It was also said that Chen Xiao Cai and Shen Chi had something going on already, and that was why Lu Lin had turned them all down.
They slandered Shen Chi so much so that Lu Lin felt so sorry for the poor kid, they said Shen Chi had been seducing Xiao Cai.
Chen Xiao Cai was used to the villagers' unfriendliness since he was born, besides, they lived in town now, so how the villagers talked about him didn't matter to him. However, Shen Chi was different, he was young and innocent. Lu Lin felt that Shen Chi's feeling was hurt.
After all, Shen Chi was still a child. Of course he would feel uncomfortable when the entire village attacked him out of nowhere.
Hearing Lu Lin's explanation, Chen Xiao Mi said discontentedly, "How can they ruin Chi's name like that, hmm, can you imagine how hard it's going to be for Chi to find someone in the future after this farce? "
"Really?" asked Lu Lin.
Chen Xiao Mi nodded, "Of course."
It had always been hard for Bios to find a good husband. Chen Xiao Mi planned to be single his entire life until the government enforced that 'singles' tax' policy.
"The Shen family is a decent family! Granny Shen has some savings for Shen Chi, she has some farmland for him too, it's just Chi has lost his parents already, they don't have a reliable extended family either."
People in this time and space all believed in 'the more family members, the more blessings', even though sometimes more family members meant more drama. But people just loved to be betrothed with someone who had a big family.
"If Shen Chi marries into someone's family, the farmland will become his husband's property after, heaven forbid, Granny Shen passes away. In this time and space, husband is the heaven in the family. If Shen Chi marries someone into his family, I don't think he can find someone reliable."
Lu Lin teased Mi, "Can't find someone reliable? Hmm, I married into your family, and you are not reliable?"
Chen Xiao Mi blushed, "Not everyone is as lucky as you."
Lu Lin rubbed his chin and grinned.
Chen Xiao Mi suddenly remembered something. There used to be a pretty girl in Big Stone Village, a hooligan asked his mother to propose a marriage to the girl's family, and the girl's family refused them. In the end, the hooligan cooked up a story between the girl and a peddler and spread it around in an act of revenge.
That girl liked to dress up from time to time, so she often asked the peddler to bring her the latest accessories, but they were innocent.
It was obvious that the hooligan was slandering the girl, but there were so many rumors that the villagers actually thought that the girl was really indiscreet about her private life. And the young lady drowned herself in the lake.
After the young lady finished her life, some people in the village were bitterly remorseful, but it made no difference to the matter. The dead people couldn't come back.
Lu Lin could not help sighing after Chen Xiao Mi told him that story. Although he inherited the memory of the host, he still couldn't understand the mentality of people in this time and space very well.
"How should we deal with this matter?" Lu Lin looked at Chen Xiao Mi and asked.
Chen Xiao Mi thought for a moment and said, "If the feeling between Shen Chi and Cai are mutual, I will talk to Granny Shen a."
"Is it too early? They are both kids." asked Lu Lin.
Chen Xiao Mi gritted his teeth and said, "It's just proposing a marriage. We can talk about their wedding when they grow older. If the marriage is settled, no one will say anything if they get closer."
Lu Lin nodded and said, "Alright."
Although Lu Lin didn't think that Shen Chi would be so bad that he would drown himself in the lake, he was still worried sick about Shen Chi.
Child marriages were common in this time and space, Lu Lin thought it was a good idea to settle it down between the two kids for the sake of their reputation. Shen Chi could learn to manage the store as well, but he figured he needed to ask Cai about his opinion first.
……
"To propose a marriage?" Chen Xiao Cai looked at Lu Lin in surprise.
Lu Lin nodded, "Yeah! Actually, you haven't fully grown up yet, so this is no rush. However, the rumors in the village are now becoming disgusting, if we don't take some action, the rumors might become more and more intense."
Chen Xiao Cai frowned and said, "It's good to settle it early. Chi is great."
Lu Lin tilted his head and looked at Chen Xiao Cai. "Shen Chi is a Bio. Think about it clearly." Men in this time and space usually preferred women. Lu Lin didn't know how serious Chen Xiao Cai was.
Chen Xiao Cai tilted his head and said, "Bio is good. Big brother is Bio. Don't you like my big brother, Lin Gege?"
Lu Lin narrowed his eyes, "You little brat, I'm asking you a question, no the other way round! But all right, I know you are serious about Chi now."
Lu Lin looked at Chen Xiao Cai and smiled in a doting way.
