So Shen Siyue didn’t want to wait any longer.
With Shitou's introduction, she found several villagers who had some bricklaying skills and began to discuss the matter of repairing the roof.
The advice given by the bricklayer was the same as Liu Changshan's.
It’s okay to make some furniture now, but I’m afraid it’s not possible to build walls with mud.
Because it is cold at night, the walls built during the day will freeze at night and thaw the next day. Such walls are very weak.
The adobe bricks near the roof of Shen Siyue's dilapidated house had to be rebuilt, as the original adobe bricks were already broken into pieces.
Shen Siyue asked them, "We already have the adobe bricks ready. If we build the wall and keep burning fire inside day and night, will it prevent freezing?"
One of the villagers said: "It won't freeze inside, but it's hard to say for the outside."
Shen Siyue thought about it and decided to start the work now.
She made an agreement with several people and officially started building the roof two days later.
During this time, she also had to prepare some soil for making mud along with the stones.
At the same time, Liu Lihua sneaked into Shen's house.
While walking in the yard, she looked guiltily towards the small east room of the Shen family.
She always felt that the little girl who was stabbing people with a knife was secretly watching her in the room.
Old Man Shen was very happy about Liu Lihua's arrival.
He first found an excuse to drive out his two grandsons, Shen Weimin and Shen Limin.
Then he anxiously asked Liu Lihua: "How is it? Has anyone chosen?"
Liu Lihua smiled and nodded at him.
At the same time, he glanced at the door and said to Old Man Shen in a low voice, "There's more than one!"
"A girl from the family of an old sister of mine married to a man in a mountain valley far away. She said there were two families in the nearby village who wanted to marry a daughter-in-law."
Old Man Shen asked hurriedly: "Which company pays more?"
He doesn't care about anything else, he just wants to get the money quickly.
Liu Lihua interrupted Old Man Shen: "Listen to me first and tell you about the situation of the two families before you make a decision."
"This is the first family. The son has disabled legs. He has been unable to walk since he was born. Now his legs are as thin as a stick. He can only use his hands to move around when he goes out."
"He is the only son in the family. Since he was born, the old couple has not been able to conceive again."
"Now that my son is older, everyone in the neighborhood knows about this situation, and no one is willing to marry their daughter to him. So their family doesn't care about what kind of girl she is, as long as she can give birth to a child."
"I asked someone, and they said the betrothal gift can be as low as 6 yuan."
Liu Lihua made a 6 gesture while speaking.
Then she continued, "The second one is a bit special."
When Old Man Shen saw Liu Lihua stop talking after she finished speaking, he was a little confused: "What's this special method?"
Liu Lihua cleared her throat and suppressed her conscience: "It's this kid from this family. He's not feeling well."
"He's not the first one who's not in good health. He's sick. I heard he got sick in recent years. When he went to the town to see a doctor, the doctor said he had to go to a bigger hospital."
"You know, that hospital is a place where ordinary people like us can go? Not to mention the county or city hospitals."
"So the family didn't go. It kept dragging on, and now people are..."
Speaking of this, Liu Lihua began to hesitate.
Old Man Shen urged her: "Don't worry, just say whatever you want to say!"
With the encouragement of Old Man Shen, Liu Lihua continued: "Now he is a little bit bad, so his family wants to marry him a wife to make a breakthrough. Do you understand what I mean?"
Old man Shen was stunned, then reacted immediately.
Although this kind of thing is illegal, there are actually people who believe in it in the mountains.
Liu Lihua rubbed her hands nervously at this time, and her next words were trembling: "He...their family can come up with 15 yuan, but...there is a request."
When Old Man Shen heard that there was 15 yuan, his eyes widened and he asked Liu Lihua in disbelief: "How much? 15 yuan?"
Even Shen Chunshu, who was listening in on the side, couldn't help but say, "Can this store really give 15 yuan? Then why are you still hesitating? I'll definitely choose this one!"
Chen Qiushu also nodded hurriedly: "That's right, compared to 6 yuan and 15 yuan, I will definitely choose 15 yuan."
Liu Lihua forced a smile and looked at the three brothers of the Shen family: "Don't worry, they have conditions."
"The old woman in this family said that if...if her son doesn't get better and dies, then his wife will have to go with him."
Chen Qiushu didn't react for a moment, and asked stupidly: "Let him go wherever he wants?"
Li Xiaoqin quickly pulled Shen Qiushu's clothes and whispered in his ear, "Where else can we go? Of course we'll be buried together."
Shen Qiushu immediately widened his eyes and opened his mouth wide.
Bury together?
Wouldn't that mean burying the person alive?
Shen Siyue is very lively and there is nothing wrong with her!
Li Xiaoqin poked Chen Qiushu hard, telling him to stop being so jumpy.
She guessed, why would one want to marry a wife to bring good luck?
That sounds good to outsiders.
I guess the real situation is that the person is already determined to be dying, and they are busy trying to arrange a ghost marriage for their son.
Although Li Xiaoqin is young, she has a mother with a big mouth.
Her mother knows all the strange things that have happened in their village over the past few hundred years.
In the past, when bandits were rampant, people often died.
Many people in the mountains believe in arranging ghost marriages for those who have never been married, which is also called ghost marriages in some places.
It is said that if you do not marry him or her off, the spirit of the deceased will cause trouble and bring unrest to the family. A ghost marriage can fulfill their wish.
Some people feel sorry for their own children, and even if someone dies, they still want him or her to have a companion in the underworld so that he or she will not be too lonely.
But now the country has issued a clear ban on this custom. Li Xiaoqin did not expect that there are still people who dare to commit crimes against the law.
She turned her gaze to Old Man Shen.
Li Xiaoqin doesn’t know what Old Man Shen will choose?
If she just married a disabled person, then at least Shen Siyue would still be alive.
But if the second one was chosen, Shen Siyue would have to be buried with others at such a young age.
The reason why this family can offer such a high price is that apart from the bride price, the rest is probably hush money.
Li Xiang, the invisible person sitting next to him, was stunned when he heard this.
After I realized what was happening, my eyes were immediately filled with tears.
She covered her mouth with one hand and tried to pull Chen Xiashu with the other.
She begged him softly, "Dad, I think the first one is fine. Even though the person can't walk, at least he's still alive."
"Besides, giving 6 dollars can solve our family's problems. Why don't you talk to Dad about it?"
Chen Xiashu pulled Li Xiang's hand away and said impatiently, "Stay away, you have no right to speak here. You can do whatever Dad says!"
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