Chapter 171 It’s not a betrothal gift, it’s a dowry
Not only were the people in the village jealous when they saw what was happening in Lin Dajiao’s house, but even Lin Dajiao’s sisters felt uncomfortable in their hearts.
I used to think that Lin Dajiao would never marry in this life, and she could only be nice to her nieces and nephews.
She is capable, so when the time comes, she will adopt her many sons. Wouldn’t all those family assets belong to her family in the end? I didn’t expect that if she didn’t marry, she would marry a scholar.
I heard that the betrothal gift was given by the county magistrate. They have never seen so many treasures in their lives.
I heard that the fist-sized bead alone was worth a few hundred taels. I guess none of the ones in the box were worthless.
After getting married, they should have children, and they won't be able to get any of this by then.
Obviously the bride's family can keep the betrothal gift, why should she take it back to Dajiao? Can't it be divided among her own family?
"Mom, I haven't heard of any family in the village bringing back the bride price when they marry their daughter. This is given to the family by my brother-in-law, so you and your father can keep it."
The second mistress was furious and said, "Is this a betrothal gift? This is my uncle's dowry. We have already agreed that Dajiao will marry her husband. How can I just accept it just because the dowry is large? I
I have lived to be almost seventy years old, and apart from being full of her breasts, I have never said anything about her husband’s scandalous dowry.”
It was rare that Old Lin agreed to come to the wedding banquet. Old Mrs. Lin felt like she had been hit by an arrow in the knee. Her teeth were itching with hatred and she did not dare to attack. Who made the second mistress's man and son both the patriarch of the clan?
The second grandma’s words also woke up the villagers who were overwhelmed by envy.
Yes, it was originally agreed that Lin Dajiao would marry Xu Qiuliang. Even the official matchmaker was hired by Lin Dajiao herself. How could they forget it?
I don’t know what Xu Qiuliang was thinking. With so much dowry, how good would it be to marry someone to get married? Why do you have to marry yourself out? Not to mention the room in Lin Dajiao’s house, you can get anything out of it.
A house has been built in the village.
After that, no one dared to think about Xu Qiuliang’s dowry.
Lin Dajiao rode on the horse brought by Lin Daqiang and went out to pick up Xu Qiuliang.
At this time, Xu Qiuliang also put on a bright red wedding dress. Unlike Lin Dajiao's wedding dress, it was made by Lin Xiaoman from there. Xu Qiuliang's dress was bought in the city. Although it was not as gorgeous as Lin Dajiao's, it was also more expensive and expensive.
Joy.
Outside, the wedding reception team came over, but Xu Qiuliang frowned in knots at Lu Jin in front of him.
"If you don't take it away, don't blame me for falling out."
Lu Jin had a ruthless look on her face and raised her hand with a red hijab embroidered with mandarin ducks and lotus flowers, "Everyone who gets married must wear a red hijab. Have you ever seen a bride who didn't wear a hijab?"
Xu Qiuliang waved his hand as if to drive away the flies flying around him, "Has your eye been gouged out? See clearly, I am the groom."
Lu Jin shook his head, "The groom is the one to marry, and you are the one to marry."
Xu Qiuliang was helpless by his troubles. Hearing the festive suona sound coming from outside, he pushed Lu Jin away and ran outside.
Lu Jin laughed loudly from behind, "It's amazing that the iron tree is blooming, look at how you hate getting married."
After saying that, he threw the hijab he was using to tease Xu Qiuliang on the table and followed him out.
The children of Xu Qiuliang's younger brothers were already blocking the gate. When they saw the welcoming team coming, they all stretched out their hands to ask for money from Lin Dajiao, and shouted "Hello" to the second uncle.
Although Lin Dajiao was usually carefree, she was still a big girl. She was so embarrassed by these people's teasing that she blushed. She took out the copper coins sealed with red paper and put them in the hands of several people one by one.
Fortunately, these children didn't want to embarrass her too much. After taking the money, they made way out of the way, revealing Xu Qiuliang in the yard.
The moment the two people's eyes met, one lowered his head in shame and the other was dumbfounded.
Until Lin Dajiao led him out of the door with a piece of red silk, Xu Qiuliang still stared at Lin Dajiao stupidly.
Marriages in the village were not popular in sedan chairs, and Lin Dajiao did not hire a sedan chair to pick up the bride. Instead, she helped Xu Qiuliang get on the horse, and she held the reins under the horse.
After taking the person back to his home, he stepped over the brazier according to custom, bowed to heaven and earth, and sent him into the bridal chamber. A banquet was also held outside.
Lin Dajiao made a lot of money this year, and she hired a chef from a restaurant in the city to prepare the banquet.
Dishes with delicious flavors and flavors were put on the table, making the village's mouth water.
Let alone marrying a daughter-in-law in the village, I have never seen such a sumptuous banquet. Even when Lin Xiaoman's third uncle married in the city, the banquet was much different.
Lin Xiaoman has been helping in the kitchen. The cook for today's banquet was hired by her from Songhe Tower, and the menu was drawn up by her and the shopkeeper of Songhe Tower.
Several of these dishes have never been heard of by the shopkeeper of Songhelou. Lin Xiaoman personally taught the chef how to make them. The taste is simply amazing. It is foreseeable that if these dishes are used in restaurants in the future, the restaurant's business will increase.
How to be prosperous.
Therefore, the shopkeeper of Songhelou was grateful to Lin Xiaoman for teaching him dishes. Not only did he borrow the chef for free, but all the ingredients were also provided by Songhelou.
In fact, what Lin Xiaoman teaches are not very exotic dishes, they are just a few common dishes at banquets in Qingping City over there, such as braised fish, pot-wrapped pork, braised pork elbows, Sixi meatballs, pork belly and so on.
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But in later generations, it could be said that there were a few dishes that every restaurant would cook, but at this time, each dish could support a restaurant.
Lin Xiaoman also understood what she gave to Songhelou. In fact, she could sell these vegetables to Songhelou at a high price.
But Lin Xiaoman is not short of a few bucks from selling recipes. She just wants to make Lin Dajiao’s wedding ability so glorious that people will talk about it when they talk about it many years later.
As for the benefits given to Songhe Tower, it was just to repay the kindness of the shopkeeper of Songhe Tower that day. Anyone can use it, so naturally it must be used.
In the next few days, when people in the village met, the topics they talked about were always related to Lin Dajiao’s marriage and the banquet they had that day, which makes people drool just thinking about it.
At this time, the crops in the fields in the village were almost harvested, leaving only some fields planted with autumn vegetables.
Before the autumn vegetables were harvested, Lin Xiaoman led people up the mountain to collect a batch of mountain products.
Lin Xiaoman bought two magical fruit-picking tools from there. He could pick wild fruits and jujubes on the trees without climbing the trees. The people in the village were amazed. In fact, it was not a difficult design, but it just used some cleverness.
I think, there are people in the village who have learned and made some at home. It will be much easier to go up to the mountains to pick wild fruits.
Lin Xiaoman collected some mushrooms and wild fruits, some of which were sold over there, and some of which were made into dry goods for consumption.
In a blink of an eye, the autumn vegetables in the fields can be harvested. In the past few days, shopkeepers from various restaurants in the city or servants from wealthy families have come to the village to stay.
Lin Xiaoman's cabbage grows well. A small cabbage weighs four to five kilograms, and a large one weighs eight or nine kilograms. When chopped, it can fill a large bucket.
The most important thing is that this kind of cabbage is crispy and sweet. Compared with the cabbage from other people's fields, it is simply a giant.
Even the radish is crisp and sweet, not so spicy.
Chapter completed!