After asking Chen Xiao Cai's opinion, Lu Lin went to talk to Granny Shen.
Granny Shen looked at Lu Lin and asked, "Do you want Chi and Cai to get married in the future?"
Lu Lin nodded and said, "Well, I think the two of them make a cute couple. I know Chi very well, such a good kid, so I want to snatch him for Cai in case someone else steals Chi's heart…"
Granny Shen was naturally happy when she heard Lu Lin praise her grandson.
"Have you talked to Cai? Is he thinking the same way?" Granny Shen hoped that Chi and Cai could settle down as a couple as well, she knew Cai and trusted Cai. A lot of men who married Bios didn't really marry them because of love, they just wanted to marry someone to avoid tax or to have someone to work for their family.
Lu Lin smiled and said, "Of course he is! If he doesn't agree, no way will I even propose this to you. The two of them got along so well.
Granny Shen said awkwardly, "That's silly of me." Lu Lin was willing to propose a marriage, Granny Shen was very happy. She was getting older and she had been worried what would become of Chi if she was gone.
She trusted Lu Lin and the Chen brothers, if Shen Chi was married to Chen Xiao Cai, he would lead a comfortable life, but…
" Lin, are you proposing because you have heard of some rumors in the village?" Granny Shen knew that Chen Xiao Mi and Lu Lin had turned down a lot of women who proposed on their daughters' behalf, saying that Cai was too young, she couldn't help but wonder what changed their mind.
Lu Lin frowned and said, "Yes, I heard a little. But I know Cai has always liked Chi, but he is too shy to say anything. I thought that they were still young, so there was no need to rush it. However, since there were rumors in the village, it would be good to settle it down early.
Granny Shen nodded and finally said, "That makes sense."
Granny Shen thought to herself: It's hard for a Bio like Chi to find an ideal husband, now the rumors only have made it harder. Since Lu Lin took the initiative to propose a marriage, there's no need for me to put on airs.
Granny Shen called Shen Chi to her side and mentioned the engagement, which made Shen Chi blush immediately.
……
The next day, Granny Shen took Shen Chi back to the village.
And they got busy once they were back.
When rich people got married, they followed Three Letters and Six Etiquettes (T/N: Betrothal Letter, Gift Letter, Wedding Letter and Proposal, Birth Date Matching, Worship Ancestors, Presenting the Wedding Gifts, Arranging the Marriage, The Wedding Ceremony). The village people only followed a simplified version of those formalities.
Granny Shen suddenly returned to the village, provoking an uproar from the villagers.
Everyone knew that Granny Shen was working in Sino Commercial House, so she only came back occasionally for her farmland. This time, Granny Shen came back again only two days after her last trip, the villagers were so curious.
Some jealous people would just run their mouths, saying that Granny Shen was fired by the boss and she had to come back.
Chen Xiao Mi knew the villagers would talk, so he assured Granny Shen that he would send a matchmaker and talk about matters like Betrothal Letter and Presenting the Wedding Gifts.
The two sides discussed it and felt that there was no need to be too extravagant about the engagement. They decided to just invite some family and friends over for a meal.
Although everything was simple, it still had to be prepared.
Because Granny Shen had been in town during this period of time, her house was a little messy, her furniture was a little dusty, the yard needed to be weed. She decided to not put in extra furniture because they would live in town anyways, but she would give the house a proper cleaning.
"Granny Shen, you're back!" Zhang Jin's wife Liu Yue greeted her with a smile.
Granny Shen looked at Liu Yue and said, "Yeah! Liu Yue, how are you?"
Liu Yue looked at Granny Shen with an apologetic expression. Her husband's aunt, Zhang Xiuhe, went to town to ask Lu Lin to fire Granny Shen and hire her instead in the name of her father-in-law, Zhang Cheng the Village Head. Lu Lin turned her down, Zhang Xiuhe made a scene in their house and insisted that Lu Lin dispersed Zhang Cheng and Zhang Cheng should confronted Lu Lin in the store.
Although Liu Yue's father-in-law always took his sister's side, he didn't listen to her that time because Lu Lin had been doing so well in town, so it was not good for him to make a scene in the store.
Lu Lin didn't tell Granny Shen about Zhang Xiuhe, but it was impossible to hide anything in the village. There were many villagers who sold embroidery products to the commercial house, some of them told Granny Shen about Zhang Xiuhe, they reminded Granny Shen to watch out for that snake.
Zhang Xiuhe was wild with joy when Granny Shen came back to the village. She guessed that the owner of the commercial house finally decided to fire Granny Shen.
