What is the engagement custom in Cangnan, Wenzhou?

The old engagement in Cangnan, Wenzhou is divided into "small engagement" and "big engagement". The betrothal is agreed before the betrothal, and the amount of betrothal determines the dowry. "Xiaoding" rents mostly a pair of gold rings and gifts such as cakes and fish; The woman sent back a tube of ten Jiangxi porcelain bowls, which means "bowl" harmony and "stability", and "century-old harmony", as well as red dates and peanuts. As a formal engagement, "Dading" mainly gives the engagement money and the marriage certificate of Longfeng. The woman puts away the marriage certificate of the man, and the other one is filled in the original mailbox and sent back to the man by the matchmaker. "Big decisions" and "sending to Japan" often go hand in hand. That is, the man will also inform the woman of the wedding date.