Chapter 84 We are thirsty

Cai's mother and Carpenter Cai were both confused by Ye Caiping's look.

No matter how slow he was, he could tell that there was something wrong with Ye Caiping's eyes.

Could it be... that there is something wrong with Xiuxiu?

Cai's mother asked anxiously, "Big sister, what do you mean by this?"

"It's nothing, I just think you're all good people!" Ye Caiping said, "Everyone in the village knows that Xiuxiu has seven brothers. The bride price is very high, twenty taels!"

Cai's mother said, "Yes, my seven brothers, this kind of girl is born blessed and destined to bear children!"

Ye Caiping nodded obediently.

"Mother, what is a life with a child?" Ye Huan'er tilted her head back, "Why do you want twenty taels? My sister Yaya only asked for five taels when she got married."

Cai's mother was very unhappy when she heard this.

She originally thought that 20 taels of silver was a bit high as a betrothal gift.

But she couldn't resist the matchmaker Huang's words that she was destined to have children and that it would be easy to raise children. Yesterday, Xiuxiu's mother promised that she would give birth to a son!

Cai's mother said with a fake smile: "You don't understand this kind of thing. She is destined to have a child, and she is guaranteed to give birth to a son, so of course it is expensive."

Ye Huan'er turned around and said, "Mom, then Sister Yaya can't give birth to a son in the future? What if Sister Xiuxiu doesn't give birth to a son in the future?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the smiles on Cai's mother and Carpenter Cai's faces froze.

"Silly child, what nonsense are you talking about." Ye Caiping smiled and looked at Cai's mother and the others: "You have spent so much money, Xiuxiu will definitely give birth to a son. In our village, everyone knows Xiuxiu's good reputation."

"If that's the case, why is there no one in our village willing to marry her? Why did it take until the 17th to find someone?"

"Shh, shut up!" Ye Caiping said, looking at them awkwardly: "Sorry, the child is talking nonsense."

Cai's mother couldn't laugh anymore: "It's okay, it's okay."

"Sister, please don't worry about what the child says." Ye Caiping grabbed Cai's mother's hand and said earnestly:

"Xiu Xiu is a good child. Her father died early, and she raised all the children."

"The two oldest brothers are lazy. They just sleep every day and don't want to work. Otherwise, Xiuxiu wouldn't have such a hard life."

"Luckily she met a good family like yours. Her brothers will count on you in the future."

"It's getting late. We have to go. Sorry!"

Ye Caiping looked embarrassed and pulled Ye Huaner out: "You stupid girl, if you keep talking nonsense, I'll smash your mouth!"

"What nonsense did I say?"

The mother and daughter ran away as if they were escaping.

Mother Cai and Carpenter Cai looked at the mother and daughter disappearing in the crowd, their mouths wide open.

"Mom, we spent a full twenty taels! If Hu Xiuxiu doesn't give birth to a son, won't we suffer a huge loss?" Carpenter Cai frowned.

"Okay, shut up, it's too late to talk about this now!"

"If you don't tell me, it won't happen in the future?" Carpenter Cai was not a generous person and thought twenty taels was too expensive. "With this money, I can marry three wives."

Cai's mother glared at her: "You think it's too expensive, why didn't you refuse when we got engaged yesterday?"

Carpenter Cai choked. When he saw that Hu Xiuxiu was pretty and had a good figure, he felt a little dizzy.

Moreover, he was quite confident about the guarantee of having a son, so he agreed to it on a whim.

"Now that I think about it... it's not like all women in this world are extinct. She's the only one who can give birth to a son. Other women can do that, too. And... that girl just said that no one in the village dares to marry her... She's seventeen years old..."

As they spoke, the mother and son looked very unhappy.

They... wouldn't they have picked through so much searching and only found a rotten lamp?

Everyone else saw clearly that they treated the person they didn’t want to marry as a treasure and bought her at a high price!

The more the mother and son thought about it, the more uncomfortable they felt.

And Ye Caiping’s final words made them feel even more depressed.

Hu Xiuxiu's elder and second brothers are useless and are lazy? Still have to count on them?

Carpenter Cai’s face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

At that time, Matchmaker Huang introduced that Hu Xiuxiu was diligent and beautiful, and was guaranteed to give birth to a son!

The eldest and second brothers are already fifteen, and the third brother is thirteen. They are all grown up. Although the rest are young, they are all well-behaved and sensible.

They automatically imagined that boys of fifteen and thirteen were already capable of supporting the family.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be like this!

Cai's mother knew that her son was narrow-minded, so she quickly comforted him:

"Don't think too much. Although...but...Xiuxiu's mother really gave birth to seven sons! Xiuxiu's chance of giving birth to a son is greater."

Now, this is the only way I can comfort myself.

Well, they spent twenty taels and only bought one with a high probability!

…

After leaving the carpenter's shop, Ye Huan'er let out a long breath and whispered:

"I'm scared to death... I always feel like I've done something bad. By doing this... will I ruin Carpenter Cai's marriage?"

Ye Caiping held her hand and walked leisurely on the street: "Think back, which of our sentences was wrong just now?"

Ye Huaner frowned, thought about it, and shook her head.

Ye Caiping said: "Judging from their reactions, this mother and son must have been fooled by the matchmaker. We just pointed out the truth."

"If they can accept this and are willing to stick to it, then their character is beyond reproach. If they can't accept it, then there's nothing wrong with that."

"Mom, do you think this is done?"

"It's 70% done. The remaining 30% depends on Hu Xiaosi and his team."

If you spend money on impulse, you will find that it is not worth it the more you think about it, and the more you think about it, the more expensive it will seem!

…

Ever since he met Ye Caiping and her daughter, Carpenter Cai had been gloomy the entire morning, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

It would be better if Hu Xiuxiu could really give birth to a son in the future.

If I can't give birth...

Even if I want to take a break at that time, it won’t be worth it!

Humph, then wouldn’t his twenty taels of silver be wasted? And you will become a laughing stock among your relatives.

Carpenter Cai was polishing the chair on the ground vigorously, as if this could vent the resentment in his heart.

"Is Carpenter Cai at home?" a childish voice sounded.

"Here, here!" Thinking that business had come, Cai's mother came out from the back hall.

Then he was stunned.

I saw one, two, three, four, five boys, from tallest to short, walking in a line.

"You are..." Carpenter Cai stood up.

"Brother-in-law!" The five boys shouted in unison and loudly.

Carpenter Cai and his mother were so startled that they almost fell down.

"We are Hu Xiuxiu's younger brothers."

"I'm a mistress!"

"Little Four!"

"Little Five, Little Six, Little Seven!"

Carpenter Cai and his mother were stunned. They looked at the five boys, all of whom were dressed in rags, with pale faces and thin bodies, like little beggars on the street.

Carpenter Cai's face changed immediately, and he realized that these five... were his fiancée's younger brothers!

His future brother-in-law!

Cai's mother came back to her senses and said with a forced smile: "Oh, it turns out to be Xiuxiu's brothers. What are you doing..."

Hu Xiaosi said, "We went to the town to sell firewood. We were thirsty and thought of your shop being here, so we came to ask for some water to drink."

"I'm thirsty, brother-in-law!" Several boys looked at them with shining eyes.