HCB Chapter 210 Carrying the Dowry
Chapter 210 Carrying the Dowry
"As for the length, my height is about the same as yours. You are thin, similar to Xiaoyu. I measured the size according to Xiaoyu's height. It has taken me half a month to sew it and it is still not finished. I estimate that it will take until the end of the month to be finished. Then you can try it on and if it doesn't fit, you can modify it.
Zhibai is one and a half heads taller than Kanger and a bit stronger. I made the size and length as I wanted, and I will let him try it on at the end of the month."
Chen Yuzhen gently placed the two wedding dresses on the bed.
Xia Qingyue stood up and walked over, bent down slightly, and reached out to touch the wedding dress.
The color of the clothes is very pure, not dyed with cheap dyes. It is as red as fire and the material feels smooth, and it is made of high-quality silk.
Her dress was obviously smaller. The half-finished wedding dress had a pattern embroidered on the chest. A closer look revealed a pond of blooming lotus flowers, with a pair of mandarin ducks embracing each other in the rippling water.
The same pattern was embroidered on Han Zhibai's set.
Her eyes were red with heat as she watched. "It's so beautiful, and so delicately made. Auntie, thank you for your hard work."
"It's no big deal. The weather has been good in the past few years. During the slack season, I take on any embroidery work that comes my way. The more work I do, the faster I can finish it, and I can still ensure the quality and quantity." She thought to herself that if she wasn't so pressed for time, she could put more effort into the wedding dress and do a better job.
"But, you made wedding clothes for both of us. What about Mao Ge and Xiao Yu? And such a good piece of cloth must cost a lot of money, right?"
“It didn’t cost much. Even though it’s silk, the current situation is not good. How many people have extra money and are willing to buy cloth?
We hadn't bargained with the stall owner that day, but when he saw that we were interested in buying, he lowered the price himself. We thought the price was right and bought it.
Youmao and Xiaoyu's wedding dresses were also made from this piece of cloth. I took the cloth to the Fang family that day and they liked it very much. Xiaoyu's mother said she wanted to sew a wedding dress for her daughter herself, and Xiaoyu also said she wanted to sew one for Youmao. "
Talking about this, the smile in Chen Yuzhen's eyes deepened. The moment she saw the red cloth on the street that day, she wanted to make a set of wedding dresses for Xia Qingyue and Han Zhibai herself. After she bought them, she remembered the couple Chen Youmao and Fang Xiaoyu.
Two days before she took the red cloth to the Fang family, she was worried about sewing wedding dresses for the two couples. She had already decided that she wanted to make one for Xia Qingyue and her husband, but time was tight and she only had enough time to make one pair. She thought of asking someone to make the wedding dress for the other couple.
After thinking it over, she decided to go to Fang's house. However, before she even opened her mouth to talk about making wedding dresses, the mother and daughter of the Fang family took the initiative to say that they wanted to make them, thus resolving the problem.
"Aunt." Xia Qingyue was so moved that tears fell from her eyes.
"Child, why are you crying? Don't cry. Your aunt is here for you if you need anything!" Chen Yuzhen was startled and raised her hand to carefully wipe away the tears from Xia Qingyue's face.
After thinking about it, Chen Yuzhen remembered when she got married, and she mistakenly thought that Xia Qingyue's mood was fluctuating because she was about to get married.
"A few days before I got married to Benfu, I was happy and excited at one moment, and sad and worried at another. I was young at that time and had not experienced much, so it was normal for me to have those thoughts.
Looking back now, what I want to say is that in the daily interactions before marriage, no matter how big or small, you can see clearly whether the other person is worth spending the rest of your life with.”
Chen Yuzhen changed the subject, her voice becoming colder, "Of course, some people will pretend and hide their hot-tempered and lazy nature before marriage, but there are traces of some things. If you are soft-hearted and ignore it and marry it, it will be exposed after marriage.
