Luo Xueyan handed the betrothal gift list to Tie Yi and said, "Read it."
According to Ming Qi's custom, the betrothal gift list had to be "sung" by the person sent by the groom's family. The longer the song was sung, the more generous the betrothal gift was.
Tie Yi was obviously not used to doing such a thing. He turned to the first page and sang dryly, "One rosewood bed with begonias, one arhat bed, one rosewood cabinet, wooden cabinet of rosewood, one nanmu bookshelf, a pair of red bean porcelain bottom, one rosewood long table…"
The first page was filled with furniture. Everyone was dumbfounded. There were so many things that even the current Shen mansion could not fit them all!
The second page was filled with decorations. Tie Yi sang again, "An agarwood inlaid with jade, a jade Ruyi, a tin paper oil lamp, a small gold-plated clock, a silver pocket watch, a pot of money tree, a pot of plums, a set of porcelain teapot, a hanging mirror, a screen…"
