Song Sanniang's Journey to Wealth

Chapter 192: Boss Song Marries His Daughter

Song Sanniang did not let the aunts take the boxes. She placed the two boxes in front of Song Chunhua and the others, and then said

"Inside the two boxes are the dowries that my sisters and I gave you. The contents of the boxes are the same. I wish you two a happy wedding and a happy and blissful life."

Her behavior was very decent, and everyone present laughed and cheered. Song Chunhua and the other two had no choice but to smile and thank her, otherwise the scene would be awkward.

But they didn't open the box. Two aunts nearby took the box. One of them laughed and said, "Let's see what goodies the cousins ​​have prepared for the bride."

After saying this, she opened the box in her hand. The two boxes were identical, and inside were a silver bracelet, a pair of silver earrings, and five ounces of silver.

For rural people, this is a very good addition to the dowry, because most people give gifts such as handkerchiefs, purses, shoes, or wooden hairpins and flowers.

Although Song Sanniang disliked her two cousins, they were not mortal enemies. Most women in rural areas actually suffered throughout their lives. It depended on what kind of suffering they suffered.

Many people start a miserable second half of their lives after getting married, so when she prepared things, she thought about giving them something practical.

But she didn't give anything too expensive. She didn't have such a kind heart. She prepared five taels of silver and a set of silver jewelry for consideration.

Five taels of silver is a lot of money for rural people, and it is convenient for them to use it in an emergency. The silver jewelry is for them to wear on a daily basis so as not to be looked down upon by their husband's family.

My uncle has already prepared a gold bracelet, so having both gold and silver is also a good omen.

At this time, the bride's dowry is her private property and the man cannot touch it. If the man spends the bride's dowry, he will be criticized.

When everyone saw what was in the box, they all laughed and said, "It's great to have three cousins. You can accept three gifts."

"That's right. This gift is really valuable. I'm really envious."

"Yes, yes. When I got married, my sisters gave me a handkerchief. Haha, I used it to wipe my baby's nose after he was born."

Everyone was talking about the dowry given by their sisters when they got married.

After giving the things, Song Sanniang and Si Niang found a place to sit down and watched the aunts chatting. Song Ergu and the others went in and out to check whether the things they would take to the man's house were complete.

Boss Song really invested a lot in his two daughters. In addition to the silver and bracelets in the dowry, the dowry furniture was not as complete as those of the rich families, but there were also all kinds of big and small items.

The big items include a bunk bed and a dressing table, the small items include a wash basin, a toilet, as well as daily necessities such as acacia quilts, mandarin duck pillows, dragon and phoenix towels, and then there are several loads of wedding cakes, wedding candies and so on.

The people in the village who helped were also amazed. After all, they were not a wealthy family, and such a dowry was already the first in the village.

In Boss Song's room, Auntie Song was watching over the newly brought back Sister Song.

She no longer had the arrogance she once had. She was thin, her hair was black with some silver streaks, and her face was numb as if she had seen through the mundane world. She sat on the bed, counting the beads in her hand and silently reciting scriptures.

Aunt Song brought new clothes to her and said, "Sister-in-law, today is a good day for my nieces to get married. You should put on your new clothes and be careful so that others won't laugh at you."

Hearing this, Sister Song looked up at Aunt Song, then put down the Buddhist beads in her hand, took the new clothes, and put them on obediently.

She had always worn the nun's cassock in the temple, and had not worn secular clothes for a long time. These were new clothes.

After putting it on, she looked at herself in the mirror. There were no mirrors in the nunnery before. Now seeing her old face, she couldn't help but shed tears.

Song Sangu didn't care about her. Anyway, today she just had to play the role of a mother and a mother-in-law. She didn't have to worry about anything else.

Although everyone in the village knew that she had been sent away, they all knew it in their hearts and would not say it out loud on such a nice day.

Qin Haodong and the other two followed Song Sanniang and the others and had not yet returned to the store in Fucheng. Boss Song was having a wedding today, so the three of them came to help.

