Chapter 102. Eruption
As for the character of the suitor and the quality of his family, that’s not something Qi Laopuzi would consider, as long as there is money, everything is fine.
Otherwise, why would she spend grain and energy raising her daughters? Isn’t it just to wait for the day of return?
Qi Xiu was barely of age, and the matchmakers almost wore down her doorstep.
So, she chose and chose and finally picked a guy who had just lost his wife and worked as a butcher. He had left behind two kids, but couldn’t resist that the butcher was rich, offering the highest dowry, and even if he was bad-tempered, she was still tempted.
A full ten taels of silver. Normally, a girl’s betrothal dowry would be one or two taels of silver; wealthier families might offer two or three taels, but it wouldn’t exceed five taels.
Ten taels of silver was not a small amount, enough for her eldest son’s marital needs.
With her daughter grown up so nicely, if she didn’t sell her off for a good price, how could Qi Laopuzi be content?
That easily took out ten taels of silver, obviously attracted to her daughter, plus the guy was a widower, and her daughter was a young, unmarried woman, so that price was definitely unacceptable.
Thus, Qi Laopuzi demanded double, thinking that even if they haggled, it would be better than ten taels; any extra was just extra profit.
It seemed to be a good idea, and after bargaining, Zhu Rourong agreed to a dowry of fifteen taels of silver, thinking she would soon have the money, but who would have thought something went wrong with the daughter.