Chapter 69: Save the Dowry for the Water Miao
Fu Bao's eyes lit up when he saw this purse. It was such a beautiful purse. He took the purse and opened it and saw that there were two copper plates inside.
Fu Bao looked at the two copper coins and knew in his heart that this must be Aunt Shuimiao's private money saved by herself. However, it was only two copper coins. Aunt Shui Miao looked very poor.
Rolling her eyes, she pulled Shui Miao towards her house. Shui Miao followed Fu Bao in a funny way. She wanted to see what Fu Bao wanted to do.
As soon as he walked into Fu Bao's house, Shui Miao was a little shocked. The big bed with exquisite carvings made the whole house look better. The bedding on the bed was actually made of satin.
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Shui Miao took a deep look at Fu Bao. On his fair and smooth face, those eyes were like stars. It seemed that the uncle and aunt were planning to treat Fu Bao as a wealthy lady.
"hug……"
Fu Bao let Shui Miao pick her up, came to Duobao Pavilion, pointed to an octagonal box made of red brocade fabric, and uttered one word: "Yes"
Well, Shui Miao put Fu Bao down funny, then picked up the big octagonal box and handed it to Fu Bao, but Fu Bao pushed it over and uttered another word: "Give"
Shuimiao pointed her delicate fingers at herself and asked in surprise: "Does Fubao want to give this box to me?"
Fu Bao nodded and uttered one word: "Yes"
Shui Miao absolutely loves this little breasted dumpling. She speaks word by word, as if speaking more words costs money.
Shui Miao's eyes widened when she opened the octagonal box. The octagonal box was divided into two layers, and the upper layer was divided into eight grids. Each grid contained the same item, including various types of embroidery needles and silk threads of various colors.
After opening the upper layer, Shui Miao's eyes widened even more. Not only did the lower layer have large and small circular embroidery blankets, but there were actually two books at the bottom. One was about embroidery stitch patterns, and the other was about embroidery stitches.
They are all embroidered.
For Shuimiao who knows a few words, these two books can be understood at a glance. They are both picture-based teachings, and people who can embroider can basically understand them.
"Fu Bao, I can't have this aunt, it's too precious." Shui Miao shook his head.
Fu Bao sighed. Her mother bought this with great difficulty from the county town. She hoped Fu Bao could learn embroidery well when she grows up.
But you still don’t know what kind of person she is. If you let her sit in the boudoir and embroider, it would be better to turn her back into a camphor tree.
"deliver"
Fu Bao's voice was a little louder, and there seemed to be a hint of anxiety in his tone. Shui Miao knew in her heart that this little girl didn't like embroidery.
Shui Miao had no choice but to hold the octagonal box in one hand and Fu Bao in the other and walked out. When Fugui's wife saw the box in Shui Miao's hand, she couldn't help shaking her head and laughing.
"Since Fu Bao gave it to you, you can take it back."
"Sister-in-law, this is so precious..." Shui Miao didn't know what to say.
"Your purse must be so beautifully embroidered, so Fubao thought you would like embroidery." The sister-in-law also said with a smile. She had just seen the purse Shuimiao gave to Fubao, and it was indeed exquisitely embroidered.
"Then I will give Fu Bao some more clothes, shoes, socks, purses, etc. The little girl just needs to dress up beautifully." Shui Miao said a little shyly.
"It's a good relationship. I have some cotton and satin here. You can take it back when you go back later. From now on, Fubao's clothes, shoes and socks will be handed over to you, but we have to pay you." Grandma Xiang had an idea.
"That can't be done. She is Fubao's aunt. It's outrageous to have to pay for some clothes and shoes for her niece." Xianghanhe's daughter-in-law quickly refused.
"Brother and sister, Shui Miao is going to get haircut this year. Didn't you say that the little girl wants to see someone else? Then she must have some money with her." Grandma Xiang said softly.
Xianghanhe's daughter-in-law nodded after hearing this. Some time ago, a matchmaker came to her house and showed her daughter a house in Xujia Village next door, but she was not very satisfied.
What's more, according to custom, the younger sister cannot leave the house until the elder brother is married, so the top priority is to find a family for the eldest son.
But marrying a daughter-in-law always requires money. The family scraped together only six or seven taels of silver, and they couldn't even afford a bride price. The daughter-in-law of a fragrant man was worried.
The sister-in-law's heart moved. Her two sisters are not married yet. The eldest sister is almost 20 and no longer wants to get married because she was disowned. The younger sister is 18 this year, which can be said to be a blessing.
Moreover, if her little sister marries her second uncle's family, she can still protect her from the side, so why not? As for the bride price, five taels of silver plus some rice and flour are enough.
"Auntie, my little sister is eighteen this year. She doesn't really care about the bride price. The main thing is that her husband's family treats her well. I think your family's water roots should do the trick."
"What, from the Ping'an family, don't fool me. You really want to say that you really like kissing me, but my family's money..."
"I will go back to my parents' house tomorrow, please wait for news from me." The sister-in-law glanced at Shui Gen and saw that his face was red, she couldn't help but pursed her lips and smiled.
Grandma Xiang also laughed happily, glanced at Shuimiao and said: "Shui Miao, the craft fee for making a coarse cloth garment in the county is five cents, a long gown is twenty cents, and if it has embroidery, it costs ten to fifty cents.
Are you willing to double the satin material?"
Shui Miao knew that her uncle was doing her best, but she seemed a little embarrassed to earn money from her own family.
"On the day you get married, my aunt will bring you Fu Bao to add to your makeup." Grandma Xiang simply joked with Shuimiao again. Although it was a joke, it was also a promise.
Shui Miao's face was so red that she could drip water. Fu Bao felt funny in his heart. What his grandma said were very ordinary things. Why was his aunt so shy?
Fugui's sister-in-law and her eldest sister-in-law looked at each other, hurriedly returned to their respective rooms, dug out all the clothing materials at the bottom of the box, and handed them to Shuimiao: "Shui Miao, I have also given you the clothes of several boys in our family. They are all made."
Long shirt."
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Mr. Xiang. You must know that farm children mainly wear short clothes. If they can wear long clothes, it means that they have gone to private school.
Mr. Xiang nodded and said, "Let's make three pieces first, one for each of my family, Xiang Chu, Xiang Qian, and Ji Xiang."
"The sleeves and neckline of the gown must be embroidered with cloud patterns. The price is 40 cents a piece. Let's make two skirts for Fubao. You can decide what flowers to embroider. One piece will cost 80 cents."
Grandma said.
There was moisture in Xianghanhe's eyes. He knew that his elder brother wanted to help him. A long gown was forty yuan, and three pieces were one hundred and twenty yuan.
In addition, Fubao's skirt costs 80 cents a piece, and two pieces are 160 cents. Shuimiao can make a full 280 cents by making these clothes, which is worth more than ten kilograms of pork.
Chapter completed!