The more Zhang Xiuhe thought about it, the more convinced she was, and she had been spreading the fake news Some villagers thought that Zhang Xiuhe heard the inside information from the Village Head, so they believed her.
Zhang Xiuhe not only liked to take advantage the villagers, but also liked to take advantage of Liu Yue, so Liu Yue actually didn't like this aunt.
Liu Yue looked at Granny Shen and asked awkwardly, "Granny, are you planning to stay for longer this time?"
Granny Shen glanced at Liu Yue and said, "I'm staying for about two days or so, need to head back to town for work. However, work is not that busy, I can stay longer this time if I want to."
Liu Yue smiled and murmured, "What aunt said is fake news. " Then Liu Yue said in a apologetic tone, "I'm really sorry about my Second Aunt."
Granny Shen said casually, "It's not a big deal. Don't worry about it, Yue."
Granny Shen didn't like Zhang Xiuhe, but she had a good impression of Liu Yue.
Liu Yue now was relieved that Granny Shen still had her job, she was glad what Zhang Xiuhe said to Lu Lin didn't affect her job.
News of the Engagement
Several more villagers came to ask Granny Shen about the situation after Liu Yue left.
Some of them thought that Lu Lin and Chen Xiao Mi might have also heard the rumors about Chen Xiao Cai and Shen Chi in the village. They felt that it was not good for Shen Chi to stay in the store, so they fired Granny Shen and Shen Chi, and they were here to gloat.
Quite a few of them came to comfort Granny Shen, and the rest of them came to inquire for information about Granny Shen's 'old job'.
Not only Zhang Xiuhe wanted Granny Shen's job, but many villagers also wanted it.
"Granny, this Chen Xiao Mi is so cruel. After all, you've worked for them for so long. How can he just fire you like this?"
"No wonder Grandma Chen said that he was ferocious. You guys are old friends, yet her had the heart to just fire you like this…"
Granny Shen couldn't bear Zheng's nonsense gabble, she replied helplessly, "I wasn't fired. I just came back to deal with something."
"Of course you are! But what matter can it possibly be? " Zheng firmly believed that Granny Shen was too shy to admit that she was just fired.
"That Zhang Xiuhe is not a decent person, her embroidery skills are fine, but to be honest, there are a lot of people in the village who are good at embroidery. If it wasn't for the fact that she had a good brother, how could she replace you?"
Granny Shen was rendered speechless. Lu Lin had no intention to hire Zhang Xiuhe, yet the villagers started to buy the fake news already!
Granny Shen felt that this rumor might have been deliberately spread by Zhang Xiuhe. As time went by, more and more villagers might think that Lu Lin had agreed to hire Zhang Xiuhe. In this way, if Lu Lin refused to hire Zhang Xiuhe in the future, the villagers might think that Lu Lin was inconsistent in his words.
"I really don't think Lu Lin plans to replace me or recruit more people for the time being," Granny Shen said.The village kids liked to hang out under the big tree at the entrance to their village to avoid summer heat.
"Ya, Shen Chi is back," Zhang Dabao said to Zhang Ya.
Zhang Ya nodded and said arrogantly, "Well, I heard that his grandmother was fired."
Previously, Lu Lin had rejected Zhang Ya's mother, Ma Shi, Zhang Ya had been holding a grudge since that.
The rumor about Chen Xiao Cai and Shen Chi was not cooked up by Ma Shi, but she had definitely fanned the fire abd spread the rumor.
Zhang Ya thought to herself: Granny Shen is getting senile. Shen Chi is a Bio, you can tell he isn't cut out for heavy work. It is normal that they get fired, it will be abnormal if they can keep their jobs for long.
"My mother and auntie sold embroidery products to Lu Lin and they have earned a lot of money. I heard that Granny Shen earned more." Da Bao added.
Zhang Ya pouted and thought to herself, " Granny Shen must have made a lot of money, that true. What's the point of earning so much? They have lost their jobs now! "
"Is Chen Xiao Cai really close to Shen Chi?"
"Of course. They used to play together!"
"It's just playing together."Issuing a Betrothal Letter required a good matchmaker. Chen Xiao Mi asked Matchmaker Wang to do the honor.
Matchmaker Wang had arranged dozens of marriages, and she was well respected in the neighboring villages.
Matchmaker Wang was surprised by Chen Xiao Mi's visit though. " Chen Xiao Cai and Shen Chi?"
