In ancient times, I just wanted to be a salted fish

The next day, Chen Ruotong took Old Lady Chen, Zhang, and Chen Dahai to the clothing store to buy clothes. Zhang looked at the various styles and brightly colored gauze dresses with envy and desire, but when she asked about the price, she withdrew her hand.

Chen Ruotong knew that her mother loved beauty very much. She liked it and wanted to buy it, but she was too embarrassed to say it. So Chen Ruotong said, "What style do you like, mother? Just tell me. We have to buy a few more sets of clothes to attend the engagement ceremony of the third brother in a few days."

When this was said, the three of them were stunned. Old Lady Chen asked first, "What? Your third brother is getting engaged, but this damn old man didn't tell me in the letter. Whose girl is it?"

So Chen Ruotong told the three of them about Chen Sanhe's blind date.

Old Mrs. Chen was very pleased. It was a great honor to have such an in-law. Then she thought about the two children. They were both affectionate. If they didn't despise us because we were peasants, what else could we be afraid of?

Zhang was a little uneasy. As the daughter of an official, it was not easy for her to be a daughter-in-law! How could she be a mother-in-law? She dared not discipline such a daughter-in-law.

Chen Dahai was happy for his third brother's engagement, but he also thought of himself. He was already 18 years old, and several of his peers in the village had children running around. He was also worried about his own marriage! So he scratched his head and said, "My third brother is really lucky!"

Chen Ruotong comforted Chen Dahai and said, "Brother, don't worry, your sister-in-law is waiting for you not far away!"

Chen Dahai looked confused: "What? Where is it? Let me see!"

Several people in the room burst into laughter, and even the clerk in the clothing store bent over with laughter!

Chen Dahai finally reacted and blushed: "Fourth brother, you are so annoying, always teasing me, hahaha..."

Chen Ruotong covered her mouth and laughed, "My elder brother is such an outstanding man, are you afraid that he can't find a good wife? Don't worry, there are many good girls in Pingyang City, let your elder brother choose!"

The three of them put on their newly bought beautiful clothes. It was really true that the clothes made the people look different! After changing their clothes, they were completely changed. Chen Ruotong was amazed. The Chen family was quite good-looking! The best-looking one was Zhang, who was wearing a light green brocade dress. She looked like a noble lady. It was obvious that Chen Sanhe and Chen Ruotong looked very much like Zhang, while Chen Dahai and Chen Erjiang looked like Chen Jianshu!

The four of them walked out of the clothing store, talking and laughing. Chen Ruotong took them to the Huicui Building to choose headwear accessories for the three of them.

Old Lady Chen and Zhang were dazzled by the shining gold and silver jewelry. They really liked every piece. In the end, Zhang picked out two gold hairpins, a silver bracelet, and a ring and put them on. Chen Ruotong also chose a gold hairpin and gold earrings for her. Since Zhang liked jewelry, she was allowed to wear gold and silver. She was dressed up beautifully and Chen Ruotong was also pleased to see her.

Old Mrs. Chen dressed simply. Although she also liked jewelry, she was well aware of her status, so she brought a few pieces of silver jewelry.

Chen Sanhe selected a jade hair crown and a jadeite pendant for Chen Dahai. With this makeover, he looks like a noble young man!

The four of them entered Zhenpin Pavilion again. Old Mrs. Chen and Zhang were simply dizzy. They didn't expect that their eldest granddaughter had all these businesses. She didn't recognize this granddaughter. She was no longer the naughty and willful little girl before!

Zhang was shocked by the grandeur of Huicui Building and Zhenpin Pavilion, so she took Chen Ruotong's hand and asked in a low voice: "Xiao Si, you are really amazing. With these good businesses, you must have made a lot of money, right?"

Old Lady Chen pulled Zhang over and said, "You're meddling too much. No matter how much Xiao Si has, she earned it herself. Don't worry about it."

Zhang could only nod deeply. In fact, Zhang was also concerned about her daughter. She was afraid that her daughter would have too much money and be cheated by her husband's family when she got married. Her three sons didn't have money to marry yet, so she had to get some money from her daughter, otherwise she would have raised her in vain.

Old Lady Chen knew that her daughter-in-law was superficial and wild, that is, she was vain. If the family had not been well off these years and had not allowed her to do farm work and supported her, she might not have been able to keep her. Now that she had come to this dazzling big city, could her stupid son control this wild daughter-in-law? Therefore, she could not let her daughter-in-law have money.

But Chen Ruotong didn't know this and still wanted to give Zhang some money!

Chen Ruotong led the three of them and visited almost half of Pingyang City. The wealth and splendor were so dazzling that Zhang's heart seemed to awaken!

In a blink of an eye, August 28th, the day for Chen Sanhe to propose marriage, arrived. This was a very important day, so Old Man Chen and his family went to Zhang's house early in the morning to propose marriage.

Engagement is a big deal, so all the Zhang family members are here. Old Man Zhang and Old Lady Zhang, the first, second and third branches of the Zhang family are all gathered at Prefect Zhang's house. Prefect Zhang is the fourth branch, and the rest of the Zhang family are all civilians in Pingyang City. Old Man Zhang is also a farmer, a small landlord, with more than 600 acres of land. Otherwise, how can Prefect Zhang say that he is from a poor family?

First, the man presents the bride price of three golds to the woman's family. Others give three golds, but our Chen family gives five golds. In addition to a pair of enamel bracelets, there is also a pair of gold bracelets designed and made by Chen Sanhe and Zhang Ruixi. The gold bracelets are engraved with mandarin ducks playing in the water, which are lifelike and very beautiful; a pair of phoenix-patterned gold pendants, with an almond-shaped outer contour, like a water drop, hollow, and the same decoration on both sides. The middle is decorated with a phoenix spreading its wings and about to fly, surrounded by auspicious clouds, and the edges are triangular sea water patterns and dot-shaped triangular patterns. A variety of techniques such as openwork, engraving, hammering, and stamping are used. The theme patterns of larger areas are processed by openwork, and the local patterns such as phoenixes, auspicious clouds, and sea water patterns are carefully engraved, making the picture alternate between reality and illusion, and very layered. This is the specialty of Qiu Yinjiang. There is also a gold necklace in the space gold shop and a pair of enamel gold rings.

These are quite impressive and the Zhang family is very satisfied.

Then, old man Chen handed the gift list to old man Zhang. Finally, matchmaker Li read the gift list, and the Zhang family nodded repeatedly as they listened to the gifts on the gift list. This was the one with the most and heaviest gift list among the daughters of the Zhang family who got married. Therefore, many daughters-in-law and girls in the Zhang family were envious and jealous. Zhang Ruixi was also very happy when she heard these gifts. It seemed that the Chen family valued her very much! Yes, she was proficient in everything from music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and deserved to be valued and respected.

Matchmaker Li took out the engagement letter and asked the two to sign and put their fingerprints on it. Then, it could be submitted to the government for record, proving that the two families had a marriage relationship. In other words, the law had recognized the couple's husband-and-wife relationship and they could have normal relationships. The only thing left was to change the engagement letter into a marriage letter and have the wedding night. The engagement was already done, so how far was the marriage going to go?

The two elderly people chose the wedding date based on the birth dates of the two children. The sixth day of June two years later was a very auspicious day, so they chose this day.

After the engagement ceremony, Old Man Chen invited everyone in the Zhang family to have lunch at Baiweilou. Chen Ruotong had already booked five tables at Baiweilou.

The Zhang family was satisfied with the Chen family's generosity, and the Chen family was satisfied with the Zhang family's hospitality and courtesy, and the two families officially became relatives.