Chapter 51: Dowry, Engagement Banquet
Lingxi was so frightened that she almost dropped her chopsticks.

She was stunned and confused. When she came to her senses, she heard her fourth brother continue to be sour: "Think about it carefully. After today, you can't regret it anymore."

Lingxi: “…”

Yeah yeah yeah!

Lingxi rolled her eyes quietly, speaking as if she really had an ex.

Gu Si: “…”

Could you please respect him a little and not be so perfunctory?

He was also at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and stopped teasing Lingxi. He took out the real betrothal gift that he had prepared for Lingxi for several days.

The betrothal gift given by the Gu family was obvious, but he did not want to let Lingxi down.

He prepared a pair of square wooden boxes made of huanghuali wood and tied with red silk.

One box contains four gifts: tea, snacks, candy and wine.

Another one, he opened it layer by layer, and on the top was a pair of jade-carved geese.

In ancient times, wild geese were the best symbol of undying love between men and women. If one goose died, the other would never live alone. They were extremely loyal to their partners, and any family that was a little bit particular would always include a goose when they proposed marriage.

This was carved by Gu Si himself using top-quality mutton-fat jade.

Further down, one layer was filled with a complete set of ruby ​​head ornaments, the next layer was filled with a complete set of purple jade head ornaments, plus a few pieces of mutton-fat white jade, gold-inlaid jade, and kingfisher-inlaid jewelry, all of which were the best of the best.

The bottom layer is a whole layer of gold, totaling sixty-six taels.

The whole wooden box is extremely heavy.

Lingxi felt dizzy and a little floating.

Gu Si reached out and held the little girl in his arms. He rubbed his cheek against hers and smiled, "Fourth brother is very happy. After today, everyone will know that you belong to him."

Now that the country has only been established for a few years, supplies are scarce everywhere, and it is difficult to live in a small mountain village.

In a simpler case, the bride will carry a package and live in the groom's house on the wedding day. There will be no banquet or anything, and they will just live and have the baby directly.

Not to mention whether to get the certificate or not.

In the countryside, the number of people who have obtained marriage certificates in the surrounding villages can be counted on one hand.

Therefore, the lively engagement party of Gu Si and Ling Xi was almost like a wedding in the eyes of others.

At this moment, he held the person in his arms, feeling very satisfied.

Lingxi nodded. From today on, everyone knew that Fourth Brother was hers!

She really didn't expect Gu Si to remember to prepare such a big surprise for him. Suddenly Lingxi realized something was wrong...

She raised her head in Gu Si's arms with some doubt, "Didn't you say you would give me all your assets?"

Gu Si: “…”

!!!

You know how to ruin the atmosphere!

Gu Si didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"I found some more. I'll give them to you later."

He wanted to prepare a decent betrothal gift for Lingxi, so naturally he had to find a way. He followed his memory and found several places he had been to before picking out the ones that he liked. The small gold ingot he had given to Minghui was also found at the same time.

Lingxi was instantly happy!

She happily leaned over and kissed Gu Si on the cheek: "I knew that Fourth Brother is the best!"

Gu Si's heart softened instantly.

The old Gu family originally wanted to marry Gu Si off, but unexpectedly, they were willing to marry their daughter to their family. Moreover, even if they married their daughter, they were willing to build a yard for Gu Si. Worried that such a foolish daughter-in-law would run away, the old Gu family spent a lot of money this time, including cigarettes, alcohol, pork, fruits, snacks, fabrics, and 66 yuan of betrothal money.

According to custom, the Pei family returned a pair of cloth shoes and a belt, symbolizing that this marriage would bind the man and woman together firmly.

The people of the old Gu family held their heads high and were very proud.

People in the surrounding villages usually give 6.6 yuan or 8.8 yuan for a wedding. Those who can give more than 10 or 20 yuan are well-off families. You won't find people as generous as them.

However, this complacency did not last long. When the food was served, he was speechless when he saw the table full of pork, chicken, rabbit, mutton and venison.

Meat!

It's all meat!
Still big meat!

How many tables are there?

Every table was filled to the brim. They couldn’t buy all the meat in this yard even for 80 bucks!
The people in the old Gu family looked at each other, feeling unhappy.

Because of the Pei family's special geographical location, surrounded by mountains on all sides, wild boars and wolves may occasionally appear around.

Although they are not hunters who make a living by hunting, every family knows how to hunt. The men in Peijia Village have been practicing martial arts since childhood, and each of them is tall, strong and muscular.

Most of the aunts, uncles and wives in Peijia Village are also very tough.

The old Gu family's proposal this time was considered to be full of sincerity in the surrounding villages. In addition, after Gu Si went into the mountains with them, they began to accept Gu Si from the bottom of their hearts, which made them particularly enthusiastic about the people of the old Gu family.

One after another came up and toasted with cups of wine.

The Gu family's uncles drank cup after cup until they were dizzy.

Even Mrs. Gu, Mrs. Gu's second sister-in-law, and their mother Wang Dongni were drunk to the point of being dazed.

In their ears, there was a group of burly, muscular men who often went in and out of the mountains to hunt, and they were bragging after getting drunk.

One said he knocked down a wild boar with one punch in the mountains, and another said he kicked a wild wolf to death. Looking at the high mountains just standing there, it makes people feel uneasy.

The Gu family was so frightened by the scene that they dared not speak loudly the whole time, for fear that they would be the next to be punished.

Previously, they might have had some thoughts in their hearts, wanting to see if Lingxi was easy to bully or if they could exploit her, but now they dared not have any such thoughts at all.

Uncle Pei is very protective of his people. It is no secret in the Pei family that Gu Si gets drunk after drinking one glass of wine. Ever since he and Lingxi have been together, they have become part of the Pei family.

Uncle Pei didn't ask him to embarrass himself in front of so many people on a day like this.

Therefore, Uncle Pei greeted the three Pei Jin brothers in advance, replaced Gu Si's wine with water, and toasted at every table without any blushing or beating of the heart.

Lingxi waited in the house until Gu Si came back, and heard people talking behind her, saying that they didn't realize Gu Lao Si could drink so well.

The Pei family father and son, who had seen Gu Si's drinking capacity, said: "..."

Lingxi tried hard not to laugh out loud.

Gu Si Sui has a good alcohol tolerance...

Hahahaha!

Gu Si: “…”
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Lingxi and Gu Si's wedding date was set after the autumn harvest.

Uncle Pei built a yard for Lingxi and Gu Si, and naturally he didn't plan to let Lingxi live under the same roof with the old Gu family. By that time, the yard would be ready for occupancy.

As for how to get the old Gu family to agree to let the young couple live on their own after marriage, Uncle Pei and the others need to negotiate with the old Gu family.

Lingxi and Gu Si don’t need to worry about it.

As the summer passed and the heat receded, Lingxi and Gu Si went into the mountains again and went to the valley.

Because outsiders had entered the cave before, Gu Si obviously reduced the number of times he came here. The other party came a few more times later, and each time he used something, he would leave something behind, at least a few gold beans.

Until recently, the other party did not appear again, and Gu Si dared to bring Lingxi here.

(End of this chapter)