Chapter 328 Engagement

The reason why Mr. Zhong said this is because Baoya's reputation as a talented woman is far-reaching. She has not only read books and can read, but also looks very handsome. .

  Bao Ya blushed and shook his head after hearing this, and hurriedly said: "Grandpa Zhong, Meng Jun is also very good. It is also my good fortune to marry Brother Jun."

  Old Zhong smiled heartily, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion again: "Your parents are good at teaching, and the children you teach are more promising than each other."

  Wang Zhuangzhi and Liu Zhihua on the side heard this, glanced at his daughter, and shook his head emotionally seeing that people surrounded Meng Jun and couldn't care about anything else.

  Women are not allowed to stay.

  Meng Jun hasn't looked away since seeing Bao Ya.

  Hearing what she said just now, there is a little more tenderness in his eyes. His Baoya is very well-dressed today, and people can't move their eyes.

   "Hey, this is Bao Ya. It's just like the fairy who walked out of the painting. He and Meng Xianwei are a match made in heaven."

  Matchmaker Zhang stepped forward holding the handkerchief and said with a smile.

  Liu Zhihua didn't like the matchmaker's bluffing voice, but she didn't like it, but after all, it was the Meng family who brought her to the door, so she greeted her: "Please come in, everyone, the tea and snacks have already been prepared."

   "Hey, look at how thoughtful the woman's family is, to be able to teach such a fairy-like girl, the family style must be very good..."

  Jiaojiao also followed into the house and served them tea with her sister.

  The matchmaker noticed Jiaojiao just now, her eyes widened immediately, she stared at the pretty little face in front of her with strange eyes, "Oh, why is there a fairy hiding here, this appointment can find a rich family in the future."

  Liu Zhihua frowned when she heard this, and reminded angrily: "Matchmaker, let's get down to business."

  Old Master Zhong also heard the tone of the matchmaker's words, which clearly meant that their family was poor.

  Grandpa Zhong held his cane, and suddenly took out a stack of land deeds and a stack of thick bank notes from his arms.

   Then he said to the matchmaker on the opposite side: "Matchmaker Zhang, we don't need to say much, just take out the betrothal gift slip I gave you."

  The matchmaker also sensed that something was wrong, she smiled mischievously, and while taking out the red paper, she nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, what the old man said is true, let's make a long story short, and it will save trouble."

   After finding out the gift list, the matchmaker coughed lightly, stood up and read aloud.

   "The bride price is five hundred taels of silver, some jewelry, a pair of gold hairpins with beads, a pair of white jade hairpins, two ivory-covered gold bracelets, two pairs of emerald earrings, two pairs of gemstone earrings,..."

  The matchmaker's mouth is extremely sharp, and it is effortless to read a long list of gifts, and the more she reads, the more surprised she becomes.

  Where did the Meng family get so many treasures? This is no worse than the dowry gift from a wealthy family, or even worse.

  The Wang family was also shocked by the large list of betrothal gifts. Bao Ya's eyes were red, and she looked at Meng Jun opposite.

  Meng Jun saw that the little girl was about to cry, so he hurriedly looked at her, raised his hand and made a pig nose movement, and mouthed: "Don't cry."

   Seeing this, Baoya burst into tears and smiled, forcing the mist from his eyes back.

"Four boxes of books, one box of four treasures in the study, a Babu bed surrounded by huanghuali and begonia flowers, an arhat bed with three screens, a couch for beauties, a piano table, various desks, a table for the Eight Immortals, a dressing table, a hanger, copper box rack…”

  Liu Zhihua heard that the matchmaker was still reading, glanced at the long gift list, and suddenly felt that she underestimated these two people.

  Although Meng Jun didn’t make much money, Mr. Zhong was still upright no matter how poor he was. He had a fixed salary every year. How could he not have any wealth for so many years.

   There were 106 dowry gifts in total, which was about the same as the number of marriages from wealthy families.

Laozi Zhong said with a smile: "These are the treasures that I have saved up for so many years, old man. It is useless to keep them when I am old. It is worth at least five thousand taels if I convert them into taels of silver. No matter whether I keep or lose the silver, it is all up to you." The kids make their own decisions."

  The value of five thousand taels of dowry is not a small sum, Liu Zhihua opened his mouth, but didn't say anything.

  The dowry gift can best reflect the sincerity of the other party. Although she won't accept it, how can she persuade her to give less at this juncture? Isn't this a slap in the face by herself?

   Forget it, as much as he sends, it’s a big deal how much they return home.

  After the old man finished speaking, Meng Jun also got up and took out a house deed from his arms.

   Spread on the table.

"Uncle Wang, Auntie, this is the house I bought under the name of Baoya. It is located in Dongcheng Lane, Ancheng, and the yard is entered three times. The lighting layout has been checked by Mr. There is no problem. There are 12 houses in total, with a big backyard. , the space is enough to accommodate our big family.”

  After Meng Jun finished speaking, everyone was stunned.

  Liu Zhihua subconsciously said: "Here, Meng Jun, where did you get the money? Auntie doesn't mean anything else, it's just that it's not cheap to enter the courtyard three times, and your salary is not much now,"

"Auntie, last year my friends and I invested in planting a batch of medicinal materials. We contracted three hilltops and invested all the money we saved in the early years. At the beginning of this year, the price of medicinal materials rose due to the pest epidemic, and our investment has also doubled. Together, it is enough to buy a yard." Meng Jun explained.

  He is not an unintentional person, he naturally knows that since he wants to marry someone, the basic etiquette is indispensable, and the protection that should be given is indispensable.

   What's more, Baoya is younger than him. If he can't even guarantee these basic materials, how can he dare to marry her.

  Even if the father-in-law and mother-in-law didn't say anything, these things had already been engraved in his heart when he decided to be with her.

  He didn't pay much attention to money before, but with a goal, as long as he is willing to spend some time, he will not worry about money.

  Hearing these words, Wang Zhuangzhi nodded in satisfaction, and said with a smile, "I knew I was right. I will recognize you as your son-in-law first."

  Liu Zhihua's cheeks felt a little hot, and she was somewhat ashamed in her heart. She originally asked Erya and him to mention it, but she didn't expect that they had already prepared it.

   And Baoya's cheeks were already wet with tears, clutching the handkerchief, looking at the man opposite her, her heart was full.

  Jiaojiao hurriedly passed a cotton handkerchief to her sister to wipe her tears, and secretly gave Brother Meng a thumbs up.

  Meng Jun couldn't hold back seeing Baoya crying, got up and walked over.

  Bao Ya didn't care about the crowd, and threw herself into his arms, tears streaming down her face.

  Meng Jun took him into his arms and walked directly to the backyard.

   Seeing this, everyone just looked at each other and smiled, without accusing or saying anything.

  Liu Zhihua wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said, "Okay, the happiness of the two children is better than anything else. This marriage is settled like this. When the time comes, pick a good day to do the wedding."

  After listening to this speech, Mr. Zhong was very excited, "I have been here for several days, why don't my in-laws come and see it together."

  After the Wang family agreed, the two parties chose a festive day, signed the marriage certificate, and exchanged a token, so that even if the marriage contract was established, they could come to marry on the day.

  The wedding day will be after March, when it will be autumn, neither cold nor hot.

   Let the matchmaker come here just to be a witness, go through a process, and send the person back first after tipping the reward.

  (end of this chapter)