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As for Qiao Xiazhi's dowry, after discussing the gift with Jiang Yunchen, the Qiao family meant that the child would have to spend money on everything after marrying into the city, so they should not buy too many unnecessary things.

Then I thought of adding two hundred yuan to the original betrothal gift as a dowry for Xia Zhi.

In addition to these, some basins, towels, quilts and so on will definitely be prepared.

But now the betrothal gift sent by the Jiang family is much more than that, so it would be too inappropriate for them to still do as before.

After all, what others see is that the bride price is very generous, but the dowry is just that little.

So after Grandma Jiang and Jiang Yunchen reluctantly went back in the afternoon, the Qiao family also began to discuss Qiao Xiazhi's dowry.

"What I mean is, the originally agreed upon addition of 200 yuan as dowry will remain unchanged, and we will also make a set of better cabinets for you, and the quilts, washbasins and other things will still be there." Qiao Qiping said.

Fang Mei naturally had no objection to her father-in-law's proposal and nodded in agreement: "Anyway, we have no objection to you, Dad and Mom, arranging this matter. We will just follow Dad's arrangements."

Seeing that his daughter-in-law and son had no objections, Qiao Qiping looked at his wife and asked, "Ah Zhen, do you have any different suggestions?"

Zhu Shizhen: "I'll follow your arrangements."

"Also, this is the betrothal gift my in-laws gave me today. Originally, they gave it to Dashan, and Dashan gave it to me. Now I'm giving it to you, Xiaomei."

"And these, as well as this passbook, are all the assets our family has accumulated over this period of time. I'm handing them all over to you. From now on, this family will be handed over to you to manage. I'm old now, and I don't want to worry about these things anymore."

As he spoke, Zhu Shizhen took out a passbook and some cash, and kept only thirty or forty yuan for himself as a reserve.

Zhu Shizhen has seen Fang Mei for many years. She is not only filial but also thrifty. She feels relieved to let Fang Mei be the housekeeper.

Originally, she had given the housekeeping power to Fang Mei when the family was divided a few years ago, but Fang Mei was unwilling to manage the household at that time, so she had to take it over again.

Now that the children are grown up, maybe she will be able to become a grandmother soon. It is time for her to force her daughter-in-law to manage the family herself.

She can still teach her a little now, but if she leaves in the future, she won’t be able to teach her anymore.

Fang Mei was a little confused when she saw the sudden arrival of the housekeeper Quan.

She had never received more than one hundred yuan in her life. Now that such a large sum of money was suddenly in her hands, she was afraid that she would have to hold it in her arms when she slept at night for fear of losing it.

"Mom...you, why did you suddenly..." Fang Mei quickly pushed the money and passbook back.

"Mom, I can't do it. I don't know how to manage the household. You are the backbone of our family. The money is safer in your hands."

Zhu Shizhen looked at his daughter-in-law and smiled gently, "Last time I told you that you were too young to manage a household, but now Daguo has started a family. If they have children soon, you will be a grandmother. You have to learn the skills of a housekeeper quickly."

"If I leave in the future, this family will still depend on you."

Qiao Qiping helped to agree: "Listen to your mother. If you don't understand something, just ask her. Just hold on to the money when it comes. Apart from this summer solstice wedding, we should spend what we should spend and save what we shouldn't spend."

Qiao Dashan also said, "Put it away, put it away. Mom is old now, it's time for her to have a good rest."

Fang Mei saw that the whole family wanted her to be the housekeeper, and she wanted to refuse. But her mother was right. If she didn't learn, she would be a grandmother in the future, and she would have to teach her daughter-in-law how to manage the household.

After thinking for a while, Fang Mei said, "Well, how about this, you take the passbook first, and I'll take care of the money first. If it doesn't work...it doesn't work, then you can teach me."

She originally wanted to give back the housekeeper rights if it didn't work out, but then she thought better of it.

Zhu Shizhen smiled and said, "Okay, leave the passbook with me first, and you can use the change to pay for household expenses. If you don't have enough, come and ask mom for more."

This is indeed a good idea.

In this way, the power of the Qiao family's housekeeper was handed over to Fang Mei.

"And this, the betrothal gift for Xia Zhi, you take it first." Fang Mei handed the envelope to Zhu Shizhen again.

Zhu Shizhen did not refuse, and took it and said, "Okay, I'll take this too, and I'll add another two hundred yuan to it and give it to Xia Zhi as a dowry."

After saying that, Qiao Qiping said, "I will go to the commune tomorrow morning to ask and get a better cabinet for Xia Zhi, and arrange six quilts."

Zhu Shizhen: "Tomorrow I will take Xiaomei to the town to have a look and buy everything that can be bought so that we don't have to rush when the time comes."

Qiao Dongzhi said: "I want to go too. Tomorrow is Saturday, and I want to go shopping too."

Zhu Shizhen said with a doting look on his face: "Go, go, call Jasmine and Xiaohua as well, so they can help when the time comes."

Qiao Dongzhi: "Can I buy some popsicles?"

Zhu Shizhen: “Buy, buy, buy.”

Qiao Xiazhi: "I'll treat you tomorrow, just buy whatever you want to eat."

Qiao Dongzhi was pleasantly surprised when she heard this: "Are you serious, Second Sister? You are not allowed to regret it? You buy us whatever we want to eat!!"

Qiao Xiazhi: "Buy it. Just buy whatever you want to eat."

