Instead, they negotiated directly with their future son - in - law, requesting a minimum for their daughter and then returning half of it to the couple for use in preparing for their wedding day.
Viņi paši runāja ar savu nākamo znotu un prasīja minimālu izpirkuma maksu par meitu, turklāt pusi naudas viņi atdeva atpakaļ kāzu rīkošanai.