Even if it comes to this, there is nothing to be afraid of. Even if you make a big fuss, you must find your family and divorce the other party. A person is weak and vulnerable to bullying, so you can stop the loss in time!"
Listening to this, Xia Qingyue remembered that her grandmother had said similar things in her previous life. She couldn't control her emotions anymore and started to cry.
Chen Yuzhen hurriedly brought her into her arms, gently patted her back with one hand, and spoke her heart's words in a soft, choking voice:
"Don't cry, Qingyue, you know, Brother Benfu and I have dreamed of having a daughter since a long time ago, and raising her in our arms, but unfortunately we gave birth to two boys in a row.
In our hearts, we always regard you as our dearest one. This place will always be your home. You can come back anytime you want!"
Xia Qingyue hugged Chen Yuzhen tightly, pressing one side of her face against her shoulder. Her eyes were red from crying, and her falling tears soaked the fabric of her clothes on her shoulders.
The two of them snuggled together in the room and talked about some heart-to-heart talks.
I don’t know how much time had passed, but with Chen Yuzhen’s comfort, Xia Qingyue’s emotions gradually calmed down.
There was a clanging sound coming from outside the house.
"What's that sound?" Chen Yuzhen muttered while looking at the door.
Xia Qingyue stood up. She had just cried, so her voice was a little hoarse. "Let's go out and take a look."
After putting the wedding dress away in the closet, the two opened the door and walked out side by side. At a glance, they saw Li Weikang and Li Weisheng walking into the main room one after the other, carrying boxes of things.
Chen Yuzhen asked in confusion: "What are you doing?"
Li Weisheng answered honestly, "It was the betrothal gift sent by Zhibai. He asked us to move in."
"Dowry?" Xia Qingyue was full of questions. She had been with him every day during this period. When did he prepare the betrothal gift?
I remembered that this morning when I was packing things to take down the mountain in the valley, I heard Han Zhibai say something, and it seemed that he was talking about bringing gifts to the Li and Fang families.
But she didn't think much of it at the time.
The two brothers Li Weikang put the wooden box on the open space in the main hall and turned to go out. Li Benfu, Chen Dawei and Han Zhibai came in with a lot of things in their hands.
Xia Qingyue raised her eyebrows and looked at Han Zhibai with a puzzled look.
He looked at her, with a soft light in his eyes and the corners of his mouth raised into a beautiful arc.
He wanted to marry her in a formal way, and all the necessary etiquette must be followed.
In a flash, Han Zhibai's gaze met her red and slightly swollen eyes. The smile froze on his face, and his eyes were full of worry.
Xia Qingyue looked back at him and saw the worry in his eyes. She walked quickly to his side and said briskly, "I'm fine. I just chatted with my aunt and couldn't help myself."
Li Benfu lifted a wooden box and placed it on the dining table. He said to Chen Yuzhen, "Zhibai just said that he brought a betrothal gift. We are moving it. There is more outside."
"besides?"
Not only Chen Yuzhen was stunned, but Xia Qingyue was also stunned.
After a while, all the betrothal gifts were moved into the main room, almost filling up the empty space. There were also three large wooden boxes on the large dining table.
The originally spacious main room suddenly seemed narrow and crowded with the coming of these things.
Xia Qingyue saw a small notebook on a wooden box on the dining table, similar to a post. She picked it up and opened it. There were several pages. She looked at the words on the first page that were so powerful that they could be seen through the paper, and read them out:
"Two jars of white pear blossom wine, two jars of peach blossom wine, ten dried ginsengs and some ganoderma lucidum, two boxes of animal skins, two cages each of chickens, ducks and rabbits, two boxes of embroidery, tea, sesame and honey..."
There was a long list behind it. She flipped through it and took a quick look. The betrothal gift included food, clothing, food and money.
She suddenly looked up and looked at Han Zhibai in surprise.
When Li Benfu and the others heard what she read, they were dumbfounded and each of them suspected that they had heard it wrong.
"When did you start preparing these things?"
If you say it was done in a short period of time, she would never believe it even if you kill her.