Chapter 397 - 398: Silver Strikes the Stars and Moon

Actually, even Yang Chuxia herself was dazzled.

That was all pure silver! Oh no, to be precise, they were objects made of silver.

There were stars and moons, and a silver piece that looked like a cotton candy, along with some silver-made hairpins.

"What’s this?"

Ye Zi’an chuckled, "A one-tael silver star, a two-tael silver moon. As for the breeze and clouds, the clouds are easy to shape, but the wind is invisible. However, the wind can make the leaves fall, so a three-tael silver leaf represents the wind and a four-tael silver cloud piece. At the bottom is a five-tael silver flame necklace. As for qi, it’s invisible too, but it shares the same pronunciation with seven. So I had someone turn six taels of silver into seven silver beads."

"And those at the back?" Yang Chuxia was so astonished that she couldn’t find the words to express her feelings.

"Smoke is different from qi; it’s visible even though it’s difficult to grasp. Does this look like smoke?" He pointed to a small ornament—a smoke-like shape on top and a base at the bottom.

"This is a silver qin, and this fist-shaped one is hail. As for the snowflake...hehe." Ye Zi’an chuckled mischievously, pointing to one box, "Xiaxia, that small pond is filled with dried snowflakes. Dried snowflakes are just water, right? There’s exactly a pound in the pond. I’m not cheating, am I?"

"Brother An, you really are...really are..." Yang Chuxia almost wanted to cry. Her eyes reddened, but she held back her tears. Crying in public would be too embarrassing.

The people nearby were dumbfounded too. As Brother An described each item, their hearts sank further, and some even had a flash of greed in their eyes. Although they couldn’t understand the meaning of what Brother An was saying, they recognized the actual silver.

This was real silver! Look at that hail—it was all made of shiny silver! Brother An was so generous to have offered so many valuable items for an engagement. Were they not afraid that people would take their things and not let their daughter marry him?

However, Brother An really had money, and they had never expected it. They all thought so while watching the excitement.

Land Officer Yang looked at these items, not quite understanding, "What are you two little ghosts talking about? How did Brother An get so many valuable things?"

Yang Chuxia didn’t answer Land Officer Yang’s question, but walked in front of Auntie Li, boasting, "Auntie Li, did you see it clearly just now? That’s what an engagement gift from Brother An looks like. Do you know what these things are? I told Brother An that I wanted a one-tael star, a two-tael moon, a three-tael breeze, a four-tael cloud, a five-tael fire, a six-tael qi, a seven-tael smoke, an eight-tael qin sound, a nine-tael hail, and a pound of dried snowflakes!"

Now, with Yang Chuxia’s words, everyone was sweating cold. Wasn’t this making things difficult for others? This was not wanting to get married, right?

Yang Chuxia glanced at the crowd and said, "At first, I was just making a casual joke. But Brother An took my words seriously and got all these things for me. Tell me, can your son compare to Brother An?"

"Xiaxia, I apologize for today. I admit that I can’t compare to Brother An. I’m sorry." As soon as Yang Chuxia finished speaking, Li Anshun squeezed in and bowed to her. Then he turned to run away.

Auntie Li also found it meaningless at this point, as her previous sense of superiority had turned into embarrassment. She quietly apologized and dashed off with a speed as if being chased by a ghost.