Chen Xiao Mi nodded, "Yes, please do the honor."
Matchmaker Wang was a little confused, "Shen Chi is a Bio!"
The villagers usually tended to avoid Bios, let alone rich families like the Chens now. It was well known in the village that the Chen brothers had recently made quite a lot of money.
She also heard that Lu Lin bought a bear without hesitation.
Chen Xiao Mi looked at Matchmaker Wang with indifference and said coldly, "Is there anything wrong with Bio?"
Matchmaker Wang smiled embarrassedly and said, "No, no, of course not."
Matchmaker Wang suddenly remembered that Chen Xiao Mi was a Bio himself and he had a dumb Bio brother Chen Xiao Mai at home. And Chen Xiao Mi doted on that baby brother so much so that he was so spoiled.
Chen Xiao Mi nodded and said with pride, "Girls are charming. But it's better to be betrothed to a Bios."
Matchmaker Wang instantly understood Chen Xiao Mi's intentions.Lu Lin took Chen Xiao Cai to pick a betrothal gift for Shen Chi and Chen Xiao Mi picked Matchmaker Wang as their matchmaker.
Lu Lin only found that out after everything was done.
"Matchmaker Wang," Lu Lin said strangely.
Chen Xiao Mi nodded, "Yeah! We already know Cai wants to Marry Chi, we only hire a matchmaker to make everything look more open and formal."
"That's right, but I don't like her that much, this Matchmaker Wang seems to be the one who has introduced Lu Tong to the widower Li Ji," Lu Lin said.
Chen Xiao Cai blinked and said, "Ah! I forgot."
Lu Lin shook his head. Lu Tong's marriage was pretty eventful. Tang had despised Li Ji and chased the matchmaker out. After that, no one else was willing to offer 20 taels as betrothal present, so Tang begged Matchmaker Wang to talk to Li Ji again. Chances were Li Ji didn't like Tang very much after that farce.
Lu Tong didn't seem to have a good time after she married into Li Ji's house. However, no one could blame the Li family. Tang had pocketed her daughter's dowry and she would even go to Li Ji's house to seek financial help from time to time. It would be strange if Lu Tong's mother-in-law adored her, besides, Lu Tong tended to slack off on house chores.In Shen family.
Granny Shen looked at Shen Chi who was constantly looking outside the door and said, "Chi, they won't come today. It is an auspicious day three days from now on, they will come on that day."
Shen Chi nodded and let out an "Oh."
Granny Shen sighed. People in the village seemed to think they were swept out by Lu Lin like rubbish. Granny Shen was too reserved to tell them the truth that they were back home to prepare for Shen Chi's engagement.
Shen Chi rubbed his hands, his face flushed, and he felt nervous.
When Shen Chi was in town, he knew that Lu Lin had proposed marriage to his grandmother on the behalf of Chen Xiao Cai. He was so happy, and he wasn't that surprised that it happened.
Shen Chi had feelings for Chen Xiao Cai as well. He vaguely felt that Chen Xiao Cai like him, but he was afraid that he would be wrong, so he dared not think too much.
After Lu Lin talked to Granny Shen, Chen Xiao Cai also talked to Shen Chi.
Chen Xiao Cai gave Shen Chi a silver pendant which was bought by Chen Xiao Cai when he was in Willow Town.
The two of them sat in the yard and chatted for a long time.
Shen Chi was judged by the villagers when he went to the riverside to do laundry The girls would just gather around and talk about his so openly like he wasn't there.
Shen Chi didn't expect the villagers to be so mean.
Shen Chi suddenly thought that Xiao Mi and Xiao Cai, they grew up listening to those rumors about how ill-starred they were. 'Things must be more difficult for them', thought Shen Chi.
Shen Chi originally thought he and Chen Xiao Cai made a cute couple, but the villagers kept saying things like he didn't deserve Chen Xiao Cai. At first, he would just brush them off, but he started to lose confidence recently.Granny Shen didn't mention Chen Xiao Cai and Shen Chi were getting engaged to anyone. She just said that they were back home to deal with some things, that had only worsened the situation, gossip and speculation were constantly fed to the villagers.
However, Matchmaker Wang came to the village and the rumors in the village had stopped instantly.
The villagers loved to talk to Matchmaker Wang whenever they met her.
Some curious villagers asked Matchmaker Wang what she was doing in the village. Matchmaker Wang told the villagers that she was here to do horoscope matching for Shen Chi. Naturally, the villagers asked whose horoscope she was going to match Shen Chi's with. Matchmaker Wang didn't hide it. She said Chen Xiao Cai's name. If it went well, Chen Xiao Mi would come over to propose a marriage to Granny Shen on his brother's behalf in a few days.
