Chapter 25 The Miserable Woman 25
"He Zhiqing, let's discuss the dowry." Mrs. Chen jumped out impatiently, her eyes sparkling. "He Zhiqing, I heard that when a girl in the city gets married, she has to bring a dowry of three turns and one bell, and twenty-four legs. Although you have moved to the countryside, you are still your parents' daughter. Tomorrow, let Shengjun accompany you to the town and send a letter to your parents, telling them that you are getting married and asking them to prepare a dowry of three turns and one bell, twenty legs and one hundred and twenty yuan for you."

Mrs. Chen opened her mouth very high.

Everyone present gasped in shock.

"Shengjinniang, are you crazy about money?"

"Golden Lady, you are not marrying a daughter-in-law, you are marrying a golden egg. Tsk, tsk, tsk, 120 yuan, you are so brave to ask for it."

"There are three more turns and one ring, and twenty-four kicks."

"Twenty-four legs, what are they?" someone asked because he didn't understand.

"A bed, a wardrobe, a chest of drawers, a dining table, and two stools, twenty-four legs in all."

"What? Bride's furniture?"

"That's for marrying off daughters in the city. It's not popular in our village. In the village, giving a few dollars as a dowry is good enough for a daughter to marry off. Who can afford furniture?"

"Shengjun, if your wife brings a three-turn and one-ring bicycle as a dowry, then our village will have bicycles. From now on, our villagers won't have to watch people from the neighboring Linjia Village show off."

The head of the neighboring village bought a new bicycle last year, and since then all the men and women in the village have borrowed it to pick up their brides. In this day and age, having a bicycle to pick up and drop off the bride is a very proud thing.

For this reason, people from the neighboring village would brag about it from time to time when they came to visit Fengjia Village, making the villagers envious. Chen Shengjun looked at He Hongyu with expectation, "He Zhiqing, your parents will definitely give you a dowry. I heard that the dowry of girls in the city is very generous when they get married."

He Hongyu gritted her teeth and said, "If you want a dowry, fine. That depends on how much betrothal gifts your family can afford. I'm from the city, educated and knowledgeable. I'll need at least 600 yuan for the betrothal gifts."

If a lion opens his mouth wide, everyone will do so.

He Hongyu glared at Mrs. Chen, "Aunt Chen, you don't want to pay a penny and just want my dowry, right? I tell you, I will bring as much dowry as the betrothal gift you give me. You want to get a daughter-in-law for free, that's not possible. If you don't agree, then we can get engaged first. When we get married, it depends on when you give the 600 yuan betrothal gift."

He Hongyu wanted to use the bride price to delay the marriage, but she was afraid that the villagers would gossip about her, so she thought about getting engaged to Chen Shengjun first, and then marrying him after a few years of political reform.

With the engagement in place, she doesn't have to worry about Chen Shengjun being seduced away by Feng Yuanchun.

The daughter-in-law dared to provoke her before she even married, which made Mrs. Chen so angry that she yelled, "You slutty, coquettish bitch, you've been slept with by my son, and you still want the bride price, bah... I'm telling you, you're worthless now, just a slut, no one wants you even if you pay for it, only my son will be responsible and marry you, otherwise, you're just a little slut that no one wants."

"you……"

"What do you mean by you? You came to my house and seduced my son to sleep with you. I said you are a slut, what's wrong with that? If you are not slutty, how can you seduce my son to sleep with you?"

(End of this chapter)