Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 5

Chapter 5: Chapter 005 Sever All Ties of Gratitude and Duty

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"Hisss!" Hearing Lin Zhaodi's matter-of-fact statement, the surrounding villagers all gasped in shock!

Suddenly, hushed private conversations began to emerge, one after another.

In the era of Longhua Country, when the average farmer's monthly income is only about five or six big silver coins, and even a small town worker earns no more than twenty big silver coins a month, to demand 300 big silver coins for a bride price right off the bat, this, this is practically selling flesh!

And it's even more expensive than selling flesh!

Even if Zhang Shan Ni has always been a capable and good girl in the village, she can't command such a price!

Shanglin Village is relatively remote, and most families there ask for only ten to twenty big silver coins as a wedding gift. She's asking for more than a whole year's salary of a Level 3 worker—how many people in the village could afford to marry her?!

At the same time, many women and young men of Zhang Shan Ni's age felt a sense of 'fortunate' relief. Fortunately, they hesitated, and that saved them the embarrassment of being a laughingstock in public! ƒreewebɳovel.com

As for what the city folks say about three spins and a jingle or other bridal gift customs like Shen Ma, there's no such practice in the countryside today. To be able to bring a bride price to the husband's family is already very generous and honest.

For instance, the two daughters of Zhang Zhiguo who are already married are often praised by the villagers. Why is there such a big difference when it comes to San Ni?!

However, while the bride price in the countryside isn't much, offerings like the triple meat gift and other etiquettes are still expected, and, if affordable, some furniture or cigarettes, spirit, and wedding candies are also provided—things used for wedding banquets. These odds and ends can cost the two families no less than a hundred big silver coins.

But a demand for 300 big silver coins for a bride price is something only city people would ask. Country folks are generally decent and marrying off children is about joining two surnames in harmony, not about creating enemies! Lin Zhaodi's demand for 300 big silver coins has indeed caused the onlooking villagers to secretly say:

The Zhi Country family is really not decent!

Yan Jinsu heard the words of Zhang Shan Ni's biological mother and looked hopefully towards the young man who had spoken out. Was this the young man who saved her?

But 300 big silver coins is no small amount, and in a time when pork is only seventy to eighty cents, 300 big silver coins is a Level 3 worker's entire annual salary!

It was at this moment that Yan Jinsu realized that the young man was very tall and robust indeed, at least 1.9 meters, right?!

Uh, maybe she had gotten shorter? She used to be 1.67 meters, but this body she's in now definitely can't be that tall! Even the line of sight is off!

He looks... quite ordinary, with big eyes, thin lips, and a tough-guy demeanor. His gaze is sharp, yet it gives the impression that he can be relied upon. Coupled with his robust build, though a bit dark, in this era, such a young man is quite popular!

Xie Jingchen looks at the girl in front of him who's dark and svelte, nervously biting her lower lip and looking over to him through Aunt Qiangzi. Her big eyes seem to be able to speak, and thinking of the precise mission of his return, and considering that he has held this girl, as a Rong Wei, he must take responsibility for his actions. Plus, he very much likes her defiant nature; at least she dares to defy her fate, just like himself!