Sixty years old with the army, the heirless boss loves his fertile wife

Chapter 10 Dowry Box
Zhan Zeye looked at the dowry box that had been torn into pieces by Tang Qiyue with a very strange expression.

He knew that the Tang family was wealthy, but he didn't expect that they would make a fuss about Tang Qiyue's dowry box, especially in such a simple and straightforward way.

"Is your father seriously ill?"

It’s no wonder that Zhan Zeye was so disrespectful to Tang’s father. After all, no one in their right mind would think of making a fuss about the dowry box, and the key point is that he didn’t even notify the owner of the dowry.

Tang Qiyue nodded: "He is indeed mentally ill. I have always been curious about why he and my stepmother, who hate me so much, gave me so much dowry. The key is that I saw the things in the dowry last night, and they are really just for show, not practical at all."

Tang's mother runs a garment shop, so her familiarity with fabrics is instinctive. Tang Qiyue has been influenced by her mother and, over the years, she knows all kinds of fabrics like the back of her hand, but she definitely knows a lot about them. However, she did not expect that her Dowry Alley would be filled with all kinds of low-end fabrics.

Of course it wasn't all cloth, there were also some pots, pans, and bowls, which were normal items for an ordinary family to marry off their daughter. However, such a shabby dowry was made into a very thick dowry box. Tang's father even said that it was made of the hardest and heaviest rosewood.

Rosewood!

Are you crazy to use a big rosewood box to store junk?

This is consistent with Tang's father's character of caring more about face than substance, but Tang Qiyue is not stupid. She always feels that there is something wrong with Tang's father insisting on letting his daughter marry a poor soldier.

Zhan Zeye has a military rank. Even if there is an old leader behind him who is acting as a go-between, the old leader is just a connection and not Zhan Zeye’s biological father.

Some things can be discovered as long as you think about them carefully. Tang Qiyue hadn't thought so much about it at first. Such a large rosewood box is indeed very heavy.

But when she knocked on the box, she always felt that the sound was wrong. However, because Zhan Zeye came back suddenly, Tang Qiyue didn't have time to think about it.

Just now, I had a sudden inspiration and wanted to open the dowry box to take a look.

"Don't you know that these dowry boxes are made of gold?"

Zhan Zeye's expression was already very serious. He didn't even care about the injuries on his waist and abdomen, and squatted on the ground to check.

Tang Qiyue did not unpack all the dowry boxes, but Zhan Zeye could see that there was probably no one box that was not filled with something.

Tang Qiyue smiled bitterly: "If I knew, do you think I would tell you?"

She had thought that her father would put some gold, silver and treasures in the box, but she had never imagined that it would be so generous.

There were twelve dowry boxes in total, almost blocking one wall of the house. If it hadn't been forcibly demolished, no one would have guessed that there was something inside.

How much gold is this?

The Tang family must have used up a lot of their inventory to cast so many, right?

"There was no hint about this in the dowry list my father gave me, nor did he remind me verbally!"

Tang Qiyue didn't understand at first whether her father was being generous or not, but Zhan Zeye said, "Your father is really smart. He didn't tell you anything. If one day he needed these things, he only needed to borrow a dowry box from you. Would you still refuse to give it to him?"

Although the dowry box is a dowry for a woman marrying out, it is just a box after all. It is estimated that not many women who marry out will treat it as a treasure.

The key point is that these are made of rosewood. Tang Qiuyue will definitely not throw them away. Also, because they are dowry, her husband's family will not think about them. At most, they will be placed at home and used as a box.

Although there was an element of gambling involved in Tang's father's business, he also understood human nature.

The corners of Tang Qiyue's mouth curved up, but her expression showed no joy, only sarcasm.

If she had discovered these problems quietly, she could have used the trading system to exchange everything, but now that Zhan Zeye had seen them, she could no longer keep them. "Since my father is just gambling, I'll donate all my dowry, and he can only swallow his bitterness and can't say anything!"

Tang Qiyue is not a hesitant person. Since she had said she would donate before, she would donate it, and donate all of it.

Zhan Zeye was stunned. He really didn't expect Tang Qiyue to be so decisive.

"Are you sure? This is not a small amount of money. It is enough for your Tang family to live well in the future!"

Wealth is a tempting thing. Even though Zhan Zeye is determined, he was still a little nervous when he saw the gold just now.

Tang Qiyue nodded: "I will only donate it to your troops. You can only use the gold when it is converted into money. Whether it is exchanged for food or equipment, it is up to you to arrange it, but only you can use it!"

Although she was a little woman, Zhan Zeye did not dare to look down on her. She knew how to tie things up, making sure that he would not embezzle these things.

"If you insist, I'll make the arrangements, but don't regret it after your things are moved away!"

Zhan Zeye had no time to rest. He kept these things at home. People came to visit every day. It would be troublesome if someone saw them, and he had to deal with them as soon as possible.

He approached Tang Qiyue, bent down slightly and looked at her at eye level. He was clearly asking, but he was also examining her.

Tang Qiyue clenched her hands, "I won't regret it, but can you give me some money in exchange? I gave all the money I extorted from my father to Xiaoyuan. I don't have any money. If I follow the army, I need to buy some supplies!"

This was something Zhan Zeye had not expected. He stared at Tang Qiyue for a long time before taking out a wad of money from his shirt pocket and handing it to her.

"This is my salary advance. I originally wanted to give it to my mother. Now that we've split up, my mother will definitely not want it. You can use it as you see fit!"

Even though she was not the wife he was willing to marry, his mother had accepted her and he had no way of sending her back. Plus, there were boxes of gold all over the floor, so Zhan Zeye really couldn't bring himself to cancel the engagement.

No matter who you marry, handing over the salary is a man's responsibility.

Zhan Zeye was also a decisive person. Seeing that Tang Qiyue didn't move, he directly stuffed the money into her hands.

"I'm going to call my old leader. Two of my comrades-in-arms are accompanying me back to visit my family. I'll deal with these boxes tonight!"

Zhan Zeye asked Tang Qiyue to hide the opened box before he opened the door and left.

Sitting on the bed, Tang Qiyue looked at the money in her hand. It took her a long time to react. She counted them one by one and found that there were more than one hundred and eighty.

You have to know that at that time, the average worker only earned about 30 yuan a month. Although 180 yuan is not a lot, it is the income of many families for half a year.

It was obvious that Zhan Zeye had advanced three months' salary.

Tang Qiyue stuffed the money into his pocket, exhaled heavily, then looked at the box and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Using so much gold to exchange for a stable life for my younger brother and mother is what Tang's father, the scumbag, should pay.

After comforting herself, Tang Qiyue remembered what she could take with her if she joined the army, and she had to put the things in her dowry box in order.

When you roll up your sleeves and get ready to work hard, the system suddenly pops up to remind you that there are items that can be traded.

(End of this chapter)