Spend a few hundred dollars to buy a wife?!

Fang Chunlan opened her eyes wide in disbelief.

In this era, a hundred yuan in cash from the husband's family is considered a lot for a wedding. Even if a few sets of clothes are added, the maximum amount would be one hundred and fifty yuan. This woman actually asked for three hundred yuan. It is simply unbelievable.

Fang Chunlan quickly squeezed into the crowd and saw an old lady who looked somewhat familiar. She had met her several times in the town, but she couldn't remember her name.

"Sister, are you really planning to spend three hundred yuan to buy a wife?"

The old lady's face immediately darkened. "We live in a new society. We don't accept the old ways of forcing marriage. I'm looking for a wife for my cousin's nephew. You're saying such harsh things. If the leaders of the commune hear about it, I won't tolerate it."

Fang Chunlan immediately changed her words, "Yes, I was talking nonsense, sister, I just want to ask, what kind of person does your nephew want to find?"

The old lady glanced at her and asked, "What's the matter? Do you have a daughter?"

The people watching nearby started laughing, and one of them started to make fun of her, "Auntie, you guessed it right. Sister Fang really has a daughter whose engagement was broken off a few days ago. If you're interested, go and take a look. Who knows, maybe Sister Fang's daughter is waiting for your nephew."

Everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Because the Zheng family has always been very satisfied with Wu Jiahong, Fang Chunlan felt that her daughter's marriage was a sure thing. Before the other party made a decision, she made a lot of publicity in the town, saying that her daughter would marry into the city and eat commercial grain, and her parents-in-law would be high-ranking officials in the city, and even her son could benefit from it and become a worker, which made everyone in the town jealous.

But no one expected that within just one day, the Zheng family would send someone to cancel the engagement with great fanfare. Fang Chunlan wanted to conceal the matter, but unexpectedly she ran into Aunt Huang, the town's loudspeaker. In just one afternoon, the news of Wu Jiahong's broken engagement spread throughout the town, and the Wu family once again became the laughing stock of the town's people.

What is even more troublesome is that the Zheng family’s reason for canceling the engagement is that Wu Jiahong’s zodiac sign is unlucky and will hinder their son.

Although the spread of feudal superstitions is not allowed in this era, the elderly would rather believe it than not. Moreover, since it was said by people from the county, they naturally believed it without a doubt.

Given the Wu family's situation, it was already difficult for Wu Jiahong to find a well-off family, and after this incident, it became even more difficult.

Fang Chunlan blushed, pretending not to hear the man's teasing and taunting, and nodded to the old lady: "Yes, sister, I have a daughter, she is sixteen years old this year, and she hasn't..."

"Sixteen years old means he was born in 1960, which means he is a rat?" Before Fang Chunlan finished speaking, the old lady asked impatiently.

What? Are you complaining that your daughter’s zodiac sign is unlucky and will hinder her nephew?

Fang Chunlan's heart suddenly sank, and she said somewhat dejectedly, "That's right, this zodiac sign is unlucky."

"Who said this zodiac sign is bad?" the old lady said with an excited smile, "My cousin said she wants to find a girl born in the Year of the Rat, preferably with a birthday around June."

Fang Chunlan was overjoyed and said quickly, "What a coincidence! My daughter's birthday is on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month."

"Are you serious? You're not lying?" The old lady was surprised and delighted.

"Look at what Big Sister said. Can you really lie about a child's birthday?" Fang Chunlan's heart was pounding. "What's the point of me lying now? If Big Sister wants to check, even if the people in town don't tell me, I don't have the ability to forge the household registration."

That’s true.

The old lady seemed very satisfied with Fang Chunlan's words and immediately said to her, "Sister, let me make it clear to you in advance. My cousin's nephew is not from our local area. If your daughter really marries him, she will have to follow him and it is hard to say whether she can come back in the future. If you are willing to let him go, I will tell my cousin to let my nephew come over to take a look. If you are reluctant..."

"I'm willing to give it up. As a mother, I'm so happy that my daughter can marry into such a good family. Why should I be reluctant? Even if I live far away in the future and can't come home to visit, it doesn't matter. I still have a son, so I'm not afraid."

Although she had received Lin Jiayu's instructions in advance, the old lady was still extremely speechless when she heard Fang Chunlan's cruel words.

This is nothing. He sold his own daughter for three hundred yuan.

The old lady didn't show any expression on her face. She just nodded and said, "Since you agree, I will bring my cousin's nephew to your house tomorrow afternoon to meet your daughter. What do you think?"

"Sister, where does your nephew live? If it's convenient, let's go visit him this afternoon to avoid wasting a day."

Fang Chunlan was afraid that the night would be too long and she was afraid that she would not be the only one who would throw herself at such tempting conditions. If the old lady agreed to someone else first, her daughter would be in vain.

The old lady shook her head secretly. This mother was really something. She didn't even ask what the blind date was like, but was so eager to push her daughter out. It seemed that she only cared about the three hundred yuan, not her daughter's happiness.

The old lady looked up at the sky and said, "Okay, then at four o'clock in the afternoon, I'll bring the children to your house to visit."

Fang Chunlan watched the old lady leave until even her back could no longer be seen, then she walked away with her chest held high.

The onlookers were all astonished. In just three days, Wu Jiahong's marriage had changed three times. It seemed that Fang Chunlan was really lucky. The men her daughter met were either rich or powerful. She was really destined to be rich.

Fang Chunlan returned home early in the afternoon. She was busy cleaning up. She wanted to prepare a decent meal for the old lady and the nephew, but she was so short of money that she had to grit her teeth and buy three pounds of peanuts and melon seeds to entertain the guests.

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