Chapter 48 Betrothal Gift

Mr. Liu opened the door and it was Liu Qian. The dinner outside was already ready.

Although tonight's dinner was a bit rushed, it was also sumptuous. Most of it had been prepared by Liu Yueyue's family. Some of the dishes and snacks cooked by Liu Qian were also the icing on the cake, which greatly delighted everyone who had not eaten her cooking for a long time. Appetite, the guests and hosts had a great time during the dinner, and talked a lot of gossip. Butcher Liu's family knew what Mr. Liu meant, and they were very happy for Liu Qian, and also said a lot of blessings, but there was no formal engagement with the Zhang family yet. So I still speak very reservedly.

Everyone was very happy, except Zhang Xiaohu who glanced at Liu Yueyue from the corner of his eyes from time to time. Unfortunately, Liu Yueyue's attention was not on him, which inevitably disappointed him.

After the meal, they talked for a while. Liu Qian, who had been walking all afternoon, was already yawning non-stop, so Liu Kai arranged for the two brothers Zhang Xiaolong to stay overnight and rest, while Butcher Liu and his family also went home to rest.

Early the next morning, the two Zhang Xiaolong brothers were about to say goodbye and return to Guozhuang. Liu Qian considered that she had not been home for a long time and wanted to stay a few more days. Moreover, Zhang Xiaolong wanted to discuss the engagement with his parents when he returned this time. I was really embarrassed to follow him, so I didn't follow him back. Mr. Liu specifically asked Zhang Xiaolong to explain his feelings to Zhang Cai when he went back, not to be upset about the previous rejection, and to ask Zhang Xiaolong to come over on a good and auspicious day to arrange the marriage.

Zhang Xiaolong naturally agreed wholeheartedly, so under Liu Qian's reluctant eyes, the two of them set out on their way.

The journey here is a journey full of sweetness, and the journey back is a journey full of joy.

Returning to Guozhuang, you can pass the low wall of the Zhang family all the way and see a family standing in the small courtyard, looking at the entrance of the village from time to time. It is estimated that everyone except Zhang Xiaohua did not take good care of themselves last night. of rest. Seeing Zhang Xiaolong and Zhang Xiaohu appear in the field of vision, Zhang Xiaohua jumped up first, ran out quickly, ran to Zhang Xiaolong, and asked cheerfully: "Brother, how is the situation? We are all looking forward to it. Where's the good news? Hey~ why didn't Sister Qianqian come back with you? Is it..."

Zhang Xiaohua was a little afraid to ask further.

Before Zhang Xiaolong could speak, Zhang Xiaohu said angrily: "You didn't see that my eldest brother is smiling happily from ear to ear. You'd better take the bottle from me first. I've been carrying it all the way."

Zhang Xiaohua became happy and did not take the bottle from Zhang Xiaohu's hand. Instead, she turned around and ran home to report the news to her parents.

Zhang Cai and Guo Sufei were extremely happy after receiving the good news and ran to the courtyard gate to greet their son. Zhang Xiaolong and Zhang Xiaohu were surrounded like heroes into the Zhang family courtyard. After Zhang Xiaolong sat down on the chair, he took the boiled water handed by Zhang Xiaohua and took a few sips. Then he started to talk about the situation in Baligou. Zhang Cai and Guo Sufei were very happy when they heard this, and they secretly put down a big stone in their hearts. When Zhang Xiaolong proudly said Mr. Liu's apology and the news that he asked the Zhang family to choose a good and auspicious day to get engaged, the two people heard the mixed feelings. . Fortunately, I did not misjudge the person. Mr. Liu is still a good friend who can be deeply friends. Of course, he will be the in-laws in the future. He is a good in-laws who can rest assured. What is worrying is that there should be a betrothal gift for this engagement. My family With a family like this, this aspect is a problem. If you give less, your own face doesn’t matter, but Mr. Liu’s family’s reputation is not important, and if you give too much, you really can’t afford it, so give it to Zhang Xiaolong and Liu Qian for nothing. It will make life more difficult in the future.

However, these are things to consider later. The most important thing now is to celebrate a little and set a date first. Guo Sufei also happily told her bedridden grandmother the good news, which made her face turn rosy with joy.

In the next few days, the Zhang family was immersed in joy. When spring returned to the earth, spring also came for Zhang Xiaolong. Zhang Cai and Guo Sufei were busy getting engaged, while Zhang Xiaolong and the other three brothers were busy in the fields. Regarding spring plowing and spring planting, the weather is getting warmer day by day.

The ground in the fields has already begun to freeze, and the warm spring breeze blowing on our faces is a reminder that it's not too early for spring plowing.

The custom of engagement is very simple. The man's father and mother bring various gifts and the man's birth date to the woman's home. The woman accepts the gifts and gives the woman's birth date to the man. , even if the engagement is completed, of course, some people will set the time for the marriage at that time, and more often they will discuss the marriage again and set the time later. In fact, the original bride price is just a variety of gifts, but people have a competitive mentality. This gift is for each family to compete with each other. At this time, many times the gift is given directly in silver, sometimes also called the bride price.