Matchmaker Wang's words caused an uproar. The people who took pleasure in Granny Shen's 'misfortune' were shocked. It turned out that Granny Shen and Shen Chi were not fired but they were back to deal with things.
The villagers complained that Granny Shen didn't tell them a word beforehand. Many people who had made bitter remarks now were embarrassed.
At dusk, Granny Shen's neighbor, Grandmother Li, visited them.
Grandmother Li and Granny Shen were neighbors for a long time and they were on good terms.
"You hid it too well. I had no idea you were home to prepare Chi's engagement. I thought… that Chen Xiao Mi was ungrateful and fired you."
Granny Shen said helplessly, "I didn't say anything because I was afraid that might cause another round of disturbance."
"Cai and Chi make a cute couple."
Granny Shen smiled and said, " Chi is reliable, and he works hard, so is Cai."
"That's an important trait! Lu Cheng Yu has married a lady from the town who often slacks off. It seems like the Lu family's situation is going steadily downhill."
Granny Shen lowered her head and didn't say anything. Shen Chi often worked by Chen Xiao Mi's side and he had accidentally heard Li Ru was just a concubine.
Shen Chi told Granny Shen what he had heard in a chitchat, Granny Shen was stunned for a solid second when she first heard that.
Granny Shen had told Shen Chi not to mention this to anyone else, but Granny Shen was also confused, she wondered whether Lu Lin knew that before or after Lu Cheng Yu got married.In Zhang Family.
Zhang Xiuhe said sullenly, "Matchmaker Wang is talking nonsense, right? Chen Xiao Cai really likes Shen Chi? And they are getting engaged?"
Zhang Xiuhe had been busy spreading rumors that Lu Lin was unhappy with Granny Shen and he fired her since Granny Shen was back.
But it turned out that Granny Shen and Chen Xiao Mi were going to be in-laws, so naturally, Granny Shen would not be fired.
Zhang Jin glanced at his Second Aunt and said, "Matchmaker Wang wouldn't joke about such things."
Zhang Xiuhe was dissatisfied, "Didn't you say that Chen Xiao Mi has money now? How come he wants his brother to marry a Bio? Maybe he isn't as rich as we think!"
"Maybe Chen Xiao Cai just likes Shen Chi."
Zhang Xiuhe pouted and said, "What's so good about marrying a Bio? The Chen family already has two Bios, yet they still want Chen Xiao Cai to marry one."
"People's feelings are impossible to explain. "
Zhang Xiuhe frowned, "Granny Shen is so uncanny though. She deliberately hid it and embarrassed me."
"Granny Shen didn't say that she was fired or anything like that. You just guessed that was the case, this is on you, Aunt! " Zhang Jin felt that his Second Aunt shouldn't blame anyone but herself.
Zhang Xiuhe had been telling everyone that she was going to replace Granny Shen in Sino Commercial Shop, but she had made a fool of herself in the end. Granny Shen and the Chens were going to be in-laws, they were becoming family!
"Big Brother, go talk to Lu Lin," Zhang Xiuhe looked at Zhang Cheng and said.
"What are you talking about?" asked Zhang Cheng.
"My craftsmanship is much better than that old woman Granny Shen, you need to talk to Lu Lin and talk me up," Zhang Xiuhe said.
Zhang Cheng puffed on his pipe in frustration. He had zero confidence in talking to Lu Lin. He recalled that one time when Lu Lin and Chen Xiao Mi renovated their house, he turned them down when they came to him asking him to recruit some villagers as casual workers and he ended up losing the villagers' support. Some villagers still complained that it was his fault that Chen Xiao Mi had taught people in Bid Wind Village how to build a kang instead of them.
Zhang Cheng felt that Lu Lin was a changed person after he married Chen Xiao Mi.
Chi's Betrothal Presents
A few girls in the village gathered together to chat.
"My mother said that Shen Chi is going to get engaged soon."
"I didn't expect that Shen Chi would get engaged so soon. My mother said that it was difficult for a Bio to find a good husband. Shen Chi is really lucky."
Generally speaking, only kids from rich families would get engaged this young.
Before this, some people had guessed that Shen Chi's reputation was ruined and no one wanted to marry him. Chances were he would get married really late like Chen Xiao Mi, and he would have to offer a handsome betrothal present.
