The meal in the main room was like a battle. The few people who were usually fierce were nothing compared to the Liu family. The dishes were cleaner than locusts passing through.

The scene stunned the whole Su family.

A table of dishes with hardly a drop of oil resembled a feast from the legendary Yaochi Immortal Banquet, thanks to the way the Liu family savored it. ^[1] Here is a detailed description of what the Yaochi Immortal Banquet is

Father Su and Mother Su were secretly glad that their children did not eat together with them. Didn’t you see that even the most protective Zheng Shi couldn’t give You Fugui more than two bites of food?

It was too terrifying.

Finally, Old Man Su agreed to give them an extra five taels of silver and would not ask for a dowry. The Liu family just refused and insisted on fifty taels! Wang Shi jumped and scolded her, saying she wanted to break off the engagement!

The Liu family just left.

When they left, they also took away all the eggs in the kitchen and the dishes to be cooked in the evening. They then carried the sacks to the vegetable garden and took away various vegetables from a large area of ​​the vegetable patch.

Most of the various grains in the jars in the kitchen, including soybeans, mung beans, black beans, etc., were poured out.

Wang Shi was so angry that she rubbed her chest, wishing she could go up and have another fight with Liu Shi.

After the people left, she spent a whole hour cursing Feng Shi relentlessly without a break. She said that it was her fault for choosing such in-laws who were utterly embarrassing and shameful.

Su Youwen came back after the Liu family left.

Standing next to his mother, he only said a word of help, saying that it was Wang Shi who found the Liu family’s daughter, but Wang Shi pointed at their nose and scolded them for a long time.

Su Youwen, as her eldest grandson, usually held some weight in her heart. But at this time Wang Shi was so angry that she sprayed foam and scolded both of them bloody.

Shouting that she wanted to cancel the marriage proposal.

She was persuaded by Old Su and others. Su Youwen would be leaving in a few days. Where can they find a suitable bride now?

Even if there is, she found it right before leaving. Isn’t she afraid that the other party might make excessive demands?

Su Qingyu and the twins hid in the room with the door closed listening for a long time, and found out that it was wonderful. Swearing turns out to be an art form, tsk tsk.

Seeing the two little things frightened, and yet leaning under the door and looking out, Su Qingyu smiled.

Afraid of dirtying the ears of the two little ones, she pulled them back to the bed and rubbed them for a long time.

The three siblings had just been having trouble for a while when Father Su and Mother Su opened the door and walked in.

Outside the house, Wang Shi had stopped talking, and everyone fled back to their rooms as if they were being pardoned.

Father Su then had the opportunity to tell Mother Su about the five taels of silver, which shocked her so much that her jaws dropped.

“Why are you still taking Uncle Su’s money?”

Mother Su, like Father Su, was an honest person who didn’t think clearly about the joints inside.

Su Qingyu explained it to her again. Maybe this was the first one. In the future, other furniture made by their family using this idea will be the only one. Maybe their family’s furniture can enter the homes of medium and large households, and then they will get more money.

After hearing this, Mother Su breathed a sigh of relief and happily touched the five taels of silver again and again. She had never seen so much money in her life. The two hundred copper coins that she had saved over the years, she could count them several times at night.

How many copper coins can these five taels of silver be exchanged for? It couldn’t even fit in her purse, so she had to put it in a box.

After touching enough, she pushed all the five taels of silver to Su Qingyu: “This is all earned by Qingyu, so all will be given to you. We are in the countryside and have no place to spend money. You will be in the town, and everything is expensive. And we don’t even know what the Lu family is like. If you have a little money, it’s easier to do things, and your parents can rest assured.”

Su Qingyu was moved. Seeing Father Su also agreed, she smiled, pushed the money back, and took two taels from it.

She said: “I’ll just keep two taels with me, and my parents will keep the rest. Grandma is a picky person, so if you keep some money with you, you can be prepared for the unexpected.”

Father Su and Mother Su pushed hard, but they couldn’t resist Su Qingyu, so they had to accept the money.

Su Qingyu breathed a sigh of relief. It was too difficult for these two honest people to save money under Wang Shi’s nose. The two of them usually didn’t have much scheming, and Su Qingyu didn’t want to ask these two honest people to go around begging for help when they needed money.

Earning money was more convenient for her than for them.

After a long rest, Father Su and Mother Su went to the fields. Su Qingyu, on the other hand, stayed at home. She was about to leave the house soon, but Wang Shi didn’t ask her to go to the fields.