No, Zhang Cai and his wife are worried about the bonus.

Zhang Cai believes that Liu Qian is a good daughter-in-law and should be given more bonus, saying that it is very precious for the Zhang family to marry this daughter-in-law, and Mr. Liu is also very face-saving. Guo Sufei believes that although she should show something, but her family's The conditions are limited and cannot be too expensive. Otherwise, if the wife does not marry her, she will not be able to survive this life.

Zhang Cai was actually aware of this situation and had thought so before, but when the matter came to a head, he hesitated. After all, don’t you still have hundreds of taels of banknotes hidden at home? With this possibility, of course I want to do things better. When Zhang Cai talked about the banknote, Guo Sufei was also a little hesitant. When she told Liu Qian before, she had also made up her mind to use the banknote, but Liu Qian stopped her. Now, since there is a banknote, what are you doing? Need not? Moreover, more than a month has passed, and no one has come to the house to cause trouble. They must have really taken the money as compensation. In this case, the money belongs to the family, so why not use it?

The differences between the couple seemed to be disappearing, and they both tended to use this banknote. So Guo Sufei took out the banknote and the token hidden at the bottom of the box. Then he called Zhang Xiaolong into the back room.

Zhang Xiaolong's injury healed quickly. In the past few days, he no longer had to immobilize his arm, but his injured arm was still unable to lift heavy objects. Zhang Xiaolong entered the back room and asked, "Dad, mother, what's the matter? I'm about to go down to the ground to loosen the soil."

Guo Sufei said lovingly: "Your arm has not recovered yet, so you should do less work and let Xiaohu and Xiaohua do more."

Zhang Xiaolong said with a smile: "I have stayed in bed for so long this month that my bones feel like they are getting rusty. It is really comfortable to move around now. Besides, Xiaohua is still young and is growing. How can we make him work more?"

Zhang Cai said: "We know that you are very angry now, and we have no intention of stopping you, but the days will be long in the future, so you should pay more attention to your health."

Zhang Xiaolong responded: "I understand, dad, what's going on? Just let me rest."

Guo Sufei said: "Oh, that's it. Your father and I are planning to go to Baligou in the next few days to arrange the marriage between you and Qianqian. However, our family can't come up with a good betrothal gift. We plan to replace the last time Take out those banknotes and exchange them for some."

After saying that, he put the two banknotes and the token in front of Zhang Xiaolong, pointed at the token and said, "You should take this thing first. If something happens during the exchange, take this thing out. It might be useful."

Zhang Xiaolong looked at the earnest faces of his father and mother, as well as the banknotes and tokens in front of him. He sighed and did not pick them up. He said: "Dad, mother, we didn't say we wouldn't use this banknote that day. ?"

Zhang Cai smiled bitterly and said: "Yes, that's what I said at the time, but the situation is stronger than the people. We don't have a decent gift to give out. Aren't Liu Qian's family very embarrassed?"

Zhang Xiaolong said: "Dad, if we talk about the quality of our family, these people from all over the country are much better than us, and the number of people who come to the Liu family to propose marriage is even greater. How can we compare? Liu Qian The reason you are willing to marry into our family is not based on our family background. The day before yesterday at Liu's house, Mr. Liu told me a lot. He knew our family's situation very well and didn't mention anything about the bride price. I think we don't need to get married. Just pretend to be fat."

Guo Sufei said: "Xiaolong, just because people don't mention it, it doesn't mean they don't care. It's not strange that there are so many people. Let's be prepared."

Zhang Xiaolong said: "No, mother, I can't destroy my family just because I have a daughter-in-law. This banknote is a curse and we must not use it."

Guo Sufei said: "Your father and I have also planned this together. They haven't come to our door for so long, so it should be fine. Besides, we still have this token, so they may not dare to do anything to us."

Zhang Xiaolong smiled bitterly and said: "Mom, this token was given by Miss Xu to save our lives. It just means that if a bully comes to cause trouble, use it to prove that she is here to protect us. And didn't Hero Wen also say so? No. Touch these banknotes and return them as soon as the bully comes to your door. If they come to your door in the future and we don’t have the banknotes to give them, what will we do?”

Zhang Cai and Guo Sufei were said to be speechless. In fact, it was not that they didn't know this. If they cared about it, they would be confused. It was inevitable that they would be confused when it came to their own sons.

Zhang Xiaolong added: "What the Liu family appreciates in us is not money or anything like that. Besides, doesn't our family have something more precious than money? Just give more to Mr. Liu if you have the opportunity in the future?"

Zhang Cai smiled bitterly and said: "What is better than money in our family? Why didn't I know?"

Zhang Xiaolong smiled mysteriously and said the following words.

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