Chapter 111

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After Tugen and Luwei decided that the man would marry into their parents' family, they took out the money they had saved and counted it.

Tu Gen's salary increased from four cents to six cents, and so did Lu Wei's.

As more and more sausages were sold, their workload increased, so their wages increased.

If they both become shop owners in the future, they will get more salary and commission.

They all don't like to spend money, unlike Liu Ya, who goes out to buy materials and jewelry every time he gets paid. He never treats himself badly when it comes to food and even goes to the theater. He says that as long as he works hard following his cousin, he will have a stable job and there is no need to save money. He will just spend all his money and enjoy life in the moment.

Liu Ya almost lost his life because of the previous incident and was scared. He thought that the accident came too suddenly and he died without enjoying anything. It was too much of a loss. He might as well spend as much money as he had.

Lu Wei is different. Her husband passed away suddenly. Although that man was a bad man, she always hoped that he would die soon. But after his death, she would not even have the ability to survive. Just in case, she planned to save more money to deal with emergencies.

She had been working for Shen Yuntang for two years, and after deducting the necessary daily necessities, she had saved ten taels of silver.

Tugen was about the same age as him, and the combined money of the two of them was twenty taels of silver. Luwei would first take Tugen home to tell his parents about the matter, then they would go to Tugen's house together to propose marriage, and then they would take Tugen back to their own home to hold the wedding banquet.

When Lu Wei went home and told his parents, brother and sister-in-law about this, everyone in the family was shocked.

She always told her family that she only earned two cents of silver. She was afraid that her brother and sister-in-law would covet her money, so she said less so that she could keep her own money.

Now when he said he wanted to marry a local man, his brother and sister-in-law were the first to say, "The family doesn't have the money to marry you a son-in-law. Is the little money you have enough?"

"Is his family very poor? Is the dowry he asks for high?" asked the parents worriedly.

"Don't worry about that. We have saved some money. We went to talk to his parents. My cousin said that after we get married, we will manage the shop." Lu Wei was afraid that her brother and sister-in-law would covet the shop and fight with her for it, so she added, "Because Tugen is the nephew of my cousin's husband, they are going to give the shop to Tugen. If I marry him, I can manage the shop together with him."

She told him about Tugen's family situation and said that she was afraid that Tugen's family would take over the shop, so she wanted to marry into the family. On the surface, the shop was for her to manage, but in fact it was given to Tugen.

The brother and sister-in-law didn't care about that. When they heard that she was going to manage the shop, their eyes turned red with jealousy. "When they go to the capital, you can leave the shop to me and your sister-in-law. What can a woman like you do? It still takes a man like me to do it."

"The shop is managed by Tugen. It has nothing to do with you, so don't worry about it." Luwei was firm in his attitude. After all, it was his cousin's shop, and he couldn't let his cousin take advantage of it.

"He's already married into our family, so let him give me the shop." My brother asked for the thing directly and bluntly.

"Impossible! If you dare to come here and steal things, I will let Tugen beat you out. You are so small that you can't beat him at all. There are also guys in the shop. They will attack you together and cripple you. At worst, we will support you for the rest of your life." Luwei still resented her brother for despising her for returning to her parents' home and wanted to marry her off and spend his dowry money.

Tugen was originally waiting in the yard for them to finish their talk before going in, but when Luwei called him, he went into the house.

Although he is usually a very honest person, he is 1.9 meters tall and as strong as a bull.

"Pick up my brother." Lu Wei spoke directly.

Tugen was stunned for a moment, but he remembered what Luwei had told him, that if he wanted to marry her, he would have to obey her in everything from then on.

Although Tugen didn't know why, he still went over and picked up the cursing elder brother. When Luwei told him to throw him out, he threw him out.

The eldest brother was like a puppy, completely unable to resist the power of the earth roots.

"If you behave yourself and don't bother me, I will send money home every year. If you dare to cause trouble, I will let Tugen beat you every time. I mean what I say." Lu Wei said to Tugen, "There's a stick over there. See it? Pick it up and beat my brother up. Let him experience it in advance."

The eldest brother saw that Tugen really went to get the stick, and this big guy listened to his sister, who had a conflict with him, and might really want to take revenge, so she beat him to death.

If my sister's man beat him to paralysis, his parents would definitely abandon their son who is unable to take care of himself and his wife might even run away, and he would be left with nothing.

