Chapter 1141 - 364 Secret Medicine_2
"Mm-hmm!" Liu Tinglan nodded repeatedly, her mood immediately lifting.
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As a bridesmaid, Mo Yan was to accompany the bride for the entire night before the wedding. Thus, on the nineteenth day of March, she arrived early at the Liu Family with two gifts in hand. One was a congratulatory present for the Cui family on the following day, and the other was to contribute to Liu Tinglan’s dowry.
The congratulatory gift for the Cui family was a wooden box containing a pair of jade pendants. The jade used was previously awarded to her by Emperor Huian, and being an imperial gift, it was naturally of considerable value. She selected a whole piece of high-quality green jade and commissioned a master from Silver Tower to craft a pair of double-fish jade pendants, which were very suitable for a newly married couple.
The dowry for Liu Tinglan was much more substantial, nearly filling up the horse carriage. In addition to several sets of gold and silver jewelry, there were some rare fabrics not commonly seen in the market, but most of it was medicinal herbs produced from the Space.
Ordinary families usually prepare furniture and fabrics for their daughters’ marriages, and if well-off, they add jewelry and silver. The dowry from a wealthy family contained many more items, including the aforementioned, as well as fields, shops, houses and so on. Medicinal herbs could also be part of the dowry, but mostly precious tonics like ginseng.
It was normal for Mo Yan to add medicinal herbs to the dowry. Among the pile of herbs she prepared, besides a pair of aged ginseng, there were also lingzhi mushrooms, donkey-hide gelatin, cordyceps, dendrobium and others. Just the wooden boxes carrying the herbs filled half the carriage, each box tied with a red cloth strip for festivity.
At that moment, the Liu Family was filled with music and brightly lit with colorful decorations. Red satin ribbons were tied over the entrance, and joyous character signs in red adorned the doors, as Mr. and Mrs. Liu stood by the entrance, greeting the guests with beaming smiles. The courtyard was bustling with activity, flowing with guests and resonating with liveliness.
Mo Yan did not intend to steal the spotlight at her friend’s wedding, so her attire was understated and appropriate for the occasion. Her arrival went unnoticed, but when the large amount of dowry was unloaded from the carriage, it drew considerable attention. Fortunately, by that time, she was already in Liu Tinglan’s boudoir, and no one knew who had given so generously.
"Yanyan, you’re finally here." Liu Tinglan was chatting with some female cousins when she saw Mo Yan enter, hurriedly rising to greet her.
"You ungrateful girl, I got up before dawn, left before the sun even rose, and you still think I’m late!" Mo Yan glared at her friend, feigning dissatisfaction.