Chapter 417 Happy Events on the Agenda

Chapter 417 Happy Events on the Agenda

Qin Yilin understood her daughter's thoughts and smiled: "Your father and I are in the middle, both yours and Shui Qing's house are close, so there is no need to consider us;

Besides, as Shui Qing said, if they are all in the same village, how far can they be? You only need to consider whether it is comfortable or not. "

She felt from the bottom of her heart that the location there was the best!

Just like the old village chief said, if you expand to the back of the mountain, there will definitely be sounds and smells. Also, people in the whole village go back and forth several times in the morning and evening to feed the animals. They have to say hello when they meet, right?

Jiajia is not a lively person and likes peace and quiet. They originally chose the back of the village because they wanted to keep it clean. Now the back will become unclean and must be avoided.

Besides, there is a whole mountain forest over there!

My family only knows how to collect herbs, and I only like to work with them. I am not very good at growing them. But the Hu family is different. Needless to say, Brother Hu and Hu Wenhua, one person is as strong as two or three men, no matter what kind of medicinal materials they grow in that mountain forest. Both of them are successful.

Sister-in-law Hu is even better at growing vegetables, raising chickens, ducks and rabbits, and the vast space there is perfect for all uses without wasting it.

Ding Heli also meant the same thing, but he was more worried about safety: "Isn't it too desolate over there?"

Although Governor Ling took over Guangning Mansion and resettled some of the refugees, there must be less chaos than before. But I don’t know if there will be more chaos after the war. If it becomes more chaos, places with many people will be safer.

The old village chief has also considered this issue. Hu Wenhua said the old village chief's words exactly: "The old village chief said that the land is not only reserved for the girls' families in the village who will be used to recruit husbands in the future, but also for the parents who have passed away and the population is too large. Many people want to separate their families.

For example, in Fan Qiye’s family, his eldest son has grandchildren, and his second son’s family is about to have a grandson, and Fan Xiaoliu is not yet married. There are advantages to having more people, but there are more than 20 people living in a large family. We had a lot of quarrels over practical matters together, and now that we have money at home, we are thinking of splitting up.

If several families are separated at once, can they not buy more land to build houses? There are many people in the village who want to separate their families under such circumstances. The land there is vast, and there are many people who want to move there and live in a big house comfortably. "

Moreover, previous bandits and refugees failed to attack Shanshui Village, but suffered heavy casualties. Shanshui Village became famous after two battles, and those who wanted to attack their village would also think carefully about it.

Ding Heli's last worry was gone, and he said happily: "Then there's nothing to be picky about! I think it's good there."

The whole family sat together to analyze the pros and cons, and they all thought that was the best. Hu Wenhua quickly got up and went to the old village chief's house again.

He wanted to settle these matters before going out and marry Jia Jia as soon as possible!

In the end, Zhao's family spent eight taels of silver on the hilltop. The several acres of land in front of it were wasteland. The court encouraged the land reclamation, as long as they paid a tax of half a tael of silver per acre. Butcher Hu gave the money to the old village chief, and he The village chief and other families will handle it together.

The cost was far lower than the Hu family's expectations. Hu's mother, who had money in hand, began to think about the betrothal gift, but she needed a matchmaker first.

There are two kinds of matchmakers in the Ming Dynasty. One is a professional matchmaker. If you are successfully introduced by her, she will definitely be the matchmaker. There is also a kind of matchmaker who is introduced by an acquaintance.

Hu's mother found her daughter and felt worried: "Wenhua and Jiajia are not both, but both parties have to arrange a matchmaker. The family we met in Niutou Town has moved to who knows where, and it's not easy to go back and forth." inconvenient.

Mom is thinking that our family might as well arrange one in Shanshui Village. Who do you think is suitable? "

A person immediately came to Shui Qing's mind: "Sister-in-law Guifen, she was born and raised in this village, she is kind and decent, and that kid from Changlin is a motivated person, and the whole family is harmonious, so she is a perfect fit!"

If both men and women are good friends, most people will be willing to be the matchmaker. Sister-in-law Guifen is familiar with her mother, and brother Li Wen is also familiar with Wenhua, so he should not refuse.

"I'm thinking about her too, but I heard your Aunt Ding said that she's familiar with her and is going to invite her. I can't take this away! So I'm worried about who to choose?"

Shui Qing quickly thought of another person: "Then Aunt Li's eldest daughter-in-law, Feng Dayan, is of the same generation as Sister-in-law Guifen. She is kind and well behaved. Aunt Li has nothing to say about her daughters-in-law. Her mother-in-law is kind and her daughter-in-law is filial. The village Any daughter-in-law would be envious of her, so it’s right for you to invite her.”

Mother Hu's tense heart relaxed. Fortunately, she had Qing'er, so she responded: "Okay, mother will bring something to invite her later."

Then he asked habitually: "By the way, how much do you think we should pay as a betrothal gift?"

I don't know why now, but I always feel more at ease asking Qing'er if something happens.

"The betrothal gift should not be too high. Let it be a normal amount. Besides, didn't Ling Ce give a thank you gift last time? There were several pieces of silk in it. I picked one of bright red, one of pomegranate red, one of azure blue, and one of silk. Tianlan, make some new clothes for Jiajia and Uncle Ding and Aunt Ding;

Two gold hairpins, one jade hairpin, a pair of gold bracelets, a pair of earrings, a necklace, and a pair of jade pendants. Mom, please pass them over together. "This is what she had thought about before. Originally, there was only one copy of the gold hairpin, gold bracelet, earrings, necklace, etc. for Jiajia, and the other was reserved for Wenhua, but now her sister-in-law is Jiajia, and Wenhua's share is Of course it’s also great!

When Hu's mother heard about it, she instinctively thought that her daughter was afraid that the Ding family's dowry was too high and the betrothal gift was too small, which would support her parents' family, so she hurriedly said: "How can I let you?"

Shui Qing interrupted: "Mom, whether it's Jia Jia or Wen Hua, I will do it. I'm not being polite, it's for their own good!

You see, although Wanxia is not my biological child, I will prepare a portion for Yan Qiuxing when she returns, not a bit less, and she deserves the best treatment, so mother, don’t push it to me, just accept it with peace of mind. "

Hu's mother silently swallowed the polite words. Qing'er's gift was too much. She couldn't accept it with peace of mind.

Forget it, I'll let Wenhua come and tell his sister later.

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There are basically no secrets in the village. Everyone knew that the Hu family bought the mountains and forests and bought land to build a house and settle in Shanshui Village within two days.

The families with girls of marriageable age were more or less tempted.

Later, they saw Qin Yilin carrying gifts to the old village chief's house to find Wang Guifen, and Wang Guifen accepted it generously and happily. The experienced women immediately guessed what was going on, and understood why the Hu family suddenly bought land and built a house when they lived well, so they naturally gave up the idea.

Life was easy, and there were many things to do. Families who didn't worry too much about their children's marriage suddenly became anxious.

It was when they couldn't take care of food and clothing before and their safety was not guaranteed, everyone didn't care about other things, Now that they have enough to eat and drink and have some extra money, suddenly other people's weddings are on the agenda, and if they don't hurry up, they will fall behind by a long way, and all the families are starting to get anxious!

Among them, Zhang Chunhua is the most anxious.