The happy little days of the Ye family

Chapter 457 Packing up the dowry

Ye Qingqing opened the box and found 10 silver ingots worth ten taels, a total of 100 taels.

Tang Xiaojing did not expect that the Ye family would ask Ye Qingqing to bring back all the betrothal gifts.

The Ye family married the girl they had loved since childhood to their Tang family, and gave her such a large dowry and brought back all the betrothal gifts. The natal family was really at a disadvantage.

However, the Ye family loved Ye Qingqing and were afraid that she would suffer hardship when she got married, so they gave her more dowry money, which Tang Xiaojing could understand.

Tang Xiaojing closed the box and said, "The dowry is a woman's private property. You can keep the dowry money for yourself."

"I usually use the money I get back for food, drink and all other expenses at home. I can still afford to support my family."

"I can also do embroidery, and I can also support the family." Ye Qingqing thought that this family belonged to two people, and the two people should support each other.

"Doing embroidery hurts your eyes, and sitting for a long time is harmful to your body. You must take breaks when doing embroidery."

Tang Xiaojing didn't want to rely on Ye Qingqing to make money to support his family, but he didn't stop Ye Qingqing from doing embroidery. After all, Ye Qingqing also liked doing embroidery.

Ye Qingqing nodded, "I will pay attention to it. I will keep these 100 taels of silver for now, and I will take it out if needed in the future."

Ye Qingqing put the box of silver in the secret compartment on the wall and the 100 taels of dowry silver into the secret compartment behind the wardrobe.

Then Ye Qingqing took out the set of gold-headed noodles that were part of the betrothal gift, along with the land deeds to the two hills and 10 silver ingots, and put them back into the hidden compartment on the beam.

The hidden compartment is relatively secretive, so it is safer to put the dowry silver and gold nuggets in the hidden compartment.

Then Ye Qingqing took out another 50 copper coins from his purse and patted them proudly into Tang Xiaojing's hand.

Ye Qingqing said with a smile: "This is your pocket money for this month. From now on, I will give you pocket money on the 20th of every month."

"If you don't have enough money, or if you need money elsewhere, just tell me."

Tang Xiaojing looked at the 50 copper coins in his hand, and suddenly felt that he had been tricked by his wife.

Tang Xiaojing usually has no one to take care of him, and all the money he earns is in his own hands, and he usually spends money lavishly.

Silk flowers, earrings, earrings, and all kinds of rouge and gouache were bought without blinking an eye.

With 50 pennies, I can barely afford to eat out for two meals. If I fancy some gadgets, I can't afford them.

Tang Xiaojing was very practical and asked directly what was on his mind.

"These 50 copper coins are barely enough for my own expenses, but if you fancy some silk flowers, jewelry, or rouge and gouache, how can I buy them for you?"

The little girl is delicate and loves beauty. If she doesn't buy gadgets to coax her in the future, she will definitely be unhappy.

Ye Qingqing also thought that the villagers of Dashan Village would occasionally come to Tang Xiaojing with fresh herbs.

Moreover, he has to go to the county every three days to deliver rabbits to the Liang family restaurant. Occasionally, he also has to pay for meals and tea.

I usually go to Wang's Pharmacy to buy herbs and make medicinal wine, all of which cost money, and 50 Wen does not seem to be enough.

Ye Qingqing recalled what Ye's mother had taught him, and it seemed that Ye's father had a sum of money in his hand that was used for business turnover.

So Ye Qingqing gave Tang Xiaojing another ten taels of silver.

"These ten taels of silver are for your turnover. You usually use this money to collect herbs, buy medicinal wine, or buy gifts for me."

"Okay, thank you, Xiao Qingqing. My wife is really considerate and kind-hearted."

Tang Xiaojing felt more at ease after receiving ten taels of silver.

Although he didn't use the money to do bad things, a grown man doesn't have any money or face.

If something happens, having only a few coins in your pocket would be embarrassing and would also delay things.

"This money can't be misused. I have to keep accounts every day and record every expense at home."

After talking about the money, Ye Qingqing began to pack up the dowry he had brought.

Tang Xiaojing couldn't help with the dowry, and since the dowry was Ye Qingqing's private property, he couldn't watch it here, so he went to the small vegetable garden in the front yard to plow the ground.

Ye Qingqing first put the clothes in the box into the large wardrobe and put them together with Tang Xiaojing's clothes.

At this time, there were also some fabrics given by relatives and friends and her jewelry box in the dowry box.

Ye Qingqing has a lot of jewelry, including gifts from Ye's father, gifts from Tang Xiaojing, part of the dowry, a set of silver noodles given by her mother-in-law, and gifts from relatives and friends.

And they are basically all valuable silver jewelry.

The set of silver noodles given by her mother-in-law and some relatively low-key jewelry that Ye Qingqing usually wore were placed in the jewelry box, and Ye Qingqing took them to the dressing table.

The rest of the more expensive jewelry, as well as the jewelry in the dowry, were all locked in the dowry box.

Ye Qingqing had several large boxes of dowry in total, and it took him a whole morning to sort out all the dowry.

All the clothes and daily necessities were taken out, and the wedding quilt and fabrics were all put back into the dowry box.

The most important thing among them is cloth. When the Tang family hired someone, they gave him 6 pieces of fine cotton cloth.

The Ye family bought 6 pieces of coarse cotton cloth for the dowry, and when adding to the dowry, Ye Qingqing received several pieces of fine linen cloth.

In total, there were more than a dozen pieces of fabric, and everything was packed into 4 large boxes.

The boxes were too heavy, so Ye Qingqing piled them randomly in the corner of the room.

Seeing that the sun has risen to the center, it is time to make lunch.

When Ye Qingqing came to the front yard, Tang Xiaojing had almost finished plowing the two vegetable patches at home.

The food at yesterday's wedding banquet was very sumptuous. The chef in charge was afraid that there would not be enough food, so he specially cooked two extra tables of food. Now there are still a lot of leftovers at home.

Thinking that there were still leftovers at home, Ye Qingqing cooked a large pot of sweet potato porridge, and then heated up yesterday's leftovers.

A simple lunch is ready.

Tangshan drives cattle carts to attract customers in the town, mainly taking the route from Luohe Town to the county.

We bring people from the town to the county in the morning, and then bring people from the county back to the town in the afternoon, so we don’t come back for lunch.

Ye Qingqing had just finished cooking, and Tang Xiaojing had just finished plowing the vegetable patch.

There was no one else at home, so the young couple was helping each other pick up food.

After lunch, Tang Xiaojing actively took the initiative to put away the dishes and wash them.

Ye Qingqing started to feel sleepy after lunch, mainly because he was too tired last night and went straight back to the house to take a nap.

Ye Qingqing was half asleep when he vaguely felt someone lying down beside him, and then he was pulled into Tang Xiaojing's arms.