Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 196 - 0196 Preparing the Dowry 4_1

"Let’s set it on the twenty-eighth, then. I will have to prepare as well." Lu Jiang surely knew the significance of his choice. Choosing an earlier date would make him appear too eager, which would be unbecoming, while choosing a later date might result in poor consideration for him. Therefore, they intentionally selected the twenty-sixth of June, followed by the eighth of July.

"Alright, I’ll let the Lu Family know it’s going to be on June 28th!" Wang Fengqiao clapped delightfully. "You should take advantage of the next ten days and stop working. Instead, you should rest at home. I know Lu Jiang gave you money and gifts. So what? Use the money to buy some suitable dowry in the city, and, if you can, get some cotton. I have two pieces of fine silk, a gift from Lu Jiang’s grandmother when I married. I could find someone to make a new quilt and a new dowry coat for you."

Wang Zhengguo gifted Feng Qingxue two large lacquer boxes, a washbasin stand, and a chamber pot.

Since the Lu Family had prepared furniture, when it was time for his daughter’s wedding, he decided to add some more stuff to her dowry. On the eve of her wedding, he would also give her some gold and silver as dowry, a pleasing sight indeed.

The meat in a bun is not visible through its folds.

Feng Qingxue made a trip to town, bringing back bundles of cotton quilts and cloth. In fact, she took them from her own storage space.

Feng Qingxue’s aunt brought out her prepared quilt tops, quilt fillings, and Wang Fengqiao’s given silk. She asked her daughter-in-law and the lucky women in the neighborhood for help in making quilts, clothes, and socks.

Only women who have both parents alive, healthy in-laws, siblings, sons who had not died prematurely were considered lucky ones.

The wedding quilts, the box-kept coat, the clothes worn at the wedding, and the shoes for returning to the groom’s home.

It took several days for the group of fortunate women to complete the work.

At this time, common people were living in poverty, many young men and women were married wearing old clothes or clothes borrowed without patches. After the certification of the elderly, they moved together with a roll of bedding, which was considered a marriage.

There was no bride-price and no dowry. At most, they received some daily necessities given by relatives and friends.

In fact, there was a bride-price, many families used grain as bride-price, and a hundred jin of coarse grain could get a marriage.

Lu Jiang was a military man and wasn’t short of money. Feng Qingxue received many wedding gifts sent by others. Her uncles and aunts were generous, so everyone in the Feng Family wanted to marry off their daughter in style and worked hard to help.

Marriage is the most important moment in one’s life, and Feng Qingxue attached great importance to it.

She made another trip to town and bought a pair of blue begonia leather shoes for herself and a triplet leather shoe for Lu Jiang. She also bought two cotton bandanas, one red and one blue, and a red gauze scarf. The gold and silver threads on the gauze scarf were intertwined, making it look very elegant.

When she ran into Madame Xu, and Madame Xu saw the things Feng Qingxue carried, she knew she was getting married. She couldn’t help complaining, "Look at you, girl, we haven’t heard from you in months. You’re getting married and you didn’t even tell us. Although your grandpa and I can’t attend your wedding, we owe you so much that we should contribute to your dowry."

After saying this, she told Feng Qingxue to wait for her in a quiet place and she ran off.

Half an hour later, Madame Xu returned and secretly handed a small cloth package to her, "After getting married, live a good life. The busy farming period has just passed, and the food supply is plentiful, so you don’t have to worry about us!"

This chapter is updated by freew(e)bnovel.(c)om