Chapter 48

When Mr. Liu opened the door, it was Liu Qian. Dinner was already prepared outside.

Although tonight's dinner was rushed, it was still sumptuous. Most of the dishes were already prepared by Liu Yueyue's family. Some of the dishes and desserts made by Liu Qian were also the icing on the cake. It made everyone who had not eaten her cooking for a long time very hungry. During the dinner, the guests and the host were very happy and chatted a lot. Butcher Liu and his family knew Mr. Liu's intention and were also very happy for Liu Qian. They also said a lot of words of blessings. It was just that they were not officially engaged with the Zhang family, so they were still very reserved when they spoke.

Everyone was very happy. Only Zhang Xiaohu glanced at Liu Yueyue from the corner of his eyes from time to time. Unfortunately, Liu Yueyue's attention was not on him, making him inevitably disappointed.

After dinner, they chatted for a while. Liu Qian, who had walked for the whole afternoon, was already yawning. Therefore, Liu Kai arranged for Zhang Xiaolong and his brother to rest for the night. Butcher Liu and his family also went home to rest.

Early the next morning, Zhang Xiaolong and his brother were going to bid farewell and return to the Guozhuang House. Liu Qian considered that she had not been home for a long time and wanted to stay for a few more days. Moreover, Zhang Xiaolong was going back this time to discuss the engagement with his parents. She was too shy to follow, so she did not go back with him.

Mr. Liu specially instructed Zhang Xiaolong to go back and explain his feelings to Zhang Cai. He did not want him to have a knot in his heart because of his previous rejection. He also asked Zhang Xiaolong to pick an auspicious day to settle the engagement.

Zhang Xiaolong naturally agreed. Therefore, under Liu Qian's reluctant gaze, the two of them went on their way.

The journey here was filled with sweetness, and the journey back was filled with joy.

Returning to the Guozhuang House, from afar, one could see the Zhang family standing in the small courtyard through the low walls of the Zhang family. They looked at the entrance of the village from time to time. It was estimated that except for Zhang Xiaohua, the others did not have a good rest last night.

Seeing Zhang Xiaolong and Zhang Xiaohu appear in the field of vision, Zhang Xiaohua was the first to jump up and quickly ran out. She ran to Zhang Xiaolong and asked cheerfully, "Big brother, how's the situation?

Where's the good news that we were all looking forward to?

Eh ~ ~ ~ why didn't Sister Qianqian come back?

Is it … "

Zhang Xiaohua didn't dare to continue asking.

Before Zhang Xiaolong could open his mouth, Zhang Xiaohu snappily said, "Can't you see that big brother's face is like a peach blossom? He's so happy that he can't close his mouth. You should take the bottle in my hand first. I've been carrying it all the way."

Zhang Xiaohua was happy. She didn't take the bottle in Zhang Xiaohu's hand. Instead, she turned and ran home to report to her parents.

After receiving the good news, Zhang Cai and Guo Sufei were also very happy. They ran to the entrance of the courtyard to welcome their son.

Zhang Xiaolong and Zhang Xiaohu were like heroes as they were escorted into the small courtyard of the Zhang family. After Zhang Xiaolong sat down on the chair, he took the water that Zhang Xiaohua handed over and drank a few mouthfuls. Then, he began to talk about the situation in Eight Mile Valley. Zhang Cai and Guo Sufei listened with joy. They were secretly relieved. When Zhang Xiaolong proudly said that Mr. Liu had apologized and asked the Zhang family to pick an auspicious day for the engagement, the two of them listened with mixed feelings.

They were happy that they didn't misjudge Mr. Liu. Mr. Liu was still a good friend that they could have a deep relationship with. Of course, they would be in-laws in the future. He was a good in-law that they could rest assured. They were worried that there should be betrothal gifts for the engagement. With their family's situation, this was a problem. If they gave too little, their face didn't matter, but Mr. Liu's family's face would be affected. If they gave too much, they really couldn't afford it. It would add more difficulties to Zhang Xiaolong and Liu Qian's future life.

However, these were all to be considered in the future. The key now was that they could celebrate a little. They had to set a date first.

Guo Sufei also happily told this good news to her bedridden grandmother. Her grandmother was so happy that her face became ruddy.

In the next few days, the Zhang family was immersed in joy. When spring returned to the earth, Zhang Xiaolong's spring had also arrived. Zhang Cai and Guo Sufei were busy with the engagement. Zhang Xiaolong and his brothers were busy with the spring plowing and planting in the fields. The weather was getting warmer day by day. The soil in the fields had already been frozen. The warm spring breeze blew on their faces, reminding them that spring plowing was never too early.

The custom of the engagement was also very simple. The father and mother of the man would bring various gifts and prepare the man's birth characters. They would go to the woman's house. The woman would accept the gifts and give the woman's birth characters to the man. Then, the engagement would be completed. Of course, the time of the marriage would be set at that time. Most of the time, they would come again to discuss the marriage in the future and set the time again.

