Zhulan said, "This boy is getting married in three days, and his house has been decorated as a bridal chamber. I just wanted to remind him to live in Changzhi's yard for a few days."
Zhou Shuren stroked his beard and said what he was thinking, "Chang Lian is married, and he is the son-in-law of the county magistrate. He can't go to the county without a penny in the future. I thought that my family would give me a monthly allowance of 100 wen for my daughter-in-law, 200 wen for my son, and 10 wen for my grandson and granddaughter."
Zhulan knew that Chang Lian's wife was a daughter of an official family. Chang Lian had no money, so it was inconvenient for him to go out and raise his head. "I have no objection to monthly salary. How much is Rongchuan and Xuehan each month?"
Zhou Shuren, "Rongchuan also gets 200 wen per month, and Xuehan gets 100 wen."
Zhulan paused and said, "The Zhou family has six children. Xuemei got married early. The dowry given by the original owner and his wife was given by the original owner. We have been here for more than a year. Xuemei is filial to us. She got married early, and the other brothers and sisters are becoming more and more like young masters and young ladies. She has never complained. I also treat her as my daughter sincerely. I want to discuss with you. When Xuehan gets married, how about preparing an extra dowry for Xuemei?"
The current family fortune was all earned by Zhou Shuren. Once Zhou Shuren becomes a juren, she will be able to use her expertise to manage the family fortune and save more money. She will start saving up a dowry for Xuehan next year, and she also wants to prepare one for Xuemei.
Zhulan touched the clothes on her body. These clothes were made for her by Xuemei. This girl didn't come back very often, but she remembered her preferences in her heart. This year was enough to see through a person. With sincerity in return, she also treated Xuemei as her own daughter.
Zhou Shuren really didn't expect Zhulan to have such an idea. After all, he was a man and didn't have the meticulousness of a woman. "I have no objection to giving Xuemei a dowry."
It is indeed difficult for Jiang Sheng to save up wealth and let Xuemei live the life of a wife according to his ability. Xuemei, this cheap daughter, is indeed a good one. Among the children of the Zhou family, Xuemei is the most insightful and a rare good child.
Zhulan kissed Zhou Shuren and said, "You are becoming more and more like a father."
She could feel that Zhou Shuren was now more sincere towards the children of the Zhou family and was no longer as purposeful as before. Although he was educating the children, they had never entered Zhou Shuren's heart. She hoped that Zhou Shuren could feel more of the warmth of home and be happier.
In the evening, Chang Lian and Chang Zhi passed the county exam, and Chang Zhi got first place again. It was worth celebrating, and they took advantage of the happy event to announce that they would start distributing monthly allowances next month. Everyone had different reactions.
Boss Zhou didn't feel anything. All the money in the family was in Li's hands. It was just a formality in his hands and he had no idea how much to give.
Li was excited. As the daughter-in-law who was best at math, she quickly calculated how much money she could save in a year. Well, she felt that three children were too few. Now that Yu Lu could walk and run, she thought she could have a few more.
Boss Zhou felt a chill on his back, "... ... ..."
What happened to Li? Why did she keep blinking? What did this mean? Why did she have a bad feeling
Zhou Laoer and his wife had the same idea. With the extra monthly allowance, they could save a lot every month, so the couple focused on saving money.
Chang Lian was the happiest. He was worried about what to do if he had no money after getting married. His parents had thought about it for him. Wow, I was so unfilial in the past. I am sorry to my parents. I must be the most filial son in the future.
Changzhi didn't care. He would spend the monthly allowance if he had it, and he wouldn't worry if he didn't have any money.
Rong Chuan said hurriedly, "Uncle and aunt have already spent a lot of money to raise me, I can't ask for more monthly allowance."
Zhou Shuren said: "You are also half a son in my eyes, and you will not be the only one missing out on the monthly salary."
Rongchuan knew that his uncle's decision would not be easily changed, so he tried to argue, "Half a cent, I'll just take a hundred coins."
Zhou Shuren didn't refuse, "Okay."
Rongchuan let out a breath, really afraid that his uncle would not agree.
