Chun Ning had no experience in preparing a dowry for his elder sister. Fortunately, his aunt had drawn up a list, simply asking him to see to its preparation. However, with the amount of silver he had, it was definitely impossible to buy everything on the list; he could only buy as much as he could.
After inquiring about the prices of several items, Chun Ning was a bit dumbfounded: the silver he had on him wouldn't even buy two things!
A dowry is the confidence a woman's family provides, not just treasures and silks, but a woman's entire life.
The scenes of wealthy families marrying off their daughters were vivid in his memory. When his elder sister married, the grand red bed led the way, with a mighty procession of hundreds of servants and attendants escorting her into the Wu family.