Song Ersao felt a little stuffy and uncomfortable after staying in the house for a while, so Qin Yuanyuan said goodbye to Song Laoer and sent her home. Song Laoer and Qin Haodong continued to help.

The big dowry of a married woman must be placed in advance, and when the groom's relatives and friends come to pick her up, they must be shown, and then they can be taken away directly when they leave.

When the two brides in the bridal chamber had finished combing their hair, they could vaguely hear a commotion outside. “It seems the bride’s escort has arrived.”

"Yes, I saw it. It came from the head of the village."

"You can tell by the sound. The sound of playing instruments and singing."

Sure enough, not long after, the festive bride-welcoming procession arrived from far away and arrived at the Song family's house.

Although they were twins, Song Chunhua was the elder sister, so her husband Li Shunping came to pick her up first, but they left together.

Li Shunping's family had an ox cart. He came here in the ox cart, and he was accompanied by a large group of relatives and friends, including his younger brother Li Shunan, his uncle, and a boy who came to greet the bride. The matchmaker led the way in front.

Li Shunping got out of the car. He was no different from what Song Ergu had said, tall and strong. When he saw the bride's relatives blocking the door after getting out of the car, his face turned red.

He nodded to everyone, and then followed the matchmaker to recognize the man. Mr. Song and Mrs. Song had been waiting outside the door for a long time. Mr. Song and Mrs. Song had met Li Shunping before, and they were also very satisfied with this eldest son-in-law.

But the door should be closed. He laughed when he heard his son-in-law calling him father-in-law, and then started chatting with Li Shunping's uncle, Uncle Li. While chatting, he watched with a smile as Song Zhongxiao and others brought a group of young and strong people in the village to make things difficult for the eldest son-in-law.

Hearing the difficult question his brother-in-law had given him, Li Shunping's face turned red. How could he, a butcher, write poetry? That's right,

He looked for help to his cousins ​​behind him, but they were also unable to help.

Song Zhongxiao and his group started to laugh. Seeing his brother like this, Li Shunan could only take out the red envelope and give it to Qin Haoxi, because Qin Haoxi seemed to be the easiest to talk to.

Unfortunately, Qin Haoxi took the red envelope and shook his head, "Not enough, not enough, continue."

Song Zhongxiao was so happy that he picked up Qin Haoxi. Song Liyi asked his brother-in-law to recite a poem. Li Shunping was so anxious that his face turned red and he couldn't remember a single word.

The villagers who were watching laughed out loud. Song Sanniang and Si Niang also joined the crowd to watch the fun. The three of them also laughed out loud.

Unexpectedly, before Li Shunping entered the door, Song Qiushi's husband Guan Yuan arrived behind him. His family also had an ox cart.

However, he specially borrowed a horse-drawn carriage to pick up the bride, and his own ox-drawn cart and other ox-drawn carts from the village followed behind, waiting to transport the bride's dowry back on the way back.

Seeing them coming, everyone made way for the groom and asked him to come to the door and stand with his brother-in-law.

Guan Yuan is half a head shorter than Li Shunping, but he has been doing farm work for a long time and looks strong.

As soon as he came forward, he immediately greeted his father-in-law, grandmother, and eldest brother-in-law, and then greeted his brother-in-law.

With his arrival, Li Shunping felt less embarrassed, so the two exchanged a few pleasantries.

Song Zhongxiao and his men began to test Guan Yuan. Guan Yuan was indeed a man with a plan for success. He knew that his two elder brothers were scholars, so he took some time to prepare for the test.

When Song Zhongxiao asked him to recite a poem, he managed to recite one after some hesitation. When Song Zhongxiao and his friends got more difficult, he could only step forward and give them red envelopes.

They made a fuss for a while, and seeing that the time was almost up, the two matchmakers and Song Li's mother came forward and asked Song Zhongxiao and others to let the two people in, as there were still a lot of procedures to go through.

So the two of them were surrounded by the wedding party and walked into the house.