Hearing the woman's words, the girl was surprised and happy. Under the dim light, her childish face looked as red as if she had been drunk.

At this time, the man sitting on another simple shop in front of the bed, with his legs crossed and wearing a patched coat, holding a cigarette pole and smoking a cigarette, also smiled.

"I'm telling you, dear mother, if you want to buy a dowry for your daughter, why not buy something else? This bracelet is too precious and expensive, so it's not cost-effective to store it in the bottom of the box." The man said cautiously in a consultative tone.

Hearing this, the woman glared at the man: "What are you talking about? Are you talking human language?"

"Our daughter is almost thirteen, and she looks pretty, no worse than Xu Cailing from Xu Dakui's family." The woman said angrily.

"Why is it that the Xu family's threshold has been trampled by matchmakers, but no one cares about our family? Why? It's not all Xu Dakui who has been spreading lies, saying that he will give his daughter as a dowry any amount in the future!"

"What about you? You can't even fart outside, and our family is very poor. My daughter looks like she's thirteen now, and she'll be an adult next year."

"If a girl's family is not married by the age of fifteen or sixteen, there will be fewer good families to marry into as the years go by!"

"How nice this bracelet is. It is a gift from the wife of the General Protector of the Country. Whoever marries our daughter will not only get this precious bracelet, but more importantly, she will also get a share of honor!" said the woman.

The man smiled bitterly, "My dear, you are so proud of me. Are you seriously considering me and I don't know what you are thinking about?"

"What am I thinking about?" the woman asked.

The man said: "The wife of the great general who protects the country gave us this silver bracelet to repay our hospitality tonight. That's because she doesn't want to owe us a favor."

"If we accept this bracelet, it means that this favor is clear. Is it possible that you are planning to let our daughter and son-in-law take this bracelet to the wife of the general who protects the country to renew our friendship and ask for favor in the future?"

The man's words hit the nail on the head and directly touched the woman's mind.

The woman rolled her eyes a few times and said: "What are you talking nonsense? I don't have that idea. Who are they and who are we? If it is easy to climb up to such a high level, Xu Dakui and Mr. Lu will not be able to do that."

We’ve fallen into this situation!”

The man said: "As long as you understand, I hope you are not duplicitous, otherwise you will really be in trouble."

"No, no, no, stop worrying so much." The woman waved her hand guiltily and turned her head.

The girl leaning next to her asked timidly: "Mom, if you sell this silver bracelet, how much money can you get in exchange for it?"

The woman was startled for a moment and said: "Why do you ask this? I guess four taels of silver is enough."

The man also said: "Even if you melt this silver bracelet, you can melt it for three taels of silver. If you sell it, the workmanship will be even more valuable."

The woman said: "Yes, three or four taels of silver is appropriate, and it will never be less than four taels of silver. If it belongs to the wife of the general who protects the country, maybe some rich people in the county who like to collect noble people's jewelry will also give it.

Offer a higher price!”

"Hey, you finally said something to the point." The man raised the tobacco pole in his hand and pointed it at the woman, praising her.

The woman curled her lips and said, "Which of my words are not on point? If we were as stupid as you, this good opportunity tonight would not fall on us."

The man laughed: "Yes, yes, this is all your credit! By the way, my daughter, why are you asking these questions? Is it possible that you also have some ideas?"

Hearing the man's words, the woman also cast her surprised gaze on the girl.

"Daughter, your father is asking you something. You can say whatever you want. There are no outsiders here," the woman said.

Although she has two sons, her daughter is her heart and soul.

With the encouragement of her parents, the girl bravely spoke.

"Mom, Dad, I'm thinking that instead of giving me such an expensive bracelet as a dowry and keeping it in the box, it would be better to find a suitable person and sell it for cash," she said.

"Why?" the woman asked.

"Don't you want to have this dignity in your husband's family? Then you will also have a piece of jewelry that you can use!" the woman said again.

The girl shook her head, "As my father said just now, this is a matter of mutual understanding. If I come out with a bracelet to show off my face, others will definitely look at me with admiration at first."

"But what about the back? As time goes by, we no longer have any contact with the General Protector's wife, and people gradually understand..."

"Besides, it's not convenient for me to wear such an expensive bracelet. I don't want to reveal my wealth, and I'm afraid that others will miss me if I wear it."

"What if my husband's family is short of money and asks me to take out this bracelet and exchange it for money? I still can't keep it!"

"Instead of that, it's better to sell it now and exchange it for silver. We can use the money to buy fields, buy livestock, or start a small business to make a fortune."

"Our family has become rich and has a way to bring in money. When I get married and my two brothers get married, it will naturally be much easier."

"Because my mother-in-law's family is well-off, I naturally have a strong backing when I marry into my husband's family. It's like two younger brothers who envy someone else's family for having fish to eat. Instead of begging for two fish to satisfy their appetite, they would rather ask that person to teach them how to fish.

Now that we have learned how to fish, we won’t have to worry about running out of fish to eat, dad and mom, what do you think?"

After hearing what the girl said, the couple became quiet.

After a while, the man spoke out, "My daughter's words touched my heart. Yes, dear, that's exactly what I thought. It's a pity that my eloquence is not good. My daughter is the best. She said everything well."

!”

The woman put her arms around the girl and said proudly: "Of course, I don't care which belly it comes from. The girl I give birth to must be smart!"

The girl said shyly: "Father, mother, do you mean to agree to my suggestion?"

The woman stroked the girl's hair lovingly, "Well, your father and I have agreed to do as you say. When we go to your uncle's house in the county to pay New Year greetings on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, we will ask your uncle and aunt to help.

Just ask around and find a buyer."

"No big deal, we'll just give them a break when the time comes," she said.

The girl nodded happily, lay down, pulled the quilt and started to sleep.

The woman said to the man: "We are going to bed, so you should stop smoking a few times and go to bed quickly!"

The man nodded, sat there and clucked a few more times, and said, "Dawang and his wife are really naughty. No wonder I haven't seen them these past few days. They are so sneaky. It turns out they have been following Xu Dakui!"

The big Wang in the man's mouth was the couple who delivered the news to Yang Ruoqing and Luo Fengtang.

Hearing this, the woman who had just laid down snorted disdainfully.
Chapter completed!