It's not that she was unwilling or stingy.
She had to plan for the future of two people.
If he couldn't even earn ten taels of silver, marrying him wouldn't lead to a good life.
After all, if he couldn't even earn the most basic betrothal gift, what about the future? Would he feel that, since the person was already in his home, already his wife, nothing else mattered?
She might have been timid, but Dongmei thought through many things very clearly.
Moreover, with a betrothal gift, her parents would provide a dowry, and the dowry would only be more, not less.
After all, her parents adored her!
"Alright!"
Dong Dage walked Dongmei home.
On the way, he still wore a straw raincoat and bamboo hat, holding an umbrella over Dongmei, carefully protecting her. After escorting her to the back door of Dongmei's house, he smiled slightly, "You go in!"
Dongmei nodded and couldn't help but remind him again, "Remember what I said!"
"I have remembered!"
