12dz Chapter 357 Preparing the dowry
Chapter 357 Preparing the dowry
Who knew that the next second, Matchmaker Wu took out a stack of books from her hand and said, "Oh, Madam Shen, you said this is not a big deal. Come and have a look. These are all girls waiting to be married. They are all very good, well-behaved, capable and obedient."
Lin Cuicui didn't want to take her booklet at first, but at that time, Matchmaker Wu was so enthusiastic that she almost stood right in front of her, so she had no choice but to take it.
"Open them and take a look. If you find anything you like, we can take a look. This double happiness is rare."
Shen Li understood clearly that her mother had just refused. How could a shrewd matchmaker not understand? All she could say was that she was worthy of being a matchmaker.
Lin Cuicui only flipped through a few pages and then closed the book. "Matchmaker Wu, you are a straightforward person, so I won't hide anything from you. My son is not at home right now, and it's not certain when he will be back."
"His father and I are both spoiled children. We promised him that his marriage would not be decided without his approval. As for Qi An, he can't bypass his third brother."
Then he returned the booklet to Matchmaker Wu and said, "So, you see, your trip today is in vain."
Matchmaker Wu looked embarrassed. What kind of family are they? Every time someone came to propose marriage, she would welcome them with a smile, but nothing ever succeeded.
It would have been fine if the girl from his family didn't propose marriage in the past, but today she came to propose marriage to this boy, it's the same. What kind of daughter-in-law does his family want to marry?
Could it be that you want to marry a rich girl?
"Is that so? I'll be leaving first then."
Lin Cuicui stood up and sent the person out. When she was almost at the gate, she saw Wu the matchmaker pulling Lin Cuicui and saying, "Madam Shen, I have a scholar in my hand. He is good-looking and can pass the imperial examination. In the future, he will achieve great success."
He glanced in the direction of the Shen family again and said, "Look at your daughter's pretty face. I'll take you to see the scholar someday, okay?"
Matchmaker Wu was still unwilling to give up and wanted to try one last time. If she still failed, she would never visit the Shen family again.
"Sister Wu, I rejected you several times before. This time I won't hide it from you. My daughter has already been promised to someone else."
Matchmaker Wu nodded. No wonder, it turned out that she had been promised to someone else a long time ago. Alas, beautiful girls are indeed very popular.
When she first met Shen Li, she liked this girl very much. She thought she was the kind of person who was generous, unpretentious, simple and straightforward. Such a person would be nice to you if you were nice to her.
If she had a son, she would really like to give him to her son. It would be great to have a daughter-in-law like him.
Pity!
Matchmaker Wu walked out of the Shen family's gate and said, "Mrs. Shen, I'm leaving now. Please don't see me off."
After seeing off Matchmaker Wu, Lin Cuicui turned around and walked back, she breathed a long sigh of relief. But I didn't want to arrange a marriage for the fourth brother. It's because he is now devoted to his studies. I had vaguely reminded him of this last time, but he directly refused.
He said that he just wanted to study now and would think about starting a family later.
As parents, they naturally support their son's desire to study and achieve success.
Moreover, the fourth son will definitely achieve something in the future, so his wife cannot be chosen casually.
At the very least, the girl should be educated, so that the couple will have common topics to talk about in the future.
Also, the fourth brother is a very opinionated person. His wife probably needs his personal approval. If they make a decision rashly, what will happen if they become a pair of resentful lovers in the future?
"Ah~"
"Mom, did you send that person away?"
"Yes, it's been sent out." Lin Cuicui sat on the chair, took a sip of tea and said, "It seems that Matchmaker Wu will not come to our house in the future."
Shen Changshan held his hand and said, "Cui Niang, don't worry. It doesn't matter if those two brats can find wives or not."
Lin Cuicui glared at him, "What are you talking about?"
Shen Li and Xu Taohua looked at each other and decided that they couldn't sit here any longer, so they stood up and walked out of the yard.
"Sister-in-law, where is Ah Chi? Why can't I see him?"
Xu Taohua smiled and said, "He went to bed late yesterday and didn't fall asleep until most of the night. Now, he couldn't get up this morning."
Shen Li nodded, "I'll go back to the yard first."
"it is good."
After taking Shen Li and Xu Taohua out of the yard, Lin Cuicui stood up and sighed deeply again.
Shen Changshan held her hand and said, "What's wrong? Why are you sighing?"
Lin Cuicui looked at him, "Aren't you worried at all?"
Shen Changshan pulled her to sit down, "Cui Niang, are you worried about the third child or the fourth child?"
"I'm worried about these two brats. One of them has gone out to explore the world and we don't know when he'll come back. The other one has to take the imperial examination. How can we not worry if we don't talk about marriage for the time being?"
Shen Changshan comforted her, "Neither of them is in a hurry. It's useless for you to worry about it. Don't think about it. Maybe if you just sit at home, your daughter-in-law will come to you automatically."
Lin Cuicui finally laughed out loud, "She's even delivered to your door. You treat your daughter-in-law like a piece of cabbage!"
"Don't think about it. A-li may not be able to stay at home for much longer. Well, we can't let those two brats in front delay A-li."
If Shen Li waits until her brothers get married before getting married, it is unknown how long she will have to wait.
"But aren't Pei Yu and Jing Yuan still on the battlefield?"
"Well, maybe when the war is over, we will marry our daughter off soon."
When it comes to marrying off their daughter, both husband and wife are a little depressed. However, they feel better when they think that their son-in-law is an outstanding man and that Ali will not have her parents-in-law to serve her in the future.
There are no parents-in-law, and the son-in-law holds an official position, and is a prince. The key is that he loves Ali. It is really hard to find such a son-in-law even with a lantern.
"Ali's dowry has been almost prepared. It's a pity that we were not well off before and didn't have time to prepare many things."
Many things in the dowry have to be prepared from childhood. They cannot be obtained in a short period of time, nor can they be obtained by spending money.
Speaking of this, Shen Changshan was a little dazed. The more he thought about the past, the more he wanted to cherish his present life.
Shen Li didn't know what they were worried about. After all, Shen Li had never worried about the issue of dowry.
No matter how much dowry they prepared, it would not be as valuable as her. She had many ideas of making money in her mind.
Also, Pei Yu would send a lot of betrothal gifts, needless to say. The warehouses in Dingzhou City alone would already have a lot, not to mention the things he had prepared in the capital in those two years.
An Wu came back the next afternoon and took out two land deeds. "Miss, this is the prince's farm, with a total of 300 acres of land."
Shen Li came to see that the address was not in Qingxi County, but in Suzhou, but it was not far away and was not a problem.
An Wu handed over a purse and said, "This is the banknote you gave to me. I'm returning it to you now."
Shen Li took it and pushed a silver note of 100 taels to him, "Thank you for your hard work."
"Do not……"
"Take it. Even if you are a secret guard, there are still places where you can use the silver."