Traveling through troubled times to escape famine and cultivate crops as a grain merchant

The girl's family had nothing except two quilts, a few new clothes, a few new shoes, and a basket of pots, pans, and utensils.

You have to know that in addition to the dozens of taels of betrothal gifts, the Zhou family also gave a lot of gold, silver, jewelry and various fabrics. In the end, the new bride only brought back two sets of clothes, and they were clothes given directly by the Zhou family, and not a single piece of cloth was brought back.

When the betrothal gift was proposed, everyone in Nanshui Village saw it. They were so envious and jealous that so many betrothal gifts came into the Wu family. They didn't know how many times they gritted their teeth in secret.

Now, as soon as the dowry was brought out, it immediately caused an uproar.

The Wu couple was very confident, "So what? Did I raise her for nothing? She has been eating and drinking at home all these years. If it weren't for raising her, we would have had enough money to buy a bigger house. A daughter who is married off is like water spilled out. How can I let the Zhou family marry off the daughter I have raised for so many years for nothing?

You are so cheap that you are rushing to send your daughter to someone else's house? His Zhou family, his Zhou Gu Wu Ya owes us a lifetime, and we can never repay it in this lifetime!"

"That's right. From now on, my daughter belongs to someone else. I raised her so much, so what's wrong with accepting a betrothal gift? It's my due no matter how much I accept!"

The more the couple spoke, the straighter and firmer their backs became.

He also cursed other people who gossiped, saying that other people's girls were worthless and no one wanted them even if they were put up for sale.

I was so angry that I cried.

Many people also think that what the Wu couple said makes sense.

No matter how the couple treated Wu Ya over the years, they still raised her up safely and married her off smoothly, finding her a good in-law family, which was more or less what they did for their daughter.

What's more, there are three boys in the family, and none of them have married. How can they find wives without the money for the daughter's betrothal gift?

Cangshan Village is extremely lively at this time.

All the people in the village gathered at Zhou's house.

Starting from across the river, the Zhou family's yard was decorated with red lanterns and red carpets along the way, extending all the way into the yard and the living room.

The yard was filled with large and small lanterns hung everywhere, and red couplets with double happiness characters were pasted on the doors and windows.

Li looked at the red carpet that was several dozen feet long and said to Zhou Guo, "It's still too expensive. Why lay it so long? Can't it be laid from the yard to the living room?"

Zhou Guo patiently explained, "Mom, this is the top priority for my eldest brother. He is the eldest son and grandson of our family, so he has to have this kind of appearance. Besides, you are talking about my uncle, my two brothers, and my younger brothers. I don't need to mention my uncle. When the time comes, the wedding scene must not be bad. Let's talk about my two brothers. When they get married, our family's life will be on a higher level."

If they work hard and pass the imperial examination, then the lowest they can marry is a small landlord or a scholar. They don't like the girls of ordinary families, so the wedding ceremony must be extraordinary. You said that my eldest brother has worked hard and is the eldest grandson, so the wedding ceremony cannot be much worse than that of his younger brothers. We are not without money now, so we can make it grand if possible."

Li didn't say anything for a while, then said, "You are right, mother doesn't think enough, we can't let him down."

Zhou Guo asked: "Have you prepared the gift for my sister-in-law?"

Li was helpless, "I'm ready. Don't you know this? You've reminded me several times."

After four rounds of banquets had passed and the sun was setting, the wedding procession finally returned.

The firecrackers were crackling, the children were making a lot of noise, and the place was bustling with noise.

"Here it comes, here comes the brazier."

Zhou Gu took the bride's hand and slowly stepped over the brazier and entered the yard.

There are a lot of people crowded in the yard now.

Xu sat on the high hall, looking at everything in front of her in confusion.

Zhou Xing said to Li: "Second Aunt, you are also an elder, you should also come forward and sit down."

Lee hesitated.

Zhou Mi also said: "Yes, Second Aunt, although we call you Second Aunt, we all regard you as our second mother. We are a family, and the eldest brother is also your child. You go and sit down, and you will be honored by the eldest brother and his wife."

Li looked at her children.

Zhou Guo nodded and said with a smile: "Mom, go ahead."

Zhou Su's eyes sparkled, and he jumped up and down, "Mom, go sit down, go sit down."

Li Lai also nodded.

Zhou Mai smiled and said, "Mom, big brother would also want you to sit there, grandpa and grandma are watching from up there too."

Li's eyes were slightly red, and she really sat on it, adjusted her skirt, and straightened her back.

Zhou Guo smiled knowingly, this was what her mother deserved. Hard work always has to be rewarded, right? Who would do something without any reward?

As the best man escorted her into the bridal chamber, he finished shouting.

The deacon shouted from outside again: "The feast has begun, the feast has begun. Sit down, sit down. The feast has begun."

The crowd dispersed, the excitement was over, it was time to eat, it was getting late.

Zhou Guo, Zhou Xing and Zhou Gu came out of the house and went into the bridal chamber with food. On the wedding day, the bride would definitely not be used to it and there would be no familiar people around her, so she would inevitably feel restrained.

Zhou Gu smiled gratefully at the two of them and thanked them naively.

Zhou Guo laughed, "Brother, you should thank me. Why should we thank each other as a family? Can you thank me enough? Okay, you go and entertain the guests. We will go in and entertain my sister-in-law."

In the room, Wu Ya was very happy to see Zhou Guo and the other person coming in.

"My sisters are here."

Zhou Guo smiled and opened the food box in his hand, and brought out several dishes, chicken, duck, fish, pork ribs, beef, all meat dishes, and said: "Sister-in-law, you must be hungry. I don't know what you like to eat, so I picked some. They are all the staple dishes on the table. Today is your wedding with my eldest brother, and your table cannot be only for outsiders to eat, you have to eat too."

Zhou Xing set out three sets of bowls and chopsticks and said, "We'll eat with you."

Wu Ya was really hungry and was very grateful. She waited until both of them picked up their bowls and chopsticks before she started eating.

Zhou Guo noticed that she rarely picked up food, and when she did, she only picked up the small green vegetable in front of her, and did not even touch the meat next to it.

Zhou Xing picked up a piece of braised fish for her and said, "Sister-in-law, you eat meat. There is a table full of meat. If you don't eat it, how can the two of us finish it?"

Wu Ya smiled at her and ate it.

But I just don’t pick up any food.

Zhou Guo stood up and served her a lot of food, so that the bowl was almost full. "Sister-in-law, please eat. From now on, we are a family. You don't have to be polite or restrained when you come to our house. You have to eat until you are full. How can you work if you are not full? There is a lot of work to do at home."

Zhou Xing nodded.

Wu Ya smiled at her gratefully and started eating obediently.

The three of them ate up all the food on the table in the house, and of course Zhou Guo ate the most.

Wu Ya was shocked.

Zhou Xing smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, she is the only one in our family who eats the most. She can eat so much at every meal. You will know in the next few days that what you eat is not enough to fill her teeth."

Zhou Guo was about to leave after finishing his meal, and said, "Sister-in-law, my sister is here with you, I have to go out to entertain the guests. Many of the guests come to the manor, it would be inappropriate not to show up."