Chapter 462 Hu Xiaosi 001: Marriage

The timeline here is that Kang Kang is 8 years old, two years before Wei Shiga.

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A burst of firecrackers rang out.

"Break ground!" With a shout, Hu Xiaosi started digging the ground with a hoe.

"good!"

Then, the workers started digging the foundation.

"Xiao Si is really talented. He is so young, but he has built so many houses. This is the sixth one!" Tie Niu's wife walked over with a handful of melon seeds in her hand and smiled.

Hu Xiaosi is already 17 years old and will be 18 in two months.

The boy had a flat head and a straight face. He was tall and thin, and he had two dimples when he smiled.

Hu Xiaosi smiled and said, "Yes, yes, this is the last one. I just hope Aunt Zhao doesn't find it annoying and comes to drink our housewarming wine."

"What's the matter? If you are willing to treat us to more drinks, we will come."

"Thank you, auntie."

Over the years, he has been selling things in the furniture shop, making an average of more than twenty taels per month.

In the past few years, Hu Xiaosi has built houses one after another, and this one is the sixth one.

Their family had always lived in the first large blue brick and tile house. It was only a few years ago when Hu Xiaosan got married that he moved to the second house with his wife.

The remaining few houses are reserved for Xiaowu, Xiaoliu and Xiaoqi to marry in the future.

Several houses were built together and surrounded by walls. Looking from a distance, it is a large area and very spectacular.

The villagers who came around to watch the fun all praised Hu Xiaosi for his greatness.

Xiao San and Xiao Wu stood aside with smiles on their faces.

When the glass workshop opened that year, Hu Xiaosan went to work in the workshop. Now he is a skilled glass master, earning three taels of silver every month.

Xiaowusan is 16 years old this year.

I studied for eight or nine years in fifth and sixth grade, but my grades were not very good, so I gave up last year. Do housework at home.

Xiaoqi is quite talented. He passed the imperial examination last year and is now studying in the provincial school.

Xiuxiu's mother looked unhappy. What did Xiaosi mean by that?

The last one?

Xiuxiu's mother walked over and said coldly, "You have seven brothers, and you only built six? What's wrong? Xiaoqi won't need a house to marry in the future?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the people watching the excitement fell silent.

Hu Xiaosi said, "Xiaoqi naturally wants a house. We have five brothers, each with a house, and you and the eldest and second brothers can live in one. Isn't that exactly six houses?"

Tie Niu's wife nodded: "Of course."

Xiuxiu's mother was not convinced: "Xiaoyi and Xiaoer are your elder brothers! Even if you don't live there, you should give them a house each! Why should they live in one?"

Hu Xiaosi's face darkened. "Is one house unfair to them? They don't go out. Even if there is only one room, it is made of blue bricks and tiles, and there are floor tiles. How can it be unfair to them?"

Xiuxiu's mother was furious: "They are your elder and second brothers whether they go out of the house or not! Why are they brothers but only they don't have their own house?"

"Xiu Xiu's mother!" Ye Lizheng and his wife came over.

Ye Lizheng said: "The whole family is supported by Xiao Si, and all the money in the family is earned by him. Over the years, he has never looked down on Xiao Yi and Xiao Er, and has provided them with good food and drink, and even built a house for them. What else do you want?"

Xiuxiu's mother said angrily, "Disdain? What's wrong with Xiaoyi and Xiaoer? You're talking as if Xiaowu and the others also make money. Not only do they not make money, they also spend the family's money on studying! In the end, they didn't pass the exams, and the money was wasted! Xiaoyi and Xiaoer at least didn't waste the family's money!"

The village head's wife said, "Don't go too far. Even if Xiaowu and his friends don't make money, they still grow vegetables and cut grass for pigs. What are they not doing? Did Xiaoyi and Xiaoer do it?"

Xiuxiu's mother's face turned pale. Seeing that so many people were standing on Hu Xiaosi's side, she didn't dare to say anything and left angrily.

She hasn't died yet, and these rebellious sons are bullying her and Xiaoyi and Xiaoer.

When she passes away in the future, what will happen to the little ones?

The next morning, Xiuxiuniang went to the town to find a matchmaker.

Her two sons are already 25 years old, and she wanted to arrange marriages for them a few years ago.

But she wanted to let them stand up before looking for it, but after so many years of persuasion, the two sons were still unwilling to leave the house.

Moreover, after enjoying good food and drink in recent years, they have become even lazier and can hardly even turn over.

There are only six houses in the family now, so she has to take the initiative and let her two sons get married so that they can occupy two of them first.

Moreover, after marrying my daughter-in-law, I can also deal with that troublesome Xiao Si.

That day, Hu Xiaosan had just got off work when he saw the matchmaker walk in.

He couldn't help but be stunned. Is he planning to arrange a marriage for Xiao Si?

But when my mother had this plan before, Xiao Si refused, saying that he would have to wait until he was 20 years old, and he would arrange it himself.

It can’t be Xiaowu and the others!

When Hu Xiaosan walked into Hu Xiaosi's yard, he heard Xiuxiuniang and Hua the matchmaker chatting.

The matchmaker said: "You two are in a special situation..."

"My family is rich!" Xiuxiu's mother looked proud.

The matchmaker laughed and said, "Of course! Everyone knows how powerful your little Si is. It is said that he can earn more than ten or twenty taels every month!"

After all, he has to get paid every month, and it's been ten years, so it's impossible for nothing to happen. Everyone in this area knows that Hu Xiaosi is a capable person.

The matchmaker smiled and said, "But that's what your little fourth daughter earned. How much can you hold in your hands?"

Xiuxiu's mother frowned and said, "Why do you care how much I hold? Just tell the girl to come over here."

The matchmaker said, "Younger and younger daughters are too lazy. Younger daughter is the one who earns money at home, not them. Given their situation, the betrothal gift must be at least 20 taels. Only then will some people who don't care about their daughter's life or death and only want money agree."

"20 taels? Why don't you go to the sky?"

Matchmaker: "......"

The matchmaker was silent for a long time before she said, "When Xiuxiu proposed marriage, didn't you also ask for 20 taels?"

Xiuxiu's mother choked. She wanted to say that her daughter would definitely give birth to a son, but Xiuxiu gave birth to two daughters in a row and only had a boy with the third pregnancy.

When Guang Guang was slapped in the face again, Xiu Xiu's mother's face became extremely ugly.

Xiuxiu's mother said, "Even if they don't make money, our village is rich! The inn in the village makes money, and our family gets more than twenty taels of dividends every year."

The matchmaker frowned and said, "You have seven sons. If you divide the family property in the future, each of you will get a share. Wouldn't that only be two or three taels per year?"

"Well, this dividend..." Xiuxiuniang lowered her voice and said, "When the family business is divided, I will only give it to Xiaoyi and Xiaoer."

The matchmaker choked and felt sorry for Hu Xiaosi.

He started working to earn money to support his family at a very young age, but ended up being the least loved by his parents. He only gave the good things to his two eldest sons.

The matchmaker waved her hands and said, "Even so, they still lie in bed every day... It's said in the surrounding area that they are disabled."