The happy little days of the Ye family

Originally, they were going to discuss the betrothal gift for Ye Qingqing, but Tang Xiaojing saw that his father was a little sad, so he had to go back first.

"Dad, it's getting late. You should rest first. I'll go back and think about the betrothal gift first. Let's discuss it tomorrow."

Tangshan was still looking at the hairpin in his hand, and he came back to his senses when he heard Tang Xiaojing's voice.

"Okay, we'll discuss the betrothal gift tomorrow. You can take your mother's jewelry back first."

"These jewelry styles are relatively old. You can take the time to melt them at a silver shop in the county, make some new popular jewelry, and then put them in the betrothal gift."

Tang Xiaojing returned to the house with the jewelry box and his own silver.

Tang Xiaojing put the silver back into the two hidden compartments, and then opened the jewelry box.

There is a silver hairpin, a silver bracelet, a pair of silver earrings and a pair of silver earrings.

Tang Xiaojing planned to melt these jewelry and make a new set of fashionable hair and face. Silver hairpins, silver bracelets, silver earrings and silver earrings need to be remade.

However, Tang Xiaojing did not intend to include this silver face in the betrothal gift.

Instead, he planned to wait until Qingqing got married and then give it to her when serving tea. It was considered a meeting gift from his mother to Qingqing.

Tang Xiaojing put the jewelry box in the hidden compartment behind the wardrobe.

This secret compartment is relatively large, and Tang Xiaojing will put broken silver and other larger valuables here.

Tang Xiaojing was lying on the bed, thinking about the betrothal gift for Ye Qingqing.

He took out another 100 taels of silver, plus the 62 taels originally from hunting, for a total of 162 taels of silver.

Ye Donglin's betrothal gift to Wang Chunyu was 12 taels of silver. The betrothal gift was a silver bracelet, a silver hairpin and a gold earring. This was considered the level of ordinary families in the county.

Tang Xiaojing felt that the betrothal gift for Ye Qingqing would be 60 taels or 80 taels no matter what. The specific amount would be discussed with Tangshan tomorrow.

In terms of jewelry, Tang Xiaojing thought about his mother's silver face, and the Ye family should also give Qingqing silver jewelry as a dowry.

Otherwise, instead of buying silver jewelry as a betrothal gift, just buy a gold headdress.

A pair of gold-headed noodles is 10 times more expensive than silver-headed noodles, about 90 taels of silver.

Tang Xiaojing also felt that it was not worthwhile to spend 90 taels of silver to buy Jintou noodles.

With a little more money, you can build a small house or a small shop.

Tang Xiaojing suddenly felt that it would be good to buy a shop or a house as a betrothal gift. These are timeless products and more practical than gold jewelry.

The past few years have been good, and the prices of shops and houses in the town have increased a lot.

If you want to buy a shop or a house, these 160 taels are probably not enough, and you need to add at least 20 taels.

Tang Xiaojing was a little confused as to whether the betrothal gift should buy Jintou Noodles, or buy a shop or a house.

The gold-headed face keeps its value. If something happens, it can be immediately exchanged for silver.

They say that in prosperous times, antiques and gold are in troubled times. If there is a bad year, gold jewelry and silver jewelry can be used as silver.

If there is a disaster, the shop, house, and even the fields will be of little use.

However, the terrain here is high and far away from the Luo River. There are mostly small streams nearby. Since ancient times, there have been very few serious droughts or floods here.

As long as the river is cleaned regularly, life will be smooth.

If you buy a shop or a house, it will be a permanent asset and will be beneficial to future generations.

Tang Xiaojing and Zuo Si didn't think twice about it, so they simply gave up and let his father decide tomorrow.

Ye Qingqing loves beauty, so Tang Xiaojing plans to buy six more pieces of fine cotton fabrics, and they should be in fresh and lively colors. It is best to have pieces of every color.

In terms of meat, Tang Xiaojing plans to catch the fattest pig in his own pig pen. There are also wild goats on the mountain. It would be better to hunt another wild goat.

Tang Xiaojing remembered that a wealthy family in the county would give a pair of live wild geese as a gift to symbolize loyal love.

Tang Xiaojing planned to hunt a pair of live wild geese by himself as a betrothal gift for Ye Qingqing.

Thinking about the betrothal gift, Tang Xiaojing got up early the next day, but Tang Shan got up late.

Usually, Tang Shan and Tang Xiaojing would get up at the same time. They would box in the yard together every day, and then have breakfast together.

Tang Xiaojing punched twice today and went back to change his clothes before Tang Shan walked out of the room slowly.

During breakfast, Tang Xiaojing happily talked about the betrothal gift.

"Dad, I plan to make a new set of silver noodles from my mother's jewelry, but I won't put it in the betrothal gift. I will give it to Qingqing when she serves tea. It will be treated as a meeting gift from my mother to Qingqing."

"It's pretty good. Just do as you say." Tangshan thought this was pretty good.

Then Tang Xiaojing talked about the arrangement of the betrothal gift.

"I plan to give 60 taels or 80 taels of silver as a bride price, but I still have to think about how much to give. Dad, please give me a suggestion."

"I have two ideas for jewelry. The first one is to get a set of gold headbands, which is estimated to cost about 90 taels of silver."

"The second type: Jintou Noodles can be replaced by a small house or a small shop, but I thought that 162 taels would not be enough, and I would need to add 20 taels of silver."

Tang Xiaojing looked at Tangshan, waiting for Tangshan to make a decision. However, Tang Shan did not speak and signaled to Tang Xiaojing to mention the other betrothal gifts as well.

Tang Xiaojing continued: "There is also a 20-year-old wild ginseng, a pair of live wild geese, six pieces of fine cotton cloth, a live wild goat and a big fat pig."

Based on Tangshan’s understanding of Ye’s father and Ye’s mother, and the Ye family’s love for Ye Qingqing.

Tangshan felt that the Ye family would most likely let Ye Qingqing bring back the betrothal gifts given to Ye Qingqing.

Ye Qingqing already has a house and a shop as a dowry. It would be better to have a gold head and face as a dowry gift, as it would be decent and would please the girl.

However, this is a betrothal gift for the Ye family, and it needs to be discussed with the Ye family, so Tangshan cannot decide on it by himself.

"The betrothal gift will be 80 taels of silver. As for Jintou Nian or Paofeng House, I will discuss it with the Ye family, and the rest will be as you say."

"The 162 taels mentioned before are definitely not enough. I will add another 30 taels of silver here to make your marriage more decent."

Then Tang Shan told Tang Xiaojing, "Qingqing is a good girl. The Ye family is even harder to find even with a lantern. You must cherish her."

Tang Xiaojing quickly promised: "I will treat Qingqing well, support each other and live a good life in the future, and strive to let you become a grandfather as soon as possible."

Tang Shan happily patted Tang Xiaojing's shoulder, "Okay, I'm just waiting to be your good news."

The dowry and betrothal gift are not something you can just decide on your own, they need to be discussed and confirmed by the two families together, and then decided upon if there is no problem.

The Ye family and the Tang family had a good relationship, and they sincerely wanted to get married. After discussions between the two families, the betrothal gift was quickly decided.

The betrothal gift of 80 taels of silver includes: a set of gold-headed noodles, a 20-year-old wild ginseng tree, 6 pieces of fine cotton cloth, a wild goat, a big fat pig and a pair of live geese.