In the following days, Li did not have the opportunity to be excited about the monthly salary. Chang Lian got married and the family was very busy. Li was in charge of the dishes and meat for the banquet. It was inconvenient for Zhao to go out, so Li took care of everything outside. Zhulan was well educated, so Li was still able to stand on her own in the village.
It was Zhulan’s first time organizing a wedding. Although she had experience with her previous life, she was still afraid of making mistakes and checked the process several times.
On the day of the wedding, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren got up early and had breakfast. Zhulan looked at Changlian in his wedding dress, with a childish face. Are they getting married already? On a day that should have been touching, Zhulan had nothing to be moved about. She only complained about the ancient times in her heart.
Zhou Shuren coughed and said, "It's getting late, don't miss the auspicious time."
Chang Lian was not at peace because he had married and was about to have his own family.
Today Chang Lian went to pick up his bride on horseback. The horse was borrowed by Zhou Shuren. When talking about the horse, Zhulan sighed that Chang Lian was indeed very brave and he could ride well in just one day.
The wedding procession returned an hour and a half later, entering the house with music and drums.
The bride's dowry was delivered yesterday. Although Dong Lin did not give her daughter much monthly allowance, she was particularly generous with the dowry. Thirty-six taels of dowry were the largest in the county. Cloth and other things were not attractive. What was attractive were the adobe bricks representing the land, as well as the shops and houses.
Dong Chuchu's dowry included fifty acres of land, a two-story house in the county, and two shops, all in good locations. She also had a lot of jewelry, as well as gold and silver, which showed that the Dong family was very wealthy.
The Dong family also took back the betrothal gift given by Zhulan as a dowry.
Zhulan and Zhou Shuren sat in the seats of honor and watched the ancient wedding with their own eyes. After the wedding ceremony, they were sent to the bridal chamber. It was a pity that Changlian and Dong Chuchu slept together after the bridal chamber, and they would have to live separately in the future.
The wedding was exhausting. By the time we saw the guests off and cleaned up the yard, it was already dark.
The next day, Zhulan just woke up and heard noises outside. She thought it was Li who got up early to cook. She got dressed and went out to see that Dong Chuchu was cooking with her sleeves rolled up.
Zhulan really didn't look forward to eating the breakfast made by Dong Chuchu. Unexpectedly, the fire was lit. She was cutting vegetables in a very professional manner. Zhulan was afraid that Dong Chuchu would be scared and cut her hand, so she stood at the door without moving.
"Mom, why are you standing at the door?"
“Ouch!”
Zhulan, "... ..."
Forget it, she forgot about Li.
In the end, Dong Chuchu injured her hand, and Li still made breakfast. While eating breakfast, Zhulan saw Chang Lian looking at Chuchu's hand several times, and then looked at Dong Chuchu with a look on his face, saying, "Didn't I ask you to cook?"
Dong Chuchu's face turned red, and she boasted that she could make breakfast, but her sister-in-law ruined it!
Li felt the gaze of Chang Lian's wife and lowered her head, wishing she could tear the table to pieces.
Zhulan coughed, still feeling a little biased. It was not Li's fault. "Don't just watch, let's eat!"
Zhulan spoke and waited for Zhou Shuren to pick up his chopsticks, and then they all picked up their chopsticks and started eating.
Li raised her head quickly. Her mother-in-law loved her and had just helped her out. "Mother, this is the egg custard I specially steamed for you."
Zhulan, "... ..."
I just helped you out of trouble, and now I'm attracting hatred. She could see clearly from the door that Dong Chuchu took the eggs, probably wanting to make steamed egg custard.
Zhao couldn't help but kick her sister-in-law. She knew that her sister-in-law had no bad intentions. People who didn't know would think that she was just trying to cause trouble. Her sister-in-law was the daughter of the county magistrate and was very proud. Who knew if she would hold a grudge against her sister-in-law.
Li frowned, "Second daughter-in-law, why did you kick me?"
And he kicked her so hard that her leg hurt so much!
Zhulan, "... ..."
Zhao: “… … ..”
She was wrong. She shouldn't have reminded her sister-in-law. Now she has gotten herself into trouble!