Chapter 162 Dowry

Once outside, I saw Li Xingtang's parents and great-grandfather sitting on a bench, with other relatives nearby. From their conversation, it seemed they were discussing the bride price.

Yunxi pretended not to have spoken and listened quietly, knowing that Li Xingtang wouldn't wrong her.

Seeing Yunxi's appearance, Li's mother was very pleased with her son's taste. She was increasingly satisfied with such a beautiful daughter-in-law.

They praised each other, with the eldest grandmother, Yun Li, praising one's son and the other's granddaughter, making the person in question feel embarrassed.

The final agreed-upon dowry was 88 yuan, plus a sewing machine and a watch.

Although it may not seem like many, at this time it was already the most in the surrounding area.

Even for Yun Shengnan's marriage, the bride price seemed to be only 38 yuan, which was already a lot compared to others.

Li Xingtang stared intently at Yunxi, worried that she might think it wasn't enough.

Yunxi nodded in agreement. She didn't lack the money, and asking for a bride price was just to follow the customs of the times. She didn't want people to think she was easy to marry without asking for a bride price.

Moreover, what they've presented so far is already a great favor to Yunxi; it's safe to say they've covered both the substance and the appearance.

No one thought the bride price was too much; everyone thought Yunxi was so beautiful that this amount of bride price was justified.

After hearing a bunch of well wishes, my face was stiff from smiling so much, but I was still very happy.

Both families share this sentiment; it's a win-win situation for everyone.

Yunxi even received a red envelope from his parents, which means they were very satisfied with him.

It wasn't until it was time to eat that fewer people approached Yunxi to talk.

She rubbed her cheeks, which were already stiff from smiling. Luckily, she only got married once in her life, otherwise, even with her good health, she would have been exhausted.

Almost all the relatives had arrived, making up about ten tables. Fortunately, Yunxi brought out extra meat, and the main dish was steamed buns made from a mixture of wheat and water.

Although she had rice and wheat flour, she wasn't the one cooking. The several grandmothers who did cook were reluctant to use refined grains, and with signs of famine looming, they wanted to save as much as possible.

They were even more reluctant to use it than Yunxi. In their words, having so much meat was already good enough, and it didn't matter if the staple food was a little lacking.

After the meal, Li Xingtang and the others didn't stay long. They drank some tea and left around two or three in the afternoon.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to tell Yunxi that he would come again tomorrow.

The thought that he's leaving the day after tomorrow makes it okay to come over tomorrow and bring him some food. I wonder where he's going to serve in the army.

When she was all alone at home that night, Yunxi felt a little incredulous. Had she gotten married so quickly?

The speed seems a bit too fast, but considering how short human lifespan is, there really isn't that much time to waste.

I moved a stool and sat under the eaves outside, looking at the moon in the sky, and was momentarily stunned.

The yard was kept very clean, and all the borrowed bowls, chopsticks, tables, chairs, and benches were returned.

Today, she seemed to have just eaten a ready-made meal, and a smile remained on her face the whole time. Other than that, it was as if she had nothing else to do.

Everything was handled by those uncles and elders; I feel incredibly indebted to them.

I feel like the next few years will be tough, but thankfully there's a big river about 50 miles away, so I don't have to worry about the water source drying up.

It might be a bit tiring for everyone, but we can still grow some grain.

In the future, when I have free time, I'll go up the mountain more often and hunt more game for everyone so they can improve their health. It's also a way of repaying their kindness.

Knowing that Li Xingtang would be leaving the day after tomorrow, Yunxi wondered if she should give him another spirit peach.

His physique is already several times stronger than that of an ordinary person, but he is always worried about the dangers outside. Should we make him even stronger?

But if you just let him eat a peach, the change would be too great.

It took several months to finish feeding him the last one before he noticed.

After thinking it over, I decided against it. It's safer to give it to him little by little when I find the opportunity later.

After washing up, I lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) and used my spiritual energy to search through my spatial dimension.

I remember giving Liu Chunbai a leather armor made of snakeskin before. Now that Li Xingtang is going to join the army, I'll get him one too.

Most of them have been sold, but I still have a lot left, enough for my own use.

I've done it several times already, and practice makes perfect. It only took me less than half an hour to finish.

It was intentionally made a bit longer, reaching all the way down to below the buttocks, so that the upper body should be completely covered.

Anyway, snakeskin becomes very soft after being rubbed, so you don't have to worry about it being uncomfortable to wear inside your body.

Besides the armor made of snakeskin, there was also a large bag of beef jerky, which he would eat more of when he had nothing to do.

I wonder what the food will be like for him when he gets there?

He took out several more jars of meat sauce and mushroom sauce and stuffed them all into a burlap sack.

It was already past ten o'clock when she finished packing, but Yunxi still couldn't fall asleep.

The person who used to follow you around every day, you don't know when you'll see them again, and you always feel uneasy.

At this moment, Yunxi realized that she might not be completely indifferent to him, but he had been so persistent in the past, practically hanging around her every day, that she hadn't noticed him at all.

Only when you realize that he will no longer be by your side can you understand your own feelings more clearly.

Since she couldn't sleep, Yunxi simply decided not to sleep at all.

I lit the candles, found a roll of military green fabric in my space, and used my mental energy to cut it out. I also cut out a set of blue fabric. If I stay up all night, I should be able to make two sets of clothes.

When I was holding a needle and thread and making clothes, I found that my mind was a little calmer.

It's been a long time since I've had a moment like this.

Having something to do keeps me from overthinking.

By the time I came to my senses, the clothes were all finished, and the sky outside was beginning to lighten; it was almost dawn.

Despite staying up all night, Yunxi didn't seem tired at all and looked very energetic.

Thinking that Li Xingtang would come today, given how clingy he is, he would definitely arrive very early.

I'm feeling really energetic right now and don't want to sleep at all, so I might as well get up and make a lot of steamed buns and mantou so he can take them with him on his journey when he leaves tomorrow.