He backed off, "You said you would pay me back every year, you can't break your promise."

"I mean what I say." Lu Wei originally brought back money every year, but it wasn't much. He saved most of it. He gave the money to his parents, and his parents gave it to his brother. In the future, he would also give money to his parents. He would give it to whoever his parents wanted to give it to. She regarded it as paying her brother to support her parents.

Liu Ya disagreed and rushed over to her eldest brother and yelled, "You can give money to our parents, but why give him money? Let him make trouble if he wants to. Anyway, our cousin's husband is familiar with County Magistrate Chen. Those constables come to our shop every day and are very familiar with us. Let them lock up my brother once, and he will behave himself. Why don't we let him try now?"

"How could they listen to you?" The eldest brother was obviously frightened, but he still insisted.

"Why don't you just give them the money I give you? I will make sure they take good care of you." Liu Ya looked at her elder brother with a smile. Her smile was very pretty, but it made her elder brother feel creepy and he didn't dare to show off anymore.

They could scare their eldest brother by asking the constable to arrest him, but they could not scare Tugen's mother, otherwise they would be accused of being unfilial.

Now that this problem has been solved, the next step is to look for Tugen’s parents.

My own parents are fine, but my brother is difficult to deal with. As for Tugen’s parents, they are also difficult to deal with.

When they went there, they brought Liu Ya with them and brought betrothal gifts to propose marriage. Neighbors also came to watch the fun.

When Tugen's parents heard that he wanted to marry into the family, they were so angry that they slammed the table and said it was impossible. But when they heard that he would be given a betrothal gift, they felt that the matter could be discussed.

Tugen's father said, "My son earns two taels of silver a month in the county town. He can live for at least another sixty years. If you give me two taels of silver a year, that's one hundred and twenty taels for sixty years. If you pay me this money, I'll give you my son."

"You have raised your son for sixteen years, so even if you get one tael of silver per year, I will give you sixteen taels of silver in total," Liu Ya reminded them. "After your cousin leaves the shop to us, if you don't marry your son into our family, we will let your son leave the shop after your cousin passes away. How will he have any income for the next sixty years?"

The neighbors who were watching the fun were enjoying it. Some even advised Tugen's father, "Sixteen taels is not a small amount. Usually, only two taels are given as a gift to marry a wife. Your Tugen is equivalent to eight young girls. If your Tugen marries a wife, you will have to pay for it. Can you afford it?"

When Tugen's parents heard that they had to pay the money themselves, they immediately became unhappy. But then they thought, it made sense. Tugen only brought back one tael of silver a year, and it would take sixteen years to get back sixteen taels.

If Tugen gets married again, I will have to pay him money to marry a wife. I didn’t get such a high price for selling wheat seedlings before.

Finally, they bargained again and decided to marry Tugen to Luwei for seventeen taels.

After the decision was made, a wedding banquet was immediately arranged in Shenjia Village. From then on, Tugen married into the Luwei family and changed his surname to Shen.

The village was bustling on the day of the wedding banquet. No one expected that Lu Wei, a widow, would find a son-in-law, who was so young and strong. The villagers had said that Lu Wei was a widow and she was old, so even if she remarried, she would marry one of the old bachelors in the village. Who knew that she found such a handsome young man.

Moreover, the people who said before that she and Liu Ya could only make so much money by selling their bodies in the county town have disappeared. If they were really engaged in that kind of flesh trade, how could they find such a good man to marry?

Manager Wang also came to attend the wedding. After all, Tugen was his godson, so he also contributed a dowry.

Cheng Yeran and Shen Yuntang also contributed, each giving a red envelope of twenty taels.

In the village, weddings usually require twenty or thirty cents as a gift, so his forty taels is a huge sum of money.

On the other hand, Zhao Yanlin and others were invited by the emperor to attend a banquet in the palace. During the banquet, Zhao Yanlin wrote two poems, which was very glorious.

And Yang Shiming is not a person who loves to show off.

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Although he is more handsome than him, he is not as eye-catching as him.

He was handsome and talented, and was favored by the eldest princess.

The eldest princess was the most favored daughter of the late emperor and the elder sister of the current emperor. She loved handsome men the most and kept many male lovers in her mansion. The former prince consort couldn't stand the humiliation and committed suicide by jumping into the lake.

