Chapter 9 — Both Lives – We Live Well

At this moment, Mother Ho was very timely, pretending to be thoughtful and saying:

"There were indeed such things in the capital. After that, many people stayed away from such families."

“At that time, it will be difficult for the young men in the family to marry a good wife.”

As soon as she heard that it could affect her precious son, the stepmother immediately couldn't bear it any longer and gritted her teeth and said:

“Forty-five chests!”

Not paying attention to her beloved daughter pulling her, she said:

"In total, the house only collected seventy-five chests of dowry. I took forty-five chests, Tu Nhi thirty chests, no more!"

Seeing that they had to bleed like that, I probably couldn't give in anymore, so I was satisfied. I happily asked:

“So… which chests are yours?”

Hearing that, the stepmother immediately pointed her finger:

“This chest! This chest! That chest! That chest! And that chest too!…”

I completely ignored her words and happily said to myself:

“Oh my gosh, open it all up!”

“Since it's shared with my sister, I have to open it to see what's inside, lest someone take advantage of it!”

Hearing that, Mother Ho did not pay attention to her stepmother's objections and immediately ordered someone to open the chest. Before long, all the chests were opened. The trunks that the mother-in-law had just pointed to were filled with outdated and worthless fabrics. Having opened the chest, the stepmother has no choice but to watch me divide it. I took over more than half of the chests, so the precious chests naturally also belonged to me, making my step-mother and step-sister so heartbroken that they felt like they were about to get sick. Very quickly the division was completed. I led people to carry each chest of "spoils" back to the hospital. From behind came the sound of my step-sister crying loudly. My mood is extremely refreshing. Soon, three days passed. On the day we update the price list. After my previous warning, their stepmothers did not dare to touch my bride price anymore. Today the bride price counting went very smoothly, the bride price list was also handed over to me, becoming my dowry list. In addition to the one hundred and twenty burdens of bride price from the Ta family... In the dowry there were also forty-five burdens from the Marquis (mother's house). Along with the seventy-three burdens of dowry that my biological mother left me. 238 (Two hundred and thirty-eight) burden of dowry. Each burden has 2 dowry chests. In the morning, wake up, take a shower, comb your hair, get dressed, everything is ready. With Ho ma ma by my side, everything went very smoothly, without any mistakes. Sitting in the room, I could hear the bustle of the guests outside. Today, outside the palace, there is a banquet and alms porridge distributed. Even people who were not related came and were extremely excited. Very quickly, the Ta family's palanquin arrived. But because today was declared a double joy at the forest gate... We had to wait for the La family's palanquin to arrive. After the two relatives chatted a few words according to protocol, the auspicious time had come for the bride to leave the house and board the palanquin. From the room to the palanquin, according to regulations, it must be carried by the brothers in the house. If you don't have a brother, you can ask for a brother. But according to my biological mother's mother - who left when I was young to return home to take care of her grandchildren - my mother was originally the daughter of a Southern clan but was not favored. After marrying to the capital, it was almost gone Contact your maternal ancestor's (mother's) house. Even when my mother passed away, that side only sent one clansman to pay her respects. After the mother passed away, the relationship was even more severed. At least in my previous life, I have never met my maternal (biological) family members. There is no such thing as brotherhood. And in my family, I only have one younger brother. The secondary branches are too many lifetimes apart. My step sister also got married today. My next brother certainly doesn't have time to carry me. Of course, in my previous life when I was the only one married... He didn't carry me. My younger brother and I are not close at all. He spends most of his time in the library. And because the relationship between me and his mother and sister is not good, he also has some hostility towards me. The day I got married in my previous life... He even pretended to twist his leg. Along with his mother and sister, he wanted to see me being laughed at by others. There's no one to carry me. I immediately let Tieu Dai Tang - the little boy that my biological mother found for me - carry me. After all, Tieu Dai Tang is only a few years older than me. From a young age, he was like a big brother who took care of me growing up. I'm also willing to let him carry me. Especially in my previous life, when I followed my husband to take office in a far away place. Encountered many dangers and difficulties. Tieu Dai Tang always protects me. Even though I later gave him his freedom back, promoted him to a military officer, let him marry the person he liked, and start a family... He still constantly worried about me. So in this life... Even if my next brother is willing to carry me, I don't need it.