Before the second shopkeeper went in, he ordered his waiters to invite Li Qiu and Gu Changan into the small room.
The waiter served tea and snacks to the two people and then left.
After ten years of ups and downs in Hongxiu Zhao in the Beginning of Autumn dream, I have long been able to taste the quality of tea in one sip.
The banker brewed Mingqian Longjing for them. Although it was from last year, it was rare in this remote town.
"Brother Chang'an, what is the origin of your jade pendant?"
If Gu Changan hadn't taken out the jade pendant, the second shopkeeper would never have ordered the waiters to treat them as honored guests.
Gu Changan rarely had such a serious time to think.
He shook his head, and then chuckled a few times: "No matter what the origin of it is, it can be exchanged for a lot of money. I will need a hundred and eighty taels of silver in a while. With this money in the beginning of autumn, we can make a lot of money at home." If you tidy up the whole house, you can have a few children as soon as possible."
Seeing that he was getting more and more unserious, Li Qiu quickly interrupted him with a blushing face: "Brother Chang'an, I don't dare to use money from unknown sources. Tell me the truth, where did you get that jade pendant? "
Gu Changan's face was dark and unclear: "My grandfather said that my mother gave me that jade pendant, and it has my name embedded on it."
At the beginning of autumn, I heard a few words about Gu Changan's life experience from the villagers.
The grandfather of the Gu family was a doctor. He had been away from home for many years. One day he suddenly returned to Pingyang Village with a child in his arms. He said that his son and daughter-in-law had been killed by bandits, and only a drop of Gu Changan's blood was left.
Poor Gu Changan, he lost his parents just a few months after he was born.
That jade pendant should be a relic of Gu's mother.
Li Qiu asked for the jade pendant from Gu Changan, holding it in his hand and examining it carefully.
She has seen many good things in her dreams. This jade pendant has warm tentacles and clear seed water. You can tell at a glance that it is not ordinary.
A small piece of jade pendant was carved into the shape of a jade cicada. The carving was so exquisite that even the veins of the jade cicada's wings were clearly visible.
On the belly of the jade cicada, the word Chang'an is indeed engraved.
Chang'an, Chang'an, Gu's father and Gu's mother must have high hopes for their children, hoping that he will be safe throughout his life.
If Gu's father and mother were still here, Brother Chang'an would definitely not be like this.
"Brother Chang'an, we have enough money now, so we should keep this jade pendant."
Gu Changan raised his eyebrows: "Where is it enough? As for money, the more, the better. Who would think that money is too much? This jade pendant is not for eating or drinking. It is better to pawn it for money."
"I won't let you use this as a jade pendant."
Li Qiu held the jade pendant tightly and refused to return it to Gu Changan.
"Let me calculate for you how much money we have now. Taoist Master Nanfeng gave us twenty taels of silver. Zhang You has more than thirteen taels in his wallet. You saved sixteen taels before. All these things add up, and there are Fifty taels of silver is enough for us to spend two years, why do we need to use it as a jade pendant?"
"Ah, do I have so much money?"
Gu Changan realized later that he had calculated it himself and found that it was really fifty taels.
"But of these fifty taels, I have to spend at least thirty taels for the betrothal gift, and I have to spend another twenty taels to treat guests to wine. On the day of the wedding, I have to make it more lively, and..."
Li Qiu was surprised: "Brother Chang'an, why do we villagers need to spend so much money to get married? You and I have no parents or elders, so we can just treat the people we like in the village to a good meal. Why are we so extravagant and wasteful?" And the betrothal gift, I don’t want that much, you don’t know who Zhang You’s family is, no matter how much betrothal gift you bring, they will definitely keep it all.”
Liqiu didn't want to leave anything to the Zhang family at all, but the Zhang family gave her a dowry, and it would be disrespectful for Gu Changan not to take the betrothal gift. Liu would definitely talk about it everywhere.
She was not afraid of being gossiped about, but she was worried that Gu Changan would not feel comfortable hearing it.
"You have money for a betrothal gift, why not keep it for me to spend."
The more Li Qiu thought about it, the angrier he became, and he gave Gu Changan a fierce look: "I hate Zhang You's family to death. If you dare to let them take advantage, I, I will never pay attention to you again."
How dare Gu Changan not listen to Li Qiu's words.
When Li Qiu pouted, he felt distressed for a long time, and quickly swore that he would never let the Zhang family take advantage.
"You listen to me. The betrothal gift will be given on the wedding day. Then you will ask someone to carry half a pig, two chickens, two ducks, two fish, two jars of wine, and two pieces of tea cakes and two boxes of snacks. Label everything with a red sign of happiness, walk around the village, and happily carry it to the Zhang family. This kind of betrothal gift is the first among our villagers. Who dares to gossip about you and me?"
"If someone asks where the money comes from, just tell them that you used to help people kill pigs and save it. This time, you spent it all on your wedding, and your family has no money left."
The betrothal gift was given on the wedding day. It was lively and crowded and there were so many people. A person with such a good face like Zhang You, and in the name of doing everything for the good of Li Qiu, his sworn sister, would definitely have no shame in withholding all the betrothal gift.
Maybe, all the betrothal gifts will be sent back.
"There is no need to buy any more furniture at home. My dowry list includes tables, chairs and benches. I know that the Zhang family will not give too good things, but we have just started a family, so we can make do with these things. We can raise money later." Now, let’s change it slowly, there’s no need to put everything in order all at once.”
Li Qiu only focused on talking to herself. She didn't hear Gu Changan's conversation for a long time. When she turned around, she saw that Gu Changan was staring at her dreamily.
Her face suddenly turned red: "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Gu Changan was still dreaming: "Liqiu, I feel like I'm dreaming. In just a few days, I, Gu Changan, will have a little daughter-in-law who knows both cold and hot. This little daughter-in-law is still seriously planning how to save money. Live your life, pinch me quickly and let me know that I am not dreaming."
"Pooh!"
Li Qiu spat softly: "Don't always say such inappropriate things, it seems like I'm dreaming."
In the previous ten years, plus the ten years in the dream, Li Qiu had not been living for herself. It was only now that she felt alive.
"Let's go," she gently pulled Gu Changan's sleeve, "if we don't go, it will get dark."
"Yes, yes," Gu Changan slammed his head, "I almost forgot the most important thing. Let's leave quickly, otherwise it will be too late."
The two hurriedly left the bank and drove the donkey cart towards the north of the city.
After a while, the second shopkeeper led an old man into the small room. When he saw that no one was there, he became anxious.
"He was here just now!"
The old man looked solemn and asked the second shopkeeper sternly: "Are you looking carefully?"
"You can't be wrong! The little man saw it for real. The jade pendant has the word Chang'an engraved on it, and the material and style are exactly the same as the one I found!"
"Then do you know who is going to wear this jade pendant?"
