Chapter 522 Settling Dust (3)_1
Upon hearing about Mo Yonglu’s actions, Mo Yan merely raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself that the only hope for Old Man Mo’s family might be him!
Seeing that the time was ripe, Mo Yan quietly orchestrated his next move. Quickly afterward, the two matchmakers arranging marriages for Tie Tou and Mo Yongxi successively visited Lao Mo’s House, urging them to finalize the marriage arrangements promptly. After all, whether it was the kiln girl or the city’s rich family, they both wanted the weddings to take place before the autumn harvest.
It was now late June, and there were less than two months until the autumn harvest. With the six marriage rituals to be performed, any further delay would mean there wouldn’t be enough time.
The details of Mo Yongxi’s marriage were her own seeking, and no one knew the exact circumstances. Generally, it was unlikely for a girl of rural origin to be welcomed by a city wealthy family, unless she had something exceptional about her. Yet Mo Yongxi, with neither talent nor noteworthy family background and a reputation for being vicious and of bad character, still managed to have that family send matchmakers to propose marriage. To believe there was no trickery involved would only convince a fool!
That family also stated that if Old Man Mo’s family could not provide a dowry of fifty taels of silver, they would not agree to the marriage. Their reasoning was that marrying a country girl was already embarrassing enough among relatives and neighbors; if the bride came empty-handed, wouldn’t it utterly destroy their face?
For this reason, Mo Hong’s family, in order to gather the dowry of fifty taels of silver for Mo Yongxi, found a reformed and wealthy kiln girl for Tie Tou. In other words, for Mo Yongxi’s "favorable" match to succeed, they first had to secure the marriage with Tie Tou, and then acquire the hundred taels of silver from the kiln girl to prepare the dowry.