Old Zhou said: "I didn't see you bring back the money you earned."
Zhou Zhoulang: "Didn't they all buy furs, pearls and medicinal materials? There are also cows. Look at the accounts in the account book. We made a lot of money last year. We will only earn more if we pull so much tea this year." .”
Old Zhou asked: "Then you will bring back more furs, pearls, medicinal materials and cattle?"
Although Zhou Zhoulang planned this way, when his father asked him this question, he got stuck and said, "Father, is this not good?"
Old Zhou said: "What a fart, we don't need the money we earn, what's the point of buying and selling all the time?"
He said: "The big head is not young, and he will definitely get married this year, and a dowry is required for the marriage. The family of Imperial Physician Liu seems to be much richer than ours. The dowry of our family can't be too shabby."
Zhou Zhoulang: "Aren't you afraid that when the betrothal gift is sent, they will withhold all of it and only give you a granddaughter-in-law?"
Old Zhou Tou said: "No, I've asked all of them. For those rich and noble families who are kind, the dowry will be sent back as a dowry, and some dowry will be added."
How could he be in the accompanying business
Zhou Zhoulang: "That's his dowry too, doesn't it have anything to do with the big head?"
"Why doesn't it matter?" Old Zhou stretched out his hand to pat him and said, "Don't be foolish here, we are all a family. Doesn't it mean that her dowry will not be given to her husband or children in the future?"
"And she will be an imperial doctor in the future," said old Zhou Tou with emotion: "Look at how much money Man Bao can earn in a year and return rice grains? Datou can marry her, it's like lighting a lantern, so the betrothal gift We can't be too stingy. We have to save face for the big head."
Zhou Zhoulang also pondered when he heard it, "But Dad, you said it too late. Before I came back yesterday, I had already ordered tea bricks with someone, and I used up most of the cash on hand. How much money do you have now?" ?”
Old Zhou turned around and left, "I don't have any money in my hand, it's the money from the public, and I will share it later."
"Impossible," Zhou Zhoulang chased after him and said, "You and your mother have always shared a share of the money. You and your mother are frugal, so how could it be possible that you have no money?"
Old Zhou said: "That's a dowry for Man Baobei."
He said: "You don't even look at what's going on in Bai Shan's family, the dowry will definitely be high, we can't just not prepare any dowry."
Zhou Lang suggested: "Use some now, and then get money from the big brother and the others to make up for it."
Old Zhou gave him a sideways glance and said: "Bad idea, there are three heads under the big head, and you have to do what you can to marry a daughter-in-law. How can you borrow money for the dowry?"
But he still couldn't help discussing with Qian when he returned to the house, "Boss must not have much money in his hand, things in the capital are so expensive, it must cost a lot to buy a good dowry, otherwise we will spend our money first." Give the boss some?"
Mrs. Qian directly refused, and she said: "I gave it to Datou, will I give it to the second one when they get married? There are still three and four, and a series of children."
She said: "If a bowl of water cannot be leveled, the children will have objections. This time I will bring the second child and the second daughter-in-law with me to Beijing. Ertou and Erya should also get engaged."
"The house..."
After pondering for a moment, Qian said: "We will come back in autumn. It would be best if Ertou and Erya's marriage can be settled by that time. If it can't be settled, we have to wait until next year. The third child and the others are going to Beijing."
"The daughter-in-law still has to look at it herself. In the future, the daughter-in-law will take care of them."
"Then the boss won't help?" Old Zhou frowned and said, "The Liu family is a good family, and if the dowry is not ready, it will be a joke."
Qian Shi said: "The big head has money in his hand, he will find a way to get his own dowry, and he will take care of Wan'er as much as he has. It was originally agreed that the grandchildren will marry each family and be responsible for each family. .”
This is also an important reason why Qian asked them to save their own money and distribute the company's money every year.
The grandchildren want to marry and study. Every child is different. Whether they are willing to study, whether they can study, or even what kind of person they marry is also different, so she simply asked them to submit After a part of the money, the rest is kept by myself, and the money from the public office is divided once a year in addition to daily expenses...
Therefore, marriage has long been in charge of each house.
Qian said: "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. The big head is already a grandson. If you take care of him, you have to take care of the remaining children. Otherwise, when it's their turn to say goodbye, they will complain that the dowry is not enough. Do you give it or not?"
Old Zhou Tou: "...our family earns so much money every year, how could it be not enough when it's their turn?"
Qian said indifferently: "How many things in this world are enough?"
Old Zhou fell silent.
Qian Shi said: "Their parents will take care of their affairs, we just need to take care of our children's affairs."
She said: "The seven children from Dalang to Liulang have all married and established businesses. Now Manbao is the only one left. We just need to send her to marry. Since we said that the money is for Manbao to go as a dowry, then it is for Manbao. Full of treasures."
Old Zhou no longer mentioned this matter.
Zhou Dalang and Xiaoqian didn't want to ask their parents for money either, they had the same idea as their parents, they had as much food as they wanted, and although they really wanted to make the dowry a little better, it had to be under their own circumstances.
If they didn't, it would be impossible for them to borrow money to marry their daughter-in-law.
However, they have little money, and the big head has money himself.
He turned around and ran to look for Zhou Lijun. After checking the account books, Zhou Lizhong took a burden from Zhou Lijun.
He carried the burden back to his parents.
Zhou Dalang was shocked when he opened it and saw the money inside, "Where did you get so much money?"
Although it is not as good as the money saved by the couple, it is still a lot.
Mainly he is one and they are two!
Zhou Lizhong said: "The money I saved before was paid every month with my fourth and fifth uncles, and I put all the money I saved with my second sister and fourth uncle. When I went to the grassland with my fourth uncle, I took it with me caught..."
Even if he didn't go, he gave the money to his fourth uncle to buy shares, so he made a lot of money.
And Zhou Dalang and his wife were able to save more money than him while farming, because all the money in the business was in the hands of Zhou Zhoulang. Every year he went back and forth to do business, and at the end of the year he always had to share a sum of money.
After Zhou Lizhong handed over the money to his parents, he said, "Father, mother, you can use my money to pay the bride price."
Xiaoqian couldn't help but said to Zhou Dalang: "He is much more promising than you before."
When Zhou Dalang married her, the dowry gifts were all from his family, and there were not many things.
In front of his son, Zhou Dalang was a little embarrassed.