incense as a medium

Chapter 47

Qi Peiyun couldn't bear it anymore, and wanted to run away, but still patiently saluted Liu Sushi, then silently picked up the already cold tea and poured it into the pot, then wiped the soles of his feet. It slipped away.

The flustered back made Liu Su, who had been holding back for a long time, shake her head and laugh, and in the middle of laughing, she suddenly frowned and covered her stomach to find a clean room.After this stalemate for most of the day, Liu Su himself was really suffocated.

Zhang Ting had never seen Qi Peiyun in such a state of distress. He almost flew into the yard and plunged into the bucket placed by the kitchen door.

Aunt Zhang poked her head out of the room when she heard the movement, and she was shocked when she saw it: "That's the leftover water from washing vegetables!"

Qi Peiyun's body froze, he slowly raised his head, his wet hair trickled down his face, he touched his face fiercely, and said: "It's okay."

Shi Ce hurriedly took the teapot and stuffed it into Qi Peiyun's hands, Wu Zeng asked at the door, "Do you want to prepare water for a bath?"

"Okay." Qi Peiyun nodded.

Wu Zeng strode to the well next to the kitchen, picked up a bucket of water in twos and poured it on Qi Peiyun's body.

The cold well water made Qi Peiyun startled again, and Shi Ce yelled, "Murderous!"

Subconsciously, he took Wu Zeng's collar and jumped onto the roof.

***
Kang Yibang jumped off the horse and took the exquisite gift box from the guard.

It's not yet Xu time, and Liu Junge is on duty again today, so Kang Yibang didn't tell him to come by himself.

After knocking on the door, he entered Liu's house smoothly, and the last ray of light in the sky disappeared under the horizon.

Mrs. Liu Su was drawing up a dowry list for Liu Bailu in her room. At the time when the house was ransacked, her dowry was kept due to her old friend's letting go, and things that were too blinking, such as fields and shops, were either confiscated or secretly sold for money.

The money was not much, but it was tens of thousands of taels, and Liu Su planned to give it all to her daughter.

Liu Bailu looked at the money and was secretly surprised: "Mother should leave the money to the eldest brother. What's more, the second brother and the third brother will also need money to buy a house in the future when they get married."

Mrs. Liu Su shook her head and said, "I have set aside all the money. In Xiongtang County, a house is not expensive. You can buy a small house with a dozen taels. As for marriage, for people like us, the gate The big family is not willing to marry, and the small family does not spend much money. I have also inquired with the sister-in-law of the Lin family. After finding a matchmaker, engagement, dowry, etc., let's go to the big place and give it to the foot girl Fang's family. For face, it’s nothing more than throwing away dozens of taels of silver.”

Liu Bailu was shocked when he first heard that it cost so little to marry a wife, but the money...

She still shook her head: "Mother, it's not appropriate, let's leave it to the elder brother. The daughter only needs to bring some clothes and jewelry."

Liu Bailu's dowry has been stored by Liu Su since she was born. There are as many as four big boxes of expensive clothing materials alone, and the remaining treasures and jewelry are really countless. many.

Liu Su just didn't want to: "These things are for you. My mother-in-law's thoughts are unpredictable. If you have less dowry, she will definitely look down on you."

Even though Qi Ding promised to be good to Liu Bailu that day, no one would be relieved after going through such a thing, not to mention that although Fang Xiaoyou was not killed by the rod in the end, he was sold far away after all. Go, there is Fang Xiaoyou's daughter in the Qi family, Liu Bailu went to the Qi family, not only a mother-in-law to deal with, but also a sister-in-law.

Seeing Liu Su's determined expression, Liu Bailu knew that if she refused again, Liu Su would definitely not feel relieved, so she nodded, but she divided half of the 8000 taels of silver notes and said: "Qi Liu The two families are the families of criminal officials, and I am afraid that they will live in Xiongtang County or Yongkang Pass in the future. The 8000 taels of silver may not be a big deal in the capital, but it is a huge sum of money here. The daughter brought So much money is useless. As you said just now, the second and third younger brothers only spend less than a hundred taels of silver when they get married. I have lived my whole life without worry.”

Liu Su thought about it, and it was indeed so.Since the money came to Xiongtang County, except for buying a house and a shop, it was used for more than a hundred taels, and the rest was basically not used.About how much money he left behind, I'm afraid even Liu Junge doesn't know.

The amount of silver at the bottom of the box was fixed, and the two began to sort out other dowry.

The Liu family was ransacked. Even though there are many private properties, they can't be displayed on the surface. Otherwise, when posting the dowry, it may cause some troublesome people to write it down.

Which things can be shown for others to see, which things need to be taken in advance or later, and which things can't be entered in the dowry list. The two discussed carefully, adding and subtracting one by one.

There is no need to shy away from Liu Su's dowry items, such as precious jewelry and the like, they are all entered, but the jewels and jades that have been saved over the years can only be brought back by Liu Bailu.

Others, such as expensive clothing and utensils, are a bit eye-catching, so I had to not record them. Fortunately, although these things are expensive, they are not worth much money. I am not afraid that Qi Ding will be greedy for Liu Bailu's dowry. The Su family only entered 4000 taels, and let Liu Bailu save the remaining 2000 taels as private money.

