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There were a total of six big boxes and twenty-four small boxes.

They were carried into the courtyard and placed in front of Qin Dashan and Li Deshun. Before the two of them could react, several large chests were opened one after another.

Qin Dashan took a look and saw that the first two elm chests were filled with cloth. The material was fine cloud cotton, four colors, thirty-two pieces.

The third elm box was filled with cloth, but this time it was actually a six-colored satin cloth. Each piece was wrapped in two pieces, and each piece was extremely thick, enough to fit a whole box.

The fourth box was a box full of clothes. There was an upper garment, a lower skirt, a jacket, shoes and socks. Each of the four seasons had their own set of clothes. There were also four bundles on top.

The other two boxes were filled with sugar, rice noodles, candy, and cakes. When Qin Dashan and Li Deshun saw the things in the two boxes, their expressions became slightly more normal. He thought to himself that these two boxes were like the betrothal gifts that ordinary people would accept.

But before the complexions of Qin Dashan and Li Deshun had calmed down much, He Feng had instead walked forward to open the twenty-four small box with a smile.

After just a glance, Qin Dashan was so scared that his legs went weak and he almost fell to the ground.

Li Deshun was from the same village, so even though he had lived for more than ten years, he had still seen some storms. At this point, when he saw the items in the small boxes, he was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

This... It was filled with gold and silver jewelry.

The head and the pendant took up four boxes, while the hand and the bracelet took up four more boxes. And this was only a piece of silver. There were also two complete chests of gold and two small chests of jade. There was not a single empty spot which was filled to the brim with twelve chests.

Before Qin Dashan and Li Deshun could react, He Feng had already opened the other twelve boxes with a smile.

This time, Qin Dashan and Li Deshun's expression did not change much. Anyone who looked closely would realize that Li Deshun's hands were trembling slightly. Qin Dashan was even more straightforward, his calves couldn't even stand straight, and couldn't help but to shiver.

The silver spoon, chopsticks, and bowls were all placed side by side, sealing the six boxes. The other four boxes contained a pair of silver combs, two pairs of sandalwood combs, one Ruyi scale, one carved silver bronze mirror, and an abacus, a pair of scissors, and a single artifact.

With the twelve chests of jewelry, although these ten chests were scary, it was not enough to shock Qin Dashan and his to the point that he couldn't move.

However, the real reason why Qin Dashan's calves couldn't stop trembling was because of the other two small boxes.

In one of the boxes was a row of eight silver cubes. The box was about ten inches high, and according to his estimation, there were at least a hundred of them.

Speaking till here, you might think that Qin Dashan's reaction was exaggerated, it was only a few hundred taels of silver, yet he actually had such a style, it was to the point that he wanted to lose face for his own sister.

But the truth was, Qin family's family of eight, together, was not considered small. Every year, they would till the fields, gather the food, and the two brothers, who worked in the village during their free time, might not even be able to save twenty silvers a year.

He was even talking about the whole family not eating or drinking with him. If he dug out all these bits of chewing, he might not even be able to see the entire amount of money left over from this year, not to mention the row of thick and panicked people in front of him.

Right now, Qin Dashan's mentality was already high enough that he could stand firmly and not fall down.

If one were to say that Qin Dashan was scared witless by a box full of shining silver bullets, what that caused Li Deshun to be dumbstruck was actually another small box.

Compared to the other twenty-three small boxes, which were filled with precious treasures and wealth, this box was neither green nor gold. Instead, it was filled with a small pile of neatly arranged paper, looking very simple and unadorned. It even looked completely different from or out of place with the other boxes.

But it was this small box that caused Li Deshun, who had seen a storm for dozens of years, to be so shocked that he was unable to move.

This was actually a whole box of State Bank banknotes, with the Shangguan Family's red stamp on it. Each one was worth a hundred taels in full. Li Deshun did not know how many of them there were, but looking at how many pieces of paper occupied half of the small boxes, he knew how scary the money was.

In fact, Li Deshun had overestimated Zhang Shan this time. In the last case, the State Bank's banknotes weren't as exaggerated as Li Deshun had thought.

The first one hundred taels were used to look thick and solid. In reality, there were only four of them. Then there were eight of them, which were fifty taels.

Most of them were fields that Zhang Shan had taken over from a village near the Clear Water Town in the recent few days. The other lands were the houses that had landed in the county earlier, and the grain oil shop that he had mentioned when he first proposed marriage.

"Why isn't he entering yet?"

Qin Dashan and Li Deshun had yet to invite anyone into the hall one after the other, which made the seated Li Zheng's wife s more and more flustered.

"Could something have happened? Why don't I go out and take a look?"

Compared to the cowardly Madam Lin, the Li Zheng's wife was much more shrewd. At this time, she did not care about the rules and regulations as she greeted the Madam Lin in a low voice and was about to get up.

