, we have earned some copper coins from the Dashan family. This time we will offer a betrothal gift of five strings of copper coins.

Then he glanced at Shuangshuang and said, "Don't mind Dashan's family. We were really poor back then. We didn't mean to look down on you."

Shuangshuang shook her head. "What are you talking about? My child is already this grown up, and I'm still comparing him to a newly married young wife. What kind of person am I?"

Xu Yougen nodded and asked before leaving, "Is there enough room here? Do you want to stay with us?"

Qi Dafu shook his head and waved his hands, "No need, we are all family, there is nothing we can't accommodate."

After everyone left, my cousin looked at Niu Niu and said.

"Niuniu, Xu Dahai's father just said that he is willing to give a betrothal gift of five strings of cash.

Dad doesn't want the money at that time. I discussed it with your mother when we were at home.

I'll give you a dowry of 10 strings of cash, and with these 15 strings of cash on hand, you'll have the confidence to do anything.

But you have to remember, you can't give this copper coin to the Xu family unless they are in a life-or-death crisis!"

Niuniu nodded honestly, "Dad, I understand."

At night, Shuangshuang took Bao and Niuniu to sleep in her own room, and left the other two rooms to the other men to divide up.

The next day, Shuangshuang took Niuniu to the tailor shop in town.

Please ask the boss lady to make a bright red skirt for Niu Niu.

Niuniu was unwilling to do so. "Even if Auntie wants to make new clothes, please don't make red ones. I can't wear them on a daily basis."

“Fool, he only wears red once in his life, why do you care if he can wear it normally?

Consider this as your aunt’s wedding gift to you.”

Then I asked the boss to tear out a piece of red silk one inch wide.

The boss didn't laugh at them for being stingy, and carefully cut off an inch of it with scissors.

At Shuangshuang's request, I helped to roll up the thin edges.

A cotton skirt only cost 300 wen, but this little bit of red silk cost her wen.

Seeing this, Niu Niu almost said no.

But think about it, they have already cut it off, so if you say don’t be afraid, you don’t mean you want to be beaten.

I had no choice but to bear the pain and watch my aunt give the money.

He took the wrapped skirt and red silk, took Shuangshuang and left.

Who among the peasants would buy ready-made clothes? They all bought the cloth and made it themselves. Only this aunt did that.

My grandmother told me that this aunt was very good at everything since she was a child. She was the only one who memorized all four medical books of the clan leader, my great-grandfather.

But touching the embroidery needle is like touching a hammer, and I just can't get it right no matter how hard I try.

On the day of their official wedding, Niu Niu wore a newly bought red skirt and had a big red flower tied on her head with red silk.

This made a group of young girls and wives extremely envious. Some of the wives didn’t even buy themselves a new piece of clothing when they got married, let alone red ones.

And those young girls who already had fiancés were secretly calculating in their hearts.

You have to mention it to the man's family and wear a red dress to get married. It only happens once in a lifetime.

What’s more, those little girls witnessed the strength of the mountain people.

They all secretly wondered, if they married into the mountains, would they buy them red skirts and red silk ribbons?

When we arrived at Xu Yougen's house, there were four tables set up.

There were two tables for the bride's family members, one table for several elders and the patriarch of the Xu family, and another table for several familiar neighbors and respected elders from other families.

The scale of this banquet is quite high.

The dishes on the table were also quite rich.

There was a whole chicken and a whole fish on each table, and the fish were caught from the river by a wealthy man.

There was a plate of fried bacon with garlic sprouts and a plate of stewed potatoes with bacon and pork ribs. The bacon and pork ribs were kindly provided by Shuangshuang.

Add some cabbage and some stir-fried shredded radish, and everyone's mouths water when these dishes come out.

After dinner, her family naturally had to leave, but Niu Niu, who was originally happy, suddenly couldn't bear to leave. She pulled her father's sleeve and burst into tears.

Qi Dacai teased her, "What's there to cry about? Why don't you just follow your aunt's example?"

Suddenly, Niu Niu's eyes lit up and she remembered her aunt's great achievements.

That was to move back to the valley with my uncle, and we lived there for more than a year.

This is a good idea!

In an instant, his eyes were filled with light as he looked at Xu Dahe.

Xu Dahe shuddered at the ambiguous look from his wife.

Both of them settled their worries and sent the Qi family away. This time, even Bonnie went with them.

In Bonnie's view, she grew up in the valley since she was a child, so she did not feel reluctant to leave the valley.

After everyone left, Dunzi also stayed in the private school and did not come back because he was preparing for the exam.

It's convenient to leave Shuangshuang alone at home.

First, he put the cellar in his bedroom on the agenda.

The roots will quickly and directly determine the size of the cellar to be dug, and then just collect the soil into the space.

Shuangshuang didn't dig too big, just enough to hide twenty bags of grain at most.

The main purpose was not to get these 20 bags of food, but to take out something to cover up later.

Next, she went to the cattle and horse market in the county town, wanting to buy a mule cart to take back.

As soon as he came in, he was asked to talk business because he had a mule.

But Shuangshuang saw that the mule was not very big, so she didn't want it and prepared to leave.

But the boss held her back and tried to make peace with her. "Although my mule isn't very big, it's still a bit of a stretch to pull a cart.

But it's cheap, and if you buy it and keep it for half a year or so, it can help you with your work, how great is that."

Unfortunately, Shuangshuang is not the kind of person who would be easily influenced by a few nice words.

She went straight to the point and looked for the grown-up mule, without asking for a cart that cost her ten strings of cash.

When I got home, I tried it on my own cart and it worked fine.

However, Shuangshuang felt that when some brothers or nephews came, they would still have to build a new car with a carport.

After a few days, when things at home were sorted out, Shuangshuang planned to go to the mountains.

I went to the village to say hello to Xu Yougen's family and asked a few cousins to help look after the house in their spare time.

After all, we raise so many pheasants and rabbits, and the most important thing is the smoked bacon, so we have to add firewood every day.

When Niu Niu heard Shuangshuang say that they were going up the mountain, she immediately pulled her clothes to show that she wanted to go too.

But when Shuangshuang saw the eager look in her third cousin Xu Dahe's eyes, she resolutely refused.

"My main purpose this time is to collect herbs, and I don't know how many days I will have to stay in the mountains.

If you want to go hunting, just go to the mountains every day to collect firewood and catch a rabbit to eat.

Why do you have to go through that hardship with me?

Besides, if you don’t help me with the smokehouse at home, I’d be worried if I handed it over to someone else.”