The matchmaker said, "Only at this price will anyone sell their daughter; otherwise, who would be willing?"

Xiuxiu's mother was furious: "Then I might as well buy a maid; one only costs a dozen or so taels!"

"Then go ahead and buy it." The matchmaker secretly rolled her eyes. "Your Hu family is considered a well-known wealthy family in this area. What, is your eldest son only fit to marry a maid?"

Xiuxiu's mother looked unwell.

The matchmaker said, "If you really want to marry them off, then prepare the money. Twenty taels for one, forty taels for two. Anyway, I've already delivered the message."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Xiuxiu's mother was furious.

After the matchmaker left, Hu Xiaosan walked in, frowning: "Mother, do you want to find wives for my eldest and second brothers?"

"What, they're not worthy? No matter what, they're your elder brothers. We can't let them die out!"

Hu Xiaosan said, "Then you should marry them yourself, but don't even think about spending Xiaosi's money."

"Why? It's all Xiao Si who earns the money. You can spend it, but your eldest and second brothers can't? Aren't Xiao Wu and the others just freeloaders? Are you targeting your eldest and second brothers?" As she spoke, Xiu Xiu's mother cried in grievance. "Xiao San, I always thought you were the kindest person in the family. I never thought that even you would look down on them."

Hu Xiaosan said with a stern face, "You're saying we're just freeloaders? Who cuts the pig feed? Who washes the clothes? Who tends the fields?"

“We’ve been doing housework since we were a few years old. Even though we don’t earn money, the work we do is just as hard as Xiao Si’s.”

"Where are our eldest and second brothers? When we needed them most, they were lying in bed! They weren't sick or in pain, they were just lazy! Don't compare us to them."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Xiuxiu's mother was so angry that her face turned blue. These two were all troublemakers, and not one of them listened to her.

Only the first and second children are the most well-behaved.

"Mother, we're hungry! Mother—" came the urgent voices.

Xiuxiu's mother hurriedly ran out of the main room and went to the west wing.

In the west wing, there were two beds, and on each bed lay a large, obese man weighing nearly 500 pounds.

Over the years, thanks to their wealth and the daily pampering from their mother, Xiuxiu, the two brothers have gained weight rapidly.

I used to be able to turn over and go to the toilet by myself.

Now I can barely even turn over in bed, let alone go to the toilet.

Xiuxiu's mother simply had two holes drilled under the bed, and placed two large buckets underneath. They could then relieve themselves without getting out of bed.

Now that Xiao Wu and his friends have grown up, two of them no longer go to school and instead take on all the housework.

Xiuxiu's mother then devoted herself to taking care of the two boys, wiping their bodies and cleaning their chamber pots every day.

Hu Xiaoyi looked at Xiuxiu's mother with a complaint: "Mom, I haven't eaten anything for half an hour, I'm starving."

Xiuxiu's mother said anxiously, "Wait a moment, I'll bring you some food right away."

"I want meat! A big, fatty pork knuckle!"

"Okay, okay, coming right away."

After saying that, he turned and left the house.

For the past few years, Hu Xiaosi had given Xiuxiu's mother two taels of silver for food every month. Later, when Xiaowu and the others grew up and had a larger appetite, the amount increased to four taels.

Xiuxiu's mother only spends three ounces on food each month, keeping the remaining one ounce for herself.

Firstly, to give these two special treats; secondly, to save it up as a private stash.

In addition, the inn gives out more than 20 taels of dividends every year, so Xiuxiu's mother has saved up two or three hundred taels.

A short while later, Xiuxiu's mother brought in two large pork knuckles.

The two brothers each picked up one and started gnawing on it.

Xiuxiu's mother looked at her two sons wolfing down their food, feeling both heartache and helplessness.

"Now that I'm young, I can still take care of you. But in a few years, when I'm old, who will feed and care for you?"

The two brothers ignored her words and focused only on their work.

She's complained about it countless times over the years, but they just can't be bothered to care.

If he calls her a few more times, she will bring him something.

They didn't care about the future; they were sure their mother would take care of everything.

Xiuxiu's mother said, "Later, I will arrange for each of you to marry a wife so that they can take care of you."

Hu Xiaoyi wiped her greasy mouth: "Okay! I'll do whatever you say, Mother."

Hu Xiaoer nodded vigorously. "See? They knew this would happen. Problems always get solved."

Seeing her two sons so well-behaved and obedient, Xiuxiu's mother was overjoyed.

......

The next day, Hu Xiaosan took an oxcart to the prefectural city to find Xiao Si.

Hu Xiaosi was in the shop when he saw him and came out: "Third Brother, what brings you here? Are you off today?"

Hu Xiaosan nodded and told him about Xiuxiu's mother's plan to arrange marriages for his two older brothers: "You know, this..."

Hu Xiaosi said, "Oh, I thought it was something serious. You just need to say a few words to them."

As he spoke, Hu Xiaosan's eyes lit up: "It's that simple."

"Yes. I'll take a few days off later, and I'll go back tomorrow."

"good."

......

Hu Xiaosan returned home and went into the west wing.

Two pigs were seen gnawing on cassava.

Hu Xiaoyi: "This cassava is too bland. Xiao San, get me a roast chicken."

Hu Xiaosan's face darkened: "Big brother, Mother said she's going to find you wives."

Hu Xiaoer: "Yeah, hiccup~~ This cassava is choking!"

Hu Xiaosan nodded: "Okay then. Starting tomorrow, you can get up and practice walking."

The two pigs, who were eating, looked completely bewildered: "Get up? Are you crazy? You're waking us up?"

Hu Xiaosan: "..."

He coughed lightly and continued, "How can you get married if you don't get out of bed? You still have to go out to fetch the bride, and you have to perform the wedding ceremony. Do you even know how to do the wedding ceremony? You must have seen it when you were a child, right?"

The two pigs' faces turned ashen.

They weren't born bedridden; they only became lazy after their father passed away when they were eight. Naturally, they knew how to perform the wedding ceremony.

You have to bend over, kneel down, and kowtow...

Just thinking about it makes them feel like they're about to die.

They can't even stand up straight now, their legs hurt so badly they feel like they're dying, how could they possibly do so many movements?

Hu Xiaosan crossed his arms and said, "Except for the wedding day, the next morning I have to take my wife to serve tea to her relatives, and three days later, I have to take her back to her parents' home."

"Let me give you a heads-up. Starting tomorrow, I'll have Xiao Wu and the others help you get up and practice!"

After saying that, he turned and left.

As soon as he left, Hu Xiaoyi and the other man let out a series of miserable screams, like pigs being slaughtered.

As Hu Xiaosan stepped out the door, the sounds of their screams echoed in his ears.

Don't call them heartless, and don't correct the two older brothers either.

Back when they needed their older brother, the two older brothers lay in bed pretending to be dead.

After becoming wealthy over the years, Xiao Wu and his friends used various methods to help them lose weight so they could live like human beings.

But their good intentions were met with ingratitude; they were not only ungrateful but also verbally abused.

Mother always favored them, wishing she could feed them everything.

Since they want to be rotten mud, then let them continue to rot and stink!