Qiao Dongzhi was so happy that he almost jumped up, "Then I will not only eat popsicles, but also buy egg cakes."

Egg cakes were not cheap at that time, costing more than one yuan per pound, but not as expensive as the White Rabbit Milk Candy, so the candies that Jiang Yunchen and his friends brought were all expensive ones, and they did not buy egg cakes.

If he bought it, Qiao Dongzhi was not the type of person who would spend money lavishly, he just wanted it because he was really greedy.

She had eaten this egg cake once when her eldest brother got married.

Now I can finally ask for another chance to eat it while my second sister is getting married.

After things were discussed, everyone started to work and get busy the next day.

Qiao Qiping was responsible for going to the commune to reserve cabinets, boxes and quilts.

At this time, a complete set of cabinets includes a wardrobe, a table, and a towel washbasin rack.

At that time, the desk still had three drawers and two compartments.

Can store a lot of things.

The box is a large wooden box.

A set like this will cost a lot of money.

Fortunately, the family has some money now, otherwise they would not be able to afford such a generous dowry.

I have agreed with the commune, made a reservation, paid a deposit, and the rest is just a matter of waiting for them to finish the work and deliver the goods to my door before I can settle the remaining payment.

Zhu Shizhen, Fang Mei and Xu Li took the children to the supply and marketing cooperative in town to buy other things.

Enamel basins, jars, cups, thermoses, towels, etc.

Everything comes in pairs or pairs.

"Mom, is it too late for us to make shoes and sweaters now? Or should we buy ready-made ones?" Fang Mei asked.

Zhu Shizhen thought for a moment and said, "Let's make it ourselves. It should be in time. We still have three pairs of shoes made for the winter. It will be quick if we make three more pairs."

"The three pairs of shoes at home are just the right size for Xia Zhi's feet. You can make three more pairs for Yun Chen when the time comes. You and Xiao Li can knit the sweater together quickly, and I can make the socks when the time comes."

Fang Mei nodded: "Okay, then we'll buy more wool. What else do we need now?"

Xu Li reminded: "There are also sheets and quilt covers. You have to prepare these after making a quilt."

Fang Mei suddenly realized what was going on when she heard this: "Right, right, right, look at how dizzy I am. My head is not working anymore."

Xu Li smiled and said, "It's normal. My daughter is getting married, and as a mother, I feel sad and distressed. The more anxious I am when I am busy with these things, the more confused I am. I and your mother will remind you, so don't worry."

"Except for the wool and bed sheets, I have not yet bought everything else."

Then the group took the children to buy wool, bed sheets and quilt covers.

After all this hassle, the morning passed quickly.

Fortunately, everyone had a popsicle in the middle of the meal, which was treated by Qiao Xiazhi, otherwise we would have been hungry and thirsty.

"Grandma, mom, and aunt, it's already noon. It will be afternoon when we go back to eat. Why don't we just have a bowl of dumplings here?" After Qiao Xiazhi finished speaking, Qiao Dongzhi and his two sisters waited for grandma's decision with anticipation.

Zhu Shizhen looked at the crowd and realized that a bowl of dumplings for each person would cost a lot of money, so he said, "Use that money to buy two pounds of meat. Grandma will make it for you and you will be full."

"Okay, then let's go home and make dumplings." Qiao Xiazhi didn't refute.

If it were the old girl, she would probably start throwing a tantrum and yelling for food.

Now that things have changed, we will naturally weigh the pros and cons.

There are a lot of people coming today, and a bowl of dumplings per person does cost a lot of money. You can go buy a few pounds of meat and make your own dumplings at home and eat as much as you want.

After cutting the meat, they each bought an ice lolly and got on the tractor back to the brigade.

When they came back, the villagers in the brigade saw that their family was carrying a lot of bags again, and they were all envious.

"The man Xia Zhi just found is not only outstanding and handsome, but also rich."

"That's right. The things he used to propose marriage yesterday alone cost nearly a thousand dollars. This amount of money is something that we peasants would never dare to even think about in our lifetime."

"The betrothal gift yesterday must have been quite a lot. Otherwise, how could they have the money to buy so much today? I heard that Uncle Qiao went to the commune to order a cabinet early in the morning."

"If my daughter marries well, the whole family will enjoy the happiness."

"Okay, stop being envious. We don't have that kind of luck."

"If you have a daughter, and the relationship is not good, no matter how well she marries, it will have nothing to do with her family. There was a girl from Team 3 who married someone in the city, and it caused a big fuss. It seems like they don't have any contact with each other anymore."

"If you have daughters in the future, treat them well. Maybe they will marry well when they grow up and enjoy good fortune. You see, Xia Zhi married well, and the Qiao family will have a better life in the future."

"Xia Zhi is doing well now. I heard that he is going to study at a medical college in September. He wants to be a doctor after graduation. He is a very popular person."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, who would have thought that before last year, Xia Zhi was still a child who caused headaches for his family and was always against them. Look at him now, he is so good."

Everyone was talking at once, as if they could already foresee the future prosperity of the Qiao family.

In the rice fields, peanut fields and corn fields, there are envious eyes of the villagers everywhere.

——Manual dividing line——

PS: My dears, I am updating a book these days, so the update time is not very stable. But Butterfly will update it normally every day, and then slowly adjust the time to fix it.

Darlings, just chase after them with confidence~~