novelraw Chapter 403 - 8: How to Earn Enough for a Dowry_4
Chapter 403 - 8: How to Earn Enough for a Dowry_4
Chapter 403: Chapter 8: How to Earn Enough for a Dowry_4
At this moment, he spoke matter-of-factly:
"Aunt, you’re asking the right person."
After speaking, he pulled off a bunch of leaves to wipe his nose—the cold he caught last time playing in the river was still lingering, and he’s been like this for days.
Chu River was also immune to the disgust.
The eldest nephew pieced together everything he had heard, without bothering about accuracy, and poured it all onto his aunt.
After all, aside from his aunt, nobody in the family was willing to patiently listen to him talk about such a serious topic.
"I heard that in the city, getting married requires three major items: a radio, a bicycle, and a sewing machine. These things are really expensive, and you can’t get tickets, even if you have money you can’t buy them."
"People in our village don’t need these, but earlier this year when Sister Xiaotao from Aunt Juhua’s family got married, the groom’s side gave a dowry of 88, Aunt Juhua said it wasn’t worse than others but not much higher either."
"But she always brings it up with a big smile. I don’t know whether that amount is much or little, it should be more or less okay."
The eldest nephew analyzed meticulously.
"Aunt, if you want to get a wife, you probably need to save up 88 yuan. Otherwise, the mother-in-law will be picky."
yuan!
Chu River became melancholic—at her current earning pace of three to four yuan a day, to save up 88 would take a whole month!
No meat to eat, and even when there’s meat, it’s hard to eat—living each day is a torment, enduring a whole month, that’s simply unimaginable!
Besides, Shi Suifeng is about to return to the army!
She sighed heavily.
Unexpectedly, the eldest nephew rummaged through his pocket and pulled out two five-cent coins:
"Aunt, I’ll lend you my saved money. If you marry a wife, remember to let me share the room with you. Don’t you want to marry a wife who cooks well? I want that too, just the two of us marrying together, you pay more, so you take more. I have less money, I can take a little less."
Chu River glanced at the two five-cent coins and stretched out her hand to pick them up: "Okay, by then, I’ll calculate your wife according to this dime."
The eldest nephew pondered hard, knowing that 88 yuan versus a dime, the wife belonging to him would definitely be very little, unable to cook enough to eat, so he gritted his teeth:
"Aunt, don’t worry, I’m the precious grandson of the Old Chu Family, my parents value me, later I’ll ask for more money, remember to add it in then."
Chu River nodded—she already knew where the old lady hid her private money, she wasn’t moving now, just didn’t want to push her too soon.
However, if the eldest nephew managed to scrape some money from home, why not take it?
The eldest nephew was satisfied, and then he asked, "Are we really eating biscuits tomorrow? Will grandma hide it so you can’t find it?"
Chu River smiled proudly: "Impossible, I’ve already hidden them today."
"After the biscuits are finished, what about the day after tomorrow? What else has grandma hidden?"
"There’s nothing left." Chu River shook her head, patting the eldest nephew on his sagging little shoulder: "It’s okay, next time, I’ll go down the river to catch fish, and bring you each a piece."
The eldest nephew’s mouth watered once again.
It wasn’t over yet.
Thinking about the dowry made Chu River feel arduous, so she proposed an idea: "I have to earn money quickly, starting tomorrow I’ll begin hitting the kids, make sure you all notify each other and cry loudly and brightly, so I can get money from your families."
"With the money, I might be able to go to a state-run restaurant and bring back some meat buns for you."
Isn’t it just crying and making trouble? The eldest nephew is naturally adept at the advanced version—rolling on the ground and causing a ruckus!
Thus, he patted his chest: "Don’t worry, we’ll definitely make a loud noise! Aunt, remember to get white flour buns!"
The aunt and nephew discussed their money-making plan, each satisfied.
However, the 88 yuan dowry, a heavy responsibility and a long way to go.
Chu River recalled Shi Suifeng’s monthly 66 allowance, and she had an ingenious idea in her mind...