Chapter 2: Dowry 1

When Zhong Cai stood up, everyone looked at him, revealing expressions of relief, joy, annoyance, etc.

However, Zhong Guanlin from the fourth room - his father, had shining eyes and a face full of satisfaction.

Zhong Cai also quickly scanned the brothers who were not so qualified, and found that some of them were calculating and some were hesitant. Before they could make up their minds, he finished the rest of the words loudly: "But I have one request, I want a generous dowry, and all the betrothal gifts sent by the Wu family must be given to me!" After that, he said pitifully, "Life will be difficult when I go to the Wu family, and I also want to have something to rely on. Otherwise, if I always go back to my parents' home to beg for money in the future - I don't mind, but if I go home, it will be embarrassing for Master Shaoqian. If it happens too many times, Master Shaoqian will probably be unhappy, and my life will be even more difficult."

The head of the Zhong family agreed without hesitation: "Okay, I will bring the betrothal gifts back to you directly, which will give you some face. The dowry will be given according to the eldest son of each branch of our Zhong family... No, Young Master Shaoqian is of a special status, so add 30% to this."

As soon as these words were spoken, the ladies of several rooms frowned and wanted to say something, but were pulled back by their bedmates and shut up.

Patriarch Zhong said amiably, "If you have any other requests, you can raise them together."

Several elders also showed a amiable expression, obviously in agreement. Their current idea was to appease Zhong Cai and complete this matter - the top secret treasures of Xuanpin were already the best qualifications of this generation, and it was really great to be able to keep them all now.

Zhong Cai had already thought it through, and he continued to propose decisively: "Compared with beautiful girls, a man like me who is not good-looking will definitely not satisfy Master Shaoqian, so I am also suffering on behalf of the sisters in my family, right?" He immediately added without needing an answer, "The families of the three sisters should also give me some compensation. I don't want much, just one thousand gold per family."

As soon as these words came out, Zhong Qiaoer spoke indignantly: "One thousand gold? Why don't you go and rob it!"

Zhong Cai curled his lips and said, "Cousin Qiao, it's just one thousand gold. If I remember correctly, the last time my cousin went out to buy a contracted rare beast, it also cost eight hundred gold."

Zhong Qiaoer clenched her teeth.

It was so easy for him to say that. She had saved up three hundred gold coins for several years, and with the support of her parents, she was able to buy the rare beast she wanted. You know, even if ordinary legitimate daughters like them get married, if their strength cannot break through to the Pigong realm (second level), their dowry is only ten thousand gold coins! How dare this Zhong Caihong ask for so much!

Zhong Qian'er and Zhong Lin'er looked at each other and said nothing.

The three sisters had the same qualifications and usually competed with each other. After Zhong Qiaoer bought the rare beast, they also found ways to buy one of comparable quality, and each spent about 700 to 800 gold. However, compared to Zhong Qiaoer, their two families managed their business better, so they didn't care much about the 1,000 gold.

As long as she doesn't have to marry Wu Shaoqian, this loss is acceptable.

The middle-aged man next to Zhong Qiaoer pressed her shoulders, choking her subsequent arguments.

The head of the Zhong family looked gloomy and said lightly, "Zhong Qiaoer, if you are not willing to compensate your cousin, then marry him yourself!"

Zhong Qiaoer's face turned pale, and no matter how unwilling she was, she dared not show the slightest sign.

The head of the Zhong family agreed to Zhong Cai on behalf of the other three families and said, "Okay, one thousand gold per family."

At this moment, even without the Zhong family head's signal, the second and seventh houses quickly sent over a mustard seed bag, which contained exactly one thousand gold each. The first house also quickly took out a bag and handed it directly to Zhong Cai.

Patriarch Zhong asked with a smile: "Anything else you want?"

Zhong Cai thought for a moment and said, "I need two strong servants to serve me. They must be young men who have signed a death contract. The death contract must be in my hands... It doesn't matter if they are strong enough. One of the servants must be good at cooking. I will take my guards with me."

This request was barely a request at all. Patriarch Zhong readily agreed and asked, "Are two enough?"

Zhong Cai said frankly, "We can't afford to support more. Besides, we don't know if Master Shaoqian has any help. I just thought that if there is none, these two can help run errands."

Patriarch Zhong was very patient: "What other requests?"

This time, Zhong Cai shook his head: "No more."

Know when to stop and mention everything that can be mentioned. If you mention more, it will annoy people and will be disadvantageous for you when you "return to your mother's home" in the future.

The head of the Zhong family was indeed satisfied, and he gave Zhong Cai an extra benefit. He instructed the butler beside him: "Take Cai'er to the public treasury in the mansion to choose a dowry later. Give him 27,000 as a dowry, and make it up with the 3,000 as compensation. The rest of the dowry resources can be chosen by him, and they can be of similar value. Be careful not to let anyone take advantage of him."

The only "outsider" who could enter this room was the chief butler Zhong Cheng, who said respectfully, "Please rest assured, Master."

The matter was resolved, and even the people from the third house who paid a thousand gold coins were in a good mood. Although the less qualified sons were envious of the benefits that Zhong Cai wanted, the life span of a secret treasure cultivator was at least a hundred years. These "dowries" were enough for a short period of time, but it was hard to say what would happen after ten or eight years.

What's more, they have to be tortured by a useless man and lose the right to reproduce offspring - you know, even if they marry into a woman's family and have to endure other male concubines, they can still have their own bloodline!

So everyone is happy.

The rooms soon dispersed, except for Zhong Guanlin, who winked at him.

Zhong Cai made an understanding gesture to his father, and then followed the butler Zhong Cheng to the public treasury.

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The treasury is huge, with more than dozens of rooms. Most of the resources piled up there are relatively common, but there are also precious ones - but the most precious ones cannot be kept here.

Zhong Cheng smiled and said, "When the eldest son marries his wife, the basic amount of the betrothal gift is 120,000. According to the rules, 20,000 is gold and 100,000 is other resources. Mr. Cai, the master of the family has ordered that your dowry be increased by 30%, so the dowry should be 26,000, and the other resources should be 130,000. However, the master of the family has increased your dowry to 27,000, which is a separate calculation. The resources you can choose are still 130,000."

Zhong Cai had poor aptitude, but he liked reading, so his eyesight was not bad. He scanned many resources at a glance and could recognize 90% of them, so he quickly brainstormed and made a long list - nearly 80% of them were useful for his own cultivation, and the rest were for warming the body.

Zhong Cheng was a little surprised, but he also felt that the Sixth Young Master of the Fourth House was very smart. He even knew to prepare some medicinal herbs for Young Master Shao Qian. In this way, perhaps Young Master Shao Qian would be grateful for his kindness and treat him a little better.

After taking over the order, Zhong Cheng diligently took Zhong Cai to various warehouses.

Ordinary resources can basically be bought outside, Zhong Cai only selected a few to make up the number, and most of them were precious cultivation resources that could be used in the next few years. He had to find a way to improve his strength, because his buddy might have to rely on him for protection in the future. As for the warming and tonic herbs... he didn't know what his buddy's current physical condition was, so he just looked for nourishing, pain-relieving, mild and harmless ones, which would never go wrong.