In fact, the betrothal gifts were just some gifts of various colors. However, people originally had a competitive mentality. The gifts were compared with each other. At this time, many people directly gave silver, sometimes it was also called iridescent gold.

As a matter of fact, Zhang Cai and his wife were worried about iridescent gold.

Zhang Cai thought that Liu Qian was a good daughter-in-law. He should give her more iridescent gold to show that the Zhang family had a precious daughter-in-law. Moreover, Mr. Liu would also have a lot of face. Guo Sufei thought that there should be something to show, but her family's conditions were limited. It couldn't be too precious. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to live before they married her.

Zhang Cai actually knew about this situation. He also thought so before, but when it came to the matter, he hesitated.

After all, there were still a few hundred taels of silver banknotes hidden at home.

With this possibility, of course, he wanted to do things better in his heart.

When Zhang Cai talked about the banknotes, Guo Sufei also hesitated. When she talked to Liu Qian before, she also decided to use the banknotes, but she was stopped by Liu Qian. At this time, since there were banknotes, why not use it?

Moreover, more than a month had passed, and no one had come to make trouble at home. Presumably, the other party really took this money as compensation. In this way, this money was her family's. Why not use it?

The disagreement between the husband and wife seemed to disappear. They were both inclined to use this banknote.

Therefore, Guo Sufei took out the banknotes and the token hidden at the bottom of the box.

Then, she called Zhang Xiaolong into the inner room.

Zhang Xiaolong's injury healed rapidly. In these few days, he didn't need to fix his arm anymore. It was just that his injured arm couldn't carry heavy objects.

Zhang Xiaolong entered the inner room and asked, "Father, Mother, what's the matter?

I'm preparing to go down to loosen the soil. "

Guo Sufei said lovingly, "Your arm hasn't recovered yet. It's better to do less work. Let Xiaohu and Xiaohua do more work."

Zhang Xiaolong said with a smile, "I've been in bed for a long time this month. My bones feel like they're going to rust. It's really comfortable to move around now.

Moreover, Xiaohua is still young and growing. How can I let her do more work? "

Zhang Cai said, "I know that you're full of vigor now. We don't intend to stop you, but the future is long. You have to pay more attention to your body."

Zhang Xiaolong replied, "I know. Father, what's the matter?

It can't be as simple as letting me rest. "

Guo Sufei said, "Oh, it's like this. Your father and I are preparing to go to Ba Li Gou in these few days to settle the marriage between you and Qian Qian. However, our family can't come up with a good betrothal gift. We plan to take out the banknotes from last time to exchange for some."

After he finished speaking, he placed the two banknotes and the token in front of Zhang Xiaolong. He pointed at the token and said, "Take this thing with you. If something happens during the exchange, take this thing out. It might be useful."

Zhang Xiaolong looked at his father and mother's eager faces and the banknotes and tokens in front of him. He sighed and didn't pick them up. He said, "Father, Mother, didn't we say that we won't use these banknotes again?"

Zhang Cai smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, that's what we said at the time. However, the situation is stronger than the person. If we don't come up with a good betrothal gift, won't Liu Qian's family lose face?"

Zhang Xiaolong said, "Father, if we're talking about good or bad family background, there are many people in this area that are better than us. The number of people who went to the Liu family to propose marriage is even greater. How can we compare?

Liu Qian was willing to marry into our family not because of our family background. The day before yesterday at the Liu family, Mr. Liu told me a lot. He is very clear about our family's situation and didn't mention anything about betrothal gifts. I think we don't have to puff ourselves up at our own cost. "

Guo Sufei said, "Xiaolong, they didn't mention it, but that doesn't mean they don't care. It's not strange to have too many gifts. We should be prepared."

Zhang Xiaolong said, "No, Mother. I can't ruin the family just because I want to marry a wife. These banknotes are a disaster. We must not use them."

Guo Sufei said, "Your father and I have also discussed this. They haven't come to our door for so long. It should be fine. Moreover, we have this token. They may not dare to do anything to us."

Zhang Xiaolong smiled bitterly and said, "Mother, this token was given to us by Heroine Xu to protect our lives. It only says that if there are bullies who come to find trouble, we can use it to prove that she is here to protect us. Moreover, didn't Hero Wen also say that?

Don't touch these banknotes. When the bullies come to our door, we must quickly return them. If they come to our door in the future and we don't have any banknotes to give them, what will we do? "

Zhang Cai and Guo Sufei were speechless. In fact, it's not that they don't know these things. They are confused because they are concerned. When it comes to matters concerning their son, it's inevitable that they will be confused.

Zhang Xiaolong said again, "The Liu family doesn't admire us for things like money. Moreover, don't we have something more precious than money in our family?

If there is a chance in the future, we can just give it to Mr. Liu. "

Zhang Cai smiled bitterly and said, "What is better than money in our family?

How come I don't know? "

Zhang Xiaolong smiled mysteriously and said the following words.

----- In the future, this will be the end of each chapter.

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