Zhao Yanlin is twenty years old this year. The eldest princess is a whole generation older than him, thirty-two years old. However, she is of noble status, so there is no reason why she would not get anyone she likes.

After the banquet, she immediately went to tell the emperor about the matter. The emperor said that Zhao Yanlin already had a husband. The princess said she would solve it. The emperor only asked her not to go too far and not to cause any death, and he stopped interfering.

The eldest princess first went to find Zhao Yanlin and explained her purpose directly.

Zhao Yanlin was very hesitant. Although the eldest princess was twelve years older than him, she was as beautiful as a fairy, several times more handsome than the husband in his family, and she was also a royal relative. If he married the eldest princess, he would also be a royal relative.

He was just a royal consort at most, and he would not go far in officialdom.

He had just passed the exam and had not yet been appointed an official. He had high hopes for the future and did not want to take shortcuts.

Moreover, he was reluctant to part with Lin Yu. For some reason, he had become more and more obsessed with Lin Yu recently. The more Lin Yu ignored him, the more he wanted to conquer him.

He politely declined the princess's offer, but the princess was not angry and said directly that you will be mine sooner or later.

The eldest princess found his parents again. She was attracted to Zhao Yanlin not only for his looks, but also for his status as a third place in the imperial examination. It would be prestigious for them to get married. Also, he came from the countryside, and his parents had never seen the world, so they were easy to control. He was not like the previous prince consort, who came from a prominent family and committed suicide by jumping into the lake. Only then did the emperor's father give their family many benefits to calm their anger. If Zhao Yanlin became depressed and committed suicide by jumping into the lake one day, his parents would be unable to do anything.

The princess showed some gold, silver and jewelry to Zhao's father and mother, and took them on a tour of the princess's mansion. She promised that they could move in in the future, and said that if Zhao Yanlin married her, they would become royal relatives in the future.

Zhao's father and mother were completely dazzled. When they first arrived in Beijing, the first thing they did was to buy a house and settle down.

But their family had no money. After selling all the land in the village and adding the savings, they only had one hundred taels of silver. The academy also rewarded Zhao Yanlin with one hundred taels of silver, so that at most they could buy a small house in a remote place in the capital that could barely accommodate their family.

Zhao's father and mother also set their sights on the money that Shen Yuntang gave to Lin Yu to open a shop. They advised Lin Yu several times to take out the money, but he refused.

For this reason, Zhao's mother couldn't help but tear off her hypocritical mask and scolded him for siding with outsiders. She also said that the money was just a temporary loan and would be returned to him after Zhao Yanlin received his salary. Lin Yu disagreed, so they locked Lin Yu in the house and searched his luggage, but found nothing.

If they didn't find anything, they would be locked in the house until he came up with the money to buy them a bigger house.

Zhao Yanlin wanted to wait for Lin Yu to ask him for help, so he didn't help him.

Zhao Yanlin thought that when the whole family was targeting Lin Yu, he was the only one who could help Lin Yu. Lin Yu would definitely rely on him more and change his attitude towards him in the future. However, Lin Yu did not treat him well during this period. He had to wait for Lin Yu to take the initiative to ask for help before helping. This was a punishment for Lin Yu.

The Zhao family was still thinking about how to persuade Lin Yu to hand over the money, but now they have a new way out. Isn't it better to marry the princess than that country boy?

They told the princess not to worry and that they would let their son divorce Lin Yu when they returned.

The princess said she wanted to see Lin Yu: "I don't want to force others, I want to talk to him in person."

The Zhao family released Lin Yu, tidied up his appearance, and advised him to divorce Zhao Yanlin in order to make the princess and Zhao Yanlin's marriage come true. Seeing that he had no reaction, they didn't know what he was thinking, but they couldn't let the princess wait for long, so they quickly asked the princess to come and see Lin Yu.

The princess told him bluntly: "I have fallen in love with your husband. I hope you will give him up. You have two choices. Either accept my money or die. Choose one."

The eldest princess had snatched other people's husbands as her lovers before. The wives of those men were either crying or threatening to die. Before she came, she told the maids around her that if he cried, they should cover his mouth, and if he threatened to die, they should hold him down.

But Lin Yu didn't cry or threaten to die, and he didn't even hesitate for a second, "How much money can you give?"