In a clan like the Xie family, even if it is a side branch, unmarried girls and unmarried young men are all raised by the family.
They can receive some monthly money, not a lot, but enough for food and drink, and they can buy a few new clothes throughout the year. If they save a little, they can save a lot over the years.
When they get married, the family will give them a sum of money. When the son marries his wife, whatever is left after preparing the bride price will belong to him. When the girl gets married, she will take it away as a dowry.
Of course, this kind of marriage can also be arranged by one's own marriage or by the family.
If the side branch marries on his own, the family will only give him one thousand taels, but if he marries according to the family's arrangement, it can be raised to three thousand taels. And when the girl gets married, the man can also take away all the betrothal gift. The parents can give the girl as much as they want.
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Like Xie Su, the Xie family gave her three thousand taels, plus the betrothal gift from the Chen family. Even if she had to spend some money to prepare the dowry for her wedding, she still had four thousand taels of money. This amount
Money will also be the foundation for her to establish herself after getting married.
The people inside continued to shout: "Did you hear that? If you don't give it, you won't be able to leave the house tomorrow. Don't think that if you lock the door, everything will be fine!"
"Xie Su, do you hear me? Open the door for me!"
"Open the door!"
Xie Zhu's face turned red with anger and she wanted to roll up her sleeves and hit someone.
What kind of shameless bastard is this, who actually wants the dowry and betrothal gift given by the family to the girl?
Why doesn't he go to heaven?
How can there be such a father in the world?
"I want to see who you don't let out. Do you have the guts to say it again in front of me?!"
"Say it to me again!"
At this moment, Xie Su's family was standing in the small courtyard. Xie Su's father, his wife and his children were surrounding the door.
and the person who brought out the betrothal gift.
Xie Guang married two wives. The first one gave birth to Xie Su and passed away within two years. Later, he married the current Qian family and gave birth to six children in one go.
The stepmother has six half-brothers and sisters, and these people always bully her in private. Xie Su's life has not been easy these years. If she wants to marry far away, she probably also wants to stay away from this family.
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A group of people turned around and saw Xie Yixiao, Xie Zhu and others standing at the door, and their expressions suddenly changed.
Xie Guang shrank his neck, his eyes were evasive, and he was a little scared.
In fact, the Xie family's side is not necessarily without storms. The main house is relatively calm and they get along well, but the side branch is like cross-eyed every day. Fights within the family, fights between the same clan, and trivial matters can cause quarrels.
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Mrs. Qian quickly showed a flattering smile: "The thirteenth girl and the eldest girl are here, do you want to add makeup to Ah Su? Please come in quickly."
Xie Guang was born thin, but Qian had a round face and was chubby. When he smiled, the flesh on his face almost squeezed together.
Xie Zhu sneered: "Don't try to fool me. I heard everything just now. If you don't give me an explanation, I will tell my aunt to go back later. Then my mother will come and ask you what exactly you want to do."
When a girl from the Xie family got married, their parents dared to withhold the dowry and betrothal gift given to her by the clan, fearing that they no longer wanted to stay?
To put it bluntly, these young men and girls are all raised by their families, so what right do they have to detain them?
Qian's face turned pale: "Miss, you misunderstood, we were just joking. We were also afraid that Ah Su would be ignorant and give the money to her, so we just wanted to keep it for her, but we didn't
Dare to detain her things."
"Since you don't dare, then don't say anything anymore, and don't have such thoughts." Xie Yixiao raised his eyes and said,
"Although A'su is going to marry far away from Jiangzhou and the journey is a bit long, it's not that we can't communicate with each other through letters. But if you let us know that you dare to do such a thing, you will vomit it out no matter how much you eat later, and the clan will definitely not
I won’t be lenient.”
Qian quickly said: "Yes, yes, what Miss Thirteen said is true, we definitely don't dare. You guys, come and give gifts to Thirteen Aunt and the eldest girl."
A group of boys and girls came forward.
"Meet Thirteenth Aunt."
"Meet the big girl."
Xie Zhu was still a little angry, but she didn't hold on to him: "Okay, you can go on your way."
At this moment, Xie Su heard the commotion outside subsided, and then she opened the door. Because she was about to get married, she was wearing a cherry red dress. The dress was newly made, neat and beautiful.
She has a delicate face, a little thin, and she has a pair of golden butterfly hairpins on her head, and two peach blossoms, which make her look pretty, quiet and gentle.
"I've met the thirteenth aunt, I've met the eldest girl."
Xie Zhu stepped forward and pulled her into the house. Xie Yixiao nodded, took the box in Ming Jing's hand, and followed her in. The rest of the people stayed outside the door.
As soon as she entered the door, Xie Zhu saw that the door was closed, so she asked her: "Is the money still there?"
She is getting married tomorrow, and the money should be delivered in the morning.
Xie Su lowered his head: "Yes."
"That's fine." Xie Zhu breathed a sigh of relief, "You must not give them any money because you are soft-hearted. You will marry far away from Jiangzhou and only have this little money. If you give it to them, your life will not be easy in the future.
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Xie Yixiao also said: "Ah Zhu is right. With this money, you can keep it with you in the future. It can help you in emergencies if anything happens, or you can buy one or two shops and run a farm. This is your responsibility."
Base yourself on the fundamentals.”
"You are not in charge of the family when you get married. If you have to ask your husband's family for a single coin, life will be difficult. However, since you dare to marry far away, it seems that you have some calculations in your heart. You should not be soft-hearted, but you must be careful.
Let them rob them."
"What I said before is true. If they dare to rob, although Jiangzhou is a long way away, it is not impossible to write letters. Even if you get married tomorrow, you can still write back."
"Thank you Thirteenth Aunt and the eldest girl." Xie Su breathed a sigh of relief. She was also afraid that these people would use some means to deal with her and rob her of the money. This was the money that she would depend on for survival in the future, and no one would do it.
given.
Xie Yixiao took out the box: "This is a gift for you. I hope you will get married and live a good life in the future. I heard that Mr. Chen is also a good man. Although he married far away, your family is still there. If
If you are bullied, write a letter back."
"open to take a look."
Xie Su nodded. The box contained a pearl hairpin, a pair of pearl earrings, and a silver note, which was exactly two hundred taels.
Xie Su paused for a moment, and was about to say something, then heard Xie Yi laugh and say: "The pearl hairpins and earrings are on the surface, you keep the money yourself, don't tell others, I can't give it to everyone, you
It’s also good to have more money on hand if you marry far away.”