The house was suddenly empty, and the few children also ran outside to play.

Su Qingyu took the twins at home and waited for Su Mu Bao to arrive.

Su Mu Bao came in person, bringing his two sons, a big table, and three stools.

Several people greeted them, and Su Mu Bao took his two sons into the house to measure the dimensions.

Su Qingyu used charcoal to draw a schematic diagram of the partition she wanted to make on the piece of paper she brought with her for Su Mu Zhuo.

“Does the door need to be so big? Is this not our ordinary door?” Su Da Zhuo asked.

Su Mu Bao took Third Su’s tools to measure the dimensions and looked over them.

“Yes, what I’m going to do is install sliding doors. The partition is two feet lower than the wall, and it’s designed to leave a gap towards the area where the beams meet, facilitating ventilation. Making the door larger also helps with airflow inside the room. Opting for sliding doors instead of conventional wooden doors is convenient for maximizing space utilization. The room is already small, and leaving the door’s space empty would make it seem even smaller.”

The inner partitioned space was designated for Little Qing Xing. Two five-drawer cabinets were placed at the door’s position, each with double rows of drawers, providing ample storage for the twins. Later on, a table was to be made for Little Qing Yang in the outer area.

Place the bed against the wall and make it smaller, 1.2 meters was enough for sleeping.

The bed was not made of the current wooden frame with wooden boards but was to be made of a box. The bed boards could be pulled up, and thick winter quilts and clothes could be placed in the bed box, as well as some small items.

The room was small and could not accommodate many boxes, so they could only use the space above and below the bed for storage.

Su Qingyu gave another surprise to Su Mu Bao. Not only did the sliding door inspire him, but the space on the bed was also used to the extreme. Even his mother and his wife were digging under the bed to hide things.

Otherwise, one had to just stuff all kinds of things, pots, and jars under the bed. When you look for them, you have to crawl under the bed and pull them out, which can easily accumulate dust.

“Qingqing, you made good use of this bed.” Su Mucheng looked at the drawings and sighed.

Su Qingyu shook her head and chuckled: “If the room wasn’t too small, I wouldn’t use it like this. I still like the ventilation under the bed.”

Su Da Zhuo and Third Su Deng also praised while looking at the drawings, “This bed can store so many things. Thick blankets and winter clothes can all fit in there. No need to make cabinets and boxes in the room. Haven’t you seen the small rooms crowded with a bunch of boxes and cages? There’s no space to even step on, making it look messy. I’ll go home and make one too.”

Su Mu Bao nodded repeatedly after hearing this and praised Su Qingyu for a while.

Su Qingyu was embarrassed.

The two little things were leaning against her legs with their heads raised and their faces looking proud.

“I won’t charge you any money for this partition and two beds. If other people need it in the future, I will also design it this way.” Su Mu said while taking in the drawing.

Su Qingyu smiled and said: “It’s not worth it, so Uncle Bao can just use it. The money is included in my dowry, and my grandfather gave it to me anyway.”

Su Mu Bao laughed.

He ​​decided to go back and discuss with his father to give Qing Nao the complete set of dowry that his family had made for someone else. Anyway, the family still had plenty of time, so they could just make another set as soon as possible.

The next day was the big market in Fengting Town, and many people in Qiaotou Village were going to the market. Mother Su was going to the town to buy a dowry for Su Qingyu today. She was afraid that there would be too many people in the village chief’s oxcart, so she got Su Qingyu up before dawn.

Normally, Mother Su would not be willing to part with two copper coins for the cart fare, but when her child was about to be married, she was reluctant to let her walk. She could walk as quickly as possible, but the child was going to stay at home for not more than a few days.

Mother Su was filled with melancholy.

Su Qingyu was half-carried by Mother Su and sat on the bullock cart in a daze. She slept until they arrived in the town.

When she opened her eyes, she saw that the sky was just white.

But at the gate of the town, people were already coming and going. Drivers, people carrying burdens, people on the road, people with children in tow, it was noisy and lively.

Getting out of the car near the entrance of the town, Su Qingyu followed Mother Su as she walked into the town, watching this lively scene along the way.

She found it very interesting.

As she walked to the entrance of the town, she noticed someone’s eyes on her. She looked up and saw Lu Bocheng standing on tiptoe at the gate of the city, looking towards her with his neck raised.