BXBX NOVEL Chapter 555: 555: Shopping
Indeed, Qiao Xiaomai was righteous, willing to marry for the sake of others, whether the Zhang Family lived or died had nothing to do with her.
Tong Tiehu stood on a high platform, observing the reactions of the crowd. He added, “The Tong Family is not as prosperous as they once were. When Xiaomai and Sanlang are getting married, we will only invite close friends and relatives. However, anyone who wishes to come, can attend.”
The crowd responded in agreement, but also with a touch of regret, thinking back to the grand celebration of Tong Tiehu’s sixtieth birthday, how come when it’s time for Tong Sanlang to get married, things seem quite shabby?
At this point, Tong Tiehu was unconcerned about the people’s sighs. Once he’d said what needed to be said, he let the crowd disperse. There were many things to do today.
The Tong Family didn’t have many relatives, but the women in the Tong Family all had their own kin. These people needed to be notified.
They also needed to thoroughly clean the house, arrange Tong Sanlang’s room. They’d already done so much for Qiao Xiaomai, this needed to be done correctly.
Qiao Xiaomai’s relatives also needed to be notified. Qiao Changshun harnessed the donkey cart and headed for Zhuang Village, while Qiao Xiaomai and Tong Sanlang went to the town to refund the dowry.
Seeing that it was Qiao Xiaomai who came, the owner of the dowry shop didn’t say much, and promptly refunded the silver, without even asking for the initially agreed damage fee.
With the silver in hand, as per Qiao Xiaomai’s suggestion, they bought some dry goods and hired a chef from Jiwei Residence.
Tong Sanlang said, “Before we get married, we should at least get ourselves new clothes.”
In the countryside, people were not picky. Getting married didn’t necessarily require wedding attire. Usually, they would buy some new clothes, and during the wedding ceremony, the bride would wear a red cloth over her head while the groom would wear a red flower.
“Just buy clothes to wear on the wedding day.” Qiao Xiaomai said.
She wasn’t too satisfied with the house, she also didn’t want to bring too many things over.
After all, both she and Tong Sanlang didn’t lack clothes to wear, so there was no need to buy too much.
Having heard Qiao Xiaomai’s words, Tong Sanlang looked at her, feeling somewhat dejected, “I’m sorry, I’m letting you down.”
Getting married didn’t improve Qiao Xiaomai’s life, instead it seemed to have regressed.
And how would it be in the future?
Qiao Xiaomai was a landowner, while he could only rely on hunting and collectively owned land to buy fields…
It felt as if he’d married a rich woman.
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“Thinking about being able to be with you openly in the future, these are not grievances, who told me to fall for you.” Qiao Xiaomai smiled and patted his shoulder, “Fool.”
On hearing her, Tong Sanlang tilted his head slightly, how was he a fool?
“Let’s go, let’s buy some clothes.” Qiao Xiaomai pointed in the direction of the Xiangji Fabric Shop.
In reality, it was okay if the Tong Family’s house was a bit old, she was suddenly hoping that Zhang’s family would make a fuss, and a big one at that.
That way, she and Tong Sanlang could justifiably move to the manor.
The manor she had painstakingly designed and spent quite a bit of silver on would be a waste if no one lived in it.
Tong Sanlang looked at Qiao Xiaomai’s face and saw that her smile didn’t seem to be insincere, but he was slightly puzzled.
“Are you very happy?”
“We’re getting married.” Qiao Xiaomai replied, “Just that fact alone is enough to negate everything else.”
Tong Sanlang looked at her bright face and slowly nodded his head. Yes, they were getting married. This joyous fact could subdue all other unhappiness.
Forget about it, let’s make the beauty mine first!
Adjusting their moods, the two went to buy new clothes, only one set each. Then they booked a chef at Jiwei Residence, and bought some supplies needed for the banquet and wedding. They didn’t return until it was dark.