Chapter 169 The marriage is decided
Su Tai smiled angrily and lowered her voice: "Grandma, you are here. You eat more salt than I eat rice. I won't go around the bush with you on some matters. Neither of Shen Yi's cousins said they were married." , the older one is called Shen Liang, you have seen him too.
This man is down-to-earth, diligent, responsible and filial. He is a good young man with good character. Shen Yi's second uncle and second aunt have also made a lot of money from farming and selling grain in the past two years. They built a yard in one year, and now the yard has been expanded. As long as there is a wall between them, they are two families.
Da Ya's married life must have been a good one. In addition, Shen Yi's second uncle and second aunt also saved some money and prepared twenty acres of land for each of their two sons. The couple still has several acres of land themselves. Not to mention how rich they are. But compared to ordinary people in the village, this condition is better!
The second aunt was also frightened by Mo Chunxiang at first. She was so suspicious that she never found the daughter-in-law she wanted. What a coincidence! I’ve just fallen in love with your family!
The second aunt also knows the situation of your family, so she specially prepared a 20-tael betrothal gift this time, and only asked Daya to bring 10 taels of silver as a dowry to support the scene. "
"What? Twenty twenty taels? He, he, he. Shen Yi and his second aunt are too generous! This" Liu Jinhua was so dizzy by the amount of the betrothal gift that she couldn't even speak.
Seeing that she couldn't believe it, Su Tai nodded firmly and took out the twenty taels of silver. "Look, she gave it to me specially before I went out. I brought all the money with me."
When Liu Jinhua saw the money, he finally came to his senses and said anxiously: "Xiao Tai, I have to talk to my old man and Daya's parents about this. In this case, you can sit in the room first, and I'll come back when I'm gone. "
Although the busy farming season is over now, there are still many things going on in the blacksmith shop. Wei Laoqi has been knocking next door non-stop.
All the work in the fields was given to Wei Gang and his wife.
Wei Yi and Chen took a few children to open up wasteland.
Wei Laoqi borrowed money from Shen Yi to buy the wasteland a month and a half ago. It totaled forty acres, and their family had to work day and night to clean it up.
It is impossible to fertilize the field, so we can only burn some hay, plow the ground, and burn away the insect eggs and weeds as much as possible before sowing seeds.
While the family was working hard, Liu Jinhua ran over.
"Ouch! Boss, everyone, please stop working now. I have something to tell you."
Mrs. Chen stood up with a hoe, sweating profusely, "Mom, what's going on?"
Wei Yi still didn't stop, and said while working: "Mom, just tell me what you want."
There is nothing bigger than farming now.
Liu Jinhua knew her son's virtuous nature and did not force her. She only said: "Shen Yi's wife came to our house to make a match for our eldest daughter. She is Shen Liang, cousin of Shen Yi's second uncle's family. You met her when you were in Shenjiazhuang.
She looks good, and her family's conditions are much better than ours. They are willing to give her a betrothal gift of twenty taels, saying that she can just let Da Ya bring ten taels to get married. What do you say? "
Wei Yi was so shocked that he stopped and said, "Mom, does Shen Liang really like our eldest daughter? Will he give you a 20-tael betrothal gift?"
"Yes! Mom, if you want to say that their family is interested in our eldest daughter, I believe that giving twenty taels of silver as a betrothal gift is too exaggerated! If the Shen family is really willing to spend twenty taels of silver to marry Shen Liang, what choice will they make? Our eldest daughter?" Chen was the first to doubt.
Wei Daya was working not far away. He heard her parents mention her name frequently and stopped to listen carefully.
Liu Jinhua was not happy anymore, "What happened to our eldest daughter? How is her appearance different from other girls? She is capable, obedient, gentle and virtuous, who doesn't like her?"
When Mrs. Chen saw that Liu Jinhua was unhappy, she quickly explained, "Mom, that's not what I meant. Da Ya is my biological child, so of course she can be anywhere, but these twenty taels of silver are too exaggerated!"
Liu Jinhua sneered, "Just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean it's a lie! To tell you the truth, Xiao Tai has brought the betrothal gift and was about to give it to me just now. I didn't dare to agree casually, so I came here to find you two. I No amount of words can compare to seeing it with your own eyes and hearing it with your own ears. Now that I am at home, you should hurry up and discuss with me and finalize Da Ya’s marriage. "
"Sister Daya, grandma said she wants to settle your marriage." Wei Daya's cousin Wei Erya whispered beside her.
Wei Daya blushed and quickly lowered her head to continue working.
When Wei Erya saw that the adults were gone, he hurriedly asked: "Sister Da Ya, grandma and aunt and uncle have run away, why don't you go back and take a look?"
Wei Daya shook his head, looking at the vast forty acres of wasteland, feeling a little panicked, "Let's work first, let's talk about other things. Anyway, my parents will not harm me."
"That's true."
When Wei Yi and his wife returned home, Su Tai said what she had said before.
Mrs. Chen stared at the twenty taels on the table, completely believing her mother-in-law's words, and said calmly: "Second Aunt Shen Yi is so sincere, I agree to this marriage."
Wei Yi glanced at Mrs. Chen and nodded, "I've seen Shen Liang's kid before. He's a good kid. Their family is kind and easy to get along with. I agree."
Liu Jinhua breathed a sigh of relief and smiled brightly, "Xiao Tai, since Da Ya's parents have agreed, I, as a grandmother, will definitely be more happy. Just let Shen Liang find a matchmaker to propose marriage in exchange for the Geng Tie. ”
Su Tai took out another red envelope from her arms and said, "Grandma, it's better to choose the right date than to hit the sun. I have brought Shen Liang's Geng Tie and betrothal gift. Why don't we exchange the Geng Tie today, and the marriage is finalized, and we can go back later. What do you think about letting a matchmaker come to discuss the date?"
"Huh? In such a hurry?" Mrs. Chen exclaimed, then realized what she was doing and quickly added, "I mean it's too sudden. There is nothing in this house."
Liu Jinhua hurriedly said: "I'll borrow red paper and pen and ink, and then find someone who can write to help me write."
The Gengtie in the village is to write the birth date and eight characters on it. It is enough if you can write these commonly used characters.
Su Tai chuckled and said, "Grandma borrows it and I can write it."
"You wrote?" All three people in the Wei family were shocked, and the eyes they looked at Su Tai instantly became more respectful and cautious.
I thought Su Tai was just smart, but now it seems that she is hiding something secretly. Shen Yi is really lucky to be able to marry such a wife.
Liu Jinhua ran out and asked several stores, and finally bought red paper and pen and ink from a Gengdu family next door to Shenjiazhuang.
After getting the things back, Su Tai wrote Wei Daya's name and birthday in front of everyone in the Wei family, "Grandma, I will take the things back and give them to the second aunt. You can keep Shen Liang's Geng Tie and betrothal gifts. I will Let’s go first.”
Su Tai stopped just as she walked out the door with the child in her arms, and turned around and said, "We will send you some materials and gifts when the wedding day is decided. Don't be busy preparing the dowry for Daya yet.
If you want to prepare, prepare some bed cabinets and other things, and don’t use the rest. "
(End of chapter)