Zhang Hongmei nodded, already having a plan in mind.

If Wang Xiaohua marries him, she'll suffer terribly.

She lowered her head and her eyes darted around.

"Auntie, how much dowry did your family give?"

Matchmaker Wang held up two fingers: "Two hundred! Two hundred for the betrothal gift, and I demand that we get married immediately after the engagement!"

Zhang Hongmei nodded: "This dowry is quite high; it might be hard to find one like that!"

Matchmaker Wang flicked the handkerchief in her hand: "No, it's just that my family is too poor. These two hundred were borrowed."

"Alright, I'm leaving. What a hassle!"

Zhang Hongmei didn't stay long and went straight home.

As soon as she got home, she went straight to find Granny Wang, and of course, she didn't forget to bring her own powerful weapon.

"Old woman, aren't you helping Xiaohua find a boyfriend?"

“I just saw the matchmaker. She has a boyfriend and is offering two hundred yuan as a bride price.”

Wang Xiaohua never expected that someone would offer such a large dowry.

"Sister-in-law, what kind of family do you come from?"

Zhang Hongmei didn't hide it; there was no way to hide it anyway.

"I heard it's the eldest son of the Jiang family from Qingshan Brigade."

Upon hearing this, Granny Wang immediately shook her head: "No way! The eldest son of the Jiang family is already thirty, how old is Xiaohua!"

Zhang Hongmei didn't care: "I just came back to talk about it, you can see for yourselves."

She looked at Wang Xiaohua, who was fat and had a big head and ears.

"You don't even look at Xiaohua's conditions. With a figure like that, it's already a miracle she found someone."

"If you keep picking and choosing, you'll end up an old maid!"

"Besides, they gave such a large dowry. How can an older person know how to be considerate?"

"Besides, our Xiaohua is so eloquent, she can easily make everyone happy."

Granny Wang hesitated for a moment, but Wang Xiaohua was already very self-conscious.

Because of her obesity, she was considered an oddity in the village.

Therefore, she rarely goes out.

How many fat people are there these days?

Everyone was very thin.

Wang Xiaohua is so fat because she is really pampered by Granny Wang.

Wang Xiaohua smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, why don't you ask again? It's okay if he's a little older, as long as he's a good person."

Zhang Hongmei nodded: "Alright, I'll give you some more gifts later, so you can have a comfortable time at the Jiang family's house."

Wang Xiaohua was tempted.

Firstly, she was now so afraid of Zhang Hongmei that she wanted to get married as soon as possible.

That way, I won't have to live in fear every day.

Secondly, the bride price was really too much; she had never seen so much money before!

Seeing that her daughter was interested, the old woman could only say, "Xiaohua, I'll go and inquire about it tomorrow, and we'll talk about it when I get back."

She looked at Zhang Hongmei and said, "Hongmei, if it's really possible, you should give Xiaohua some dowry so that her life can be a little easier."

"I was really wrong before, I will treat you well from now on!"

She said that with utmost sincerity.

Zhang Hongmei felt that there must be something wrong with Wang Dachuan's background!

Otherwise, why would this old woman's preference for sons over daughters be so abnormal?

But she didn't show it on her face: "Don't worry, I said I would give it to you, and I definitely will!"

Granny Wang was relieved.

Wang Xiaohua quickly said, "Sister-in-law, I've cooked the noodles and stir-fried some cured meat for you. Go and eat, and I'll wash the dishes later."

Zhang Hongmei nodded and went to the kitchen to eat.

The old woman watched Zhang Hongmei go to eat noodles.

It's heartbreaking. These things were originally meant for Xiaohua, but now Zhang Hongmei has taken them all away.

But what Zhang Hongmei was holding frightened her.

Zhang Hongmei enjoyed a bowl of noodles and a small half bowl of cured meat.

Putting everything else aside, Wang Xiaohua is a pretty good cook.

After she finished eating, she went to rest.

As for what Wang Xiaohua and the old woman will do, that's none of her business.

On the other side, Yun Ningyan and Huo Junshan have been staying at home every day for the past two months.

Now that the road is repaired, Huo Junshan wants to focus on running the cannery.

We'll stop doing it after spring; we'll just let those who need to study go back and review.

The cannery is now operating normally, and Huo Jianguo has made rapid progress recently.

He can sell one or two hundred bottles a day by himself.

He's one of the better salespeople among them.

Huo Guodong and Huo Guoliang are both good people.

In the past few months, Huo Jianguo has visited all the factories in the vicinity.

He wanted to go somewhere far away, but he had never traveled far before.

I'm afraid I can't go alone.

I was thinking of having the third brother take care of him.

"Third brother, why don't we go and try our luck in other cities?"

"Take advantage of the still-warm weather to visit more markets, because once winter comes, we won't be able to do it anymore."

Huo Junshan nodded: "That's fine, he's just idling at home anyway."

He agreed.

"Well, let's leave tomorrow. I'll borrow a car, and we'll drive off with the goods tomorrow!"

"Let the fifth brother come along too!"

Huo Jianguo nodded: "Alright then! I'll go tell Lao Wu that we'll go together tomorrow."

Yun Ningyan turned her head and asked, "Are you going out? Should I come with you?"

"I haven't been to any other cities yet! I'd like to go and see them."

Huo Junshan nodded: "Sure, but I wonder how much cargo that truck can carry."

Yun Ningyan thought it would be better to drive two cars, but then she thought that Huo Jianguo couldn't drive, which would be troublesome.

"Why don't you let your eldest or second eldest brother learn to drive?"

"It will be more convenient for us when we go to Beijing in the future."

Huo Junshan nodded: "Let's talk about it when we have the chance! Right now, we have to say we borrowed the car when we need it."

"If I learn all of this, should I buy it or not?"

Yun Ningyan smiled and said, "Let's talk about it when we get to the capital!"

the next day.

Huo Junshan and Yun Ningyan then set off with Huo Jianguo and Huo Jianshe'er.

Before leaving, Li Xiangyun instructed, "Be careful while you're out there, don't be playful, and come back as soon as you've sold the goods."

Huo Junshan smiled and said, "Mother, don't worry! You just need to stay home and take good care of the children."

"Maybe we'll be back tomorrow."

Li Xiangyun nodded. As a mother, she was always very worried when her son left home.

Watching the car drive away, Huo Changgen laughed and said, "It's not like this is their first time going out, what are you worried about?"

"Okay, hurry up and make the baby some formula, they're hungry."

Li Xiangyun then went back to make formula for her child.

After traveling for several hours, they finally arrived at a place called Lin City.

Seeing that the city's foot traffic was decent, Huo Junshan said, "Brother, why don't we set up here? I think there are quite a lot of people here."

Huo Jianguo nodded: "Okay! Let's test the waters here first."

It was already noon when they arrived here.

Huo Junshan didn't start working immediately; instead, he took a few people to eat first.

The group parked their car in front of the state-run restaurant.

We went in and ordered a few dishes: spare ribs, fish, and braised pork.

There are also two vegetarian dishes.