After Qin Shu returned home, he locked himself away for half a day, and when he emerged, he was back to normal, burying his unrequited love deep within his heart.
Three days later, accompanied by the matchmaker Sun, Old Luo brought gifts to the Hua family's doorstep to propose marriage for Luo Song.
The gifts alone required eight carriers, two large chests, and additional live livestock: two chickens, two ducks, two sheep, two pigs, two cows, two horses.
These were quite extravagant offerings even before the disaster, with few ordinary families able to afford them, demonstrating utmost sincerity and highlighting their attention to the village chief's granddaughter.
The villagers watching couldn't help but click their tongues, marveling at the Luo family's enduring wealth, unmatched by farming families.
Life in Hua Village was already far better than outside, but for the engagement, they surely wouldn't part with so many items, offering at most some chickens and ducks.
