NOVPUBThings like these might seem inconspicuous, but even this was considered a very rare occasion nowadays. Most families could barely afford to save a few extra Yuan a year, so how easy was it to fork up 15 Yuan out of nowhere? And if they were to talk about cloth, one person only had access to a foot of cloth per year. Clothes and bedding throughout the seasons depended on this, so who on earth was going to make sacrifices for this? Their own clothes were in tatters, so shouldn’t they use it to fix it as a priority? In addition, it was practically impossible to make new clothes. Since Han Jinyu had a lot of clothes of her own, she could just bring them with her instead.
Which meant that the quilt was the next troublesome thing.
Old Lady Han said, “Isn’t the Third Family’s sister someone who weaves? Just buy some from her.”
Lin Lan said, “That’s fine. Since we all know the price of it, we can just go with that if you’re okay,” When buying cloth from private hands, a cloth ticket wasn’t required but it was required to pay more, which also meant that the price was going to be higher. This was a necessary process, otherwise, cloth truly wouldn’t be able to be acquired even with money. After all, not everyone had enough tickets for cloth, so encountering joyous occasions like these required the extra cloth at short time intervals.
Han Jinyu, “Why do we still have to pay? That’s your sister; why can’t you just get it from her?”
Lin Lan merely laughed.
Han Qingsong’s face darkened, “If you keep doing this, you will provide your own dowry.”
Han Jinyu didn’t dare to speak anymore. She felt so wronged that she tugged on her handkerchief with force, which was soaked with her tears to the point where water could have been squeezed out.
Han Qinghua smiled and said, “That’s right. Sister, you’re taking this too unseriously. With so many siblings, we can’t give everyone a share of our cloth tickets either. Let’s not mention anyone else— if I was the one getting married while you’re already wedded, and I ask you for a share of the cloth you own, would you give it to me?”
Just as Han Jinyu was about to answer, Han Qinghua said again, “Even if you are willing to give it to me, would you be open to giving it to our Eldest Brother-in-law?”
Han Jinyu stopped talking.
Han Qinghua said, “Mom, dad, I think this is pretty good. Everyone else in the village doesn’t even get quilts to bring along. At most, some of their dowry is just taken for show before the family brings them back home.”
For many girls, the man would provide a set of crocheted clothes for them. The girls would also merely be bringing the necessary items over, so there was never any space or intention left for entertainment.
Although Han Jinyu was not happy, since her family members said so, she could only go along aggrievedly.
Seeing this, Second Brother Han and Second Sister-in-law Han had nothing else to say and agreed as well. After all, this was very different from what Old Lady Han herself had proposed, so this was a pretty good arrangement already.
Since this was settled, Han Qinghua asked the old lady to provide Lin Lan the money to buy cloth. The old lady was still reluctant in doing so, clearly wanting Lin Lan to buy it first before she paid her the money later.
And why would Lin Lan agree to that? If it weren’t for the fact that she was Han Qingsong’s younger sister, based on Han Qingyu’s personality, she wouldn’t even bat an eyelash at the girl.
