On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Hongji's father had his daughter-in-law call the matchmaker as scheduled and send the betrothal gifts to the bride's family.
The remaining balance of 100 silver taels would be paid in full on the day the bride was carried in the sedan chair. He had planned this and arranged for the driver to handle it, a driver who was naturally his daughter-in-law's older brother and a trustworthy person.
The old couple had not yet realized why their daughter-in-law had chosen her own brother as the driver, nor had they considered why they did not hire a matchmaker from their village but one from another.
They simply thought that the village's matchmaker had offended Mrs. Li, preventing the local matchmaker from earning this money.
On this day, the family also held a small celebration with a few tables to commemorate moving into the new house.
