Chapter 647: The Qin and Guan families are formally engaged [4]

Mrs. Kang, as a matchmaker, smiled softly and happily when she saw the Qin family. She first praised Aunt Qin and then said that the Guan family came to ask for marriage because of her reputation: "I hope the Qin family will fulfill the Guan family's wish to marry a virtuous woman, so that the two families can have a good relationship."

In order to show the girl's respect, Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin naturally hesitated for a while.

Mrs. Kang asked again; the Qin family hesitated...

Qin Xiaomi brought Jiang Xiaozhu and they couldn't help laughing. They sighed in their hearts that life really depends on acting skills. Anyone without acting skills would have laughed at this moment.

When they asked for the third time, Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin agreed: "The Guan family is sincere in seeking marriage, so we, as parents, will take the lead in accepting this marriage."

"The marriage is done, the marriage is done. The Qin family has accepted the Guan family's proposal. Today, the Guan and Qin families have decided to get married. Congratulations!" Mrs. Kang really regarded herself as a matchmaker at this moment. She felt a sense of accomplishment just because she had arranged a marriage.

Thinking of Guan Shuli's identity, if she could really overturn the case, she would be the matchmaker for the royal family!

"Bring the marriage proposal!" Mrs. Kang shouted.

Ninety-nine taels of betrothal money, a full set of gold headgear, marriage incense, wedding candles, red silk cloth, wine, wedding cakes, wedding candies, rice, flour, fish and meat, and a pair of live wild geese tied with red ribbons were carried into the Qin family one by one.

Every time a marriage proposal gift was brought up, Mrs. Kang would sing a congratulatory speech, and the onlookers would be shocked.

"Oh my god, the Guan family actually gave ninety-nine taels of betrothal money. With so much betrothal money, they can hire ten wives!"

This is already a small amount. If she wasn't afraid of attracting too much attention in the countryside, Old Madam Guan would have wanted to give 999 taels of real gold as a betrothal gift.

There was no other reason. It was just that her dowry was not confiscated. She had a lot of private property and it was useless to keep it. It would be better to give it to her grandson's wife to save face.

"Poor bastard, you only care about the ninety-nine taels of betrothal money. Compared with the two rolls of red silk, the ninety-nine taels are nothing! What the Guan family gave is silk. Do you know what silk is? It is an expensive item that only the rich can afford to wear!"

"What's silk? Look at the gold headdress. It's a whole set of jewelry made of gold. There are several gold hairpins alone, and there are also gold crowns for hair. In short, there are so many gold jewelry that a set of headdresses needs a big box to hold them all."

However, these are secondary. The most valuable gift among the marriage proposal gifts is the pair of glass jade bracelets given by Old Lady Guan.

Top grade glass.

After the marriage, Madam Guan will give the remaining set of jewelry to Qin Xiaogu, and its value will increase tenfold by then, making it priceless.

The villagers didn't understand this, but they were still very excited, wishing they were Qin Xiaogu and could marry a rich widower like Guan Shuli!

Kong Rouniang was so angry that she slapped herself twice and secretly cursed herself for not being ruthless enough. If she had been more ruthless at the beginning, maybe she could have captured the customs clerk.

Hua Taoniang, who had plotted against Qin Ying, was also secretly cursing Shi Ye...Why hook up with the Qin family? Just let me hook up with the Guan Shuli. Even if I become a concubine, I can only get half of the family property in the future, which is enough for me to squander for a lifetime.

Hua Taoniang is ambitious and has been thinking about how to plot against Guan Shuli and become the second Qin Xiaogu.

I advise you two to calm down. If you go crazy again, you will both go to jail.

"Why are you pushing? Move back, move outside the long red cloth line, then you can get the wedding cakes, candies and money!" Old man Hu held a stick tied with red cloth, helping the Qin family maintain order to prevent the villagers from rushing into the Qin family and ruining the celebration.

"Whose girls are you two? Tell me your names!" Old man Hu narrowed his eyes and stared at Hua Tao Niang and Kong Rouniang. Based on his experience, these two girls were almost going crazy with jealousy. He had to register their names so that Qin Ge's family would be on guard.

He added: "You can get an extra wedding cake if you sign up."

