Heaven-Sent Farm Girl Builds Her Fortune And Captures His Heart-Chapter 191: Raising the Price on the Spot

The betrothal gifts from the Jiang Family were quite generous, but the dowry Shen Qinglan gave Shen Qinghe was also substantial, making some villagers green with envy.

In private, people were sighing, saying that the Shen Family’s daughters either don’t marry, or when they do, they marry into good families.

As for the rest of the Li family, they don’t count, but Li Wei is a potential prospect, always ranking at the top in his studies. It’s expected that when he passes the exams, becoming a minor official won’t be too difficult.

As for the Jiang Family, there’s no need to mention—they’re a family of merchants. Although not as wealthy as Yongning Manor or the Le Family, they lack nothing in money.

Families in the village with daughters couldn’t help but drool, wondering why these good families weren’t interested in their own daughters.

Just a few days after Shen Qinghe got married, Shen Qinglan’s family headed to Dong Family Village again.

On the way, Dong Yao brought up the topic of Dong Jin’s bride’s family.

"I heard your eldest cousin-in-law is also a pitiful person."

"What do you mean?" asked Shen Qingju, who was traveling with them.

"I heard their family isn’t doing well, you know, just getting by from meal to meal, worse than our family’s past struggles."

"Our family, although times were tough in the past, at least had your uncle’s family to rely on. Your eldest cousin-in-law’s family doesn’t get along among the siblings, and they often get into fights over trivial matters."

Dong Yao sighed lightly at this point and continued, "To find a wife for their son, the Mo Family married your eldest cousin-in-law to your eldest cousin, with a bride price of ten taels of silver."

Shen Qingju frowned, "It sounds like the Mo Family isn’t a good family."

"They’re indeed not a good family," Dong Yao replied. "However, your eldest cousin-in-law is quite decent, waking up early and working hard without anyone in the family liking her. She’s also a pitiful person."

Shen Qingju said, "She’s a good person, but wouldn’t the Mo Family latch onto my uncle’s family in the future?"

"They wouldn’t dare!" Dong Yao laughed, "With your uncle’s temper, would they dare to come?"

Shen Qingju, upon hearing this, agreed it made sense.

Shen Qinglan sat quietly on the side, lost in thought.

For some reason, she couldn’t shake off the feeling that Dong Jin’s marriage might face some obstacles.

Indeed, Shen Qinglan’s sixth sense was spot on.

Because Banslope Village was quite far from Dong Family Village, afraid of missing the auspicious time, the welcoming team set out early at the hour of the Yin.

Logically, by dawn, the welcoming team should have been back, but as noon approached, there was still no sight of them returning.

Dong Zhong and Mrs. Lu were getting anxious, fearing something had gone wrong, and decided to send Dong Cong to check it out.

Shen Qinglan thought for a moment and decided to join Dong Cong to find out what was happening.

To make it quicker, Shen Qinglan and Dong Cong took a carriage directly there.

When they arrived, they saw the welcoming team stopped outside the Mo Family’s gate, with a large crowd gathered around.

"Brother, what’s going on?"

After jumping off the carriage, Dong Cong squeezed through the crowd and pulled Dong Jin aside to ask.

Just as Shen Qinglan squeezed through the crowd, she heard Dong Jin say in a deep voice, "The Mo Family people said there was a flood on our side, thus acquiring quite a bit of silver, and now they want to increase the bride price. If we don’t add more, they won’t marry off their daughter."

"What?" Dong Cong’s eyes widened in disbelief, "This is outrageous! They clearly agreed, and the betrothal gift was already accepted. How can they change their minds at such a crucial time?"

In the Mo Family’s courtyard, a shifty-eyed guy shouted, "If you want to marry my sister, it’s not impossible. Just add another ten taels of silver, otherwise forget about my sister marrying you!"