nashuaworldcup Chapter 211 Locking the Bride Gift
Chapter 211 Locking the Bride Gift
The previous ones are easy to deal with, but the key is the embroidery, which fills two large boxes. How could a man like Han Zhibai embroider so many in such a short time?
Xia Qingyue looked at him suspiciously.
“Some of these things I have gained over the past few years.
Some of them were prepared for me by my parents before they passed away, like the pear and white peach blossom wine, which my father made by hand many years ago and buried in several jars under the pear and peach trees. He said that some of the jars were for marriage proposals, and some of the jars would be dug out on the wedding day to drink with relatives and friends.
There are also embroidery items, which were sewn by my mother, including handkerchiefs, face towels, pillowcases, and other items.”
Among the many gifts there were ninety-nine taels of silver.
Under the surprised gaze of the crowd, Han Zhibai said seriously:
"To me, Qingyue is a priceless treasure in my heart. With this etiquette, I want to make a good number to increase the joy."
His actions made Li Benfu and his wife, and Chen Dawei, the three elders, deeply understand his feelings for Xia Qingyue, and they became more and more satisfied with him.
At noon, Li Weikang and three other young men took the initiative to make lunch.
Xia Qingyue and Han Zhibai carried some gifts and went to the Fang family next door.
Li Benfu, his wife, and Chen Dawei moved the betrothal gifts to an empty room.
After the move, they were all exhausted and out of breath.
Chen Yuzhen squatted there, leaning one hand on a wooden box, and lamented, "God is so cruel. Dasong's brother and his second mother passed away one after another, and the two children were about to get married soon."
She suddenly raised her head and tried to block the betrothal gifts beside her like a child, but her body was limited and she could only block the two boxes behind her.
"These things are what they are now. The two children behind them will live at the foot of the mountain for two days after they get married. They are what they were when they went up the mountain. No one can touch them!"
Li Benfu opened his mouth to speak, but his speech was not as fast as Chen Dawei's, "Sister, is there any need to say this? Not only will they be intact, but we will also add dowry for them to take up the mountain with them!
Dasong and his wife worked so hard to raise Qingyue. We never helped Qingyue and never did anything good for her. On the contrary, she has done a great favor to our family. It is impossible for us to get this great benefit for nothing!"
Li Benfu nodded in agreement, "We all know clearly what is right and what is wrong."
Even so, Chen Yuzhen was still worried, so she immediately found two big locks, locked the room where the betrothal gifts were kept, and kept the key close to her body.
Over there, Xia Qingyue and Han Zhibai were visiting the Fang family, and the Fang family welcomed them warmly.
After sitting in the living room drinking water and chatting for a while, Fang Xiaoyu smiled and took Xia Qingyue's hand and went to the boudoir, leaving Han Zhibai in the main room to chat with Fang's father and mother.
After closing the door, Fang Xiaoyu took out the wedding dress she had made for Chen Youmao, which was only half finished.
The style is similar to Han Zhibai's, but the embroidery is different. This set is embroidered with tall and slender bamboos with dense rows and intricate patterns.
"It's so beautiful, and the stitches are so fine. Xiaoyu, you have such a skillful hand." Xia Qingyue praised sincerely, and her mind couldn't help but think of the down jacket and pants she made at the end of last year. The comparison was simply unbearable.
"I don't know if Brother Youmao likes it. He hasn't seen it yet." Fang Xiaoyu's cheeks were as red as clouds, and the anxiety in her eyes was obvious.
Xia Qingyue blurted out, "He will definitely like it!"
Anything made by a loved one is often given a special meaning simply because it was made by that person, and no matter what it looks like, it is lovable.
After sitting for a while at the Fang family's, Xia Qingyue and Han Zhibai went to the other side of the Li family's house, which was their small home at the foot of the mountain.
On the way there, Han Zhibai asked her, "Qingyue, why did you cry just now?"
She told him that Chen Yuzhen had bought cloth for the two of them to make wedding dresses.
After hearing this, he was so moved that his eyes turned red.
Sensing his emotions, Xia Qingyue opened her five fingers slightly, naturally passed through his slender hand, interlocked her fingers, and pulled him forward, "Okay, let's go look at the house."
Walking around, I found that the house has a front and back yard. The front yard is larger. There are three bedrooms, a storage room of similar size, and a slightly smaller kitchen, which is next to the side room on the east side.
So far, the construction is still short of the two outer walls, the utility room has not been completed, and the rooms do not have beams or roofs.
Turning to the backyard, she whispered, "It's said to be small, but actually the house is not small, it's very big. A house like this used to be lived in by my uncle and aunt and their family."
Han Zhibai said gratefully: "It takes a lot of energy to build a house. They have worked so hard."
She nodded and said, "We'll go ask the carpenter later. My uncle and his family don't have much furniture, so we'll buy some for them."
"it is good!"
As they were talking, the two walked to the door of the house. A few dozen meters to the left was the Li family, and further to the left was the Fang family.
Xia Qingyue pointed to the left and said with a smile: "When the time comes, you can come over here and marry me."
You still have to go through the formalities, since the two families are close to each other.
Han Zhibai looked in the direction of her finger, imagining the arrival of that day in his mind, his heart surging with emotion.
After a while, lunch was ready and Chen Yuzhen came running to call them home for dinner.
People were eating around the table in the main room, and their laughter could be heard outside the courtyard gate.
The cooking skills of Li Weikang and the other two were getting better and better. Xia Qingyue was full, so she went to the yard to take a walk in the sun.
The sky was clear and the sun was high in the sky. The sunlight felt warm on my body and was very comfortable.
Seeing Chen Yuzhen coming out after eating, Xia Qingyue pointed to the two backpacks, two sacks, and four wooden barrels of persimmons under the eaves and said, "Aunt, the weather is good recently. The persimmons that cannot be eaten can be made into dried persimmons."
"I was just about to ask, why did you carry so many persimmons down? Kang'er and his friends went up the mountain to pick persimmons, chestnuts and walnuts. Did you and Zhibai go with them?"
"We went there and picked chestnuts and walnuts. These persimmons are from that tree. This year, we found another persimmon tree somewhere else on the mountain, so we picked them and brought them here."
Chen Yuzhen nodded in understanding, "Then I'll pick the persimmons and dry them when I'm free this afternoon. It's rare to have such good weather at the end of the year.
Qingyue, speaking of this, I suddenly remembered something. Do you still remember what you told me before about collecting duck down to make winter clothes?"
"remember."
"A few days ago, your uncle took out the duck down and washed and dried it. It was very clean. I tried to make a pair of pants. It felt very soft. After I put it on, it became warm in a short time!"
"Aunt, I want to see it!"
"Let's go inside and take a look." Chen Yuzhen smiled and turned to go into the main room.
Xia Qingyue followed with great interest.
In the middle of the main room, Han Zhibai and several other men were still eating around the table. When they saw the two people who had finished eating and went out came back into the room, they looked at them twice more.
Not long after, Xia Qingyue and Chen Yuzhen came out of the main house together, both with smiles on their faces.
Seeing the men's confusion, Chen Yuzhen explained with a smile:
"I took Qingyue to see my new down pants. She said they were well made and asked me if there was anyone in my village who had this craft. She wanted to ask someone to make a few more sets of down clothes for the winter."
Everyone suddenly realized.
Li Benfu pondered for a while. It was normal that underwear should be made by close people, but his beloved wife was making wedding clothes and couldn't spare her time, and the men in the family were not doing needlework carefully.
He said, "Winter is coming, so we have to hurry up and prepare these things. Yuzhen, do you know if there is anyone in our village who can do this job?"