Zhang Ya said sullenly, "This isn't confirmed yet. Maybe there's some misunderstanding."
Zhang Ya's mother, Ma Shi, went to propose marriage to Lu Lin before, but she was rejected. She was furious when she heard the news that Lu Lin had his eyes on Shen Chi.
There had been rumors in the village that Shen Chi was shameless and he tried to seduce Chen Xiao Cai, but no one thought that Chen Xiao Mi would really select Shen Chi for Chen Xiao Cai. And now they all felt so embarrassed.
"Matchmaker Wang already said that, it shouldn't be wrong," a little girl said.
"But my mother said that Matchmaker Wang is full of it. That woman has a glib tongue, you need to be clever when she tells you something," a chubby boy said. Then he seemed to realize he shouldn't have said so he covered his mouth timidly.In Lu family.
Tang said sullenly, "What is Chen Xiao Mi thinking? He has selected someone for Chen Xiao Cai so early. And he selected a Bio! Chen Xiao Cai is so young and naïve, he may agree now. But when he grows up, he would blame Chen Xiao Mi for sure. How can Chen Xiao Mi, the big brother in the family, select a Bis for his own brother? "
Lin Xiu'er smiled and mocked Tang in the heart. 'You were very picky when you selected partners for your kids, but so what, they didn't marry well!'
Lu Cheng Yu married a lazy lady and Lu Tong married a widower with a son.
Lu Tong had already come back several times because of her arguments with her husband and mother-in-law. Lu Tong would just come back emptyhanded and sit idle for a few days in their house as bold as brass. Tang didn't feel embarrassed, but Lin Xiu'er wasn't happy about it.
"Maybe the villagers' rumors has facilitated this engagement.," Lin Xiu'er said. "I wonder how much money Chen Xiao Mi will offer Shen Chi as betrothal present."
Lu Cheng Yu's wedding ceremony was an eye-opener for the villagers. And they all thought that Chen Xiao Mi had money, so they were curious about how much Chen Xiao Mi would offer.
Tang narrowed her eyes and said, "I have no idea, but the villagers are really not wrong! Shen Chi, that little Bio, is very scheming.
Tang felt a little depressed when she thought about the fact that they sold their farmland to Granny Shen.
Tang did not expect that the Shen family and Chen Xiao Cai would actually be betrothed. In a sense, their farmland would be in Lu Lin's hands soon.Three days later, Chen Xiao Mi, Lu Lin and Matchmaker Wang went to Shen's house with two mule carriages.
Lu Lin already had a betrothal present at home, but he rented another one for display of splendor.
Two mule carriages passed through the village, attracting many people to watch.
Chen Xiao Mi's pregnancy had caused yet another round of clamor.
There were rumors in the village that Chen Xiao Mi was barren, and Chen Xiao Mi's belly now was no difference than a slap on their face.
Chen Xiao Mi found that many people in the village were staring at his belly, he couldn't help pouting on seeing that.
Chen Xiao Mi felt that everyone in the village treated him as a man. Seeing that he had a baby in the belly they were all shocked.
Chen Xiao Mi and Lu Lin came with a dazzling array of beautiful betrothal presents, among them were rice, flour, fine china, fabric, nice garments, shoes, silk and a pair of eye-catching silver bracelets each weighed over 100 grams. The presents were worth about 5 taels in total.
In the village, betrothal presents like these were rare to see, a lot of villagers would just send some rice and flour, some poor people would not expect fabric and accessories.
The betrothal presents sent by Chen Xiao Mi and Lu Lin were already very decent, but they were not too pompous.
Some villagers who were expecting Chen Xiao Mi would make it as grand as Lu Cheng Yu's wedding now felt a bit disappointed. They called Chen Xiao Mi stingy in the heart, especially those aunties who proposed to Xiao Cai on their daughters' behalf already.
Lu Lin and Chen Xiao Mi went back to town after they sent the gifts.
Granny Shen and Shen Chi would go back to town in a day or two."Shen Chi, you are so lucky!"
At dusk, Granny Shen's house was thronged with visitors.
"The bracelets are so heavy! What a handsome pair! Chen Xiao Mi really made money."
"Chi, you're really lucky!"
Shen Chi was surrounded by everyone and his face was slightly flushed. Many people sent their blessings, but there were still exceptions.
"I heard that Lu Lin bought a bear in town before, but it cost twenty taels. And he sold the bear gall for 12 taels of silver in Willow Town. Hmm, now the bracelets look less impressive."