After all these calculations were done, Liu Su muttered again: "Is it possible to set up some Zhuangzi shops? I think Qi Peiyun doesn't have any serious work. He makes money and loses in business. You can't just point at him. It's better to take some land." .”

The land around Xiongtang County is cheap, so there is no need to use any other money. Liu Su only took out 100 taels from the money he usually used. After thinking about it, he took out a few more silver notes and said: "It is also necessary to sell the land, why not buy it together. In the future, the second and third child will get married, which is also necessary."

In the past when she first came to Xiongtang County, Liu Su had some taboos and didn't buy big things. Now that three years have passed and it's time to marry her daughter, she can buy some blatantly. If anyone asks, she will say that she sold it. Some jewelry would be nice.

Having made up his mind, Mrs. Liu Su wrote down all the things needed, and planned to discuss with Liu Junge another day before taking action.

The two were busy when Yu Niang came in and said, "General Kang is visiting."

Kang Yibang?
Liu Bailu's mother and daughter looked at each other, not knowing what he was doing here, but Kang Yibang was not something they could neglect, Liu Bailu was inconvenient to go out to meet guests, so Liu Su went out to welcome them.

After seeing the ceremony, they all sat down, Kang Yibang put the things in his hands on the table, and said: "I heard that Miss Liu is not feeling well, so I specially brought some donkey-hide gelatin, blood swallow and other supplements."

After Kang Yibang finished speaking, he stopped talking. Liu Sushi looked at the brocade box on the table, and couldn't react for a while. After a long time, he smiled stiffly and said, "Thank you, General Kang."

Kang Yibang had a sullen face, thinking of those words of Qin Weijiao, he was a little speechless, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Liu Bailu busy in the flower hall, Kang Yibang gritted his teeth, and deliberately softened his voice a lot, bringing A bit regretful: "I have admired Ms. Liu for many years. In the early years, Ms. Liu was engaged to someone else. I didn't dare to go one step further. Last year, Ms. Liu was divorced. I knew it was wrong, but I was extremely happy in my heart because I had the opportunity I can stay with Ms. Liu forever. Because I was afraid of offending the beauty, I dared to propose marriage only this year, but I didn't expect..."

Kang Yibang shook his head and sighed endlessly, but Liu Su's face darkened, and he asked with displeasure, "What does General Kang mean by that?"

Kang Yibang opened his mouth and glanced outside the door.

The guard outside the door stroked his forehead and was speechless, he wanted to say this to Liu Bailu, okay?How can I tell my mother?
There was a moment of silence in the room.

Mrs. Bai came in with some tea and said with a smile when she saw the situation: "General Kang's words are a bit late. If we had told our lady earlier, it would be of some use. Now that our lady is engaged, the general will say this again." If so, it will inevitably make people think too much.”

Bai's eyes are extremely unfriendly, she is a slave, even if she is an aunt, she can't get rid of her status as a slave, so she doesn't have any scruples in speaking, at worst she will be beaten, but Liu Su has never been the kind of cruel and merciless person. But kneeling in the ancestral hall is fine.

A trace of anger flashed on Kang Yibang's face, he had never been ridiculed so much when he grew up!He hurriedly stood up, killing intent everywhere.

Bai touched his arm, looked at Kang Yibang who got up suddenly, and said: "The general feels a little cold? The concubine also feels suddenly much colder."

The corner of Kang Yibang's mouth twitched, he cupped his hands casually at Liu Sushi, and said, "Farewell."

As soon as Kang Yibang left, the temperature in the room rose immediately. Shih Bai looked at Liu Sushi who looked unhappy, shrugged his shoulders, and returned to his room with the freshly brewed tea.

***
Although the Qi and Liu families are old friends, since they are both from rich families, they also attach great importance to etiquette. Although there was a verbal agreement before, after the first day of April, Qi Zhen still asked a matchmaker to come to propose marriage in a serious manner. .

After that, there are three letters and six ceremonies: letter of appointment, letter of ceremony, letter of welcoming relatives, accepting lottery, asking name, accepting auspiciousness, accepting levy, and asking for a date.

Except for the "welcome" on the day of marriage, everything else followed the rules. Although the Qi family's conditions were limited and they couldn't offer such a generous dowry, the careful preparations every time were consistent with a good one. All kinds of gifts also gave the Liu family enough face.

Among them, Qi Dingshi's attitude of indifference and non-interference made Liu Sushi heave a sigh of relief, she was really afraid that something might go wrong.

The wedding date was originally set in March and April of the next year. After the application period, the wedding date was officially set. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of the next year, apart from that day being a good day, there will be no other good days for the whole of the coming year.

The older Liu Bailu was, he couldn't wait any longer, Qi Zhen's body was weak, and he couldn't wait so the wedding date was set like this.

After such three books and six rituals, it will be August in a blink of an eye.

As the fifteenth day of the eighth month approaches, the two families who have engaged in marriage have to move around as usual. Qi Ding has prepared all kinds of gifts. Although they are not expensive, it can be seen how much effort was put into the preparation.

(End of this chapter)