Chapter 86 A Perfect Match

These two days, Xiuxiu's mother was in a very good mood because of the good things that happened.

He showed off everywhere, saying how great and blessed he was, having seven sons in a row.

Whenever he met someone, he would say, "My Xiuxiu's betrothal gift is twenty taels! Not to mention Qinghe Village, even in this area, there is no such price. Three daughters are not as good as one of mine!"

"Yes, my Xiuxiu deserves to be this expensive. She takes after me, and is very good at giving birth to sons! People with vision will naturally be willing to spend this betrothal gift."

"My son-in-law is quite capable. He runs a carpentry shop in town and is a skilled craftsman. He can earn one or two taels of silver a month and his family is well-off. Whenever you want to buy tables and chairs or make doors and windows, you can ask him for a discount."

After Xiuxiu's mother blew a round of the flute, she went home with her tail up.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw Hu Xiuxiu hanging clothes like she used to.

Xiuxiu's mother couldn't help but smile: "Xiuxiu, have you figured it out?"

"Yeah, I've figured it out. I'm looking forward to it." Hu Xiuxiu spoke while working without even raising her head.

Xiuxiu's mother breathed a sigh of relief: "Mom, this is all for your own good."

As they were talking, Matchmaker Huang walked in with a sullen face.

Hu Xiuxiu glanced at the matchmaker, curled the corners of her lips, put the last piece of clothing on the bamboo pole, turned and left.

"Hey?" Xiuxiuniang wanted to say something, but the person had already entered the house.

There were footsteps behind her. Xiuxiu turned around and saw Matchmaker Huang. A smile immediately spread across her face:

"Why is Matchmaker Huang here? Has the Cai family set a wedding date? Oh, why are you in such a hurry? But it's true. The two children are not young anymore. It's time for them to get married quickly so that they can have big fat grandchildren next year. Come in and sit down."

Matchmaker Huang's face turned pale and she didn't know how to start the conversation for a moment.

Xiuxiu's mother was about to grab someone, but Matchmaker Huang pushed her away and said coldly:

"The Cai family... they felt that they were a bit impulsive in getting engaged yesterday. After thinking about it overnight, they felt that they should slow down a bit."

Xiuxiu's mother was stunned: "What do you mean? Why don't I understand?"

Matchmaker Huang didn't hide it anymore: "The Cai family wants to cancel the engagement! Xiuxiu Niang, you were too impulsive yesterday. For the sake of the two families' reputation, you should cancel it quickly. After all, it's only been one day since the engagement, and no one knows about it."

Xiuxiu's mother felt dizzy. What did it mean to set a date and no one knew about it?

No, the whole village knows about it!

The marriage is already decided, who would think of not telling others about it?

"Okay, why do you want to cancel the engagement?"

Matchmaker Huang was also very angry and said coldly: "Don't you know it yourself? You told me before that your eldest son and second son were working in the county town. But in the end, they are sleeping at home!"

"These two lazy guys can't even support the family. You're not marrying off your daughter, you're looking for someone to suck up and raise your son!"

Xiuxiuniang's face changed drastically, and she said in shame and anger: "I, I... did say that my eldest son and second son were working in the county town... but that was a few years ago."

"You asked that a few years ago too! But they've come back in the past two years... you just didn't ask!"

Huang the matchmaker almost died of anger after hearing this:

"Bah! You are obviously fooling me. You are not doing this right. Call off the engagement now."

As she spoke, Matchmaker Huang took out Hu Xiuxiu's engagement letter:

"Let's get the engagement letter back, tear up the engagement document, and return the one tael of silver that Carpenter Cai gave us, and call it a day. Otherwise, no one will be ashamed."

Xiuxiu's mother was almost furious: "Why? Who would cancel an engagement right away? Who would just say whatever they want without any evidence?"

"What kind of noble family are the Cai family? They can withdraw if they want to? With this marriage certificate in hand, even if the emperor comes, they have to get married!"

"You are the one who concealed it..."

"How did I hide anything? You just didn't ask! Besides, my eldest and second sons are good people. They are just a little weak and need to rest. They are not making trouble."

"You..." Matchmaker Huang was furious. "Hmph, don't be so shameless."

"Am I shameless? It's obviously the Cai family who is shameless! They cancel the engagement just like that, and treat us as their dogs? Even if the matter is brought to the government, I am not afraid of them!"

Matchmaker Huang was so angry that she felt dizzy. Seeing that she couldn't continue the conversation, she turned around and left.

Xiuxiuniang looked in the direction where Huang the Matchmaker disappeared, and fell to the ground with a thud.

What is this?

Cancel the engagement? They wishful thinking!

Not to mention that she had been searching for three or four years before she found a wealthy family willing to pay twenty taels of silver as a betrothal gift, let's just say that right now...

She had already spread the news of her daughter's engagement to everyone in the village.

Now, everyone in Qinghe Village knows that her future son-in-law is Carpenter Cai from the town!

If she quit, wouldn't she become the laughing stock of the whole village?

Can't retreat! We can’t retreat even if we die!

What is the Cai family thinking? Not only do they want to cancel the engagement without any evidence, but they also want to return the one or two ounces of silver? You are so stingy, why don’t you get angry to death!

Xiuxiu's mother covered her chest with her hands, crawled back to her room, lay down on the bed, and began to cry out in anger.

Hu Xiuxiu saw what had just happened through the crack in the door, and a smile flashed in her eyes.

At this moment, she suddenly saw a little head sticking out from the gate, followed by one, two, three, four, and five others, who were none other than Hu Xiaosi and his companions.

Hu Xiuxiu chuckled and waved.

Several dolls slipped into the house.

"Thank you for your hard work." Hu Xiuxiu said with a smile.

"It's not hard and it's fun," said Hu Xiaowu.

There was a hint of sadness in Hu Xiuxiu's smile.

Hu Xiaosi saw what was on her mind and said, "Don't worry, sister. Carpenter Cai is very stingy. He will definitely come to cancel the engagement."

Hu Xiaoliu raised his hand and said, "They didn't even give us boiled water to drink. They only gave us raw water."

Hu Xiuxiu touched their heads, feeling very sorry for them.

…

Matchmaker Huang returned to the town full of anger.

How did I get into this mess!

I went home and drank some tea, then reluctantly went to the carpenter's shop.

"Madam Cai, nephew, I'm not saying anything bad about you... Although I was the matchmaker, it was you who agreed to the engagement."

"Besides, no matter what, Xiuxiu didn't do anything wrong. How can she live if you suddenly cancel the engagement?"

"How about you give the Hu family some compensation, so that I can talk better, right?"

Cai's mother listened to some of it, but Carpenter Cai was furious:

"It was clearly them who concealed the fact that she had two lazy brothers. They were the ones who were wrong. And they still want me to compensate them? Why doesn't she just go and rob them!"

Matchmaker Huang was also confused by Carpenter Cai. She threw the marriage certificate and engagement letter on the table, took out two hundred coins, and slapped them on the table:

"I'll give you my matchmaker money back! I won't do this job anymore. Whether you get married or break off the engagement, it has nothing to do with me!"

With that, Matchmaker Huang walked out, making a "Puh" sound as she walked:

"Where did these two strange flowers come from? They are just like a broken pot and a rotten lid. They are a perfect match!"

"You evil matchmaker, I will not marry Hu Xiuxiu. Who is a good match for her?"

"Oh, I'm not talking about you and Hu Xiuxiu, I'm talking about you and Xiuxiu's mother!"

Carpenter Cai: “…”

Cai's mother: "..."