Mind reading, taking the rental house through the whole village crying

Chapter 695: Makeup Gift

"It's not the auspicious time yet. It's unlucky to come so early."

"No, look, they seem to be here to deliver dowry gifts. The one in the front is a servant of Fubao Medical Clinic." Everyone's attention was attracted by the team coming from the village entrance.

There were six people in total, and each of them carried a load.

They were all wearing red clothes, and the boxes on their shoulder poles were painted red or covered with red cloth.

Amid the villagers' grumblings, they walked to the door of Old Chen's house.

Then, the servant standing in front took out a piece of red paper and read it loudly.

"Big Brother Hu Lushou gave Junior Sister some makeup, a pair of green jade bracelets and a piece of red cloth."

"Second Senior Brother Tao Yunzhi added some makeup for Junior Sister, including a set of head ornaments and a jade fan."

"Third Senior Brother Wang Xumao gave Junior Sister eight ounces of silver and two gold peanuts as dowry."

"Fourth Senior Brother Wei Zeyan added some makeup to Junior Sister, an embroidered quilt with mandarin ducks, a pair of hearts tied together."

"The Jiang family will receive a bull as a dowry. With this deed, you can go to Wanlu Street to find the cattle seller named Liu to receive it. In addition, there will be a pair of mutton-fat jade pendants and a pair of shoes embroidered with jade beads."

"The beauties of Ren'ai Medical Clinic include eighty-eight ounces of silver, a gold hairpin, a box of rouge and powder, and a gold-thread embroidered veil."

The people around were all shocked by the dowry gift.

Although they live a good life now, they have never seen such a big ceremony. The dowry is either gold or silver, and even a cow is given.

I'm so excited.

The villagers' mouths were all opened wide.

Many people’s teeth are about to fall out due to the sourness.

"Fubao and Hongxia's senior brothers were so kind to her and were so generous. Why didn't my granddaughter get chosen?"

"The dowry that any of Hongxia's senior brothers gave her is more than the dowries of all the girls in our village. Look at her. It doesn't matter if she got married late. She married well. With so much dowry, even if she doesn't live well with her husband in the future, she has nothing to worry about. At worst, she can get a divorce and go back to her parents' home with so much dowry. Can her brother and sister-in-law still treat her badly?"

"The Renai Clinic was probably gifted by Fubao. It was normal for Senior Brother Hongxia to give it as a gift in the name of the clinic. After all, they are senior brothers and sisters, just like real brothers and sisters. But why did the Jiang family also give it as a gift? They also gave cows, jade pendants and shoes. That's a cow, a bull.

There are also valuable mutton-fat jade pendants. They are given as a pair. I guess they are for Hongxia and her husband to wear together. Each piece must be sold for at least ten taels. There are also shoes inlaid with jade beads. They sound expensive. We have never worn them. I am afraid we have never seen them. But Hongxia is wearing them."

"Eighty-eight taels of silver? Wow, so much silver, just given away so casually? I just thought that these boxes contained some worthless things, but I didn't expect there was silver inside. If this were given to my family, our family of sixteen would have enough to spend for a lifetime."

"Before, you were talking about her behind her back, saying that Hongxia couldn't get married, that she was an old maid and that she was bringing shame to her family. Now look, she has married a better woman than any of you. Let's see if you will continue to gossip about her in the future."

"..."

The voices of the villagers around were mixed together, making it seem chaotic.

But Old Chen wouldn't listen.

When he saw the dowry gift in front of him, his hands were shaking with excitement.

Especially the paper deed that allowed him to get the bull, it felt hot when he took it.

"Thank you very much. Thank you very much."

The dowry gift cannot be refused, otherwise it will be unlucky.

Old Chen and his wife could only keep thanking the servant.

After all, the person who gave the gift was still in town and had not come yet.

Chen Hongxia was dressing up in the room, and Jiang Fubao sent a maid over to prepare for her.

When she heard the noise outside, she was so moved that she almost cried.

But he was stopped by the old woman.

"Girl, don't cry. You've already put on your makeup. If you cry, you'll look like a cat, and you won't look good."

As soon as these words came out, Chen Hongxia immediately held back.

Every bride hopes to marry beautifully and let her husband see her at her most beautiful.

This is true for everyone.

Even Chen Hongxia, who has the strongest temper, is no exception.

At this time, Jiang Fubao was directing his servants to make arrangements in the clinic.

Shao Siyou lives in the clinic, and the house he used to live in is now his wedding room.

So Jiang Fubao simply closed the clinic for a day and held the banquet on the second floor.

There were two big red lanterns hanging outside the clinic, with the word "囍" printed on all four sides.

Two long firecrackers were ready, waiting to be set off when the bride was picked up.

The layout of the clinic has also changed.

The table and chairs in the middle were moved away, leaving only three chairs.

Red cloth was rolled into flower shapes and hung everywhere.

"Miss, everything has been arranged. Now we just have to wait for them to come." Pan Erya came over from the backyard and said to Jiang Fubao.

"Okay, go and ask the cook to boil some water. The two of them will serve tea later."

"Yes, ma'am."

Jiang Fubao breathed a sigh of relief and sat in a chair to take a rest.

She originally wanted to buy a small house in the town and give it to the two of them. After all, they were both her apprentices, and as a master, it was her duty to give them gifts.

However, she was planning to buy a shop and open a clinic in another place, and the couple had already decided on a place to live. If they bought a house in the town at this time, the house would be empty in the future, which would be a waste. Therefore, Jiang Fubao gave Shao Siyou and Chen Hongxia 88 taels of silver each, one as a betrothal gift and the other as a dowry.

The total amount is nearly two hundred taels.

It’s enough for them to buy a small house, and then they can decide where to buy it.

She doesn't care.

As for the dowry gift sent in the name of the Jiang family, it was the work of Zhu Yingqiu.

What she did at the time made her feel guilty towards Chen Hongxia.

After asking Jiang Fubao, he sent out this gift. He was afraid that the villagers would think too much, so he borrowed the name of the Jiang family.

The gifts were also practical. Although the Chen family's life was much better, they were not rich. With a cow, it would be convenient for the old couple to travel in the future, and the cow could also help the Chen family plow the fields. Even if they could no longer farm in the future, they could still drive the ox cart to send people to the town, and they could earn some money to make a living going back and forth.

Zhu Yingqiu was a pragmatic person, and the gift he gave was indeed to the Chen family's liking. When Chen Hongxia learned that the Jiang family had given a cow, she directly gave the paper deed to her grandfather.

She didn't plan to take the cow away, because she knew that the cow was for her mother's family.

After all, she stayed in the clinic every day, so it was useless for her to have a cow.

In the future, when they go to the clinic in other places, the master will let them ride in the clinic's carriage.

This means that the cow was sent to her mother's family.

Anyone would be overjoyed if they suddenly got a cow. Even Old Chen, who was usually calm and composed, couldn't control himself and laughed so hard that his teeth were exposed.

But the situation suddenly changed when Shao Siyou came to pick up the bride.

"Look, Hongxia's husband is coming on horseback, and there's even a sedan chair behind him. Oh, it must be a sedan chair with eight bearers. If you don't know, you might think it's a rich lady getting married. Hongxia's life is really worth it."