But just as Li Zheng's wife got up and was about to leave the house, Li Deshun and Qin Dashan walked towards the hall with their strange expressions on their faces.

When the Li Zheng's wife saw that everyone was present, he could not help but wipe away his earlier worries, before happily calling for everyone to come into the house.

Getting engaged is not the rule of not having to do those bows. Zhang Shan only respectfully greeted the three of them, and then, He Feng handed over a red paper wrapped book and a gift slip.

Madam Lin and the other two could not read, so Li Deshun had to take the writing pad and the gift sheet.

Actually, the date had already been set. He had already informed the lady a few days ago, and now that he had sent it over, it was just a formality that followed the etiquette.

Li Deshun checked the time on the note pad and did not misrepresent anything. He nodded and did not look at the item on the gift slip again. He had seen enough of the things in the yard just now. It was nothing compared to what was written on the silk cloth.

Although Li Deshun nodded his head, he did not have a smile on his face, nor did he have any intention of greeting them.

According to the Cloud Prefecture's rules, the next betrothed was the oldest. Since Li Deshun did not make a sound, the others naturally did not speak up either. They all looked at each other, not knowing what to think.

Normally, the Li Zheng's wife would call for Zhang Shan to help her, but now, she did not know what to say, so she could only give a signal to the Madame Wang at the side.

Madame Wang got a clear look from the Li Zheng's wife. Thinking about how the bridegroom's family had given her an extremely high amount of silver, and how she couldn't just go back on her word, she smiled as she walked forward and said some auspicious words to the people in the room.

According to the rules of the Cloud Prefecture, if a man were to be hired, and a woman's family head nodded her head, the marriage could be considered to be officially confirmed.

Although Li Deshun didn't say anything, he nodded. The Madame Wang followed her auspicious words. It was telling the people in the room that the marriage was certain, that they would not be able to escape.

Since the marriage had already been set, Li Zheng's wife and Madam Lin didn't feel the need to be nervous anymore. They immediately stood up and smiled, beckoning Zhang to sit at the side. Then, he went to the side and brought out a sweet egg that had been cooked beforehand for Zhang Shan to eat.

In the countryside, those who had eaten sweet eggs could be considered a son-in-law in the eyes of their mother-in-law, and they were even more reasonable than those paperwork.

Zhang Shan didn't like to eat sweet food, but he tactfully decided not to show any displeasure. He obediently swallowed the entire bowl of Sweet Egg down. Even after eating, he didn't forget to praise the person who was smiling.

Madam Lin and Li Zheng's wife were happy to hear this, saying that they still have to bring Zhang Shan another bowl.

How could Zhang Shan still eat anymore? He politely refused to say that he ate too much when he went out, and since he didn't have enough stomach, he would come back another day to satisfy his craving.

Qin Wuya sat behind the curtain and heard everything that Zhang Shan said clearly, she could not help but secretly curse at Zhang Shan for not wanting to show his face, and only said something that sounded good and deceived. However, all the people around her loved to believe in Zhang Shan's lies, which made Qin Wuya feel even more depressed.

Compared to Qin Wuya's depression, Wang Nu's face was full of gratification.

In these two months, she was the clearest on how difficult it was to be a family head. Even if the marriage was successful, if she couldn't, she wouldn't be able to stay by the girl's side.

Three days after the marriage, Wang Nu went to Zhendong's embroidery room and bought sufficient Five-Colored Threads and sufficient Needle Boxes. She also gave Qin Wuya quite a bit of silver to bring back a elderflower herb.

Embroidery... Flower?

What the hell!

"Momo, just let me sleep for two more hours." Qin Wuya buried his head in the bed, his eyes squinting in pain as he begged for mercy: "Last night, the northwest wind blew at me, I listened to it all night, and only after waiting for five o'clock did I barely close my eyes.

"Good mama, why don't you just come today? Tomorrow, tomorrow I will definitely learn from Lady Liu, right?"

"Miss, you said the same thing yesterday."

The Wang Nu looked at Qin Wuya who was still squirming under the blanket and said calmly: "Lady Liu is already waiting for me in the west wing.

"Senior …" Qin Wuya continued to plead, and the blanket on her body rolled tighter and tighter, "I am so tired that I can't open my eyes. Even if I were to learn from Lady Liu today, I won't be able to do it in detail."

"My lady has just started learning. She can easily fix a needle and thread without having to learn it in detail." Wang Nu did not budge.

"Needle piercing, thread winding? I will, there's no need to learn it. "

As if he had grasped onto a life-saving straw, Qin Wuya turned his head out of excitement and looked at the Wang Nu with a fawning expression:

"Actually, I know how to sew them up too. In the past, when my clothes were torn, I was the one who did it myself. If you don't believe me, mama, then go to my box to take a look at my old clothes. There are quite a few that were sewn up."