Hua Tao Niang was dissatisfied: "Only wedding cakes? No wedding candy or money?"

Old Man Hu took a look at her arms and was convinced: "What are you holding? There are three bags of wedding candy alone. You have received them at least three times, and you want to get a full set again. This old man advises you not to be too greedy. Being too greedy will reduce your blessings!"

"Old man, how dare you curse me? I am the granddaughter of the Lu family!" Hua Taoniang was angry and used her identity to pressure Old Man Hu: "Which village are you from? Tell me your name!"

"Oh, so you are from Chief Lu's village." Old man Hu was happy and winked at his grandson.

The grandson of the Hu family immediately ran to the Qin family and asked the head of the Lu family to come and identify the person.

Hua Tao Niang was very smart. When she saw that the situation was not good, she turned around and ran away.

Kong Rouniang was a bit dumber and didn't run away. She was recognized by Chief Lu, who said to her, "Girl Kong, go home after you get the wedding cakes. Take good care of your father. If you have any problems, ask for help from Chief Kong. Don't have any bad ideas."

With your brain, no matter how much you think, you can't outsmart others, so you'd better be honest.

Kong Rouniang's face flushed red, and she thought of her failed plot against Guan Shuli and Feng Yushi, and how she was punished by Chief Kong. She finally became afraid and left in a hurry.

Old Man Hu talked about Hua Tao Niang's story again.

After thinking for a while, Chief Lu guessed that the girl was Hua Taoniang: "She is indeed our Lu family's granddaughter. Our clan has been keeping an eye on the three of them for a long time, and even chased them away several times..."

But after being driven away, Hua Tao Niang and her daughter found an excuse to return to her parents' home.

"Her uncle is useless, so there is nothing to worry about. Our clan will deal with the three of them in the next two days. If the Lü Heiwang family continues to take them in to live with their parents except for the second day of the New Year, the clan will not give them any dividends."

The trick of distributing dividends to restrain clan members is very effective.

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He also praised Old Man Hu: "Brother Hu is very considerate and can really help. I have to talk to Brother Qin about you."

Hehe, this is exactly what Old Man Hu wanted. He waved his hand and pretended to be modest: "It is my duty to help Brother Qin's family. Why do I need to mention it specifically? But no matter what, I have to thank Patriarch Lu for his kindness."

Tsk, now that you've thanked me, how can Patriarch Lu have the nerve not to praise you in front of Grandpa Qin?

I understand, Patriarch Lu turned around and entered the Qin family.

After the proposal gifts were moved, the Qin family set up an incense table and placed the engagement letter between the two families, also called the marriage promise, on the altar to inform the heaven, earth and ancestors that the Qin and Guan families were engaged.

After the worship, it was almost noon. The Qin family's servants went to Old Song's food shop and picked out tables of food.

Because of the presence of Mrs. Kang, the Qin family properly separated the seats for men and women this time. The male guests ate at the Qin family's store, and the female guests went to the Jiang family's store.

There were twelve dishes and six kinds of pastries. Although there was not much abalone, shark fin, or bird's nest, the banquet was quite good and better than the banquets of the rich families in the county.

Especially the taste...

"It's really great to be able to taste delicious food." Mrs. Kang praised. She was really amazed by the taste of the dishes in Lao Song's Food Store.

Grandma Qin smiled and told the story of the old Song family's food shop: "It's a pity that the old couple are old and don't want to expand. They refused my granddaughter's invitation to them to open a restaurant on Xinda Street."

After hearing this, Mrs. Kang looked at Qin Xiaomi and asked, "The Qin family's niece wants to open a restaurant?"

Qin Xiaomi shook her head: "I don't have that idea for now."

She was willing to invite the old couple from the Song family to open a restaurant, just to repay the Song family. After all, the old couple from the Song family helped her family when they first settled down.

Mrs. Kang frowned: "Why?"

Qin Xiaomi: "There are too many things to do in a restaurant, it's not cost-effective, and there are already many people doing this business, there's no need for the Qin family to steal other people's income."

Mrs. Kang thought to herself, what are you talking about? Then how can you make new dyes to compete with the wealthy and powerful families in the mineral dyeing business? !