Ye Shuzhen, the girl who was about to get married, had already prepared her bridal clothes, just like a Miss from a wealthy family.
The splendor of the occasion was the envy of others, with a bride price that incited jealousy. It was said that among the most valuable items in the dowry were several pigs, and the amount of dowry for her own family was not known to outsiders. The amount disclosed was a bride price of 100 taels of silver.
Perhaps among other ladies of rich families getting married, this might seem less, but after all, their family came from peasant stock, and she was only marrying a housekeeper.
Even in the countryside, other girls receiving one or two taels of silver as a bride price was considered quite good. 100 taels were an astronomical figure for a rural lad.
In the countryside, that amount could build a large house; such a sum naturally invoked envy among other village girls.
